Seagulls at the seaside

 

As you can see I stamped the pale twice by inking the pale only for the front pale, then masking it, and stamping the whole stamp.
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I am entering this in the following challenges:
1. Artful Times- 'Oh I do like to be beside the seaside'
2. Happy Daze-  'We're all going on summer'.


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STAMPS USED:

Katzelkraft!

12 tags of 2012 - June 2012

 

I know I missed out on a few months, but I decided to still do them... later.

I am entering this in the challenge on the Tim Holtz blog, 12 tags of 2012.

Depth of Distress challenge

 

 The background has been made with a winelabel I received from Jacqueline. Thanks again Jacqueline!

I finally got some time (and inspiration) to change it into a card. More to come, for sure.  

I stamped the text from Hero Arts on tissuepaper before adding torn parts to the background.

 

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. simonsaysstampandshow -   Depth of Distress challenge
2. Pan Pastel UK - 'Anything-goes'

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STAMPS USED:

Text stamped on tissue paper - Hero Arts

Green and red... not difficult at all!

 

This is a baggie for a present, made from a big envellope.
Dit is een kadotasje, gemaakt van een grote enveloppe. 


I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Make my Monday- 'red white/cream and green'.

Time...

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1.The Stamp Man - 'time or travel'

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STAMPS USED:

text - Home Impressions

The Cats....

 

STAMPS USED:

Katzelkraft

(HE)art journal 2012 challenge - May - household aluminium foil

 

 On the picture the color of the aluminium foil looks grey, but is actually the color of the aluminium foil as you can see below:

There's some stamping done in UTEE as you can see here.

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I am entering this in the challenge on:
1. HEart Journal 2012, for May which is to use household aluminium foil to get some texture...
2,. Simon Says Stamps - 'anything but a card'.
3. Simon Says Stamp and show-  'a bit-of-brown'.

(HE)art journal 2012 challenge - April - baking soda and gesso

 

I am entering this in the challenge on:

1. HEart Journal 2012, for April, which is to use baking soda and gesso. 
Yes, I know I am behind, I didn't think the April one would be easy, and I promised myself to first finish the April challenge before starting on the one from May. So, here it is, I wasn't really satisfied, but it'll have to do...LOL
2,. Simon Says Stamps - 'anything but a card'.
I stamped in the gesso/baking powder mix, to get structure. 

Art Journal with theme 'nature'

This fortnight the challenge on the Fashionable challenge blog is 'nature'! COME join us! 

There's a prize to win!!

 

 

I am entering this in the challenge on Pan Pastel UK  - 'Summertime'.

i am SO special ...

Have you seen these stamps from Katzelkraft? I made an art journal page with it. I love messing with paper, stamps and color!

I wasn't really happy with the colors in the end, but it'll have to

do... LOL

 

STAMPS USED:  (click on picture!)

Flutterbies

 

I made this from the same background as this card, just used other colors...

 

I am entering this in the following challenges: 

1. Simon Says Stamps - Joy's summer colors

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Stamps used:

Butterflies : Hero Arts

Background stamp - ?

Art Journal cover...

 

... with flowers!

 

I really got messy with acrylic paints, glimmer mists, gesso, a stencil, diecuts, stamping etc.... LOVE that! 

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I am entering this in the following challenges: 

1.  The Craft Barn - Art Journal cover, using masks or templates. 

2, Dutch Art Journal Group on Yahoo - 'flowers'.

Summertime is beach-time

 

 I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. Simon Says Stamp and Show - 'some-texture', the goosebumps give a beautiful texture; used as a resist here, it also gives darker and lighter parts on the card.
2. TIOT - 'anything goes'
3. Simon Says Stamp and show- 'anything goes'

STAMPS USED:

Katzelkraft

Today 25 years ago...

It's our 25th weddinganniversary today...

Very grateful for what we received from our Creator through the years

... very grateful to rely on HIM for the years HE will be giving us...

 

 

I enjoyed looking through our wedding album...25 years gone...

Sailing away...

 

 

I just love this stamp of the ship. My son is studying to be a maritime officer, he's been steering a big cruiseship from Alaska, down to Mexico and back...for practice... 6 months long...


I am entering this in the following challenges:
1. Simon Says Stamp and show - 'one for the boys'
2. My Mojo Monthly - 'Man up'
3. The Stampman - 'make it for a man'
4. Simon Says Stamps - 'anything goes'

STAMPS USED: all from Katzelkraft