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.

Tag with Eiffel Tower and a little ballerina

Hello everyone, it's already May and we have a new challenge over at the Country View Challenges. The theme is We will always have Paris and my teamie, Christine aka Crafty Field will be your hostess. 

Well, I created a tag. For making this tag I had an inspiration board on the Pinterest. You can see it here. It's all about Ladurée, a bakery which was founded in 1862, in Paris and their main product is the macaron. Although I don't eat sweets made with sugar, I love the Ladurée style, atmosphere and advertisements. 

I begun my tag with cutting a tag from chipboard with the Sizzix Tag&Bookplate die. First, I added a layer of texture to both sides, then I painted both sides with a mixture of Bundled Sage and a tiny drop of Cracked Pistachio Distress paints.

When it was dry, I blended Dusty Concord Archival ink through a layering stencil (Shifter Stripes). 

I dried it with a heat tool, then I toned back the colours with watered Picket Fence paint.

The little girl was coloured with Kitsch Flamingo Distress Glaze. But first I applied embossing ink on the paper doll using the Distress embossing pen with brush tip. I'm sorry, I have no idea in which Idea-Ology Paper Doll sets you can find this girl, since I have many and I just put all in a big box :-)

The Eiffel Tower was stamped with Distress ink, then I heat embossed with Ranger Super Fine Black embossing powder.

For the balloons, I used two die sets, the Circle Play for the twines and the Birthday (Sizzix Side Order) for the balloons.

The gold branches on the top are in the Funky Florals 2 set, and I heat embossed them with Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder.

What I used:

Sizzix Movers&Shapers die, Tag&Bookplates 

Sizzix Thinlits die, Funky Florals 2

Sizzix Thinlits die, Circle Play

Sizzix Side Order die, Birthday

Stampers Anonymous, Paris Memoirs (CMS159)

Stampers Anonymous, Papillon (CMS106)

Stampers Anonymous, Shifter Stripes layering stencil

Ranger Distress paints (Picket Fence, Cracked Pistachio, Bundled Sage)

Ranger Distress Archival ink (Dusty Concorde)

Ranger embossing powders (Super Fine Black, Princess Gold)

Ranger Distress embossing glaze (Kitsch Flamingo)

Idea-Ology paper doll

etc.

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.

Mademoiselle à Paris

I have made this card for my daughter's friend. Soon, she will have a birthday. 

This birthday girl goes to the same French class as my daughter and her favourite colour is orange red.

What I used:

My Favorite Things, Birdie Brown, Mon Chéri stamp set

My Favorite Things, In Paris stamp set

My Favorite Things, Stacey Yacula, Scene Builder stamp set

My Favorite Things, A2 Stitched Rectangles, Die-Namics

Copic Sketch markers

My Favorite Things Hybrid inks (Chocolate, Latte)

With my card, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: For a special lady

P.S. I have also made a gift tag.

Card with globe and Eiffel-tower

One of my friends has seen the text, " together is the best place to be" on my robot card. And I was asked to make a card with the same text for her husband for their wedding anniversary. So after a lot of consultations with my friend I made this card.

For the edge of the second layer and for the globe, I used Liquid Platinum embossing powder from Ranger.

The Eiffel tower was heat embossed with Ranger Vintage Photo (Rust Effect) embossing powder. I repeated the process, so in the end, there are two layers of embossing powder on the Eiffel tower.

Behind the globe, I put a kraft paper which was inked first with Hickory Smoke, then with Black Soot.

I glued the globe on this inked kraft paper then I cut off the excess.

The background paper of the first layer and the little vintage New York picture were in the Graphic 45 Cityscape 8x8" paper pad.

The hearts were cut out from watercolour paper with the Sizzix Bigz Heartfelt die and I added diluted acrylic paints to the surface then spritzed with more water. When it was dry I smeared Antique Linen ink onto the surface. 

I inked the edges of the hearts, the text and the New York picture with Vintage Photo and Frayed Burlap.

What else? Oh yes, I smeared a little Titan Buff DecoArt Media paint to the edges of the Graphic 45 paper.

The first layer and the second layer were mounted on a blue card base, then I attached all the other elements, one by one. 

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

With my card, I would like to join the:

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Vintage/Past times
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Anything goes

Vintage card - colours of France

You know, I love France, every year I spend some time there. I also love the vintage travel posters of France. At the Pinterest, I have a board for them.

So I made this card because the French National Day, the 14th of July is soon here. And for making it, I had a poster inspiration.

Here you can see the poster which inspired me.

With my card, I would like to join the :

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Red, White and/or Blue

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!!!

French style tags

A Hungarian lady asked me to make her and her husband bookmarks. 

Before we talked a lot to get to know which symbols and cutouts she wanted on the bookmarks. She would liked a French style bookmark with an Eiffel-tower and a sports car. 

What I used:

Sizzix Movers&Shapers die, Tag by Tim Holtz (656938)

Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous stamp, Papillon

Signature Die, Sports Car (SD091)

Memory Box, Flying Birds (98655)

Eiffel-tower stamp

Hampton Art Stamps, Hot Air Balloons

Schmincke modelling paste

Ranger Distress, Tsukineko Stazon and Tsukineko Memento stamps

acrylic medium

butterfly paper napkin cutouts