Thankyou slimline...!!

  Hey my lovely friends...

Ashlee here with you today and I have some new inspiration for you using one of my all time favourite sets by "Gerda Steiner"... Happy bee-day!!

I love making slimline cards, they are so much fun...

You should totally give making one a try if you haven't yet!!

For this card I used some slimline dies by Uniquely Creative to make my bases...

The main base is cut from watercolour cardstock which I masked the edges on and did a yellow/orange ink blend with Catherine Pooler inks!!

Then stamped on the beautiful flowers from the Happy bee-day stamp set and coloured them with Karin brush marker pro's...

I finished off the card by stamping on the sentiment and attaching some sequins for pretty bling using micro glue dots!!

I hope you enjoy this new card, happy crafting...

Ashlee

Spring Bunnies

Hi everyone! It’s Jeannie (InsideoutJeans) on the blog today with Gerda Steiner Design’s stamp set named, Easter Bunnies. I thought they would be so nicely with ThermOWeb's card spring card fronts, called Blossom Buddies, since they had a spring and floral feel.

I stamped out two of the bunnies from this set, one using black ink and one with fadeout (no-line coloring) ink. The black stamped bunnies give a bolder look, while the fadeout ink gives a softer look. 

I picked out two different foils: Ocean Blue and Twinkling Pink. Using them along with each of the unique designs in the Blossom Buddies set, I thought I'd use one card front for two cards and end up with four total cards. 

For my first card, I decided to use the Twinkling Pink foiled card front and cut it diagonally down the middle. I used the bunnies stamped with the black ink since this background is a bit busier so I wanted the bunnies to really stand out. 

For the Ocean Blue foiled card front, I decided to cut two rectangles using some nesting dies. One card will have a thin frame with a bold rectangle in the middle whereas the second card would have a bold frame. I added the bunnies to the card and loved how they looked against the fun pattern. 

I used the "Happy Spring" sentiment for all my cards so these are cards that can be used through the season... the bunnies are so cute and they look so happy! 

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

Sending You Some POSITIVI'TEA 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 card featuring the adorable Positivi-Tea 4x6 Clear Stamp Set stamp set. How cute is this mouse??

To make this card I took an A2 panel of Bristol smooth cardstock. 

For the background, I die cut the scallop frame die out of white cardstock. 

Behind it, I ink blended a background using Distress Oxide in shaded lilac, splashed it with water and  and glued it behind the scallop frame.

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

Next I stamped a greeting from this stamp set using black ink.

For a final touch, I added some purple sequins.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Noga

Hoppiness Bunnies

Hi and welcome, it’s Karen here today.  It’s starting to feel like an early spring here in my part of Canada and since it’s almost Easter, I couldn’t resist making a card with cute bunnies and Easter eggs. And of course, it needed to have a little surprise factor so I’ve made it a Z fold card. 

I started with a piece of cardstock that measured 4 1/4 x 11” long. I created a mask of hills which I first drew on some computer paper and then traced onto contact paper for masking. I made it so when the card is closed, it looks like one hill in the background. After masking off the sky, I ink blended the hills with Distress Oxide inks in Twisted Citron, Crushed Olive, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness.  Then I masked off the hills and used a stencil to create a cloudy sky with Cosmic Shimmer Clear Day Colour Cloud ink.  After the ink was dry, I creased this background at 2 3/4” and 5 1/2”.  The card folds over like a regular card at the 5 1/2” mark (a valley fold), but then folds back on itself at the 2 3/4” mark (a mountain fold) so the ink blended side is to the front. 

Next, I die cut grass from green cardstock (three layers for each half of the card).  On the left side, if you crease the grass layers at the 2 3/4” mark, it will help prevent the paper from tearing when the card is folded.  I diecut the tree using coloured cardstock, with a die from MFT Stamps.

I used Copic markers to colour all the images from the “Hoppiness” stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs but couldn’t fit one of the bunnies on in the end. I also stamped and coloured two fence sections and two butterflies.

The eggs were made from some scrap pieces of Nuvo Shimmer Powder painted cardstock, and I added some Cosmic Shimmer Ultra Sparkle Paste in Gold and Frosty to a few of them before cutting them out.  I created my own egg shaped templates for the eggs. 

To assemble the card, I placed a small piece of masking tape where the left front of the card folded over to on the right side.  The hidden area of the card is to the left of this mark and over to the first fold on the left. Next, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment with clear embossing powder on the right side so it would be visible when the card is closed.  To begin assembling, I first glued the tree on the left side.  Next, I glued the fence sections on either side of the card.  Then I started layering the grass rows, and added in eggs and bunnies until I was satisfied with the arrangement.  I kept all the eggs and bunnies in the hidden area, with the exception of the one bunny on the left front. I used glue to attach all the images as I didn’t want any excess bulk from foam tape.  The bunny on the left front is the only one I attached with foam tape.    

Finally, in order to have somewhere to write a message, I attached another A2 card base to the back of the card. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a happy, creative day! 

Peeking easter friends - Larissa

 

Hi everyone, I am Larissa from Car-d-elicious and today it is my turn again to post something on the blog from Gerda Steiner designs. This time I have made a card and a little box with the cute bunny from the clearstamp set Peeking easter friends from Gerda Steiner designs. I have coloured the bunny with my Polychromos pencils, the black glaze pen and a white gelpen. Then I have fussy cut the image.

With the Multiframes - Straight easter egg (MFD089) from Nellie Snellen I have cut a large egg from patterned paper from the Celebrate easter paper pad from Echo Park. With a black fineliner I have doodled a line around the edges of the egg. I have die-cut a grass border from green patterned paper from the same paperpad with the Grassy fields die-namics from My favorite things. I have made a background on a white card with Peacock feathers Distress ink. I have added dots on the background with the Snowflakes stencil (PS8012) from Marianne design. I have cut a couple of clouds from white cardstock with the Cute cloud outlines die-namics from My favorite things and I glued those on the background. I have glued the bunny behind the egg and then I placed it on my card together with the grass border. I have stamped a sentiment from the stampset Easter cuties from CC. Designs on the grass border.

I also made a little box . I found a nice tutorial on youtube and made my own version.  have pust some chocolate eggs inside my box. On the box I used the sweet bunny from the stampset Peeking easter friends from Gerda Steiner designs again. I have coloured the bunny with my Polychromos pencils, the black glaze pen and a white gelpen. 

The innerbox is made from white cardstock and for the outer box I used yellow patterned paper from an envelope from Action. I have stamped a sentiment from the stampset So much to say (retired) from Clearly besotted on white cardstock and then I have die-cut the sentiment with the Strips with dots (CLmix 13) from Crealies. I have glued the sentiment and bunny with foamtape on the box. 

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CARD

STAMP: Peeking easter friends from Gerda Steiner designs, Easter cuties from CC. Designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils, Distress inks

PAPER: White cs, Celebrate easter paper pad from Echo Park

INK: Versafine clair nocturne, Peacock feathers Distress ink

DIES: Multiframes - Straight easter egg (MFD089) from Nellie Snellen, Grassy fields die-namics and Cute cloud outlines die-namics from My favorite things

ACCESSORIES: Black glaze pen, white gelpen, Black fineliner, Snowflakes stencil (PS8012) from Marianne design

BOX

STAMP: Peeking easter friends from Gerda Steiner designs, So much to say (retired) from Clearly besotted

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils

PAPER: White cs, Envelopes from Action

INK: Versafine clair nocturne

DIES: Strips with dots (CLmix 13) from Crealies

ACCESSORIES: Black glaze pen, White gelpen

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.

Bunnies love carrots

Hi all, Margreet here with an Easter project for Gerda Steiner Designs.

I have made a slimline card with the cute rabbits from the Easter Bunnies Digital Stamp Bundle.
First I started with printing this little one 3 times.
Then I colored with copics and fussy cut them.
I die cut some parts for the slimline card and glued them on top of each other.
The frames also belong to this die cut set and I measured where to glue them.
Next I printed the DP with carrots, glued it and arranged the bunnies so that they looked at the ribbon with all the yummy carrots.
A little heart to finish off the card.

I hope you enjoyed this card and got inspired.

Thanks for stopping by!

xxx Margreet

Bunny and egg - Happy easter - Larissa

 

Goodmorning, today it is my turn again to post a card on the blog from Gerda Steiner designs. This week I have made a slimline easter card with the digital stamp Bunny and egg from Gerda Steiner designs. I have printed the image 11 times. I have mirrored a part of the images, so they look a bit different when I glue them on the card. I have coloured all the images with my Polychromos pencils and then I have fussy cut them all.

I have made a slimline card from white cardstock with the help of the die set Snijmallen DL Slimline kaart 4 Chocolade alfabet (CDSN-0082) from Carlijn design. On the back layer I have made a cloudy background with the Slimline Sunburst A-4 stencil (PS8080) from Marianne design and Peacock feathers Distress ink. I used the same die from the Snijmallen DL Slimline kaart 4 Chocolade alfabet (CDSN-0082) from Carlijn design to cut the grass layers. The top of the grass was cut with a die from the Snijmallen Slimline randen 3 Gras & wolken (CDSN-0091) from Carlijn Design. I have coloured the grass with Twisted citron and Mowed lawn Distress ink. I have added paint splatters with Rustic wilderness Distress ink and a White posca pen. I have glued the grass on the card and I used foamtape for the upper layer. Then I glued all the bunnies on the card with foamtape. I have cut the sentiment from white cardstock with the Tiny odd alphabet (D190601) from Gummiapan and glued it on the eggs. 

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STAMP: Bunny and egg from Gerda Steiner designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils, Distress inks

PAPER: White cs

INK: Peacock feathers, Twisted citron, Mowed lawn and Rustic wilderness Distress ink

DIES: Snijmallen DL Slimline kaart 4 Chocolade alfabet (CDSN-0082) and Snijmallen Slimline randen 3 Gras & wolken (CDSN-0091) from Carlijn design, Tiny odd alphabet (D190601) from Gummiapan

ACCESSORIES: Slimline Sunburst A-4 stencil (PS8080) from Marianne design, White posca pen

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.

Frog Bookmark

Hi there,

it's Tanja here and I created this fun bookmark using the Gerda Steiner Designs Frogs stamp set:

• stamp the peeking frog from the Gerda Steiner Designs Frog set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black at the top of a sturdy white paper strip
• fuzzy cut the frog and adjust the width of the paper strip
• color the frog with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers and add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils
• add color to the bookmark with Distress Ink (Old Paper, Bundled Sage, Shabby Shutters)
• stamp the sentiment from the Clearly Besotted Stamps Bedtime Story set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Bright White Super Fine embossing powder
• ink up the edges with Distress Ink Black Soot

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,

Is it tea you're looking for? 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 card featuring the adorable Positivi-Tea 4x6 Clear Stamp Set stamp set. How cute is this bear??

To make this card I took an A2 panel of Bristol smooth cardstock. 

For the background, I die cut the Double Stitch Window die out of white cardstock. 

Behind it, I ink blended a background using Distress Oxide in squeezed lemonade, splashed it with water and white acrylic paint and glued it behind the window cover panel with foam tape.

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

Next I stamped a greeting from this stamp set using black ink.

For a final touch, I added some yellow sequins.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Noga

Scene Card: Positivi-Tea

Hi everyone! It’s Jeannie (InsideoutJeans) on the blog today with Gerda Steiner Design’s stamp set named, Positivi-Tea. 

I wanted to create a fun scene card for the critters in this stamp set while also playing with the sizes of them. The little mouse is obviously much smaller than a bear in real life. I placed the mouse up front so it would look closer while the bear was a little further back. Although, it doesn't mimic reality, it still creates for a very cute scene. 

I drew a table for the items to sit on as well as a window on the wall behind them. The scene is created by using some simple lines, which I do often because it's so fun!

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

Hello positivi-tea....!!

Hey my friends...

Ashlee here with some new "Gerda Steiner" inspiration for you all...

My card today uses one of the latest released stamp sets "Positivi-tea" which I think is my new fave GSD set (Oh gosh who am I kidding, I love every GSD set hehe)!!

"Co-ordinating dies" also available for the stamp set...

I created a colourful background by using a die from Pinkfresh studio to cut the strips and then mounted them using foam strips to add dimension....

I added sentiments from the same GSD stamp set using Memento tuxedo black ink above and below the strips...

It was then time to add the coloured images that I coloured using Spectrum noir tri-blend markers and finished it all off with some sequins!!

I hope you like this positive card and feel inspired to get creative...

Hugs Ashlee

Hello,...

 

Happy Thursday Gerda fans!

It's Cathy here sharing a little window scene using the Positivi-Tea stamps. That cute bear peeking out with that sentiment just makes me giggle!

To create this scene, I started by cutting a piece of white cardstock 3 3/4" x 5" and inked a brick wall stencil with Antique Linen distress ink. I added some accent to the brick using Copic E31.

I've used some rectangular dies for the window and a wood plank die for a flower box. I cut a thin strip of dark brown cardstock for the top edge of the flower box and die-cut some flowers for a fun pop of color.

I colored the stamped images with Copics, fussy cut them out and stamped the sentiments before gluing the window to the panel.

I hope you're having a fun crafty week and I'll see you again soon!

Positivi-Tea Friendship Card

Hi there! It’s Karen here today and I’ve got a friendship/thinking of you card today to share with you. I’ve combined the two latest stamp sets (Hello Sunshine and Positivi-tea) from Gerda Steiner Designs for this one. They are both just such fun, cheerful stamp sets and I felt like they would go well together. 

I started by stamping and copic colouring the images. I’ve listed the markers I used down below. The main sentiment was combined from the two stamp sets, and I just masked off the parts of the sentiments that I didn’t want to use. I love how all the messages in these two sets are just so uplifting. I also used the happy face stamp (from the Hello Sunshine set) and white embossing powder to decorate the teapot.  

For the background, I used the Bohemian Plate die from Simon Says Stamp to make that lovely pinpoint detail. I then die cut it with the A2 Thin Frames die, also from Simon Says Stamp, to create the thin rectangular frame. I also used this die to cut another rectangle from some teal pearlescent cardstock.

I glued the background pieces to an A2 card base, and then filled in the rectangle with the teal rectangle. I popped the mouse up on foam tape and then glued my sentiment and images in place.  

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you’re having a great day! 

Copic markers used:

Bear - E35, E34, E53, E51, sign - YR16, Y38, YR21

Mouse - C2, C1, C0, R00

Tea set - BG18, BG57, B52

Tea bag - E25, E31, E53

Brush bunny - Happy easter - Larissa

 

Hi everyone, I am Larissa from Car-d-elicious and todaymy card will also be posted on the blog from Gerda Steiner designs and this time I have made a Clean and simple eastercard with the clearstamp set Brush bunny from Gerda Steiner designs. With the help of masking paper I have stamped the grass, bunny and eggs on a white card. On the bottom half of the card I have stamped the sentiment. I have applied masking tape above and below the image so I know where the borders for my image will be. I have coloured the image with my Polychromos pencils, the black glaze pen and a white gelpen. I have also coloured parts of the eggs with the Clear Spectrum noir sparkle glitter pen.

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STAMP: Brush bunny from Gerda Steiner designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils

PAPER: White cs

INK: Versafine clair nocturne

ACCESSORIES: Black glaze pen, White gelpen, Masking paper, Clear Spectrum noir glitter sparkle pen

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.