Kononginnedag/ Queensday

Fijne Koninginnedag allemaal!

Ik hoop dat iedereen  een leuke, gezellige

en vrolijke oranje gekleurde dag beleven!

Hier een kaartje met de tulp stempel en mal van Michael Strong

en het papier is van Club Scrap.

In The Netherlands it is Queensday today.

If you do not know what it is, you can read about it HERE.

All of The Netherlands is turned orange

and there are flee markets and lots of music everywhere.

A very FUN day!

I made this card in the colors of the

Dutch flag and the orange of  the Royalty.

Paper Club Scrap,

Tulip stamp and die by Michael Strong

Have a creative day!

New digital releases BB Blog Hop

It is that time of the month again!

New digital stamps at

Bonibleaux Designs

and you can see cards

made with the new designs

in this blog hop. I guess you

arrived here from Cleota's blog

(if not, just hop on from my blog to the

next and you end up here again for this is a

circular blog hop).

The new stamp I have used is called

 Benny Hanna

and I love him for I can make good use of him.

My SIL just mastered the art of sushi making

and he will have a birthday soon,

so you know what digital stamp I will use ;-)

So be on the lookout for more

cards with this image soon!

Also I want to share with you the paper

that is used as a background. This was a fun asian kit

I found at ScrapGirls and got real cheap

and will have lots of more fun with.

The font is a free font called Chinese Takeaway

at www.dafont.com

I am sure youwant to see more of the new

releases, so quickly hop over to

Boni's Blog.

Have a creative day!

Paaskaart/ Easter card

Bijpassend kaartje gemaakt bij mijn mandje van gisteren.

Hiervoor heb ik de kaartschets op het blog van een

vriendin gebruikt en die kun je HIER zien.

Papier is van Club Scrap

ei stempel van Michael Strong

tekst stempel van Stampin'Up!

Hoe je het kuikentje kan maken vind

je HIER.

Of course the basket from yesterday needed a card

to go with it and i made this card according a cardsketch

from a friend, which you can find HERE.

Paper is from Club Scrap

Egg stamp is by Michael Strong

and the sentiment is by Stampin'Up!

How to make the chickie you can see HERE.

Have a creative Easter!

Paasmandje/ Easter Basket

Het is bijna Pasen en daar hoort natuurlijk een mandje bij,

om de eiren in te stoppen.

Van de week heb ik in in een van mijn groepen een

workshop gevolgd voor het maken van een paasmandje.

Nu heb ik wat gegoogled en hier de beschrijving van een

mandje voor jullie gevonden:

deze eenvoudige:

http://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/paper-easter-basket.html

en deze iets meer ingewikkeld:

http://whimsiedoodles.blogspot.com/2010/03/tuesday-tutorial.html

Ach, elk mandje is natuurlijk leuk, als je

het zelf hebt gemaakt.

Voor versiering heb ik de ei rubber stempel van Michael Strong gebruikt

en de die kijkentjes heb ik hier gevonden:

http://annscreativemoments.com/2010/03/28/easter-chicks-with-the-bird-punch/

Now that Easter is around the cornerm how about making a basket for the eggs?

I followed a workshop in one of my groups and

this is the result. Now I have googled some

baskets for you to make:

an easy one:

http://www.homemade-gifts-made-easy.com/paper-easter-basket.html

and one a little more difficult:

http://whimsiedoodles.blogspot.com/2010/03/tuesday-tutorial.html

all that matters is that you make a fun looking

basket you like.

For decoration I used Michael Strongs easter egg

rubber stamp and made these chicklets that I found here:

http://annscreativemoments.com/2010/03/28/easter-chicks-with-the-bird-punch/

Have a creative day!

Happy Passover

Vandaag is de eerste dag van Pesach. Dit is een joods feest,

waarbij de uittocht van Egypte wordt herdacht.

Wil je meer over dit feest weten kijk dan HIER.

Om al mijn Joodse stempelvriendinnen een fijne Pesach

te wensen heb ik deze kaart gemaakt en

hiervoor heb ik het volgende gebruikt:

Papier en lint: Club Scrap

stanzen: Iron gate van Sizzix en de bloem is van PaperArtsy

stempels: cirkel van Michael Strong en seiderschotel en tekst van Ruth Jewish stamps

plakpareltjes

Today is the first day of the Jewish holiday of Passover.

This is the commemoration of the exodus of the Jewish people

out of Egypt. For more information about this

holiday go HERE.

To wish all my Jewish stampingfriends a very

Happy Passover I made this card and these

are the things I have used:

Paper & ribbon: Club Scrap

Dies: Iron gate by Sizzix and flower by PaperArtsy

Stamps: circle by Michael Strong and

 sentiment and seder plate by Ruth Jewish Stamps.

Sticky pearls for decoration.

Have a creative day!

Here is the new grandbaby of Michael Strong.

I'ts a girl!!

This page is made with a gesso background and you can find a

tutorial for this HERE.

Paper is Club Scrap Connections and

the letters are by Michael Strong.

The lily is by A Capella.

Have a creative day!

Gesso Springtime

Here another card with the gesso background technique.

You find the tutorial in my previous post on this blog:

http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/2011/04/gesso.html

The tulips in my garden inspired me to make this card.

For this card I used:

Club Scrap Raku paper

Tulip and egg stamp by Michael Strong

Sentiment by CTMH

These tulips are in my garden and don't they look perfect?!

Have a creative day!

Gesso

Today I have a tutorial for you with

GESSO

This is what you need:

* paper

* stamp

* sponge

* paper plate

* inkpads (I used distress inks)

* glimmermist

* heatgun

*GESSO

* scrap paper to work on

* box to spray in

1. Put some gesso on a paper plate and

use a sponge to dab some on your stamp.

2. Stamp several times on your background paper.

Then right away wash your stamp and sponge.

3. Dry your gesso well before doing the next step.

4. Use a sponge to rub the ink of the inkpad

on the background paper. I used worn lipstick and

victorian velvet on the outside.

5. When finished sponging, take some glimmermist.

Here is creme du rouge by Tattered Angels is used.

Don't forget to put the paper in a box when you spray.

6. Dry with heatgun.

7. This is the finished background, ready to use

for your card.

8. Finished card has a panel on top that is

 is stamped on the outside

with a multi color inkpad and embossed

with clear embossing powder.

9. Here you see the inside of the card.

close up.

Used stamps: Egg stamp large and small by Michael Strong

Used paper by Club Scrap - Raku kit.

Multicolor inkpad: kaleidacolor baby power.

Have a creative day!

15 jaar/15 year

15 jaar geleden is

Michael Strong

begonnen met het maken van

rbber stempels. Hoe het allemaal

is gegaan, kun je hier lezen:

http://strongstamps.blogspot.com/2011/03/little-history.html

It has been 15 years ago that

Michael Strong

has started to make rubber stamps.

You can read all about it here:

http://strongstamps.blogspot.com/2011/03/little-history.html

Op de Michael Strong groep hebben we een challenge

om een kaart te maken met 15 elementen er op.

Dit is mijn bijdrage: 4 bloemen, 4 knoopen en 4 lintjes = 12

en daarbij nog 1 paneel en een lint en een knoop (=3) en maakt

samen 15 elementen. Deze bloemen zijn natuurlijk stempels

van Michael Strong. Het papier is van Club Scrap.

At the Michael Strong Yahoogroup we have a challenge

to make a card with 15 elements.

This is my contribution:

4 flowers, 4 buttons, 4 ribbons makes 12

and a panel, a ribbon and a button ( =3)

 makes together 15 elements.

The flowers are stamps by Michael Strong

and the papers are by Club Scrap.

Have a creative day!

Cupcakes

Toch wel hardstikke leuk die cupcakes, die je

nu overal tegen komt. Sinds ik de pons van het

cupcakje heb van Stampin'Up!

moet ik heb natuurlijk ook lekker veel gebruiken.

Dit kaartje is een soort doosjes kaart

en heb ik op Valita's Blog gevonden.

Gebruikte materialen:

punch en scrap papier: Stampin'Up!

tekst: Create with TLC

plaatje: gevonden op internet

I love the theme of the cupcakes and now that I have my

stampin'Up! cupcake punch, I must use it a lot.

This card is a kind of box card that I found on

Valita's Blog.

Materials:

Punch and scrap paper: Stampin'Up!

Sentiment: Create with TLC

picture: found on internet

Hier het plaatje om ook te gebruiken.

Here is the picture, so you can use it too.

Have a yummy & creative day!

DTD April sketch

This is the April sketch for the

Dude Time Doodles sketch blog

All the rukes and prizes you can read on their blog.

As DT member here is my sketch card

with Guinness Gwen

The digital stamp is colored with copic markers

and a gemstone glued on the chain.

The background of the beer lables I

googled on the internet.

The sentiment is printed with the computer.

Here a close-up. When you click on the picture it

will show you an even larger version.

For more sketch ideas:

Dude Time Doodles Blog

Have a creative day!