Guest Designer - Wow! How Old? by Francine Vuillème

Hi crafters! Francine (from www.1001cartes.ch) here! I’m thrilled to be guesting again this month!

Today, I’m showcasing the Go Wild! stamp set and here is what I came up with: 

I created a little scene using different elements. First, I colored the giraffe and cut out the image with scissors. I then stamped the glasses. Actually, the glasses are binoculars but I went out of the box and used them as glasses. They are part of another image in the same set. I cut them out and fixed them on top of the giraffe. Isn’t the giraffe funny with the glasses? Next, I created a rooftop with woodgrain patterned paper. The chimney is from the Up On the Housetop set. The sentiments are from the Go Wild! and the Moody Unicorns sets.

Here is the stamp sets I used:

    

I hope you enjoyed this card inspiration! Have a wonderful day…

♥ Francine

Guest Designer - You are weird! by Francine

Hello! Francine (from www.1001cartes.ch) here! I’m back with my second guest spot. Today, I’m showcasing the Llama Tell You stamp set and here is what I came up with: 

This llama set is SOOO cool! Look at these two funny faces! I colored the llamas with markers. I went for a clean and simple design to make the llamas pop against the neutral background.

Here is the stamp set I used:

Thanks for visiting and thank you Gerda and Macy for having me this month as a guest! 

♥ Francine

Guest Designer - Thinking of YOU-CALYPTUS by Francine

Hi everyone! Francine from www.1001cartes.ch here! I’m thrilled to be guesting again for Gerda Steiner Designs. Since 2014, I join Gerda for a few extra spots each year and I enjoy it so much! Gerda’s stamps are extra sweet, aren’t they?

Today, I’m showcasing the You’re Koalafied stamp set and here is what I came up with: 

Oh my… this set is the cutest! I couldn’t resist doing a card with these sweet koalas. I went for a clean and simple scene. I first created a sky background on a top-folded card base. I sponged blue Distress ink over a cloud border that I used as a mask. I stamped the koala hanging in the Eucalyptus on white cardstock in black ink. I then masked the koala and stamped the image again. I drew the missing lines with a black pen. It’s a perfect way to stretch a stamp and get two images from one stamp. So there I had an Eucalyptus with a koala and one without koala. I went ahead and colored the images and cut them out with scissors. I stamped the sentiment in black ink on top of the clouds and adhered the images with foam pads to the card base for more dimension. I trimmed the excess that extended over the sides of the panel. To finish off the card, I glued a tiny red heart below the sentiment. Yes... a tiny (red) heart is always somewhere on my cards LOL! 

Here is the adorable set I used: 

I hope you enjoyed this card inspiration! I will be back later this month with a second card. Have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting…

♥ Francine