Good morning everyone,

it's again time for the Stempelgarten Challenge and the new theme for this month is «Card for a Man».

I often struggle with creating masculine cards – but here's my attempt:

For this Birthday card I made a little scene using dies and stamps from Memory Box and Your Next Stamp. At first I did some faded Ink Blending with «Tumbled Glass» Distress Ink. Then I die-cut the YNS «Houses On A Hill» from Simon Says Stamp «Fog» cardstock. I also inlaid the little windows which I cut from white cardstock.

The clouds (solid and outline image) and the hot air balloon are from the Memory Box Open Studio «Flying High» stamp set. I think this is just perfect for masculine cards. I colored the balloon with Copics and fussy cut it out before adhering it with foam tape.

On top of the card I added a cloud border cut with one of the My Favorite Things «Stitched Cloud Edges» Die-namics. At the bottom I affixed a piece of striped washi tape. I used the Create A Smile «Neutrals» enamel dots to finish off my card.

You will have time until June 30th, 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 great Sunday!

DT Stempelgarten Challenge August

Good morning peeps,

Today starts the new Stempelgarten Challenge with the theme «Hmm, yummy!». This means you'll have to add something food related to your project like a cake or cupcake, fruits, chocolate, BBQ etc.

I combined this cute little panda from the Your Next Stamp «Love and Smiles» stamp set with the C.C. Designs «Cupcake Die» to create a sweet birthday card.

I colored this lovely image with Copics and fussy cut it. For the cupcake die-cut I simply used some scraps of patterned paper (I wish I'd added some shading to the cupcake because it looks really flat). In the background I sponged some light aqua stars using the Memory Box «Starry Nights» stencil. The striped paper on the card base and the sentiment from the «Baked with Love» stamp set are by Lawn Fawn. To embellish my card I added a thin strip of silver foil and a couple of pearls.

This challenge will run until August 31st, 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 sweet day!

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!