Sunday 14 October 2012

Saturday 13 October 2012

Frosted fairytales and fairy dreams

Abstract art
Here's some 'abstract art' of mine. I've created a collage in mixed media.
I have used the following materials: paper, acrylic paint, glitter glaze and
cutouts from newspapers.


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.)


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

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
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
S
pots ‘n’ Stripes

Add Texture
 


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:

DYSU #83 POLKA DOTS
Kristina's Inspiration
CCEE1231
Numbers
Challenge #19 - "Anything Goes"

Watercolour palette

I have been painting much lately and got this idea for a card.
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 
 
JAI 127 Colour Combo







In a rainbow dream valley with you

Marbled rainbow card with sheep 
 
I am entering this card into the following challenges:
July & August Color Inspiration Challenge...
Challenge #28 - Your Favourite Animal

Saturday 14 July 2012

Reflections on sisterhood

Glittering marbled card with a picture of my little sisters

I am entering this card into the following challenges:




Tuesday 10 July 2012

Elephantastic


Elephant card for mum 
I wanted a fun birthday card for mum, 
so I came up with this elefun card. 
Since we are four sisters, 
there are four small elephants in the card. 
The big elephant is the elephant mum.





Elephant card template - click to save the image

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Challenge #113 - Initials (Wiola- Wszystkiego najlepszego...) 
Challenge #69



























































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:
Challenge #69

Saturday 23 June 2012

Pastel and present

Thank You Card
I found some marbled paper from the early 90s in my stacks of random things. I decided to use it for my latest card project. I combined it with some purple and light green paper found in the craft stores. The light green flowers are cut out from a floral paper sheet. 

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

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.

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. :)

Wednesday 30 May 2012

Sunday 20 May 2012

Beadalicious

Batik beads/Rainbow drop beads


















Batik beads tutorial: how to make batik beads from salt dough