Party Time Frog

Hi there,

I used the Impronte d'Autore Party Time stamp set to create this colorful Birthday Card for Mennys Bastelshop:

• stamp the frog 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
• ink up the edges of the panel with some leftover green and yellow ink
• create a background with the Sunny Studio Stamps Eyelet Lace Borders cut from white cardstock and patterned paper
• add one of the My Favorite Things Love Speech Bubbles colored with Alcohol Markers and Glitter Glue

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Winter

Hi there,

here is another Winter Card I created for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Circulus12 Stamping Tool:

• stamp a snowflake with the help of the Karten-Kunst Circulus12 Stamping Tool, the Karten-Kunst Circulus12 Schneeflocken set and Versafine Clair Arctic
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Large Snowflake from pearlescent vellum and layer it on top
• add some dark blue splatters and ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire
• color in the little starts with Finetec Mica Watercolors in Sterling Silver 
• cut out the sentiment from pearlescent blue and silver foiled cardstock using the Karten-Kunst Lucky Alphabet set
• add some snowflakes as final embellishment 

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Tropical Vacation

Hi there,

Í used the My Favorite Things Tropical Toucans stamp set to create this colorful tropical card for Mennys Bastelshop:

• stamp a scene using the My Favorite Things Tropical Toucans stamp set and Ink on 3 Fadeout Ink - use the masking technique
• color the images with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a waterbrush
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• add some watered-down splatters with Distress Ink Tumbled Glass and ink up the edges of the panel with that same ink
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink Tumbled Glass
• add strips of patterned paper to the top and bottom of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

 

Happy Mail Fox

Hi there,

I used one of my favorite stamp sets from Anjas Basteltraum for this card - the Geburtstagsfreunde set:

• stamp the little fox from the Anjas Basteltraum Geburtstagsfreunde 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 Paper Smooches Postage Stamp and add a background with the envelope from the same stamp set and extra shading with Distress Ink Pumice Stone
• cover a cardbase with patterned paper
• cut out the Memory Box Hello Daily Script from vellum and turquoise cardstock

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Hello Wreath

Hi there,

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

• stamp some elements from the Karten-Kunst Circulus Blätterkranz set onto a rounded panel of Bristol Smooth Cardstock using Distress Oxide Ink (Shabby Shutters, Gathered Twigs)
• add some shading and color with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• cut out the sentiment with the help of the Karten-Kunst Lucky Alphabet, the Karten-Kunst Lucky Alphabet Lower Case, golden foiled cardstock and green cardstock
• ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs and add some splatters with golden Finetec Mica Watercolor
• adhere the panel to a grass cardstock cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Read - Relax - Repeat

Hi there,

I used the My Favorite Things Our Story stamp set to create this cute watercolor card for Mennys Bastelshop:

• stamp a scene using images from the My Favorite Things Our Story stamp set and Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow - use the masking technique
• color the images and the background with watercolors
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink Pumice Stone
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark onto a strip of grey cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

All my Love Feathers

Hi there,

I made this Vintage Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using Distress Ink (Tea Dye, Walnut Stain, Salvaged Patina)
• stamp the Karten-Kunst Schwungvolle Federn with Distress Oxide Ink Walnut Stain
• adhere the panel to a brown cardbase
• cut out the sentiment with the help of the Karten-Kunst Geburtstag im Rahmen die set and golden foiled cardstock

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Alcohol Ink Week

Hi there,

it's Alcohol Ink Week over at the Karten-Kunst Blog 

and this is my creation:

• create a background on Lanavanguard using Alcohol Inks (Shell Pink, Aqua) and turquoise Deco Foil
• cut out a panel using one of the Karten-Kunst Stitched Rectangles DIN A6
• adhere the panel to a turquoise cardbase
• cut out a 15 from turquoise cardstock and silver glitter paper using the Karten-Kunst Lucky Numbers die set
• add more texture to the numbers by stamping the Karten-Kunst Blooming Plants with Versamark and heat-embossing them with WOW! Polished Silver Super Fine embossing powder
• stamp the sub-sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with that same silver embossing powder
• ink up the bottom part of the numbers and the left and right side of the sub-sentiment strip with Distress Ink Peacock Feathers

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Snowball Fight Tag

Hi there,

I created this tag using images from the Anjas Basteltraum Frostige Schneeballschlacht stamp set:

• cut out a tag from watercolor paper using a die from the Sunny Studio Stamps Mini Mat and Tag 4 set
• create a winter background using watercolors
• stamp two birds and the bunny from the Anjas Basteltraum Frostige Schneeballschlacht set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Aloha

Hi there,

it's Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week's topic is "Paper Piecing". I chose the beautiful Impronte d'Autore Hula 1 stamp set for my Mixed Media tag project:

• stamp the girl and some flowers from the Impronte d'Autore Hula 1 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 girl on patterned paper and cut out the dress
• layer it on top of the colored image and add shading with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• cover a tag with tissue paper and a paper doily
• add color with acrylic paints and a brayer
• splatter the tag with watered-down white acrylic paint
• for more texture stamp the Karten-Kunst Script Background with Archival Ink Watering Can
• ink up the edges of the tag with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• dye a piece of torn seam binding with Distress Ink (Walnut Stain, Dusty Concord)
• thread the seam binding and two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

For You Wreath

Hi there,

I created this cute wreath for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Circulus8 Stamping Tool:

• stamp the wreath on a panel of grass cardstock using the Karten-Kunst Circulus8, the Karten-Kunst Circulus Blätterkranz stamp set, Distress Oxide Ink (Bundled Sage, Seedless Preserves, Fossilized Amber)
• add some splatters with watered-down Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Nyala Script Für Dich from dark and light grass cardstock

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,