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 ! 

Delight

Hello everyone,

and happy Stampotique day to you. Yes, it is time for yet another Challenge and this week Claudine is our hostess and she chose 'Birds & Bees' as her theme. This is what she said:

I just love anything to do with nature and specifically Birds and Bees. Let me see your best "bird and bee" project for this one. 

So, birds and bees is what she shall have :

This is a piece of 8 x 8 pattern paper from Kaiserkraft. I started with a stencil and some model paste in two corners. I then painted the same two corners with ochre acrylic paint. When this was dry I spritzed some Lindy's Moonshadow spray on it and dried it again with a heat tool. I kept on spritzing and dripping until I was happy with the result. 

Next I stamped 5 bees and 3 birds which I coloured and cut out. I also stamped 5 bees and 3 birds directly on the paper and the 5 bees on a piece of vellum. The coloured bees and birds were adhered on the ones that were stamped directly on the paper. Next I coloured the backside of the vellum wings with a pale blue Copic Maker and cut them out. Yes, just the wings. I then cut a slit on either side of the bees bodies and slid the wings into the slits. Next I took the whole piece to the sewing machine and sewed on the wings. I left all the threads on; this gives a nice old, worn effect I think. Lastly I adhered one of Tim Holtz chit chat stickers and put glossy accents onto the bees' bodies. 

That was it, Here is a detail photo:

I used only two stamps for this 

Medium Bee 

Birdy 

Why not get your stamps out and play along with us this week. You might win one of two $30 vouchers to spend in the Stampotique Online Shop. Just remember only one entry per person per challenge and NO digi's... 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

I think we ought to live happily ever after!

Hello everyone,

Today is the 1st of June; can you believe it ! Time goes so fast. Anyway I have another postcard to share. I made this as my DT post for Roc. I love postcards and I love Roc's stamps. Especially this screaming bunny !

I started with a piece of white card stock to which I glued some of Tim Holtz' tissue paper. I then painted it with a very thin coat of gesso to soften the black print of the tissue paper. Next I used PaperArtsy fresco paint in the colour 'Limelight' and when this dried I added some more gesso. I also sanded it in between layers. This gives a nice shabby look. I used some patterned paper for the bottom. I just cut the top along the flowers. Next I stamped the dog, coloured him and positioned him on the card and glued the patterned paper over the top. I then took it to my sewing machine and stitched around the card twice. I think this gives a nice effect. I also accentuated the top of the flowers with a green Big Brush Marker which I also used to stamp the swirls. You just scribble on the stamp and stamp it ! Next I stamped the bunny and coloured him with Copic Markers, same as the dog. I cut him out and adhered him to the card. The last thing was the sentiment which I typed on my old typewriter and cut out. I doodled around the edges and adhered them to the card. 

That was it.

I used the following stamps:

Screaming bunny

Dog

Heart Vine

You can find Roc's stamps at Stampotique HERE.

Thank you for stopping by !