Friday, July 22, 2011

Follow your dreams

I decided to do another card for a man today as I really wanted to use my new LOTV stamps...
So here it is:




Stamp: "By the river" from LOTV, self-made spots stamp
Sentiment: "Boy oh Boy" - Set 2 from LOTV
Pigment ink pad in black & brown
Colours: Watercolour Pencils from Faber Castell
Sketch: Stamp with fun
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Stars, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

Stempel:  "By the river" von LOTV, selbstgemachter Punkte-Stempel
Text: "Boy oh Boy" - Set 2 von LOTV
Pigment Ink Pad in schwarz &braun
Farben: Aquarell-Buntstifte von Faber Castell
Sketch: Stamp with fun
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Sterne, einfaches Tonpapier und Tonkarton aus meinem Bestand.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:  
Ich werde die Karte bei den folgenden Challenges einstellen:

pink gem challenge 25 - one for the boys 
sweet stampin challenge - its one for the boys 
sentimental sundays challenge 64 - for the men in your life 
stamp with fun challenge 120 - Sketch 
craft your passion challenge 67 - text it 
paperminutes challenge 175 - blau braun beige 
lili of the valley thursday challenge 106 - fun and games 
cute card thursday challenge 174 - for his eyes only 
totally paper crafts challenge - one for the boys 
lothian crafts challenge 16 - die cutting 

Sunday, July 17, 2011

Snowy Christmas

I also created a snowy Christmas-Bookmark today... As I don't have many Christmas Stamps yet, I used one of hedgehogs from Penny Black...




Stamp: "hedgehog with present" from Penny Black T for transparent set "Party Time", snowflakes from Vielseidig Verlag
Sentiment: Word Art
Pigment ink pad in black & white

Colours: Colour Pencils from Faber Castell
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Magnolia Doohickey, Creatables by Marianne Design
Diamonds, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

Stempel:  "Igel mit Geschenk" aus dem PennyBlack T for transparent set "Party Time", Schneeflocken vom Vielseidig Verlag
Text:  WordArt
Pigment Ink Pad in schwarz & weiß
Farben: Buntstifte von Faber Castell
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Magnolia Doohickey, Creatables von Marianne Design
Diamanten, einfaches Tonpapier und Tonkarton aus meinem Bestand.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:  
Ich werde die Karte bei den folgenden Challenges einstellen:


cupcake craft challenge 150 - your favourite cupcake challenge (challenge 54 Snow much fun)
catch the bug challenge - christmas in july
simon says stamps challenge - anything goes
moving along with the times challenge 107 - favourite things  (Penny Black's hedgehogs, the colour blue...) 
all sorts challenge 112 - free & easy july
stamptacular sunday challenge 120 - animal antics
fun with shapes and more challenge 87 - alles aber keine Karte
stamp challenge - christmas in july
forever friends challenge - not square
creative friday challenge 47 - Christmas in July

Dreaming of Summer Days

As the weather is not that good today (it's raining), I am dreaming of summer days... So I had been creating a card using "on the road again" from Karen's Doodles today.



Stamp: "On the road again" from Karen's Doodles
Sentiment: "Dreaming of Summer Days" from Lili of the Valley's Dreamy Day Sentiments 
Pigment ink pad in black
Colours: Colour Pencils from Faber Castell
Sketch: Sketch Saturday (Challenge 163; last week)
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Magnolia Doohickey, Creatables by Marianne Design
Paper: striped wrapping paper
Stickles, diamonds, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

Stempel:  "One the road again" von Karen's Doodles
Text:  "Dreaming of Summer Days" von den Dreamy Day Sentiments von Lili of the Valley
Pigment Ink Pad in schwarz 
Farben: Buntstifte von Faber Castell
Sketch: Sketch Saturday (Challenge 163; letzte Woche)
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Magnolia Doohickey, Creatables von Marianne Design
Papier: gestreiftes Geschenkpapier
Stickles, Diamanten, einfaches Tonpapier und Tonkarton aus meinem Bestand.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:  
Ich werde die Karte bei den folgenden Challenges einstellen:

karen's doodles challenge 71 - Summer Fun 
cupcake craft challenge 150 - your favourite cupcake challenge   (challenge 110 pink & brown)
stamps + fun = creativity challenge 55 - spitze/lace 
a spoonfull of sugar challenge 160 - pink & brown 
crafts and me challenge 43 - summertime
simon says stamps challenge - anything goes
moving along with the times challenge 107 - favourite things  (Karen's Doodles Images) 
all sorts challenge 112 - free & easy july
stamptacular sunday challenge 120 - animal antics
lothian crafts challenge 16 - die cutting
forever friends challenge july - stripes
bunny zoes crafts challenge 14 - fun in the sun
totally paper crafts challenge 75 - girly girls 
cinspirations challenge 120 - no flowers allowed

Saturday, July 2, 2011

All that in red, white and blue

As it is almost the 4th of July there are many challenges with the theme "red, white & blue" and/or "America". So here's another creation in red, white and blue with Kenny K.'s  "Glam Gang  -  All that"




Stamp: "Glam Gang - All that" from Kenny K., selfmade star stamp
Colours: Colour Pencils from Faber Castell
Sentiment: Word Art 
Sketch: Create 4 Fun (June Challenge)
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Creatables from Marianne Design
Punches: medium star
Perfect Pearls Mist, red ribbon, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

Stempel:  "Glam Gang - All that" von Kenny K.
Farben: Buntstifte von Faber Castell
Text: Word Art 
Sketch: Create 4 Fun (Juni Challenge)
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Creatables von Marianne Design
Motivlocher: mittlerer Stern
Perfect Pearls Mist, rotes Band, einfaches Tonpapier und Tonkarton aus meinem Bestand.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:  
Ich werde die Karte bei den folgenden Challenges einstellen:

red white & blue corner bookmark

I found this great tutorial over there at Stempeleinmaleins for those cute corner bookmarks. I loved that idea immediately as it is a great thing to use leftover pieces of your cardstock and papers...
So I started with one of those bookmarks right away. I've been doing this bookmark for the "red, white, blue + ribbon" Catch the Bug Challenge.





Stamp: "Bugaboo Brad - Pretty Dress" from Bugaboo Stamps
Colours: Colour Pencils from Faber Castell, decorative chalks from Joy Crafts
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Paper: red dotted background paper from Marianne Design
Punches: small and medium star
Blue ribbon, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

Stempel:  "Bugaboo Brad - Pretty Dress" von Bugaboo Stamps
Farben: Buntstifte von Faber Castell, decorative chalks von Joy Crafts
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Papier: rote gepunktetes Hintergrundpapier von Marianne Design
Motivlocher: kleiner und mittlerer Stern
Blaues Band, einfaches Tonpapier und Tonkarton aus meinem Bestand.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:  
Ich werde die Karte bei den folgenden Challenges einstellen:


catch the bug challegen - red white and blue with ribbon 
digi doodle shops best challenge 65 - anything goes
die cut dreams challenge 92 - red white and blue
craft your passion challenge 64 - seeing red
pennys challenge 56 - red, white & blue
fairytale challenge 18 - america
stamp challenges - july digi day

Friday, July 1, 2011

Little Helping Hands

Get well soon my little friend! This little girl with her teddy bear is sooo adorable... Such a cute image from Karen  -  I love it!
Werd bald wieder gesund mein kleiner Freund! Dieses kleine Mädchen mit ihrem Teddybären ist ja soo goldig... So ein süßes Motiv von Karen  -  ich liebe es!



Stamp: "Little Helping Hands" from Karen's Doodles
Sentiment: Word Art
Colours: Colour Pencils from Faber Castell
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Paper: free digi paper from Cuddly Buddly
Embossing pad dots for cuttlebug
Stickles, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

Stempel:  "Little Helping Hands" von Karen's Doodles
Text:  Word Art
Farben: Buntstifte von Faber Castell
Sketch: Sketch Saturday
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Papier: free digi paper von Cuddly Buddly
Embossing Schablone Punkte für Cuttlebug 
Stickles, einfaches Tonpapier und Tonkarton aus meinem Bestand.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:  
Ich werde die Karte bei den folgenden Challenges einstellen:

one stop craft challenge 137 - get well soon 
challenge up your life challenge 46 - circles 
sketch saturday challenge 161 - Sketch 
a spoonfull of sugar challenge 158 - get well soon 
paper minutes challenge 172 - rot und limette 
digi doodle shops best challenge 65 - anything goes  
die kreativen stempelfreunde challenge 28 - Punkte 
kaboodle doodles challenge 73 - going in circles 
stamp challenges - july digi day
craft your passion challenge 64 - seeing red 

a flower just for you...

Here's another one of my beloved Penny Black stamps... I just can't get enough of those cute hedgehogs.
Hier ist noch einer von meinen geliebten Penny Black Stempeln... Ich kann einfach nicht genug bekommen von den süßen Igeln.



Stamp: "Hedgehogs" from Penny Black Transparent Set "hugs"
Pigment ink pad in black
Sentiment: Personal Impressions
Colours: Water Colour & Colour Pencils from Faber Castell
Sketch: Papertake Weekly
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Creatables by Marianne Design
Punches: small and medium flower
Plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

Stempel:  "Igel" von dem Penny Black Transparent Set "hugs"
Pigment Ink Pad in schwarz 
Text:  Personal Impressions
Farben: Aquarell-Stifte und Buntstifte von Faber Castell
Sketch: Papertake Weekly
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Creatables von Marianne Design
Motivlocher: kleine und mittlere Blume
Einfaches Tonpapier und Tonkarton aus meinem Bestand.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:  
Ich werde die Karte bei den folgenden Challenges einstellen:

digi doodle shops best challenge 65 - anything goes  
allsorts challenge 109 - lemon and lime
penny b friends saturday challenge 157 - Stitch it up 
papertake weekly challenge 57 - sketch 
trimmies craft challenge 109 - gardening 
penny black at allsorts july challenge - flower power 
do you stack up challenge 26 - squares