Be a Unicorn

Hi everyone!

Our current “Dream Factory” challenge, which I would like to remind you of briefly, is now entering its second half. 

This month's movie is

 

Mia and Me

We are in a magical and enchanting world of fairies, unicorns, 

rainbows, fantasy, magic, pink... 

 There's not much to say about this card except that I almost messed it up!

I die-cut the horse three times. Once from black and white cardstock and once from a pre-made, already colored background (from a pad). I glued the remaining colored background onto self-adhesive paper and inserted the white horse into the cut-out, replacing some parts with those of the black horse.  

I then stuck the colored horse on top and brushed it with Wink of Stella. I also drew a unicorn horn, colored it with alcohol markers and cut it out. Glued it to the unicorn and brushed it with Wink of Stella too. 

So far so good!

Now comes the part where I almost ruined my card.

I found the quote on Pinterest but as I didn't have any suitable stamps, I created the sentence on the computer. No problem!

I first printed out the quote on regular paper to see where I needed to place the card to get the quote in the right spot. Unfortunately, I placed the card the wrong way round and the quote ended up upside down. - What a mess! What now?!?! Should I start all over again? ...I was so upset with myself!!!

Luckily, the designs of the pre-made backgrounds from the pad were available several times! So I printed out the quote again - and this time I got it right!

I tore off the part with the quote and stuck it onto the “messed up” card. The card was saved - yay!!!

What's more, I got this irregular white border that interrupts the background, which I really like. :))

Have a wonderful weekend!

Linked up with:

Fab 'n' Funky - Fantasy

Color My Heart Color Dare - Color Dare #641

Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday + topping: No Stamping - (My card doesn't say “Happy Birthday”, but I designed it for a young girl's birthday who loves unicorns).

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes with optional twist For the Girls

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: No stamps, I created the sentiment on the computer

Dies: Hors (Deco Time);

Alcohol ink markers, pre-made backgrounds from a pad, Wink of Stella, black cardstock,

Katzelkraft - Coffee makes me ....

Hi everyone!

It's Katzelkraft day. Here's my project for this week. 

I stamped the gorilla on a gel print. Cut out his face and chest and pasted him onto a second print on which I had only colored the cut-out areas. I put a crown embellished with rhinestones on his head and a cup of coffee in his hand. I stamped the quote with alphabet stamps, cut the words into labels and then pasted everything onto an ATC-sized piece of scrap paper, which I'd previously backed with black card stock.

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:

ATC Around the World - Kaffee oder Tee

I Spy with my little Eye - No Patterned Paper

Creative Artiste Mixed Media - Anything Mixed Media Goes

We Love to Create Mixed Media - Anything Mixed Media Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Gorilla and background pattern (Katzelkraft); crown and cup (Scrap Plaisir); Quote - stamped with alphabet stamps (AVEC);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Peacock Feathers, Fossilized Amber and Barn Door (Distress Oxide);

Alcohol ink markers, Posca pen, gel print, washi tape, acrylic paint, rhinestones, 

Thanks so very much

Hi everyone!

Time for a quick reminder on our current Day of the Month Card Club challenge

We're celebrating

Forest Animal Feeding Day

Forest Animal Feeding Day, observed annually on February 11 in Poland, is a special occasion dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of supporting wildlife during the harsh winter months. Forest animals and birds in Poland have to survive an average of 25 “hunger days” each winter. The term “hunger days” refers to the days when animals can’t procure food because of thick snow and only get a half of their normal daily food ration or even less. To help forest animals survive such days, Polish forestry employees feed them.

I came up with a thank you card as a reminder, because cards like this are always needed. And I also thought that if animals could talk, they would certainly say thank you too. 

I drew a straight line along which I stamped the deer, the fox and the bunny, and then placed the hedgehog and the shrub next to the deer. I colored the animals with alcohol ink markers and masked them. I then created the clouds and snow with Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide) and homemade stencils.

I took off the masks and made incisions around the animals' ears and paws. Backed a piece of vellum with patterned paper and glued this to the right edge, lifting the incised parts of the animals so that I could slide the paper underneath. I thought this was nicer than covering their ears and paws.

I then stamped and colored a few apples, cut them out and glued them on. I put one of them in the hedgehog's hands. Finally, I stamped the sentiment, cut it to size and stuck it on.

Thanks for stopping by

Have Fun!!

Linked up with:

Four Seasons - Anything Goes Winter

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes, but must Include an Animal

Critter Crazy - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

Allsort Challenge - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Animals (Craft Sensations); apples (Gorjuss); sentiment (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide);

Alcohol ink markers, vellum, patterned paper,

Katzelkraft - Holy Cow

Hi everyone!

It's Katzelkraft day. Here's my project for this week. 

Since I wasn't particularly inspired this week, I thought I'd take a look at what is celebrated around the world on February 18th. That's how I came across “Cow milked while flying in an airplane day”. 

Have you ever heard of this day?? - Me neither! 

But no, this is not a joke. Cow Milked While Flying in an Airplane Day is a real celebration!

I thought that was funny, so I came up with the idea for a card with a cow.

I stamped the animals and colored them with aqua markers. Masked them and brushed the sky with Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide), using a homemade cloud stencil. I stamped grass and a few flowers under the animals' feet and three flies behind the pig. I colored in the flowers with a Posca pen and the flies with alcohol markers. Finally I stamped the sentiment with alphabet stamps.

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:

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes Birthday

Halloween and Other Ocassions - Birthday

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes

Ally's Angels - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Cow, pig and grass (Katzelkraft); flies (Stampin'Up); tiny flowers (Clearly Besotted); Quote - stamped with alphabet stamps (AVEC);

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

Aqua markers, Posca pen,

I knew it...

Unicorns exist!

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

Mia and Me

This month we are entering the magical and enchanting world of fairies and unicorns, 

a world where anything seems to be possible.

Although I'm not really big on glitter and this type of card, there's something about being tempted by it from time to time. -- Plus, I love pink and I needed a dreamy birthday card  ....that helps a lot! 

In my initial idea, my card looked absolutely nothing like this! 

I started off completely wrong, and the longer I went on, the uglier it got. So I put the whole idea down. I started cutting out the rainbow (heat embossed with gold powder and colored with Aquamarkers) and removed some of the colors I didn't like. However, I kept the little house as it was. I also cut out the Unicorns, which I had colored with glitter gel pens. 

I arranged the elements in all directions, but something was obviously missing. - After some rummaging in my drawers, I found the solution! 

Here's my finished card, with the missing element - these dry embossed clouds, lightly brushed pink and sprinkled with fine glitter. The glitter is actually pink too, but it doesn't look like that in the photo. 

I also stamped the stars above the rainbow with glue and sprinkled them with the same glitter, but apparently my camera was more attracted to the glitter than the color.

The sentiment says: 

I knew it... 

unicorns exist!

Movie Poster

Have Fun! 

Linked up with:

Crafty Gals Corner - Pink

Double D - Hearts

Little Red Wagon - Red

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Red or Pink

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your Mark

A Place to start - Things in the Sky

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Fairy house (AALL&Create); Unicorns and rainbow (Deco Time); sentiment (Scrap Plaisir); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Picked Raspberry (Distress Oxide); 

Embossing: Clouds (Craft Sensations)

Aqua markers, alcohol ink markers, glitter, glitter gel pens, gold embossing powder,

Katzelkraft - Cup of Tea

Hi everyone!

It's Katzelkraft day. Here's my weekly project. 

This time I opted for an ATC.

I stamped the cat, colored it with Aqua markers and cut it out. Stuck it on a background from my gel print stash and wrote the quote around the image with a fine liner. I finished by backing the ATC with black cardstock.

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:

ATC Around the World - Kaffee oder Tee

Paper Rocks Scissors - Use Paper and/or Scissors

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

We Love to Create Mixed Media - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Cat Mug (Katzelkraft); Quote (handwritten);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Aqua markers, gel print,  Posca pen,