Saturday, July 19, 2025

No humanity by ~*Arwen*~

 Hi peeps :)

 

Welcome to this Blog xx

I like to share my newest postcard for today and the way, I made it.

First the finished card:

Close-ups:



 And thats how I created it:

1.) I use postcard-sized watercolor paper and divide it at 4cm from the bottom.

 

 

2.)I cover the divided area for now and stamp my chosen image.

 

 

3.)I now draw my chosen pattern using a Micron Pen and pencil.

 

 

4.) Once my pattern is finished, I start coloring and shading it.

 

 

5.) I decorate the pattern with a white POSCA pen and can now continue coloring the rest of the card.

 

 

6.) Now all that's missing is some text and a bit of shimmer spray, and the card is ready.


 

All stamps, I used:

- Shhh Ladies

- Warning

- I see humans

other supplies:

-  Watercolorpaper (Canson)

- Cardstock

- VersaFine Clair

- handmade watercolors

- Micron Pen

- Posca white

- Dylusions Shimmer spray

See ya soon xx


 


 


 

Friday, July 11, 2025

We are all weirdos by Cathy N

 Goodmorning all, Cathy here with a Halloween-ish card for you all.

                                                                       Stamps Used:

                                                                         Plate 1504

I stared off by making the background using distress ink and I smooched it on the craft mat and picked it up and dried. I did that a few times. Next, I stamped some of the stamps in the same ink for the background. I edged it with a dark brown distress ink. 


                                                                  Then I stamped the branch in the same dark brown distress oxide in on the top and then I used black ink to stamp the rest around the card.



Tuesday, July 08, 2025

hell is empty.... by Tracy blackwolf

 Hello all-I made a card for todays blog- its a bit dark but its how I feel...Hope you like it anyway..


For this scene, I sprayed some Distress spray stains for the background As I envisioned my scene- sky, grass, earth, under world...

I had to fee hand the hell scape- Which I'm not great at which is why I stamp. Lol.
after getting the inks where I wanted them, I went in with some black pan pastel and a soft brush to darken hell scape. I then stamped the devils so they look like they are emerging into our world.
I then painted  them red and added flames to the hell cave. Also I stamped the trees in the background.

I went over the whole scene with watercolor pencils to add to the details and depth of the scene. I also kept adding to the dirt piles the devils are emerging from until I was  happy with the look. 
Last, I used my computer and transparency to get the phrase.
I added a bit of 'smoke' rising from the devils with pan pastel black. I put the phrase on and done.
Hope you enjoyed! 

Stamps used:
Devil   19905
Fir trees silhouette   19723

 Other supplies:
Distress spray stains
Watercolor pencils
black pan pastel
multifarious card stock



  


Saturday, July 05, 2025

Big fat what? by ~*Arwen*~

 Hi peeps

 

Welcome back here on this Blog.

Today, I like to share this postcard:



All stamps, I used:

- Sitting Bird

- Whimsical Seed Pod 

-I've got a big fat what?

other supplies:

- Watercolorpaper (Canson)

- Cardstock

- handmade watercolors

- VersaFine Clair

- Dylusions Shimmer spray

- Micron pen

- Posca Pen white

 

 

See ya soon *mwah*



 

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Canvas for my entrance ► Majo

 

Hi, my friends.

 Today, I’d like to show you the new (name) canvas on my front door. I used distress paint „Spun Sugar“ and „Lost Shadow“ for the background  and stamped the beautiful image „Nature Collage“ on tissue paper.

Distressing the edges and adding the computer generated image finished my creation.

The beautiful image in detail: 





Take good care and enjoy the summer. Luv ya ♥





UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - by Fran Chalmers

Hi everyone!

Today I have made a quick celebration card for you.


 To create the background I got Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed and dragged them over the card at an angle of 45 degrees to create three stripes.


To give the background some more texture, I used the corner of a background stamp with the three different oxide colours.



I stamped my main image three times on some thick paper, coloured them and fussy cut them out (which was a bit of a task in itself!)  I coloured the stars on the hats with gold glitter pen.



I stuck the three cut out images onto the card,  and stamped the sentiment black ink.


I mounted it on black card to finish it off.




Stamps Used:


Other items used:

Distress Oxides in Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed and Spiced Marmalade
Versafine Clair ink in Nocturn
Watercolour pencils
Clear Wink of Stella
Gold glitter pen
Charcoal pencil for shadows
Black card

See you next time!



Friday, June 27, 2025

Ring of fire by Tracy Blackwolf

 Hello all!

I made a card today -I'm loving doing landscapes lately... hope you enjoy.

I've been wanting to do a volcano for a while now and finally got around to it.


I used multifarious smooth and supreme card stock about 4" x 8" and stated by using one ink color at a time and swirling on the color with the brush. I left a highlight or light area as you can see.

Next I stamped the volcano image and then used distress oxide black soot around the edges and to extend the volcano to the bottom of the card.
I kept adding black soot oxide around the edges of the card. I switched to regular distress ink pad black to work my way in further as its more transparent and what I wanted for the look as I still wanted some orange to show through. Next I stamped the rock vista stamp to get more mountain scene but I only used the bottom half of the stamp.
I also used the spray stains shown to create the hot clouds, just put on with a brush. Then I needed some bright color for the lava.. I wanted it to look hot so I used some neon acrylic paints and a small brush to put them on. also, the white smoke I put on with a brush and white pan pastel.


Next it was time for the white highlights. I used Dr.Ph.Martins bleed proof white. I put it on with a very small brush. This stuff is fantastic! It stays white! After I got all my white hot whites on, I used the white pan pastel to make more smoke. Then I stamped some trees and finally mounted my card onto layers of cardstock to finish it.

I hope you enjoyed. It was a fun card to make.


Stamps used:
Volcano erupting    18151
Rock vista         1169
Skinny fir tree    19790

Other supplies:
Distress oxide ink pads- Ripe persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin, Black soot

Distress spray stain-Spiced marmalade, crackling campfire
Distress ink pad- Black soot
DR. Ph. Martins bleed proof white
Multifarious smooth and supreme card
Neon acrylic paints
Pan pastels- Black, white, orange, yellow






Monday, June 23, 2025

Filmstrip card by Cathy N

Hello and good morning, Cathy here with a fun card for you today.


                                                                     Stamps Used:
                                                                19219 whimsical elephant 
                                                                17545 writing background
                                                                20572 doodle triangle 

I started out cutting an die cut of a large film strip with black cardstock. Then I cut out the center die with white cardstock and smooched 3 different distress inks on a plastic sheet and the smooched it on the cardstock. I dried between colors so they wouldn't blend together. 


 I then stamped whimsical elephant with black ink in the middle of the card. I then added writing background in the same 3 distress colors I used on the background in the same color area. After that I stamped doodle triangle in black ink randomly on the background. Lasty, I added washi tape for the elephant to stand on and add it to the black die cut piece. 

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Am I cute by ~*Arwen*~

 Hi lovelies


Welcome back here :)

Today, I wanna share my newest ATC 


And that's the way, how I created it:

1.) I cut my ATC to the right size and stamp my motif beforehand.



2.) Now I want to add a pattern to my ATC. To do this, I'll draw 3cm from the bottom.



3.) I now divide these lower 3cm into 1x1cm segments.



4.) Before I continue drawing my pattern, I first color the existing pattern.



5.) After that I can finish it and add shading.



6.) At the end, I color the kitten, the rest of the background, add a saying, and a few splashes of color.



All stamps I used:

- Cat paws

- Am I cute or what


other supplies:

- Watercolorpaper (Canson)

- Cardstock

- handmade watercolors

- Dylusions Shimmer spray

- VersaFine Clair

- Micron pen

- Posca white


See ya soon xx