Monday, July 31, 2023

Birthday Flowers

Hi there,

I created these watercolor flowers using a sentiment from the new Karten-Kunst Schriftzug-Set Zum Geburtstag:

  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Schriftzug-Set Zum Geburtstag and some flowers from the Karten-Kunst Scribble Daisies set with Versafine Onyx Black
  • color the flowers with watercolors and add some splatters
  • add a strip of lilac cardstock to the top and bottom of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Thanks for stopping by.



Thursday, July 27, 2023

You make my heart soar

Hi there, 

I created this pastel shaker card for Mennys Bastelshop:

  • stamp one of the adorable images from the Mama Elephant Flying with Friends set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
  • 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 My Favorite Things Cloud stencil and Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Shaded Lilac)
  • add splatters with watered-down Ink on 3 Liquid Pixie Dust
  • cut out a shaker window from the panel using one of the My Favorite Things Stitched Clouds
  • use acetate and double-sided foam adhesive to create a shaker element
  • fill the shaker element with Stampendous Shaved Ice
  • stamp the sentiment and a little heart from the same set with Versamark onto a strip of black cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,



Monday, July 24, 2023

Watercolor Lighthouse

Hi there,

I colored the Karten-Kunst Leuchtturm with watercolors on this card:

  • stamp the Karten-Kunst Leuchtturm with Distress Ink Antique Linen and color the image and the background with watercolors
  • 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 WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • run a panel of kraft cardstock through your Big Shot in an embossing folder to create the netting background 

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,




Thursday, July 20, 2023

Love You Window

Hi there,

I created this lovely garden window for Mennys Bastelshop:

  • create a background on a white cardbase using the My Favorite Things Lined by Hand Background, Distress Oxide Ink Tumbled Glass and Distress Ink Tumbled Glass
  • cut out the Lawn Fawn Secret Garden Window from white cardstock and color the greenery with Alcohol Markers
  • cut out the Lawn Fawn Scripty Love from light pink glitter paper, add shading with Alcohol Markers and add some extra flowers
  • stamp the second part of the sentiment from the Create a Smile Stamps All about You set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Moin, Moin!

Hi there,

since I love the little sailboat mouse from the Anjas Basteltraum Küstengrüße stamp set, I had to create another card with this adorable image:

  • create a background using watercolors
  • ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire
  • add a little wave to the bottom of the panel
  • stamp the adorable little sailboat mouse from the Anjas Basteltraum Küstengrüße set with Distress Ink Lost Shadow and color it using watercolors
  • add some highlights and dots with a white gel pen
  • stamp the larger sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Sprüche Moin set with Versamark onto a piece of vellum and heat-emboss it with Distress Embossing Glaze Uncharted Mariner
  • stamp the second part of the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 3 with Versamark onto a strip of dark blue cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • add strips of dark blue cardstock and patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase
Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Monday, July 17, 2023

You are my Person

Hi there,

I created this sweet and dreamy card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Schriftzüge Herzensmensch and the borders from the Karten-Kunst Borders set with Distress Oxide Ink Tumbled Glass and Spun Sugar
  • add three hearts cut out with the help of the Karten-Kunst Confetti die set and colored with that same two Distress Oxide Inks
  • use a white gel pen to create highlights
  • adhere the panel to a cardbase colored with Distress Oxide Ink Spun Sugar
Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,



Thursday, July 13, 2023

You're the Sweetest

Hi there,

take a look at this watercolored card that I created for Mennys Bastelshop:

  • cut out four panels using the Tim Holtz Stacked Tiles Rectangles die set from watercolor paper
  • stamp the ice cream from the Lawn Fawn Sweetest Flavor set on all four panels with Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow
  • color the images and the backgrounds of the panels with watercolors
  • adhere the panels to a kraft cardbase
  • add splatters with watered-down white gouache
  • ink up the edges with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
  • stamp the sentiment with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Monday, July 10, 2023

Watercolor Tulips

Hi there,

I created this Watercolor Card using the Karten-Kunst Scribble Tulips:

  • stamp two of the Karten-Kunst Scribble Tulips with Distress Ink Old Paper
  • color the image with Kuretake Gansai Tambi Art Nouveau Watercolors
  • add some splatters
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Textrahmen-Worte with Versamark onto a strip cut from kraft cardstock with the help of the Karten-Kunst Mini Textrahmen Wimpel die set and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • add strips of colored cardstock and of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase
Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Friday, July 7, 2023

Let's go to the Beach Bar!

Hi there,

it was about time that I created a card with the adorable little beach bar from the Anjas Basteltraum Strandbar stamp set:

  • stamp the little beach bar from the Anjas Basteltraum Strandbar set with Distress Ink Antique Linen
  • color the image using watercolors
  • cut out the Lawn Fawn Scripty Aloha from kraft cardstock and add some dark brown ink at the bottom together with some white gel pen dots for extra texture
  • add strips of cardstock and patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Thursday, July 6, 2023

Relaxing Summer

Hi there,

it's Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this time our topic is "Sommerfeeling - Summer Feeling":

  • cut out a tag from watercolor paper using one of the dies from the Sunny Studio Stamps Mini Mat & Tag 3 die set 
  • stamp the swim ring, the sloth and the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Pool Party set with Gina K Designs Amalgam Ink Obsidian - use the masking technique
  • color the images with watercolors and add highlights with a white gel pen
  • thread some orange twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day. 

Hugs,



Monday, July 3, 2023

Little Heart Envelopes

Hi there,

I created this cute card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • cut out six Karten-Kunst Small Frames from three different shades of pink cardstock
  • stamp the envelope from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Congratulations with Versamark onto those circles and heat-emboss the with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Textrahmen-Worte set onto a banner cut with the help of the Karten-Kunst Mini Textrahmen Wimpel set with Versamark and also heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • cut out a white panel using one of the Karten-Kunst Stitched Rectangles DIN A6
  • create a background using the Karten-Kunst Script Background and Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow
  • add little glitter hearts cut with the help of the Karten-Kunst Confetti dies
  • wrap some natural twine around the panel
  • add color to the cardbase using Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry) before adhering the panel
I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,