Graduation card with a Volkswagen Bulli

Hello everyone, I'm here with a graduation card that I made for my younger nephew (Mátyás). This June he finished the elementary school. The school system in Hungary is different. Kids stay in elementary school until they are 14, and then they go straight to high school. 

I put my older nephew (Zsigmond) to a car on his graduation card. So I asked Mátyás what kind of car he wanted to drive. And he said Volkswagen Bulli. Luckily I have an old camper die from My Favorite Things which looks like a Bulli. So I used that to create the Bulli. The only challenge was making the Volkswagen logo. For this I used a special die set from Simon Says Stamp, I haven't found on their website, so probably it's discontinued. What a pity! Because it is not just a simple circle die set, you are able to cut out thin rings with it in many sizes. I used the smallest ring die and I put two V letters to the middle. For the letters, I used the Sizzix Thinlits die, Treat Bag by Tim Holtz (663096).

I cut out the road, the field behind the road and the clouds with another My Favorite Things dies: On The Road, Snow Drifts and Puffy Clouds. 

For the road signs I used Stampers Anonymous Noteworthy stamp set by Tim Holtz (CMS446) and the Sizzix embossing folder, Lumber 3D Texture Fades by Tim Holtz. I inked the embossing folder with brown Distress ink, I put a watercolour paper inside, then I ran it through my Sizzix Big Shot. Then I spritzed with water, which resulted that the embossed lines remained dark but the other parts turned light brown.

When it was totally dry I inked the texts on the woodgrain paper with black Archival ink (Black Soot). Then I cut out the shapes with the Tonic Studios Trimmer. 

The colour of the sky is Tumbled Glass, the field is Mowed Lawn. I spritzed the inked surface with water.

Door tags and bookmark with cats

Hello everyone, after a long, long time I'm here again. I would like to show you my new creations, a bookmark and two door tags that I made for my friend. My friend has a cat that is sometimes kept in a room from which it’s not allowed to leave. And this is a warning to everyone else not to let the cat out. "Vigyázz!" means beware.

I used the MFT- Die Namics Wine Tag die to cut out the tags then I coloured them with Dusty Concord and Shaded Lilac. The only difference between the two tags is that I applied Shaded Lilac first on one and Dusty Concord on the other. 

Then I stamped the paw pattern to the tags with MFT Paw Print Background stamp. Here you can see this step on the bookmark. For this I used a Ranger Archival ink. 

Then I dabbed diluted white paint onto the surface with a sponge and blotted it with a paper towel. For the edges I put some black paint. 

The cats are from a Katzelkraft stamp set (Les chats Russes). I stamped them on Neenah Solar White paper with Tsukineko Memento ink and coloured them with Copic Sketch markers.

For the text, I used a Sizzix Thinlits die set, Hippity Hop Vault by Tim Holtz (666562). 

The fishbone is part of the Stampers Anonymous Crazy Cats stamp set by Tim Holtz (CMS251).

Since I made these tags for my friend's birthday I also made her a bookmark with the same cat but I added some birthday elements, like the banner and the birthday text. For the banner, I used the Sizzix Thinlits die set, Bunny Games by Tim Holtz (665850). The text is an Idea-Ology piece from s sticker book.

Birthday card with Spellbinders Mickey Mouse

After my feminine name-day card, I would like to show you my masculine birthday card that I created for my dad who turns 77 in February.

The background paper was painted blue with Uncharted Mariner Distress paint. Then I splattered with gold paint and inked the edges with black Archival ink. I added a few tiny stars too. For this, I used Sizzix Thinlits die, Festive Things (664191) by Tim Holtz and I cut out the stars from a paper that I painted gold before. 

Mickey is part of the Spellbinders Classic Mouse, Steamboat Willie die set. His pants, shoes and face were coloured with Copic Sketch markers. 

For the balloon and the garland, I used the Sizzix Celebrate Sidekick Dies and Texture Fade (666861). The balloon was coloured with Copic markers but for the garland I used coloured papers. The numbers were in the Sizzix Thinlits die, Alpanumeric Label set (664177).

The oval thing Mickey is standing on is an MFT die, and it's the top of a cake. I also painted it gold with the same gold paint I used for the stars and the splatters. 

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Spritz & Splatter

Name-day card with Minnie Mouse

Hello everyone, today I would like to show you a name-day card that I created for my friend, Dóra. I placed Minnie Mouse to the centre which is part of the Spellbinders Classic Mouse, Steamboat Wille Duo set.

The background

I took a piece of watercolour paper (300 gsm) and painted with cream colour acrylic paint. When it was dry, I spritzed with gold paint. I inked the edges with brown Archival ink (Vintage Photo). 

Minnie

I cut the basic pieces from black paper. Her face was cut out from Neenah Solar White paper and coloured with Copic Sketch markers. The bow and skirt were coloured with Copic Sketch markers. Then I added tiny dots with a white gel pen. Oh, I almost forgot, Minnie's bow is a Tim Holtz die, from the Tailored die set (666289).

The banner

For this I used an old MFT Die-Namics die, Bitty Banner Alphabet. When I assembled the banner, then I pulled a grey embroidery thread through the holes.  I put liquid glue on the tops of the yellow banners and glued them to the top of the background paper. I secured the end of my thread to the back of the background paper with Scotch Tape.

The gold pieces

I took a paper and coloured with the same gold I spritzed the background paper. Then I cut out a tiny oval, using the Sizzix Framelits die, Oval (657563). For the tiny stars, I used Sizzix Thinlits die, Festive Things (664191) by Tim Holtz.

The back of the card

To the back of the card I wrote a text which means: I wish you a happy name-day. I cut out the letters with Sizzix Thinlits die, Vault Hippity Hop (666562)

Valentine's Day tags with Mickey and Minnie Mouse

Hello crafty friends, I would like to show you my tag duo with Mickey and Minnie that I made for Valentine's Day. 

You can find the Mickey and Minnie dies in the Spellbinders, Classic Mouse, Steamboat Willie die set. I cut out the basic pieces of the mice from black paper. But the faces and the clothes were cut out from Neenah Solar White paper and I coloured them with Copic Sketch Markers. I added dots with a white gel pen to Minnie's skirt.

The tags were painted with Ranger Distress paint, Old Paper. Then I spritzed with brown paint and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Archival ink.

The hearts were cut out from Neenah Solar White paper and I used the Sizzix Thinlits die, Stacked Tiles, Hearts by Tim Holtz (665858). I chose the second smallest size and coloured with Copic markers.

You can find the dots in the Classic Mouse, Christmas Embellishments set. I painted gold a piece of paper and when it was totally dry then I cut out the dots.

Christmas tag with cardinal by Tim Holtz

About a week ago I have posted my Christmas cards featuring a cardinal by Tim Holtz. After finishing the cards, I decided to make a tag as well, but this time I wanted to colour the bird with acrylic paint instead of ink.

Well, as I said, used paints to colour the bird. I used DecoArt Americana and Distress paints too. The main piece of the bird was painted dark brown and as you can see the rest were painted red, black and yellow. To the tail - which was brown - I added a layer of red.

The tag was cut out with an old Sizzix Bigz die, Tag&Bookplates (656938) from white paper. I started to ink the tag, first I added Lost Shadow. But it wasn't dark enough, so I added Hickory Smoke in many layers and Black Soot around the edges. In the end I splattered with white paints to create a snowy background.

Before I started to build the front side. I glued a black tag to the back side where I stamped and heat embossed a bold Christmas text with silver embossing powder. For this, I used the Stampers Anonymous Bold Tidings 2 stamp set (CMS419).

I cut out the branch with a Sizzix Bigz die, Bird Branch (657833) but I cut off the bird. I painted it medium brown, with dark brown at the edges. I glued it on the tag. I also splattered the branch with white paint.

Then I cut off the excess. And attached the text to the left side. For the text I used the Stampers Anonymous, Tiny Text Christmas (CMS424). I stamped with embossing ink and heat embossed with embossing powder.

Then I added white texture paste to the top of the branches to make snowy branches.

Then I just attached the bird with double-sided foam adhesive to the tag. I tied an organza ribbon with a snowflake charm from the Idea-Ology Snowflakes set.

With my tag, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Dies and Wednesday Challenge: Use Dies.

Vintage Hungarian Christmas cards #156

Mikulás (St. Nicholas) will visit Hungarian children tonight and leave small gifts and sweets in their shoes and boots. This is why I chose this vintage postcard to show you today.

This card was posted in 1929. 

A set of Christmas cards with a cardinal

Let me show you the three Christmas cards that I just finished. For the cards, I used the cardinal die, which I believe was created in 2020 as a collaboration between Simon Says Stamp and Tim Holtz and was a free gift with December orders. And I've never used it before. 

The birds

First I created the three birds. The back piece was coloured with brown (Ground Espresso) and black (Black Soot) inks, and the bigger red piece was coloured with Fire Brick.

The rest of the red pieces were coloured with Lumberjack Plaid, Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany.

The beak was coloured with Fossilized Amber and with Vintage Photo around the edges. Later I added Lumberjack Plaid to the brown tail.

The backgrounds

Then I cut three panels from watercolour paper and I started to colour them with Distress inks. I wanted each card to have a different background colour.

One was coloured with Weathered Wood and Speckled Egg.

The second was coloured with Speckled Egg and Salvaged Patina.

And the third was coloured with Stormy Sky.

Then I toned them down with diluted white paint. The acrylic paint is also good for protecting the inky background. When it was dry I spattered with the same white paint to create snowy background. When they were dry I glued them on red background panels.

The pine branches

I wanted to place my birds to pine branches and I found the perfect branches in the Pine Branch Sizzix die set (664228).

I cut the branches from white watercolour paper and coloured them with Rustic Wilderness ink, and I went through the middle part with Vintage Photo marker.

How I put the cards together

So, my inky background was already placed to a red panel. The next step was to adhere to a folded creamy white card. When it was done, I started adding the elements to the card.

First the branches.

Then the birds. I also wanted to add some bigger snowflakes, so I cut out a few using the Twig&Stump (666072) Thinlits die and Winter (663098) Side-Order die. I also added a little sparkle for the snowflakes. First I put Glossy Accents then Distress Glitter. You might see it here:

The texts are from the Stampers Anonymous Tiny Text Christmas stamp set (CMS424).

And you probably see that I added a little glitter and snowdrops to the branches.

With my cards, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Matching Set