Happy Birthday Pool Party

Hi there,

I created this slider surprise card for the Stamping-Fairies Blog:

Have a sunny day.

Hugs,

Let's meet Mouse Tag

Hi there,

I created this sweet little mouse tag using the Gerda Steiner Designs Tea-riffic Mouse Digital Stamp:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Tea-riffic Mouse with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• add details with a white gel pen
• cut out a tag from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock and apply Distress Ink Ground Espresso to the Scrapberry's Mini Hearts stencil
• cut out a speech bubble and stamp the sentiments from the STAMPlorations Hello you set with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• ink up the edges of the speech bubble and the whole tag with that same brown Distress Ink
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Summer Greetings

Hi there,

I created this blue summer tag for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out a tag from watercolor paper using the largest of the Karten-Kunst Tags dies
• create a background with the help of Distress Oxide Inks (Ground Espresso, Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass) and a Mini Ink Blending Tool
• stamp some birds and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Sonnengrüße set with Versafine Clair Nocturne
• dye a piece of torn seam binding with Distress Oxide Ink Faded Jeans and thread it through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

I'll fix it Beaver

Hi there,

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

• cut out one of the tags from the My Favorite Things Tag Builder Blueprints 5 two times - once from Dani Peuss white cardstock and once from patterned paper from the Maja Design Walking in the Forest 6x6 paper pad
• stamp one of the beavers and the sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Build it Beaver set with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• color the image with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• add a hole enforcer from kraft cardstock and linen ribbon to the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Best Witches

Hi there,

this is another card using dies from Joset's fabulous Halloween Release for Elizabeth Craft Designs:

• cut out several items from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Halloween Accessories die set from Elizabeth Craft Designs white Soft Finish Cardstock
• add color with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add highlight with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Spooktacular set with Versamark onto a black sentiment strip and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• cut a base panel from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock using one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
• add some splatters with watered-down black acrylic paint and some Distress Stain Tarnished Brass
• add a strip of green glitter paper to the left and right of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a spooktacular day.

Hugs,

Bloom Tag

Hi there,

not only Joset but also Charlene has a new release over on Elizabeth Craft Designs - you should really check out the shop for those new wonderful stamp sets:

• cut out the smaller tag from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Planner Essentials 2 die set from watercolor paper
• stamp one of the beautiful flowers from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Garden Flowers set with Ink on 3 Fadeout Ink 
• color the image with Mijello Mission Gold watercolors
• add same dark green and white splatters
• add details with a white gel pen and a black fineliner
• stamp the sentiment from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Field of Flowers set with Versfaine Clair Nocturne 
• dye a piece of seam binding with some leftover watercolor and thread it through the hole of the tag

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Make a Wish upon a Starfish

Hi there,

I created this underwater scene for the Stamping-Fairies Blog:

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Scarecrow

Hi there,

take a look at Joset's fabulous Halloween Release over on Elizabeth Craft Designs:

• cut our the Elizabeth Craft Designs Tree from black cardstock
• create a background on a stitched panel of watercolor paper using Distress Oxide Inks (Black Soot, Dusty Concord, Wilted Violet, Forest Moss) and Blending Brushes
• add some sparkly splatters to the sky and some black splatters to the hill
• cut out all the elements of the Scarecrow from Elizabeth Craft Designs white Soft Finish Cardstock and add color with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• cut out the bats from black cardstock and add some shine and dimension with Nuvo Crystal Glaze

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Sweet Ice Cream Tag

Hi there,

I created this fun summer tag using the Gerda Steiner Designs I Scream Ice Cream Digital Stamp:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs I Scream Ice Cream with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens and add details with a white gel pen
• cut out a CUTplorations Luggage Tag from watercolor paper and create a background wash with Prima Marketing Metallic Pastel Accents
• stamp the altered sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Sweetest Flavor set with Versafine Onyx Black
• thread a strand of twine through the hole of the tag

Have a sunny day.

Hugs,

Summer Dream

Hi there,

I created this bright summer card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp the beautiful large Chrysanthemum from the Karten-Kunst Chrysanthemum set and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Kalligraphie am Meer set with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves
• color the image and the background with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Markers and add extra shading with a brown PITT Pastel pencil
• add some splatters with watered-down black and white acrylic paint
• add a strip of brown cardstock and some brown glitter paper so the left side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Happy Birthday Friends

Hi there,

I would like to share this sweet Birthday Card with you:

• cut out an ATC from Stonehenge paper using the STAMPlorations ATC/Tag Builder 
• stamp a scene with Memento (Gray Flannel) using images from the Clearly Besotted Best Friends and the Paper Smooches Promenade stamp sets
• color the images with Derwent Coloursoft Pencils and Zest-it
• add highlights to the eyes with a white gel pen
• mat the main panel onto a piece of pink cardstock - create the perfect border with the Mini Perfect Layers Tool
• mount the piece onto a scalloped piece of grey cardstock before adhering everything to a pink cardbase
• cut out a sentiment strip from grey cardstock and stamp the sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Many Mini Messages set with Memento (Gray Flannel)

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Summer Strawberry

Hi there,

I created this loose watercolor card for Elizabeth Craft Designs:

• color a strawberry with Schmincke Horadam watercolors
• add splatters with black and golden watercolor
• stamp the sentiment from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Beach Sentiments set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Metallic Gold Rich Super Fine embossing powder
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

And this is a special treat for you: my daughter Emily created a similar card. Isn't she amazing?

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Don't let things bug you

Hi there,

I created this fun bug card for the Stamping-Fairies Blog:

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Long Live Snailmail

Hi there,

the card I created using the Gerda Steiner Designs Snailmail Digital Stamp is suitable for almost every occasion:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Snailmail Snail with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens and add extra details with fineliners
• create a background on a stitched panel of watercolor paper with the help of envelope stamps from the Lawn Fawn You've got Mail set and from the Create a Smile Bärmail set, Versamark, WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder and Prima Marketing Metallic Accents watercolors
• cut out a grass border from green cardstock and add shading and splatters with Distress Oxide Ink Mowed Lawn 
• stamp the sentiment from the Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned set onto a strip of Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• adhere the panel to a piece of patterned paper before gluing everything to the cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Soak up the Sun

Hi there,

are you ready for some Summer Fun over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog?

• cut out a palm tree from Elizabeth Craft Designs white Soft Finish Cardstock using dies from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Palm Tree set
• color the parts with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add highlights with a white gel pen and splatters to the sand with Ecoline Liquid Watercolors
• cut out a stitched rectangle from watercolor paper using one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
• add color to the background with Ecoline Liquid Watercolors - water droplets will help you to create more texture
• apply Distress Oxide Ink Mustard Seed through the My Favorite Things Radiating Rays stencil with a Mini Ink Blending Tool
• stamp the sentiment from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Beach Sentiments set with Versafine Deep Lagoon
• add a strip of patterned paper from the Doodlebug Design Sweet Summer 6x6 paper pad to the left and the right of the panel before adhering it to a white cardbase

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Hugs,