Sukkot Blog Hop

Michael Strong Zoom Class: Animals

 

Welcome Crafty Friends,

Last night (for me, but morning in San Diego California)

tere was the monthly wonderful zoom class by 

Michael Strong.

You find all the stamps I used for this class here:

Stongstamps Catalogue.

Remember, I do not get a package of cards, but digital 

files with measurements and pictures. I use what i have in my stash.

This class was about 5 different animal stamps designed by

Michael strong himself.

Card #1 Giraffe

I stamped the giraf on white paper and scanned it.

This way I could manipulate the image in photoshop

(with the help of a collegue). Then I printed the

image on orange paper. The border is a picture I found

on internet.

The leaf is a stamp that comes with the giraffe stamp set.

Here the inside of the card.

Card #2 Seahorse

Here I stamped the seahorse on blue paper and colored them 

with pencils. The border is made with 2 different sizes of

punches, hologram stickers and blue gemstones.

Inside the card there is a piece of light blue paper.

Card #3 Pony

This stamp with black ink on white paper and colored with pencils.

Next I scanned the pony before cutting out.

I used a piece of a horizontal rectale and enlarged this to make

up the border.  The tiny beads are on a piece of wax thread with

nots to hold the beads in place.

I printed the border twice and used it also on the inside of the card.

Card #4 Panda

The size of this card is 4 x 7 inch.

The background panel si stamped with the bamboo stamp

from the panda set with red ink.

5 Pand's are glued to a accordeon folded strip

and are hidden behind this flap. The tssel pulls out the 

strip of panda's. I made the tassel with embroidery floss.

The decoration on the flap is 3 punched out flowers

and a circle stamp with chineese characters (embossed

in gold and by Club Scrap).

For the inside I used another stamp from the set.

A row of tiny panda's. Also great to use on the

envelop.

Card #5 Elephant

Of couse again started this card with stamping the elephant and

used pencils to color the image. After cutting out, I put it asside to

make the card. The size of the card is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch.

Embossed pannel on the front with punched out flowers and a 

tiny golden gemstone.

Inside a small panel decorated with the flower that comes

with the stamp set and also colored with pencil.

Finishing the card with 3 flowers in the same colors as

on the front side of the card.

Thank you so much for looking and the next zoom class

will be purple cards on Saturday September 24th.

If you are interrested to take part in the class feel free

to email Michael Strong: stamper.strong@gmail.com

Have a creative day!

"Mirror Mirror" Zoom class

Hello Crafty Friends,

Tonight I followed a zoom class by Michael Strong. 

For him it was morning, but with the time difference

 it was evening for me.

The theme of the cards was "Mirror Mirror", using mirror paper.

These are all the cards I made, but Mike's cards where a little different.

This is because, I do not get a package with all the parts, but using

my own stash of papers, dies and stamps.

Card 1.

I made this into a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 size card

and found the moon image on google.

The stars I made with a SU! punch and the dots

with a white signo pen.

Behind the small suns (also a punch) are silver

circles, puched out.

The sentiment is printed with the computer.

 

Inside I used the star punch for decoration.

Card 2.

For this card I used the Bigz Clock die by Tim Holtz.

The clock is matt silver paper and inside shiny silver paper.

The disco balls are found with google.

The stars are made with the punch and also little 

silver sticker stars.

Card 3.

Silver sircles with yellow flowers all punched out.

The flower in the right hand top corner is a 

stamp by Michael Strong.

I stamped the flower twice and embossed the bottom one in 

silver and the top one with clear  embossing powder.

The leaves are hand cut.

Card 4.

Again the Tim Holtz Clock die in silver paper

and behind the clock soft silver glitter paper.

Varius punches used for decoration and sentiment 

made with the computer.

Card 5.

This mirror die, is not the one Mike used, but one I had from

Sizzix (very old one), but looks like a good mirror frame to me.

Flowers are punched out.

For more information about Michael Strong stamps

look HERE.

Thank you so much for looking

and have a lovely creative day!

More Furry Friends 2

Hello Crafty Friends,

More dog cards today, for i have many ideas in my head,

The set I used is More Furry friends

and you find it on the Funky Fossil Designs site.

The paw print you see on this card is an embossing folder.

This dog was easy coloring ;-)

And another fun stamp on the back of the card.

And with some papers from the first card i made this second on.

The red card and the circle embossing print.

The big dog bone i drew by hand and cut out.

I added  bit of grey ink all around.

You see I also used the Paw Print background again.

No need for printed design paper.

So much fun to use the stamps

on the back of the card.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe

and keep crafting!

 

Day 4 and 5 of the new stamps by Funky Fossil Designs

Dear Crafty Friends,

I have been so busy with work and makes, 

that I have not shared the other two new sets by

Funky Fossil Designs.

The 4th new stamp set is called Blooming Wreath.

This is a wonderful set with a flower wreat,

flowers and cute birds. I have not even fully explored all

that is possible with this set but here are my first two

cards. One you see above and was started with

a piece of paper from the new 6"x 6" paper block

Spring geometrics.

There is also wonderful new washi tape:

Monochrome set of two rolls.

With only 2 flowers and a sentiment the card is

quickly finished.

The next card is also made with the flowers from the 

set. These roses come in two sizes and the larger one 

has a leave too. I colored the roses with zig markers

On top of the rosed I added silver glitter

embossing powder with  an embossing pen.

The cute bird is also part of this set.

I added som splatter to make the background

more interresting.

For this card i used the girl from the

She is Fierce stamp set.

The last set that is new this month is

Paisley Print.

This set has lots of stamps and perfect for

mandala's, backgrounds and lots of creativeness.

Here I used one of the papers behind the stamped part of

the card. I also used the Paisly Petals stencil in the background.

I only used a few of the elements from the set, colored them, 

cut them out and glued them to the card with foam tape.

For this card I went all out. This is an old technique called

Modern Grid by Technique Junkies.

You see I also used the Let's Party bunny and cat and 

the Be.You.Tiful stencil.

All 5 new sets are now available at

Funky Fossils Design.

Sarah Gray, the owner, was also on

Hochanda TV

and you can watch the rewinds and get even

more ideas of what to do with the new stamps.

Thank you for looking

and I do hope you come back tomorrow

for I have a tutorial and a stampset to

give away!!

Stay safe, healthy

and keep crafting!

I 

Working on Christmas cards

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today I am working on my Tim Holtz Christmas cards.

I was in a way inspired by one of the live tutorials by Tim on Facebook.

If you have missed them, you can see all the tutorials on

Tim's Blog.

I started with making my own splatterbox for

the backgrounds of my cards.

I made my backgrounds with speckled egg and 

cracked pistachio.

Here you see the finished and dried  backgrounds.

On top I used several of Tim Holtz stencils

with distress ink. Here I used the new eustic wildernes

and here i used speckled egg distress oxide ink.

On top of the stenciled background I stamped a

sentiment for Christmas (Handwritten Holidays 1 and

mini handwritten Holidays)

and a tiny cardinal, that I colored with zig markers.

When all done I added  walnutstain distress oxide

all around the panel.

The panel is finished of with red and white baker's twine.

Or with yellow and white baker's twine.

Thank you Tim Holtz for all your inspiration.

Thanks for looking,

stay safe and'

keep crafting!

 

Michael Strong November zoom class

 

We had another great zoom class with 

Michael Strong.

We have this every month and I am so happy 

to see a lot of my online friends and craft together.

We all are send a package with 5 cards including

all the elements you need to make the card.

So last night (for me, but early morning in

San Diego) I made these cards:

The first card we made, was this grid card.

We did it before and I love doing it.

Mike has the grid for you on his blog.

As we did not get enough little squares, 

we made a different card than originally planned.

As i went ahead making this one, I made my own variation

with some extra colors from my own stash and added

 a stamped sentiment.

 Card number 2 is this beautiful peacock card with

some amazing peacock ribbon and matching sequinces.

Card number 3 is ready for Christmas.

We were given these embossed background strips

and the dove baubles (stamp by Michael Strong here).

I added the bows on top. That is a stamp from the 

set Jars of Love by Stampin'Up!

The sentiment is from the words stampset by Mike himself

(only not available anymore).

This is the inside of the card, where I used the

4th bauble for decoration. The ribbon is a piece from 

one of the other cards.

For card number 4 we used a photo of a 

picture by Rachel Ruysch, a Dutch painter..

We received stamped squares, silver embossed on 

silver paper. This stamp is called 

Cloisoné Nesting Squares.

The sentiment I added is from a sticker booklet

with sentiments by Tim Holtz.

And the final card is an Autumn card. 

The leaves come from the stampset with the pumpkin:

the Pumpkin Harvest set.

Lovely ribbon and a little coloring.

Extra card from the leftover nesting squares.

I used the grid printed on yellow paper and the red

dotted design paper. Stamped the smaller dove bauble

and embossed it with silver embossing powder.

Everything goes perfect together.

One little square was left and I used it for the inside

With a stamped sentiment and a strip of the same

paper as used for the front.

Maybe I see you in the December class?

It is on December 12. Info on Mike's facebook.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting!