Heartstrings

This is my first attempt at the "Heartstings Die" by Concord & 9th. I can't wait to play around with it some more in the coming months. I will probably use it a lot for wedding cards and Mother's Day. 

Supplies: Heartstrings Die and You're My Person by Concord & 9th,  Tim Holz Distress Ink Pads by Ranger

Rainbow Birthday

I love vibrant colors. They instantly put me in a good mood especially during those gloomy German winter days. Here's a fun rainbow birthday card that will hopefully brighten someone's day!

Whenever I have enough time I like to include little accents on the envelope that match the theme of the card:

Thank you so much for stopping by :)

Supplies: Happy birthday border by Lawn Fawn, Cole's ABCs by Lawn Fawn, Balloons Elle-ments by Avery Elle, Tim Holz Distress Ink Pads by Ranger

I'm entering this card to the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

 

Penelope's Blossoms

The "Penelope's Blossoms" stamp set by Lawn Fawn has the cutest small flowers and I have used it frequently to create my own patterned backgrounds. I wanted to give this card a vintage feel. That's why I gently smudged all the edges with brown distress inks. Here are two versions of the design:

Supplies: Penelope's Blossoms by Lawn Fawn, Für Alle Fälle by Create A Smile Stamps

Birthday Joys

A customized card for a friend's birthday :)

Supplies: Comfy by Create A Smile Stamps, Oh la la Clear Stamps by Poppystamps, Copic markers, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder by Sizzix, Balloons Elle-ments by Avery Elle, Happy birthday border by Lawn Fawn
 

You Make Life Sweeter

Happy Valentine's Day! May everybody find someone who makes his or her life sweeter :) 

Supplies: Summer Love by Penny Black, Alphabet Stamps by efco, Copic markers 

I'm taking part in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

 

Ooh là là!

What's cuter than a sweet little penguin with a beret admiring the Eiffel Tower?!

Supplies: Oh la la Clear Stamps by Poppystamps, Glossy Accents by Ranger, Tombow markers

Warm Winter Wishes

I'm a huge fan of stitched details on cards. After I had masked off the heart and stamped the woodgrain over the entire card front the background looked a little plain. That's when I decided to grab some red embroidery floss and make the heart stand out properly. It also gives a rustic feel to the scene which is exactly what I had in mind. If you look closely you will see that I made two versions. In the first one I used the woodgrain stamp with brown distress ink and the second one is stamped with white pigment ink. I wanted to try both inks on kraft and I think I like the brown ink better. 

Supplies: Winter fox by Lawn Fawn, Woodgrain Cling Stamp by Create A Smile Stamps, Tim Holz Distress Ink Pads by Ranger, Tsukineko VersaColor white pigment ink, Copic markers 

I'm linking this card up to Stempelküche's current challenge

(UPDATE: Yay! My card won the challenge :) See the post over here.)

as well as Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. 

My Card On The Create A Smile Stamps Blog

I had the pleasure of guest designing a card for the wonderful Create A Smile Stamps blog. The card is featured in the "Challenge of the Month" post (current theme: "Lovely") over here if you would like to check it out. Thank you so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Big time by Create A Smile Stamps, Tim Holz Distress Ink Pads by Ranger, Copic markers, Fudenosuke Brush Pen WS-BH by Tombow

 

You Amaze Me

With Valentine's Day coming up, I thought it would be fun to share some love and friendship inspired cards over here this month. This first card features my beloved floral stamps from Create A Smile Stamps. I die cut a circle out of the large sunflower to create a shaker card.

Supplies: Magic Flowers by Create A Smile Stamps, Dotted Borders Elle-ments by Avery Elle, Copic markers, Tim Holz Distress Ink Pads by Ranger