It's time...

... to post a creation for Katzelkraft again.

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Art journal for Journal52 - Making a Mandala

I had to think on this one, not really what I expected of it, but hey, I am learning by practising. LOL

The script in the background is from Stampington. 

Another beauty...

This is another beauty from the newest Magenta catalog! 

I also LOVED playing with it, and this will be one of my alltime favourites!

Some inspiration for you:

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Monochromatic card

All stamps are from Stampinback. 

I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Stampinback - monochromatic

Button up your heart...

 Just a sneak peak of my DT piece for the PP BNL blog. 

If you want to see more, go have a look there!

Een sneak peak van mijn DT creatie vandaag op PP BNL.

Voor meer details, ga er even kijken. 

Butterfly, flutter by please...

 I know, these are unusual colors for me... but I have to use all my supplies, don't I?

I've used 'Te gekke krijtjes' (yellow and white) to make a resist after I embossed the cardstock, and before spraying it.  

I am entering this in the challenge on

1. Butterfly challenge - I used these 3 : pink, butterfly and embossing
2. Te gekke krijtjes 

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Journal 52 - 4 art journal pages...

Four pages today: 

 REFRESH

 CREATIVE HANDS

 PHOTOGRAPHY

 BOOK INSPIRATION

Beautiful stamp!

  When I saw this stamp in the new catalog, I knew I had to play with it! 

IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL, and so versatile! 

I created 5 different cards with it, and enjoyed each and everyone of them :

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I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Make my Monday - nature
2. Simon Says stamp- botanical
3. Country view challenges - Nature's glory

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A mini frame, with a dragonfly..

 I first went through my basket with some leftover pieces of colored cardstock for the background. I found two pieces, but they were both too small. 

No problem, just tear one part, and stamp a script on the bottom part. 

The dragonfly has been stamped on watercolor paper and on some acetate from packaging. I cut them out, and colored the first with distress paint and heated the second one with the heat tool, so the wings would be lifted, to get a 3D effect. 

The mini frame is really mini, only 8 x 8 centimeters. It was really ugly to start with, and ready to be thrown away, after years of getting yellowish in the sun, as some wood tend to do.  I painted it with white acrylic paint after a few layers of gesso. I painted a thick layer of quick crackle and let it dry overnight. I painted it with another layer white acrylic paint, and watched it crack. After it dried, I added some color with distress ink tea dye, and some Pan Pastel, and misted it with water to let the color run over the crackled background. I stamped the same script as mentioned in an earlier step onto the crackled frame.  

 Hope you like it!

I am entering this in the challenge on
1. craft-roomchallenge - recycle (the frame and the acetate has been recycled)
2. our creative corner - leftovers
3. The artistic stamper - in the garden

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Anemone time ...

It's anemone time of year, and bright yellow colors!

It's just raining here in Holland, no spring weather to be seen, but we can still enjoy stamping spring!

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Nature's glory in acrylic paint...

I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge 1 - paint marbling

2. Country View challenges - Nature's glories -

 butterflies are sure one of these little creatures that makes nature so glorious!
3.  TIOT - springtime
4. The artistic stamper - in the garden

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Stampers Anonymus