Ice Cream Love

Supplies: Stamps by 'Create A Smile Stamps'

Floral Wreath

Supplies: Solid Florals and Narrow Stripes by 'Create A Smile Stamps', Distress Oxide Ink Pads

My Approach to new supplies and a colorful floral card

For the first 6 months of 2020 I challenged myself to not buy ANY crafting supplies and to only use what I had. It was towards the end of 2019 that I realized that there were too many stamps and dies in my drawer that I hadn't used at all or just once so I thought it was time to use all of them before buying more. It was a fun challenge and really stretched my creativity. I still have many cards to share with you over here where you'll see me craft with older supplies. 

For the remaining months of 2020 I promised myself a minimalistic approach to new supplies in order to not get overwhelmed with too many things but whenever there's a new release and I really love a particular product I'll give myself permission to purchase it. And that's exactly what happened about a week ago. I don't have many solid stamps in my stash so the new 'Solid Floral' stamp set and the 'Narrow Stripes' stencil of Create A Smile Stamps made for the perfect first purchase of the year :)

Supplies: Solid Florals and Narrow Stripes by 'Create A Smile Stamps

Floral Accents

Supplies: Nesting Hexagons Cover Plate Die by 'Neat and Tangled' and Happy Birthday Script Die by 'My Favorite Things'

Sketch Challenge

Cardmaking challenges really encourage me to think outside the box. When I saw the current challenge of Create A Smile Stamps my initial thought was to skip it as the challenge's sketch contains an oval shape which I don't have in my stash, neither as stamps nor as dies. 

But then I came up with the idea to create somewhat of an oval shape using my sunflower stamps and I love how it worked out!

I decided to use the 'Magic Flowers' stamp set which was among the first stamps I've ever bought and still love and continued practicing no-line coloring. For the first time, I started out with watercolors and then added colored pencils for a bit of texture and more vibrancy. 

As I didn't want to cover any of my colored sunflowers with a banner I cut the banner directly from the colored area. Hope you like it!

Supplies: Magic Flowers, Junger Hüpfer and Useful banners dies from 'Create A Smile Stamps', Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils

Pops of Color

I enjoy working on black cardstock every once in a while. Here I experimented with Distress Oxide Inks and two different stencils and I really like how the inks pop on black cardstock. 

Supplies: Huge Polka Dots and Focal Dots stencil by Create A Smile Stamps, Happy Birthday Script Die by 'My Favorite Things' and Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks by Ranger

Stamped Magnolias

Supplies: Magnolia by 'Waffle Flower Crafts'

The Sweetest Birthday Wishes

Supplies: Zuckerschnute by 'Create A Smile Stamps', Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Funky Feathers

Bright happy colors on kraft cardstock -  that's my jam!

Supplies: Funky Feathers by 'Create A Smile Stamps', Distress Oxide Inks

I'm taking part in the current challenge of Create A Smile Stamps. Wish me luck!

Geometric Rainbow

I've had the idea to create a geometric design for a while now and when I came across the current challenge of Create A Smile Stamps I thought it was either now or never! In accordance with the challenge's mood board, I grabbed a bunch of scrap papers in bright colors and assembled them on a piece of cardstock that I then die cut using the 'Cool Cuts Focal' die and a circle die. I hope you like the final result!

Supplies: Cool Cuts Focal and Cool Cuts Birthday Triple by Create A Smile Stamps

Bright Magnolias

Supplies: Magnolia by 'Waffle Flower Crafts'

Watercolor Stamping

Pandemic silver linings: I have so much time to craft these days! Because what else are you going to do when you're practically locked up in your home?! I've never been more grateful for this hobby that distracts me for hours and hours and I'm happy to have time to try new techniques or techniques that I've neglected for a while such as watercolor stamping. This card came together so quickly and I love the watercolor look. 

Supplies: Magnolia by 'Waffle Flower Crafts'

Glossy Birthday Wishes

Supplies: Happy Birthday Script Die by 'My Favorite Things', Watercolor Stripes Stencil by 'Altenew', Copic Markers

Box Full Of Donuts

When I started crafting a few years ago I watched tons of card making videos every week to learn about all the different techniques. I stumbled upon this video by Yainea at the time and made a similar card. I still love the design to this day and decided to recreate it recently for a sweet-toothed friend.

Supplies: Donut worry by 'Lawn Fawn', Woodgrain Cling Stamp by 'Create A Smile Stamps', Copic Markers

Simple Birthday Card

Supplies: Nesting Hexagons Cover Plate Die by 'Neat and Tangled' and Happy Birthday Script Die by 'My Favorite Things'

Cacti Love

I absolutely love cati. They're my favorite plants - and truth be told -  the only plants I'm able to keep alive. So for my sister's birthday this year I gravitated towards this stamp set and I had a great time coloring these cati images with my brush markers. I chose warm brown tones and all shades of green and yellow for a summery look. Enjoy!

Supplies: Spitzenmäßig by 'Create A Smile Stamps' and Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

I'm taking part in the current challenge of Create A Smile Stamps. Wish me luck!