Tuesday, November 29, 2022

A Merry Christmas Day

Hi there,

it's Tanja here and for this Christmas Card I used one of my all-time favorites - the Gerda Steiner Designs Snowman Friends stamp set:

  • stamp two of the snowmen from the Gerda Steiner Designs Snowman Friends set with Distress Ink Iced Spruce - use the masking technique
  • color the images and the background with watercolors
  • add little white dots with white gouache
  • add a sticker from the Tim Holtz Clippings Christmas set
  • before adhering the watercolor panel to a cardbase add strips of patterned paper to the top and bottom


I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,



Monday, November 28, 2022

Meowy Christmas 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 the adorable Christmas Kitten 4x6 Clear Stamp Set.
How cute is this set??

To make this tag I took a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock and cut a tag die.

The background was created by blending spun sugar distress oxide ink,I spired some water onto it and soaked it up with paper towel.
I also added some snowflakes using stencil and a paper glaze.

Than I colored the sweet critter using copic markers and glued it to my panel using  foam tape.

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

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

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Little Snowman Shaker

Hi there,

it's Tanja here and I created this sweet snowman shaker tag using the Gerda Steiner Designs Little Snowman Stamp set:

  • cut out a tag from smooth white cardstock using the My Favorite Things Tag Builder Blueprints 6 die set 
  • stamp the sweet snowman from the Gerda Steiner Designs Little Snowman set with Lawn Fawn Jellyfish
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • mask the image and add color to the background using Distress Ink Uncharted Mariner
  • build a shaker element using the My Favorite Things Tag Builder Blueprints 6 die set, acetate, double-sided foam adhesive, patterned paper and sequins
  • add two strands of twine through the hole of the tag


I hope you got inspired.

Hugs,


Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Feline the Holiday Spirit, yet?

Hi there,

it's Tanja here and I created this sweet Christmas Card using the brand new Gerda Steiner Designs Furry & Bright stamp set:

  • stamp the image from the Gerda Steiner Designs Furry & Bright set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • run a background panel through your Big Shot in the We R Memory Keepers Spotted embossing folder
  • stamp the sentiment from the same set with Versamark and heat-emboss it with WOW! Metallic Silver embossing powder
  • ink up the edges of the panel with Distress Ink (Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot) and splatter it with watered-down white gouache
  • add a strip of kraft cardstock and the image on top



Thanks for stopping by.


Hugs,


Sunday, November 13, 2022

Feline Christmas Card

Hello everyone, it's Karen here today.   I've got a Christmas card to share with you using the new "Furry and Bright" stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs.

 


I stamped the Furry and Bright cat image first onto Neenah Solar Crest 80# cardstock and then masked the two lights that are on the right side. Then I positioned and stamped the cat from the "All Cats" stamp set just to the right of the first cat.  I used Copic markers to colour them in and then fussy cut them out, and mounted them on double sided foam tape.  The sentiment was stamped and clear heat embossed onto white cardstock, and after trimming the sentiment down, I cut the tail ends at an angle.  I also mounted the sentiment onto foam tape. 

The background was created with the Detail Bohemian Plate die from Simon Says Stamp. After die cutting it out, I adhered it with glue to the card base.  I then positioned the cats and sentiment on the card, and finally, added a few sequin stars (from a dollar store mix), and also some Glossy Accents on the lights.  I'm pretty sure those cats look like my husband and I every year when we go to put up the lights!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you're having a great day!

 

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Coffee Hedgehog Tag

Hi there,

it's Tanja here and I created this sweet hedgehog tag using the Gerda Steiner Designs Coffee Hedgehog stamp set:

  • cut out a Clearly Besotted Stamps Rounded Tag from smooth white cardstock
  • add a strip of washi tape to the bottom of the tag
  • stamp the hedgehog and the coffee mug from the Gerda Steiner Designs Coffee Hedgehog set with Lawn Fawn Crunchy Leaf - use the masking technique
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • ink up the edges of the tag with some orange ink left in your blending brush and thread two strands of twine through the hole of the tag



Thanks for stopping by.


Hugs,





Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Happy Fall

Hi there,

it's Tanja here and I created this Fall Wreath Card using one of my all-time favorites - the Gerda Steiner Designs Foxes stamp set:

  • stamp one of the adorable little foxes from the Gerda Steiner Designs Foxes set with Lawn Fawn Jet Black
  • color the image with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers, add extra shading with Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils and highlights with a white gel pen
  • ink up the edges of an off-white cardbase using Distress Ink Gathered Twigs and add some splatters with that same watered-down ink
  • create a wreath using die-cuts from the Spellbinders Mini Fall Blooms set cut out from colored cardstock
  • add a sentiment using the Dymo Label Maker 


Have a wonderful day.

Hugs,