Golden medal for a half marathon runner

My friend's daughter, Emma, ran her first half marathon. My friend was naturally very proud of her, and so was I. As a former half marathon runner, I know how much work and preparation goes into a half marathon. 

However, when she registered for the marathon, there were only places left that didn't come with a medal. This is why, my friend asked me to make a medal for Emma. I was happy to do so.

The marathon took place in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.

I cut out a circle from thick paper four times. For this I used the biggest circle die from the Sizzix Framelits die, Circle (657551). For the bow/suspension ring I used Tim Holtz Pocket Watch Bigz die (658571). I cut the bow twice.

For the letters I used a My Favorite Things die, Captions Alphabet and Numbers. I cut the letters and numbers twice to give a dimension for the text.

Since there was a big empty space at the top and bottom, I placed leaves there to make it look like an Olympic medal. For this I used again a My Favorite Things die, Grand Greenery. 

I also made a tiny cup for her. And for this, I used the Mini Trophy Movers and Shapers Sizzix die by Tim Holtz (659444). To this cup I put a number 1 and a star. The number is part of the Sizzix Alphanumeric 3/4" (660056) Thinlits die set and the star was part of the Crescent Moon&Stars Bigz die set (658716). 

Then I painted them gold and put a blue satin ribbon through the suspension ring.

Luckily, Emma really liked it.

Birthday card for a 16-year-old girl

Hello everyone, I'm here again with a birthday card that I made for a 16 years old girl. The main character of this card is called Whimsy Girl and I bought the stamp a long time ago. 

I stamped the girl on Neenah Solar White paper with Tsukineko Memento ink (Espresso Truffle) and coloured with Copic Sketch markers. I stamped dots on her dress because there are no dots on the original version.

In the end, I coloured the image with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils. The dots were coloured with silver paint.

The background was made with a Stampers Anonymous Stamp set, Dots and Floral (CMS220) by Tim Holtz. I stamped the dots with embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Then I smeared Picked Raspberry ink to the surface. I inked the edges with Pumice Stone ink. 

For the balloon, I used the Stampers Anonymous Crazy Things stamp set (CMS237). I stamped and coloured the same way as the little girl. The only thing worth mentioning here is that I stamped numbers into the balloon. For this, I used a Lawn Fawn stamp set, Milo's ABC.

For the text, I used Tiny Text (CMS394) and stamped on the same paper I used under the dotted background. Again I used white embossing powder.

Thank you card with spring colours

I know it's been a long time since I last posted something here. I really haven't had time to create lately, teaching has been taking up so much of my time. But here I am with this spring thank you card.

This card is started with the background, but I didn't do it now, I have found it by accident. The yellow stripes were darker so I muted the colour with diluted white paint. Then I spritzed with brown paint and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Archival ink.

For the flowers and leaves I used two Sizzix die sets: Brushstroke Flowers 2 (665210) and Bloom Colorize (665208). I painted them with acrylic paints. The green was a mixture but the pink was Spun Sugar and maybe I added some white. 

The text was cut out from dark brown paper with Sizzix Handwritten Celebrate Thinlits die (660215).

 

Vintage Hungarian Christmas cards #155

Merry Christmas everyone!

Here is my last vintage Christmas card this year.

This is a beautiful Christmas card which shows the birth of Jesus. Besides Mary and God, angels surround his cradle. You may notice that the angels' wings are embossed with gold.

This card was posted in 1912.

You can find my other vintage Christmas cards, just click on the label - old Christmas cards - on the sidebar.

Vintage Hungarian Christmas cards #154

This is very funny that in the imagination of postcard makers, at Christmas time everything is either done by children or angels. They bring the Christmas tree and decorate it, they bring the presents, they do the errands by car or sledge, often in the huge snow. Now this kid is bringing home a pine tree.

This card was posted in 1914.

You can find my other vintage Christmas cards, just click on the label - old Christmas cards - on the sidebar.

Vintage Hungarian Christmas cards #153

This vintage Christmas postcard shows a real family, because it's a photo. This postcard was posted in 1917.

It used to be quite popular, as it is now, for families to have a photo taken of themselves, have it printed out and sent to friends and relatives. 

Now I'm just wondering, why wasn't this dad at the front in 1917? Did he come home already because he was wounded? Or was this photo taken before the war?

You can find my other vintage Christmas cards, just click on the label - old Christmas cards - on the sidebar.

Vintage Hungarian Christmas cards #152

A beautiful monochromatic card which has un undivided back. It means there is no place for the text on the back side. This is why the sender wrote his greetings on the front. The sender also wrote two names under the children: Frici and Hilda. I wonder who were Frici and Hilda?

This card was posted in 1905.

You can find my other vintage Christmas cards, just click on the label - old Christmas cards - on the sidebar.

Vintage Hungarian Christmas cards #151

I can say that there is nothing special about this card but of course I can't say this because it's cute and vintage - almost a 100 years old. It was posted in 1927.

You can find my other vintage Christmas cards, just click on the label - old Christmas cards - on the sidebar.

Tags with plaid backgrounds

About 10 days ago I posted a tag with a plaid background. And since I really liked that background, I decided to make more. So I made 6 different background with. I really enjoyed mixing the colours and creating my own plaid backgrounds. First I show you the tags then I give you a tutorial.

Well, here is the tutorial.

I cut out the three layers of the Sizzix Layered Plaid die set from different colours. Sometimes I didn't use one of the cut out layers because I didn't find that colour good enough for the other two.  Here you can see the layers before gluing them together.

Then I glued them together.

Then I cut out the tag shape from these background panels. I added white paint to the edges.

I also spritzed them with white paint.

The cookie forms are made the same way like here. But this time I used not just the gingerbread men but more shapes.

For the Fa-la-la-la-la text I used the Holiday Drawings stamp set. I also stamped on the back sides. For those texts, I used the Bold Tidings Mini stamp set.

What I used:

Sizzix Thinlits die, Fresh Baked 1 by Tim Holtz (663100)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Fresh Baked 2 by Tim Holtz (663116)

Sizzix Thinlits die, Layered Plaid by Tim Holtz (666068)

Stampers Anonymous, Bold Tidings Mini (CMS440)

Stampers Anonymous, Holiday Drawings (CMS284)

Ranger Distress ink (Vintage Photo)

Ranger embossing powder (white super fine)

etc.

With my tags, I would like to join the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use dies in DieCember

Vintage Hungarian Christmas cards #150

This is a beautiful black and white card. Actually, more grey than black and the white is more dirty white. But I love the subtle colours of this card.

Do you see that the gentleman is holding a bunch of mistletoe? What he's up to? 

This card was posted in 1908.

You can find my other vintage Christmas cards, just click on the label - old Christmas cards - on the sidebar.