Happy New Year

Made this for a contest. Didn't win, but it was fun to create.

Driving home for SDC#78

Stampotique Designers Challenge #78 is daring us to use non Christmas themed stamps for a christmascard.
When I heard 'driving home for Christmas' on the radio, this stamp came in mind.
I used glossy paper, distress ink, blending tool, water, Archival ink, gold embossingpowder.

SDC77 Let's get sentimental

I love my family very much, so what better way then to honor them with this card?
Made for Stampotique challenge SDC#77, theme Let's Get Sentimental.

C'est la faute du chat

Made for SDC #75 - Paint -

I painted the bookpage with a wash of acrylics, then smeared a wash of gesso over it with a creditcard.
Stamped the owl&branche (Katzelkraft) and Kitty (Stampotique).
The circles are done with gesso.

Nature

Made for stampotique designers challenge SDC#74

Happy Birthday

I made this card for my mother's 80th birthday.
Photo is her and me sitting in a park loooong time ago.

Spritz and Flick Distress

For the challenge on Studio L3. I haven't done the last 3 challenges as I don't have a pocket watch or tissue wrap and my Configurations Box didn't come in time.
Will do the missing techniques some other day I hope.
This week is technique 13 Compendium of Curiosities vol.2, page 42 and I finished just now.
It is sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

SDC57 Outside the Box

SDC57 challenges you to think Outside the Box.
Create something out of the normal for you.
I challenged myself to combine 2 stamps, what I never dare to.
But......after finishing it was confusing as I think the wings are stamped upside down....
Never the less, the outcome pleases me......

A perfect match

For Stampotique Designers Challenge: SD56: Twin Images.

Uitdagingen met Carla - deel 6 -

Deze keer had mijn zus het thema bepaald - gebruik 1 of meerdere cirkels in je creatie -.
Wel, dit is het geworden.
My head is spinning de laatste tijd, druk druk druk en dat weerspiegelt deze pagina wel.

Red, white and blue

Challenge on Less Is More, sponsored by Stampotique.

Uitdagingen met Carla - deel 5 -

De 5e uitdaging met mijn zus alweer. Dit keer heb ik het thema bepaald en dat was 'gebruik een songtitel of tekst van een song van de BeeGees als inspiratie voor je creatie'.
Deze mooie creatie heeft Carla gemaakt, en onderstaand is de mijne..........

A pair of bears.

Made for challenge #8 on Studio L3 following A Compendium of Curiosities vol. 2 by Tim Holtz. This week's technique is on page 62, Repurposed Packaging. That's what the bears are made of.
As life got in the way these last weeks I hadn't time for challenge #6 and #7 (Brushles Watercolor, page 49). So I combined challenge #7 and #8 on the following card:

And I finally finished the tag for challenge #6, TissueWrapCollage technique on page 38:

Uitdagingen met Carla - deel 4 -

Al weer de 4e uitdaging met mijn zusje.
Dit keer was het Carla's beurt een thema te bedenken en dat was "Gebruik 1 of meerdere plaatjes".
Dit is wat mijn zusje ervan heeft gemaakt en onderstaand mijn creatie.

Bright Colors

Stampotique Designers Challenge #55 - Bright Colors-
The background is done with liquid watercolors.
I stamped the tentacles from Octopus on the bottom.

Family

S(tampotique) D(esigner) C(hallenge) #54 is Family.

Shattered Stains

This week's challenge  on Studio L3 following Tims Holtz's A Compendium of Curiosities Volume 2 is on page 48, Shattered Stains. 

Sponsored by Simon Says Stamps.

And last week I was too late to enter the challenge as I didn't have any masks. Now I have bought some, so I will show my try on Faded Layers (page 43)

Uitdagingen met Carla - deel 3 -

Dit is al weer de 3e uitdaging tussen ons tweetjes. Dit keer was mijn opdracht:
"Gebruik beschreven papier in je creatie . Dit kan zijn een stuk krant, bladzijden uit een boek/woordenboek/tijdschrift o.i.d."
Carla heeft deze prachtige creatie gemaakt.
En dit is mijn bijdrage. Ik heb een journalpage gemaakt mede voor het 1-jarig bestaan van de DutchArtJournal Yahoogroup.

Uitdagingen met Carla - deel 2 -

De tweede uitdaging in 2012 met mijn zus Carla.
Opdracht van Carla:
Gebruik de Mask - Clock (Tando Creative) die we allebei op de Art Specially Beurs in Zeist hebben gekocht.
Tevens is dit ook mijn tweede journalpage.
De achtergrond is gedaan met liquid watercolor, wat korrels zeezout en water.

Zentangle

Voor ArtJourney Challenge mei 2012.
Ik heb de ornament stempel gebruikt als middelpunt.

Uitdagingen met Carla - deel 1 -

Mijn zus Carla en ik geven elkaar om de beurt een uitdaging.
Dit is de eerste keer en ik mocht het onderwerp bepalen. Mijn keus viel op de Octopode Cute Castle Stamp (gratis stempel bij de CraftStamper van de maand maart 2012).
Carla heeft deze prachtige creatie gemaakt en ik heb vandaag mijn creatie afgewerkt. Voor mij een eerste poging om een journalpage te maken. De basis (blauwe, witte en zwarte acrylverf met een pasje op aquarelpapier -300 gram- gesmeerd en de castle gestempeld) en de afgewerkte page.

Marbled Stains

For Studio L3 Compendium Of Curiosities 2, Challenge 3.
Sponsored by Eclectic Paperie.
Following page 46, marbled stains, I made some tags.
I will show the marbled tags before and after finishing.
This was the first time I worked with my just bought distress stains, I loved trying this technique!!

Get Your Girly On

For Southern Girls Challenge #43.

Faux Patina

I made another Faux Patina background (Compendium of Curiosities 2, Faux Patina, page 58, the challenge this week on Studio L3) and I also tried it on a steampunk ornament.

CC2C Faux Patina

On Studio L3 challenges are techniques from Tim's book Compendium of Curiosities Volume 2.
The 2nd challenge is about the technique Faux Patina.
I created a background following the description on page 58.
Stampes used are from Stampotique and A Capella, the words are from Idea-ology stickers.
The background itself and the finished card:

SDC53 - Artist Trading Card

Stampotique Designers Challenge #53 is about ATC's.
I created a background with alcohol inks, stamped Mr.Stripes & Wee Owl, finished with a part of the tree and some words of the phrase. Added eyelets and matted on a piece of black cardstock.

Foam Stamp

A Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge begins at Studio L3.
Sponsor Simon Says Stamp.
CC2C #1: Custom foam stamps (technique, see Tim's book, page 66). This is the foam stamp:
This is the card I made using it:

And this is what I used:

Fishy

For challenge april on Art Journey - Dictionary -

Tag

Background with various alcohol inks.
For challenge RAQ 2 on Unruly Paper Artists.

Green banner

For the challenge on Less is More - week 62  - 3 shades of green -
I used Distress Inks Forest Green, Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint for stamping, sponging and colouring.

Time for Summer

For April Challenge on Crafty Individuals.
I used a page from Background Papers Book 6 - Seaside - as my background.

Sponging Spectacular

For April Reader Art Quest 1 on Unruly PaperArts, a new challenge blog that launched a few days ago!

GC144 Color Challenge

Gingersnap Creations Challenge 144 - Copper, Ginger or Rust.

GC 143 Last Century

Gingersnap Creations Challenger 143 : Last Century.

GC142

Gingersnap Creations Challenge GC 142 : Border Punches

GM 39

Challenge Grungy Monday 39 - technique Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas 2009 Tag 3 -
sponsored by Simon Says -
Wow, I totally forgot about this way to use alcohol inks, love it !!
The cat stamp is from Katzelkraft.

GCSP11 Things that leap

Challenge on Gingersnap Creations.

GC141 Crackled

Challenge GC 141 on Gingersnap Creations, theme:  Granny's Photo Album.

CG140 Citrus & Bottle

Challenge GC140 (Gingersnap Creations) theme: 2 colors only.
I used Adirondack colors Citrus & Bottle. Brayered both colors ink to create the background and then used Bottle to stamp the images and Citrus for the 'sun'.

SDC 49

For SDC 49 (Stampotique Designers Challenge), theme Purple/Pink with Black.
The background is done with alcohol ink (Cool Peri & Purple Twilight) on glossy cardstock. The text is done with rub-ons.

Paris

Challenge Simon Says Stamp and Show - London, Paris or New York -