Gerda Steiner April Challenge.

Good afternoon and welcome to my blog!

 

Today I'm happy to share a new card with you:

 

 

These adorable gnomes are from Gerda Steiner and I received it for free since I had taken part in their March Challenge.

 

I opted for a father-daughter theme and made a Father's Day card.

 

We have already had Father's Day in Italy (March 19) but I know that in many Countries it'll be in June so there's plenty of time to make some new cards for that day!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenge:

Gerda Steiner April Challenge



Hello There!

I'm surrounded by unfinished projects... I'd like to make all the things I have in mind but (luckily?) custom orders force me to leave them aside and work on something else.

 

At least, I managed to finish one of the projects I had been working on recently.

I've tried to make some sneak peeks on Instagram of the coloring and creating process. Being a newbie, I wanted to learn a bit more about the way Instagram works and, thanks to my daughter, I've also found a way to add some details to my pics.

 

Anyway, here's my project:

 

 

These sweet gnomes are from MFT stamps and I've had them for a little while so time has come to make something out of them.

I've found these little signs/magnets in my stash and yes, they are perfect for the gnomes!

 

I covered each sign with a bright patterned paper from October Afternoon, I colored the gnomes with my Copics and assembled everything adding a small wording and, of course, two tiny pearls.

 

I love them! They talk about spring and garden time!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge # 15: Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations Challenge # 151: Anything Goes

Melonheadz Friends Challenge: Include an Animal (the little snail)

Simply Papercraft Challenge # 24: Anything Goes

The ABC Challenge: C is for Cute

 

 These magnets are for sale in my Etsy shop. If you can't locate them, please ask!

 



Christmas Cards Challenge # 2 - Color.

Welcome to a new Christmas Cards Challenge!

 

What about these great colors? Very Christmassy yet so fresh!

 

 

This is my card:

 

I've recently subscribed to the new 2 Cute Ink Digital Stamps Club and this was one of November images and my favourite!

The colors for the challenge were perfect to make a card with this adorable little gnome, I only regret I didn't print her bigger!

Papers are from American Crafts and colors are obviously Copics.

 

We are taking a break for a couple of weeks to enjoy festivities so we'll be back in the New Year with a new, exciting challenge!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: Y for Youngsters

A Gem of a Challenge # 159: Anything Christmas Goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge # 154: Happy Holidays

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes Christmas

Polka Doodles Challenge # 49: Traditional Christmas

Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop!

I've been creating some coffee-themed cards and projects recently and when I saw the Summer Coffee Lovers Bloghop I couldn't keep myself from creating a coffee card with a summer feel for this challenge.

 

This is my card:

 

 

The image is the adorable Love You a Latte Gnome from 2 Cute Ink, colored with Copics and matched with papers from Avery Elle (above) and Miss Tiina (chevron).

The sentiment is from Bugaboo (Coffee Time - May Your Cup).

 

I've had a great fun to color it and put the card together! I LOVE these bright colors!

And this gnome has the same happy face I have every morning when I sit down and smell my coffee!

 

Well, time to hop and see all those beautiful coffee-themed cards!

 

 

 

Not Just Cards Challenge # 21 - Anything Goes.

Good morning and welcome to a new Not Just Cards Challenge!

You may have noticed a few changes, a new look, new badges and the last challenge was Zoe's last challenge. She has sadly had to step down as owner due to a serious illness. We wish her all the best and hope she gets better soon.
 

As usual it's Anything Goes but challenges will now run monthly starting from June.

 

My DT project for June is this card:

 

 

I've had the pleasure to work with a new sponsor: RoseyHearts.

This cute gnome is Strawberry Pipkins. I used my Copics and a very old scrapbooking paper (I'm sorry, there's no name or brand on it). I've had this paper for ages and when I saw the image I immediately thought it was perfect for my card.

 

We have great sponsors this month so don't miss the chance to win one of our fab prizes!

 

If you entered last week, have a look here to see if you're a winner.

And don't forget to check this month's DT projects!



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 300 - Get Well/Simpathy/Sorry.

Good morning and welcome to our 300th Challenge here at C.R.A.F.T.!

 

To celebrate this, Jo has created a special minikit you can download for free here!

It's called "A Day at the Zoo" and consits of 10 papers and several animal images.

 

The theme for you this week is Get Well or Simpathy or Sorry cards and I opted for the last one:

 

 

He is Lovely Larry Gnome from Lacy Sunshine colored with Copics and mounted on a paper from the Neighbourwood paper pack by Helz Cuppleditch.

 

Lacy Sunshine is one of our fab sponsors this week!

Check here to see all our sponsors and to admire the beautiful cards by the DT.

 



The Paper Shelter DT Call

The second card I've made this week is for a DT Call:

I bought this digi stamp from The Paper Shelter around Christmas but it was too late to make Christmas cards. I fell in love with its sweetness and poetry. I used only a part of the digi here, it actually has two gnomes and a little mouse watching them.

As soon as I read that they were looking for new DT members I thought about making a card with this digi. Ehm... well, to tell you the truth, the very first thing I thought was that I could never become a DT for them but then I decided I had to try.

The main thing they want to see in applicants' cards is colouring and, fingers crossed, I did my best with my new Copics. As you know, I'm quite new to Copics and I'm still practising.

I glittered each and every light, the gnome's belt and the pom-pom on his hat... Oohh! How I love glitter!

I wanted to keep the colors simple and I chose this red and white color scheme: a red card, white and red papers, red dots made with paint.

Christmas is over and I should be making Valentine cards but I couldn't wait to color this gnome and I have in mind to make at least one Christmas card per week... well, maybe every two weeks....

This card will be entered in The Paper Shelter Design Team Call

and

in the ABC Christmas Challenge: A for Anything Goes

Fingers crossed for the DT Call, for the Challenge and... for I manage to make one Christmas card/week in 2012!

PS: this card won't be for sale in my Etsy shop until later this year. Should you be interested in it, please let me know and I'll list it.