Merry Christmas Penguins

Hi there,

I would like to show you a fun Christmas card over at the A Day for Daisies Blog:

• print out the A Day for Daisies Penguin Flight image on Sheena Douglass White Stamping Card
• cut out a stitched panel using the Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers
• cut out the first part of the sentiment "Merry" with the help of the Clearly Besotted Stamps Merry Christmas Die Collection and red glitter cardstock and the second part of the sentiment "Christmas" using a Dymo Label Maker
• color the image with Delta and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• draw a shadow around the image with grey markers and add a line with a white gel pen around the image in order to make it stand out even more
• add highlights to the balloons using that same white gel pen
• adhere the sentiments using Multi Medium Matte for the die cut and foam adhesive for the label
• continue the stitches of the panel on top of the label with a white gel pen
• stamp one of the Clearly Besotted Stamps Diagonal Stripes with Distress Ink (Peacock Feathers) directly onto a white cardbase
• add a strip of black cardstock to the left side of the panel before adhering it to the cardbase using double-sided adhesive
• add Pretty Pink Posh 4mm and 6mm Sparkling Clear Sequins as final embellishments

Have a day for daisies.

Yours,

the flower that blooms in adversity

Hi there,

today, I would like to show you this mixed media home decor piece. I created it for my application for the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Design Team and as you now know Shery picked me. I am over the moon. The team will start sharing inspirational projects in July - so stay tuned.

• cover a piece of watercolor paper with Papermania tissue paper and gesso
• apply Prima Marketing Color Bloom Spray Sparkling Pastels Iris and Sultry Shimmer Summer Sky through the Scrapberry's Petals Pattern stencil
• apply Distress Ink (Weathered Wood) through a Tim Holtz Layering Stencil (Schoolhouse) and Distress Ink (Dusty Concord) through the Tim Holtz Layering Stencil (Gothic)
• stamp the Poppies from Sheena Douglass Poppies and Dasies with Archival Ink (Jet Black) and color the image with Distress Paints (Peeled Paint, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick)
• dye texture paste with the leftover pink paint and apply it through the Memory Box Splatter Spray stencil
• print out the sentimet using a typewriter font, cut it apart and ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Dusty Concord)
• ink up the edges of th whole panel with Distress Ink (Dusty Concord) and heat-emboss them with WOW! Clear Sparkle embossing powder for a little extra shine 
• use a piece of corrugated cardstock as a background, apply Distress Paint (Tumbled Glass, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick) and ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Dusty Concord)

I would like to join the following challenges:

May Make Art Challenge - Flowers

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #12 - May Flowers

Mixed Media World #3 - Vintage

Paper Artsy Challenge #9 - Words

Retro Rubber Challenge #14 - May Flowers

Die Traumfabrik Challenge #20 - Der geheime Garten/The Secret Garden

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 261 - Focus on Flowers

613 Avenue Create Challenge #124 - Anything goes


Leave a little sparkle wherever you go.

Yours,

Summertime

Good morning,

yesterday evening I got creative.
I am going to post a mixed-media card and a tag today. First comes the card. If you are also interested in the tag, click here.

• dye texture paste with Prima Marketing Color Bloom Summer Sky and add to white cardbase through the new Tim Holtz Layering Stencil Gothic
• stamp Sheena Douglass Wild Rose & Hibiscus flower and two leaves on watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black and color with Winsor & Newton watercolors
• stamp sentiment from Market Street Stamps Chillaxin' on vellum with jet black Staz-on and cut a fishtail banner that will overlap the card - use vellum bond to adhere the vellum strip

I am going to upload the card to the following challenges:

CASE Study Challenge #202

Color Throwdown #303

The Mixed Media Card Challenge #2 - Summer

Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #3 - Stencils & Pastes

Addicted to Stamps and more Challenge #106 - Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon says anything goes

Don't forget to check out the tag.

Yours,
Tanja

Get well soon

Good morning,

nice to see you.
I got inspired by this WPlus9 Design Video and here you can see my result.

This is my second take. In my first try, I heat-embossed the outlines. This wasn't working because the stems are too thin and I couldn't get any green inside. The second time, I stamped the outlines with Versafine Vintage Sepia Ink. This worked a lot better for me. At the beginning, it was quite hard to color outside the lines but then it was quite fun. The little sentiment "Werd' schnell gesund" is German and means "Get well soon". I love the shine of the Perfect Pearl-Distress-Ink-Mixture and the background creates the atmosphere of a summer sunset.

I will upload this card to the following challenges:

CASology Week 98: Shine

Cards and More Challenge #107 - Blumenmeer/Lots of Flowers 

Karten-Kunst Techniques Challenge - Blitz-Colorieren

Time Out Challenge #7 - Summer/Flowers

Here is a list of supplies that I used:
Sheena Douglass - Poppies and Daisies
Karten-Kunst - Inchie-Grüße 1
Distress Ink (Spiced Marmalade, Festive Berries, Crushed Olive, Shabby Shutters, Frayed Burlap, Black Soot)
Perfect Pearls (Heirloom Gold)
kraft cardstock

Until next time.

Yours,
Tanja