Pretend it's a plan !

Hello everyone,

I had loads of fun today, making this art journal page for Katzelkraft. It made me chuckle...

I like putting some humor into my projects and I think I succeeded this time... lol 

Anyway, this is a gelli printed background on which I stamped some script and did some doodling. I also stamped the bottom rat and the cat on the page. 

Next I stamped everything on white card stock. I masked the umbrella after stamping it so it looks like the rat is sitting in it. He doesn't look very happy, does he ? lol 

Next I coloured the images with my Copic Markers and cut them out. I drew a line along the top so I could 'hang' the umbrella on it. I adhered the images to the page and added some shading underneath the rat and the cat on the ground. Lastly I drew a white line along the edges and added the sentiment. This is made out of 2 Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers. 

I have used the following stamps:

KTZ142 - les Anthropomorphes rabbit 

KTZ131 - Mini background B7

KTZ119 - Les Drôles d'accessoires

KTZ179 - Les rats des villes

KTZ152 - Les chats Russes

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Be in full bloom

Hello everyone,

and happy Thursday to you !

For today's Vera Lane Studio inspiration I have made an art journal page with the latest release, the Fleur Fairies and a postcard with an oldie but goodie... Ester Jean.

This page was made with a gelli print (what else?) lol. 

I added the dictionary words and some washi tape. I resized and printed the fleur Fairies and coloured them with my Copic Markers. I then cut them out and adhered them to my page together with a sentiment. 

You will find this set HERE. 

This postcard came about when I kept finding Ester Jean. I coloured her last year on holiday and i kept wanting to use her but didn't have a background that I thought fitted her. When I had a gelli printing session last week, with a friend and this print came out, Ester Jean was the first image that came to mind to use with it. So that is what I did. I added a little stamping on the left and some silver sparkly washi tape. 

You will find Ester Jean HERE.

Thank you for stopping by today ! See you next Thursday ! 

Eat more...

Hello everyone,

For today's VivaLasVegaStamps!  post I have an art journal page to show you. This cat has just got the cream eh... custard I think. lol.

The background is a mop up page from a gelli plate, you know at the end where there are so many left over paint bits. Sometimes these turn out really nice and I thought this one was great so I decided to use it for this page. I added some stamping and white splatters. After the cat was adhered I also added some more shading under him. 

He looks like he's having a great time, doesn't he ...

Not sure I'll take his advice though.. 

Anyway, I have used the following stamps:

6805 - Cheshire cat sitting 

18812 - Tangle

19567 - Writing circles background

19571 - Writing triangles

19569 - Mesh texture

19659 - Numbers Set 

20126 - Eat more candy

19146 - Fish Fingers & Custard

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Animal Instinct

Hello everyone,
Hallo allemaal, 


Today I have a card to share that I made with the latest new stamp brand that is available at Hobbycompleet De Duif; AALL&Create ! Aren't they fabulous !

Voor vandaag heb ik weer een kaart gemaakt met de nieuwste stempellijn die bij Hobbycompleet de Duif verkrijgbaar is; de AALL& Create stempels. Zijn ze niet geweldig. 

For this card I used a piece of watercolour paper and coloured it with Distress Oxide Inks. I put them on my craft sheet and dunked the paper in until I was happy. Next I stamped the background with the same Oxides and also with grey Archival ink. I die cut two circles; one of watercolour paper, one out of grey card stock. I coloured the watercolour paper one in the same way with Distress Oxide and after it dried I stamped the fox onto it. I also stamped the fox on some white card stock and coloured him with Copic Markers. Once I finished I cut out the fox and glued him onto the circle. Lastly I stamped the sentiment, matted it on the same grey paper and I also matted the finished panel. I then adhered the panel to a white card. 

Voor deze kaart heb ik aquarel papier gebruikt. Ik heb het gekleurd met Distress Oxide Inkt door de inkt op de craft sheet te smeren en daarna de kaart erin te dopen, tot ik tevreden was.  Ik heb daarna de kaart bestempeld met dezelfde Oxide inkt en ook met Archival in grijs. Vervolgens heb ik twee cirkels gesneden met een stans; een van aquarel papier en een van grijs card stock. De vos is daarna op de cirkel gestempeld en ook op een stukje with card stock. Die op het witte papier heb ik toen ingekleurd met Copics en uitgeknipt. Hij is toen op die op de cirkel geplakt. 

De tekst is ook op wit card stock gestempeld en op grijs gemat zoals de cirkel met de vos en daarna het hele paneel. Het geheel is toen op de kaart geplakt. 

Materials: 

Ik heb de volgende materialen gebruikt. 

- Aquarel papier

Distress Oxide 

- Picked Raspberry

- Fossilized Amber

- Carved Pumpkin 

Archival Inkt:

-grijs

- Jet Black

Stempels AALL&Create :

Set #3

Set#4

Copic Markers: 

E19 - E57 - W1

Witte pen 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Leuk dat je er was vandaag ! 

Published again !

Hello everyone,

I was so happy when the latest Stampers' Sampler was delivered to my house and I found that I had some decorated envelopes and cards in it.

It is always such a thrill to see my work in print !

I always send my cards in decorated envelopes and sometimes they publish them too. Like these two. 

I made this card a while ago and it is part of a set of 8 I sent in. Hopefully the other ones will be published at a later date. 

I was extremele pleased to see I had a three page article with cards made with Katzelkraft Stamps. 

I love these funny animals and it's great that they are in the magazine! 

And the last page. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Blessed are the curious

Hello everyone,

I have a tag for UmWow Studio to share today. I have heat embossed the butterfly chipboard and filmed the process so I don't have to explain ! lol

As a base a used a piece of design paper. I added some stamping, scribbling, a little gesso and embossing. 

The butterfly is placed on some silk sari ribbon which I have stitched down the sides. 

You will find the Butterfly HERE.

I am trying to use up my old stash of bits and bobs, these paper flowers are of that stash so I added a brad from the same stash and glued the whole thing down onto the tag...

I think it turned out nice, now if you like to know what I did to the chipboard then hop over to YouTube and have a look ! 

I hope you enjoy watching. 

Until next time ! 

It's never too late..

Hello everyone,

For today's Katzelkraft project I have made a triptych of ATC's. I kept it fairly simple as these little critters speak for themselves !

I cut three pieces of paper to the size of ATC's (3,5 x 2,5") I then put them back together with washi tape so I could stamp over the cuts. 

I stamped the monsters first and then coloured them with Copic markers. I also added some shading underneath them. Next I added the clouds, I stamped them with Distress Ink in Broken China and lastly I stamped the sentiment over the top. You will find a list of all the stamps used with links at the bottom of this post. 

This one is sooooo cute, don't you think? 

These two are amazed by their friend... 

I have used the following stamps: 

KTZ193 - Les Monstres des Carpates

KTZ150 - Nuages

KTZ169 - Dreamer

Thank you so much for stopping by today !