Merry Christmas Tags

Hello,

I would like to show you this very cute card:

• cut two tags - one from Neenah Desert Storm cardstock and one from patterned paper from the BoBunny Candy Cane Lane 6x6 paper pad
• mask off the edges of the kraft tag with Eclipse Tape and stamp the birch trees from Waltzingmouse Stamps Little Deer with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• stamp the deer from the same stamp set and the squirrel from Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods on Neenah Desert Storm cardstock with Versafine Vintage Sepia and color the images with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils, Zest-it and a white gel pen
• cut a strip from Neenah Desert Storm cardstock and stamp the sentiment from Clearly Besotted Sweet Little Sentiments with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• stamp Mama Elephant Basic Borders with Versamark on a kraft cardbase and heat-emboss with WOW! Seafoam White Super Fine embossing powder
• add two strings of twine (Garn & Mehr, Lawn Fawn) to the holes of the tags and a Hazel & Ruby sequin to the sentiment strip

I would like to upload this card to the following challenges:

Muse Challenge #95

I got inspired by the sweet little scene and the double-tag-layout which I also like to use on my cards once in a while

Addicted to CAS Challenge #53: Dots

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #123 - Holiday

Inkspirational Challenge #70 - Christmas with optional Twist of no red or green

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says anything goes

Just us Girls Challenge #269 - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,
Tanja

Merry Christmas Cocktails

Hi there,

today, I have a rather unusual Christmas card that I would like to show you:

• stamp the three cocktails from Sweet Stamp Shop Happy Hour on white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black
• color the images with Prismacolor Colored Pencils and Zest-it; add Glossy Accents to the bubbles
• stamp the candy cane from Lawn Fawn Love you a Latte with Versafine Onyx Black and color the white parts with Wink of Stella Silver Glitter
• stamp the sentiment from Kaiserkraft Yuletide with Versamark and heat-emboss with WOW! Black Twinkle embossing powder
• add faux stitching to the panel with a black PITT Artist Pen
• stamp Mama Elephant On Point Borders with Memento (Sweet Plum), Hero Arts Shadow Ink (Pale Tomato) and Versamagic (Turquoise Gem)
• add Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Sparkling Clear sequins as a finishing touch

I would like to take part in the following challenges:

Colour me ...! Challenge #48

Stempelküche-Challenge #8: Untypische Weihnachtskarte

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #123 - Holiday

Have a wonderful weekend.

Yours,
Tanja

Joy

Hello,

today, I would like to show you a Christmas card that I just created:

• stamp the cute little Lili of the Valley Hats Off! snowman on watercolor paper and watercolor the image with Derwent Graphitint Pencils and a waterbrush
• add Glossy Accents to the berries and Wink of Stella Clear Glitter to the snowflakes
• mat the watercolor piece on Distress Cardstock (Chipped Sapphire)
• use kraft cardstock as a base and stamp a tiny snowflake from Lawn Fawn Deck the Halls with Versamark as a guide and paperpierce those snowflakes to create a unique background
• tie a piece of ribbon around the card and adhere a bow on top
• cut out three stars and the word "Joy" from sturdy white cardstock, heat-emboss the pieces with WOW! Silver Bells embossing powder, pierce the stars at the top and add a piece of wire through that hole, arrange them in the bow and glue the sentiment to the ribbon
• round the four corners with a 1'' corner rounder as a finishing touch

Here is a close-up of the snowman:

I would like to join the following challenges:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge - November Technique Challenge

Sweet Stampin' Christmas Challenge - Snow People

Completely Christmas Challenge #39 - Anything goes ... with a Twist let's see some Embossing

Time Out Challenge #19 - Embossing with the optional Twist of Sparkle

City Crafter Challenge Week 239 - Techniques (Watercoloring and Embossing)

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge - Holiday

Simon Says Stamp - Simon says anything goes

Have a joyful day.

Yours,
Tanja

Karten- Kunst Frohe Weihnachten

Hi there,

here is another card that I created for the Karten-Kunst blog:

• cut a panel from light kraft cardstock and stamp the sentiment from Karten-Kunst Kombi-Set Grüße, the two presents and the gingerbread man from Lawn Fawn Trim the Tree with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• color the images with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and Zest-it
• adhere the panel to a scalloped rectangle cut from the same cardstock
• tie a bow with Lawn Fawn Mistletoe Twine around the whole panel and adhere it to a dark kraft cardbase

I would like to participate in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #123 - Holiday

Jingle Belles Challenge - Christmas Feast

CASology Challenge Week 123: Eat

Have a crafty day.

Yours,
Tanja

Celebrate

Hi there,

today, I would like to show you this fun birthday card:

• create some banners and squares and cover the whole cardbase with paper from the Pebbles Front Porch 6x6 paper pad
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Walnut Stain) to add some dimension
• stamp the sentiment from Paper Smooches Scripty Sayings on the skinny banner with Versafine Onyx Black
• stamp the cute critter from Paper Smooches Hang ups on white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black and color the image with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and Zest-it
• add Glossy Accents to the eyes and some sequins all around the card; tuck some underneath the foam-tape-mounted banners and squares for a fun effect

I would like to uplink this card to the following challenges:

Paper Smooches SPARKS - Designer Drafts Challenge

CASology Challenge Week 122: Flag

Seize the Birthday Challenge - Anything goes

CAS on Sunday Challenge: Children's Card

Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,
Tanja

All the Best

Hello,

today, I would like to show you a card that I created for a little girl who just changed from one school to another:

• cut a stitched rectangle from Neenah Desert Strom cardstock and create a background using My Favorite Things Class Act and Versafine Vintage Sepia
• cut a little stamp shape from the same kraft cardstock, stamp the sentiment from Karten-Kunst Inchie-Grüße 4 with Versafine Vintage Sepia and add Distress Ink (Walnut Stain) to the edges
• cut a banner from paper from the Lawn Fawn Dewey Decimal petite paper pack
• stamp the sweet little girl from the same stamp set on a strip of white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black and color the image with Prismacolor Colored Pencils and Zest-it
• use red cardstock as a base
•  add Wink of Stella Clear Glitter to the apple

Here is a close-up:

I would like to participate in the following challenges:

My Favourite Things Get Sketchy Challenge #203

CASology Challenge Week 122: Flag

Have a nice week.

Yours,
Tanja

Christmas Gift Bag

Hi there,

today, I would like to show you this cute little kraft gift bag, that I created for the Lawnscaping Challenge:

• cut a gift bag from kraft paper and stamp a pattern on it using Lawn Fawn Quinn's 123s and Lawn Fawn Critters in the Arctic
• cut a square from Neenah Desert Storm cardstock and draw a frame on it with a dark sepia PITT Artist Pen; mask the edges with Eclipse Tape and stamp the moose from Lawn Fawn Critters in the Arctic with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• color the images with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a Dove Blender Pen
• to give the square the look of a vintage stamp cover the edges with Distress Ink (Walnut Stain)
• punch a hole in the little tag and adhere it to the bag with Lawn Fawn Mistletoe Twine

Here is a close-up:

Lawnscaping Challenge No. 94 - Count me in

Have fun preparing your Christmas projects.

Yours,
Tanja

Merry Christmas Tag

Hi there,

here is a cute Christmas tag that I created for my son:

• cut a tag from watercolor paper and stamp one of the cute little penguins from Mama Elephant Arctic Penguins with Versafine Onyx Black
• mask the penguin with Eclipse Tape and stamp the floating ice sheet from the same stamp set
• mask penguin and ice sheet and create a background using Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac, Broken China)
• mist the tag with pearlized water still leaving the masks on
• color the images with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and Zest-it
• check if everything is really dry and stamp the first part of the sentiment from Mama Elephant Jolly & Merry with Versamark and heat-emboss with metallic purple embossing powder
• stamp the second part of the sentiment from the same stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black
• stamp the tiny dot with Versamark and heat-emboss with WOW! White Puff embossing powder to add some cute little snowflakes
• add Distress Glitter (Clear Rock Candy) to the floating ice sheet
• stamp the little santa hat on white cardstock and color it with the same colored pencils and add Liquid Applique (White) to the pompon and the brim
• add two strings of twine to the hole of the tag

Here is a close-up:

I would like to join the following challenges:

Mama Elephant and Me Challenge -  Holiday Cards & Tags

Time Out Challenge #19 - Embossing with the optional Twist of Sparkle

The Friday Mashup 187 - It's all about the Weather

Have a sparkly day.

Yours,
Tanja

Karten-Kunst - Dogs leave Pawprints on our Hearts

Hello,

I love cute critter stamps and here is the matching card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp one of the little puppies from Wee Stamps Naughty Puppies on a tag cut from watercolor paper with Colorback Cat's Eye Black and color the image with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and Zest-it
• as a special sparkly touch I covered the whole tag with sparkling embossing powder - this is called Diamond Dust Technique
• create a background on patterned paper using one of the little paws from the same stamp set
• stamp the first part of the sentiment using Lawn Fawn Sally's ABCs and the second part with the help of Stampendous Tiny Alphabet and heat-emboss with sparkling embossing powder
• add faux stitching using a black Micron Pen, a wood veneer heart also covered with embossing powder to complete the sentiment and run twine through the hole of the tag 
• use dark kraft cardstock as a cardbase

Here is a close-up:

I would like to take part in the following challenges:

Moving along with the Times Challenge - Let's celebrate Kindness

Just add Ink Challenge #240 - Just add Texture

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #121 - Anything goes

Inkspirational Challenge #69 - Shine

Let your day sparkle.

Yours,
Tanja

Frohe Weihnachten

Hello,

this is my second card for today, if you are also interested in a cute little bauble shaker card, click here.

It's probably no surprise for you - I have another Christmas card that I would like to show you:

• cut a panel from watercolor paper
• stamp the snowflakes from Personal Impressions Snowflakes with Versamark and heat-emboss with clear embossing powder
• color the panel with Distress Inks (Worn Lipstick, Festive Berries, Aged Mahogany) and mist it with pearlized water - the embossed areas will resist the ink and the mist
• cut out rectangles, mat the panel on silver glitter cardstock and readhere the rectangles slightly offset with clear dimensional tape
• cover the tiles with Glossy Accents
• stamp the sentiment from Karten-Kunst Vertikale Worte II on vellum with Versamark and heat-emboss with WOW! Metallic Silver embossing powder

I would like to upload this card to the following challenges:

The Friday Mashup Challenge #186

This time I used the sketch :o)

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #121 - Anything goes

Inkspirational Challenge #69 - Shine

Have a shiny day.

Yours,
Tanja

Magic of Christmas

Hi there,

this is my first post for today, if you are also interested in a shiny red Christmas card, click here.

I would like to show you the project that I created with the From the Heart Stamps Stamp of the Month:

• create a shaker bauble by cutting out a hanger (colored with Distress Stain Brushed Pewter), a patterned paper frame, a front window from acetate and 25! slightly smaller frames from sturdy white cardstock and glue everything together - I needed a lot of space inside because I found those super cute glittery styrofoam beads which I wanted to use as tiny snowballs
• color From the Heart Stamps Angel Joy with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and Zest-it on the bauble background
• use white cardstock for the background panel, color white embossing paste with Distress Re-Inkers (Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Shaded Lilac), add silver glitter and apply it through the My Favorite Things Concentric Circles Stencil - thanks for the inspiration Julia
• color the sentiment strip with the same Distress Ink colors and spritz it with pearlized water
• stamp the sentiment "Weihnachtszauber" (Magic of Christmas) from Inkystamp Weihnachtszauber with Versamark and heat-emboss with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• use white cardstock as a base and cover the left and right edge with Versamark and heat-emboss with WOW! Silver Bells embossing powder
• add twine to hang the bauble from the top of the card

I would like to take part in the following challenges:

From the Heart Stamps - Digital Stamp of the Month Challenge

Stempelküche-Challenge #7: Strukturpaste

The Friday Mashup Challenge #186 

I didn't use the sketch but I used a "surprise element, something you wouldn't expect to see on a card/or an unexpected embellishment" with my styrofoam beads.

Just add Ink Challenge #240 - Just add Texture

Have a sparkly week.

Yours,
Tanja

Have a cozy Christmas

Hello,

I would like to show you another Christmas card that I created:

• cut out a window from paper from the My Mind's Eye Necessities Wood 6x6 paper pad
• create a background on watercolor paper using Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass, Milled Lavender, Stormy Sky, Broken China)
• apply Viva Decor Embossing Paste (Pearl White) through the Memory Box Tiny Snowflakes Stencil
• stamp the cute snowman from Artemio 10001232 with Versafine Onyx Black on white cardstock and color the image with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils, Zest-it and a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment on a  piece of vellum with Versamark using Lawn Fawn Sweet Christmas and Lawn Fawn Jessie's ABCs and heat-emboss with metallic purple embossing powder
• stamp the Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain on a kraft cardbase with Adirondack Dye Ink (Latte)
• as a final touch, I decided to punch a hole at the top of the window as if it were a tag and I added a piece of twine through that hole

Here is a close-up of the snowman:

I would like to link this card up to the following challenges:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge - November Theme Challenge

Sweet Stampin' Christmas Challenge - Snow People

Jingle Belles Challenge - The great Outdoors

Just add Ink Challenge #240 - Just add Texture

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #121 - Anything goes

CASology Challlenge 121: Festive

Have a cozy weekend.

Yours,
Tanja

Christmas Elf Box

Hello there,

I would like to participate in this month's Waltzingmouse Stamps Pajama Party with this gift box:

• assemble a gift box cut from kraft cardstock and embellish the top flaps with the star from Waltzingmouse Stamps Elf Made stamped in Versafine Vintage Sepia
• stamp the largest Gingham from Walzingmouse Stamps Gingham & Co. on Adirondack Cardstock (Red Pepper) with Versafine Crimson Red to create a tone-on-tone look
• add snowflake ribbon to the panels and adhere them to the four sides of the box
• stamp the elf boy from Waltzingmouse Stamps Elf Made with Versafine Vintage Sepia on white cardstock and color the image with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils, Zest-it, Liquid Applique, a white gel pen, Gelly Roll Stardust Clear and Wink of Stella Clear Glitter
• cut a tag from kraft cardstock and stamp the label from the same stamp set on it with Versafine Vintage Sepia; apply the same ink to the edges with an Ink Blending Tool and fill in the blanks with a dark sepia PITT Artist Pen
• add Lawn Trimmings Mistletoe to the tag and thread it through a star punched out from one of the flaps

I would like to link this creation up to the following challenges:

Waltzingmouse Stamps Pajama Party 

Just add Ink Challenge #240 - Just add Texture

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #121 - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says we're seeing Stars

Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Yours,
Tanja

Call me!

Hi there,

today, I would like to show you this cute little tag:

• cut a tag and a banner-shaped sentiment strip from Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Cardstock
• stamp Neat & Tangled Timewarp with Versamark and heat-emboss with Zing! Metallic Teal embossing powder
• stamp the telephone from Neat & Tangled Just Hello with Versafine Onyx Black on a white cardstock circle and color the image with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils, Zest-it and Gelly Roll Souffle Pens
• cover the telephone with Wink of Stella Clear Glitter and the whole circle with a resin sticker to give it that button-like shiny look
• stamp the sentiment from Neat & Tangled Just Hello on the sentiment strip with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• add three Doodlebug Design Sequins (Tangerine), two staples from the Tiny Attacher and Tim Holtz Jute String as finishing touches

I am going to upload this tag to the following challenges:

Little Tangles Challenge #48 - Color Combo

Crafty Little Fairies Challenge - Not a Square

Addicted to CAS Challenge #51: Tag

CAS on Sunday Challenge #46 - Ribbon and/or Twine

Have a colorful day.

Yours,
Tanja

From our Home to yours

Hello,

here is the card that I created for this week's Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge:

• stamp the mushroom house from Paper Smooches Bitty Bungalows with Versafine Onyx Black on two white cardstock circles and create a mask from Eclipse Tape
• cover the mushroom house with the mask and stamp the Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain with Versafine Vintage Sepia to give the circle a faux wood look
• color the image and the background with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and Zest-it
• cover the finished circles with a generous amount of Glossy Accents to give them a shiny button-like finish
• use white cardstock as a background panel and stamp the sentiment from the same Paper Smooches stamp set with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• add two strips of patterned paper from the BoBunny Prairie Chic 6x6 paper pad to ground the circles
• stamp the heart line from Lawn Fawn Winter Penguin between the houses with Versamark and heat-emboss with Zing! Metallic Teal embossing powder
• round the top corners of the panel with a 1'' corner rounder, add faux stitching with a dark sepia PITT Artist Pen and mat the whole panel on patterned paper from the My Mind's Eye Necessities Wood 6x6 paper pad
• add three staples from the Tiny Attacher

I would like to join the following challenges:

Paper Smooches SPARKS  - Picture Perfect Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says ... thinking of you

Moving along with the Times Challenge - Sparkle and/or Shine

Inkspirational Challenge #69 - Shine

Catered Crop Challenge - Gratitiude Attitude Recipe Swap

Have a lovely day.

Yours,
Tanja