Happy Birthday Panda

Hi there,

come and join us for our August Sketch Challenge over at Happy Little Stampers:

• stamp one of the pandas from My Favorite Things Happy Pandas with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and add some shadows with Delta Markers
• create a background using patterned paper from the Lawn Fawn Let's Polka petite paper pack and one of the Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders
• draw in three strings using a black PITT Artist Pen
• punch out little pennants with the Mini Pennant Set and stamp on them using the letters from Lawn Fawn Claire's ABCs
• add some Pretty Pink Posh sequins (4mm and 6mm Sparkling Clear) as final embellishments

I would like to share my creation at the following challenges:

Seize the Birthday Challenge - Anything goes

Creative Friday Challenge #133 - Wimpel

Virginia's View Challenge #17 - All Things embellished

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says anything goes

Have a happy day.

Yours,

Dream Big

Hi there,

our next challenge at A Day for Dasies is to add a feather to your project:
 

• color the sweet little A Day for Daisies Bird in the Sky with Prismacolor Colored Pencils and Zest-it; add details with a white, clear and grey gel pen
• cut out a tag with the help of the My Favorite Things Stitched Traditional Tag STAX
• create clouds with the help of Jaxell Soft Pastels, the Hero Arts Cloudy Stencil and a pompon
• stamp the sentiment from WPlus9 Dream Believer with Versafine (Majestic Blue)
• ink up the edges of the tag with Distress Ink (Chipped Sapphire)
• stamp several feathers from WPlus9 Fanciful Feathers with Versamark and heat-emboss them with clear embossing powder
• apply Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky, Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire) over the embossed background; the embossing will resist the ink

Here is a close-up of the lovely little girl:

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

Little Red Wagon Challenge #300 - Up, up and away!

Simply Create Too Challenge #91 - Anything goes

Die Traumfabrik Challenge #22 - A Midsummer Night's Dream

Use your Stuff Challenge #200 - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says anything goes
 
Have a day for daisies.
 
Yours,

Let's Chill

Hi there,

sadly this is my last post as the July Guest Designer at the Friday Mashup! I enjoyed creating with that awesome team.

• create a beach background by using the My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX, the Mama Elephant Landscape Trio and blue and beige patterned paper
• stamp one of the sweet little penguins, the beach ball and the sentiment from My Favorite Things Penguins in Paradise with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color the images with Delta Markers
• cover the beach ball with Glossy Accents for extra shine and dimension

I would like to join the following challenges:

House of Cards July Challenge - Food

Simply Create Too Challenge #91 - Anything goes

Stempelküche-Challenge #24: Sommerzeit

Muse Challenge #126 (I used a cute little penguin to create a fun summer card)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says anything goes

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Watercolor Backgrounds with Distress Inks - Part 4: Blending and Water Droplets

Hi there,

this is my fourth and last part of this mini series that I created for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out a tag from watercolor paper using the Paper Smooches Gift Tags 2 Dies and the Big Shot
• apply some Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Broken China) with the help of a Mini Ink Blending Tool and add water droplets with your fingers
• stamp three small and one large fish from Lawn Fawn Critters in the Sea with Memento Tuxedo Black and color the images with Delta Markers
• add details with a white gel pen
• stamp the Karten-Kunst "einladung" sentiment with Versafine Deep Lagoon
• add some burlap to the top of the tag using a stapler and add a DIY enamel dot on top of that and three more on the tag itself

I would like to join the following challenges:

Lawnscaping Challenge No. 110: Color inspired by the Rainbow

AAA Cards Challenge #44 - Waterworld & Dies

Crafty Creations Challenge #294 - Four

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Bloom Tag

Hi there,

today, I would like to share another mixed media tag for the STAMPlorations blog with you:

• make a monoprint through the ARTplorations Bold Florals stencil using Martha Stewart Crafts Satin Paint (Pacific Iris) on watercolor paper
• cut out a tag shape
• color the white part of the tag with Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Faded Jeans) - the acrylic paint will resist the ink
• slightly offset the stencil and apply Distress Ink (Seedless Preserves) to create a shadow
• draw a sketchy line around the tag with the Fude Ball Pen (black)
• create a fluffy bow using seam binding and dye the bow's center with Distress Ink (Seedless Preserves)
• cut out a frame from wood veneer and the word "bloom" from watercolor paper
• color the sentiment with Distress Ink (Dusty Concord) and heat emboss it twice with clear embossing powder
• punch out two large and one smaller flower from a leftover strip of the monoprint and ink it up with Distress Ink (Dusty Concord)
• use an embossing stylus and a soft mat to shape the petals and place a gemstone in the middle of the flower
• apply PITT Artist Pen silver with the help of the Distress Marker Spritzer

I would like to join the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create Challenge #134 - Anything Goes w/optional Shabby Chic

CAS-ual Chic Challenge 01: Embossing

Challenge up your Life Challenge #20: Wood/Cork

Use your Stuff Challenge #200 - Anything goes

Mixed Media World Challenge #5: Stencils

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #14 - Summer Days

Have a colorful day.

Yours,

Need a Hug Octopus

Hi there,

this week we are having a color challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations:

• color DRSDesigns Happy Octopus with Inktense Pencils and a waterbrush
• add details with a white gel pen and cover the whole image with Wink of Stella Clear Glitter
• create a background circle on watercolor paper using Distress Inks (Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire) and Perfect Pearls Mists (Heirloom Gold)
• stamp the sentiment from Mama Elephant In my Heart with Colorbox Chalk Ink (Blue Iris) onto a white card panel, add the tiny heart from the same stamp set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with golden embossing powder
• cut out a circle from this white card panel, adhere a piece of acetate behind the circle and surround it with foam tape
• fill the shaker element wíth golden sequins and cover it with the background circle
• add three more golden sequins as final embellishments

I would like to participate in the following challenges:

AAA Cards Challenge #44: Waterworld & Dies

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says Sparkle and Shine

Stempelküche-Challenge #24: Sommerzeit

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #141: Embossing

Fun with Shapes and More Challenge #187: Reisen/Urlaub


Have a sweet day.

Yours,

Let it Snow Penguin

Hi there,

please, join us for the Technique Challenge at the 52 {Christmas} card Throwdown:

• color the penguin from Deasy Designs Happy Winter with Delta Markers and add details with a white gel pen
• run a piece of vellum through the Texture Boutique using the Snowflake Pattern embossing folder
• stamp the sentiment from Lawn Fawn Let it snow on a strip of vellum with Versamark and heat-emboss it with Wendy Vecchi embossing powder (Cornflower Blue)
• mat the vellum onto a piece of Core'dinations Gemstones cardstock

I would like to participate in the following challenges:

Pile it on Challenge #78 - Christmas/Winter in July

Paper Creator's Crafts Challenge #40 - Christmas in July

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #141 - Embossing

Have a christmassy day.

Yours,

Believe you can

Hi there,

here is a new project with an adorable A Day for Daisies image. If you want to see more projects featuring the new Release "More Birds" please visit our blog.

• color the sweet little A Day for Daisies Bird in Flight image with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a Dove Blender Pen
• add IndigoBlu Megaflakes Winter Dawn to the tips of the wings
• create a sky background with the Hero Arts Cloud Pattern Stencil, a Mini Blending Tool and Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass) on a piece of watercolor paper cut with the Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers
• stamp the sentiment from Mama Elephant True Friend with Versafine (Smokey Gray)
• mat the panel on a piece silver glitter paper

I would like to participate in the following challenges:

Use your Stuff Challenge #200 - Anything goes

Simply Create Too Challenge #90 - For a precious Child

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says Sparkle and Shine


Have a day for daisies.

Yours,

We should Ketchup

Hi there,

why don't you join us for this week's challenge over at the Friday Mashup?

• cut out a background using the My Favorite Things Inside & Out Stitched Rounded Square STAX, the Mama Elephant Landscape Trio and smooth green and blue cardstock
• add two vellum clouds cut using the WPlus9 Sunshine Layers die
• stamp the grill, the ketchup bottle and the sausage from Lawn Fawn Let's BBQ with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color the images with Delta Markers and the Wink of Stella Silver Glitter
• stamp the sentiment from the same stamp set using Versafine (Olympia Green) 

I would like to join the following challenges:

Stempelküche-Challenge #24: Sommerzeit

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says Sparkle and Shine

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - No Designer Paper

House of Cards July Challenge - Food

Have a wonderful day.

Yours,

Friends make everything better

Hi there,

we are having a CAS challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More this week:

• stamp a flower from Paper Smooches Twiggy Florets and three birds from Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color the images with Delta Markers
• add details with a white gel pen
• mat the panel on a piece of cardstock colored with the same turquoise marker used for the birds
• stamp the sentiment from Mama Elephant Ella & Friends with Versafine (Onyx Black) directly to the white cardbase

I would like to take part in the following challenges:

Time Out Challenge #35 - Nature with the Optional Twist of Animals

Just us Girls Challenge #302 - Color Week

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Bright Colors

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - No Designer Paper

Muse Challenge #125
(I picked up the flower and friend theme)

Have a colorful day.

Yours,

Watercolor Backgrounds with Distress Inks - Part 3: Acetate

Hi there,

this is the third part of my series for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out a tag from watercolor paper using the Paper Smooches Gift Tags 2 Dies and the Big Shot
• apply some Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Broken China) to a piece of acetate, add water with your Mini Mister and press the acetate onto the tag until you are satisfied with the result - you may of course dry in between layers to achieve that typical watercolor look - in my opinion this technqiue offers more control than the acrylic block technique that I showed you last time
• stamp the octopus from Lawn Fawn Critters in the Sea with Memento Tuxedo Black and color the image with Delta Markers
• add details with a white gel pen
• cut out a wave shape using Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders from vellum
• stamp the sentiment from Karten-Kunst Inchie-Grüße 3 with Versamark and heat-emboss with white embossing powder
• add some burlap to the top of the tag using a stapler and add a DIY enamel dot on top of that
• adhere some sequins as final embellishments

I would like to take part in the following challenges:

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Bright Colors

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge 141: Embossing

AAA Cards Challenge Game #44 - Waterworld and Dies

Little Red Wagon Challenge #298 - Beach Theme

Fun with Shapes and More Challenge #187 - Reisen/Urlaub

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Stamp Connection #5

Hi there,

connected through our love for card making, blogging and being from Germany we (Cornelia from Stempel Spass and I) decided to create a monthly project within predefined requirements. We are going to show you the result every 3rd Sunday of the month and this is our fifth transatlantic get-together!

Our requirements this time were:

"Winnie & Walter In a Word: Hi Cutaway and Stencil"

Make sure to hop over and take a look at Cornelia's creation.

• cut out the "hi" from Winnie & Walter In a Word: Friend, Hello, Hi & Hugs Digital Elements
• color the sentiment with Distress Paint (Spun Sugar)
• apply another layer of Distress Paint (Dusty Concord) through a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil (Scribbles)
• create a background on a piece of grey cardstock cut with the My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX using the Lawn Fawn Woodgrain Backdrops, Versamark and WOW Silver Pearl Super Fine embossing powder
• punch out butterflies from vellum and adhere them to the panel using Vellum Bond
• mount everything on a black cardbase

I would like to join the following challenges:

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - No Designer Paper

Use your Stuff Challenge #200 - Anything goes

CAS-ual Chic Challenge 01: Embossing

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by at the

 
Have a wonderful Sunday.

Yours,