still alive

and kicking, I am.
I have to sincerely apologize for not being around more frequently - and for not commenting on my favorite- and other blogs.
I'm okay so far, it's 'only' that life is very, very busy and stressful at the moment - once more :-( In addition to that the children have Summer holidays and there are quite some logistics to do and things to organize ... oh well, I don't want to get too private here :-)
I'm going to share some pieces I made inbetween, just cards

a birthday card on commission for an acquaintance, she wants to go to the USA this year and got a voucher for a visit at the EmpireState Building

 

a birthday card for a coworker, the first double sided card I made for one of them :-)

another birthday card for a collegue

a card for another coworker who left our department

three TAGs - just for fun and with leftovers

and a good bye for one more coworker who left for another employer

So, just you can see I didn't quit crafting, although I didn't do anything for myself ... 

Oh yes, I did - this one:

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and having a look.

Have a great week everyone - 

hugs, Suzanne xxx

good bye ...

Hello all,
another coworker will leave us soon and of course our best wishes are with him.

(the words translate 'up to a new horizon')

The background is made with a flimsy plastic bag, crumpledup and 'stamped' with Archival ink turquoise and green. The balloonist (See? He even waves a hanky ;-D) is by artistic outpost, the town by 100 proof press but I can't recall the company I got the trees from.
Thanks so very  much for stopping by and having a look.
Have a good and crafty week everyone ...

Hugs, Suzanne xxx

the Dead Eyes of London (masking)

Hi folks, thank you so much for taking the time to have a look at my blog. I hope you are well wherever you are ...

A big welcome to my newest followers too. I'm delighted to see you and hope you'll find something around here that you like ;o)

This is my entry into the 'Artful Times' challenge #34 which is masking. I'm so glad I finally found the time to join this fab challenge again, it's one of my favorites.

As it happens I've been commsissioned to make a birthday card for a coworker again.
At first I stamped the eyes (stampinback), the gent (indigo blu) and the flag (indigo blu) on a piece of cardstock (the flag is stamped with DI, misted with a little water to achieve a watercolored look). Then I masked the eyes and the gentleman and stamped Big Ben (artistic outpost) and the tombstone (paper artsy/hot picks) and masked them as well to dab the background with DI faded jeans and fired brick with a crumpled plastic bag. At last I added the 'London' stamp (artistic outpost).

Thank you so much for looking.

Hugs, Suzanne xxx

up and away ...

another card I just made ...

The background is a piece of cardstock that I embossed to use it for patterns on the gelli plate. I sprayed the white spaces with two different shades of green. Stamps are by artistic outpost.*
My English friends may please forgive me for the unconventional coloration of their flag :-D

And these are two ATCs I made from gelli scraps and stamps by Tim Holtz

Thanks for looking, have a nice day.
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

*Oh, and note to self: don't heat emboss when you adhered dymo strips beforehand ... *haha*

souvenir de mon ascension - TAG

a tag, mainly to use up my self mixed sprays :-)

stamps: artistic potpost, paper artsy

Thanks for looking.
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

some other quick projects

a card

Stamps: artistic outpost, paper artsy (hot picks).

And a few ATCs to send to fellow crafters:

 

Stamps: artistic outpost, hot picks, indigo blu, hero arts.

 And an experiment :-)

Thanks for stopping by,
Suzanne xx

a mode of transport / Transportmittel

für/for Artful Times:

The background is made with the 'wrinkle free distress' technique (broken china, faded jeans, weathered wood, and a bit of bundled sage).
Stamps: Artistic Outpost (Huck Finn) and a time table in the background by Oxford Impressions.

Thanks for stopping by
Suzanne x

a 'Quickie' :-)

just a quick and quite simple card to relax a little after a rather hard week of continued education and back-aching commuting to and from Cologne :-)

(another experiment with panpastels)
Stamps: Tim Holtz, Artistic Outpost, Oxford Impressions.

Thanks for stopping by
Suzanne x

Happy Birthday

Jetzt hat das Geburtstagskind die Karte bekommen und ich kann sie zeigen ;o)

The card arrived at its recipient and so I can show it now.

stamps: artistic outpost, hampton art, clear art stamps, stampotique

Thanks for stopping by
Suzanne

Huck

Finn ;o)

Viele Ideen, wenig Zeit ... auch eine blöde Kombination.

Many ideas, very little time ... miserable combination.

Stamps: Artistic Outpost, Paper Artsy Hot Pick

Thanks for peeping in
xx
Suzanne

Ich war noch niemals in New York ... *träller / I've never been to NY ... *hums*

... und in London auch nicht, trotzdem habe ich die Stadt zum Thema meiner Karten gemacht für Iris' Städtetrip:

... and neither to London - yet I made it the subject of my cards for Iris' challenge 'city trip':

stamps: Artistic Outpost, Crafty Individuals, Oxford Impressions.

Thanks for stopping by
Suzanne