Das doppelte Lottchen #139 and more

It's sunday, that means it's Lottie and Lisa time!

That means Anni and I usually pick a stamp or stamp set or die that we both have (we nearly have the same taste!) and create a card with this product and another task.

Today Ii made a wish, and it is:

Hero Arts - Woodgrain Backround

&

Rainbow

I am a sucker for everything rainbow AND woodgrain, so I thought combining both would be cool. I kept my card super simple:

 

• I white heat embossed the woodgrain pattern onto a large piece of cardstock
• I inked it up with Distress Stains (picked raspberry, barn door, spiced marmelade, squeezed lemonade, twisted citron, broken china, peacock feathers - the purple is a mixture of peacock feathers and picked raspberry, because I had no purple Distress Stain dauber).
• I cut the feather shapes with my Silhouette
• I die cut the sentiment (My Favorite Things) from black cardstock.
• I assembled the card and added glossy accents to the die-cut sentiment
• A few enamel dot bring the card together.

This is super simple and a pretty clean card, but with all it's brightness, I don't think it needed anything else.

Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Feathers or wings

Hop over to Anni's blog to find her creation 

I also have two more card for you today:

This "get well" card was created with a cute image from purple Onion Designs (Stacey Yacula, to be exact) and some Create A Smile paper.

I really waten to create those washitape-paperclips and think they are a cute embellishment.:

Virginia's View - Embellishments


If you follow my blog you'll have notices that I'm all about lions right now (Well, it's August - month of the lions. And I am a lion, too!) To I took out this cutie by Mama Elephant to crate this card:

Seize the birthday - Embossing

Addicted to CAS - Banners

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes

Thanks for latik a look and leaving some love - I have the best readers of all times!

Color pops! Or: thoughts on color-"rules"

Hello everyone,

I'm back with another bunch of cards and I'd like to talk about color today. You know I am crazy about colors - there are some colors I use every day (like aquas/turquoises) and some I hardly ever use (purples and soft pinks). So let's see what I put together today :)

1) Use your least favorite color in small amounts... But dare to get out of your comfort zone.

I got this super cute Monster at the Stempelbar in Berlin and the sweet illustrator who was working there that day said "You can put something in his mouth, too!" and at that moment I had to have it. I cut a slid and gave him a little envelope. :)

Hands down - I struggle with purple. I see it on projects and think it looks lovely, but I find it doesn't look too good on my creations. So I tried to just use a pop of it.

love bold yellow-greens with aqua and even if I don't like purple a lot - that little splash of seedless preserves goes so well with these! it's there, but it's not all over the card - one way to incorporate colors out of your comfort zone.

Pile it on - thinking of you


2) Reduce colors to small areas if they're super bright
I'm totally into yellow right now. I have to control myself to not put yellow onto EVERY SINGLE CARD. But well, it's summer, so maybe I should just let go and go for yellow all of the time :)
If you're combining suuuper bright colors your card MAY look a little wild in the end - reducing the color to only a small area can help :)
(Well, this is not a rule at all. I actually saw many cards with LOTS of bright colors, but this is an EASY way to keep a nice balance with bright colors)

Addicted to CAS - Chevron
Happy little stampers CAS challenge - Stamping
Less is more - Snippets


3) Make your image pop with a subtile background
Coloring images is so much fun - and I love this new stamp  So i had to color it with my new Copics on my way back from Berlin. /The sentiment is from Create A Smile and says "Oops, belated...")
If you have an image with lots of different areas and colors, keep your background pretty simple. A subtile pattern that coordinates with your used colors will help make your image pop!

Simon Says Stamp - Anything goes


4) Don't let color and texture compete against each other.
Competing design elements might be a problem when it comes to cardmaking.
I have this crackling paste and I really wanted it to shine. So I thought focussing one one color (I mixed that crackling paint with salty ocean distress ink) would help draw attention to that texture. Brown/wood/kraft is a nice contrast, but not as "In your face" as a bright pink would be - if that makes sense :)

Challenge up your life - wood/ cork


So these wer just some thought on color combinations - let me know what you think about it and what you struggle with most.
Do you have certain colors that you struggle with? Or do you struggle with a goof balace. I've been there. I still am, now and then. But I find that practice improves a good sense for balance and combos.

Thanks for taking the time to read this through and visiting my little blog!

Very CAS

Hi there!
Last night I crafted but couldn't come up with very innovative or creative ideas, all my cards ended up being very CAS. :)

Hallöchen!
Gestern nacht habe ich gebastelt, konnte aber aber nichts besonders innovatives oder kreatives entwickeln - alles blieb sehr CAS. :)

1) Alles Liebe (All the best)
I cut the sentiment out with my Silhouette (Font: "Wolf in the city"), adhered a piece of patterned paper to the back and added that little bird from Lawn Fawn's critters down under.

Den Text habe ich mit der Silhouette ausgeschnitten (Schriftart "Wolf in the city"), habe etwas gemustertes Papier dahinter geklebt und den kleinen Vogel von Lawn Fawns critters down under hinzugefügt.

Challenges:
Catered Crop - Put a bird on it
Addicted to Stamps and more - CAS
Less is more - a touch of turquoise
Dynamic Duos - Melon Mambo + Tempting Turquoise

2) See you later, Aligator
Another critters down under card. I wanted this set for quite a while, I am so happy I got it now.

Noch mal Critters down under. Ich habe mir dieses Set schon lange gewünscht und bin total glücklich, dass ich es jetzt habe.

 Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp (Monday) - Anything Goes
4 crafty chicks - color a stamped image 

3) Herzlichen Glückwunsch (Congrats or Happy Birthday - there's no exact translation)
I colored a lot of images in hospital, now I try to use them. This little bird from purple onion designs needed some nature, So I combined him with Hero Arts 3 ferns.

Ich habe im Krankenhaus viele Bilder koloriert, jetzt versuche ich, sie alle zu benutzen. Dieser kleine Vogel von Purple Onion Design brauchte etwas Natur, also habe ich ihn mit Hero Arts 3 ferns kombiniert.

Challenge:

Simon Says Stamp (Wednesday)- Happy Birthday 

That's it for now- check back later for my Lottie and Lisa Post ;)

Das ist es erst mal, kommt doch später für das doppelte Lottchen noch mal wieder ;)

cute little creatures

Hi there,
I have two cards to share without a lot of words. Enjoy ;)
If you have any questions, let me know.

Hallöchen,
ich habe zwei Karten zu teilen, ohne viele Worte. Viel Spaß ;)
Wenn ihr Fragen habt, lasst es mich wissen.

1) Schlön, dass du da bist (Happy you're here)

2) Glückwünsche (Congrats)

Stencil-addicted

Hi everyone,
even if there were some posts during the last days - I have been kind of MIA lately, because I had a LOT of work after I came from hospital. And when all the work was done, one of my wounds got infected. That's why I can't got to work for a few days - time to catch up crafting.
So sorry there was no Tickling Tuesday this week - everything will come back to normal now - also the videos. ;)

Hallöchen,
auch wenn hier in den letzten Tagen ein paar Posts waren - ich war eher inaktiv in der letzten Zeit, weil ich MASSIG Arbeit hatte als ich aus dem Krankenhaus kam. Und als die Arbeit getan war, hatte sich dann eine meiner Wunden entzündet. Deshalb darf ich jetzt nicht arbeiten gehen - Zeit, mit den Karten etwas aufzuholen.
Tut mir leid, dass es Dienstag kein Tickling Tuesday Video gab - jetzt normalisiert sich langsam alles wieder - auch die Videos. ;)

I cut some new Stencils with my Silhouette and made some really easy and simple cards that I'd like to share.

Ich habe einige neue Schablonen mit der Silhouette geschnitten und ein paar sehr einfache Karten gemacht, die ich gern mit Euch teilen würde:

 1) Ich denke an Dich (Thinking of you)

Challenges:

Simon Say Stamp (Monday) - Anything Goes

Virginia's View Challenge - Stencil

{Pin}spirational Challenge - Inspiration Photo

2) Bleib wie du bist (Stay like you are)

Challenge:
Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS
Stampotique Designers Challenge - SDC 141 A bit of humor


3) Eine riesen Umarmung für Dich (A huge hug for you)

Tickling Tuesday #6

Hi everyone!

Time for a new Tickling Tuesday! (Late, but I started uploading 7 hours ago - Youtube didn't want to accept the video)

What s Tickling Tuesday?

Every tuesday I'll try to tickle your mojo with another video. Hope you like it and have fun!

Hallöchen!

Zeit für Tickling Tuesday! (Spät. Ich habe vor 7 Stunden mit dem Upload begonnen, aber Youtube wollte das Video nicht annehmen)

Was ist Tickling Tuesday?

Jeden Dienstsg werde ich nun versuchen Euer Mojo mit einem neuen Video zu Kitzeln.

Ich hoffe ihr mögt es uns habt Spaß!

Today used some beautiful patterned paper ro create this fun background with focus on bright colors. I hope you like it!

Heute habe ich ein paar schöne gemusterte Papiere benutzt mit dem Focus auf grelle Farben. Ich hoffe es gefällt Euch!

Challenges:

City Crafter Challenge Blog - Love Bug

The pink elephant - Valentine's Day

Addicted to CAS - Love

Finally - the video !

Endlich, das Video!

Advent Calendar Day 23

Hi everyone and welcome to day 23!

(For all who are new to this: You can find all the info on the sponsors and the prizes on DAY 1)

This is a special day: Today Anni is our guest - and she's my favorite cardmaker EVER, my biggest inspiration, the person who brought me to cardmarking and also my friend. I'm such a lucky duck I got to know her!

One of Anni's cards (that has more layers than most of her card - she is a CAS-genius) will be our inspiration today. Let' go for layers today!

Hallöchen und willkommen zu Tag 18!

(Für alle, die neu dazu gekommen sind: Ihr findet alle Infos zu Sponsoren und Preisen bei Tag 1).

Heute ist ein besonderer Tag: Heute ist Anni unser Gast - und sie ist meine liebste Kartengestalterin aller Zeiten, meine größte Inspiration, die Person, durch die ich ans Kartengestalten kam und auch eine liebe Freundin Ich bin so ein Glückspilz, dass ich sie kennen gelernt habe!

Eine von Annis Karten (die mehr Schichten hat als die meisten ihrer Karten - sie ist ein CAS-Genie) wird heute unsere Inspiration sein. Versuchen wir es also mal mit Schichten!

Anni's card:

I tried to use different layers, some transparency, a focal point and light colors. Done!

Ich habe versucht verschiedene Schichten, etwas Transparenz, einen Blickpunkt und helleFarben zu benutzen. Geschafft!

Challenges:

Sentimental Sundays - Anything x-mas goes

Little Red Wagon: Non Traditional Christmas Colors

Allsorts - brown/blue/aqua

Savvy handmade cards - reindeer

Anni, ich danke Dir für jahrelange Inspiration, Unterstützung, Austausch, Teamwork, Bereicherung und viele aufbauende, liebe Worte. Du bis mir sehr ans Herz gewachsen - und ohne Dich gäbe es diese Aktion gar nicht!

I also have a second card for you, using the cool Lori Whitlock Clouds. Aren't they adorable? The Freckled Fawn Wood Veneers go along perfecly!

Außerdem habe ich noch eine zweite Karte, auf der ich die coolen Lori Whitlock Wolken benutzt habe. Sind sie nicht wunderschön? Und die Wood Veneers von Freckled Fawn passen perfekt dazu!

Challenges:

Inkspirational - Anything inkpirational goes

Crazy for CAS - Anything goes

Don't forge the giveaway!

This is how you can win:

(you don't have to do all the steps. But the more you do, the higher is your Chance to win)

1) Enter comments during the calendar-event on my blog. Please let me know in post 1 if you have the possibility to cut out digital cutting-files. (because of the voucher to the Lori Whitlock shop)

2) Enter comments during the calendar event on my YouTube channel. 

3) Share the event on facebook  and leave a comment about that on my blog.

4) Share on your blog (you can grab the badge from the sidebar) and leave a comment for that on my blog.

Und so könnt ihr gewinnen:

(ihr müsst nicht alles machen. Umso mehr ihr macht, desto höher sind aber Eure Chancen)

1) Hinterlasst Kommentare während der Laufzeit des Kalenders. Lasst mich bitte bei Post 1 wissen ob ihr Verwendung für Digitale Schnitt-Dateien habt (wegen des Gutscheins zum Lori Whitlock Shop)

2) Hinterlasst Kommentare direkt auf meinem Youtube-Kanal.

3) Teilt die Veranstaltung auf Facebook und hinterlasst dafür einen Kommentar auf meinem Blog.

4) Teilt die Info auf Eurem Blog (den Badge findet ihr an der Seite) und hinterlasst mir darüber einen Kommentar auf meinem Blog.

See you tomorrow!

Advent Calendar Day 20

Hi everyone and welcome to day 18!

(For all who are new to this: You can find all the info on the sponsors and the prizes on DAY 1)

I told ou there are SO MANY awesome talents out there - I couldn't invite them all to join our little calendar, but today we have another FABULOUS guest: Lyndal Higgins! Wow - just wow. She is an expert for all the things that I love: Fun images, clean lines, happy colors and die cuts! Visiting a blog is always a treat that makes me smile. So today I will be using one of Lyndal's cards as my inspiration for a gift-holder card (that does in fact not hold a gift card, but a bookmark)

Hallöchen und willkommen zu Tag 18!

(Für alle, die neu dazu gekommen sind: Ihr findet alle Infos zu Sponsoren und Preisen bei Tag 1).

Ich habe Euh ja gesagt dass es da draußen SO VIELE wahnsinnig tolle Talente gibt - ich konnte nicht alle zu unserem kleinen Kalender einladen, aber wir haben auch heute wieder einen Gast: Lyndal Higgins! Wow, einfach nur wow.

Sie in eine Spezialistin für alles, was ich liebe: Witzige Stempel, klare Linien, fröhliche Farben und Stanzen! Ihren Blog zu besuchen ist immer eine Freude, die mich zum Lächeln bringt. Heute werde ich also eine von Lydals Karten als Inspiration für einen Geschenkkarten-Halter benutzen (der aber gar keine Geschenkkarte, sondern ein Lesezeichen hält).

Lyndal's card:

Bold colors, clean lines, different layers, washitape - Challenge accepted!

Kräftige Farben, klare Linien, Verschiedene Lagen, Washitape - Herausforderung angenommen!

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Bling it on

Sentimental Sundays - Non traditional christmas colors

Charisma Cards - Anything goes

Lyndal, thank you so much for all your support, kindness and inspiring projects - TRULY appreciated! Sending hugs!

Don't forge the giveaway!

This is how you can win:

(you don't have to do all the steps. But the more you do, the higher is your Chance to win)

1) Enter comments during the calendar-event on my blog. Please let me know in post 1 if you have the possibility to cut out digital cutting-files. (because of the voucher to the Lori Whitlock shop)

2) Enter comments during the calendar event on my YouTube channel. 

3) Share the event on facebook  and leave a comment about that on my blog.

4) Share on your blog (you can grab the badge from the sidebar) and leave a comment for that on my blog.

Und so könnt ihr gewinnen:

(ihr müsst nicht alles machen. Umso mehr ihr macht, desto höher sind aber Eure Chancen)

1) Hinterlasst Kommentare während der Laufzeit des Kalenders. Lasst mich bitte bei Post 1 wissen ob ihr Verwendung für Digitale Schnitt-Dateien habt (wegen des Gutscheins zum Lori Whitlock Shop)

2) Hinterlasst Kommentare direkt auf meinem Youtube-Kanal.

3) Teilt die Veranstaltung auf Facebook und hinterlasst dafür einen Kommentar auf meinem Blog.

4) Teilt die Info auf Eurem Blog (den Badge findet ihr an der Seite) und hinterlasst mir darüber einen Kommentar auf meinem Blog.

See you tomorrow!