Lost in Paradise

Hi everyone!

I have the great honor of being a guest designer at Allsorts Challenge this month.

The theme for July is: 

At the Seaside

Anything related to ocean and beach

I had a few scraps of sandpaper, stenciled paper, and some floral stuff lying around (see below). 

I thought they’d be perfect for creating a beach scene.

I simply applied—or rather, smeared—the colors Peacock Feathers, Fired Brick, and Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide) onto the tag with my finger. To suggest small clouds, I added a bit of white acrylic paint to the sky area.

Next I tore off a few strips of sandpaper and glued them on slightly overlapping. I finished the background of the tag by adding a strip of the stenciled paper at the very bottom so that the coconuts and pineapples would stand out better.

I then cut out two of the flowers, enhanced their appearance a bit, and glued them to the corner along with three punched-out leaves. Behind them, I placed a stamped and cut-out palm tree.

The sentiment comes from a pad of quotes printed on vellum (Deco Time). I tore it to size and stuck it on with a few glue dots. Finally, I attached two ribbons to the tag.

Scraps I used

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Favorite colors (pink and blue)

We Love Stamping - Summertime 

Just Us Girls - Mood Board Week

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

The Pick 3 Challenge - Pick 3 Elements from the List (Beach - Ink Blending - Sentiment)

C.R.A.F.T. - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

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I used:

Stamps: Flowers and leaves (Stampin'Up); palm tree, pineapple and coconuts (Scrap Plaisir);

Sentiment: Deco Time

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Peacock Feathers, Fired Brick, Mermaid Lagoon, Mowed Lawn and Fosszilized Amber (Distress Oxide); Melon Mambo and Tranquil Tide (Stampin'Up);

Dies: Leaves (Stampin'Up);

Alcohol ink markers, white Posca pen, velum, white ink, ribbon, sand paper,

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

Stamplorations - 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,

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,

Ruff Day!

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

The theme is: Animal Magic  

(create something featuring your pet or favorite animal)

Alternately "Anything Goes"

I love animals, and as babies, they're even more adorable and simply irresistible.

When my eyes fell on this very old image, I knew instantly what I wanted to do with it.

The picture was part of a set of images for a 3D card I made a long time ago for my dear aunt, 

who loves dogs more than anything.

The little puppy was the only thing left from the set, and today, over ten years later, 

it has finally found its place on an ATC.

The pink background was, in my opinion, a little too dominant—even though I love that color! 

So, I added hearts with texture paste, stars with a stencil, and some bits of washi tape. I think that gave the picture a nice balance. 

Finally, I embossed a short sentiment, cut it out, and glued it onto the ATC.

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Have Fun! 

...and thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

We Love Stamping - Hearts or Anything Goes

Alphbet Challenge Blog - T is for Texture

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Add a Number or Anything Goes

Allsorts - Create your Own Background or Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Favorite Stamps or Anything Goes

We Love to Create mixed media - Anything Mixed Media/paper crafting Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment (Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps); 

Ink: Picked Raspberry

Stencil: Hearts (Scrap Plaisir); stars (Craft Sensations);

Washi tape, Image, Versamark, texture paste, embossing powder,

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,

Katzelkraft - Footprints

Hi everyone!

It's Katzelkraft day :)) - ATC-coin fever's caught me again!

While Sherlock Holmes is investigating, the prisoner escapes... 

I'm an absolute fan of the Pabos and I think they fit the little story told by this ATC series like a glove!

As with the last ATC coin, 

I didn't want to cut off the protruding parts because I think it gives the coins a unique look.

...I also like it better when they don't look so strictly framed. - We wouldn't be artists if we didn't break the rules from time to time - would we! Ha ha ha

He's a Pabos Aviator, but it looks more like he escaped the Sherlock Holmes set - lol

Sherlock Holmes is investigating! He doesn't know yet if these footprints will lead to a result.

...but

while Sherlock Holmes is investigating the thief, the prisoner makes off!!

As you can see, each of the three coins has the brick wall in common. That was my guide, so to speak.

I stenciled it with Fired Brick (Distress Oxide). The joints, as well as the papos, were colored with alcohol ink markers.

The backgrounds are from the leftover box. I stamped them with branches and leaves, the prisoner's was splattered with white ink.

I brushed the ground with Tranquil Tide (Stampin'Up), stamped on some grass 

and finally added the heat embossed quotes/sentiments.

Hope you like the trio :)) - See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft creation! :)

Wanna see more of my Katzelkraft creations? 

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

I used:

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

Linked up with:

ATC Around the World - Anything Goes

Tag-along and ATC's - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Creative Crafting Uncles - Anything but a card

Daisy Chain - Boys/Men

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Pabos, accessoiries, grass, leaves and sentiment (Katzelkraft); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Fired Brick and Iced Spruce (Distress Oxide); Tranquil Tide (Stampin'Up);

Stencil: Scrap Plaisir

Dies: Circles (Deco Time);

Alcohol ink markers, embossing powder,