Thursday, November 27, 2025

Sending You Hearts

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Gerda Steiner Designs Li'l Hedgie stamp set:

  • stamp the Gerda Steiner Designs Li'l Hedgie 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
  • create a background using Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock and an embossing folder
  • add white splatters and ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
  • cut out one of the Mama Elephant Paper Hugs sentiments from pink cardstock and add highlights with a white gel pen
  • add strips of colored cardstock to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,



Monday, November 24, 2025

Warm Winter Wishes

Hi there,

here is another project that I created with the Karten-Kunst Winterliche Häuser stamp set:

  • stamp the Karten-Kunst Winterliche Häuser with Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone on a piece of watercolor paper
  • color the image and the background with watercolors
  • add details with a pencil and splatters with white gouache
  • distress the edges and ink them up with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
  • stamp the sentiment from the same set onto a kraft cardbase with Versafine Clair Portobello

Hope to see you again next week.

Hugs,



Thursday, November 20, 2025

Thank You for Helping Me Grow

Hi there,

I created this garden card together with my daughter Emily for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Veggie Happy stamp set. And once again we got inspired by one of Marine's wonderful creations:

  • stamp lots of images from the Lawn Fawn Veggie Happy and Say What? Holiday Critters sets with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
  • color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • create a background using the Lawn Fawn Peekaboo Backdrop, kraft cardstock and patterned paper
  • stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Beauty of Spring set with Versamark onto a strip of purple cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

I hope you got inspired, too.

Hugs,




Monday, November 17, 2025

HoHoHo Tag

Hi there,

I created this sweet tag using the Karten-Kunst Post vom Weihnachtsmann stamp set:

  • stamp the adorable little Santa from the Karten-Kunst Post vom Weihnachtsmann set with Gina K. Obsidian on a pre-cut white tag
  • color the image with Ohuhu Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos
  • add the sentiment from the same set with that same black ink
  • thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,




Thursday, November 13, 2025

On the Bookshelf

Hi there,

I created this cute little scene for Mennys Bastelshop using the Gerda Steiner Designs On the Bookshelf stamp set:

  • stamp several images from the Gerda Steiner Designs On the Bookshelf set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
  • color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • create a background with the help of grass cardstock and an embossing folder
  • add bwon and white splatters and ink up the edges with Distress Ink Pumice Stone
  • stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Our Story set with Versamark onto a strip of turquoise cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,





Monday, November 10, 2025

Winter Houses

Hi there,

I created this atmospheric card using the Karten-Kunst Winterliche Häuser stamp set:

  • create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using Distress Oxide Inks (Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Prize Ribbon)
  • stamp the Karten-Kunst Winterliche Häuser and a sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Post vom Weihnachtsmann set with Stellar Ink Black Widow
  • use a white and a glitter gel pen to add some snowflakes

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,



Thursday, November 6, 2025

Happy Halloween

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Paste". I used the Lawn Fawn Fangtastic Friends stamp set on my project:

  • stamp two bats from the Lawn Fawn Fangtastic Friends 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
  • create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using a Clearly Besotted stencil, Distress Grit Paste Snowfall, Finetec Mica Watercolors
  • ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Black Soot and add spiderwebs cut from black cardstock from the Lawn Fawn Build a House Halloween Add-on
  • 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,



Monday, November 3, 2025

Woodland Owl

Hi there,

here is another project using the Karten-Kunst Uhuuups, so alt schon stamp set:

  • stamp the owl from the Karten-Kunst Uhuuups, so alt schon set with Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf
  • 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 Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves and the Memory Box Woodland Branch from colored cardstock and add extra shading with Distress Inks
  • ink up the edges of the kraft cardbase and add white splatters
  • place the cut out owl on the branch using double-sided foam adhesive

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,