Monday, February 27, 2023

Rainbow of Stars

Hi there,

today, I would like to show you another card that I created with the Karten-Kunst Rays die:

  • cut out the Karten-Kunst Rays from Smooth White Cardstock
  • save the little stars and color them in rainbow order using Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
  • puzzle the stars back into their openings
  • cut out the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Kleine Sprüche Weihnachten set and color it with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers as well
  • add a strip of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase


I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Monday, February 20, 2023

Hi there, little Kitty!

Hi there,

I created this card using the Karten-Kunst Rays die:

  • cut out the Karten-Kunst Rays from Smooth White Cardstock
  • layer turquoise glitter paper behind the star openings
  • stamp the cat from the Karten-Kunst Viecher auf Ballonfahrt set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black and color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
  • add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 3 set with Versafine Clair Warm Breeze


Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Monday, February 13, 2023

Little Owl

Hi there,

I created this sweet Owl Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • add color to a piece of watercolor paper using Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs, Pumice Stone)
  • cut out the Karten-Kunst Mini Owl from this piece of watercolor paper
  • cut out the Memory Box Woodland Branch from kraft cardstock
  • we need two rectangular pieces of watercolor paper to create our background - both of them are cut out with the Karten-Kunst Stitched Rectangles DIN A6 dies
  • add color to those background panels with watered-down Distress Ink and Distress Oxide Ink in the color of Pumice Stone
  • stamp the Karten-Kunst Sternenschweif with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Gold Rich Super Fine embossing powder
  • stamp the Karten-Kunst Script Background with Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone for more texture
  • the sentiment is from the Karten-Kunst Labelwriter zum Geburtstag set and it is stamped with Versafine Clair Pinecone


I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,




Saturday, February 11, 2023

Watercolor Greetings

Hi there,

I created this no-line coloring watercolor tag using the new Anjas bastelraum Blumengrüße set:


  • cut out a Clearly Besotted Stamps Rounded Tag from watercolor paper
  • use the Ink on 3 Fadeout Ink and the Masking Technique two stamp a flower and two leaves from the Anjas Basteltraum Blumengrüße set
  • color the image with watercolors
  • stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Sprüche Blumengruß set with Distress Oxide Ink Worn Lipstick
  • ink up the edges of the tag with Distress Ink Frayed Burlap
  • dye a piece of torn seam biding with that same watered-down ink and thread it through the hole of the tag


Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Monday, February 6, 2023

For your Birthday

Hi there,

I created this cute Birthday Card using a sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Geburtstag modern stamp set:

  • stamp one of the gnomes from the Karten-Kunst Wichtelgrüße set and several presents from the Karten-Kunst Braver Schneemann set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
  • color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
  • add highlights with a white gel pen
  • add some turquoise splatters onto the cardbase 
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Geburtstag modern set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Primary Bluetiful embossing powder


Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Friday, February 3, 2023

Right from my Craft Table

Hi there,

I created this sweet card using the new Anjas Basteltraum Ostereimalerei stamp set and a sentiment from the versatile Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Sprüche Selbstgemacht stamp set:

  • stamp the image from the Anjas Basteltraum Ostermalerei stamp set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black onto a Tim Holtz Vintage Label
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Sprüche Selbstgemacht set with Versafine Smokey Gray
  • create a background with the help of the Pinkfresh Studio Hexagon Tile Cover Plate
  • add a strip of patterned paper to the left and right of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase


I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Happy Easter

Hi there,

I created this lovely Easter Card using the new Anjas Basteltraum Osternest stamp set:

  • stamp the hen and some sprigs from the Anjas Basteltraum Osternest set and the nest from the Anjas Basteltraum Bertas Little Place set with Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf
  • 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 piece of grass cardstock by applying Distress Ink Frayed Burlap and Walnut Stain through the UmWowStudio Wheat stencil
  • add brown and white splatters
  • stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Ostersprüche set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  •  ink up the edges of the sentiment strip with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
  • assemble the card and add two vellum sprigs cut with the help of the Simply Graphic Feullages Touffus die set