Hi everyone,

today I have the honor to be part of a special blog hop over at Make it Crafty. Thank you so much Zoe for inviting me!

Zoe has really exciting news for you! She has always been an admirer of Krista Smith's gorgeous illustrations and she's happy to introduce the brand new Funky Girls to all of you. They are now available at the Make it Crafty Store.

The design team and special guests have added their magic to these wonderful images to offer you lots of ideas on how you can get creative with them.

I had the pleasure to create a card with the sweet Relax with Wine Digi Stamp:

I colored her with Copics and Prismacolor Pencils. You can't see it on the photo, but I covered the wine glass with Glossy Accents for some extra shine. The «Cheers» die and the stamped sentiment are by My Favorite Things.

And here is the complete blog hop list to get on with the inspiration:

Zoe
Marika
Andrea
Rosie
Delphine
Lou
Deborah
Anja —> you are here ;-)
Sadia
Ruby
Nicoletta
Faye
Store Blog 

Chance to become a guest designer!
As you soak up the inspiration, leave some love along the way as Zoe will be offering two random commenters a chance to guest on the Make it Crafty team for two months! We want you to come join the fun at Make it Crafty and be part of the team! The winners will receive a package of chippie goodness to play with and access to design and create with images from the digital stamps available in the MiC store. Winners will be contacted on Monday 10th of July to confirm they would like to be our guest.

Thank you so much for hopping on by today!
Anja

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Angel Fluffy Cloud

Hi everyone,

today I have another inspiration card for the Make it Crafty Store Blog. Since I'm still working on my Christmas cards, I've picked this sweet Angel Fluffy Cloud Digi Stamp (which could be used all year round).

I've printed her in grey because I did some soft and light Copic coloring and thought the black outlines would be too harsh. I used two older patterned papers (Authentique and Carta Bella) from my stash and die cut a window with the My Favorite Things «Starry Circle» Die-namics.

I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Sunny Studio «Holiday Style» stamp set. Next, I popped up the panel with foam tape. The Starry Night Chipboard Set was the perfect match to decorate my card with lots of stars. I just love the look of the plain cream chipboards!

I'm joining the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with the theme Anything Goes.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Rudolf Reindeer

Hi peeps,

I created a new Clean & Simple inspiration card for the Make it Crafty Store Blog.

I've chosen the cute Rudolf Reindeer Digi Stamp for my Christmas card and colored it with Copics. For the background I blended Distress Inks («Mermaid Lagoon» and «Tumbled Glass») and added a couple flicks of water to lift the color in some spots.

Next, I cut a snow hill from white cardstock using the My Favorite Things «Stitched Basic Edges» Die-namics. The German sentiment (which means «Merry Christmas»; Dani Peuss Klartext-Stempel «Warme Grüße») was stamped with VersaFine «Onyx Black».

Finally, I assembled my card and added three chipoard stars and a red gemstone for Rudolf's nose.

I'm joining the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with the theme Christmas Critters.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #15 | Hummingbird

Hello everyone,

today I show you my card for the last Make it Crafty CAS Challenge with the fun theme «Make it move!». All you have to do is create a project that incorporates some form of 'movement'.

I used the beautiful Hummingbird Digi Stamp from the new Elegant Birds Collection. I combined this cutie with the Hibiscus flower which is provided in the same download.

At first, I masked off the hibiscus and blended in some blue ink and let it fade out towards the centre. Then I colored the images with Copics and Prismacolor pencils. It's probably not realistic looking but I love the colors. To create my moving element, I fussy cut the hummingbird and put it on an Action Wobbler. I also added lots of shimmer to the bird with the ZIG Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen in Clear.

The sentiment is from the Mama Elephant «Make A Wish» stamp set. I stamped the text with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it using WOW! «Metallic Platinum» embossing powder. I added some Pretty Pink Posh «Sparkling Clear» sequins and my DIY rosy droplets.

Here is a short video to show you the wiggling hummingbird ;-)

There's still time to enter our «Make it move!» challenge by the end of the month. You can find all the details HERE.

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

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #15

Happy Sunday everyone,

it's time for a new theme over at the Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge – «Make it move!». So we invite you to create an interactive project using sliders, action wobblers or anything that incorporates some form of 'movement'.

Here is a little sneak peek of my creation:

Now please hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful projects from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «Clear Plastic/Acetate» challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Faye's Sunflowers

Hi peeps,

are you ready for summer like I am? Today I show you this summery CAS card which I made as an inspiration for the Make it Crafty Store Blog.

The gorgeous image is called Faye's Sunflowers (available as a digi stamp in the MiC store – my version is just without the sun hat) that I colored with Copics. I love these cute girls!

I tried to create an ombré look on the layers of her dress using different shades of purple ;-)

The sentiment is from the Mama Elephant «Carried Away» stamp set and I heat embossed it in Gold. To finish my card I added two matching pearls from Doodlebug.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #13 | Summer Scene

Hi everyone,

today I want to share with you my card for the Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge with the theme «Summer».

I created a scene by combining the Summer Dreams Digi Stamp with the Rainbow Meadow Digi Stamp. The blue sky was sponged with «Tumbled Glass» Distress Ink after masking off the other parts of my scene which I colored with Copics afterwards.

The sentiment was put together with a stamp from Avery Elle («Sentimental») and a Simon Says Stamp die cut.

You still have time to enter our «Summer» challenge by the end of the month. You can find all the details HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #13

Hi peeps,

today starts the new Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge with the theme «Summer».

As always, here is a little sneak peek of my creation:

Now please hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful projects from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «Sketch» challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #12 | Breezy Buttercup

Hi everyone,

today I show you the card that I made for the current Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge.

This time we have a sketch which I really enjoyed:

And here is my take:

I made a spring themed card with the gorgeous Breezy Buttercup Digi Stamp. I cropped the image to make her fit into the circle and did some coloring with Copics. I tried to keep it bright and soft.

I cut a piece of yellow polka dot paper and stamped the sentiment in black. Then I assembled my card and added some embellishments trying to follow the sketch.

You still have time to enter our «CAS Sketch» challenge by the end of the month. You can find all the details HERE.

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

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #12

Happy Sunday everyone,

today starts a new Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge. For April we have something different for you – Zoe (the sweet owner of Make it Crafty) created this fabulous CAS Sketch:

Here is a sneak peek of my creation:

Now please hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful projects from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «Masking» challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Cherry Blossom

Hi peeps,

although it's still winter here, I'm already in a spring mood. That's why I decided to print out and color this beautiful Cherry Blossom Digi Stamp as this month's inspiration for the Make it Crafty Store Blog.

I haven't used my Prismacolor Pencils for a long time and I chose them because I really love how they look on Kraft cardstock. These cherry blossoms are colored in pink like the Japanese ones. Here in Europe they are much more pale in color but I like the contrast to the neutral background.

I die-cut my panel using the largest Simon Says Stamp «Stitched Rectangle» die and matted it on a piece of light pink cardstock which is slighty taller. The top-folding card base is made from Kraft cardtock, too. The German sentiment (which means «Get well») was white heat embossed on a strip of dark brown cardstock which I cut into a banner on the left side. I adhered it with foam tape and added matching pearls to my card.

Thank you so much for stopping by! See you tomorrow.

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #8 | Butterfly Hello

Hi peeps,

a couple of days ago, I interrupted my Holiday Card Making (I'm late like every year) to create this Non-Christmas card for the current Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge. The theme for December is «Cut Out Colour Pop».

I chose the Butterfly Lily Digi Stamp and used the butterfly only (you receive the combo and also the single images with the download). I enlarged and mirrored the image before printing. Then I colored this beautiful butterfly with Copics and fussy cut it leaving a small white border.

For my «Cut Out Colour Pop» I created a circle window with the ingenious Avery Elle «Burst» die. I glued the striped purple paper behind the opening and popped up the panel with foam tape and also adhered the butterfly at and angle. After that, I die-cut the Simon Says Stamp «Painted Hello» from black cardstock. I decorated my card with matching enamel dots from My Mind's Eye.

You still have time to enter this challenge by the end of the month. You can find all the details HERE. 

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #8

Hi crafty friends,

today starts a new Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge. The theme for December is «Cut Out Colour Pop».

Here is a sneak peek of my creation:

Now please hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful projects from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «Frame It» challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

December Pinterest Inspired Challenge

Hi peeps,

today starts the December Pinterest Inspired Challenge. Because of the upcoming holidays it will run for 2 months (closes on Monday, 01/25/2016).

This is the fabulous inspiration photo:

Source

And here is the card I created:

I was inspired by all the different colorful patterns and remembered a digi stamp I had in my folder. The image is called «African Woman» and I purchased it in the DigiStampAtelier Etsy Shop.

For the first time I colored dark skin with my Copics. You can't see it on the photo but I added some Glossy Accents to her lips. I cut the scalloped frame from black cardstock using a Mama Elephant die («Femme Frames»). The patterned paper is from the Glitz 6"x6" «Yours Truly» paper pack.

The sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink «Signature Greetings II» set and it was stamped in VersaFine «Onyx Black». I adhered everything to my white top folding card base and wrapped some May Arts Natural Jute String around it and tied a bow. I fussy cut the image leaving a white border and popped it up with foam tape.

Can't wait to see your creations – there will be prices for one lucky winner (gift certificate) and a randomly picked commenter (stamps set), too! For the challenge details and the inspiring work of my lovely team mates please hop over to the PIC blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy Crafting!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #7

Hi peeps,

it's already the third of the month and a new Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge starts today. The theme for November is «Frame It».

Here is a sneak peek of my creation:

Now please hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful projects from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «Bright Colors» challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #6 | Jenny Cheers

Hi everyone,

today I want to show you the card I've made for the Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #6 with the theme «Bright Colors».

I created a girly card with the cute Jenny Cheers Digi Stamp which I colored in with my Copics. I also added some hair strands/details with brown Prismacolor Pencils because a couple of my darker Copic markers are clogged :-( and some areas of the image are pretty small.

The light blue shadow around the image was made with Chalk which I haven't used for ages. I stamped my birthday sentiment from Papertrey Ink  with Versafine «Onyx Black» for a nice and crisp impression.

To cut out the panel I used my favorite «Stitched Rectangle» die from Simon Says Stamp. The card base was made of SSS «Doll Pink» cardstock.

You still have time to enter our «Bright Colors» challenge by the end of the month. You can find all the details HERE.

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

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #6

Happy Saturday everyone,

it's time for a new Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge. The theme for October is «Bright Colors».

Here is a sneak peek of my creation:

Now hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful projects from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «Shades of Black & White» challenge.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Inspiration | Beach Wedding

Hi crafty peeps,

I'm back again with another Make it Crafty Clean & Simple inspiration card.

For this wedding card I created a fun scene by combining two MiC digi stamps: Over the Threshold and Tropical Beach.

For the sky background and the sand I did some Ink Blending using Dye Inks (Simon Says Stamp and Memento) and Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tools. To secure the other images I masked them off. Therefore I did a lot of fussy cutting – but it was worth it in the end ;-) The rest of my beach wedding scene was colored with Copics.

To make the sentiment (which is from Stampin' Up! and means «Congrats to you two») pop against the sand I heat embossed it with Hero Arts white embossing powder.

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

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #5 | Studio Set

Hello everyone,

Today I want to show you the full card which I made for the current Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #5 with the theme «Shades of Black & White».

I created a Farewell card for a co-worker who retired a couple of weeks ago. He is a passionate photographer that's why I chose the Studio Set Digi Stamp.

I wasn't quite sure how to color the image with only shades of black and white because I never did an image like this before. So the pre-colored image in the Make it Crafty Store was really helpful ;-)

I added a sentiment with my computer before printing the image. Then I used my Copics (Cool, Warm and Neutral Greys) to color in the scene. I embellished my card with some die-cuts and a Tim Holtz film strip. The only tiny pop of color is the little red heart *giggle*.

You still have time to enter our «Shades of Black & White» challenge by the end of the month. You can find all the details HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Make it Crafty CAS Challenge #5

Hi peeps,

time is flying by these days and it's already time for a new Make it Crafty Clean and Simple Challenge. The theme for September is «Shades of Black & White».

Here is a sneak peek of my project:

Now hop over to the Make it Crafty Store Blog to see the full card and all the beautiful creations from my lovely team mates. We also announced the winner and the Top 3 of our «Cropped Image» challenge.

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