Hi everyone,

today's featured product is the Scaredy Cat mini set which is perfect for your extra cute Halloween projects.

I started off with a white A2 card base and trimmed the purple patterned paper from the Classic Sunburst Paper pack using the stitched rectangle die included in the Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Dies set. I also cut out a window with a stitched circle die.

For the background, I die cut the cloud border from the Slimline Nature Borders Dies set out of white cardstock to create my own stencil. I carefully brushed on Wilted Violet Distress Oxide Ink over the stencil and added lots of tiny ink splatters with a paint brush.

Next, I die cut the grassy border (also part of the Slimline Nature Borders Dies set) from dark grey cardstock. I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, did some Copic coloring and used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I adhered the grass and stars with liquid glue. Finally, I popped up the patterned paper panel and the kitty with foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Hope to see you again next week!
Anja

MFT 2020 Card Design Superstar • Clean & Simple Genius

Hi again,

so glad I was able to get another card done for the MFT 2020 Card Design Superstar Contest 😅

Here is my card for the Clean & Simple Genius category. I love CAS designs but to be honest I find them not easy to make. I paired this sweet gnome girl from the Birdie Brown Hanging with My Gnomies set with a pretty Mother's Day Bouquet floral image.

I started off with creating a stenciled background using the Oval Extraordinaire Stencil and Distress Oxide Inks in the colors Tumbled Glass and Shaded Lilac.

Next, I stamped the images (I did the floral arch twice because it fits the oval perfectly) in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copics. I cut out the flowers with the coordinating dies and did some fussy cutting for the gnome girl.

The sentiment (From the Heart set) was stamped in VersaMark Ink and I heat embossed it with Ranger Liquid Platinum embossing powder. I trimmed the stenciled panel with the second largest die of the A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2 and matted it with Coral Crush Prestige Cardstock. On my A2 card base I adhered the beautiful plaid pattern from the Spring Whimsy 6x6 Paper Pad.

Finally, I assembled my card by adhering everything with liquid glue. I made sure not to add anything else to really keep it clean and simple.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Good luck to everyone!
Anja

MFT 2020 Card Design Superstar • Coloring Virtuoso

Good morning peeps,

The MFT 2020 Card Design Superstar Contest is almost over but I really wanted to join the fun this year. This is my entry for the Coloring Virtuoso category. 

I created an underwater scene by combining the cute Best Fins stamp set with a stenciled Distress Oxides background.

For the first ink layer, I blended Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire onto a Bristol smooth cardstock panel. I let the water fade towards the bottom where I applied Antique Linen for the sand.

Next, I positioned the Ray of Light stencil over the panel and sponged the same blue ink colors through it. I tried to create a transition between the water and the sand where I added some water reflections with the Perfect Pool Water stencil and another layer of Antique Linen and a small amount of Frayed Burlap. To create some texture, I sprinkled water droplets over the blue area to lift the color and dabbed them off with a paper towel. Over the sand, I splattered some diluted ink with a small paint brush.

Now I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with my beloved Copics. Since I don't own the dies, I fussy cut everything out with scissors. I adhered the images to my card with foam tape and liquid glue.

The rocks were cut with the Under The Sea Die-namics and I inked them with Pumice Stone and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks. I stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock with VersaMark Ink, white heat embossed it and die cut it with one of the Slanted Sentiment Strips Die-namics.

Finally, I adhered a couple of clear enamel dots to mimic some bubbles. I enjoyed creating and coloring this underwater scene so much! There are so many stunning entries in this category and I'm amazed by the talent out there!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Happy Fall

Hi crafty friends,

today I'm on the Hello Bluebird blog with a fall themed card featuring the adorable Fall Friends set and the Blowing Leaves Background.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a lovely day!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Fall/Winter Release • Harvest Mice

Hello everyone,

today I'm back with another colorful fall card using the sweet Harvest Mice Stamps. I think this cute set is a must-have!

The gorgeous paper which I cropped on the right side and used as my background is from the Colorful Autumn Papers pack. I built my little scene inside of the circle by combining the mouse with the wagon and small accessories.

I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. To cut everything out, I used the coordinating dies. The sentiment was stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black Ink above the images which I adhered with liquid glue and foam tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Enjoy your day!
Anja

DT Stempelgarten Challenge September

Hi peeps,

I'm a bit late with sharing my card for the current Stempelgarten Challenge with the theme In the forest.

I had so much fun mixing and matching several Lawn Fawn products to create this fun fall card.

The three stamp sets I used are "Butterfly Kisses" (fox and bear), "Jump For Joy" (hedgehog, fall leaves, sentiment) and "Yay, Kites" (kite). I cut the "Leafy Tree Backdrop Landscape Die" from brown cardstock.

For the background, I blended together the Distress Oxides Pine Needles, Peacock Feathers and Tumbled Glass. I added lots of small ink splatters with a paint brush.

I stamped my images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored them with Copics and fussy cut them out. The grass was done with Shabby Shutters, Bundled Sage and Pine Needles. I used one of the Hello Bluebird "Grassy Knoll" dies to create the grass border.

Finally, I white heat embossed the sentiment onto a black cardstock strip and assembled my card by adhering everything with liquid glue and foam tape.

You will have time until September 30th, 2020 to join the Stempelgarten Challenge and this is the prize you could win:

A craft package from the Stempelgarten Online Shop with a value of CHF 20.–.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Fall/Winter Release • Farm Fresh

Hi everyone,

today I'm sharing a fall themed card that features the adorable Farm Fresh Stamps. One of my favorite images from this set is the cute scarecrow. I combined him with some beautiful Colorful Autumn Papers as well as a couple of accessory stamps from the Bountiful Autumn and the Harvest Mice stamp set.

First, I trimmed the orange leafy patterned paper with the stitched rectangle die included in the Frilly Frames Quatrefoil Dies set. I used one of the Slimline Basic Border Dies to add scalloped borders to the top and bottom of the green cardstock mat which I adhered behind the striped patterned paper.

Next, I created an ink blended background with Distress Oxides (Shabby Shutters, Mowed Lawn, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Carved Pumpkin, Ripe Persimmon) that I die cut with the second largest Stitched Semi-Circle Die. I also cut out a slightly bigger berry cardstock mat with a circle die and trimmed off the bottom to make it match.

I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies (Farm Fresh Dies, Bountiful Autumn Dies, Harvest Mice Dies) to cut everything out. The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark Ink onto a black cardstock banner and I heat embossed it with white embossing powder.

Finally, I assembled my card and added three Iridescent Pearls as well as tiny dots of Platinum Stickles.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great day!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Fall/Winter Release • Little Buckaroo

Howdy everyone,

today I'm sharing a farm scene featuring the Little Buckaroo mini stamp set. I combined the sweet cowgirl and cowboy with the cow from the Barnyard Buddies set.

First, I worked on my fall inspired background by blending together Distress Oxide Inks (Broken China, Speckled Egg, Carved Pumpkin and Ripe Persimmon) on a Bristol cardstock panel. I let it dry completely before stamping the Farm Fresh barn border image in VersaFine Smokey Gray Ink. This way I tried to create a subtle background with the intimation of something in the distance. I trimmed the background with the stitched rectangle die included in the Frilly Frames Retro Petals Dies set and adhered it to a top folding card base made from Kraft cardstock.

Next, I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut out the cowgirl and cowboy. For the cow, I did some good old fussy cutting with scissors ;-)

To create a bit of ground for my images to stand on, I used the Slimline Nature Borders Dies and cut out a grassy border as well as two stitched hillside borders. I ran them through with the same stitched rectangle die to get a perfectly finished look when layered on top of my background.

For the sentiment, I combined the die-cut word 'happy' from the Blooming Frame Die set with the white heat embossed word 'birthday' included in the Penguin Pals Stamps set. I adhered a tiny silver star next to the birthday sentiment to finish off my card.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a fabulous rest of the week!
Anja