Katzelkraft - Language of Flowers

Hi everyone!

It's Katzelkraft day :)) ...today with flowers 

I stamped the lilies of the valley and masked them to create the background. 

To do this, I scribbled on a piece of acetate with a light blue aqua marker and sprayed it with water. 

I applied the color in places and repeated the process until I liked it. I splattered the whole thing again with the same color, took off the mask and stamped the quote. Colored the bouquet with Alcohol ink markers.

I cut the card to size, brushed the edges with green ink and pasted it on a blank card.

Soon it will be May 1st. 

In France, this day is known as the “Fête du Muguet” which means “Lily of the valley day”. 

The tradition of giving lilies of the valley to loved ones on this day dates back to 1561, when King Charles IX offered the flowers to the women of his court. The flowers are a symbol of good luck and happiness for the coming year. 

The lilies of the valley in my garden are in bud and will open just in time. 

I love the irresistible scent of lilies of the valley! 🤍

Hope you like it :)) - See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft creation! :)

Wanna see more of my Katzelkraft creations? 

...just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

I used:

 click on the image to go to the store and see it in full size

Linked up with:

Ellibelle's Garden - Anything in or from a Garden 

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Classic Design - Anything Goes w. opt. twist: Feminine

Four Seasons - Anything Goes Spring

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Lily of the Valley and sentiment (Katzelkraft);  

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Lemon Lime Green (Stampin'Up);

Aqua markers, alcohol ink markers, 

Friendship's Sweetest Thoughts

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

Magnolia

This month it's all about flowers, but 

you are also very welcome to submit cards and creations 

on the theme of Mother's Day! (...with flowers, of course ;))

I stenciled a white card with green ink and added splatters of the same color.  

Stamped the flowers and leaves and colored them with alcohol ink markers. 

I cut them out and pasted them onto the card. Stamped a sentiment - done!

Movie Poster

Linked up with:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Die cuts and/or Stencils

Allsorts Challenge - Stencils and Masks

Stamping Sensations - Birds, Animals, Flowers and Nature

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Classic Design - Anything Goes w. opt. twist: Feminine

Four Seasons - Anything Goes Spring

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps:Flowers, foliages and sentiment (Stampin'Up); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Pear Pizzazz (Stampin'Up); Spiced Marmalade (Distress Ink); 

Stencil: Craft Sensations 

Alcohol ink markers

Katzelkraft - Kiss That Frog

Hi everyone!

It's Katzelkraft day :)) 

A few weeks ago, I was gifted ATCoins by a blogger friend of mine, and since then I can't get these little things out of my head. - Maybe a new passion - who knows!

I already made a set of three last week and today I felt like making another one - used the amazing frog from Katzelkraft for this. 

I don't know yet if I'll make just one coin or if I'll do another set. We'll see.

After stamping, I colored the frog with aqua markers and cut it out. I die cut a circle and a ring from black cardstock and a circle from a stenciled paper  ....from the stash. (see below)

I heat embossed the sentiment, cut it into labels and then glued everything together (Background on black circle - frog - black ring and finally the sentiment). 

I didn't have the heart to cut off the protruding parts, so I  left the frog intact.

I die cut the background from this paper, 

which was created with the negative of an AALL&Create mask/stencil.

Hope you like it :)) - See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft creation! :)

Wanna see more of my Katzelkraft creations? 

...just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

I used:

 click on the image to go to the store and see it in full size

Linked up with:

Stamping Sensations - Birds, Animals, Flowers and Nature

Dragonfly Dreams - Animals

We Love Stamping - Favourite Stamps (Katzelkraft are my all-time favorite stamps and this frog is definitely one of my top favorites)!

Cut It Up - Anything but a Card

Addicted to Stamps and More - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

Unicorn Challenge - Use Dies

Daisy Chain - Not Square

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes, but it must Include an Animal

Craft Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Frog and sentiment (Katzelkraft); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Stencil: AALL&Create

Dies: Circles (Deco Time);

Aqua markers, 

Happy Easter

Hi everyone!

No design team work today! 

I wanted to take part in the ATC Around the World challenge. The theme is Easter time. Here is what I came up with.

The bunny comes from a wrapping paper. Before cutting it out, I pasted it onto thicker paper so that it was easier to manipulate.  ....it would have been a shame not to use it - what do you think?

The flowers, the Easter eggs and the sentiment are from Clearly Besotted. The small wagon and the left background stamp are from AALL&Create. The wire mesh on the right is from Bo Bunny.

The background for the ATC is “one of the messed up ones”. 

I stamped the eggs on design paper, cut them out and then spiced up some areas with alcohol ink markers. Flowers and wagon are also colored with alcohol ink markers and cut out. The lower edge of the ATC is decorated with a die-cut strip of grass.

Linked up with:

ATC Around the World - Easter time

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie - Bunnies and Eggs

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Easter

Classic Design - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Bunnies, Blooms or Butterflies

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes, but you must Include an Animal

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Wagon and background stamps (AALL&Create); eggs, flowers and sentiment (Clearly Besotted); wire mesh (Bo Bunny); 

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mermaid Lagoon and Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide); 

Dies: Grass (AVEC);

Alcohol ink markers, white Posca pen,

Hoppy Easter

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

The theme is Anything Goes w/ optional twist Splash of Color.

Create something full of color

This card was done in no time! 

I just made fingerprints and gave them funny bunny faces with a black fine liner.

I stuck a strip of washi tape torn in two underneath and tore off the card. Adhered the card to a blank card and then stamped the Hoppy Easter with alphabet stamps. Spritzed some black ink splatters on the card. Done!

Play along with 613 Avenue Create and let your creativity run wild!

Linked up with:

Double D - Easter

Cas on Sunday - Easter

Addicted to Cas - Bunny

Try it on Tuesday - Rainbow Colours

Stamping Sensations - Birds, Animals, Flowers and Nature

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment - stamped with alphabet stamps (AVEC); 

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); Seedless Preserves, Mermaid Lagoon, Mowed Lawn, Picked Raspberry and Wild Honey (Distress Oxide);  

Black fine liner, washi tape, 

Katzelkraft - Hoppy Easter

Hi everyone!

It's Katzelkraft day :)) 

This card was made pretty quickly. 

I glued the die-cut sun onto a “failed” background -- which you won't even notice now ;)) ...it now looks like a sky with clouds, whereas before it was a spot with flow lines.

I cut it into a square and glued it onto the card. 

I die-cut the word “Hoopy” from different colored cardstock scraps and pasted it under the sun. Just below it I stamped the word “Easter” with alphabet letters. I colored the bunny with alcohol ink markers, cut it out and adhered it next to the Easter sentiment. Added some grass and shadow under the bunny. 

Finally, I cut the card to size, colored the edges with blue ink and glued it onto a blank card.

Hope you like it :)) - See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft creation! :)

Wanna see more of my Katzelkraft creations? 

...just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

I used:

 click on the image to go to the store and see it in full size

Linked up with:

Unicorn Challenge Blog - Use Dies

Double Trouble - Thing 1 (3  Colors of the Rainbow; 2  Die-Cuts; 1 Create a Scene)

Try it on Tuesday - Rainbow Colours

Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion 

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Bunny (Katzelkraft); Easter sentiment (AVEC); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mermaid Lagoon, Mowed Lawn and Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide);

Dies: Letters "Hoppy" (Make It); sun (AVEC);

Alcohol inks, colored cardstock snippets, Posca pen,