Wednesday, February 7, 2018

You're invited - Cards and Tags with Maja Design

Welcome friends!

Valentine's day is just around the corner, 
the right time for me to make some cards and tags for good friends,
 because it's not only the day for romantics and those in love,
also to remember on beautiful and happy moments with loving people.

As I saw our newest paper collection 'Celebration'  
I was inspired from the dancing people from the sheet 'Charleston', they radiate so much joy and love of life, right?!
I thought on old film classics, on the 20s and created two tags in vintage style.  I prefer not so much colors, only brown,white and black because the motifs are very meaningful.




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Firstly I used an embossing folder 'Music notes' and film stripe was made with a die cut,
at one point it was torn sideways to insert a text stripe.
Have you seen the lower margins on all the paper sheets, they are very suitable as addition. I used 'You're invited'. 
 

Two happy dancing people were cut out, some flowers, pearls and a black feather, not more and the funny little tag was ready.

and a second inspiration with 'You're invited bs' as background paper


and suitable to this tags a romantic card in vintage style



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Many thanks for your visit, I hope it was a little inspiration for you
 to try out and play with our newest collection papers
from Maja Design .

Happy crafting!
Kerstin

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Snowdrops - Messengers of Spring

Hello friends!

Timidly the first spring messengers appear

Ich weiß nicht, wie es euch geht, aber ich habe dieses Winterwetter satt. Der Januar war bei uns viel zu warm, trüb und nass. Nun ist schon der Februar ins Land gezogen und in meinem Garten blühen die Schneeglöckchen und Winterlinge, sogar die ersten Schneekrokusse trauen sich schon hervor.

Das macht Hoffnung auf den Frühling :-)

Damit es noch etwas schneller  mit dem Frühling geht, habe ich ihn mir ins Haus geholt. Leider verblühen die Schneeglöckchen so schnell in der Vase und deshalb habe ich ein neues Bild gestaltet.


 

  Das Schneeglöckchenmotiv ist von einer Serviette und wurde mit Modelliermasse (äußere Blütenblätter) in 3D gestaltet. Basisfarbe ist die Chalky Finish Paint 'Vintage' von DecoArt.
Die Struktur auf den Blütenblättern entstand mit transparentem Deco Ice. Die etwas blassen Farben des Motivs wurden anschließend noch mit verschiedenen Acrylfarben aufgefrischt.

 


 Happy crafting!
Kerstin
 

Friday, January 26, 2018

Anniversary celebration for Maja Design

Hello friends!

It's celebration time :-)
Maja Design is 10 years old, my biggest congratulations!!
I look forward to working together with them over the next  years.

and here is my gift card in vintage style



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Let the champagne corks pop :-)
 more inspirations with the new collection 'Celebrate'
can you find here

Happy crafting!
Kerstin xoxo

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Winter Wish for Maja Design

Welcome!


The time is right for a new winter inspiration. Actually snow should be here now and the frost pinch in the cheeks, but our winter weather is and remains dead loss. It's grey and dreary, but the best time for crafting, or?! 


I love the timeless delicate colors and designs of this beautiful paper collection, always suitable to a lot of various themes. I used this striped design as background, colours reminds me on frosty days,
 on a walk through the snowy winter wood and all the secrets you can discover there.




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Thanks for your visit today!
 Have a beautiful time!
Kerstin

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Friendship - Steampunk Time

Hello everyone!

I'm back with a new masculine layout for Scrap FX.
Steampunk Time

As I saw all the amazing new chipboards I was inspired
 to create a new layout for boys
in industrial grunge style.









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Have a good time!
Kerstin xoxo

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Galaxy for Scrap FX

Hello!

Kerstin is back to share with you two new inspirations in Steampunk style
with the newest awesome chipboard collection.
Firstly a mixed media canvas 'Galaxy'.


Scrap FX products
Spiky Flourish - Click Image to Close



Step by Step in pictures

used materials
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics 'Black,' 'Prussian Blue', 'White'
DecoArt Modeling paste clear
Dupli Color Effectspray 'Terracotta white'
DecoArt Metallic Lustre 'Gold Rush'
Embossing powder 'Hammered metal' and 'Charred Gold'
Metal Embellishments

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Thanks for your visit and Happy crafting!
Kerstin xo

Monday, January 15, 2018

Filou - Home Alone

Hello!

I'm back with a new and funny inspiration for you. 
That's our dog, it's a sheltie boy and his name is Filou.
 He is the sunshine in my family, always in a good mood and ready for a joke. 
Our cool dog loves to sit down on comfortable couch, 
sometimes I parked my computer there. 
And what should I say, he is very inquisitive :-) 


I used a lot of various colours and texture mediums from DecoArt 
on this shadow frame in Altered Art.
Basis was simple package material with corrugated cardstock.
The roof was made of two cardboard strips, 
which were bent in the middle and glued on with a heat gun.

used materials
DecoArt crackle paint white
Modeling paste whiteFluid
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics 'Cobalt Turquoise Hue', 'Carbon Black',
'Dark Grey', 'Titanium white', 'English Red Oxide'
Chipboards from Scrap FX
Embossing powder from Emerald Creek Dare

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So let's start with our first challenge of the year - it is - as usual - an

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.


Have fun and Happy crafting!
Kerstin