Sea Gull Tag Trio

Hi there,

today I would like to show you this Mixed Media Tag Trio that I created for Mennys Bastelshop using images from the Heffy Doodle You go, Gull stamp set:

• stamp some gulls from the Heffy Doodle You go, Gull set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut out three tags and add color with Distress Paint (Seedless Preserves, Victorian Velvet, Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry)
• add some black splatters as well
• create some texture with white heat-embossed images from the Simply Graphic Fonds a Combiner set and the Dina Wakley Scribble Sticks
• use pre-made sentiments to finish the tags and thread matching strands of twine through the holes of the tags

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

For Mum

Hi there,

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

• cut out a Karten-Kunst Tag from watercolor paper
• ink up the background with Distress Oxide Ink Kitsch Flamingo
• stamp the Karten-Kunst Script Background with Distress Oxide Ink Picked Raspberry
• add some drips of color with Distress Paint Cracked Pistachio
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Scribble Poppy from black cardstock
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 3 with Versamark onto a strip of black cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Easter Daisies

Hi there, 

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

• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Riesige Wünsche Ostern and the daisies from the Karten-Kunst Scribble Daisies set with Versafine Clair Nocturne
• color the flowers with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor pencils and make them sparkle with Wink of Stella Clear Glitter
• add a strip of pink cardstock to the top and bottom of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase
• add some splatters of watered-down Distress Paint Spun Sugar

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Be strong

Hi there,

we are starting a new Stencil Challenge over on the STAMPlorations Blog and this is my creation:

• add some color to a white canvas with Dylusions Paint
• apply white embossing paste through the ARTplorations Trees stencil and let this layer dry thoroughly
• add some shading to the trees with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a damp watercolor brush
• stamp the dot pattern from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Grunge set with Versafine Clair Nocturne along some parts of the border
• color a piece of white cardstock with Distress Oxide Ink Evergreen Bough and adhere a sticker from the STAMPlorations Inspirational #1 set
• add some splatters with watered-down Distress Paint Pumice Stone and Distress Stain Tarnished Brass
• adhere the sentiment to a layer of linen and burlap before adding it to the canvas

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Merry Christmas Tree

 Hi there,

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

• cut out one of the Karten-Kunst Tags from kraft cardstock
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Wavy Tree from stencil material and apply Prima Marketing Crackle Paste Platinum through your DIY stencil - let this layer dry thoroughly
• add some color using Distress Paint (Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers)
• use the Karten-Kunst Script Background and Versafine Clair Morning Mist to create some texture in the background
• ink up the edges of the tag with Distress Oxide Ink Hickory Smoke
• dye a piece of seam biding with Distress Ink Peacock Feathers and thread it through the hole of the tag
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine set with Versamark onto a strip of black cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful Christmas Time.

Hugs,

Joyful Christmas Reindeer

Hi there,

we are starting a new Stencil Challenge over on the STAMPlorations Blog and I created this Christmas Tag for you:

• cut out a CUTplorations Manila Tag from sturdy kraft cardstock
• apply Grit Paste through the ARTplorations Christmas Reindeer stencil and let it dry thoroughly
• add some color to the background with Distress Paint (Gathered Twigs, Speckled Egg)
• color the reindeer with Finetec Mica Watercolors Tibet Gold
• stamp the script from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Elements set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Gold Rich Pale embossing powder
• dye a piece of seam binding with Distress Stain Tarnished Brass and thread it through the hole of the tag
• layer burlap, corrugated cardboard, twine, pine twine and some berries and adhere one on top of each other with hot glue
• stamp the sentiment from the STAMPlorations Joyful set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

You can never have too much happy

Hi there,

my daughter and son created these beautiful Mixed Media Canvases - with just a little help -this post serves as a quick reminder for this month's Stencil Challenge over on the STAMPlorations Blog:

• we used the STAMPlorations Rosegarden and Leaf Prints 3 stencils, embossing paste, embossing powders, acrylic paints, inks, some alphabet stamps and a sentiment strip created on a Vintage Typewriter

I just love what they created and I hope you do too.

Hugs,

Mixed Media Miss you

Hi there,

do you remember the Colorful Miss you Card I showed you last week? For this card I used the same Elizabeth Craft Designs supplies but with a totally different outcome:

• cut out the Elizabeth Craft Designs from Elizabeth Craft Designs white Soft Finish Cardstock
• color the outline with a grey Alcohol Marker
• create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using gel medium, tissue paper and Distress Paint Seedless Preserves
• ink up the edges with Distress Oxide Ink Black Soot
• stamp the sentiment using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Morning Letters with Versamark onto a strip of black cardstock and heat-emboss them with WOW! Metallic Platinum embossing powder
• add a strip of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to the cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

It's all Perspective

Hi there,

I created this Mixed Media Canvas for STAMPlorations as a reminder for you to join the Spring Fling:

• apply Embossing Paste through the ARTplorations Bloom Succulently stencil and add some WOW! Under the Sea embossing glitter to certain areas
• use a heat-tool to melt the embossing powder and dry the embossing paste - this will bubble up the embossing paste but I like the extra texture that gives
• use some green and grey-green acrylic paints to add color
• add some splatters with Distress Stain Tarnished Brass
• stamp some stems and leaves from the STAMPlorations Bloom Doodles set on the left and right border with green ink, add some Distress Embossing Powder Vintage Photo and melt it with a heat-tool
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• add a sentiment strip created on a vintage typewriter

There are fabulous prizes to be won:

• THREE (3) winners of a $10 gift code will be drawn from the comments left on the main blog and designers' blogs
• TWO (2) winners will get her choice of a STAMPlorations product with a value of up to $10 and will be drawn from the comments left on the main blog and designers' blogs
• TWO (2) winners will get her choice of a STAMPlorations product with a value of up to $15 and will be drawn from the entries in the linky party
• ONE (1) winner of a $25 gift code will be drawn from entries in the linky party

Commenting and linking up end on Sunday, May 31 and the winners will be announced on June 10th in the May winners post.

All throughout May, products in the SPRING FLING section are 15% off instantly together with my special code STAMPGIRLTANJA you can get up to 35% off.

I hope you like my creation and enjoy the rest of the hop.

Hugs,

Christmas Mail Snowflake

Hi there,

I used the new Karten-Kunst Mini Snowflake 2 to create this clean and simple Christmas Card:

• cut out the Karten-Kunst Mini Snowflake 2 from teal glitter paper
• glue it onto a cardbase
• add splatters with watered-down Distress Paint Evergreen Bough
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Capri Weihnachtspost with Distress Oxide Ink Evergreen Bough

Have a christmasy day.

Hugs,

STAMPlorations Stencil Sunday

Hi there,

today, I have the huge honor to present four projects using the fabulous ARTplorations Stencils in this Stencil Sunday Feature over on the STAMPlorations Blog.

My first project is this Coffee Tag:

• stamp the STAMPlorations Coffee Bags & Donut with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• color the image with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• add highlights with a white gel pen and extra dimension with Nuvo Crystal Glaze
• cut out one of the CUTplorations Stitched Tags from kraft cardstock
• stamp the sentiment from the STAMPlorations What's Brewing set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• apply Distress Oxide Ink Ground Espresso through the ARTplorations Dots 'n' Beans stencil with a Mini Ink Blending Tool
• use that same ink color to dye a piece of torn seam binding
• add some droplets of pearlized water
• thread the seam binding through the hole of the tag

My second project is this Mixed Media Canvas:

• apply Modeling Paste through the ARTplorations Peeking Dahlias stencil and let it dry thoroughly
• add color with watered-down Distress Paints (Spun Sugar, Peacock Feathers, Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass)
• use some Charcoal Powder mixed with water to grunge up the edges
• stamp the dot texture from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Grunge set with Archival Ink Watering Can for even more texture
• stamp some dots using Distress Paint Peacock Feathers and bubble wrap
• add the sentiment from the STAMPlorations Say it big: Collect Moments set with Versafine Smokey Gray and heat-emboss it with DIY Glitter embossing powder

My third project uses a summer color combination:

• create a background strip on watercolor paper with the help of the ARTplorations A Whale's Tale stencil, Distress Oxide Inks (Carved Pumpkin, Twisted Citron, Wilted Violet) and water from your Mini Mister
• stamp the beach chair with Versafine Vintage Sepia and color the image with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• add some sparkle and shine using Wink of Stella Clear Glitter
• cut out the CUTplorations Relax from kraft cardstock and use the negative on the card
• add some splatters with watered-down black Stabil All pencil
• cut the top right corner with a 1'' corner rounder

On my fourth and final project I used one of the beautiful new ARTplorations Faces stencils:

• create a watercolor background on a piece of watercolor paper using Avery Elle Liquid Watercolors
• apply Distress Oxide Ink Black Soot through the ARTplorations Faces: Pensive stencil
• add a little two-layered flower cut with the help of one of the dies from the CUTplorations Trendy Spring Blossoms set - one layer is cut from glitter paper and one from vellum
• add a little glitter enamel dot in the center of the flower
• stamp the sentiment from the STAMPlorations Noteworthy 2 set with Versafine Onyx Black
• add a strip of pink glitter paper to the left side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I hope you got inspired and are looking forward to our next Stencil Sunday.

Hugs,