You're one in a chameleon and small haul, video

You're one in a chameleon and small haul, video

Katzelkraft - les rats des villes, with video

  

The Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge is: it's a frame up. Now I think they meant us to use frames, but my rat was mischievous and he framed the dog!...you can see him tiptoeing away from the scene..lol I had so much fun coloring these, and as I posted my older ones (also included) I had many requests to do a coloring video and also had lovely compliments.

I made the sentiments in Photoshop, but Word would also work, I didn't even think about that. I can fit 4 on one big sheet of Crafter's Companion Neenah paper and passed it through the printer, just an inkjet printer.
I then cut up the paper, and as I'm never 100% sure where my printer prints, I may have to do some trimming to center the sentiment again. It's instantly matted that way, also a kind of frame ;-).

I then stamped the Katzelkraft images with Simon Says Stamp Intense black ink and colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers. I used all the same colors on all cards, I like the yg (yellow green) with the bg (brown grey) and the cr (coral), as well as the ct and gy (citrus and golden yellow?)
After coloring I used tape runner to attach the panels to a cardbase.
These stamps are really new and I ordered them from France, but so did my Dutch kraftstore I guess, cos they came in at the same time, I know SSS carries Katzelkraft and I do so hope they will stock this one, it's hilarious!.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this

Oldie but goodie #1: Joy burst

Say Cheeeese!

The Less is More challenge, this week is yellow and grey.

So what better than a rat with cheese? I did allow for rosey cheeks and tail, I hope that's ok.

I used a  new Katzelkraft stampset called Les rats des villes. I chose the grumpy one as I thought that was funny with the sentiment...
I stamped him on Crafter's Companion Neenah paper with Simon Says Stamp Intense black ink and I colored him with my Spectrum  Noir markers.
I did the sentiment in Photoshop, I started with those and then cut up the sheet and then stamped.
I free handed the block of cheese.

I then mounted the panel onto the cardbase with tape runner.

For more information on the Less is More challenge, see this.

Updated May 9th:

Through the porthole

The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is: a hint of pink, showcasing Hero Arts.
I pulled out all my hero arts things and found lots of Christmas sets and a deer layering, a koi layering and a goldfish layering set, not typically pink ;-)....So I opted to Used the Simon Says Stamp tric circle die to make portholes.
I had left over fishes from my previous card/video and so I colored those. The new vintage set from Spectrum Noir had these gorgeous "dirty" old colors (vintage) and the pv range was just a perfect vintage pink for my octopus.
The one fish started with BP (bright pinks) but it was too bright, so I toned her down with PP (pastel pinks). The other fish I chose to to yellow and orange.

The background is inkblended Distress inks (mermaid lagoon and salty ocean) with sprinkles of water droplets.
The portholes I've built up with a circle die that was almost the same size as the tri circle, I stacked two white rings and one gold metallic card on top of each other, to create dimension and the feel of real portholes.
I mounted the panel with foamtape and then placed the fishes inside the windows. If you really want the feel of windows add a layer of acetate. I didn't as I wanted my ocotpus in and out, like he's trying to come onto the ship! Now if you left that porhole open, the ship has probably sunk ;-) but hey...details details lol...

The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn (mermaid for you) and I stamped it with Versafine black onyx ink.

For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this

On the farm

The Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge is: the great outdoors, showcasing Paper artsy products.
I don;t have any, Love their whimsical flower stamps, but I love so many things crafty...can't buy everything....if only lol...
I'm also entering in into the AAA cards challenge: Bright and Beautiful.
For my card I depicted a farm scene, that's outside, rural, I envisage  a big ranch somewhere, Kansas by the look of the barn...

I used the Sugar Pea design farm scape to cut out the farm scene, mounted it with foam tape. Behind it on the cardbase I inkblended Distress ink broken china.

For the pigs I stamped the My favorite things from Sew much cuteness as well as the butterfly, In Simon Says Stamp Intense black ink onto the Crafter's companion neenah paper.
Colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers and also mounted them with foam tape.

I wasn't sure which sentiment to use, so I left one out until the right occasion presents itself.

I considered ink blending the white fields with mowed lawn Distress ink, but I thought the piggies would blend into the background and as you know, I like my cards CAS.


For more information on the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, see this.
For more information on the AAA card challenge, see this.