Thinking of You-Calyptus

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant Little Koala Agenda:

• stamp four koalas from the Mama Elephant Little Koala Agenda set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with the help of colored cardstock, grass cardstock, the Honey Bee Stamps Eyelet Lace embossing folder and the My Favorite Things Blueprints 20 die set
• stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs You're Koalafied set with Versamark onto a strip of colored cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Rainbow Sunflower

Hi there,

as promised, today I would like to show you another project that I created using the Karten-Kunst Scribble Sunflowers stamp set:

• stamp the Karten-Kunst Scribble Sunflowers with Lawn Fawn Jet Black and color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
• create a background with the help of patterned paper and a piece of vellum with texture from the Honeybee Stamps Eyelet Lace embossing folder
• cut a strip of kraft cardstock using one of the dies from Karten-Kunst DIN A6 Card Designer Nr. 2 set
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Beach Day

Hi there,

here is another summer card that I created with the Anjas Basteltraum Strandbar stamp set:

• stamp the fox, the umbrella, the surfboard and the sign from the Anjas Basteltraum Strandbar set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with watercolors on watercolor paper
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Summer Vibes

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Cute Cards". I used the Mama Elephant Deliver Summer Vibes stamp set on my project:

• stamp one of the images from the Mama Elephant Deliver Summer Vibes set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with the help of kraft cardstock, a pineapple embossing folder and Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
• tear tissue paper and layer the strips on top of the embossed background
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark onto a piece of vellum and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• adhere the focal image onto a nest of thread

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Classic Sunflower

Hi there,

on the next two Mondays I would like to show you projects that I created using the Karten-Kunst Scribble Sunflowers stamp set:

• stamp the Karten-Kunst Scribble Sunflowers with InkOn3 Fadeout Ink on a piece of watercolor paper
• color the image and the background with Frau von Bommel watercolors
• add extra-shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• distress the edges of the panel and wrap some twine around it
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Viele Kleine Liebe Grüße Mini-Sprüche set with Versamark onto a circle cut from kraft cardstock with one of the Karten-Kunst 1/4 Inch Scalloped Circles and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background using kraft cardstock and the Memory Box Woodgrain Planks die

Hope to see you again next week.

Hugs,

You're totally my Jam

Hi there,

I created this sweet card with my daughter Emily for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Berry Special stamp set. And once again we got inspired by the wonderful Marine:

• stamp several images from the Lawn Fawn Berry Special set using Gina K. Designs Obsidian 
• color all the elements with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark onto a strip of light blue cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background using kraft cardstock and a woodgrain embossing folder
• adhere all the elements to a stitched rectangle colored with Distress Ink Bundled Sage and green and white splatters

I hope you got inspired, too.

Hugs,

Creating Memories

Hi there,

I created this travel-themed card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant Deliver Summer Vibes stamp set:

• stamp the hamster from the Mama Elephant Deliver Summer Vibes set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using watered-down Distress Inks (Pumice Stone, Antique Linen, Weathered Wood)
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versafine Clair Portobello
• add some texture to the background by stamping elements from the Waffle Flower Postage Collage set with Versafine Clair Sand Dune
• adhere the panel to a cream cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Tweet Greetings

Hi there,

I created another card using the Karten-Kunst Vogelglück set:

• stamp the birds and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Vogelglück set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers and add highlights with a white gel pen
• add strips of patterned paper to the top and bottom of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a colorful day.

Hugs,

Long Live Snail Mail

Hi there,

I created this adorable card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Paperie Ink Snail Mail stamp set:

• stamp one of the snails and a mushroom from the Paperie Ink Snail Mail set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned set with Versamark onto a strip of violet cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background using grass cardstock and the Spellbinders Cross my Heart embossing folder
• add strips of colored cardstock to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Vintage Snail

Hi there,

here is another card using the sweet snail from the Karten-Kunst Ein schneller Gruß stamp set:

• stamp the adorable little snail from the Karten-Kunst Ein schneller Gruß set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with that same black ink
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Milkshake

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Vellum". I used the Mama Elephant Milkshake stamp set on my project:

• cut out one of the tags from the Masterpiece Design Memory Planner set from watercolors paper and a second one from patterned paper
• stamp one of the images from the adorable Mama Elephant Milkshake set with Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow onto the watercolor tag
• color the image with watercolors and add highlights with a white gel pen
• add little dots with Nuvo Crystal Drops
• ink up the edges of the tags with Distress Ink Spun Sugar
• add a string of twine to the holes of the tags and tie it into a bow
• stamp the sentiment and a strawberry from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink Spun Sugar
• color the strawberry with watercolors and add little dots with a white gel pen
• emboss a piece of vellum with the Honey Bee Stamps Eyelet Lace embossing folder
• adhere all the elements to a pink cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

All my Love

Hi there,

I created this card using the Karten-Kunst Vogelglück stamp set:

• stamp the birds from the Karten-Kunst Vogelglück set three times with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• add the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Rahmenkombinationen with that same black ink
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers and add highlights with a white gel pen
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Be Kind to Yourself

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Gerda Steiner Designs Hello Sunshine stamp set:

• stamp the bear with the sign from the Gerda Steiner Designs Hello Sunshine set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versafine Clair Portobello
• create a background on watercolor paper using watercolors
• add strips of glitter paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Congratulations

Hi there,

I created this fun Birthday Card using the adorable Karten-Kunst Ein schneller Gruß stamp set:

• stamp the adorable little snail from the Karten-Kunst Ein schneller Gruß set and add some balloons from the Kartenkunst Viecher auf Ballonfahrt set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• complete the balloon strings with a black fineliner
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Große Worte Wunscherfüller set with that same black ink
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Sweet Zebra

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Heffy Doodle Two by Two Zoo Animals stamp set:

• stamp the zebra from the Heffy Doodle Two by Two Zoo Animals set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• adhere Hero Arts Tropical Florals die cut from white cardstock to a white cardbase for a tone-on-tone look
• create DIY striped cardstock using black and white cardstock and cut one of the Avery Elle Wonky Scalloped Frames
• create a background with the help of green cardstock and the Lawn Fawn Grass Border, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass and clouds from the Lawn Fawn Butterfly Kisses set

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

From the Bottom of my Heart

Hi there,

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

• stamp one of the flowers from the Karten-Kunst Delicate Plants set with Lawn Fawn River Rock
• color the image with Ohuhu Marker and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• stamp one of the decorative lines from the Karten-Kunst Rahmenkombinationen with VersaMagic Aquatic Splash and Turquoise Gem
• add splatters with watered-down black acrylic paint
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine set with Versamark onto a strip of grey cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• ink up the edges of the Panel with Distress Ink Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Hello Friend

Hi there,

I created this sweet summer card using the Anjas Basteltraum Strandausflug stamp set:

• stamp the racoon from the Anjas Basteltraum Strandausflug set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with watercolors on watercolor paper
• stamp the sentiment from the Mama Elephant Sunday Sentiments with Versamark on a strip of vellum and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a lovely day.

Hugs,

Little Fox

Hi there,

as you may have seen in my Instagram Story on Tuesday I created this card for Mennys Bastelshop using two items from the new Impronte d'Autore Release - the Fox and the Alberi die sets:

• cut out the Impronte d'Autore Fox from colored cardstock and add extra shading with Distress Ink (Rusty Hinge, Lost Shadow, Tattered Rose) and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with the help of  Distress Oxide Inks (Carved Pumpkin, Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire)
• add the Impronte d'Autore Alberi and a hillshape cut from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock
• the sentiment strip is the finishing touch

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Birdhouse

Hi there,

I created this card using an image from the Karten-Kunst Vogelglück stamp set:

• stamp the birdhouse from the Karten-Kunst Vogelglück set with Distress Ink Antique Linen
• mask the image and stamp one of the sentiments from the Karten-Kunst Quadratische Texte set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with Distress Embossing Glaze Broken China
• color the image with watercolors and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• mat the panel onto a piece of kraft cardstock
• create some circles from kraft cardstock with the help of the Karten-Kunst DIN A6 Card Designer Nr. 2 die set and a paper punch 
• adhere the panel and the circles to a cream cardbase and add faux stitching using a dark brown fineliner

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Underwater Hello

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Underwater/Unterwasser". I used the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply stamp set on my project:

• stamp the submarine and the bear from the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• create a background on blue colored cardstock with the help of the Create a Smile Ocean Wave stamp, Distress Oxide Ink Chipped Sapphire, the Create a Smile Focal Point stencil and white pigment ink
• add some fish and jellyfish from the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply set with Distress Oxide Ink Chipped Sapphire
• cut out the Hello from the CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments from dark blue cardstock and vellum

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Bloom with Happiness

Hi there,

I created this sweet card using the adorable little bunny from the Anjas Basteltraum Gartenzeit stamp set:

• stamp the bunny from the Anjas Basteltraum Gartenzeit set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the fence from the same set into the background and color it as well
• mask the fence and create a background with the help of the My Favorite Things Cloud and Grassy Edges stencils and Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage)
• cut out the sentiment from grass cardstock using one of the the Spellbinders Fresh Picked Sentiments dies 
• add color to the bottom of the sentiment with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
• stamp the second part of the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Garden Before 'n Afters set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Sweet Cat Tag

Hi there,

I created this sweet tag for Mennys Bastelshop using the Impronte d'Autore Harumi stamp set:

• cut out the Heffy Doodle Tag along from smooth white and kraft cardstock
• stamp the cat and the bunny from the Impronte d'Autore Harumi set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian - use the masking technique
• color the image with Ohuhu 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
• stamp the sentiment with Distress Oxide Ink Tumbled Glass
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag and add some glitter droplets as final embellishments

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Thanks from my Garden

Hi there,

I created this card with the help of the Karten-Kunst DIN A6 Card Designer Nr. 2:

• create a background using the Karten-Kunst Din A6 Card Designer Nr. 2, the Karten-Kunst Brückentext Vielen Dank and patterned paper
• cut out three scalloped circles and stamp images from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Garden set
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils 

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Happy Birthday Party Cats

Hi there,

I created this sweet birthday card for Mennys Bastelshop using images from the Sunny Studio Stamps Party Pets set:

• stamp several images from the Sunny Studio Stamps Party Pets set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• cut out some Whimsy Stamps Boho Circles from colored cardstock and add some confetti with Versamark
• create a background using the My Favorite Things Cloud stencil and Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac)
• cut out the sentiment from colored cardstock with the help of the Spellbinders Everyday Sentiments die set and add Distress Ink Kitsch Flamingo the the bottom of the letters

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Lots of Love

Hi there,

I created this card using the Karten-Kunst Mojito Cutout Alles Liebe:

• cut out the Karten-Kunst Mojito Cutout Alles Liebe from a square cut from kraft cardstock with the help of the Karten-Kunst Square Card Designer
• cut out another slightly larger square from DIY striped cardstock
• adhere all the layers to a kraft cardbase
• add faux stitching with a white gel pen

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,