Alle Guten Wünsche

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

Anything Goes w: optional twist: May Flowers

(create something featuring flowers)

I made this card for a dear friend's birthday. 

She was my eldest son's nanny when I still lived in Germany. 

We've always remained friends, and she even visited us in France! The best nanny ever, 

and a friendship that has lasted 45 years!

The pop-up card is made entirely from Stampin' Up! products. 

I created it during a workshop with our crafting group. 

Unfortunately, I can't remember the specific products used, 

as they were provided by our Stampin' Up! demonstator.

When you open the card, the jar with the flowers lifts up. (colored w. alcohol ink markers)

The white stripe on the left leaves space for the birthday wishes ;)

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Linked up with:

Allsorts - Anything but Square

Dragonfly Dreams - Use Die Cuts

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment, jar and flowers (Stampin'Up);

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); Pear Pizzazz and Gorgeous Grape (Stampin'Up)

Dies: All Stampin'Up

Papers: All Stampin'Up

Alcohol ink markers, 

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:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Creative Friday - Innen

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - H is for Happy Birthday

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Stamplorations - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

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, 

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

Joyeux Anniversaire!

Hi everyone!

February marks the first birthday on my calendar, and I need to start making some cards. 

This one is for my son's girlfriend.

I stenciled the background with roses and leaves, using the colors “Picked Raspberry” and “Mowed Lawn.” Die-cut two branches, one from gold cardstock and one from green design paper, and glued them together. Die-cut the words from black cardstock, glued them onto white cardstock, and cut them out along the outline with scissors.

I haven't used an embossing folder in a while, so I decided to get out my brand new one!

I embossed a small corner of white cardstock and placed it directly under the die-cut branches to create a smooth transition to the stenciled area. This also helped to highlight the sentiment nicely.

Finally, I stuck a few enamel dots next to the birthday sentiment, cut the panel to size, and pasted it onto a blank card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Little Red Wagon - Just the way you are

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your Mark

Allsorts - Embossing

Crazy is our Fame - Stencils are our Game - Use a Stencil w. opt. theme: Create ypour own Background

Seize the Birthday - CAS with Dies

The Pick 3 Challenge - Pick at least 3 of the 6 elements given. (Flowers, Bright Colors and Embellishments

Can You Handle The Pressure - Anything Goes with a Twist of  Die Cuts

A Cut Above - Anything Goes with a Die Cut

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

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

Embossing: Stampin'Up

Dies: AVEC

Stencil: Craft Sensations

Gold cardstock, design paper,

Let it snow

Hi everyone!

Waiting is over!

Today marks the start of the very first challenge on our brand new challenge blog 

“The Little Things”

The theme is: Penguins

As the name suggests, this 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.

Today I made my very first Memorydex card. 

This is something completely new for me and it was so much fun to do! 

The Memorydex base consists of two layers of patterned paper, a piece of embossed dark blue cardboard and white glitter paper. The embossed snowflakes on the blue cardstock I highlighted with a white Posca pen.

I colored the penguins, fir trees, and stars with alcohol ink markers, cut them out, and glued them onto the Memorydex. Added a tab in the shape of a cloud and stamped the sentiment on it. 

I think the penguin trio fits well with this small format. Hope you like it too :))

Here's a quick intro to Memorydex:

Memorydex cards are approximately 11 x 11 cm / 4 x 4 inches in size. They can be square or more rectangular.  However, there is no specific rule for this. The important thing is that they fit into a Rolodex or a box specifically designed for this purpose.

There are now countless dies in various shapes and sizes, which make it very easy to cut out this type of card. But you can also make them yourself quite easily, without needing lots of craft supplies! Memorydex card tutorial

You can buy a Rolodex, or make a little box to store them. This video shows you how to make a box.

I hope this has been helpful. 

Conny and I would be delighted to welcome you on our new challenge blog. 

Join the Fun!

Linked up with:

Make My Monday - Use 2 Dies

The Pick 3 Challenge - Pick at least 3 of the 6 elements given (I choose: Tree - Texture - Layers)

Four Seasons - Anything Goes Winter

A Cut Above - Anything Goes With A Die Cut

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes, but must include an animal

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Penguins, firs and stars (Scrap Plaisir); sentiment (LoraByLora) 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Salty Ocean (Distres Oxide);

Embossing: Snowy background (Stampin'Up);

Dies: Memorydex (a gift from a friend); 

White glitter cardstock, blue glitter pen, alcohol ink markers, patterned paper, white Posca pen,