My scrappin' life

Crew Member Wednesday With Femke

Hello and welcome to Crew Member Wednesday! Today we have Femke with a beautiful scrapbooking spread in her art journal! I love how she uses her Dina Wakley Media Journal as a scrapbook combining mixed media with photo's and embellishments. And isn't it clever how she used the burlap as her titel page?!

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Maybe you remember my scrapbooking layout in my art journal I made in june? Well, I liked it very much! So I made a layout in my art journal again.

And this time I used this beautiful stamp “Stitched Mixed Media background” by Birgit Koopsen and a lot of Colorburst by Ken Oliver.

 

 

I first strawed some of the pigment powder on my paper and then activated it with water. I love the effect of that!! And after putting in some paperwork and some embellishments it was a very quick and easy project. But I really love the result, if I may say so myself :)

 

And here are some details:

 

And as always I also made a process video of my project: 

 

I hope you enjoy my project and the video. Thank you for watching! And If you like my work? Don’t forget to subscribe! Or follow me on facebook.

Stamp used for this project:

Femke

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Make sure to drop by every Wednesday for ongoing inspiration by my fabulous Crew!

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Crew Member Wednesday With Hermien Ritsema

Hello and welcome to Crew member Wednesday! Today is the first post for Hermien. As the theme for this forst month is "This is me", Hermien is sharing a very touching story about her personal life and explains why she used this particular stamp set to create these beautiful cards!

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The first post this month had to say something about myself. That was a small struggle for what do you tell on the www? Cozy married to Henk, living in the high north, employee of the cat .. some hassle with health, which causes that I can not work anymore, but never bored.. etcetc (you already read my introduction post)  People who know me well also know Fleur, our daughter who was stillborn, a devastating event in our life..she would have been 15  in December....

Every time I see/hear the name or the word Fleur, my heart makes a little jump, the reason I wanted this beautiful stamp set, by Birgit's hand, in French language Tu sais je connais une Fleur unique au monde (You know I know a unique Fleur (flower) in the world)! 

BEAUTIFUL and therefore a beautiful flower on these two cards, one with that beautiful text and in the background some butterflies ...

The other one with the rainbow text from Birgit's stamp set "Leafs".

 

Together in one pic:

How to....?

I took a sheet of 300grs watercolour paper (30x40cm) and randomly applied some blue and turkois paint. I used a brayer to spread the paint

I leave a lot of white space, so I can play with more colors, stencils or stamps later! I took the first stencil (Triangle Mesh) and applied blue and turkois paint with a small sponge. Than I used the beautiful flower stencils (2 Flowers) and white gesso to finish my background. Now the background is ready to cut into 12 pieces (10x10cm).

 

And than I chose one and started painting, stamping, doodling, the first card was not covered, I liked the background as it was, so I only stamped and added some doodling (I stamped the tulip on a seperated painted paper, cut it and glued it onto the card).

The second card was stamped with the same tulip stamp, you can see the background shining trough, than I covered the whole card with three different colors and stamped and doodled over it. 

Hope you enjoy!

Hermien Ritsema

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Stamps and stencils used in these projects:


         

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We hope you enjoyed the post and that you got inspired! We would love to see your creations on Birgit's Mixed Media Art Crew Facebook page!

My New Designs For Carabelle Studio

Last week at Version Scrap in Paris was the release of new designs at Carabelle Studio!

My collection was extended with 4 new stamp sets and personally I am very excited about my flower set (Life is pretty awesome) that is so different than the rest of my collection but I see so many possibilities! :D

I had just a little bit of time before Version Scrap to play with them but here are some samples I made for the booth using the "Life is pretty awesome" set:

 

I'm also very exited about the 18 sets of embossing folders, new items in the Carabelle Studio collection.

How about this one, inspired by my "Circles and Dots" stamp?

I can't wait to try these out!

But there is more! All together the new release incorporates more than 50 stamps for the different Carabelle designers and also 10 new Art Printing plates designed especially for gel printing, how cool is that?

You can find all the new items on the Carabelle website HERE!

Image Transfers On Gelli Prints - Video Tutorial For Gelli Arts

Two weeks ago I had the honor to be guest blogging over on the Gelli Arts® blog.

I made a short video (5 min.) about image transfers on Gelli® printed backgrounds. This is the final page I created, of course using Carabelle Studio stamps and stencils. The stamp set I used here is one of my latest designs - Round and Round. You can find all my stamp and stencil designs + coordinating dies here.

If you missed the video you can watch it here: 

More info about the technique and lots of pictures you can find on the Gelli Arts® blog here!

If you like Gelli® printing then make sure to check out the Gelli Arts® blog! It is loaded with wonderful tips, tricks, techniques and inspiring ideas. Also don't forget to visit the Gelli Arts® You Tube channel where you will find 60+ video tutorials to help you get started or keep going with Gelli® printing. Inspiration guaranteed!!

Wishing you an amazing, creative and sunny weekend!

Love,

Gelli Printed Art Journal

I've gotten so many questions about how I assembled the little gelli plate journal which I posted on IG yesterday that I decided to do a blog post about it. 

  

 

First I created a nice stack of gelli prints on A5 watercolor paper (200gr.) and folded them in half with the printed side in. So you go from A5 to A6. Be careful, the pages have to be completely dry otherwise they will stick together and you will ruin them when trying to open the book (I know from experience :(). Also make sure to fold very precise, use a scoring board if you have trouble folding straight. If your pages are not straight your book won't be either!

 

 

I glued the pages together, back to back. I used double sided tape to do so. Make sure to line up the pages very precise.

 

 

When all the pages were glued together I took a piece of self adhesive fabric to cover the spine. I let the fabric overlap half of the front and the back page. Then I added the front and back cover which are also a gelli print that I cut in half in stead of folding it. 

 

 

Finally I took some Carabelle Studio stamps and Posca pens to decorate the front cover.

  

 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Now make some art!

Love,

Art Specially 2015 - An Amazing Weekend

Last weekend was Art Specially Event in Nijkerk. THE stamp event in The Netherlands.

This weekend was the official launch of my new stamp designs for Carabelle Studio and I had the honor to show and promote them during two days of make-and-takes in the Scrapbookzolder booth.

Scrapbookzolder not only sells my stamps but the largest collection of Carabelle Studio stamps and stencils of the country! Make sure to check out their website!

Saturday started with coffee and a very sweet and fun surprise. Saskia brought cake with a picture of my  stamps on top to celebrate the new releases. How cool is that?!

During the m-a-t you could create a little card using the new stamps and the gelli plate. Over the weekend I taught my little make-and-take workshop too 180 people and on Saturday evening I did 2 longer workshops for 10 people each.

People had to sign up for the make-and-takes and they were fully booked. Great for me, of course, but a bit sad for all the people that didn't get a place. But who didn't have a place could at least watch. It was so nice to see that there was a little crowd around my table all the time. So awesome that there were so many people interested in my stamps and in gelli plate printing!

On the other side in the Scrapbookzolder was Marsha's table. She taught an awesome workshop using ProMarkers and the Tim Holtz Distress Marker Spritzer. No wonder that her make and takes were fully booked too! :) Marsha was not only my companion at the show, she was also my lovely host. I spend 2 nights at her house, she made me tea and lunch and took really good care of me. Thank you so much Marsha :)

It was crazy busy, the weekend flew by and at the end my throat hurt from all the talking and I have to admit that I was a bit tired ;) But it was fun, fun, fun!!

Thank you Scrapbookzolder, for everything! And thank too all the sweet, funny, enthusiastic, interested and cheerful people who sat down at my table or came by for a short chat or to say hi, it was wonderful to see you all!

It was a really good weekend and all the wonderful response to my new stamps put a smile on my face that will last for a while.

Love,

The Cherry On Top - My XXL Stamp Design For Carabelle Studio

So, last week I showed my new stamp designs and told you that there was one more coming. One I am very excited about. I think this is my personal cherry on top of the stamp design cake :)

Circles Background is an XXL stamp. It is A4 size, so 8x11 inches, produced from awesome quality white rubber and because of the grand size an acrylic block is included. Yes, that makes it a bit more expensive, but the block is really handy and not only for the XXL stamp. Just imagine creating a collage of stamps on the block and being able to print it in one go…. just saying :)

So here it is, my grande finale, LOL!

I hope you like it just as much as I do! 

Only 4 more days and I will be at Art Specially, where I will be doing make-and-takes in the Scrapbookzolder booth all day and the next (april 11-12). M-a-t are free so please stop by for a chance of trying some of my new stamps together with a gelli plate! Of course Scrapbookzolder will bring all of my stamps + a large variety of all the other awesome Carabelle Studio stamps and stencils!

If you are not able to come to Art Specially then you can buy the stamps in the online store. The new releases will be available this weekend.

Check out all about Art Specially here!

I would love to see you there :)

My New Stamp Designs Are Here!

I am excited and thrilled to share my new stamp designs with Carabelle Studio that will be released the weekend of April 11-12.

Your first chances to buy them are at Version Scrap in Paris at the Carabelle Studio booth OR at Art Specially in Nijkerk, the Netherlands at the Scrapbookzolder booth where I will be doing make-ad-takes on both days. Of course you will get the chance to use the new stamps there :) So make sure to stop by if you're coming to Art Specially!

And here are my new designs:

The first one is a new size stamp which is 30x5cm. Because of the unconventional size an acrylic block is included.

 

Can I say I love this one?! :D

And then there are 3 10x15cm sets that come with english AND french texts:

   

   


And…. there is one more! One that I am extremely excited about… but that one is going to be a secret for just a liiiiitle bit longer :)
So, if I made you curious… make sure to check back later! 

Meanwhile, check out the Scrapbookzolder website for a large variety of Carabelle Studio stamps and stencils.

Happy stamping!

Love,

The Making Of An Art Journal Page - Ride My Rainbow

Another little "The making of an at journal page"-Flipagram.

Using my "Leafs" Stamp set and a Carabelle Studio stencil. Gelli Plate prints on delli paper and packaging tape transfers.

See a quick step-by-step here: 

Thanks for visiting, please come back soon!

Love,

Products I used:

Strathmore Visual Journal 9x12	Stencil Feuilles Squelettes - Carabelle Studio	Leafs Stamp Set - Birgit Koopsen For Carabelle Studio	Pilot PermaBall
Liquitex Matte Medium	Liquitex Acrylic Paints	Liquitex Paint Markers

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Something Beautiful - Tag With Carabelle Studio

This tag is featuring 4 of my stamp sets for Carabelle Studio.

To create this tag I first stamped the “French Lily” stamp with green acrylic paint. To get a nice and even layer of paint on a rubber stamp you can use a brayer to apply it. First roll out some paint on a craft sheet and then roll over the stamp quickly.

Make sure to clean the stamp right after using it!

 

When the paint was dry I stamped the “Leafs” stamp in the top corner, the “Layered Strips” at the bottom and one of the “I Heart Washi Tape” stamps at the side using black Archival ink.

I also stamped a little leaf on a piece of cardstock and cut it out.

I colored in the stamps using ZIG Art & Graphic Twins and a water brush to blend the colors.

To create the flower I used a spirograph with a permanent pen on acetate, then I cut it out and added a piece of colored paper behind it.

Finally I stamped the quote (from the “French Lily” set) and splattered some drops of black Indian Ink on the tag.

Happy stamping!

Love,

 

Products I used:

French Lily Background - Birgit Koopsen For Carabelle Studio	Leafs Stamp Set - Birgit Koopsen For Carabelle Studio	Layered Strips - Birgit Koopsen For Carabelle Studio	I Heart Washi Tape - Birgit Koopsen For Carabelle Studio
Archival Jet Black	ZIG Artist Sketching Pen	ZIG Art & Graphic Twins	ZIG Water Brush
Liquitex Acrylic Paints	Speedball Brayer

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