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,

Wonderful Easter Time

Hi there,

I created this Easter Card using the beautiful Anjas Basteltraum Osternest stamp set:

• stamp the willow branch from the Anjas Basteltraum Osternest set with VersaMagic Sahara Sand onto a piece of Neenah Desert Storm Kraft cardstock
• color the image with Derwent Drawing pencils
• add highlights with a white gel pen and Wink of Stella Clear glitter
• stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Ostersprüche set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Polished Gold Super Fine embossing powder
• cut out a Tattered Lace Torn Edge Rectangle around the image and add another rectangle cut from darker kraft cardstock underneath before adhering it to a cardbase
• add some Pinkfresh Studio Glitter Drops as final embellishments

Have a wonderful Easter Time.

Hugs,

Color Blocking 3 - #LOVE

Hi there,

another week of Color Blocking over on the Karten-Kunst Blog. On this project I used the Karten-Kunst Scribble Roses:

• stamp some of the Karten-Kunst Scribble Roses onto a panel of smooth white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black
• cover the middle with five strips of colored cardstock
• add the sentiment using letters cut with the Karten-Kunst Joy Alphabet and the Karten-Kunst Joy Alphabet Add-On
• adhere the panel to a black cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

You are amazing!

Hi there,

I created this cute project for Mennys Bastelshop using the Sunny Studio Stamps Foxy Friends set:

• stamp a fox and some chicks from the Sunny Studio Stamps Foxy Friends set with Gina K. Obsidian onto a panel of smooth white cardstock
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• mat the panel onto dark brown cardstock
• stamp the sentiment from the Create a Smile Du set with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves
• run a panel of grass cardstock through your Big Shot in the Spellbinders Argyle Plaid embossing Folder and ink up its edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Color Blocking 2 - All my Love

Hi there,

it's Color Blocking Time again for the Karten-Kunst Blog. On this project I used the Karten-Kunst Delicate Plants:

• cover a cardbase with four different-sized stripes of colored cardstock
• stamp some of the Karten-Kunst Delicate Plants with Distress Oxide Ink Hickory Smoke
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Das rockt Alles Liebe from Vellum and grass cardstock
• add some sequins as final embellishments

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Originals-Only-Day 2025 - Karten-Kunst

Hi there,

I created this card for Karten-Kunst to support this year's Originals-Only-Day:

• cut out a square from grass cardstock using one of the dies from the Karten-Kunst Square Card Designer die set
• stamp the Tic-Tac-Toe grid from the Create a Smile Tic Tac Toe set with Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf
• put the square on some kraft cardstock and add faux stitching with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Capri Groß: Sprüche zu Ostern set with Distress Oxide Ink Evergreen Bough onto another panel of grass cardstock and heat-emboss it with Ranger Turquoise embossing powder
• add little bunnies and tulips cut from colored cardstock with the help of the Karten-Kunst Symbolisch Gemeint Ostern set
• add little dots with Karin Decogel Star Sparks pens

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Originals-Only-Day 2025 - Anjas Basteltraum

Hi there,

I created this tag for Anjas Basteltraum to support this year's Originals-Only-Day using the Anjas Basteltraum Ostereimalerei stamp set:

• cut out an egg with the help of one of the Taylored Expressions Egg Stacklets
• stamp the adorable little bunny from the Anjas Basteltraum Ostereimalerei set with Lawn Fawn River Rock
• color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen and the Karin Decogel Milky Way pens
• add a hole at the top and thread two strands of twine through it

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Woodland Library Bookmark

Hi there,

I created this sweet Bookmark for Mennys Bastelshop:

• cut out the Lawn Fawn Stitched Bookmark from woodgrain cardstock and add backgrounds to the windows using Grass Cardstock
• stamp the images from the Lawn Fawn Little Woodland Library 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
• add some extra details to the windows using the lamp, the plant and the books from the Lawn Fawn Stitched Bookmark die set
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Color Blocking 1 - Hello Daisies

Hi there,

today, I am going to start a little series for the Karten-Kunst Blog. For the next 5 weeks it is going to be all about Color Blocking. This is my first creation using the Karten-Kunst Scribble Daisies:

• cover a cardbase with four stripes of colored cardstock
• stamp some of the Karten-Kunst Scribble Daisies with Versamark and heat-emboss them with holographic embossing powder
• cut out two Karten-Kunst Ash Leaves from vellum
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Riesiges Hallo from colored and grass cardstock
• stamp the sub-sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 2 set with Versamark onto a strip of black cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add some sequins as final embellishments

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

I herd it's your Birthday!

Hi there,

I created this sweet Postage Card using the My Favorite Things Barnyard Bunch stamp set and the Waffle Flower Postage Collage A6 die set:

• cut out the Waffle Flower Postage Collage A6 from white cardstock
• stamp images from the My Favorite Things Barnyard Bunch set with Gina K. designs Obsidian - use the masking technique
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• mask all the images and create a background using Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Frayed Burlap)

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Jam Labels

Hi there,

I created these jam labels using the Anjas Basteltraum Einkochspass stamp set:

• cut out three Tim Holtz Vintage Labels from smooth white cardstock
• stamp the images and the sentiments from the Anjas Basteltraum Einkochspass 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
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Rustic Wilderness, Candied Apple, Festive Berries)

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Let's Celebrate

Hi there,

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

• stamp two leaves from the Karten-Kunst Scribble Leaves set and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Circulus Runde Geburtstagssprüche set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
• color the leaves with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• add some dots with the Karin DecoGel Star Sparks Brown pen
• add strips of black cardstock and patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Hope to see you again next week. 

Hang Out and Celebrate

Hi there,

I created this cute watercolor tag for Mennys Bastelshop using one of the images from the My Favorite Things Hang Out and Celebrate stamp set:

• cut out a tag from watercolor paper
• stamp one of the images from the My Favorite Things Hang Out and Celebrate set with VersaMagic Sahara Sand
• color the image with watercolors
• ink up the edges of the tag with leftover Distress Ink from your Blending Brushes
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

A little Piece of Happiness

Hi there,

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

• cut out some rectangles from watercolor paper
• add some color with Kuretake Gansai Tambi Art Nouveau watercolors
• stamp a shape from the Karten-Kunst Circulus12 Schneeflocken set with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves 
• rough up the edges and ink them up with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• place the rectangles on a panel of grass cardstock and adhere this to a kraft cardbase
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 3 set with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,