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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STAMPS USED: (click on picture)

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

STAMPS USED:  (click on picture)

 

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

STAMPS USED: 

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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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STAMPS USED: (click on picture)

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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STAMPS USED:

Stampers Anonymus

Panpastel and bookpaper

Voor mijn nederlandse volgers - de tekst staat in het nederlands op het Pan Pastel BNL blog

Today I had a play with Pan Pastel and some NEW stamps from Magenta! 

HOW TO: 

Start by tearing up some bookpaper and adhere that to your cardstock. 

Add a layer of gesso with a creditcard, twice, dry in between. 

Stamp the main image with versamark and sponge with Pan Pastel. Fixate. 

To get the background, take up some dry blue and green Pan Pastel with a brush and tap it on the background. Mist it with some water and let it run.  To get the cloudy effect, just dab some off with a dry cloth. 

Stamp the sentiment as shown and highlight the edges of the bird and the letters with a white gelpen. 

Stamp circles with gesso. (I used the lid from goosebumps)

I am entering this in th echallenge on
1. Country View challenges - Nature's glories
2. TIOT - springtime

PRODUCTS USED:

PanPastel - 

Panpastel Red Iron Oxide 380.5

Panpastel Ultramarine Blue Shade 520.3

Panpastel Permanent Green 640.5

Panpastel Bright Yellow Green 680.5

Panpastel Bright Yellow Green Tint 680.8

Magenta: (click on picture)

This is the technique card I've created for this technique:

A little birdie...

.. on a monoprinted tag...  It's for Katzelkraft !

hope you like it?!

I am entering this in the challenge on
Simon says stamp - anything goes.
2. Country View challenges - Nature's glories
3. TIOT - springtime
4. The artistic stamper  - in the garden

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 STAMPS USED:

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Magenta challenge - Anything Goes!

 I've made this booklet with crackle paint and structure paste, spraying with custom-made sprayinks and some stamping, 

The cardboard for the back and front were covered with fabric (cotton), before applying a darkbrown acrylic paint. Then I applied the crackle, left it to dry. I added a layer white acrylic paint and left it to dry again.. 

I added the butterflies through a stencil (from Magenta - I so LOVE this stencil) with structure paste.

I sprayed it with the custom-made blue pearl-spray.

 The inside:

I so love the effect of the crackle! 

I am entering this in the challenge on 

Simon says stamp - anything goes.

First challenge at Katzelkraft - come join us in the fun!

YES, the first challenge has gone live!

How exciting!

Only rule this time is that you use Katzelkraft products! How easy is that! 

The prize is a voucher of 15 euro that you can spend in the Katzelkraft shop.

See for further details the Katzelkraft blog!!!!

I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Simon says stamp - anything goes.
2. TIOT - springtime

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STAMPS USED: 

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