Hello Summer

Hello everyone!
Just a little reminder about our current challenge at the Dream Factory! - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Keywords: Spain, Summer, Friendship, Art, Photography, Love...

Before the pictures arrived here they were on a design paper with an orange background and I didn't like that at all! So I took my scissors (unfortunately I didn't have a suitable circle-die), cut everything out and glued it on white paper - that was much nicer! 

I drew a thick black line around the panel, glued the Summer sentiment and stamped the Hello. Voilà! 

Well, did I inspire you to play along? Just link up here! You still have two weeks to do a little something!  

Have Fun!

Linked up with:

Scribble Designs - A Slice of Summer

Sweet Stampers - Summer

Crafty Friends - Summer Colors

Less is More - Small Images

Creative Craft Cottage - Summer

  

   

Stamps: Hello (Craft Sensations);

Warm Winter Wishes

Hello everyone!
It's time for a new 52Christmas Card Throwdown challenge. - Ribbons
We all have some ribbons in our storage boxes, right! This week you have the opportunity to use some of them by joining our challenge 😉

I tied various ribbons to a few pieces of jute yarn. So that the ribbon ends didn't sprout wildly in all directions, I attached them with double-sided adhesive tape and then cut them into a fir tree shape. The embosste panel with the blue background has been on my table for weeks - here it is finally placed! I cut it to size, stamped Santa Claus and his reindeers on it and then glued it to the card. I stamped the sentiment right underneath. The top of the tree is decorated with a silver star.

So, now I hope that I could inspire you to play along and I am curious about what you will create!

Have Fun!

Linked up with:

Crafty Calendar - Christmas in July

Craftyhazelnut's - Christmas - Optional theme: use some twine or ribbon

My Time to Craft - Christmas in July

Country View Challenges - Blues & Greens

CCC Digi Creations - Christmas in July

Lost Coast Portal To Crativity - Christmas in July

Sheep Ski Designs - Early Christmas / Winter

Sparkles Chtistmas Challenge - Include a Tree

Tales From The Craft Room - Christmas in July

   

    

     

Stamps: Stampin'Up

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine), 

Embossing: Sizzix

Ribbons, jute yarn, silver star

DotMCC - Challenge #5 - Reminder

Hello everyone!

...did you already have an idea for our new challenge? - Such a fun topic....!

This is my second card as an inspiration for our Yellow Pig Day on Day of the Month Card Club.

A very simple card, for which I used the Hog Haven stamp set again.

I cut an opening in a panel and stiched the edges with a quilting wheel. I stamped the pig on another smaller panel and made confetti in the background with the tips of several felt-tip pens, held together with a rubber band. - Of course I masked the pig before I did that! I heat embossed the word and the sentiment in white on black strips. I watercolored with felt-tip pens.

I hope to make you want to join us and you will have lot of fun with our new challenge! 

...and please don't forget that 3 of your fellow participants would be happy to receive a little comment 😉

There is ALWAYS a reason to celebrate!

Linked up with:

The Crafter's Cafe - Animal and/or ATC

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes that relates to animals

Cretalicious - Anything Goes with optional bright & fun

  

Stamps: Pig and Oink (MFT); Sentiment (SU)

Inks: Just Felt-tip pens

White embossing powder, quilting wheel

Very Merry Christmas

Hello everyone!
Days and weeks are passing at an unbelievable speed and it is already time for a new challenge at 52Christmas Card Throwdown. This week we are using a non-traditional image...

This prickly guy has been waiting for weeks for a stamp pad and today he is on a Christmas card - what a lucky fellow! 

I coloured with felt-tip pens and fussy cut the images before sticking them onto the card with foam pads. Added a strip of washi tape on the left. The sentiment is from Stampin'Up

I hope you like it as much as I do and that you will have some free time to play with us!

Have Fun!

Linked up with:
Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes and Optional: Christmas In The Sun
Crafty Gals Corner - Christmas in July
The Male Room - Christmas in July
Mod Squad Challenge - Christmas in July
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas in July
Shopping Our Stash - Christmas in July

          

  

Stamps: Cactus (Deco Time); Pot (Craft Sensations); Sentiment (Stampin'Up); Santa's hat and scarf (Scrap Plaisir);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Felt-tip pens

Washi tape, Foam pads

SUMMER

Hello everyone!
It's still very hot outside and how could you quench your thirst better than with a piece of watermelon! That's what I thought when I made this card.

My card is for our new Dream Factory challenge that starts today. This month's movie is

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Here are some keywords for those who don't remember the movie: Spain, Summer, Friendship, Art, Photography, Love... 

  

....and watermelons! 🍉🍉😁

Its a one layer card. I coloured the whole surface with felt-tip pens. I drew some seeds and added light reflections. The sentiment is composed of three different stamp sets. Enjoy - Hero Arts; Summer - Aladine; Holidays - Lora Bailora

I hope you like it, and you'll have some time to play with us!

Have Fun!

Linked up with:

Just Us Girls - Sentiment as Focal Point

Addicted to Stamps - Summer

Crafty Cardmakers - Here Comes Summer
Friendship Challenge - Sommer, Sonne, Urlaub
Scribbles Designs - A Slice of Summer
Sweet Stampers - Sommer

  

 

Stamps: Enjoy(Hero Arts); Summer (Aladine) and Holidays (Lora Bailora)

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Felt-tip pens

Happy Holidays

Hello everyone!
It is very hot outside - how about a refreshing Christmas card?!
We have a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and this week we're asking for three colors:

RED + GREEN + BROWN

Although it looks so simple - and it was, it cost me a little time... 

...after four weeks vacation I had some trouble to get back into card making mode! 🙃

I started by having fun with alcohol inks because I didn't have a very clear idea of what I wanted to do. 

Splashed red and green ink on photo paper and then added a few drops of gold. - It dried very quickly and I didn't have to wait long to use the panel!   ...the idea was also beginning to emerge!

I die-cut several trees, but finally I kept only one + its border and added the deer instead. ...I had my three colors! 

The deer and the panel with the gold stamped sentiment (I didn't want to emboss it) are fixed with foam pads.

Hope you liked this and you will have time to 

play with us!

Have fun!!

Linked up with:

CCC Digi Creations - Christmas in July
SheepSki Designs - Early Christmas / Winter
Sparkles Christmas - Include a Tree
Tales from the Craft Room - Christmas in July
AAA Cards - Maxi White Space + Optional Twist Christmas In July

   
   

Stamps: ??

Inks: Alcohol inks Poppy Fields and Citron (Tim Holtz/Ranger)

Dies: Deer (Impression Obsession); Tree (Scrap Plaisir);

Foam pads

DotMCC-Challenge #5 - Yellow Pig Day

Hello everyone!
Today we start our 5th Challenge at DotMCC! - Thank you so much for all the great works you shared with us during the previous challenge! 💗

Our new challenge them is:

Yellow Pig Day

Celebrated on July 17th

July 17 is Yellow Pig Day. Despite its name, this day is not a celebration of the pig world, but a celebration of the number 17. - More info about this day on the DotMCC challenge blog!

Here we're not going to get formal with Maths and for once the pigs will be yellow! Ha ha
...if you want to use some scientific numbers on your projects, don't hesitate - but don't forget the yellow pig! 🐖😉

I created this little scene using stamps from the absolutely adorable pig stamp set that my friend and teammie Cornelia sent me - I didn't have a single piglet in my stuff! ....Thanks so much Cornelia❣️

I watercolored with felt-tip pens and then fussy cut the images. 

The background is a remnant of one of my color experiments, backed with black cardstock - it sticks on a embossed panel! Both pigs wear glasses so they can see better! Ha ha

To adjust the sentiment, I crossed the word pink and replaced it by yellow. 

I hope you have some time to join in, because...

There is ALWAYS a reason to celebrate! 

...and it makes us happy! 😉 

Stamps: Hog Heaven (MTF (a gift from my friend Cornelia))

Inks: I colored with felt-tip pens

Dies: Glasses (Scrap Plaisir)

Embossing: Sizzix

Merry Christmas

Hello everyone!
Today is 52CCT  day and every first Saturday of the month we have a sketch, to challenge you!

Sketches are always a big challenge for me but as I already mentioned, it's because I don't have enough training! It's like sport - no training, no results! 😁

This one was relatively easy to do and I quickly got an idea of what I was going to do.

I have a box in which there are always lots of scraps. Embossed or some experiments with colours, they are waiting for their turn and as for last month's sketch, I found my luck among these scraps this time too.

The embossed black panel was a perfect match and all I had to do was attach the ribbon and make a nice bow. - The three fir stickers buzzed through my head right from the beginning!

The design paper in the background is from my kitchen! I sponged Sahara Sand and Daffodil Delight on a piece of white cardstock and then stamped the notes with Smokey Slate. - Looks nice, doesn't it? 

And now it's up to you!

Happy sketching with....

...our July Sketch on 52CCT

Stamps: Sentiment (SU); Notes (Pink Paislee)

Inks: Sahara Sand, Daffodil Delight, Smokey Slate (SU)

Embossing: Sizzix

Ribbon, Stickers

Dreaming of Santa Claus...

Hello everyone!
Saturday is 52 Christmas Card Throwdown day and this week we have a technique for you...

POP UP

The two sweet kittens are dreaming of Santa Claus...

...and when you open the card, he's already there!

I used two squares for the window in the card - one for die-cutting and the second for embossing. Underneath I created a small winter scene. The cats are watercolored with felt-tip pens and then fussy cut.

When you open the card, a small box appears, from which Santa Claus and two of his little helpers look out.

You can see how this works in the short video!

The dies for the box are available at Lawn fawn, but I just stole the idea! 😉

I hope I have inspired you! - I look forward to your creations!

Stamps: Trees (Scrap Plaisir); Sentiment (SU); Santa and his helpers (LoraByLora); Santa in the sky is a gift from a friend

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine)

Dies: From Action

Be the best version of you!

Hello everyone!
It's time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory! - This month's movie is

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Frühstück bei Tiffany

Diamants sur canapé

Keywords: women, fashion, jewellery, love...

I used stamps from various manufacturers for this card. The Eiffel Tower, the sun and the sentiment are from Craft Sensations, the girl is from Stampin'Up and the arc at the top of the card is from Katzelkraft. 

I watercolored with felt tip pens. The upper part of the background is light blue and the lower part light purple to light brown. I made the dress and the hat of the girl with the paper piecing technique. I stamped the girl on a blue inked paper (from my kitchen) and fussy cut the required piece.

On the left I glued a narrow black stripe of cardstock - I think this gives the card a more interesting look!

And now I hope to be a source of inspiration for you and look forward to your work....

Have fun with our challenge!

Stamps: Eiffel Tower, Sun and Sentiment (Craft Sensations); Girl (SU); Arc (Katzelkraft);

Inks: Daffodil Delight, Pumkin Pie, Fresh Fig, Crumb Cake (SU), Onyx Black (Versafine)

Blue Brusho

Vintage Christmas

Hello everyone!
Saturday is 52 Christmas Card Throwdown day! This week it's a theme challenge and we're asking for a

Shabby or Vintage card

I started by stamping the Christmas tree on a sheet of kraft cardboard. Then it was Santa's turn, then the snowflakes and the score. To reinforce the vintage look, I sponged the edges and also the card with Early Espresso (SU). I head embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder on black cardboard, die-cut it and glued it with foam pads just under the score. Finally I colored the baubles with Real Red (SU) and added then ultra fine glitter using glue.

From this angle you can see the glitter a bit better...

That was a lot of fun! 

Now it's up to you! - We are looking forward to your works!

Stamps: Santa and music score (Crafty Secrets); Snowflakes (SU); Tree and Sentiment (Craft Sensations (Action))

Inks: Early Espresso, Real Red, Tranquil Tide (SU)

Dies: Craft Sensations (included in the stamp set)

Ultra fine white glitter, gold embossing powder

DotMCC - Challenge #4 - Reminder

Hello everyone!

Today I come with a new inspiration for our current Day of the Month Card Club Challenge.

The theme is...

Hug you cat

Celebrated on June 4th

Did you know that:

- The oldest ancestors of the cat already lived about 50 million years ago 

- A cat has 32 muscles in each ear to move them - humans only have 6.

- Aspirin can be fatal to the cat. What helps us against headaches is not for kitties.

- Cats sleep up to 16 hours a day

That's me, hugging my cat. 😁

The image is composed of two stamps - the girl and the cat. The girl is holding a little basket that I cut off and replaced with the cat. To do this I made a mask with the cat and once positioned on my panel, I stamped the girl on it. I removed the mask and stamped the cat, then I drew the girl's arms. 

I watercolored with felt-tip pens. The background is slightly pink - a remnant of a test with inks. I added the sentiment plus a small black strip on the side and glued the panel on a white card.

Have Fun with our new challenge 

and show us your cute, funny and wild little Tigers!

...and please don't forget that 3 of your fellow participants would be happy to receive a little comment 😉

There is ALWAYS a reason to celebrate!

O Christmas Tree!

Hello everyone!
It's Saturday and time for a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown! This week we're colorful:

Grey - Pink - Kraft

I love these colors and I wanted to see only them on my card! 

I stamped three different trees in the requested colors and watercolored the smallest ones of them. 

I die-cut the "Joyeux Noël" once out of silver cardstock and once out of black cardstock and glued the two slightly shifted together. I am really very happy with the outcome! :))

I hope you like the challenge as much as I did! Have fun!

Stamps: The curly trees (Theresa Collins), The small tree is from a friend

Inks: Smokey Slate, Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo (SU)

Dies: Scrap Plaisir

Silver and black cardstock

DotMCC-Challenge #4 - Hug your cat

Hello everyone!
Today begins our 4th challenge at DotMCC, but first of all I would like to thank you for all the wonderful creations you shared with us during the previous challenge! 💗

 Our new Challenge theme is:

Hug your cat

Celebrated on June 4th

Sometimes they are cuddly, sometimes they are wild hunters, sometimes they are gentle, sometimes you can barely control them: Cats.

It is man's favourite pet and it is as fabled as it is funny. - This month they are the stars of our challenge and we will give them a big, big hug!

I think my cat's cuddling with me, but that's okay too! I found the image on the net and was immediately attracted to it. This look and this thick licking.... 

I die cut the frame, drew the cat on the inner part and colored it with alcohol markers. I underlaid the whole thing with black cardstock. The background is the remnant of a homemade design paper. I wrote a short text around the frame.
It may not look like it, but the card was made pretty quickly.

Well, hug your cats and whatever else you want to do with them and have fun with the Challenge!

There is ALWAYS a reason to celebrate! 

...and that makes us happy! 😉 

Linked up with:

Stamps: No stamp this time

Inks: Backgrouns - Tranquil Tide (SU); Alcohol markers for colorong the cat

Dies: Action

Joyeux Noël

Hello everyone!
It's Saturday and time for a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown! On the first Saturday of the month we always start with a sketch. (See below)

The challenge was easier than I thought at first! - I have to say that I always have a little trouble with sketches, it's probably because I don't have enough practice! 

There's not much to say about this very simple card. It is made from leftovers that were lying around and to my great surprise everything "nested" perfectly! The only thing I added was the words "Joyeux Noël". Once in black and once in silver then glued together by shifting them slightly. 

Happy sketching!

52 CCT June-Skech

Stamps: Snowflackes (SU); Trees and stars (a gift from a friend);

Inks: Early Espresso (SU), Nuit Blanche (Spray from Scrap Plaisir)

Dies: DIY & Cie

Quilting wheel