Santa Tags

Hi there,

I created these three fun Santa Tags:

• stamp all three Santas from the Gerda Steiner Designs Sportsy Santas set with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color them with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add headgear from the Gerda Steiner Designs Sportsy Santas set and from the Gerda Steiner Designs Peeking Friends set
• create little ornament-shaped tags with the help of the My Favorite Things Tag Builder Blueprints 6 dies, glitter cardstock and patterned paper from the Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa 6x6 paper pad
• add twine through the holes of the tags

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

XOXO Penguin

Hi there,

I created this sweet little Valentine's Day Card using the Gerda Steiner Designs Penguin with Heart Digital Stamp:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Penguin with Heart with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a damp watercolor brush
• add highlights with a white gel pen and sparkle with Nuvo Glitter Drops White Blizzard
• shade a piece of pink cardstock with Distress Oxide Ink (Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick)
• apply those same ink colors through the ARTplorations Hearts all over mini stencil for a tone on tone effect
• add droplets of Pearlized Water for even more sparkle
• mount the panel onto a piece of patterned paper from the Crate Paper Fourteen 6x6 paper pad before adhering all the layers to a cardbase
• stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Lovely Pandas set and add some hearts from the WPlus9 Little Bits set with Altenew Crisp Ink Razzleberry

Have a lovely day.

Hugs,

Fa La La La Llamas

Hi there,

I created this Christmas Card using the new Gerda Steiner Designs Fa-La-La-La-Llamas:

• cut out Dotted Scallop Circle around the Gerda Steiner Designs Fa-La-La-La-Llamas to make it look like an ornament
• color the image with Inktense Pencils and a damp watercolor brush
• add highlights and details with a white gel pen 
• use white Liquid Applique on the rims and the pompoms of the hats and Nuvo Crystal Glaze on the ornaments and the lights for more dimension and texture
• add color to the sentiment strip from the same digital stamp set with Distress Oxide Ink Iced Spruce
• layer the circle onto patterned paper from the Crate Paper Bundled up 6x6 paper pad
• use felt to create a little bow at the top and natural twine as a little hanger

Have a christmasy day.

Hugs,

Reindeer Shaker

Hi there,

I created this sweet little shaker card using stamps from the Gerda Steiner Designs Peeking Friends stamp set:

• cut out a stitched panel from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock using one of the My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Rectangles 
• cut out a Christmas Tree from that panel with the help of one of the dies from the Sizzix Festive Fancies set
• glue a piece of acetate behind the oping and surround it with a double layer of double-sided foam tape
• fill the shaker element with clear and green seed beads and close it with a piece of patterned paper from the Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa 6x6 paper pad
• cut out another wonky stitched panel from patterned paper from that same paper pad and adhere all the layers to a Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardbase
• stamp the cute little reindeer from the Gerda Steiner Designs Peeking Friends set with Versafine Onyx Black
• color the image with Faber-Castell Albrecht-Dürer pencils and add Stickles Glitter Glue Christmas Red to its nose
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the same stamp set onto a strip of patterned paper with Versafine Onyx Black and heat-emboss it with clear embossing powder for extra dimension
• layer a thin strip of red glitter paper underneath the sentiment strip to match the nose of the reindeer

Here is an additional picture o the card:

Have a christmasy day.

Yours,

Have a howly-jolly Christmas

Hi there,

Gerda Steiner Designs is joining the 24h of Christmas Tags Blog Hop and this is my creation:

• cut out a CUTplorations Tag #1 from Perfect Colouring Paper and stamp one of the cute puppies from the Gerda Steiner Designs Christmas Puppies set with Memento Tuxedo Black
• add the gift-wrapped bone from the same set and the thought bubble elements from the Mama Elephant Just hatched set and the Lawn Fawn A little Birdie told me set and stamp those with that same black ink
• color the images with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut the bottom and the top part of the tag again but this time from patterned paper from the Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa 6x6 paper pad
• stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Christmas Puppies set with Versafine Onyx Black
• thread teal and natural twine through the hole of the tag

Enjoy the rest of the hop.

Yours,

Naughty or Nice Maze

Hi there,

it's time for a Holiday Challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps and More Blog:

• stamp the little girl and the presents from the My Favorite Things Jingle all the Way set with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color the images with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• I cut out five maze shapes with my Brother ScanNCut and glued them on top of each other - color the top layer with a matching green Alcohol Marker
• adhere the maze to a piece of patterned paper from the Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa 6x6 paper pad
• cut out a stitched base from white cardstock and a stitched panel from kraft cardstock
• take the kraft piece and cut out a rectangle slightly bigger then the maze and cover this window with a piece of acetate
• add some interest to the top layer with the help of the My Favorite Things Whimsical Woodgrain and Avery Elle Pigment Ink (Kraft)
• I used three layers of foam adhesive to connect base and top layer with the maze shape in between - don't forget to add the little metal ball before closing everything up
• stamp the sentiment and some stars from the My Favorite Things Gift Tag Greetings with Versafine (Vintage Sepia)

I can't wait to see your creations in the gallery.

Yours,

Merry Christmas Alpaca

Hi there,

it's time for a new Challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More and I created a tag for this little bag using a cute alpaca and glitter paper:

• cut out a round tag from patterned paper from the Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa 6x6 paper pad using the My Favorite Things Tag Builder Blueprints 6 die set
• add a glittery white hill
• stamp the adorable alpaca from the Lawn Fawn Winter Alpaca set, the Christmas tree from the Lawn Fawn Snow Day set and the Christmas lights from the Lawn Fawn Cheery Christmas set with Memento (Tuxedo Black)
• color the images with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add Glossy Accents to the Christmas lights
• stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Frosty Fairy Friends set with Versamark onto a strip of black cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White embossing powder
• add three silver sequins and multi-colored twine as final embellishments 

Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,

Everything is Fun with you

Hi there,

we are starting a new Mixed Media Challenge over on the Happy Little Stampers Blog and this time we would like you to use some sprays:

• stamp two of the cute cats from the Mama Elephant Little Cat Agenda set with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color the images with Copic, Delta and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• create a background on a piece of watercolor paper with Distress Spray Stains (Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick) and add splatters with white gouache
• round the top corners of that watercolor piece with a 1'' corner rounder
• add some patterned paper from the Crate Paper Fourteen 6x6 paper pad to a kraft cardbase - use the Taylored Expressions Postage Stamp Edge on one of them
• stamp little hearts from the Lawn Fawn Love you S'More set with Altenew Crisp Ink (Lagoon, Purple Wine) and the sentiment from the same set with Versafine (Onyx Black)

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Polar Bear Mixed Media Tags

Hi there,

I would like to show you these fun Mixed Media Tags over on the Stamping-Fairies Blog:

• use a brayer to cover black tags with Amsterdam Acrylic Paint (Titanium Buff Deep) and Dina Wakley Heavy Body Acrylic Paint (Turquoise, Ocean, Blackberry Violet)
• splatter on some snowflakes using white gouache or watered-down white acrylic paint
• cut out some hillshapes from white cardstock
• cover the back of the tag with patterned paper from the Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa 6x6 paper pad
• stamp the waving polar bear from the My Favorite Things Polar Bear Pals set with Memento (Tuxedo Black) three times and color the images with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• thread some twine through the hole of the tags

Here are some close-ups of the three tags:

Have a wonderful day.

Yours,

I love Winter Snowman

Hi there,

welcome to our first Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media Challenge in 2017 - this time we would like to see some layers on your project:

• stamp the adorable Whipper Snapper Designs Sawyer twice with Memento (Tuxedo Black)
• color the images with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• cut out the hat and the mittens and add them on top of the other image
• add white Radiant Neon Amplify on the snowy areas on his hat and nose
• cut out the Lil' Inker Designs Instant Camera frame three times - once from watercolor paper, once from patterned paper from the My Mind's Eye Wood 6x6 paper pad and a third time from patterned paper from the Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa 6x6 paper pad
• layer the patterend paper frames on top of each other and create a background on the negative of the watercolor frame with Distress Inks (Broken China, Peacock Feathers) and Pearlized Water
• layer torn strips of patterend paper from the Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa 6x6 paper pad and vellum to create a backdrop for the frame on a white cardbase
• create a sentment using the Dymo Label Maker and add a white glitter heart cut with the help of the Mama Elephant Confetti die

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Merry Christmas Snowglobe

Hi there,

I would like to show you this cute Christmas Shaker Tag using the Bonus Image from the Gerda Steiner Designs November-December Digital-Stamp-Bundle:

• color the sweet Gerda Steiner Designs Snowglobe image available as part of the November-December Digital-Stamp-Bundle with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a damp watercolor brush
• cut two of the Paper Smooches Gift Tags 2 - once from a sturdy white base and once from patterned paper from the Crate Paper Snow & Cocoa 6x6 paper pad
• cut out a circle window from the patterned paper tag and cover the opening with a piece of acetate
• create a shaker element on the base tag around the colored image with the help of foam tape and fill it with Pretty Pink Posh Sequins (4mm Sparkling Clear)
• thread teal and brown twine through the holes of the tags

There is a new Stamp Bundle available for December and January and it also includes a lovely surprise image ... don't miss it.

Have a christmassy day.

Yours,