Thinking of You!

Hi everyone!  I'm Beverly and I am delighted to come back today to share another cute way to use the adorable Cup of Love stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs!  When I chose this blue tiled paper by Recollections, I knew exactly which stencil I would use in the background - Stamp Mosaic from A Colorful Life Designs.  I mixed few drops of reinker with water to create the splatters.  Just tap your wet watercolor brush across your finger to splat color!  Now here's how I paper pieced the tea cup:

Once the glue was dry on the tea cup, I was ready to color the mouse and the interior of the cup.  I found the right match for the cup in my Prismacolor Pencils (PC1087).  The mouse is colored with Copic markers COO, CO, C1, and RVOO.  Now the mouse is ready for a little extra dimension attention as follows:

Next, the cup was mounted on a die cut circle with foam tape, and the complete circle was glued atop the stenciling on the card.

"Thinking of You" was stamped with VersaFine Onyx on Neenah Classic cardstock, and trimmed wide enough for the sentiment before layer on a coordinating strip of cardstock to pull everything together!

It has truly been my pleasure to be asked to Guest Design here at Gerda Steiner Designs!  Now here's to your next opportunity to enjoy some sweet paper crafting time!

Thanks for your visit!

Beverly Gerard

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FALL REMIX

I love when companies make cute stamps that have a wide variety of uses.  The Nuts About You set is so full of potential that it deserves a party!  

Come and check out my latest YouTube video using the falltabulous (yeah, I made that word up), Nuts About You and Turtley Awesome stamp sets!

I want to thank GSD for having me again on the blog.  Have a wonderful Labor Day!

Thanks a Ton

 Hello GSD friends!

This is Kelsey Thomas back again for my second guest design project featuring the A Whale of a Time stamps and dies (get the bundle here). 

I started by stamping this cute whale image from the A Whale of a Time set using Altenew Obsidian Black Pigment ink on white cardstock. I cute the octagon shape using the My Favorite Things Stitched Designer Octagon STAX dies. 

Once the ink was dry, I colored the whale using my Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers. 

Next, I assembled the background by finding some papers from my stash and using the octagon dies to cut out different sizes. I cut out a small white octagon for the "thanks a ton" sentiment.

I finished off the card by accenting it with some Kat Scrappiness Mermaid Tail pearls.

That's it! I hope you were inspired to check out the A Whale of a Time set. It is definitely a favorite!

Happy crafting,

Kelsey