A Merry Christmas Day

Hi there,

for this Christmas Card I used one of my all-time favorites - the Gerda Steiner Designs Snowman Friends stamp set:

• stamp two of the snowmen from the Gerda Steiner Designs Snowman Friends set with Distress Ink Iced Spruce - use the masking technique
• color the images and the background with watercolors
• add little white dots with white gouache
• add a sticker from the Tim Holtz Clippings Christmas set
• before adhering the watercolor panel to a cardbase add strips of patterned paper to the top and bottom

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,

Advent

Hi there,

I would like to show you this fun card right on time for the beginning of the Advent Season:

• stamp the sentiment from the Karten-Kunst Advent Advent set and the candle from the Karten-Kunst Mini Frames Christmas set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
• color the images with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers
• add strips of glitter paper and of patterned paper to the left and right side of the panel before adhering it to a cardbase

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Candy-Striped Christmas

Hi there,

I created this square Christmas Card with a DIY watercolor stripes background for the Karten-Kunst Blog:

• cut out a square panel of watercolor paper
• use two colors of the Faber-Castell Albrecht-Dürer pencils and a ruler to draw on some diagonal lines
• activate the color with a damp paintbrush
• ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Peacock Feathers
• cut out the Karten-Kunst Mini-Rahmen Frohes Fest from silver foiled cardstock and adhere it in the center of the background panel
• add it to a cardbase and adhere silver sequins as final embellishments

Have you already started creating your Christmas Cards?

Hugs,

In the Woods

Hi there,

I created this Winter Scene Card using the adorable Anjas Basteltraum Rentierpost stamp set:

• stamp the reindeer and the carrots from the Anjas Basteltraum Rentierpost set 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
• cut out one of the Spellbinders Essential Arches from blue cardstock and partially emboss the panel with the Sizzix Winter Foliage embossing folder
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink Black Soot
• stamp the sentiment from the Anjas Basteltraum Kleine Weihnachtspost set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Metallic Silver embossing powder
• cut out another slightly larger Spellbinders Essential Arch from watercolor paper
• add color with Distress Ink (Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire)
• cut out four birch trees with the help of the Technique Tuesday Birch Borders and color them with alcohol markers
• add a hill to the bottom of the background and ink up the top edge with Distress Ink Tumbled Glass
• assemble the scene and splatter it with watered-down white gouache
• add the embossed frame and the focal images and your little winter scene is ready

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day.

Hugs,

Little Snowman Shaker

Hi there,

I created this sweet snowman shaker tag using the Gerda Steiner Designs Little Snowman Stamp set:

• cut out a tag from smooth white cardstock using the My Favorite Things Tag Builder Blueprints 6 die set 
• stamp the sweet snowman from the Gerda Steiner Designs Little Snowman set with Lawn Fawn Jellyfish
• color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
• mask the image and add color to the background using Distress Ink Uncharted Mariner
• build a shaker element using the My Favorite Things Tag Builder Blueprints 6 die set, acetate, double-sided foam adhesive, patterned paper and sequins
• add two strands of twine through the hole of the tag

I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,