Michael Strong's monthly zoom class: August

At the end of each month Michael Strong

organizes a zoom class, not that the stores are closed.

This is a wonderful opportunity for those of us, who cannot

attend his classes, because we live too far away,

to be able to participate through the computer!

Michael makes us each a package of cards that we will 

assemble during the zoom class.

You pay $ 25 (incl. postage) and he will send the

package to your home address. It is a lot of fun to see

everyone , craft and chat at the same time.

Above you see the 5 cards we made this month and

I always give it my own touch too.

Card 1: I added the circle stamp on top with a pink

sticky pearl. Lost one of the flower punch outs,

so I added a bigger pearl there.

Card 2: for this gatefold card I added the 

cloisonné craines (not available anymore).

On  card 3 I added Mike's mini heart stamp in the circle

with some gold holographic dot on it.

Card 4: with a grid background, where we had to add

all the punched out squares and circles. I added

Mike's gold embossed mini flower with foam tape.

This is the inside of the card.

Here I added also a flower stamp.

For this card # 5 we needed a gris to add all the punched

out squares. Mike will adde this grid to his BLOG,

so you can try this too. You find the butterfly stamp here.

I loved the grid and scanned it and printed it out to

make some cards of my own. Here is one with

Mike's latest star stamp (soon in the catalogue)

And another variation is this one with the shell stamp.

Hope you liked seeing all the cards and now

you think to yourself: I want to attend too!

Well the next class is September 26. There will 

be two sessions. If you are interrested send an email

to Michael Strong: stamper.strong@gmail.com

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting!

Bugaboo Digital Stamps: Friday Freebie

Good Morning Crafty Friends!

It is Friday again and thre is another freebie at the

Catch the Challenge Blog.

It is: 

Stella Calendar September.

For my card I used a digital background paper and sentiment

by Create with TLC.

Coloring the image with Stampin'Blends and adding it to the background.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting.

 

Freshly Made Sketches #450

 

Good Morning Crafty Friends!

Another sketch card today.

I used this weeks 

Freshly Made Sketches

for my card sketch.

For my card I used the Funky Fossil clear stampset the Bees Knees

and in the background a stencil called Elegant Foliage.

I created the background first with the green ink and the stencil.

The middle part is with the same stencil, but more fall colors.

Then I stamped and colored the fungi. Everything is colored

with Zig markers and cut out with scissors. I just created this

fun scenery to make you smile.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting!

It´s the Thought that Counts

Hello my Crafty Friends!

Today I have a card for you with the 

sentiment as a focal point for

The Sisterhood of Crafters Blog.

For my card I used a set called

Beautiful Braided by Stampin´Up!

Unfortunately this set is not available anymore,

but I got it 2nd hand.

For the background I used the ginko leave stamp

embossed in gold and colored with Zig Markers.

The focal sentiment is stamped on a seperate piece of paper

and matted with yellow and black paper.

In the background a gold ribbon and a few sequins.

I love these gingo leaves already for quite some time

and now I have a tree of my own in my new garden!

These trees are very special and old.

You can read about the ginko tree here.

Just by accident I recently found this lovely ginko leave candle light.

Perfect for my new home!

Thank you for looking.

stay safe and

keep crafting!

 

 

CAS(E) this Sketch #386

 

Good Morning Crafty Friends,

Today I have a sketch card for you from the

CAS(E) this SKETCH! Blog.

Here is my card:

IFor my card i used a stencil and a stampset by

Funky Fossil Designs.

I used the Pawprint Background sencil and the 

Pugs and Hugs clear stamp set.

For this card I started out with two post it notes and the 

pawprint stencil. Next I stamped the sentiment.

The pug was stamped on a seperate piece of paper

and colored with distress oxide ink.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting!

Cupcake Birthday Celebration #500

Good Morning Crafty Friends!

Today I made a card for the

Cupcake Inspiration Blog.

It is one of the blogs I really like their challenges.

The picture is the inspïrationm or sometimes

it is a color inspiration, always fun with cupcakes.

Here is my birthday card for them.

I made one of the hot slim cards (8.25 x 4 inch) with rainbow

colored cupcakes.

Here you see some of the stuff  used to make the card: 

inks, stencils, paper punch and crumpler (for the base of the cupcake).

I used the following stencils by Funky Fossil Designs:

Snow Storm and Banners and Bunting.

The sentiment is digital by Create with TLC.

For the cupcakes I used 7 colors of paper and punched them 

all out (hooray for scraps!) A little brown ink around all

the pieces makes it more lively. They are all attached

to the card with foam tape and finished of with white 

sprinkles on the cakes.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting.

 

Bugaboo Freebie: Moon Girl

 

Good Morning Crafty friends!

Your weekend is about to begin soon and how about

a FREEBIE to play with?!

You find this Moon Girl on the

Catch The Bug Challenge Blog.

It is a kind of Halloween image, but I am not ready for that

with the hot temperatures outside, so I used her for a love card.

A black and white plaid background paper and a little coloring

for this card made it also a quick card. The circle sentiment

goes wonderful with the moon image and a few punched out

stars finished the card.

Thank you so much for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting.

Humour Me Wednesday

Every Wednesday it is fun on the

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.

Did you know there is an actual

Mosquito Day? It is on the 20th of August.

Hope you like the card!

For this card I used Stella Mosquito and colored the image  with

Stampin'Blends. The backgound paper I made with digital images

from Create with TLC.

After printing and cuting the paper to size, I had a strip left,

that was perfect to add inside of the card.

I found this sentiment by amylattacreations on

Instagram where I follow her and thought I share it here.

 Goes great with my card.

Hope you had a laught today.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and 

keep crafting!

 

Bugaboo New Release: Princess

Good Morning Crafty Friends!

The Catch The Bug Challenge blog has a new

image for you: Bobblehead Big Eyes Princess.

Of course the design team has some inspiration for you

 on the main blog. Here is my card:

The Princess is colored with Stampin'Blends and cut out.

On the lips, the earrings and on the crown I addes some

glossy accent.

 Then I found some lovely design paper

for the background and a pink ribbon too.

I came across this awesome sentiment which would go

perfectly with the new image..

It was somewhere on the internet and I share it

here with you:

Thank you very much for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting!

 

Simon Says: Midsummer Blues

Good Morning Crafty Friends!

It is Monday again, the start of another crafty week.

Here in The Netherlands the kids went back to school today.

So some Mommies will be very happy.

I started this week with a card for the 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Blog,

where the challenge is

Midsummer Blues.

So to keep to the color blue and the butterflies that

flutter in my garden, I used the following:

Funky Fossil  Geo Bugs for the butterfly and the sentiment

and the Elegant Foliage stencil for the background.

I used a cut out circle behind the foliage stencil and green and blue 

oxide inks for coloring.

The butterfly is stamped with versafine and colored with different

shades of blue oxide distress ink and a watercolor brush.

The card is finished with a few blue sequins and  sprayd some

glitter dust on the butterfly, which unfortumately does not

pick up on the photo.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting!

Simon Says: Summer Memories

Hello Crafty Friends,

Here I am with a card for the

Simon Monday Challenge Blog

where the challenge is

Summer Memories.

Well here in the Netherlands it is a heatwave at the moment

and i need to drink lots and lots. Iced tea keeps me going

especially the strawbery & lime frozen iced tea by

Starbucks. What is your favorite flavour this Summer?

For my card I used stencils , clear stamps , organza ribbon and

a leaf die.

I started making the background with  the Sunray stencil by 

Funky Fossil Design. On a seperate piece of paper I made the coffee cup

with the Coffee Cup stencil by Funky Fossil Design. The disign on the

sleeve is the Leafy Mandala stencil that I have been playing with the past week.

I found some dies by Tim Holtz that look very much like the leaves

from the Leafy Mandala stencil and are perfect for decoration.

The sentiment is from Verve Stamps from my stash 

(her shop is unfortunately closed). The bees are from the clear set 

the Bees Knees from Funky Fossil Design. These are colored with

Stampin'Blends and a drop of glossy accent on the wings.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting.