Good morning everyone,

the days are getting longer and warmer and we have the matching challenge going on over at the bastel-traum.ch blog. The new theme is «Easter/Spring».

 

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

I made this cute Easter card using some of the fabulous Lawn Fawn products which were released lately.

I stamped two of the images from the «Easter Party» set and colored them with my Copics. I fussy cut them right against the stamped outline. Next, I created a little spring scene inside a polaroid combining an ink blended background and some die-cuts. I also used the gorgeous «Quilted Backdrop» in the background. To finish off my card, I tied a bow with bakers twine and added tiny Nuvo drops.

I'm entering the current Lawn Fawnatics «Fun with Dies» challenge:

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

Hero Arts Manatee Birthday Card

Happy Monday everyone,

today I want to share with you the birthday card that I made for my dad featuring the Hero Arts «Manatee Stamp & Cut» set. It contains some coordinating dies to match the stamps which is very convenient.

I colored the images with Copics and dressed up the manatee with a top hat and a tied bow. For the background, I sponged some Distress Oxide Inks («Salty Ocean», «Peacock Feathers» and «Cracked Pistachio») through a fun starburst stencil by Florilèges («Etoile Rayonnante»).

I stamped the sentiment from the same set in VersaFine «Onyx Black» and added black enamel dots to finish off my card.

I'm entering the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with the theme «Make Your Own Background»

Thank you so much for stopping by! Hope you'll have a fantastic week!
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 Stempelgarten Challenge February

Good morning everyone,

where the heck has the month of January gone?! It's already time for a new Stempelgarten Challenge with the theme «Girly».

I don't do girly cards that often but I decided to create a card for my sweet little daughter using the adorable princess from the My Favorite Things «Once Upon A Time» set that just looks like her.

I colored the image with Copics and fussy cut her out with my scissors. For the heart in the background, I cut a mask and used the negative part to do some Ink Blending with Distress Oxide Inks («Candied Apple», «Picked Raspberry» and «Wilted Violet»). When it was completely dry, I put the gorgeous Simon Says Stamp «Swirls and Dots» stencil on top and applied a layer of Wendy Vecchi «Translucent» Embossing Paste. I really love the glossy result!

The sentiment is from the same MFT «Once Upon A Time» set and I stamped it in VersaFine «Onyx Black» and covered it with clear embossing powder. I die cut my panel with the largest of the MFT «A2 Stitched Rectangle Set 1» Die-namics and adhered it to a pink card base with a piece of fun foam. I popped up the little princess with foam tape and added some die-cut hearts and sequins to finish off my card.

For my card layout I followed the current MFT Wednesday Sketch #370:

I'm also entering the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday «Anything Goes» Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #90 with the theme «Love/Hearts».

You will have time until February 28th, 2018 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!
Anja

DT bastel-traum.ch Challenge #61

Hi peeps,

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

 

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

I made this Valentine's card using the adorable otters from the STAMPtember collaboration set «Christmas like no otter» by Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamp.

I picked two patterned papers from the «Hello, Love» paper pad by Crate Paper and die cut a heart window out of the light pink one. I used a My Favorite Things stitched rectangle die to cut the paper a bit smaller than the background paper and also added some stitched details with a white gelly roll pen around the heart. Then I adhered it with fun foam for some dimension. The little hearts are from the same otter stamp set.

I kept the card design pretty simple and stamped the sentiment (MFT «More Essential Sentiments») in VersaFine «Onyx Black» and die cut it with one of the MFT «Stitched Sentiment Strips» Die-namics.

I'm joining the latest Lawn Fawnatics challenge with this gorgeous Inspiration Board:

I'm also entering the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge with the theme «Use Patterned Paper».

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja

DT Stempelgarten Challenge January

Hello everyone,

hopefully, you all had a good start to the new year. Unfortunately, we were sick since Christmas :-(

But today I'm finally back with my belated card for the first Stempelgarten Challenge in 2018. The brand-new theme is «Brrr… Freezing!».

I picked this cute snowman from the Paper Smooches «Cool Dudes» stamp set and framed him with the beautiful «Frostyville Wreath» by Memory Box.

In the background, I did some faded blending with Distress Oxide Inks and added white paint splatters to mimic little snowflakes. I cut my panel using a My Favorite Things «Stitched Wonky Rectangle» die. Next, I white heat embossed the sentiment from the MFT «Polar Pals» set and cut it with a «Slanted Sentiment Strip» die. Finally, I adhered some matching enamel dots.

You will have time until January 31st, 2018 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!
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:

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Nicole Vögeli
Karin Åkesdotter
Ute Berger
Anja Bytyqi —> that's me
Dennice Watts
Claudia Meier
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Now I wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thank you so much for stopping by!
Anja