Merry Christmas

Hi everyone!

Check out the new challenge kicking off today at The Little Things !!!

This month's theme is: 

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.

A little tag for a Christmas gift—because gifts look so much nicer with them :))

I heat-embossed snowflakes onto green cardstock, then cut out a tag from it. 

Using the same die, I cut a tag from watercolor paper, then cut out the deer from that one. 

I glued both tags together. Pasted them onto kraft paper, then trimmed the edges, leaving a thin border all the way round. Brushed the edges with Versafine “Toffee” ink and stamped some stars and snowflakes around the deer.

Next, I cut a small tag out of kraft paper, stamped the sentiment on it, then tied it to the tag with the deer using a piece of string. Finally, I added a bow—which I salvaged from a gift box—to give it a festive touch.

Thanks for stopping by!

See you at "The Little Things" ;)

Linked up with:

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Create your own Background (the deer is heat-embossed)

We Love Stamping - Christmas Critters

A Cut Above - Anything Goes With A Die Cut

Make My Monday - Winter Animals

Allsorts - Mood Board 

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes, optional no cards

Peace on Earth - Anything Goes/Mood Board 

Mix It Up - Anything Goes + optional Anything But A Card

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Merry Little Christmas - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment and stars (Stampin'Up!); 

Inks: Early Espresso (Stampin'Up!); Toffee (Versafine); Speckled Egg, (Distress Oxide); 

Dies: Tags (Scrap Plaisir); stag (Kessi'art);

Embossing powder, twine, bow (...a recycled item from a gift box), cardstock,

It's Halloween!

Hi everyone!

The challenge at "The Little Things"  

is already halfway over—so it’s time for a quick reminder.

The theme is:

Pumkin and/or Pink

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.

Orange pumpkins on a pink background...

...that really nails the theme, doesn't it?

...well, I guess there's always got to be one that stands out! But that's on purpose—three orange pumkins would have been a little boring, wouldn’t they? :))

I colored the background of the ATC with Picked Raspberry and Seedless Preserves (Distress Oxide). Then I punched around the edges using a die from AALL&Create and backed it with black cardstock. 

I stamped the images and the sentiment onto the ATC. On the left, I added a stamped and torn strip of vellum and the number 31—which I die-cut from foam rubber. 

Finally, I glued on the three pumpkins and added a little shading underneath them. Hope you like it :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

Tag-along (and ATC's) - All things Autumn

Unicorn - Autumn and/or Halloween

Inspiration Station - Inspirational Photo

Crafty Calendar - Autumn/Halloween

Sweet Stampin' - Halloween or the Colours of Halloween

Creative Knockouts - Halloween or Fall

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Twig and sentiment (Stampin'Up!); spider and pumkin (Scrap Plaisir); background stamps (Studio Light);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Chipped Sapphire, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and Speckled Egg (Distress Oxide); 

Dies: 31 (Love 2 Craft); ATC edges (AALL&Create);

Vellum, foam rubber,

Pumpkin Heads

Hi everyone!

Ready to go for a new challenge at The Little Things ?.......   GREAT—it kicks off today!!!

This month's theme is: 

Pumkin and/or Pink

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.

I decided to go with the pumpkins..... 

I've had this stamp for a very long time, but today was the first time it ever met ink—and believe me, it was put to the test: since I used the “paper piecing” technique, I had to stamp the entire design and then each guy on a different piece of patterned paper!—Which, of course, meant I also had to do a lot of fussy cutting!

For some reason, the guys' heads remind me of pumpkins; that's why I colored their faces orange.

They are glued onto a bookmark/tag cut out of patterned paper, the edges of which I brushed with a color gradient ranging from gray through pink to orange and yellow. 

Before gluing the guys on, I stamped a fir tree and the word “autumn” in the background. I then added a strip of washi tape beneath their feet and a few pumpkins next to them.

Thanks for stopping by!

See you at "The Little Things" ;)

Linked up with:

Tag-along (and ATC's) - All Things Autumn

We Love Stamping - Shades of Autumn

Make My Monday - Autumn/Fall

Craft Rocket - Autumn and/or Halloween

Crafty Calendar - Autumn/Halloween

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Your Favourite Technique (I used the paper piecing technique)

The Four Seasons - Mood board 

Inspiration Station - Inspirational photo (I was inspired by the colors and the cat. I think it has a similar expression to the guys on my bookmark)

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Guys, fir tree and the word "autumn" (Katzelkraft); pumkins (Scrap Plaisir);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Speckled Egg, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and Wild Honey (Distress Oxide); 

Dies: Book mark/tag (Scrap Plaisir);

Alcohol ink markers, washi tape,patterned paper,

Autumn Vibes

Hi everyone!

The challenge at "The Little Things"  

is already halfway over—so it’s time for a quick reminder.

The theme is:

Sunflower and/or Squirrels

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.

In my first project, I shared an ATC featuring a sunflower made from scraps—today it's the squirrels' turn.

I stamped the mushroom (AALL&Create), colored it with alcohol markers, and cut it out.

Then I cut out the squirrels and owls. They were actually pre-cut images, but I don’t really like the white borders, so I cut them out again as close to the edge as possible. 

For the owls, I added a little color to the remaining white areas to match the background.

As for the background, I reused a piece from a brochure, onto which I simply stamped a branch.

Finally, I added the sentiment and backed the little fall scene with a stamp-shaped ATC die-cut.

... At this point, I had to cheat a little, because the cutting die was a bit too big ;))

I cut the stamp into four pieces, trimmed a small bit off each piece, and put them back together—if you look closely, you'll see the cut lines.

Thanks for stopping by!

Linked up with:

ATC Around the World - Mushrooms

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Circles

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Cardz 4 Guyz - Fall/Autumn Colors

Craft Rocked - Use Dies

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Frame It

Classic Design - Anything Goes w. opt. Twist: Autumn Colors

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Mushroom and sentiment (AALL&Create #1130); branche (Stampin'Up!); squirrels and owls are from a stickerbook (Craft Sensations);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Chipped Sapphire and Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide);

Dies: Stamp-shape (AVEC);

Alcohol ink markers, brochure (background), 

Little Sunshine

Hi everyone!

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

This month's theme is: 

Sunflower and/or Squirrel

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.

A piece of stenciled paper, colored paper scraps, and washi tape are the ingredients for my ATC, 

inspired by an idea I found on Pinterest.

I freehand-cut all the flower pieces from the paper scraps using scissors. For the sunflower's center, I used the lemon slice shown in the photo below; however, since I colored it, the stamped pattern is no longer visible.

I glued all the elements together to create a vibrant sunflower. Spiced up the color of the green leaves with alcohol ink markers and added a few white Poca Pen accents to the finished flower. Set the flower aside and moved on to creating the background. 

I partially covered the existing stencil pattern (AALL&Create) with Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide), applying them directly with the ink pads. 

Next, I put some washi tape on two corners and brushed it with white acrylic paint so it wouldn't stand out too much. Before adding the flower, I stamped a white checkered pattern (Studio Light) and heat-embossed it. You can see the finished background in the photo below.

The quote is hand-lettered, as I don't own alphabet stamps that small.

A small ATC packed with lots of content! :)) – Hope you like it :)

Click to enlarge

Thanks for stopping by!

See you at "The Little Things" ;)

Linked up with:

I spy with my little eye - Sunflowers or something Yellow

Tag along (and ATC's) - Circles

Ellibelle's Garden Party - Anything in or from a Garden

Just Us Girls - Bold

Snippets Playground - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

We Love to Create mixed media - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Background stamp - checkered pattern (Studio Light); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean (Distress Oxide); Shark Tooth White (Atelier);

Stencil: (AALL&Create);

Alcohol ink markers, white Posca pen, washi tape, scraps,

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),