Bee Amazing

Hi everyone!

We're heading into the second half of our Dream Factory challenge

 

The Beekeeper

Create something with BEES on it

Stamping, masking, stenciling, coloring—I had so much fun making this card!

The bees (Katzelkraft) are actually flies, but with the right colors, they do look quite bee-like, don't they?

After stamping the basket (Studo Light) and the flowers (IndigoBlu), I masked the hole thing and stenciled the background with Peacock Feathers (Distress Oxide) using a stencil from Craft Sensations. 

After that, I stamped the bees and colored everything with alcohol ink markers. The honeycomb-like part of the basket I brushed with Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide) and Spiced Marmalade (Distress Ink). 

Finally, I stamped and embossed the sentiment and glued it on. I really like how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Try it on Tuesday - Summer Blooms

Allsorts - Colours of Summer

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Flowers

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our Game - Anything Goes with a stencil + optional theme: Pattern

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

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Flowers (IndigoBlu); basket (Studio Light); bees (Katzelkraft); sentiment (AVEC);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Peacock Feathers and Fosszilized Amber (Distress Oxide); Spiced Marmalade (Distress Ink);

Stencil: Craft Sensations;

Alcohol ink markers, white embossing powder, white gel pen,

Slacking off...

Hi everyone!

We're heading into the second half of our challenge at

"The Little Things" 

The theme is:

Flamingo and/or Elephant

with the option: 

Anything Goes

Remember: The challenge blog focus on small card formats, 

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

There was still a bit of the stenciled paper left over that I used here. Just added another piece of scrap paper to complete the background of my ATC.

As for the image, I combined two stamped images into one. From one of them, I cut out the swim ring and placed the flamingo on it instead of the original cat. Stamped the sun. 

To color this, I used alcohol ink markers and acrylic pens (the dots on the swim ring).

Underneath the flamingo, I stamped tiny fish and colored them with glitter gel pens.

To finish the ATC, I embossed half of the quote, stamped the other half, and then glued it along the edge.

...and last but not least, I stenciled some pink circles at the bottom, and that was it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Favorite Color (I love all colors, but especially pink & blue tones)

We Love Stamping - Summertime 

Cards 4 Guys - Summer Theme

The Paper Funday - Anything Goes w. opt. Twist: Summer Splash 

A Place to Start - Anything Goes 

I used:

Stamps: Flamingo and swimming ring (Yixuan); fish (Stampin'Up); sentiment (letter stamps (AVEC)); sun (? was a gift); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean, Wild Honey (Distress Oxide; 

Stencil: Waves (Craft Sensations); circles (13@rt);

Alcohol ink markers, acyilic markers, embossing powder, glitter gel pens,

Honey Bees

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

 

The Beekeeper

Create something with BEES on it

For this ATC, I embossed a sheet of yellow-speckled paper using a hexagon embossing folder. 

To add more depth to the honeycomb pattern, I added darker shades of yellow and red to some of the hexagons. On others, I stamped tiny dots. Once I was happy with the result, I tore off a piece and glued it onto the ATC, which I had cut out of the remaining yellow-speckled paper. Outlined the hexagons with a white Posca marker.

I then stamped and colored the bees and the droplets, which actually went quite quickly. 

I brushed the bees’ wings with Wink of Stella, though as usual, you can’t see it. Cut everything out with scissors and glued drops and bees to the honeycomb.

Finally, I stamped a few numbers and other elements onto the ATC, 

and then added “HONEY BEES” using small alphabet stamps. Hope you like it :)

Dream Factory - Movie Poster 

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

ATC Around the World - Monochromatic

Four Seasons - Inspiration Photo/Summer season

We Love Stamping - Summertime

I Spy with my Little Eye - Something with Wings

Can You Handle The Pressure - Anything Goes + must use an embossing Folder

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

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

Allsorts - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Bees and drops (Katzelkraft); background stamps (Studio Light (Essentials by Marlene)); hexagone dots (Doocrafts); small alphabet stamps for the words Honey Bees (AVEC);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Wild Honey and Fired Brick (Distress Oxide);

Embossing: Stampin'Up

Alcohol ink markers, Wink of Stella, white Posca pen,

An Elephant Never Forgets...

Hi everyone!

Ready to go for a new challenge at The Little Things ?.......   GREAT!!!

This month's theme is: 

Flamingo and/or Elephant

with the option: 

Anything Goes

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

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

Mini Moo cards, bookmarks, inchies, etc.

We hope that the variety of card styles and sizes 

will give you plenty of room to create something that suits your personal taste.

My leftover box is slowly but surely getting too small, so I thought to myself: 

Why not make something out of the scraps…

  

I stamped the elephant onto a piece of scrap paper with a stenciled pattern and cut it out. Lightened the area around the eyes and the trunk with a white crayon, then glued the design onto the scrap piece cut to ATC size. I also added a few strips of washi tape under the elephant’s feet.

I then stamped the quote using letter stamps, heat-embossed it, and glued it along the edge. That’s it!

As you can see in the photos, I use an ATC card cut out of acetate. It really helps me organize the layout of my ATCs. That way, I can immediately see how and where to place the stamps, paper, and so on. I can stamp, paint, or draw on it without worrying that I'll ruin anything.

I also use this method for bookmarks, Mini-Moo's, and other small card formats.

Thanks for stopping by!

See you at "The Little Things" ;)

Linked up with:

Allsorts - Stencils

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Favorite colors (I love all colors, but especially shades of pink and blue; there's almost always some pink or blue in my creations)

Craft Rocket - Animals

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Crazy is our fame - Stencils are our game - Anything Goes with a Stencil

Snippets Playground - Anything Goes with Snippets/Leftovers

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Elephant (Stampotique ny Katzelkraft); bunny and quote on the scrap paper (Katzeklkraft); Sentiment (Alphabet stamps (AVEC));

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Colors scrap papers: Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Mowed Lawn, Fired Brick and ? (Distress Oxide; 

Stencil: Craft Sensations;

Washi tape, white colored pencil, embossing powder, 

Thank you BERRY MUCH

Hi everyone!

June is over, and so is the first half of the year!—Unbelievable how fast time flies!! 

I'd briefly like to remind you that we're now kicking off the second half of our Dream Factory challenge 

 

Cleaner

This month's theme is CAS—pretty simple, right?

...or maybe not! ;))

It's been months—if not a year—since I made a card based on a sketch but...

...yesterday I saw one on my friend’s blog that inspired me to make this card. 

Of course I’m entering it in her challenge—after all, the sketch was what sparked my creation!

The fence and mouse images are once again from a picture book (Deco Time). They're so cute! I’ve already used them to make a card and an ATC. The die-cut foliage (Deco Time) is leftover from this pop-up card. The sentiment embossed on black cardstock is from Stampin’ Up.

You can see tiny strawberries (Studio Light) on the strip behind the mouse. To create them, I stamped tiny hearts and added tiny leaves with a felt-tip pen.

The yellow paper along the lower diagonal is patterned with white flowers. The design is so delicate that you have to squint to make it out—even up close!

For the two sets of three dots, I stamped tiny little flowers (Stampin'Up).

To add a nice finishing touch to the card, 

I cut out the panel using a scalloped die and then glued it onto a blank card.

The card looks a lot more complicated than it actually was. 

What took me the most time was coming up with the idea! LOL

Linked up with:

Kreativ-Tanten - Use the Sketch

Inkspirational - Word Promt - Leftovers (The foliage is leftover from an older pop-up card)

Cut It Up - Critters + use at lest one die-cut (Foliage)

Love Those Pretty Papers - Use Pretty Papers + opt. Pastel

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment and tiny flower (Stampin'Up); tiny hearts (Studio Light);

Images: Fence and mouse are from a picture book (Deco Time);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Barn Door (Distress Ink); Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide);

Dies: Foliage (Deco Time);

White embossing powder, patterned paper, alcohol ink markers, green felt-tip pen,

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,