To brighten up your day

Hello crafty friends, it's Kerstin here!

Today I have a little underwater scene for you. Hope you like it!

It's hot around here (Berlin) and I'm longing for vacation at the ocean. That's why I enjoy creating cards with underwater scenes a lot lately.

• stamp, color and fuzzy cut the stamped Images
• create an inkblended background in your favorite colors

• sponge the egdes of the paper in a darker color to create  more depth
• spritz on some water 
• adhere the stamped Images with foam tape or glue dots

To save some money and ink use colored cardstock in a very light color as a base for your ink blended backgrounds. That's what I did on this card.

Strahlende Küste

Glowing Seaside

Kroküsse

Crokisses

Königlich

Fur Real

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Happy crafting!

Birthday wishes from the Gull Gang!

Hello crafty friends, it's Kerstin here!

Today I have a funny pop-up-box card for you.

My hubby is turning 46 next week and he is not very happy with this number. So my idea is to cheer him up a little bit with this funny birthday card.

• stamp, color and fuzzy  cut the stamped images
• create a pop-up-box card, if you like follow this tutorial by Birka
• add some diecut waves for the inner part of the card
• sponge the egdes to create more depth
• at last add some enamel Stickers and details with a white gel pen

The german Sentiment says something like "don't give a shit". ;-)

The more images and details you add to this kind of card the better. And you can create your own pattern paper for the card base by stamping the tree slice image multiple times on kraft cardstock.

     








Glowing Seaside Stampset





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We dare you to create a smile : Giving thanks !

Hello everyone!

It's time for a new challenge here on Create a smile blog and the theme is ''Giving Thanks''

And don't forget a 25€ gift certificate to Create a smile store is waiting for you 

Let's see what our guest designers created to bring you some inspiration

Lisa made this adorable card using Bärmail stamp set

Stephanie created two gorgeous cards using Time to say thanks stamp set and In bloom stamp set , Loops of love stamp set

Thank you so much for creating this amazing cards Lisa and Stephanie and for being our guest designers ! Make sure to check their projects and leave them some love!

Now let's see some inspiration from our design team

Alexandra made this lovely card using Pure poppies stamp set , Cool cuts Double stitched rectangles

Ashlee created this adorable card using Served up stamp set , Diagonal grid stencil

Ellenor made this beautiful card using Cool cuts Postage Edge Circle dies , Dress me up stamp set

Giada created this gorgeous card using Pure poppies stamp set , Cool cuts Tiny Sentiments

Ksenija made this card using Pure poppies stamp set 

Laura made this interactive card using Cool cuts Tiny Sentiments , Glowing Seaside stamp set , Gull Gang stamp set

Victoriya created this adorable card using Gull gang stamp set

Hope you get inspired to play along with our challenge ! Now is your turn to be creative!
Please make sure to check the rules before entering the challenge! Have fun

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We dare you to create a smile - Water edition

Hi everyone!

Hope you are enjoying the nice weather and you still in the mood of creating cards, because is time for a new challenge here at Create a smile challenge and the theme is :

 We are so happy to share with you what our guest designers created for our challenge!

Kerstin made this amazing card using Beach Party kit and Treasure Chest cool cuts

Sandra created this cool card using Gull gang stamps set and Ocean waves cling stamp

Thank you so much for creating such beautiful cards and for guest designing for our challenge!

Now lets see what our team created!

Alexandra created this adorable card using Under the Sea stencil and Lovely critters stamp set 

Ashlee created this stunning card using All hands on deck stamp set

Ellenor created this beautiful card using Gull gang stamp set

Giada made this cute card using Dress me up stamp set and Waves stencil

Ksenija made this adorable card using Gull gang stamp set

Laura made this awesome interactive card using Beach party kit  and you can also check her video here 

Sindhu created this cute card using Gull gang stamp set

Victoriya made this cute card using Glowing Seaside stamp set   , Waves stencil , Birthday Triple cool cuts

Hope this amazing projects inspired you to create some cards and play along with our challenge! Don't forget you can win a 25€ gift certificate to Create a smile store  and also a guest designing spot for our next challenge!

Please make sure to read the rules and most important have fun!

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