AIR project: You Mean Everything To Me

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

So sorry for not being around much, lately! But I had some major issues with my internet connection and wasn't able to go online at home with my computer.

Today I want to share my latest AIR project with you that I did for the IMAGINE Crafts blog. You can find the complete project, detailed instructions incl. step pictures and the supply list *** HERE***

I really would appreciate your support by stopping by over there and saying "hello" ;-)
That would be wonderful!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Simply The Best for CAS-ual Fridays #130

Hi everyone and happy Friday :)

Time for a new CAS-ual Fridays challenge *woohoo*.  This months challenge theme is

Create a clean and simple project with ovals.

You can find the step-by-step instructions and a complete list of supplies below this post in the gray boxes :)

For more inspiration from the talented Girl Fridays, please visit the CAS-ual Fridays blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions make 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base from 4 1/4" x 11" white cardstock cut a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of red cardstock and adhere to card front cut a 4 x 5 1/4" piece of white cardstock; die cut oval from center and dry emboss  die cut another, smaller oval from white cardstock and stamp sentiment ("Wallflower" set) with Brilliance Rocket Red embellish with red sequins, using mini glue dots to adhere them mount dry embossed white panel and white oval with sentiment onto red card base using dimensional foam pads

Supplies stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: "Wallflower" inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko:  Brilliance Rocket Red tools - Spellbinders Grand Calibur die cutting machine dies - Spellbinders classic ovals others - white cardstock; American Crafts: red cardstock; red sequins; Spellbinders "Garden Delight" M-Bossabilities embossing folder; Glue Dots mini; dimensional foam pads

Challenges CAS-ual Fridays Stamps #130 (good egg - ovals)

Make Good Times Happen (AIR Project)

Hi everyone and happy Friday :)

I'm up with another step-by-step tutorial on the IMAGINE Crafts blog!

Hope you will like the tutorial, featuring irRESISTible Spray, Vertigo film, Monterey Wood Shapes and Delicata Silvery Shimmer from IMAGINECrafts/Tsukineko and I would be super delighted if you will take the time to hop on over and say "hello" :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

CAS-ual Fridays March Release: Sneak Peek Day 1

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :)

Today is our first sneak peek day for the brand new CAS-ual Fridays Stamps March release!
The DT members are featuring the new "Clover" stamp set, today!

We don't celebrate St.Patricks Day here in Germany, but this new stamp set is so versatile, that you can also use it for an "ordinary" friendship card (while I would say, a card for a dear friend is never "ordinary" :-) )


Dont't forget to check out what the other *amazingly talented* Girl Fridays from the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Ink Squad and our wonderful guest designer Deepti created with this stamp set! Please visit the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps store blog and you will find all projects and links! We hope you feel inspired by our creations :-)

Please refer to the grey boxes below this post for step-by-step instructions and a complete list of supplies :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, tomorrow, when I will be back with another for the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps March release AND with one more post! 

Yes, you read it right! There will be TWO posts published on my blog tomorrow!!! :-)

But the second post will be a surprise and I have to keep it a secret until tomorrow! 
Therefore, I can't tell you what exactly it will be, but I am sure you won't miss it! 
So don't forget to check back, tomorrow! :-D

Sylvia xx

Instructions create 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" top folded card base from 4 1/4" x 11" white cardstock cut 4" x 5 1/4" green patterned paper and adhere to cardfront repeatedly stamp row of clovers with Memento Luxe Pear Tart ink onto 3" x 4" white cardstock, until the panel is completely covered; adhere panel to card front using dimensional foam tape die cut label from patterned paper die cut smaller label from white cardstock stamp "Best friends..." sentiment with Memento Luxe Lilac Posies mount labels to card front using dimensional foam tape embellish with lilac pearls

Supplies stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: "Clovers" inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento Luxe  "Pear Tart", Lilac Posies" patterned papers - Echo Park: "Everyday Eclectic - Hexagons" tools - Spellbinders die cutting machine dies - Spellbinders labels dies  others - white cardstock, Kaisercraft: lilac pearls; dimensional foam tape

Big Congrats Birthday Card (AIR Project)

Hi everyone and happy Friday :)

Today I am up with my next project as an "artist in residence" on the IMAGINE Crafts blog!

This time I have used the brand new and oh so luscious Delicata Silvery Shimmer ink!

I am sure most of you know Delicata Golden Glitz inks already and now IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko came out with the silver equivalent! :)

You can find a detailed supply list along with pictured step-by-step instructions on the IMAGINE Crafts blog!


I also want to enter this card into some challenges:
- Seize the Birthday, where they want to see Birthday cards with heart(s)
- Craftyhands Challenge Blog, where they want to see (heat or dry) embossed backgrounds
- Cat at Mod Squad Challenge dares the participants to "go for gold" (or any other metallics)
- Crafty Creations wants us to keep the projects/cards simple

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

irRESISTible Birthday Card (AIR Project)

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday :) 

I am very excited and a little bit nervous at the same time, because today, my first post as an "artist in residence" is up on the IMAGINE Crafts blog!

Besides some Memento inks and Pssst! Sheer Shimmer Spritz, I have used the amazing new irRESISTibles spray inks! I LOVE this stuff! Sooooooo many possibilities for every kind of crafter! No matter if you are a mixed media artist, a scrapbooker or a card maker, If you like vintage and love to get messy or if you are a clean and simple crafter! This texture spray is so versatile, that everyone will love it! Well, at least I do :)

You can find the card as well as a detailed supply list along with a tutorial and step-by-step pictures on the IMAGINE Crafts blog!

I soooooo hope you like it and would be super thrilled if you hop over to their blog and maybe leave me a comment, there?! :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Hourglass of Love

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :)

Today I am sharing a layered and simple card (instead of a "clean"+simple card ;-) )!

I had some fun using Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko's Firework! and Sheer Shimmer Spritz sprays on the doily (that was originally plain white). I hope you can see the awesome shimmer from the sprays in the close up (see below)

The focal point was created by stamping the hour glass with in light pink and then I overstamped the sentiment with a medium dark grey Memento ink.

I did some die cutting for the layers and added rhinestones for some extra pizzazz ;-)

As always, you can find the step-by-step instructions and a complete list of supplies below this post in the grey boxes :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions make 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base from 4 1/4" x 11" white cardstock and round lower corners die cut 2 3/4" x 3 5/8" label from white cardstock stamp hour glass ("Sands of Time") in Memento Angel Pink onto die cut label overstamp hour glass with sentiment ("Sands of Time") in Memento Gray Flannel spray white doily with Fireworks! Angel Pink and let dry spritz some Pssst! Sheer Shimmer Spritz Silver onto the doily and let dry die cut 3 1/8" x 4 3/8" rectangle from white cardstock mount rectangle to card base using dimensional foam pads adhere doily to card front using doublesided adhesive tape mount label to card front using dimensional foam pads embellish with rhinestones

Supplies stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: Sands of Time inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento "Angel Pink", "Gray Flannel"; Fireworks! Angel Pink; Pssst! Sheer Shimmer Spritz Silver tools - IMAGINE Crafts: Craft Mat; WRMK: Corner Chomper; Spellbinders: Grand Calibur die cutting machine dies - Spellbinders: "Labels Twenty-Eight", "Card Creator A2 Matting Basics A" others - white cardstock; white doily; Kaisercraft: clear rhinestones; dimensional foam pads

Challenges Crafty Sentiments (love is in the air) Everybody-Art-Challenge #264 (Valentine) Fusion Card Challenge #3 (photo inspiration) Going Grey With Scrap Creations #28 (favorite embellishments) - rhinestones! :) Shopping Our Stash #137 (love/Valentine)

Thanks For Everything

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

Today I am sharing a "Thank You" / "Friendship" card with you, that I created for this weeks Clean and Simple Card Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. The challenge this week is to create a clean and simple card with a tag or tab. I decided to go with the tag :)

I don't have tag die, so I just created this one myself by cutting a rectangle from white cardstock and using a regular circle die to create the curve on top of the tag. 

As always, you can find the detailed step-by-step instructions and a complete list of supplies below this post in the grey boxes :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you here on my blog again, soon :)

Sylvia xx

Instructions make 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card base from 4 1/4" x 11" white cardstock and round lower corners cut 2 1/4" x 4 1/4" rectangle from white cardstock, slip upper edge of tag through circle die and run through die cutting machine to create a curve on top of the tag and punch small hole into tag cut 2 1/4" x 1" piece of pink patterned cardstock and adhere to lower part of the tag wrap a pink twine around the tag twice and tie into a bow randomly stamp butterflies ("Butterbows") with Memento Angel Pink onto upper part of tag stamp sentiment parts ("Wallflower") with Memento Gray Flannel onto tag (over butterflies) cut a length of white seam binding (approx. 6") and color with Memento Luxe Lilac Posies by wiping the ink pad over the seam binding allow ink to dry completely and affix to tag mount tag to card base using dimensional foam pads embellish with clear rhinestones

Supplies stamps - CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: "Butterbows", "Wallflower" inks - IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Memento "Angel Pink", "Gray Flannel"; Memento Luxe Lilac Posies patterned papers - My Mind's Eye: Love Me tools - IMAGINE Crafts: Craft Mat; WRMK Corner Chomper; Spellbinders: Grand Calibur die cutting machine dies - Spellbinders: classic circles others - white cardstock; Kaisercraft: clear rhinestones; pink twine, Hug Snugg white seam binding; dimensional foam pads

Challenges Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple Card Challenge (tags or tabs)

Season's Greetings Christmas Card

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :)

Today I am sharing a Christmas card with you, that felt kind of "wrong" to me, at first *lol*

I used to create this kind of cards a lot in former times!

But since I discovered "my" style which is mostly clean and simple, I have not done something "dark" and "shabby" (aka distressed) and "squiggly" (because of the die I used) for a long time now!

But since this card is intended to be given to a lady who admires this style much more than my usual clean and simple style, I pushed myself to "just do it" *lol* - and so I did and this is the result.

I stamped the image (Whimsy Stamps) in Tuxedo Black Memento, then colored it with Memento markers.  One more thing I don't do much lately... coloring stamped images....

It was really fun to try these Memento markers for the very first time!

And they are really easy to color with (but I admit: I have to do a Little bit more practice to get better ;-) )

After I colored and die cut the focal image, I went over the edges with New Sprout Memento inks and an Ink Blusher to apply and then I highlighted all the edges with Delicata Golden Glitz inks using a sponge dauber.

Here's a close up so you can see the gorgeouness of the Delicata Golden Glitz ink! I have to say that I really love this ink!

Now, please keep your fingers crossed for me, that the lady who will receive this card will like it! :)

The next project shown on this blog will be a clean and simple one, again *wink* because tomorrow starts a new CAS-ual Fridays challenge! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope to see you back again for a visit on my blog, soon!

Supplies stamps - Whimsy Stamps "Vintage Christmas" coloring medium - Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts: Memento markers: PM-100, PM-201, PM-300, PM-301, PM-404, PM-500, PM-704, PM-706, PM-707, PM-801, PM-901; golden glitter pen, white gel pen inks - Tsukineko/Imagine Crafts: Memento Tuxedo Black, New Sprout; Delicata Golden Glitz patterned papers - Basic Grey "Fruitcake" tools - Spellbinders die cutting machine dies - Spellbinders: Gold Circles One others - Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Ink Blusher, Sponge Dauber; golden sequins, mini glue dots, dimensional adhesive

Challenges Crafty Sentiments (Christmas) Creative Card Crew #51 (Holly or Poinsettia) Divas by Design (anything goes) Going Grey with Scrap-Creations (Holiday) Inky Chicks #19 (Christmas) Ruby's Rainbow #69 (Christmas) Scrapper's Delights #13 (Christmas) Sisterhood of Crafters (Christmas Sparkle) Stamp n Doodle (Holiday Spirit)

Just a Note

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :)
Today I'm sharing a sunny card with you that I made with supplies that come with the brand new Scrapbook Werkstatt July Kit (available as of June 26th) and one of the additional paper kits!
The sentiment is from a stamp set by Whimsy Stamps, inks are from Hero Arts and the label die is from Spellbinders.

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Sonntag :)
Heute möchte ich Euch eine sonnige Karte zeigen, die ich mit den Materialien aus dem brandneuen Juli Kit der Scrapbook Werkstatt (erhältlich ab dem 26. Juni), sowie einem der zusätzlichen Papierkits gemacht habe!
Der Spruch ist ein Stempel aus einem Whimsy Stamps Set, Stempelfarbe ist von Hero Arts und die Stanze ist von Spellbinders.

And here's a sneak peek of the cards made with the Scrapbook Werkstatt July Kit, that I will show you during the next days here on my blog :)

Und hier ist noch eine Vorschau auf die Karten, die ich mit dem Juli Kit der Scrapbook Werkstatt gemacht habe, die ich Euch dann in den nächsten Tagen nach und nach hier auf meinem Blog zeigen werde :)

card recipe:

• stamps - Whimsy Stamps "Simple Everyday Greetings"
• patterned papers - Echo Park Papers "A Perfect Summer - Sunshine"
• tools - Spellbinders Grand Calibur die cutting + embossing machine
• dies - Spellbinders Labels Twenty-Eight
• others - white cardstock, Studio Calico wood veneers (stars), Webster's Pages "Sweet Notes - Cardstock Stickers" (heart), MeiFlower purple pearls, Hero Arts inks "Raspberry Jam", paper piercing tool, UniBall Signo white gel pen, dimensional foam adhesive

*** cardstock stickers, star wood veneers are part of Scrapbook Werkstatt's July kit ***
*** patterned paper is part of Scrapbook Werkstatt's additional July paper kit ***
*** July kits available on June 26th ***

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Birthday Wishes Come True

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :)
Today I am sharing a Birthday card that I made with one of the adorable patterned papers from Carta Bella's Giddy Up Girl collection, a sentiment stamp from Whimsy Stamps and a label die from Spellbinders.
I highlighted the word "Love" with a pink Tombow marker pen, then did a little bit of faux stitching (as usual ;-) ) and randomly glued down some pink sequins. 
Besides the faux stitching, the card was pretty easy and quick to make! It was like all the awesome materials did the work for me all by themselves ;-)

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Donnerstag :)
Heute möchte ich Euch eine Geburtstagskarte zeigen, die ich mit einem der hübschen gemusterten Papiere aus Carta Bella's Giddy Up Girl Serie, einem Sprüchestempel von Whimsy Stamps, sowie einer Label Stanze von Spellbinders gemacht habe.
Ich habe das Wort "Love" mit einem pinkfarbenen Tombow Stift hervorgehoben und natürlich durfte auch die üblichen "falschen Nähte" nicht fehlen ;-) Dann noch ein paar wie zufällig hingestreute Pailletten festgeblebt.
Aber von den falschen Nähten mal abgesehen war die Karte wirklich ruckzuck und ganz einfach zu machen! Die tollen Materialien haben quasi die ganze Arbeit für mich übernommen ;-)

card recipe:

• stamps -Whimsy Stamps "Birthday Greetings"
• coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pen "Baby Pink"
• patterned papers - Carta Bella "Giddy Up Girl - Pretty Paisley"
• tools - Spellbinders Grand Calibur die cutting and embossing machine
• dies - Spellbinders "Labels Four"
• others - white cardstock, Hero Arts inks "Latte", pink sequins, Ranger Glossy Accents, paper piercing tool, UniBall Signo white gel pen, dimensional foam adhesive

challenges:

• Inkling and Yarns - Inky Linky #19 (anything goes link party)
• Inky Impressions #113 (anything goes)
• Pollycraft Challenge #1 (anything goes)
• Scrappers Delight (S is for... Spellbinders + Sentiment)
• Stamp n Doodle (favorite embellishment) - totally love sequins lately ;)

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