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Inspired by the incredible artwork of Constance Taylor I made this collage on wood

 

You might remember that postage stamps by Kaisercraft from my christmas card.

The saying on the bird ( I realized not readable on the photo) says:

Sprint towards your dreams. You just might take off and fly.

This is one in a series of collages on wood I have made during the christmas holidays.

 

 

Let´s fly into 2013. Have a very happy 2013.

Thank you so much for your kind comments throughout the year.

 

Hugs, Silke alias artwolf

 

 

participating at:

http://fashionablestampingchallenges.cottagecrafts.ie/?p=5149

http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.de/

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.de/

to live a creative life

The year 2012 is coming to an end. So here´s my last contribution for de stempelwinkel in 2012.

A chaotic mixture of dylusion ink sprays, pan pastels, oil pastels, acrylics, stencils.... and just loving it to play around. Having no fear to do wrong, but to make too much of a chaos I have to clean up.

Details about the stamps can be found as usually here:

http://destempelwinkeldesignteam.blogspot.de/

altered clock for christmas

Count down is running for christmas - in Germany our special day is the 24th of December, I wish you all happy and joyful X-mas with my altered Ikea clock.

The books and little magazines were really fun to make, you can easily do it yourself with that instruction:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdZfv1QpaIs&feature=plcp

Details on the stamps on http://destempelwinkeldesignteam.blogspot.de/


Enjoy the time with your family and I do hope you get gorgeous christmas gifts.

participating at:
http://alteredalice.blogspot.de/
http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.de/2012/12/challenge-84-anything-goes.html
http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.de/2012/12/chnc-challenge-104-anything-goes-for.html
http://justsomelinesblog.blogspot.de/2012/12/holiday-abc-anything-but-card.html
http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.de/

somewhere in Alice´s dreamland

Dreaming and Alice are a perfect fit so I made this canvas with lots of Alice stamps (I love these characters stamps), sizzix dies, whatever I could find -  and of course with dylusions ink.




where all fantasies and dreams come true - follow me....

 

She was climbing up the ladder to reach the lamp.

 

So many letters, so much work to do. I need a break!

 

 

 

 

You should not read the paper while I am talking to you!

 

What treasures are hidden in the nest. There must live a magpie.

Only in Aliceland Dominos are able to fly.

 



 

For not behaving Griffin was sent to the cage. He deeply regrets...

 

 

participating at:

http://alteredalice.blogspot.de/2012/12/chapter-22-christmas-tide-in-wonderland.html

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.de/2012/12/simon-says-whats-your-favourite.html

 http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.de/

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.de/

http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.de/

 

another dylusion tag

 

I could not withstand to make another one. What do you think-did she make the right choice?

Like in good girls go to heaven, bad girls wherever they like....

a fun christmas tag

Don´t take it too seriously, I just had a lot of fun putting that tag together

 

I stenciled first the snowflakes with gesso, used my new gelatos and off it went with me

 

participating at

http://dragon-dragonsdream.blogspot.de/2012/12/dragons-dream-tio-131-christmas.html

http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.de/

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.de/2012/12/humorous.html

 

 

Time wreath

When I saw the wreath from Kaisercraft I knew immediately what I wanted to do with it and with time as one of the December topics at de stempelwinkel....

 

 

 

for more details go to the our blog at

http://destempelwinkeldesignteam.blogspot.de/

 

 

The saying might be a little too small for you to be able to read it, so here it is again:

 

Waste your money

and you´re only out of it.

Waste your time

and you have lost a part of your life.

 

Participating at:

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/

http://crafty-emblies.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/5th-challenge-vintage-shabby-chic.html

http://www.pileitonchallenge.blogspot.de/2012/12/pile-it-on-49-pile-on-embellishments.html

Dance like nobody´s watching

Another project for de Stempelwinkel - this time a 8x8 canvas

For more information go to our blog at

http://destempelwinkeldesignteam.blogspot.de/

 

participating at:

http://fashionablestampingchallenges.cottagecrafts.ie/?p=5013

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.de/

http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.de/

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/

old curiosity shop

another altered/recycled projekt, again with stamps from G457Hampton art. Yes, I do love the motives from the old curiosity shop.

The basis was an old Hydrometer I got from the local recycling centre. I applied tissue paper, acrylics and tried my patience with working all the stamped images into the shadow box. I really learned to appreciate my tweezers.

 

participating at:

http://emergencycrafterschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/anything-goes.html

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.de/

http://simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.de/

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.de/2012/11/simon-says-anything-goes.html

http://fashionablestampingchallenges.cottagecrafts.ie/?p=4953

christmas village mixed media canvas

I love using the backsite of a canvas and enjoying the dimension it gives you.

Need some christmas inspiration: come and visit us at

http://destempelwinkeldesignteam.blogspot.de/

participating at:
http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.de/
http://52cct.blogspot.de/2012/11/november-embellishment-challenge.html
http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.de/2012/11/novembers-challenge-wrap-up-warm-for.html
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2012/11/himcr-73-christmas.html
http://fashionablestampingchallenges.cottagecrafts.ie/?p=4953

christmas card production 3

and here are the last for a while

 

 

I have to admit it, I have fallen in love with that postage stamp by kaisercraft.

 

participating at:

http://cachallenge.blogspot.de/2012/11/winterse-kleuren-colors-of-winter.html

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.de/2012/11/going-grey-with-scrap-creations_20.html

http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.de/2012/11/november-challenge-2.html

it´s a man´s world (shadow box)

I recycled this old plastic can (which was rotting at our balcony for some years)  into a little garage. Using silber acrylics, a thin layer of black acrylics and alcohol inks... and here´s the result

 

 

stamps used: Hampton art/Graphic 45 and de stempelwinkel

 

Participating at

http://fashionablestampingchallenges.cottagecrafts.ie/?p=4953

http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.de/2012/11/anything-but-christmas.html

http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.de/2012/11/challenge-41-anything-but-card.html

 

 

holidays are coming

Holidays are coming...

Inspired by Kate Crane I made this X-mas card

I am not such a big fan of the typical christmas cards so I tried to do something without angels and Santa. Having seen these cute little wings at de Stempelwinkel I suddenly knew what to do


Details of the stamps as usually here
http://destempelwinkeldesignteam.blogspot.de/

participating at:
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/challenge-7.html
http://sketchycolors.blogspot.de/

christmas card production 2

some more christmas cards....(I really made a lot:)

 

participating at:

http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.de/

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.de/

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.de/

music was my first love

Inspired by John Miles´song I made this 6x6 mixed media painting, using stamps from de stempelwinkel

For the background I played around with acrylics, dylusion ink sprays and some left over rubb-ons and hoped for the best.

Want to know the name of the stamp?

http://destempelwinkeldesignteam.blogspot.de/

 

 

And here´s a card I made for the magazine just stamps (resist technic), 2.2012

 

 

apart from the quote which is by Tim Holtz all other stamps are by de stempelwinkel as well.

christmas card production

I am not a big christmas card writer, but my mother is....

 

 

some more are soon to come

 

participating at:

http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.de/

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.de/2012/11/challenge-53-traditional-christmas.html

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.de/

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/

the roofs over the world

They were looking over the roofs of the word, ballons flying in the air and dreaming of all the things that were ahead of them. They were looking forward to see new contries, meet new cultures and new people.

I used a little canvas, stamped some writing stamps on tissue paper, used acrylics and mod podge and an old air ail envenlope.
The couple was stamped on shrink plastic (without shrinking it). I did not like the transparency of the female dress so I gessoed the backside of her dress a little bit.

For further details concerning the stamps please go to
http://destempelwinkeldesignteam.blogspot.de/

participating at:
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/
http://thecraftypad.blogspot.de/2012/11/challenge-195-anything-goes-at-crafty.html
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.de/2012/10/simon-says-get-in-shape.html
http://www.flonzcraft.com/vsc/?p=219

miniature 1

Inspired by some miniature art on the internet I have decided to give it a try myself and bought some configuration boxes to make a whitch/wizard household (haven´t decided yet)

Here are the first two I have finished - way to go (I guess I have bought much too many -LOL)

 

 

it´s sooooo much fun, you really should give it a try!

time heals (art journal page)

Seeing the challange at the 3 Muses ( http://thethreemuseschallenge.blogspot.de/2012/10/three-muses-challenge-timepiece.html) I took out some stamps I had not used for a while and started journaling, and here you see the result

I used my G45 stamps and stamps from de stempelwinkel.

Sailing away...to Halloween

 

I had some much fun altering that "paper easter egg" into a Halloween boat. Images are all from the octopode factory. The bat wings are a spellbinder die. The mast is a huge bone.
Hope you like it.

participating at
http://toffchallenge.blogspot.de/2012/10/trick-or-treat.html
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.de/2012/10/challenge-79-anything-goes-at-anything.html
http://cachallenge.blogspot.de/2012/10/halloween.html

get well - mixed media canvas

Now comes the times of colds, fiebre and other illnesses that usually leave us with a red nose like some famous rendeer.
So I used up parts of an expired first aid kit and here we go

 

I used my distress markers for the first time and I love the result (the bottles were made using them). I only have a few but I really like the result.

So to everyone who is ill outside here, get well - that is for you.

Come and visit us here

http://destempelwinkeldesignteam.blogspot.de/

participating at
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.de/
http://paperplaytime.blogspot.de/2012/10/ch-87-anything-goes.html
http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/
http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.de/2012/10/anything-goes.html

altered book Halloween

this is a book I made a while ago. But with Halloween coming I thought I show you


the front

the back ("painting very shabby in silver and using very thin watery black acrylic as a 2nd coat)

 

the inside

in detail

It was a lot of fun altering that book and making it into a kind of shrine. It now decorates my entrance with a big skull to keep it open...

participating at:
http://fashionablestampingchallenges.cottagecrafts.ie/?p=4773
http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.de/2012/10/s-for-skeletons-spiders-and-anything.html
http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.de/2012/10/4-crafty-chicks-get-spooktacular.html
http://artwithnoboundaries.blogspot.de/2012/10/october-and-halloween-week-4.html