- stamp the Karten-Kunst Scribble Sunflowers with Lawn Fawn Jet Black and color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
- create a background with the help of patterned paper and a piece of vellum with texture from the Honeybee Stamps Eyelet Lace embossing folder
- cut a strip of kraft cardstock using one of the dies from Karten-Kunst DIN A6 Card Designer Nr. 2 set
- stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
Monday, September 8, 2025
Rainbow Sunflower
Thursday, July 10, 2025
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
Monday, June 30, 2025
Thanks from my Garden
- create a background using the Karten-Kunst Din A6 Card Designer Nr. 2, the Karten-Kunst Brückentext Vielen Dank and patterned paper
- cut out three scalloped circles and stamp images from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Garden set
- color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
Monday, June 9, 2025
Unique Rainbow Flower
- cut out the Karten-Kunst Cute Flower once from black and once from white cardstock
- color the cutouts of the white flower with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
- adhere the flower to a grass cardstock cardbase and ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
- stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Aus der Schreibmaschine 2 set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
- add the Waffle Flower Tiny Twine Bow cut from kraft cardstock as final embellishment
Thursday, May 29, 2025
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
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Memorydex Dinosaurs
- 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
Monday, May 19, 2025
Rainbow Caterpillar
Hi there,
I created this colorful flower card for Anjas Basteltraum using the Anjas Basteltraum Blumengrüße and the Anjas Basteltraum Frühlingswiese stamp sets:
- cut out a Pinkfresh Studio Folk Edge Rectangle from smooth white cardstock
- stamp some flowers from the Anjas Basteltraum Blumengrüße set and the caterpillar from the Anjas Basteltraum Frühlingswiese set with Gina K. Obsidian
- color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
- stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Sprüche Blumengruß set with Versamark onto a strip of pink cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
- adhere everything to a pink cardbase
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Vroom, Vroom - Part 2
- 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
Thursday, May 8, 2025
You are Magical
Hi there,
it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Regenbogen/Rainbow". I used the Paperie Ink Magical Unicorn stamp set on my project:
- stamp one of the unicorns from the Paperie Ink Magical Unicorn 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 some sparkle with a Stardust gel pen
- stamp the sentiment from the same set with Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid
- create a background using the Clearly Besotted Stamps Splat it stencil and leftover ink on your Blending Brushes
- use an Action Wobbler to adhere the unicorn to the panel
- add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Just for You Strawberry Fox
- stamp the sweet fox and the strawberry basket from the Anjas Basteltraum Erdbeerernte 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
- cut out an Avery Elle Wonky Scallopped Frame from woodgrain paper
- create a background using grass cardstock and the Honeybee Stamps Eyelet Lace 3D embossing folder and die set before adhering all the layers to a kraft cardbase
- add a sentiment stamped with Versamark and heat-embossed with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Celebrate Kitty
- 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
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Mail from the Easter Bunny
- stamp the bunny and the tulips from the Anjas Basteltraum Ostereimalerei 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
- stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Ostersprüche set with Versafine Clair Nocturne
- add strips of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Postage Bunnies
Hi there,
it's time for the Inspiration Week over at Mennys Bastelshop and this week our topic is "Use the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Die". I used the Avery Elle Bunnies stamp set on my project:
- cut out the Waffle Flower Postage Collage A6 from smooth white cardstock
- create a background with the help of the Waffle Flower Postage Collage A6 Blocks stencil, Masking Tape and Distress Ink (Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass)
- stamp several images from the Avery Elle Bunnies 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
- stamp some elements from the Waffle Flower Postage Collage set with Distress Oxide Ink (Antique Linen, Tattered Rose)
- stamp the sentiment from the Avery Elle Bunnies set with Distress Oxide Ink Tattered Rose
Thursday, April 3, 2025
You are amazing!
- stamp a fox and some chicks from the Sunny Studio Stamps Foxy Friends set with Gina K. Obsidian onto a panel of smooth white cardstock
- color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
- mat the panel onto dark brown cardstock
- stamp the sentiment from the Create a Smile Du set with Versafine Clair Fallen Leaves
- run a panel of grass cardstock through your Big Shot in the Spellbinders Argyle Plaid embossing Folder and ink up its edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Originals-Only-Day 2025 - Anjas Basteltraum
- cut out an egg with the help of one of the Taylored Expressions Egg Stacklets
- stamp the adorable little bunny from the Anjas Basteltraum Ostereimalerei set with Lawn Fawn River Rock
- color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen and the Karin Decogel Milky Way pens
- add a hole at the top and thread two strands of twine through it
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Woodland Library Bookmark
- cut out the Lawn Fawn Stitched Bookmark from woodgrain cardstock and add backgrounds to the windows using Grass Cardstock
- stamp the images from the Lawn Fawn Little Woodland Library 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
- add some extra details to the windows using the lamp, the plant and the books from the Lawn Fawn Stitched Bookmark die set
- thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag
Thursday, March 20, 2025
I herd it's your Birthday!
- cut out the Waffle Flower Postage Collage A6 from white cardstock
- stamp images from the My Favorite Things Barnyard Bunch set with Gina K. designs Obsidian - use the masking technique
- color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
- mask all the images and create a background using Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass, Frayed Burlap)
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Jam Labels
- cut out three Tim Holtz Vintage Labels from smooth white cardstock
- stamp the images and the sentiments from the Anjas Basteltraum Einkochspass 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
- ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Rustic Wilderness, Candied Apple, Festive Berries)
Monday, March 17, 2025
Let's Celebrate
- stamp two leaves from the Karten-Kunst Scribble Leaves set and the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Circulus Runde Geburtstagssprüche set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
- color the leaves with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
- add some dots with the Karin DecoGel Star Sparks Brown pen
- add strips of black cardstock and patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Party Time Frog
- stamp the frog from the Impronte d'Autore Party Time 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
- ink up the edges of the panel with some leftover green and yellow ink
- create a background with the Sunny Studio Stamps Eyelet Lace Borders cut from white cardstock and patterned paper
- add one of the My Favorite Things Love Speech Bubbles colored with Alcohol Markers and Glitter Glue