This is not a photo opportunity

Hello everyone,

Just a quick post from me today. I have made a card for the challenge over at 'De Stempelwinkel' where the theme this month is 'anything goes'.
So here it is :

On this card I experimented with the Distress Crayons from Tim Holtz and I must say that the jury is still out on whether I like them or not.. I bought the whole set at the Art Specially event this weekend and I'd better like them !!! lol

Anyway on the card I used mostly 'De Stempelwinkel' stamps. The photographer was stamped in a piece of very subtle pattern paper and cut out. I also stamped him on the card so that any imperfection in the cutting out is not visible. 

The sentiment Viva Las Vegas Stamps, I used it because I thought it was funny... 

I distressed the edges and glued the panel onto a white card. 

Thanks for stopping by... 

Nevermore

Hello everyone,

I have made a card for the Stempelwinkel's 2nd challenge for this year called 'words'.  I thought it would be fitting to use a writer as the main image for this challenge so that is what I did:

I used book text as my base (more words) and added some gesso to make it a little softer. Next I stamped 'nevermore' and made a mask leaving a little border so it would create the white edge around the word. Next I stamped Edgar over the top. 

I coloured the background around him with diluted acrylic paints and when that had dried used some background stamps to add a little more interest. I also drew a little black line around the panel. Lastly I stamped the 'dream' sentiment, cut it into strips, adhered it onto the panel and doodled around them.

Than was it ! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today !!! 

Winter wonderland

Hello everyone,

I have made a card for the latest 'de Stempelwinkel' Challenge where the theme is Winter/Christmas. I had enough of making Christmas cards so I tried something different. Also I don't own very many of the lovely "de Stempelwinkel' stamps so I had to improvise. On my card is only one stamp from them, the happy couple,  and it is from plate 135.

I hope you like it ! I am not sure..... 

Thanks so much for stopping by today ! 

Atlantis

Hello everyone,

Every month I try to take part in an ATC swap which is organised by Wini over on the Craftorij FB page. The theme in September was buildings and this is what I made :

These ATC were all made by stamping (stamps by De Stempelwinkel, Stampingback and Art Journey) and masking and the colouring was all done with Copic Markers. I hope the recipients liked them ! 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Leave my loneliness unbroken!

Hello everyone,

Today I have a card to share. I made this for the Challenge over at De Stempelwinkel where the theme is 'women'. So here goes:

This is a really simple card. I took some black card stock and adhered the pink patterned paper on the top. I did ink the edges before I glued it down. The girl was stamped on some paper that came from a package of stamps and cut out with a circle die. I drew some circles around the die cut and added some Liquid Pearls. The bow is made from a strip of fabric and just glued on. Lastly the sentiment came from a stamp set about writers. All stamps are from De Stempelwinkel. 

That was it ! 

Thank you for stopping by ! 

Something fishy going on !

Hello fellow Crafters,

This is my first post of today and it is a card. I love playing in challenges when I have the time. Today I had time so I made a card for the 'Silhouette' challenge over at the Stempelwinkel:
I don't have many stamps from the Stempelwinkel and I might buy some more as they have a lovely collection. For this card I had to improvise :

I started with model paste through a stencil and when that had dried I coloured my cardpanel with Distress Inks and then dripped some water over the top. I then used the bubble stamp in the same Distress Ink colours to make the background more interesting. I also rubbed a black ink pad around the edges. Next I stamped the fish and I must say I thought it was a real shame to have to colour them black to turn them into silhouettes but that was the challenge.... The sentiment was typed on my old fashioned typewriter. I doodled a bit and used a white pencil to highlight the bubbles here and there. I then matted the panel on black card stock and then on a white card. 

That was it ! 

Thank you so much for stopping by !