One layer....

The front part is one layer, done on seperate paper as I was using a lot of water. 

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I am entering this in the following challenge

1. Hero Arts - One layer 

STAMPS USED:

Hero Arts

Nature inspired...

For the background I used a wine label I got from Jacqueline a while ago.
The bird image is from an old diary...

 I am entering this in the challenge on

1. TIOT - things with wings

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STAMPS USED: 

script in background -Hero Arts

Week 24 of Journal52 - Courage

Journal 52 week 24 has the theme COURAGE.

"One cannot discover new oceans without the COURAGE to lose sight of the shore" 

 This is also my weekly DT piece for Katzelkraft!

STAMPS USED: (click on the picture)

Clocks...

I've been playing with these Magenta stamps in July... I needed a christmas card for a challenge and this is also my DT piece for Pan Pastel BNL for today... I don't like when people create christmas cards in July, so this is to punish them, LOL.

PanPastel colors used:  : 

Panpastel Bright Yellow Green Tint 680.8

Panpastel Bright Yellow Green 680.5

Panpastel Permanent Green 640.5

Panpastel Red Iron Oxide 380.5

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I am entering this in the challenge on
1. Stampotique -  'Christmas in July' 

This ATC sized card is going into my technique box:

Personally I like this one most, don't know whether that's because of the paper, or the embossing powder I've used.

Blogs I became follower of lately... no 8

Go check them out!

 I have 6 more blogs to share one of these days! 

Anette

 Anneke

Elly

Ingrid

Karin

Symphonie...

STAMPS USED: (click on picture)

  Thanks for looking!

Week 22 of Journal52 - Traveling

Travelling was the prompt for week 22. 

Yes, I know I am behind, working hard to get back in track:)

I started off with some bookpaper from a roadmap. I glued it to the journal page, then covered it randomly with some gesso. The part where the car had to come, I added a little more, to cover the map better. The skyline was added, and all the other stamped images, to create the collage as shown. I added touches of color with watercolor pencils. I sponged with some distress inks... 

"Wherever you go, becomes a part of you!"

STAMPS USED: 

Skyline - Katzelkraft

Car - PSX

Postage stamp left - Kaisercraft

other postage - unknown to me.  

Time to let go...

White heat embossing on a rather colorful background can be a little dramatic, 

but I like it; suits the nice sunny weather we have at the moment.

The clocks reminds me of 'time', there is a time to hold and a time to let go:  Our daughter got married this week :).... 

 I distressed the edges with sanding paper, then added some gesso and scribbling to accentuate it. 

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STAMPS USED: (click on picture)

and/or

NEW CATALOG MAGENTA!!

Some real beauties in the catalog! 

Flowers for you...

... on vellum. 

It's great to color vellum on the back. I heat embossed the flowers with white embossing powder. 

I used the following PanPastel colors:

Panpastel Yellow Ochre 270.5 and

Panpastel Phthalo Green 620.5

(The stamps are from Stampinback)

I am entering this in the challenge on

1. Stampinback - CAS

Flowers is what summer is about, isn't it?

You must have seen that there is a new monthly challenge at Katzelkraft, (closing on the 25th)! Don't hesitate to enter in the challenge, a 15 euro prize isn't bad, is it?  

As promised a photo tutorial of my DT piece today! 

Here you go: 

1. Cut a piece of scrapbookpaper to the size you want it to be.

I also used the black border of the scrapbookpaper (didn't want to throw it away).

2. Stamp the image with a solvent ink.

3. Stamp the script randomly, also with second-generation stamping  (that's when you stamp it a second or even third time without re-inking the stamp).

3.Add some white to the flowers and leaves with a white acrylic pen, I've used a Molotov pen here. I've also used a dark brown marker to add some darker parts, to accentuate certain parts.

4.  Add some greens (just small touches) to the flowers and the leaves. I used a watercolor pencil.

Finish the card as shown.

DONE! Easy hey?!

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STAMPS USED:  (click on picture)

New monthly challenge - Flowers!

Have a look on the Katzelkraft blog for the new challenge, which is Flowers! The winner for the June challenge has been announced too!

I will do a photo tutorial on Saturday with this card. 

The Design Team from Katzelkraft will post inspiration for a whole week with the new theme! Hope you will come join in the fun!