Hello everyone,

I've used quite some pink on my last cards and today's friendship card is no exception ;-) The cute elephants from the Hello Bluebird  Puddle Play set almost look like they are going to hug each other.

First, I created a fun background with pink Alcohol Inks by Ranger. I love to play with them although you never know the result in advance. This time I also sprinkled on some Blending Solution with a paint brush.

I colored the elephants with Copics and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. Next, I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark ink onto a piece of black cardstock and white heat embossed it. I die cut the word 'friend' from silver glitter cardstock with the Hello Friend Words Die.

I adhered my pinkalicious background with some fun foam to the white card base and added a thin strip of patterned paper to the right. The sentiment and elephant buddies were popped up with foam tape.

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

Sunny Studio Stamps • Summer Release • Best Fishes

Hi peeps,

today I'm back with a fun underwater scene featuring the Sunny Studio Stamps Best Fishes set. Aren't these sea creatures just adorable?!

I started with an A2 card base and adhered the orange starfish patterned paper from the Summer Splash 6x6 Paper pack. Next, I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

For my water background, I applied aqua, blue and turquoise Alcohol Inks to a piece of Yupo paper. I also sprinkled on some droplets of the blending solution to create random bubbles. I matted the panel on a piece of navy cardstock and adhered it at an angle.

I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark Ink on a black cardstock strip and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I cut the right end into a fishtail banner shape using my scissors.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

DT Stempelgarten Challenge May

Good morning peeps,

the new theme at the Stempelgarten Challenge is Flowers. I redid a floral card design from about 2 years ago. Most of the times, I struggle with loose and uncontrolled coloring but I remembered how fun it was to do some watercoloring with Distress Oxide Inks over a heat embossed background.

I white heat embossed the pretty My Favorite Things "Bundles of Blossom Background" on a sheet of Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock. First, I pressed the ink pads on my Ranger Non-stick Craft Sheet. Next, I put down a wash of clear water over the heat embossed background. I randomly applied the inks with a wet paint brush.

The Distress Oxide Ink colors I used are Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac and Wilted Violet. I love how you could add layer by layer. When everything was completely dry, I cut out the panel with one of the MFT "A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2" dies and adhered it to a card base made from MFT "Grapesicle" cardstock.

For my sentiment, I combined a white heat embossed word strip (MFT "From the Heart" stamps) with a negative die-cut (MFT "Happy Greetings" Die-namics) using a purple left-over Alcohol Ink  piece. Both were adhered with foam tape. To embellish my card, I added two matching enamel dots and a half pearl.

You will have time until May 31st, 2019 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 Sunday!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Summer Release • Coastal Cuties

Hi everyone,

the Sunny Studio Stamps Summer Release went live last Friday and I'm delighted to share my first card using some of the new products. Today I'm showcasing the Coastal Cuties Stamps. The two girls included in this set are having so much fun in the sun!

I created a square card and die cut the yellow sunburst paper from the Spring Sunburst 6x6 paper pack for my cheering background. For the water, I pulled out some Alcohol Inks in aqua and blue tones and die cut the Yupo paper with a circle die. Next, I die cut one of the Fancy Frame Circle Dies from white cardstock and adhered it on top of my Alcohol Ink circle.

I stamped the girls as well as the palm tree (from the new Sending Sunshine set), island image (Island Getaway Stamps) and crab (Oceans of Joy Stamps) in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I covered the girl's floating ring with Glossy Accents for some extra shine.

For the sentiment, I combined the gold heat embossed word "Sending" and the Sunshine Word Die which I die cut from golden glitter cardstock. To finish off my summer card, I adhered three aqua jewels to the water.

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

Sunny Studio Stamps • Spring Release • Make A Wish

Hello everyone,

I always need birthday cards in my stash and the Sunny Studio Studio Make A Wish set is just perfect for this occasion.

First, I created a fun Alcohol Ink background on glossy cardstock and cut it with a stitched rectangle die. I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark Ink and white heat embossed it. I adhered the panel to my top-folding A2 card base made from light grey cardstock.

I white heat embossed the cake images on Strathmore Bristol Smooth Cardstock and colored them with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. To embellish my card, I added crystals by Little Things from Lucy's Cards.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Frosty Littles • Shaker Tag

Hi again,

I had a left-over piece of an Alcohol Ink background on my table and decided to create a fun little shaker tag using one of the Hello Bluebird Frosty Littles and the Stitched Tag Builder Die.

I colored the cute snowman with Copics and cut him out with the coordinating die. I die cut the tag twice from Petrol cardstock. To create the shaker window, I cut out the stitched rectangle from one of the tags and adhered a piece of acetate behind the opening. I filled my shaker with a sequins mix by Little Things from Lucy's Cards. I also die cut a little snow hill from white glitter paper and adhered it on top of the shaker window with my frosty fellow.

I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Skating Together set on a vellum strip and cut it out with the little banner die included in the Stitched Tag Builder Die set. I die cut a second banner from light blue cardstock and the small pink reinforcement thingy that goes over the tag hole.

Finally, I adhered an organza ribbon and tight a bow with natural jute string where I attached the banners.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a relaxing evening!
Anja

DT Stempelgarten Challenge February

Good morning everyone,

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and the new theme for the Stempelgarten Challenge is «Love».

Have you already seen that some of the popular US brands have been added to the Stempelgarten Online Shop? They now carry Avery Elle, Lawn Fawn, Mama Elephant and Sunny Studio Stamps! Makes me sooo happy!

For my love themed card I picked one of the very first Mama Elephant stamp sets I ever bought – it's «Pandamonium» and I still love it!

I stamped the two pandas and a little heart in VersaFine «Onyx Black» ink and did some light coloring with ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Pens. I fussy cut the images with scissors leaving a small white border.

A couple of weeks ago, I created some Alcohol Ink backgrounds and this pink/red one was just perfect for my card. I die cut a heart (My Favorite Things «Pierced Heart STAX» Die-namics) from a light grey patterned paper (Pinkfresh Studio «Indigo Hills 2») to create a window to go over my bright background. I also cut a strip of black and white striped paper and adhered it to the left.

Next, I stamped the sentiment on a grey cardstock strip with VersaMark ink and white heat embossed it. As it says «kiss kiss, i love u.», I positioned the pandas close to each other to make them look like they are kissing ;-)

You will have time until February 28th, 2019 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.–.

I'm entering the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with the theme «Anything Goes».

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

Hello Bluebird • Frosty Flakes • Noel

Good evening,

Merry Christmas sweeties! I hope you're spending a precious holiday time with your beloved ones!

Today I have a card for you with no stamping and coloring at all ;-) Instead I die cut these beautiful Frosty Flakes from white cardstock and arranged them all over an Alcohol Ink background.

The word «Noel» is from the Christmas Words Die #2 set.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Hello Bluebird • Skating Party • Friends warm the heart

Hello everyone,

today I'm sharing this card over at the Hello Bluebird blog using the Skating Party set and the Frosty Flakes Die.

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

DT bastel-traum.ch Challenge #66

Good morning everyone,

today starts a new challenge over at the bastel-traum.ch blog and the theme is «Hobby/Leisure».

 

This challenge will run until July 15th, 8:55 am CET (Central European Time).

The latest Lawn Fawn release was phenomenal and I loved creating with one of my favorite stamp sets which is called «You Are Sublime». The little diver is just the cutest and of course the submarine had to be yellow.

I created an Alcohol Ink background using aqua, blue and a bit of purple and green tones. Next, I stamped, Copic colored and die cut the images for my underwater scene (BTW, the shell is from the «Life Is Good» set). I white heat embossed the sentiment from the «Elphie Selfie» set on a thin strip of black cardstock.

For some shine, I added Glossy Accents to the bubbles, swimming goggles and submarine portholes. To finish off my card, I adhered two sparkly faceted crystals by Little Things from Lucy's Cards and a Brutus Monroe two-tone pearl.

I'm entering the current Lawn Fawnatics Cards for Guys challenge:

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

Memory Box Drifting Side Butterfly • Infinitely Grateful

Hello everyone,

it's no secret that I love butterflies ;-) So of course, I had to have the Memory Box «Drifting Side Butterfly». It comes with two dies – a solid and an intricate outline one.

This is the simple card that I made:

For the solid part, I used a blue leftover Alcohol Ink piece and cut the intricate outline from silver cardstock. I die cut the chevron patterned paper (Cocoa Vanilla Studio «More Than Words») with the largest of the My Favorite Things «Stitched Wonky Rectangle STAX» Die-namics. Next, I did some random splatters with «Blueprint Sketch» Distress Oxide Ink.

The sentiment is from the MFT «Geometric Greenery» set and I white heat embossed it on a banner. Therefore, I used «Steel Grey» cardstock and one of the «Stitched Sentiment Strips» Die-namics, both by MFT, too. Finally, I popped up the butterfly and banner with foam tape.

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

DT bastel-traum.ch Challenge #62

Hi crafty peeps,

we already reached the mid of February – this means we have a new challenge over at the bastel-traum.ch blog for you. The theme is pretty easy and versatile: «Birthday/Party».

 

This challenge will run until March 15th, 8:55 am CET (Central European Time).

Alcohol Inks made a huge comeback these days, so I decided to create a background on Yupo Paper with aqua, blue and green tones. I thought it would be fun to use the Inlaid Die Cutting technique with the Memory Box «Fresh Foliage» die.

The sentiment is from the Winnie & Walter «The Party» stamp set and I heat embossed it with Ranger «Liquid Platinum» powder. I cut a mat from SSS «Fog» cardstock using a MFT «Stitched Rectangle» die. To finish off my card, I adhered «Crystal Rainbow Confetti» from Studio Katia.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy Crafting!
Anja

DT bastel-traum.ch Christmas Blog Hop

Good morning peeps,

today I'm joining the special Christmas Blog Hop over at the bastel-traum.ch blog with this simple shaker card:

For the very first time, I made a vibrant background with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks. They are so much fun to play with! I also added a bit of «Silver Metallic Mixative» to the blue tones.

I thought it would create a nice winter night sky inside of a little snow globe scene which I created with dies and a matching shaker pouch by My Favorite Things. I cut the «Our Town» die from grey cardstock and adhered it to my alcohol ink background. Next, I white heat embossed the santa sleigh image from Stampin' Up!. I filled the «Dome» shaker pouch with a variety of sequins and seed beads.

The white cardstock panel was cut with one of the «A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2» Die-namics. I heat embossed the sentiment from the «Hand Lettered Holiday» set with silver embossing powder by Ranger.

I invite you to hop along with us for some final Christmas inspiration – here is the complete Blog Hop list:

bastel-traum.ch blog
Nicole Vögeli
Karin Åkesdotter
Ute Berger
Anja Bytyqi —> that's me
Dennice Watts
Claudia Meier
bastel-traum.ch blog 

Now I wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja