Thursday, May 29, 2025

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,




Monday, May 26, 2025

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,



Thursday, May 22, 2025

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,




Monday, May 19, 2025

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,



Thursday, May 15, 2025

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,





Monday, May 12, 2025

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,



Thursday, May 8, 2025

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,




Wednesday, May 7, 2025

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,



Monday, May 5, 2025

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,



Thursday, May 1, 2025

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,