Winter

Hi there,

here is another Winter Card I created for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Circulus12 Stamping Tool:

• stamp a snowflake with the help of the Karten-Kunst Circulus12 Stamping Tool, the Karten-Kunst Circulus12 Schneeflocken set and Versafine Clair Arctic
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Large Snowflake from pearlescent vellum and layer it on top
• add some dark blue splatters and ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Chipped Sapphire
• color in the little starts with Finetec Mica Watercolors in Sterling Silver 
• cut out the sentiment from pearlescent blue and silver foiled cardstock using the Karten-Kunst Lucky Alphabet set
• add some snowflakes as final embellishment 

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Hello Wreath

Hi there,

I created this Wreath Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Circulus8 Stamping Tool:

• stamp some elements from the Karten-Kunst Circulus Blätterkranz set onto a rounded panel of Bristol Smooth Cardstock using Distress Oxide Ink (Shabby Shutters, Gathered Twigs)
• add some shading and color with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• cut out the sentiment with the help of the Karten-Kunst Lucky Alphabet, the Karten-Kunst Lucky Alphabet Lower Case, golden foiled cardstock and green cardstock
• ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs and add some splatters with golden Finetec Mica Watercolor
• adhere the panel to a grass cardstock cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Winter Greetings

Hi there,

I created this Winter Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• create a DIY stencil using some tree dies
• add Distress Ink (Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles) through the stencil
• ink up the edges with that same green inks
• add some splatters with watered-down white gouache and some golden watercolor
• create some DIY striped cardstock
• cut the Karten-Kunst Das rockt Winter Grüße from vellum and that striped cardstock

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Shiny Snowflake

Hi there,

I created this Snowflake Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out a square from watercolor paper with the help of the Karten-Kunst Square Card Designer die set
• create a background using Distress Oxide Ink Uncharted Mariner
• ink up the edges with Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Large Snowflake from silver foiled cardstock and from vellum
• create another background with the help of the Karten-Kunst Zauberhafte Schneeflocken set, Distress Oxide Ink (Uncharted Mariner, Weathered Wood) and your Mini Mister
• ink up the edges of that panel with Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow as well
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark on a strip of colored cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Polished Silver Super Fine embossing powder 
• layer another colored cardstock strip underneath the sentiment
• add some ink splatters with watered-down silver watercolor

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Thank you Wildflower

Hi there,

I created this Thank You Card for Mennys Bastelshop:

• stamp one of the flowers from the Waffle Flower Bouquet Builder 6 with Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow
• color the image with watercolors
• add accents with Finetec Mica Watercolors
• add the sentiment cut with the help of the Spellbinders Popular Sentiments set
• add little dots with a copper gel pen

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Happy New Year

Hi there,

I created this cute Happy New Year Card using the Anjas Basteltraum Unter dem Mistelzweig stamp set:

• stamp the little bird from the Anjas Basteltraum Unter dem Mistelzweig set with Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow onto a piece of black watercolor paper
• color the image with gouache and add a wreath around the bird
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Feuerwerk set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add some dots with Finetec Mica Watercolors and the Molotow Liquid Chrome pen
• round the corners of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase covered with patterned paper

Have a wonderful and creative New Year.

Hugs,

Christmas Beaver

Hi there,

today is the 3rd Advent Sunday and I would like to show you this cute Forest Scene created with the Anjas Basteltraum Weihnachtsbiber stamp set:

• stamp the adorable beaver and the little bow from the Anjas Basteltraum Weihnachtsbiber set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut out the Memory Box Evergreen Window from dark green cardstock
• add Distress Oxide Ink Chipped Sapphire to the background
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• splatter the whole card with watered-down white gouache and Finetec Mica Watercolors Tibet Gold

Thanks for joining me on this Advent Sunday.

Hugs,

Happy Halloween

Hi there,

I created another Halloween card using the adorable C.C. Designs Cat Halloween for Menny's Bastelshop:

• stamp the adorable little witch cat from the C.C. Designs Cat Halloween set with Versafine Clair Morning Mist onto a piece of watercolor paper
• color the image with watercolors
• stick a circle mask to a watercolor panel
• create a background with Distress Oxide Ink (Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire)
• color in the moon with Finetec Mica Watercolors (Moon Gold, Meteor)
• add some splatters with watered-down InkOn3 Liquid Pixie Dust
• cut out some trees and a hill shape from black cardstock, stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Fangtastic Friends set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Snow Flurry

Hi there,

today I would like to show you another snowflake card with a watercolor background using the wonderful Karten-Kunst Large Snowflake die:

• cut out the Karten-Kunst Large Snowflake from turquoise glitter paper
• create a background using the Schmincke Horadam Tundra Pink granulating watercolor
• add splatters with watered-down Finetec Mica Watercolor in Sterling Silver
• add a string of silver twine at the top of the snowflake and wrap it behind the card panel
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Große Worte Sternenzauber set with Versafine Clair Morning Mist

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Classic Christmas

Hi there,

I created this classic Christmas Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• ink up a panel of smooth white cardstock with Distress Ink (Rustic Wilderness, Festive Berries)
• stamp some snowflakes from the Karten-Kunst Riesige Schneeflocken und Karten-Kunst Zauberhafte Schneeflocken sets with Versamark and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• cut the panel apart 
• stamp a plaid background using Distress Oxide Ink (Rustic Wilderness, Festive Berries) and Delicata Golden Glitz
• adhere all the layers to a kraft cardbase
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Elegant Script Frohe Weihnachten from vellum and kraft cardstock
• add some splatters with watered-down Finetec Mica Watercolor Arabic Gold and a little gemstone on the "i" as final embellishment

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Christmas Snowman

Hi there,

I created this Christmas Snowman using the Karten-Kunst Zaubersterne stamp set:

• stamp the snowman and some stars from the Karten-Kunst Zaubersterne set with Versafine Clair Nocturne
• color the image with Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils and add highlights with a white gel pen
• distress the edges of the watercolor panel and ink them up with Distress Ink Iced Spruce
• add some splatters with watered-down Finetec Mica Watercolors Sterling Silver
• cover the cardbase with patterned paper
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Weihnachten Modern set with Versamark onto a strip of grey cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Christmas Wreath

Hi there,

I created this cute little Christmas wreath for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Karten-Kunst Doodles Plants and the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Winter stamp sets:

• stamp some branches from the Karten-Kunst Doodle Plants set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black using the Karten-Kunst Wreath Technique
• color the leaves with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
• add some snowflakes from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Winter set - stamp them with Versamark and heat-emboss them with WOW! Opaque Primary Frozen embossing powder
• ink up the edges of the square panel with Distress Ink Pine Needles and add some splatters with Finetec Mica Watercolors Pearl Gold
• use Nuvo Crystal Drops Rhubarb Crumble for the little berries
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Frohes Fest three times from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock
• ink up the edges of the cardbase with Versamark and heat-emboss them with WOW! Gold Rich embossing powder

Have a christmasy day.

Hugs,

Sentiment Christmas Tree 2.0

Hi there,

I took last week's Sentiment Christmas Tree idea a step further and came up with these two projects:

• stamp some of the Karten-Kunst Weihnachten Modern sentiments onto strips of pink and turquoise cardstock
• use Versamark and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background on watercolor paper using Distress Ink (Picked Raspberry, Evergreen Bough)
• add some splatters with that some watered-down Distress Inks and Finetec Mica Watercolors in Moon Gold
• use a strip of grass cardstock as tree trunk 
• add a glittery star at the top of the tree

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Sentiment Christmas Tree

Hi there,

I created this sentiment Christmas Tree for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• grab the Karten-Kunst Weihnachten Modern set and sort the different sentiments according to their length
• arrange the stamps in your MISTI, stamp them with Versamark and heat-emboss them with WOW! Metallic Gold Rich Super Fine embossing powder
• add some splatters with watered-down Finetec Mica Watercolors in Tibet Gold
• add a strip of gold foiled cardstock to the left and right of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful Christmas Time.

Hugs,

Merry Christmas

Hi there,

I created this Watercolor Christmas Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• create a leaves and berries background onto a black piece of watercolor paper using Finetec Mica Watercolors
• add splatters with watered-down white gouache
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Elegant Script Frohe Weihnachten from vellum and from red glitter paper and layer the die cuts on top of each other
• add strips of red glitter paper to the top and bottom of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

A little something for you

Hi there,

I created this watercolor greeting card inspired by Anne-Kathrins YouTube video:

• watercolor six rectangular shapes onto a piece of watercolor paper
• stamp some Karten-Kunst Doodle Plants with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• color them with Finetec Mica Watercolors (Metallic Indian Red, Sunbeam)
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add some dots with a copper gel pen
• stamp a background directly onto the cardbase using the Tim Holtz Lumberjack stamp set and Versafine Vintage Sepia

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,