Simply beautiful

Hello everyone,

and welcome to June ! Today starts a new challenge over at Country View Challenges and Teresa is hosting. She wants us to use 'the written word'. This is what I came up with:

I have filmed the process too. So if you'd like to know how then hop over to my YouTube Channel

I will be back soon with more inspiration for this challenge. 

Why not play along with us ? You could win a £ 20 voucher to spend in the shop but before you do make sure to read the rules HERE. 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

So delicious

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my weekly post for Katzelkraft.

I have made a spread in my mini journal (9 x 14 cm) today and this is it :

I used a piece of gelli printed paper, which I cut in half and glued in my journal, as the background. I added some stamping and then the animals, plant and pouffe. All images were coloured with Copic Markers, cut out and adhered to the page. I added some shading with a watercolour pencil and that was that ! 

I used the following stamps: 

KTZ 202 - Dans mon salon

KTZ208 - La Ferme des animaux 

KTZ 179 - Les rats des villes

KTZ139 - English quotes

KTZ 180 - Baroque

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Flowers and confidence

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my weekly Vera Lane Studio post. I have two projects today; 1 postcard with the latest release "Tulips" and a journal page with one of the 'Menswear' girls. I used the one from the collage sheet. They are fabulous if you are in a hurry. I wasn't in a hurry but just like the way these are coloured. I did spend ages on my background though and I still am not sure whether I like it or not, oh well....

Here is my postcard. I love the simplicity of this and it is quite patriotic I suppose. The vases are coloured in the colours of the Dutch flag and the tulips are orange, the national colour of Holland. 

I resized them and printed them on white card stock which I then cut to the size of a postcard. 

I coloured everything with Copic markers. The sentiment was cut apart and glued on. 

You will find this set HERE. 

This journal page took me ages. It started out much yellower but I then decided I didn't really like that. The good thing about acrylic paints is though that you can keep on adding layers. That't exactly what I did. Until I was happy, sort of... lol 

You will find 'Menswear' HERE. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Stay cool

Hello everyone,

I have a little tag to share today. I made this with the lovely AALL & Create stamps. I can't get enough of them. I kept it really simple; this tag is a one layer piece.

I think it is fun to combine stamps that are totally different. So here, I have given Gwendolen a hat made of one of Tracy's flowers... lol 

Here's how:

These are the stamps I used.. 

 

I stamped the flowerhead first, leaving on a piece of the stem. It made me think of a baret.. 

I then masked off the hat and stamped Gwendolen.

I used the sentiment from "Positive Vibes". (The lama - I have some ideas for him too !)

I then started colouring...

A work in progress... 

After I coloured her,  I added colour to the background also with my Copics. I stamped the little alphabet from the same set with Distress Ink in Tumbled glass and added some doodle lines.

That was it ! 

If you want to know more about the products or where you can buy them please visit:

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique 

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

A trio of Quirks

Hello everyone,

and welcome to this blogpost where I'd like to share a trio of ATC's with the lovely AALL & Create stamps and stencils.

And here is how I made them... 

I chose these stamps and stencil to use. In the end I didn't use the #3 set. 

The background papers are mop-ups from a gelli print session. Sometimes these are nicer than the actual prints. 

I used this stencil by Kassa Haselden and it is so versatile. So many different possibilities. I have three very different ATC's with one and the same stencil. 

I used a blending tool and Distress Oxides with the stencil and then heat embossed the ink with clear powder. 

Choosing the images and colouring them is so much fun ! 

All ready to go ! 

And here is the result ! 

I you are interested in any of the stamps and stencils by AALL & Create please visit :

www.aallandcreate.com/boutique

for more information about the products and a list of worldwide stockists.. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today ! 

Lovely day

Hello everyone,

and welcome to my weekly Katzelkraft post. I have made a card this time and I just had to use the farm animals again. They are so much fun! I did try to keep it simple today.

I stamped the animals using my stamping tool. I used Memento ink because I wanted to colour them with Copic Markers. And that is what I did; after that I added some light blue Distress Ink around the edges using a blending tool. Lastly I stamped the sentiment, separating the words for better placement on the card. I did this by using masking tape over the stamp while inking it and taking it off to stamp. 

a different perspective...

I have used the following stamps for this card :

KTZ206 - Carpe Diem Quotes

KTZ208 - La Ferme des Animaux

Thank you for stopping by today ! 

Onions and rabbits

Hello everyone,

and Happy Thursday to you !

Today, for Vera Lane Studio, I have made three projects; one tag, one postcard and a card.

This tag is a mop up gelli print, when you take off the last bits of paint off your plate.. I added some tissue paper on the right hand side and some washi tape for this little onion to stand on. She was coloured with Copic Markers. What else ? lol 

You'll find her and her sister HERE. 

This postcard was made with pattern paper. I used two pieces of the same 6 x 6 pad. That way they match. I also put a strip of silver glittery washi tape over the spot where the papers meet. 

The little rabbit was printed,  coloured and cut out. The sentiment is from the same set. You'll find it HERE. 

This simple card is made with some pattern paper, a journal card and one of the girls from the collage sheet... simple ! 

You will find the Journal cards HERE

You'll find the Arthur Ave collage sheet 1 HERE

Thanks for stopping by today !