Rustic shadow frame - Country Live

 

 Welcome creative friends!

 

I was inspired to create a rustic weathered wooden shadow frame in mixed media style.

 Background was made with decoupage technique, stencils, stamps and distress ink. 

I love taking parts apart and putting them back together again.

I divided the house and converted it into a chicken coop.

 The two chickens were also separated, probably because the couple had just had a fight, 

and a spatial separation is always a good idea ;-).

 

 

 

 

some close up's 

 

used Calico Craft Parts

 

Block Style MDF House Kit - Wide

Picket Fence Panel MDF Wood Shape - Style 1

Hen & Cockrell Beak to Beak

Sheet of Mini MDF Window Wood Shapes

Word Elements - Blank

 

I hope I could inspire you! 

Have fun realizing your own visions and ideas!

 

Thanks for your visit!

Kerstin

Decoupage with 3D - (Im)possible

Welcome creative friends!

I was inspired to create a canvas with Decoupage technique and 3D effect. 

I used as basic a beautiful stil life tissue from my stuff. 

more details can you find here
 

Happy crafting!

Kerstin

Junk Journal - Where is the SUN ??

Hello!

Es war wieder einmal Zeit was Neues zu probieren, 

dabei ist ein selbstgemachtes Mixed Media Buch entstanden. 

Es ist eine Reise durch den Frühling auf der Suche nach der Sonne mit all den Dingen, die ich in dieser Zeit so mag und schätze.

 Ich habe bewußt eine einfache Bindung gewählt, 

weil man hier beliebig Seiten hinzufügen und auch wieder entfernen kann. 

Zum Einsatz kamen die verschiedensten Techniken und Materialien, von Decoupage, Embossing, Schablonen, gepressten Blüten und Blättern, Ausstanzungen aus altem Notenpapier, gefalteten Briefumschlägen aus Buchpapier und sogar einige Zeichnungen.

Aber das könnt ihr selbst entdecken, wenn ihr Lust dazu habt!

und diese Reise wird weiter gehen,

lasst euch überraschen :-)

 Falls ihr Fragen habt, jederzeit :-)

 Ich wünsche euch einen angenehmen Ostermontag!

Kerstin xo

Snowdrops - Messengers of Spring

Hello friends!

Timidly the first spring messengers appear. 

Ich weiß nicht, wie es euch geht, aber ich habe dieses Winterwetter satt. Der Januar war bei uns viel zu warm, trüb und nass. Nun ist schon der Februar ins Land gezogen und in meinem Garten blühen die Schneeglöckchen und Winterlinge, sogar die ersten Schneekrokusse trauen sich schon hervor.

Das macht Hoffnung auf den Frühling :-)

Damit es noch etwas schneller  mit dem Frühling geht, habe ich ihn mir ins Haus geholt. Leider verblühen die Schneeglöckchen so schnell in der Vase und deshalb habe ich ein neues Bild gestaltet.

 

  Das Schneeglöckchenmotiv ist von einer Serviette und wurde mit Modelliermasse (äußere Blütenblätter) in 3D gestaltet. Basisfarbe ist die Chalky Finish Paint 'Vintage' von DecoArt.

Die Struktur auf den Blütenblättern entstand mit transparentem Deco Ice. Die etwas blassen Farben des Motivs wurden anschließend noch mit verschiedenen Acrylfarben aufgefrischt.

 

 Happy crafting!

Kerstin

 

Dinner for One

Hello friends!

Do you know the comedy TV sketch 'Dinner for One' also known as The 90th birthday?

It's very funny and a big tradition in Germany to watch this on New Year's eve every year.

I saw this motif on tissue paper and I admired the wonderful colors and thought very good,

 this must be a new altered project.

- Just for FUN -

I used a lot of DecoArt colors and textures for the frame:

Chalky Finish paints - Yesteryear, Artifact, Relic and Rustic

Wheathered Wood Crackle Medium

Creme wax Deep brown

Modeling Paste Black

 Mixed Media Stencil 'Old film'

 

I hope it's a little inspiration for you to try some other techniques and styles,

I love this time in my laboratory :-)!

Simon says 'Party' Monday challenge
Celebrate 2018 - be happy

!Have a healthy start into the New Year!

xx Kerstin xx

Three haselnuts for Cinderella

Welcome!

today a new inspiration for a very romantic home decor piece. Do you know the beautiful winter fairytale '' Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel''?

It's a great tradition to see this fairytale on TV to the christmas eve, a wonderful childhood memory for me and passed from generation to generation.

Even as a child I loved the owl 'Rosalie' and thatswhy I used a shadow frame for a 3D winter landscape together with three silver haselnuts and not to forget the glass shoes.

  It's a shadow frame (size 36 x 42 cm) with a winter theme.
A decopage paper as background and highlighted with texture snow and glimmer effects.

 Frame was painted with white acrylic and crackle paint from DecoArt,
a brown crackle stamp and some varios shades of distress brown.

Added some snowflake stamps with embossing powder, beautiful lace pieces, wooden plates and the words - Follow your heart. 

 The wonderful feather owl was a gift from a friend 

and I think in this landscape she has find the right place.

 Challenges

A Vintage Journey Winter Magic

Mixed Media Place Nov. Moodboard

crisp and cold

Berry Bleu71  Winter Wonderland

Frilly and Funkie - Home for Holidays

Home decor - Wintry theme

CCB Christmas where you are
it's a great family tradition here in Germany to see this beautiful romantic christmas fairytale
on christmas eve 24th of December,
 it helps to shorten the time for children till the handing out of presents

More than words Traditions & Handmade

I used a hazelnut branche from nature
and inked it with silver spray

Many thanks for your visit!

I wish you all a beautiful holiday time!

Happy crafting!

xx Kerstin xx

Memory Box

Welcome !

today a new inspiration  for our DT Tresors de Luxe.

 an idea for an altered box as gift idea to store photos or jewelry.

 I used a wooden box and decoupage paper for the background,

chalk paint and antiquing cream

this matte finished paint together with the laces, a little bit bling, bling (because it's christmas :-)

and the romantic satin flower create an beautiful

vintage effect

 just the right combination for a particular woman christmas gift

 beautiful laces and satin flower you can find here

Le Tresors de Luxe

Thanks for your visit! 

wishing you all some time of leisure and a peaceful holiday. 

 

Merry christmas !

Ei, Ei, Eierei :-)

Hi friends,

 Die Zeit läuft mir in diesem Jahr davon, Ostern steht vor der Tür und lässt sich auch nicht mehr abweisen ;-)

Deshalb heute nur ganz kurz ein paar Anregungen zum Ostereier gestalten und bemalen.

Eine meiner absoluten Lieblingsbeschäftigungen, ich glaube ich bin ein verkappter Osterhasi ;-)

Challenges

Simon says stamp Mondaychallenge Pastels

Live&Love Crafts' Inspiration Photo Inspiration

We love Vintage Challenge Happy Easter

Moo Mania & More Eggs

Viel Spaß beim Eier bemalen!!!

LG Kerstin

Beautiful Day

Welcome friends,

Happy Birthday to the 2nd Blogaversary - Thank you very much for inviting me!

I was just so honoured and excited. 

Country view challenge - Anything goes 

 perfectly theme and so I have choose - no surprise ;-) - Art journaling , 

because it makes me happy!,

it relaxes me and helps me to stress management

used materials + white gesso + decoupage glue

 I have worked with decoupage technique (napkin), 

used stencils, stamps, distress inks, laces and grandma's old buttons.

It's a memory on a very beautiful day in Paris  last year.

I hope you will inspired to discover the fascinating world of Art Journaling. 

In fact, there are no rules for journaling, is anything goes.
This is actually the oft-quoted "The journey is the reward" and the images are created precisely.
The journaling very different forms of expression can be used: painting, drawing, photography, collage, stamps, stencils, writing, .... and much more. Often it is a combination of different techniques in Mixed media style, that lead to pages .

Primed with diluted white gesso, let dry, then use a wonderful napkin with decoupage glue, just the stencils with white gesso, dry it with heating tool. Drawing some branches with black acrylic paint, use some suitable stamps with archival pigment ink and another stencil with distress ink (diamond), glue on some embellishments and last but not least - a personalized text in spidery handwriting and 

voila finished is a new art journaling page.

Just start, having fun and try out!

LG Kerstin