Our Thoughts and Prayers are with you

Hi there,

sadly I had to create this sympathy card using the WPlus9 Modern Anemones stamp set:

• stamp an anemone bouquet using the WPlus9 Modern Anemone set and Distress Ink Pumice Stone
• color the image and the background with watered-down Distress Ink Pumice Stone
• add details with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and a white gel pen
• add splatters with that same Distress Ink
• stamp the sentiment from the Avery Elle With Sympathy set with Versafine Onyx Black
• mat the panel onto a piece of black cardstock before adhering it to a cardbase

Hugs,

Stamp Connection #52

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 52nd transatlantic get-together!

We took a little break in August but now we are back and our requirement for this meet-up was: "Interactive Birthday Card"

I created this sweet interactive card using images from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Magical Plushies stamp set:

• create a Reveal Wheel using a My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scalloped Circle, a My Favorite Things Stitched Circle, a kraft knife and some colored cardstock
• create a scene using stamps from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Magical Plushies set and color the images with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers - add extra shading with Prismacolor Colored Pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• decorate the outside of the wheel with stamps from the My Favorite Things Friends with Fins set and the WPlus9 Little Bits set - use Altenew Crisp Ink Teal Cave
• add some waves using the My Favorite Things Make Waves stencil, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass and a Blending Brush
• pierce holes in the middle of both circles and add a brad
• cut out the Lawn Fawn Quilted Backdrop from grey cardstock and add some turquoise cardstock underneath before adhering it to the cardbase
• adhere the circle with double-sided foam adhesive
• stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Big Scripty Words set with Altenew Crisp Ink Teal Cave and cut it out with the matching die

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

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

Hugs,

Stamp Connection #50

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 50th transatlantic get-together!

Our requirement for this meet-up was:
"try a new technique"

I created this sweet Father's Day Card using a slightly altered image from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Baby Love stamp set and tried the Split Card Design perfectly explained by the fabulous Jennifer McGuire in this blog post and video:

• stamp the lion family from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Baby Love set with My favorite Things Hybrid Ink Chocolate Brown - leave out one of the little lions with the help of some masking tape
• color the image with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add extra shading with Prismacolor Colored Pencils
• add cloud borders cut from blue cardstock and vellum at the top and grass borders cut from green cardstock and vellum at the bottom
• use Blending Brushes and Distress Ink (Faded Jeans, Lucky Clover) to add shading to those borders
• stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Reveal Wheel Sentiments set onto a sentiment banner cut from kraft cardstock with that same brown ink used for the lion family

• on the inside I added a sentiment from the My Favorite Things Bring out the Sunshine Set and the clouds and the sun die cut with the help of the WPlus9 Sunshine Layers die set

I hope you got inspired to try this awesome technique too. 

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

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

 

Hugs,

XOXO Penguin

Hi there,

I created this sweet little Valentine's Day Card using the Gerda Steiner Designs Penguin with Heart Digital Stamp:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Penguin with Heart with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a damp watercolor brush
• add highlights with a white gel pen and sparkle with Nuvo Glitter Drops White Blizzard
• shade a piece of pink cardstock with Distress Oxide Ink (Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick)
• apply those same ink colors through the ARTplorations Hearts all over mini stencil for a tone on tone effect
• add droplets of Pearlized Water for even more sparkle
• mount the panel onto a piece of patterned paper from the Crate Paper Fourteen 6x6 paper pad before adhering all the layers to a cardbase
• stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Lovely Pandas set and add some hearts from the WPlus9 Little Bits set with Altenew Crisp Ink Razzleberry

Have a lovely day.

Hugs,

Miss you Puppy

Hi there,

I created this cute little card using the Gerda Steiner Designs Miss you Puppy Digital Stamp:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Miss you Puppy with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens and a damp watercolor brush
• stamp some hearts from the WPlus9 Little Bits set with Versamark onto the dog bed and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add a strip of burlap as a carpet
• and apply Distress Oxide Ink Weathered Wood through the Tim Holtz Slate Layering Stencil 
• stamp some more little hearts with Altenew Crisp Ink Puffy Heart and add a white highlight with a glass dip pen
• stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Blast Off set with Versamark onto a strip of grey cardstock and heat-emboss it with platinum embossing powder
• add some Nuvo Glitter Drops White Blizzard as final embellishment

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Stamp Connection #42

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 42nd transatlantic get-together!

Our requirement for this meet-up was:
"Halloween"

• stamp two of the adorable little Halloween critters from the My Favorite Things Frightfully Sweet set with Versafine Clair Morning Mist
• color the images with Prismacolor Colored Pencils
• cut out a background panel from watercolor paper with the help of one of the Tattered Lace Torn Edge Rectangles dies
• add color with a gradient wash of Altenew Watercolors Lavender Fields
• cut out the Tim Holtz Cobweb from black cardstock
• mist the cobweb and the background with Shimmer Spritz Sparkle
• stamp the sentiment from the same stamp set with Delicata Black Shimmer
• stamp some stars from the WPlus9 Little Bits set with that same shimmery ink color
• add some dots with the Nuvo Crystal Drops Ebony Black as final embelishment before adhering the panel onto a black 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,

Stay you

Hi there,

we are starting a Photo Inspiration Challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps and More Blog and this is my creation:

• stamp the medium-sized butterfly from the WPlus9 Flora & Fauna 2 set with Versamark onto a stitched panel of watercolor paper and heat-emboss them with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• add color to the background with Distress Oxide Inks (Worn Lipstick, Spiced Marmalade, Cracked Pistachio)
• use water droplets from a Mister Bottle to add some texture
• cut out the Avery Elle Simply Said You from white cardstock and add some sparkle with Wink of Stella Clear Glitter
• use a sticker from the Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker set for the first part of the sentiment

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

You've got a Friend in me

Hi there,

I totally got inspired by this post on the WPlus9 Blog to create this card:

• cut a torn rectangle from watercolor paper
• stamp flowers and leaves from the WPlus9 Modern Peonies set with Versafine (Smokey Gray) and color the images and the background with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors
• add some watercolor splatters
• stamp the sentiment from the WPlus9 Modern Anemones set with Versafine (Smokey Gray)
• stamp some for leaves using the Altenew Crisp Ink (Limestone)
• adhere the panel to a light grey cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Yours,

You lift me up

Hi there,

I created this Birthday Card using the sweet giraffe from WPlus9 as inspiration for the Addicted to Stamps and More Anything goes Challenge:

• stamp the adorable giraffe, the balloon and the sentiment from the Wplus9 Party Animal set with Versafine (Onyx Black) onto a stitched panel of watercolor paper
• color the image and the background with Derwent Inktense Pencils and a damp watercolor brush
• layer the panel onto a piece of purple foiled cardstock before adhering all the layers to the cardbase

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Happy Birthday Florals

Hi there,

we are starting a new Challenge over on the Addicted to Stamps and More Blog and I would like to show you this pastel floral card:

• cut out a stitched panel from Bristol Vellum
• create the flowers with the help of the WPlus9 Freehand Florals stamp set and Altnew Crisp ink (Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart, Purple Wine, Cosmic Berry, Volcano Lake, Lagoon, Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris)
• stamp the sentiment from the Altenew Painted Greetings set with Versamark onto a strip of torn vellum and heat-emboss it with WOW! Metallic Gold Rich Super Fine embossing powder
• adhere the panel onto a kraft cardbase

Have a wonderful day.

Yours,

Thank you Butterfly

Hi there,

it's time for a brand new challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More and this time we are having a Photo Inspiration:

• stamp one of the butterflies from the WPlus9 Flora & Fauna 2 set with Versamark onto a stitched panel of smooth white cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Silver Bells embossing glitter
• stamp the same butterfly with StazOn (Jet Black) onto a piece of silver foiled cardstock and cut it out
• mask the embossed butterfly and stamp a background pattern with the help of the WPlus9 Quilt Prints set and Versafine (Smokey Gray)
• glue the foil butterfly on top of the embossed butterfly
• stamp the sentiment from the Altenew Label Love set with Versafine (Smokey Gray) and adhere it to the panel using foam adhesive
• mount the panel onto a grey cardbase

I can't wait to see your creations in the gallery.

Yours,