Merry Christmas

Hello,

I am still working on my Christmas cards:

• stamp the tree and the pot from Lawn Fawn Trim the Tree on watercolor paper and color the images with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors and add pearlized water
• stamp the trimmings from the same stamp set with Versamark directly onto the tree and heat-emboss with WOW! Silver Bells embossing powder
• punch out a star and cover it with three layers of that same embossing powder
• add paint splatters in green and red to the background panel cut from watercolor paper
• adhere the tree, the pot and the star to the background panel with foam tape and add a swirl of silver thread underneath
• stamp the sentiment from Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods on a strip of watercolor paper with Versafine Onyx Black and heat-emboss with WOW! Black Twinkle embossing powder
• add Stickles (Christmas Red) to the rim of the pot and faux stitching with a Distress Marker (Festive Berries) around the sentiment strip
• mat the panel on a piece of Distress Cardstock (Peeled Paint)
• adhere some sequins to the tree as final embellishments (Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Sparkling Clear, Neat & Tangled Winter Wonderland Sequin Mix)

I would like to join the following challenges:

52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge - Color Challenge

AAA Cards Challenge - Play with Watercolors

Inkspirational Challenge #69 - Shine

Moving along with the Times Challenge - Sparkle and/or Shine

Muse Challenge #93

Have a sparkly day.

Yours,
Tanja

Wherever you go Sparkle

Hello,

today, I have a somewhat different (no reds) Santa Claus card for you:

• stamp the cute little Santa from My Favorite Things Jingle all the Way on white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black and color the image with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor Pencils, Zest-it, a silver gelpen, Liquid Applique (White) and Wink of Stella Clear Glitter
• cut a tag from watercolor paper, create an ombre background with Distress Inks (Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers) and add faux stitching with a silver gelpen
• add ribbon and a twine bow to the hole of the tag
• use kraft cardstock as a background panel and stamp the first part of the sentiment from My Favorite Things You were meant to Sparkle with Versamark and heat-emboss with WOW! Seafoam White Super Fine embossing powder
• cut the second part of the sentiment from Elizabeth Craft Designs Shimmer Sheetz Gemstone Sampler Pack
• add three banner-shaped strips of patterened paper from the BoBunny Candy Cane Lane 6x6 paper pad 
• and the perfect final embellishments are Pretty Pink Posh 4mm Sparkling Clear Sequins

Here is a close-up of the sweet Santa:

I would like to link this card up to the following challenges:

Tag you're it! Challenge #10

Moving along with the Times Challenge - Sparkle and/or Shine

Fusion Challenge - Embossed Ombre

Addicted to CAS Challenge #51 - Tag

Completely Christmas Challenge #37 - Anything goes ... with a Twist Let's see some Blue

CAS on Sunday Challenge #46 - Ribbon and/or Twine

Inkspirational Challenge #69 - Shine

Sparkle wherever you go.

Yours,
Tanja

Pumpkinman

Hi there,

since I love snowmen, I created a clean and layered pumpkin-man-card:

• cut two tags from watercolor paper
• cut out leaves from one of the tags and create a background using Distress Inks (Iced Spruce, Frayed Burlap, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky)
• stamp the sentiment from Lawn Fawn Into the Woods with Versamark and heat-emboss with Zing! Chestnut embossing powder
• stamp the ground using the slope from Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods and Versafine Onxy Black
• color the background tag with Distress Inks (Tea Dye, Seedless Preserves, Spiced Marmalade) and pearlized water and adhere it behind the front panel using foam tape
• stamp the squirrel and the tree trunk from Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods, two large pumpkins from Lawn Fawn So thankful, the pumpkin head from Lawn Fawn Spooktacular and the hat from Lawn Fawn Making Frosty Friends with Versafine Onyx Black on white cardstock and color the images with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor and Zest-it
• add "arms" from the Lawn Fawn Making Frosty Friends set
• stamp Hero Arts Designer Woodgrain on a kraft cardbase with Versafine Vintage Sepia
• adhere the tag on a swirl of silver thread, add Wink of Stella Clear Glitter to the pumpkins and Wink of Stella Black Glitter to the hat and round the top right corner with a 1'' corner rounder

I would like to join the following challenges:

Lawnscaping Challenge No. 93: Fall & Pumpkins

The Kraft Journal Challenge #196 - Critters

The Card Concept Challenge #22 - Thank Fall

Thanks for stopping by.

Yours,
Tanja

Karten-Kunst - One Layer Birthday

Hello,

today, I would like to share a one layer birthday card that I created for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• stamp Karten-Kunst Herzlichen Glückwunsch (Happy Birthday) directly to a white cardbase with Colorbox Cat's Eye Black
• stamp the zigzag line from Penny Black Embellishments with Colorbox Cats Eye Queue Sweet Sixteen (Pink, Peony, Turquoise)
• stamp muffin from Penny Black Every which Way and flower pot and butterfly from Penny Black In the Garden with Colorbox Cat's Eye Black and color the images with Derwent Coloursoft Pencils and Zest-it
• create sprinkles with different Pearl Makers, add Distress Glitter Clear Rock Candy to the butterfly and Glossy Accents to the cherry

I am going to link this card up to the following challenges:

Seize the Birthday Challenge - Anything goes

Moving along with the Times - Sparkle and/or Shine

Have a sparkly weekend.

Yours,
Tanja

Ugly Sweater Time

Hi there,

it's Ugly Sweater Time here on my blog:

• cut out the Ugly Sweater Template from paper from the Lawn Fawn Snow Day petite paper pack
• stamp moose from Lawn Fawn Critters in the Arctic and baubles from Lawn Fawn Trim the Tree with Versafine Onyx Black on white cardstock and color the images with Prismacolor Colored Pencils and Zest-it
• cut a tag from kraft cardstock and punch the hole with a star hole punch
• stamp the second part of the sentiment with Versamark using Lawn Fawn Jessie's ABCs and heat-emboss with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• then stamp the first part of the sentiment with Versamark using Paper Smooches Mini Monograms and heat-emboss with Zing! Metallic Teal and Zing! Metallic Red embossing powder
• cover the baubles with Glossy Accents and apply Versamark through the Memory Box Splatter Spray stencil and heat-emboss with Ranger Sticky embossing powder; add Ranger Shiny Foil (Vintage)
• run two colors of twine through the hole of the tag (The Twinery Rainbow Teal Shimmer and Lawn Fawn Silver Sparkle)
• use kraft cardstock as a base and apply BoBunny Silver Glitter Paste through Layering Stencil Holiday Knit
• round the top corners with a 1'' corner rounder to match the rounded tag

I would like to participate in the following challenges:

Make the Day Special Stamp Store Challenge

The Kraft Journal Challenge #196 - Critters 

The Mixed Media Card Challenge #5 - Christmas

Virginia's View Challenge #9

Have a shiny day.

Yours,
Tanja