Off all the paths you take in life,

make sure a few of them are dirt.

Hi everyone!

We're heading into the second half of our current Dream Factory challenge, and I wanted to give you a quick reminder on our film and theme

 

WILD

This month we want you to be inspired by the movie poster (see below)

...and I really, really was!!!

After more than 15 years, I finally tried my hand at watercolor painting again...

...I ventured to paint the entire poster!

 For a first attempt after such a long time without practice, I'm quite satisfied. The only thing I didn't dare to do was to include the girl in the watercolor painting right away—I painted her separately, cut her out, and glued her on.

I stamped a quote from John Muir that I found very fitting onto black cardboard using an alphabet rotary stamp, embossed it, cut it into strips, and glued it on.

Movie Poster

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a nice weekend and lots of time for crafting!

Linked up with:

I Spy With My Little Eyes - Warm and Sunny Colors

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Quote - (Alphabet rotary stamp - Stampin'Up);

Watercolors, embossing powder, Versamark, black cardstock, watercolor paper,

Find your Wild

Hi everyone!

It's time again for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

WILD

This month we want you to be inspired by the movie poster (see below)

You can show landscapes, nature, mountains, forests, 

animals living in the wild, or simply use the word "WILD".

It's been a while since I last used a gel print as a background...

Today I found a suitable piece that I turned into a tag.

I stamped the tag with a few fir trees (Katzelkraft). I then placed mountains, the moon, and stars (Scrap Plaisir) in the background. Brushed the edges of the tag with Chipped Sapphire (Distress Oxide). Used white Posca pen to work on the moon and the mountain slopes, and alcohol ink markers for the shaded slopes.

The sentiment is part of a large stamp (Woodware). I simply tore off the words after stamping them on light purple paper. Glued them on and finally, attached a cord to the tag.

Movie Poster

Linked up with:

Cards 4 Galz - Create a scene

Tag-Along (and ATC's) - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Fir trees (Katzelkraft); Mountains, stars and moon (Scrap Plaisir); sentiment (Woodware);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Chipped Saphire (Distress Ink);

Gel print, white Posca pen, alcohol ink markers,

Smile...

Hi everyone!

It's still time to enter the current Dream Factory challenge. 

This month, 

We want you to highlight or put something in focus 

Apart from the fact that cutting out the flamingo was quite fiddly, the ATC itself was very quick to make. 

I stamped the rays in the background onto white paper using Distress Oxide Wild Honey and smudged them a little with water. I tore it off on both sides, glued it onto black cardstock, and extended the rays with a white Posca pen. I then stamped the word “Smile” and three stars in white. Glued on the flamingo and stamped the sentiment. Done!

Happy crafting!

Linked up with:

Stamping Sensations - Birds, Bees, Butterflies

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Craft Rocket - Animals

ATC Around the World - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Paper Rocks Scissors - Anything Goes as long you use Paper and/or scissors (I cut out the flamingo)

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Background stamp (Katzelkraft); Sentiment and flamingo (Yixuan); stars (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Shark Tooth White (Atelier); Wild Honey (Distress Oxide;

Alcohol ink markers, white Posca pen, black cardstock,

Life is better...

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

The theme is Anything Goes w/optional twist: "Summer Fun".

(create something "Fun Filled")

It's finally vacation time for many of us!

What could be more fun than lounging on the beach, diving into the refreshing water, 

or simply floating on the waves in a floatie, sipping a cool drink.

At least, that's what these three mean by vacation...

I stamped the animals, colored them with alcohol ink markers and cut them out. 

For the background, I used a light blue paper (water colored) and two pieces of design paper. I dry embossed the blue-green (actually blue-green striped) with a wave pattern and highlighted the waves with a white Posca pen. 

I simply tore off the orange paper. This created a white border that forms the shoreline.

I stamped the starfish on design paper and cut them out. Drew the sun on yellow cardstock and cut it out as well. Finally, I glued all things in place, then stamped the sentiment and a cloud. 

Hope you like it.

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Have a nice day!

Linked up with:

Cardz 4 Guyz - Summer Holidays

My Time to Craft - Use 2 Design Papers

Allsorts - Animals

Love Those Pretty Papers - Summertime

I ♥ Promarkers - Anything Goes

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Animals (Yixuan); sentiment and starfish (Craft Sensations); cloud (Jillybean Soupe);

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Embossing: Waves (Craft Sensations);

Alcohol ink markers, design paper, Posca pen,