Do What Makes You Happy

Hi there,

I created this card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp the circle from the Karten-Kunst Kränze und Kreise set with Distress Oxide Ink Salvaged Patina
• add some hearts from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink Saltwater Taffy
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst - Wünsche im Kreis set with Versafine Onyx Black
• add strips of black cardstock to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Woodland Wonders Bookmark

Hi there,

I created this watercolor bookmark using the Avery Elle Woodland Wonders stamp set for Mennys Bastelshop: 

• cut out a bookmark from watercolor paper and use masking tape to mask off a neat border
• stamp the birch trees and the bird's nest from the Avery Elle Woodland Wonders set with Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone
• color the images and the background with watercolors
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Capri Jahreszeiten set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the bookmark 

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

A Mole lot of Love - Part 1

Hi there,

a few months back I saw a beautiful card by Rachel Alvarado using the Lawn Fawn A Mole Lot of Love and the A Mole Lot of Love Add-Ons stamp sets and I instantly new that I had to recreate this card:

• stamp images from the Lawn Fawn A Mole Lot of Love, the Lawn Fawn A Mole Lot of Love Add-Ons and the Lawn Fawn Gleeful Gardens sets with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
• 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 Clearly Besotted Stamps Many Mini Messages set with Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone
• cut out rounded stitched rectangles
• create a background with Distress Ink Pumice Stone and Tumbled Glass and the My Favorite Things Mini Cloud stencil

Next week I will show you my own take on it.

Hugs,

M'WAH Tag

Hi there,

I created this sweet tag for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Valentine Mice:

• cut out a tag with the help of one of the Sunny Studio Stamps Build a Tag No. 1 dies, patterned paper and kraft cardstock
• stamp one of the mice from the Lawn Fawn Valentine Mice set with Lawn Fawn River Rock
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos and highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp two sentiments from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink Peacock Feathers
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Sending Love your Way

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Valentine Mice:

• cut out one of the ModaScrap Stamps from smooth white cardstock
• add color to the background with the help of Distress Oxide Inks (Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral)
• cut out the Lawn Fawn Scripty Hugs, add that same pink color and heat-emboss it with clear glitter embossing powder
• stamp two of the Lawn Fawn Valentine Mice with Lawn Fawn River Rock
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos and highlights with a white gel pen
• cover a cardbase with patterned paper and ink up the edges with Distress Ink Peacock Feathers

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Deck of Cards - Set 8

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. This is the last set.

• 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 Happy Hedgehog, the Lawn Fawn Dandy Day, the Mama Elephant Dandelion Wishes and the My Favorite Things Next to 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

I hope you enjoyed this little series.

Hugs,

Deck of Cards - Set 7

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 and the Lawn Fawn Silly Goose 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 will join me again next week for the final set of cards.

Hugs,

Easter Snowdrops

Hi there,

here is another Easter Card that I created for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out one of the Taylored Expressions Egg Stacklets from watercolor paper
• stamp the Karten-Kunst Schneeglöckchen with Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow
• color the image with Frau von Bommel Watercolors
• ink uo the edges with Distress Ink Tumbled Glass
• create a background using kraft cardstock, the Honey Bee Stamps Eyelet Lace embossing folder and Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• add the Karten-Kunst Vom Osterhasen cut from kraft cardstock as a sentiment

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Deck of Cards - Set 6

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 Berry Special, the Lawn Fawn Garden Mouse, the Lawn Fawn Veggie Happy and the Lawn Fawn I love you Mower 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,

Easter Mail

Hi there,

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

• cut out one of the Karten-Kunst Stitched Rectangles A6 from watercolor paper
• stamp the egg from the Karten-Kunst Mega Ostern set with Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone
• color the eggs with watercolors and add speckles with a Faber-Castell Polychromos pencil
• wrap a strand of natural twine around the panel
• cut out one of the Karten-Kunst Mini Textrahmen Wimpel and add a sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Textrahmen-Worte 2 set stamped with Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone

I hope you had wonderful Easter Days.

Hugs,

Spring Happiness

Hi there,

it's Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Interactive". I used the Mama Elephant Deliver Spring Happiness on my project:

• stamp the image from the Mama Elephant Deliver Spring Happiness 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 Slider Card using the Heffy Doodle Slider Pop up die set
• create a background using the My Favorite Things Cloud and Grass Edges stencils and Distress Ink Broken China and Bundled Sage
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink Bundled Sage 
• stamp the "Slide Me" from the Lawn Fawn Push Here set with Versafine Arctic and Morning Mist

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

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 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,

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,

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,

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.

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,