Seahorse on Tour DT Dusty Attic

Welcome creative friends!

 I'm totally in love with the latest Soft Mould 'Seaworld'

from Stamperia. The awesome seahorse in steampunk style was perfect

 for a new Art Journal cover in mixed media style.

I combined the cast with a

Baroque Flourish 

as mane for the seahorse.

   

Tips & Tricks

Today I want to share with you, 
how you can create an amazing

 steampunk seahorse as center piece

for your new project.

more details can you find here 

some close up's

Happy crafting!

Thanks for your visit!

 

 

 

SEA World Shadow Box

Hello creative friends!

Truly no easy times ,
 just therefore it is important to see something different.

I love the latest paper collection from Stamperia 'Sea World', 

Steampunk and the SEA one of my favourite themes.

 

some close up's

Hope you are all safe and well!!!

Kerstin xoxo 

Barrow Cart DT Calico Craft Parts

Hello creative friends!

Today a new piece for our spring home decoration. I created a cart in vintage style and put a small nest in there where my new Calico chickens feel very well.

This wheelbarrow is done quickly and you get a weathered old cart, which you can use for all kinds of decoration ideas - suitable for Easter eggs, found objects, dried herbs for a fragrance potpourri and whatever else comes to your mind.

more details can you find here

I hope I could inspire you!

Happy crafting!

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

Beach Rules DT Moodboard Dusty Attic

Welcome creative friends!

  Today a new inspiration for our delightful March Moodboard by Dusty Attic. 

It reminds me on restful hours by the sea last summer. Can you hear the sound of the sea?

We just love to walk along the beach and see what the sea washes ashore.

Tips & Tricks

Today I want to share with you, how many possibilities there are

 to work with only one frame

Squiggly Frame #6

 

  here I used only the inner part from

 actually only the rest is left, but you can split it in the middle

 and use it as a filigree layer under the frame

some close up's

used Dusty Attic
chipboards and stencils

Squiggly Frame #6

Frame Medley

Drift Wood #2

 Fishnet #2 Stencil

Wordpl@y #1

 

I hope I could inspire you 

and I am looking forward to see what you come up 

with this months challenge.

 

Happy crafting!

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

 

 

Art Journal Moonlight Shadow

Welcome!

I was inspired to create a Art Journal spread to the theme Dance to the music of your soul. I chose one of my favourite songs 'Moonlight shadow'and used some cutouts from a wonderful paper collection from Stamperia 'Cosmos'.

Together with some stamps, spray colours and stencils a monochrome spread only in blue shades and black + white.

  Simon says stamp Monday challenge - Stencil fun

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin 

A true gentlemen DT Maja Design

Welcome creative friends!

I was inspired to create a mixed media layout in vintage grunge style.
It's a scrapbook page for a boy with
 one of my favourite collections 'Denim & Friends'.

I used the paper sheet 'Worn Indigo' as background, a fantastic colour shade it looks like original Blue Jeans  and some leftovers from the paper sheets 'Jeans and Shirt and 'Sunbleached'.

more details can you find here

 Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

Mixed Media - The enchanted garden

Hi creative friends!

I was very inspired from this awesome Moodboard this month at 13@rts.

I thought on a mysterious garden, once beautifully laid -out and the whole pride of the owners

 and today recaptured by nature.

A place of poetry!

 some close up's

dryed snowdrops

13 Arts Challenge #87

Inspiration: colour: grey and green ; worned elements: moss, bust, wood, rust

I used

Gesso Clear - acrylic primer 500 ml

Gesso white - acrylic primer 500 ml

Modeling paste 500 ml

 

Simon says stamp Monday challenge - A bit O'Green

Happy time!

Kerstin

Shadowbox Country Life DT Calico Craft Parts

Hello creative friends!

I was inspired to create a new home decor piece suitable to 

my spring shabby chic decoration this year.

It's a wooden box with a inner life in altered art. 

I love the vintage look because the parts becomes a very unique used touch,

 they didn't look so expressionless and cold.

 With only a few means, a stamp, distress ink, old bookpages, some fabric leftovers

 and sisal my little chicken farm was quickly completed. 

I was amazed as I discovered this beautiful chickens here and could hardly decide

 in which colours I should paint them now, because there are so many kinds of chicken.

 more details can you find here

Many thanks for your visit!

Happy weekend!

Kerstin

Coffee Time DT Maja Design

Hello creative friends!

I'm back with a new inspiration for you, 

it's a vintage layout with our latest very romantic paper collection

 ' Little street cafe'.

 

 I used the paper sheet 'Meeting friends' together with a monochrome paper 'Vanilla' as background and some cut outs from 'Die cut'.  Matching the vintage theme I added some chipboards from Dusty Attic, some remnants of lace, old book pages and some Prima Marketing metal embellishments and flowers to the mixed media layout.

some close up's can you find here

a wonderful aroma emanates from the coffee cup makes with a flourish chipboard

Happiness is a cup of coffee or chocolate???

preferably with a delicious homemade cake, or?!

 

 Thanks for your visit!

 

Wish you a happy time!

Kerstin

Moments in Time DT SASPC

Hello!

Our March challenge is, as usual...

 Anything Goes - Steampunk/Industrial

 

 We welcome all types of projects (except digitally created) and encourage everyone to join us each month, whether this is your very first make, or you are an experienced maker, and share your creations. Show us your tags, cards, canvas, Artist Trading Cards/Coins, art journal, altered objects - whatever you can imaging that fits our steampunk/industrial theme. We are in awe of your creative imaginations and use of materials, and look forward to each challenge to see where your creative muse took you.

I was inspired to create a new mixed media Art Journal page with a lot of textures and structures.

and  I really wanted to try my new soft mould 'Time Machine' from Stamperia.

Tips & Tricks

 

you can use various basic materials,

Soft Clay Extra light from Stamperia is recommended

But I had heard that it can also work with acrylic groove sealant from the DIY store. 

I just had to try that and used white and black groove sealant .

Use a standard cartridge and apply the compound to the mould with a spatula, 

preferably not too thin
then let it dry for 48 hours, a long waiting time, 

but the mass must be completely dry or it will be difficult to remove them in one piece.

and so I started to put the single parts together or layer them on top of each other

now it is up to your own creativity whether you use it as a structural mat 

or in individual parts.

 You can cut out single parts but also tear it with a little practice,

 which I personally liked better.

I combined it with chipboards (Dusty Attic) and some cutout's from a Stamperia 

paper collection 'Voyages Fantastiques'.

the parts are flexible and adapt to any surface shape, they can be coloured 

or just highlight the surface, like here with silver metallic wax

some close up's

for me worked this replacement material  very well
and I will try it soon on a round underground form

 My  teamies at SASPC have come up with many

inspiring and different versions

on this Steampunk/ Industrial  challenge.

We are looking forward to see your new creations! 

 

  Happy Crafting!

 

Kerstin