Christmas Card Challenge # 12 - Anything Goes.

Happy Sunday!

 

Are you ready for a new, easy challenge here at Christmas Card Challenges?

 

This week it's Anything Goes so very easy!

 

 

This is my card:

 

I chose Elves at Work from A Day For Daisies. I colored them with Copics and added a paper from First Edition.

 

The team made gorgeous cards this week!

Check them all here on the challenge blog page!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 149: Cute + a Sentiment

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge: Let's get Sentimental

Creative Moments Challenge # 187: Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination Challenge # 73: Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday Challenge # 126: Anything Goes

 

 

This card is for sale. If you can't find it in my Etsy shop, please contact me or leave a comment here and I'll be pleased to help!

 



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 319 - Thank You.

Welcome to a new C.R.A.F.T. Challenge!

 

This week the theme is "Thank You": create a special card or project to say thank you to someone special!

 

I made this:

 

 

This cute girl is Breeze in Spring from A Day for Daisies colored with Copics and mounted on papers from Dovecraft.

 

If you played along with our embossing challenge last week, check winners here.

And don't forget to have a look at all the wonderful creations from the DT!

 



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 295 - Recycling.

A great challenge today at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Recycling!

 

Interesting, isn't it?

 

I love to have to re-use something or find a new way to use an old thing that I would otherwise throw into the garbage bin.

 

This week I've decided to re-use an old music sheet. A while ago I found an old music book in a second-hand shop and I decided to buy it and use the sheets for my crafts.

To tell you the truth I always hesitate before tearing pages apart from old books, for me they are all precious but I love the look they give so I have a go.

 

This is my card:

 

 

My image is H is for Happy Birthday from A Day for Daisies colored with Copics. I tried to choose colors with a vintage look but the card turned out bright and cheerful!

 

If you are looking for more ideas on recycling, have a look here on our Challenge blog: my teamies have done a great job this week too!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge # 123: Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart Challenge # 43: Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge # 281: Something Old, Something New (paper, image)

Creative Card Crew Challenge # 79: Shabby Chic

Dream Valley Challenge # 98: Anything Goes



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 288 - Christmas.

With Christmas just around the corner we have another Christmas Challenge for you this week at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge!

 

The theme is simply "Christmas" so any project can fit the challenge.

 

I made this card:

 

 

The image is from A Day for Daisies and is called Christmas Pixy One. I wanted to give an idea of two sisters and I printed the digi resizing the image.

I then colored them with Copics and glitter and stamped some snowflakes in the background.

I wanted a sweet, clean and simple card with sugary colors and I love it!

 

Now, it's your turn!

Show us your Christmas creations and, if you need a bit of inspiration, have a look here at the beautiful cards the DT have made!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge # 124: Clean and Simple

Completely Christmas Challenge # 40: Anything Goes + Something beginning with S (Sisters)

Digistamps4Joy Challenge # 105: Christmas

Divas By Design Challenge: Feeling Festive

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes

The ABC Challenge: Y is for Yuletide

Christmas Card Challenges # 50 - Faith.

Happy Sunday and welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

As usually we always have at least one challenge with a theme that reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas and here we are.

The theme this week is in fact Faith based.

 

I gave myself a brand new digi stamp to create something special for this challenge.

 

Here's my card:

 

This super sweet digi stamp is A Special Gift from A Day for Daisies

I wanted to keep it as simple as possible so I added only a few rhinestones and two tiny bells tied to a white sheer ribbon..

 

I can't wait to see what you have created!

In the meantime, I've already taken a look at my teamies' creations here on the Challenge blog and they are all very sweet.

If you want to know more, have a look at their personal blog: 

Alanna

Donna

Heather

Karen

Lisa

Margo

Marsha

Wendi

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round November Challenge: No Patterned Paper

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long Challenge # 36: Anything Goes

Completely Christmas Challenge # 37: Anything Goes + Blue

Jellypark Friends Challenge: Christmas

QKR Challenge # 112: Let's Talk Christmas

Stamp and Create November Challenge: Ribbon or Bows

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 262 - Father's Day

Good morning!

 

It's Thursday and this means a new C.R.A.F.T. Challenge!

With Father's Day close by, this week we ask you to show us your cards or projects dedicated to your father or to the man in your life!

 

Quite strange for us in Italy to think about father's Day for we celebrate it in March but I had an idea in mind so it was not too difficult.

 

Here's my card:

 

I chose Just Fishing from A Day for Daisies with the idea to put two boys in the image, one small and the other resized to seem hid dad.

I don't know if it's clear but I love to think about a dad and his son fishing together, a very special moment!

 I colored them with Copics, while papers are from Bella Blvd (above) and K & Co.

 

Have a look here at our Challenge blog to be inspired by the fabulous creations from the team and to check the prizes: A Day for Daisies is one of our sponsors! You may win a $12 gift card to the shop!

 

 

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

A Day for Daisies Challenge # 97: Get Kraft-y
Crafting for All Seasons Challenge # 78: Boys Will Be Boys

Crafting at the Weekend Challenge # 2: Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap Challenge # 19: Always Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart Challenge # 21: Anything Goes



 

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 249 - Mother's Day/Female

It's Thursday again and this means a new C.R.A.F.T. Challenge!

This week the theme is very sweet: make a card or project for a female or for Mother's Day.

I chose to make a card for Mother's Day with a super cute image from A Day for Daisies:

This adorable digi stamp is Just like Mom Duck and I thought it was perfect (and very sweet) for a Mother's Day card.

I colored the ducks with my Copics and mounted them on papers from the Bunny Love collection from Best Creations.

A Day for Daisies is one of the fabulous sponsors of this week's challenge so let's start working on your projects, we can't wait to see them all!

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

ABC Challenge: G is for Girls

Hobbybook Designer Challenge: Make it Girly

Crafting by Designs Challenge: Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge # 25: Anything Goes

Digi Makeover Challenge # 130: Anything Goes

Pure Poetry.

Some weeks ago I was honoured to win the challenge at A Day for Daisies and I've recently chosen one stamp from their collection (it's pretty hard for me to choose, I love them all!).

The inspiration for my choice came from the challenge they were holding that week but my first attempt to create a card with the image failed miserably. I tried to color it with watercolor pencils, a water brush and a new Japanese watercolor paper but no, it was terrible.

Last week I tried with my Copics and the result... well, it's much better:

In the meantime, the challenge has changed and the theme is now Add Green.

With this lovely girl among the cutest animals (the digi stamp is called Snow Drop and you can find it in A Day for Daisies shop) it was easy to add some green. Papers are from the Miss Nelly paper pad (Kaisercrafts) and I find them just perfect.

I added tiny light blue dots around the image which seems to be disappeared in the photo!

Isn't this image pure poetry?

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

A Day for Daisies Challenge # 90: Add Green

Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 310: Springtime

Deep Ocean Challenge # 72: Just for a Girl

Fairies Challenge # 21: Spring

Allsorts Challenge Week 248: Spring is Coming

A Little Ballerina.

I've been honoured to win last week's challenge at A Day for Daisies with my most treasured card (you can read all about it here) and I've decided to make a card for their new challenge.

The theme is "Use Pink and Red" and I chose Little Dancer Two for my card.

I was a ballerina myself when I was younger even if without too much enthusiasm but, while making this card, I was inspired by my daughter.

She loves her ballet lessons, maybe genes passed directly from my mother to her...

Anyway, for me ballet is all about pinks and whites or baby blues so when I think of a ballerina she must wear a pink or white tutu.

I'm not so lucky with my daughter's tutus for her recitals: the last two were emerald green and yellow with hot pink details...

For sure, with those bright colors it was easier to see her group in the big theatre but they don't mean ballet to me!

That's why I was happy to color my ballerina with pink!

This is my card:

Isn't she lovely and delicate?

I colored this Little Dancer with my Copics and a touch of crystal glitter in her tutu, then mounted it on Doodlebug (Sweet Cakes paper pad) and Echo Park (Country Drive paper pad) papers. The little clouds and flower are from Toga. Lots of rhinestones give a special bling to the card!

Even if my daughter is not blond, I think of her when I see this card!

I'd like to participate in the following challenges:

A Day for Daisies Challenge # 88: Use Pink and Red
Our Daily Bread Challenge # 188: Pink, Red and White Only
Pattie's Creations Design Challenge # 84: For the Little Girls
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Creations Challenge # 13: Anything Goes with Ribbon or Bows
Glitter 'n' Sparkle Challenge # 69: Bling It Up

A Treasured Card.

Good morning!

I've been thinking about this blog post for about one week.

The reason is that I made a card a long time ago, one of those I love, I treasure, I keep secret waiting for the perfect moment to show it.

The challenge over at A Day for Daisies gave me (in almost one week) the motivation to share it with you.

This is the card:

You won't probably find it anything special and I admit I've probably made more beautiful cards but this is one of my favourite, if not my favourite!

I've used "Treasure" digi stamp from A Day for Daisies and colored it with watercolor pencils and glitter.

Very clean and simple but yes, my fav!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

A Day for Daisies Challenge # 87: Add Yellow

Wordplay Saturday January Challenge: Yellow

One Stitch at a Time Challenge # 196: Use a Digi

Sweet Stamps Challenge # 153: Anything Goes

Well... the only thing I have to do is to click and my card will leave for the world...