Hello Spring

Hi everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at the Day of the Month Card Club! 

This month we are celebrating 

 Vappu

Vappu is celebrated annually on May 1st and marks the end of winter for the Finnish people. It is also celebrated as International Labour Day and is one of the biggest festivals of the year in Finland alongside Midsummer's Day and Christmas.

We say:

Anything Goes with the theme of Spring!

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I moistened watercolor paper and stamped flowers, foliage and two bees on it. I only used aqua markers - no black. After the colors had spread on the damp paper and the paper had dried, I stamped the same flowers in the same places, varying the intensity of the colors.

I then cut the panel to size and punched a border at the bottom. Backed it with blue paper, glued it to an embossed background and then to a blank card. 

Finally, I die cut the "Hello" and the letters for the word "Spring" and added them to the card.

Have Fun! ;)

Linked up with:

Make My Monday - Florals

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - April Showers bring May Flowers

The Four Seasons - Spring

Triple B - Birds, Blooms and/or Butterflies

A Place to Start - Anything Goes with opt. twist: For a Lady

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Craft Sensations

Embossing: Stampin'Up

Dies: Border (Love 2 Craft) ; Hello (Joy Crafts);

Aqua markers,

We Travel...

Hi everyone!

I have the great honor to be a Guest Designer at the Male Room this month.

The theme is: "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" 

Of course, I immediately thought of the new stamps from Katzelkraft for this challenge! 

I love creating little scenes, so I combined the Citroën 2CV with the house from the Seaside set (also Katzelkraft). As you can see, it works quite well. 

Both images I colored first with watercolors and then highlighted the shadow areas with alcohol markers. I cut them out and glued them onto a background, which was made with Distress Oxides. 

I stamped the quote (Kaisercraft) and cut it into labels, otherwise it wouldn't have fit in terms of size. Glued on the single words and outlined them with a black fineliner.

Hope you like it. Perhaps you will find time to take up the challenge...

See you soon!

Linked up with:

Daring Cardmakers - Something old and something new (The house stamp is old, the car stamps is new, but the car model is very old :) 

Inspiration Station - Photo Inspiration (Inspired by Travels and Adventures)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with opt. Twist: Splash of Color

SheepSki Designs - Anythig Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: House and car (Katzelkraft); quote (Kaisercraft;

Inks: Salty Ocean and Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide); Onyx Black (Versafine);

Watercolors, alcohol ink markers, 

Katzelkraft - Fabulous Shoes

Hi everyone!

Katzelkraft has released new stamps! 

This cool giraffe is one of the fun animals you'll find in the new collection :)) 

Isn't she pretty in her fancy shoes? 

I colored and cut out the giraffe. Stamped the sneaker part a second time with pink ink and then traced the edges and laces with black fine liner. Added darker pink shadows and white dots + a little green and Wink of Stella to make them glitzy. Cut them out and glued them on. 

The quote I found on Pinterest. I stamped lots of single letters, cut them into labels and put them together to form the words. I glued everything onto a background that I had previously sponged with blue and gray Distress Oxide ink and stamped with a crackle pattern. - I also added some black splatters.  

As a finishing touch, I outlined the words of the quote with black fineliner. 

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

If you would like to see more of my Katzelkraft creations, 

just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

I used:

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

Linked up with:

Sweet Stampin - Animals

Color Dare - Must Use Shades of Pink, Yellow & Green

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with opt. twist: A Splash of Color

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Girafe (Katzelkraft); crackle background (Stampin'Up); quote (single letters (AVEC));

Inks: Salty Ocean, Picked Raspberry and Iced Spruce (Distress Oxide); Onyx Black (Versafine);

Aqua markers, alcohol ink markers, Wink of Stella, white gel pen,

HELLO

Hi everyone!

We are entering the second half of our current challenge at the Dream Factory.

 

Our Movie: 

They Cloned Tyrone 

Redesign one of our cards in your own way

or

Use something Twice 

This time I really cloned and this little bear was perfect for it! 

I stamped and cut out the bear and hat twice each. Colored the bears with alcohol ink markers. - I didn't need to do this for the hat because it was stamped on a piece of gel print.

The ATC is also a piece of gel print on which I stamped a background pattern (on the left) an a few trees. I taped the bottom edge with washi tape then stuck on the bears and the HELLO sticker. Hope you like my twins! :))

Happy cloning!!

Linked up with:

Cardz 4 Galz - Movie Madness

ATC Around the world - Clean and Simple

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with opt. twist: A Splash of Color

We Love to Create - Anything Mixed Media Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Gem of a Craft - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Bear and hat (Craft Senstions); trees and background (Aladine); the HELLO is a sticker

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Washi tape, alcohol ink markers, sticker

Katzelkraft - And the Adventure begins

Hi everyone! 

Have you already noticed that Katzelkraft has released new stamps? - 

Take a look ;)) - you'll see, the new collection is just fantastic! 

But that's not all!

Another great piece of news is that Katzelkraft has acquired the Stampotique brand and that these stamps will soon be available in the Katzelkraft store. 

...so the adventure begins!

They will start with a brand new collection and then gradually produce the older stamps as well. 

I'll let you know as soon as I have more news.

For my first project, I used the new Combi VW and combined it with the somewhat older Pabo, dog and accessories.

I used the paper piecing technique for Pabo's outfit and accessories. - This saves coloring :))

I colored the Combi and the dog with watercolors and alcohol ink markers. 

For the background and ground, I simply dabbed on some color. 

The sentiment I stamped in three steps so that it fitted in well.

As you can see, these new stamps can also be combined really well with the older Katzelkraft stamps. - The possibilities are endless! ;)

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

If you would like to see more of my Katzelkraft creations, 

just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

I used:

...just click on the images to go to the store and see them in a bigger size.

Linked up with:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your Mark

Try It On Tuesday - Inspired by a Song (I've been inspired by Johnny Cash's song - I've Been Everywhere)

Inspiration Station - Inspiration Photo (I've been inspired by Travels, Holidays, Adventures...)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with opt. twist: Splash of Color

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything goes 

Stamps: All (Katzelkraft);

Inks: Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide); Onyx Black (Versafine);

Alcohol ink markers, patterned paper,

Birthday wishes

Hi everyone!

Time for a quick reminder about our current challenge at the Day of the Month Card Club

We're celebrating

National Look Alike Day

Anything thats twice or look alike goes!

I stamped a butterfly bush flower and a butterfly twice. 

Stamped another butterfly at the top of the flower. Colored the flowers with aqua markers and the butterflies with metallic watercolors. Made a few blue watercolor spots in the background and then die cut the panel into a rectangular shape. I adhered it to an embossed panel and then to a blank card. 

Heat embossed the Happy Birthday sentiment and added it to the card.

Have Fun!

Linked up with:

I Spy with my Little Eye - Something whith Wings

Little Red Wagon - Congrats

Unicorn - Use Dies

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - Happy Birthday

PINspirational - Embossing

Triple B - Birds, Butterflies, Blooms

Let's Craft and Create - AG + Beautiful Butterflies

Classic Design - April/May Anything Goes with opt. Twist: Happy Birthday

Stamps: Butterflies and flower (Craft Sensation); Sentiment (Stampin'Up); 

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Embossing: Stampin'Up

Aqua markers, embossing powder, metallic watercolor for the butterfly wings,