tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356702672024-03-19T10:33:14.976+01:00Bockel24bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2374125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-51807938161967853022024-03-10T00:18:00.004+01:002024-03-10T00:18:44.791+01:00Drama King<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6Z0eDGrN4pRxxPyBMyO00reTlwTfJT0Fe0skUshGu5nXwMzz6QCnP544SeMA6AdPVWe3jsuW6Wlh9CPApDYP7nqceunNZn_4Zk5dyEHwgaGdXjh37wmH-HkfXd9SbCZ257MDYccJN4KlAMPVR8JQSUZpBIBAUv670daF2Dci5G2HYN0qV0yp/s600/Drama%20King%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6Z0eDGrN4pRxxPyBMyO00reTlwTfJT0Fe0skUshGu5nXwMzz6QCnP544SeMA6AdPVWe3jsuW6Wlh9CPApDYP7nqceunNZn_4Zk5dyEHwgaGdXjh37wmH-HkfXd9SbCZ257MDYccJN4KlAMPVR8JQSUZpBIBAUv670daF2Dci5G2HYN0qV0yp/s320/Drama%20King%2072dpi.jpg" width="227" /></a><br />If you know me, you know that Postage People is my favourite theme, so I´m in for this week´s <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge hosted by my sister Sabine of course ...</p><p>I´ve had prepared a background and added a postage person a few days ago but didn´t know which text I should add or which other elements. Then last week I had to deal with a drama queen in real life, and it wasn´t fun, and the problem isn´t solved yet. So my decision to use this Drama King text helped me to deal with this - at least it´s my way of taking the challenge. </p><p>In my personal case, I had to deal with a drama queen, but as we´ve celebrated International Women´s Day yesterday, I´ve made a Drama King as probably men are also able to play this game.</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-26721790260729363362024-03-08T23:13:00.007+01:002024-03-08T23:13:44.480+01:00Spring Flora<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeHJrjxDZzm41rI3PoDZcArTZeXSK2lYE57Xg7N5TPsnUkj_TKWuT2mJKmAnMX4w8qsfHN0mwOR71bW71hkJjxeurOrsyR74R3T0qaY8x6XKI7olkCLrrJZgjlNpyYBNIqmsa6ec8KmQfBdsqhJ93RSY5KOeOblxd_YDmjSXksXgfuTgiuzS5/s600/Spring%20Flora%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="428" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzeHJrjxDZzm41rI3PoDZcArTZeXSK2lYE57Xg7N5TPsnUkj_TKWuT2mJKmAnMX4w8qsfHN0mwOR71bW71hkJjxeurOrsyR74R3T0qaY8x6XKI7olkCLrrJZgjlNpyYBNIqmsa6ec8KmQfBdsqhJ93RSY5KOeOblxd_YDmjSXksXgfuTgiuzS5/s320/Spring%20Flora%2072dpi.jpg" width="228" /></a><br />Flora and Fauna was the theme for this month´s Visible Image ATC swap. I´m longing for colours, flowers and warmer temperatures, so here´s my ATC for Rachel in the UK and the coordinating card.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHznQwiky_P_6ODgCAVsKkpGkbbGdkFohxlGZ3_jGprzD67Da6DIXig_nGBU_0AF4-r3EmSiSaMwnr1XxUNgbdAaxYOz_TT5iLSEp1HeGYiApXaeEYWlej4I2nurJeCNxpXYnJxGWsuP496jCg9VybFvPbkeiC38HR8XYP1RKcV_YJaNSunlqZ/s600/Spring%20Bloom%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="427" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHznQwiky_P_6ODgCAVsKkpGkbbGdkFohxlGZ3_jGprzD67Da6DIXig_nGBU_0AF4-r3EmSiSaMwnr1XxUNgbdAaxYOz_TT5iLSEp1HeGYiApXaeEYWlej4I2nurJeCNxpXYnJxGWsuP496jCg9VybFvPbkeiC38HR8XYP1RKcV_YJaNSunlqZ/s320/Spring%20Bloom%2072dpi.jpg" width="228" /></a></p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-51823941006030176742024-03-03T00:03:00.003+01:002024-03-03T00:47:19.579+01:00Light behind the Clouds<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="427" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxI0NtqdAODB30LkOsRiUV_Ji9hFA0Rno-s2J_LZqScxAeaT3g4MOJmneH7gsjaNaPjuuZmvED-yz9VAbhznr9Xoa7bIrHkI6gJv0CSgVaq_H_pd0MoiWnLfYPUySVZsQXW4gmhyphenhyphenCz8QvZ4l6jWhWMmHnAdMkodkIoNfIqRfgo0hQxZ_c8nNbs/s320/Light%20behind%20the%20Clouds72dpi.jpg" width="228" /></a></div>Maybe it´s a good thing to be larger than most of us ... giraffes definitely are - and who knows how they experience the world. I´m sure that they have a different image of it than we have.<p></p><p>Giraffes are this week´s theme for the <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge.</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-88875579375211038432024-02-25T13:55:00.002+01:002024-02-25T13:55:11.615+01:00Hobby ATCs<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWyJ-Oy5qal3hKsSbRv1OaQAUO4B4Wt3rTV8UJEp8CDEmj4nBUFMS5aTX4gUuhI5uAFMOyey087-NEyj7lRbCcDYjj7SGqnzvKI5oIWsGtgwrc213M4xtqfVSL3pCcZpvplUxuKFtk1UbAnVA9aTiGJizqhdVmHHkwKQz5235Q_beqDZ5GSP5/s606/Hobbies%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="606" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwWyJ-Oy5qal3hKsSbRv1OaQAUO4B4Wt3rTV8UJEp8CDEmj4nBUFMS5aTX4gUuhI5uAFMOyey087-NEyj7lRbCcDYjj7SGqnzvKI5oIWsGtgwrc213M4xtqfVSL3pCcZpvplUxuKFtk1UbAnVA9aTiGJizqhdVmHHkwKQz5235Q_beqDZ5GSP5/s320/Hobbies%2072dpi.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />For a hobby themed ATC swap I went with knitting, photography and crafting/painting this time - I could have made more about reading, cooking and riding my bike, but there aren´t enough participants in that swap, and I thought this looked like a great trio.</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-43008789305602295782024-02-18T00:01:00.000+01:002024-02-18T00:01:22.400+01:00Scribble<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KMI_J_12Nv55kUBUogFuQMEUEIfE7182Zm8QPrrRFnynwERE1grSTnzAiOVFT86DXM08hoHbU0CEqG-XfWKetBqFSZ-6C8YruWDHjAoyX4K9tfqD9owPU43E3fNK4Y6uQznyuSk8De78nB3illEb67wKfX-EkgfGtxkF2Fk96t7rsyzVlnxs/s600/Scribble%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="429" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7KMI_J_12Nv55kUBUogFuQMEUEIfE7182Zm8QPrrRFnynwERE1grSTnzAiOVFT86DXM08hoHbU0CEqG-XfWKetBqFSZ-6C8YruWDHjAoyX4K9tfqD9owPU43E3fNK4Y6uQznyuSk8De78nB3illEb67wKfX-EkgfGtxkF2Fk96t7rsyzVlnxs/s320/Scribble%2072dpi.jpg" width="229" /></a><br />The background for this card was made with Artgraf watersoluble crayons, and this week´s <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge theme "Scribble" came handy to make something with it ... so I added a few stamps from Dina Wakley and here´s the result.</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-5185574286564926202024-02-11T01:46:00.003+01:002024-02-11T01:46:49.372+01:00Keys<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGDiLKrR40xxrqAPhtOy7DcT_NBAv3yV5KdIb5qWYFV_05xo0uvEcbFcyTJ-mXw0ZOhuPaCGsnGYRB-nS0DdNvAtH6Ehomw7J2FnSPn1JVkbuvvmPB4WL_YVwJwNq4YhI-C1gLKvnLZWO10zrIFW0CprWHpcyBiXxWoamZAPUft-cR5DJu3ap/s600/Keys%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="421" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixGDiLKrR40xxrqAPhtOy7DcT_NBAv3yV5KdIb5qWYFV_05xo0uvEcbFcyTJ-mXw0ZOhuPaCGsnGYRB-nS0DdNvAtH6Ehomw7J2FnSPn1JVkbuvvmPB4WL_YVwJwNq4YhI-C1gLKvnLZWO10zrIFW0CprWHpcyBiXxWoamZAPUft-cR5DJu3ap/s320/Keys%2072dpi.jpg" width="225" /></a><br />Keys is this week´s theme for the <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge. </p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-18289191457034044612024-02-09T22:32:00.004+01:002024-02-09T22:33:11.579+01:00All You Need Is Love<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9d9FFLM2KrGZil3XUEDfccdXmWSYAAUZmi9oTpPLIpIjeYcDSwbGZRW8PGOvlkMNR8Tfn8cgqd4dKSv0KH9LOrcMfcu7a7QSc4GkrxD8mwaH_BGx_ZfRx8Y3eIFq4IeS2ggPqLGcExNye6KH_3_CGV18ZHNyE4IOQnmmybLHzVzwcoZG44-mP/s600/Call%20Me%2072dpi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="600" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9d9FFLM2KrGZil3XUEDfccdXmWSYAAUZmi9oTpPLIpIjeYcDSwbGZRW8PGOvlkMNR8Tfn8cgqd4dKSv0KH9LOrcMfcu7a7QSc4GkrxD8mwaH_BGx_ZfRx8Y3eIFq4IeS2ggPqLGcExNye6KH_3_CGV18ZHNyE4IOQnmmybLHzVzwcoZG44-mP/s320/Call%20Me%2072dpi.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>This month´s theme for the Visible Image ATC swap is "All You Need Is Love", and I´m glad that we didn´t have to make a Valentines card ... Instead, I made an ATC about loving yourself and a card to send it to Manchester about having an uplifting phone call from whoever loves you. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9RbUeUcXHe2LL5jmUCyU1-uFx6t61n_mU2qsuQbyrU2_MjmMgOre99y9xFQK6JtNeV3S8G7FBFhIncLWlB2dt-Z-HV6OtF6OM74jJ_bZaIg6CnBJddlhyqGSe0MyMTdnrsPLHQc2EEhMZs4WiXluxGNTYDf0rW6IQ1XVg7vQI5kBnn2n1PGf/s600/Love%20Yourself%2072dpi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="431" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ9RbUeUcXHe2LL5jmUCyU1-uFx6t61n_mU2qsuQbyrU2_MjmMgOre99y9xFQK6JtNeV3S8G7FBFhIncLWlB2dt-Z-HV6OtF6OM74jJ_bZaIg6CnBJddlhyqGSe0MyMTdnrsPLHQc2EEhMZs4WiXluxGNTYDf0rW6IQ1XVg7vQI5kBnn2n1PGf/s320/Love%20Yourself%2072dpi.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><p></p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-960683685416351732024-02-04T00:00:00.000+01:002024-02-04T00:00:05.804+01:00Past and Future - Marie Antoinette<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnOzUXPuko77mF6FTJ_cVbxZpaRqWbHCQ83Wi7aO1oiJ5IBRT9b_mqJN9m8vMiGsZDuIfJSc24TPSSCSUi4Og3PYWM2ftfP9QIrJ97ByP73FipFC_ZL8tcrRlMxu4h57RgL_6RPDInMyMNk9WMMj1ST43Lxd7plhUA3zeF71RT2n-7MiCMvUj/s600/Marie%20Antoinette%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="424" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXnOzUXPuko77mF6FTJ_cVbxZpaRqWbHCQ83Wi7aO1oiJ5IBRT9b_mqJN9m8vMiGsZDuIfJSc24TPSSCSUi4Og3PYWM2ftfP9QIrJ97ByP73FipFC_ZL8tcrRlMxu4h57RgL_6RPDInMyMNk9WMMj1ST43Lxd7plhUA3zeF71RT2n-7MiCMvUj/s320/Marie%20Antoinette%2072dpi.jpg" width="226" /></a><br />No, she didn´t say "Let them eat cake", but she didn´t understand the signs of the upcoming future, and the result was "Off with her head". Marie Antoinette is this week´s theme for the <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge. Do people learn from history? Hmmmm .... I´m really worried when I read that young people question democracy - WHAT??? What is the future they wish for?? Maybe it´s a good thing to be old as I hopefully won´t be alive when these people take over ...</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-63047061376520440462024-01-28T00:07:00.002+01:002024-01-28T00:07:34.642+01:00Distant Places<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALWW57hCRD0qJS0X8iXZrGKGiV8vYqLgKyo9z2vQ3bZuai19vEAZ6rWMckYlUX_kHFLWyEtCVzXPvRXJ-OK47Fh3fP7isxkXwJZmxd07ddUX5ucSQAMAGnw3O9xv_aybj91aeDrqil9qSs9rTZAwUtjo1xHDhAVU3WxVrUpI9lfKpREs97_OP/s600/Distant%20Places%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="600" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALWW57hCRD0qJS0X8iXZrGKGiV8vYqLgKyo9z2vQ3bZuai19vEAZ6rWMckYlUX_kHFLWyEtCVzXPvRXJ-OK47Fh3fP7isxkXwJZmxd07ddUX5ucSQAMAGnw3O9xv_aybj91aeDrqil9qSs9rTZAwUtjo1xHDhAVU3WxVrUpI9lfKpREs97_OP/s320/Distant%20Places%2072dpi.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />For this week´s <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art </a>challenge, I´ve chosen "Distance" as my theme. Maybe you remember a card of mine that I´ve made for an SPA challenge themed Numbers in 2020 and that illustrated the situation we´ve all been in back then - Corona. I had called this card Distance, and in 2024 I felt the need to make another card illustrating Distance that has nothing to do with that crisis that I hope wé´ve let behind us. So, in 2024 thinking of Distance shouldn´t make us think of social distance anymore but of distant places, distant friends, and maybe walls and borders we want to overcome.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4tXPQA5mH8GBpFmJ7jXckJBQmJF1WnTW4_YwehaFjzeJ18IDJW8qFgN3obXogDe7E6gu8qa9KXDDKunH_1QJtCt4aJYys_XXsFsiNc5q0ELIEwFKHeUXQR1lV-KQlJdT6fq2ApkJhvjk30lyGU0kjLp6EZvJc8ny0KuQcx7pbAPgz0TE674s/s600/Distance%2072%20dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm4tXPQA5mH8GBpFmJ7jXckJBQmJF1WnTW4_YwehaFjzeJ18IDJW8qFgN3obXogDe7E6gu8qa9KXDDKunH_1QJtCt4aJYys_XXsFsiNc5q0ELIEwFKHeUXQR1lV-KQlJdT6fq2ApkJhvjk30lyGU0kjLp6EZvJc8ny0KuQcx7pbAPgz0TE674s/s320/Distance%2072%20dpi.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br />bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-39164667443043191332024-01-21T00:03:00.001+01:002024-01-21T01:06:15.647+01:00Rise & Shine<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnquh4oB937G1ieVLXDiOSQwmSx_oG2rUnysWeNdL-3osgPjTyA4d-DUSRfAfvq68HiumacXMaBwrqK8PadtnmUeQQfmXVVx2iD9IjvgrRD_9v7ToK14Ycm8MMRzOx8ebKiE_OJqSzwbLD2gx3qakewiK1dIFCQWyzh7Yu8XTh6rizgTPni99/s600/Rise%20and%20Shine%2072dpi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnquh4oB937G1ieVLXDiOSQwmSx_oG2rUnysWeNdL-3osgPjTyA4d-DUSRfAfvq68HiumacXMaBwrqK8PadtnmUeQQfmXVVx2iD9IjvgrRD_9v7ToK14Ycm8MMRzOx8ebKiE_OJqSzwbLD2gx3qakewiK1dIFCQWyzh7Yu8XTh6rizgTPni99/s320/Rise%20and%20Shine%2072dpi.jpg" width="225" /></a><br />It´s such a pity that scans don´t show shimmer and shine! My card for this week´s <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge themed "Rise and Shine" was made using Mica sprays and shimmering watercolours, and both don´t show on this scan, sorry ... I´ve used stamps from Visible Image and Dina Wakley here that went together well.</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-24870474150492731302024-01-14T01:28:00.002+01:002024-01-14T01:28:52.324+01:00Bluebird<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ofHXoDX_xr-wngZsqkcq7ZylUFAF5tPcFX1l3GAZU0UgoGjpIVrGEy2QrzwIHt5n9QR3eGZnhtjRmm17IUBC_vaYFaZZXn6IOz_y2olxoNpg-B7AS8I6-aNEeh_eZeZgrMcXSHBfzZWcdL78NBSP-wf1pNOmvtmHz8Af4zim-Ds_l8ZyvGc_/s600/Bluebird%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="417" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ofHXoDX_xr-wngZsqkcq7ZylUFAF5tPcFX1l3GAZU0UgoGjpIVrGEy2QrzwIHt5n9QR3eGZnhtjRmm17IUBC_vaYFaZZXn6IOz_y2olxoNpg-B7AS8I6-aNEeh_eZeZgrMcXSHBfzZWcdL78NBSP-wf1pNOmvtmHz8Af4zim-Ds_l8ZyvGc_/s320/Bluebird%2072dpi.jpg" width="222" /></a></div>Though we don´t have bluebirds here, I´ve tried to capture the colours of a bluebird (Hüttensänger in German) for my card for this week´s <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge. Hope you like it!<p></p><p>In Germany, we don´t have many colourful birds. I wish we had bluebirds, blue jays, cardinals, and all those colourful birds you have in the U. S., but I really love those that we have here and treasure them ...</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-73473520448254239662023-12-31T00:35:00.001+01:002024-01-21T00:10:09.419+01:00First Time<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzz9riX1ArjIqUXc7GXRWjU3HdFhVkpfmEPSKSJeLo_VjDXCsW-8Ar3hfYMxJKPHFmgsg69M8FF07enW-QrC9CcEmRYmew3ihKiQOoIPagpCdelnwpXFzNWIRo1OtW-eViBO78aUTd4bx-gpmDNH0bR3i2J77n88u4zNHb7vXcDOcNIflZVuK/s600/First%20Time%2072dpi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzz9riX1ArjIqUXc7GXRWjU3HdFhVkpfmEPSKSJeLo_VjDXCsW-8Ar3hfYMxJKPHFmgsg69M8FF07enW-QrC9CcEmRYmew3ihKiQOoIPagpCdelnwpXFzNWIRo1OtW-eViBO78aUTd4bx-gpmDNH0bR3i2J77n88u4zNHb7vXcDOcNIflZVuK/s320/First%20Time%2072dpi.jpg" width="230" /></a><br />For this week´s <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge themed New Year/ New You/ New Beginnings I didn´t want to make just another new year card but tried to capture the thoughts many of us have when we´re starting into a new year - making plans, thinking about things we always wanted to do but didn´t, sorting out things and goals, and so on. </p><p>For some of us, trying new things is one of these goals for a new year. And while you do sooooo many new things when you´re young, this is something rare when you get older. But the nest with its egg waiting to give life to a newborn says it all: You can start a new day or a new year with the decision to do something for the very first time.</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-6302349626796162072023-12-16T23:57:00.004+01:002023-12-17T01:00:16.900+01:00Madhatter<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfh_jwc_hDASBhmQn1gcXhOOzrD6mwj9hcetqUQmcCxgdgb6S2XYYRNKxYO2lfOsyM6Ng21FNstI9uVSfWi7eRXIH6XN4yRqM4zsgFKE_UkWdZIuHXF449DsbJVFnCWP15X_AxIoDTPb7krxKv9m3uGJb4ilpaLkEzvsozfGiGNY9R7y99o-7X/s600/Madhatter%2072dpi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="429" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfh_jwc_hDASBhmQn1gcXhOOzrD6mwj9hcetqUQmcCxgdgb6S2XYYRNKxYO2lfOsyM6Ng21FNstI9uVSfWi7eRXIH6XN4yRqM4zsgFKE_UkWdZIuHXF449DsbJVFnCWP15X_AxIoDTPb7krxKv9m3uGJb4ilpaLkEzvsozfGiGNY9R7y99o-7X/s320/Madhatter%2072dpi.jpg" width="229" /></a></p>Tags & Labels is this week´s theme for the <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge. Years ago, I´ve had a stamping company made my own custom made stamp with the words "Labels are for cans, not people", and it´s very appropriate for this theme. And guess what - the Mad Hatter is not happy with the label people gave him being mad or crazy ... what if he´s just a bit different? Aren´t we all mad here?<p></p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-61712699434575030352023-12-10T01:53:00.002+01:002023-12-10T01:53:12.715+01:0012 Days of Christmas<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnq8JgdszSsqo2WXIqMfzWBkIHdekIsTLzpKHod0MvJHTBE2hhXSM9Ekq5L-I0DH8HDrnAbFWD0EVUGge6muRcHCS_k_x-vT9uW7W1VxB3klwkHeXDNFICHh7qjXaVLyBW8QPeFcpMMat_XAC2BYlagnLZWVO56pBuwLbYAC6EcvI6wQaiWbTf/s600/Seven%20Swans%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="428" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnq8JgdszSsqo2WXIqMfzWBkIHdekIsTLzpKHod0MvJHTBE2hhXSM9Ekq5L-I0DH8HDrnAbFWD0EVUGge6muRcHCS_k_x-vT9uW7W1VxB3klwkHeXDNFICHh7qjXaVLyBW8QPeFcpMMat_XAC2BYlagnLZWVO56pBuwLbYAC6EcvI6wQaiWbTf/s320/Seven%20Swans%2072dpi.jpg" width="228" /></a><br /></p><p>This week´s theme for the <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge is 12 Days of Christmas, and it´s not an easy theme for Germans as we don´t know that song here ...<br /></p><p>My card featuring the Seven Swans A-Swimming was made using tape and stamps from AALL&Create and a stamp from The Craft Consortium/Crafter´s Companion.</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-484906340018730372023-11-12T00:23:00.000+01:002023-11-12T00:23:39.451+01:00Man in the Moon<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJoBVOWQOQPeDXFmpMQP7fG150i3qEXWquRD8fFfSxcZr1U5mvGOv0uYE1jO36GD3iP4ZGqUW_wIqbW8AgHrwC54RS4pE0Jlbfu8uN6NftH_lB9btQJdkyUxP974xsHeu46dCJluwbAq-HNLk6FYO0AGNhlgGq0VT0g00h21jD1UN3Cj6l6N5/s600/Man%20in%20the%20Moon%2072dpi.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="600" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJoBVOWQOQPeDXFmpMQP7fG150i3qEXWquRD8fFfSxcZr1U5mvGOv0uYE1jO36GD3iP4ZGqUW_wIqbW8AgHrwC54RS4pE0Jlbfu8uN6NftH_lB9btQJdkyUxP974xsHeu46dCJluwbAq-HNLk6FYO0AGNhlgGq0VT0g00h21jD1UN3Cj6l6N5/s320/Man%20in%20the%20Moon%2072dpi.jpg" width="320" /></a> <br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here´s my man in the moon for this week´s <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/">Sunday Postcard Art</a> Challenge. I have collaged a man to a background made with stamps from CiaoBella.</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-57283748610451117582023-11-01T12:24:00.003+01:002023-11-01T12:24:40.331+01:00Colour Play<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKFWj4BqonVFlk7DsG3yaviKRm4ovy_cFQjlpmVG9cwgN0SshzQZZaGLX-lyXRFNFq4cSpljXfzvOHs78vMKOsdeg6JeOwUYdqG4zM84VTxP10YhM7wOGulKI8dqtGgd3rFO8UKiDPQztwr8YPlo9ZP7SOwi1WuWGQYLkRbaF17I5rzAPIidn/s600/es%20weihnachtet%20rot%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKFWj4BqonVFlk7DsG3yaviKRm4ovy_cFQjlpmVG9cwgN0SshzQZZaGLX-lyXRFNFq4cSpljXfzvOHs78vMKOsdeg6JeOwUYdqG4zM84VTxP10YhM7wOGulKI8dqtGgd3rFO8UKiDPQztwr8YPlo9ZP7SOwi1WuWGQYLkRbaF17I5rzAPIidn/s320/es%20weihnachtet%20rot%2072dpi.jpg" width="225" /></a><br />If you´re a stamper, you probably know that lack of understanding in the face of someone you´re telling about your hobby. Especially if people deal with rubber stamps in their office, they can´t imagine what you can do with them if you use other motives and use them differently and with colours. </p><p>What I love about stamping is that you can use the same stamps quite differently over and over, even if you don´t change your basic design. I never make duplicates (like many stampers do), but like to make "variations on a theme".</p><p>For example here´s a holiday card I´ve made with just three stamps from Cats on Apple Trees, Charlie & Paulchen, and Butterer. I´ve used the same arrangement on both cards and used watercolours on both backgrounds, but you can see that the different colours make a great difference.</p><p>I can´t decide which one I prefer, can you?<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9oxknFW3-TwPkHorSCJ_qiHlFDqhTSmM3hnAXhCHXySyGwN_fHlgX3b4B8FmNAoxDUTdvl-Tr_UNinnqujwi1ksZOQEc5Y1Ptot9z0o-tKhV91tw3AFp7MBhPNhJPwXz3JEttIem8cjNQiTF_wg-S_JWn1t15Jh4a82LfHwQclfalFabRDow/s600/es%20weihnachtet%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="429" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9oxknFW3-TwPkHorSCJ_qiHlFDqhTSmM3hnAXhCHXySyGwN_fHlgX3b4B8FmNAoxDUTdvl-Tr_UNinnqujwi1ksZOQEc5Y1Ptot9z0o-tKhV91tw3AFp7MBhPNhJPwXz3JEttIem8cjNQiTF_wg-S_JWn1t15Jh4a82LfHwQclfalFabRDow/s320/es%20weihnachtet%2072dpi.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><p></p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-37258451453019324352023-10-30T20:09:00.001+01:002023-10-30T20:09:11.509+01:00Feel the Rain<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtom9-dxDt1ZE0hnQFOb6FswYD4cFHhOQf8mDn00RvEdUvBSqVR4Ih0r7JFmmEEIBjrgfkXoIw0gyE3hAWad8eH-Ebu2jibm3iieLSqol8_1RgKzOznbb0BgXXKg-_XO3gy8MEvZc9ysWAGV0kyWYeuh5v7Ass02lQLUuTLN-0LYMTl8PGzB7S/s600/Feel%20the%20Rain%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="423" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtom9-dxDt1ZE0hnQFOb6FswYD4cFHhOQf8mDn00RvEdUvBSqVR4Ih0r7JFmmEEIBjrgfkXoIw0gyE3hAWad8eH-Ebu2jibm3iieLSqol8_1RgKzOznbb0BgXXKg-_XO3gy8MEvZc9ysWAGV0kyWYeuh5v7Ass02lQLUuTLN-0LYMTl8PGzB7S/s320/Feel%20the%20Rain%2072dpi.jpg" width="226" /></a><br />We´ve had soooo much rain last week, and the rain is going on this week, so this card seems appropriate. </p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-74038389327125779742023-10-29T00:09:00.000+02:002023-10-29T00:09:57.043+02:00Day of the Dead<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bNAx_1UvOwZsT4ZWzGSd-ajHemLxbcMH9KmzmrnakPubWWV68qKcbwR1BQhVMGdYvwfACY_NXmoUMgZITQY6fxjLxiHqTZ7hHrJyPUAmSDeLS_zsgth6nx2jce-1xATL4KR_HaC4Snhslzdn5oSAcABZP3ic3Xj4UXOBrhCbXawr56rWc3hg/s600/Day%20of%20the%20Dead%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="600" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6bNAx_1UvOwZsT4ZWzGSd-ajHemLxbcMH9KmzmrnakPubWWV68qKcbwR1BQhVMGdYvwfACY_NXmoUMgZITQY6fxjLxiHqTZ7hHrJyPUAmSDeLS_zsgth6nx2jce-1xATL4KR_HaC4Snhslzdn5oSAcABZP3ic3Xj4UXOBrhCbXawr56rWc3hg/s320/Day%20of%20the%20Dead%2072dpi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>My card for this week´s <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art </a>challenge themed "Day of the Dead" was made with several Tim Holtz stamps on a selfmade Gelli Plate print - for the first time I´ve tried black embossing on top of white embossing, and I love it - won´t be my last time using this technique.<p></p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-24116043677761950312023-10-22T00:18:00.002+02:002023-10-22T01:17:47.761+02:00Alice in Shoppingland<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotZmNkwb211EjtGTLfR8qN8mrWKJhyphenhyphenihBmtafUG3ph8D_l7RNy4ppBHrxKZTW4AeEFKsC0cZpAcAVDMaYi-cgCBWDaOns2Km9fccDtmRRVJ6nfwCAWCMQBYNhDGCwyAzhU-5se2C8pKkjzro7iRdkdiZBc4cWDcvjgXrRUDxCJdPYZhadlCdl/s600/Alice%20in%20Shoppingland%2072dpi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotZmNkwb211EjtGTLfR8qN8mrWKJhyphenhyphenihBmtafUG3ph8D_l7RNy4ppBHrxKZTW4AeEFKsC0cZpAcAVDMaYi-cgCBWDaOns2Km9fccDtmRRVJ6nfwCAWCMQBYNhDGCwyAzhU-5se2C8pKkjzro7iRdkdiZBc4cWDcvjgXrRUDxCJdPYZhadlCdl/s320/Alice%20in%20Shoppingland%2072dpi.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>This week´s theme for the <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge is bags. So here´s Alice shopping stamps. Stamps are from ArtJourney and Stampington.<p></p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-65678633645078565272023-10-15T00:23:00.003+02:002023-10-15T00:23:46.381+02:00Party Time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfXcxZROWbghkrOU09rUJP_NnowBjc5DIZdt5R1Nb0zrCielP2J5wHZrJp0VcO1ZRoBaweZMeHbaQfhfzfCauYx2Awd0nq2EFsu2EhZt-pF3mNyxRXo7Us2IgsT0_k3UoaXi9TtO1Vxg2aeyLpcVttMe3UEGEc9xvFaQPsKdPNQxni5bAnir0/s600/Party%20Time%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="426" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfXcxZROWbghkrOU09rUJP_NnowBjc5DIZdt5R1Nb0zrCielP2J5wHZrJp0VcO1ZRoBaweZMeHbaQfhfzfCauYx2Awd0nq2EFsu2EhZt-pF3mNyxRXo7Us2IgsT0_k3UoaXi9TtO1Vxg2aeyLpcVttMe3UEGEc9xvFaQPsKdPNQxni5bAnir0/s320/Party%20Time%2072dpi.jpg" width="227" /></a></div>Party is this week´s theme for the <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge. If you´re like me, you don´t think about parties right now, but IF there were a party nevertheless, these two would be your perfect guests. <p></p><p><br /></p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-89557796338953969872023-10-08T00:04:00.001+02:002023-10-08T00:04:51.914+02:00Circle of Life<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkRlViMi9QHzDcsrC5rx0H65VAyRuHTDV9vgMBHGW2bRcTXrO7qrNi4wbb-vaKcbMsndO3hm1QNC6nGJW9sna_6VE8waoaH2QIf6Rh7uSLbqt12-NiprTXgJTDcp-IJfepjVop4yj4pL2PoxrS39pxVEMwoVXlhMjXDpl7K1gt05VIg21NC7f/s600/Circle%20of%20Life%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="422" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkRlViMi9QHzDcsrC5rx0H65VAyRuHTDV9vgMBHGW2bRcTXrO7qrNi4wbb-vaKcbMsndO3hm1QNC6nGJW9sna_6VE8waoaH2QIf6Rh7uSLbqt12-NiprTXgJTDcp-IJfepjVop4yj4pL2PoxrS39pxVEMwoVXlhMjXDpl7K1gt05VIg21NC7f/s320/Circle%20of%20Life%2072dpi.jpg" width="225" /></a><br />For this week´s <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge, I´ve picked the theme "Circles". My card was made with stamps from Red Lead and PaperArtsy/Seth Apter. Can´t wait to see your interpretations of the theme!</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-45474074320217690372023-10-01T01:21:00.003+02:002023-10-01T01:21:40.936+02:00Apothecary<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGeO2_XCq5rK-EhVabFFSbF8Zi6dybKTByfB8KTQ4v2-6t0pG6jcUgKzyhHFGuDAc-fFh2iLD73t9AgyWko3EW5Awv6S5km0inTougX-NzclFb1dzoPVoCKKvDqNVgpfPzK9QodOjvTzPxN6yzeN10lntnwf-PwxhLsnRzEqksFz_NdSdzIgn/s1752/Science%20Dee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1239" data-original-width="1752" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUGeO2_XCq5rK-EhVabFFSbF8Zi6dybKTByfB8KTQ4v2-6t0pG6jcUgKzyhHFGuDAc-fFh2iLD73t9AgyWko3EW5Awv6S5km0inTougX-NzclFb1dzoPVoCKKvDqNVgpfPzK9QodOjvTzPxN6yzeN10lntnwf-PwxhLsnRzEqksFz_NdSdzIgn/s320/Science%20Dee.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />This week´s theme for the <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art </a>challenge is "Apothecary", so here´s my card for it. </p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-74975524242459826062023-09-24T09:50:00.002+02:002023-09-24T09:50:19.867+02:00Home Sweet Home<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvyMWkibEGzByfJt7ex43vL4iAjiJJ6jNXC6iC5EDnLmeRUXjHON0KsZy2EJo4M1wqS-genWPlfUU4BtkhnSZUF8DGsiQ-YOVeZ9-VKXx0Fv8BhRA-R_nYrdZ5RqOmC3Dwz08HDqsSB1f9hHIePGUXZhtGskCN4xyvB10wxr_fUKNuwDe3sg4/s600/Halloween%202023%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="600" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYvyMWkibEGzByfJt7ex43vL4iAjiJJ6jNXC6iC5EDnLmeRUXjHON0KsZy2EJo4M1wqS-genWPlfUU4BtkhnSZUF8DGsiQ-YOVeZ9-VKXx0Fv8BhRA-R_nYrdZ5RqOmC3Dwz08HDqsSB1f9hHIePGUXZhtGskCN4xyvB10wxr_fUKNuwDe3sg4/s320/Halloween%202023%2072dpi.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Autumn is on its way, and it´s time to make some Halloween ATCs for the annual swaps.</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-77617233553232852642023-09-17T19:22:00.001+02:002023-09-17T19:22:15.245+02:00Rusty<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8kzgJc3srYnp1JFVBOrTSxzI8sVGqyspJKLH7L7G-XwQFZsupCUUn_JB_watEZ3kafCmDSIDuktX8m682yijYie477OHu_s02e2BdHPGeN9QWV91ZOKpFgwW4-8SVwVDROeIsLRp8d8lnENF2X79F4B1TPtlKjDKLygA8nreiKw59BfASRTb/s600/Rusty%20Snail%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="436" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8kzgJc3srYnp1JFVBOrTSxzI8sVGqyspJKLH7L7G-XwQFZsupCUUn_JB_watEZ3kafCmDSIDuktX8m682yijYie477OHu_s02e2BdHPGeN9QWV91ZOKpFgwW4-8SVwVDROeIsLRp8d8lnENF2X79F4B1TPtlKjDKLygA8nreiKw59BfASRTb/s320/Rusty%20Snail%2072dpi.jpg" width="233" /></a><br />I´ve had that PaperArtsy Rusting Powder on my desk for a while now but hadn´t tried it yet. When I saw this month´s theme for the Visible Image ATC swap "Rusty", its time had come! </p><p>I used a brick stencil with gel medium, then used the powder on top and sprayed with a mixture of vinegar and water. I could see the effect very soon but let it work overnight, and I received a lovely brick texture of real rust. </p><p>In advance, I had masked the snail on the ATC and the owl on the accompanying card and thought it might look interesting to use shimmering watercolours on these - just believe me that these look great, unfortunately my scanner doesn´t show the shimmer. Finally I added the text and embossed it in black and white.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmrgelULV8rF0kxMutHAvSCOEnJsgTbAAWeo_vRpUTkgRBVv0x5cpKk3yyYvZb8MPez9iIzHbHcGLDDiDFHMU0CiBR8LxYRYiaJd0nIlbTp72k_CTGe_PbZaQwzy2FJBuSCsD9vPErOK6DdLHBnidu6F6Yp3yPpCDiAatsL4UCmk7x9SmJlsX/s600/Rusty%20Owl%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmrgelULV8rF0kxMutHAvSCOEnJsgTbAAWeo_vRpUTkgRBVv0x5cpKk3yyYvZb8MPez9iIzHbHcGLDDiDFHMU0CiBR8LxYRYiaJd0nIlbTp72k_CTGe_PbZaQwzy2FJBuSCsD9vPErOK6DdLHBnidu6F6Yp3yPpCDiAatsL4UCmk7x9SmJlsX/s320/Rusty%20Owl%2072dpi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35670267.post-58020813014260366102023-08-27T00:01:00.002+02:002023-08-27T00:01:07.889+02:00Coffee & Friends<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o43cQRFw_wLYzeb431z9ty0W4JnwTURY--5I5a4OflxsD8bJb3mFPiBX7JwvjZz7uqwzGgtFK0igU_xbxyV8UmzRU8eqNSgHM0ps_25PyXMkFm8Dov5KRA7jvUQSpTcmILubk5HaTN8sgcWNK74RlfByrOYJyxY1s0LFHCY9nQJMG5PyTct0/s600/Coffee%2072dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="428" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8o43cQRFw_wLYzeb431z9ty0W4JnwTURY--5I5a4OflxsD8bJb3mFPiBX7JwvjZz7uqwzGgtFK0igU_xbxyV8UmzRU8eqNSgHM0ps_25PyXMkFm8Dov5KRA7jvUQSpTcmILubk5HaTN8sgcWNK74RlfByrOYJyxY1s0LFHCY9nQJMG5PyTct0/s320/Coffee%2072dpi.jpg" width="228" /></a><br />For this week´s <a href="https://sundaypostcardart.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sunday Postcard Art</a> challenge, my sister Sabine picked the theme "Coffee or Tea". </p><p>While I´ve been a passionate tea lover in my teenager years and twenties, I prefer coffee nowadays, partly because the water in the region where I live now is not good enough for brewing a great darjeeling ...</p><p>I like meeting friends for a cup of coffee sometimes, but while the girls on my card have a coffee to go, I never take a coffee with me, and the concept of coffee to go doesn´t make sense to me: I have my coffee at home in the morning, and then I´ll have two more at work, but why should I take one on my way to work? The tons of garbage speak their own language, and in my opinion they´re completely unnecessary ...</p><p>However, I´ve had fun making this card using stamps from Hampton Art/Rongrong, PaperArtsy/France Papillon and Art Journey.</p>bockel24http://www.blogger.com/profile/12444177190828948307noreply@blogger.com8