Craft Barn "Alpha/Dictionary" Challenge

The next letter for the Craft Barn challenge is "L". It took me some time to find a word for this, but in the end I went for "Label".

For the background I used a brayer with a Big and Juicy ink pad. Added some texture with my new Indigo Blu texture stamps. Then I stamped, cut out and inked labels from a Lili of the Valley stamp set and attached them on the background with some brads. Finally I added the word definition and fixed it with a label frame. 
 
Thanks for looking :)

Craft Barn "Alpha/Dictionary" Challenge

The 2nd letter for the Craft Barn challenge is "Q". A bit tricky, but in the end I went for the word "Question". 

I made a colour wash background with Distress Inks and used several stamps and stencils. 
Then I stamped question marks all over the page. I coloured the chipboard letters and again used a stamp on the chipboards. 
Finally I stamped and embossed another question mark and added the definition. 
Again this was good fun. 

Thanks for looking :)

Merry Monday Christmas Challenge: Angels/Cherubs

This weeks challenge on Merry Monday Christmas is "Angels/Cherubs".

For this card I've cut out 2 rectangular panels and embossed them with a Polka Dot folder. Then I glued both panels on a red card base. I stamped the angel with black VersaFine and used clear embossing powder. After that I used a red glitter pen to highlight some areas and added red adhesive stones.  I did the same with the sentiment piece. Finally I layered them with some red cardstock and glued the toppers on the card base. 
Thanks for looking :)

The Craft Barn: Calendar Challenge

New Craft Barn prompts for April. They are BLUE and UMBRELLAS.
I've started with the background and added different blue Distress Inks on it. Then I used a brush and spritzed water all over it to create raindrop stains. After that I added the stitch border. 
For the tag I used Distress Inks again, added the border and stamped the circles. The main image is from Tim Holtz stamped with VersaFine and embossed with clear embossing powder. I used the same DIs as for the tag and added the red ribbon. Then adhered everything to the background. Sorry for the slightly wonky scan, it's a bit too early in the morning :)
 
Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More: CASE a DT Card
 
 A new card for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 216.
The Challenge this week is  to CASE a DT Card.
I decided to go for Chrissie's card. I really like the style. 

 

So I die-cutted a square and a rectangle piece of cardstock and embossed the borders. Then I stamped the flowers and the quote with black VersaFine and embossed them with clear embossing powder. After that I coloured the flowers with Promarkers and adhered both panels on a white card base with foam pads. The stamps are from Papermania and Inkylicious. 
This was a quick and fun card to make. 
Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More: One Layer - Include an Animal
 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 215.
The Challenge this week is a One Layer card with the theme: Include an Animal.
  I always kind of struggle with One Layer cards, that's why I love to play at LIM from time to time. Gets me out of my comfort zone. 
For this card I used Vintage Photo and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks through a Harlequin stencil on a white card base. Then I used the quote stamp from Craft Stamper magazine with Black Onyx VersaFine and the butterfly stamp from Crafty Individuals with Rangers Big and Juicy Ink. I actually quite like the effect that the Harlequin pattern is showing through the butterflies.
Thanks for looking :)

Artful Times: Birds

This card is for the new Artful Times Challenge #75.
The Challenge theme is Birds. Check out the examples from the DT, they are absolutely gorgeous.
For this card I've stamped the background with some polka dot stamps in different VersaFine colours, layered it with red and yellow cardstock and added the blue cardstock panel. 
I stamped and embossed the birds on white cardstock, coloured them with ProMarkers and added them to the blue panel. The stamps are from Inkadinkado and Stampotique. 
Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More: One Layer - Starry, Starry Night
 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 197.
The Challenge this week is a One Layer card with the theme: Starry, Starry Night.
  I was experimenting with the Northern Lights technique lately and thought that would work well with some stars. So I masked up a rectangle spot on my card, stamped some stars with VersaMark and embossed them with clear embossing powder. Then I added the different colours for the Northern Lights effect with Distress Inks and VersaFine. Check the technique out here.It's good fun. 
I've rubbed off the inks from the stars with a kitchen towel and added a border with a blue metallic ProMarker and the sentiment. Finally I filled in the stars with a clear Sakura gelly pen.
Thanks for looking :)

The Craft Barn: Q & L Challenge

It's time again for a new challenge at the Craft Barn. The challenge this time is to use the words MOON and/or SENSATION in a quote or lyric.
I did a search on Google and found "The Hanging Garden" by The Cure. I love the Cure (and this song) since I was a teenager so that was an easy one :)
The lyrics are:
Catching haloes on the moon
Gives my hands the shapes of angels
In the heat of the night
The animals scream
In the heat of the night
Walking into a dream . . .

  I made another page in my journal and got the inspiration for the background once again from an article in Craft Stamper. I've stamped the moons and stars and heat embossed them afterwards. Added black paint all over the page and once nearly dry, I've rubbed the paint off the embossed images. Then added some gel medium through a stencil in some places and let it dry. After that I've applied some black gesso and white paint. I cut around the edges and glued the page to a black background. Wrote the band name and song title around the main page in white and added the printed out lyric. 
This was good fun.   
Thanks for looking :)

The Craft Barn: Q & L Challenge
 
It's time for the new challenge at the Craft Barn. The challenge is to use the words DESTINY and/or GIFT in a quote or lyric.
The quote I went for is from Leonardo Da Vinci: "I have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly."
  I made another page in my art journal for this one. I found a great set of Da Vinci stamps from Stamp Addicts which are perfect for the quote. 
I've made the main background using brown Distress Ink and a crackle background stamp from Crafty Individuals. I prepared the second background with a mix of Gesso and orange glaze. I then added some Distress Inks to it and used the Da Vinci background stamp with Staz-On inks. 
I've heat embossed Da Vinci's head and printed out the quote and added both to the background. 
Looking forward to see what everybody is doing with the new prompts.
Thanks for looking :)

Less Is More: One Layer - Foliage
 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 184.
The Challenge this week is a One Layer card with the theme: Foliage.
  I've sponged some Big and Juicy Foliage Ink on the masked up part of the card. Then I stamped the leaves with VersaMark (the stamp is from Crafty Individuals) and embossed it with white embossing powder from Stampendous. The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamps.
Thanks for looking :)

Lighthouse Postcard
 
This postcard is for 2 challenges this time.
Stampotique: SDC 144: Postcard and Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge: Big Stamp
For this card I've used a Rangers Big & Juicy ink pad and a brayer, 
I've used VersaMark with Stampendous white embossing powder for the lighthouse scene (from Michael Powell) and VersaFine for the quote and the postmark (both from Crafty Individuals).
Also a white Posca pen and a black Pen-touch for the border.

 

Less Is More: Makes me smile!

Happy Easter everyone. 
This card is for the new Less is More Challenge - Week 168 Recipe.
The Challenge is Makes me smile!

There are a couple of things why this card makes me happy: 
First the colour combination and I just love heat embossing. 
The stamp is from PaperArtsy and is one of my favourites. Looking at this cute cat just makes me smile and reminds me of the cat we had when I was a kid.
It's maybe a bit hard to read on the scan, but the quote says: "You know you love me" :)
 
 For this card I've used a Rangers Big & Juicy ink pad and a brayer, Cosmic Shimmer gold embossing powder and Candi.

I'm afraid the gold embossing is not easy to spot on the scan. I've added a
larger image of the cat and hope it's easier to see.

 

Tag Along - Tag #33

This tag is for the Tag Along Challenge #33. 
The Challenge theme is Flowers.
I've used Versa Fine and Distress inks also Rangers Clear Embossing Powder. 
The stamps are from Crafty Individuals and the theme is a good excuse to use one of the butterflies from Lillibet again :o)

Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Challenge 5

This card is for the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge 5. 
The Challenge theme is Pick a stamp, any stamp.
I've used Memento and Versa Fine inks also Rangers Clear Embossing Powder. 
Distress Stains for the ribbon and the stamps are from Crafty Individuals.
The butterfly is from Lillibet.

The Craft Barn: Q & L Challenge

This tag is for The Craft Barn's Q & L Challenge for April.
The Challenge is to use the words TRUTH and / or CHANGE in a quote or lyric.
I've used Distress Inks, Versa Fine, Rangers clear embossing powder and German Scrap. 
The stamps are from Paper Artsy and Sheena Douglas.

The Craft Barn: Q & L Challenge

This card is for The Craft Barn's Q & L Challenge for March.
The Challenge is to use the words FLOWER and / or TRAVEL in a quote or lyric.
I've used Distress Inks, Versa Fine and Rangers clear embossing powder. 
The stamps are from Paper Artsy and Inkylicious.