1 Set - 2 Cards with Mama Elephant's Little Elephant Agenda

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "1 Set - 2 Cards". I used the Mama Elephant Little Elephant Agenda stamp set on my projects:

• stamp the image from the Mama Elephant Little Elephant Agenda 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 out a Lawn Fawn Mini Picture Frame from woodgrain cardstock and a little bow from blue glitter paper
• create a background with patterned paper
• stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Whoosh, Kites! set with Versafine Clair Medieval Blue

• stamp the images from the Mama Elephant Little Elephant Agenda 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 grass cardstock, an embossing folder and glitter paper
• cut out four little rectangles from dark blue cardstock and add hills cut from grass cardstock
• ink up the hills and the background panel with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
• stamp the sentiment from the Mama Elephant Celebrating You set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Metallic Gold Rich Pale embossing powder

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Merry Christmas Santa

Hi there,

I created another project using the adorable Karten-Kunst Post vom Weihnachtsmann stamp set:

• cut out the Karten-Kunst Brückentext Frohes Fest from a piece of Neenah Desert Storm Kraft Cardstock
• add a piece of patterned paper behind the opening
• stamp the sweet little Santa from the Karten-Kunst Post vom Weihnachtsmann set with Inkon3 Fadeout Ink
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• add the stars from the Karten-Kunst Weihnachten Modern set with Delicata White Shimmer

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Sending You Hearts

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Gerda Steiner Designs Li'l Hedgie stamp set:

• stamp the Gerda Steiner Designs Li'l Hedgie 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 using Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock and an embossing folder
• add white splatters and ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
• cut out one of the Mama Elephant Paper Hugs sentiments from pink cardstock and add highlights with a white gel pen
• 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,

Warm Winter Wishes

Hi there,

here is another project that I created with the Karten-Kunst Winterliche Häuser stamp set:

• stamp the Karten-Kunst Winterliche Häuser with Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone on a piece of watercolor paper
• color the image and the background with watercolors
• add details with a pencil and splatters with white gouache
• distress the edges and ink them up with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• stamp the sentiment from the same set onto a kraft cardbase with Versafine Clair Portobello

Hope to see you again next week.

Hugs,

Thank You for Helping Me Grow

Hi there,

I created this garden card together with my daughter Emily for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Veggie Happy stamp set. And once again we got inspired by one of Marine's wonderful creations:

• stamp lots of images from the Lawn Fawn Veggie Happy and Say What? Holiday Critters sets 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 using the Lawn Fawn Peekaboo Backdrop, kraft cardstock and patterned paper
• stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Beauty of Spring set with Versamark onto a strip of purple cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

I hope you got inspired, too.

Hugs,

HoHoHo Tag

Hi there,

I created this sweet tag using the Karten-Kunst Post vom Weihnachtsmann stamp set:

• stamp the adorable little Santa from the Karten-Kunst Post vom Weihnachtsmann set with Gina K. Obsidian on a pre-cut white tag
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos
• add the sentiment from the same set with that same black ink
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

On the Bookshelf

Hi there,

I created this cute little scene for Mennys Bastelshop using the Gerda Steiner Designs On the Bookshelf stamp set:

• stamp several images from the Gerda Steiner Designs On the Bookshelf 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 grass cardstock and an embossing folder
• add bwon and white splatters and ink up the edges with Distress Ink Pumice Stone
• stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Our Story set with Versamark onto a strip of turquoise cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Winter Houses

Hi there,

I created this atmospheric card using the Karten-Kunst Winterliche Häuser stamp set:

• create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using Distress Oxide Inks (Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Prize Ribbon)
• stamp the Karten-Kunst Winterliche Häuser and a sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Post vom Weihnachtsmann set with Stellar Ink Black Widow
• use a white and a glitter gel pen to add some snowflakes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Happy Halloween

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Paste". I used the Lawn Fawn Fangtastic Friends stamp set on my project:

• stamp two bats from the Lawn Fawn Fangtastic Friends 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
• create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using a Clearly Besotted stencil, Distress Grit Paste Snowfall, Finetec Mica Watercolors
• ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Black Soot and add spiderwebs cut from black cardstock from the Lawn Fawn Build a House Halloween Add-on
• add strips of colored cardstock and of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

i hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Woodland Owl

Hi there,

here is another project using the Karten-Kunst Uhuuups, so alt schon stamp set:

• stamp the owl from the Karten-Kunst Uhuuups, so alt schon set with Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf
• color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• cut out Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves and the Memory Box Woodland Branch from colored cardstock and add extra shading with Distress Inks
• ink up the edges of the kraft cardbase and add white splatters
• place the cut out owl on the branch using double-sided foam adhesive

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Hello Little Piglet

Hi there,

I created this sweet tag for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant Deliver Summer Vibes stamp set:

• stamp the adorable little piglet 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
• cut out the Heffy Doodle Tag along from grass and kraft cardstock
• add shading with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs and Ground Espresso
• add some texture by using an embossing folder
• cut out the Memory Box Hello Daily Script from blue and white cardstock as the sentiment
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Whoohooo

Hi there,

I created this fall-themed card using the new Karten-Kunst Uhuuups, so alt schon stamp set:

• cut out a rectangle from kraft cardstock using one of the Tattered Lace Torn Edge Rectangles
• stamp the owl and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Uhuuups, so alt schon set with Versafine Clair Portobello
• color the image with Derwent Drawing pencils and add highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with the help of another piece of kraft cardstock and the Spellbinders Oak Forest embossing folder
• add splatters of watered-down Distress Ink Ground Espresso
• ink up all the edges with that same brown Distress Ink

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Chai There!

Hi there,

I created this fun fall card with my daughter Emily for Mennys Bastelshop using lots of Lawn Fawn goodies. Once again we got inspired by the fabulous Marine.

• stamp images from the Lawn Fawn Treat Cart, Treat Cart Add-On Coffee, Butterfly Kisses, Simply Celebrate Santa, Christmas Fishes, Crazy Antics, Happy Harvest and Porcu-pine for you sets with Gina G. Designs Obsidian
• color all the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• cut out a stitched rectangle from watercolor paper and create a background using Distress Ink Tumbled Glass and Peeled Paint and the Lawn Fawn Hill Hillside stencils
• add splatters with watered-down white gouache
• adhere the panel to a kraft cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Boho-Rainbow

Hi there,

I created this Boho-Rainbow Card fro the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp the Karten-Kunst Rainbows with Distress Oxide Ink (Peeled Paint, Tattered Rose, Dried Marigold, Crackling Campfire, Brushed Corduroy)
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 3 set with Distress Oxide Ink Walnut Stain
• add some brown splatters and some stars cut from kraft cardstock using one of the dies from the Karten-Kunst Stars in a Row die set
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and tight side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a colorful day.

Hugs,

Birthday Mice

Hi there,

I created this card using the adorable Lawn Fawn Birthday Mice stamp set for Mennys Bastelshop:

• cut out the box from the Mama Elephant Docket Lil ATC Box from kraft cardstock and three ATCs from smooth white and colored cardstock
• stamp the balloon, confetti and a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Birthday Mice set with Versafine Clair Portobello
• stamp the three mice from the same set with Stellar Ink Black Widow
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils

Have a wonderful day and I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

All my Love for your Birthday

Hi there,

I created this cute Birthday Card for the Karten-Kunst-Blog:

• cut out four Karten-Kunst Small Frames from smooth white cardstock
• stamp images from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Congratulations with Lawn Fawn Jet Black and color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background using kraft cardstock and the Spellbinders Scribbled Letter embossing folder
• ink up the edges of the background panel with Distress Ink Ground Espresso and add some white splatters before adhering it to a cardbase

Hope to see you again next week.

Hugs,

Endless Fun

Hi there,

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

• stamp the raccoon from the Mama Elephant Falling Leaves set with Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow
• color the image with watercolors
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• add some splatters with watered-down Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• layer the watercolor panel onto a piece of kraft cardstock and adhere it to a grass cardstock cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Happy Birthday Flowers

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Anjas Basteltraum using the Anjas Basteltraum Spring Flowers stamp set:

• stamp the field of flowers from the Anjas Basteltraum Spring Flowers 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
• stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Glückwünsche set with that same black ink
• add some hearts from the AB Kleine Post Sprüche set with Versamark and heat-emboss them with Ranger Distress Embossing Glaze Kitsch Flamingo
• add strips of glitter paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

October

Hi there,

I created this autumn-themed card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp one of the Karten-Kunst Herbst-Blätter with Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs, Frayed Burlap, Forest Moss)
• add WOW! Perissa embossing powder to the wet areas
• mist the stamped image with water and create a background around it
• use the Karten-Kunst Square Card Designer die set to create the layers
• cut out the sentiment from kraft cardstock using the Karten-Kunst Kalender-Monate set
• add more embossing powder on the edges of the kraft card base and use a bronze gel pen to draw in some dots

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Thanks a Bushel

Hi there,

I created this bookmark for Mennys Bastelshop using an image from the Lawn Fawn Apple-solutely Awesome stamp set:

• stamp the apple basket from the Lawn Fawn Apple-solutely Awesome 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 kraft cardstock using the My Favorite Things Plaid Background Builder set, Versamark, red and golden embossing powder and a golden gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Thanks a Bushel set with Versafine Vintage Sepia

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Summer Days

Hi there,

I created this year's last Summer Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp the large Karten-Kunst Ammonit several times with Versamark onto a panel of watercolor paper and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add color with the Distress Mica Stains Wonderland and Sugary Gumdrop
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Capri Jahreszeiten with Versamark onto a torn strip of vellum and heat-emboss it with WOW! Polished Silver Super Fine embossing powder
• add natural twine as final embellishment

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Succulents

Hi there,

I created this plant lover card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant Little Succulent Agenda stamp set:

• stamp three succulents from the Mama Elephant Little Succulent 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
• add strips of colored cardstock and plywood
• add more strips of colored cardstock to the bottom portion of the card and three little hearts to the upper portion
• stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Beauty of Spring set with Versafine Clair Fallen leaves onto a strip of white cardstock

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Frog Pond

Hi there,

I created this sweet scene for Anjas Basteltraum using the Froschzauber stamp set:

• stamp several images from the Anjas Basteltraum Froschzauber 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 on a piece of smooth white cardstock using Distress Ink (Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Broken China) and the Lawn Fawn Scene Builder Stencil: Bayou
• add a strip of patterned paper to the top and the bottom of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Thanks for Helping Me Fly

Hi there,

I created this cute card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Just Plane Awesome stamp set:

• stamp the little mouse from the Lawn Fawn Just Plane Awesome 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 the Hero Arts Magical Background and Versafine Clair Arctic
• stamp the sentiment from the same Lawn Fawn set with Distress Oxide Ink Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,