washi made me do it

Two more beachy creations for you.

I'm still captivated by the gorgeous Korallenriff from Charlie und Paulchen. And I have some pastel washi tapes that were begging for attention.

So thinking I'd mask a wonky rectangle, stamp images and then frame them with washi, I first made the mask.

Then I chose my images to fill the wonky rectangle based on the washi tapes. Then I stamped. Used a cream cardbase, which I ended up not liking so much. And yes, the images are kinda hard to see but pastel was the whole idea. 

Because the washi frame gave the design a playful feel, I pulled out a fun Essentials By Ellen sentiment.

 Charlie und Paulchen Korallenriff stamp

Essentials by Ellen Inner Mermaid stamp

various inks

washi

Liking the color combo, but the final result not so much, I tried it again on a white cardbase. And used Abandoned Coral DO for the coral. Duh! Me likey. This oh-so-dainty-but-oh-so-sweet sentiment reads "another year prettier" :)

 Charlie und Paulchen Korallenriff stamp

Inkystamp Winzige Gruesse stamp

various inks

Now me likey. Me hopey you likey too! Happy Thursday. Come back this afternoon for some fun with the new STAMPlorations release...

I'm joining the fun at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - CAS

Happy Little Stampers - CAS

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

who wants mehrmeer?

Did you see my last post? I recently had the pleasure of meeting Carmen K. who is Ms Inkystamp and who also happens to live a few towns over. Needless to say I didn't leave without picking up a couple of her stamp sets.

I created two cards with Mehrmeer and here I've combined the sentiments from it with images from a new-to-me-but-oh-how-wonderful Korallenriff from Charlie und Paulchen. Ready for a walk on the beach? I'm so in love with this first card... Used two red tones for the crayfish. 

 Charlie und Paulchen Korallenriff stamp

Inkystamp Mehrmeer stamp

Altenew inks

washi

Charlie und Paulchen Korallenriff stamp

Inkystamp Mehrmeer stamp

Altenew inks

And then I had to pair the starfish with the sentiment that reads "in my heart I'm barefoot". Funned it up with masking and some "sand" made with an ancient texture stamp. And I felt the upper left corner needed something so it got two fun scraps tacked on.

Let me tell you, these stamp designs are so beautiful. If you need a classy ocean life stamp set...

I'm joining the fun at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - CAS

Happy Little Stampers - CAS

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

Stampotique Designers Challenge - CAS

mehrmeer

My house is now oficially de-Christmassed. Took two days and two trips to the attic but I'm done. And my brain is long moved from red and green. To neon ;) And now to "Meer" which is German for "the sea" and also ryhmes with "mehr" which is German for "more". Get it? Mehrmeer. More sea.

I recently had the pleasure of meeting Carmen K. who is Ms Inkystamp and who also happens to live a few towns over. Needless to say I didn't leave without picking up a couple of her stamp sets. Wanna meet two cards I've made with Mehrmeer?  First I revisited an old design.

Inkystamp Mehrmeer stamp

Altenew inks

And then I had to give the entire whale center stage. Funned it up with masking and some bokeh star spray! Did you see this card - it inspired me!

I think the stamp design is beautiful as is, but I took it up a notch by inking the stamp with three different blue tones for interest. Even took a wet brush to the blues to soften the lines a little.

 Inkystamp Mehrmeer stamp

Altenew inks

washi

Stay tuned for two more mehr Meer makes!

I'm joining the fun at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - CAS

Color Throwdown - #526

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

CAS Mix Up - Bokeh

STAMPlorations inspiration #200 - yep, #200!

Welcome to a brand new Tuesday inspiration from the STAMPlorations inspiration team where the team members feature stamps from one of our talented stamp designers. And ya know what? This is my 200th inspiration post!!! Can't really believe it, but that's reason enough for a celebratory card, don't ya think?

Today I've chosen one of The Bee's Knees stamps. Who better to celebrate with than Party Girl?

STAMPlorations Party Girl stamp

STAMPlorations Sparkly stamp

STAMPlorations  You Word die

pigment inks

StazOn ink

clear embossing powder

You may have noticed I'm letting January's CUTplorations challenge inspire my cards this month. So out came my neon pigment inks.

And then there's the Bokeh challenge over at CAS Mix it Up. You don't have to ask me twice to have a play at bokeh. Why not color an image with bokeh?

And then... yep and then, there's the Black Ice technique I heard about from Cornelia. See it on that die cut? Luscious! I was inspired by the second gal - her outfit and see the catwalk she is walking down? ;)

For more inspiration with Party Girl, check out this card. Or this one which I really love.

For this special occasion Shery is offering a $20 coupon code to the store. Just leave a comment here and at the other gals's blogs for a chance to win. And you can also get 20% off the Party Girl or Sparkly sets if you use my discount code STAMPGIRLMARIA. This is in addition to the $10 GC to the store which you could win just by leaving a comment on the January inspiration posts. Check out today's post here. So happy you stopped by today.

I'm stopping by at:
CAS Mix Up - January

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Craft Stamper - Take it Make it January
Die Cut Divas - Something New (Black Ice Technique)
SSS Work it Wednesday Challenge - Try Something New (Black Ice Technique)

simon says stamp - outline clustered leaves gone white

I've one more make for you using the gorgeous Outline Clustered Leaves die from the latest release over at Simon Says Stamp called You are Loved. See it there in the photo - in white on Shari's red card.

Meet my white card.

SSS Outline Clustered Leaves die

Lil Inker Stitched Rectangles die
SSS Smile die
patterned paper  

distress inks

sequins

Here's a close-up.

Once again I've used bits of that PP pad that fell into my basket at the dollar store (Action, for those of you in Germany) ;) This time I've used some coral and some print with coral and lilac feathers just to add a touch of color to the card. I used the negative pieces of the Smile die cut glued to a white circle for my sentiment, and inked it ombre lilac.

To add interest to the BG panel I die cut the Online Clustered Leaves twice from cardboard and dry embossed a panel of Neenah 80 lb. CS. Adhered this panel askew to my lilac cardbase. I adhered only a segment of one white die cut vine, and only put glue on the stems to give that wispy feel.

Be sure to check out the release if you haven't, and all the makes with it in the gallery at Simon Says Stamp. I'm happy I got to have some "fun" with this new set. Thanks mucho, Simon.

I'm playing at:
A2Z Scrapbooking - Anything Goes

SSS Work it Wednesday - December Try Something New (my die!)
Challenge up your Life - All New (the die and the patterned paper pad are brand new!)
Cuttlebug Mania - New (the die and the patterned paper pad are brand new!)

simon says stamp - outline clustered leaves plus gold

I've another make for you. Did you see there's a blog hop happening right now with the latest release over at Simon Says Stamp called You are Loved?  I was lucky to receive a beautiful die to play with and today I have another creation for you. Thanks Simon!

Meet Outline Clustered Leaves. (You might remember her sister, Clustered Leaves.)

Meet my wispy card.

 SSS Outline Clustered Leaves die

Lil Inker Stitched Rectangles die
STAMPlorations Big Dreamer stamp
patterned paper  

distress inks

gilding flakes

Here's a close-up. Dimension. Sparkle. White. Gold. Me likey.

I previously mentioned this PP pad that fell into my basket at the dollar store (Action, for those of you in Germany). This pad has this coral feather print - with gold foiling - and that motivated me to make a card with these leaves die cut from it. Then I selected a larger vertical sentiment with a positive message to  match the overall feel and inked it ombre.

Be sure to check out the release if you haven't, and all the makes with it in the gallery at Simon Says Stamp. I'm happy I got to have some "fun" with this new set.

I'm playing at:
SSS Work it Wednesday - December Try Something New (my die!)

guest designing at craft stamper TIMI

Here today to share with you a card I made for my TIMI Winners Guest Design over at Craft Stamper.

Many thanks to Trish and the design team. It's such a treat to be part of the inspiration post for this month's anything goes challenge. Remember, anything goes as long as there's stamping on your project. I am so happy to have been selected to join the DT today.

Now to my card. I made another card in the style of my winning card (this card).

STAMPlorations Bloom Doodles stamp

STAMPlorations Artsy Border Maker stamp

STAMPlorations Thanks word die

Copic markers

Stamp. Mask. Repeat.

Colored with Copics and added stems with the border maker stamp and a negative die cut piece from my scraps. Voila!

I'm playing at:
CAS(E) this Sketch - #303

CAS on Friday - Flowers
Craft Stamper - Take it Make it January