Lucky Clover Birthday Tag

Hi there,

I created this Mixed Media Birthday Tag for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Lucky Clovers die set:

• cut out the inside of the tag from watercolor paper using the Heffy Doodle Tag Along die set
• cover it with crumpled tissue paper and add color with watered-down acrylic paint
• add some texture by stamping elements from the Waffle Flower Postage Collage set with Versafine Clair Portobello
• cut out three clovers from watercolor paper using the Lawn Fawn Lucky Clover die set
• add color with watered-down Distress Ink and extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils 
• cut out the frame of the tag from grass cardstock
• stamp the sentiment with Versamark onto a banner cut from grass cardstock and heat-emboss it with Ranger Brick embossing powder
• dye torn seam-binding with Distress Ink Ground Espresso and thread it through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Dreamy Sheep

Hi there,

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

• create a background using patterned paper, colored cardstock and the Karten-Kunst DIN A6 Card Designer Nr. 2
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Mini Sheep and some Karten-Kunst Clouds
• add color with Alcohol Markers and heat-emboss the white parts with WOW! White Puff embossing powder
• cut out the sentiment with the help of the Karten-Kunst Stencil Alphabet
• add silver star sequins as final embellishments

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

The Best is yet to come!

Hi there,

I created this cute bookmark for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant Congrats Graduate stamp set:

• cut out a rounded tag from smooth white cardstock
• stamp the adorable little owl from the Mama Elephant Congrats Graduate 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
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
• thread three strands of natural twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Unique Rainbow Flower

Hi there,

I created this unique Rainbow Flower for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Karten-Kunst Cute Flower die:

• cut out the Karten-Kunst Cute Flower once from black and once from white cardstock
• color the cutouts of the white flower with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
• adhere the flower to a grass cardstock cardbase and ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 2 set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add the Waffle Flower Tiny Twine Bow cut from kraft cardstock as final embellishment

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Lucky Day Toucan

Hi there,

I created this tropical card using the little toucan from the Anjas Basteltraum Strandbar stamp set:

• stamp the toucan from the Anjas Basteltraum Strandbar set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers and add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut out the My Favorite Things Rainbow Whimsy from colored cardstock
• dye a piece of smooth white cardstock with Distress Ink Rustic Wilderness and Peeled Paint and run it through your Spellbinders Platinum Six in the Spellbinders Leafy embossing folder
• add some splatters with watered-down white gouache
• adhere the panel to a kraft cardbase
• stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Glückwünsche set with Versamark onto a piece of vellum, heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder and cut it out
• adhere the sentiment with tiny pieces of double-sided foam adhesive

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Being there Peekapals

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Use a Stamp Set from Mama Elephant". I used the Mama Elephant Peekapals stamp set on my project:

• stamp the Mama Elephant Peekapals 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
• use the My Favorite Things Stitched Scallop Edges to create your card layout
• stamp the sentiment from the Mama Elephant You raise me up set with Distress Oxide Ink Gathered Twigs on the patterned paper half of the card

I hope you got inspired.


Hugs,

Botanical Shaker

Hi there,

I created this botanical Shaker Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Karten-Kunst Mojito Cutout Alles Liebe:

• cut out the Karten-Kunst Mojito Cutout Alles Liebe from smooth white cardstock
• mask off the cutout
• apply Distress Ink (Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters) through the STAMPlorations Emanations stencil
• create a shaker element underneath the cutout using acetate and double-sided foam adhesive - fill the shaker with green and yellow sequins
• add strips of colored cardstock to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase
• add some clear and yellow gemstones as final embellishments

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Memorydex Lighthouse

Hi there,

here is another Memorydex Card Set that I created with my daughter Emily for Mennys Bastelshop. Our inspiration this time was Christy's wonderful video.

• stamp several critters and backgrounds elements from the following Lawn Fawn sets with Gina K. Designs Obsidian: It's a Bird, Life is Good, You are Sublime, Butterfly Kisses, Mermaid for You
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background using the My Favorite Things Cloud stencil and Distress Ink Speckled Egg
• cut out some waves and sand dunes from colored cardstock
• assemble the Memorydex Card to your liking

And this is Emily's creation:

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Encouragement Flowers

Hi there,

I created this calming watercolor card for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the new Karten-Kunst Cute Flower die:

• create a background on a watercolor panel using watered-down Distress Inks (Milled Lavender, Iced Spruce, Weathered Wood)
• color some more paper with watercolors and cut out three Karten-Kunst Cute Flowers
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 2 set with Versamark onto a strip a dark grey cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine Embossing powder
• adhere the panel to a dark grey cardbase and add faux stitching with a white gel pen

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Memorydex Dinosaurs

Hi there,

this week and next week I would like to show you some Memorydex Cards that I created with my daughter Emily for Mennys Bastelshop using several Lawn Fawn stamp sets. We got inspired by Marine's wonderful You Tube Video. 

• stamp several critters and background elements from the following Lawn Fawn sets with Gina K. Designs Obsidian: It's a Bird, Critters from the Past, Rawrsome
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background using the My Favorite Things Cloud stencil and Distress Ink Speckled Egg
• cut out some Lawn Fawn Grass Borders from colored cardstock
• assemble the Memorydex Card to your liking

And this is Emily's creation:

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Rainbow Caterpillar

Hi there,

I created this colorful flower card for Anjas Basteltraum using the Anjas Basteltraum Blumengrüße and the Anjas Basteltraum Frühlingswiese stamp sets:

• cut out a Pinkfresh Studio Folk Edge Rectangle from smooth white cardstock
• stamp some flowers from the Anjas Basteltraum Blumengrüße set and the caterpillar from the Anjas Basteltraum Frühlingswiese set with Gina K. Obsidian
• color the images 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 Blumengruß set with Versamark onto a strip of pink cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• adhere everything to a pink cardbase

Have a colorful day.

Hugs,

Vroom, Vroom - Part 2

Hi there,

here is another card for Mennys Bastelshop using the adorable Mama Elephant We Ride stamp set:

• stamp the bunny and the bear from the Mama Elephant We Ride set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background using the My Favorite Things Clouds stencil and Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac)
• cut out rounded rectangles from that background
• stamp the sentiment from the same set several times with Versamark onto a strip of colored cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background with patterned paper and colored cardstock and add little silver stars as final embellishments

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Delft Pottery

Hi there,

inspired by Delft Pottery I created this card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp one of the Karten-Kunst Delicate Plants with Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire onto a piece of watercolor paper
• color the image with watercolors and add some splatters
• rough up the edges of the watercolor panel and adhere it to a dark blue background with embossed polka dots
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine with Versamark onto a strip of dark blue cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

You are Magical

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Regenbogen/Rainbow". I used the Paperie Ink Magical Unicorn stamp set on my project:

• stamp one of the unicorns from the Paperie Ink Magical Unicorn 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
• add some sparkle with a Stardust gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid
• create a background using the Clearly Besotted Stamps Splat it stencil and leftover ink on your Blending Brushes
• use an Action Wobbler to adhere the unicorn to the panel
• 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,

Just for You Strawberry Fox

Hi there,

I created this sweet card together with my daughter Emily for Anjas Basteltraum using the Anjas Basteltraum Erdbeerernte stamp set:

• stamp the sweet fox and the strawberry basket from the Anjas Basteltraum Erdbeerernte set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• cut out an Avery Elle Wonky Scallopped Frame from woodgrain paper
• create a background using grass cardstock and the Honeybee Stamps Eyelet Lace 3D embossing folder and die set before adhering all the layers to a kraft cardbase
• add a sentiment stamped with Versamark and heat-embossed with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder 

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Just for You Alcohol Ink Tag

Hi there,

I created this Alcohol Ink Tag for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out a tag from Lanavanguard
• create a background with Alcohol Inks (Willow, Botanical, Everglades)
• cut out one of the Karten-Kunst Scribble Leaves from champagne foiled cardstock
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 2 set with Versamark on a strip of dark green cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Metallic Platinum Super Fine embossing powder
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag and tie one of them into a little bow

Have a colorful day.

Hugs,

Vroom, Vroom - Part 1

Hi there,

I created this fun masculine card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant We Ride stamp set:

• stamp one of the adorable images from the Mama Elephant We Ride set with no-line coloring ink onto a panel of watercolor paper cut with one of the Tattered Lace Torn Edge Rectangles
• color the image and the background with Derwent Inktense pencils and a waterbrush
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut another panel and ink up all the edges with Distress Ink Pumice Stone
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone
• add My Favorite Things Scribbles and Poppy Stamps Stitched Buttons cut from blue and grey colored cardstock as final embellishments - sew the buttons on with some thread

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Easter Basket

Hi there, 

here is another Easter Card that I created for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out eight hexagons from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock using the Karten-Kunst Small Frames die set
• stamp images from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Spring and Karten-Kunst Mini Framens Garden sets with Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf
• color the images with Derwent Coloursoft Pencils and add highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Capri Groß: Sprüche zu Ostern set with VersaMagic Sahara Sand onto a square panel of grass cardstock
• adhere the panel to a kraft cardbase and add faux stitching with a white gel pen

I hope you had a wonderful Easter Time.

Hugs,

Celebrate Kitty

Hi there,

I created this Birthday Card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Sunny Studio Stamps Party Pets stamp set:

• cut out a panel from smooth white cardstock using one of the ModaScrap Framed Rectangles
• stamp the adorable little cat from the Sunny Studio Stamps Party Pets 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
• add confetti with Distress Oxide Inks
• cover the cardbase with patterned paper
• cut out the Celebrate from the CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments from vellum and patterned paper
• add Nuvo Jewel Drops to the cherries on the cake and some Pinkfresh Studio Glitter Drops as final embellishments

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Color Blocking 5 - Poppies

Hi there,

this is my fifth and final project of my Color Blocking series for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• adhere diagonally cut pieces of two shades of pink cardstock to the cardfront
• stamp the Karten-Kunst Scribble Poppies with Distress Oxide Ink (Worn Lipstick, Aged Mahogany)
• add some splatters with watered-down black acrylic paint
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Nyala Script Happy Birthday from vellum and the darker pink cardstock
• add some sequins as final embellishments

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Mail from the Easter Bunny

Hi there,

I created this Easter Card for Anjas Basteltraum:

• stamp the bunny and the tulips from the Anjas Basteltraum Ostereimalerei set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images 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 Ostersprüche set with Versafine Clair Nocturne
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Wishing you a Happy Easter.

Hugs,

Bunny Tags

Hi there,

my daughter Emmi and I created these adorable Bunny Tags for Mennys Bastelshop using both the Lawn Fawn Build-a-Bunny and the Lawn Fawn Build-a-Bunny Accessories die set:

• cut out the bunnies and their clothes from colored cardstock and patterned paper
• add shading with Distress Ink and highlights and texture with a white gel pen and fineliners
• cut out two ModaScrap Unconventional Tags from kraft cardstock and run them through your die cutting machine in the Spellbinders Cross my Heart embossing folder
• thread twine through the holes of the tags

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Color Blocking 4 - Happy Easter

Hi there,

this time I would like to show you an Easter Card in my Color Blocking Series for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp a background on a white card panel using Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone, the egg from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Spring and the heart from the Karten-Kunst Kränze und Kreise set
• create two background strips with the help of Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone and the Karten-Kunst Script Background stamp
• place those strips above and below a strip of pink glitter paper
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Das rockt Frohe Ostern from vellum and DIY striped cardstock 

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Postage Bunnies

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Use the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die". I used the Avery Elle Bunnies stamp set on my project:

• cut out the Waffle Flower Postage Collage A6 from smooth white cardstock
• create a background with the help of the Waffle Flower Postage Collage A6 Blocks stencil, Masking Tape and Distress Ink (Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass)
• stamp several images from the Avery Elle Bunnies set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian 
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp some elements from the Waffle Flower Postage Collage set with Distress Oxide Ink (Antique Linen, Tattered Rose)
• stamp the sentiment from the Avery Elle Bunnies set with Distress Oxide Ink Tattered Rose

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,