Hello everyone,

today's featured product is the cute Grad Cat Stamps mini set. Now and then, I like to create something different than cards, so I came up with this little backpack made with the Sweet Treat Bag Dies.

I combined some patterned papers from the Dots & Stripes Pastels and the Surprise Party paper packs. For the small pocket, I used the Build-A-Tag #2 Dies. The straps and handle were made from navy ribbon and the bag is closed with a piece of Velcro underneath the flap.

Next, I stamped the cat and book in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers. I cut out the images with the coordinating dies. The sentiment was stamped onto a white cardstock banner.

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

Sunny Studio Stamps • Wrap Around Gift Box

Hello everyone,

today I don't have a card for you but a fun little treat box made with the Sunny Studio Stamps Wrap Around Gift Box Dies. I really like that with a bit of measuring and precise cutting, you only need one sheet of 8.5" x 11" cardstock for the box.

I decorated it with the two mini stamp sets Coastal Cuties and Sending Sunshine. I also used the Catch A Wave Dies and some patterned papers from the Summer Splash 6x6 Paper pack to turn it into summer project (although it is actually too hot for chocolate at the moment).

I stamped the sweet girl, the palm tree and the parrot in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copics. To cut out the images, I used the coordinating dies. I also die cut a small gift tag, stamped the sentiment in VersaMark Ink and white heat embossed it.

This was my last project with products from the Summer release. Next week we're already starting with sharing samples using the upcoming Fall release. So stay tuned!

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

DT bastel-traum.ch Challenge #60

Good morning everyone,

are you busy preparing for Christmas? I definitely am! Today starts a new challenge over at the bastel-traum.ch blog: «Presents/Sugar-sweet» – just perfect to make some little gifts for your loved ones.

 

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

I came up with this cute Christmas themed treat box:

Finally, I pulled out the fun Lawn Fawn «Scalloped Treat Box» die. I love how you can turn the box into a little house with the «Scalloped Treat Box Winter Add-On» dies. To decorate it, I used some small images from several stamp sets (puppy: «Let's Play», christmas hat and presents: «Cheerful Christmas», sentiments: «Tiny Tag Sayings»).

I covered the roof die-cut with Nuvo «Moonstone» Glimmer Paste – the sparkle is just amazing! I also added tiny Nuvo «Autumn Red» Crystal Drops to the die-cut wreath. I heat embossed one sentiment directly on the front of the small door and another on the inside (which shows up when you open the door). To put some snow on the die-cut trees, I simply draw some squiggly lines with a VersaMark pen and white heat embossed them.

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

DT Stempelgarten Challenge March

Good morning everyone,

it's time for a new Stempelgarten Challenge and this month's theme is «Packaging/Wrapping».

I created a little Easter treats basket with the help of the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board. This tool is so versatile and you can find many tutorials for envelopes, boxes and other stuff all over the internet.

The tutorial which I used for my project is from Renate at schnipseldesign.com and you can find it HERE.

I picked this pretty My Mind's Eye floral 6"x6" patterned paper with chevrons on the other side. Since I have tons of patterned papers in my craft stash I could easily create hundreds of these baskets ;-)

This cute bunny (illustrated by the talented Torico/Birdie Brown) is from the My Favorite Things Somebunny stamp set and I colored it with my Copics. I cut a little banner and stamped the «Easter Treats» sentiment from the retired MFT «Easter Bunny» set in VersaFine «Onyx Black».

You will have time until March 31st, 2016 to join our 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!

DT Everybody-Art-Challenge #309

Hello everyone,

here is my project for the new Everybody-Art-Challenge. This week's theme is «Matchbox».

At first, I had no clue what to create, but then I stumbled upon a cool retro matchbox in our local supermarket. I decided to make some kind of wrapping for it by repeating the colors of the printed image. Therefore I scored «Bermuda Bay» cardstock from Stampin' Up! and covered the front with a piece of DP («Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack»).

Before sticking it together I die-cut a window (I didn't want to cover this fun image) using one of the gorgeous «Stitched Squares» dies from Simon Says Stamp. I also die-cut this beautiful «hello» from Studio Calico and the stars (My Favorite Things Die-namics «Stacking Stars»). I covered the word die cut with two layers of clear embossing powder to create my own embellishment.

To pull out the matchbox I wrapped some SU «Hello Honey» chevron ribbon around it and tied a bow with some baker's twine.

That's all from me for today. Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT bastel-traum.ch Challenge December

Good morning everyone,

it's time for the bastel-traum.ch Challenge with the new theme «Paper bag».
The challenge runs until January 15th, 8:55 am CET.

I decided to decorate a kraft paper bag for Christmas.

First I sponged some Tsukineko «Delicata Golden Glitz» ink using the new «Scenery: Classic Diagonal» Creative Screenings stencil from Winnie & Walter. Then I adhered two thin strips of polka dotted washi tape to the top and bottom of my stenciled area. The folks at Winnie & Walter also released some great dies lately. I die-cut the words «merry christmas» out of foiled cardstock with these awesome «The Big, the Bold and the Merry» Cutaways. The gorgeous deer die is from Savvy Stamps. I die-cut it four times and stacked all pieces together and added some sparkle with the Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen. To close my bag I punched two tiny holes and run some Natural Hemp Cord through and tied a bow. I lastly attached two metallic copper stars.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

DT Stempelgarten Challenge October

Good morning everyone,

it's time for a new Stempelgarten Challenge and the theme for the month October
is «Candy Packaging».

We are also looking for new DT members, so please take the chance to apply to our team by joining this month's challenge.

I created a so-called «Sour Cream Container».

On the internet you can find lots of instructions for this quick and easy-to-build box.
I used a sheet of the beautiful floral «Farmhouse» DP by Crate Paper. To close the container I punched a hole and run through some Stampin' Up! Ruffled Ribbon and tied a knot. The tag attached to the ribbon was cut with one of the SU «Chalk Talk» Framelits dies. This gorgeous «Sweet» word die is from Whimsy Stamps and to complete my sentiment I white heat embossed the versatile tiny words from the Winnie & Walter stamp set «The Big, the Bold and the You». To make this container even cuter ;o) I added the little «Lolli Beatrice» by C.C. Designs. I colored her with my Copics, then fussy cut her and applied a thick coat of Glossy Accents to the lollipop.

The challenge runs until October 31, 2014 and this time you can win a voucher with a value of CHF 20.– for the Stempelgarten Online Shop.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday!

DT Everybody-Art-Challenge #293

Hello everybody,

today I want to show you my DT project for the current Everybody-Art-Challenge with the theme «Chocolate».

I decided to create a fun Halloween wrapping for some Chocolate Drinking Straws that I recently found in one of our supermarkets. My son loves them! It's so easy – just put a straw in a glass of milk and you have the perfect chocolate drink. Yummy!

photo effects by www.picmonkey.com

At first I stamped a couple of the sweet images from the Lawn Fawn «Spooktacular» stamp set in VersaMark. The tiny bats are from an older Whiff of Joy stamp set called «Happy Halloween». I heat embossed all the images with clear embossing powder. The sentiment and the cute little cat with the witch hat are heat embossed in white. The label was cut with a Framelits die by Stampin' Up! («Apothecary Accents»).

I draw some dashed lines with a white gel pen and added some sparkle on the witch hat with the Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pens (in Clear, Black and Gold). The checked ribbon, the baker's twine and the pumpkin charm are from my stash.

That's all from me for today but I would love to see you on my blog tomorrow. So stay tuned for the upcoming fun:

Thanks for stopping by!

DT-Card Everybody-Art-Challenge #291

Guten Morgen zusammen,

heute gibt es mal keine Karte von mir, denn das aktuelle Thema der Everybody-Art-Challenge lautet «Tee-/Kaffeeverpackung».

Deshalb habe ich ein neues «Gewand» für eine Packung Kaffeekapseln gewerkelt.

Hierfür kam wieder das praktische Envelope Punch Board von We R Memory Keepers zum Einsatz. Damit lassen sich in Windeseile nicht nur Umschläge sondern eben auch Verpackungen fertigen. Das Designpapier und der passende Cardstock in der Farbe «Kandiszucker» (erinnert mich an Latte Macchiato) stammen von Stampin' Up!. Verschlossen wird die Box mit einer Banderole.

Außerdem habe ich eines der brandneuen Fall/Winter-Stempelsets von Lawn Fawn verwendet – es heißt «Love you a latte». Die Kaffeetasse habe ich «gepaperpiect» und den schönen schnörkeligen Text sowie den Kaffeelöffel in Liquid Platinum heiß embosst. Die Untertasse wurde mit Copics coloriert und der Löffel mit einem Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen in Silber. Auf den braunen Cardstock der Banderole habe ich Kaffeebohnen in VersaMark gestempelt und anschließend in Clear embosst.

Die kleinen Sprechblasen habe ich aus Designpapier («Into the Woods» Paper Pad) ausgeschnitten und mit Glossy Accents überzogen. Der Jutefaden ist von May Arts.

Ist doch mal eine nette kleine Geschenkidee, z.B. für die kaffeeliebende Freundin ;o)

Ich wünsche Euch einen ganz schönen Tag!

DT-Card Everybody-Art-Challenge #288

Guten Morgen miteinander,

bei der Everybody-Art-Challenge lautet das neue Thema «Wellpappe» und da ich dabei irgendwie an Karton denken musste, habe ich eine CD-Verpackung gewerkelt.

Mit dem praktischen «Envelope Punch Board» von We R Memory Keepers war das auch ganz einfach, denn damit lassen sich neben Umschlägen auch Verpackungen in zahlreichen Größen herstellen. Verschlossen wird die Box mit einem Klettverschluss.

Auf die obere Klappe habe ich zudem noch ein Stück Designerpapier von Stampin' Up! (SAB 2014 «Süße Sorbets») aufgeklebt. Meine neuen Dies («Bouquet») von Little B habe ich bei dieser Gelegenheit auch gleich eingeweiht und die Blüten und Blätter aus Kraft Cardstock ausgestanzt. Zum Schluss noch ein farblich passendendes Band zu einer Schleife gebunden und ein paar Rhinestones angebracht – fertig!

Ist mal was anderes anstelle von Geschenkpapier, oder?!

Stampin' Up! Eulen-Boxen

Hallo Ihr Lieben,

leider habe ich mein Bastelzimmer (außer zum Aufräumen) diese Woche fast nicht betreten. Trotzdem möchte ich Euch heute in diesem kurzen Post das süße Eulen-Paar zeigen. Ich habe sie als Süßigkeiten-Verpackung für 2 Kinder verwendet und es ist ein kleines nettes Mitbringsel, über das sich vielleicht auch Erwachsene freuen würden ;o)

Die Körper wurden mit der Stampin' Up!  Pillowbox-Stanze hergestellt und lassen sich mit Kleinigkeiten (also wirklich klein, da die Box schon recht winzig ist) befüllen. Die anderen Elemente sind mithilfe von verschiedenen SU-Stanzern (Kreise, Wellenoval und Herzen) entstanden. Das gemusterte Designerpapier sowie der farblich passende einfarbige Cardstock sind von Stampin' Up!. Zahlreiche Varianten und Anregungen zu diesen Eulen findet Ihr im Internet.