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, 

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,

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,

Alle Guten Wünsche

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

Anything Goes w: optional twist: May Flowers

(create something featuring flowers)

I made this card for a dear friend's birthday. 

She was my eldest son's nanny when I still lived in Germany. 

We've always remained friends, and she even visited us in France! The best nanny ever, 

and a friendship that has lasted 45 years!

The pop-up card is made entirely from Stampin' Up! products. 

I created it during a workshop with our crafting group. 

Unfortunately, I can't remember the specific products used, 

as they were provided by our Stampin' Up! demonstator.

When you open the card, the jar with the flowers lifts up. (colored w. alcohol ink markers)

The white stripe on the left leaves space for the birthday wishes ;)

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Linked up with:

Allsorts - Anything but Square

Dragonfly Dreams - Use Die Cuts

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Florals Goes with Optional Mood Board

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment, jar and flowers (Stampin'Up);

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); Pear Pizzazz and Gorgeous Grape (Stampin'Up)

Dies: All Stampin'Up

Papers: All Stampin'Up

Alcohol ink markers, 

Holy Guacamole...

Hi everyone!

We're heading into the second half of our Dream Factory challenge, and I would like to briefly remind you about it.

 

CODE 3

Use at least 3 colors of your choice!

Black, white, gray, and brown are neutral colors and may be used in addition.

It's my little sister's birthday, I made her this fun pop-up card. 

I punched out different borders in various colors and layered them on top of each other, then stamped the sentiment and attached the little horse to a string so it can swing back and forth.

Now for the inside of the card.

First, I set up the pop-up mechanism—three pieces of cardstock, and it works like a charm! 

I then stamped the images, colored them in with alcohol markers, and cut them out with scissors—the things we do for our little sis, don't we! 

On the right, I stamped nachos, chili peppers, limes, avocados... 

For the left, I stamped a strip of patterned paper with nachos and backed it with green cardstock.

I glued some of the images onto a rectangle of orange, green, and white cardstock, stamped the remaining part of the sentiment and glued the die-cut “60” underneath. The last few images and birthday wishes found room on the small flap on the right. Finally, I glued the rectangle I had prepared earlier onto the remaining part of the mechanism.

Now, let's see, how the thing works...

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Creative Friday - Innen

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - H is for Happy Birthday

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Stamplorations - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: All stamps are (Stampin'Up); ...except for one handwritten line and the one above 60

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Dies: Borders and rectangles (AVEC);

Alcohol ink markers, colored cardstock, string, patterned paper, 

Hakuna Matata

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

Sing

A fun movie full of animals and cool music!

This month's theme is 

“Anything Goes with Animals.”

This is what I came up with!

I stenciled a sheet of paper with brown tones, punched out a square, 

then backed the opening with a brushed background.

I arranged three of the animals inside the frame and then placed the foliage around them. The meerkat I placed outside the frame, next to the embossed sentiment. The animals are colored with alcohol ink markers.

All animals are from Katzelkraft – Did anyone recognize the pig?

I altered it to look like Pumbaa so it would match the meerkat and the sentiment. LOL

As luck would have it, 

our little crafting group was organizing a card swap on the theme of zoo or jungle at the same time. 

So I combined the two and made a total of eight cards.

 

It was fiddly work cutting out all the animals, sticking each tiny leaf onto the branches, 
die-cutting and brushing the foliage...   ...but afterwards it was really fun putting it all together!

Dream Factory - Movie Poster

Would be great to see you there... :)

Linked up with:

Make My Monday - Use 2 Dies

Stamping Sensations - Favourite Stamps (My favorite stamps are from Katzelkraft)

The Pick 3 Challenge - Pick at least 3 of the 6 items listed (I choose: Tree, Layers and Stencil)

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes, but must include an animal

Paper Rocks Scissors - Anything goes as long as you use Paper and/or Scissors! (All animals are cut out with scissors)

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Animals (Katzelkraft); sentiment (Deco Time);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide); Tranquil Tide, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake (Stampin'Up);

Die Cuts: Leaves (Stampin'Up); Frame (AVEC); branches (was a gift);

Stencil: Stamperia

Alcohol ink markers, embossing powder,