Happy Up-cycling with Canvas Corp Brands

Welcome!

Some weeks ago a friend asked me:

  Do you need some old fruit crates,  you can always use everything ;-)?!

I have taken this crates with me and saw this word 'WANTED' 

in a old magazine and a new idea was born.

I'm always on search to my washi tape and so I decided

 to make a new (old) practical storage, where I can hang up my tapes. 

I love the material -wood- and a used timeworn look.

 

used materials from Tattered Angels

and other companies

How I made this 

in step by step photos and notes

can you see here

 

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

DT Scrap FX Love

Hello!

 

Beauty - Butterflies - Baby - Blue

4 inspiration words

and a wonderful photo

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 

CSI 226

Evidence - Animals, string, hearts

Testimony - Write about what makes you happy  

(behind the photo)

 More than Words Beautiful & Butterfly
I was inspired from the soft colors and the wonderful butterfly,
the right inspiration for a beautiful baby photo
as memory on a special moment

Thanks for stopping by!

Kerstin

DT Scrap FX - Our Story

Hello!

A friend needed a gift for her grandparents and ask me if I had an idea. 

As I saw the beautiful Newspaper frame  

I thought, perfectly for an vintage project with an old family photo.

I used a chalky finish paint  'Vintage' from DecoArt for outer edge and a Distress Stain 'Walnut' ink for inner frame. Chipboards were also painted with this colors.

Only two paints were enough, I highlighted all with a little bit copper wax 

and the frame in altered art was finish.

more can you see here

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

Thanks for your visit!
Kerstin

The 'other' easter eggs

Welcome!

I love it to paint easter eggs, I don't know how many were in the last years,

but in this year I wanted to try something new.

I used a simple plastic egg

with a lot of texture materials,

 gauze, structure paper (die gears), cheesecloth, metal embellishments,

molds with modelling clay, beads

painted all with black gesso

and used various  metallic waxes

 

a steampunk feeling

I want to share this here

13arts - #52 Time Moodboard

Happy sunday!

Kerstin

Let spring begin

Welcome!

Spring has finally arrived! 

As the winter has finally vanished, I enjoy the spring and the sun outside. 

Time is ripe for a big spring-cleaning, omg

not my favourite thing !

but with a little bit fun it's getting easier, or?!

 Wide awake & chirpy :-)

some close ups from the beginning

 a simple plastic plate + white gesso

some background textures, stencil, dies, texture paper

metal embellishments, gauze, art deco sugar

painting over everything with chalky finish paint

 And then spray colors come to use

 

My inspiration challenge theme

Mixed Media & Art March Moodboard

colour blue + sketch

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge Blog

"Anything Mixed Media Goes" #24

A vintage Journey

All Aboard - Happy third birthday!
a simple plastic plate in altered art
for a new home decoration piece 

Thanks for your visit!

I wish you a nice Springtime!

Kerstin

 

DT Scraps of Darkness - Imagine

Hello !

My latest romantic layout in vintage style for our Scraps of Darkness Team.

Some years ago I was in Paris, a wonderful main town in Europe/France.
One of many nice things you can do there is to enjoy a coffee 
in a small bistro on the street.

 As I saw this beautiful old vintage photo I reminded me on this

 and was inspired to make a layout to my favourite daydream.

I used again the beautiful 'Our story ' kit with a background paper 

from the new Love clippings collection (Prima Marketing)

-Imagine- from the Bo Bunny Foil Transfers, also as negative used

Our march challenge theme here is to alter a chipboard, there are many opportunities to do that.

I works often with white embossing powder 

and when you inked your chipboard only on few places, not

everywhere,  you will see a timeworn look as altered effect

 Easy and fast!

 

cut out's from the 3x4 Journaling Notecards

some letters from Kaisercraft with white embossing powder

and some stars from the Bo Bunny Foil Transfers

wonderful flowers from the Floral Add On, 

 

flowers and lace were inked with Lindy's Stamp Gang Milk Chocolate Shimmer Powder
and a little bit water, that's really always a surprise when you see this magical effect

CSI No 225 
Evidence: Stripes, Animals, Wings, Stars
Testimony: Daydreaming on paper, insp. words fly, impossible, dream

You can find our kits to purchase here,

and we have also a very inspiring  Facebook group here,

where we love to see everyone's work with our kits.

Thanks for your visit!

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

Rusty Fantasies

Welcome everybody!

A new project for our  Steampunk DT 

with the monthly theme

Anything Goes - Steampunk/Industrial

 

I myself really enjoy trying out new things and examining

everything from different angles.

My latest tests were exercises with rust and various structures.

There are so many opportunities for rusty looks in crafty land . 

That was a try only with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics.

Quinacridone Gold, Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide, 

Transparent Red iron Oxide, Carbon Black and Burnt Umber

Here I used a canvas as basic, corrugated cardboard, cheesecloth, 

Art sugar and 3D balls in background as texture elements.

firstly a starfish, then a plaster face and some parts from a barock frame, 

which were made with a mould

some shells and a little star above that

a chipboard which was embossed with a gear folder

some gears in background (die cuts)

Hopefully you will now feel even more inspired to create your own Steampunk project.

I really enjoyed working on mine!!!

Many thanks for stopping by!

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

DT Scrap FX Springtime

Hello!

Our theme this month - Love -
DT Scrap FX

yes and I'm a big spring and gardener lover :-)

IT's springtime here

 Nature is reawakening to life after the long cold winter. 

The right time to start with gardening.

and so I decided to make 

a romantic layout in vintage style with a little gardener.

Keep a green tree in your heart

 and perhaps a singing bird will comes

 more details can you see here

 I was inspired from this wonderful moodboard theme

Maja Designs March

Many thanks for stopping by!

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

Spring awakening

Welcome!

 Today I want to share with you my new spring home decoration.

I love an altered nature look, playfully romantic, but not gaudy. 

There are many interesting details to discover .

my new embossing powder - Burnt Copper - from Emerald Creek Dares

really a great effect

 

Challenges
Emerald Creek Dares - Splatter some fun
Frilly and Funkie - Welcome Spring

Happy weekend my friends!

Kerstin