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.