Katzelkraft - Merry Everything

Hello everyone!

Today is Katzelkraft day. 

A Christmas card for a change, because I have not made enough this year. Ha ha ha

I put a little Chipped Sapphire and Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide) to a piece of acetate and sprayed it with water. Placed it on half of the card and moved the acetate away to the left edge. Stamped the ornament in the background and added a few splatters of black ink.

I stamped Santa on Bristol paper and colored him with alcohol markers. Cut him out and adhered him to the card. Added the sentiment.

Hope you like it. - See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft inspiration! ;)

I used:

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

Linked up with:

Peace on Earth - Christmas

Christmas Kickstart - If It's Christmassy, Link It Up!

Crafting Happiness - Christmas

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

A Place To Start - Anything Goes 

Nachteulen Schaffen Schönes - Alles ist möglich

Stamps: All (Katzelkraft)

Inks: Chipped Sapphire and Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide); Onyx Black (Versafine);

Alcohol markers, 

I am dreaming of a pink Christmas

Hi everyone!

Let's go for a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

The theme of this week is

Snowflakes

Little snowman dreams of a pink Christmas and...

his dream came true! 

Pink snowflakes are floating from the sky and even the ground is already covered with them. 

The reindeer is a bit surprised about this unusual color, but it's ok with me, I love pink! :))

I stamped the image and the thought bubble and masked both. I then lightly sponged half of the card pink and stamped snowflakes with the same color - first on scrap paper then on the card to get a lighter print. 

I removed the masks. Colored the image with alcohol markers and stamped the sentiment into the bubble. Added a few rhinestones to the snowflakes to make them sparkle :)

Have Fun!! 

Linked up with:

Alphabet Challenge - S is for Snow

Beyond The Blue - Snowflakes

Sweet Stampin' - Christmas Creations

Winter Wonderland - Anything goes

Creations in Pink - Anything Goes in MAINLY PINK

Stamps: Image and sentiment (Craft Emotions); bubble (Craft Sensations); snowflakes (various brands);

Inks: Picked Raspberry (Distress Oxide), Onyx Black (Versafine);

Alcohol markers, rhinestones

The more friends we have ...

Hi everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at the Dream Factory

The movie for this month is

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Ice, Snow, Arctic, Winter ...but first and foremost: Penguins!!!

What a fun theme! I pulled out almost all of my penguin stamps for this card!

... and as you can see, they didn't brave the cold!  Ha ha ha

I stamped and masked everything in order until the scene was complete. Then I colored penguins, furniture and plant with alcohol markers. The walls and floor I colored with watercolors. The walls seemed a little blank to me, so I masked off all the stamped areas and the floor again, took a stencil and stenciled stripes with Chipped Sapphire (Distress Oxide). I liked it much better that way! 

Finally, I heat embossed the sentiment onto black cardstock, cut it to size and adhered it. 

Lots of masking and coloring on this card! I actually don't have time to make such elaborate cards, but this scene had been on my mind for days and it was huge fun to create it. I hope you like it as much as I do.

Linked up with:

Heart 2 Heart - A Few of my Favorite Things (I love: Katzelkraft stamps and creating scenes with them, using Distress Oxide, alcohol markers, stencils ...)

Mix It Up - Anything Goes + optional Open Technique (lots of masking for this one layer card)

Critter Crazy - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anyting Goes

Ally's Angels - Anything Goes

Stamps: Sentiment, plant, furniture and penguin on the bottom right (Katzelkraft); penguin on the bottom left (LorabyLora); all other penguins (Scrap Plaisir).

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

Stencil: Craft Sensations

Watercolors, alcohol markers, embossing powder,

Have a lovely Christmas

Hi everyone!

A little reminder about the "Christmas Card Day" challenge at the Day of the Month Card Club...

I only used stickers for this card. No great skill, but I had fun doing it! :)) 

...and they have to get used at some point, right! ;)) - I hope you like it anyway :)

Have Fun!

Linked up with:

Crafty Gals Corner - "Tis the Season

Crafting Happiness - Christmas

Fab 'n' Funky - Last Minute Christmas

The Holly and the Ivy - Anything Christmas Goes

Cupcake Inspirations - Inspiration Photo (rather the colors for me)

Katzelkraft - Alles Gute zum Geburtstag

Hi everyone! 

I am back with a new Katzelkraft creation. Today it turned out to be a birthday card. 

The background pattern is the negative print of a stencil. I always make these when I use stencils so nothing gets lost.

I stamped the flower and the little mouse on the card. Stamped both again on bristol paper and colored the mouse with alcohol markers. For the flower, I just colored the pot and the first squiggle. Cut out the pot and mouse and glued them to the card. Then colored the flower on the card. Put shadows under the mouse and splattered some black ink on the card. I heat embossed the sentiment on black cardstock, cut it in half and adhered it. As a final touch, I stamped a few stars under the mouse.

Hope you like it. - See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft inspiration! ;)

I used:

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

Linked up with:

Crazy is our Frame - Stencils are our Game - Anything Goes as long as you use a stencil!!

Happy Little Stampers - December Birthday Challenge

Happy Little Stampers - December Stencil Challenge

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Path of Positivity - Anything Goes

Stamps: Mouse and flower (Katzelkraft) ; sentiment and stars (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Lemon Lime Twist (Atampin'Up); Onyx Black (Versafine);

Stencil:

Alcohol markers, embossing powder,

Zauber der Weihnachtszeit

Hi everyone!

New Saturday and new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

This week we want you to use these colors:

Blue  &  White

To create the background, I used an old credit card to apply blue acrylic paint to bristol paper and used a wooden stick to add texture to the paint while it was still wet. After drying, I punched out the stars. Die cut the little village out of regular paper and glued the pieces to a blank card. Stamped the sentiment. Done!

Have Fun!!

Linked up with:

Cut It Up - Winter 

Fab 'n' Funky - Die Cuts or Embossing Only

Time Out - Winter or Holiday Season

Peace On Earth Christmas - Anything Christmas 

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

Stamps: Sentiment (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Dies: Stars (Scrap Plaisir); village (Stampin'Up);

Acrylic paint, 

Warm Winter Wishes

Hi everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at the Day of the Month Card Club! This month we are celebrating 

Christmas Card Day

Every year around this time, friends and families start sending out their Christmas cards. Christmas Card Day is a reminder to get stamps, envelopes and cards to share Christmas joy.

I make at least one Christmas card a week, so by the end of the year I have them all ready and just have to write them. 

This one was quite easy to make. 

I masked off a part of the card with masking tape. Sponged the left blank part with lime green ink and then stamped holly on it. Removed the masking tape and repeated the process another time for the narrow red stripe. 

I stamped the mug and colored it with alcohol markers. I die cut the image and backed it with another circle I die cut from red Glitter cardstock. Adhered this to the card and stamped the sentiment next to it.

Linked up with:

Sweet Stampin' - Christmas Creations

Christmas Kickstart - If It's Christmassy, Link It Up!

Alphabet Challenge - R is for Reduce (CAS)

Winter Wonderland - Anything Christmas Goes

Stamps: Holly and sentiment (Stampin'Up); mug (Craft Sensation)

Inks: Lime Green, Tranquil Tide and Real Red (Stampin'Up), Onyx Black (Versafine);

Dies: Craft Sensations

Alcohol markers, glitter cardstock,