Hi lovelies,

we've reached the final day of the My Favorite Things October Release Spotlight. Check out the MFT Blog for another round of inspiration from the DT.

For today's project, I combined one of the santas from the Nicest on the List stamp set with the Money Tag Die-namics and the Money Tag Gift Card Pocket Die-namics.

First, I die cut the tag base and gift card pocket from two blue papers from the Colorful Christmas Text Paper Pad. The topper was done in Cornflower Card Stock and I die cut the reinforcer from Red Hot Card Stock. I attached the pocket to the tag with double-sided adhesive and inserted the gift card.

Next, I stamped the santa in Extreme Black Hybrid Ink and colored him with Copic markers. I used the coordinating die to cut out the image. I did some paper piecing for the gift which I stamped onto a piece of black and white striped paper.

The fun sentiment was stamped in VersaMark Ink onto a black cardstock banner and I heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Finally, I popped up santa and the sentiment with thin foam squares.

Please visit the MFT YouTube channel for even more ideas, product details and tutorials.

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

MFT Stamps • Color Challenge 199

Hello friends,

today starts a new MFT Color Challenge. I invite you to join the bi-weekly challenge with a project for your chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the MFT boutique.

I created this CAS holiday card using a couple of supplies from the latest October Release.

These are the colors for the Color Challenge #199:

I started off with a white top-folding A2 card base. I die cut one of the Surprise Stitched Tag Die-namics from Grapesicle Card Stock and added a Cement Gray hole reinforcer to the top. I pulled a striped ribbon through the hole and secured it with a white string bow.

Next, I cut the Merry Christmas Frame Die-namics two times from Sno Cone Card Stock to make it more sturdy. For the inlaid circle, I used the heart patterned paper from the Colorful Christmas Paper Pad.

My focal point is this sweet walrus from the Chill Holiday stamp set. I colored him with Copic markers and used the coordinating die to cut out the image. I adhered him with foam squares and popped up the tag with foam tape as well.

For even more ideas, product details and tutorials, please visit the MFT YouTube channel.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an awesome day!
Anja

MFT Stamps • April Release Countdown Day 1

Hi peeps,

the My Favorite Things April Release Countdown wraps up today and we're sharing the last product previews.

My card features the sweet Pure Innocence girl from the new I Need Some Me & You Time stamp set. I paired this cutie with some patterned papers from the Festive Celebrations Paper Pad as well as a couple of die-cuts.

First, I started off with an A2 card base made from Sno Cone Card Stock. I die cut the polka dot paper with the largest of the Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics. I chose the Cross-Stitch Tag Die-namics as another design element and cut it from the blue striped paper.

Next, I colored the girl with Copics and added dots to her sleep mask with a white gelly roll pen. I used the coordinating die to cut her out and adhered her to the right side of the tag. The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark Ink onto two Gravel Gray Card Stock strips and I heat embossed it in white.

For a bit of dimension I adhered the tag, the sentiment strips and the pink heart (Blueprint 27 Die-namics) with foam mounting tape. I finished the card off with two little white stars.

For even more ideas, product details and tutorials, please visit the MFT YouTube channel.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Stay tuned until tomorrow!
Anja

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2020 with Sunny Studio Stamps

Happy Sunday everyone,

for the 10th year already, Tracey McNeely is hosting the 25 Days of Christmas Tags event! And we're kicking it off today by featuring the wonderful company Sunny Studio Stamps. You can find all the details for this fun event at Tracey's blog In My Creative Opinion.

I created a trio of tags using the Building-A-Tag #2 Dies along with the sweet Penguin Pals Stamps and some patterned papers (Holiday Cheer Papers and Very Merry Papers).

I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, did some Copic coloring and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. The sentiments were stamped in VersaMark Ink and I heat embossed them with white embossing powder. I finished off my tags by attaching some matching baker's twine.


Here you can see all the sponsors participating this year with a new company being featured each day and lots of fab prices up for grabs.

Please hop over to Tracey's blog for your chance to win a $25 gift code to the Sunny Studio Stamps shop!

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

Sunny Studio Stamps • Underwater Tag

Hello everyone,

today I have another summer inspiration project for you. I came up with this tag featuring a little underwater scene.

First, I chose the waves patterned paper from the Summer Splash Paper pack. I used the second largest Stitched Arch Die to create the tag. I extended it in heighth by die cutting the first half, shifting the die a bit and running it through again. I also die cut the small hole at the top and added some navy/white bakers twine.

I stamped the seal (the Sealiously Sweet Stamps), fish (Best Fishes Stamps) and ocean border (Tropical Scenes Stamps) in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored the images with Copic Markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out. To be able to line up the ocean border with the tag, I die cut it with the bottom part of the stitched arch die.

The sentiment was stamped in VersaMark Ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I finished off the tag with clear enamel dots.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an amazing day!
Anja

Sunny Studio Stamps • Winter Release • Scalloped Tags

Hi everyone,

today I'm sharing this duo of cute Christmas tags that I created with the Sunny Studio Stamps Scalloped Tag Square Dies. They come in two sizes and I paired them up with the Gleeful Reindeer Stamps.

For the bigger tag, I cut out a square of patterned paper from the Very Merry 6x6 Paper pack to help building a little winter scene. I stamped the reindeers and gifts in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers.

The smaller tag is a actually a shaker. Therefore, I die cut the scalloped tag twice from petrol cardstock and created a window by using a square die for one of the die-cuts. I backed the window with a piece of acetate and adhered strips of foam tape to the edges. Before adhering the back, I filled the shaker with white and silver sequins as well as aqua flakes.

I stamped the sentiments (the 'Merry Christmas' is included in the Merry Mice set) in VersaMark Ink onto red cardstock banners and white heat embossed them. I used gingham ribbon and natural jute string to finish off my tags.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have an amazing day!
Anja

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 with Hello Bluebird

Hi peeps,

today is the final day of Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event and the spotlight is on Hello Bluebird.

I had so much fun creating these tags with the adorable North Pole Littles and the Stitched Tag Builder Die.

I also used the Echo Park "A Perfect Winter" 6x6 paper pad - love the color combo and patterns! The images were colored with Copics and cut out with the coordinating dies.

Hello Bluebird is having a fabulous Black Friday Sale – save 25% on all in-stock products with the code THANKFUL

Here you can see all the companies that participated this year. There's still time to win fab prizes. Thank you so much Tracey for putting this event together!

Thank you so much for stopping! See you soon!
Anja

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2019 with Sunny Studio Stamps

Hi everyone,

today I have the pleasure to join Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event featuring Sunny Studio Stamps products. You can find out more about it at her blog In My Creative Opinion.

I created a set of tags using the Scalloped Tag Circle Dies along with stamps from the Feeling Frosty and Merry Mice set.

I colored the images with Copics and used Subtle Grey Tones 6x6 Paper in the background. The sentiments were heat embossed with silver embossing powder.


Here you can see all the companies participating this year with a new company featured each day and lots of chances to win fab prizes.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful Sunday!
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 bastel-traum.ch Advent Calendar: Day 19

Hi everyone,

did you know that there's an advent calendar over at the bastel-traum.ch blog? Each day one of the DT girls or a guest opens a door to show you some creative Christmas inspiration.

Today is my turn and I have a trio of quick projects for you which I made with fab products by Alexandra Renke and Nuvo.

For my first card, I die cut two layers of this beautiful sitting angel from white cardstock, stacked the die-cuts, adhered some Nuvo Glue Pen and covered the surface with Nuvo «Sunkissed Copper» Gilding Flakes.

I cut a square piece of patterned paper and heat embossed the sentiment (Renke Stempel «Weihnachtsgrüße deutsch») with WOW! «Metallic Copper» embossing powder on a strip of vellum. Finally, I added some Nuvo «Copper Penny» Crystal Drops.


On the second card, I did some stenciling (Renke Stencil «Sternenregen/Falling Stars») using the smooth and creamy Nuvo «Aquamarine» Embellishment Mousse.

Next, I die cut the angel wings and covered them (with the help of masking) partly with Embellishment Mousse and Gilding Flakes. I also die cut three circles (from carstock, patterned paper and vellum) and layered them on top of each other. Again, I heat embossed the sentiment in copper.


The last of today's projects is this little gift tag.

I used the tag die from the Avery Elle «Postage Stamp» set and stamped the stars and dots (Renke Stempel «Sterne mit Pünktchen») with pigment ink. Once again, I covered my deer die cut with Gilding Flakes – I really love this look! I heat embossed the sentiment onto a die cut banner which I popped up with foam tape. To finish off the tag, I pulled some Natural Jute String through the hole.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope I was able to inspire you to get some Last-minute Christmas projects done ;-)
Anja

Guest Designer for My Favorite Things | Take 2

Hello peeps,

I'm so happy to be back again guest designing on the My Favorite Things blog today with more projects to hopefully inspire you. Thankfully, I was able to use some of the fabulous products from the latest October Release.

At first, I want to show you three cute little holiday tags that I created using the newest Tag Builder Blueprints 6 Die-namics. I really love all the dies included in this set because there are so many possibilities.

I've chosen these adorable critters from three different stamp sets. The reindeer is from the new Merry Everything set. The penguin (BB Toasty Greetings) and the polar bear (BB Cool Day) are older Birdie Brown designs which I still adore. I stamped all of the images with Black Licorice Hybrid Ink, colored them with Copics and fussy cut them.

For the background of the reindeer tag I did some Ink Blending with Distress Inks. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Merry Everything set and decorated the tag with some white die-cut stars.

The penguin tag is actually a shaker. Therefore I used the convenient pouches that MFT carries – they just fit perfectly! I created a little scene with the Snowfall - Vertical Die-Namics and the Stitched Basic Edges Die-namics for the hill. The shaker is filled with various sequins and seed beads. I white heat embossed the sentiment on vellum.

For the third tag, I chose the tag die which cuts an opening. I slightly extended it with a craft knife because I wanted to tuck in the polar bear. The heart patterned paper is from the Lucky Prints 6x6 Paper Pack. I heat embossed the sentiment, die cut a banner and then finished off the tag with a glittery heart.


A particular Christmas card design has buzzed around in my head for some weeks. Thanks to the fun images from the Merry Everything stamp set and the Big Hello die, I was able to finally turn it into this card.

I stamped the images, colored them with Copics and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I added some details with a white gelly roll pen and a black Copic Multiliner. Then I die-cut the 'H' and 'O' from several MFT patterned papers. I had to wiggle around a bit to arrange my elements and filled in the open spaces with white heat embossed sentiments and a gift as well as with some die-cut stars.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my projects!

DT Stempelgarten Challenge February

Good morning everyone,

where has the last month gone so quickly?!

So it's time for the Stempelgarten Challenge. For February we want you to create «Anything but a card».

I made a tag using this cute professor from the «Perfect Chemistry» stamp set from Your Next Stamp. So glad the Stempelgarten Online Shop now carries some stamps and matching dies from this manufacturer.

The tag was die-cut with the «Tag You're It» Die-namics from My Favorite Things. For a tone-in-tone look I stamped the YNS «Large Splatter» in «Audrey Blue» ink by Simon Says Stamp. I colored the professor with my Copics and fussy cut him. The sentiment from the same stamp set was stamped in Versafine «Onyx Black». To finish my tag I added two little hearts and some baker's twine.

This challenge runs until February 28th, 2015 and you can win a voucher with a value of CHF 20.– for the Stempelgarten Online Shop.

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

DT-Card Everybody-Art-Challenge #278

Guten Morgen Ihr Lieben,

willkommen zu einer neuen Ausgabe der Everybody-Art-Challenge mit dem Thema «Shabby Chic», welches für mich diesmal wirklich eine Herausforderung war, da ich diesen romantischen Stil zwar mag, aber selten etwas in dieser Richtung werkle.

Entstanden ist dieses verspielte Tag mit einem «Mixed Media Doll»-Stempel von Prima Marketing. Die «Püppi» wurde mittels «Paper Piecing»-Technik (eine echte Fummelarbeit!) eingekleidet und mit meinen Copics habe ich noch Schattierungen gesetzt. Das Tag (auch von Prima) habe ich in Grau (Memento «Gray Flannel») bestempelt (Schmetterlinge von Kaisercraft), heiß embosst (Motiv ebenfalls von Kaisercraft, Embossingpulver «Blush» von ZING) und mit einem Stencil (TCW Mini Flower Piecing, Wendi Vecchi White Embossing Paste) verschönert. Außerdem habe ich die Tag-Kanten mit «Antique Linen» (Tim Holtz Distress Ink) gewischt und kleine Kleckse mit Heidi Swapp's Color Shine Spray in Gold auf dem ganzen Tag verteilt. Die Blümchen, der goldene Faden, Seam Binding in Bordeaux, die Spitze, der Leinenfaden sowie das Vintage Brad stammen aus meinem Bastel-Sammelsurium. Die Textstempel sind auch von Kaisercraft und wurden ebenso wie die «Madame» für mehr Dimension mit 3D Foam Pads aufgeklebt.

Auf diesem Foto kann man die goldenen Kleckse, die embossten Bereiche und den Glitzer (Wink of Stella Glitter Clear Brush Tip Marker) auf den Schmetterlingen etwas besser erkennen.

Gern möchte ich an den folgenden Challenges teilnehmen:

Card Mania Challenges
CMC#46 Emboss It!
Divas by Design Challenge
In the Pink
Dream Valley Challenges
Challenge 81 – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge
Challenge: M  M is for Mixed Media Doll
Totally Gorjuss Challenge
Challenge 235 – Don't be square!

Macht doch auch an der aktuellen Everybody-Art-Challenge mit und Ihr könnt einen Vintage-Stempel von Marianne Design gewinnen!

DT-Card Everybody-Art-Challenge #274

Hallo Ihr Lieben,

heute möchte ich Euch meinen DT-Beitrag zur aktuellen Everybody-Art-Challenge mit dem dankbaren ;o) Thema «Alles geht/Anything goes» zeigen.

Gewerkelt habe ich zwei Geschenkanhänger für einen Kindergeburtstag. Und da zwei Jungs gemeinsam Geburtstag gefeiert haben, wurden die Tags noch mit dem Namen versehen, damit die Geschenke nicht verwechselt werden konnten ;o)

Den Anhänger habe ich mit dem «Rounded Tag»-Die von Clearly Besotted Stamps ausgestanzt. Der süße Hund und der knuffige Bär stammen ebenso wie der gestreifte Stempel aus dem «Circle Friends»-Stempelset von Simon Says Stamp. Coloriert habe ich die kleinen Kerle mit meinen geliebten (jedoch in letzter Zeit vernachlässigten) Copics. Anschließend wurden sie ausgeschnitten und mit 3D Foam Pads aufgeklebt. Die winzigen Sterne sind aus dem tollen «Scenery: Big Bang Confetti»-Set von Winnie & Walter und die wunderbaren Alphabet-Stempel («Milo's ABCs») stammen von Lawn Fawn. Einfach praktisch, wie man mit den einzelnen Buchstaben-Stempeln seine eigenen Texte erstellen kann und der Font ist auch klasse! Auf die Nasen habe ich Glossy Accents von Ranger aufgetragen und die Sterne habe ich mit einer Glitterschicht des Clear Wink of Stella Brush Pen (ZIG) versehen. Das karierte Band stammt aus meinem Bastelfundus.

Gern nehme ich bei den folgenden Challenges teil:

bastel-traum.ch Challenge
Tags/Anhänger
Cards und More Challenge
Challenge #104 – keine Blumen/no flowers 
Crafty Catz Challenge
Crafty Catz # 226 – Animals
Kreativer Bastel Blog Challenge
Challenge #44 – Tiere/Animals 
The Squirrel and The Fox Challenge
Challenge #67 – All creatures great and small

Ich wünsche Euch eine schöne Osterwoche!

DT-Card Everybody-Art-Challenge #257

Guten Morgen Ihr Lieben,

letzte Woche habe ich bei der Everybody-Art-Challenge eine kleine Pause eingelegt, doch diesmal bin ich wieder mit dabei. Das neue Thema lautet «No Christmas Card» – eine echte Herausforderung, denn gerade Weihnachtskarten könnte ich eigentlich noch ein paar gebrauchen (bin wie immer spät dran).

Entstanden ist ein winterlicher Geschenkanhänger für das Geburtstagsgeschenk meines Sohnemannes. Ich hoffe, er findet den kleinen Eisbären «North Pole Little Whity» von Magnolia genauso süß und knuffig wie ich ;o) Das Motiv habe ich mit Distress Markern nur ganz leicht coloriert, danach ausgeschnitten und mit 3D Foam Pads aufgeklebt. Das Tag ist mit einem Framelits-Die (aus dem Chalk Talk-Set) von Stampin' Up! ausgestanzt.

Den marineblauen SU-Cardstock habe ich mit etwas Embossing gestaltet. Zum einen habe ich den tollen Hintergrund-Stempel «Line Dots» von Hero Arts in Versamark gestempelt und transparent/clear embosst und die kleinen weiß embossten Schnee-
flocken stammen aus dem WPlus9-Stempelset «Folk Art Flurries». Auf die Augen und die Nase des Eisbären habe ich noch Enamel Accents in Schwarz von Ranger aufgetragen. Die Schneeflocke ist mit einem neuen Magnolia Doohickeys Die («So Wrapped Snowflake») ausgestanzt und mit Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter von Ranger überzogen.

So und nun wünsche ich Euch weiterhin noch eine schöne und nicht allzu stressige Vorweihnachtszeit und bedanke mich für Euren Besuch.