Farmer's Daughter

Here's the another card I made today... using one of my still new Kenny K. images.

Stamp: "Farmer's Daughter" from Kenny K.

Sentiment: from Magnolia's Summer Memories Collection

Pigment Ink Pad in brown & yellow

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell 

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities

Punches: Floral Punch from Nellie Snellen

Dried grass from the fields, pearls, stickles, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

love to create challenge 20 - summertime fun
craft your passion challenge 114 - anything goes 
bunny zoe's crafts challenge 25 - girls, girls, girls  
stempeltraeume challenge 138 - lasst es funkeln und glitzern 
kenny k krafty girlz challenge 98 - all that jazz
celebrate the occasion challenge 67 - welcome summer
crafts and me challenge 89 - anything goes 
hooked on craft challenge 21 - all that glitters 
totally gorjuss challenge 137 - something yellow 
divas by design challenge 40 - to die for  
creatalicious challenge 35 - anything goes

Ice Cream

It's time for another another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.

  As it is Ice Cream / Soda Day on June 29th in USA our theme for the next fortnight is  Ice Cream. That's an easy summer challenge for everyone... So come and join us!

We have 3 great sponsors for this challenge:

Di's Digi Downloads

prize - $10 voucher to use instore

The Poodles Digi Doodles

 

Prize -  7 images of winners choice

Eye Candie Creations

Prize - 4 images of winners choice

Here's my project... a popsicle!

Front

Back

 Inside of the card

You can a tutorial for this popsicle card over at the Stempeleinmaleins blog. They also provide a link to the original source...

Stamp: "Ice Cream Cone Ryan" from Eye Candie Creations & "You're so cool" a freebie from Birds Cards

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell, Joy Crafts Decorative Chalks

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Creatables

Ribbon, stickles, lilac feather, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

creatalicious challenge 35 - anything goes
love to create challenge 20 - summertime fun
craft your passion challenge 114 - anything goes 
bunny zoe's crafts challenge 25 - girls, girls, girls

the crafty pad challenge 175 - food

Waterlilly

Here's the project I did today... This time I used the cute Water Lilly stamp from the Summer Memories collections.

As I wanted this card as a gift certifcate for my cousin Annika's birthday, I just cut out some letters to clue them inside before I added all the handwriting...

Stamp: "Water Lilly" from Magnolia's Summer Memories Collection

Pigment Ink pad in black

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell, Joy Crafts Decorative Chalks

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities

Punches: Floral Punch from Nellie Snellen

Dried grass from the fields, stickles, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

craft your passion challenge 114 - anything goes 
bunny zoe's crafts challenge 25 - girls, girls, girls 
 truly scrumptious challenge 82 - flower power 
fairytale challenge 42 - Geld-, Gutscheingeschenke 
die kreativen stempelfreunde challenge 53 - Geburtstag
creatalicious challenge 35 - anything goes  

Edwin in Miami

Today I finally got to use some of my new (actually old ones already) Magnolia stamps... Unfortunately I didn't have the time to use them yet... but I got the summer kit a while ago already.
Anyways, as I love those stamps of the Summer Memories Collection I did order some more yesterday. Now I can't wait to receive them!!! :-)

Here's the first Paper Bag I made all by myself...
I found a tutorial (in German only) over at Betty's Creations. She's one talented lady!!!

Stamp: "Edwin in Miami" & "Memory Shells" from Magnolia's Summer Memories Collection

Pigment Ink pad in black, white, brown & red

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Magnolia Doohickeys, Creatables

Kraft paper & ribbon, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

craft your passion challenge 114 - anything goes 
timbro scrap mania challenge 49 - more than 1 fold 
love to create challenge 19 - use something recycled  (packing paper)
tammy scrapin corner challenge 14 - for the boys  
crafty card makers challenge 70 - no cards, tags or atcs 
creatalicious challenge 35 - anything goes 
penny black at allsorts june challenge - all my favourite things  (the colour purple, dies, shells)
crafting for all seasons challenge 29 - for man 
take time for you challenge 69 - Männerkarte 
here come the boys blog challenge - more than one fold 
just magnolia challenge 161 - purple & white 
tildas town challenge 5 - lazy days of summer 
 

Baby Fairie with bug

Here's a cute card I finished today... I had been too tired yesterday, so I couldn't wait to finish it today.
Isn't it a lovely card?
Those Mo images are sooo cute!!!

Stamp: "Baby Fairie with bug" from Mo Manning

Sentiment: from Magnolia's Summer Memories Collection

Pigment Ink pad in black

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell, Joy Crafts Decorative Chalks

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities

Embossing folder from Crafts-Too
Ribbon, buttons, stickles, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

stampin for the weekend challenge 11 - bugs and butterflies 
totally stampalicious challenge - shaped card 
hooked on craft challenge 21 - all that glitters 
creatalicious challenge 35 - anything goes 
papertake weekly - 3 buttons, 2 butterflies, 1 image 
southern girls challenge 46 - things with wings 
mo's digital challenge 139 - at the park 
the paper shelter challenge 68 - anything goes 
divas by design challenge 39 - summer theme 
bunny zoe's crafts challenge 25 - girls, girls, girls 
timbro scrap mania challenge 49 - more than 1 fold 
craft your passion challenge 114 - anything goes 

mo's digital challenge 166 - fave mo card made by you in 2012 

Birthday Popsicle

I have seen those popsicles a while ago and I had been hoping for an opportunity to make one of those as well...

Found a tutorial over at the Stempeleinmaleins blog. They also provide a link to the original source...

I decided to make a birthday popsicle for a little boy.

Front

Back

 Inside of the card

Stamp: "By the river" from LOTV

Sentiments: from Personal Impressions

Pigment Ink pad in black

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Creatables

Paper: (blue dots) Marianne Design
Ribbon, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

oldie but a goodie challenge - anything goes 
old things are the LOTV stamp and the Creatables die... I am not sure if I have even used that die since I bought it some time at the end of the year...
papertake weekly challenge - anything goes 
pin spirational challenge 10 - inspiration photo 
I used the colours blue & green as well as the dots from the girls dresses...
trimmie's craft challenge 158 - male card 
lili of the valley thursday challenge 18 - one for the boys 
moving along with the times challenge - anything but a card 
digi doodle shops best challenge 111 - male card 
allsorts challenge 158 - ice cream colours 
bastelmuehle challenge 38 - alles nur keine Karte 
fun with shapes and more challenge 111 - sommer

Fishing day

It's time for another another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.
Our theme for the next fortnight is  I love you Dad, as it is Father's Day in the UK and the USA on the third Sunday in June (ours is over already  -  in Germany it is on Ascension Day). So I hope you all enjoy this challenge...

Our Sponsors are:

Robyns Fetish

prize - 5 images of winners choice

Digi my world

  Prize $10 voucher to use instore

Eye Candie Creations

 Prize - 4 images of winners choice

Well, that's enough about all the sponsors... I want to show you the card I created with one of the images we got from our Sponsors.

and here's the inside

I wanted it to be simple as it is for my dad (maybe for Father's Day next year), because he doesn't like those beautiful ribbons, flowers or swirls... 

Stamp: "dad's fishing hole" from Robyn's Fetish

Sentiment: hand writing

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell 

Sketch: Sentimental Sunday

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Creatables

Embossing folder from Provo Craft

Plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:

crafty creations challenge 172 - circles
moving along with the times challenge - red, white & blue
simon says stamps challenge - anything goes 
bunny zoe's crafts challenge 24 - anything goes 
oldie but a goodie challenge - anything goes 
Old things I used in this card are the dark blue card base and my beloved embossing folder with the dots.
fairytale challenge 41 - boys/men 
the secret crafter saturday challenge 188 - anything goes 
cutie pie challenge 19 - die cuts and punches 
craft your days away challenge 46 - red, white & blue 
kaboodle doodles challenge 122 - all manly man 
sentimental sundays challenge 105 - show me your spots + optional Sketch 
papertake weekly challenge - anything goes 
the paper shelter challenge 67 - going dottie   

Baby Nils

Today I want to show you the baby card I made for my cousin & her baby Nils. He was born on Wednesday morning and on Friday we visited them in the hospital. They're both doing well and went home yesterday.

Finally I was able to use some more Penny Black images... I love them! They're soo cute!!!

Stamp: "hedgehog baby with teddy" & "hedgehog baby with bottle" from Penny Black transparent set "Bundle of Joy"

Sentiment: Creatables Die & DoCrafts Alphabet Dies "Abracadabra"
Pigment Ink pad in black

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Creatables, DoCrafts Alphabet Dies "Abracadabra"

Paper: Heyda
Ribbon, buttons, stickles, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.


I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

craft your passion challenge 112 - for a baby 
simon says stamps challenge - anything goes 
crafts and me challenges - add ribbon 
just hanna stamps challenge 146 - lieblingslied 
"Wenn du da bist" von PUR hat mir schon immer super gefallen und als wir nun auf Nils warteten, mußte ich oft an dieses Lied denken...
forever friends fortnightly challenge - one for the boys 
fairytale challenge 41 - boys/men 
the secret crafter saturday challenge 188 - anything goes 
cutie pie challenge 19 - die cuts and punches 
kaboodle doodles challenge - anything goes 
bunny zoe's crafts challenge 24 - anything goes 
oldie but a goodie challenge - anything goes 
something old is the idea for that baby card as well as the Penny Black stamps and the design paper...
emerald faeries challenge 25 - buttons 
hooked on craft challenge 21 - all that glitters 
penny black at allsorts challenge - all my favourite things 
I have many favourite things when it comes to crafting. I love those hedgehog stamps from Penny Black, die cuts in general, the alphabet die cuts, the colour blue, glitter...