Christmas Gift Box with Snowflake

Today I've made a Christmas gift box. This is my first go at heat embossing as I only got my gear yesterday.

I started with covering up my gift box with striped design paper.
Then I covered the sides of the lid with red ribbon.
For the top I embossed the edges with silver.  I also embossed 2 chipboard corners.
The snowflake is cut out of silver mirror carton, using a Memory Box die.
I attached a red brad in the middle.
I've also used some seasonal decoration of pearls, and a red ribbon bow.

This box is for these challenges:
1) 52 Christmas Throwdown - Anything But a Card
2) Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday – Embossing
3) Jingle Belles - Christmas - Snow
4) Crafty Ribbons - Anything but square
5) Nutcrafters - #27 Glitter and Gems
6) Crazy Amigo Challenge - Anything But A Card
7) Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - #92 All wrapped up
8) Christmas Card Challenges - #44 Chipboard
9) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Sketch and Vintage

I've been travelling for almost 2 weeks, so this is my first card in what seems like ages!
I went for a vintage style card, inspired by the layout of a Papertake sketch.
I've used 3 different DPs for the background. The image is also from a DP. The sentiment is a rub-on. I placed it on a chipboard circle, which I decorated with lace. I've also flowers and pearls.

I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Papertake Weekly -Sketch*
2) The Crazy Challenge - Seeing Spots
3) Clear It Out! - Child image + any old stash (flowers and lace)
4) Party Time Tuesdays - PTT #87 Anything Goes
5) Card Crafter's Circle - Vintage
6) Twisted Tuesday - Back to Basics NO TOOLS ALLOWED
7) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Christmas Card with Santa

For this card I haven't used any design papers. I've used kraft, red and white paper. The white paper is embossed with a star pattern, and I've used glimmer mist, but you can't see it from this photo.
I've used gingham ribbon, a Santa image, a digi for the hollies and stickers for the stars. The digi images have been colored with Promarkers and red glitter glue.

I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Pick 3 (Red, Glitter, Embossing)
2) Paperminutes - #233 No Design Paper
3) Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge -Tic Tac Toe (Red, Glitter, Santa)
4) Pattie's Creations - Embossing
5) Nutcrafters - #26 Christmas
6) Christmas Card Challenges - Stars
7) Christmas Crafting -Traditional Christmas Colors
8) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Sketch and Vintage

Not feeling especially creative today, but a sketch is always helpful! I've used  3 DPs, a green one with spots, a yellow one with flowers and chevrons and one for the vintage image. I've used green paper too, for the circle frame (Lea'bilities die) and for the swirls (Magnolia die). The die cut elements have got a bit of glitter glue on them.
I've used a little bit of yellow ribbon, a metal butterfly, some pearls and a rub-on for the sentiment.

1) Sweet Sketch - #170 Sketch
2) Come and Get It Challenges - Tic Tac Toe* (Pearls + free + ribbon)
3) Pile It On - Patterned Paper
4) The Ribbon Girls - Pearls
5) One Stop Craft - #198 No floral embellishments
6) Fairy Tale - Anything Metal
7) Poodles Parlour - Here come the girls
8) Simply Create Too - So Old or Vintage
9)  4Crafty Chicks - Metal
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Going through mummy's stuff...

I've used a digi from Mo's Digital Pencil for this card. This girl reminds me so much of a girl called Amanda, so I made a birthday card for her, using glittery sticker letters for her name.
I've colored her with watercolor pencils. I've added glitter glue to her necklace, around the inner circle and on the butterfly.
I've used a Spellbinder die for the scalloped circle and a Magnolia die for the butterfly. The banner is hand cut and I've distressed the edges with lavender colored ink. I've used pastel colored flowers and some pearls.

1) In the Pink - Pink and anything but square
2) Digital Tuesday - #176 Shaped Cards
3) Cupcake Craftroom - Pretty Pastels
4) Pile It On - For a Princess
5) Mo's Digital Challenge - #151 Anything Goes
6) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Male Criss Cross Card

This is my first criss-cross card.
For the "envelope" I've used 2 different masculine DPs .
For the die cut kraft elements I've used a Spellbinder oval die and a star die. I've also used a grass die, and a scalloped border die for the card inside the "envelope".
The image is a Teddy Bo digi which I've colored with Promarkers. The sentiment is a rub-on and I've used pompon ribbon and pearls for decoration.

I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Here Come the Boys - Teddy Bears
2) By the Cute & Girly - Boys/Men
3) Hooked on Crafts - Cards for Men
4) Scrapper`s Delights Paper Crafts - Birthday
5) Crafty Sentiments - Male Cards
6) Creative Craft Challenges - All about the boys
7) The Pink Elephant - Use Patterned Paper
8) Forever Friends - Ribbon
9) Paperminutes - #232 Combination Old & New (Old: Oval die and rub-on sentiment. New: Digi)
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Brown and Pink with Butterfly

I actually had the color combo from this week's LIM challenge in mind when I started out. But then this design developed from less to slightly more, so I changed direction.
I have used 2 stamps, one for the wooden background (Donna Salazar) and one for the butterfly (Panduro).
The banner with script is made with washi tape and pink carton.
For the hearts I'ved used 2 heart dies, as I wanted the middle to pop out a bit.
I've used brown carton for the frame around the image, as well as for the card base, which I've embossed using a Spellbinder folder with chevron pattern.
I think this card can be used for several occasions, but I think I'll keep this until I'm in need of a "with sympathy" card.

This card is entered into these challenges:
1) Speedy and Friends -#123 Sympathy Cards
2) Card Makin' Mamas - Hearts
3) No Matter Which Challenges - #2 Die Cuts and/or Punches
4) Poodles Parlour - Winged Things
5) In the Pink - Pink plus Wings
6) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Sketch - Red, White and Blue

This sweet little cowboy from Stampavie is one of my favorite stamps. I've colored the image using a combination of Promarker pens and watercolor pencils.
I've used jeans patterned paper as background and two more DPs to make the panel behind the image.
I've also used a row of tickets and some jute, onto which I've added white and blue ribbon and red and white twine.
As for embellishments I've used two red glitter brads and a star shaped metal charm.

I've also decorated the inside, by making a frame of the star patterned DP. I've also added the blue spotted paper and tickets, to pick up the theme of the front page.

 I enter this card into these challenges:

1) Sweet Sketch - Sketch
2) Card Crafter's Circle - For the Fellas
3) Stempelsonnen Challenge - Children
4) Pink Gem Challenge Blog - A Boy Thing
5) My Mum's Craft shop - #72 3 sets of 3 things (3 embellishments, 3 DPs, 3 tickets)
6) Celebrate the Occasion - #77 Child's Birthday
7) Shopping Our Stash - #66 Use Your Favourite Things (jeans patterned paper, jute and image)
8) Hooked on Crafts - Cards for Men
9) The Squirrel & the Fox - One for the Men

My first Book Card

This is my first attempt at making a book card.  I will definitely make some more!
I used carton to make the book and covered it with different design papers.
The front is decorated with an image cut out of design paper. The frame is made using a Spellbinder die, and I attached pearls to it. I added a little metal charm to white ribbon. The sentiment is a rub on. I've also used some white feathers and flowers. I've also decoarted the inside.

1) Creative Stamp Friends - Special Card Shape
2) Incy Wincy Designs - Frogs n Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
3) The Cutie Pie Challenge - Borders and Frames
4) That Craft Place - Vintage
5) Come and Get It Challenges - 3D Flowers
6) Gingerloft - Use metal
7) Totally Gorjuss - #146 Baby Baby
8) Sassy Studio Designs - inside as pretty as outside
9) Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Use Punches, Dies or Shapes of any Kind
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes 

Me being Messy

This card wasn't created with any challenge or occasion in mind. It's just my attempt of being a bit "wild and messy", which isn't exactly two words I would normally use to describe myself as a person. I'm quite the opposite - often having a plan in mind and being systematic.
For this card I tried to focus on combining elements I normally wouldn't  put together and trying not to be too orderly in the way I put the elements together. Like, what are the birds doing together with a vintage car and a row of tickets? And "naughty me", I crinkled the tickets too!
The orderly side of me is not a 100% pleased with this card, but I'm content with my attempt of trying something new, for me that is, so here goes:
1) Card Makin' Mamas - Try Something New (2nd entry)
2) Inspire Me Fridays – Anything Goes
3) LEJ Designs - #17 Vintage
4) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Sketch with Happy Hippo

We have some sun today, so what better than to make a card with sunny, happy colors! This bikini clad hippo is a digi from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I've used 2 different design papers with spots and dots. I've used a Spellbinder die to make the frame arounf the image, and I'v used 2 different leaves dies for the flowers. The two decorative corners are rub-ons. The design is inspired by the sketch over at "Sketches by Carly".

1) Sketches by Carly - Sketch
2) Make it Monday - Anything Goes
3) Totally Papercrafts - Zesty Summer Colours
4) Tuesday Throwdown - #112 Use Squares
5) Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Summer
6) Wags 'n Whiskers - Use your Favourite Colours (Yellow and grey)
7) Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
8) Gems of Inspiration - Animals or Teddies (2nd entry)  
9) Clearly Inspired - Circles

Sketch - Brothers

When I first discovered this lovely Mo Manning digi, I just knew I had to have it. These boys remind me so much of my two youngest nephews. I've made a card with a birthday sentiment. This card would be perfect to give to one of them, or even to give to someone from them. I've used jeans and wooden patterned papers and kraft. The corners are made using a Spellbinder die. The cut out piece I cut diagonally afterwards. I've also added some pearls.

1) Sketch and Stash - Sketch
2) Penny's Paper-Crafty - #90 Masculine
3) Papelito's Stamps - Masculine Cards
4) Paper Crafting Journey - Happy Birthday/Celebration
5) Fashionista Challenge - Card for a Child
6) Creative Mondays - Kids
7) Robyn`s Fetish - use a digi
8) Sassy Cheryl's - #129 Happy Birthday
9) The Crafty Pad - #184 To Die for (2nd entry)
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

 

Hexagon Shaped Card for a Boy

I bought some hexagon dies not so long ago, and today I wanted to make a shaped card for a boy.
I've used circle dies to make a kraft frame around the scene. For the scene I've used 3 different dies - the bird,  grass and fence. I've used scrap papers for these elements. As for the flower field I've used washi tape. For the sky I've used design paper. Edwin is colored with watercolor pencils.

I enter this card into these challenges:
1) 2 Sisters - #105 In the Garden
2) Card Crafter's Circle - Rich and Earthy Colours
3) Card Makin' Mamas - Try Something New (Hexagon shaped card)
4) Stampin With The Dragon - Anything but Square or Rectangle
5) Moving Along With The Times - Anything but square
6) Dancing in Pajamas - washi tape
7) Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Kids Theme
8) The Crafty Pad - #184 To Die for
9) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Sketch with Mouse

I used to be afraid of sketch challenges, but now I just love them! Here's a card made for the Sweet Sketch challenge based on this sketch:
I've used a 3 different design papers, in addition to cardboard.
The mouse is made with a stamp from "Country Companions" and I've colored it with watercolor pencils.
I've used ribbon, pearls and a flower with a pearl brad.
I felt that the card lacked "something", so I added a banner with a stamped birthday sentiment.








I enter this card into the following challenges;
1) Sweet Sketch - #167 Sketch
2) Crafty Catz - Animals
3) Little Red Wagon - #146 Animal
4) Paper Pretties - Square Cards (2nd entry)
5) Simon Says Stamp - Animal Antics
6) Paper and Such Design - Just Stamp On It
7) The Paper Girls - Birthdays (2nd entry)
8) Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog - Anything Goes 4 Kids
9) Gems of Inspiration - Teddies or Animals
10) Craft Your Days Away Challenges - Anything Goes

CAS and Tearing

I had already planned to make something with the design paper with script and the feathers, but I hadn't come up with a plan yet. When I discovered this week's theme over at LIM - "Tearing" - I immediately knew what to make. I've added some texture and a pearl brad too, and the sentiment "For You" is a rub-on. I've used black cardboard for the card base. I've scored a frame around the edges.

I enter this card into these challenges:

1) Less Is More - #81 Tearing
2) Creative Card Crew - #17 maps/Newsprint/Sheet Music/Script
3) Creative Craft Challenges - Just A Sentiment
4) LEJ Designs - #16 Clean & Simple
5) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

For a Baby Girl

I've used different pink design papers from Graphic45's "Little Darlings Collection" and brown paper for this card.
The design is inspired by the sketch over at "Seems a Little Sketchy" - I only traded the square with a circle.
The baby carriage is made with a Marianne CreaTables die. I added a rub-on sentiment and 6 pearls.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Seems a Little Sketchy - Sketch
2) Card Crafter's Circle – Oh Baby (2nd entry)
3) House of Gilli - Add a Sentiment
4) Just Some Lines - Lots of Layers
5) No Matter Which Challenges - Anything Goes
6) Paper Pretties - Square Cards
7) Card Mania - Anything Goes
8) Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes
9) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

CAS Sketch

I just love this week's CAS sketch over at Sentimental Sundays!
The image is made with a stamp from  Stampendous. I used an oval die to cut out part of the image.
The banner is made of washi tape, and the sentiment  - "Have a great summer" in Norwegian - is made with stickers. The blue paper is embossed, and I've used sandpaper on both the embossed paper and the stickers. Finally I added a pearl brad.




This card is for these challenges:
1) Sentimental Sundays - CAS (bonus Sketch)
2) Stamptacular Sunday - Shape It Up
3) The Crafty Pad - All about "Summer Vacation"
4) The Squirrel & the Fox - The Sea
5) Allsorts - #167 Going round in circles
6) One Stop Craft - #195 A Summer Holiday
7) Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Emboss
8) Paper Play - Shaped card
9) Moving Along With The Times - Summer
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday in Pink

I've made a birthday card in pink, using the sketch from Sweet Sketch as inspiration for the design.
I've used two stamps - the cat, only colored in pink ad with a bit of glitter glue,  and the banner, which I've paper pieced. The sentiment - "for you" in Norwegian - is a rub-on. The button has a birthday sentiment.
I've used several different pink design papers and some pink ribbon.

I enter this card into these challenges:
1) Sweet Sketch - Sketch
2) Wags 'n Whiskers -  Birthdays
3) Corrosive Challenges - Birthday
4) In the Pink - 50 shades of pink
5) Do You Stack Up? - 4-legged friends
6) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Christmas Card with Sparkle and Glitter

I've made the panels with
silver mirror carton, covered in a kind of fabric with black and silver glitter threads. The trees are cut out of transparent paper with music notes, using a Marianne CreaTables die. I attached them to black paper, so that the pattern would be more visible. I added red pearls and rhinestones to the trees. For the label I used red paper, A Christmas sentiment rub-on and two star brads.
I'm quite pleased with the result, but not so much with the pictures, as I struggled to avoid having my reflection in the mirror cards:) 

1) jingle belles - Sketch
2) 52CCT - Color
3) Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes
4) Stampin With The Dragon - Christmas in August
5) My Mum's Craft shop - #69 Christmas (2nd entry)
6) Secret Crafter - #198 Gold, Silver or Bronze
7) Fab 'n' Funky - #133 Pearls/rhinestones
8) Bearly Mine - #47 Sparkle & Shine
9) Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - "D" (dies)
10) Poodles Parlour - Die Cuts

Welcome to the World Little One

This design is inspired by the sketch from Die Cuttin' Divas.
Both the image and the butterfly paper are from Graphic45's "Little Darlings Collection. I've used a circle framed die from Leane Creatief. The sentiment is a rub-on. And from my stash: lace, metal charm, ribbon bow, pearls.

I enter this card into the following challenges:
1) Die Cuttin' Divas - #77 Sketch
2) Card Crafter's Circle – Oh Baby
3) Aud Sentiments Challenge - Use a sentiment to welcome a baby
4) Pixie Dust Studio - Vintage
5) Totally Gorjuss - # 144 Lacy Lacy
6) Panduro Hobby -  Drengede Projecter (Norge)
7) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Christmas Card with Black Ribbon and Lace

This card started out with a totally different color scheme and design. Even though I often have a clear idea of the design when I start off,  I almost always end up with something totally different. I've tried out at least 10 different designs before I ended up with this one - that's probably why I'm a "slow working crafter"..


















For this card I've used black lace and ribbon (at the top). I've used a rubber stamp from Panduro for the sentiment, and the image is cut out from design paper. I've added a red metal brad, 2 mistletoe stickers and 3 music note stickers, all with rhinestones.

This card is for:
1) There She Goes - Use a Sentiment as main Focus
2) Christmas Card Challenges - Use something new (note and mistletoe stickers)
3) Joanna Sheen Challenge - Try Something New (Black & White Christmas card)
4) Pile It On - Add Some Metal (metal brad)
5) The Crafty Pad - Show some Metal (metal brad)
6) Winter Wonderland - Ribbon & Lace
7) My Mum's Craft shop - #69 Christmas
8) Just Keep on Creating - Christmas
9) Simply Create Too - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Teddy Bea with Flowers

I've used a sketch from "Just Us Girls" as inspiration for this design.
I've used 3 design papers, red card stock for the panels and kraft as the neutral color.
The image, a Teddy Bea clear stamp, is stamped on kraft paper, and I've used paper piecing technique for her dress, hat and boots.
As decorative elements I've used flowers with different textures and brads.


This card is for:
1) Just Us Girls - #148 Sketch
2) Forever Friends - Something New (design papers, brads)
3) Lollipop Crafts - Monochromatic
4) The Paper Girls - Birthdays
5) Crafty Calendar - Teddy Bear's Parade (option extra: lots of layers)
6) Shopping Our Stash - Monochromatic
7) Cards und More - #62 Anything Goes
8) Deep Ocean Challenge - #31 Anything Goes
9) Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Blue and Green

 

I've used blue and green paper for this card. The blue paper is used for the frame around the image, for the panel behind the embossed green paper and for the label with sentiment. As decorative elements I've used a flower ribbon and 2 blue pearls. For the image I've used a stamp from Panduro, and I have colored it using watercolor pencils.

This card is for:
1) Less Is More - #79 Blue and Green
2) CAS-ual Fridays - Things You See in the Sky
3) The Ribbon Girls - BINGO (ribbon + pearls + image)
4) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Card with Bird and Brown Colors

I've used a sticker as image - I've had it for ages, before my cardmaking days! So I thought it was time for it to come out of my drawer and onto a card! I like its golden colors and the swirl, and I wanted it to be the focal point, so I didn't want to add any more embellishments than the versatile sentiment - "Just for you" - from a Kanban set. 
I've used kraft for the card base, for the woodgrain embossed circle and the label with sentiment. I've used two design papers and brown paper. All edges are distressed with walnut stain ink.

This card is intered into these challenges:
1) Squiggles and Giggles - Stash Attack
2) Craftymess Challenge - #14 Birds
3) That Craft Place - Things with Wings
4) Clearly Inspired - Things with Wings
5) Totally Papercrafts – Monochrome
6) Scrapbook Sisters - #93 Things with wings
7) Come and Get It Challenges - Adult Birthday Card
8) Challenge Up Your Life - #75 Everything Goes
9) Simply Create Too - Anything Goes
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

Sweet Sketch Pink Birthday Tilda

I've used this week's sketch from Sweet Sketch as inspiration:
 


I've used 2 design papers and pink and white paper for this card.
The stamp is from Magnolia and is called "Tilda with floating hearts". I've colored her with watercolor pencils and her wings have gotten  a touch of glitter glue on them.
I've used a Spellbinder die for the oval frames and a Marianne CreTables die for the tree and bird. The sentiment reads "Happy Birthday" in Norwegian. I've also added some ribbon.


Challenges:
1) Sweet Sketch - Sketch #165
2) Scrapbook Sisters - #93 Things with wings
3) Kaboodle Doodles - Birthday or Any Special Day
4) Stamp and Create - Hands full of Love
5) The Crafty Pad - Things with Wings
6) Paper Pretties - Use 2 or more Design Papers
7) Charisma Cardz - Pink + 1 (white)
8) Bearly Mine - Anything goes
9) Pile it on - Cute as can be
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes

A day for sailing

For this card I've used 2 design papers (came with a papercraft magazine earlier this year) and blue card stock.
I've used a stamp from  Stampendous. I added blue brads in 3 of the corners and 2 seashell die cuts in the 4th - using dies from Leane Creatief.
I also added a twine, which I tied into a bow, with a star metal brad.

I will enter this card into these challenges:
1) Dream Valley Challenges - Summer
2) The Squirrel & the Fox - Make it Sporty
3) Clearly Inspired - Get Wet
4) Jellypark Challenges - Olympic Fever
5) Polka Doodles - Summer
6) Paper Play - Sports/Olympics
7) S J Papercrafts - Olympics
8) Freshly Brewed Monthly Challenge - Summertime
9) Totally Stampalicious -  Sporty Challenge
10) Make it Monday - Anything Goes