zondag 14 augustus 2011

Simply the best

You could say this about the horse on the postage stamp ;-))
I stamped the horse on the background first on the tag, then on parchment.
Challenges:
Tag Tuesday - Postage stamp -
Tag it on - It's a horse's life -

Time to distress

First  I put distress inks direct-to-paper and stamped the image. Then added some ink using the blending tool, added tissue tape and decided to tear the edges.
For the challenges:
Speedy The Cat - Distressed card -
Simons Says Stamp And Show - A Tim Holtz Technique -
Simply Create - Time to distress -


vrijdag 12 augustus 2011

Black&White

Challenge Just For Fun - #28 Black &White -

Challenges:
Speedy the Cat - Anything but a standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" card -
Crazy 4 Challenges - Anything other than reclangle or square -

The blackest crow

Lyrics come from a folksong.
Challenge Make My Monday - Birds or Bugs -

Hou Hou

First I used distress ink old paper and fired brick (direct-to-paper) on the book page, then smeared some gesso over it, stamped the branche, the 2 owls (Katzelkraft) and cat (Stampotique). Colored and made some scratches on the cat, stamped the text (Katzelkraft), inked the edges and made some gesso circles.
Challenges:
Stampotique - altering a book page -
Rainbow Lady - stamp it -


zondag 7 augustus 2011

Christmas In August

Challenges:
This was fun! I most certainly will do this again.......I love using vellum this way. And now my 1st christmas tag is ready  :-)
Simon Says - Christmas In August -

zaterdag 6 augustus 2011

Summer tag

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp and Show a Tag
Creative Inspiration - Summertime -
Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime -

Papillon

Challenge:
Make My Monday - Things With Wings Month - Butterflies or Dragonflies.
Sunday Postcard Art -Things With Wings -

zondag 31 juli 2011

Broken Heart

On Stampotique Designers Challenge SDC35 it is all about red-yellow-orange.
First I made the heart with alcohol inks on glossy cardstock and cut it in half with fancy scissors. The other background is made with distress inks (direct to paper). The musical notes is tissue tape.

Pear

Made for this week's challenge on Less Is More - FEELING FRUITY

Woman tag

Background distress inks on acrylic with water. Stamp is from Stampotique.
 Art-Cards-Challenge-Blog - Frauen-Lesezeichen -
Tag tuesday - Ten minute tag -

Relaxing

Relaxing kitty ..........
Background dtp with distress inks, stamp cat & flower are from Katzelkraft.
I made 2 of them in different colors for Simply Create challenge #49 Favorite Animal.


maandag 25 juli 2011

Live

Background is made with metallic ink on a craftsheet and then cut in squares. The girl is from Stampotique.
Challenge:
SundayPostcardArt - Squares -

Adventure

Challenge:
The Crafty Pad - Embossing heat or dry -
First I stamped and heat embossed the lyrics, then made the background with an acryllic block, distress inks and water and then I stamped the globe.

Back to black

Lyrics are from Amy Winehouse. Stamp is from Stampotique.
Challenges:
Sunday Stamper - Back to black-
Sentimental Sunday - Focus on the sentiment -
SimonSaysStampAndShow - Anything goes - 

zondag 24 juli 2011

Goin' to the chapel

Challenges:
Speedy The Cat - Week #65 - 3 hearts -
Created By Hand - Ribbon/Silver -
4CraftyChicks - #47 Wedding -
Thursday Challenge - Romance -

Who scares who??

For the challenges:
RainbowLady - Pets -
ArtCards - Postage Stamps -
CASualFriday - Here's the rub -

zaterdag 23 juli 2011

Buttoned

Made for the challenge on Less Is More   - Button or Ribbon -.
I just bought some Stampotique stamps and had to use one of them for this challenge!

vrijdag 22 juli 2011

Endangered

Made for the challenge on Just For Fun - Precious Metal - Bend it shape it do what you want with it just use it in a significant way.
I took a piece of metal chickenwire and attached it to the card with metallic thread. 
Really hope the giant panda never becomes extinct.