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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Oops!

When I saw this image at Meljen's Designs I felt it was perfect for me:

No, not that I feel like a witch but I sometimes feel like this witch, a bit in trouble...

This stamp is called Witchy Brew and I've finally managed to make a card with it.

I found some lovely old Halloween papers in my stash (no clue about the brand, sorry) and I followed the orange + purple + yellow theme with my Copics, buttons, rhinestones and ribbon.

This card is for the following challenges:
Meljen's Designs Challenge # 178: Take Five
Crafting for All Seasons Challenge # 61: Make It Funny
The Pink Elephant Challenge # 217: Digital Image or Digital Paper
Divas by Design Challenge: Anything Goes

Thursday, September 19, 2013

I'm Not Happy...

The ends of summer brings the beginning of the new soccer season, a thing I'm definitely not happy about.

It means that most Sunday afternoon are spent at home because my husband has to watch his fav team. Of course, sometimes my daughter and I do something else but I have to plan our weekends carefully.

In addition, we live near the stadium so when our local team plays at home, I have to plan invitations and car trips.

Despite my dislike of soccer, I've just finished a card with soccer as a theme:

I've used a Crafter's Companion stamp from the Mulberry Wood collection and colored it with Copics. I wanted a fresh look for these cute bears and this striped paper printed from a Pink Petticoat set is just perfect! It reminds me of summer days gone by...

I was inspired from lots of challenges this time:

Ready Teddy Go Challenge # 26: Summer Days

Crafty Calendar Challenge: Going on a Bear Hunt

The Cutie Pie Challenge # 53: A Cute One for the Boys

Crafty Caz Weekly Challenge # 198: Men's / Boys'

Creative InspirationsChallenge # 232: Clean & Simple

Love to Create Challenge # 83: Clean N Simple

Bunny Zoe Craft September Challenge: Something Blue

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge # 48: Anything Goes

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Music! At Christmas Card Challenges

This week I've had great fun in creating my card for Christmas Card Challenges.

The theme is Music and, while looking through my stamps to find a proper image, I've come across Music Lucy from DigiStamp Boutique, a digi I bought a long ago and never used.

My challenge was to transform an everyday image into a Christmas one, a modern-looking girl into a girl suitable for a vintage-looking card.

I started with the papers: I've found the music paper in the Lost & Found Christmas paper pad from My Mind's Eye and matched it with another paper in the same collection.

Then I colored Lucy using the most "vintage" colors I had among my Copics and added a few details.

Here's my card:

I really love how it's turned out and, even if Lucy is still a modern-looking girl, she is at her ease in a vintage-looking card!

As usual, have a look at my teammates' cards, they always do a great job:

Alanna

Sabrina

Well, Christmas is fast approaching but I should have made 30+ Christmas cards so far! Maybe I'll be able to make at least 50 by the end of November!

I'm entering this card into DigiStamp Boutique September Customer Competition.

Friday, September 13, 2013

Big Gifts!

When I saw this little baby with this huge present from Bugaboo Stamps I thought about my nephew, they have the same happy face. And, of course, I had to buy it.

3+ years later, I managed to make a card with it, with a boy in mind, a simple layout and bright colors.

Here's my card:

I've loved to use such a bright green card with yellow details which remind me of summer now that days are fresher and shorter, school is starting and lazy days are gone.

This card is for the following challenges:

Catch the Bug Challenge: September Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Child's Play

Creative Moments Challenge # 25: Birthday/Anything Goesa

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Snowmen.

Are you ready for another Christmas Card Challenge?

This week the theme is "Snowmen" and this is my card:

I wanted to create a clean and simple card and I used my very last turquoise card on which I attached the panel with this lovely DigiStamp Boutique image. I colored it with Copics and glitter and add just a few buttons. It's turned out exactly as I had in mind!

Have a look at what the team has created for this challenge:

Alanna

Sabrina

Once in September, Christmas is really around the corner...

I'm entering this card in DigiStamp Boutique September Customer Competition.

Sunday, September 1, 2013

September!

Where has this summer gone?

I can't believe we are in September.

School is starting in a couple of weeks, family vacation is over, lovely long hot sunny days are behind us...

Although autumn is my favourite season, I'm a bit sad when summer is over.

I must confess that in August I treated myself with some new stamps. Most of them being rubber, they are still somewhere across the ocean.

A couple of them being digis, I could use one to make the card for this week's challenge at Christmas Card Challenges. The theme is Something New and this is my card:

This lovely angel stamp is from Just Some Lines and, maybe for the first time, I've used a background paper with a scene on it. It's from the Christmas Fancy paper pad from Dovecraft and I simply added stars and a ribbon with bow.

Isn't she lovely?

Don't forget to have a look at my fellow DT memebers' creations:

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Punches...

As you probably know, I love to make tags. For this reason, some years ago I bought a tag punch to make things easier.

I actually love to make tags in different sizes so I often find myself cutting them with scissors but the new challenge at Christmas Card Challenges was the perfect starting point to make my old punch into good use.

Last week I bought a new paper for my Copic markers and I wanted to try it.

Even if it's quite thick, it worked perfectly in my printer and I managed to create these lovely tags:

I may seem a little boring, since I used this image from DigiStamp Boutique only a few weeks ago for a card, but I love it so much that I wnated to make something else with it.

They are Cute Nativity Kids and I loved the fact that I could print, punch and color my tags without effort!

Don't miss my fellow DT members' creations, have a look at their blogs:

Sunday, August 18, 2013

What a Fun!

This time I've had a great fun creating my card for Christmas Card Challenges!

The theme is Non-Traditional Christmas images and here's my creation:

Aren't they cute?
I've used a stamp from There She Goes and I must admit that the idea to hang the two moneys together came from a card I saw a while ago somewhere (I'm sorry but I didn't remember where or who!). I decided to hang them to a holly branch, a part of a set of an old set of stamps.

The papers is from an old pad from Papermania. I simply added some red details and, of course, a little bow on one of the monkey's tails!

I think I'll make a few more...

This challenge sounds really funny! Have a look at all the other creations from the DT and be inspired to think of something less traditional!

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Christmas Trees.

Although I love my Christmas Tree and trees in general, I find it difficult to use them as images for my cards. They are never my first choice when I think of a Christmas card, even if I adore the fact that, besides the green, I can add touches of colors and glitter in the balls or lights.

But this week I had to make something with a Christmas tree for my DT work at Christmas Card Challenges. The theme is EVERGREEN and this is my creation:

I love to make tags and this Christmas Tree from Broken Box Stock (it is available in a set of 4 Christmas themed images, here in black and white and here colored) was just perfect for what I had in mind.

It seems that I've had these tags forever: I think I bought them at Ikea many years ago and I've never managed to make something with them but they were perfect for the country look I had in mind.

I added stripes of paper from Rayher and some bling with a couple of rhinestones and glitter on the trees.

I'm really looking forward to seeing what my fellow DT members have created with evergreen!

If you are curious too, have a look at their blogs:

Sabrina

Well, although we are in full summer, September is really around the corner and Christmas will be here very soon... so let's create cards and projects!

Sunday, August 4, 2013

It's Sketch Time at Christmas Card Challenges!

This week challenge at Christmas Card Challenges is to be inspired by this sketch:

Isn't it lovely with its clean and simple lines?

I made this card:

Since for my card I wanted a color matching perfectly the background paper, I had to use a square card. The paper is from First Edition while the digi stamp is from DigiStamp Boutique. I colored it with Copics and mounted it on a red cardstock. I was inspired by the red dots on the paper for my red accents.

I cannot wait to see the creations of my fellow DT members, there are always such elegant cards!