Holy Guacamole...

Hi everyone!

We're heading into the second half of our Dream Factory challenge, and I would like to briefly remind you about it.

 

CODE 3

Use at least 3 colors of your choice!

Black, white, gray, and brown are neutral colors and may be used in addition.

It's my little sister's birthday, I made her this fun pop-up card. 

I punched out different borders in various colors and layered them on top of each other, then stamped the sentiment and attached the little horse to a string so it can swing back and forth.

Now for the inside of the card.

First, I set up the pop-up mechanism—three pieces of cardstock, and it works like a charm! 

I then stamped the images, colored them in with alcohol markers, and cut them out with scissors—the things we do for our little sis, don't we! 

On the right, I stamped nachos, chili peppers, limes, avocados... 

For the left, I stamped a strip of patterned paper with nachos and backed it with green cardstock.

I glued some of the images onto a rectangle of orange, green, and white cardstock, stamped the remaining part of the sentiment and glued the die-cut “60” underneath. The last few images and birthday wishes found room on the small flap on the right. Finally, I glued the rectangle I had prepared earlier onto the remaining part of the mechanism.

Now, let's see, how the thing works...

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

I used:

Stamps: All stamps are (Stampin'Up); ...except for one handwritten line and the one above 60

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Dies: Borders and rectangles (AVEC);

Alcohol ink markers, colored cardstock, string, patterned paper, 

Rainbow, sun and clouds

Hi everyone!

Ther's still time to join in the current challenge at

"The Little Things" 

The theme is: Rainbow, sun and clouds

The challenge blog focus on small card formats, 

such as ATCs, tags, Memorydex cards, Mini Moo cards, bookmarks etc.

It’s been a while since I made my last Moni Moo cards...

...so I’m all the more excited to show you these two. 

For the first card, I stenciled the images on black cardstock using acrylic markers. Colored the background with less opaque acrylic markers. Stamped the quote (AALL&Create), cut it into small strips and glued them on.

Inspired by the first one, I created the second one freehand in the same style on a scrap of Distress Oxide background. 

Here, too, I used acrylic markers, and instead of a stamped sentiment, I added a matching sticker.

Thanks for stopping by :))

Linked up with:

Shopping Our Stash - Up, Up and Away

Crazy is our fame - Stencils are our Game - Rainbow Colors

Just Us Girls - Stencil Week

Stamping Sensations - Inspired by Nature

We Love Stamping - Spring

Cardz 4 Galz - April Showers

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Quote (AALL&Create), sticker on the second Mini Moo (Craft Sensations);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Stencil: Craft Sensations

Alcohol ink markers, aqrylic markers,

Be Fabulous

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

Code 3

We’ll stick with the movie title—but our code is:

Use at least 3 colors of your choice !

Black, white, gray, and brown are neutral colors and may be used in addition.

You're also welcome to use the colors from the movie poster...

I picked up all the colors from the movie poster—even that from the green label! :))

According to the poster, I should have used more blue, but I liked lilac better.

The purple-striped background is from my stash and was originally intended for a card, 

but as we all know, things don't always turn out as planned—especially when it comes to art!

I simply added a few black splatters and stamped a bit of text from AALL&Create.

I colored the flowers, the bee, and the labels for the sentiment with alcohol ink markers, 

cut them out (or tore them), and attached them using adhesive foam pads.

Hope you like my multicolor tag

Dream Factory - Movie Poster

Would be great to see you there... :)

Linked up with:

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Blossoms, Butterflies and Birds 

Ellibelle's Garden Party - Anything in (or from) a Garden

Stamping Sensations - Inspired by Nature

Allsorts - In the Garden

Cardz 4 Galz - Spring Flowers

A Place to Start - Ombre

I used:

Stamps: Flowers, bee and sentiment (Indigo Blue); Background text (AALL&Create);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Alcohol ink markers, ribbon, black liquid ink, Aqua markers for the background,

Après la pluie...

Hi everyone!

Today marks the start of challenge #3 on 

“The Little Things”

The theme is: Rainbow, sun and clouds

Our challenge blog is all about little things—more specifically, little cards.

Any card type that is smaller than a standard card (10,5 x 15 cm / 4.1" x 5.9" inch) is okay, 

such as ATCs,  ATC coins, tags, Memorydex cards, 

Mini Moo cards, bookmarks, inchies, etc.

The variety of card shapes gives you plenty of room to create something that suits your personal taste.

Here’s what came to mind...

For these two ATCs, I used mostly things I already had on hand. 

A while back, I wanted to make a card using a large background (15 x 10.5 cm), but I thought it was too huge and couldn't figure out how to work with it. So it ended up in my stash.

The dog and the girl have been lying around for months—but today was one of those days where everything just came together! :))

I cut two ATC cards out of the large background, brushed the sky with Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide), and stuck two strips of washi tape at the bottom of each card. For the houses, I just went with the colours of the stamp design—not very imaginative, I know!

The clouds were part of the large stamp; all I had to do was stamp the sentiment and raindrops and stick on the dog.

Same goes for the second ATC. The sun, brushed with Wild Honey (Distress Oxide), was also part of the large background stamp. I just glued on the girl and the sentiment, which I had stamped on a small label.

I didn't add a rainbow, but I tried to include at least some of its colors here and there.

The French sentiment says:

Après la pluie vient le beau temps

After rain comes sunshine

Comme join the Fun!

I'm really looking forward to seeing 

what creative ideas you'll come up with for this month's challenge!

...the stamp I used as a background for the ATC's, in its entirety.

Linked up with:

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - April Rainy Days

CRAFT - Seasons / Weather / Anything Goes

Tag-along and ATC's) - Anything Goes

Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Love To Craft - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Raindrops and sentiments (Scrap Plaisir); background (Creative Expressions); girl (AALL&Create); dog (Craft Sensations);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Wild Honey and Mermaid Lagoon (Distres Oxide);

Alcohol ink markers, washi tape,

I like people ...

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

The theme is: April Showers

(create something featuring water)

Alternately "Anything Goes"

For today’s card, I pulled out some of my Katzelkraft stamps to keep them from getting dusty.

To bring the text to the forefront, I first stamped the umbrella, masked it, and then stamped the bunny.

 Next, I sprayed Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon onto my glass plate and misted the ink with water. Smudged it with my finger and then lightly pressed the card here and there onto the ink. I then stamped the raindrops and colored them with the remaining ink. The bunny is colored  with Aquamarkers.

To get the colorful umbrella, I stamped it in three different colors, cut each into three pieces, and assembled them in different color combinations. Glued one of them onto the card and added a strip of washi tape at the bottom.

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Happy Easter Egg Hunt! 

...and thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Spring/Rain

We Love Stamping - Spring

CRAFT - Seasons/Weather/Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky - Easter/Spring

I Spy With My Little Eye - Spring Flowers or Spring Flowers

Papercraft - Joy of Spring

I used:

Stamps: All stamps are (Katzelkraft); 

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

Aqua markers, washi tape, 

Always bring your own sunshine

Hi everyone!

We're heading into the second half of our current Dream Factory challenge, and I would like to briefly remind you about it.

 

Sweet Little Things

"Anything small-sized goes"

Small animals, small objects, small card sizes, small homemade gifts, etc. 

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I’d also like to remind you about the challenge on our new blog, “The Little Things” 

The theme is: Easter 

Please remember, we focus on small formats such as ATCs, 

tags, Memorydex cards, bookmarks, etc.

I combined the two challenges and created a Memorydex card.

I cut out the bunnies with scissors; everything else was die-cut. 

Arranged everything on the Memorydex card and added the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by.

And maybe you'd like to join us for both of the challenges,

the Dream Factory and The Little Things :))

Linked up with:

Allsorts - It's Springtime

Try it on Tuesday - Make it cute

Sweet Stampin' - Spring or Easter Creations

Send A Slile 4 Kids - Animal cards 4 Kids

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment and sun (Jillibean Soup); bunnies(Clearly Besotted); 

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

Dies: Memorydex card (AALL&Create); Fence, Firs clouds, flowers and grass (I Love♥2 Craft);

Alcohol ink markers, colored cardstock, butterfly stickers,

A small gift...

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

Sweet Little Things

The French movie with the original title “Les petites victoires” 

is about the small victories in life. 

We say:

"Anything small-sized will do"

Small animals, small objects, small card sizes, small homemade gifts, etc. 

We were recently invited to dinner at a friend's house. 

As a small gift and thank you, I made this paper lamp. 

It consists of many narrow strips that are glued slightly overlapping onto an open, round base. 

At the top, the strips are simply laid on top of each other one by one and then twisted. It holds together on its own, but you can add a little hot glue to the opening to be on the safe side.

 Place the lamp over an LED tea light and the magic happens...

For this lamp, I punched stars out of some of the strips and decorated the twisted area with die-cut leaves and a cord.

I don't want to praise myself, but the hostess was absolutely delighted! Hope you like it too :)

If you are interested, you can find detailed instructions for a larger paper lantern here.

....mine only has a diameter of about 6 cm.

Dream Factory - Movie Poster

SWEET LITTLE THINGS

Would be great to see you there... :)

Linked up with:

Try it on Tuesday - Make it Feminine

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes w. opt. twist: Tic-Tac-Toe (I choose: Ribbon or twine, Free, Die-cuts)

A Place to Start - No Squares

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Love To Craft - Anything Goes

I used:

Dies: Leaves (AVEC); base border (Stampin'Up); stars and hearts (Love 2 Craft);

Strong watercolor paper (300 g), twine