DT Canvas Corp Brands - Tutorial - Altered Frame

Hello!

It's never too late ....

to have a good day!

A truly saying, or?!
if you come dragging in from work and you've had a miserable week, 
just pick yourself up on weekend relax and

start with creating or other things that will make you a lot of fun.

Don't forget the time only for you!
That was my idea behind this easy and quick making
wooden frame.

used materials from Tattered Angels and other companies

can you see here

-  How I do this -

applying Modeling paste through the brick stencil,

 allow the paste to dry

use a mixture from Tinting base and texture paste
and  add a thin layer about the whole surface

coloured a piece of gauze with the Glimmer Glam 'Rustic'
glued on the bottom edge
together with the self adhesive 'Lady statue'

use Glimmer Glam 'Rustic' and a brush and painted the brick surface
it's a very awesome glimmer paint and perfect for projects in altered art

 sprayed with Glimmer Mist 'Linen' for an antique look

 

finally use a metallic wax paint and distress all the edges with your fingers

now you can decide whether you will a like an old family photo
 or a saying
your choice :-)

Happy weekend!
x Kerstin x

DT Scraps of Darkness - Bon Voyage

Hello!

 I want to share my latest summery layout with our

 new July 'Wayfarer' Kit

I was inspired from our latest holiday trip.  The 'Hanse Sail' shall take place once at year 

on the Baltic Sea. 

You can see there very impressive windjammers, traditional ships and museum ships. 

IT's really a highlight for me and my vintage soul, because I'm a big fan of old sailing ships.

 I used a wonderful background paper from 'Wanderlust' Blue Fern Studios Collection, a printed chipboard shape and some stickers and elements from our last month kit.

some close ups

 some chipboards from Blue Fern Studios were colored with white acrylic paint 

and embossed with 'Whirpool' Glitter Powder

printed chipboards are very stable, but I cuted this piece in two halfes, it's also possible

 I took some brown cardstock and stamped some nautical motifs with Stazon 'Spiced Chai'

I fussy cut them out

and glued only on some places stamp motif Flag banner

for a 3D effect

I hope you like this inspiration

and all the other wonderful projects of our teamies!

Have a nice day my friends!

x Kerstin x

DT Scrap FX - Happy Days

Hi everyone!

This month with have some beautiful new chipboards at Scrap FX 

and other products to the theme 'Seasons'.

Summertime - just perfect for spending vacation and also the right time for

 bicycle tours through the nature. 

This place was pure nature, bizarre and magical.

 used Scrap FX products

Love scribble Frame large

Birds on a wire

  Floral corner

Flying Birds stencil

Happy theme pack

 some close ups

I hope you’ve enjoyed taking a look at some of products from Scrap FX. 

If you’d like to see more, have a look through their store HERE 

Maja Designs Moodboard Challenge
Paper Collection Summer Crash
I was inspired from delicate colours and the love theme

Thanks for stopping by!

Kerstin

DT SASPC - Sunken Dreams

Welcome everyone!

and a  new inspiration for 

SanDee & Amelies Steampunk Challenge

You know I'm a big mixed media fan, I love the mix from colors, textures and various materials.

This project was really a playground with a lot of fun for me.

IT's a 50 x 20 cm canvas and I used textures techniques such as 

stencils with modeling paste,

magical material Tyvek,

cheesecloth,

natural deco materials (driftwood, shells, sead heads)

 3D pearls and some drip drops from glue stick.

 

 

 my octopus, a little bit other ;-) I'm afraid he has knoted his arms

 I used a modeling clay freely modelled by hand

finished with metallic paints from DecoArt

 If you would like to know some more DETAILS, please don't hesitate to contact me.

My english isn't the best, because it's not my native language,

but I make a lot of effort in this area.

 But that costs a lot of time, which I prefer to spend with crafting, 

I hope you will understand this!

If someone is interested you can ask me

again and again with joy!

 :-) I will do my very best :-) 

Mixed Media & Art July Thematic challenge 'Blue sea'

Have a nice relaxing summer my friends !

x Kerstin x 

Best friends

Welcome!

I'm back  :-)

'Whoever said that diamonds are a Girl's best friend, never owned a dog' 

 In this saying is so much truth, dogs are always there for you no matter what.

I love the feeling when I get home and my 'Filou',

 our sheltie dog is there to say 'wuff'' and cheer me up if I'm having a bad day.

I created this layout 'Best friends' in remembrance of a beautiful summer day on the beach,  
where you can always meet many other friends at the dog beach.

​more details can you see here

I have added some watercolours to the background under and around the picture area
It's really a pleasure for me to make my own background
with this beautiful colours
together with water arise amazing effects

some wonderful flowers from new Prima collections

for the  seagulls I used only a white embossing powder randomly distributed, 

because I'm a big fan from a distress look

 

Make it Prima July Moodboard

Happy crafting!

x Kerstin x

DT Scrap FX Waterbaby

Welcome!

 and I'm back with a new layout for our DT Scrap FX

I have created a very summery and joyful layout with a lot of splatters and stains.

As I was a child I had the nick name 'water rat' because I never voluntarily came out of the water, even if the lips were already blue. Today, some years later has still not changed :-)

I have discovered my passion for watercoloring again, delicate colors with extending effects.

 used Scrap FX products

Bubble Border

Coral Stencil
Water Baby Mini

Seahorse stamp

Scribble circles black

Education Transparency

I have started my page with using this wonderful Coral Stencil and modeling paste 

  for the wordlet 'Water Baby Mini' I used for the upper part a white embossing powder and 

in the area below two shades of blue acrylic paint

I always love to use some cutting dies, here waves and the little mermaid 

Have you seen this fantastic seahorse stamp? one of my first stamps from Scrap FX, 

an absolutely favourite from me

 this new Scribble circles black  

gives your photo the right frame and contrast, because it should be your focal point

Many thanks for your visit!

See you later :-)
x Kerstin x

DT Scraps of Darkness - Seaside ATB

Hello!

today a new inspiration for our month  June SOD 'Seaside Kits'.

As mentioned in my last post, I'm a big fan from this amazing

 'Sand and SEA' layered die cut embellishments. 

I'm not only a traditionell scrapbooker, my great passion are also projects for home decoration, always in mixed media style.

 So I decided to make an Artist trade block - ATB, easy and quick and now 

our new eyecatcher in bathroom.

 

I used an old square wooden block as basic. I take a brush and apply a thin layer of white 'Antiquing cream' from DecoArt. Then add some areas with white texture paste, mostly on edges. Let it dry and now you can use a Distress Crayon 'Salty Ocean' for some blue shades over the texture paste. 

Then you can start with decorating your project.

I also used some word stickers from the new Kaisercraft collection

 an amazing little tiny starfish, some Ice Queen Prills, a piece of  Coral Mesh Netting and some small dragonfly metal embellishments, all that materials can you find in our various month kits

which you can find here 

  

The flowers and leaves from 49 and market are really wonderful, I thought it would be a beautiful 

'headdress' for this sea inspired ATB. 

Finally I colored all pieces and sides with a soft blue acrylic paint and added also some shells on the top of the flower. 

Together with a circle chipboard, decosand and some pearls it was very suitable for me.

Simon says stamp Monday challenge

Get in shape

Creative Artiste #28 Anything goes 

Mixed Media & Art July Thematic challenge 'Blue sea'

Happy crafting!

x Kerstin x