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

A Place to Start - Summer Things

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - 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,

Let the good times roll!

Hi everyone!

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

This month's movie is

 

DRIVE

Anything that has Wheels Goes. 

Isn't it fun to go for a "spin" with friends and have a good time?

My card is a mix of die-cuts and parts cut out with scissors. - The animals are from a design paper by Stampin'Up.

I put them all together to create a fun scene and pasted them onto an already finished background. - I just added the sun and the clouds.

The sentiment was stamped with alphabet stamps, cut to labels and glued on. I also stamped some white flowers and grass on one of the die cut parts.

Have a wonderful weekend!

...and maybe you have a little time to take part in our challenge ;)

Linked up with:

Cut It Up - Critters

Stamping Sensations - Furry Friends

Make My Monday - Summer Fun

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Summertime Fun

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Sunshine

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment (stamped with alphabet stamps); sun (Stampavie); flowers and grass (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Barn Door (Distress ink);

Dies: Road, grass and firs in the background (AVEC);

Animals and firs on the left cut out from Design paper (Stampin'Up); colored pencils; white Posca pen; cardstock,

Not all those who wander ...

Hi everyone!

It's Katzelkraft day again :)) 

I don't think I'll ever get tired of playing with these fab stamps...

These funny fellows are from one of the two recently released A6 stamp sets from Katzelkraft. 

A card made pretty quickly. - That's the good thing about silhouette stamps, you don't have to color them. :))

I bordered the bottom of the card with a piece of torn paper and sponged the open area with Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide). Stamped the animals and then the grass and flowers. Highlighted the blossoms with liquid pearl dots. Colored the wings of the dragonfly with metallic watercolors. 

Finally, I added a cloud-shaped die-cut at the top and stamped the quote with single letter stamps. 

If you would like to see more of my Katzelkraft creations, 

just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

Hope you like it. See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft inspiration! ;)

I used:

 

...just click on the image to go to the store and see them in full size.

Linked up with:

Make My Monday - Spring, Flowers, weather etc.

Simon Says - A Bit O' Green

Stamping Sensations - Spring

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes, but must include an animal

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Stamps: Animals, grass and flowers  (Katzelkraft); sentiment (made with single alphabet stamps)

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean (Distress Oxide);

Dies: AVEC

Liquid pearls, metallic watercolor, 

 

Let's be jolly

Hi everyone!

We are entering the second half of our current Dream Factory Challenge. The movie of this month is 

Elliot the littlest Reindeer

Anything that is Christmassy or wintry and features a reindeer or a stag goes.

To make the snowflakes stand out better, I dabbed the embossed background of the ATC with a white ink pad. 

I masked the area for the snow and stamped the fir trees and log cabin (Katzelkraft). I stamped the cabin a second time on Bristol paper, colored it with alcohol ink markers and cut it out. I glued the lodge onto the ATC and then stamped the fir tree in the foreground. I applied the "snow" with gesso, which I also used for the fir trees - used the heat gun to speed up the drying process. Once the gesso was completely dry, I stamped the reindeer (cats on appletrees). 

Finally, I stamped the moon with Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide) and highlighted three embossed snowflakes again with a white gel pen. Added the sentiment.

Linked up with:

ATC Around the World - Die Farbe Blau

Time Out - Winter/Holiday

Peace on Earth - Anything Christmas Goes + Inspiration Board

613 Avenue Create - Anything Christmas Goes w. opt. twist: Embossing

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes with the Colours of Winter

Can You Handle The Pressure - Anything goes Embossing w. a twist of Christmas 

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Stamps: Firs and cabin (Katzelkraft); Reindeer (cats on appletrees); sentiment (LorabyLora);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Jet Black (StazOn); Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide); Shark Tooth White (Atelier);

Embossing: Stampin'Up;

Gesso, alcohol ink markers, white gel pen,

Wintertime

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

The theme of this week is

Winter Countryside

For this peaceful winter scene, I used Katzelkraft's beautiful "Winter Cabin" and "Winter Wonderland" stamp sets. 

I stamped the log cabin on Bristol paper, colored it with Alohol markers, cut it out and glued it on a gel print background. Stamped the trees and the fence directly onto the gel print. Embossed the sentiment in white. 

I mixed gesso with white glitter and used it to cover the ground and the branches of the trees. While the gesso was still wet, I added more glitter. - It truly looks like real snow!  

As a final touch, I splattered on thick snowflakes with white ink. Hope you like it!

Have Fun!

Linked up with:

Little Red Wagon - Home Sweet Home

Daring Cardmakers - Wood

I Spy with my Little Eye - Sparkle and/or Shine

Craft Rocket - Wintertime

Bastel-Traum - Winter Landscape

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

 

Stamps: All (Katzelkraft); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Alcohol ink markers, gel print, embossing powder, gesso, white glitter, 

Provence

Hi everyone!

Time for a little reminder about the current Dream Factory challenge.

The film for this month is

Birnenkuchen mit Lavendel

The Sens of Wonder

The film for this challenge is set in Provence. The keywords are taken from the German title. 

So anything with pears, cake, lavender and of course Provence is welcome.

I painted this canvas a long long time ago with acrylic paints, but have never shown it. 

It's about 21 x 15 cm and fits perfectly with our movie, which is set in Provence.

Linked up with:

Crafting from the Heart - No cards

Try it on Tuesday - Let's Go Outside

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes w. opt. Twist: Leaves and/or Trees

Acrylic paints, canvas, brush