Thanks A Melon!

Hello again and welcome back, it’s Karen here today.  Today I've got a summery thank you card which features the Melon Friends from Gerda Steiner Designs.

I started by stamping these two images from the set and and colouring them with Copic markers.  After fussy cutting them out, I mounted them on foam tape.  

I used a patterned paper for the card front that I've had in my stash for a loooong time. The square frame is from Poppy Stamps Double Stitch Square Frames die set, and I die cut it three times and glued these together.  

I did a little ink blending on the center of one of the die cut frames, using Cosmic Shimmer Colour Cloud ink in Clear Day.  That ink is perfect if you have trouble with getting smooth ink blends.  It may not look like it when you put it on, but as it dries, it smooths out so you don't see any splotchy areas.  

To assemble the card, I glued the white square frame into position, and then glued in the ink blended center. Then I popped the images into place.

For the sentiment, I stamped and clear heat embossed onto white cardstock, the "Thanks a" portion of the sentiment, while masking off the "melon". Then I masked off the "Thanks a" portion and used Distress Oxide inks in Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness to stamp the 'melon' portion before clear heat embossing it also.  Finally, I mounted the sentiment on foam tape and adhered it just below the square frame.

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

Garden Critters Thank You Card

Hello and welcome back, it's Karen here today.  I’ve got a thank you card to share today that combines the Garden Critters and Happy Bee-day stamp sets.

I used Copic markers to colour in all the poppies and the caterpillar, and then fussy cut them out.  The extra leaves are from the HoneyBee Stamps "Lovely Layers Coneflower" die set and I cut them from green cardstock and added some Distress Oxide Rustic Wilderness and Mowed Lawn to them.  The white circular die is from PinkFresh Studio and is the "Stitched Scallop Circle" die set, and I chose to use both the inside and outside die cuts.  I stacked about four of these die cuts together to create some dimension. The sentiment is from the Garden Critters stamp set and I heat embossed it with clear embossing powder (please try not to notice that I didn't cut it quite straight! It drives me crazy 😬).

For the background, I used some Cosmic Shimmer Colour Cloud ink in Lemon Meringue, Baked Peach and Lush Pink and just ink blended them over the card front. Then I sprinkled on some Pixie Sparkles in Pumpkin Patch and misted with water.  There's a lot of sparkle in real life from these, but it doesn't show up in the picture. 

Finally, to put it all together, I glued down the leaves where I wanted them to go, but left the upper edges free to be curled up slightly.  Then I glued the white circle die cuts down in place, before adding in the poppies.  I mounted the caterpillar on foam tape and positioned him at the bottom of the circle.  I also mounted the sentiment on foam tape and adhered it below the image.

Thank you for stopping by, and I do hope you're having a happy, creative day!

 

Bunny Friends Thank You Card

Hello and welcome, it’s Karen here again today. We’re having a little stretch of very cold weather here at the moment, so I decided to make a springlike card to warm me up! These little bunny friends were perfect for the occasion. 

I stamped the adorable image from the “Bunny Friends” stamp set onto Neenah Solar Crest 80# cardstock, and coloured it in with Copic markers before fussy cutting it out.  I masked off my card front with some contact paper that I had die cut a circle from.  I ink blended this circle in yellow ( I used some Cosmic Shimmer Colour Cloud ink in Lemon Meringue, but any ink would work). I used a grey ink to stamp and clear heat emboss the sentiment, which is from the same stamp set.  

Next, I die cut a variety of flowers from scraps of inked up cardstock I had in my “To Be Used One Day” box (that’s the box where all those bits and pieces go when you’re just not sure what to do with them!).  I used the Spellbinders Petite Floral Potpourri die set for this, as the flowers are quite small and delicate.  Once I had everything cut out, I started with the leaves to build a wreath, and glued them in place around my inked circle.  Then I added in the little flowers around the wreath.  I mounted the bunnies on foam tape and popped them up in the middle.  Finally, I added a few pearls to the flower centres to give them that little sparkle.  Those little bunnies just steal the show with their cuteness! 

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

Copic markers used: E40, E41, E42, E43, E31 and R00

Pumpkin bear - 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. Today I am showing a card that I have made with the cute bear from the clear stamp set Pumpkin bear from Gerda Steiner designs. I have coloured the bear with my Polychromos pencils, a black glaze pen and a white gelpen. I have fussy cut the image. With the white gelpen I have added dots on the scarf from the bear. 

On a white card I have glued a layer of dark brown paper and then I added a layer of plaid paper from the Perfectly plaid Fall petite paper pack (retired) from Lawn fawn. I have cut a circle from the dark brown paper wit the Crea-nest-lies XXL 33 from Crealies. From the same dark brown paper I also have cut a strip with the Strips met stiklijn (CLmix12) from Crealies. On the strip I have stamped a sentiment from the set So much to say (retired) from Clearly besotted with Versamark ink and then I embossed it with white embossingpowder.  I have glued the strip on the card and then I added the circle with foamtape. I have used foamtape to glue the bear on the card. With the Crea-nest-lies XXL 59 from Crealies I have cut a little banner from dark brown cardstock and after I glued it on the card. I have added a little flower that I have cut from the plaid paper with the Layered floral die set (Die047-j) from Impression obsession. I have decorated the flower with a brown diamond painting gem.

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STAMP: Pumpkin bear from Gerda Steiner designs, So much to say (retired) from Clearly besotted

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils

PAPER: White and dark brown cs, Perfectly plaid Fall petite paper pack (retired) from Lawn fawn

INK: Versafne clair nocturne, Versamark ink

DIES: Crea-nest-lies XXL 33 and 59 from Crealies, Strips with stitchline (CLmix12) from Crealies, Layered floral die set (Die047-j) from Impression obsession

ACCESSORIES: Black glaze pen, white gelpen, Brown Diamond painting dot, White embossingpowder

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.

Penguin Thank You Card

Hello it’s Karen here again, and welcome. I’ve had a busy few weeks here with visitors and an illness in the family, so I needed a quick and simple card.  And today’s card is exactly that. 

I’ve used the very sweet “Penguin with Heart” stamp set for this one and coloured it in with copic markers.  I then die cut a circle (that was the diameter of the inside of the large Paper Rose Geo Mandala die) from an A2 card front.  I embossed this card front with a 3D embossing folder from Creative Expressions called “Hearts on a String”.  I used some Cosmic Shimmer Opal Polish in Pink Thistle to lightly shade the raised areas of the embossing.  This Opal Polish gives the look of pearlescent paper and changes colour depending on whether you use white or black cardstock - lots of fun!

I also die cut the largest of the Geo Mandala dies from Paper Rose, out of white cardstock, and applied the same Opal Polish to it.  I saved the inner circle from the die cut mandala, and added a very light layer of Distress Oxide ink in Shaded Lilac to it.  

I then glued the embossed card front to the card base, and glued the inked circle inside the opening.  I added a few die cut clouds to the circle.  The penguin was popped up on foam tape and trimmed to fit inside the circle opening.  I used a spray adhesive to adhere the outer mandala ring around the circle opening.  Finally, I already had the Taylored Expressions sentiment (from their Simple Strips Background set) stamped and clear heat embossed so just popped it up on foam tape and adhered it to the bottom of the circle.  

That’s it from me, and I hope you’re having a great day! 

Thanks a Melon Slimline Card

Hello, it’s Karen here again.  I’ve got a watermelon filled card today which just felt right on this hot summer day.  I’ve used the Melon Friends stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs which has to be one of the cutest sets out there.

I stamped the images onto some Neenah Solar White cardstock and then used copic markers to colour them in.   I’ve listed the markers I used down below.  I ended up stamping about three of the dinosaurs and two of the bears.  I used circle dies in different sizes to cut areas out of the images, and just tried to offset where the images were in the circles.  To create the white frames, I used low tack tape to tape together the same circle die used to cut out the image, and a die that was a size smaller.  I cut two of each of these frames, and glued them together before gluing them to the circle image.  I saved the centers of the frames to colour in with copic markers and then added some of these between the circle images.  I diecut the frame from red cardstock using the Trinity Stamps Wonky Stitched Wilderness die set and made it three layers thick.  To assemble the card, I attached the red frame first, then spaced out the images and finally added in the coloured circles and the sentiment.  I popped up the two larger circles on foam tape to allow everything to fit on my card.  Finally, I glued the remaining images to the inside of the card along with the inside sentiment.  

Thank you so much for joining me and I hope you are having a great day!

Copic markers used:

Dinosaur - YG17, YG03, YG01, YG21, YG0000

Bear - R20, E34, E53, E51

Watermelon - R29, R35, YG67, YG01, YG0000

Easter bunnies digital stamp bundle - Thank you - 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. This time I have made a card with a sweet bunny from the Easter bunnies digital stamp bundle from Gerda Steiner designs. Although this is an image from an easter set, this image can perfectly used during the whole year, because you can add every sentiment that you want. I have coloured the image with my Polychromos pencils, the black glaze pen and a white gelpen. I have stamped a sentiment from the Sneaky racoons Clear stamp set from Gerda Steiner designs on the card and then I have fussy cut the image. 

On a kraft card I have drawn a frame with a white gelpen. I have added paint splatters with a White Posca pen. I have fussy cut a strip of rainbow stripes from patterned paper from the Spring sunburst paperpack from Sunny studio and then I glued it on my card. I have used foamtape to add the image on the card. I have decorated the card with enamel hearts with colours that match with my patterned paper. I have tied a little bow from white ribbon and I glued it on the patterned paper. 

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STAMP: Easter bunnies digital stamp bundle and Sneaky racoons Clear stamp set from Gerda Steiner designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils

PAPER: Kraft cs, Spring sunburst paperpack from Sunny studio

INK: Versafine clair nocturne

ACCESSORIES: Black glaze pen, White gelpen, White Posca pen, White ribbon, Enamel hearts

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.

Hedgehog Thank You Card

Hello and thanks for stopping by. It’s Karen here today and I hope everyone had a very happy Christmas, however it was celebrated this year. I’m finding myself very much in need of some thank you cards at the moment, and luckily the Hedgehog with Gifts stamp set from Gerda Steiner Designs has come to my rescue. There are so many great sentiments in this set, and I just couldn’t decide which ones to use, so I used them all! *Big grin*

I started my card by making two rows of sentiments in my stamp positioner and then stamped with Versamark ink onto my card front that I had used an anti-static powder bag on. I started at the top of my card, and then just shifted my card front up in my stamp positioner to stamp the next two lines. Once the whole card front was stamped, I added white embossing powder and heat set it. Then I ink blended the background with Distress Oxide inks in Rustic Wilderness, Evergreen Bough, Twisted Citron, and a little Speckled Egg. From white cardstock, I die cut a semi-circle and a strip of cardstock for my sentiment. I ink blended these with Speckled Egg and a little Rustic Wilderness around the edges.  I again, stamped and white heat embossed the sentiment on the strip of cardstock. 

I chose two of the three hedgehogs in this adorable stamp set and one of the gifts. When I googled hedgehogs, they have slightly darker markings around their noses, so I tried to be brave and added in some darker lines.  I have to confess, I’m a little undecided whether I like it better or not, but I wanted to give it a try.  I’ve listed the copic markers I used down below if you’re interested. I cut around the paw on the hedgehog holding the gift and then mounted the hedgehogs and sentiment on foam tape. Finally, I centered the semi-circle on the card front and attached the sentiment and hedgehogs. This was a quick and simple card to make, but those hedgehogs just steal the show!

Copic Markers used:

Hedgehogs: BODY - C1, E40, R00, N0.  BACK - W7, W5, W2, N4, E53.  FACE - W1, W3, N2

Gift - Y08, Y38, YR27 and a gold DecoColor pen for the ribbon.

Thankful Hedgies

 

Hi crafty friends!

Cathy here with you today sharing a clean and simple slimline card with these adorable little hedgehogs from the new Hedgehog with Gifts stamp set!

I started by inking a 3" x 8" white cardstock piece using a cloud stencil and Tumbled Glass distress ink and then stamped a few sentiments from the stamp set. I die-cut some birch trees using an MFT die and glued them to the cardstock trimming them off at the top and bottom edges of the cardstock.

Then, I inked a second piece of white cardstock with Shabby Shutters distress ink and die-cut the top edge using an MFT grassy edges slimline die and glued this piece along the bottom.

I glued the 3" x 8" cardstock piece to a rectangular slimline die-cut.

For the hedgies, I masked the far left hedgie and stamped the middle hedgie, colored them all with Copics and fussy cut them out.

Super easy!

Hope everyone has a wonderful crafty weekend!

Thank You for Watching the Dog

Hello and welcome back!  It’s Karen here today and I’ve used the new stamp set called “Puppy Mail” to make my card today.

I first stamped and coloured in my images with copic markers.  I also used the image from the “I Just Miss You”  set. This is also available as a digital set, so it’s easy to resize to your card front. I love how all these images so clearly show different moments in a puppy’s day. 

On my card front, I used the larger circle die in the Panel Shapes die set from Your Next Stamp because I liked that it cut the stitched line around it. I cut out four circles, leaving room for my sentiment. I found a dog paw stamp in my stash and stamped it randomly over the card front in black Versafine ink. 

I placed the card front over my card base and lightly pencilled in the circles. I used a larger circle die to cut out my images, and then adhered them with glue over the pencilled areas. I decided not to pop my card front up with foam tape, but I do think that would look very nice. 

I used the sentiment from the Puppy Mail set and stamped it on some white cardstock. I used a fishtail die to cut it out and then mounted it with tape to a piece of blue cardstock. I fussy cut the blue cardstock to leave a small border along the top and bottom, and then adhered this to my card front and trimmed the excess from the right hand side. 

This was a really quick and simple card to make but such a handy one to have in your stash if you’re a dog owner.  I know that I’ll be using it someday! 

Easter bunnies digital stamp bundle - Larissa

Hi everyone, I am Larissa from Car-d-elicious and today I am posting a new card on my own blog and also on the blog from Gerda Steiner designs. This time I have made a card with a digital stamp from the Easter bunnies digital stamp bundle from Gerda Steiner designs. Although the image is from a easter bundle I decided to use it on a thank you card, because that is also possible with this image. On the sign that the bunny is holding I have stamped a sentiment from the Sneaky raccoons (clear stamp) from Gerda Steiner designs with black ink. I have coloured the image with my Polychromos pencils and the black glaze pen. I have drawn dots on the cheeks of the bunny with a white gelpen. I have fussy cut the image.

On a kraft card I glued a piece of striped rainbow patterned paper from the Over the rainbow paperpad from My favorite things. With a black fineliner I have doodled lines on the edges of the patterned paper. With the Planner pocket 3 - Tags & toppers from Elizabeth Craft designs Planner essential dies I have diecut a tag from white cardstock. The top part of the tag is cut from purple patterned paper from the Over the rainbow paperpad from My favorite things. I also doodled lines with the black fineliner on the white part of the tag. I have glued the tag on my card. With the Punch die daisies (CR1501) from Marianne design I have cut a couple of tiny flowers from the purple patterned paper and I glued those on the card and the sign from the bunny. I have decorated the flowers with mini white pearls.

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STAMP: Easter bunnies digital stamp bundle and Sneaky raccoons (clear stamp) from Gerda Steiner designs

COLORING MEDIUM: Polychromos pencils

PAPER: Kraft and white cs, Over the rainbow paperpad from My favorite things

INK: Versafine clair nocturne

DIES: Planner pocket 4 - Tags & toppers from Elizabeth Craft designs Planner essential dies, Punch die daisies (CR1501) from Marianne design

ACCESSORIES: Black glaze pen, White gelpen, white pearls, Black fineliner, Black thread

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.

THANK YOU 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 brand new adorable Meerkats on the Lookout! 4x6 Clear Stamp Set and Meerkats on the Lookout - Coordinating Dies.

To make this card I took a piece of Bristol smooth cardstock and cut a slimline card.

The sky was created by blending tumbled glass and for the hill scattered straw distress oxide inks,I spired some water onto it and soaked it up with paper towel.

I also splattered scattered straw distress oxide ink on the hill.

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

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

To finish off, I added some clear sequins for decoration.

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Noga