Stempel Spass

Hi Everyone, its day 2 of our blog hop at  STAMPlorations ! We are celebrating STAMPlorations 2nd birthday - yeahhh!!!! Did you enjoy our hop yesterday? I hope you did - more goodies to come! We also have a fabulous guest designer joining us today - I am sure you all know her - the wonderfully talented and creative ANNI LERCHE from Anni Karten ! Here is my card: Stamped those fabulous legs repeatedly and colored them with Copics. The PP is by My Minds Eye. Stamped the sentiment and added a slightly larger round of red paper for more emphasis. I used two of the new stamp sets here: Party Time Party Girl  And again we have lots of prizes to win - the details are on the  STAMPlorations blog . Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all birthday blog hop projects  here . Linking up with: The Pink Elephant - anything goes Simon Says Wednesday challenge - anything goes Simon Says Monday challenge - summer - for me

Hi Everyone, its INSPIRATION day again at  STAMPlorations !  Don't forget about our Birthday blog hop - its the second day today - it will go live in one hour,so come back! Again our wonderful DT made some beautiful cards to entice you playing with your stamps or stencils - STAMPlorations or otherwise. And perhaps I can also inspire you to play along with us! I am playing with the birthday set Party Mates . Colored with Copics and fuzzy cut, mounted with foam tape. the sentiment is from  Holiday Artsy . I made the background with post it notes - just masked off the stripes and sponged them. Added tiny sequins and silver embroidery thread.         Here is another view: Linking up with: Friday Mashup  - all about 3 - combining the sketch and the challenge show CASe your style - color challenge Challenge up your Life - sequins     Happy Stamping!

Hi Everyone, its blog hop time at STAMPlorations ! We are celebrating STAMPlorations 2nd birthday - yeahhh!!!! Amazing how this company has grown in only 2 short years - thanks to Shery's fabulous designs, her generosity and endless creativity! We also have a fabulous guest designer joining us today - the one and only  AMY TSURUTA! Here is my card: I used two of the new stamp sets here: Party Mates   Party Time   First I spritzed the background with Dylusion and Heidi Swapp sprays - let it dry. I stamped the presents and sentiment on pieces of scrap paper and heat embossed in gold. Colored with Copics and fuzzy cut. Added gold thread and mounted everything with thin foam tape.  And again we have lots of prizes to win - the details are on the STAMPlorations blog . Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all birthday blog hop projects  here . Linking up with: Happy Little Stampers - Sprays/Mists Biz

Hi Everyone, its INSPIRATION day again at  STAMPlorations !  Again our wonderful DT made some beautiful cards to entice you playing with your stamps or stencils - STAMPlorations or otherwise. And perhaps I can also inspire you to play along with us! I did the no line water coloring technique here - there a lots of youtube videos , in case you want to try this out. Its fun and almost looks like you did this all by yourself.... ;) I used the gorgeous  Blooming Buds  set designed by our very own DT girl Deepti.  The vase I got from the  VIGNETTE: Eclectic Florals . Linking up with: Colour me....! Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Hi Everyone, trying to sneak my card in at the last minute over at Sparkle and Shine , where Winnie & Walter are sponsoring the challenge. Its a sketch challenge - see below. Patterend paper is not my strength, so I stayed with colored card stock. Used my W&W supplies  - the big Hi die and stamps from the set "True". Heat embossed the facetted circle with clear embossing powder. Added Washi tape. I cut the "hi" twice - once using card stock and once using orange fun foam to give it some dimension. I turned the dot from the hi around, so you see the fun foam rather than the card stock. I thought it adds some fun element to the card. 1 1/2 hours before Mr. Linky expires - yeahh, I made it! Also linking up with: Uniko Studio- anything goes - optional masculine

Hi Everyone, one of my neighbors just had a baby girl - so I needed to make a card for her. Besides that I wanted to play in the a2z scrapbooking challenge for this month, which is all about new beginnings. I used that cute Hero Arts Operation Write Home stamp set Lil Hoot. The ombre background on the round circle I made with another Hero Arts background stamp - I won that from their birthday bash - also got that beautiful die from my win - THANK YOU a2zscrapbooking store - you are fabulous! I paper pieced the elephant using scrap pieces of card stock.  Used my white Sharpie for the eyes and tusk and Copic for mama elephant's toe nails - gotta have a pedicure.... The sentiment is Paper Smooches - A Little Lovin. Silver embroidery thread, Washi tape and sequins. I like it! Also linking up with: Snippets Playground  - my snippets are the elephants  Inkspirational  - Wild

Hi Everyone, Its challenge time at  ATSM ! For the next two weeks we have a wonderful photo for you to use a s inspiration to play  with  us! Here is our photo: Our wonderful sponsor: http://www.sweetpeastamps.com/ Prize is 4 digis from the store I did some water coloring here and a lot of die cutting. Pretty self explanatory, I think. My supplies: dies: Poppy stamp - delicate Mum, Memory Box - Butterfly Delights, Simon Says  - wishing Linking up with: Memory Box - Butterflies Simon Says Wednesday challenge  - favorite technique/product - love my dies Seize the Birthday - anything birthday - no topping for me

Hi Everyone, its INSPIRATION day again at  STAMPlorations !  Again our wonderful DT made some beautiful cards to entice you playing with your stamps or stencils - STAMPlorations or otherwise. And perhaps I can also inspire you to play along with us! I used the large brushstroke stamp and two different blue tones - the lightest color is the second stamp off the adjacent darker one. The poinsettia I stamped on vellum and heat embossed it. I fuzzy cut it , added silver thread and sequins. Vignette: Celebrate Artsy Holiday Sketches: Christmas Flower So, if you are up for it - CASE my card or any other card and link it up  HERE  over at STAMPlorations. The InLinkz gallery  will be open until the 5th of July - gives you plenty of time! One winner will be randomly drawn from all entries to win a $15 gift certificate or their choice of any 2 ARTplorations stencils. Linking up with: Muse Christmas Visions   this beautiful inspiration card is by  Betty W

Connected through our love for card making, blogging and being from Germany we (Tanja from   Little Art Cottage   and I) decided to create a monthly project within predefined requirements. We are going to show you the result every 3rd Sunday of the month and this is our forth transatlantic get-together! This time it was Tanja's turn to pick the requirements : One Layer & Stencil just my thing - thanks Tanja! And here is my card: I bet Tanja did not think of Christmas when she suggested that theme - but who knows - I am curious! But to be honest, I did not think about it right away either - it just happened.....The truth of the matter is - I wanted to play in the One Layer Christmas card challenge - green is wanted there.  I used an iStencil for this card - its called Winter Striped Tree . Its such a beautiful stencil. I used two shades of green, but it dos not really show. Sprinkled Brushos on it and let it dry. Added the sentiment - it