Beautiful Friends

Hi there,

today, STAMPlorations is releasing some wonderful new stamp sets and I used the brand new STAMPlorations Beautiful Friends stamp sets on my projects.

My first project is this tag:

• cut out a tag using one of the CUTplorations Tags #1 dies from smooth white cardstock
• stamp one of the flower pots from the STAMPlorations Beautiful Friends set with Versafine Clair Morning Mist
• color the image with Prismacolor Colored Pencils
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with that same grey ink
• thread pink and natural twine through the hole of the tag

This card with an ombre sentiment is my second project:

• stamp the sentiment from the STAMPlorations Beautiful Friends set with four different colors of Altenew Crisp Ink (Sea Breeze, Turquoise, Tide Blue, Starlight)
• stamp two flower pots from the same set with Versafine Clair Nocturne
• color the images with Prismacolor Colored Pencils
• add details with a white gel pen and Nuvo Drops (Blue Babe, Double Denim)
• mount the stitched panel onto a piece of patterned paper from the Carta Bella Spring Market 6x6 paper pad before adhering all the layers to a white cardbase

I hope that you like my creations.

Hugs,

Thanks Cat

Hi there,

I used one of my all time favorites the Gerda Steiner Designs Cat with Balloons on this card:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Cat with Balloons with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a damp watercolor brush
• add highlights with a glass dip pen
• create an accent strip on Lanavanguard Paper using Alcohol Inks (Cool Peri, Pink Sherbet, Aqua)
• adhere the strip to a white cardbase, add the cat on top and cut out the thanks from the Lawn Fawn Gift Box die set from Tonic Luna Silver cardstock
• add little dots to the right side of the cat using DIY Distress Gouache and a glass dip pen
• round the top right corner with a 1'' corner rounder

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Bloom

Hi there,

I created a step-by-step tutorial for this no-line watercolor card over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog:

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Snowy Snowman

Hi there,

I created this snowman card using the new Karten-Kunst Zaubersterne stamp set:

• cut out a stitched rectangle from smooth white cardstock
• stamp the adorable snowman from the Karten-Kunst Zaubersterne set with Memento Gray Flannel
• color the image with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers and add highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Kalligraphie im Dezember set with that same grey ink
• add in some snowflakes from the Karten-Kunst Spiral-Text Schnee set with Distress Oxide Ink (Tumbled Glass, Broken China)
• layer the panel on top of some patterned paper from the BoBunny Altitude 6x6 paper pad before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Magical Winter

Hi there,

I created this sweet watercolor bunny card for the Stamping-Fairies Facebook Group:

• stamp a little scene using Art Impressions Watercolor Stamps, Winsor & Newton Watercolor Markers and a damp watercolor brush
• cut out a stitched tag around the scene and another stitched tag from patterned paper from the Maja Design Joyous Winter Days 6x6 paper pad
• slightly offset the patterned paper tag and adhere both to a stitched panel cut from patterned paper from that same paper pad
• thread a piece of natural twine through the holes of the tags
• decorate a kraft cardbase with little leaves from an Art Impressions Watercolor stamp set stamped with Archival Ink Coffee
• stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Frosty Fairy Friends set with Versafine Smokey Gray

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Under my Umbrella

Hi there,

you should really check out the adorable Gerda Steiner Designs Umbrella Mouse Digital Stamp:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Umbrella Mouse with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a damp watercolor brush
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background on a stitched panel of watercolor paper using Distress Oxide Ink (Faded Jeans, Stormy Sky)
• stamp some raindrops from the Create a Smile Your View set with Distress Oxide Ink Chipped Sapphire
• mount the watercolor panel onto a piece of patterned paper from the Prima Marketing All about me 6x6 paper pad before adhering it to a grey cardbase
• stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Rain or Shine set with Distress Embossing Ink onto a strip of grey cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a sunny day.

Hugs,

Have a great Wintertime! - Hab' eine tolle Winterzeit!

Hi there,

I created this sweet snowman tag using the Karten-Kunst Braver Schneemann stamp set:

• cut out a tag from kraft cardstock using the largest of the Karten-Kunst Tags dies
• when coloring I realized that I had tried to emboss with a stencil on that particular piece of kraft cardstock but I kept going and I quite like the subtle texture
• stamp the snowman from the Karten-Kunst Braver Schneemann set, the stars from the Karten-Kunst Zaubersterne set and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Barney der Eisläufer set with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• color the image with Prismacolor colored pencils
• add some Wink of Stella Clear Glitter to the stars
• thread natural and teal twine through the hole of the tag

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Party Animal

Hi there,

I created this cute Birthday Card using Joset's new Giraffe die for Elizabeth Craft Designs:

• cut out all the elements of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Giraffe die and color them with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add shading with Distress Ink (Tattered Rose, Fossilized Amber) and highlights with a white gel pen
• add a party hat from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Party Accessories die set
• create a background with the help of watercolor cardstock, one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles and the grass from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Tree die set
• add color to the background using Distress Oxide Ink (Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch, Bundled Sage, Mowed Lawn)
• mist the panel with water for more texture and a cloud look
• stamp the sentiment from the matching stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black
• layer the watercolor panel onto a piece of stitched kraft cardstock embellished with little hooves stamped with Versafine Vintage Sepia before adhering all the layers to a cardbase

I hope you like my creation.

Hugs,

Polar Bear Shrink Plastic Tag

Hi there,

our product of the week over at the Stamping-Fairies Facebook Group is Shrink Plastic and this is my creation:

• cut out two tags - one from white and one from clear Shrink Plastic
• stamp some snowflakes on the clear tag using the Avery Elle Polar Peek a Boo Pals and Archival Ink Aquamarine
• stamp the sweet bear and the scarf onto the white tag with Archival Ink Coffee and add some snowflakes with that same turquoise ink
• shrink the plastic with an embossing tool
• color the bear using Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• thread a piece of natural twine through the holes of the tags

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

XOXO Penguin

Hi there,

I created this sweet little Valentine's Day Card using the Gerda Steiner Designs Penguin with Heart Digital Stamp:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Penguin with Heart with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a damp watercolor brush
• add highlights with a white gel pen and sparkle with Nuvo Glitter Drops White Blizzard
• shade a piece of pink cardstock with Distress Oxide Ink (Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick)
• apply those same ink colors through the ARTplorations Hearts all over mini stencil for a tone on tone effect
• add droplets of Pearlized Water for even more sparkle
• mount the panel onto a piece of patterned paper from the Crate Paper Fourteen 6x6 paper pad before adhering all the layers to a cardbase
• stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Lovely Pandas set and add some hearts from the WPlus9 Little Bits set with Altenew Crisp Ink Razzleberry

Have a lovely day.

Hugs,

Winter Snowman

Hi there,

I created this watercolor snowman card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp the snowman from the Karten-Kunst Viecher im Schnee set with Versamark onto a stitched panel of watercolor paper and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• color the scene with Ecoline Liquid Watercolors
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Kalligraphie im Dezember set with Versafine Smokey Gray
• add strips of purple glitter cardstock to the left and right of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Stamp Connection #46

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 2nd Sunday of the month and this is our 46th transatlantic get-together!

Our requirement for this meet-up was:
"almost Spring and Colored Pencils"

I used the super sweet Clearly Besotted Stamps Garden Gnomes stamp set to create this little scene:

• stamp the little scene with the help of the Clearly Besotted Stamps Garden Gnomes set, Versafine Smokey Gray and the Masking Technique
• color the images with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and Zest-it
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut around the scene using a stitched scalloped rectangle die
• mat the panel onto a piece of patterned paper from the Avery Elle Brights Collection 6x6 paper pad before adhering it to a cardbase

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

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

Hugs,