Happy Birthday Turtle Family

Hi there,

it's Tanja here and today I would like to show you another creation using the new Gerda Steiner Designs Turtley Great stamp set:

• color three of the turtles from the Gerda Steiner Designs Turtley Great set with Ecoline Brush Pens and a damp watercolor brush
• cut out a stitched panel from watercolor paper and create a rainbow background using a stamp from the Flora & Fauna Texture Two set and several colors of Altenew Crisp Ink (Heart Beat, Orange Cream, Fresh Lemon, Just Green, Sapphire, Deep Iris)
• add a vellum overlay with some cloud shapes
• add a little hill shape cut from Neenah Desert Storm kraft cardstock
• cut out the CUTplorations Happy from that same kraft cardstock as the first part of the sentiment
• stamp the second and third part of the sentiment from the Avery Elle Critter Crew set with Altenew Crisp Ink Lava Rock

Have a colorful day.

Hugs,

Turtley Great in Black & White

Hello everyone! I'm back to share another card using Turtley Great stamp set. I can't get myself past the typical colors for turtles so I'm back with another green tint card.

To create my background, I decided I wanted to use some alcohol inks to create a pretty subtle background using greens and one yellow ink. I wanted something soft so the turtles will stand out. As with all alcohol ink backgrounds, it's really hard to predict how it'll end up so I'm really glad how this turned out. It was a nice mix of greens and yellow in a soft, marbled effect.



Next, I die cut out some octagons in three different sized shapes. I used those to stamp three different turtles directly onto the die cuts, while masking off the stitched border. I had originally planned on coloring up the turtles but when I added the ground underneath the turtle and colored the background with yellow. I left them uncolored and was surprisingly pleased with how it looked. This definitely was outside my comfort zone, but I liked how it looked. I thought the alcohol inked background with hexagons was colorful enough.

Originally, I had only the three octagons with the turtles, but it looked a bit empty. I decided to add some additional hexagons colored in with the same yellow background the other turtles had.

What do you think? Does the black and white let the turtles really stand out? I'm really digging how this looks, so I hope you do too. 

I'll see you guys next time for another card! 

Turtley Great Birthday Wishes- Guest Designer Kimberly

Hi Everyone!
Kimberly from Kimberly's Crafty Spot.

Today I am sharing another fun Birthday card as a 
Gerda Steiner Designs Guest Designer.
I am using the Turtley Great! stamp set.

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 I just receive a small portion of the sales through your purchase. So Thank You!!)

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have an Amazing Day!

Make sure to check out all the other fun stamp sets and 

products available at the Gerda Steiner Designs store.

Visit my blog {here}.

Stamp: Turtley Great!

Coloring medium: Copic Markers

Paper: Dragon Tails (Doodlebug Designs), Neenah Solar White cardstock

Ink: Distress inks, Versafine Onyx Black, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Stardust Stickles, Wink of stella glitter brush pen

Turtley Awesome- Guest Designer Kimberly

Hi Everyone! 
Kimberly from Kimberly's Crafty Spot.
Today I am sharing a card using the new Turtley Great! stamp set.

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 I just receive a small portion of the sales through your purchase. So Thank You!!)

How cute are these turtles? 
They are just perfect for some masculine/boy cards which I am always in need of!
For this card, I made a distress ink background. Next, I stamped and colored the turtles and a few gift packages. I fussy cut them out and popped them on the panel after I stamped the sentiment from the set in black ink. Then, I added the panel to a top folding white card base with some craft foam.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Make sure to check out the Gerda Steiner Designs Store 

for this stamp set and many others!

Visit my blog {here}.

Have an amazing day!! 

Stamp: Turtley Great!

Coloring Medium: Copic markers

Paper: Neenah Solar White 80 and 110lbs cardstock

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento) and Versafine Onyx Black, Distress ink

Accessories: Sakura White gel pen, Wink of Stella Glitter, Black pen

Turtly great - Birthday tag - Larissa

Goodmorning, I am Larissa from Car-d-elicious and today I am posting a new project on the Gerda Steiner designs blog. This time I made a large birthday tag.

I have used 2 stampsets on this tag. The cute turtles, present and cupcake are from the stampset Turtly great from Gerda Steiner designs. The balloons and flowers are from the set Happy hoppy from Gerda Steiner designs. I have coloured all images with my Polychromos pencils and then I have fussy cut them all. I have die-cut a large tag from white and kraft cardstock with the Crea-nest-lies XXL extreme labels and tags 12 from Crealies. On the white tag I made a backgroud with the Mini cloud edges stencil from My favorite things and Broken china distress ink. I have die-cut 2 grass hills from white cardstock with the Grassy hills die-namics from My favorite things and coloured those with Mowed lawn distress ink. On the backside of the balloons I attached yellow bakers twine and then I wrapped the twine around the body of the turtle and then around the present. I adhered all the images on the tag with foamtape. I have coloured the sentiment and then I have die-cut it and added it on the tag with foamtape.

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STAMP: Turtly great and Happy hoppy from Gerda Steiner designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils, Distress inks

PAPER: White and kraft cs

INK: Versafine onyx black, Broken china and Mowed lawn distress ink

DIES: Crea-nest-lies XXL extreme labels and tags 12 from Crealies, Grassy hills die-namics from My favorite things

ACCESSORIES: Mini cloud edges stencil from My favorite things, Yellow bakers twine

Enjoy your Day

Hi there,

I would like to show you another creation using the fabulous new Gerda Steiner Designs Turtley Great stamp set:

• color the largest turtle from the Gerda Steiner Designs Turtley Great set with Prismacolor Pencils
• cover the shell with Nuvo Crystal Glaze for extra shine and dimension
• set the turtle aside to dry
• create a background on watercolor paper - stamp the three balloons from the Gerda Steiner Designs Happy Hoppy set with Versafine Smokey Gray
• color the images and the background with watercolors
• stamp the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs On the Bookshelf set with Versafine Smokey Gray as well
• adhere the panel to a piece of patterned paper before adding it to a white cardbase

Enjoy your day.

Hugs,

Turtley Great!

Hi there! Jeannie here, back to share a card I created using the Turtley Great stamp set. It's such a super cute set. I love the variety of turtles in this set.  

For today's card, I decide to mimic the turtle shell in the background to create a simple card. I used a hexagon stencil, and used distress inks to create the look near the bottom right of the card panel. 

Because I didn't want to mask off the turtle, I stamped and colored the turtles and the cupcake on another piece of paper. I did cut along the larger turtle's neck so I could position the cupcake like I wanted. This helped with the overall look of the cupcake resting on top of the shell. 

I like how the simple card turned out but the images from the stamp set created such an awesome little scene. I added a heat embossing sentiment to act as the "ground" for the turtle and it finished off the card. 

Hope you enjoyed this card today and I'll see you next time for another card! 

Watermelon bear freebie - Larissa

Goodmorning, I am Larissa from Car-d-elicious and today I am posting a card with a freebie from Gerda Steiner designs. If you click on the link you can download the image Watermelon bear freebie from Gerda Steiner designs for free.

I have coloured the image with my Polychromos pencils and the black glaze pen. I have fussy cut the image. With the Crea-nest-lies XXL 7 from Crealies I have die-cut a large circle from white cardstock and I used the same dies to cut the same size circle and a couple of smaller ones from masking paper. I folded the large circle in half and then I coloured the front of the card to make it look like a watermelon with Lucky clover, Mowed lawn, Festive berries and Abandoned coral distress ink. I used a stamp from an ink splot from the set Love letters from Lawn fawn to stamp the seeds of the watermelon. I have die-cut a smaller circle with the Crea-nest-lies XXl 41 from Crealies from white cardstock. I also die-cut a scalloped circle with the Crea-nest-lies XXL 53 from Crealies from white cardstock and coloured it with Lucky clover and Mowed lawn distress ink. I glued the circles on top of each other and added the image on it with foamtape and then i glued everything on a card.

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STAMP: Watermelon bear freebie from Gerda Steiner designs, Love letters from Lawn fawn

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils, Distress inks

PAPER: White cs

INK: Versafine onyx black, Lucky clover, Mowed lawn, Festive berries and Abandoned coral distress ink

DIES: Crea-nest-lies XXL 7, 41 and 53 from Crealies 

ACCESSORIES: Black glaze pen, masking paper

Pool piggies - Enjoy the summer - Larissa

Hi everyone, I am Larissa from Car-d-elicious and today I am posting a new summer card on the blog from Gerda Steiner designs.

I have made a card with the stampset Pool piggies from Gerda Steiner designs. I stamped one of the piggies and the bal and then I coloured the images with my Polychromos pencils. I have fussy cut all the images. On a strip of white cardstock I made a background with the Mini cloud edges stencil from My favorite things and Tumbled glass distress inkt. Then I have made a beach with the Drifts and Hills stencil from My favorite things and Scattered straw and Brushed corduroy distress ink. I have made clouds with the Wavy scallop stitches from Simon says stamps from white cardstock and coloured those with Mermaid lagoon distress ink. I made a sun with the Postage stamps dies from Joy crafts (retired) and the Crea-nest-lies XXL 49 from Crealies. I have coloured the sun with Mustard seed, Wild honey and Spiced marmelade distress ink. I adhered the strip on a white card and then I stamped a sentiment from the set Pool piggies from Gerda Steiner designs on the card. 

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STAMP: Pool piggies from Gerda Steiner designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils, Distress ink

PAPER: White cs

INK: Versafine onyx black, Mermaid lagoon, Tumbled glass, Scattered straw, Brushed corduroy, Mustard seed, Wild honey and Spiced marmelade distress ink

DIES: Wavy scallop stitches from Simon says stamps, Postage stamps dies from Joy crafts (retired), Crea-nest-lies XXL 49 from Crealies

ACCESSORIES: Mini cloud edges stencil and Drifts and Hills stencil from My favorite things

Turtle(y) Awesome

Hello crafty friends!...Jayne here,

Today, I would like to share 3 cards, made with the new stamp set release "Turtley Great" by Gerda Steiner Designs. 

1 Turtley Great Day!

A2 landscape, top folding card, Tattered Rose Oxide ink for background, Memory Box Scribble Clouds die, Lawn Fawn Grassy Borders die, Gerda Steiner Turtley Great 4x 6 stamp set, Nuvo drops, Copic markers.

2 Age...

A2 landscape, top folding card, Salty Ocean, Squeezed Lemonade and Worn Lipstick Oxide ink for background, Opaque white Liquid Pearls, Lawn Fawn Grassy Borders die, Gerda Steiner Turtley Great 4x 6 stamp set, Copic markers.

3 Jump for Joy...

A2 portrait, top folding card, Salty Ocean, Squeezed Lemonade and Worn Lipstick Oxide ink for background, , Lawn Fawn Grassy Borders die, Gerda Steiner Turtley Great 4x 6 stamp set, Copic markers. Acetate and paper fastener to create moving snail.

To see a little video of this card in action...please click here...

Please be sure to check out this stamp set and many more from Gerda...they are all such fun to play with!!

Happy crafting and see you soon xxx

Jayne x

Hidden Galaxy Slider

Hi there,

it's Tanja here with another hidden slider card. My son was so excited about the hidden slider mechanism that he wanted to create a Galaxy card using this technique and what better stamp sets for this project than the Gerda Steiner Designs Blast off and Alien Invasion?

• create a multi-layer Galaxy background using watercolor paper, the Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders and Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors
• build the hidden slider mechanism as explained in the Happy Birthday Snail card blog post
• stamp the astronaut, the space ship and the planet from the Gerda Steiner Designs Blast off and Alien Invasion sets
• color the images with Delta, Touch Twin Brush and Copic Markers
• add highlights with a white gel pen
• cover the window of the space ship and the visor and the astronaut's helmet with Nuvo Crystal Glaze and let this dry thoroughly - I left it overnight

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Take a break! - Larissa

Goodmorning, I am Larissa from Car-d-elicious and today I am posting a new card on the blog from Gerda Steiner designs. This time I made a card with a digital stamp from Gerda Steiner designs. This image was send in a newsletter, but unfortunately I can't find the image in the shop.

This is Take a break from Gerda Steiner designs and I have coloured the image with my Polychromos pencils. I have die-cut the image and sentiment with the Stitched duo 1 dies from Pretty pink posh. I have die-cut red design paper from the Celebrations pretty paper bloc from Marianne design with the Crea-nest-lies XXL 36 from Crealies and glued it on a white card. I glued the tag with foamtape on the card. Then I decorated the card with white hotfix gems.

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STAMP: Take a break from Gerda Steiner designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils

PAPER: White cs, Celebrations pretty paper bloc from Marianne design

DIES: Stitched duo 1 dies from Pretty pink posh, Crea-nest-lies XXL 36 from Crealies

ACCESSORIES: Black ribbon, white hotfix

Happy Birthday Snail

Hi there,

it's Tanja here. Did you see the lovely new Gerda Steiner Designs Turtley Great stamp set? I created this hidden slider channel card using the cute little snail from the set:

• create a hidden slider card using watercolor cardstock, Distress Ink Tumbled Glass and the My Favorite Things Cloud stencil for the background; the Memory Box Modern Landscape die, the Lawn Fawn Grassy Border die, one of the My Favorite Things Stitched Snowdrift dies, kraft cardstock and patterned paper from the ModaScrap Color of Puppies Boys 6x6 paper pad for the landscape
• furthermore, you need one of the Lawn Fawn Slide on over dies to cut the hidden slider channel
• I followed these instructions by Karolyn Loncon from Paper Therapy to create the mechanism
• stamp the "Pull Here" from the Lawn Fawn Push Here set with Versafine Clair Morning Mist
• stamp the snail and the present from the new Gerda Steiner Designs Turtley Great set and color the images with Derwent Inktense pencils and a damp watercolor brush
• add some sparkle with the Nuvo Midas Touch Shimmer Pen
• cut out the CUTplorations happy from kraft cardstock and patterned paper from the same patterned paper pad and add the "Birthday" using a label maker

You should really try to create this stunning mechanism. Who doesn't love an interactive card?

Hugs,