Script in background

Tekst gebruiken als 'onleesbare' script - dat is wat ik hier heb gedaan; geeft een heel mooi effect op de monoprint - net dat extra'tje. 

Ik heb het aan de binnenkant van de kaart volledig afgedrukt. 

Use text as 'unreadable' script, that's what I did here. it gives a beautiful effect on the monoprint - just the little extra!. 

I stamped it fully on the inside of the card

Ik gebruikte de prachtige tekst van Inkerbell : Voetstappen in het zand

I used the beautiful text from Inkerbell : Voetstappen in het zand - 

(It's about life, that when things are difficult, God carries you in his arms. ) LOVE this !

Playing with stamps and color..

I like the mix of colors on this background. I made this card in a 'workshop', a first session with my future daughter-in-law... she liked it.. my son didn't like her being occupied other than with him HIHI - he will have to get used to it, LOL!

There's white heat-embossing, sponged distress inks, stamping with distress inks, misting that with water, let it blend etc. I also did some sanding.. this is me - playing with paper, stamps and color.... 

I am entering this in the challenge on
1. Make My Monday - flowers

STAMPS USED: (click on picture)

12 tags of 2015 - March

 Some fun techniques this month! 

HAD to try it. 

It's turned out very different to Tim's, but that's what it is about, isn't it? 

I used gold and white embossingpowder to color the structure paste. to get he dark and light of the tag back into balance. Just gold would've been too monotone, and this way the dragonfly gets highlighted. 

I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Tim's 12 tags of 2015 - March
2. Mixed Media World - anything goes

The Original Documented Life Project - 7

Another art journal page of approx. 18x25 cm!

 I am doing the Original Documented life project, the February theme being: 

Layers You Will Love!

 Art challenge for the February 14 week:  Cover Up Good Stuff!

The prompt is:  Going Undercover

Glad the challenge was not to cover up ALL good stuff, LOL! 

The original beautiful stamping with some Kaisercraft stamps went undercover. 

 Gesso, decoupage, color  and highlighting do the rest here! 

I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - anything goes 
2. Mixed Media World - anything goes

Dan zweef ik op de wind....

...toch echt wel een mooi lied ! 

God die ons dragen wil door zijn Geest en zijn liefde!

De tekst is van Inkerbell stamps.. 

New followers AND blogs I became follower of lately... no 10

 I would like to welcome my new followers, Sid, Sarah, Annemiek, Enny, Yvonne and Shirley! 

Hope you can find some inspiration here! 

Sid in particular (and Enny!), thanks for your comments in the past few weeks, 

I "noticed" you being new! 

Thanks to all who leave a comment some or other time!

Now for the blogs I became follower of lately... 

In no particular order: 

ENJOY!

Sammy 

Julie

Ruth

Audrey

Carole

Jane 

Yvonne

Fran

Joyce

Emma

Patter

Nika

Hope you like these as much as I do! 

The Original Documented Life Project - week 6

Guest designing at Designs by Ryn is FUN! 

Today the first project: 4 to come!

I did a page for DLP week 5 with Designs by Ryn products as well...

Today I have this journal page for you, from beginning to end.. using the Original Documented life project inspiration, the Febraury theme being: Layers You Will Love!

and the art challenge for the 6th week:  When Not To Stop

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Layers - When NOT to stop, let's begin!

Enjoy the process!

 Start by adhering music paper to your page. Tear the edges to make it fit, leave out some space on the edges.. add torn pieces to fill it up. Add a thin layer of the decoupage glue to act as a resist, leave to dry. 

Apply structure paste to the page with the gorgeous Maidenhair stencil from Designs by Ryn. 

Leave to dry. 

Spray custom made sprayinks over it.  Oops, I lost the light in the ferns...

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From here you will see:  if you just play  .. the next steps just happen.. 

... scratch the top layer off the structure paste to reveil the white .. still not happy? !

... add darker lines around the maidenhair's leaves to get it back in balance.
Also add some light color to the leaves. 

..add some journaling to the page, 

(I even wrote ... Grrrrr...  somewhere, also about the layering...and enjoy playing .. )   .. still not happy ....

... add some lighter black stamped and some darker black stamped images around the fern ...  highlight the edges of these stamped edges with a white acrylic marker. I used the Honey Locust Leaf stamp here. never thought I would use it this way, LOVE the effect!

 I am happy now   !!
Look at all that beautiful layering!

I am entering this in the challenge at
1.  Mixed Media World - anything goes

May songbirds serenade you every step along the way!

Still time to join in the current challenge at Magenta - NATURE 

What stamp is not nature themed? .. , so come on, join in the fun, and may be prize! 

 I just LOVE the simplicity of this beautiful and so versatile silhouette stamp of the bird! 

Finish it up with a script and you're done! 

The script has this line in it : May songbirds serenade you every step along the way!

LOVE it!

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STAMPS USED: 

Voorjaarsbloemen...

De nieuwe challenge bij Pan Pastel BNL, dat al weer 4 dagen oud is. 

Ik heb de 2 woorden uit elkaar gehaald, voorjaar en bloemen. 

Het voorjaar kenmerkt zich altijd met zulke mooie groene tinten. En bloemen horen natuurlijk helemaal bij het voorjaar, maar deze bloemen laten zich pas zien in Augustus, dus geen voorjaarsbloemen, en zijn nooit groen.... Artistieke vrijheid?  

Springflowers..the new theme at Pan Pastel BNL. 

I chose to cut the 2 words into spring and flowers... spring always comes with beautiful shades of fresh green, and flowers always come with it too. These flowers never show up in spring, but only in August, so no spring flowers, and never green... 

Artistic freedom? 

Voor deze kaart heb ik een aantal groene kleuren PanPastel gebruikt/ 

I used the following green colors : 

Panpastel Bright Yellow Green 680.5

Panpastel Permanent Green 640.5 

Panpastel Permanent Green Shade 640.3

Panpastel Chromium Oxide Green 660.5 

Panpastel Phthalo Green 620.5

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I am entering this in the challenge on 

1. Indigoblu -  spring greens

 I knew I was going to use this beautiful image, with a hint of green for your challenge, and when I saw the theme at PP BNL, I knew I had to... . 

Just a pity I had to wait so long to show it to you as I could only show this on my blog today..  (my DT day)

Is spring on its way?

Leftover ink on your craftsheet... just use them for backgrounds, and always be surprised!

The flower was heat embossed with black. 

I am entering this in the challenge on

1. Craft Stamper - take it make it challenge.. 

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STAMPS USED: (click on picture) 

Ellie Knol - DT Magenta