Stempel Spass

Hi Everyone, I actually made this card for last weeks Less is More challenge (it was dimension) - just to find out Mr. Linky was expired.....but to my great delight Less is More for this week has OMBRE as its theme - how perfect is that?! Believe it or not, but this card is perfectly flat - I just exaggerated the 3-D effect with my colors. I first stenciled on white paper and added clear embossing paste. After the paste was dry I sponged with different (mainly darker) colors over the white grid lines. The embossing paste resists the additional sponged colors. If you want to make something like it - go to iStencil and check out their amazing selection of stencils. The one I used, you can find HERE  or HERE The die is by STAMPlorations and the little birthday stamp is by Papertrey Linking up with: Craft Stamper TIMI - anything goes Seize the Birthday  - anything birthday Happy Little Stampers CAS - stencil The Male Room - anything goes ...

Hi Everyone, continuing with day 2 of our  ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop !   Are you having fun? I hope you have as much as I.                                                              Below are the materials I used.    Christmas Reindeer  stencil Holiday Sketches: Christmas Flower Also used a die cut by Papertrey - Wet Paint, some Washi tape. The stitched die is bySimon Says.  If you comment on this post and the rest  of the team's blogs you have a chance to win one of the prizes. Commenting closes on December 13. Winners will be announced on December 15. Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects  here . Linking up with: Cardz 4 Guys - Traditional Christmas colors (red and gold) Edited to link up...

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 on of my favorite sets - the  Blossom Overture  for this card - watercolored the rose and fuzzy cut it. My other supplies are distressded gold card stock, happy die by  Papertrey - Wet Paint and sequins - My Favorite Things dies.  So, are you  up for some CASEing??? 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 November - 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: Inspired by Stamping  - see inspiration picture below Happy st...

Looks like I might make it through all 7 days at Mel's 7 Days 7 Sketches...... This is my card for day 5 : Cut the big circle with a Lifestyle Crafts die and used a square die to cut the square. Watercolored them and taped them in. Stamped the butterflies from Stamplorations - Artful Flutters, added white accents and stamped the sentiment (ancient Memory Box set- In the Garden - CL106) around the circle Here is another view: Linking up with: Handmade Bliss - see colors below Addicted to CAS - butterfly Memory Box - butterflies Now onto day 6 : I die cut myself some stamps from fun foam, using those Lifestyle Crafts nesting dies. The smaller circles are by Hero Arts - Box of Dots (LL890). The die cut love is by Papertrey - Wet Paint. Added some enamel dots and Bakers twine.  Linking up with: Cosmic Strawberry - see colors below Happy Stamping!

Hi everyone, a quick card - I am still totally exhausted from yesterday....but I had to make that card, after all I really want to do all those 7 sketches for 7 Days 7 sketches .... This one is a busy one - one of those layouts, but I make cards...... As you can see I did not really change much. But I am really happy with the result and it went really fast. Used my MME paper pad - they had those at Michaels for 50% off.....Had to buy one (ehm two...) Got the colors from Just Add Ink and stayed with that modern vibe. The die cut and stamp are by Papertrey - Wet Paint and as luck will have it I cut the striped paper just as wide as the sentiment...didn't know I would use it when I cut the paper. Also linking up with: Seize the Birthday - no topping for me Just Add Ink  - see picture Snippets Playground  - use a snippet (aqua paint chip and gold die cuts) Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge  - use PP       ...

Hi Everyone, I took a little blogging break - too many other things to do, but now I am back. I wanted to play in this weeks  Muse challenge , where the creative Kristie Goulet from Kreative Kristie  (so true, her blog title) made this interesting card - you'll see it below. Here is my take on it: I took watercolor paper and water colored the red and blue strip. Added the butterfly (Memory Box) and the love sentiment (Papertrey Wet Paint) Her you see Kristies beautiful card: And another view of my interpretation: Happy stamping!

Hi Everyone,  I have some exciting news!!!! I now work with iStencils to design cards for them! I was over the moon, when they asked me to do that!!!  I absolutely love stencils and their stencils particularly appeal to me. I have that soft spot for graphic design and there is an abundance of graphic stencils at their site.  You may have seen my last card I made with an iStencil, if not you can see it HERE . This is a different one that I got on my shopping spree with them...... I finally got over my embossing paste fear and mixed myself some color. I did not completely mix the colors together, I liked the different shades I got. I used that gorgeous iStencil and overlaid it with a heart mask, that I cut out of a large post it note. Smeared the paste over it and let it dry. ​ http://www.istencils.com/store/products/27-00002-r-sc Splattered some metallic blue spray ink. Let it dry..... I then added the LOVE die cut, heat embossed the Y...

Hi Everyone, today I want to share a card with the faux paper cutting technique I learned on the CAS #4 class. The fabulous  Debby Hughes  showed us the how to.... I used all sorts of dies for this - mainly by Memory Box. The pink LOVE is by Papertrey - Wet Paint. Its a labor of love to make this, but the result is worth it, right? Looks so elegant! And because I love it so much, you get another view of it: Playing in: Less is More  - Pink and Grey - 4 year birthday celebration Friday Mashup  - going with the  Love theme Just us girls - Love Snippets Playground - lots of snippets here...

Hi Everyone, its challenge time at House of Cards and just appropriate for the month our theme is LOVE. My supplies are: Renke Stempel - Herzen am Band , I heat embossed it in white and then sponged the ombre strip. Added Papertrey Wet Paint love die, which I "treated" with some black Stickles. The beautiful heart is a Simon Says die cut, mounted with foam tape. Added silver string and a silver Paper Candi.  I am linking up this card with Stempelkueche   - heat embossing The Card Concept   - Going with the love, ombre and hearts - CAS, of course    Simon Says flickr goup  - Love theme - the die cut heart is SSS Shopping our Stash - Love theme AAA Cards - Love Mixed Media challenge - Love Hope to see you at House of Cards !