samedi 30 décembre 2023

Danke

Hi everyone!
We are entering the second half of our current Dream Factory Challenge
The movie of this month is 


Cobalt Blue
Anything Goes with the color Blue



I stamped the flower (background included) with Versamark and embossed it in white. Sprayed the panel with water and three different shades of blue and let it dry. 
During this time, I dry embossed a white panel and stamped and cut out the word "Thank you".
I picked up the flower again and colored it with more blue to make it stand out better against the background. While it was drying, I adhered the dry embossed panel to a blank card.
Instead of cutting, I tore the flower into a rectangle and adhered it and the "Thank you" to the embossed panel with foam pads. 
As a finishing touch, I colored the center of the flower with gold glitter pen.







Linked up with:
Alphabet Challenge - T is for Texture
I Spy With My Little Eye - Something Old and/or Something New (the stamp is that old, I can't even remember when I bought it, the embossing folder is new)
Can You Handle The Pressure - Anything Goes Embossing
Krafty Chicks - All Occasions




Stamps: Flower with background (Scrap Plaisir); 
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay and Turquoise Temptation (Stampin'Up); 
Embossing: Stampin'Up;
Versamark, white embossing powder, glitter pen

mardi 26 décembre 2023

Katzelkraft - Who... ?

Hi everyone!
It's Tuesday and I'm back with a new Katzelkraft post. 



Christmas season is always busy and there was no time for a bigger thing than an ATC, but as you can see it was big enough to accommodate this grumpy gorilla.
He's sitting on a stone wall and seems pretty annoyed. You'd better get out of his way! LOL
I colored the gorilla with alcohol ink markers and the stone wall with Aqua markers. I cut both out and glued them onto a gel print. Stamped the sentiment and a few dots, and backed the ATC with black cardstock.

The stone wall with the flower pots is a very old Katzelkraft stamp that is no longer available.



Maybe you would like to see more of my Katzelkraft creations...
just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.


Hope you all had a wonderful and joyful Christmas! 

See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft inspiration! ;)



I used:

 

...just click on the images to go to the store and see them in full size.



Linked up with:
We Love to Create Mixed Media - Anything Mixed Media/paper crafting Goes
Dream Valley - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes


 



Stamps: All (Katzelkraft);
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 
Alcohol ink markers, Aqua markers, gel print, acrylic paint,

samedi 23 décembre 2023

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hi everyone!
Let's go for a new 52 Christmas Card Throwdown challenge. 
This week we want you to do a 


Clean & Simple



This card was quick and easy made! 
I splattered gesso onto a black card and onto the die-cut fir twig. The Christmas bauble is a pre-cut sticker. I tied it to the branch with a golden string. The gold embossed sentiment was already on the bauble.

This is my last contribution as DT for 52CCT. After four years of engagment, I want to leave room for someone else. The girls in the team are super nice and it was not an easy decision to leave the friendly group!  But we won't lose sight of each other, because as far as I can manage it, I don't want to miss the challenges and will continue to take part - just not as regularly as before.



Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas 
and good luck and health for the New Year!







Linked up with:
Cut It Up - Celebrate
Daring Cardmakers - One Word Promt: Bauble
Cardz 4 Galz - Christmas Card
Crafty Calendar - Christmas Themed
Most Magical Time Of The Year - Anything Christmas
Digi Design - Any Winter Holiday
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/ Opt. Twist: Any Winter Holiday






Dies: Fir twig (Impression Obsession); hanger (Hero Arts)
Gold twine, gesso, pre-dicut sticker,

mardi 19 décembre 2023

Katzelkraft - The older you get

Hi everyone!
It's Katzelkraft day again :)) 
No lizard or snake today, but a chimpanzee - also one of the latest Katzelkraft stamps.



He's just too cute - isn't he?

I stamped the chimpanzee and bananas and masked them. I stencilled the background and stamped the foliage. The chimp and the bananas I colored with alcohol ink markers. Adhered washi tape to the bottom edge and cut out the area for the banana. The snarky birthday sentiment is from Stampin'Up.



Maybe you would like to see more of my Katzelkraft creations...
just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.


See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft inspiration! ;)



I used:

 

...just click on the images to go to the store and see them in full size.



Linked up with:
Happy Little Stampers - December Stencil Challenge
Happy Little Stampers - December Birthday Challenge
Passion for Markers - Add a Sentiment
A Place to Start - Anything Goes w. opt. twist: New   (New stamp)
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes






Stamps: Chimpanzee and foliage (Katzelkraft), bananas and sentiment (Stampin'Up);
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Fossilized Amber and Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide); Tranquil Tide (Stampin'Up)
Stencil: Craft Sensations,
Alcohol ink markers, washi tape,

samedi 16 décembre 2023

Eine schöne Weihnachtszeit...

Hi everyone!
Time for a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown
The theme of this week is


Snow Globe

and since we're celebrating  
Snow Globe Day

I'm combining my reminder card with the 52 CCT challenge. 



I stamped the snow globes on Bristol paper, colored them with watercolors and cut them out. Added a piece of string to each one and placed them on a shelf that I punched out of a piece of design paper. 
Underneath I stamped garlands, which I colored with colored pencils and a beautiful Christmas sentiment. As a finishing touch, I added a few splashes of blue and a little Wink of Stella.




Linked up with:
Cardz 4 Galz - Christmas Card
C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas the last Strech
Crafty Chicks - Christmas
Christmas Craft Creations - Christmas Decorations 
Christmas Kickstart - If it's Christmassy, Link it Up!
My Time to Craft - Christmas Holiday Cards w. letter S items 
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w. opt. Twist: Any Winter Holiday
A Place to Start - Anything Goes


 




Stamps: Snow globes and garlands (Scrap Plaisir); ); sentiment (Stampin'Up);
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);
Watercolor, Wink of Stella, colored pencils, 

vendredi 15 décembre 2023

It's a wonderful time

Hi everyone!
Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory
The movie for this month is



Cobalt Blue
In this movie, we are only interested by the title, i.e. the color Blue.
In other words, Anything Goes with the color Blue



The background was created using the negative of a stencil.
I applied Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide) to the stencil, sprayed with water and made a print on a blank card - if you look closely, you can see the stars left by the stencil. 
I then stamped the scene, the stars and the text. I colored the scene very lightly with watercolor, adding a touch of red and brown. Backed the ATC with black cardstock. That's it!



Have Fun! 




Linked up with:
ATC Around the World - Winter Wonderland
Creative Knockouts - Snow Much Fun
Crafty Gals Corner - 'Tis the Season
Shopping Our Stash - Whatever the Weather
Cupcake Inspirations - Winter Wonderland
Crazy is our Fame - Stencils are our Game - December Stencil Fun






Stamps: Scene (Stampin'Up); sentiments (Lora Bylora); 
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide);
Watercolors,

mardi 12 décembre 2023

Katzelkraft - You are Amazing

Hi everyone!
It's Katzelkraft day :)) 
Today's card shows a funny lizard. It comes from one of the eight stamp sets that have recently been released and that you have probably already seen on the Katzelkraft webside and on social media. 



As the lizard's belly can be seen, I wanted to place it behind a window. 
To do this, I punched an opening in the card cover and glued a sheet of acetate behind it. 
I attached die-cut leaves to the left side. The right side is stamped with leaf veins and flowers. 
The inside of the card is stencilled with a leaf pattern.



I colored the lizard with alcohol ink markers, cut it out and glued it behind the acetate. 
He is lurking on some fat bees, which I stamped with StazOn and colored with alcohol markers. 
The sentiment is from the Ataraxia set



If you would like to see more of my Katzelkraft creations, 
just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.


See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft inspiration! ;)



I used:

 

...just click on the images to go to the store and see them in full size.



Linked up with:
Happy Little Stampers - December Stencil Challenge
Simon Says - Use Dies
Happy Little Stampers - December Anything Goes with Dies 
A Place to Start - Anything Goes w. opt. twist: New   (New stamp)
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes






Stamps: Lizard, sentiment and flowers (Katzelkraft), bees (Penny Black); leaf veins (Stampin'Up);
Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Jet Black (StazOn); Lemon Lime Twist and Pear Pizzazz (Stampin'Up); Fluorecent Pink (Deco Time)
Dies: Stampin'Up
Stencil: Craft Sensations,
Alcohol ink markers, acetate, gel print scraps,