Gerda's creations

Oriental Tag

2012-02-12T15:14:00.000Z

For challenge GC138 Masking Tape on Gingersnap Creations, sponsored by Rogue Redhead Designs.
I first stamped the pendant, then put some masking tape on before applying the alcohol ink and stamping the bamboo.

Words Of Wisdom

2012-02-12T15:03:00.000Z

For challenge C137 on Gingersnap Creations, sponsored by Rogue Redhead Designs.

SDC48: CASE a Stampotique Designer

2012-02-12T13:09:00.000Z

Stampotique challenges us this time to C(opy) A(nd) S(teal) E(verything) one of the Stampotique Designers.
I was inspired by Willy:

This is the original by Willy.

SDC 47 Altered Items

2012-02-07T21:04:00.000Z

For Stampotique Designers Challenge.
Originally it is a box for candles...but not anymore!

Butterfly

2012-02-04T16:26:00.000Z

For MMM - week 34 butterflies and/or dragonflies.

Glorious Green

2012-01-29T10:39:00.000Z

For Gingersnap Creations challenge 136.
Sponsored by Stampotique.
The background is direct-to-paper technique with Distress inks Shabby Shutters, Crushed Olive and Peeled Paint.

Mister Stripes

2012-01-29T09:48:00.000Z

For challenge week 52 - A Sketch - on Less Is More.
Mister Stripes is ©Daniel Torrente's art stamp for Stampotique.

Flowers and Leaves

2012-01-28T20:11:00.000Z

For challenge MMM - week 33 (Make My Monday).

Vrijkaartjes Hardenberg

2012-01-27T12:12:00.000Z

Scrapbookzolder verloot vrijkaartjes voor de beurs in Hardenberg! Vrijdag 24 /zaterdag 25 /zondag 26 februari.

On peut se cacher

2012-01-22T14:03:00.000Z

Challenges:
Less Is More Week 51 Theme - Cut It Out -
CAS-ual Fridays CFC36 - Black and White -

Love is in the air

2012-01-22T13:11:00.000Z

For Just Tracys Crafts January Challenge - Love Is In The Air -.

Also for a postcard swap on Yahoo Group: LoveArtFriendsInternational.

GC134

2012-01-20T22:40:00.000Z

Gingersnap Creations Challenge 134 is Ribbon, again sponsored by Stampotique.
The scan is not 100% sharp because of the ribbon I used....

Toby

2012-01-20T22:34:00.001Z

For challenge GC135 on Gingersnap Creations - Use Your Favorite Paper -.
Sponsored by Stampotique.
The paper I used is from 7 Gypsies 'collections from the yourney' , I love them!
Rubberstamp Toby is one of Daniel Torrente's (Stampotique).

The Year Of The Dragon

2012-01-20T17:11:00.002Z

For a Vietnamese friend and for Rainbow Lady's Challenge.
Celebrating the Chinese New Year.
Also for:
Moving Along With The Times - Things with wings -
The Stamp Man - Use Red -.

SDC 46

2012-01-19T15:03:00.001Z

Stampotique Designers Challenge 46 is to create a Pocket or Purse Calendar.
I made a flip-flop album for a good friend as a reminder to try and smile at least once a day!
Here are some scans and photo's. The colours of the scanned pages seem different than the photo's, but they are all purple.

Also for Simon Says Stamp and Show Anything But A Card.

Chic Freaks

2012-01-18T14:13:00.001Z

Theme on Haunted Design House this week is - Chic Freaks -.
Sponsorded by Stampotique.
Oh, I do loooove Daniel Torrente's art stamps!! This one I just purchased, first time I used it.
I stamped the background with versamark and then brayered over it. One with mushroom Adirondack ink, the other with Mountain Meadow Big&Juicy ink.
Am not sure what colour is my favourite, so I put them both on my blog.

Thought the lyrics worked perfectly for this challenge.

MMM 32 Create a scene

2012-01-18T13:56:00.001Z

Challenge week 32 on Make My Monday (theme January - Nature -) Create a scene.
I was asked where I got the cats from.....they are from Katzelkraft .

My Place Or Yours?

2012-01-13T20:55:00.000Z

Made for Gingersnap Creations Challenge GC133 - Use a Set or a Line of stamps -.
Sponsored by Stampotique Originals!
Stamps used are created by Daniel Torrente for Stampotique.

MMM #31

2012-01-13T20:50:00.000Z

Make My Monday month January is Nature and challenge #31 is about Animals.
I used my new Stampotique stamp Mr. Stripes -with their Web stamp I already purchased last year- for this challenge. The cat is from Judikins.

GM 32 A Little 12 Tags Review

2012-01-13T13:57:00.002Z

Challenge on Grungy Monday #32 is A Little 12 Tags Review, sponsored by Simon Says Stamp!
It is about Your Favorite New Technique From 12 Tags 2011.
I very much liked the technique on Tag #9 with all the embossing (this was new to me and I discovered... watch out for your hands, it gets hot...) and made a Valentine Tag with this technique:

Pluie

2012-01-05T20:12:00.001Z

On Less Is More the challenge is 'One Word'.
I used versamark to stamp the man with umbrella, then brayered with Distress Ink Iced Spruce and spritzed some water to make it look like it rains. Stamped the word Pluie (Rain) with Iced Spruce & Archival Black.

Cracked ATC's

2012-01-05T20:05:00.000Z

Stamped the woman / flower with Archival Ink. Added several layers of Versamark & UltraThick EmbossingPowder, placed the atc's for a few minutes in the freezer and cracked the layers.
The rubbed DI on the surface and wiped of with tissue.

SDC 45: Wish for the New Year

2012-01-05T19:49:00.000Z

My wish for the New Year (Stampotique Designers Challenge 45) is that every day gives you something that can make you smile and 2012 will have lots of days with a golden edge..........

GM #31

2012-01-05T19:36:00.000Z

On Grungy Monday they celebrate the birthday of Mister Tim Holtz himself this week!
Brayered on the (with versamark) stamped background with DI Ripe Persimmon and Evergreen Bough. Stamped and heat-embossed the clock with DI & powder Vintage Photo. Added tissuepaper, salvage stickers (lost and found) boy with dog and number 7, grungeboard swirl, game spinner, crackle accents on the 7.

Birds

2012-01-05T19:25:00.001Z

January on Make My Monday is all about Nature and the first week's theme is Birds.
First stamped with versamark and then brayered with Distress Ink Black Soot and spritzed some water on the wet ink.
The stamp is from Crafty Individuals.

GM30 Get Out The Tissues

2011-12-30T12:37:00.000Z

For challenge 30 on Grungy Monday - Get Out The Tissues -.

Tag #12

2011-12-22T18:32:00.000Z

Took me 3 days, but I made my version of T!m's Tag #12 of his 2011 series 12 Tags Of Christmas.
For the word WISE I used grungeboard letters, one I painted black, the top one I heat-embossed with silver embossingpowder. For the background I stamped the text, then put a wash of white acrylic over it, tissuetape (I used self adhesive and crumbled it while putting it on the tag) and smeared a layer of Iridescent Medium over it to make it shine. The men (only one is visible, the other I stamped on the back, don't know why, really....) I stamped on a dominostone.

Flip Flop Album

2011-12-20T20:56:00.000Z

This Flip Flop Album I created for the December Challenge 'All Wrapped Up' on Crafty Individuals Blog.
For the pages inside I think I will print a series of photo's that are dear to me.........
Scans: view - front(closed) - back - inside.

Tag #2

2011-12-20T11:05:00.002Z

My take on tag #2 in T!m's 12 tags of Christmas 2011.
Also for the challenge on Simon Says Stamp And Show.

Winter

2011-12-15T17:05:00.000Z

Made for the Art Journey Challenge #16 Theme Winter.
For the background I used several Blue Distress Inks and splattered water on it (like Tim's Tag #11 in the Christmas Tag series 2011).
Then stamped the Friends and a few times the Ornament (these I heat-embossed with silver embossing powder).
Used the edge-scraper and heat-embossed the edges with silver as well.
Finished with snowflake eyelets and blue crystals.

Also for the challenges:
Simply Create Too - Embossing -
Crazy Amigo - Embossing -
Shopping Our Stash - Tag It Krafty -

Christmas

2011-12-15T13:59:00.000Z

Made for the december challenge on The Artistic Stamper - Christmas -.

Celebration

2011-12-15T13:51:00.000Z

The december challenge on Just Tracys is Celebration.
I made this card for the wedding of a dear friend of mine. She's getting married January 2nd.
Background paper comes from Crafty Individuals.
Rubberstamps backgroundlyrics, couple, hearts, Love, key & clock are from NonSequitur.
The birds are a stamp by Magenta.

SDC44 Shimmer, Glimmer, Glitter & Glitz.

2011-12-14T21:02:00.002Z

Stampotique Challenge:
Inspired by T!m's Tag 9 for the background......... wow, heat-embossing 3 to 4 times gets your fingers hot!
Yesterday arrived Twinkie (thanx again for winning the challenge a while ago!!) used with some shining stars and underneath sprinkled some glitter 'drowned' in glossy&crackle accents. It's for sure a shimmery, glimmery, glittery tag!!! Difficult to scan though. Maybe I'll try to take a photo tomorrow.

T!m's tag #11

2011-12-14T20:53:00.000Z

My turn on tag #11............quite like how it turned out....

12 tags of Christmas - tag 9

2011-12-09T18:08:00.001Z

I have been working on Mr. T!m's tag #9 today.
Wow, I do so love this way of creating a background, simply stunning.......
Still busy with 2 others, I used different colours on them, but I want to show my Parisian one now...Not a Christmas theme though....more a romantic one ;-))
I used rub-on letters for AMOUR and put glossy accents on them. I took a chance with stamping the Eiffeltower on the background as this was twice embossed, but luckely it worked !

TIO #107 Time Changer

2011-12-08T21:42:00.000Z

For the challenge on Dragonsdream - Tag It On - I made this Steampunk Tag. I was inspired by T!m's 12 days of Christmas Tag #8.

12 tags of christmas....tag 8

2011-12-08T21:35:00.001Z

I am following - as many of you do - T!m's 12 tags of christmas but today was the first time I managed to create a tag to my satisfaction. Since I don't have a die cut machine and embossingfolders it was hard to think of other ways to make the tags 1 to 7. BUT... today T!m made me very happy with his steampunk tag!
Been working all day, made 3 tags, will show one of them here on my blog. I had so much fun today!!

Also entering on Inspiration Journal.

Green

2011-12-04T11:27:00.000Z

For the challenge on Less Is More.
I dropped some alcohol ink (Meadow) on glossy cardstock and used an airbrush to blow it around. I didn't think it needed anything else but various colours of green cardstock and some bradlets to finish.

Decorated box

2011-12-03T16:05:00.000Z

In a Christmas style for the challenge on Make My Monday.
I took a cigarebox, covered it with gesso and then put drops of alcohol ink (green, red & some gold) on it.
Inside I glued some Christmas wrappingpaper and a winterpicture.
On top I glued stamps from received Christmascards.

Leonardo 2

2011-11-29T16:18:00.000Z

For challenges on Tag It On (The Da Vinci Code, Homage to the Great Man) and Stamps R Us (Emboss It).
The woman is heat-embossed with Distress Embossingpowder Vintage Photo, background is stamped with versamark and then brayered with Distress Ink Faded Yeans.

Leonardo

2011-11-29T16:08:00.002Z

Leonardo in red yellow and brown for the challenge on Gingersnap Creations.
Also for the masculin challenges on Rainbow Lady , Speedy Cat's Friends and Lexi's Creations.

To the theatre

2011-11-25T13:51:00.000Z

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp And Show Some Tickets.
Simon Says : Tag you're it !
I sponged the tags with the new Fall and Winter Distress Inks.

SDC 43 Non Traditional Christmas

2011-11-25T13:42:00.000Z

So no use of Red and Green and it's a Stampotique only week!
I stamped on both cards Jo Capper-Sandon's star as background with versamark. On the 1st card I brayered with Adirondack Sailboat Blue and used Denim for the stamping and sponging. On the 2nd card I used Adirondack Purple Twilight and Eggplant. Put crackle accents on the eyes and on the buttons of the shirt.

Festive Cheer

2011-11-21T17:26:00.001Z

The challenge on The Crafty Pad is to use Red & Green & Gold or Silver.
I used the new winter distress inks for stamping and sponging.

Make My Monday

2011-11-21T17:22:00.000Z

On Make My Monday November theme is Christmas.
This week they want to see more Christmas but with the added extra's of Flowers, Foliage or Snowflakes.
The card may be a bit different from 'normal' Christmascards, but I am usually not that traditional.
Also for Moving Along With The Times - Let It Snow -
And Take a Word - Umbrella -

Black, White and WOW !

2011-11-20T15:54:00.000Z

For the challenge on Craxy 4 Challenges.
I stamped the tree with colorbox frosty white and embossed with white embossingpowder. Then brayered and sponged with pitch black Adirondack ink.

Black, white & one other colour

2011-11-20T15:50:00.001Z

For the challenge on Speedy the Cat's Friends.
I stamped the tree with colorbox frosty white and embossed with white embossingpowder. Then sponged with distress ink black soot.

Silhouettes

2011-11-20T15:48:00.001Z

On Less Is More this week the theme is Silhouettes.
Stamps used are from Katzelkraft (cats) and Crafty Individuals (bird).

CAS Xmas

2011-11-18T13:46:00.001Z

For Make My Monday #24 - Make a CAS Christmas Card with emphasis on the Sentiment -

I glued a napkin with christmaswishes to white paper and cut out a piece, glued that on green&white cardstock, after I had put the ribbon on the white cardstock. Stamped some snowflakes&trees using the new winter colours distress inks.

Couleurs d'automne

2011-11-17T16:21:00.000Z

Another one for Just For Fun with the same resist technique.
This time I used fall foliage colours as these are at the moment my favourite ones. I was too late for the colour challenge last week, so I combined the two themes on this card :-))

Bon Voyage

2011-11-17T16:16:00.002Z

Speedy The Cat's Friends Challenge - Your Favorite Technique -
Just For Fun - Do you have a favourite technique? -
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Times Gone By -
I just love doing resist techniques. On this card I used versamark for the stamp with the names of the cities, then brayered over it with Distress Fall Ink Gathered Twigs to bring up the image in 'white'.

Leaves

2011-11-17T16:03:00.003Z

For the challenge on Less Is More - a one layer card with the theme leaves -
I sponged, with help of the remains from a Die Cut Oval, using fall distress inks Ripe Persimmon & Gathered Twigs and glued 2 leaf stickers on the card. Finished with ribbon (the yellow is in fact orange, but the scanner is colour-blind I guess) and a golden pen.
Also for Created By Hand - Leaves / Leaf Die Cuts -

Nature

2011-11-17T11:54:00.002Z

Just Tracys Craft Challenge November 2011 = a sketch.
Art Journey Challenge #5 November 2011 = Nature.

SDC 42: Sketch

2011-11-15T08:26:00.000Z

Stampotique Designers Challenge SDC42 is a sketch:

This what I made of it:

CraftBarn Blogcandy

2011-11-15T08:20:00.000Z

Wow, go and have a look at the CraftBarn, they have a great blogcandy!

Just For Fun

2011-11-09T11:11:00.000Z

November is the month of favourites on JFF and this week is about your favourite rubberstamp.
Wow, I have so many I like, but as I am busy making my Christmascards right now, at the moment this is my favourite:

Vintage Christmas Tags

2011-11-09T09:41:00.000Z

Made for Make My Monday.
November theme is Christmas and the first challenge is Vintage / Traditional.

Winter Wonderland

2011-11-08T10:24:00.001Z

For the November Challenge on Crafty Individuals.
I stamped the tree (CI 209) & some snowflakes with versamark, brayered with Big&Juicy MountainMeadow, sprayed water on the ink and let dry.
Sponged the moon and the 'snowy' hills on the ground with ColorBox Frost White.
Also entering the November Challenge on The Artistic Stamper - Backgrounds -

Nature

2011-10-26T12:57:00.000Z

ArtJourney Challenge14 - Text -.

Autumn Colours

2011-10-26T08:52:00.000Z

Challenge:
The Artistic Stamper

Diva

2011-10-25T14:13:00.002Z

Challenge:
Simon Says Stamp and Show - One colour -

Fly free as a bird

2011-10-25T13:54:00.001Z

Challenges:
Crafty Individuals - Winged Things -
Inkurable Stampers - Orange, Green and Purple -
Just Tracys - Anything goes -

It's Tag Time

2011-10-13T17:48:00.001Z

It's Tag Time on Stampotique Designers Challenge !

Heart

2011-10-09T19:46:00.000Z

For the challenge on Less Is More - One layer 'Heart'-

Circle it!

2011-10-09T13:16:00.001Z

I stamped the circles with versamark, then brayered with big&juicy for the background. Tore pieces of paper and sponged the edges for the 'layers'. The woman is a stamp from Katzelkraft.
Challenges:
The Stamp Man - Circle it -
Speedy the Cat - No designer paper -

In the misty moonlight

2011-10-08T13:17:00.001Z

The cats are new from Katzelkraft.

Challenges:
Dragons Dream Tag It On - The Whole of the Moon -
Rainbow Lady - In The Misty Moonlight -

Already?

2011-10-07T20:09:00.000Z

Challenges:
Stampotique - Humorous Birthday -
Polka Doodles - Birthday Ages -

Autumn

2011-10-05T13:33:00.000Z

Challenge:
Make My Monday.
Theme October is Autumn. This week is about using Resist Technique. I stamped some leaves with versamark and brayered with Big&Juicy ink to create the resist background. Decided to stamp the leaf again and emboss with distress embossingpowder.

Happy Birthday

2011-09-28T20:17:00.004Z

Birthday Card for the challenge on Stamps R Us.

Masculin

2011-09-28T20:14:00.002Z

Challenge:
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Men Only -
The Cheerful Stamppad - Be Transparent -

Steampunk cigarbox

2011-09-28T20:09:00.000Z

For Make My Monday- Steampunk Anything But A Card -
I altered a cigarbox into a stampunk box! Pictures showing top, bottom, outside and inside.....

CFC21

2011-09-25T14:56:00.000Z

I had my sister over this weekend and we had a lot of fun together making cards for the challenge on CAS-ual Fridays: 'using at least 3 shades of a monochromatic color PLUS brown'. Sponsor is Stampotique!
For 'Push the button' I used adirondack matching colors: willow-cítrus-lettuce and for 'My story' aqua-pool-stream.

Owl

2011-09-25T14:39:00.002Z

Challenges:
Less Is More - Sketch
Speedy's Friends Challenge - Things with Wings -
Rainbow Lady - White space -
Crazy4Challenges - C4C106 Halloween -

Canvas luierende kat

2011-09-25T08:53:00.002Z

Canvas Vintage Travel

2011-09-25T08:51:00.000Z

Achtergrond met distress inkt direct-to-paper bewerkt. Daarna bubbles, stippels, etc met adirondack inkt gestempeld. De trein, fiets en het vliegtuig met Stazon gestempeld. Verfraaid met o.a. postzegels; diaraampje; bottlecap met muntstuk en overgoten met crackle accents; filmstrookje met plaatje uit reisgids; tissuetape e.d. Als laatste wat touw eromheen gedaan.

Voor de uitdaging op ARTSpecially.

Metal steampunk

2011-09-22T09:20:00.000Z

Challenge Make My Monday
Front open & closed:

Numbers

2011-09-20T15:55:00.000Z

September Challenge The Artistic Stamper

Wings Tag

2011-09-20T15:54:00.000Z

September JustTracysCrafts Challenge - Things with wings -

Hanging about

2011-09-19T20:26:00.001Z

September challenge on Crafty Individuals - Hanging about -
Backgroundpaper and watch/clock stamp are from Crafty Individuals. I glued the stamped watch in a bottle cap and poured Inkssentials Crackle Accents over it.
Friends stamp is from Art Journey, bird stamp unknown (but it fits perfectly with the backgroundpaper !).

Witchy Woman

2011-09-17T16:16:00.000Z

Last one today for Less Is More.

But I will try and make more before the challenge ends.....hope you make 1.000 entries!

Lyrics from The Eagles, love that song!!

Looking back

2011-09-17T15:09:00.001Z

Lyrics by Garth Brooks (The Dance).
Third entry for Less Is More.
Also entering for Sunday Stamper - Time to remember -
and Take a Word - Music -

Mr. Lonely

2011-09-17T14:21:00.000Z

My 2nd entry for Less Is More.
I was inspired by the song Mr. Lonely by Bobby Vinton, so this is also for the challenge on
Simon Says - SING IT -

Kitty Queen

2011-09-17T14:16:00.003Z

On Less Is More they are trying to get 1.000 entries this week! You may enter as many times as you wish as long as each submission is with a different creation.

Lonely

2011-09-16T09:22:00.000Z

For Stampotique Designers Challenge - Black, White and a HINT of color -

Steampunk monochrome

2011-09-13T14:24:00.001Z

Challenges:

Make My Monday - For the 1st one I used Adirondack ink coordinating colors Mushroom-Pebble-Lake Mist; for the 2nd Bottle-Clover-Juniper.

Simon Says Stamp And Show Some Steampunk.

Seeing Double

2011-09-12T17:50:00.000Z

For the challenge on Less Is More.

Autumn

2011-09-11T15:45:00.005Z

Art Journey Challenge # 13: Herfstkleuren / Autumn colours

Also for the challenge on Inkurable Stampers -Eyelets -

And The Crafty Pad - Goodbye Summer -

Steampunk Tryptich

2011-09-08T18:22:00.000Z

For the challenge on Make My Monday. September is Steampunk month and the first challenge is to create atc's with this theme.
I decided to make a tryptich:

Bookmark

2011-09-01T07:40:00.000Z

For the challenge on Stampotique.

Simply the best

2011-08-14T15:19:00.000Z

You could say this about the horse on the postage stamp ;-))
I stamped the horse on the background first on the tag, then on parchment.
Challenges:
Tag Tuesday - Postage stamp -
Tag it on - It's a horse's life -

Time to distress

2011-08-14T13:30:00.001Z

First I put distress inks direct-to-paper and stamped the image. Then added some ink using the blending tool, added tissue tape and decided to tear the edges.
For the challenges:
Speedy The Cat - Distressed card -
Simons Says Stamp And Show - A Tim Holtz Technique -
Simply Create - Time to distress -

Black&White

2011-08-12T19:06:00.000Z

Challenge Just For Fun - #28 Black &White -

2011-08-12T17:01:00.000Z

Challenges:
Speedy the Cat - Anything but a standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" card -
Crazy 4 Challenges - Anything other than reclangle or square -

The blackest crow

2011-08-12T16:42:00.001Z

Lyrics come from a folksong.

Challenge Make My Monday - Birds or Bugs -

Hou Hou

2011-08-12T14:22:00.001Z

First I used distress ink old paper and fired brick (direct-to-paper) on the book page, then smeared some gesso over it, stamped the branche, the 2 owls (Katzelkraft) and cat (Stampotique). Colored and made some scratches on the cat, stamped the text (Katzelkraft), inked the edges and made some gesso circles.
Challenges:
Stampotique - altering a book page -
Rainbow Lady - stamp it -

Christmas In August

2011-08-07T10:51:00.000Z

Challenges:

Grungy Monday 18 - 12 Tags of Christmas 2009, Day 8

This was fun! I most certainly will do this again.......I love using vellum this way. And now my 1st christmas tag is ready :-)

Simon Says - Christmas In August -

Shopping Our Stash - Vellum -

Summer tag

2011-08-06T14:26:00.000Z

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp and Show a Tag
Creative Inspiration - Summertime -
Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime -

Papillon

2011-08-06T14:19:00.001Z

Challenge:
Make My Monday - Things With Wings Month - Butterflies or Dragonflies.
Sunday Postcard Art -Things With Wings -

Broken Heart

2011-07-31T18:36:00.000Z

On Stampotique Designers Challenge SDC35 it is all about red-yellow-orange.
First I made the heart with alcohol inks on glossy cardstock and cut it in half with fancy scissors. The other background is made with distress inks (direct to paper). The musical notes is tissue tape.

Pear

2011-07-31T17:52:00.000Z

Made for this week's challenge on Less Is More - FEELING FRUITY