Friday, August 31, 2012

Baby and Bunny

Today I want to schow you the card I made for my lovely pen pal, whose baby boy was born at the end of June...







Stamp: "Baby and Bunny" from Mo Manning
Sentiment: from Penny Black Transparent Set "Bundle of Joy"
Pigment Ink Pad in light blue
Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell
Sketch: The Sketchy Challenges (old one from Challenge #28)
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Joy Crafts
Papers: Baby Paper from Heyda & dotted paper from CraftsToo
Buttons, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges:

incy wincy designs challenge - frogs n snails and puppy dog tails
take time for you challenge 74 - anything goes
tammy scrapin corner challenge 24 - anything goes
everybody art challenge 202 - anything goes
the paper shelter challenge 79 - layers on layers
crafts and me challenge 99 - birthdays
simon says stamps challenge - anything goes
mo's digital challenge 150 - lovely layers
stempelsonne challenge 70 - Kinder
whimsy inspires challenge 50 - lots of layers
creatalicious challenge 37 - fantasy or baby theme
hooked on craft challenge 24 - cards for men

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Sparkly Birthday Bath

It is Wednesday again (time is flying by soo fast) so it's time for another another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog, The theme for Challenge 91 is Sparkle and shine...
So get out your glitter, gems, pearls... and enjoy making a card to join our challenge. We also have some great prices from our sponsors again.

Prize - $10 voucher to use in store

and

Prize - 4 Digis of winners choice

 and
Prize - 4 Digis of winners choice
As usual, we got some lovely images from our sponsors to play with. I used a Stitchy Bear image for my card...
I loved this cute stamp as soon as I saw it the first time... and it is absolutely perfect for a friend's birthday  -  she loves ducks!






Stamp: "rub a dub dub" from Stitchy Bear Stamps
Sentiment:Birthday Ticket from Prairie Fairy
Pigment Ink Pad in brown
Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell, Joy Crafts Decorative Chalks
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Stickles, gems, ribbon, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Relaxing Day

Right now, we're having absolutely great summer weather here in Germany's "Tuscany"  -  the Southern Palatinate. Since last week our temperatures are above 30°C and the sun is shining and shining... So it is fantastic when you have a swimming pool in your garden and can jump in there whenever you feel too hot! I've spent most of my time in the pool the last couple of days as it had been the best place to be with that kind of weather...

But as it is time for a new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog I also spent a little time in my way too hot crafting room to make another card for this challenge... Our theme for the next week is Masculine.

So grab your crafting supplies and make a card for one of the men in your life  -  may it be for your hubby, boyfriend, son, grandson, nephew... We're looking forward to see all those masculine cards...


We also have some great sponsors for this challenge:
Prize - $10 gift certificate

and

Make it Crafty
  Make it Crafty  
 Prize - $15 gift certificate 

and 

Crafty Sentiments
prize - 3 digi images of winners choice

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Back to School

Here in Germany schools started again on Monday and over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog our theme for this week is "back to school". It is fitting perfectly, I think...

We're having some great sponsors for this challenge:

Prize - 7 Digis of winners choice

and 


Prize - $15 Gift Certificate

and


Prize - 4 digis of winners choice


First I made a bookmark as that was the only thing I came up with when I thought about the theme... Here in Germany it is not common to give cards to the kids that return to school after the summer holidays, that's why I had been struggling a lot with that theme  -  actually I always skipped those challenges in the past.

Here's the great corner bookmark I made:


and a bit closer as well...

Stamp: "Emma Blowing Bubbles" from Fred She Said & "Sparkling Bubbles" from Magnolia
Pigment Ink Pad in silver
Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Punches: Floral Punch from Nellie Snellen
Charm: from Pink Gem Designs
Stickles, rocailles pearls, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges:




But as the start of school always reminds me of the first years that start school, I also made something different  -  a small "Schultüte" (a Schultüte is a large cornet of cardboard filled with sweets and little presents given to children in Germany on their first day at school).

The tradition of the "Schultüte" leads back to approximately 1810, to Saxony and Thuringia in Germany. The first documented report of the cone-shaped Schultüte comes from the city of Jena in 1817, closely followed by reports from Dresden (1820) and Leipzig (1836). It started in the bigger cities but spread quickly to the small towns and villages, soon becoming an institution all over Germany.
At first the practice of the school cone, which did not spread to other parts of Germany at this time, was to not give the bag to the kids directly. Marked with the students' names, they were taken to the school by parents or godparents and in a ritual, reminiscent of the Mexican piñata, hung on a metal "Schultüten-Baum" (School cone tree) from which each child had to pick their cone, without breaking them. The story told to the children goes, that there is a Schultütenbaum growing at the school, and if the fruits (the Schultüten) are ripe and big enough to pick, it's time to go to school for the first time.
The only custom that has changed in the later half of the 20th century is that fewer sweets seem to appear in the Schultüte, with more practical gifts such as crayons and pencils, small toys, CDs, books and even articles of clothing replacing the traditional chocolates and candies. (from Wikipedia) 
The kids are also bringing the Schultüte into school... it's a good thing to hold on to when you're pretty shy (as I had been when I was small).

This is me with my Schultüte on my first day at school...
 Back then people bought those Schultüte, nowadays most moms craft their own in kindergarten.


 and a close up of the bubble blowing girl...


 
Stamp: "Emma Blowing Bubbles" from Fred She Said & "Sparkling Bubbles" from Magnolia
Pigment Ink Pad in silver and red
Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Stickles, ribbon, crêpe paper,  plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges:



Wednesday, August 8, 2012

The Happy Couple

The first week of August is over already and I had been lucky as I got a few more nice and sunny summer days since my last post here. Now I hope that it will stay warm a bit longer...

Anyways, it is challenge time over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog, Our new challenge is starting today.

We're having another Sketch for you this week. But it is an easy one, so don't worry too much...


Our sponsors for this week are:



Prize - 3 Digis of winners choice

and


Prize - $20 gift certificate

I had been lucky as I could work with one of those awesome Paper Shelter images. They're just soo cute! Unfortunately I don't get to use them as often as I want to...


I just used the same design paper for the inside of the card as I thought it is soo pretty...



Stamp: "Happy Couple" from The Paper Shelter
Sentiment: WordArt
Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell, Joycrafts decorative chalks
Sketch: Penny's Challenges (of course, as it is our Sketch challenge this week)
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Magnolia Doohickeys
Punches: Edge punch
Papers: Sweetest Love Papers from the Paper Shelter
Stickles, gems, pailettes in heart shape, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges:


Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Butterfly Wishes

I can't believe it is August already  -  time really is flying by and summer still can't decide to stay here... After some really great summer days, it is colder again! I want a hot, sunny summer!!! Is that too much to ask for?

Anyways, as it is Wednesday again, it is time that I show you my card for the new challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog,
Our theme for this week is Butterflies and/or bows. That's easy, isn't it? I am looking forward to all your amazing entries...

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

Prize -3 Digis of winners choice

and
The stamping Boutique
Prize - 3 Digis of winners choice


As usual, we got some lovely images from our sponsors to play with. I used a Limited Runs image for my card... 


Stamp: "Butterfly 5" from Limited Runs
Pigment Ink Pad in lilac
Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell
Sketch: Take Time for You
Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Punches: Edge punch
Papers: Rainbow Paper from an unknown Asian company
Stickles, triple ribbon (all in one), star shaped gems, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges: