Crocodiles for Valentine's Day.

You won't believe but I'm still making Christmas cards... or maybe I'm already making Christmas card.

Or better: I've never stopped making Christmas cards!

Only yesterday I made two cards and some tags...

But I'm also making some Valentine cards, both for DT assignements and for pure pleasure.

Today I want to show you one that I made "just to have fun":

I LOVE this digi stamp called Crocodile Love from The Paper Shelter!

I colored them with my Copics and assembled a light blue card with touches of red, just to remember it's a love-themed card. I added a broad light blue organza ribbon with little hearts on the edges and another ribbon with hearts and Valentine's words. 

These crocodiles are so cute!

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Cards Galore Challenge # 1: Anything Goes

Divas by Design Challenge: Use Ribbons

Stamping Sensations January Challenge: Ribbons, Buttons and Bows

Through the Craftroom Door Challenge: Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everybody # 37: Anything Goes



C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 242 - Decoupage

Good morning everybody!

And welcome to a new C.R.A.F.T. Challenge!

This week we want you to show your crafting abilities and to do some decoupage on your card or craft project.

I made something different for this challenge: I decoupaged a cork board.

I'm trying to declutter and clean my craft room and I need a cork board to pin ideas and inspirations. I don't even know if I ever find the space on the wall, for this reason my cork board is very small:

Back in December I won a C.R.A.F.T. Challenge and I was so lucky to be able to choose from the lovely digi papers by Trimgym's digistamps and images.

I cut four stripes and decoupaged them on the wood frame of the cork board. I then cut four small circles and glued them on the pins.

We have lovely sponsors this week and great prizes so you won't miss the oppurtunity to win one!

Have a look at the projects of my teamies... I've had a sneak peak and they are amazing!

(Oh yes... I'm a fan of Peppa Pig!).

Christmas Card Challenge # 7: Use Polka Dots

Welcome to a new Christmas Card Challenge with a fabulous theme: use Polka Dots!

I love dots!

And for my card this week I used lots of them!

I used a stocking digi stamp I received from Broken Box Stock and printed it in different sizes. I colored them with my Copics and some glitter and glued them to a baker's twine.

Have a look at my teamies' blogs, their work is amazing this week!



Alanna

Anne C

Heather

Jenn

Jovita

Karen

Margo

I want to enter my card into the following challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge: A for Anything Christmas
Christmas Cards All Year 'Round: Anything Goes
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge: Ribbon and/or Lace
CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for January: Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge # 241 - Christmas.

Welcome to a new C.R.A.F.T Challenge and this week the theme is "Christmas"!

I'm trying to declutter my craft room and this year I've decided that Christmas papers must remain easily accessible for the whole year since I make at least one Christmas cards per week...

Today I want to show you some new tags:

I've been inspired by the images of one of our sponsors, Imagine That!.

It's a set of 10 elements, 3 ornaments and 7 sentiments and it's called Elegant Ornaments. They are on sale now (you can find them here).

Imagine That! is one of our generous sponsors this week: you may win three sets from their lovely range!

I printed the ornament on a background paper by Pink Petticoat and added the sentiment and some gold touches with rhinestones and ribbon.

They are elegant, aren't they?

For all challenge details, sponsors, prizes and for lots more inspiring projects have a look here.

I'd like to enter my tags in the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Challenge: A for Anything Christmas

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round Challenge: Anything Goes

CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra for January: Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenge # 72: Christmas

Make It Monday Challenge # 173: Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox Challenge # 60: Anything Goes

 

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