Andrà Tutto Bene!

Hello everyone!

Until April 30th there is the wonderful action "Andrà Tutto Bene" at Heindesign.

It's about how the Italians encourage and applaud their COVID helpers with banners hanging on their balcony! 

Andrà Tutto Bene - Everything will be alright! 

We should just make a card that encourages.

The card sent in will be rewarded with a "special" Andrà Tutto Bene stamp!

Here's my card, which I've given a lot of thought to.

The background of my card begins with grey - bad times, 

turns into green - life and hope

 and ends with blue - for freedom and peace.

The stamps I used are also symbolic. I used 13 stamps for my scene - hope that brings us luck!

- The jar means the strict quarantine, which we have had to comply with since the beginning of March.

- The ladder shows that there is a way and we have to strive upwards.

- The stars are for hope and the musical notes say that we remain optimistic and will not be subdued!

- hearts are for the unconditional love and devotion of the hospital teams and all carers in general.

- The numbers in the top right corner stand for...   ...you've probably already guessed!

- Last but not least the key, hidden behind grid and flowers, which I hope will be find as soon as possible!

- And a customized, orange envelope, because orange is the colour of encouragement and success!

I didn't particularly decorate the back of the card, except with a handmade stamp and a sentiment of encouragement that says something like: ... surpassing oneself to cross summits...

...hope you like my thoughts...

Linked up with:

Little Red Wagon - Mix it up!

Watercooler Wednesday - All about Occasions

Creative Moments - Anything Goes + optional Something to Look Forward To 

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Craft Stamper Magazine - Take It Make It

   

   

Stamps: Jar, musical notes and key (Craft Sensations); Heart flowers (Artemio); Gras (Studio Light); Letters for the sentiments (SU); Ladder, Panda, Stars and all background stamps (Scrap Plaisir), Ladybirds (SU); Mountain with the sebtiment (Scrap Plaisir); Sentiment for the envelope (...

Inks: Iced Spruce, Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean (Ranger Distress Oxyde); Pumkin Pie (SU); Onyx Black (Versafine);

World Rat Day - DotMCC Challenge #14

Hello everyone!
After our birthday party at DotMCC it is now time for a new challenge! The theme for this month is...

World Rat Day

Celebrated on April 4

Anyone who keeps rats as pets is already in on the secret: these animals are friendly, loyal, intelligent, and very endearing. Unfortunately they’ve had a bit of bad press over the years....

but once you get to know them on a one-to-one basis, then all of their finer qualities will come to the fore. 

Welcome to our World Rat Day challenge!

...of course you can use mice, too!!

I started by cutting holes in a sheet of cardstock. Then I placed the sheet on a card base and sponged the whole surface with two different shades of yellow and some orange ink in places. I took the perforated sheet off and enlarged the stains on the card base with a little more color. Then I stamped the rats, colored them with alcohol markers and fussy cut them. I also stamped the words for the sentiment, cut them to size and colored the edges of the labels with black felt-tip pen. I then glued the perforated sheet to the base card with foam pads, inserted the rats and added the words. The rat on the bottom right got a Basque cap - my little French touch! 😉

Have Fun!

Hier fliegen gleich die Löcher aus dem Käse...

A German pop song from the 80s (Polonäse Blankenese)

...literally

Here the holes will fly out of the cheese soon (meaning that it's a real big party) 

Video - If you want to listen to the song

Linked up with:

Craft Stamper Magazine - Take It Make It

Crafty Animals - #37 Anything Goes with Animals

Country View - Animal Magic

Fab'n' Funky - Birthday

  

  

Stamps: Rats (Katzelkraft); Sentiment (SU); Basque cap (Penny Black);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Daffodil Delight and Pumkin Pie (SU); Wild Honey (Ranger Distress Oxide);

Alcohol markers

DotMCC - Birthday Present Winner

Hello everyone!
Today is the big day! The winners of our birthday raffle at DotMCC have been announced!
Thank you so much for your fabulous entries and all the nice comments - hopefully you'll play another year along with us!

But before you jump to the challenge blog, take a look here!
M. Random has also chosen the winner of my birthday present!
(The number 30 results from all those who have commented on both of my posts + the addition of those who are also registered as followers)

The lucky one is:

#1 Fabiola

Congratulations Fabiola! 

Please contact me so that I can send you your prize as soon as possible! 

Before I close the post, I want to show you one more Easter card!

Another one the quick way!

 The eggs are die-cut from leftovers. Two Katzelkraft stamps, some watercoloring for the ground, a sentiment - done! 

Have a great day and...

Take good care of yourselves!

Linked up with:

The Crafting Challenge - Anything Goes and/or Easter

PB Papercraft Challenge - Easter

SheepSki - Show us your wings

Sweet Stampin' - Things with wings

Sweet Stampers - Easter or Spring

Sparkles Monthly - Easter

      

    

Stamps: Hen and goose (Katzelkraft); Sentiment (SU); Bees (???);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Ranger Distress Oxides, 

Dies: Imression Obsession

Alcohol Inks, Felt-tip pens

YAY!

Hello everyone!
It's Saturday and I'd like to introduce you to the new challenge on 52CCT. This week we have a sketch for you!

I stamped the image, inked it with alcohol markers and then cut it fussy. I die-cut a frame, inserted the image and backed it with patterned paper. I added a piece of washi tape "Merry Christmas" at the bottom of the frame. 

I cut patterned paper in a slightly smaller size than the card base, glued it on and then fixed the framed image with foam pads. 

I put three different washi tapes on paper, cut them into smaller strips and stuck them under the small label, on which I had stamped the word YAY! and which is also fixed with foam pads. 

As a final touch I added some Wink of Stella on the snowflakes!

Have Fun!

...and take good care of yourself!

April Sketch - 52CCT

Linked up with:

Sparkle Christmas - Christmas Critters

Pearly Sparkles - Bunnies, Birds and/or Bears

Merry Little Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

The Diva's That Cut - Animals + must use a die cut or embossing folder

Crafty Animals - Animals/Teddy Bears

Crimbo Crackers - Animals, must be Christmas or festive

    

    

Stamps: Bear on sledge (Scrap Plaisir); YAY! (SU); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Alcohol markers

Dies: Frame (Action Market);

Patterned paper, washi tape, Wink of Stella, Foam pads

It's all about me!

Hello everyone and Happy April 1st!
I'm back with another Easter card! - Just as quick and easy as yesterday's...

I used a piece of flowery design paper for the ground, stamped the Katzelkraft bunny and put a little purple egg in his paws! The sentiment on the black label is heat embossed. - It took me less than 5 minutes...

Happy crafting and

...Stay healthy!!! 😘

Linked up with:

Time OUT - Lots or a little purple (a little for me)

AAA Cards - Made in Minutes wit Optionam Twist Stencil

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Easter

Retro Rubber Challenge - RRCB131 Tic Tac Toe (I chose the left vertical row) - Bunny and embossed sentiment are well over a year old

Male Room - Make Me Laugh

      

  

Stamps: Bunny and embossed sentiment (Katzelkraft); stamped sentiment (SU);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Versamark

Design paper, white embossing powder, white gel pen,

What else?

Hello everyone!
Today I don't post as DT - today is just a "for-me-day"! 
As I said the other day, I made some Easter cards. Here's another one of them!

So easy to do! 

Just some washi tape for the ground, a die cut and a sentiment, that was it! - Hope you like it!

Stay healthy!!! 😘

Linked up with:

Time Out - Lots or a little purple (a little for me)

AAA Cards - Made in Minutes wit Optionam Twist Stencil

Sweet Stampers - Easter or Spring

Perfectly CAS - Die Cuts

Creative With Stamps - Egg

       

    

Stamps: Happy Easter (SU); What else? (Katzelkraft);

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

Dies: Bunny + Egg (Obsession Impression)

Washi tape

So Happy...

Hello everyone!
A quick reminder and a little inspiration for our current challenge at the Dream Factory. This month's movie is

Lassie

It's all about Dogs, Friendship, Farm life...

I combined a Katzelkraft dog with the cute "Spot the dog", which I got from Vicky from Crackerbox and Suzy Stamps for "the blog birthday at DotMCC". 

First I sponged the background with Pumkin Pie, Daffodil Delight (both SU) and Wild Honey (Distress Oxide). 

Afterwards I applied some rhombs using a stencil and Cracked Pistachio (Distress Oxide). 

I stamped raindrops (Katzelkraft) and a grid (Bo Bunny) with the same ink. The dots (Bo Bunny) are stamped with Fired Brick (Distress Oxide), and the ripped cardboard with Cloud White (Scrap Plaisir). 

The faux stitches are from Marianne Design and the sentiment is from SU. 

I colored the dogs with alcohol markers, cut them fussy and glued them on the card. Voilà!

Have Fun!!

Linked up with:

Sweet Stampin' - Make your own Background

Country View - The Eyes Have It

Cardz 4 Galz - Cute Animals

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your Mark

DL.ART Thankful Thuesday - Dogs and/or Puppies

    

     

Stamps: Big dog and Raindrops (Katzelkraft); small dog (Crackerbox and Suzy); Sentiment (Stampin'Up); Faux stitches (Mariamme Design); Grid and Dots (Bo Bunny);  

Inks: Pumkin Pie, Daffodil Delight (Stampin'Up); Wild Honey, Cracked Pistachio and Fired Brick (Ranger Distress Oxide); Cloud White (Scrap Plaisir); Onyx Black (Versafine);

Stencil: Rhombs (Rebekha Meier);

Alcohol markers

Gather Together

Hello everyone!
As you know, Saturday is 52CCT day on my blog. This week we have a technique challenge - we are looking for..... 

Windows

I started to stamp what was visible through the window onto a card base. I masked the image and sponged the background with Deep Lagoon (Versafine). Everything else is colored with colored pencils after removing the mask. The bear, the deer, the snowman and the lantern are also colored with colored pencils - fussy cut and glued on. - The little animals are really tiny and it was a very fussy job!

I added very fine white splashes and set it aside.

I cut off the two long sides of a big, punched label and so I got the windowsill and the upper frieze for the window. I glued a small strip of paper left and right and the window frame was perfect. The panes were cut using a small square die.

I then applied the bricks with a stencil - it would have been easier if I had done it before!

I stamped and colored the Christmas lights before I added the dog and the sentiment. As a final touch I added a very tiny strip of washi tape at the bottom and glued the panel on the card base. Et voilà!

It was a little long, but hey!

Have FUN!!

Linked up with:

Fezziwigs Festive Frolics - Anything Festive Goes

The Crafter's Cafe - Animals

The 12 Months of Christmas - Challenge #63 + Optional Twist: Ice Ice Baby

Merry Little Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

    

  

Stamps: Dog (Katzelkraft); Sentiment (Lora Bylora); All the other stamps are (Scrap Plaisir);

Inks: Onyx Black and Deep Lagoon (Versafine); 

Dies: From the Action Market

Stencil: Bricks (Scrap Plaisir);

Colored pencils, washi tape