Fun Hedgehog

Hi there,

today, I would like to show you this fun creation using the brand new Gerda Steiner Designs Cheerful Hedgehogs stamp set:

• cut out a circle using one of the My Favorite Things Stitched Wonky Circle STAX dies from Confetti White cardstock
• color the little hedgehog and the leaves from the Gerda Steiner Designs Cheerful Hedgehogs stamp set with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and Zest-it
• cut out the Poppy Stamps Leafy Breeze from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock and layer some orange glitter cardstock behind the cutout
• stamp the first part of the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Monster stamp set with Versafine (Vintage Sepia) onto a stitched banner and add the second part of the sentiment with a Dymo Label Maker
• add a strip of dark brown cardstock and orange glitter paper to the right side of the panel before adhering it to the cardbase

Allsorts Challenge #378 - Use at least two Dies

Craft your Passion Challenge #327 - Anything goes

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - No Designer Paper

Simon says Stamp Monday Challenge - It's a Stitch up

Have a colorful day.

Yours,

Thanks Tag

Hi there,

we are having a Color Blooms Hop over at the STAMPlorations Blog. I chose a page from the coloring book and turned it into a Mixed Media Tag:

• color the page from the STAMPlorations Color Blooms Coloring Book with Inktense Pencils and a damp watercolor brush

• create a background on a tag cut from watercolor paper using Distress Paints (Iced Spruce, Broken China, Peacock Feathers)
• tear the coloring book page apart and glue the strips onto the tag with the help of Dina Wakley Gel Medium
• tone the whole tag down with some white gesso
• apply Distress Ink (Iced Spruce) through the ARTplorations Leaf Prints stencil and Grit Paste through the ARTplorations Swirly Blooms stencil
• let everything dry thoroughly
• apply Distress Ink (Black Soot) through the ARTplorations Bloom Silhouettes stencil and heat-emboss the flowers with clear embossing powder
• mix Distress Paint (Chipped Sapphire) with Acrylic Glazing Liquid and use the mixture over the Grit Paste
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Black Soot)
• doodle around the wildflowers with a white gel pen
• dye a piece of seam binding with Distress Ink (Iced Spruce, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot) and thread it through the hole of the tag
• add some splatters and paint drips with watered-down Distress Ink (Black Soot)
• cut out the CUTplorations Thanks word die twice from black cardstock and glue them on top of each other
• add Pico Embellisher (Clear) on top of the sentiment for extra dimension and shine

Craft your Passion Challenge #327 - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes

Frilly and Funky Challenge - Floral Infatuation


You can win wonderful prizes

• ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations Facebook Page will win a $10 gift certificate for himself/herself and a $10 gift certificate for one friend she tags in his/her comment
• ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMPlorations Blog and designers' blogs will win a $10 gift certificate
• ONE (1) participant randomly drawn from the linky party entries will win a copy of Color Blooms and a $15 gift certificate

Now go ahead and

• leave comments on the STAMPlorations Blog and on designers’ blogs
• participate in the linky party by downloading the Color Blooms page sampler, creating a project out of it, and then linking it up
• like, comment, and tag a friend on our Facebook page post

The Color Blooms Blog Hop ends and the Linky closes Tuesday, September 6 11:55 p.m. PST

Now enjoy the rest of the hop.

Yours,

Hello Cat

Hi there,

I would like to show you this cute project over at the the Skipping Stones Design Blog:

Craft your Passion Challenge #327 - Anything goes

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #212 - Sweet Inside


Have a wonderful day.

Yours,

Be awesome today

Hi there,

it is time for another Stencil Sunday over at the STAMPlorations Blog:

• create a flower background using Alcohol Inks (Botanical, Raspberry, Mushroom) and canned air on a tag cut from Lanavanguard
• remove some of the ink through the ARTplorations Botanical Lush stencil with the help of Alcohol Ink Blending Solution
• stamp the script from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Elements set with Archival Ink (Black Soot) for more texture
• dye Opaque Matte Texture Paste with Distress Ink (Forest Moss) and apply it through the ARTplorations Dots all Over stencil
• use a black Alcohol Markers and the Distress Marker Spritzer to add some splatters
• cut out the CUTplorations Awesome word die twice from black cardstock and glue them on top of each other
• use a Dymo Label Maker for the rest of the sentiment
• cover the black carstock first with Spectrum Noir Clear Overlay and after this has dried with the Pico Embellisher (Clear)
• add some more splatters with a golden marker and the Distress Marker Spritzer
• dye a piece of seam binding with Distress Ink (Forest Moss) and thread it through the hole of the tag

Here is a close-up of the sentiment:

Tag you're it Challlenge #54

More Mixed Media Challenge #8 - Anything Goes optional Bright Colours

Pile it on Challenge #115 - Die Cut Embellishments

613 Avenue Create Challenge #188 - Anything Goes

Have a wonderful day.

Yours,

Fairy Mushroom

Hi there,

I would like to show you this whimsical Card over at the A Day for Daisies Blog:

• color the A Day for Daisies Fairy Mushroom One with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens, Distress Markers and a damp watercolor brush
• use the Versamarker to add clear ink to the white dots on the mushroom and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add black splatters to the whole stitched panel with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors
• before adhering it to a white cardbase add a thin strip of black cardstock a wider strip of patterned paper from the My Favorite Things Rainbow Stripes 6x6 patterned paper pad to the left side of the panel
• I used a sentiment from the Ideaology Small Talk Sticker set

613 Avenue Create Challenge #188 - Anything Goes

A Bit more ime to Craft Challenge #26 - Anything goes

Stempelgarten Challenge #52 - Blumen und Pflanzen

Steckenpferdchen-Challenge #75 - Aquarell

Craft your Passion Challenge - Anything goes

Alphabet Challenge - M for Mythical


Have a day for daisies.

Yours,

Happy Easter Monkey

Hi there,

today, I would like to show you this fun Easter Card which I created for the Addicted to Stamps and More Holiday Challenge:

• stamp one of the adorable monkeys from the STAMPlorations Chikoo goes Bananas stamp set and some eggs from the Gerda Steiner Designs Happy Spring stamp set with Memento (Tuxedo Black)
• color the images with Delta Markers, Touch Twin Marker and DIY Markers
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut out a background from blue paper from the Avery Elle Sorbet Collection 6x6 paper pad using the Taylored Expressions Egg Stacklets
• create a grassy border by cutting out another egg and the Lawn Fawn Grassy Border from the same patterned paper pad
• cut out the first part of the sentiment from green glitter foam rubber with the help of the Clearly Besotted Stamps Happy Word die
• stamp the second part of the sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Many Mini Messages stamp set with Versamark on a strip of black cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• cut put a stitched panel from Neenah Desert Storm Kraft cardstock and adhere all the layers to a kraft cardbase
• add a stitched line around the egg with a white gel pen as a finishing touch

Inkspirational Challenge #115 - Patterned Paper

A Bit more Time to Craft Challenge #26 - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs Challenge - Anything goes


I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Happy Fall Mouse

Hi there,

I would like to show you this creation using one of the brand new Gerda Steiner Designs fall stamp sets:

• cut out a stitched panel from Confetti White cardstock
• color the mouse, the wagon and the pumpkins from the Gerda Steiner Desings Fall Mice stamp set with Delta and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• add details with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and a white gel pen
• cut the My Favorite Things Happy into the panel and layer burlap behind the cutout
• add the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Happy Fall stamp set with Versafine (Vintage Sepia)

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says make for the Border

613 Avenue Create Challenge #188 - Anything goes

A Bit more Time to Craft Challenge #26 - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs Challenge - Anything goes

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Happy Birthday Squirrel

Hi there,

I would like to show you this fun masculine Birthday Card using Gerda Steiner Designs stamps over at the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out a stitched panel using the Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers from Neenah Desert Storm Kraft cardstock
• stamp the singing squirrel from the Gerda Steiner Designs Happy Fall stamp set with Versafine (Vintage Sepia) and mask it 
• stamp a background with the help of the "Happy Birthday" from the Gerda Steiner Designs Just Sentiments set and Versafine (Vintage Sepia)
• color the squirrel with Derwent Coloursoft Pencils and Zest-it
• add highlights to the nose and the teeth of the squirrel with a white gel pen
• stamp some music notes from the Gerda Steiner Designs Happy Fall set to the background with Versafine (Onyx Black)
• before adhering the panel to a cardbase adhere a strip of black cardstock and a strip of orange glitter cardstock to the left side of the card

Seize the Birthday Challenge

Uniko Challenge #35 - Inpsired by a Song Title (Happy Birthday to you)

 

Crafty Creations Challenge #322 - Words/Letters on the Background

Stempelküche Challenge #51 - Lass uns feiern

613 Avenue Create Challenge #188 - Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,

Stamp Connection #16

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 16th transatlantic get-together!

We have a very special Guest Designer today. Make sure to visit Loll's Blog and take a look at her wonderful creation. Her Mixed Media CAS cards are just fabulous.

Our requirement for this meet-up was:
"use Brushos"

• stamp the sweet little girl from the My Favorite Things Mon Cheri stamp set with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color the image with Delta and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• create a background using Brushos (Violet) and Golden Acrylic Glazing Liquid
• use the My Favorite Things Blueprints 29 to cut out three little background pieces and use the same die to cut the frame from dark grey cardstock
• create a background on two of the little rectangles using the Lawn Fawn Teeny Tiny Backdrops, Versamark and WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Mon Cheri stamp set with Versamark onto the third little rectangle and heat-emboss it with the same white embossing powder
• cut a stitched background panel from light grey cardstock before adhering all the layers to a white cardbase

  
Now make sure to hop over to see Cornelia's Creation
 

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything goes

A Bit more Time to Craft Challenge #26 - Anything goes

Craft your Passion Challenge - Anything goes

Crafting by Designs Challenge - Anything goes


 Thanks for stopping by. We hope to see you again at the ...

Yours,

Believe in yourself - Video Tutorial

Hi there,

it's time for another Video Tutorial over at the STAMPlorations Blog. I am going to show you how to create this Art Journal Page:

• cover an art journal page cut from extra sturdy watercolor paper with white gesso
• create a background using Dylusions Paints (Lemon Zest, Squeezed Orange, Fresh Lime)
• apply Dylusions Paint (Lemon Zest) through the ARTplorations Bubble Dance stencil and Dylusions Paint (Fresh Lime) through the ARTplorations Botanical Lush stencil
• stamp the script from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Elements set with Memento Luxe (Morocco) and the little paint splatters from the STAMPlorations Art Marks set with Memento Luxe (Tuxedo Black) for more texture
• draw in some flower shapes with a black Fude Ball Pen and cover the rest of the page with black gesso - smudge the edges with a baby wipe
• sketch in some outlines with a white Dylusions Paint Pen and add handwriting with a white gel pen
• water down some white gesso and add some splatters
• ink up the edges with embossing ink and heat-emboss them with Zing! embossing powder (Butter, Leaf)
• use a sticker from the Ideaology Small Talk set as the sentiment 

Rubber Dance Stamp Challenge - August

More Mixed Media Challenge #8 - Anything goes + optional Bright Colours


I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Happy Hour

Hi there,

we are starting a Clean and Simple Challenge over at Moving along with the Times:

• stamp the cocktail from the Paper Smooches Get outta Town stamp set with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and mask it off
• afterwards stamp the hibiscus flower and the sentiment from the same stamps set with the same ink - I used my MISTI for the sentiment to stamp it twice for a really crisp impression
• do some partial die cutting with one of the My Favorite Things Zig Zag Stitched Circle STAX and let some petals of the hibiscus flower hang outside the circle
• color the images and the background with Delta and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• use the Kaisercraft Type embossing folder on a strip of white paper
• ink up the embossed strip with Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon)

Crafty Creations Challenge #322 - Words/Letters on the Background

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #154 - Time to Color

Die Cut Divas Challenge - Vacations

Simon says Stamps Wednesday Challenge - Simon says make for the Border


I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Heart Bear

Hi there,

today, I would like to show you a card I made with this adorable Digital Stamp from Gerda Steiner Designs:

• color the adorable little Gerda Steiner Desings Heart Bear with Delta and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• add Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle to the heart and some details with a white gel pen
• cut out four hearts from the Pink Paislee Pen Pals 6x6 paper pad using one of the Poppy Stamps Stitched Heart Trio dies
• use pink thread to sew them onto a stitched watercolor paper panel
• create a background for the little bear with the help of Distress Re-Inkers (Tumbled Glass, Pumice Stone) and a waterbrush
• stamp the sentiment from the Mama Elephant In my Heart stamp set with Versafine (Smokey Gray) - I used my MISTI just to make sure I don't screw this up :o)
• add a strip of shiny pink cardstock to the left side of the panel before adhering it to a white cardbase

 

Alphabet Challenge - L for Love

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper August Challenge

CAS-ual Friday Challenge #154 - Time to Color

Come and get it Challenge - Punches or Dies

Inkspirational Challenge #115 - Patterned Paper

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #26 - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create Challenge #188 - Anything goes


Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,