Masked Word + Watercolors

Hello! Today I have a card using a fun technique that I showed in this video. I made the card for two Simon Says Stamp challenges. The SSS Wednesday Challenge "Anything Goes" and the SSS Flickr Challenge "Your Favorite Technique". There are a lot of techniques I love to use, but masking happens quite often. So I chose this one for this card:

I die-cut the word from painter's tape and adhered it to the card. Then I applied Distress Inks with a lot of water for the background. The bear and the balloon from the MFT Birdie Brown set "Birthday Bears" were colored with Copics. I hope you like it!

Thanks for visiting!

Vanessa

   

   

   

Premiere of Scenery: V for cheVron

Welcome to the last day of winnie & walter premieres with the premiere of Scenery: V for cheVron! Yes, this is another gorgeous, versatile set! I made two cards with it:

For the first card, I used the huge solid chevron stamp. Love that it covers a whole card front! The speech bubble and the sentiment are from the previously released Bubble Talk set. On the next card, I used the small chevron row:

I like to combine patterned paper with stamps to create a completely new look. The sentiment is from The Big, the Bold, and the Happy.
I hope you like my cards! Be sure to check out what the other girls did with this set on the winnie & walter blog today. And don't forget to enter the big give-away, too!
All stamps will be available tomorrow! Have fun shopping!

Vanessa

supplies:
winnie & walter Scenery: V for cheVron, The Big, the Bold, and the Happy, Bubble Talk - Crate Paper pp - Mama Elephant ink - PTI ink, die - Tsukineko ink - Studio Calico flower - My Mind's Eye enamel dots

Share the Love Week: Distress Inks (stencils/masks)

And I am back with my project for day four of the winnie & walter share the love week featuring Distress Inks by Ranger. For today's card, I used a stencil:

I can never get enough of rainbow cards, can you? I used a stencil from Studio Calico, adhered it to my cardstock panel with painter's tape and inked the chevrons up with my Mini Ink Blending Tool using Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks. Then I used the same colors to stamp sequins from the Scenery: Big Bang Bling set. For the sentiment, I stamped and heat-embossed the happy from The Big, the Bold, and the Happy using black glitter embossing powder. Then I cut it out. After I had stamped the birthday from the same set, I arranged a bit of string and adhered the happy with foam tape. The perfect touch of bling was added with some cute matching sequins. I hope you like it!
Now hop to the winnie & walter blog and leave your comment for your chance to win an awesome prize! Thanks for visiting!

Vanessa

supplies:
winnie & walter The Big, the Bold, and the Happy, Scenery: Big Bang Bling - Ranger Distress Inks, Mini Ink Blending Tool - Pretty Pink Posh sequins - Studio Calico stencil

Share the Love Week: Distress Inks (resist)

On day three of the winnie & walter share the love week featuring Distress Inks by Ranger, we are showing resist techniques. Here is my card:

I arranged words and small images from Bubble Talk and The Write Stuff: Picture Perfect onto a large acrylic block. Then I stamped it onto my cardstock panel and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. Now I used my mini ink blending tool and applied Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean Distress Ink in circular motions. Then I added ink splatters from a silver spray mist. To finish the card off, I inked three wood veneer cameras with Black Soot ink for some contrast and adhered them together with sweet sequins.
Now it's your turn! Check out the details on how to win a lovely prize on the winnie & walter blog! Happy inking and thanks for visiting!

Vanessa

supplies:
winnie & walter Bubble Talk, The Write Stuff: Picture Perfect - Ranger Distress Ink Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Black Soot, Mini Ink Blending Tool - Studio Calico wood veneer - Pretty Pink Posh sequins - Silver spray mist - Hero Arts clear embossing powder

A Masculine Card

I made a masculine card for the current Avery Elle Challenge...

and the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge…

...using my Modern Leaves stamp set:

I heat-embossed the large scribbled leaf onto patterned paper and punched out circles from this and other pps. After I had inked all edges, I adhered them to a kraft cardstock panel. The "hello" is from the same set and also heat-embossed with white embossing powder. I inked the edges of my panel and machine-stitched some messy seams. Then I adhered the panel to my cardbase and added some ink drops. Finally I adhered the wood veneer. I hope you like it!

Thanks for visiting!

Vanessa

supplies:
Avery Elle Modern Leaves stamp set - Studio Calico pp, wood veneer, Mister Hueys - Tsukineko ink - Ranger Distress Ink

Inspired by Jennifer McGuire

For this card, I was inspired by my paper crafting idol Jennifer McGuire. The current challenge over at A Blog Named Hero is: Inspired by a Hero Artist and this is the card I made for it:

I used the ink splatter technique from this video. I first stamped the Hero Arts Lattice background onto a white cardstock panel and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder before using the technique shown in the video. Because they are featuring Mama Elephant on A Blog Named Hero, I used some dies from them. The dies are covered with black glitter embossing powder like Jennifer showed in this video.
Thank you for visiting!

Vanessa

supplies:
Hero Arts stamp - Mama Elephant dies - Ranger Distress Ink - Studio Calico mists

A Touch of Gold

Happy belated iNSD! I was able to whip up a quick layout with a touch of gold to celebrate this day, combining two challenges. First, the Studio Calico color challenge and second, the 2Peas Gold Color Trends challenge:

I used a mix of Dear Lizzy, Amy Tan and Maggie Holmes lines. The rub-ons are colored with Gelatos and mists. Thanks for visiting!

Vanessa

supplies:
American Crafts pp, rub-ons - Crate Paper butterflies - My Mind's Eye enamel dots - Faber Castell Gelatos - Studio Calico mists, acrylic flower

Our Travels Collection

This month, Scrapbook Werkstatt sent me the Webster's Pages/Adrienne Looman Our Travels collection. Here is my first project using it:

Diesen Monat hab ich von der Scrapbook Werkstatt die Webster's Pages/Adrienne Loomann Our Travels Serie bekommen. Hier kommt die erste Karte damit:

I had to showcase the cute deer. It's perfect for the arrival of a new little someone!
You'll find the line here!
Thanks for visiting!

Ich musste einfach das niedliche Reh ins Rampenlicht stellen. Es eignet sich toll um eine Karte für einen kleinen Neuankömmling zu machen! Holt Euch die Serie hier!
Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies:
Webster's Pages/Adrienne Loomann Our Travels pp, ribbon, paperclip - Winnie & Walter stamp - Studio Calico enamel dots

Using a Stencil

Happy Sunday to you! I am back with a card using a stencil on the background. I'd like to enter this to Virginia's View Challenge #2 and the Paper Smooches Anything Goes Challenge:

I first cut a panel from white cardstock, layed the Studio Calico stencil over it (just to the top left corner) and used some washi to keep it in place. Then I used sponges to apply various distress inks to create this gradient look. After removing the stencil and adhering the panel to a card base with foam tape, I die-cut the Paper Smooches Hello from black cardstock and adhered this with tiny bits of foam tape. Very simple!

Have a great rest of the weekend everybody! Thanks for  visiting!

Vanessa

supplies:
Paper Smooches die - Studio Calico stencil - Ranger Distress inks

Easy Watercolor Techniques

Hello! Another post with a lot of cards! I made a video tutorial for Scrapbook Werkstatt showing various techniques to create the watercolor look. It is so fun to play around with distress inks, watercolors, gelatos, mists and pencils!

Hallo! Noch ein Post mit vielen Karten! Ich habe ein neues Videotutorial für die Scrapbook Werkstatt gemacht, in dem ich verschiedene Techniken zeige um den Aquarell Look zu erzielen. Es macht viel Spass mit Distress Inks, Aquarellfarben, Gelatos, Sprühfarben und Buntstiften herumzuspielen!

You can find the video here. And here are the projects:

Das Video findet Ihr hier in der Kartenwerkstatt. Und hier kommen die Projekte:

Made with a self-made stencil + watercolors, PTI die, Winnie & Walter stamps.

Mit einer selbstgemachten Maske + Aquarellfarben gemacht, PTI Stanze, Winnie & Walter Stempel.

Made with wet watercolor technique, PTI stamps and dies.

Gemacht mit der Nass-in-Nass Aquarelltechnik, PTI Stempel und Stanzen.

Gelatos + water, Mama Elephant stamps and dies.

Gelatos + Wasser, Mama Elephant Stempel und Stanze. 

Watercolor pencils, Mama Elephant stamps, Maggie Holmes Styleboard pp and washi.

Aquarell Stifte, Mama Elephant Stempel, Crate Paper Styleboard Papier und Washi.

Stamping with distress inks, using Hero Arts.

Mit Distress Inks und Hero Arts Stempel gestempelt.

Made with mists, Hero Arts stamps, Lawn Fawn dies.

Mit Sprühfarben gemacht, dazu Hero Arts Stempel, Lawn Fawn Stanzen.

A lot of possibilities to create a watercolor look. Hope you like them! Thanks for visiting!

Viele Möglichkeiten um den Aquarell Look zu schaffen. Ich hoffe Euch gefällt es! Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies:
Ranger Distress Inks - Faber Castell gelatos, watercolor pencils - Hero Arts stamps - Winnie & Walter stamps -Mama Elephant stamps, dies - Lawn Fawn dies - PTI stamps, dies - Crate Paper Styleboard pp, paperwashi - Studio Calico mists

Winnie & Walter Second Release Projects

Here I am with my projects using the new stamps and cutting files from Winnie & Walter's second release. The stamps are amazing again! I enjoyed playing with them and this post contains a lot of cards so let's better get started!
First, a card using The Write Stuff: Leave it to Mom. I loved the beautiful silhouette in this set, perfect to  create an elegant card:

The next two cards were made with The Write Stuff: Leave it to Dad. There is this gorgeous male silhouette I had to use:

And then I wanted to play with the small words describing Dad. I created rays using various distress inks and a sponge...

…to stamp the words into the rays. Here is the result:

Now comes a card using Parentville. I thought it would be fun to paper-piece the shoes. Aargh, very difficult. But I like the result, so it was worth it in the end:

Finally, two cards made with The Big, the Bold and You. I was so happy when Julie and Shay told us about another "The Big, the Bold and…" set! On the first card I used one of the cut files and added dots from Scenery: Big Bang Confetti:

And the very last card for today:

Here I heat-embossed the word with white embossing powder onto blue cardstock and stamped it again with white ink to create the shadow. Then I just cut around it to adhere it to the card. The second part of the sentiment is from Parentville again. I masked the thanks before inking it.
There you have it. Fabulous stamps. Now all you have to do is buy them all :)

Have a great day everybody! And thanks for visiting!

Vanessa

supplies:
Winnie & Walter stamps - Carta Bella pp - Studio Calico pp - Hero Arts inks - Tsukineko inks - Ranger Industries inks

A Week In Life

I hope you had a wonderful, sunny day! We had - it felt good to work in the garden without a coat. Today I have another layout that I made with the Dear Lizzy Daydreamer collection again:

Ich hoffe Ihr hattet einen wundervollen, sonnigen Tag! Wir schon - es fühlte sich so toll an, ohne Jacke im Garten zu werkeln. Heute habe ich noch ein Layout das ich mit der Dear Lizzy Daydreamer Serie gemacht habe:

Those are some photos of last week. Just the ordinary chaos. I am still not sure about the project life thing. Love it, but I fear I would not be able to keep up. But I think that this kind of layout is a good alternative. The elements in the Daydreamer line are so fun, I really enjoy working with it!
Thanks for visiting!

Das sind ein paar Fotos von letzter Woche. Nur das ganz normale Chaos. Ich bin mir immer noch nicht sicher ob ich nicht Project Life machen sollte. Ich finds toll, aber ich befürchte ich würde damit nicht nachkommen. Aber ich denke diese Art von Layout ist eine gute Alternative. Die Elemente in der Daydreamer Serie sind so toll, es macht mir sehr viel Spass damit zu arbeiten! Gibt's hier bei der Scrapbook Werkstatt.
Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies:
AC Dear Lizzy Daydreamer pp, rub-ons, stickers, button, stamps - Studio Calico stamps - Studio Calico mists 

Wild Things

Today I have a layout about wild things. There is a little park close to our home, where you can feed deer and wild boars, so on a sunny day we sometimes go there for a walk:

Heute hab ich ein Layout über Wilde Dinger. Es gibt in unserer Nähe ein Wildtiergehege in dem man Rehe und Wildschweine füttern kann und an manch sonnigem Tag gehen wir dort spazieren:

It didn't turn out as I was planning it. I was almost finished and just wanted to add some stamped accents. So what's the best finishing touch? Any guesses? Yes - just drop an open ink pad face down onto your almost finished layout. SO me! I had to improvise and that's why there are some strange wood circles in the bottom left corner. Sigh. Trying to recall my inner Bob Ross: No mistakes. Only happy little accidents. 
Thanks for visiting!

Es ist nicht so geworden wie ich es geplant hatte. Ich war fast fertig und wollte nur noch ein paar gestempelte Akzente setzen. Der beste Akzent um ein Layout abzurunden? Ne Idee? Ja - einfach ein geöffnetes Stempelkissen mit Farbe nach unten auf das fast fertige Layout fallen lassen. Typisch ich! Ich musste dann improvisieren und deshalb sind die komischen Holzkreise da unten. Seufz. Immer schön an meinen inneren Bob Ross denken: Es gibt keine Fehler. Nur fröhliche kleine Unfälle.
Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies:
Studio Calico kits

Hello

Here comes my take on the SSS Wednesday Challenge: Everything Goes With Pearls. Alyssa's take is here. I played around with watercolors, so I will enter this to Virginia's new challenge, too:

Hier kommt meine Karte für die SSS Wednesday Challenge: Alles geht mit Perlen. Alyssas Karten findet Ihr hier. Ich habe mit Aquarellen herumgespielt, also wird meine Karte auch bei Virginias neuem Challenge teilnehmen:

I masked the panel of watercolor paper with washi and applied my watercolors. The word die-cut was colored with them, too. I tried to achieve a gradient look.
Thanks for visiting!

Ich habe das Papier mit Washitape angeklebt und dann Aquarellfarben aufgetragen. Das Wort habe ich ebenfalls damit eingefärbt und versucht, einen Farbverlauf zu erzielen.
Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies:
Studio Calico pp, die - Kaisercraft pearls - watercolors  

Hello

I hope your weekend is going well! Here comes a Hello card made with the SBW Marchkit:

Ich hoffe Euer Wochenende läuft gut! Hier kommt eine Hallo Karte, gemacht mit dem SBW Märzkit Sternstunde:

The pp and the confetti rub-ons are from the kit, stamps are Hero Arts and the hello die is Paper Smooches. 
Enjoy your weekend! Thanks for visiting!

Das PP und die Konfetti Rub-Ons sind aus dem Kit, die Stempel von Hero Arts und das Hello ist eine Paper Smooches Stanze.
Geniesst Euer Wochenende! Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies:
SBW Marchkit Sternstunde - Kesi'Art pp - Heidi Swapp rub-ons - Hero Arts stamps - Paper Smooches die

A Very Sunny Layout

Here comes a very sunny layout:

Hier kommt ein sehr sonniges Layout:

I used supplies from the SBW Marchkit again. The sun was created with watercolors. I typed the text with my typewriter and stamped the happys from Winnie & Walter's The Big, the Bold, and the Happy.
Thanks for visiting!

Ich habe wieder mein SBW Märzkit Sternstunde dafür verwendet. Die Sonne habe ich mit Aquarellfarbe gemacht. Den Text habe ich mit meiner Schreibmaschine getippt und dann die happys von W&Ws The Big, the Bold, and the Happy dazugestempelt.
Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies:
SBW Marchkit Sternstunde - Winnie & Walter stamp - Studio Calico vellum stars - Heidi Swapp confetti rub-ons - Kesi'Art pp

Birthday Card

And here is another birthday card made with the SBW March Kit Sternstunde. Love this Heidi Swapp pp:

Und hier ist noch eine Geburtstagskarte mit dem SBW Märzkit Sternstunde. Ich mag dieses Heidi Swapp pp so gerne:

The sentiment was created with a Dymo label maker. The delicious Lawn Fawn cake was stamped, slightly inked with Distress Ink to match the paper and topped with a glitter frosting. The kit contains a yummy roll of silver glitter washi. I adhered a strip of washi to vellum and die-cut the stars from it. Then I just adhered the stars like stickers.
Thanks for stopping by today!

Den Spruch hab ich mit meinem Dymo Labelmaker gemacht. Der leckere Lawn Fawn Kuchen ist gestempelt, mit Distress Inks passend zum pp eingefärbt und mit Glitzerfrosting verziert worden. Das Kit kommt mit einem tollen Silber Glitzerwashi. Davon hab ich einfach einen Streifen auf Vellum geklebt und Sterne ausgestanzt. Die habe ich dann wie Aufkleber abgezogen und draufgeklebt. Nicht vergessen, das SBW Kit gibt es am 26.!
Danke fürs Vorbeischauen!

Vanessa

supplies:
SBW March Kit Sternstunde - Heidi Swapp pp - Lawn Fawn stamp, star dies - Studio Calico spray ink - Sizzix frame die - Ranger Distress Ink - Tsukineko ink - Hero Arts layering paper

A Layout With The March Kit

I am back with a layout I made with the Scrapbook Werkstatt March Kit. 

Hier bin ich wieder mit einem Layout mit dem Scrapbook Werkstatt März Kit:

I really like the colors in the kit! The paper is from Kesi'Art, and it comes with the vellum stars and Thickers, too! It will be available on the 26th.
Thanks for visiting!

Ich mag die Farben im Kit sehr! Das Papier ist von Kesi'Art und ausserdem enthält es noch diese Vellum Sterne und auch Thickers! Zu haben ist das Kit ab dem 26. Februar.
Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies:
Scrapbook Werkstatt March Kit - Kesi'Art pp - Studio Calico vellum stars - American Crafts Thickers - Faber Castell Gelatos - Evalicious paperclip - sequins

Cute Birthday Card

Soon, the Scrapbook Werkstatt March Kit will be available and it is beautiful! A great mix of grey and neon. Here comes the first card I made with it - a cute birthday card:

Bald gibt es das Scrapbook Werkstatt März Kit und es ist soo schön! Ein toller Mix aus Grau und Neon. Hier kommt die erste Karte die ich damit gemacht habe - eine niedliche Geburtstagskarte:

I combined the pp, twine and vellum stickers from the kit with new Lawn Fawn stamps. 
I'll be back soon with more from the kit! Thanks for visiting!

Ich habe das PP, Garn und die Vellum Sticker vom Kit mit neuen Lawn Fawn Stempeln kombiniert. 
Bald zeige ich Euch noch mehr vom Kit! Danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa 

supplies:
Scrapbook Werkstatt March Kit - Kesi'Art pp - Studio Calico vellum stickers - Lawn Fawn stamps - Garn & Mehr twine- Tsukineko ink

In the Mood for a Rainbow

I felt the urge to create something colorful, I was in the mood for a rainbow. So I pulled out various supplies, mostly from my SC kits, and started a layout. Here comes the result:

Ich hatte das Bedürfnis, etwas farbenfrohes zu machen, ich war in Stimmung für einen Regenbogen. Also habe ich verschiedene Materialien rausgezogen, das meisste von meinen SC Kits, und hab mit einem Layout angefangen. Hier ist das Ergebnis:

A good way to use up some scraps and embellishments :)
Have a colorful day and thanks for visiting!

Eine gute Möglichkeit, ein paar Schnipsel und Verzierungen aufzubrauchen :)
Habt einen farbenfrohen Tag und danke fürs Besuchen!

Vanessa

supplies:
Studio Calico embellishments, stamps - WR Memory Keepers pp - Hero Arts stamps, inks - MME chipboard - Basic Grey brads - Pink Fresh enamel embellishments - Heidi Swapp label sticker - October Afternoon ticket