Teddy with Penguin

Here's the second card I made with those Mini Masterpieces...

Image: "Teddy with Penguin" from Lili of the Valley (I used one of the Mini Masterpieces 6)

Pigment Ink Pad in red

Sketch: Karten Allerlei

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities

Embossing folder from Sizzix

Paper: "Christmas 05" from Bearly Mine "Christmas Fun Set"

Ribbon, snowflakes, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

whimsy inspires challenge 51 - anything goes
bearly mine challenge 54 - add a sentiment   
heck of a challenge 1 - anything goes 
love to create challenge 34 - anything goes
take time for you challenge 76 - distressing
crafting for all seasons challenge 36 - things with wings 
karten allerlei challenge 63 - sketch
moving along with the times challenge - seeing red 
love to create challenge 34 - anything goes
take time for you challenge 76 - distressing
through the craftroom door challenge 37 - anything goes 
inky impressions challenge - animals 
simon says stamps challenge - anything goes 
lili's little fairies challenge - white with a hint of colour 
bunny zoe's crafts challenge 28 - distressing 
cards for men challenge 20 - animal magic 
creative craft challenge - anything goes 
di's digi designs challenge - animals acting like people 
here come the boys challenge 37 - monochrome
the paper shelter challenge 83 - anything goes 
oldie but a goodie challenge - show us your ribbons (the ribbon and those snowflakes are from last year already...)

Merry Christmas Penguins

Today I had been playing around with some Mini Masterpieces from Lili of the Valley.
This is the first card that came out...

Image: "Merry Christmas Penguins" from Lili of the Valley (I used one of the Mini Masterpieces 4)

Pigment Ink Pad in light blue

Sketch: Sketch Saturday

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Creatables, Go Kreate Dies

Punch: snowflake from Carla Craft

Embossing folder from Crafts-Too

Paper: "Christmas 08" from Bearly Mine "Christmas Fun Set"

Charm, ribbon, Perfect Pearls Mist, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

love to create challenge 34 - anything goes 
tammy scrapin corner challenge 29 - a card for a kid 
take time for you challenge 76 - distressing 
by the cute and girly challenge - boys/men 
through the craftroom door challenge 37 - anything goes 
inky impressions challenge - animals 
crafts and me challenge 103 - favourite colour 
simon says stamps challenge - anything goes 
lili's little fairies challenge - white with a hint of colour 
sketch saturday challenge 227 - Sketch 
bunny zoe's crafts challenge 28 - distressing 
cards for men challenge 20 - animal magic 
creative craft challenge - anything goes 
di's digi designs challenge - animals acting like people 
here come the boys challenge 37 - monochrome 

crafting for all seasons challenge 36 - things with wings
the paper shelter challenge 83 - anything goes 

Bubbly Birthday

Our new Theme for Challenge 95 over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog is "more than 1 fold". That's quite easy, isn't it?!?

So get out your crafting supplies and enjoy making a card to join our challenge...

These are the great sponsors we have for this challenge:

Some odd girl

Prize - $9 coupon code

&

Eye candie creations

Prize - 4 images of winners choice

&

Sassy Studio Designs

Prize - 4 digis of winners choice 

I used an image of Some Odd Girl to make a great card for my pen friend Chan in Hong Kong. Hope she will love that birthday card!

Stamp: "Tiny Bubbles Tia" from Some Odd Girl

Sentiment: WordArt

Pigment Ink Pad inlight green

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell

Sketch: Some Odd Girl

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Magnolia Doohickeys

Punch: Fiskars border punch

Paper: wrapping paper

Stickles, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

cute card thursday challenge 235 - different shape
 cutie pie challenge 27 - shaped cards
di's digi designs challenge - use more than 1 die cut or punch
dream valley challenge 41 - celebrations
stempeltraeume challenge 152 - party 
some odd girl september challenge - Sketch 
incy wincy designs challenge - friends 
love to create challenge 34 - anything goes 
tammy scrapin corner challenge 29 - a card for a kid 
whimsy inspires challenge 51 - anything goes
bearly mine challenge 54 - add a sentiment 

Thinking of my friend

Here's a little card I made for my friend in Brazil today... I wanted to have something small to include to her letter as it took me quite some time to reply this time.

Stamp: from Penny Black  T for Transparent Set "Hedgie friends"

Sentiment: "Thinking of you" from Fizzy Moon Stamps

Pigment Ink Pad inblack

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell

Dies: Sizzix Framelits

Embossing powder "Black Diamants" from Heindesign

Punch: small marguerite from Ursus, Martha Stewart Punch-around-the-page

Gems, buttons, ribbon, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

digi doodle shops best challenge 125 - anything goes 
through the craft room challenge 36 - anything goes 
craft your passion challenge 128 - Bingo  (buttons, ribbon, emboss)  
simon says stamps challenge - emboss it  (heat embossing)
crafty catz weekly challenge 151 - buttons 
forever friends fortnightly challenge 45 - colour  (lilac, green & pale yellow)  
forever friends monthly challenge september - ribbon 
oldie but a goodie challenge - show us your ribbons (have that stamp for months, but never used it before)
penny b friends saturday challenge september - buttons & bows 
papelitos stamps challenge 12 - anything goes  

Let it snow...

Today I played with one of my new Wee Stamps called "Let it snow". I loved that girl as soon as I saw it. So here it is:

Unfortunately it is too dark already to get some great shots of my card... I hope you can see my different lilac shades anyways...

Stamp: "Let it snow" from Wee Stamps; "Snowflakes" from Vielseidig Verlag

Sentiment: "Have a fantastic Christmas" from Fizzy Moon Stamps

Pigment Ink Pad in silver

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell
Sketch: Sketch Saturday

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Memory Box Dies
Embossing folder "snowflakes" from Crafts-Too

Embossing powder "Eiskristalle  -  Ice Crystals" from Kartenallerlei
Pluster Pen, stickles, pearls, glittery snowflakes, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

sketch saturday challenge 225 - Sketch 
tammy scrapin corner challenge 28 - anything goes 
bawion challenge 38 - monochromatic card 
through the craft room challenge 36 - anything goes 
the pink elephant challenge 166 - monochromatic 
papelitos stamps challenge 12 - anything goes 
dream valley challenge 41 - celebrations
stampavie challenge 177 - sparkling 
divas by design challenge 53 - lovely layers 
paper play challenge 38 - choose a holiday (Christmas)
simon says stamps challenge - emboss it  (used heat & dry embossing)
inky impressions challenge - for a child 
di's digi designs challenge - use more than 1 die cut or punch 
southern girls challenge 53 - bling bling 
winter wonderland challenge - to the one I love 
trimmie's craft challenge 173 - children 
forever friends fortnightly challenge 45 - colour  (lilac)
die kreativen stempelfreunde challenge 60 - neuer Stempel 
whimsy inspires challenge 51 - anything goes 
digi doodle shops best challenge 125 - anything goes 
sparkles forum christmas challenge 20 - sparkle & bling 
totally papercrafts challenge 135 - for a child 

Christmas Dragons

Another week passed by already... But I have to say that the last week had been pretty exciting for me. While I was on the Stempelmekka in Hagen on Saturday, my little niece Marla was born. She's a healthy sweet little girl and I am a happy aunt now.

Anyways, it is time for another challenge over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog . We would like to see shaped cards this week...

Our wonderful sponsors for this challenge are:

Stamping Dragon Designs

 Prize - 5 Digis of winners choice  

and 

Inky Impressions

 

Prize $10 Inky Bucks

and  

Crafty Sentiments

prize - 3 digi images of winners choice

I had been working with a great image from Stamping Dragon Designs... Isn't that couple cute?!? I loved it as soon as I saw it...

Stamp: "In a Tangle" from Stamping Dragon Designs

Sentiment: Whiff of Joy stamp "Gesegnete Weihnachten"  (you can translate it as "have a blessed Christmas")

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Sizzix Framelits, Creatables

Paper: freebie I got somewhere online a while ago...

Pluster Pen, stickles, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

cute card thursday challenge 234 - christmas in september

paper play challenge 37 - fancy folds
stampin for the weekend challenge 17 - starting christmas early 

creative card crew challenge 19 - tree

digi doodle shops best challenge 125 - anything goes 

totally papercrafts challenge 134 - use your favourite stamp 

 cutie pie challenge 27 - shaped cards
di's digi designs challenge - use more than 1 die cut or punch (3 dies)
fun with shapes and more challenge 117 - tierisch gut
heck of a challenge 1 - anything goes
dream valley challenge 41 - celebrations
tammy scrapin corner challenge 28 - anything goes
papelitos stamps challenge 12 - anything goes 

Storck

Here's a photo of the card/mobile I made for my brother's little baby girl.

I got the template for this storck from Sandra's Scrap Shop. I loved it...

But I had enlarged it a bit and now it looks kind of silly with that big bag and only small baby (should have enlarged that stamp too).

Stamp: "Sleeping Baby Tilda" from Magnolia's Cozy Family Collection

Pigment Ink Pad in light grey & brown

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell

Plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

divas by design challenge 52 - for a child
crafts and me challenge 101 - in pink
heck of a challenge 1 - anything goes
balisa challenge 61 - U wie ungewöhnlich
digi doodle shops best challenge 125 - anything goes 

Birthday Tag

Over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog  we have a colour challenge for you this week. We would like to see some Pink & Brown projects from you... 

So get out your crafting supplies and and join us for our challenge!

 

We have some great sponsors for this challenge:

Bugaboo

Prize - 7 Digis of winners choice

&

Eye candie Creations

Prize - 4 digis of winners choice

Stamp: "Miss Becky" from Eye Candie Creations

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Memory Box Dies, Magnolia Doohickeys

Punch: Floral Punch from Nellie Snellen

Ribbon, stickles, kraft cardstock, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

abc challenge - w for wishes
dream valley challenge 40 - something old something new  (old: my magnolia doohickey die, new the Memory Box Die)
heck of a challenge 1 - anything goes
forever friends monthly challenge september - ribbon
crafts and me challenge 101 - in pink
whimsy inspires challenge 51 - anything goes
inky impressions challenge - pink and brown
divas by design challenge 52 - for a child
love to create challenge 32 - show us your ribbon or twine
craft your passion challenge 127 - blast form the past  (challenge 119 kraft paper with ribbon/lace)
the crafty pad challenge - breast cancer awareness or think pink
dawn's crafting challenge - breast cancer awareness or think pink
through the craft room challenge 35 - anything goes
papelitos stamps challenge 11 - anything goes
the poodles parlour challenge - here come the girls

Thinking of You

Our new Theme for Challenge 92 over at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog is Sew Charming  (Sewing - real or faux and/or a metal charm).

So get out your sewing machine, charms and crafting supplies and enjoy making a card to join our challenge...

We have 2 great sponsors for this challenge

Saturated Canary

Prize - 2 Digi Images

and

My heart pieces

Prize - 3 Digis of winners choice
They have Freebies every Monday!!!

Our sponsors gave us some great images to work with...  I made a card using one of the My heart pieces images.

Stamp: "Love me, Love me not" from My heart pieces (a Freebie actually)

Pigment Ink Pad in lilac & white

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell, Joy Crafts Decorative Chalks

Sketch: my own....

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities

Punch: Martha Stewart punch around the page

Ribbon, flower charm, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges: 

stempeltraeume challenge 149 - anything goes
cute card thursday challenge 232 - a stitch in time
bunny zoe's crafts challenge 27 - summer
craft your passion challenge 126 - flowers
fairytale challenge 49 - anything medal
dream valley challenge 40 - something old something new  (old: Martha Stewart Punch, new: image & charm)
take time for you challenge 75 - Nähte 

Flip Flop Birthday Wishes

Here is a tropical summer birthday card for my lovely friend in Belgium.
I really hope she will like this wonderful easel-card...

Stamp: "Flip Flop Tilda" from Magnolia's Summer Memory Collection

Sentiment: WordArt

Pigment Ink Pad in black & brown

Colours: Polychromos from Faber Castell, Joy Crafts Decorative Chalks

Sketch: my own....

Dies: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Creatables, Memory Box Dies

Punch: Martha Stewart corner punch (I just cut the rest of the flowers myself...)

Papers: Shell Paper from Rayher (I think)

Stickles, shells, plain papers and cardstock from my stash.

I am entering the card in the following challenges:

stempeltraeume challenge 148 - nicht quadratisch
timbroscrapmania challenge 53 - summer fever
die kreativen stempelfreunde challenge 58 - besondere Kartenform
take time for you challenge 74 - anything goes
love to create challenge 30 - hand made flowers
emerald faeries challenge 30 - punches & dies
everybody art challenge 202 - anything goes
crafts and me challenge 99 - birthdays
simon says stamps challenge - anything goes
divas by design challenge 50 - let's celebrate
trimmies craft challenge 170 - shaped card
allsorts challenge 170 - anything but square
bunny zoe's crafts challenge 27 - summer
magnolia mania challenge 54 - lieblings magnolia stempel
southern girls challenge 52 - it's all about the flora (flowers)
abc challenge - w for wishes
stempel magie challenge 67 - besondere Kartenform