Monday, July 29, 2024

Have a wonderful Day

Hi there,

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

  • mask off the edges of the cardbase or use a stencil
  • create a background using Distress Oxide Ink (Uncharted Mariner, Speckled Egg, Saltwater Taffy)
  • stamp one of the flowers from the Karten-Kunst Blooming Plants set with Versafine Clair Nocturne
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 3 set with that same black ink
  • add a Karten-Kunst Torn Border to the left side of the image

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Thursday, July 25, 2024

Hugs

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop:

  • stamp the little dog from the My Favorite Things Crafty Friends set and the octopus from the Lawn Fawn Ocean Shell-Fie 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
  • cut two circles - one from kraft and one from grass cardstock - using the Karten-Kunst 1/8 Inch Circles
  • use the Tim Holtz Tiny Dots embossing folder on a panel of grass cardstock and on the smaller background circle
  • layer the circles on top of patterned paper and add a little kraft border cut with one of the My Favorite Things Stitched Scallop Basic Edges 2
  • cut the Lawn Fawn Scripty Hugs from kraft cardstock and add it as a sentiment

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,




Monday, July 22, 2024

Made with Love

Hi there,

I created this pretty flower wreath card using products from the Karten-Kunst Shop:

  • cut out two Karten-Kunst Small Flower Wreaths from kraft cardstock
  • cut out some flowers and a butterfly from colored cardstock
  • add shading to the elements using Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and Distress Ink (Worn Lipstick, Dusty Concord)
  • cut out one of the Karten-Kunst 1/8 Inch Circles from kraft cardstock
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Viele kleine liebe Grüße set with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves
  • adhere the elements to a grass cardstock panel
  • add strips of kraft cardstock to the left and right side of that panel before adhering it to a cardbase
  • add Nuvo Dream Drops Love Potion to the center of the flowers

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Friday, July 19, 2024

Birthday Mail

Hi there,

I created this lucky watercolor card for Anjas Basteltraum:

  • stamp the four-leaf clover from the Anjas Basteltraum Glückwünsche set several times onto a watercolor panel using VersaMagic Sahara Sand
  • color the images with watercolors
  • stamp the sentiment from the same set with white pigment ink onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with Distress Embossing Glaze Peeled Paint
  • mat the watercolor panel onto some kraft cardstock
  • run the cardbase through your Big Shot in an embossing folder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Thursday, July 18, 2024

Crafty Chick Shaker

Hi there,

I created this fun Shaker Card for Mennys Bastelshop:

  • create a background using the Taylored Expressions Crafty Collage Background and Distress Oxide Ink (Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Stormy Sky)
  • cut out LOVE using the Altenew Caps Bold die set
  • use a piece of acetate and some double-sided foam adhesive to create a shaker element behind the cutout letters
  • fill the shaker element with sequins
  • stamp one of the adorable images from the My Favorite Things Crafty Friends set with Gina K. Obsidian
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,



Monday, July 15, 2024

Good Luck

Hi there,

I created this Good Luck Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • cover a cardbase with patterned paper
  • cut out four squares from patterned paper using one of the dies from the Karten-Kunst Square Card Designer set
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Viele kleine liebe Grüße set with Versamark onto all four squares and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • ink up the edges with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
  • create a four leaf clover using the Karten-Kunst Mini Cool Hearts die set and put a gem in the center

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Thursday, July 11, 2024

Hello Koala

Hi there,

I used the adorable Avery Elle Sending Hugs stamp set to create this card for Mennys Bastelshop:

  • cut out the Mama Elephant Oval Deco Frame, some leaves and flowers from watercolor paper
  • stamp the little koala from the Avery Elle Sending Hugs set with Versafine Smokey Gray onto the oval and color the image, the background, the leaves, the flowers and the frame with Frau von Bommel watercolors
  • add highlights with a white gel pen and little drops of Nuvo Crystal Drops Buttermilk to the center of the flowers
  • for more texture tap the frame with a sponge and Distress Stain Antiqued Bronze
  • for the background use the Spellbinders Leafy embossing folder on grass cardstock and ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
  • cut out the My Favorite Things Essential Hello from grass cardstock, ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs and cover the bottom part with Ranger Copper embossing powder


I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Monday, July 8, 2024

Sympathy Card

Hi there,

I created this Sympathy Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • cut out three squares from black and grey cardstock using the Karten-Kunst Square Card Designer
  • stamp one of the Karten-Kunst Quadratische Texte with Versamark onto the light grey square and heat emboss it with WOW! Metallic Platinum Super Fine embossing powder
  • ink up the edges of the grey squares with Versamark and heat-emboss them with that same platinum embossing powder
  • cover a cardbase with black cardstock and add water droplets, sprinkle embossing powder onto these droplets and heat-emboss them with platinum embossing powder
  • cut out one of the Karten-Kunst Feathers from watercolor paper and color it with watercolors
  • add some texture with WOW! Silly's Fog embossing powder and WOW! Metallic Platinum embossing powder to the feather
  • assemble the card

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,




Sunday, July 7, 2024

Moin Beaver

Hi there,

I created this cute Ticket using the Anjas Basteltraum Küstengrüße stamp set:

  • cut out a ticket from dark blue and white cardstock using the Studio Light Tickets & Labels die set
  • create a background on the white tag using a sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Sprüche Moin set and VersaMagic Night Sky
  • stamp the adorable little beaver from the Anjas Basteltraum Küstengrüße 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

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Thursday, July 4, 2024

Just because ...

Hi there,

it's Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this time the topic is "Underwater/Unterwasser". For my creation I used the My Favorite Things Ocean-Sized Hugs stamp set:

  • create a background from kraft and colored cardstock
  • add depth and dimension with Distress Ink (Peacock Feathers, Rusty Hinge)
  • stamp the image from the My Favorite Things Ocean-Sized Hugs set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
  • color the image with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a waterbrush
  • add highlights with a white gel pen and a Karin Decogel Star Sparks pen
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 2 set with Versamark onto a strip of dark blue cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Monday, July 1, 2024

Heart Tag

Hi there,

I created this sweet heart tag for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • cut out one of the Karten-Kunst Tags with Stitches from Grass Cardstock
  • use an embossing folder to add some texture
  • ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
  • cut out some heart tags from colored cardstock from the Memory Box Vibrant Violet paper pad using a die from the Karten-Kunst Symbolisch Gemeint Ostern set
  • cover the hearts with WOW! Neutral Ultra Shimmer embossing powder
  • add some natural twine to the three small and the large tag
  • stamp the sentiment from the Aus der Schreibmaschine 3 set with Distress Oxide Ink Kitsch Flamingo onto a strip of grass cardstock and heat-emboss it with Distress Embossing Glaze Kitsch Flamingo

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,