Image of girl: here Images of sheep here: 1, 2 If you want your own sheep cloud background, look below. Marianne's design - Shaped cards I am entering the following challenges: Daring cardmakers – colour challenge november My mum's craft challenge 3 82 - Bold & bright |
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Cloned sheep cloud madness
Sunday, 14 October 2012
Saturday, 13 October 2012
Frosted fairytales and fairy dreams
Friday, 12 October 2012
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
A happy tune
Marbled card with birds from a magazine The round, golden green frame is decorated with four different stitches: zig zag stitches, straight stitches, heart stitches and apple stitches (machine seams). I found most of my images in magazines. I found some of my images here though. The background is marbled. I love paper marbling. I am entering this card into the following challenges: Challenge # 37 Baby theme |
Monday, 20 August 2012
Sunny Sunday
The background of this card has been painted in three different layers: first a layer with orange paint, then a layer of crackle glaze and finally a layer of light blue paint. (It's important to let the different layers dry if you want to get a crackle effect.) For the outer frame I've used blue paper which I've covered with orange lace from an old dress I used to wear. The scallops have been cut out by hand. I usually create my scalloped edges, by using a glue stick, pencil and a pair of small scissors. I put the cap of the glue stick on a paper and move my pencil around the cap and draw a half circle. Then I create my next half circle beside the previous half circle, and repeat the process until I have enough of half circles in a row. Finally I cut the paper, by following the points of the half circles. The origami pieces are upcycled from an old map. You can find a tutorial for the origami jumper here and the origami hat here. I have found the Hello Sunshine-image here. I am entering this card into the following challenges: Upcycle/recycle Color Inspiration #150 PDC145 Challenge #97 Add some Lace Travel #201 Summer |
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Apple of knowledge
Green apple card I used acrylic colours + crackle glaze to get a crackle effect on my card. The leaves are made with my home-made rubber stamp. (Look below for more info.) I am entering this card into the following challenges: Just a sentiment Anything but square Challenge 35 - Nature PTT 81 - Garden Delights {PIN}spirational challenge 20 |
Handmade rubber stamp made from an eraser How to create your own rubber stamp - the easy way: 1. Draw an image on a white eraser with a pencil. 2. Use a pair of sharp, small scissors for carving out the fine lines. Use a knife for carving out the large areas. N.B. Here's a more detailed tutorial. Also check this out. |
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Stay on the sunny side
Clean and Simple Monochromatic Monochrome Just a sentiment |
If you carry your own sunshine with you, there will be fewer dark places in your life. |
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
La di dots
Let's hang out (card with lots of dots/circles) For this card I used a potholder as a template. Look around you and you will notice that there are many things which could work as a card template. I used embossed paper for the dresses and the circles. I painted yellow and purple dots on the dresses. Here's how to make an origami dress: yes here I found the images for my card here: butterfly and let's hang out. I am entering this card into the following challenges: CCEE1232 Spots ‘n’ Stripes Add Texture |
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Dance like nobody's watching
Dance & music card How to make an origami dress: go here I am entering this card into the following challenges: Challenge: "D" (D for dance, dress) |
Friday, 3 August 2012
Sew sweet Amanda
Seamstress card For my background I used the splatter technique. I found some sewing-themed images here and here. You can find a template of the little girl in my card here. I am entering this card into the following challenges: |
Watercolour palette
A colour palette card (there are probably lots of them out there?!) It's also a LGBT card, or LGBTQ card.
It was really simple making this one. I just cut out different sized circles in different colours. Some circles are made of embossed paper, which I have ordered through Etsy. The heart was found in a magazine of some sort, but you could probably find fancier rainbowy hearts out there on the internet. Or make one. :)
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Singing colours
One day I felt inspired to draw pictures. I drew a little red-haired girl which I later saved for future use. When I decided to make a card with my little redhead cartoon, I figured she should be accompanied by someone who means a lot to her: her teddy. I didn't manage to draw a teddy-bear by myself, so I found this little sketch which I used as a template. I painted the teddy with acrylic paint (the same paint which I used for the red-haired girl). For my background I used the splatter technique. |
Sunday, 22 July 2012
Heart to art
Black-white card with red heart - made in crackled paint (watercolours + crackle glaze) I am entering this card into the following challenges: Black & white + one |
In a rainbow dream valley with you
Saturday, 14 July 2012
Reflections on sisterhood
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
Elephantastic
Sunday, 8 July 2012
July brings cooling showers, apricots and gillyflowers
Birds and friends - marbled card I am entering this card into the following challenges: Anything but square |
Chimply cute - marbled card I am entering this card into the following challenges: |
Sunday, 24 June 2012
Saturday, 23 June 2012
Pastel and present
Thank You Card |
I used a scallop punch from Knock Outs for the small scallops. The bigger scallops are cut out by hand. You can also create a scalloped edge, without using a punch. I create my bigger scalloped edges, by using a glue stick, pencil and a pair of small scissors. I put the cap of the glue stick on a paper and move my pencil around the cap and draw a half circle. Then I create my next half circle beside the previous half circle, and repeat the process until I have enough of half circles in a row. (Did that make sense? If not, just ask me to explain it in a more coherent way. )
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Make your own Embellishment!
Any die will do
Memories Are Made Of This
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Make your own Embellishment!
Any die will do
Memories Are Made Of This
Sunday, 17 June 2012
The beauty of simplicity
Peaks and valleys |
Blue me away |
These are my first 100 % recycled cards.
I used a base of recycled, handmade paper as the background. I wanted my cards to be rough around the edges, so I didn't cut the paper. Instead I tore the paper into rectangular pieces.
For the Peaks and valleys card I cut an old newspaper into stripes. I coloured the stripes with Indian ink and watercolours. I made the houses out of newspaper. The foundation of the houses is newspaper-white with a touch of white watercolour. The ceilings are coloured brown/orange with Indian ink.
For the Blue me away card I made the sky out of handmade paper, which I painted with blue watercolour. The dandelion with seeds was found in a newspaper. I wanted to intensify the original colours in the dandelion, so I filled it with white, yellow, green and blue watercolours. I also gave the seeds a little touch of colour.
I am entering the Peaks and valleys card into the following challenge:
Colour it up
I am entering the Blue me away card into the following challenge:
Joy's Summer inspiration
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Hoppy day
Maybe this is the lamest card ever in history. I blame it on the lamest pun ever: "Some bunny loves you". I should have left the bunnies out of this, because bunny puns are hard to find (and right now I insist on finding puns for my cards). Lesson learned: bunny puns suck.
I had a lot of details going on in this card (maybe too many?).
I hand-stitched the edges, so now I can be a part of Fabulous Friday Challenge - Stitching! Yay!
I also paper pieced my card, so now I can take part in DYSU #75 - Paper Piecing.
I also paper pieced my card, so now I can take part in DYSU #75 - Paper Piecing.
Sunday, 10 June 2012
Sometimes a pencil sharpener is needed in order to make a good point
How to make your old pencil look like new:
Step 1: Cut a piece of paper (gift wrap paper, patterned paper or paper from magazine pages) that is as long as the pencil and wide enough to reach around it. Step 2: Apply plenty of glue on the paper and take some extra glue around the edges.
Step 3: Roll up the paper around the pencil. Be sure to glue the paper properly on your pencil, so that you can sharpen your pencil afterwards.
Why don't you freshen up your old pencils by covering them with some nice paper? It makes writing more fun. :)
Thursday, 7 June 2012
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Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Sunday, 27 May 2012
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