CAS One Layer Card with 3 Colors

My second entry for this week's LIM challenge.
I've made few one layer cards in my life, so I'm trying to get some experience and practice with this type of card!
For this challenge, with the theme of 3's, I've used 3 colors (blue, pink and yellow) and this cute digi (a freebie from Tiddly Inks) has 3 balloons.
I hope that's enough of 3's....
The sentiment is stamped.


1) Less Is More - #76 One layer - Anything 3's
2) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Teddy Bo Girl Up in the Air Birthday Card

For this card I've only used different pink and blue colored paper.
Apart from the flowery backing paper I've only used scraps.
I'm so into paper piecing right now - it's a great way of using up small bits of paper! So I've paper pieced the bear.
I've stamped the balloons and the clouds, but the sentiment is a rub-on. 
I've used a die for the fence.
I added 3 pink roses and tore the edges of the backing paper.

I enter this into the following challenges:
1) Dynamic duos - #11 Colour duos
2) The Crafty Pad - #179 Paper Piecing
3) Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Use Something Bought In The Last 2 Months (Paper and stamp)
4) Let`s Ink It Up - All Girls
5) The Squirrel & the Fox - #22 Kids or babies
6) Sentimental Sundays - #111 Distressing
7) Addicted to Stamps - Card for Someone Special
8) Totally Papercrafts - #125 Lots of Layers
9) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

CAS One Layer Card

Oh boy, I struggle with one layer cards!!!
The last time this was the theme over at LIM I ended up with a whole "graveyard" of cards and I didn't enter any of them. And I'm only half pleased with this one, if that much,,, But, one needs to practice to get any better, so here goes:
Less Is More - #76 One layer - Anything 3's

I've used 3 different stamps (birds, music note border and sentiment). I've used some glitter glue to make the heart. I've rounded the bottom corners.

Paper pieced Ice Creams

I've used a freebie from Melonheadz for this card.
I've paper pieced the ice creams and added a rub-on that I think fits the summer theme ("Warm hugs" in Norwgian).
I've used in total 7 different colored papers for this card, mostly leftovers and scraps.

I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Crafty Ann's - Paper Piecing (2nd entry)
2) Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Summer Time
3) Crafting for all Seasons - #31 Ice cream/popsicle
4) Digi Haven - Fun in the Sun
5) Pattie's Creations - Summertime
6) Simply Create Too - Summer / Vacation
7) Paper Crafting Journey - Summer
8) Sassy Cheryl's - #123 Summer Fun
9) Everybody-Art-Challenge - #201 Summer
10) Secret Crafter - #194 Food and Drink

Sweet Sketch Birthday Card with Teddy Bo Image

I've used the sketch from Sweet Sketch as inspiration for this card
I've kept to a mint green and blue color scheme.
I've paper pieced the teddy bear  - I've stamped the image  on colored paper, then I stamped his vest and cap in the same jeans paper that I've used for the smaller circles.
The birthday greeting and the balloon are stamped too.
I've added some glittery star stickers and two different ribbons.
 














I enter his card into the following challenges:
1) Sweet Sketch - Sketch
2) Ett Trykk - Norsk Stempelblad AS - Noe for gutta (3rd entry)
3) Card Makin' Mamas - Rubber Stamping
4) Crafty Ann's - Paper Piecing
5) Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday – Stamping
6) Penny's Paper-Crafty - #84 Anything Goes
7) Sisterhood of Crafters - Let's Hear It For The Boys (2nd entry)
8) Celebrate the Occasion - #70 Happy Birthday
9) LEJ Designs - #11 Animals
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Pirate and Ghost ship

Another card for a young boy!
For the background and the treasure chest I have used pieces of a design paper. 
The flag with the skull is a sticker.
The sentiment is stamped and says "Happy Birthday". 
For the pirate image I've used a stamp from Panduro.

1) Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
2) Tammy Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
3) Nutcrafters - #22 One For The Boys
4) Sisterhood of Crafters - Let's Hear It For The Boys
5) Top Tip Tuesday - #80 One For The Men (2nd entry)
6) Cards For Men - Happy Birthday (2nd entry)

Circle shaped Easel card for a 4-year old boy

I've used a Magnolia stamp for this card. The number is printed on blue patterned paper. I've twined the jute and made a frame of it. I often use jute on my male cards. The sentiment is stamped, and I added some jute on the label as well. The sea shells are cut out from the designer paper.

This card is entered in the following challenges:
1)  Ett Trykk - Norsk Stempelblad AS - Noe for gutta (2nd entry)
2) Dream Valley Challenges - #36 Anything but square
3) Totally Stampalicious - Favorite embellishment (jute)
4) Creative Mondays - #11 For men
5) Cupcake Craft - Number Cruncher
6) Magnolia Down Under - One for the Boys
7) That Craft Place Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
8) Joanna Sheen Challenge - Circles
9) Secret Crafter - #193 Use Pastel Colours
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Vintage card made of leftovers

This card is totally made from scraps and leftovers. I hardly throw anything away and I try to be "economical" in my cardmaking (I don't dare to think of the money I've spent on this hobby...) If you disassembled this card you would see what I mean!
I can't remember where I got the image, but the post card label is a left over from a design paper. The sentiment is a rub-on ( I love rub-ons!) and I used the masking technique with 2 different unused stamps to make the fence and rose. I also stamped the rose twice and cut out just the flowers. The ribbon bow I made for another project, but I didn't use it then. If I remember correctly, I bought the lace while on a trip to Tallinn and the doily I bought in a food store in Dubai. So this card represents my 2 favorite hobbies: travel and card making!




I participate in the following challenges with this card:
1) Craft Your Days Away - #49 Doily's and Lace
2) Craftymess Challenge - #12 Ribbons and Lace
3) Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Anything Goes
4) It's All About the Vintage - Anything vintage/retro goes
5) Paper Pretties - PPC213 any occasion card
6) Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
7) Waste Not Wednesday - always "use your forgotten stuff"
8) Crazy Amigo Challenge - Vacation (postcard on the card and items bought on holiday - maybe a bit far fetched?)

CAS Black&Pastel Love Birds

I think those little birds are my favorite stamps! They are two separate stamps, but I made a couple of them - the lady in pink and the gentleman in blue.
I didn't add any bling at all, just a paper with text and a rub-on, which means "I love you"

This card is being entered in the following challenges:
1)  CAS-ual Fridays - use Text
2)  Crop Stop - Show us some love
3)  Creative Craft Challenges - Tweet Tweet
4)   Shelly's Images - Use text/sentiment (2nd entry)

CAS Golden Poinsettia

This week's challenge at LIM is "Gold".
I have used 3 different golden papers and 3 dies. The poinsettia is a Marianne CreaTables die, the mistletoe is from Whiff of Joy and the pine branches are from Cheery Lynn.



I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Less Is More - #75 Gold
2) Cheery Lynn Designs - Christmas in July
3) Crafters Companion - Ho ho ho Christmas
4) Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - #64 Christmas In July
5) Christmas Cards All Year Round - Include holly or poinsettias (2nd entry)

Birthday Cowboy!

For the image I've used a stamp from Stampavie.
I've used 2 different jeans patterned papers and kraft. The kraft paper is embossed with stars.
I attached a little star charm and a ticket with a birthday sentiment to the twine.

I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Sweet Sketch - Sketch
2) Ett Trykk - Norsk Stempelblad AS - Noe for gutta
3) Top Tip Tuesday - #80 One For The Men
4) Cards For Men - Happy Birthday
5) Card a Day Blog - Guy cards
6) Jellypark Challenges - Waving
7) Paper Play - Happy birthday
8) Kaboodle Doodles - A Boy`s Life
9) Shelly's Images - Use text/sentiment
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Monochromatic Vintage Christmas Card

I've used the sketch from "Sketch N Stash" as inspiration for my design.
I've kept to a color scheme with brown and beige tones and went for a vintage inspired look.
I've used a Spellbinder die to make a frame for the image, which is cut out from design paper.
For the sentiment I've used a rubber stamp from Panduro, and I've used dies to cut out the snowflakes.
All elements have been inked with "old paper" Distress Ink. I've also used some brown lace.













This card is entered in the following challenges:
1) Sketch and Stash - Sketch (Neglected stash used: brown lace)
2) Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge -Acrostic Christmas Letters (Snow, Angel, Monochromatic)
3) Through the Craftroom Door - Christmas in July (2nd entry)
4) 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
5) Hooked on Crafts - Christmas in July (2nd entry)
6) Lollipop Crafts - Christmas in July (2nd entry)
7) Christmas Card Challenges - Monochromatic
8) Jingle Belles - Walking in a Vintage Wonderland
9) Card and Scrap - Wings
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

For a Birthday Girl

I'm enjoying my last week of summer holiday, so I have plenty of time to make cards. So - a pink and girlie card this time! I find them quite hard to do, as I have trouble finding the right balance between too much and too little stash.
I've used a rubber stamp from Panduro. I've inked the edges around the image and the card. I've used glitter glue on her wings.  The sentiment is a rub on. I've used star brads and I've also made a star with pink rhinestones. I've added ribbon with pompons at the top and bottom of the card.

I enter my card into these challenges:
1) Really Reasonable Ribbon - Children's birthday
2) Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Girls, Girls, Girls
3) Creative Mondays - Mermaids and Fairies
4) Love to Create - Stars and Stripes
5) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
6) Dream Valley Challenges - Things with Wings
7) The Ribbon Girls - Girlie Card
8) Desert Island Crafters - choose 3 or more from the list (Inked Edges, Glitter, Rubber Stamp)

Tag shaped Christmas Card

My starting point for this tag shaped card  was the Cardabilities sketch.
I embossed the card base. I attached white ribbon with pompons to kraft paper. The sentiment is stamped. For the branches and poinsettia I've used dies. I've used a metal ornament in the center of the flower. I also added a fabric reindeer and some pearls and a bow.

I enter this into the following challenges:
1) Cardabilities - Sketch
2) Christmas Cards All Year Round - Include holly or poinsettias
3) Through the Craftroom Door - Christmas in July
4) 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown - Anything Goes
5) Hooked on Crafts - Christmas in July
6) Lollipop Crafts - Christmas in July
7) The Squirrel & the Fox - Christmas in July
8) Crazy 4 Challenges - #C4C143 Create a Tag
9) Secret Crafter - #192 Christmas
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

 

For a Newborn Baby Boy

I have used a die to make the baby carriage. The sentiment is cut out from design paper, decorated with lace. A little teddy bear charm is attached to the bow. I have used a Martha Stewart punch around the edges. The card is sprinkled with pearl glimmer mist.
I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Cupcake Craftroom - Lots of layers
2) Bearly Mine - #42 Ribbons & Bows
3) Shopping Our Stash - #58 Triple Threat (ribbon, lace, glimmer mist, die cut elements, rhinestones, doily)
4) Totally Stampalicious - Bows and Ribbon
5) Here Come the Boys - Metal and/or Embossing (Metal Charm)
6) Craftymess Challenge - #12 Ribbons and Lace
7) Speedy and Friends -#114 Use Metal
8) Crafty Catz – Metal
9) Crop Stop - Blue
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Bicycle with flowers

Nearly 3 weeks have passed since my last post - I've been enjoying a really nice and warm holiday abroad.
I'm "warming up" with a pink, flowery card. I've used a clear stamp, pink lace paper ribbon, white lace and flowers. The sentiment is a rub-on.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Allsorts - #161 In Bloom
2) Crafty Calendar - Flowers in Bloom
3) Hiding in my Craft Room - #51 Anything Goes
4) Fab 'n' Funky - #127 Cute & Girly

CAS Bucket and Shovel with Spots

The bucket and shovel image is part of a set of summer themed stamps from Digi Doodle.
The sandy beach is made of torn kraft paper.
The sentiment means "hug" in Norwegian.
I honestly don't know for what occasion I would use this card - what do you suggest?
Maybe not the most versatile card I have made, but I think it's a rather cute one though...

I enter this nto the following challenges:
1) CAS-ual Fridays - Polka Dots
2) Digi Makeover Challenge - Seeing Spots
3) The Squirrel & the Fox - Winter or Summer
4) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Man and Coconut Trees

For this card I have used both digi and rubber stamps.
The coconut trees are from Digi Doodle and I printed them on patterned papers.
The man is a stamp from Art Impressions. I just love this grumpy-looking aged man. But since he doesn't seem to be in a very good mood, I added a happy-faced sun.
To make the waves of the sea I used a Martha Stewart punch.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Male card
2) Di's Digis Designs - Male inspired Creations
3) One Stop Craft - #186 Fathers Day
4) Secret Crafter - #189 Happy Fathers Day
5) Totally Gorjuss - #135 Sunshine
6) Crafty Catz - Summer Time
7) Delightful Challenges - Fun in the sun
8) Cute Card Thursday - Water, water everywhere
9) The Crafty Pad - #174 Let's Hear It For The Boys
10) I Brake for Challenges - Summer fun

Boy and Turtle

I think this Digi Doodle image is adorable!
I wanted the image to be the focal point of this card, so I have added very few embellishments -
a turtle button and a tag for the sentiment.
I made a frame around the image and kept a simple design.
The colors are limited to browns, greens and blues.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - Father's Day/something masculine
2) Delicious Doodles - For the Fellas
3) Jellypark Challenges - Boy Crazy
4) Pattie's Creations - Father's Day/Card for a guy
5) Phindy’s Place - Father's Day/Masculine card
6) Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Male card
7) Shopping Our Stash - #54 Father's Day/Masculine
8) Tuesday Throwdown - #101 Friendship
9) Poodles Parlour - Father's Day/Male
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

You are unique!

I got this monogram stamp yesterday as I received my blog candy package from Venus!
I immediately got this design in my head.
The red letters I printed off my computer and the crown is cut out of a design paper.
The monogram is stamped with Distress Ink, color "faded jeans", and I also added a bit of red glitter glue on the swirls.

I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Less Is More - #70 Red White & Blue
2) Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Royals
3) Craft Your Days Away - #46 Red White and Blue
4) Polka Doodles - Regal Colours
5) Moving Along With The Times - Red, white & blu

CAS Red, White & Blue with Bling

This card hasn't required much material:
- White cardstock
- Red and blue paper left overs (I stamped directly on the design papers)
- Rhinestones
- Rub-on sentiment (I Love You in Norwegian).



I enter this card into the following challenges;
1) Less Is More - #70 Red, White & Blue
2) CAS-ual Fridays - CFC55 Show us your bling!
3) The Crafty Pad - #172 Colors of your Flag (The Norwegian flag is red, white and blue)
4) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Purple Fairy & Flowers

I wanted to make a feminine card with flowers, lace and other girlie details.

I love this fairy image, but I haven't used it more than once or twice, so this image was the starting point. I decided to use this lovely paper with purple roses, so with that I had the color scheme set.

A good start, but then I decorated everything upside down on the backing paper and had to do a lot of make over.. Oh, well.

I spend a lot of time decorating feminine cards, trying to place flowers and lace here and there, before I'm able to make up my mind... I ended up with some flowers at the bottom left corner, a butterfly sticker, a chipboard with sentiment and lace. Oh, and lots of liquid pearls to make the swirls!

The image is colored using watercolor pencils and the wings are decorated with glitter glue.

I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Divas by Design - #37 anything goes
2) Whimsy Inspiration - #41 bingo (pearls - image - flowers)
3) Craft Room Challenge - Birthday
4) Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Fairies
5) Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge - #61 Something With Wings
6) Shopping Our Stash - #53 May Flowers
7) Ooh La La Creations - Make it Girly
8) Whoopsi Daisy - Fairy Magic
9) Stamp and Create - One for the Ladies
10) Deep Ocean Challenge - #26 Swirls

Bear & Birds singing Christmas Carols

A Christmas card in May!
I've used a stamp from "Ladybug and Friends" with a bear and two birds singing Christmas carols. The image is colored with watercolor pencils, and I've added glitter to the wings and to the red berries.
I've used two papers - a patterned one as backing paper and a plain blue one for the circle and the panel underneath the strip of lace, I've also used 8 blue rhinestones.

I enter this card into these challenges;
1)Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Tweet Christmas (Use Birds)
2) Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - #74 Christmas Foliage
3) Winter Wonderland – Sing a Song
4) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Pink & Girlie

I must admit I'm a bit out of my comfort zone when making girlie cards - and all in pink too!!! 
But I discovered this beautiful sketch and thought it would be a perfect starting point for the beautiful La La Land stamp I received as a gift from Kasey.
I have distressed the edges of the oval panels with Milled lavender colored ink. And I have also used lace and flowers.
 
I participate in these challenges with this card:
1) Sketch Saturday - SKETCH* #209
2) Send a Smile for Kids - Anything goes for kids
3) Delightful Challenges - 5 or more flowers
4) Truly Scrumptious - #81 Pretty in Pink
5) Everybody-Art-Challenge - #194 Laces & Shapes
6) Sweet Stamps - #66 Anything Goes
7) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Little Ghost shaped card

To make this card I enlarged a stamped image and cut it out to make my template.
I embossed the paper and drew a line of glitter glue along the edges. For the eyes I cut out two circles, added buttons and rhinestones.
It's not my greatest card, but I think the ghost ended up to be quite cute, and I think this card could be perfect for a little birthday boy.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Less Is More - #69 Not a Square
2) One Stop Craft - #184 For the Boys
3) Paper Crafting Journey - Anything for Kids
4) Just Keep on Creating - #2 Anything Goes
5) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

A glittery Wedding card with peel offs

This card is a combination of old and new stuff. 
The backing paper, the lace and pearls are left overs. 
The white paper is embossed using a new embossing folder.
The birds are peel offs and the sentiment is a rub on.
I have used a Martha Stewart punch around the edges.









I will participate in these challenges with this card:
1) Crafty Calendar - Things with Wings
2) Just Some Lines - Show us those Birds
3) Totally Gorjuss - #133 Something New (embossing folder)
4) Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday – Weddings
5) Simply Create Too - Wedding
6) Charisma Cardz - No flowers allowed
7) Do You Stack Up? - Birds
8) Southern Girls - Die-cut or punch
9) Creative Belli - #144 Wedding
10) Card Makin' Mamas - Punches

Little Cowboy - Monochromatic

I really enjoy making cards for boys and men, and this time I went for a monochromatic look.
I have used watercolor pencils to color this sweet Stampavie image. I have added a birthday sentiment in Norwegian and I have also used a stamp to make the banner.
I have tons of buttons - I have hoarded them for as long as I can remember - so I have added a few of those too.

I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Paper Crafting Journey - #10 Anything for Kids
2) Sassy Studio Designs - #126 Hats off to you
3) S J Papercrafts - All about the boy plus use something old from your stash (buttons)
4) Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - For the Boys
5) Allsorts challenge blog - #156 Happy Birthday to Someone Special
6) Fairy tale challengeblog - #41 Boys+Men
7) Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything goes
8) Poodles Parlour - Monochromatic
9) Penny's Paper-Crafty - #80 Anything goes
10) Stampin With The Dragon - Birthdays & Boys

The Man and the Sea

The kraft  paper has been torn to appear as sand. I printed a border from Birds Cards to make the waves. The clouds, the man and the birthday sentiment have been stamped.

 I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Twisted Tuesday - Vacation + Twist Keep It Simple
2) Lollipop Crafts - Make a Splash (water)
3) Simon Says Stamp and Show... - Summer holiday
4) Whoopsi Daisy - Shape It
5) Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - For the Boys
6) Phindy’s Place - Summer is Coming
7) Dutch Dare Card Challenges - #165 Shaped cards
8) Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Goes
9) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

CAS new born Baby Boy

 

My favorite color combination is kraft and blue. That is the starting point for this card. I also wanted to make a clean and simple card, and I decided to go for a design with lots of empty space.
I have used a Martha Stewart punch to make the borders of the blue card, and I added a bit of pearly glimmer mist.
The teddy bear is colored in kraft paper and there's a bit of blue glitter blue on the ribbon around his neck.
The sentiment is stamped. The only embellishment is a blue ribbon bow and a star metal charm.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Less Is More - #68 a BABY or a CHILD
2) Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - #63 New Baby
3) Incy Wincy Designs - Kraft and 1 Other Colour
4) Charisma Cardz - Use metal charms
5) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Fairy silhouette

My first card in two weeks!
I have used only 2 colors - black and pink. The fairy is a digi stamp. The only embellishments are 3 pink roses. I have added glitter to the flowers and the fairy's wings.
The sentiment says "happy birthday" in Norwegian.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Joanna Sheen Challenge - Happy birthday
2) Paper Sundaes - Pretty in Pink
3) Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes
4) Crafty Calendar - Things with Wings
5) Crazy 4 Challenges - #C4C137 A Birthday Card
6) Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - Wonderful Wings
7) Fairy Tale - Things with Wings
8) Pattie's Creations - Recipe (flowers, glitter, sentiment)
9) Shelly's Images - Anything goes
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes 

CAS Yellow Stars

I must admit that this week's LIM challenge - Yellow - has been a challenge! But then I started to think about what my favorite items and techniques are: kraft, stars and embossing. And there you go! I have used kraft, I have used my star dies and an embossing folder with quilted pattern!

I enter this card into the following challenges;
1) Less Is More - #66 Yellow
2) CAS-ual Fridays - CFC51 Birthday card
3) Inked Paws - Clean & simple
4) Paperminutes - #215 Stars

Onesie for a Baby Boy

I used a sketch from "Try Stamping on Tuesdays" as inspiration for this design. I am hooked on kraft paper at the moment, so I created my background with embossed kraft. The onesie is cut out manually, and I added a rubon to it. I used 2 different DPs, light blue ribbon and a little tag, which has also been embossed.
















I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Try Stamping On Tuesdays - SKETCH*- #64
2) Cute Card Thursday - For the boys
3) My Mum's Craft shop - #55 embossing
4) Craft Room Challenge - Emboss It
5) Crafty Cardmakers - For the Boys

Twas the Night before Christmas...

The sun is shining outside and I think we're going to a have a fantastic spring day here in Oslo. That didn't stop the urge to make a Christmas card :)
I think this Northstar stamp is my favorite Christmas stamp! That cute little boy in his pyjamas, hanging up his stocking in anticipation of a visit from Santa!
My choice of colors comes from the inspirational photo at Winter Wonderland - that image is such a great one!
I have used purple spotted paper and the paper with sentiment I have printed. I have used some glittery stickers on each side of the card, a sticker star and I have tied a a bow with silvery pearls. I added glitter glue around the ovals - these are cut out using dies.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Winter Wonderland - Photo Inspiration
2) Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Christmas Carol (Twas the night before Christmas)
3) Christmas Crafting - Twas the night before Christmas
4) Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Glittery
5) Craft Us Crazy - Favourite stamp company and/or found inspiration

CAS Yellow Flower on Kraft

The image is a freebie from Anji's Antics and I thoght it would be great for the color challenge at Less Is More - #66 Yellow.

I added a punched paper with yellow ribbon, a little bit of glitter and a rub-on sentiment. I used kraftpaper for the card base.

Girl with flowers

I have used a rubber stamp from "Bildmålarna".
The kraft paper has been embossed with cherry blossom-pattern, and the pattern has been distressed with purple ink.
I have used pink ribbon to make a frame around the kraft paper, and then I have decorated with white, pink and purple flowers.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge – Ribbons
2) Crop Stop - Embossing
3) Inspired by Stamping - Kraft, pink, purple - photo inspiration
4) Pixie Dust Studio - Flowers
5) Paper Pretties - Flowers
6) Anything Goes Challenge - #66 Things With Wings
7) Craft Room Challenge - Emboss It
8) Sassy Cheryl's - #113 May Flowers
9) Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes

Summer scene

I created this summer scene with a digi from Shelly's Images  and a rubber stamp from Stamping Bella.
I manually trimmed a design paper with sand and shells and kraft paper to make a frame around my image. I have not used any embellishments, other than the 3 letter stickers to form the sentiment.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Shelly's Images - No punches or die cuts
2) Moving Along With The Times - Summer sunshine
3) Can You Digi It - #8 Sunset & Sunrise Inspirational Photo
4) LEJ Designs - #1 Anything Goes
5) Creative Mondays - Anything Goes
7) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
8) The Crazy Challenge - Summer/Beach
9) Mo's Digital Challenge Blog - Anything Goes


 

Wild Wild West

I have used a sketch from "Crafting when we can" as inspiration for my design. I used stars instead of circles, otherwise I kept close to the sketch.
The Core'dinations paper has been sanded, the stars are cut out using dies, the ticket with sentiment is stamped. The cowboy is a digi from Digital Delights, and the cactus is printed from WordArt as I don't have any cactus stamps and I did want to add some color to my design.



I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Crafting When We Can - #17 Sketch time
2) Fab 'n' Funky - #119 celebrate maleness
3) Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - One for the Boys
4) Kaboodle Doodles - Add some Dimension
5) LEJ Designs - #1 Anything Goes

Très chic Gift Bag

I downloaded a digi from this webpage: Free Vintage Digistamps. You can find some really awesome digis there!
I used Distress Ink color Old Paper to give the image and doily a faded look.
The swirls I stamped, then I added liquid pearls color Platinum.
I added black ribbons at the top and bottom of my card base. I made a bow on which I attached a little Eiffel Tower metal charm. I also added a metal flower and a handmade one with a brad.
The sentiment and the postage stamps are rub-ons.

 I enter this gift bag into the following challenges:
1) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
2) Tammy Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes
3) Come and Get It Challenges - Anything But a Card
4) Dream Valley Challenges - For a Special Lady
5) Paper Sundaes - Ribbon and Pearls
6) Delicious Doodles - BINGO (flowers+pearls+brads)
7) Polka Doodles – Shabby Chic / Vintage
8) Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
9) Paper Crafting Journey - Vintage
10) Creative Craft Challenges - Anything Goes