Heat-Embossed Ornament Background

Hi there,

this is another project using the Karten-Kunst Scribble Ornaments stamp set - this time to create a background:

• stamp the Karten-Kunst Scribble Ornaments with Versamark onto a kraft cardbase and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add some droplets with watered-down white gouache and watered-down Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Das rockt Frohes Fest background from kraft cardstock shaded with Distress Ink Walnut Stain and the sentiment from off-white cardstock
• ink up the edges of the cardbase with Distress Ink Walnut Stain

Have you already started to create this year's Christmas cards?

Hugs,

Happy Halloween

Hi there,

I created another Halloween card using the adorable C.C. Designs Cat Halloween for Menny's Bastelshop:

• stamp the adorable little witch cat from the C.C. Designs Cat Halloween set with Versafine Clair Morning Mist onto a piece of watercolor paper
• color the image with watercolors
• stick a circle mask to a watercolor panel
• create a background with Distress Oxide Ink (Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire)
• color in the moon with Finetec Mica Watercolors (Moon Gold, Meteor)
• add some splatters with watered-down InkOn3 Liquid Pixie Dust
• cut out some trees and a hill shape from black cardstock, stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Fangtastic Friends set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Christmas Mail

Hi there,

I used the Karten-Kunst Schriftzug-Set Feiertage on this Christmas project:

• use Distress Oxide Ink Pine Needles and Forest Moss to stamp some trees from the Karten-Kunst Abstrakte Tannen set and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Schriftzug-Set Feiertage set
• ink up the edges of the panel with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Metallic Gold Rich Pale Super Fine embossing powder
• ink up the cardbase with Distress Oxide Ink Pine Needles 
• use star-shaped sequins as final embellishment

Hope to see you again next week.

Hugs,

Happy Fall Cabin

Hi there,

I created this cute Fall Card using the new Anjas Basteltraum Huettengaudi die set:

• cut out the Anjas Basteltraum Huettengaudi dies from three different shades of kraft cardstock and from yellow cardstock
• add shading with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• add a little fall wreath using the tiny leaves from the Lawn Fawn Acorn House die set
• add a hill shape, weeds and mushrooms
• the sentiment is cut with the help of the Lawn Fawn Giant Happy Fall die
• add some splatters of watered-down Distress Ink Walnut Stain and golden liquid watercolor to the background before adding the adorable little cabin on top

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Yummy Drink

Hi there,

I just love the adorable images from the Mama Elephant Boxed Drinks stamp set and I created this tag for Mennys Bastelshop:

• cut out a tag from white cardstock
• stamp the images from the Mama Elephant Boxed Drinks set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the little scene with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• add a little wavy topper and thread a piece of ribbon through the hole of the tag

Have a colorful day.

Hugs,

Let it Snow

Hi there,

with Distress Ink and watercolors you can give a vintage look to your projects:

• stamp the scene using stamps from the Anjas Basteltraum Winter Wanderlust set and Distress Ink Gathered Twigs - use the masking technique
• color the image with watercolors
• cut out the image using one of the My Favorite Things Stitched Circle Scallop Frame dies
• create a background with the help of an embossing folder, watercolors and Distress Ink 
• use Liquid Applique for the snow and the brim of the hat
• stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Weihnachtssprüche set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Candy-Striped Christmas

Hi there,

on this classic Christmas project I used the Karten-Kunst Randtexte Frohe Weihnachten die set:

• create a red and white striped card panel with the help of some colored cardstock
• stamp some snowflakes from the Karten-Kunst Zauberhafte Schneeflocken set with Versamark and heat-emboss them with WOW! Neutral Ultra Shimmer embossing glitter
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Randtexte Frohe Weihnachten from the right side of that panel 
• cut out a Karten-Kunst 1/4 Inch Scalloped Circle from white cardstock and a Karten-Kunst 1/8 Inch Circle from red cardstock
• layer the Karten-Kunst Mini Snowflake 2 cut from glitter paper on top
• use an iridescent droplet as final embellishment

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

You are Cute

Hi there,

I created this fun black and white bug tag with leftover pieces from two other projects:

• I used some leftover stamped bugs from the A Really Bug Deal project and some leftover die cuts from the Love You Window Project
• the bugs are from the Lawn Fawn A Bug Deal set and the dies cuts are from the Lawn Fawn Secret Garden Window set
• adhere all the pieces to a white tag, create a sentiment using a Dymo Label Maker and thread a piece of ribbon through the hole of the tag

I hope you got encouraged to use your leftover pieces to create even more fun projects.

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Winter Greetings on Kraft

Hi there,

I just love the "Das rockt Line" of Karten-Kunst die sets:

• run a Neenah Desert Storm kraft card panel through your Big Shot in the Spellbinders Holly & Foliage embossing folder
• ink up the edges of that panel with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• cut out the outline of the Karten-Kunst Das rockt Wintergrüße die set from corrugated cardboard and the sentiment from DIY striped cardstock
• add some sequins as final embellishments

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Beach Sand

Hi there,

I created this cute tag for the sand that I brought home from my summer vacation on Rügen:

• cut out a tag from smooth white cardstock
• stamp the small sea gull from the Anjas Basteltraum Küstengrüße set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• stamp "Rügen" with letters from the Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned set with Versafine Onyx Black
• color the image with Alcohol Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• add some little dots with a turquoise fineliner

I hope you like my little project.

Hugs,

Meowy Halloween

Hi there,

it's Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this time our topic is "Halloween/Autumn/Fall" and I just had to play with my fluorescent watercolors again:

• stamp one of the adorable little cats, the spiderweb and the spider from the C.C. Designs Cat Halloween set with Gina K. Obsidian
• mask the image and create a background with Distress Ink (Prize Ribbon, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot)
• create a halo around the cat with Hero Arts Unicorn pigment ink
• add splatters with watered-down Lawn Fawn Liquid Stardust
• for that special effect add some dots with yellow fluorescent watercolor - you can see the glow under a blacklight
• color the cat with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading and texture with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder and add a shadow with a white gel pen

Have a spooky day.

Hugs,

Watercolor Penguin Tag

Hi there,

I created this watercolor tag using one of the adorable Karten-Kunst Penguins:

• cut out a Karten-Kunst Tag from watercolor paper
• stamp one of the cute penguins from the Karten-Kunst Penguins set with Versafine Onyx Black
• color the image with watercolors from the Frau von Bommel Boho Set
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 2 set with Versafine Onyx Black
• thread a strand of twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,