Thanks Butterfly

Hi there,

it is time for our monthly Anything Goes Challenge over on the STAMPlorations Blog and this is my creation:

• create a rainbow background on a piece of watercolor paper using Distress Oxide Inks
• cut out the CUTplorations Flutter Zen 1 Butterfly
• create a shaker element with the help of acetate, double-sided foam adhesive and sequins
• cut out the CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments Thanks from vellum and black cardstock 
• add strips of colored cardstock and of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase
• add some clear sequins as final embellishments

I can't wait to see your creation.

Hugs,

Happy Easter

Hi there,

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

• stamp the sentiment using the Karten-Kunst Mega Ostern set, the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Spring set and Lawn Fawn Jet Black
• add a lot of little bees from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Spring set
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful Easter Time.

Hugs,

Happy Easter Bee

Hi there,

Emily and I created these sweet Easter Cards using the adorable bee from the Impronte d'Autore Sweet Bee stamp set:

• stamp one of the adorable bees from the Impronte d'Autore Sweet Bee set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian and color it with watercolors and Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• create a background using grass cardstock, Distress Oxide Inks, the ModaScrap Save the Bees die set and the Gummiapan Hallo and Flower Wreath from the Easter Calendar 2025
• add faux stitching with a yellow gel pen

And this is Emily's creation:

Have a wonderful Easter Time.

Hugs,

Easter Bunny Mail

Hi there,

I created this sweet Easter Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp the adorable little bunny and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Post vom Osterhasen set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black onto a piece of smooth white cardstock
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I wish you a wonderful Easter Time.

Hugs,

Deck of Cards - Set 5

Hi there,

over the next few weeks I would like to show you a project that I created for Mennys Bastelshop together with my so very talented daughter Emily. It was a gift for my son - a deck of cards. I used the Mama Elephant Artist Trading Card die set on each of them combined with different stamp sets from Mama Elephant, My Favorite Things and Lawn Fawn. Every week I will show you four cards. Let's continue.

• cut out the Mama Elephant Artist Trading Cards from smooth white cardstock
• add color with Distress Oxide Inks
• stamp images from the Mama Elephant Magical Wizards, the Lawn Fawn Your are Sublime, the Lawn Fawn Shello Friend and the Lawn Fawn Mermaid for you sets
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• assemble the cards

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Thinking of You Snowdrop

Hi there,

I created this Mixed-Media Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp the Karten-Kunst Schneeglöckchen onto a piece of smooth white cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• cut the right side of the panel with one of the Karten-Kunst Torn Borders
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink Tea Dye
• add more interest to the background by using the Karten-Kunst Script Background, the Karten-Kunst Splatters Create and Distress Oxide Ink Tea Dye
• add a strip of patterned paper to the right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Textrahmen-Worte 2 set with Versafine Clair Portobello

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

New STAMPlorations ATCs

Hi there,

I just wanted to let you know that there are some fabulous new STAMPlorations ATC packs out in the shop. On these projects I used the Retro Femme, Color Me Spring and the Whimsical Homes:

• create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using acrylic paint, the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Grunge set, Versafine Clair Pinecone and clear embossing powder
• distress the edges of one of the STAMPlorations Retro Femme ATCs and add a sentiment from the STAMPlorations Hey Sunshine Clear Sticker set

• cut out the CUTplorations Butterfly Cover Plate from colored cardstock, ink up the edges with Distress Ink Picked Raspberry and add splatters with watered-down white acrylic paint
• stamp the sentiment from the STAMPlorations So loved set with Versafine Clair Nocturne
• round two corners of one of the STAMPlorations Color Me Spring ATCs and adhere it to the background

• create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using Distress Oxide Ink (Worn Lipstick, Dried Marigold, Forest Moss) and one of the CUTplorations Lacy Edges and Borders 
• adhere one of the STAMPlorations Whimsical Houses ATC to a piece of dotted cardstock
• stamp the sentiment from the STAMPlorations Subway Art Builder Create with Versafine Clair Portobello

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Awesome

Hi there,

this is just a quick reminder of this month's Anything Goes Challenge over on the STAMPlorations Blog:

• stamp the STAMPlorations In Bloom: Heartfelt Hibiscus with Versafine Onyx Black and fuzzy cut the image
• create a background on a panel of smooth white cardstock by applying Distress Ink (Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers) through the ARTplorations Leaf Prints stencil
• add splatters with watered-down black acrylic paint
• cut out the CUTplorations awesome twice from white cardstock and once from black cardstock - ink up the bottom with Distress Ink Peacock Feathers
• add a strip of black cardstock and of patterned paper to the left side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Deck of Cards - Set 4

Hi there,

over the next few weeks I would like to show you a project that I created for Mennys Bastelshop together with my so very talented daughter Emily. It was a gift for my son - a deck of cards. I used the Mama Elephant Artist Trading Card die set on each of them combined with different stamp sets from Mama Elephant, My Favorite Things and Lawn Fawn. Every week I will show you four cards. Let's continue.

• cut out the Mama Elephant Artist Trading Cards from smooth white cardstock
• add color with Distress Oxide Inks
• stamp images from the Mama Elephant Magical Wizards, the Mama Elephant Rainy Days, the Lawn Fawn Toadally Awesome and the Lawn Fawn Here for you Bear sets
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• assemble the cards

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Bunny Tag

Hi there,

I created this sweet Bunny Tag for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out one of the Karten-Kunst Tags from smooth white cardstock
• stamp the adorable little bunny and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Post vom Osterhasen set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• add a little border cut from patterned paper with the help of a die from the Karten-Kunst DIN A6 Card Designer Nr. 2 set
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Deck of Cards - Set 3

Hi there,

over the next few weeks I would like to show you a project that I created for Mennys Bastelshop together with my so very talented daughter Emily. It was a gift for my son - a deck of cards. I used the Mama Elephant Artist Trading Card die set on each of them combined with different stamp sets from Mama Elephant, My Favorite Things and Lawn Fawn. Every week I will show you four cards. Let's continue.

• cut out the Mama Elephant Artist Trading Cards from smooth white cardstock
• add color with Distress Oxide Inks
• stamp images from the Mama Elephant Magical Wizards, the Lawn Fawn Super Star and the Lawn Fawn Upon a Star sets
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• assemble the cards

I hope you got inspired.

Have a wonderful day.

Hello Snail Tag

Hi there,

I created this sweet Snail Tag for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out one of the Karten-Kunst Tags from smooth white cardstock
• stamp the snail from the Karten-Kunst Ein schneller Gruß set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Textrahmen Worte 2 set with that same black ink
• color the image and the background with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Make each Day your Masterpiece

Hi there,

it is time for our monthly Anything Goes Challenge over on the STAMPlorations Blog and this is my creation:

• cut out one of the CUTplorations Stitched Tags from watercolor paper
• glue on a picture of mountains and trees with multi medium
• add some white gesso to let the picture appear to be more in the background
• apply some texture paste through the ARTplorations Flair slimline stencil
• add some color using a brown and turquoise Stabilo Woody and Ecoline Liquid Watercolor in gold
• apply brown Stabilo All pencil at the edges of the tag
• alter some corrugated cardboard with the same colors and dye a piece of cheesecloth with Distress Ink Ground Espresso
• stamp the sentiment from the STAMPlorations Softly set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• ink up the edges of the sentiment strip with that same brown Distress Ink used to dye the cheesecloth
• thread torn Sari Silk Ribbon through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Party Caybara

Hi there,

it's time for our Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "DIY Striped Background". I used the Lawn Fawn Capybaras! stamp set on my project:

• cut out a tag from smooth white cardstock using one of the Mama Elephant Fave Tags
• stamp one of the capybaras and the cake from the Lawn Fawn Capybaras! set with Gina G. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• add a striped background made from colored cardstock underneath
• stamp some confetti from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink (Scroched Timber, Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass)
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Deck of Cards - Set 2

Hi there,

over the next few weeks I would like to show you a project that I created for Mennys Bastelshop together with my so very talented daughter Emily. It was a gift for my son - a deck of cards. I used the Mama Elephant Artist Trading Card die set on each of them combined with different stamp sets from Mama Elephant and Lawn Fawn. Every week I will show you four cards. Let's continue.

• cut out the Mama Elephant Artist Trading Cards from smooth white cardstock
• add color with Distress Oxide Inks
• stamp images from the Mama Elephant Magical Wizards, the My Favorite Things Magical Dragons, the My Favorite Things Magical Friends and the Mama Elephant Dragon Wishes sets
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• assemble the cards

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Wanderlust Wayside Collage Paper Pack

Hi there,

today I am using the new Wanderlust Wayside collage paper pack, one of 9 brand-new packs in the STAMPlorations Anthology collection:

• adhere one of the STAMPlorations Collage Papers from the Wanderlust Wayside set to a cardbase
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• add some texture using the dot pattern from the STAMPlorations Scribbly Splattery Grunge set and Distress Oxide Ink Tattered Rose
• add some CUTplorations Dragonflies cut from colored cardstock
• add the sentiment from the Hey Sunshine Clear Sticker set

• cut out the Crealies Postage Frame Odette from one of the STAMPlorations Collage Papers from the Wanderlust Wayside set
• use some white acrylic paint and Distress Ink Walnut Stain to give it a worn look
• stamp some texture with Distress Oxide Ink Walnut Stain using stamps from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Grunge and Art Marks sets and from the Waffle Flower Postage Collage set 
• cut out the CUTplorations Relax from woodgrain paper and ink up the bottom of each letter with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• layer the postage stamps on a kraft panel before adhering it to a cardbase

You have until March 4th to grab the full collection at the special pre-order price -- a huge 45% OFF! 

Hugs,

Vintage Tulips

Hi there,

I created this Vintage Tulip Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• create your own stencil using the Karten-Kunst 1/8 Circles die set
• apply Distress Ink (Walnut Stain, Tattered Rose, Fired Brick, Uncharted Mariner) through the stencil
• stamp the Karten-Kunst Scribble Tulips with Versafine Clair Portobello
• add some color using a PITT Pastel pencil
• add some texture with the help of the Karten-Kunst Script Background and Distress Oxide Ink Walnut Stain
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine set with Versafine Clair Portobello

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Deck of Cards - Set 1

Hi there,

over the next few weeks I would like to show you a project that I created for Mennys Bastelshop together with my so very talented daughter Emily. It was a gift for my son - a deck of cards. I used the Mama Elephant Artist Trading Card die set on each of them combined with different stamp sets from Mama Elephant, My Favorite Things and Lawn Fawn. Every week I will show you four cards. Let's get started.

• cut out the Mama Elephant Artist Trading Cards from smooth white cardstock
• add color with Distress Oxide Inks
• stamp images from the Mama Elephant Magical Wizards, the Mama Elephant Bewitched and the Lawn Fawn Purrfectly Wicked sets
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• assemble the cards

Hope to see you again next week. 

Hugs,

Circle Birthday

Hi there,

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

• cut out some Karten-Kunst 1/8 Inch Circles from colored cardstock
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Schriftzug-Set Zum Geburtstag with Versamark onto a blue cardbase and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add splatters with watered-down white gouache

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Hey Llama!

Hi there,

I created this card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Heffy Doodle Llamazing Llama stamp set and I got inspired by this Heffy Doodle YouTube Video:

• stamp several images from the Heffy Doodle Llamazing Llamas 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 using the Paper Smooches Border 3 die set and colored cardstock
• add the sentiment cut from colored cardstock with the help of the Time for Tea Designs Hey Hello Hi Sentiment die set

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Love Tag

Hi there,

I created this cute tag/bookmark for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out a Karten-Kunst Tag from patterned paper
• cut out the heart from the Karten-Kunst Symbolisch gemeint Ostern from kraft cardstock and patterned paper 
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with Distress Embossing Glaze Villainous Potion
• thread purple twine through the holes of the tags

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,