Vintage Hungarian Christmas cards #141

I think this is my second vintage postcard with dahschund. A few years ago I shared with you a special Tuck card with this breed. 

The couple seem to me to be a grandmother and grandfather going to visit their child's family with their puppy and presents. 

The card was posted in 1932.

You can find my other vintage Christmas cards, just click on the label - old Christmas cards - on the sidebar.

Birthday card with a vizsla

Hello everyone, I'm here with my second inspirational project that I made for our May challenge over at the Country View Challenges. The theme is Cats and/or Dogs and the lovely Rachel is your hostess this time.

When I created my first project, the wine tag, I stamped and coloured two vizslas. This is the second one.

And when I made the birthday card for my dad in February, I also made an extra background with the Numeric embossing folder. And it was just perfect for my new birthday card with this lovely vizsla and the snarky text. (If you click on the birthday card word above, you will find the tutorial of the background.)

What I used:

Stampers Anonymous, Crazy Dogs (CMS271)

Stampers Anonymous, Crazy Things (CMS237)

Sizzix embossing folder, Numeric (661827)

Idea-Ology, Small Talk, Snarky (TH93704)

Copic markers

etc.

So if you have a project with cats and/or dogs, please don't hesitate to join our challenge where a randomly selected winner can have a £20 voucher in the Country View Craft Shop.

Wine tag with vizsla

Hello everyone, I'm here with my first inspirational project for our May challenge at the Country View Challenges. This month the lovely Rachel will be your hostess, so she chose the theme, Cats and/or Dogs.

For this challenge, I created a wine tag with my favourite vizsla stamp. 

I cut out a wine tag shape from 300 gsm watercolour paper, then I made a zigzag background with one of the Tim Holtz stencils. For this, I used white embossing powder that I melted with a heat tool.

Then I blended Twisted Citron Distress ink onto the surface. The vizsla was stamped with black Tsukineko Memento ink on Neenah Solar white paper and coloured with Copic Sketch markers.

What I used:

Stampers Anonymous, Crazy Dogs (CMS271)

Stampers Anonymous, Crazy Talk (CMS236)

Stampers Anonymous, Zigzag layering stencil (THS047)

Ranger embossing powder (super fine white)

Ranger Distress ink (Twisted Citron)

Tsukineko Memento ink (Tuxedo Black)

Copic Sketch markers

etc.

So if you have a project with cats and/or dogs, please don't hesitate to join our challenge where a randomly selected winner can have a £20 voucher in the Country View Craft Shop.

Bookmark with Little Buddies by MFT - pencil colouring

Hello everyone, here is my entry to the MFT Stamps current colour challenge, the Color Challenge 184. I stamped the images with Tsukineko Memento Espresso Truffle stamp onto Neenah Desert Storm paper. I coloured the images with Polychromos pencils, except the skin, because I used Copic Sketch markers for those parts.

What I used:

MFT Stamps, BB, Little Buddies stamp set

MFT Stamps, BB, New Best Friend stamp set

MFT Stamps, Balloon Bouquet stamp set

MFT Stamps, Stitched Traditional Tag Die-Namics

Faber Castell Polychromes pencils

I hope you like it! Thank you for stopping by!

Tag with MFT New Best Friend

Just a quick tag or bookmark for my daughter's friend who will be 16 tomorrow. She has a dog with similar colours and spots and her favourite colour is orange. 

What I used:

MFT Stamps, Birdie Brown, New Best Friend

MFT Stamps Balloon Bouquet

MFT Stamps, Mini Well-Connected Alphabet&Numbers

MFT Stamps, Birdie Brown, Happy Pawlidays

Copic Sketch markers

etc.

Happy 100th - Celebrate!

Hello everyone, this is my second project for our June challenge. The Country View Challenges celebrates the 100th challenge this month, so the theme is about 100. You can join this project if you put the 100 on your project and if you get the inspiration from one of the DT creations. You can also win if you leave a comment at the Country View Challenges and the DT members - I hope I remember well on the rules, but please to be sure go to the CVC blog for a double check. 

So here is my second make, a journal page this time.

For making this page, I cut out a rectangle panel. Then I stamped to the middle the 100 with Distress ink. I added black embossing powder to the stamped number and melted with a heating tool. 

The next step was colouring the rest of the panel with Tumbled Glass and Speckled Egg Distress inks.

The crazy dogs were stamped on Neenah Solar White paper with Tsukineko Memento ink (Espresso Truffle). That is a Topic friendly ink. Then I coloured the images with Comic Sketch markers.

I fussy cut the images and arranged them on the rectangle panel.

I drew black lines to the edges of the panel and the tiny text strips.

What I used:

Stampers Anonymous, Numeric (CMS161)

Stampers Anonymous, Crazy Talk (CMS236)

Stampers Anonymous, Mini Bird Crazy&Things (CMS250)

Stampes Anonymous, Crazy Cats&Dogs (CMS272)

Ranger Distress ink pads (Tumbled Glass, Speckled Egg)

Ranger embossing powder, black

Copic Sketch markers

Tsukineko Memento (Espresso Truffle)

So if you would like to join our June challenge, please follow the rules, because there are two ways to get a £20 voucher.

Thank you for stopping by!!! Happy crafting!!!

With my project, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Animal Antics

Tag - French bulldog in Paris

Hello everyone, I'm here with my second inspirational project for our May challenge over at the Country View Challenges. The theme is: We will always have Paris and the lovely Christine (Crafty Field) will be your hostess.

As you can see to fulfil the requirements of the theme, I used an Eiffel Tower, a French bulldog and the word Paris. 

To make the tag, I used a chipboard and cut out a tag shape with the old and retired but so loved Tag&Bookplates Movers&Shapers Sizzix die. I put a layer of gesso onto the surface and then I painted both sides with Speckled Eggs Distress paint. For the embossed pattern, I used white embossing powder.

I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Archival ink. After this, I toned back a little bit with wet Picket Fence. And when it was dry I first spattered with Picket Fence, then with Gathered Twigs Distress Paint.

The Eiffel Tower was embossed with Potting Soil embossing powder. The dog was coloured with Hickory Smoke Distress marker, the balloon with Twisted Citron.

What I used:

Sizzix Movers&Shapers die, Tag&Bookplate

Sizzix Thinlits die, Circle Play

Sizzix Side Order die, Birthday

Stampers Anonymous, Paris Memoirs (CMS159)

Stampers Anonymous, Papillon (CMS106)

Stampers Anonymous, Mini Crazy Cats&Dogs (CMS272)

Stampers Anonymous, Floral layering stencil

Ranger Distress Archival inks (Vintage Photo)

Ranger Distress paints (Speckled Eggs)

Ranger embossing powders (White, Potting Soil)

So if you have a Paris themed project, please don't hesitate to join our May challenge where a randomly selected winner can have a £20 voucher to spend in the Country View Crafts online shop.

Box card - winter scene with boys

Hello everyone, I'm here with a new box card which was made with the MFT latest release die, the Outside the Box, Level-Up die set. These boys on the card are my cheeky nephews and I made this card for my sister.

What I used:

MFT Die-Namics, Outside The Box, Level-Up die set

MFT Die-Namics, Outside The Box, Snow Drifts die set

MFT Birdie Brown, Pile On The Hugs stamp set

MFT Birdie Brown, Snow Buddies stamp set

MFT Birdie Brown, New Best Friend stamp set

MFT, Cool Christmas stamp set

Copic Sketch markers

Neenah Solar White papers

etc.

With this card, I would like to join the:

MFT Outside The Box Challenge: Happy Holidays

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Bookmark with a little boy and his dogs

Today I have brought you a bookmark. We are big bookmark consumers, so when I finish a bookmark immediately someone from my family wants it for himself/herself.

For this bookmark, I used the MFT Stitched Traditional Tags and the Birdie Brown stamp sets, the Little Buddies, Our Story and New Best Friend.

I coloured it with Copic Sketch markers.

With this bookmark, I would like to join the MFT Color Challenge 141.

Friendship tag - little boy and his dog

Here is a quick tag which was made today. 

It was quick because I've already had the tag. It was made when I was preparing the background for my steampunk birthday card. I put this one aside because I had found the blue too dark, it seemed it would have suppressed my horse. So I chose the light blue background for the steampunk horse and I kept this one for later use.

This background was stencilled with the Circuit stencil. For this I used the Black Soot Archival ink, then I first spritzed with water, secondly, I splattered with Brushed Pewter paint. The edges were inked with Black Soot Distress ink.

From now on, it was really easy to make, because I used Idea-Ology elements: design taper, baseboard doll, ephemera piece, chit-chat sticker, mirrored star.

With my tag, I would like to join the: 

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: It's a dog's life

The Funkie Junkie Boutique Blog: Oh man!

Birthday card with a vizsla and polka dot background

Hello crafters, it's March and there's a new challenge at the Country View Challenges called: The eyes have it. For this challenge, I made a birthday card with a vizsla.

Have I ever told you that I love vizslas? Probably, yes! That's right, I love them because I'm Hungarian and because they are beautiful, elegant and smart dogs. This is why this crazy dog is often used for my projects and always coloured brown with a pinkish nose.

I started my card with a 14x14 cm square watercolour paper which was stencilled and heat embossed with dots. For this, I used the Stampers Anonymous Shifter Dots layering stencil and the Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder.

The next step was to ink the surface with Tumbled Glass ink.

Then I inked the edges with Stormy Sky ink and splattered the surface with Hickory Smoke reinker.

What I used:

Stampers Anonymous, Simple Sayings (CMS155)

Stampers Anonymous, Crazy Things (CMS237)

Stampers Anonymous, Crazy Dogs (CMS271)

Stampers Anonymous, Shifter Dots layering stencil (THS109)

Sizzix Impresslits, 3D Star Trim

Ranger embossing powder (Liquid Platinum)

Ranger Distress ink pads (Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky)

Ranger Distress reinker (Hickory Smoke)

Ranger Distress Archival ink pad (Ground Espresso)

Idea-Ology, long fasteners

Copic Sketch markers

The 3D Star Trim was heat embossed with Liquid Platinum and attached to the bottom with long fasteners.

If you have a project with eyes, please don't hesitate to join our challenge where you can win a £20 voucher!

With this card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything goes

Winter card with girls and snowman

Let me show you my latest make, a winter card with little girls, a snowman and a doggy. These images are part of the MFT Birdie Brown, Snow Buddies stamp set.

I also used the MFT Pure Innocence, Sending Blessings stamp set for stamping the trees and the Bitty Holiday Wishes for the text.

I coloured the images with Copic Sketch markers.

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Christmas card with dogs

Let me show you my latest card with the MFT dogs from the Happy Pawlydays stamp set.

If you follow me on Instagram you could see the step by step photos of this card.

What I used:

MFT BB, Happy Pawlidays stamp set

MFT, Bitty Holiday Wishes stamp set

MFT BB, Jingle All The Way stamp set

MFT, Essential Fishtail Sentiment Strips Die-Namics

Copic Sketch markers

Nuvo Crystal Drops (red berry)

Sakura Gelly Roll (white and black)

Ranger Archival ink (Vermillion)

etc.

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Birthday card with a vizsla - yellow bokeh

Our October challenge is bokeh at the Country View Crafts, and because I really enjoyed making bokeh background here is my third card which is not made as an inspirational project for the CVC blog, it was made for fun. 

Oh, and one more thing, for this card, I used my earlier design, a card with the same vizsla in front of a yellow background.

For the background I used Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress inks, I put Mustard Seed to the top and Squeezed Lemonade to the bottom and mixed the colours in the middle.

Then I blended Squeezed Lemonade DOX ink and Picket Fence ink through a stencil with circles. I applied Squeezed Lemonade DOX through the large circle and Picket Fence through the smaller.

The dog and the pockets were stamped on Neenah Solar White Paper and coloured with Copic Sketch markers.

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Birthday card with a blond girl

3 days ago Kathy Racoosin's challenge, the "30-day coloring challenge" has been started. So on the first day, I started to colour the elements of this card. I love to create scenes, and this scene was familiar to me, as I've already made a similar card with the other girl from the Friends At First Sip stamp set.

What I used:

MFT Birdie Brown, Friends at first sip stamp set

MFT Birdie Brown, Happy Hippos stamp set

MFT Birdie Brown, Our Story stamp set

MFT Birdie Brown, New Best Friend stamp set

MFT, Interactive Labels stamp set

MFT Essential Sentiments stamp set

MFT Small Brick Wall stencil

MFT Die-Namics, Boutique die

MFT Die-Namics, Streetlights die

MFT Die-Namics, Puffy Clouds die

Copic Sketch markers

Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils

MFT Hybrid inks (Grout Grey, Kraft, Chocolate)

Neenah Desert Storm paper

tiny half pearl

double-sided adhesive tape

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

Bookmark with a super dog

I had two reasons to make another Superhero dog tag. First of all, my hubby was looking for a bookmark this morning and second, I wanted to participate in the MFT Color Challenge 117. So this tag has a little bit different colours.

And with this tag, I also join the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Stitches

I hope you like it!!! Happy crafting!!!

Bookmark with a superhero dog

Hello everyone, I'm just back from a two-week Easter holiday, so this is the reason I was silent lately. I was in Hungary for visiting my family.

During our stay, I was spending a lot of time with my nephews and they asked me for making them bookmarks. Here is the first one.

What I used:

My Favorite Things, Super Dog stamp set

My Favorite Things, Birdie Brown, Super Boy stamp set

My Favorite Things, Birdie Brown, You're Super stamp set

My Favorite Things, Die-namics, Stitched Tag

Ranger Archival Jet Black ink

Ranger Distress ink pads

My Favorite Things, Chocolate Hybrid ink

Copic Sketch markers

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

With my tag, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything goes

Birthday card with MFT stamps

I'm so excited to share with you the very first card that I coloured with Copic Sketch markers. I've already made before one layer scenes with watercolour technique but never using only Copic markers. 

What I used:

MFT Pure Innocence, Birthday Buddies stamp set - for the girl and the dog

MFT, Fairy Happy stamp set - for the flowers and the butterfly

MFT Birdie Brown, Rain or Shine stamp set - for the clouds

MFT, In Paris stamp set - for the hot air balloon

MFT mini Hybrid ink, Chocolate

Copic Sketch markers

Neenah Solar White paper 110lbs

I hope you like it!!! Thank you for stopping by!!!

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Create a Scene