Recipe 123 - 1 ribbon, 2 buttons, 3 layers

This week's challenge at Catch the Bug is a recipe challenge: 123 - 1 ribbon, 2 buttons, 3 layers.

I never know how to count layers, but I counted the DP background as one, the yellow strip as one and the image as one.
I colored teddy with Promarkers and added glossy accent to the balloon. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.

I was planning on adding this card to my baby card selection. But I guess it could be used for a toddler's birthday as well. 

This card is also for:
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #576 Buttons and/or Bows
Krafty Chicks - #544 Any Occasion

 

 

Bottle tag

It's Monday and over at Catch the Bug that means we've got some "Anything but a card" inspiration for you. 

I used Mouse - candle, colored with Promarkers.
The paper is old and came free with a magazine several yeard back - I do like the combination of red, white and blue and dots.

This bottle tag is also for:
Creative Knockouts - #385 Anything goes

INK #231 - Shoes photo

For our challenge at Inkspirational this fortnight we have a photo.
I had several ideas for this theme but opted for a masculine take as I've got 5 nephews and am in constant need of cards for males of all ages.
The image is cut out from a Maja Design paper, the die cut frame is from Altenew. I used stencils as stamps together with Speckled egg and Pumice stone Distress Oxides. A left ofer piece of a Lawn Fawn DP was used, turqoise enamel dots and birthdays greetings stamped. For the stars I used a stencil and gold Nuvo expanding mousse.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful makes of my INK-teamies.  

This card is also for:
Craft Rocket Challenges - For The Boys / Men

Winter Penguin Trio and BINGO

Today starts a new challenge over at Catch the Bug and tis week we are playing bingo. I used the row of snowflake+Bugaboo image+ribbon.

I used the image Winter Penguin Trio. DPs from Maja Design, die cut snowflakes, a holly frame and a tree. Added two buttons from my stash, I drew a white line with a Posca pen on them, and ribbon from my stash.

This card is also for:
Christmas Craft Creations - Ribbon or Twine
Crafty Gals Corner - Snow Much Fun
Christmas Crafts All Year Round - January - Something starting with A and/or B (Blue, buttons)

Day 7 of Bugaboo's 11th annual Birthday Bash - Woodland Friends

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 11th birthday.
For day 7 we have a color theme. The DTs have used today's freebie, so if you do like the fox I used you can grab it for free from later today and a week ahead.

I gave the fox a birthday hat and a bow tie to add to the party feel. Papers are old freebies.

This card is also for:
Paper Minutes - #674 Headgear

Day 6 of Bugaboo's 11th annual Birthday Bash - Woodland Friends

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 11th birthday.
For day 6 we have a photo.

I used Theodore Bear and teamed him up with animals from a magazine freebie set and stamped toadstools - all stamps are new to me. I arranged the scene onto a die cut tag, used an old-ish DP and lace and string for texture, as well as an embossed panel.

This card is also for:
Always Fun Challenges - #196 SOMETHING NEW

Day 5 of Bugaboo's 11th Birthday Bash - Woodland Friends

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 11th birthday.
For day 5 we want you to make us laugh.

I used Goofy Squirrel and teamed him up with old freebie papers with plenty of nuts as a well as a "nut themed" sentiment. Two die cut leaves, a glitter strip and string, and my card was ready.

This card is also for:
Get Creative Challenges  - #97 ANYTHING GOES 

Day 4 of Bugaboo's 11th Birthday Bash - Woodland Friends

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 11th birthday.
For day 4 we have a bingo board.

I made my card using the line of ribbon+die cut+sentiment. The image was colored with Promarkers. I stuck to blue, green and golden colors.
I heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder and fussy cut it.

This card is also for:
Crafty Calendar - Make It Cute

 

Twofer Flowers

Here are my two cards for the Twofer Card Challenge #34, where the theme is FLOWERS. 

For both cards I used a die from Pinkfresh Studio. I made a thank you card and a with sympathy card.

 

 

 

1) THANK YOU CARD

A really quick and simple card. I used one of the dies from the Pinkfresh Studio set. I stamped the sentiment inside of the die cut, added some black splatter and 3 gems. The panel was raised on foam.

This card is also for: 

My Time to Craft - #448 Thank You
Moving along with the Times - #126 New (Pinkfresh Studio dies)

2) WITH SYMPATHY CARD

I used 4 of the dies from the Pinkfresh Studio set. I added some black splatter and I stamped the sentiment in Norwegian on a die cut frame.

This card is also for:

Happy Little Stampers - Anything Goes with Dies

Day 1 of Bugaboo's 11th annual Birthday Bash - Woodland Friends

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 11th birthday. Day 1's theme is to create a birthday card with woodland creatures.

I made my card using the image Owl trio, colored with Promarkers and with glossy accent eyes. The background is made with an embossing folder that came free with a magazine recently and a green ink. The trees are die cut, colored and I used a white and black pen for detailing.
The birthday greeting was stamped onto a tag.

This card is also for:
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #573 - Birthdays
Shopping Our Stash - #436 What's New With You? (white Posca pen and embossing folder)

 

INK #230 Mask

For our new challenge at Inkspirational we have a word prompt: MASK. This theme can be interpreted in different ways. I used the technique of masking to make a cluster of potted plants.

All stamps used are part of the same set from Altenew. This started out as a one layer card, quite happy with it, but when I was going to add a stamped sentiment as the final touch, SMUDGE happened. So I had to salvage what I could - fussy cut the stamped image and placed it onto a partially dry embossed wooden background and played it safe with a die cut sentiment, die is from Penny Black die. I was happier with the first version, but I am happy I didnät have to bin it and start a new.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see what my teamies have made.

This card is also for:
Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

First Stella Sketch of 2021 - Birthday animals

Happy New Year everyone! Let's hope 2021 will be far better than the previous one.

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug. I need to stock up on cards for most occasions, staring with a birthday card for a child.
I used the image Sign it birthday critters. colored it with Promarkers and added a birthday greeting in Norwegian. I used a strip of glitter paper and a MFT border die and several paper scraps in shades of brown. A green striped ribbon and brown string from my stash.

This card is also for:
Crafty Animals - Always Anything Goes