Thinking of You-Calyptus

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant Little Koala Agenda:

• stamp four koalas from the Mama Elephant Little Koala Agenda set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with the help of colored cardstock, grass cardstock, the Honey Bee Stamps Eyelet Lace embossing folder and the My Favorite Things Blueprints 20 die set
• stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs You're Koalafied set with Versamark onto a strip of colored cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Summer Vibes

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Cute Cards". I used the Mama Elephant Deliver Summer Vibes stamp set on my project:

• stamp one of the images from the Mama Elephant Deliver Summer Vibes set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with the help of kraft cardstock, a pineapple embossing folder and Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
• tear tissue paper and layer the strips on top of the embossed background
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark onto a piece of vellum and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• adhere the focal image onto a nest of thread

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

You're totally my Jam

Hi there,

I created this sweet card with my daughter Emily for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Berry Special stamp set. And once again we got inspired by the wonderful Marine:

• stamp several images from the Lawn Fawn Berry Special set using Gina K. Designs Obsidian 
• color all the elements with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark onto a strip of light blue cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background using kraft cardstock and a woodgrain embossing folder
• adhere all the elements to a stitched rectangle colored with Distress Ink Bundled Sage and green and white splatters

I hope you got inspired, too.

Hugs,

Creating Memories

Hi there,

I created this travel-themed card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant Deliver Summer Vibes stamp set:

• stamp the hamster from the Mama Elephant Deliver Summer Vibes set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background on a piece of watercolor paper using watered-down Distress Inks (Pumice Stone, Antique Linen, Weathered Wood)
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versafine Clair Portobello
• add some texture to the background by stamping elements from the Waffle Flower Postage Collage set with Versafine Clair Sand Dune
• adhere the panel to a cream cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Long Live Snail Mail

Hi there,

I created this adorable card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Paperie Ink Snail Mail stamp set:

• stamp one of the snails and a mushroom from the Paperie Ink Snail Mail set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• 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 Concord & 9th Perfectly Penned set with Versamark onto a strip of violet cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background using grass cardstock and the Spellbinders Cross my Heart embossing folder
• add strips of colored cardstock to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Milkshake

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Vellum". I used the Mama Elephant Milkshake stamp set on my project:

• cut out one of the tags from the Masterpiece Design Memory Planner set from watercolors paper and a second one from patterned paper
• stamp one of the images from the adorable Mama Elephant Milkshake set with Distress Oxide Ink Lost Shadow onto the watercolor tag
• color the image with watercolors and add highlights with a white gel pen
• add little dots with Nuvo Crystal Drops
• ink up the edges of the tags with Distress Ink Spun Sugar
• add a string of twine to the holes of the tags and tie it into a bow
• stamp the sentiment and a strawberry from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink Spun Sugar
• color the strawberry with watercolors and add little dots with a white gel pen
• emboss a piece of vellum with the Honey Bee Stamps Eyelet Lace embossing folder
• adhere all the elements to a pink cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Be Kind to Yourself

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Gerda Steiner Designs Hello Sunshine stamp set:

• stamp the bear with the sign from the Gerda Steiner Designs Hello Sunshine set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versafine Clair Portobello
• create a background on watercolor paper using watercolors
• add strips of glitter paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Sweet Zebra

Hi there,

I created this sweet card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Heffy Doodle Two by Two Zoo Animals stamp set:

• stamp the zebra from the Heffy Doodle Two by Two Zoo Animals set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• adhere Hero Arts Tropical Florals die cut from white cardstock to a white cardbase for a tone-on-tone look
• create DIY striped cardstock using black and white cardstock and cut one of the Avery Elle Wonky Scalloped Frames
• create a background with the help of green cardstock and the Lawn Fawn Grass Border, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass and clouds from the Lawn Fawn Butterfly Kisses set

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Little Fox

Hi there,

as you may have seen in my Instagram Story on Tuesday I created this card for Mennys Bastelshop using two items from the new Impronte d'Autore Release - the Fox and the Alberi die sets:

• cut out the Impronte d'Autore Fox from colored cardstock and add extra shading with Distress Ink (Rusty Hinge, Lost Shadow, Tattered Rose) and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with the help of  Distress Oxide Inks (Carved Pumpkin, Peacock Feathers, Chipped Sapphire)
• add the Impronte d'Autore Alberi and a hillshape cut from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock
• the sentiment strip is the finishing touch

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Underwater Hello

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Underwater/Unterwasser". I used the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply stamp set on my project:

• stamp the submarine and the bear from the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply 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 background on blue colored cardstock with the help of the Create a Smile Ocean Wave stamp, Distress Oxide Ink Chipped Sapphire, the Create a Smile Focal Point stencil and white pigment ink
• add some fish and jellyfish from the Gerda Steiner Designs Deeply set with Distress Oxide Ink Chipped Sapphire
• cut out the Hello from the CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments from dark blue cardstock and vellum

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Sweet Cat Tag

Hi there,

I created this sweet tag for Mennys Bastelshop using the Impronte d'Autore Harumi stamp set:

• cut out the Heffy Doodle Tag along from smooth white and kraft cardstock
• stamp the cat and the bunny from the Impronte d'Autore Harumi set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian - use the masking technique
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background with the help of the My Favorite Things Cloud stencil and Distress Ink Tumbled Glass
• stamp the sentiment with Distress Oxide Ink Tumbled Glass
• thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag and add some glitter droplets as final embellishments

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Happy Birthday Party Cats

Hi there,

I created this sweet birthday card for Mennys Bastelshop using images from the Sunny Studio Stamps Party Pets set:

• stamp several images from the Sunny Studio Stamps Party Pets set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• cut out some Whimsy Stamps Boho Circles from colored cardstock and add some confetti with Versamark
• create a background using the My Favorite Things Cloud stencil and Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac)
• cut out the sentiment from colored cardstock with the help of the Spellbinders Everyday Sentiments die set and add Distress Ink Kitsch Flamingo the the bottom of the letters

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Lucky Clover Birthday Tag

Hi there,

I created this Mixed Media Birthday Tag for Mennys Bastelshop using the Lawn Fawn Lucky Clovers die set:

• cut out the inside of the tag from watercolor paper using the Heffy Doodle Tag Along die set
• cover it with crumpled tissue paper and add color with watered-down acrylic paint
• add some texture by stamping elements from the Waffle Flower Postage Collage set with Versafine Clair Portobello
• cut out three clovers from watercolor paper using the Lawn Fawn Lucky Clover die set
• add color with watered-down Distress Ink and extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils 
• cut out the frame of the tag from grass cardstock
• stamp the sentiment with Versamark onto a banner cut from grass cardstock and heat-emboss it with Ranger Brick embossing powder
• dye torn seam-binding with Distress Ink Ground Espresso and thread it through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

The Best is yet to come!

Hi there,

I created this cute bookmark for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant Congrats Graduate stamp set:

• cut out a rounded tag from smooth white cardstock
• stamp the adorable little owl from the Mama Elephant Congrats Graduate set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian 
• color the image with Ohuhu Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
• thread three strands of natural twine through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Being there Peekapals

Hi there,

it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Use a Stamp Set from Mama Elephant". I used the Mama Elephant Peekapals stamp set on my project:

• stamp the Mama Elephant Peekapals with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• use the My Favorite Things Stitched Scallop Edges to create your card layout
• stamp the sentiment from the Mama Elephant You raise me up set with Distress Oxide Ink Gathered Twigs on the patterned paper half of the card

I hope you got inspired.


Hugs,

Memorydex Lighthouse

Hi there,

here is another Memorydex Card Set that I created with my daughter Emily for Mennys Bastelshop. Our inspiration this time was Christy's wonderful video.

• stamp several critters and backgrounds elements from the following Lawn Fawn sets with Gina K. Designs Obsidian: It's a Bird, Life is Good, You are Sublime, Butterfly Kisses, Mermaid for You
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background using the My Favorite Things Cloud stencil and Distress Ink Speckled Egg
• cut out some waves and sand dunes from colored cardstock
• assemble the Memorydex Card to your liking

And this is Emily's creation:

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Memorydex Dinosaurs

Hi there,

this week and next week I would like to show you some Memorydex Cards that I created with my daughter Emily for Mennys Bastelshop using several Lawn Fawn stamp sets. We got inspired by Marine's wonderful You Tube Video. 

• stamp several critters and background elements from the following Lawn Fawn sets with Gina K. Designs Obsidian: It's a Bird, Critters from the Past, Rawrsome
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background using the My Favorite Things Cloud stencil and Distress Ink Speckled Egg
• cut out some Lawn Fawn Grass Borders from colored cardstock
• assemble the Memorydex Card to your liking

And this is Emily's creation:

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Vroom, Vroom - Part 2

Hi there,

here is another card for Mennys Bastelshop using the adorable Mama Elephant We Ride stamp set:

• stamp the bunny and the bear from the Mama Elephant We Ride set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• create a background using the My Favorite Things Clouds stencil and Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac)
• cut out rounded rectangles from that background
• stamp the sentiment from the same set several times with Versamark onto a strip of colored cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• create a background with patterned paper and colored cardstock and add little silver stars as final embellishments

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Vroom, Vroom - Part 1

Hi there,

I created this fun masculine card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Mama Elephant We Ride stamp set:

• stamp one of the adorable images from the Mama Elephant We Ride set with no-line coloring ink onto a panel of watercolor paper cut with one of the Tattered Lace Torn Edge Rectangles
• color the image and the background with Derwent Inktense pencils and a waterbrush
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut another panel and ink up all the edges with Distress Ink Pumice Stone
• stamp the sentiment from the same set with Distress Oxide Ink Pumice Stone
• add My Favorite Things Scribbles and Poppy Stamps Stitched Buttons cut from blue and grey colored cardstock as final embellishments - sew the buttons on with some thread

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Celebrate Kitty

Hi there,

I created this Birthday Card for Mennys Bastelshop using the Sunny Studio Stamps Party Pets stamp set:

• cut out a panel from smooth white cardstock using one of the ModaScrap Framed Rectangles
• stamp the adorable little cat from the Sunny Studio Stamps Party Pets set with Gina K. Designs Obsidian
• color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• add confetti with Distress Oxide Inks
• cover the cardbase with patterned paper
• cut out the Celebrate from the CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments from vellum and patterned paper
• add Nuvo Jewel Drops to the cherries on the cake and some Pinkfresh Studio Glitter Drops as final embellishments

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,