Monday, June 16, 2025

Dreamy Sheep

Hi there,

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

  • create a background using patterned paper, colored cardstock and the Karten-Kunst DIN A6 Card Designer Nr. 2
  • cut out the Karten-Kunst Mini Sheep and some Karten-Kunst Clouds
  • add color with Alcohol Markers and heat-emboss the white parts with WOW! White Puff embossing powder
  • cut out the sentiment with the help of the Karten-Kunst Stencil Alphabet
  • add silver star sequins as final embellishments

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,




Thursday, June 12, 2025

The Best is yet to come!

Hi there,

I created this cute bookmark for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant Congrats Graduate stamp set:

  • cut out a rounded tag from smooth white cardstock
  • stamp the adorable little owl from the Mama Elephant Congrats Graduate 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
  • ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
  • thread three strands of natural twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Monday, June 9, 2025

Unique Rainbow Flower

Hi there,

I created this unique Rainbow Flower for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Karten-Kunst Cute Flower die:

  • cut out the Karten-Kunst Cute Flower once from black and once from white cardstock
  • color the cutouts of the white flower with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
  • adhere the flower to a grass cardstock cardbase and ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
  • stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 2 set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
  • add the Waffle Flower Tiny Twine Bow cut from kraft cardstock as final embellishment

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Saturday, June 7, 2025

Lucky Day Toucan

Hi there,

I created this tropical card using the little toucan from the Anjas Basteltraum Strandbar stamp set:

  • stamp the toucan from the Anjas Basteltraum Strandbar set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
  • color the image with Ohuhu Markers and add highlights with a white gel pen
  • cut out the My Favorite Things Rainbow Whimsy from colored cardstock
  • dye a piece of smooth white cardstock with Distress Ink Rustic Wilderness and Peeled Paint and run it through your Spellbinders Platinum Six in the Spellbinders Leafy embossing folder
  • add some splatters with watered-down white gouache
  • adhere the panel to a kraft cardbase
  • stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Glückwünsche set with Versamark onto a piece of vellum, heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder and cut it out
  • adhere the sentiment with tiny pieces of double-sided foam adhesive

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Thursday, June 5, 2025

Being there Peekapals

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Use a Stamp Set from Mama Elephant". I used the Mama Elephant Peekapals stamp set on my project:

  • stamp the Mama Elephant Peekapals 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
  • use the My Favorite Things Stitched Scallop Edges to create your card layout
  • stamp the sentiment from the Mama Elephant You raise me up set with Distress Oxide Ink Gathered Twigs on the patterned paper half of the card

I hope you got inspired.


Hugs,



Monday, June 2, 2025

Botanical Shaker

Hi there,

I created this botanical Shaker Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Karten-Kunst Mojito Cutout Alles Liebe:

  • cut out the Karten-Kunst Mojito Cutout Alles Liebe from smooth white cardstock
  • mask off the cutout
  • apply Distress Ink (Rustic Wilderness, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters) through the STAMPlorations Emanations stencil
  • create a shaker element underneath the cutout using acetate and double-sided foam adhesive - fill the shaker with green and yellow sequins
  • add strips of colored cardstock to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase
  • add some clear and yellow gemstones as final embellishments

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,