stripes / Streifen

is the new challenge over at Fun with ATCs.

Hello peeps, a warm welcome to my new stalkers (only 9 to go LOL - watch this space for news :-D) and I hope you're all well wherever you are, enjoying the probably last sunshine and doing some awesome crafting.
Again a fortnight has passed and we ask you to incorporate stripes into your ATC. Shouldn't be that hard ;-)
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Hallo meine Lieben, ein herzliches Willkommen meinen neuen Verfolgern, ich hoffe, es geht Euch allen gut und Ihr genießt die wahrscheinlich letzten Sonnenstrahlen und seid fleißig am Basteln.
Schon wieder 14 Tage später und wir bei FwATCs möchten diesmal Streifen auf Euren ATCs sehen.

I used the tape I masked this card (and others) with cut it in smaller stripes with an x-acto knife and and glued them down on a black piece of cardstock. Then I heat embossed the word and the little flower (DarkroomDoor) with white ep - done. That simple :-)

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Ich habe das Masking Tape benutzt, mit dem ich diese Karte (und andere gleicher Sorte) maskiert habe, habe es dünner geschnitten und auf schwarzen Cardstock aufgeklebt. Das Wort und das Blümchen (beides DarkroomDoor) weiß embosst - fertig :-)


That's a peek of another ATC which I only show you as a second one because the stripes aren't that obvious.
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Hier ist ein Ausschnitt eines anderen ATCs, das ich 'verworfen' habe, weil die Streifen nicht so offensichtlich sind.

Like above I adhered the tape onto some cardstock, embossed it with a distressed stripes embossing folder and added some inka gold turquoise. Then I die cut it with the T.H. butterfly die. The background is made with ecoline ink and a grass stamp (also T.H.).
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Genau wie oben habe ich das tape aufgeklebt, mit einem 'distressed stripes' Embossing folder durch die Big Shot neudelt und mit inka gold türkis akzentuiert, anschließend die Schmetterlinge ausgestanzt. Der Hintergrund ist mit Ecoline Tinte gemacht und einem Grasstempel.


Thanks a bunch for stopping by.

Hugs, Suzanne xxx

black, white, red ...

A big hello to all of you, visitors and passers by, and of course a warm welcome to my faithful followers.
It's our 95th challenge over at the Fun with ATCs blog and this time we ask you to use just black, white, and red.

But this time we have something special: two wonderful and imaginative ladies are joining us and will reinforce our ranks. We are very glad to have them in our team. Please pop by and welcome them :-)
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Ein herzliches Hallo an alle, Besucher, Flaneure (*g* schönes Wort) und natürlich an meine treuen Verfolger.
Dies ist unsere 95. Herausforderung bei FwATCs und wir möchten von Euch ATCs sehen, die in schwarz, weiß und rot gehalten sind.
Aber nicht nur das, wir stellen Euch zwei wunderbare talentierte neue Team- Mitglieder vor, die uns in Zukunft verstärken werden. 

It's just a plain white piece of cardstock with stamps by darkroomdoor, stamp franciso and ... oh, I have to look where the queen is from, will add that later ... the edges were embossed with black ep.
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Ein Stück weiße Pappe mit Stempeln von Darkroomdoor, Stamp Francisco - und woher die Königin ist, muss ich gleich noch schauen. Die Kanten sind einen Hauch schwarz embosst.

For inspiration - in case you feel you could do with some :-D - please hop over to the Fun with ATCs blog to have a look at the fab ATCs my teamies made.

Have fun creating your ATCs :-D

die cuts

Hi to all of you who've been awaiting the new challenge over at ATCs with excitement :-) and of course hi to all the visitors, too :-) Hope you're all well and enjoying some good time crafting - or doing whatever people around the world are doing in Summer.

Again a fortnight passed by in a wink and it's time for a new challenge at FwATCs. This time we ask for die cuts.
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Schon wieder sind 14 Tage vergangen wie nix und es ist Zeit für eine neue Herausforderung bei Fun with ATCs. Diesmal möchten wir gerne Stanzteile auf Euren ATCs sehen.

I used another one of the gelli plate backgrounds and a stamp by chocolate baroque (heat embossed with black ep). The fence is a die cut by sizzix, it's covered with a few colors of distress paint and heat embossed afterwards.

For some inspiration please have a look at the gorgeous ATCs the other DT members created, you can see them on the FwATCs challenge blog.

Thanks so much for having a look and each comment is highly appreciated :-)

Suzanne 

'kitsch'

is the challenge #93 over at FwATCs this time. For some of you it might be a real challenge :-) or so I heard.
Please don't let that keep you from giving it a try. We're looking forward very much to what you'll come up with.

A while ago I got some collage elements as a freebie along with a stamp order and thought they'd fit :-)
The background is another gelli print. Around the edges I did some embossing, first with frantage enamel teal and then with ep gold. The flower stamp is a freebie by viva las vegas, colored with distress paint.

We'd be very happy if you'd give it a try and play along.

Suzanne x

all good things go in threes

Hi to all of you who've been awaiting the new challenge over at ATCs with excitement :-) and of course hi to all the visitors, too :-) Hope you're all well and enjoying some good time crafting - or doing whatever people around the world are doing in Summer.

Again a fortnight passed by in a wink and it's time for a new challenge at FwATCs. This time we ask for a set of three ATCs that recognisably belong together.
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Schon wieder sind 14 Tage vergangen wie nix und es ist Zeit für eine neue Herausforderung bei Fun with ATCs. Diesmal möchten wir gerne eine Serie von drei ATCs sehen, die sichtlich zusammen gehören.

This is what I made:

The background is made with some paper from an old encyclopedia I found in the bulk trash (there were at least two more but they've been too soaked to rescue) and dyed with tea. I stamped some images from stamper's best and cherry pie onto it. Then I stamped postmarks on a gelli print as well as the animals which I cut out and adhered to the postmarks (postmarks and animals are by Acapella Stempel).
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Für den Hintergrund habe ich Seiten aus einem alten Lexikon, das ich auf dem Sperrmüll gefunden habe, mit Tee eingefärbt und mit Stempeln von Stamper's Best und Cherry Pie bestempelt. Die Briefmarken habe ich auf einen gelli Druck gestempelt, genau so wie separat die Herren, anschließend alles aufeinander geklebt. Briefmarken und Tiere sind von Acapella Stempel.

For some inspiration please have a look at the gorgeous ATCs the other DT members created, you can see them on the FwATCs challenge blog.

Thanks so much for having a look and each comment is highly appreciated :-)

Suzanne

classic films for the Fun with ATCs challenge #91

Hello all you ATC lovers and crafters out there ... hope you are well and able to enjoy a few sunny days for a change.

We have a new challenge over at Fun with ATCs - this time it's something for the avid movie watchers among you - classic films.
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Bei Fun with ATCs gibt es eine neue Challenge, diesmal besonders für die Filmliebhaber unter Euch - "Filmklassiker".

I couldn't decide and made three ATCs ...
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Ich konnte mich nicht wirklich entscheiden und habe drei ATCs gemacht:

Stamps are by oxford impressions and art journey plus a scrap from my dictionary.

Stamps by crafty individuals, Acapella stempel, Andy Skinner, hampton arts.
Both backgrounds are gelli plate prints.

I had some blood left from my small zombie-project. Stamps: Tim Holtz, unknown.

Can you guess which films they are supposed to be? :-)
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Könnt Ihr erraten, welche Filme das sein sollen? :-)

To get some inspiration or just admire some awesome ATCs please hop over to the FwATCs challenge blog to have a look at the amazing ATCs the DT member made.

Thanks a lot for looking.
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

flowers ...

challenge #90 over at FwATCs.

Hi folks, hope you're well out there ...
Now that there's finally a whiff of Summer around we ask you to show us some flowers :-)
Another fortnight passed by and we have a new Challenge over at Fun with ATCs.

This is what I did:

I almost forgot about it completely and made it just under the wire - I think that is the quickest ATC I ever made LOL
The background is a design paper by Die Cuts With a View ('tattered time') which my eyes fell on when I was looking around for an inspiration desperately. The dress form is cut from a gelli print (still lay on my craft table for some reason) and with the paper in mind I thought about putting it through the bigshot with a cog embossing folder. Afterwards some treasure gold indigo was rubbed over the raised areas.
Then I added some metal flowers by artemio, a necklace from a ball chain and some metal by prima flowers.
Well, that's it :-D

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HG ist ein Papier von DCWV, das Schneiderpuppendingens lag noch auf meinem Tisch, ausgestanzt aus einem gelli Druck als Alternative für ein anderes Projekt. Geprägt mit einem Zahnradfolder und ein bisschen mit treasure gold indigo über die erhabenen Stellen gegangen. Die Metallblumen sind von artemio und die anderen 'embellies' von prima flower.

For some inspiration or just to see some gorgeous flowers blooming around please have a look at the awesome ATCs my teamies made on the FwATCs challenge blog.
Have lots of fun creating your own flowery ATCs, we're looking forward to them :-)

Zur Inspiration - oder einfach nur um ein paar tolle Blumen anzuschauen - besucht den FwATCs Challenge Blog :-) und seht Euch die tollen ATCs des DT an.
Viel Spaß!


Thanks so much for having a look.
Suzanne

ATCs with texture

Hi peeps, followers and passers by, I hope you're all well now that spring is in full bloom :-)

It's time for challenge #87 over at the Fun with ATCs blog. This time we ask you for lots and lots of various texture on your ATCs.

These two are my entries:

The background on this ATC is made with a technique Buttons showed on the Frilly and Funky blog some time ago. I stamped a cog stamp from Tim Holtz' time traveller plate into the viva decor ferro while it was still a bit wet. I added a few metal embellishments and a black embossed stamp image by paper artsy/hot picks.
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Der HG ist enstanden mit einer Technik, die Buttons vor einiger Zeit auf dem Frilly and Funky Blog erklärt hat.  Ich habe einen Zahnradstempel in die Masse eingedrückt, bevor sie vollständig getrocknet war, und ein paar Metallembellishments aufgebracht. Der Stempel ist von Paper Artsy/HotPicks und schwarz embosst.

For this one I used a technique Andy Skinner teaches in his 'rock your book' online workshop so please understand that out of respect I can't tell you the how-to. I used a skull I bought from the €-shop once and a metal spider from T.H. The look on the skull developed by accident. I painted it with distress paint antique linen first, then overpainted it with fresco crackle paint which I dried with the heat gun. Then I applied some distress stain vintage photo and dabbed it back with a kitchen towel. I really don't know what exactly happened - or not ;o) - there are no cracks but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out. I squeezed some red stickles into the eye sockets to finish it off.
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Für diesen Hintergrund habe ich eine Technik verwendet, die Andy Skinner in seinem Online-Workshop 'Rock your Book' lehrt. Dazu eine Metallspinne von Tim Holtz und ein Schädel, den ich mal in einem Euroshop  mitgenommen habe. Das Aussehen des Schädels ist per Zufall entstanden: ich habe ihn zuerst mit Distress Paint antique linen angemalt, dann Fresco crackle paint drübergepinselt und mit dem Fön getrocknet. Anschließend habe ich Distress Stain vintage photo aufgebracht und das Ganze mit einem Küchentuch wieder abgetupft. Risse sind nun keine drin, aber mir gefällt er trotzdem.

If you could do with some inspiration please hop over to the Fun with ATCs blog and have a look at the awesome ATCs my fellow DT members created.

Thank you ever so much for stopping by ...
Have fun with loads of texture :-D
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

Fun with ATCs challenge #85: windows/doors -- Fenster/Türen

Hello everyone, faithful followers and passers-by, and thank you so much for your visit.

Another fortnight went by in a snap and it's time for a new challenge over at Fun with ATCs - this time we ask you for windows and/or doors.

Because I couldn't think of a suitable stamp in time I went for a photo-collage with some of my holiday snaps of last year ... way too looooong ago *sighs*
The background is sprayed with dylusion sprays and the two stamps of which you can only see the tiniest detail are by artemio.
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Weil mir nicht rechtzeitig ein Stempel in den Sinn kam, habe ich mich diesmal für eine Fotocollage entschieden mit Schnappschüssen aus dem letzten Urlaub, der viel zu lange her ist.
HG: Dylusions und zwei Stempel von Artemio.
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So, now it's your turn. We are looking forward to the wonderful little artworks you'll come up with. Please hop over to FwATCs and have a look at the awesome ATCs my fellow DT members made and get inspired to create your own.

Thanks for having a look.
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

writing/script (schreiben/Schrift) - FwATCs challenge #84

Thank you so very much for the many, many entries you provided for our last challenge. We've had a very hard time to pick just three for our favourites.

Now again a fortnight has rushed by and it's time for a new challenge over at Fun with ATCs. This time we'd like to see what you come up with when you're thinking about writing and/or script.

The sentiment is a bit hard to read on this one, it says: The role of the writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say (frei übersetzt: Es ist nicht die Aufgabe des Autor zu sagen, was wir alle sagen können, sondern das, was wir unfähig sind auszudrücken).

Both backgrounds are made with panpastels, stamps are by darkroomdoor, stamper's best and docrafts.

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 Bei beiden ATCs sind die Hintergründe mit Panpastels gewischt, der Schriftstempel im HG ist von Darkroomdoor. Die anderen Stempel sind von den oben genannten Firmen.


 We're very much looking forward to your doubtless gorgeous entries. To get inspired please hop over to the FwATCs blog and have a look at the stunning ATCs my fellow DT members came up with.
Have fun!

Thanks for having a look.
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

gothic - Fun with ATCs challenge #83

Thank you so very much for the many, many entries you provided for our last challenge. We've had a very hard time to pick just three for our favourites.

Now again a fortnight has rushed by and it's time for a new challenge over at Fun with ATCs. This time we'd like to see your gothic-themed ATCs.

For my ATC I firstly sprayed the background with some moon shadow spray by Lindy's stamp gang. It has a great iridescent effect. Then I stamped and masked the 'fallen angel' (don't remember what the image is called actually) and the moon and sprayed faded jeans, a little black soot and dusty concord (all self made sprays from DI reinkers and water) on the top to create a kind of night sky. Afterwards I stamped the graveyard gate and the tree with the birds. Because the sky seemed a little too dark I took some color away by using a waterbrush. The coloring is done with DI reinker iced spruce, tattered rose and fired brick.
Stamps are by stampinback, cherry pie and de stempelwinkel.

We're very much looking forward to your doubtless gorgeous entries. To get inspired please hop over to the FwATCs blog and have a look at the stunning ATCs my fellow DT members came up with.
Have fun!

I'm also entering this into the newly launched 'left of center' challenge, where anything goes as long as it is for example gothic:-) for further details and rules you can have a look at their blog.

Hintergrund: gesprüht mit moon shadow spray von Lindy's stamp gang und selbst gemachten Sprays mit Distress Nachfüllern. Teils vorher, teils nachdem ich den 'gefallenen Engel' und den Mond maskiert habe. Bunt gemalt habe ich auch mit DI Nachfüllern und einem Wassertankpinsel.

Thank you ever so  much for having a look.
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

something new ... for FwATCs challenge #78

hey folks ...

I hope all of you had a great and phantastic start into this new year!

Another fortnight rushed by and it's time for a new challenge over at Fun with ATCs.

I suppose(/hope :-)) many of you got some nice new toys for Christmas - and now's the time to show them off.
This time our challenge is 'use something new'. Either a new stamp, a new technique, new products ... whatever. And please tell us what's new on your ATC.

This is my ATC:

I got myself a small Gelli Plate for Christmas - and immediately decided that I *need* the bigger one LOL

So please hop over to FwATCs to have a look at the fabulous ATCs of the design team members and to play along with us, show us your new playthings/makes.

Suzanne xx

embossing for Fun with ATCs (#76)

Again a new challenge over at Fun with ATCs, this time it's embossing: either dry embossing or with embossing powders.
These are my ATCs:

For this one I used the 'rusted enamel' technique for the background with distress stains rusty hinge and walnut stain. Could have turned out a bit 'rustier', but it's okay. Then I ran it through my Big Shot with a clock embossing folder.
stamp: octopode factory.

With this one I only embossed the mushroom with vintage photo embossing powder. I just love how rough this comes out when heated. I think it's supposed to be a fly amanita but I tried to make it look like a death cap. I filled the small bottle with dried pieces of it, who knows on whom I'll get the chance to use it ... *harhar*
stamps are from artistic outpost (apothecary) and oxford impressions (dr. coffin's apothecary).


We're looking forward to seeing many of your wonderful creations and we'd be more than happy if you'd pop over and show us your little artworks with embossing.

Thanks for looking.
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

two greeting cards

Firstly a very warm welcome to my newest followers! So many in the last week, I'm highly thrilled and flattered you're visiting me :-) Seriously, you brightened my days very much lately ...

Today just two greeting cards on backgrounds from my stash and a little colorful ATC for an on-topic initiative in the FwATC-forum - which I failed to meet :-)

Haven't been able to do more, sadly I have to skip the HDH challenge this time :-((

stamps: tim holtz, impression obsession (cover-a-card)

stamps: tim holtz, art journey, design by ryn

stamps: craft stamper (don't remember the manufacturer, sorry), paper artsy (hot picks), clear art stamps

Thanks for looking.
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

Halloween Swap 2012 (FwATC forum) and a very warm welcome

 to new followers - thank you so very much ♥


Some time ago I mentioned a Halloween-ATC swap of some participants in the FwATC forum.
If anyone wants to have a look at all the

yummieness

I got ...

Hugs,
Suzanne xx

in a color frenzy :-D

a few last minute enclosures for a big Halloween swap at an ATC forum:

Did I mention I just love these Dylusion Sprays??
The purplish one is Glimmer Mist pomme granate.

Thanks for hopping by ...
Hugs, Suzanne xx

FwATC Challenge #67 - Do you believe in Fairies?

asks the new challenge on Fun with ATCs.
These two are my entries.
I'd have never thought I'd use the first stamp ... so now I have :-) you got me here ...

As for the second one: I already used that idea elsewhere but I love it so much :-)
I sprayed the whole things with glimmermist (pearl?) but you can't see the shimmer here ... and put some stickles on the wings.

Glaubt Ihr an Feen? fragt die derzeitige Challenge bei FwATC.
Dies sind meine Beiträge. Zum ersten: Ich hätte nie gedacht, dass ich diesen Stempel je benutzen würde ... jetzt habt Ihr mich erwischt :-)

Was das zweite angeht: Diese Idee habe ich schon mal wo verwurschtelt vor längerer Zeit, aber sie gefällt mir so gut, dass dies noch einmal ein willkommener Anlass war.


Thanks for stopping by
Suzanne xx

Hasen / rabbits

meine Hasen für die FwATC-Challenge.

My little rabbits for the FwATC-Challenge.

Stamps: Octopode Factory, Oxford Impressions, Tim Holtz, Dylusions, Darkroomdoor.

Thanks for stopping by
Suzanne

ATC und Schnipsel / ATC and scraps

Hier ist endlich mein ATC für die FwATC-Challenge:

Finally, here's my entry for the FwATC-Challenge:

Und hier sind Schnipsel, kein bestimmtes Format, aber ich finde sie zu schade zum Wegschmeißen.

And here are the scraps. They're no particular size but I think they're too good to dump.

stamps: stampotique, T.H., stampers anonymous, unknown

Thanks for stopping by
Suzanne

fine feathers make fine birds

ein großer Titel für so ein kleines ATC :-)

a big name for such a small ATC but I was looking for a different headline from 'ATC' :-)

stamps: lady/personal impressions; ruler/TH; pattern/paper artsy

stamps: katzelkraft

Thanks for looking
Suzanne