Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Celebrate

Hi there,

I created this colorful Birthday Card using the Gerda Steiner Designs Birthday Bear stamp set:

  • stamp the image from the Gerda Steiner Designs Birthday Bear set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • create a background with the help of the Clearly Besotted Stamps Splat It stencil and Distress Oxide Ink (Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean)
  • add some glittery water droplets for more texture
  • cut out the Celebrate from the CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments die set - the background layer from vellum and the letters from white cardstock colored with Distress Ink Picked Raspberry
  • add a strip of holographic paper to the left and right of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase


Have a colorful day.

Hugs,


 

Monday, July 25, 2022

The Way You Are

Hi there,

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

  • create an abstract background using watercolors 
  • add texture with a pencil and some black splatters
  • draw in some circles and color them with Finetec Mica Watercolor in Moon Gold
  • ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink (Walnut Stain)
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 3 set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with Ranger Copper embossing powder
  • ink up the edges of the sentiment strip with Distress Ink as well


Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,



Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Life is Good

Hi there,

my daughter and I spent some quality time together and created two lovely cards using the adorable  Anjas Basteltraum Strandausflug stamp set:

  • stamp one of the raccoons and the beach towel from the Anjas Basteltraum Strandausflug set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black - use the masking technique
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • create a background on a smooth white panel with the help of Distress Ink (Tea Dye, Salty Ocean)
  • use white acrylic paint for the ocean spray
  • add some splatters with watered-down Distress Ink Tea Tye and white gouache
  • add some white Poppy Stamps Whittle Clouds
  • the sentiment is from the Lawn Fawn Life is Good set 
  • stamp it with Versamark onto a kraft sentiment strip and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright Super Fine embossing powder
  • add a strip of patterned paper to the left and right of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase


And here is the card Emily created with that same Anjas Basteltraum Strandausflug stamp set. She is so very talented. 


Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,




Monday, July 18, 2022

Summer Greetings

Hi there,

I created this Summer Watercolor Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • cut out a Karten-Kunst Stitched Circle from watercolor paper
  • stamp the lighthouse and the palm tree from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames At the Sea with Distress Ink (Hickory Smoke, Gathered Twigs)
  • color the images and the background with watered-down Distress Ink (Salty Ocean, Candied Apple, Mustard Seed, Gathered Twigs, Hickory Smoke)
  • stamp some branches from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Spring set with Distress Ink Peeled Paint
  • stamp the birds from the Karten-Kunst Sonnengrüße set with Versafine Clair Morning Mist
  • cut out a slightly larger Karten-Kunst Stitched Circle and ink up its edges with Distress Ink Peeled Paint
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Sonnengrüße set with Versafine Clair Pinecone onto a sentiment strip and heat-emboss it with clear embossing powder

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Grateful for your Kindness

Hi there,

I created this fun underwater card using the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply and A Whale of a Time stamp sets:

  • stamp the submarine, the bear, the jellyfish and some other fish from the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply set and the starfish from the Gerda Steiner Designs A Whale of a Time set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
  • color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • create a background with the help of Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon) - use water droplets to add extra texture
  • ink up the edges with Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire
  • cut out a hill-shape from kraft cardstock and add brown and white splatters to it
  • stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply set with Distress Oxide Ink Chipped Sapphire


I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Monday, July 11, 2022

Dear Greetings

Hi there,

I created this pretty flower card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:


  • stamp two Karten-Kunst Pfingstrosen with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
  • stamp the color layer with Distress Oxide Ink Salvaged Patina
  • cut out a Karten-Kunst Stitched Rectangle from white cardstock and some Karten-Kunst Ash Leaves from vellum
  • layer the vellum leaves and the flowers onto the white panel and splatter all of it with watered-down black acrylic paint
  • cut out another white panel and add color to its edges with Distress Oxide Ink Villainous Potion 
  • dye a sentiment strip with that same purple color and stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 2 set and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder


I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Thursday, July 7, 2022

Geburtstagsgrüße

Hi there,

I created this sweet frog card for Anjas Basteltraum:

  • stamp one of the adorable frogs and a lily pad from Anjas Basteltraum Froschzauber with Lawn Fawn Jet Black - use the masking technique
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
  • mask all the images again and create a background suing Distress Ink Tumbled Glass - add some splatters with that same blue ink
  • cut out one of the Lawn Fawn Lucky Clovers from watercolor paper and add color with Sea Green Brushos
  • stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Glückwünsche set with Versamark onto a piece of black cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • cover the cardbase with embossed grass paper
  • add sequins as final embellishments


I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Thanks So Much

Hi there,

I created this watercolor Thank you Card using the Gerda Steiner Designs Happy Bee-Day stamp set:

  • stamp some poppies from the Gerda Steiner Designs Happy Bee-Day set with Versafine Clair Nocturne onto a rectangular piece of watercolor paper - use the masking technique
  • color the image with Karin Brushmarkers Pro
  • splatter the finished piece with watered-down white gouache
  • ink up the edges with Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire
  • stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Curvy Sayings with Versamark onto a Lawn Fawn Curvy Banner cut from dark blue cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • cut another banner from vellum and layer both on top of each other
  • add a strip of patterned paper to the top and bottom of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase


Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Monday, July 4, 2022

Just because

Hi there,

I created this emboss-resist card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • cut out one of the Karten-Kunst Stitched Rectangles from watercolor paper
  • stamp the Karten-Kunst Scribble Leaves with Versamark and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • smoosh the panel into some watered-down Distress Ink (Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry)
  • adhere the watercolor panel to a cardbase covered with patterned paper
  • dye a strip of white cardstock using Distress Oxide Ink Peacock Feathers
  • stamp the sentiment from the Aus der Schreibmaschine 2 set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder


Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,