Purrfect birthday cards!

Hi!
I'm so excited to share the great news with you: I'm a guest designer for AALL & Create!
Starting today, I will post a new project for you every Saturday; hope you join the fun with me!

My first project is a set of two birthday cards. They share the same techniques, but a different colour palettes:

These climbing cats by Olga Heldwein are ADORABLE! So fun to colour and yet easy to fuzzy cut. Just the way I like!

The backgrounds I coloured with old Distress Stains. I had not used them for a while, but they worked perfectly.
Once the ink was dry I white washed the colour a bit with white gesso. Just a thin layer here and there was enough.
For the finishing touch I used Aida's versatile circle stamp, and an ink colour matching to the background Distress Stain.

I coloured the main images with my Promarkers. My standard choise for colouring pens :)

I can't decide which one I like best. I think that both of them turned out nicely!

Below are pictures of the AALL & Create stamp sets I used. More information can be read in AALL & Create eShop *here*.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by in my blog!

Art journal page using mirror stamping technique

Hi!
I'm happy to be on VivaLasVegaStamps! blog again, showing my latest art journal page. For this page I used fun mirror stamping technique to replicate my main 'Clown Face' image:

This page has several layers and an inked background. The mirrored image came out quite nicely, and before fuzzy cutting I just traced some of the lines with a very fine black marker.

For more information about this page and the stamps I used please read my post in VLVS! blog. Link is *here*

Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Hugs,

Cute as a Kitten! Imagine and So Suzy Crackerbox blog hop

Hi and Welcome to my blog!

I'm so happy to take part in this two-day blog hop, bringing together design team members from Imagine and Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. Participating bloggers have put up tons of inspiration just for you; I wish you happy hopping!


There are also great prizes to be won:
Imagine and Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps will both pick one lucky person, and offer the lucky winner a gift certificate of $25! All you have to do is leave a comment on each blog AND corporate blogs on any of the two days. Double your chances by leaving comments and corporate blogs on both of the days.

Imagine

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps

Vicky Briggs (Crackerbox & Suzy)
 Elina Stromberg (Imagine)  ** you are here **
    Donna Idlet (Crackerbox & Suzy)
Iris Rodriguez (Imagine)   
Terri Burson (Crackerbox & Suzy)
Jennifer Vanderbeek (Imagine)
    Cornelia Wenokor (Crackerbox & Suzy)
Jowilna Nolte (Imagine)   
    Olesya Andreyeva (Crackerbox & Suzy)
Kassy Tousignant (Imagine)

I made a cute kitten card to for a dear friend:

Here's how I made the card:

I first traced a large letter C on a piece of white cardstock. The trace line would help me in aligning my flower patterns.

I created a couple of masks from a post-it note, and stamped leaves and flowers on the C shape using masking stamping technique.

Once the flower wreath was finished, I fuzzy cut it out.

Using a water brush and my craft mat as palette I colored the flowes with pink Memento ink.

I glued the flower wreath on a piece of patterned paper. Before gluing I added a hint of color on the paper using pink and purple Memento inks.

For highlighting my cute main kitten image I gently white washed the flowers with white gesso. The layer of paint is really thin, but it yet allows the main image to pop.

 

For coloring the kitten I used my Promarkers. 

I think the sentiment text is a perfect match to my floral background and the cutest kitten. Hope you like it, too!

For this project I used the following supplies:

Imagine: Memento Dew Drop 'Rose Bud, Lulu Lavender, Angel Pink, Tuxedo Black.

VersaFine Onyx Black

Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps: 'Kitty Fun', 'Feet Flower Large & Small', 'Friends Like Flowers'

Wishing you a wonderful day! Please join us again tomorrow!

Minions!

Hi!
There's still time to participate in Craft Stamper October blog challenge. 'Anything goes', as long as you use stamping somewhere on your project.
This month the prize for one lucky winner is AMAZING:
A Sizzix Scoreboards XL die: Wrapped Journal by Eileen Hull! Worth playing for, isn't it!

My October project is a card with Minions! Aren't these stamps by So Suzy Stamps just acorable!

I started with stamping, coloring, and fuzzy cutting lots of piping parts:

I inked the background, splashed water on the ink, dried with my heat gun, and glued the pipings on the card:

I stamped and fuzzy cut my Minions, and as their hair were impossible to cut out, I re-stamped the images on the card front. Then the last remaining step was to glue the fuzzy cut images on top:

This card makes me smile. Hope it will bring a smile to your face, too!

Check out all details about the challenge *here*. More October challenge inspiration can be viewed *here*

Wishing you a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!

Colourful ATC's

Hi!
Sharing with you a set of ATC's I made a short while back. They were actually made for a live swap, but as I missed that event I kept them for an international ATC swap that was taking place right after.
I hope they have now all reached their new owners, so I'm sharing them in my blog now :)

When creating I took work-in-progress photos and wrote a picture tutorial; you can read it in Viva Las VegaStamps! blog *here*

Hope these colourful cards brighten your day :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Art Journal spread: Just because

Hi and Happy Friday!
Today it was my turn to write in Viva Las VegaStamps! blog, and with Banksy being very current at the moment I made an art journal spread using my Banksy stamps:

I'm sure we all have seen what happened at Sotherby's on Oct 5:

How cool was that!!


For more information about the stamps I used please visit VLVS! blog *here*.

Wishing you a wonderful day!
Hugs,

Mail Art with VLVS! Creepy Creatures

Hi and Happy Monday!
If you're interested in Mail Art, I suggest you head to Viva Las VegaStamps! blog: Twice a month design team members are presenting Mail Art Monday projects for your inspiration; just follow *this link* to see them all!

This envelope was published in VLVS! blog already a while back, but for some reason I missed showcasing it in my own blog. So here you are: Mail Art Monday inspiration for you:

For decorating the envelope I used stamping masking technique; my picture tutorial in *VLVS! blog* will explain it in more detail.

 Wishing you a wonderful new week!

Easy colourful cards in 'Clean and Simple' style

Hi!
I love playing with bright colors and creating my own patterns by mixing different stamp designs. For these colourful CAS style cards you don't need many supplies; just take out your favourite VersaFine Clair inks and a few small stamps and you're ready to go. In less than 30 minutes you'll have a set of cards perfect for any occasion!

Please visit Imagine blog for reading the picture tutorial for this project (direct link to the post *here*). A list of supplies used is included.

Happy stamping!

What time?

Hi!
The latest Viva Las VegaStamps! collection contains a text stamp that always brings a smile to my face. That rebellious message was a perfect match to the cool elegant Lid Lady image:

I used the same design elements and put them on a smaller background, and created a matching ATC:

More details about the products I used and how I made the background can be read in the blog post I wrote for VLVS! (link to my post *here*)

Wishing you a nice Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Blog Hop: World Cardmaking Day With Joy Clair Friends

Hi and happy World Card Making Day!

Thank you for stopping by in my blog! I wanted to share with you a set of cards I made using the lovely Joy Clair stamp set 'Gnome Is Where' and Imagine inks:

I started with stamping, coloring, and fuzzy cutting images, using this super cute set. Aren't those gnomes just adorable!

The background of both cards is a piece of white paper I colored with blue and mint color inks. I applied a few thin layers, mixing the colors together with a soft circular motion.

 

 

 

 

 

For the white clouds I used clear VersaMark embossing ink that I applied on the background with a small brush. I brushed just simple random strokes to give the clouds a nice natural look. Then I covered the clouds with white embossing powder and heat embossed them.

Then the only thing remaining was the assembly of the cards. The bottom of the card is a piece of an old Crate Paper paper that I thought was just perfect for my cards:

I used the same layout idea for two differend sized and shaped cards. I think they both looked quite nice!

When the cards were ready I realized that I had a few fuzzy cut gnomes left. They ended up on a pair of ATC's:

Hope you like my cards!

Supplies used:
Stamp set: Joy Clair: Gnome Is Where  
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black; Memento Summer Sky; VersaMagic Turquoise Gem; VersaMark Clear 
Embossing Powder: Imagine, white
Promarkers for coloring
Pattern paper: Crate Paper
White card bases
Pieces of dark blue paper
Glue

HOP ALONG FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN PRIZES

We're giving away three Stamp sets from Joy Clair Store! Just leave a comment on every destination along the Hop to be in with a chance to win!

Comments close at 23:59 EST on 7th October 2018.

Don't forget that we have a lot more going on the rest of the day! We hope to see you back here for the new events - there will be lots of opportunities to be inspired and to get crafty with us!

Happy hopping! 

BLOG HOP LINE UP:

Ready for more inspiration? Here is the list of my friends that are part of this big celebration "Around the World Card Making Day Blog Hop with Joy Clair"

Joy Clair Blog 

Jowilna Nolte

Martha Lucia Gomez 

Melissa Andrew

Donna Idlet

you are here ** Elina Stromberg ** you are here

Lindsay Adreon

Kassandra Tousignat

Jenny Fruchey

KyriakosPachadiroglou

Monica Maier

Nancy Nickel

Helen Gullett

Betz Golden

Ceal Pritchett

Annie Collins

Angie Cimbalo

Steph Ackerman

Roni Johnson 

Happy hopping!

To celebrate World Card Making Day there's a special discount for you at Joy Clair shop:

Wishing you a wonderful day!