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!

World Lion Day

 

Hello my Crafty Friends,

After the cats come the big cats, so today it is World Lion Day.

I did not know, did you?! I just heard it on the radio while driving

to visit my mom in the carehome.

So this gave me an idea to make a card. I have Donna's 

On Safari stamps

and this comes with a lion. You find them at the 

Funky Fossil Designs website.

Even the cat liked the card :-)

I used yeloww paper (Club Scrap) for stamping the lion.

So I only colored the heart, the lion's manes and the tail.

Cut it out wit an oval die and an oval scallop die for a

 piece of prown paper. Next i stamped the green paper 

(Club Scrap too) with the trees and grass of the same On Safari

stamp set. Coloring with alcohol markers.

I also used the Tribal Marks stencil for the background 

and the inside of the card.

Approved by the cat!

Thank you for looking

and have a roaring day!

International Cat Day

 

Hello my crafty friends,

Besides coffee I am also a cat lover.

Although i do not have a cat of my own anymore,

I have 2 cats from the neighbourhood who come

here nearly every day.

So because it is International Cat Day,

I also made a cat card.

I started with this flower stencil (Blossom) and pink and

yellow distress oxide ink.

I used some washi tape to create a border on the card.

The stamps I used are by Funky Fossil Designs

and is called Flowery Felines (design by Donna).

I stamped the tiny flower on top of the stencil in the

heart of the large flowers. A tiny leave I stamped when 

the stencil was lifted off.

Here you see the finished card.

The image of the cat is raised with foam tape.

As it is impossible to cut the cat whiskers,

I have a trick for that. Stamp the image first

on the card and the cut out image you lau on top of that.

This way you can cut of the whiskers, because they

are already on the card.

Thank you for looking and cuddle a little

extra with your cat today!

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Pride Amsterdam

 

Today is a big event in Amsterdam: The Canal Parade.

All week there have been activities and you can read all about it on

Pride Amsterdam.

The theme this year is: My Gender, My Pride.

In honor of this big event I made this card:

I used the Motley Crew clear stamps designed by Donna

and are available at Funky Fossil Design.

You find also the fun background paper there.

The image is colored with alcohol ink markers

and cut out. The heart is covered with glossy accent.

I added the image with foam tape to the background.

Little off cuts are used to decorate the inside 

of the card.

Thank you for looking and feel free to do

however you feel like. Be Yourself!

"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!

Caffinated Christmas Card Callenge #7 part 2

Good day to my crafty caffinated friends!

Have you been playing along with the  #7

Caffinated Christmas Card Challenge?

For details click on the link.

Here is another card inspiration for you

that will hopefully tickle your creative mind and 

make you play along for this challenge with

coffee and stars.

The prize this month is by:

Twiddler's Nook.

For my card I used the Coffee Gnome by Miss Ink Stamps,

that I won in May  with my  gift card package.

You can see it HERE.

For the background I started with these two Tim Holtz

stencils and various oxide distress ink colors.

To decorate the card I used some thinlits from

 my Tim Holtz collection.

The snowflake is decorated with Nuovo glimmer

paste (it is a pity you do not see it on the picture).

The sentiment is from a Stampin'Up! set called

Merry Café..

Thank you for looking and 

have a caffinated day!

 

Critters in Cups 5

 

Hello Crafty Caffinated Friends,

It seems hard to stop playing with this set

Critters in Cups by 

Funky Fossil Designs.

Today I will share with you how I made this card:

I started the card with the background using the stencil 

Chatty Cups and worn lipstick and fossilized amber

distress oxide ink.

Next I added 2 different stamps on top:

scribble circles with frayed burlap distress oxide

and vintage script with black ink.

Than i stamped the images I wanted to use.

Not only the Critters in Cups, but also one of

the sentiments from the Coffee and Friends set.

I also added a rol of washi tape from the set Flowerful

Washi tape to put on the background panel later on.

Next the coloring of the images. I used the same 

distress oxide inks as I used for the stencil and the

stamping.

And here is the finished card with the washi tape

 on the left side and a little flower on top

of the head of the cat.

I nearly always have a piece of paper left, for 

I never cut the panel the right size for you never

know if you make a mistake (and than you can cut it off).

Thank you for looking.

Hope you enjoyed seeing the proces 

of how I make a card.

Enjoy your day!

Caffinated greetings,