Let's make cards series Part 1: "Masculine Birthday"

Hi everyone, I've been doing a looot of fun cards during the last two weeks. I already started to create Christmas Cards, since it's not that far away. I lately fall in love with kraft cardstock, so all my card bases are made out of it. I cut a 12x12 heavy kraft cardstock into three strips that are 4 inches wide and folded them in half. This way my cards open vertically - I think that this looks great on every shelf and table :) 

So let's go ahead and let me show you what I've created! The first card is the only one which opens horizontally. It's great for every masculine celebration. I made mine for a birthday. 

I just sketched a a tie on some paper scraps and used it as a template on patterned paper. I used neutral colors to make the card more masculine. The stamp sentiment is from MFT (just love this birthday set).

I added tiny dots of liquid pearls on the ties as a finishing touch (I used the colors Garnet, Avocado and Copper). Underneath the ties I used linen twine.

On the inside of the card I used a big sentiment and heat embossed it with embossing powder in dark copper. This stamp is from the same set by MFT as the above mentioned. 

For this card I created five candles by rolling up some patterned paper. In the middle of the rolls I glued a bit of twine to make the candles more realistic. I've created a very similar one a few weeks ago for a friend of mine. 

The stamps are from MFT, too. I inked up all the edges with Distress Ink for a vintage feel and at the end, I "stitched" copper effect twine trough the holes of my card topper for some extra shine.

The next card is for all the Daddy's out there. I created my background by using texture paste by Ranger and a stencil from Hero Arts on some watercolor paper. After letting it dry, I inked it with Distress Inks and a Mini Ink Blending Tool to create a nice graduated effect. I used the colors peeled paint, peacock feathers, salty ocean, broken china and dusty concord (from top to bottom).

Before letting the ink dry I spritzed some pearlized water on top to give it a little bit of more interest. Then I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment by Papermania with silver embossing powder and added a bit of ribbon. I die cut the stars with my Bigz Die "Crescent Moon & Stars" on paper which I've covered with double sided adhesive tape. After removing the protection cover, I put sprinkled fine glitter over the stars and rubbed it in with a bone folder, so that the glitter won't come off. By the way you could use this card for Father's Day, too. 

So that was part one, thank you for stopping by and I hope you'll come back for part two!

Hugs, Mrs. Scrapalot

Sketchabilities Sketch Challenge #122

Hey everyone! 

It's been also a long time since I've participated at a sketch challenge, but it's finally the time to do that again :) I created this layout for the Sketchabilities Sketch challenge #122. 

For the background I used a DCWV paper from the tea party stack. For the newsprint behind the stacked photo mats I glued down some tissue paper by Papermania with mod podge. After that I gave the background a few spritzes with 13arts mist in pink and Dylusions mist in bubblegum pink. After that I used a damask mask and some texture paste for more texture. To emphasize this texture I used Inka Gold in rose and rubbed lightly onto the paper with my fingers. 

For the embellishment I used wood veneers by Studio Calico, sugar dots by Prima Marketing and different washi tapes by MME.

I cut out the bird cages of one of the papers from the stack and glued them to background by using foam dots. Besides, I distressed all the edges of the photo mats and inked them with Distress ink. 

And that's their cool sketch I used: 

Thank you everyone for stopping by, and have a great weekend!

Playful Balloon Card

Hi everyone, 

I have another cute card to share with you. I followed a tutorial by Karen Giron for a MFT challenge to create that card (click here to see her blog and her tutorial).

For this card I used the Maggie Holmes 6x6 collection by Crate Paper. I just love the soft clouds with a hint of light pink for the background. I inked all the edges of the balloons after I glued them together. The butterflies are some free Printables which I printed at home on medium weight cardstock and which I cut out. You can find the butterflies here. To finish the card, I added a stamped sentiment on white cardstock, used a little bit of Stickles here and there and glued three pieces of yarn to card to create the string of the balloons. That's it! 

Thank you so much for stopping by, have a nice weekend!

Shabby Wedding Card

Hey Scrappers,

 I know I've posted only a very few new projects lately, but I've been just too busy to load them up. I created quiet a lot and I'm going to post more stuff in the upcoming weeks. Today I'd like to share a shabby wedding card with you. I was browsing a lot of time on Pinterest and found a super awesome designer Dorota MK. Click here to visit her blog. My project is a scraplift of one of her cards. 

I used different patterned papers and cardstock in cream and light brown for a vintage look. I distressed the edged of my mat and stitched a boarder with yarn. I die cut two branches with a Sizzix die and embellished the card with withe Prima flowers. Then I cut out a scalloped heart and made a boarder with Liquid Pearls in Bisque. The heart on top is covered with crackle accents and inked up with Distress ink for an even more shabby look. I created a 3d banner by folding a long strip of paper and wrote the sentiment by hand. 

I hope you like my creation and thank you so much for stopping by! 

Masculine Birthday Card

Hi Scrappers, 

I'd like to share a masculine and rather simple card with you today. I created it for the birthday of my friend Sven. 

I used textured cardstock (faux leather) for base of the card. The label was cut with my silhouette and the edges were inked with Distress ink in Vintage Photo. Then I took five different coordinating and masculine paper scraps to create the candles. I just rolled them up and glued a piece of yarn in the middle of the paper roll. To finish the card, I added a handwritten sentiment with two screw brads and and bakers twine in copper for a completed look. 

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you liked it! 

New Art Journal Pages

Here are some of my latest Art Journal pages I'd like to share with you! I created them over the last weeks piece by piece. The journal is almost done now, there are only a few clean pages left. I was watching a lot of mixed media and art journal videos on YouTube recently, and I got a lot of inspiration from there. So here we go...! All the pages were covered with gesso before I worked on them. 

Background: 

Dylusions Ink Spray in various colors, brick wall mask by Crafters Workshop, Speckles mask by Tim Holtz, Wow Embossing Powder in Verdigris and clear, different stamps by 7Gypsie, Archival Ink in black.

Butterflies: 

rubber stamp by Papermania and some cutouts from kraft resist paper by Tim Holtz

Flower:

 cutout from DCWV Ciao Bella Collection

Background:

Acrylic Paint in yellow, Dylusions ink sprays, Dylusions mask small squares, Crafters Workshop Mask, stamps from Kaisercraft "Hello Paris", different paper scraps in green and brown colors

Photo: 

made during a hike on a mountain in Switzerland

Butterflies: 

cut with a die from Sizzix

Background:

Acrylic paint in different blue shades, different masks by Prima Marketing and Tim Holtz, drippings made with distress paint in gold

Fishes: 

Cut out from photos I made during our holiday in Egypt

Air bubbles:

painted with gesso and Gelatos

Background: 

Paper by Prima Marketing "Art Pad collection", different spray inks by 13arts, Prima Marketing stamps and Archival Ink, masks by Prima Marketing, the swirls and butterflies are rub-ons; the scalloped circles were die-cut and the edges were distressed with Distress Inks. 

This page is one of my favorites. It is my first collage with cutouts from a magazine. The background is created with Gelatos in different pinks, red and orange, with a technique I saw in a video by Donna Downey (click here to see the video). 

Thank you for stopping by, I would be happy if you leave a comment :) 

Layout with Finnabair

Hey everyone! 

I made this layout in during my last workshop with Finnabair, so it's a little bit older. I just finally uploaded it to share it with you :) 

The papers are from her collection for the 7dots studio,  the stamps on the background and all the embellishment are from her collection for Prima Marketing. We used a lot of glimmer sprays to create this soft and flowing colors. 

Here's one of her famous "clusters" of embellishment. They were covered with the glimmer spray, too.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Clean and Simple - Pink and Lime

Hey Scrappers!

Today I'd like to share with you a quick blog post. I created a clean and simple layout in white, pink and lime. I was inspired by a layout I found on Pinterest and wanted to try this color combo. And this is what I came up with:

All the paper scraps, washi tapes and stickers are from the MME Up & Away collection. I created the little heart-pin by myself with a punch and some glitter. 

A few spritzers lime, a few sprinkles in pink and some matte gel on the background - that's pretty much it! Thank's for stopping by! 

Scrap & Music #30 - Suspicious Minds

Hi everyone! 

It's been a while since I've posted a new blog post - I've been busy with work and I was in the US for more than a month. I crafted almost every week, but I just hadn't the time to take good pictures and to upload them. Anyway, here I am back with a layout for the Scrap&Music blog :)

I love the color-combo of grey and aqua-tones (I saw a great layout on Pinterest and was inspired by that). I used two pictures from a holiday in Switzerland because the colors are quite matching, and the title fit, too. 

I used a few of my new chalk sprays by 13arts for my background. I used a mask with tiny stars and some moulding paste to create a little bit of texture. Here and there I used Stickles in matching colors.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Hopefully I'm going to find a little bit more time in the coming weeks for a few more posts :)

This was the sketch I used for my layout:

Sketchabilities #113 DT Reveal - the mountain calls!

Hi everyone! It's my last DT-project for the actual Sketchabilities Team. It's sketch #113! Check it out on the sketchabilities blog and participate with us! We have a great sponsor this month, all you have to do is submit a layout based on sketch #113! Creative Embellishments is offering up a $20.00 gift card to their online store.

This is my project: 

We took the pictures during our holiday in the mountains of switzerland. You can see the height above sea level on the watch, it's 2165m! :) 

And that's the sketch! 

Thank you for stopping by and hope to see your creations on the sketchabilities blog :)