Life is better at the beach

Welcome!

Today a new project for Scrap FX

it's a layout in maritime vintage style.
I was inspired from the beautiful saying
 on the transparency and the amazing Mermaid Dress small .

 

 used Scrap FX products

Mermaid Dress small  

Mini shells

Ocean transparency

Nautilus stencil

some details

a cutout from the beautiful Ocean transparency as frame besides an old vintage photo

I used the Nautilus stencil in parts as background motif with distress ink pad

the Mini shells are a wonderful suitable addition also in combination with real shells and natural embellishments

for the Mermaid Dress small  I used only  turquoise and gold metall wax

 

I hope you like this inspiration

and all the other wonderful projects of our teamies!

Have a nice day my friends!

x Kerstin x

Halloween - Fire and Flame for Calico Craft Parts

Hello crafty friends!

As I discovered the awesome Winged Devil 

I was totally in love because his great batman wings and the hanging foot exude so much vitality.  
At the same time, he seems very mysterious, cunning and devious. 

He should become my eyecatcher for a new Halloween shadow frame. 

more details can you find here

His sitting posture was perfect for putting him on a home-made fireplace.

The flickering flames were created with orange neon luminous paint by Decoart.

sideview with 3D effect

Thanks for your visit!

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Goethes Zauberlehrling

Hello crafty friends!

I was inspired from this well known poem from Goethe 

and had a lot of fun to create a tag for this story.

 Flow, flow onward
Stretches many
Spare not any
Water rushing,
Ever streaming fully downward
Toward the pool in current gushing.

Come, old broomstick, you are needed,
Take these rags and wrap them round you!
Long my orders you have heeded,
By my wishes now I've bound you.
Have two legs and stand,
And a head for you.
Run, and in your hand
Hold a bucket too. 

... the whole poem can you find here 

https://lyricstranslate.com/de/der-zauberlehrling-sorcerers-apprentice.html

Go, I say,

Go on your way,

do not tarry,

water carry,

let it flow abundantly,

and prepare a bath for me!

https://lyricstranslate.com/de/der-zauberlehrling-sorcerers-apprentice.html

Go, I say,

Go on your way,

do not tarry,

water carry,

let it flow abundantly,

and prepare a bath for me!

 

Come on now, old broom, get dressed,

these old rags will do just fine!

You're a slave in any case,

and today you will be mine!

May you have two legs,

and a head on top,

take the bucket, quick

hurry, do not stop!

https://lyricstranslate.com/de/der-zauberlehrling-sorcerers-apprentice.html

Go, I say,

Go on your way,

do not tarry,

water carry,

let it flow abundantly,

and prepare a bath for me!

 

Come on now, old broom, get dressed,

these old rags will do just fine!

You're a slave in any case,

and today you will be mine!

May you have two legs,

and a head on top,

take the bucket, quick

hurry, do not stop!

some close up's

Tim Holtz  Paperdoll with a magic hat

Tim Holtz ATC cling stamp X-Ray Stampers Anonymous and a small water tap in the centre

the broom that has become alive

and the cool cat from Sizzix cutting die 'Witchcraft'

Simon says stamp Monday challenge - Tag it!

 

Thanks for your visit!

Have fun!!

Kerstin

My blue Jeans for Maja Design

Welcome!

Today a season inspired layout, Fall time is the best time to go on a discovery tour through the forest and to rustle in the fragrant autumn leaves.

I used the background paper 'Birch' from Maja Design collection 'Walking in the forest'. 

What can be better than a wonderful walk through a colourful forest

in your favourite pair of jeans?!

 I was inspired to make a natural rustic style layout. 
For that I also worked with papers from our Denim & Friends paper collection, with corrugated cardboard, blue color shades and suitable autumn chipboards, wooden shapes and embellishments.

 

some close up's

corrugated cardboard and leftovers from 'Wood' as frame wood planks

autumnal embellishments with a fabric denim star as tag

I love the natural wooden look in brown shades

a perfect addition for seasonal layouts

and so I used

 

some small wooden shapes from Calico Craft Parts: 

here Oak Leaf Branch with Acorns 

Oak Leaves and Acorns Border

Enjoy your day!

  Kerstin

Fright Night

Hello crafty friends!

  I'm back with a new inspiration for you. 

So let's start with our monthly challenge at SASPC

- it is - as usual - an

Anything Goes - Steampunk/Industrial

themed challenge and all kinds of projects (except digitally created ones) are welcome! So show us your tags, cards, art journal pages, canvases, altered objects, drawings, paintings, sketches....whatever you're up to as long as it fits our challenge themes steampunk or industrial.

 

October has begun, yes it's time for Halloween, but not those nasty bloody monster stories, I love mystical and imaginative tales and so I was inspired to create a new Halloween mixed media canvas.

...Once upon in a cold, gloomy night when a strange light appeared behind the tombstone. Who drove his mischief there??? ...

I used a lot of Sizzix Halloween dies, old and new, I must say a collection of my favourites :-)

some details

T.Holtz transparent tiles -Halloween- stamped with white ink pad 

behind it - embossed tombstone (cutting die Sizzix 'Headstone)

 one of my absolutely favourite dies Sizzix 'Branch Tree'

 Sizzix Tim Holtz Alteration Cobweb in background 

with Sizzix Thinlits 'Feather & Ravens' in 3D look in front

Thinlits die Fall Foliage on a structure paper

 3D Embossing folder 'Lumber' and cutting die Sizzix Alterations 'Planks'

My  teamies at SASPC have come up with many 
inspiring and different versions

on the theme this time.

Please have a look and feel you inspired to create your own idea

  it can also be a Halloween project ;-)

We are looking forward to see your new creations! 

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

Vision

Hi crafty friends!

Today a new inspiration with the latest awesome products from Scrap FX.

I'm  a big fan of mixed media projects, you can mixed so many various materials such like this wonderful chipboards, spray colours, textured, fabric and old book paper leftovers, stencils, stamps and cutting dies - always a lot of possibilities.

I upcycle a wooden house into a new home decoration piece.

I was inspired from the phrase and cool looking eyes on the transparency, 

very suitable for a new gift in industrial grunge style.

some details

 a very cool embossing powder 'Hammerd metal'  just right for the
Door plates and handles

  Paintbrush Corner painted with arylic colours (black, silver, Quinacridone Gold) and copper embossing powder

 a wise and important saying

 Black and White butterflies  

 glued with 3D effect

Simon says stamp Monday challenge - Monochrome

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

Capture the Magic for Scrap FX

Hello!

today a new project for Scrap FX

a canvas with a lot of stains and splatters

- CAPTURE THE MAGIC -

yes, that is always my aim when I created projects :-)

Paintbrush Jar

String of Arrows 

Black and White butterflies 

Butterflies stencil

Capture the Magic

Splat stencil

Dream transparency

some details

  

Paintbrush Jar - brushes with brown and silver embossed powder and some black painted accents

in the jar crackle clear glaze (DecoArt), this looks like water

 I use the Butterflies stencil   as background with with gesso. 

Have you seen the Transparencies from Scrap FX ?! always very suitable for every theme.

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

Happy crafting!

Kerstin