Ink #208 Leap

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational. This challenge we'd like you to be inspired by the word LEAP as 2020 is a leap year with the 29th of February.

I made a Christmas card with a leaping reindeer, I think it's from Inkadinkado. The sentiment is from Concord & 9th. I used gold frantage and golden star sequins.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see inspiration from my teamies.

 

This card is also for:
Cardz 4 Galz - #115 Black & Bling
C.R.A.F.T. - #545 Christmas
Winter Wonderland - ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS

Cat love

We are back with another sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug. 

I colored up BUGCATLOVE with Promarkers. I used a DP with lots of tiny hearts and a strip of glitter paper. The bow is made with a stamp from Avery Elle, the sentiment is from Penny Black.

This card is also for:
Creative With Stamps Challenge -  #47 Red 
Crafty Catz - #493 ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST CRITTERS
As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Animal (Why - they have a mind of their own, they don't need to be trained and they are the cutest)

I love purses and accessories...

Today starts a new challenge over at Catch the Bug - our challenge this week is BINGO.

I used Heels and Accessories, colored with Promarkers and 'glossified' with glossy accent on the pearl necklace. I put it onto a little square of vellum paper with glitter flowers, which I machine stitched onto the background. I used an ombré colored DP, dry embossed and covered it with glitter paste. The sentiment - wishing you a super day - was stamped onto a die cut heart with cross stitched pattern.

This card is also for:
Daring Cardmakers - SOMEONE OR SOMETHING YOU LOVE (I love purses and accessories)
Crafty Gals Corner - #204 Add a Heart
Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes

Ink #206 Love photo

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational. This challenge we'd like you to be inspired by the LOVE photo.

I made a birthday card, being inspired by the big letters, the clouds and the color of sand. I masked off a strip and used an own made cloud stencil and blue DI. A Lawn Fawn stamp set was used for the bunny and kite, the stamped sentiment is from MFT, as well as the dies used for the letters of hello.


Please head over to the challenge blog to see inspiration from my teamies.

 

This card is also for:

Use Your Stuff - #391 CRITTERS
AAA Birthday - #10 CUTE 

Hearts and sketch

We are back with another sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug.

I colored up Giraffe Heart 2 with Promarkers. I used 2 heart dies to make the open centered heart shape, placed off the edge. The heart embellishments and banner are cut with a Lawn Fawn dies, the sentiment with a Penny Black one. 2 DPs used.

This card is also for:
Papercraft Challenges - # 54 Use min. 2 designpapers
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #527 For a Child / Children Images

I cook with wine

Today starts a new challenge over at Catch the Bug - our challenge this week is Anything goes.

I used JJ Housework - Cook, colored with Promarkers. The sentiment is a stamp from my stash, but a similar sentiment comes with the image.
I fussy cut the image and placed a die cut clock behind the image. The panel is kept white and is cut with a sticthed rectangle die from MFT.

This card is also for:
Everybody-Art-Challenge - #461 Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

You are precious

Today starts a new challenge over at Catch the Bug and our challenge this week we have a photo of penguins.

I used an image with a penguin from Snowman Set 02 and I was also inspired by the snow.

For the the panel I mixed blue, green and yelllow DIs. I used a stitched hill dies(Poppy), a bubble speech stitched die  and stitched frame die (MFT). The sentiment is from Altenew. I mounted the panel onto an embossed snowflake background.

This card is for:
Sweet Stampers - #40 Winter/Snow
Use Your Stuff - #390 FRIENDSHIP
Send a Smile for Kids - January: Valentines or Love Cards 4 Kids or Anything Goes 4 Kids

Ink #205 Glitz/Glitter

We have bew challenge for you at Inkspirational. This challenge we'd like to see some glittery stuff - glitter, shimmer paste, anything shiny on a strip or small area of your work. Please head over to the challenge blog to see inspiration from my teamies.

I actually made two cards, one feminine and one masculine.

1) Feminine card

I mixed old and new wahi tapes, one is a glitter one, on a black card base. I stamped a few birthday sentimnets. The woman is actually a fairy from Stamping Bella, but I removed her wings. I added 3 sparkly pearls.

This card is also for:

Alphabet Challenge - U is for USE WASHIE TAPE
Do-Al(l) Kreatives - #37 Three of a Kind

2) Masculine card

This card is made with the same concept as the feminine one, mixing bits of washi tapes. The background is a mop up of inks and a bit of splatter. I used a die cut silhouette and blue colors, being inspired by the book cover of  "Where the Red Fern Grow" over at The Library Challenge.

 

Twofer Card Challenge - Hearts and 2nd blogaversary

Here are my two cards for the Twofer Card Challenge #23, where the theme is HEARTS. 

For both cards I used a heart die from Xcut/Docrafts. I made a card for a non specific occasion and a card with a choice of sentiment to congratulate someone on their birthday, on a new job or a new home.

 

 

1) "A balanced diet is a cupcake in each hand"

That's what this sentiment in Norwegian says. I think it's fun and works for a card for many or no occasion at all. A really old DP (Bo Bunny?) and the image is a pre colored topper from Katy Sue Designs.

This card is also for:  

Allsorts - #555 More Than A Single Word Sentiment
Crafty Catz - #489 ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST FUNNY

2) "Congratulations on..."

I used a sentiment where you can tick off for the appropriate occasion, the choices being a birthday, a new job or a new home. I think this DP is from Bo Bunny, I used a spellbinder oval frame and a sticthed rectangular frame from MFT. The image is a pre-colored topper from Katy Sue Designs, which is also my "new" item.

This card is also for: 

Cute Card Thursday - #617 What's New'
Daring Cardmakers - SOMETHING NEW

Sketch with hugging cats

We are back with another sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug. 


I colored up Kitties with Promarkers.
I created a sort living room background with floor, wallpaper and a curtain. I used grey and white only.

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

Bugaboo's 10th birthday - Day 6 - Color challenge

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 10th birthday. You can see a list of all challenges for this celebration week here so you can work ahead.

I made my card using the image Ewe Move Me, colored with Promarkers.
If you're a regular follower you might have noticed I've been having lots of fun with my inks and brushos lately, but this is the last one of the batch I made. This is probably my favorite one, I like how it came out with the stamped grass and flowers.


This card is also for:
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #525 Animals
Creative Fingers - #177 ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

Bugaboo's 10th birthday - Day 5 - Make us laugh

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 10th birthday. You can see a list of all challenges for this celebration week here so you can work ahead.

I made my card using the image Make it Snappy - Birthday ewe. I colored the image with Promarkers. The background is made with Distress Oxides and brushos, experimenting with more colors this time.
Ribbon, a scrap of DP, washi tapes and stitching - a messy card for me but lots of fun to make.

This card is also for:
I love Promarkers - #401 Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - #297 ANYTHING GOES

Bugaboo's 10th birthday - Day 4 - Farm bingo

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 10th birthday. You can see a list of all challenges for this celebration week here so you can work ahead.  


For day 4 the theme is "BINGO".
I made my card using the new realease image. The background is made with just a few splatter of inks and brusho, I stamped a few curly party elements (no idea what they're called), added a piece of washi, ribbon and sentiment and stitchem them in place. The frame is made with a die from Altenew, which I glues and stapled in place.

This card is also for:
Seize The Birthday - #180 Birthday/Option - Layer It
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #34 - Anything Goes with a Critter
The Male Room - #127 Anything masculine goes

Bugaboo's 10th birthday - Day 1 - Farm birthday project

Over at Catch the Bug we're having a week long birthday bash - Bugaboo is celebrating its 10th birthday. You can see a list of all challenges for this celebration week here so you can work ahead.

For day 1 the theme is "Farm birthday project".   I made my card using the images Bobblehead Farm Cow, Bobblehead Farm Pig and Bobblehead Farm Sheep. I colored the image with Promarkers. The background is made with Distress Oxides and brusho

This card is also for:
Fab n Funky - #463 No Designer Paper
Crafty Catz - #488 ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST ANIMALS
Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes

Ink #204 Fauna

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational. This challenge we'd like you to be inspired by the word 'Fauna'.

Yup, it's January, and I've already started making this year's Christmas cards. Here I used a stamp set from Avery Elle, new to me and used for the first time. I gave the arctic animals paper pieced hats and scarf, the sentiment is a combination of Dymo and die. A DP used as background. A clean and light weight card ready and done!
Please head over to the challenge blog to see inspiration from my teamies.

 

This card is also for:

Christmas 24 - #1 Anything Goes
Creative With Stamps Challenge - #46 Scarf
Tuesday Throwdown - #448 Something New

 

First Stella Says Sketch of 2020

We are back with the first sketch challenge of 2020 over at Catch the Bug.


I colored up Dog Heart topper with Promarkers.
I placed it onto a background made with Distress Oxides and brusho. Using my stamping platform I first stamped the sentiment onto the background, then I added the image and stamped again. I think the sentiment came out nicely and without the booboos I feared would happen.
Along the edges I added a brand new washi tape.

This card is also for:
Crafty Friends Challenge - #126 Something New
Crafting With An Attitude - Always Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - New Stash

Distress Oxides and brushos

Today starts the first challenge of 2020 over at Catch the Bug our challenge this week is Anything goes.

I used a pup holding a heart, colored with Promarkers.

For the background I tried something new for me, misxing Distress Oxides in reds and pinks and a little bit of brusho. I finally got hold of some watercolor paper, which I managed to keep quite flat.

I used a leftover piece of DP with hearts.
The sentiment is part of a new die/stamp set from Concord & 9th.

This card is for:
Alphabet Challenge - T IS FOR TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Craft Rocket Challenges - #66 Something New
Moving along with the Times - #114 All Things New

First Christmas card for 2020

I hope you all had a great start on the new year. Since I had lots of Christmas items on my desk and I got a magazine with a freebie set of of cute Christmas cats I thought I would get started on this year's Christmas cards - only 11 months left before they need to get posted, lol.
I was inspired by the colors at Color Throwdown and was mindful of keeping my card light weight for postage.
I embossed the background, added a die cut scene all in white, added a chipboard sentiment and colored my cat with Promarkers.


This card is for:
Color Throwdown- #574
Sweet Stampers - #38 Christmas
Allsorts - 551/2 Anything Goes

Ink #203 Tree photo

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational - a photo.

For the background I used a script stamp and silver embossing powder. Next I added a snowflake embossed in white and covered with glitter paste. The stamp and die set is from Concord&9th. On top I added a paperdoll from Tim Holtz and made a sentiment with a die, my Dymo and a stamp.
Please head over to the challenge blog to see inspiration from my teamies.

This card is also for:
Winter Wonderland - ANYTHING GOES CHRISTMAS
Dream Valley Challenges - #215 CHRISTMAS 

Bugaboo Christmas Chaos 2019 - Day 6 - Color

Over at Catch the Bug we're preparing for Christmas - it's Christmas Chaos week with lots of prizes to be won. The event stays open until December 31.


I colored up Polar Bear with Promarkers. The scarf is light green and purple (looking extra pale in the photo).
I used a purple ink and clear embossing powder on the vellum snowflake (the stamp and die are from Concord & 9th). The sentiment is from Avery Elle. The background is sprayed with a white mist.

This card is also for:
Creative With Stamps Challenge - #45 Polar Bear

Bugaboo Christmas Chaos 2019 - Day 5 - Photo

Over at Catch the Bug we're preparing for Christmas - it's Christmas Chaos week with lots of prizes to be won. The event stays open until December 31.


I colored up the image crabby cat Christmas. The DP and sticker sentiment are from Tim Holtz, the stamped bow is Avery Elle. A bit of frantage fo snow.

This card is also for:
Crafty Animals - #33 Always Anything Goes (with animal)
Show us Your Pussies - Furrything Goes/ Meowry Christmouse

Bugaboo Christmas Chaos 2019 - Day 4 - Bingo

Over at Catch the Bug we're preparing for Christmas - it's Christmas Chaos week with lots of prizes to be won. The event stays open until December 31.


I colored up the new release image with Promarkers. The sentiment strip is made with a Hero Arts die. I used a tree embossing folder for the background.

This card is also for:
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - #468 Anything Christmas Goes - option: Use The Word Merry
Crafty Cardmakers - #247 CHRISTMAS

Bugaboo Christmas Chaos 2019 - Day 3 - Gift card holder

Over at Catch the Bug we're preparing for Christmas - it's Christmas Chaos week with lots of prizes to be won. The event stays open until December 31.



I made a gift card holder with the image Make it Snappy Goofy Reindeer and added glitter glue to the snowflakes.
I used various left over pieces of DP.  The one at the bottom (and behind the image) looks pink with the flash of my camera but IRL it looks more like white with a shine.

This gift card holder is also for:
Challenge Up Your Life - #118 Christmas Packaging
Creatalicious Challenges - #177 ANYTHING GOES with optional Christmas with a reindeer