Christmas Snowman

Hi there,

I created this Christmas Snowman using the Karten-Kunst Zaubersterne stamp set:

• stamp the snowman and some stars from the Karten-Kunst Zaubersterne set with Versafine Clair Nocturne
• color the image with Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils and add highlights with a white gel pen
• distress the edges of the watercolor panel and ink them up with Distress Ink Iced Spruce
• add some splatters with watered-down Finetec Mica Watercolors Sterling Silver
• cover the cardbase with patterned paper
• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Weihnachten Modern set with Versamark onto a strip of grey cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Oh, Christmas Tree!

Hi there,

I created this sweet Christmas Card using one of the smaller images from the Anjas Basteltraum Lebkuchenbäckerei stamp set:

• stamp the cute Christmas Tree from the Anjas Basteltraum Lebküchenbäckerei set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
• color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
• stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Adventssprüche set with Versamark onto a sentiment strip cut from grey cardstock and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• cut out a frame from that same grey cardstock with the help of the Karten-Kunst Stitched Rectangles DIN A6
• arrange some vellum and patterned paper strips onto a light grey panel and add the sentiment and Christmas Tree to it
• cut out some Lawn Fawn Mini Snowflakes from white glitter paper and add them as final embellishments

Have a wonderful Christmas Time.

Hugs,

Christmas Puppy

Hi there,

I created this cute Christmas Card using one of the dogs from the Gerda Steiner Designs Christmas Puppies stamp set:

• stamp one of the adorable little dogs and the bone from the Gerda Steiner Designs Christmas Puppies set and the speech bubble from the Lawn Fawn Happy Hugs set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
• 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 of the panel with Distress Ink Dusty Concord
• add a layer of dark kraft cardstock underneath
• emboss a panel of Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock with the Sizzix Winter Foliage embossing folder, ink up the edges with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs before adhering all those layers to a cardbase

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Christmas Bauble

Hi there,

I created this cute Christmas Bauble Card for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out two Karten-Kunst Stitched Circles - one will be the front and one the back of the card
• stamp images from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Christmas and Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Winter sets with Versafine Clair Pinecone
• ink up the edges of the circles with Distress Ink Walnut Stain
• cut out the hanger from the Karten-Kunst Wavy Ornament die set from foiled cardstock
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Nyala Script Gutschein from kraft and off-white cardstock and place the sentiment in the middle of the bauble
• embellish some images with Nuvo Jewel Drops (Strawberry Coulis, Sea Breeze)

My daughter Emily crafted with me the day I created the Bauble Card and this is her take on it.

She is a real pro although she is only 12 years old. 

I hope you got inspired to create your own shaped Christmas Cards.

Hugs,

Christmas Wreath

Hi there,

I created this cute little Christmas wreath for the Karten-Kunst Blog using the Karten-Kunst Doodles Plants and the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Winter stamp sets:

• stamp some branches from the Karten-Kunst Doodle Plants set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black using the Karten-Kunst Wreath Technique
• color the leaves with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
• add some snowflakes from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Winter set - stamp them with Versamark and heat-emboss them with WOW! Opaque Primary Frozen embossing powder
• ink up the edges of the square panel with Distress Ink Pine Needles and add some splatters with Finetec Mica Watercolors Pearl Gold
• use Nuvo Crystal Drops Rhubarb Crumble for the little berries
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Frohes Fest three times from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock
• ink up the edges of the cardbase with Versamark and heat-emboss them with WOW! Gold Rich embossing powder

Have a christmasy day.

Hugs,