Angel in white and gold

With Christmas quickly approaching I've got a Christmas card on the menu for today.

I used my angel stamp and a sentiment tag from LOTV.  I stamped the image onto vellum with gold EP, colored the stars with a gold gel pen and gave the angel a golden paper pieced dress.

The star die cut is covered with gold EP, I used a die from Marianne. 3 gold bling and a a star eyelet from my stash were also added.

The background is embossed with a Spellbinders EF, matted onto gold cardstock, and I added a little bit of white and gold frantage.

This card is for these challenges:
Twofers - #7 Things with Wings
Challenge Up Your Life - White and gold
Clear It Out - Theme: White + 1 Color Stash: your choice (bling)
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long -  Anything Goes

Pup sleep

I'm here to share my DT card for the new "Stella Says Sketch" challenge over at Catch the Bug.
I used the image pup sleep, colored it with Promarkers and fussy cut it.

I placed the image onto a die cut panel. The oval panel and border of kraft are made using dies from Dienamics, the grass with one from Lalaland.
Papers are from Pebbles, I the stamped a birthday sentiment in Norwegian which says something like "Big hugs and congratulations on your birthday".

This card is also for these challenges:
Daring Cardmakers - W, C5 – Cuddly Creatures
That Craft Place - Kraft
Creative Knockouts - #114 Include a Sentiment
Moving along with the Times - My Favourite Things (whiskers on kittens)

Birthday cupcake

Happy Friday! I'm here to show you my card featuring the Freebie Friday -  you can pick it up at no cost in the Bugaboo store.

The image is colored with Promarkers. I added glitter stickles to the whipped cream and frame, the cherry got a coat of glossy accent.

I used a one to me new embossing folder with a piece of silver cardstock, a paper border from Kaisercraft and silver sequins and pink ribbon from my stash.

Have a great weekend!

This card is also for these challenges:
Inkspirational - Anything goes with silver
I love Promarkers - #294 Food and Drink
Crafting for all Seasons - #114 Embossing
Get Creative Challenges - Birthday
Come and Get It - Lots of Sparkle

Skating

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week the optional twist is PAPER PIECING. I used an image from our sponsor this month, Ppinkydolls, colored up with Promarkers.
I stamped some houses onto DP, fussy cut them and paper pieced the windows and doors.
The ice is silver metallic tape. I framed the scene using stitched circle dies from Memory Box. The white panel is embossed with an EF from Tim Holtz. I stamped a Christmas greeting and added a die cut holly swirl, covered with white and gold frantage, and added 3 red pearls.

This card is also for these challenges:
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas  
Natalie and Amy's Challenge - #38 Winter Scenes
Card and Scrap - #106 Christmas
Christmas Card Challenges - #49 Anything Goes 

Cardinals

I was given this beautiful cardinal image by my blogfriend Monika of Creative with Monika (Thank you so much!) She has opened up an Etsy Shop with a friend who makes digital images. The shop is called JavaCardLineArt.

I have to admit I've never seen a cardinal IRL. I actually became aware of their existence in blogland. So I didn't know how to color them up, but with a little help from Google I found lots of images for guidance.
I used my Marianne window die and added lace I got from Mervi in the window, so that it looks like they're sitting outside peeping in. I punched a few branches and added loose glitter to them and to the window. The window is mounted onto a paper dry embossed with a folder from Darice. Papers from Maja Design. Christmas greeting in Norwegian and branches with red berries from my stash.

This card is also for these challenges:
The Glory of Christmas -  #71 Glitter and/orShine
Fab 'n' Funky - #280 Die Cuts and/or Punches
Inspiration Destination - #58 Always Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle - #162 Use Some Red

Cat and Chair

I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge over at Catch the Bug,  this week it's ANYTHING GOES.

I merged two images: chair element and crabby cat I purred once. I colored the image with my Promarkers. I used a black pen to draw a fine lined frame around the image, stamped a Christmas sentiment, then added the panel onto a white card base.

There isn't much more to say about this card as I kept it really clean and simple.

This card is also for these challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More - #169 Clean and Simple
City Crafter Challenge - #286 Getting Ready For Christmas
A Snowflakes Promise - #9 Anything Goes with a Winter or Christmas Theme
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Water Can

It's Thursday and time for an OLDIE BUT GOODIE over at Catch the Bug. This is the image I used: Flower Water Cans - Rose Can.
I colored the image using Promarkers and added glitter to the roses. To reduce the white space I used a blue Promarker to make little dots. Didn't like the look of it at all, so I applied blue DI, thinking it would cover the dots. It didn't but I quite like the effect of it.
The white paper with stripes is embossed. I used a LawnFawn die to make the banner, stamped a sentiment and attached it with a blue button with string. I was inspired by a previous sketch from Sketch Saturday for the layout.

This card is for these challenges:
Sketch Saturday - Pick any sketch (#333)
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #321 Embossing
ABC Challenge - U is for Unlimited
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Triple Play

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week the optional twist is TRIPLE PLAY/USE 3 DIFFERENT COLORS.
I chose blue, green and silver (I didn't count white as a color).

Our sponsor for November is Ppinkdolls.


I made the winter landscape by embossing blue paper with a snowflake embossing folder, then I cut three rows of trees with my die from Marianne.
The semi circle with stars die cut is also made with a Marianne die, I heat embossed it with silver EP and attached a seambinding ribbon bow.

The bottom edge i decorated with lace. I machine sticthed around the edges.


This card is also for these challenges:
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Oh Christmas Tree
52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Christmas pick a previous theme (Angel)
Where the HeART is - Anything Goes/Winter Blues
Everybody-Art-Challenge - #343 Star, Circle or Heart
Allsorts - Christmas

Gertrude

I'm here to share my DT card for the new "Stella Says Sketch" challenge over at Catch the Bug.
I used  the image Grumpy Gertrude - touch coffee colored with pink and grey Promarkers. She comes with a fun sentiment, but I chose to use one from Art Impressions, heat embossed with silver EP onto vellum, attached with fastenaters (I belivethat's what it's called? First time I use it). Papers are from Pebbles and Maja Design. I also added 3 pink pearls from my stash.

This card is also for these challenges:
Polkadoodles - #42 Add Sparkle, Bling or Glitter
Digi Choosday Challenge -#43 Favourite Color Combination (When using pink I like to combine it with grey and/or silver)
Simply Papercraft - #16 Always Anything Goes

Black, white and a touch of bright

Happy Saturday and Halloween!

I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge over at Catch the Bug, where we have a RECIPE  CHALLENGE this week - use black, white and a touch of bright.

I used an image of a whale which is part of a set - you can find it here - colored with my Promarkers. I cut it using a circle die from Memory Box and added it slightly over the edge of the card base.
The DP is a leftover piece from a Graphic45 sheet, I machine stitched with white thread at the top and bottom. I added 2 enamel dots and the black paper is also a DP which I embossed with chevron pattern using a folder from Darice.

This card is also for these challenges:
Creative Card Crew - #99 Off The Edge
Dream Valley Challenges - Use the Color Blue
Eureka Stamps - Pets & Animals
4 Crafty Chicks - #270 Anything Goes

Freebie Friday Santa

Happy Friday! I'm here to show you my card featuring the Freebie Friday -  you can pick it up at no cost in the Bugaboo store.
Santa has been colored with Promarkers, and the detailing on the stockings are made with a white gel pen.


The window is cut out using a TH die, I added acetate, popped it up on foam so I could make it a shaker card with different sequins and glitter for snow.
I added a piece of lace to make the curtain.

The tree is made with a die from Marianne, I dry embossed it and added glitter to the embossed swirls and some pearls for baubles.

Patterned papers used to make the wallpaper and the floor.


This card is also for these challenges:
Just Add Ink - #286 Just add anything with a "W" (window, wallpaper)
Addicted to Stamps and More - #168 Holiday
Fab 'n' Funky - #279 Christmas
A Snowflakes Promise - #8 Anything Goes with a Winter or Christmas Theme
Christmas Card Challenges - #47 Anything Goes

Oriental inspired

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week it's time for a new ANYTHING GOES. I've used an image from Stitchy Bear Designs - our Sponsor for October - colored with Promarkers and gel pens.
There's plenty of gold on this card, kind of screams at you I think. I used an embossing folder on the background, then sprinkled gold EP on top and heat set. I did the same with the dragonflies made with Penny Black dies and the sentiment from LOTV - a freebie that came with a magazine at some point. The die cut layers in the middle are made with black and gold paper, I used the dies I got from Mervi.

This card is for these challenges:
Ooh La La Creations - Embossing (heat and dry)
Shopping Our Stash - #225 - Go Paperless
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes with Twist of Birthdays
Crafting for all Seasons - #113 All Dressed Up/Girly

Coffee Mugs

To be honest, this card was a struggle. The reason I persisted is because Twofers has a color challenge this fortnight, using blue, green and yellow.
Color challenges are the ones I find the hardest. And I actually might not have followed the theme entirely as my chevron embossed paper is white, sprinkled with blue mist. But this is it. At least I got to use my NBUS stamps from LawnFawn which I've had for a year or so and scrap pieces of paper. I also added three bling. I used the sketch over at Retro Sketches as my starting point.

This card is for these challenges:
Twofers -#6 Color challenge (blue, green, yellow)
Retro Sketches - #187 Sketch

Autumn colors and Sunflowers

I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge over at Catch the Bug, where we havea PHOTO CHALLENGE this week.

I was inspired by the colors and sunflowers. I colored the image with my Promarkers. The sentiment I stamped onto the image and heat set with gold EP. The background is embossed with an embossing folder, I inked the raised pattern and added more gold EP. I kept the card clean and added no embellies.

This card is also for:
Addicted to Stamps and More - #167 Make Your Mark
Crafty Cardmakers - Autumn Colours
Pattie's Creations - Fall or Halloween Image
Sweet Stamps - # 237 Anything Goes 

Transportation

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week's optional twist is to make something using the theme of TRANSPORTATION. I've used an image from Stitchy Bear Designs - our sponsor for October - colored with Promarkers and fussy cut.

I made the background using a die from Poppy and the die cut clouds are from Memory Box. My starting point was the the sketch and a masculine theme.

I'd like to participate in these challenges:
The Sweetest Thing - #291 Sketch
Digi Choosday Challenge - #42 Birthday Celebrations
Creatalicious Challenges  #80 Guys/Male Theme .




I also want to say a BIG THANK YOU to Mervi who sent my all the goodies shown in the photo and some chocolate bars as I was a lucky winner of her blog celebration candy. The chocolates didn't survive the wait until I picked out my camera, so sorry for that, they were SO yummy.

Superman

I'm here to share my DT card for the new "Stella Says Sketch" challenge over at Catch the Bug..
I used the image AKV superhero - fly 2. I colored the image with Promarkers and fussy cut it. I used dies from Dienamics to make the oval and a Memory Box one to make the citycape. I did two rows of buildings and added orange paper behind the cut out windows for some glow. I chose a DP I felt added something "comic book" inspired to my card. The road is a strip of washi and I added some sequins stars to the sky.

This card is also for these challenges:
Inkspirational - Glow (from the windows and the stars)
Die Cuttin' Divas - #237 Must Use Popcorn or Be Inspired By Movie (Superman)
Crafty Catz - #297 Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More - #166 Anything Goes

Hugs and Kisses and many Wishes

It's Thursday and time for an OLDIE BUT GOODIE over at Catch the Bug.

The image is Chef Pierre, he comes in many versions in the Bugaboo store. He is colored with Promarkers and I added lots of glitter glue to the cake.
The sentiment is made with a stamp from Penny Black, I stamped using black ink and like how it looks like white chalk on a blackboard sign, kind of like you can see cafés and restaurants put out on the streets in summer. I attached it all to black card board and a red card base, so no DPs used.

This card is for these challenges:
Allsorts - No design papers
Sweet Stampin - Use script or text
Crafty Creations - #300 Don't Be Blue 

Santa's coming soon...

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week's optional twist is to play TIC-TAC-TOE. You can choose any row, diagonal, horizontal or vertical, to make your project. I chose the upper horizontal row.

I've used an image from Stitchy Bear Designs - our sponsor for October - colored with Promarkers and a white gel pen.

I was inspired by this week's sketch over at Sketch Saturday. Papers are from Maja designs, I used a snowflake die and my stitched oval dies, and a branch with red berries, ribbon, twine, charm and pearls from stash. The sentiment is a sentiment tag from LOTV.

I'd like to participate in these challenges with my card:
Sketch Saturday - Sketch #382
Love to Scrap - Ribbon or Lace, Oh My
Christmas Card Challenges - #45 Anything Goes
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes with a twist: something beginning with s (Santa, snowflakes)

Housewife retro style

I love participating in the challenge over at Twofers as they force me to use my stash of rubber stamps. You're not required to make more than one project, in spite of the name.
So far I've used a few NBUS ones, like today's housewife stamp, which I love but had never used. I believe I got her one or two years ago during a craft fair. She's from Lost Coast Design if I'm not mistaken. And I think she has something 1950s about her...

I cut a DP with spots into three panels and adhered the pieces onto a panel of black and gold card stock. Then I die cut a piece if vellum and heat embossed with gold using a sentiments stamp from LOTV. I also added three bling and a die cut banner as I felt the card was busy enough with the background of spots showing through the vellum. I had planned to add something red too, but I changed plans and added the bling instead.

This card is for these challenges:
Twofers -#5 Vintage/Retro
A Gem of a Challenge - spots and /or stripes
Crafty Friends Challenge - gems/pearls
Crafty Catz - #296 Embossing 

Scarecrow

I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge over at Catch the Bug, where we have the theme of FALL this week.

I've used a sweet scarecrow and colored it with my Promarkers.
I've used mostly paper scraps to make my card.
The stitched oval and banner dies are from Dienamics (love these) and so is the sentiment.
I added a few die cut leaves made with dies from LawnFawn and I also added two bling ones.

This card is also for these challenges:
QKR Stampede - #160 Scarecrows
C.R.A.F.T. - #332 Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Bonfire Night
Fussy and Fancy - #149 Autumn Colours
Pattie's Creations - Fall or Halloween Image

Shaker card for a birthday girl

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week's optional twist is to make a birthday project. I've used an image from Stitchy Bear Designs - our Sponsor for October.

This is my third pink project within a week. I'm not that crazy about pink really, but I'm obviously going through a pink phase. The sweet girl is holding a birthday cake, so I added a birthday greeting and pink sequins for the shaker part and die cut balloons using a die from Poppy to add to the party feel. I die cut a frame og kraft paper, added a piece of lace and attached the panel to brown card stock.

I'd like to participate in these challenges with my card:
Inspiration Destination - #54 Always Anything Goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #106 Anything Goes with a twist: Use Two Patterned Papers
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

For a little prince...

I made a card for a little prince born in July, with the sketch over at CYCI as inspiration.
I used a striped DP and embossed panels decorated with lace to make the background.
The little animal stamps are from a set from Lawnfawn, and I have a matching set of dies to cut them. I paper pieced them and colored the details using an orange Promarker and gold and white gel pens.
The sentiment is a die cut heat embossed with silver EP, placed onto a die cut stitched oval.

This card is for these challenges:
Can You CASE it -#89 Sketch
Come and Get It - For the Boys
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - #101 Animals 

Magnetic shopping notepad

Happy Monday! I'm here to share my DT project for my Anything But a Card project featuring a butterfly you can find in the Bugaboo store here.

I took a magnetic shopping notepad and decorated it with DPs from Maja Design, which I embossed with an embossing folder with swirls. The swirls got covered with silver gelato.
I added a die cut sentiment (Dienamics) of silver cardstock and 4 glittery pearls I received from Kim.

This project is for these challenges:
Just Add Ink - #282 "Inspiration" Challenge (colors and circles)
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge - Anything goes with a twist: embossing, wet or dry
Cards und More - # 142 Insects
Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick (Embossing)

Birthday Rose

I'm here to share my DT card for the new "Stella Says Sketch" challenge over at Catch the Bug..

I used one of Jodie's beautiful flower images, you can find a big selection in the Bugaboo store. I colored the image with Promarkers and cut it using stitched oval dies from Dienamics. The scallopped stitched borders are also from Dienamics. All papers are from Maja Design. Instead of adding a stamped sentiment I attached a metal charm with a birthday greeting to a bow made of seambinding ribbon.

This card is also for these challenges:
In the Pink - #79 1,2,3 of something /1 image, 2 pearls, 3 DPs)
Seize The Birthday - Birthday + Topping - Border Punches Or Dies
Creative Knockouts - #109 Lots Of Layers
Inky Chicks - #58 Think Pink

My first ATC

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week's optional twist is to make an ATC. I've used an image from Stitchy Bear Designs - our Sponsor for October.

This is my first go at making an ATC. I've always struggled with tags, due to the small space to work with, but making an ATC for some reason I didn't find as hard. Maybe because its rectangular, I don't know... But I can tell you it's a great project for using some scraps. I've got tons to work with...

I made my ATC base out of black cardstock. I used a stencil to make the background, added perfect perals for a nice shiny finish. The striped paper is a piece of leftover from a Maja Design paper. The sentiment is made using my Dymo. Image colored with Promarkers and a white gel pen to make the fur, which doesn't show well in the photo. Added two pearls onto sequins from my stash.


This is also for these challenges:
Digi Choosday Challenge - #39 - Something New (stencil and making an ATC)
Di's Digis Designs - Animals acting like humans
Sweet Stampin - Use a non-white base