Altered Mona

Did you ever think that Mona Lisa is beautiful? Well, her smile is a little mysterious, but since I was a kid I always missed her eyebrows ... maybe that´s why I gave her Marilyn´s eyes for this week´s Sunday Postcard Art challenge themed "Alter Mona"? It seems that she wanted some more accessories from Paula Kesselring, Itkupilli, Beth Rimmer, Crowabout StudioB and Songbirdy - hope she´s feeling better now after all these years!

Bingo!

When I saw that Cindy is our host for this week´s Sunday Postcard Art challenge, I immediately knew the theme she has chosen, as she´s the queen of BINGO cards!
Here´s my own attempt on the theme, using an original bingo card as my background.

Love is Everything

I´m not a big fan of Valentines, so give me a kit called "Love is Everything" and I´ll make something not really uplifting and definitely no Valentine cards ;-) But in my opinion that´s what makes image kits so interesting: they´re always so versatile; you do NOT only put some images together and all artwork made with a kit looks the same in the end, but you can put your own character and feelings in the artwork and make it your own. These digital skinny pages have been made with Nancy Baumiller´s new Crowabout StudioB kits Love is Everything Elements and Dream in Color Papers.

Air Mail

Thanks for Air Mail! I remember well when I started sending letters, cards and mail art items overseas, I´ve been amazed by the short time it took most of them to arrive, and every attempt was an adventure ... After more than ten years of sending international mail, I´m still fond of finding envelopes in my mailbox that went such a long way.
This card was made for this week´s Sunday Postcard Art challenge themed "Air Mail", and I´ve used rubber stamps from Zettiology, Crafty Individuals, Character Constructions, Catslife Press, LaBlanche, Artistic Stamper and Tim Holtz/ Stampers Anonymous here.

Hanky Panky

When days are that dark as they use to be right now, it´s so nice to have the opportunity to play with some bright colours. I really like the pink and teal tones in the new Songbirdy Hanky Panky kits. For both collages I have used all three sets of papers, elements and word art.

Eat your Vegetables!

My sister Sabine is hosting this week´s Sunday Postcard Art challenge, and the theme she has chosen is "Fruit/ Vegetables". Here´s my card for this week, made with rubber stamps from Stampers Anonymous and See D´s.

Lots of Colours for Dark Days

There´s hardly a single day right now without rain, storm and darkness. That´s why I´ve been especially fond of the opportunity to play with some very colourful stuff from Nancy Baumiller last weekend. She came out with her "Transformation Papers" today that you can see used in these two collages - for the first one, I´ve added elements from her older kits "Genesis" and "I Believe In", and for the second one pieces from "Tree Lovers and Things", "The Bird Whisperer", "Soul Whispers", "Relax" and "House Blessings".

Travel

Do you like to travel? Most people would say "YES!", I think, and so would I ... but in fact I even prefer to come back home ... Nevertheless it´s true that you learn a lot while traveling and that it really helps to understand not only the world but also yourself.
This postcard was made for this week´s Sunday Postcard Art challenge themed "Travel" using rubber stamps from Paper Artsy, Darkroom Door, Limited Edition, Lost Coas, Hampton Art and Art Impressions.

What is DADA?

I think it´s a great rule of thumb, that for Christmas, you should pick gifts that you´d like to receive yourself. I´ve found a lovely and rare Dada rubber stamp that I gave to my sister, but I´ve made a few prints on ATC backgrounds before I wrapped it ... and this month, I´ve been finally able to finish these ATCs, adding other rubber stamps (all from Heindesign), stencils, and images (some Tim Holtz people for the ATCs above and a tape transfer of an Yves Tanguy photo below.

If you want to know more about Dada, you can find info and more art on my blog here and here.

Finding my Way

New years often bring new challenges, and finding your way in a world that is different from the one you´ve known before is one of the biggest challenges life can give you. I´ve started a new job after 23 years in my old one, and so everything has changed for me. I don´t have much time left for my creative hobbies right now, but I hope that I´ll be able to post more often when things have settled a bit ...
So my card for this week´s Sunday Postcard Art challenge themed "Add a Tag" really tells you something about my everyday life - wish me luck!
(I´ve used rubber stamps from Hero Art, VLVS, Carabelle, Joggles, and Nick Bantock here.)

Winterland

I´m wishing all my blog visitors a healthy and creative new year! Mischief Circus is going to kick off 2018 with a lovely Monthly Mischief collection, and I´ve made a few collages with Beth´s Songbirdy parts of it, called Winterland Papers, Winterland Elements, and Winter Beauties.

Create

As this year is coming to an end - what are your new year´s resolutions? As always, mine are to find more time to create art regularly and to learn new techniques. So here´s my card for this week´s Sunday Postcard Art challenge themed "Create, Creativity, Creation", made with several stamps from Red Lead (and a lady I don´t know the source of).

All is Calm

This week, there´s no theme for the Sunday Postcard Art challenge, so you can upload any 4 x 6 postcard. I´m wishing you happy holidays with this card using rubber stamps from Tim Holtz, Hero Arts and Oxford Impressions.

Simple Holiday Cards - Quick and Easy

As the mail services seem to work very slowly lately, it´s time to send my international mail now, and not much time left before all other cards have to be in the mail, too. As always, I´ve made all my cards different, but many of them are really simple - not because I´m lazy but because I really like them to be that way ...
For my first three cards, I´ve used craft paper cards.

 The next two cards use stencils in different ways:

And yes, I´ve also made cards with German texts :-)) The first one also uses a stencil and some spray ink:

I hope that looking at these gave you a few ideas for your own cards this year!

Not a Wonderland

When I was in Berlin two week´s ago, I´ve taken lots of photos of Street Art, especially at the East Side Gallery and the Hackesche Höfe, where I´ve found this great word art. For my digital collage above, I´ve combined it with a few elements from Holliewood Studios at MischiefCircus.com.

Merry Christmas, says Santa

Sometimes the simple design is the best, especially when it comes to Holiday cards. This card combines just a few colours typical for Christmas (green and red) and only two rubber stamps from Penny Black and 100 Proof Press.
It´s my entry for this week´s Sunday Postcard Art challenge themed "Santa".

Busy Elves

Why does Christmas always come so suddenly? If you´re like me, you realize this fact in late November and get in a hurry - but here´s the solution you need: busy elves, professional and prolific!
I´ve made this card for this week´s Sunday Postcard Art challenge using elements from (sadly retired) Tumble Fish Studio and Priss Designs.

Stamping Fun with ATCs

As some of you know, I´ve been on vacation in Berlin last week, visiting my sister Sabine. That always means a lot of stamping time for two, and I usually return with a few good results. This time I´ve made the Holiday cards I´ve already shown as well as a few ATCs to fill up my trading album. The backgrounds have been made Distress Oxides except the third one that was made with acrylics on a gelli plate.

More Holiday Cards

I´ve made a few holiday cards last week, using papers dyed with Brusho crystals and rubber stamps from Lynne Perrella, Crafty Individuals, Red Lead and Tim Holtz.

On the first card, I haven´t glued the wings´ ends to the card so that they are movable and give a nice 3-D effect, casting shadows to the card.

Victorian Angel

This week´s theme for the Sunday Postcard Art challenge is "Victorian Scrap", and as I hadn´t started making Holiday cards yet, I decided to do it NOW ... so here´s my first Holidy card for 2017 and my entry for the challenge, using an angel on a background made with Distress Oxides and embossed rubber stamps in silver and copper.