Happy Purr-thday

Hi there,

today, I would like to show you a cute card project over on the Stamping-Fairies Blog:

• stamp one of the adorable cats and a little mouse from the My Favorite Things I knead you stamp set with Memento (Rich Cocoa) onto a stitched panel of Neenah Desert Storm Kraft cardstock 
• apply a basecoat of color with Delta and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• add shadows with Spectrum Noir Pencils and Zest-it
• use a white paint pen to add random larger and smaller dots around the image
• stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Cool Cat stamp set with Versamark onto a strip of kraft cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• color another strip of kraft cardstock with one of the turquoise markers used to color the images
• cut a larger stitched panel from kraft cardstock and stamp a background using the My Favorite Things Swiss Dots Background and Avery Elle Pigment Ink (Aquamarine)
• add some Pretty Pink Posh Sequins (4mm and 6mm Sparkling Clear and 4mm and 6mm Aquamarine) as final embellishments

Here is a close-up of the cute little cat:

I hope to see you again soon.

Yours,

Happy Halloween Elephant

Hi there,

I created this vibrant Halloween Card with one of the new Gerda Steiner Designs Digital Stamps:

• color the Gerda Steiner Designs Halloween image with Delta and Touch Twin Brush Marker
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• cut out a stitched panel from watercolor paper and mask the whole panel leaving only a circle
• create a Halloween background in that circle using Distress Inks (Mowed Lawn, Carved Pumpkin, Wilted Violet, Black Soot) and the Mini Ink Blending Tool
• remove the mask and add splatters with black Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors
• stamp the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Booyah! set with Versafine (Onyx Black)

Have a spooky day.

Yours,

Adventszeit Bunny

Hi there,

I would like to show you a watercolor Christmas Tag over on the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out a stitched tag form watercolor paper
• stamp one of the adorable little bunnies from the Memory Box Bunny Wishes set with Versafine (Onyx Black) and mask it off
• stamp the poinsettia and two leaves from the Poppy Stamps Poinsettia Peace set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with Judi Kins Egyptian Gold embossing powder
• color the images and the background with Jaxon Aquarelle watercolors
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Capri Weihnachtspost with Versafine (Onyx Black) and heat-emboss it with clear embossing powder
• dye a piece of seam binding with Distress Ink (Mowed Lawn) and thread it through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Yours,

Stamp Connection #19

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 3rd Sunday of the month and this is our 19th transatlantic get-together!

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

• stamp one of the adorable Mama Elephant Page Huggers onto a piece of white cardstock with Memento (Tuxedo Black) and color the image with Delta and Touch Twin Brush Markers
• add Glossy Accents to the glasses and set the bear aside to dry
• cut out a bookmark from white cardstock using one of the Avery Elle Bookmark dies and spritz it with Heidi Swapp Minc Reactive Mist - this should also dry thoroughly
• cover the bookmark with Heidi Swapp Minc Foil (Teal Silver Ombre) and run it through the Mini Minc with a heat setting of 3
• ink up the white space of the bookmark with Distress Ink (Chipped Sapphire) and dye a piece of seam binding with that same blue ink
• stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Things Birthday Bears stamp set with Versamark onto a strip of vellum and heat-emboss it with WOW! Silver Bells embossing powder
• wrap the vellum strip around the bookmark and use a piece of washi tape to secure it in the back
• cut out another bookmark from kraft cardstock and use it to cover the backside 
• adhere the little bear using foam tape
• thread the seam binding through the hole of the tag

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

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



Yours,

 

Timeless Nature Wood Panel

Hi there,

it is time for another Stencil Sunday over on the STAMPlorations Blog:

• cover a wood panel with white gesso
• apply Dreamweaver Crackle embossing paste through the ARTplorations Happy Flowers Large stencil and let it dry thoroughly
• add Distress Paints (Shaded Lilac, Picked Raspberry, Evergreen Bough, Mermaid Lagoon, Spun Sugar) at the top of the panel and water it down until it drips - let it dry between colors and at the end
• mix some Distress Paint (Hickory Smoke) with Golden Acrylic Glazing Liquid, paint it over the whole panel, let it sit for a minute and wipe some of it away with a baby wipe - repeat this process until you are happy with the result
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink (Black Soot)
• add some texture by stamping the script from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Elements set with Archival Ink Watering Can
• add a border with one stamp from the STAMPlorations Artsy Border Maker set and the dot pattern from the STAMPlorations Mixed Media Grunge set and the same grey ink 
• apply some Remnant Rubs (Botanical) at random spots as final embellishment
• dye a piece of seam binding with Distress Stains (Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac, Evergreen Bough) and thread it through the holes of the panel

I hope you got inspired and don't forget to join us for our Mixed Media Challenge over at the STAMPlorations Blog. The theme is always anything mixed media except a card. You must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project. The Linky closes at the end of the month.

Until next time.

Yours,