Heart Tree

Hi there,

today I would like to show you this rainbow-colored Heart Tree card:

• cut out a stitched panel from smooth white cardstock
• add a rainbow using Distress Oxide Inks (Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet) and a Blending Brush
• cut out the My Favorite Things Heart Tree from the panel and cut it again from white cardstock
• color the white tree parts with Alcohol Markers and puzzle the pieces into the panel
• add Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the hearts for extra dimension
• stamp the Karten-Kunst Zur Konfirmation sentiment with Versamark and heat-emboss it with JudiKins Platinum embossing powder

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Hope Girl

Hi there,

this is the second Artist Trading Card created with the help of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Earthy Girls stamp set:

• stamp one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Earthy Girls with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves onto a panel of watercolor paper
• color the image with Elizabeth Craft Designs watercolors
• create a pink-brown wash on the background panel
• stamp the star pattern from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Background Stamps 1 set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Metallic Gold Rich Super Fine
• stamp some little flowers from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Spring Fling set with Avery Elle Silver Fox and heat-emboss them with Distress Glaze Tattered Rose
• distress a strip of kraft cardstock
• dye a piece of seam binding
• adhere the torn pieces on top of each other
• add a sentiment sticker from the Tim Holtz Big Chat set
• ink up the edges of the card with Distress Ink Aged Mahogany

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Throwback Thursday - Dots 'n Beans

Hi there,

this is my second Throwback Thursday Special Feature for the STAMPlorations Blog.
The inspiration for my projects was a tag that I created in April for a Stencil Sunday:

I liked the stenciled background for this coffee-themed tag and I decided to explore more ways of using this stencil and also create coffee-related projects.

• apply Nuvo Expanding Mousse Worn Linen through the ARTplorations Dots 'n Beans stencil and heat it with a heat tool
• add color with watered-down Distress Ink Ground Espresso
• cut out three stitched circles from smooth white cardstock with the die includes in the STAMplorations Coffee Petites set
• stamp three items from the same set with Memento Espresso Truffle and color them with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the coffee bean and Nuvo Glitter Accents Snowfall to the donut
• the sentiment is from the STAMPlorations Just Caffeinate sticker set
• add a strip of patterned paper from the My Favorite Things Dots & Stripes 6x6 paper pad to the left and the right of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

• use a strip of leftover background from the previous project - distress one edge and cut the other with one of the CUTplorations Lacy Edges and Borders dies
• use the ARTplorations Dots 'n Beans stencil to emboss a piece of torn vellum 
• distress a piece of kraft cardstock and layer it behind the vellum before adhering it to a cardbase
• stamp the coffee cup from the STAMPlorations What's brewing set and color it with Derwent Inktense pencils and a damp watercolor brush
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versafine Clair Fallen leaves onto a sentiment strip and adhere it to the card
• add some splatters to the layered background with Distress Stain Tarnished Brass

• create a rainbow background on two CUTplorations Manila Tags using Distress Oxide Inks (Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean) and some Blending Brushes
• use some stickers from the STAMPlorations Coffee Time set
• dye two pieces of torn seam binding with Distress Ink (Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean) and thread them through the holes of the tags

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Heart Penguin

Hi there, 

today I would like to show you a tag that I created using the Gerda Steiner Designs Valentine Penguins and and Valentine Cats stamp sets:

• stamp one of the adorable little penguins from the Gerda Steiner Designs Valentine Penguins set with Lawn Fawn River Rock 
• color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils 
• stamp the hearts from the Gerda Steiner Designs Valentine Cats set with the same grey ink and color it with the same markers and pencils 
• add sparkle with the Stickles Glitter Glue Crystal 
• add Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the beak for extra dimension
• dye a piece of seam binding with Distress Ink Picked Raspberry and thread it through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Happy Birthday Pals

Hi there,

I created this cute double slider card for my husband's birthday:

• create a slider mechanism using smooth white cardstock, the My Favorite Things Stitched Rounded Rectangle STAX die set, a piece of plastic and double-sided adhesive
• stamp the bear, the hearts, the bunny, the sentiment and the balloons from the following Avery Elle sets (Birthday Bus, Peek-a-Boo Pals, Polar Peek-a-Boo Pals) with Memento Espresso Truffle
• add a little flower to the bunny's ear from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Make a Splash set
• color the images with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers, add extra shading with Prismacolor Colored pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a polaroid around the bunny with the help of  one of the My Favorite Things Polaroid dies
• stamp a woodgrain onto the polaroid frame using the Lawn Fawn Woodgrain Backdrops, Versamark and WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• offset another polaroid frame cut from patterned paper from the Avery Elle The Sorbet Collection 6x6 paper pad
• add a little pulling device cut with the help of one of the dies from the Lawn Fawn Magic Color Slider die set from that same pink cardstock
• thread a piece of twine through the little hole on the pulling device
• add Nuvo Glitter Drops as final embellishment

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Faith Girl

Hi there,

I created this Artist Trading Card for Elizabeth Craft Designs. It is actually part of a duo and I will show you the other one next week:

• stamp one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Earthy Girls with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves onto a panel of watercolor paper
• color the image with Elizabeth Craft Designs watercolors
• create a brown-teal wash on the background panel
• stamp some branches from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Spring Fling set with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves and script from the Background Stamps 2 set with Versafine Clair Pinecone
• distress a strip of kraft cardstock
• dye a piece of seam binding
• adhere the torn pieces on top of each other
• add a sentiment sticker from the Tim Holtz Big Chat set
• ink up the edges of the card with Distress Ink Ground Espresso

I hope you got inpsired.

Hugs,

Happiest Birthday Ever

Hi there,

I created this clean and simple Birthday card for my son's birthday - you can find the step-by-step tutorial over on the Stamping-Fairies Blog:

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

It's all Perspective

Hi there,

I created this Mixed Media Canvas for STAMPlorations as a reminder for you to join the Spring Fling:

• apply Embossing Paste through the ARTplorations Bloom Succulently stencil and add some WOW! Under the Sea embossing glitter to certain areas
• use a heat-tool to melt the embossing powder and dry the embossing paste - this will bubble up the embossing paste but I like the extra texture that gives
• use some green and grey-green acrylic paints to add color
• add some splatters with Distress Stain Tarnished Brass
• stamp some stems and leaves from the STAMPlorations Bloom Doodles set on the left and right border with green ink, add some Distress Embossing Powder Vintage Photo and melt it with a heat-tool
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• add a sentiment strip created on a vintage typewriter

There are fabulous prizes to be won:

• THREE (3) winners of a $10 gift code will be drawn from the comments left on the main blog and designers' blogs
• TWO (2) winners will get her choice of a STAMPlorations product with a value of up to $10 and will be drawn from the comments left on the main blog and designers' blogs
• TWO (2) winners will get her choice of a STAMPlorations product with a value of up to $15 and will be drawn from the entries in the linky party
• ONE (1) winner of a $25 gift code will be drawn from entries in the linky party

Commenting and linking up end on Sunday, May 31 and the winners will be announced on June 10th in the May winners post.

All throughout May, products in the SPRING FLING section are 15% off instantly together with my special code STAMPGIRLTANJA you can get up to 35% off.

I hope you like my creation and enjoy the rest of the hop.

Hugs,

To Bee or to to Bee Blog Hop

Hi there,

Milka's To Bee or not to Bee Blog Hop is starting today and this is my creation:

• stamp the super adorable bee, some poppies, the heart trail and the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Happy Bee-Day set with Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf
• color the images with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor pencils
• add some Stickles Glitter Glue Crystal to the wings and some black splatters to the background
• ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Wild Honey

Do you know how bees communicate?

By dancing bees are able to communicate the distance, the direction and even the amount of food available. 

You can watch a very informative video on the Smithsonian Channel.

The Giveaway is open worldwide (+18).

For your chance to win, hop along the blogs of the participating designers listed in blog hop list and leave a comment on each blog hop stop. After commenting, return back to Milka’s blog and add your name to InLinkz, but prior you do, please read the Blog Hop details, terms, giveaway rules and privacy policy which are shared in Milka's blog post below InLinkz.

InLinkz opens on May 20^th, 2020, 6 PM CEST.

InLinkz closes on May 27^th, 2020, 11:59 PM CEST.

Winners’ names will be announced on Milka’s blog on May 31st 2020 during the day.

You can win fantastic prizes:

Clearly Besotted Stamps, £20 e-Gift Card to the Store

Gerda Steiner Designs, $15 Gift Code to the Store

Jane’s Doodles, stamp set of winner’s choice

Lawn Fawn, $25 Gift Certificate to the Store

Newton’s Nook Designs, $25 Store Credit

Paper Smooches, ‘Bees’ Dies

Pretty Pink Posh, $30 Gift Certificate to the Store

STAMPlorations, $20 Gift Code to the store

STAMPlorations, “Bee” package: stencil, clear sticker pack and embellishments (this prize is available for commentator located in US or has US mailing address)

Uniko, ₤15 e-Gift Certificate to the Store

Your Next Stamp, $20 Gift Card to the Store

Enjoy the rest of the hop.

Blog hop list:

1. Milka Gubo
2. Alice Huang
3. Amy Tsuruta
4. Anushree Vaish
5. Beverley Brown
6. Ishani Sai
7. Julie Elak
8. Kaja Vezenšek
9. Kathleen Curry
10. Larissa Walgemoed
11. Laura Voples
12. Linda van Wely
13. Melissa Chipperfield
14. Neha Bhatt
15. Nonni Niskanen
16. Samantha Mann
17. Sue Hadtead
18. Tanja Kabel
19. Valentina Bizjak

Hugs,

Delightful Dreams Art Journal Page

Hi there,

hop over to the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog for the step by step tutorial on this Mixed Media Art Journal Page:

I hope you got inspired.

Happy Easter Days

Hi there,

I created this Easter Tag for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out one of the Karten-Kunst Tags from Neenah Desert Storm Kraft cardstock
• create a background with a grass stencil and Distress Oxide Inks (Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass) - add two white clouds as well
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Mini Rabbit from light grey cardstock and ink up the edges with Distress Ink Hickory Smoke and a Mini Ink Blending Tool
• add the rosy color to the inside of the ears and the cheeks with a PITT Pastel pencil
• googly eyes make this tag extra special
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst aus der Schreibmaschine set onto a sentiment strip with Versafine Olympia Green and adhere it near the top of the tag 
• thread a piece of teal twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Happy Birthday Cat on Present

Hi there,

I created this sweet little card using the Lili of the Valley Kitten Trio Present stamp set:

• stamp one of the cats from the Lili of the Valley Kitten Trio Presents set and the sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Tiny Type set with Versafine Clair Morning Mist 
• color the image with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils and Zest-it
• cut out a My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frame around the image and several more from white cardstock and the top one from patterned paper from the Avery Elle The Sorbet Collection 6x6 paper pad
• create a background on Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock with the help of the Carabelle Studio Envolée de coeurs embossing folder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,