Thursday, January 30, 2025

May all your Wishes come True

Hi there,

I created this sweet Birthday Card using the Impronte d'Autore Party Time stamp set for Mennys Bastelshop:

  • stamp the bunny from the Impronte d'Autore Party Time 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 one of the Mama Elephant Speech Trios and stamp the Sentiment with Versafine Clair Warm Breeze

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,



Monday, January 27, 2025

To my Friend

Hi there,

I created this Vintage Wreath for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Circulus8 Stamping Tool:

  • stamp the wreath with the help of the Karten-Kunst Circulus8, the Karten-Kunst Circulus Romantischer Kranz and Distress Ink Vintage Photo onto a piece of watercolor paper
  • mist the wreath with water from your Mini Mister
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Weise Worte für Freunde set with Distress Oxide Ink Vintage Photo and ink up the edges of the sentiment strip with Distress Ink Vintage Photo
  • adhere the panel to a kraft cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Sunday, January 26, 2025

Wonderful Winter Time

Hi there,

I created another Winter Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog and this time I used the new Circulus12 stamping tool:

  • stamp some of the Karten-Kunst Circulus Zweige with Distress Oxide Ink Pine Needles and Forest Moss on watercolor paper using the Circulus12 Stamping Tool
  • add some water droplets
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Kalligraphie im Dezember set with the same Distress Oxide Inks for an ombre look
  • add some Nuvo Vintage Drops in Postbox Red to add some berries to the wreath

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,



Thursday, January 23, 2025

Toucan do it!

Hi there,

I created this colorful Card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Toucan do it stamp set. For my scene I got inspired by Audrey's Card from the Toucan do it Inspiration Post which was published in Summer 2021:

  • stamp the toucans, the butterflies and the branches from the Lawn Fawn Toucan do it set 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 the Lawn Fawn Tropical Vine Borders and some extra leaves from green cardstock and some Lawn Fawn Tropical Leaves from vellum
  • add color to a masked off portion of the background with Distress Ink (Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness)
  • arrange the scene
  • stamp the sentiment from the same set on a sentiment strip using Brilliance Thyme

Thanks for stopping by.


Hugs,



Monday, January 20, 2025

Rainbow Feather

Hi there,

I created this Rainbow Feather for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • stamp one of the Karten-Kunst Schwungvolle Federn onto a piece of watercolor paper using Distress Oxide Ink (Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet)
  • mist the feather with water from your Mini Mister
  • add some black splatters with watered-down acrylic paint and some more texture with the help of the Karten-Kunst Script Background and Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Textrahmen Worte set with black ink onto some strips of white cardstock
  • ink up the edges of the panel and the sentiment strips with Distress Ink Lost Shadow
  • add strips of black cardstock to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Sunday, January 19, 2025

Winter Fox

Hi there,

I created this winter card using the Anjas Basteltraum Winter Wanderlust stamp set:

  • create a background using kraft cardstock, the Sizzix Pine Needles embossing folder, a brayer, white pigment ink, Distress Ink Forest Moss and splatters of white gouache
  • stamp the skiing fox from the Anjas Basteltraum Winter Wanderlust 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 Fancy Wavy Banner from kraft cardstock
  • stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Winter Wavy Sayings set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Thursday, January 16, 2025

Mushroom Houses

Hi there,

I created this sweet tag for Mennys Bastelshop using one of the smaller images from the Mama Elephant Oh Gnomie Tree stamp set:

  • cut out a tag from white cardstock and embellish it with patterned paper and colored cardstock
  • stamp one of the smaller images from the Mama Elephant Oh Gnomie Tree set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils, highlights with a white gel pen and shine with Wink of Stella Clear Glitter
  • thread a strand of twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Monday, January 13, 2025

Just for You

Hi there,

I created this Vintage Project for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using watered-down Distress Ink (Tea Dye, Walnut Stain, Salvaged Patina)
  • stamp elements from the Karten-Kunst Circulus Romantischer Kranz with Distress Oxide Ink Vintage Photo
  • cut out the Karten-Kunst Das rockt Nur für Dich from Vellum and brown cardstock
  • add some highlights to the letters with a golden gel pen
  • adhere the panel to a cardbase colored with Distress Ink (Tea Dye, Salvaged Patina)

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Sunday, January 12, 2025

Winter Dreams

Hi there,

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

  • create some irregular watercolor shapes with Schmincke Horadam watercolors 
  • stamp the trees from the Karten-Kunst Abstrakte Tannen set and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Capri Weihnachtspost set with Versafine Onyx Black
  • ink up the edges of the watercolor panel with Distress Ink Seedless Preserves
  • add some silver splatters
  • cut out some stars with the help of the Karten-Kunst Stars in a Row set from silver glitter paper and add them as final embellishments

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Thursday, January 9, 2025

Adventure Awaits!

Hi there,

I created this fun masculine card for our Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Car Critters and the Lawn Fawn Car Critters Road Trip Add-On stamp sets:

  • stamp images and a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Car Critters and the Lawn Fawn Car Critters Road Trip Add-On sets with Gina K. Designs Obsidian - use the Masking Technique
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • mask everything off again and add some color to the background using Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio
  • 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,



Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Frosty Snowballs

Hi there,

I created this Winter Card using the Anjas Basteltraum Frostige Schneeballschlacht stamp set:

  • stamp the fox, the birds and the snowballs from the Anjas Basteltraum Frostige Schneeballschlacht set with Lawn Fawn River Rock
  • 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 elements from the Sizzix Forever Journal Essentials, the Sizzix Bird Song set, the Spellbinders Holiday Blooms set, Distress Ink (Antique Linen, Ground Espresso), Distress Oxide Ink (Antique Linen, Ground Espresso), Versafine Clair Sand Dune and colored cardstock
  • arrange all the elements and put them onto a woodgrain background splattered with watered-down white gouache

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,




Monday, January 6, 2025

Magic of Winter

Hi there,

I created this turquoise Winter Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

  • stamp one of the Karten-Kunst Zauberhafte Schneeflocken with Distress Oxide Ink (Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers)
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Sprüche für Kerzen with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
  • add some stars from the same stamp set and some dots with the Molotow Liquid Chrome pen
  • create a background using the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Zaubersterne set and Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow

Have a wonderful New Year 2025.

Hugs,



Sunday, January 5, 2025

Happy New Year 2025

Hi there,

I created this New Year Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the new Circulus12 Stamping Tool:

  • stamp one of the the Karten-Kunst Circulus Runde Geburtstagssprüche twice with Versamark onto a dark blue panel using the Karten-Kunst Circulus 12 Stamping Tool and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • stamp the fireworks, the "Happy New Year" and the dots using the Karten-Kunst Feuerwerk set
  • the fireworks are heat-embossed with holographic embossing powder, the main sentiment with the same white as the sub-sentiments and the dots with WOW! Polished Silver Super Fine embossing powder
  • ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Black Soot and add some more dots with the Molotow Liquid Chrome pen

Have a wonderful New Year 2025.

Hugs,