Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

The inspiration for this card was chocolate cupcakes, so I have only used browns and beige.
The recipe I found on the web, and I moderated in Word. The recipe is not glued to the card, so it can actually be used!
The stamps I've used was a free gift that came with a magazine I bought.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) The Crafty Pad - #163 Sketch
2) Pollycraft - #133 mmmmm Choclit
3) Divas by Design - #28 use a stamp
4) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Card for Baby Girl

I have used different design papers from KaiserCraft and stickers on this card.
I wanted to keep it rather simple, with a clean design, so I cut out 6 squares and used some buttons, rhinestones and a bows embellishments.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Frosted Designs - Grids
2) Creative Mondays - Anything Goes
3) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
4) Lollipop Crafts - Anything goes
5) Totally Gorjuss - #124 Spots and Stripes
6) Card Makin' Mamas - Buttons

Gift bag - Pink&Orange

For this gift bag I had the challenge at Shelly's Images - Kraft, Pink, Orange and Embossing - in mind. It indeed turned out to be a challenge!
I cut out a bird, free hand, and embossed it. I used pink and orange feathers for its tail. Than I added different embellishments and details in the same colors.
I'm not convinced that the combination of orange and pink will ever by a favorite of mine, but considering how I struggled to piece this together, I'm quite satisfied with the result.
And I love challenges that force you to try something new!

I enter this gift bag into the following challenges:
1) Shelly's Images - Kraft, Pink & Orange + Use Embossing
2) Crafty Catz - Spring
3) Fairy Fun Fridays - Spring
4) Creative Mondays - Anything Goes
5) Incy Wincy Designs - #137 Things with Wings

Gift Bag "Just for You"

For this gift bag I have used a polka dot embossing folder on the background paper.
The angel image is cut out from a design paper, the edges have been distressed.
I have used lace, ribbon, feathers and some pearls on the metal decoration.
For the text I have used a Kanban stamp.

I enter this gift bag into the following challenges:
1) Polka Doodles - Mother's Day
2) Flutterby Wednesdays - #195 Open
3) Creative Card Crew - #6 Vintage
4) Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Shabby Chic/Vintage
5) Incy Wincy Designs - Things with Wings
6) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
7) Divas by design - #27 Distressing
8) Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - #37 Anything Goes
9) Sentimental Sundays - #94 Metal
10) Creative Mondays - Anything Goes

CAS on Kraft with Teddy bears

This is my first attempt to make a CAS card. I knew this would be a challenge for me to do, but it was actually harder than I had imagined...
I have used masking technique with 4 different teddy bear stamps. I also added a stamped frame.
I was very tempted to add more details to this card, but the organza bow and the brad had to be it!

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) "Less is More" - Week 59 Theme (Masking)
2) CES Challenge Blog -#77 Kolouring on Kraft
3) Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Cute & cuddly
4) Little Red Wagon - #125 Clean and simple
5) Hiding in My Craft Room - #38 KISS

"Just Married" shaped card

I have used a sketch from Frosted Designs as inspiration for this card. I needed to make a wedding card, so I kept to soft colours and embellishments that would fit the theme.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Frosted Designs - #14 Card Sketch
2) Shelly's Images - Show Us What You Got!
3) The Squirrel and The Fox -#13 Love
4) Hotshot Crafts - Ribbon
5) Craft Room Challenge - Shabby/Vintage
6) Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Anything Goes
7) Ett Trykk - Norsk Stempelblad AS - Shaped Cards
8) CropStop - March "National Craft Month" Challenge
9) Saturday Challenge - #177 Doilies Are Not Just For Cakes

White Christmas and Angels

For this card I have added so many different kinds of embellishments (peel off stickers, buttons, lace, feathers and more), so I kept the colors neutral (white and silver).The image is a print, the text is stamped. For the background I have used a snow embossing folder.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Christmas Inspirations - #43 Dry Embossing
2) Sparkles Christmas Challenge - #14 Peel Offs
3) Winter Wonderland - Magical (Fairy or angel)
4) The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
5) Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - #64 button it up
6) Jingle Belles - Neutral Noel
7) Ett Trykk - Norsk Stempelblad AS - Shaped cards
8) CropStop - March "National Craft Month" Challenge
9) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Love birds, yellow and orange

I have kept to two main colors for the papers and flowers.
I have used a Marianne Design embossing folder and a Spellbinders die. The 4 green "bling pearls" take up the color from the leaves, and I also added a bit of white lace.
With this choice of colors and image I think the card is suitable for several themes - spring, Easter and love!

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Frosted Designs -Things with Wings!
2) Robyn's Fetish - #98 Easter
3) Polka Doodles- Animal or a Bird
4) Shelly's Images - Show Us What You Got!
5) Marianne's Design Divas - Spring into spring
6) Penny Black and More - Springtime
7) The Squirrel and The Fox -#13 Love
8) Divas by Design - #24 citrus colors
9) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
10)Raise The Bar - #96 Increments of 4

Masculine birthday card

The layout on this card is based on a "Cards for men" sketch.
I have embossed the grey paper, and the edges on the image and the background are distressed with black ink. The text is a a black and white sticker, and I have used sandpaper to give it a worn look.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Cards for men - Challenge #5 - Sketch
2) Polkadoodle - Cards for Boys or Men
3) Colour Create - Yellow, gray, black & white
4) Paper Pretties - Masculine
5) Anything Goes Challenge - #62 Boyz to Men
6) Creative Craft Challenges - Boys Will Be Boys
7) Shopping Our Stash - #42 Embossing

Love - Kraft&Orange

I have used a lot of kraft paper for this card, both as background and for the birdcage, tree and fence.These have been distressed.
I wanted to limit the number of colors, so I have kept to browns and oranges. I have used Marianne CreaTables dies, a Sarah Kay stamp, a brad for the birthday tag, a silver charm in the top right corner and lace.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1)Frosted Designs – Kraft Paper
2)Make it Monday - Anything Goes
3)Clearly Inspired - Anything Goes
4)Fairy Fun Fridays – Distress It
5)CES Challenges - #76 Charmed
6)Glitter Geeks - #10 Spring is in the Air
7)Allsorts - #145 Say it with Flowers
8)The Pixie Cottage - #111 - Things With Wings
9)Kaboodle Doodles - #109 - Think Spring - Let's See Some Flowers

Sketch - black, white & blue

This card is made after the sketch from "Try Stamping On Tuesdays". I have kept to three colors - black, white and blue. I have used a Kanban stamp for the little bottles.The text, a rub-on, is suitable for a birthday card. I have also used a Martha Stewart punch and some glitter glue.

 I enter this card into the following challenges:

1) Try Stamping On Tuesdays - SKETCH #56
2) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
3) Poodles Parlour - Birthday
4) Paper Crafting Journey - Anything made with paper goes
5) Sarah Hurley Challenges - Birthday celebrations
6) Paperminutes - #207 - Blue, White, Black
7) Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
 

Colorful Confections

I was inspired by the challenge at The Shabby Tea Room to use aqua, pink and green together.
I went for vertical stripes in these colors.
The image is cut out with a circle die, to give a bit of "softness" to the straight lines.
I have cut out an extra set of wings in thin paper and added Star Dust Stickles. The purpose was to try and "lift" the wings off the paper for a 3D effect.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) The Shabby Tea Room - #104 Colorful Confections
2) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
3) Allsorts - #144 Spread your Wings
4) Penny Black and More - Springtime
5) The Pixie Cottage - #111 - Things With Wings
6) Crafts and Me - #74 Things with Wings
7) Guylou's Inimitability - Things with Wings
8) Flutter By Wednesdays - Fairy and Spring

I love cupcakes!

The idea here was to try something new by stamping the background - "I love cupcakes" - onto ordinary white paper. Ink colour´"London Fog" for the text, "Old paper" for distressing. The cupcake is cut out from a design paper. I have added a little bit of "bling" and Star Dust stickles.
I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Shelly's Images - Seeing spots
2) Robyn's Fetish  - #97 Cupcakes
3) Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
4) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
5) Scrappy Frogs - Seeing Spots
6) That Craft Place - Anything Goes 
7) Polkadoodle - Polka Dots or Stripes or Both
8) Sassy Cheryl's - #104 Are You Seeing Spots?
9) Pile It On - #10 Are We Seeing Spots or Stripes or Both?

Crocodiles

I find it difficult to use greens, and this card actually took me quite a few hours to create, even though it doesn't look that way, simple as it is.The design paper is green, even though it looks more brownish in this photo (it's hard to get a good photo of this one)

When I came over this design paper I remembered I had some crocodile stickers among my stash, and I thought I could make a card for my nephew's 5th birthday.
I have not used any stamps, I have die-cut the letters and number.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Crafting When We Can - Animals
2) Hiding in my Craft Room - Monochromatic GREEN
3) Frosted Designs – Numbers
4) Glitter Geeks - Song Title (Crocodile Rock - Elton John)
5) Card Cupids - Birthday Cards for Boys

Love birds

For this card I have used a Whimsy stamp which I think is just gorgeous! The flowers are from Storyteller and Kort&Godt. I have also used ribbon, rhinestones and glitter glue.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) CES Challenges - #75 Flower Frenzy
2) Hotshot Crafts - #5 Ribbons
3) Our Creative Corner - Making Melody (Crazy in love - Beyoncé)
4) Ett Trykk - Norsk Stempelblad AS - Shaped cards
5) Allsorts - #144 Spread your Wings
6) Stampin For The Weekend - BINGO (ribbon - glitter - flowers)
7) Do You Stack Up? - Things with wings
8) Crafting for all Seasons - #21 shaped cards
9) Penny Black and More - Springtime

Golden autumn

We are waiting for spring to come in Norway, but some where in the world autumn is near.

For me autumn represents golden colours and rubber boots. Instead of colouring the image I have stamped directly on coloured and patterned papers.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) The Squirrel & the Fox - Autumn
2) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
3) Crafty Purple Frog - Yellow & green
4) Pixie Cottage - Anything goes