Bookpaper, stamps, a splash of color...

.. and stitching, makes for hours of fun! 

The background has been made with watercolor crayons and gesso on bookpaper.  I stamped the cat on a piece of bookpaper that was painted with (diluted) gesso first. 

I've added some stitches to the border of the background, it creates a frame around it.  

All the stamps are from Lost Coast designs.  

Those eyes say everything! :)

I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Lost Coast design - A splash of bright color

2. Our Creative Corner - books

3. Vintage Journey - sew special 

I LOVE to just play!

 ... with this golden oldie from Magenta. It's such a beauty!

Till next time!

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Magenta products used:

0607 Tall Solid Flowers 

07.955

5 new colors added to the Nuance collection from Magenta!!

Magenta added 5 new colors to its Nuance Collection:  

Wisteria #16, 

Rosebud #17, 

Mango Tango #18, 

Spring Green #19 and 

Aqua Marine #20.  

Nuance has 20 colors now!!!!

Hélène Métivier - owner and DT member of Magenta - has 

used the 5 new colors to create this card...

Color test: sprinkled and brushed with wet brush.

And she's made this one by sprinkling the 5 colors and spritzing with water on watercolor paper.  Once dried she stamped...

Magenta products used :

MNU016

MNU017

MNU018

MNU019

MNU020

Tree 0668.O

Branch 0677.N

Flock of Geese 42.220.G

Flower 40.183.K

I dreamt...

 I've made this card of a part of a monoprint, and heat embossed the poem onto it with archival ink and clear embossing powder. 

The poem (Dutch, Inkerbell Stamps) is about our Heavenly Father, helping us during difficult times, in fact He is carrying us! 

Spring is in the air!

The background has been made with colored crepe paper. When you wet it when laid on other cardstock, it will color the cardstock very randomly, and also blend the colors. 

I splashed some white with a white acrylic marker - one that doesn't write that well anymore, but still gives splashes. 

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1. IndigoBlu challenge - spring is in the air!

2. Stampotique SDC245 - Circles

3. Spots, Dots and Splashes on TIOT.

4. The Artistic Stamper - collage

5. The Mixed Media Monthly challenge - butterflies ans blooms

Gelliprinting is SO much fun.. with Nuance!

I've been playing with a round gelliplate and some Nuance.

And with some new stamps, of course!
The  'Juffertje in't Groen" (yes, that's what we call it here in the Netherlands) is one of my new designs for Magenta. I am happy!
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Hope you like it!
I am entering this in the challenge on 
1. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - flowers
2. Stampotique SDC244 - scribbles 

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Magenta products used:

48.015.M

07.952.F

MNU001

MNU002

  

Reminder TIMI challenge at The Craft Stamper

 Still some time to join in with the TIMI challenge at The Craft Stamper!

I've made a card with a monoprint again, 

just as in the intoduction post for the challenge a week ago. 

The script stamp is from Magenta (my own design). 

I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Paper Artsy - monoprint
2. Country View Challenges - use a stencil

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The sponsor this time is Designs By Georgina, the prize as pictured

New TIMI challenge at The Craft Stamper

A new TIMI challenge at The Craft Stamper!

I've made a card with a monoprint this time. 

The script stamp is from Magenta (my own design). 

I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Paper Artsy - monoprint
2. Country View Challenges - use a stencil

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The sponsor this time is Designs By Georgina, the prize as pictured

Greetings from the sun - with a sunflower!

LOVE how this turned out. This was a background in my stash, which has been made with leftover inks on the craftsheet.  

The stamps used are all from Inkerbell Stamps.

I am entering this in the challenge on
1. Lost Coast - neon or bright colors

Monoprinting is so much fun!

 This background has been made with a quarter of a (A4) monoprint ...

... just add a (paper napkin) flower and a script to finished it off.  

I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Paper Artsy - monoprint