Homme Libre, ...

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

The theme is: Bright and Breezy

(create something featuring sun and or wind)

Alternately "Anything Goes"

There's always a nice breeze by the sea, isn't it?!

I used only part of the large stamp by Creative Expressions—the sea and the sun—and colored it with watercolors. Added a sticker (Deco Time), which I jazzed up with some more color. Stamped the birds and the sentiment (Katzelkraft)—donne!

The sentiment says: Free man, you will always cherish the sea

Here you can see another example using this stamp—and view it in its entirety.

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Have Fun! 

...and thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Sparkle Monthly - Animals

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes with an Animal

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Love To Craft - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Birds and sentiment (Katzelkraft); background (Creative Expressions); the whale image is sticker from Deco Time 

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Watercolors, metallic silver pen, 

Keep swimming

Hi everyone!

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

"The Little Things" 

The theme is:

Mermaid and/or Fish

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.

My first project was a Memorydex card featuring a mermaid. 

For my second project, I decided to go for a set of ATC coins with fish on them—The fun fish from PaperArtzy were just the right size :))

I stamped the fish and seaweeds on Bristol paper, colored them with Aqua markers and fussy-cut them. Then stamped the sentiment, the bubbles and some tiny fish with StazOn Jet Black ink onto circles, cut out from a sheet that I had previously painted with metallic watercolor paint. Unfortunately, the metallic sheen isn't showing up in the photo.

Finally, I glued on the fish and the seaweed, stamped a few more small fish, and then backed the coins with turquoise cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Simon Says - Going Around In Circles

Dragonfly Dreams - Beach or Seaside

A Place to Start - No Rectangles

Time Out - Photo Inspiration  (I was inspired by the colors and the circles)

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

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Fish and sentiments (PaperArtzy); tiny fish, bubbles and seeweed (Craft Emotions); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Jet Black (StazOn);

Aqua markers, metallic watercolor paint (background),

Mermaid Kisses

 Hi everyone!

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

This month's theme is: 

Mermaid and/or Fish

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.

This time, I decided to go for a Memorydex card...

I only have one mermaid die, but I didn't really like it. So I had to get inventive.

No sooner said than done! 

My mermaid is made up of a stamp from AALL&Create for the top half

and a fish stamp from PaperArtzy for the bottom half.

I colored her in with alcohol ink markers and cut her out. Then made a slit under her arm to attach the bra, which is made of two die-cut seashells. She also got a little crown.

The back of the Memorydex card is die-cut from purple cardstock and brushed with purple and white ink. The inner section is design paper. 

I stamped bubbles on the design paper and lightened the area around the mermaid with white ink. 

After that, I added a few die-cut fish and starfish, the mermaid, and finally stamped the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!

See you at "The Little Things" ;)

Linked up with:

Just Us Girls - Die Week

Dragonfly Dreams - Beach or Seaside

All About - Frames

Four Seasons - Summer Season Mood Board

A Place to Start - No-Rectangles

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Mermaid's top half (AALL&Create); Mermaid's bottom half (a fish stamp from Paper Artzy); bubbles (PaperArtzy as well); Sentiment (Craft Sensations); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Chipped Sapphire (Distress Oxide); Shark Tooth White (Atelier);

Dies: Memorydex (AALL&Create); fish, starfish, and seashells for the boobs (AVEC);

Alcohol ink markers, white Posca pen, glitter cardstock, glitter gel pens, designer paper, 

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,

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,

Relaxing Day

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

First, I brushed the beach with Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand (Stampin' Up). I masked that area and repeated the same process for the ocean using Salty Ocean (Distress Oxide). Painted the foam at the water's edge with a white Posca pen. Stamped and colored the sun, and brushed the edges of the card with Salty Ocean.

I then stamped the image of the relaxing lobster. Colored it with alcohol ink markers. Added the shadow and stamped the sentiment. To make the sand look a little more realistic, I tied two felt-tip pens together and then dotted the entire beach with little dots. 

Thank for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Just Us Girls - Mood Board Week

Craft Rocket - Animals

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: Palm trees with relaxing lobster and sentiment (Yixuan); sun (? was a gift);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Salty Ocean (Distress Oxide); Crumb Cake and Sahara Sand (Stampin'Up);

Alcohol ink markers, white Posca pen, 

Keep Swimming

Hi everyone!

Unbelievable how fast time flies!! It's the end of May and we're heading into the second half of our Dream Factory challenge.

 

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

The playground for this challenge is the 

Underwater world

Ocean, lake, or river—it doesn't matter. 

To create the background for the ATC card, I used blue and green acrylic paint. 

I applied the blue paint to an old credit card and then dragged it horizontally across the paper. After the paint had dried a bit, I repeated the process with the green paint—this time moving it vertically.

I let the paint dry completely—which doesn't take long with acrylics.

Next step was the jellyfish. I stamped it once in white and once, slightly offset, in light pink (using acrylics as well). I also outlined it with a black fineliner, which I didn’t think was that great in hindsight.

Now it was the small fish’s turn. I stamped them first with light gray acrylic paint and colored them with metallic paints after they dried.

I stamped the coral, two seaweeds, starfish, seahorse and turtle separately, colored them, cut them out, and glued them on. 

Finally, I stamped and heat-embossed the sentiment and added a few air bubbles above the fish.

I’m very happy with the result—what do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Little Red Wagon - Create your own Background

We Love Stamping - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: All stamps are (Stampin'Up); ...except for the sentiment (PaperArtsy)

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Alcohol ink markers, acrylic paint, white embossing powder, metallic markers, acrylic markers, white Posca pen,