Paris in Style!

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

The theme is: Think Pink

(create something featuring Pink)

Alternately "Anything Goes"

On the eve of October, as it has every year since 2014, the Eiffel Tower temporarily set aside its usual golden lighting for one evening. On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the Parisian landmark lit up in pink to kick off Pink October, the annual breast cancer awareness campaign.

The event inspired me to create this card. It features a background with stenciled roses, onto which I glued a pink embossed Eiffel Tower inside a die-cut Polaroid frame.—The frame I colored with a silver glitter brush marker.

I also added a lady in an elegant pink dress, which I made by applying the paper-piecing technique. 

The finishing touch was the words “PARIS in style!”

Eiffel Tower in Pink

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Have Fun! 

...and thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Double D Challenge - Pretty in Pink

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Frame It

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Lady and "Avec Style!" (Stampin'Up!); Eiffel tower (Craft Sensations); the word PARIS (Katzelkraft); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Picked Rapberry (Distress Oxide);

Stencil: Roses in the background (Craft Sensations);

Dies: Polaroide (AVEC); 

Design paper, silver glitter brush marker, embossing powder,

Hello Winter

Hi everyone!

Even though it may seem that way, winter isn't over yet! 

Full of joy, the little boy slides down the snowy slope on his sled. 

I created him using the paper piecing technique. 

This means that you stamp the image onto different design papers, cut them out, and then put them together. So there's no need for coloring. Of course, you can add a few color accents here and there, as I did with the cap and face, but most of the time it's is not necessary.

This technique is also a great way to use up some leftover paper! ;)

The sled is die-cut from a piece of kraft cardstock that contained a few spots of melted embossing powder. The snow slopes are made of glitter cardstock, the edges of which I painted with a blue glitter pen.

Linked up with:

52 Christmas card Throwdown - Winter Sports

Make My Monday - Use Paper with Pattern

Allsorts - For Boys or Men

A Cut Above - Anything Goes with at least one die cut 

ABC Christmas - 'A is for Anything Christmas' & 'B is for Bright'

We Love Stamping - Something New (All the stamps on my card are new)

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Boy, firs and sentiment (AALL&Create); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Tumbled Glass (Distres ink);

Dies: Sled (Card Deco Essentiels);

White glitter cardstock, blue glitter pen, alcohol ink markers,

Paris

Hi everyone! 

I still had an Eiffel Tower left over from the last card swap. 

I used it today to make a romantic card.

 

I used the paper piecing technique on the girl and the umbrella. I stamped the girl on different patterned paper or paper scraps and cut out the parts I needed. I put them together and stuck them next to the Eiffel Tower. 

The background is again one of those pre-made ones. Behind the girl I stamped a cloud with the word LOVE in different languages. The word PARIS is from Katzelkraft.

Have a great day!!

Linked up with:

Try it on Tuesday - Romance

Shopping our Stash - Crafty Remnants

Allsorts Challenge - Romance and/or Music

Color Hues - Pink and Red

Inkspirational - Red and Pink

Stamping Sensations - Valentines, Wedding and Romance

613 Avenue Create - Lots of Love

Paper Rocks Scissors - Anything Goes as long as you use PAPER and/or SCISSORS!

We Love Stamping - CAS

A Place to start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Girl with umbrella (Stampin'Up); Paris (Katzelkraft); Eiffeltower (Craft Sensations); love letter cloud (Scrap Plaisir);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Patterned paper, pre-made background, embossing powder, 

Katzelkraft - The purr-fect crime?

Hi everyone!

I'm back with a new Katzelkraft card! ...showing two more new stamps! :))

I had actually made this background for another card, but in the end I didn't like it at all, at least not for the card it was intended for. For today's card, however, I thought it was super cool! It's a bit dark, but let's assume the little detective is investigating the crime scene at night. 

I first painted the black background with gesso, leaving the edges blank.

After the gesso was dry, I placed a small amount of dark blue and yellow acrylic paints on the card. I spread these over the card with the help of an old credit card. On the still wet yellow stripe, I put a little bit of red paint and mixed it with the yellow to get the orange. I let everything dry well and then added splotches of red, white and black paint. - Let it dry again.

I stamped the VespaVespa once on the card and once on Bristol paper. Colored it with alcohol ink markers, cut it out and glued it to the card.

For the detective, on the other hand, I used the paper piecing technique. I stamped the hat and coat on Design paper, the cat on Kraft paper and the shirt on Bristol paper. I then cut everything out and glued the parts back together. Lightened the face, paws and tail with a white pastel crayon. Colored the tie with red. Stamped the detectiv onto the card and added the one I'd paper pieced.

Finally, I added the sentiment which is part of the detective stamp and made a couple of white gel pen lines on the Vespa.

It sounds like a complicated card, but it's not!

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

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.

I used:

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

Linked up with:

Pearly Sparkles - Cats and Dogs

Daisy Chain - Boys/Men

Dream Valley - Man or Boy

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - O is for Outside

Classic Design - Anything Goes with pot. Twist: Masculine

We Love to Create - Anything Mixed Media Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with opt. Twist: For the Kids 

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: All (Katzelkraft); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Alcohol ink markers, acrylic paint, Design paper, white gel pen, white pastel crayon,

  

Katzelkraft - And the Adventure begins

Hi everyone! 

Have you already noticed that Katzelkraft has released new stamps? - 

Take a look ;)) - you'll see, the new collection is just fantastic! 

But that's not all!

Another great piece of news is that Katzelkraft has acquired the Stampotique brand and that these stamps will soon be available in the Katzelkraft store. 

...so the adventure begins!

They will start with a brand new collection and then gradually produce the older stamps as well. 

I'll let you know as soon as I have more news.

For my first project, I used the new Combi VW and combined it with the somewhat older Pabo, dog and accessories.

I used the paper piecing technique for Pabo's outfit and accessories. - This saves coloring :))

I colored the Combi and the dog with watercolors and alcohol ink markers. 

For the background and ground, I simply dabbed on some color. 

The sentiment I stamped in three steps so that it fitted in well.

As you can see, these new stamps can also be combined really well with the older Katzelkraft stamps. - The possibilities are endless! ;)

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

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.

I used:

...just click on the images to go to the store and see them in a bigger size.

Linked up with:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your Mark

Try It On Tuesday - Inspired by a Song (I've been inspired by Johnny Cash's song - I've Been Everywhere)

Inspiration Station - Inspiration Photo (I've been inspired by Travels, Holidays, Adventures...)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with opt. twist: Splash of Color

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything goes 

Stamps: All (Katzelkraft);

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

Alcohol ink markers, patterned paper,

For my forever Friend

Hi everyone!

I'm back with a new Katzelkraft project.

Used the wonderful sets Foliage and Ginko and Co for today's card and combined them with the Spiral Borders and a stenciled background. Did a little paper piecing on the pink flowers and embellished the lower flower with liquid pearl dots. The sentiment is from Yixuan.

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:

Crazy is our fame - Stencils are our game - March Stencil Fun

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Triple B - March Challenge

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Stamps: Flowers, foliage and background stamps (Katzelkraft); sentiment (Yixuan);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Iced Spruce and Chipped Sapphire (Distress Oxide); 

Stencil: Craft Sensations

Alcohol ink markers, patterned paper, liquid pearls,