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Stamp Connection #37

Hi Everyone,

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 2rd Sunday of the month and this is our thirty seventh transatlantic get-together!

This time it was my turn to pick the requirements:
get inspired by the last book you read

You guessed it right - it was about Octopuses. Highly intelligent and fascinating creatures. I learned so much about them! I really enjoyed reading this book! Well written and informative. If you are interested you can get it HERE. And no I have no affiliations to the author.


I used a Fred Mullett stamp, stamped it with Versamark and heat embossed it with different colors of embossing powder. Added the Rising Bubbles from Ryn Tanaka stamps and water colored the background. The sentiment is by Altenew.


 I am really happy with how this card came out. First I was not sure if it would land in the garbage....

Lets check out  Tanja's artwork!


Happy Mothers Day!



Linking up with:
Craft Stamper TIMI challenge May - anything goes
Simon Says Monday challenge - ombre
Crafty Friends Challenge - animals
AAA Cards - inspired by nature

Take It, Make It Challenge.
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Tanja said…
so tolle Farben und die Blubberblasen sehen so realistisch aus
May 13, 2018 at 12:13 PM
cheiron said…
Awesome ink blending! Thank you so much for playing along with us in the Ombre Challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog this week :)
May 13, 2018 at 7:35 PM
papierelle said…
Du hast also auch noch Zeit zum Lesen!! Sehr schön und das Thema gefällt mir als Leseratte besonders gut. Und natürlich auch Deine Karte!!
May 14, 2018 at 3:41 AM
Mac Mable said…
Had no idea about octopuses....Sounds a really interesting book to read. Artsy card, full of colour and interest and what a great octopus stamp. Perfect sentiment for the most wonderful card, which I am glad did not end up in the garbage x
May 14, 2018 at 12:18 PM
Diane Louise J said…
Hello... it’s so lovely to see you have shared one of your gorgeous cards with us. Thanks for entering your octopus card into our ‘Animals’ Challenge. Good luck in the draw and hope you will come back again soon.
Diane Louise
[Team Leader for Crafty Friends Challenge Blog]
May 14, 2018 at 7:36 PM
Jane said…
Dark and dramatic! Thanks for playing along with the Inspired by Nature Challenge at AAA Cards
May 16, 2018 at 8:30 AM
SewPaperPaint said…
I saw this in one of the link ups and HAD to come inspect. I figured this was multi-color embossing and wow! What a great effect! You really used these images beautifully and now I'm wishing I had this FM stamp to add to my others. Sigh... :) Hugs, Autumn
May 16, 2018 at 3:44 PM
Helen said…
Great card - thanks for sharing it with us at the Crafty Friends Challenge.

Helen x
May 18, 2018 at 5:37 PM
Craft-E-Place said…
Fabulous card so full of drama. Thanks for playing along at AAA Cards
May 19, 2018 at 3:40 AM
Anita in France said…
Awesome, Cornelia ... the sense of watery movement on those octopus (octopusses?? octopi??) is fantastic ... what a brilliant effect! Hugs, Anita :)
May 19, 2018 at 7:00 AM
Majo said…
This is brilliant! Thanks for sharing with us at the Craft Stamper Challenge Blog!

Majo - DT ♥
May 24, 2018 at 4:39 AM
Linda said…
This looks so cool. Thank you for playing along with the Craft Stamper challenge xx
May 24, 2018 at 5:42 AM
Tracie Pond said…
Fun scene, Cornelia. Love the colors. Thank you for sharing with us at AAA Cards. - Tracie
May 27, 2018 at 12:40 AM
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