August DT challenge

A new Mermaid card for the Classic Design Team Open Challenge.

The digi-stamp from Paper Nest Dolls used for this card can be found here.

The mermaid was colored with COPIC markers and the background was created with distress inks, glitter embossing powder (imitation of the fish skin) and silhouette elements as well as the sentiment stamped with Archival Ink by Ranger.

Another 3D chipboard...

This time from Anemone.

It's a box with a ferries wheel on top that can spin:

I made a little video to show how the wheel moves. It is kinda difficult to make it move with just one hand, especially to close the drawer

3D chipboard elements

So I spent tonight on glueing together some chipboard pieces and here is the result:

Getting ready for Autumn cards... still sunny and warm!

Read?

Steady?

Go!

This card created for a challenge by Towarzystwo Dobrej Zabawy

 

It's Shark Week so let's celebrate, 

Watch documentaries about them

And protect them!

For my adored drummer-girl 

who fights for the rights of the whole Nation

Thank you!

[EN] July Inspiration for Flowers Handmade Blog

[PL] Lipcowa inspiracja dla FHB

[EN] This card 3D was made using a 3D frame from IKEA and flowers made with flower dies from Craft Passion "Flower 1" and Rosy Owl. The flowers are made with foamiran.

The leaves and branches are made using dies from Marianne Designs and Cottage Cutz

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[PL] Do zrobienia tej pracy użyłam ramki 3D ze sklepu IKEA oraz papieru Lemoncraft. Kwiaty zrobione są z foamiranu przy użyciu wykrojników od Craft Passion "Kwiat 1" i Rosy Owl.

Liście i gałązki wykonane są z wykrojników od Marianne Designs i Cottage Cutz. 

Flowers Handmade Blog

Flowers in blue

A new day, a new card...

Today I used Forget-me-not scrapbooking paper along with foamiran flowers and paper leaves and branches from Sue Wilson, Cottage Cutz and Cheery Lynn Designs.

Happy Birthday!

Birthday cards are the cutest to make cause they seem super special and as a gift, we want it to look the best we can make...

The skunk is from Your Next Stamp stamp set and the background was made with unbranded silicone stamp set that I got a while back with a crafting magazine.

The skunk is colored with Spectrum Noir markers, a bit for trying them a out I must admit as I just got them this week.

The flowers and bee background and grass are colored with ZIG real brush watercolor markers. It was a sort of challenge for me as well as I hardly used my markers before, but I must say I liked coloring the flowers a lot :) I think watercolor will be my 2nd fav just after alcohol markers :)

The sentiment comes from Technique Tuesday stamp set and it heat embossed with WOW! silver embossing powder and VersaMark embossing ink pad.

Getting ready for the workshops that I organize in October...

This means getting new "cheaper" markers (well, cheaper than COPICs) for students and of course... getting to know them by coloring some images. I have never used Spectrum Noir markers so it's kinda new to me and Im only getting to know them now. 

All I can tell is that they color darker than COPICs as you need more ink to blend the colors - something to remember when coloring the next time.

I chose stamps from Santoro - Gorjuss for the first test.

My monthly inspiration card in the summer mood

Summer card

The stamps were colored with COPIC markers and the background and the die cuts were colored with Distress ink.

My monthly inspiration card in the summer mood

The background was done with distress inks and images were colored with COPIC markers