Slimline Christmas Card with a Bonus Card!

 Hello and welcome - it’s Karen here today.  I’ve got a slimline card that features the Carol Kittens stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs as well as one of the puppies from the Howl are You set and one of the kittens from the Christmas Kittens set. My card took a bit of a left turn along the way, and I ended up with a second bonus card for you, so you can see that card at the end of this post. 

I’ve made a video showing how I made this card, so if you would like to see the video in HD, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

I started my card by cutting a piece of Strathmore watercolour paper to be about 9 x 4”, slightly larger than my rectangular die, and I taped it down to an old cutting board. After wetting it, I dropped in some Distress Ink reinkers in Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and Dusty Concord. Once this was dry, I spattered it with some Kuretake Starry Colors paint in gold and let it dry. 

I used a Trinity Stamps die called Wonky Stitched Wilderness slimline series to cut out my background. I also embossed some of the stars that come with this die set.  I coloured all my images with Copic markers and have listed them below, and then cut them out. I applied some glossy accents to the dogs’ collar and the ornaments. I also die cut a snowbank from white cardstock using the Lawn Fawn Hillside border dies. 

When I went to assemble my card, things took a left turn.  I felt that the puppy was rather lost amongst all the kittens, but he was meant to be the singing star of the card.  So I removed the Christmas kitten in the tree (who I thought was looking very startled by the dogs’ singing), and he shows up later in the bonus card.  I die cut some trees from Sunny Studios Woodland Borders die set and covered them with Nuvo Moonstone glimmer paste.  

I embossed and heat set the words “Joy”, “The World” and the musical symbols (all from the Carol Kittens stamp set), using some Stampendous Pearlustre Moonstone embossing powder onto my snowbank border.  I also used the word stamp “To Youuuuuuuu!!!” from the Howl are You set and changed it to “Tooooooooo” by masking and rotating the stamp to only stamp and emboss the bottom of the u’s.  I then cut this out to make a speech bubble. 

To assemble my card, I foam mounted the snowbank and adhered it to the background.  I added some Nuvo shimmer pen just along the edge of the snowbank and then adhered the rest of my images. Finally, I glued the speech bubble in place to complete my card.  I love how that tabby kitten looks somewhat worried by the dog’s howling.  

And for the Bonus Card ...

So even though I had this card done, I still had that kitten in the tree image coloured and cut, so I decided to make a second card with it.  I coloured one of the other kittens in the Christmas Kittens set, as well as the tree branches.  

I die cut a panel of white cardstock with a wonky stitched rectangle die, and cut a lift the flap circle on this.  I heat embossed the “naughty or nice” sentiment around the flap in Stampendous Pearlustre Moonstone embossing powder.  I did the same for the word “Lift” on the flap.  I die cut a frame of gold foil cardstock and adhered this to my card base.  I glued the kitten in the tree in place so he would show up behind the flap, and then adhered my white rectangle panel to the card base.  I added the second kitten below the flap, and glued the tree branches over the flap itself.  I added glossy accents to all the ornaments. On the inside, I stamped the sentiment and added the broken ornament.  

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

Copic Markers used:

Dog - E59, E57, E53, E51, E35, E33,  Collar - R39, R29, R35

Black cat - N6, N4, N2, N0, R20, R00,  Scarf - G99, G94, G82

Tabby cats - E34, E53, E51, YR27, R20, R00 Scarf - B66, B63

Grey cat - C3, C2, C1, C0, R20, R00, Tree/ ornaments - G67, RV13, RV04, RV02, YR16, Y38, YR21.

Hats - R39, R29, R35

Music sheets - E51, Y23

Critter Birthday Party - Coloring on Craft Paper

Hey everyone! It's Wiebke here! And I want to share a card with you using several cute Gerda Steiner Designs Critters and a piece of craft paper :)

First of all, I created several masks for the critters and gifts standing in the front row. That way, you can stamp the others perfectly behind. After that, I colored them out with Polychromo pencils and went over the surface with baby oil. You'll get a darker, but well blended effect.

These are the stamp sets, which I used:

Happy Hoppy | Howl Are You | Lucky Duck | Monster Party | How are Ewe | Happy Fall



Have a great day!

Video: Tri-Fold Birthday Card + Stenciling

Hi guys, it's Emily Cupely here!! I hope you are having a great Spring break! I finally had some time to make a tri-fold card with some masking and stenciling. I think the final card turned out beautifully, specially the inside part where I decorated all three panels instead of just the central one. All the stenciling along with the adorable puppies from the Howl Are You stamp set and the pop of color in the balloons will hopefully have a nice impact in the recipient :) I hope you all enjoy the video as much as I enjoyed making it!

Happy Birthday to yoooouuuu

Hey everyone!
It's Wiebke here and I want to show you a new howly howl birthday card using the super cute Howl Are You stamp set!

I used the Just Sentiments stamp set to create my stamped background. I just colored out the cute pup with Copic Markers and placed him on the banner. Behind him, I glued down a short black string so that there's a bit more distance to the background and the dog doesn't get lost on it.

I hope you like it! :) Have a great day!

Quick overview of Gerda Steiner Designs New Releases and a Card

Aloha Guys!  Today I have a Card for you, using Brand New stamp set called Howl are you.  Super cute stamp set <3  I colored them using some colored pencils that are new to me.  I hope you enjoy this card and also check out how I made the Faux wood gain design ;)

Video: DIY stencil + B&W with a pop of color

Hello everybody!! Emily Cupely here with a video tutorial where I created my own stencil to decorate the background of my card. Also, I used only black and white as the main colors in my card, including the colors I used in my adorable puppy from the Howl Are You stamp set. Added just a pop of color, in this case red, which really stands out over the black and white. I hope you enjoy the video tutorial below! :)

 

 

Peeking Birthday Bulldog

Hey everyone!

It's Wiebke here today! And before I start showing you my new card, I want to remind you that Gerda Steiner Designs is having a Guest Designer Call! Head over to the blog for more informations.

And now to todays card! I had a fun idea in mind when I first saw the hilarious bulldog of the new "Howl Are You?" stamp set! The dog is similar to the peeking friends on which you can put elements under or next to - This dog definitely needed something to peek out ;)

I placed the top of the present from the Monster Party stamp set on his head and put a banner with an embossed sentiment (also from Monster Party) under him. It looks like he's peeking out of a present! The background was made with a few splashes of watercolors, just a soft colorful touch behind your dog as a focal point.

I hope you have an awesome day! :)

Ruff Day? Dog Encouragement Card with a Super Cute Puppy

Hello crafty friends! It's Jess from JessCrafts.com. Today I am sharing a card made with the Howl Are You? clear stamp set. I just had to color this super grumpy little bull dog. I plan on sending him in a sealed envelope with instructions to save for a bad day. Then they can open this card and have a a little surprise inside to cheer them up. For more on the coloring check out the video:

I have some quick tips to share about coloring. Using the Momento Rich Cocoa when coloring a critter brown can give a subtle effect without going all the way to no line coloring. Also trace over details like the eyes or mouth in black pen to add definition. Finally make any white area pop with some white gel pen.