Gerda Steiner November Challenge - Hello Friend!

Here I am with my monthly post for the Gerda Steiner Progressive Challenge.

 

This month I received this super-cute mouse since I had entered the October challenge and made this card:

 

 

I found this triangle-shaped card in a magazine and I thought it was perfect for this image. It's called Balancing Holiday Mouse and is available in Gerda Steiner's shop.

 

Background paper is from Doodlebug as well as the message. The digi is colored with Copics and lots og glitter!

 

That's all for this month! Can't wait to see what comes in December!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Gerda Steiner November Challenge

The Merry Christmas Challenge # 43: Anything Goes + Christmas (Opt. Animals)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Have a "Micey" Day.

Good morning!

 

I'm here today for my monthly card for the Gerda Steiner Progressive Challenge.

 

This month we had to create a card with the sweetest mice ever:

 

 

Sweet Tooth Mouse!

 

 

I colored it with Copics and used some old papers from Wild Rose Studio as background.

The sentiment is from PennyBlack.

 

I received it for free since I participated in their August challenge but you can buy it here in Gerda Steiner Designs shop.

 

Have a micey day!

Christmas Card Challenge # 20 - Colorful Glass Ornaments.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

This week we have a bright cheerful photo to inspire you:

 

 

Colorful glass ornaments!

This is my card:

 

I chose a lovely mouse from Dearie Dolls and papers from Cartabella.

This inspiration was perfect on a hot summer day because colors are so summery, aren't they?

 

Have a look at all the wonderful cards made by the other DT members: they are all here!



You Are So Sweet...

Hello!

I'm here today to show you my card for Gerda Steiner July Challenge:

 

 

It's the super sweet Strawberry Mouse digi stamp available from Gerda Steiner.

I colored it with Copics and used papers from Papermania as background.

 

It's so cute, isn't it?

 

I'd like to enter the following challenge:

Gerda Steiner July Challenge

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 16 - Ornaments.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

Our inspiration for this challenge is:

 

 

Ornaments!

 

In detail:

This is my card:

 

This cute little mouse is from Doodle Dragon Studios, it's colored with Copics and is mounted on papers from First Edition.

 

We have lots of cards to show you: have a look here on the blog to see them all!

 

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 8 - Silver and Gold Wrapping Paper.

Happy Sunday!

Are you ready for a new Christmas Card Challenge?

 

We have a photo to inspire you today:

 

 

In detail:

 

This is my take:

 

This little mouse was from DigiDoodle and I chose it becuase of the wrapping paper around the box which fits the theme perfectly.

 

I colored it with Copics and used a paper from First Edition as background.

 

Isn't it sweet?

 

If you entered our last challenge, have a look here to see if you are a winner and don't forget to have a look at the fab cards from the DT!



Christmas Card Challenge # 3 - Color Inspiration.

* * This is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my card for CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for January * *

 

Again, Happy New Year!

 

We have a new challenge starting today at Christmas Card Challenges and it's a color-inspired one:

 

 

In detail:

 

This is my card:

 

This cute little Mouse with Cookie is from Gerda Steiner Designs and I chose it for I could use the colors requested for this challenge, adding an extra red touch to make it more christmassy.

 

I'm already piling cards for next Christmas!

 

If you want to play along but are lacking inspiration, have a look here to see the beautiful cards made by our team!

 

Again, I want to wish you all the best for this new year!



Christmas Card Challenge # 1 - Candy Cane.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

It's the beginning of a new term for us so we have new DT members and some changes!

Starting today and going forward, our challenges will be running every other Sunday. You'll have 11 days to play along for each challenge!

This week we have a word prompt: candy cane!

 

 

This is my card:

 

This adorable mouse is from DoodleDragon Studios, it's colored with Copics and glitter and mounted on a background paper from Toga France.

 

As usual, have a look at our challenge blog here to see the fab cards made by our DT!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge # 222: Make Your Mark

CCC Digi Creations Challenge # 62: Anything Goes

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round December Challenge: Anything Christmas

Crafting with Friends Challenge # 33: Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze Challenge # 114: Winter or Christmas Colors

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 26 - Color Challenge.

Welcome to our weekly Christmas Card Challenge!

 

We have colors for you this week:

 

 

In detail:

 

Thi is my card:

 

I chose Christmas Mouse digital stamp from The Stamping Boutique, colored with Copics and glitter and positioned on a background paper from First Edition.

 

Today it's a very dark Sunday morning here and it's the perfect weather to talk abourt Christmas...

 

As usual, if you need a bit more inspiration, have a look here to see the beautiful cards made by the DT. And if you entered our challenge last week, you can also find our winners!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

A Snowflake Promise Challenge # 222: Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers Challenge # 107: Anything Goes

May Rudolph Days Challenge: Anything Goes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge # 64: Christmas Cuties

The Stamping Boutique Challenge: Furry friends

 

 

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop. If you cannot find it, please contact me and I'll be pleased to help you.

 



A Micey Day.

It's been a while since I last bought a stamp to make a card for a challenge.

Due to family issues and custom orders I have little time left for other projects but I long to make something "just because"...

 

This morning I decided I had to finish my card for the Gerda Steiner Designs Monthly Challenge. It's not the first time I buy one of her - adorable! - stamps to enter her challenge but I've never been able to make my card in time...

 

Today, I am ready:

 

 

This little mouse was too cute to resist!

 

I colored it with Copics and used an Avery Elle paper as background together with some matching pearls. The sentiment is from Pennyblack.

 

I LOVE it!!!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More: CAS

Craft Your Passion Challenge # 312: Anything Goes

Creative Moments Challenge # 93: Anything Goes

Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge # 17: Anything Goes

Gerda Steiner Monthly Challenge: Use this Digi

 

 

This card is for sale in my shop. Please contact me for any additional information.

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 20 - Color Challenge.

Happy Sunday and welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

This week we have a color challenge for you:

 

 

In detail:

 

 

This is my card:

 

Again, I decided to color a stamp I've had for ages: it's from Wild Rose Studio and it's perfect for these colors!

Background papers are from Wild Rose Studio too.

 

Don't forget we have a DT Call going on: you can find all details here.It's a great team and, if you like making Christmas Cards, you won't miss this oppurtunity!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: H is for Hat Christmas Ones of course!

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Animals

Inspiration Destination Challenge # 81: Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge # 273: Anything Goes

The Cutie Pie Challenge # 98: Woodland Friends

 

 

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop. If you cannot find it, please contact me!

 

 



Christmas Card Challenge # 8 - Color Challenge.

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

We have a color challenge for your today:

 

 

In detail:

 

These colours are wonderful, aren't they?

I absolutely LOVE them, they're maybe my favourite colors together!

 

I had a great time making this card:

 

 

I chose Candy Man from Di's Digistamp and used a background paper from Doodlebug I bought just before Christmas. I glittered the mice's hats and the holly berries and added lots of sequins to give my card some sparkle.

 

Don't forget to have a look at what my teamies did this week: you can find their cards here together with last week's winner and Top 3.

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Bows

Crafting By Designs Challenge: Winter, Glitter, Sparkles

DigiDesigns Challenge: Include Snow or Snowflakes

Double "D" Challenge: Brrrr...!

Holly Jolly Challenge # 63: Use Designer Paper

Winter Wonderland Challenge: Something New



CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for December - Mid-Month Inspiration.

I can't believe we're just two weeks from 2016... I hate how December flies!

 

Anyway, I'm here today to give you some more inspiration for our CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for December!

 

 

This cutie is Stocking Mouse from Bugaboo Stamps mounted on a card I found in a local shop.

 

There's more inspiration here on the blog and there's still two weeks to enter our Challenge for December! Don't miss the opportunity to win images from Bugaboo!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: Y is for Youngsters

Animal Challenge # 33: Christmas Animals

 



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 332 - Autumn/Halloween/Thanksgiving/Bonfire Night.

Oops... I forgot to post my card for the new C.R.A.F.T. Challenge this morning, I'm sorry!

 

So... we have a great theme for you this week: Autumn or Halloween or Thanksgiving or Bonfire Night.

 

Although we see many Halloween decorations and our kids think it's something traditional here in Italy, none of these occasions is actually in our tradition so I opted for the autumn theme for my card:

 

 

This mouse is from Deedee's Digis: Thinking Spot.

It comes with several sentiments and I chose this one because this little mouse seems to be thinking to someone very special.

 

Have a look here to see the fab creations of the DT or here to see if you are a winner of our sketch challenge.



No Monsters This Time!

I 've just finished a new card using one of Your Next Stamp stamps but this time it's not about monsters!

 

 

I chose Merry Mouse Candle and made a Christmas card following the sketch for Your Next Stamp Sketch and Color Challenge # 9, this one:

 

 

I was so sad I didn't have my card ready for challenge # 8, I had entered every single challenge so far!

But I'm happy I'm here for this new challenge.

 

My Merry Mouse was colored with Copics and mounted on a red card using a Lawn Fawn striped paper as background.

I love the fact that it's so clean and simple!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Your Next Stamp Sketch and Color Challenge # 9: Sketch

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round March Challenge: Cute Critters

Crafting by Designs March Challenge: Anything Goes

The Christmas Challenge # 54: Mouse

Winter Wonderland Challenge: Animal Antics

There's a Birthday Party at Bugaboo!

* * * This is my second post today, please scroll down to see my post for our weekly Christmas Card Challenge * * *

 

One of my favourite digital stamps Companies is turning five!

Bugaboo Digi Stamps is having a birthday party for the whole week, with great challenges and, of course, great prizes!

 

I cannot miss the opportunity to participate and, for today, I have a creation I made a while ago but which I haven't had the time to showcase.

 

If you remember my post here, I showed you a little sign for a sewing room I made for a friend. Together with that sign I made a notebook and I re-created it for my shop.

 

Today's theme for the challenge at Bugaboo is bingo:

I went for: Bling - Stripes - Buttons and made this:

 

Since it was first conceived as a gift set for a friend, I kept colors the same as for the sign and I re-made it exactly the same way.

This cute little mouse is Mouse from Bugaboo Digi Stamps, colored with Copics matching the stripes of the background paper.

 

I can't wait to see the next challenges!

 

This creation is for the following challenges:

Bugaboo Turns 5 Celebration Challenge - Saturday: Bingo

Crafting from the Heart Challenge # 42: Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge # 63: Anything Goes

Hiding in my Craftroom Challenge # 183: Color It! (Copics)

The ABC Challenge: B is for Buttons & Bows



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 285 - Christmas.

Good morning and welcome to our C.R.A.F.T. Challenge!

 

This week it's all about Christmas!

 

I've had the chance to work with a great image this week and this is my card:

 

 

This adorable mouse is Snowflake Butterfly available from StitchyBear Stamps, one of our wonderful sponsors this week!

 

I printed the mouse on a background paper from My Grafico while the other papers are from Toga.

 

I've seen beautiful cards from our DT this week, so have a look at our Challenge blog and be inspired!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts November Challenge: Snow

Creative Moments Challenge # 55: Anything Goes/Celebration

Eureka Stamps Challenge # 114: 4 Legged Friends

Inky Impressions Challenge # 185: Animals

Papertake weekly Challenge: 2 or 4 Legs

Christmas Card Challenge # 47 - Inspiration Photo.

Hello!

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

This week the theme is simply a-do-ra-ble!

Have a look at this pic:
 



 

Isn't it sweet?

This is my version:

 

 

Cute tags using an image from Doodle Dragon Studios! 

The papers are from a First Edition paper pad, Fetive Treats.

 

I LOVE this mouse dreaming of a snowy cheese! Even if it seems a bit angry...

 

I can't wait to see what my teamies have created this week, I haven't had the time to check them this week before the challenge goes live so I'm pretty curious.

Have a look here on the challenge blog or check their own blogs:

 Alanna

Donna

Heather

Karen

Lisa

Margo

Marsha

Wendi

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

4 Crafty Girls Challenge # 29: Anything Goes

Crafty Little Fairies October Challenge: Only One DP

Not Just Cards Challenge # 4: Anything Goes

Sparkles Christmas Challenge # 45: For a Child

The ABC Challenge: V is for Vibrant

 

Sew Happy!

Hello!

I'm back with another new creation, this time with sewers in mind.

 

Although I love pretty floral fabrics, I'm not a sewer. My few attempts to sew something failed miserably... with a broken sewing machine.

 

Last Christmas I wanted to make a personalised gift for a sewer so I created a little set of useful things with sewing as a theme.

My friend appreciated it and I decided it was time to create the same set for my shop.

 

Ths is the first part:

 

 

She is Mouse from Bugaboo Stamps, colored with Copics and mounted on a cardboard plaque covered with patterned paper.

I went for a lilac palette, just to change from my beloved pinks!

 

I wish I had a sewing room to hang it out of the door!

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Catch the Bug Challenge: Anything Goes

Di's Digis Designs Challenge: Girly

Not Just Cards Challenge # 03: Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes

Try It on Tuesday Challenge: Animals

Christmas Card Challenges # 44 - Anything Goes.

It's Sunday and this means a new Christmas Card Challenge!

 

And it's the last Sunday of the month and this means our Anything Goes Challenge!

 

Are you ready to let your inspiration go and create something wonderful?

 

This is my card:

 

 

I've used the adorable Putting Up the Tree digi stamp from Robyn's Fetish and some papers from the DCWV Winter stack.

 

You can find all details for the challenge here.

And don't forget to check our DT personal blogs:

 Alanna

Donna

Heather

Jovita

Karen

Lisa

Margo

Marsha

Wendi

 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' September Challenge: Christmas Critters

Crafting by Designs Challenge: Get Ready for Christmas

Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge: Christmas in September

Fab'n'Funky Challenge # 230: Christmas

Merry Monday Challenge # 127: Bingo (Pattern Paper - Ribbon - Punch)