#203 Festive fun. I made a little Christmas lantern.

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Hi there, Riet here with a christmas lantern.

Recently, I was in a store in the Netherlands that's comparable to a dollar store.

There I saw this lantern and immediately thought of the Mary and Angels triptych stamp.

I stamped the stamp on vellum with black Stazon ink.

I let it dry thoroughly.

I closed the back of the lantern with black cardstock.

I made the pionsettia from red paper and light green paper for the leaves. 

The pionsettias were sprayed with gold glitter mist.

I sponged the edges of the large leaves and pionsettias with Distress Oxide Rustic Wilderness.

The holly branches are made from darker green paper, and the berries are glitter stones.

I covered the lantern itself with gold Inca Gold from Viva Decor.

I think the lantern looks lovely, and it creates a cozy atmosphere.

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31 Days of Halloween, day 22. Lets make some homedecor.

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Hallo there, Riet here with 2 Halloween pumpkins.

Do you all love Halloween?

You can get so creative with it.

It's so much fun to make your own decorations.

I was walking into a store and saw these MDF pumpkins.

I'll tell you how to decorate them.

Instead of MDF, you can also use sturdy cardboard or wood.

What you'll need:

LCD stamps,

  Frank and Franks bride.

and 

Gnome witch on broom.

Acrylic paint,

White, Black, Orange, Green.

Distress oxide, Musterd seed.

Color pencils or markers (whatever you prefer)

Brown marker/pencil.

Stencil to make the words.

A die to make the vines and leaves.

A quick tip: 

If you prime MDF first, it will become rough.

Let the first coat dry thoroughly and then sand it smooth.

This is only possible after the first coat. 

If you don't, sand the MDF after the first coat, it wont get smooth.

Start with a layer of white paint and sand it once it's dry.

I applied 2 layers of orange paint.

Paint the stem with dark green paint.

And draw the lines of the pumpkin with pencil.

Now use a brown marker to draw the lines on the pumpkin.

Don't make a sharp line, but make it a bit smudgy.

Using a soft brush and the Distress Oxide Mustard Seed, 

apply a yellow glow between the lines.

While the pumpkins are drying, we'll continue with the stamps.

Stamp them onto thin paper with waterproof black ink.

Color them however you like and cut them out.

Once the pumpkins are dry we continue with black paint and the stencil.

I used a smal sponge to aply the paint.

Let the black paint dry.

In the meantime, we cut the leaves and vines.

I used two shades of green.

Now we'll glue everything onto the pumpkins.

And then it's done.

I really enjoyed making them.

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Spring Has Spring - Happy Spring Home Decor

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Roni here...today I have a fun project inspired by this fun giant size bottle cap from the Dollar Tree.

Do you ever just see something and know you've got to have it because it will make a perfect project starter? I KNEW that this bottle cap would make the perfect so I bought it on the spot.

It's metal so I started off by adding a layer of color with AI...a couple shades of green for the grass and blues for the sky.  I then stamped the Daisy Flourish over the AI using VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink.  It took a while to dry but it really looks so nice IRL.  I stamped several extra daisies onto yellow and pink cardstock and fussy cut them to add later.

Next I stamped the bunny onto a vintage book page and the duck on yellow cardstock (Duck & Bunny).  I used colored pencils to add some shading to each of the little guys then cut them out.  These were mounted onto the bottle cap using double stick foam to pop them off the surface. 

I then adhered the sticker sentiments and glued the flowers down here and there.  I used Diamond Painting drills for the centers of each of the flowers.  I then added a bit of twine to hang it and called it done!

I hope you're inspired to join in on the fun....

#162 Spring has Sprung!

#151 Use at least 3 stamps challenge.

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Hello dear stampers,

Riet here with 2 houses for the house, lol.

I had 2 pieces of wood and sawn houses from them.

I found the sentiments Geluk (happiness) and Liefde (love) so suitable for these houses.

Because that's what we all want, a house full of happiness and love.

It was a present for my daughter, so I chose the Dutch sentiments.

But LCD also has these stamps in English, here is the link.

Now the description of how the houses are made.

What I used.

Dictionary stamps dutch.

Dictionary stamps englisch.

Shrubbery

More Bugs.

Stazon Jett black, white acrylic paint, beige/brown markers.

First I painted the blocks with white paint.

It doesn't have to be neat, I wanted it to look worn.

When the paint was dry I sanded the edges with sandpaper.

Then I stamped the shrubbery stamp with the stazon.

Then I stampd the bees and I masked them.

Stamped the text on it.

I gave the bees some color with the beige and brown markers.

And really, that was all.

Easy and yet such a nice result.

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