Thinking of You-Calyptus

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant Little Koala Agenda:

• stamp four koalas from the Mama Elephant Little Koala Agenda 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 colored cardstock, grass cardstock, the Honey Bee Stamps Eyelet Lace embossing folder and the My Favorite Things Blueprints 20 die set
• stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs You're Koalafied set with Versamark onto a strip of colored cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

You're totally my Jam

Hi there,

I created this sweet card with my daughter Emily for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Berry Special stamp set. And once again we got inspired by the wonderful Marine:

• stamp several images from the Lawn Fawn Berry Special set using Gina K. Designs Obsidian 
• color all the elements with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark onto a strip of light blue cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background using kraft cardstock and a woodgrain embossing folder
• adhere all the elements to a stitched rectangle colored with Distress Ink Bundled Sage and green and white splatters

I hope you got inspired, too.

Hugs,

Long Live Snail Mail

Hi there,

I created this adorable card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Paperie Ink Snail Mail stamp set:

• stamp one of the snails and a mushroom from the Paperie Ink Snail Mail 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
• stamp the sentiment from the Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned set with Versamark onto a strip of violet cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background using grass cardstock and the Spellbinders Cross my Heart embossing folder
• 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,

Milkshake

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Vellum". I used the Mama Elephant Milkshake stamp set on my project:

• cut out one of the tags from the Masterpiece Design Memory Planner set from watercolors paper and a second one from patterned paper
• stamp one of the images from the adorable Mama Elephant Milkshake set with Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow onto the watercolor tag
• color the image with watercolors and add highlights with a white gel pen
• add little dots with Nuvo Crystal Drops
• ink up the edges of the tags with Distress Ink Spun Sugar
• add a string of twine to the holes of the tags and tie it into a bow
• stamp the sentiment and a strawberry from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink Spun Sugar
• color the strawberry with watercolors and add little dots with a white gel pen
• emboss a piece of vellum with the Honey Bee Stamps Eyelet Lace embossing folder
• adhere all the elements to a pink cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Sweet Zebra

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Heffy Doodle Two by Two Zoo Animals stamp set:

• stamp the zebra from the Heffy Doodle Two by Two Zoo Animals 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
• adhere Hero Arts Tropical Florals die cut from white cardstock to a white cardbase for a tone-on-tone look
• create DIY striped cardstock using black and white cardstock and cut one of the Avery Elle Wonky Scalloped Frames
• create a background with the help of green cardstock and the Lawn Fawn Grass Border, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass and clouds from the Lawn Fawn Butterfly Kisses set

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Little Fox

Hi there,

as you may have seen in my Instagram Story on Tuesday I created this card for Mennys Bastelshop using two items from the new Impronte d'Autore Release - the Fox and the Alberi die sets:

• cut out the Impronte d'Autore Fox from colored cardstock and add extra shading with Distress Ink (Rusty Hinge, Lost Shadow, Tattered Rose) and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with the help of  Distress Oxide Inks (Carved Pumpkin, Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire)
• add the Impronte d'Autore Alberi and a hillshape cut from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock
• the sentiment strip is the finishing touch

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Underwater Hello

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Underwater/Unterwasser". I used the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply stamp set on my project:

• stamp the submarine and the bear from the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• create a background on blue colored cardstock with the help of the Create a Smile Ocean Wave stamp, Distress Oxide Ink Chipped Sapphire, the Create a Smile Focal Point stencil and white pigment ink
• add some fish and jellyfish from the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply set with Distress Oxide Ink Chipped Sapphire
• cut out the Hello from the CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments from dark blue cardstock and vellum

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Happy Birthday Party Cats

Hi there,

I created this sweet birthday card for Mennys Bastelshop using images from the Sunny Studio Stamps Party Pets set:

• stamp several images from the Sunny Studio Stamps Party Pets 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
• cut out some Whimsy Stamps Boho Circles from colored cardstock and add some confetti with Versamark
• create a background using the My Favorite Things Cloud stencil and Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac)
• cut out the sentiment from colored cardstock with the help of the Spellbinders Everyday Sentiments die set and add Distress Ink Kitsch Flamingo the the bottom of the letters

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Lots of Love

Hi there,

I created this card using the Karten-Kunst Mojito Cutout Alles Liebe:

• cut out the Karten-Kunst Mojito Cutout Alles Liebe from a square cut from kraft cardstock with the help of the Karten-Kunst Square Card Designer
• cut out another slightly larger square from DIY striped cardstock
• adhere all the layers to a kraft cardbase
• add faux stitching with a white gel pen

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,