Tag with bird and twig - Don't forget to fly

I made this tag for a friend  for whom I have made many similar bird tags, but she still wants them, but with a different message or motivational text. So this time I chose this: Don't forget to fly.

I cut out the tag with an old and retired die, the Tag&Bookplates. For the background I chose a pattern paper with sheet music.

The bird was cut out with Feathered Friends die and coloured with grey and black inks.

For the tiny hearts, I used the Falling Hearts and grey ink.

The text is from the Tiny Text and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

What I used:

Sizzix Bigz L die, Tag&Bookplates (656938)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Feathered Friends (664433)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Falling Hearts by Tim Holtz - 664415

Stampers Anonymous, Tiny Text (CMS394)

Ranger Distress inks  (Hickory Smoke, Lost Shadow, Black Soot)

Ranger embossing powder (Super Fine White)

Since I used and recycled a twig that I have found in the park next to us, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Recycle it

Birthday card with tea cups and bunny

Hello everyone, I'm here again with a new birthday card that I made for my friend who loves tea and who always had a bunny since I've known her. 

But the story doesn't end here. Unfortunately, on his birthday, I forgot to call and say happy birthday to her. I had never done that before, and luckily I had a good excuse for doing that.

For her birthday I also bought a lot of teas and tea blends. 

And the bunny looked so ill lately that one of the vets advised to euthanise the bunny. But luckily they asked another vet who didn't see this necessary at all. So the bunny is still alive and seems really happy.

Now, about the card making. 

For the background, I used a cream white paper and embossed it with the Lace embossing folder by Tim Holtz. 

The cups were coloured with Distress inks, then I muted the colours with wet white paint. And when it was dry, I added white dots with a very fine brush and acrylic paint.

What I used:

Sizzix Texture Fades, Lace embossing folder (661824)

Sizzix Bigz die, Teatime (660234)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Carrot Bunny (665213)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Falling Hearts  (664415)

My Favorite Things, Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set

Ranger Distress inks 

Ranger embossing powder (super fine white)

etc.

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday

Birthday card with Clarence the elephant

Hello everyone, I'm here with a birthday card that I made for my daughter's best friend, Moesha whose favourite god is Ganesha the elephant-headed god. This is why I chose Clarence, and put him to the focal point of my card.

The background was made with different purple Distress inks, because Moesha's favourite colour is the purple. I splattered the background with gold paint. 

Clarence's pieces were cut out from white paper and I painted them with different shades of grey. For painting them I used Distress paints and for achieving some middle tones I mixed the greys.

The suitcase was coloured with Distress inks.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Clarence Colorize (664428)

Sizzix Bigz die, Baggage Claim (664439)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Celebrate Colorize (666285)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Alphanumeric Label (664177)

Sizzix Bigz die, Crescent Moon&Stars (658716)

Graduation card for a girl

Here is another graduation card that I made for my daughter's friend, Moesha. 

Moesha's mum liked the card that I created for my daughter, so she asked me to make something similar for her daughter. She chose the pink colour for the background, so the card turned out like this.

What I used:

Stamping Bella, Uptown Girl Grace, The Graduation (EB672)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Swirling Stars (663095)

Sizzix Bigz die, Crescent Moon&Stars (658716)

Stampers Anonymous, The Professor (CMS373)

Stampers Anonymous, Schoolhouse Blueprint (CMS230)

Clearly Besotted Stamp, Happy Days II

Ranger Distress inks

Ranger embossing powder (Princess Gold)

Copic Sketch markers

etc.

Birthday card with The Count by Tim Holtz

Let me show you my birthday card that I made for a friend. That's the first time that I use The Count not only on a Halloween card but for a completely different occasion. Actually, the inspiration to use the count for other things came mainly from Emma Williams, but you can also find ideas from other crafters on Instagram and Pinterest where the count is on the beach or in the mountains for example.

For the background, I took a 300 gsm watercolour paper and I started to blend Cracked Pistachio and Pine Needle to the surface. The Cracked Pistachio to the middle and the Pine Needle to the edges mainly.

Then I added a little Ground Espresso and Black Soot to the very edges. I protected my inked surface tapping matt varnish with a sponge.

The suitcase was painted with Prize Ribbon paint.

The decorative elements of the suitcase and the handle were cut from kraft paper. For the darker parts, I just added brown Distress ink. 

And here is the tutorial for the count with step by step pictures.

I cut out the count from 300 gsm watercolour paper and coloured the head part first with Antique Linen, then with Brushed Corduroy ink.

Then all the other layers of the head were coloured with the same inks but my goal was to get lighter and lighter layers. So the top layer was just coloured with Antique Linen.

Under the head, I coloured The Count's body with Black Soot ink. But I also cut out the whole Count from black paper. I cut off the head part and I glued to the main layer.

Then I started to assemble The Count.

The Count's hat and lorgnette were cut out with the dies of The Gent Thinlits set. I got the umbrella from The Park set and the bow tie from Tailored die set.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, The Count (665557)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Tailored (666289)

Sizzix Thinlits die, The Park (665204)

Sizzix Thinlits die, The Gent (665202)

Sizzix Bigz die, Baggage Claim (664439)

My Favorite Things, Bitty Birthday Wishes

Ranger Distress inks (Cracked Pistachio, Pine Needle, Ground Espresso, Brushed Corduroy, Antique Linen, Black Soot)

Ranger Distress paint (Prize Ribbon)

etc.

Graduation card

My daughter is doing her final exams in May and hopefully she will graduate at the end of May. Eszter is a very accomplished girl whose favourite subject is the history, especially ancient history and Ancient Greece. 

Well, here is the card that I made for her.

The main character is from a Stamping Bella stamp set (Uptown Girl Grace - The Graduate). I stamped the image on a Neenah Solar White paper and coloured with Copic Sketch markers. 

I cut the columns using the La La Land die, Greek Column.

All the other elements from Tim Holtz.

To the background panel I blended Tumbled Glass ink, a little Chipped Sapphire around the edges and a little Vintage Photo to the very edges.

The book pile was coloured with Copic Sketch too.

And then I just glued the elements to the main panel.

What I used:

Stamping Bella, Uptown Girl Grace, The Graduation (EB672)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Swirling Stars (663095)

La La Land Crafts die, Greek Column (8789)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Alphanumeric, 3/4" tall (660056)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Handwritten Celebrate (660215)

Stampers Anonymous, The Professor (CMS373)

Stampers Anonymous, Mini Blueprints 8 (CMS231)

Easter tags with Carrot Bunnies

Maybe you remember the Easter treat boxes that I made a few days ago and now I would like to show you the matching tags. If you would like to see my boxes, you can find it here.

For making this tag, I cut a tag from watercolour paper (300 gsm) using the middle sized die from the Framed Tag die set. Then I blended Tumbled Glass ink through the Linked Squares stencil. I inked the edges with Salvaged Patina ink.

I made the rabbits and the carrots the same way as I did with the box. So please click on the previous link if you need tutorial for these.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Carrot Bunny (665213)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Framed Tags (666065)

Stampers Anonymous, Linked Squares (THS157)

Stampers Anonymous, Crazy Talk (CMS236)

Ranger Distress inks (Tumbled Glass, Salvaged Patina, Ripe Persimmon, Carved Pumpkin, Mowed Lawn, Forest Moss)

Ranger Distress Archival ink (Black Soot)

Easter treat boxes with carrot bunnies

Hello everyone, I would like to show you my latest creations, the Easter treat boxes that I made for my daughter's friends. The main characters of the box are made with the Carrot Bunny die set by Tim Holtz.

For this, I used one of my favourite box dies, the Sizzix Bigz XL, Box die. It's an old and retired die, but luckily I have it. It's so easy to assemble the pieces and I get a quite big box in the end.

The paper is Swirlcards, Colorado Labyrinthe 30x30cm paper pad. A few years ago I bought two of them and now they were the ideal papers for this project. AfterI put the box together, I inked edges with Salvaged Patine Distress ink.

For the rabbits, I just used white, pink and black papers, but the carrots were coloured with Distress inks. The big part was coloured with Carved Pumpkin and Ripe Persimmon and I added a little brown (Vintage Photo) to the edges. The green part was coloured with Mowed Lawn and Forest Moss.

The text is part of the Spring Shadows stamp set and I heat embossed with Ranger Fern Green embossing powder. As a frame I glued under the text plate an orange paper.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Carrot Bunny (665213)

Sizzix Bigz XL die, Box 3 (656278)

Stampers Anonymous, Spring Shadows (CMS393)

Ranger Distress inks (Carved Pumpkin, Forest Moss, Mowed Lawn, Ripe Persimmon, Salvaged Patina, Vintage Photo)

Swirlcards, Colorado Labyrinthe paper pad 30x30cm

With my boxes, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Food and/or Drink

Thank you card with bold letters

I'm here again with a thank you card. I think after the birthday cards and the name-day cards (because I'm Hungarian)  this is the most needed card. I didn't want to make it too complicated and I wanted the text to be highlighted on the card. So I made a design like this.

And here is the tutorial.

I painted blue a 300gsm paper with Uncharted Mariner Distress paint (like here). When it was dry I stamped the rose background stamp on the surface using embossing ink. I heat embossed with Sky Blue embossing powder. I cut off the excess parts where there were no flowers. Then I took another rectangle panel and I drew the line of the main panel and heat embossed around the lines with Sky Blue embossing powder. 

I cut out the letters from cardboard paper and painted gold with DecoArt Americana paint. But then I wanted this strong gold to be somewhere else on my card, so I made another layer, creating a gold frame of my card.

What I used:

Sizzix Bigz XL Alphabet die, Deco (661815)

Stampers Anonymous, Vines and Roses (CMS298)

Ranger Distress paint, Uncharted Mariner 

Ranger embossing powder, Sky Blue

DecoArt Americana paint, Emperor's Gold 

Harrison the lion king

Hello everyone, I'm here with a card that I created for one of my nephews, Mátyás. I made it for his name-day. Hungary had a great king, Matthias Corvinus, or Mathias Rex in latin, and I played with this name to make my nephew happy.

And here is the tutorial.

I cut out the pieces of Harrison from different shades of brown. For this, I used textured paper. Then I assembled him. 

I took a rectangle paper and I put Harrison on it. I wanted a slimline card, so I cut off the unwanted parts from my panel. Then I blended red Distress inks to the surface. The background of the card was mostly coloured with Festive Berries ink. Then I added Aged Mahogany to the edges and Ground Espresso to the very edges. Then I spritzed with water.

The background of the nameplate was made with Broken China ink. The letters were cut out with Alphanumeric Label dies from black paper.

I used the same gold paint for the crown, the bigger layer of the nameplate and the stars.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Harrison Colorize (665218)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Alphanumeric Label (664177)

Sizzix Bigz die, Crescent Moon&Stars (658716)

Sizzix Movers&Shapers die, Mini Crown&Fleur (657210)

Ranger Distress inks (Broken China, Festive Berries, Aged Mahogany, Ground Espresso)

etc.

In the very end, when I glued all the elements in place, I smeared Micro Glaze to the surface of the red panel. This is not just good for protection but also deepened the background colour.

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Fur or Feathers