On the wild side...

NEW challenge at TIOT -  "On the wild side" (featuring birds and/or animals)

I stamped the script with Twinkling H2O's, LOVE it, It's all shimmery. I got it as a gift from Jolande van Oosterhout, on one of our crafting-together-days! Yes Jolande, I have been using it, more to come! THANKS again!

The horses stamp from PSX is a stamp I borrowed from Eileen Godwin, HOW KIND IS THAT!, and made some beautiful cards-in-spe with it, to be used in future! This is ONE of them!

Come join us in the fun!

STAMPS USED: 

Horses - PSX

Script - la Blanche

postage stamps - bigger one:  Darkroom Door, smaller one: Katzelkraft

Seahorse tag... a step-by-step

 

Today a step-by-step to make this tag.

As you will see the tag has been created in a process. Trial and error, and go with the flow.

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Apply gesso randomly to a tag. Leave to dry.

Sponge over it with the shown colors of Adirondack inks. Splatter with water, and dab with a dry cloth. 

 

Stamp some shells and text with the colors Pool and Citrus. Heat emboss it with clear embossing. I had a happy accident here, part of the sponging wasn't dry yet, so it gives part of the tag some shimmer. 

 

Heat emboss the seahorse with black embossing powder. Do some black stamping ( text and branches). As you can see in the next picture I took the black stamped shell away with some Stazon cleaner. (Luckily this was not a problem because this part of the tag was covered with clear embossing). 

 

At this stage I decided the tag needed a bottom, so I tore it and adhered it again to show the torn edge, Stamp shells onto seperate paper, color and cut it out. I made some bubbles by circling some of the white dots from the water splatters with a greyish watercolor-pencil. 

 

Adhere the shells to the tag, color some thread. Finish the tag off as shown. 

 

A close-up.

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STAMPS USED: (click on picture)

A little paper - with birds!

I had a tiny piece left from a larger background for the birds - it has been made with custom-made glimmersprays.

The background is a 'little paper' piece of a 12x12 scrapbookpaper.. 

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I am entering this in the folowing challenge: 

1.  Simon says stamp and show  - show a little paper

STAMPS USED:

Birds collage -Crafty Individuals

Branches - Stampinback

Stamp your own background

 

The background stamping has been done with custom-made chalk paint.
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  I started off with (part of) this background:

 

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1 Craft Room Challenge -   stamp-your-own-background
2. No Matter Which Challenges - Things with wings
3. Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Things with wings
4.  Our creative corner. anything goes

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STAMP USED:

Butterflies - Magenta 

Script - Katzelkraft

Background - ??

Summertime is..... being outside!

It is a skinny,! 

I am entering this in the following challenges: 

1. Stampotique Designers Challenge - summertime

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STAMPS USED:

Stampotique

Flowers inspired by..

 this post from Mariëtte van Leeuwen!! I had to play with this stamp, also with the colors she uses a lot!

 

 

I am entering this in the following challenges  :

1. Simon says stamp - inspired by

2. IndigoBlu - flowers
3.  Country View Challenges - how does your garden grow
4.  Our creative corner. anything goes

New challenge at ...

....TIOT which is 'Feminine and Fancy' - come join in the fun! 

STAMPS USED: 

Crafty Individuals

Challenge ANYTHING GOES

 

Come join us at FSC!

I always love the anything goes challenges as you can really have fun. Our generous sponsor Leo at Flonzcrafts is offering the lucky winner of the random draw $20 to spend in his store. Please do pop over to FSC to see all the amazing projects created by my fellow designteam mates!.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
1 Our creative corner. anything goes
2. Country View Challenges - how does your garden grow

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STAMPS USED: 

Stampinback

Another beauty!

 

STAMPS USED:

SINGLE TROPICAL FISH

Challenge for May - MAGENTA!

Come join in the challenge - so much fun and there is also a prize!
You don't have to make a layout, any project will do as long as you use the sketch.

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MAGENTA PRODUCTS USED:

Branches and text -Ellie Knol designs (Magenta)

Chipboard dragonflies

Scrapbookpaper ME228 Winter Notes