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,

Ocean of Love

Hi there,

I created this sweet dimensional window card using mainly Clearly Besotted Stamps and Lawn Fawn images:

• stamp all the images from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Seal of Approval, the Clearly Besotted Stamps Make a Splash, the Lawn Fawn Fintastic Friends, the Lawn Fawn Life is good and the Lawn Fawn Butterfly Kisses sets
• color the images with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• cut out all the elements for the dimensional window card from smooth white cardstock
• add color to the waves with Distress Inks Salty Ocean and Mermaid Lagoon - add water droplets for extra texture
• add color to the sand dunes with Distress Ink Tea Dye - add splatter with watered-down Distress Ink Gathered Twigs and white Ecoline Liquid Watercolor
• use the My Favorite Things Mini Clouds stencil, Distress Oxide Ink Tumbled Glass and a Blending Brush to create the cloud backgrounds
• assemble the card
• stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Friends with Fins set with Versamark onto a strip of turquoise cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Soak up the Sun

Hi there,

are you ready for some Summer Fun over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog?

• cut out a palm tree from Elizabeth Craft Designs white Soft Finish Cardstock using dies from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Palm Tree set
• color the parts with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add highlights with a white gel pen and splatters to the sand with Ecoline Liquid Watercolors
• cut out a stitched rectangle from watercolor paper using one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Stitched Rectangles
• add color to the background with Ecoline Liquid Watercolors - water droplets will help you to create more texture
• apply Distress Oxide Ink Mustard Seed through the My Favorite Things Radiating Rays stencil with a Mini Ink Blending Tool
• stamp the sentiment from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Beach Sentiments set with Versafine Deep Lagoon
• add a strip of patterned paper from the Doodlebug Design Sweet Summer 6x6 paper pad to the left and the right of the panel before adhering it to a white cardbase

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Live your Dream with Passion

Hi there,

I would like to show you how to create this Mixed Media ATC for the Stamping-Fairies Blog:

• cut an ATC from patterned paper
• add Ecoline Liquid Watercolors and Alcohol Ink Mushroom
• mist the panel with Alcohol for more texture
• stamp the butterflies and some script from the Stampers Anonymous Papillon set with Archival Ink Black Soot
• add some shine to the edges with a Distress Crayon Tarnished Brass
• stamp some texture with the help of Prima Marketing Stamps and Archival Ink Watering Can
• make some marks with a white paint marker
• add a sentiment using stickers from the Tim Holtz Small Talk Sticker set and distress them with a black Stabilo All pencil and the Distress Crayon used on the edges of the ATC

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

For you - Für Dich

Hi there,

I created this watercolor card using the new Karten-Kunst Scribble Daisies and the Karten-Kunst Labelwriter Geburtstag stamp sets:

• stamp three flowers from the Karten-Kunst Scribble Daisies set and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Labelwriter zum Geburtstag set with Versafine Onyx Black
• color the images and the background with Ecoline Liquid Watercolor and add some dark blue splatters
• add a strip of black cardstock and of striped patterned paper to the left side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Winter Snowman

Hi there,

I created this watercolor snowman card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp the snowman from the Karten-Kunst Viecher im Schnee set with Versamark onto a stitched panel of watercolor paper and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• color the scene with Ecoline Liquid Watercolors
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Kalligraphie im Dezember set with Versafine Smokey Gray
• add strips of purple glitter cardstock to the left and right of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Stamp Connection #41

Hi there,

connected through our love for card making, blogging and being from Germany we (Cornelia from Stempel Spass and I) decided to create a monthly project within predefined requirements. We are going to show you the result every 2nd Sunday of the month and this is our 41st transatlantic get-together!

Our requirement for this meet-up was:
"Twine Art"

• create some Twine Art using a piece of twine and Ecoline Liquid Watercolor (bluish green, sky blue) on a piece of smooth white cardstock
• cut a My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Rectangle around it
• add some black splatters with watered-down black acrylic paint
• stamp the sentiment from the Create a Smile Friends like you set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with platinum embossing powder
• add a strip of patterned paper from the My Favorite Things Black & White Stripes 6x6 paper pad to the left and right of the panel before adhering it to a white cardbase

Now make sure to hop over to see Cornelia's Creation.

Thanks for stopping by. We hope to see you again at the ...

Hugs,