New Paths.

I don't know why but recently I've been attracted by stamps featuring travels.

Is it the new year that inspires me to do something new somewhere new?

Or maybe because I've just heard that some friends are probably moving to China for work in the near future?

Or simply because I love to travel?

The fact is that, when I saw this stamp a little before Christmas, I fell in love with it.

In between DT cards, Christmas decorations to put away and house chores, I've managed to finish a card:

Isn't she cute? And what about the little dog?

This is a digi stamp from A Random Fan called Travel Bug: it's a shop I've just discovered and I simply fell in love with their images! I've had a great fun coloring this little girl: I wanted to be bolder while coloring the car but then I decided to go for a more stylish grey.

All supplies for this card are new and they were all on my table: papers are from a new pad I've found in an English papercraft magazine which I've just bought, buttons are an incredible finding in a nearby shop I made yesterday!

I often thinks of those friends of ours who are probably moving to China. If this happened to me, what would be my reaction? Scare? Enthusiasm? Would I be able to see all the opportunities to live for a while in such a different Country or would I see the risks only?

Sometimes I'd love to have the chance to change my life completely, sometimes I'm grateful my life is not changing so drastically...

Well, let's go back to my little girl and her car.

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes (optional: Celebrate Something New)

Crafty Little Fairies: Starting Over

Totally Papercrafts Challenge # 200: New Beginnings

A gem of a Challenge # 110: Something New

Creative Craft Challenges2 # 26: Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody # 37: Anything Goes

Inky Chicks Challenge # 20: Anything Goes

ABC Challenge: C is for Colorful

Christmas Card Challenge # 6 - No Coloring.

Good morning!

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

Today we ask you to put away your Copic markers or crayons or whatever you use to color your images because we want to see NO COLORING!

For me, a hard job! The thing I love most is coloring so it's not been easy to do something so different...

This is my card:

I've stamped this image from Pennyblack with white ink on a dark blue cardstock (much darker that it seems on the screen). I then added a few touches here and there to keep the simple look.

Christmas decorations are still around the house because tomorrow is the day we traditionally put them away so it wasn't difficult to have some Christmas inspiration, I hope to be inspired next week too!

If you have already put away your Christmas mood, have a look at my teamies' blogs:

Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round: Anything Goes
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for January: Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs Challenge: Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 240 & Great News!

Happy New Year!

Today I'm pretty excited to share some news with you... I was chosen to be part of C.R.A.F.T. Challenge DT!

And this is my first card for the new challenge:

The theme is a super easy one to start with: Anything Goes!

Since I'm a newbie and I wanted to start with the first challenge of the New year, I didn't have time to choose an image from one of our sponsors but check here and see them all!

There's a total of four different sponsors, each with fabulous prizes!

You won't miss the opportunity to win one of them!

For my card I've used a stamp by Tina Wenke available at SP and Company: it is called Fall Hedgies Kissing and it was love at first sight for me!

I found the background papers a whle ago in a magazine and loved to add tiny rhinestones among the flowers in the upper part of the card!

Well, let's prepare your card and join us in the fun!

Christmas Card Challenge # 5 - Anything Goes!

Good morning!

Are you ready for a new Christmas Card Challenge even if Christmas is over?

Well, this week it's super easy: Anything Goes!

This is my card:

This is one of my fav stamps from Pennyblack and I already used it in the past. This year I've sold all the cards I had ready featuring these lovely caroling mice so I decided it was time to make new ones for next year.

I colored them with watercolor pencils and chose a lilac-pink pattern, inspired by a request I had several months ago from one of my lovely customers.

Here's what my teamies have made to inspire you:

Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

Monica

I wish you all the best for a wonderful 2014!
I've great news to share soon, stay tuned!

Christmas Card Challenge # 4: Masculine.

Hello!

And welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

This week the theme is to make a masculine card.

Here's my take:

I've used this lovely train from Doodle Dragon Studios, colored it with Copics and matched it with some bright papers (I'm sorry I can't find the list of supplies used for this card and I don't remember the brand...). Every boy loves trains, right?

 Here's the list of my teamies, let's have a look at their fabulous cards:

Alanna

Anne

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

 
I'd like to enter the following challenges with this card:
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge # 156: Last Minute Cards or Any Not Shown Already
One Crazy Stamper December Challenge: Winter or Holiday
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for December: Anything Goes

Can't believe Christmas is here in just two days!
I wish you all very happy holidays and see you next Sunday for a new Christmas Card Challenge!

Christmas Card Challenge # 3: Words

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge!

This week we have to make words the focal image.

It's not something I'm used to so it was pretty challenging for me but it's surely something I'll do more often!

This is my card:

I've used Christmas Words - Joy from Bugaboo Stamps and colored it with Copics and glitter. I printed the words on a paper from Pink Petticoat and added some rhinestones and a little red bow.

Have a look at what my fellow DT have created for this week!

Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

I'm also entering the following challenges:
Catch the Bug Challenge: Favorite Christmas Song
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round Challenge: Christmas Stockings
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for December: Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown Challenge # 176: What Christmas Means to You (Joy and Peace)
Creative Inspiration Challenge # 244: Traditional Christmas Colors
Divas by Design Challenge: Anything Goes
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge # 54: Happy Holidays

A DT Call and my Top 5 for 2013

What a great year for Christmas cards!

I started making cards for this Christmas back in January, entering a few challenges.

Then, I had the chance to be chosen in Christmas Card Challenges DT and made Christmas cards weekly. I often managed to make more than one copy and found myself in September with a good number of cards for my Etsy shop.

I also had to make copies of existing cards for my Customers and all this has made me very happy.

Now that Christmas is just around the corner I'd like to sit down and make a list of my favorite cards for 2013.

I also take this chance to enter a new DT call for C.R.A.F.T. Challenge where I've been gently invited by Trimgym.

So, here's my fav cards for 2013 (in no particular order):

Hope you like them as much as I do!

I'm already working on new cards for 2014 so stay tuned!

Starfish for Christmas?

A very quick post today to show you a last-minute Christmas tag I've just finished.

The inspiration came from Meljen's Design Challenge: Christmas Tags.

I checked my Meljen's Christmas digis and I couldn't find the right one for what I had in mind. I checked my other folders and... I found the perfect one in my summer digis: Starfish Buddies!

I cut it leaving the shells out and voilà a lovely couple of stars!

Here's my tag:

Aren't they super-sweet?

This is the magic of digi stamps!

This creation is for the following challenges:

Meljen's Design Challenge # 189: Christmas Tags

ABC Christmas Challenge: X for Out of the BoX - No Squares Allowed

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for December: Anything Goes



Christmas Card Challenge # 2: Color Challenge

Welcome to week # 2 at Christmas Card Challenges and today it's all about Black and White!

From what I heard from some of my team mates it's not so easy to work with black and white only, although I had no problem and managed to make a pretty little card:

I was looking through my stash of printed/stamped images when I found this cute mouse, a freebie from Wee Stamps. I printed the star paper from a collection by Pink Petticoat, added some black touches here and there and colored my little mouse with greys and black. I needed a touch of color and I chose red for a couple of details.

Since I didn't have time to have a look at the cards my fellow DT made for this challenge, let's all have a look at them here or look at their blogs:

 Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for December: Anything Goes
Divas by Design Challenge: Feeling Festive
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 236: Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey Challenge: Christmas Time
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes
Stamp-n-Doodle Challenge: Anything Goes
ABC Challenge: A for Almost Christmas
Crafting from the Heart Challenge # 1: Anything Goes

Welcome to a New Year of Christmas Card Challenges!

Let's start with Christmas Card Challenge # 1!

I'm happy to announce that I've been confirmed in the team for another term so don't miss our weekly posts with inspiring Christmas cards even once Christmas will be over!

For this first week the challenge is challenging for a stamper like me: No Stamping!

I reached for my little collection of chipboard icons and decided to make this card:

I love this cheerful Santa with candy canes and gifts!

No stamping means no coloring so this card was very quick to make... I should consider the no-stamping option more often!

Here's the link to my fellow DT cards, have a look at them and be inspired!



Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

Sabrina

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge: One for the Boys
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for December: Anything Goes
Divas by Design Challenge: Use some Red
Cute Card Thursday Challenge # 297: Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody Challenge # 34: Anything Goes