Artful Times Challenge #73: Men

Hi all ...
I made a birthday card for a coworker the other day and would love to join the Artful Times Challenge. This time it's 'MEN'.

The background of both cardstock panels is made with Bistre, brown and yellow.
Several images were stamped onto the background (Stampers Anonymous/Brett Weldele, Katzelkraft) with StazOn inkpad timber brown and the main image is from Chocolate Baroque. The panels were then distressed around the edges with an x-acto knife and mounted as seen.
Thanks so very much for stopping by today and having a look.
I wish you a great day, wherever you are ....

Hugs, Suzanne xxx

two cards with gelli plate backgrounds

Hi and hello everyone out there ...
I haven't done much crafting lately for different reasons, but I made two cards with some of my many many gelli prints.
One as an addition for snail-mail I have to send

(stamps by kaisercraft, Dyan Reaveley, acapella stempel)

and one on commission for a coworker I don't really know. Brown, gold, and radio were the hints. Brown doesn't really inspire me and I don't have a radio image either. But someone else told me she (the coworker) also likes all things maritime, so I made this card:

(the wave is from de stempelwinkel, the other stamps by artemio)

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and I hope you're all well ;-)
These days I'll post a small giveaway on occasion of my 100th follower :-D Enormous thanks to all of you who occasionally stop by and give me support.

Hugs, Suzanne xxx

blue - poems

so far the hints.
I've been asked to make a birthday card for a person I don't know.

The background is made with Dylusion sprays and some inka gold turqoise sponged through a stencil. Then I stamped the script with versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. At last I spritzed a little glimmer mist pearl onto the background.
Stamps are by de stempelwinkel, impressions obsessions, cherry pie

Thank you so very much for your visit.

Hugs, Suzanne xxx

Mail Art?

Posted off one of my gelli envelopes today after stencilling cornflowers onto it :-)

And I forgot to share this card I made for a coworker's birthday last week:

The background is made with T.H. kraft paper/distress stains spiced marmelade and paper from the 'engraver' series by prima marketing. I used the T.H. die 'torn notebook'. Stamps are by crafty individuals (CI-323), indigo blu, paper artsy/hot picks, can't remember who the ballon is from ... in the right corner at the bottom is a button cut from the T.H. sewing room die and embossed with thick embossing powder. At last I stamped a script stamp into it.

I'm linking this up to the Crafty Individuals Challenge which is 'anything goes' (with at least one CI product)this month.

Thanks so much for visiting.

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

another (birthday) card I did on commission

for a coworker:

Background from stash, diamonds, clubs, spades, dice, (darkroomdoor) stamped with distress ink. The joker is also by darkroomdoor and stamped on a coffee dyed paper. The man (T.H./B.W.) is stamped on cardstock and colored with distress ink and a waterbrush.

Thanks for stopping by and having a look.

Hugs, Suzanne xxx

joie de vivre

another card I made on commission (for a birthday again):

The background is sprayed with different sprays and templates from die cuts.
For the gentleman I used the paper piecing technique (got the idea from Brenda, hope she doesn't mind ...) and the other stamps are by: paper artsy, T.H., acapella, artistic outpost.
For the tophat I used black crackle paint.

Thanks for looking.
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

there's no self to be discovered ...

only a self to be created.
Read this in a book recently: 'This Side of Brightness' by Colum McCann (which I'd highly recommend) and used it on this birthday card. I made this card some time ago and can share it now that it has arrived safely.

Background is a Gelli Plate Print with stamps by Art Journey, the face is by T.H., a leftover from a former project.
Sorry for being short, I'm back to my faithful chest bug(s) again ...

No hugs today, don't want to infectuate anyone *halfsmile*
Suzanne

birthday card

for a fellow crafter :-)
Since she already received it I can show the card now:

stamps: Dyan Reaveley, stampotique, zettiology, artemio, acapella.

Thanks for looking.
Hugs, Suzanne xxx

masculine card

my entry for the 'Creavil challenge'  #38: masculine card.

Stamps: Katzelkraft, Chocolate Baroque, Tim Holtz.


Thanks for stopping by and having a peek.
Hugs, Suzanne xx

another two birthday cards

for coworkers of mine.
The two of them already got their cards and so I can show them now :-)

stamps: Dina Wakley, Darkroomdoor, Tim Holtz, Stampinback (first one); Stampinback, de Stempelwinkel (second one). The backgrounds are made with Dylusion Sprays.

Thanks a lot for stopping by
Suzanne xx

masculine birthday card

for a coworker again. Don't know yet which one it's going to be ...

stamps: chocolate baroque, artistic outpost, oxford impressions, katzelkraft.

Thanks for stopping by
Suzanne xx

Panpastel

Ich gestehe: mich hat es auch erwischt. Ich experimentiere. Mal wieder ein Geburtstag im Kollegenkreis.

I confess ... the panpastels got me, too. I'm experimenting. A birthday card again, for a coworker.

stamps: art journey (woman, birds), hero arts (balloon), creavil (birthday wishes)
(the background looks like a wallpaper of the 70ies LOL)

other attempts:

stamps: art journey
(unappropriate, red roses, comments my spouse)

stamps: see first one.
(too cold, says my background noise)

Thanks for stopping by
Suzanne

Männergeburtstagskarte / masculine birthday card

I just noticed this birthday card for my uncle that I made yesterday fits into the "Men"- Challenge at 'Artful times'.

 stamps: stempelwinkel (windmill), katzelkraft (bricks, train), hero arts (compass, balloon, truck), clear art stamps (ship, plane), heindesign (Geburtstag)

Thanks for stopping by
Suzanne

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

Einladung zum 4. / 4th birthday invitation

... nach den Wünschen der Jubilarin :-)

... according to the birthday child's wishes :-)

all stamps by Artemio

Thanks for looking
Suzanne

Reise in die USA / trip to the US

Stamps:
plane, compass
background stamps - Tim Holtz
letters - Flamingo Art
'TRAVEL' - TPC studio, I think

Background: gesso and distress stains

thanks for looking
Suzanne

ein paar Karten von heute / a few cards I made today

und eine Männergeburtstagskarte / and a (hopefully masculine) birthday card:

thanks for having a look
Suzanne

Geburtstag unserer ehem. Tagesmutter / our former child minder's birthday

Hat mich ziemlich Zeit gekostet seltsamerweise, hoffentlich gefällt es ihr.

Took me quite a long time, hope she likes it.

Thanks for looking
Suzanne

ein bisschen Dies und ein bisschen Das ... / a little bit of this and a little bit of that ...

Ja, es gibt mich noch - und ich habe sogar ein bisschen was getan die Tage.
Und zwar: eine Geburtstagskarte mit Umschlag, ein Mini-TAG und ein ATC.
(und ein paar Aufträge für Weihnachtskarten von Kolleginnen *g*)

Yes, I'm still around - and I even accomplished something these days: a birthday card with an envelope, a mini-TAG and an ATC.
(and I had a few orders for x-mas-cards from coworkers *g*)

thanks for stopping by
see you
Suzanne