Graduation owl

Hi, Margreet here.

I created a card with the sweet digital stamp Graduation Owl (which is a freebie!) from Gerda Steiner Designs. You can grab it from HERE.

I wanted to use a paper with a ruler design and die cut the "JIJ" word (die from Marianne Design). Glued it on a piece of cardstock.
I also die cut the word from another, matching DP and laid it in. Stamped the word "jij" (you in Dutch) on the capital letters.
At the top banners from MemoryBox.

Then I printed and colored the cute image, fussy cut it and glued it with foamtape.
I also gave him some googly eyes.
He stands on a piece of cardstock with the text "you are graduated".

Hope the graduated boy will love it.
Have a great day!
xxx Margreet

Pen Pal Bear Stationary by Karla

Hello friends! Karla back today with a cute way to send some happy mail to a friend! While we are all socially distancing, I think we are also looking for ways to still connect with others. What would be better than to send some mail the old fashioned way, letting someone know we are thinking of them and we care! I thought I'd use the sweet Gerda Steiner Designs Pen Pal Bear digital stamp to make some stationary to send to a new pen pal of my own and I even made a coordinating card!

I opened up the digi stamp and positioned both the image and the sentiment in Word to fit on a piece of printer paper. Then I used the Watermark feature to add the image again centered on the page. I thought this was a cute addition! 

I coloured in the bear with coloured pencils, using some pencils from my kids' art drawer. This guy is so cute - he would be great added to a teacher card or for your kiddos to send to their friends!

I also printed the image out on white 65 lb cardstock that I ran through my printer, and I coloured it with Copic Markers this time. I added some fun papers to a card and some pretty diecut circles stamped with a friendly Hello from a Sizzix set. After popping this cutie up with foam tape I added a few sequins and my set is ready to go! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! You can check out both the clear and digital stamps in the Gerda Steiner Designs Shop and have fun creating your own happy mail!

Hugs,

Karla

Sweetie pie....!!

Hey my friends...

Ashlee here with you today and I have a new card to share that I made using the 

"On the table" stamp set!!

The animals from the on the table set are just so cute and I wanted to make it look like the cat was up at the table eyeing off the yummy birthday pie!!

To create the table cloth I used a stamp from Waffle flower called Simply Plaids and stamped it with Catherine Pooler ink in the colour Melon Ice and Lime Rickey....

I added the die cut sentiment and pie from MFT Sweet as pie and then stamped on the sentiment "Have a sweet day" from the on the table set with Memento tuxedo black ink...

The cat is coloured up with Copic markers....

C00, C0, C2, C4, C5, R20

I added a touch of sequins from the Big Surr sequin mix from Catherine Pooler and the card was complete!!

I hope you enjoy this sweet as pie card!!

Happy crafting, hugz Ashlee

Graduation owl (freebie digital stamp) - Larissa

Hi everyone, I am Larissa from Car-d-elicious and today it is my turn again to post a card on the blog from Gerda Steiner designs. I have made a card with a freebie image. This cute owl is the Graduation owl from Gerda Steiner designs. I have coloured the image with my Polychromos pencils, the black glaze pen and a white gelpen. I have fussy cut the image.

On a white card I have made a rainbow background with Candied apple, Carved pumpkin, Mustard seed, Mowed lawn, Salty ocean, Blueprint sketch and Wilted violet Distress ink. When the background was completely dry, I made tiny paint splatters with black gesso. I have die-cut the sentiment (Hooray diploma) from black cardstock with the Delicate letters (661040) from Sizzx. I have glued the letters on my card and then I added the image with foamtape. I have die-cut a couple of stars from black cardstock with the Star confetti die from Alexandra Renke and I glued those around the image.

On the second card I used the freebie Graduation owl from Gerda Steiner designs again. This owl is also coloured with my Polychromos pencils, the black glaze pen and a white gelpen. Then I have fussy cut the image.

I have made a rainbow background on my card with Candied apple, Carved pumpkin, Mustard seed, Mowed lawn, Salty ocean and Wilted violet Distress ink. When the background was totally dry I added tiny splatters with black gesso. I have die-cut a large star with the Old stars dies (D180502) from Gummiapan from black cardstock and I glued it on my card. I added the image with foamtape on the card. I have glued the sentiment (hooray diploma) with black stickerletters. I have die-cut little stars from black cardstock with the Star confetti die from Alexandra Renke and I glued those on my card.

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Rectangle card
STAMP: Graduation owl from Gerda Steiner designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils, Distress inks

PAPER: White and black cs

INK: Candied apple, Carved pumpkin, Mustard seed, Mowed lawn, Salty ocean, Blueprint sketch and Wilted violet Distress ink

DIES: Delicate letters (661040) from Sizzx, Star confetti die from Alexandra Renke

ACCESSORIES: Black glaze pen, white gelpen, Black gesso

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Square card
STAMP: Graduation owl from Gerda Steiner designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils, Distress inks

PAPER: White and black cs

INK: Candied apple, Carved pumpkin, Mustard seed, Mowed lawn, Salty ocean and Wilted violet Distress ink

DIES: Old stars dies (D180502) from Gummiapan, Star confetti die from Alexandra Renke

ACCESSORIES: Black glaze pen, white gelpen, Black gesso, Black sticker letters

I am a participant in the Gerda Steiner designs Affiliate Programme. This means that if you click on one of my links and subsequently make a purchase, I will receive a small commission of store credit, at no extra cost to you.

Good morning, Margreet here.

I created a birthday card with the sweet Moose Love Clear Stamp Set from Gerda Steiner Designs.
I colored the moose with Copics and fussy cut it.
I made a kind of window in the design paper and glued some brown cardstock behind it.
I placed the moose in it taking care that the antlers stayed loose.

I stamped the sentiment, mat it on brown cardstock, and attached it with doublesided tape.
Some googly eyes to finish it off.
Thanks for passing by.
xxx Margreet

Heart Penguin

Hi there, 

it's Tanja here and today I would like to show you a tag that I created using the Gerda Steiner Designs Valentine Penguins and and Valentine Cats stamp sets:

• stamp one of the adorable little penguins from the Gerda Steiner Designs Valentine Penguins set with Lawn Fawn River Rock 
• color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils 
• stamp the hearts from the Gerda Steiner Designs Valentine Cats set with the same grey ink and color it with the same markers and pencils 
• add sparkle with the Stickles Glitter Glue Crystal 
• add Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the beak for extra dimension
• dye a piece of seam binding with Distress Ink Picked Raspberry and thread it through the hole of the tag

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Published Monster Birthday Card by Karla

Hello! Karla back today with a 'sweet' birthday card full of adorable monster wishes! And I'm super excited to share this with you because it was recently published in the Summer 2020 issue of the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine!! Be sure to check out page 118 to see this cute card in print! I'm using the super cute I Didn't Eat It Yet Birthday Monster and the Monster Holding Letter digital stamps, coloured with Copic Markers. I thought these two made a cute pair ready to deliver birthday wishes!

I used papers and cards from a My Mind's Eye collection and added some fun Stickles and Enamel Dots, stamping a festive sentiment with a stamp from my stash. A bit of white gel pen and some Glossy Accents add just a bit more detail. 

Inside, I stamped the rest of the sentiment and now my card is ready to mail off to a friend! Be sure to check out the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine for lots of papercrafting inspiration - and you can always check to see what they are looking for on their Submissions Page. You never know, maybe your card will be featured next!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to check out the Gerda Steiner Designs Shop for both digital and clear stamps and get creating today!!

Big Hugs,

Karla 

Smile!

Hi everyone! It’s Jeannie (InsideoutJeans) on the blog today with Gerda Steiner Design’s stamp set named, Upside Down Flamingo. It's one of those unique sets and also, hilarious. I just love how the flamingo is looking underneath through his legs. 

For this card, I started out with a card panel and did some ink blending. I used a couple shades of green distress inks (Mowed Lawn and Peeled Paint) for the grass. To provide some dimension, I used a few similar alcohol markers to add blades of grass. In the sky, I used a base of Squeezed Lemonade to cover the rest of the card panel. I also wanted to add some interest to the background so I used a layering stencil called Catching Some Rays. For the first layer, I used Mustard Seed and then for the second layer, I used Fossilized Amber. 

I stamped out the flamingo from the Upside Down Flamingo set and colored him in using pink alcohol markers. I had this pink flock and really wanted to use it to add texture and just a general fuzziness to the flamingo. I used some liquid glue and added it right over the pink areas, waited a little bit and added flock, pressing it down to adhere properly. Isn't it so fun? 

For the sentiment, I stamped it out using a watermark ink on black cardstock, adding some white embossing powder. I decided to trim down each word to scatter around the flamingo. I thought it added some fun to the card. What do you think?  

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you get inspired to create. Come back again soon for more inspiration and ideas! Happy Crafting! 

Ha-bee birthday (digital stamp) - Larissa

Hi everyone, I am Larissa from Car-d-elicious and today I made a card with a sweet bee from Gerda Steiner designs. The card is made for the To bee or not to bee bloghop that is organised by Milka. One of the sponsors from our bloghop is Gerda Steiner designs, so I also wanted to make a card with a sweet bee from Gerda for the hop.

I have coloured the Birthday bee (digital stamp) from Gerda Steiner designs with my Polychromos pencils and the white gelpen. Then I have fussy cut the image. On a kraft card I glued rainbow patterned paper from the Really rainbow petite paper pack from Lawn fawn and then I added another layer of kraft cardstock. I doodled lines on the edges of the kraft cardstock with a black gelpen. Then I glued the little bee with foamtape on the card. The sentiment Hooray is from the set Party animals (clear stamp) from Gerda Steiner designs and I stamped it under the image. I doodled the stitched swirl with a black gelpen. Then I stamped a couple of stars on the card with the star stamp from the set Alien invasion (clear stamp) from Gerda Steiner designs. I added black hotfix gems on the antenna from the bee.

Giveaway:

Clearly Besotted Stamps, £20 e-Gift Card to the Store

Gerda Steiner Designs, $15 Gift Code to the Store

Jane’s Doodles, stamp set of winner’s choice

Lawn Fawn, $25 Gift Certificate to the Store

Newton’s Nook Designs, $25 Store Credit

Paper Smooches, ‘Bees’ Dies

Pretty Pink Posh, $30 Gift Certificate to the Store

STAMPlorations, $20 Gift Code to the store

STAMPlorations, “Bee” package: stencil, clear sticker pack and embellishments (this prize is available for commentator located in US or has US mailing address)

Uniko, ₤15 e-Gift Certificate to the Store

Your Next Stamp, $20 Gift Card to the Store

Milka is also giving away one Jane’s Doodles stamp set of winner’s choice to one lucky winner.

12 prizes will be given away to 12 winners.

Giveaway is opened Worldwide (+18), except for minors.

For your chance to win, hop along blogs of the participating designers listed in blog hop list and leave comment on each blog hop stop (19 stops). After commenting, return back to Milka’s blog and add your name to InLinkz, but prior you do, please read Blog Hop details, terms, giveaway rules and privacy policy which are shared in Milka's blog post below InLinkz.

InLinkz opens on May 20^th, 2020, 6 PM CEST.

InLinkz closes on May 27^th, 2020, 11:59 PM CEST.

Winners’ names will be announced on Milka’s blog on May 31st 2020 during the day.

Blog hop list:

1. Milka Gubo
2.  Alice Huang
3.  Amy Tsuruta
4. Anushree Vaish
5.  Beverley Brown
6.  Ishani
7.  Julie Elak
8. Kaja Vezenšek
9. Kathleen Curry
10. Larissa Walgemoed
11. Laura Volpes
12. Linda van Wely
13. Melissa Chipperfield
14. Neha Bhatt
15. Nonni Niskanen
16. Samantha Mann
17. Sue Hastead
18. Tanja Kabel
19. Valentina Bizjak

Milka Gubo (InLinkz – return after commenting and add your name to InLinkz)

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STAMP: Birthday bee (digital stamp) from Gerda Steiner designs, Party animals (clear stamp) and Alien invasion (clear stamp) from Gerda Steiner designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils

PAPER: Kraft cs, Really rainbow petite paper pack from Lawn fawn

INK: Versafine clair nocturne

ACCESSORIES: White gelpen, Clear Spectrum noir glitter sparkle pen, Black gelpen, Black hotfix

I am a participant in the Gerda Steiner designs Affiliate Programme. This means that if you click on one of my links and subsequently make a purchase, I will receive a small commission of store credit, at no extra cost to you.

To Bee or not to Bee Blog Hop

Hi there,

it's Tanja here and Milka's To Bee or not to Bee Blog Hop is starting today and this is my creation:

• stamp the super adorable bee, some poppies, the heart trail and the sentiment from the Gerda Steiner Designs Happy Bee-Day set with Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf
• color the images with Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor pencils
• add some Stickles Glitter Glue Crystal to the wings and some black splatters to the background
• ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink Wild Honey

Do you know how bees communicate?

By dancing bees are able to communicate the distance, the direction and even the amount of food available. 

You can watch a very informative video on the Smithsonian Channel.

The Giveaway is open worldwide (+18).

For your chance to win, hop along the blogs of the participating designers listed in blog hop list and leave a comment on each blog hop stop. After commenting, return back to Milka’s blog and add your name to InLinkz, but prior you do, please read the Blog Hop details, terms, giveaway rules and privacy policy which are shared in Milka's blog post below InLinkz.

InLinkz opens on May 20^th, 2020, 6 PM CEST.

InLinkz closes on May 27^th, 2020, 11:59 PM CEST.

Winners’ names will be announced on Milka’s blog on May 31st 2020 during the day.

You can win fantastic prizes:

Clearly Besotted Stamps, £20 e-Gift Card to the Store

Gerda Steiner Designs, $15 Gift Code to the Store

Jane’s Doodles, stamp set of winner’s choice

Lawn Fawn, $25 Gift Certificate to the Store

Newton’s Nook Designs, $25 Store Credit

Paper Smooches, ‘Bees’ Dies

Pretty Pink Posh, $30 Gift Certificate to the Store

STAMPlorations, $20 Gift Code to the store

STAMPlorations, “Bee” package: stencil, clear sticker pack and embellishments (this prize is available for commentator located in US or has US mailing address)

Uniko, ₤15 e-Gift Certificate to the Store

Your Next Stamp, $20 Gift Card to the Store

Enjoy the rest of the hop.

Blog hop list:

1. Milka Gubo
2. Alice Huang
3. Amy Tsuruta
4. Anushree Vaish
5. Beverley Brown
6. Ishani Sai
7. Julie Elak
8. Kaja Vezenšek
9. Kathleen Curry
10. Larissa Walgemoed
11. Laura Voples
12. Linda van Wely
13. Melissa Chipperfield
14. Neha Bhatt
15. Nonni Niskanen
16. Samantha Mann
17. Sue Hadtead
18. Tanja Kabel
19. Valentina Bizjak

Hugs,

XOXO tag by Noga Shefer

Hi crafty friends,  Noga here and I am so happy to share with you another project for Gerda Steiner Designs today.

My tag featuring  Frogs 4x6 Clear Stamp Set (ENGLISH VERSION) , Frogs - Froesche - Sapos 4x6 Die Set and Only for you 3x4 Clear Stamp Set.

To create this tag I first die cut the Fold over tag confetti cuts from REVERSE CONFETTI.

The outside and the inside of the tag was created by blending spun sugar distress oxide ink. I also splashed some gold paint on the outside on the tag.

Next, I colored the sweet images using copic markers. I glued it to my panel with foam tape for dimension.

I heat embossed the greeting XOXO with gold on a banner and added it to the tag.

I hope you enjoy the tag I created and feel inspired to create!

Thanks for stopping by,

Noga