Hi everyone!

Today's card is as you can understand made to the little Cornelia:) 

It was love at once when I found this adorable stamp from Whipper Snapper Designs - A Blessing From Heaven, absolutely delightful and I have used my Copics to color it up...and a little Glossy Accents as usual.

A circle of vellum was die cut and attached behind the image. Next I white heat embossed her name on black cardstock and fastened it with brads.
Okay that's all from me today, thank you for the visit!
Hugs, Birgit

I´m linking up with the following challenges:
As You Like It - Favourite One or Multi Layer (Several layers gives so much life and depth to the card-I like that)
Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes
Simon Wednesday - Anything Goes

Make My Monday - Newest or Most Favourite Stamp
Simply Create Too - Something New
Dream Valley - Something New

Guest Designing for Crafting By Designs - Add a Flower

Hi crafty friends!
I have been invited to join the talanted designers at the Crafting By Designs weekly challenge. If you haven´t been there already make sure to visit right away - lots of amazing and inspiring projects! This week the challenge is to "Add a Flower".

For this card I used a flower stamp from STAMPlorations "Blooming Buds" set together with Mama Elephants "Up And Away" stamp set to create the scene, the sentiment are also found there. I colored the flowers and the little monkey with my Copics and cut him out with the coordinating die. For the background I used old flower papers from my stash.
I hope you got inspired by today's cards and be sure to swing by the Crafting By Designs to play along! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Kraftin Kimmie Stamps - Thinking Of You

For The Queen

Hello crafters!

Do you have any experience about starting on a card, get interrupted and then not remember how you thought it would be? This is such one, and now I had to get it ready if I'll be able to link it up in Stampin Royaltys color challenge befort the time expires.

I wanted to try to make a card in these colors that I normally never combine. I used Spellbinders Card Creator S5-218 die set and stamps from Red Rubber Design that was heat embossed. Old papers from my much too large stash was used.

Thanks for the visit!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes With A Die

Crafty Boots - Ribbon or Lace

Enjoy Life's Moments!

Hello friends!

How are you today? I have dreamed of making a folded "pop it up" card in a clean and simple style for some time, now I wanted to try it out...but it's hard to get it good ...

This is how it turned out. For this card I used a Rectangle Pull Card die from Elizabeth craft designs for the card base. A couple of dies from Memory Box was also used, Cherish Border and Prim Poppy for the flower. I colored upp the image from Penny Blacks Mimi´s love stamp set with my Copics and added some Glossy Accent to the umbrella and the hearts. The sentiment is from Rox Stamps.

Thank you so much for your visit today!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m entering my card into the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Crazy4 Challenge - "pop"

Crafting When We Can - Celebrate any Occation

Allsorts Challenge - Valentines Day

Inky Impressions - All About The Borders

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Valentine

Congratulations On Your Day

Hello crafters!

Yay, it's Friday again ... this week has gone so fast. We have a wonderful winter weather here with me right now, snow and cold. Therefore, I have also had time to look through some old crafts materal and there I found stuff to this card in an elegant style.

Maybe you can still get the sentiment stamp from Bildmålarna, and the bow is made with a Memory Box "Truly Gifted" die.

Thanks so much for visiting...I hope you have a great friday!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m entering this in the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes Stylish and Elegant

On Christening Day

Hello there crafters!

I will soon have the great joy of being a guest at a girl's baby's christening, I'm really looking forward to it! Of course I have made a card for her ...

For my card I used a "Gaffi" digi image that I colored up with my Copics and then cut out by hand. I also added some Glossy Accents on the nose and a bit of black Stickles on its horn.

I adhered the image with foam pads just as the banner that I made on my computer. For the Congratulations I used a Rox Stamps die and the papers are just leftovers.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, have fun crafting!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m linking up with the following challenges:

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Card for a Child

My Sheri Crafts - Feelin´Fussy

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Forest Wildlife

Hello friends!

I´m sharing a card I have created for a man who will soon celebrate his birthday and since he is a hunter, I hope he likes the forest scene on this card.

I have used some old Landstoken papers, stamps and dies for this card such as the Tim Holtz Alterations "Holiday Joy" stamp/die set. The Squirrel was made with a Marianne designs die CR1340 and the cone is stamped with a small stamp from Panduro and then cut out by hand.

The stamped sentiment is from Vilda Stamps. I think squirrels are so beautiful, they seem to be so fluffy and soft. Nothing for hunters to shoot either...just watch.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m linking up with the following challenges:

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Robyns Fetish - Animals

Addicted to Stamps - Masculine

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes
The Paper Girls - Forest Friends

Okay! Light The Candles!

Happy Thursday!

No card today ... instead I have a gift bag with attached tag to show instead.

I started with stamping and color up the image from Art Impression the Fire Out Set with my Copics. Next, I added Stampendous Fran-tage Shabby Blue embossing pouder and Taupe flakes underneath. I also added Glossy Accents to the fire extinguisher, the glasses and the punched out hearts.

I used a sentiment from K-designs that I white heat embossed on red cardstock, the other patterned papers are also from K-designs. This image makes me laugh every time I look at it, I love the lady´s action!

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m linking up with the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Not A Card

Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes

Penny´s Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes

Through The Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Labels/Tags

Wags´n Whiskers - Anything Goes

Winter Birthday

Hi everyone!
Happy Tuesday! Well winter has caught up with us here and it'll be really cold the next few days, down to -25*degrees says the meteorologists. So I thought, what is better than a snowman to a guy who will celebrate his birthday next week.

I colored the snowman with my Copics, added some glitter and glossy accents and then cut him out. Next I created a background directly on the card base with an old snowflake stencil and Distress inks.

I adhered the snowman with dimensional foam, and added some 3D snow before I mounted the sentiment that was cut out twice with a Moa Pyssel die.
Okay...that´s about it I think. Have a great day and keep warm!
Hugs, Birgit

I´m linking up with the following challenges:
My Sheri Crafts - Let´s Build a Snowman
Craft for the Craic - January Blues
CAS on Sunday - Winter
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Baby It´s Cold Outside
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Time Out - Birthday (with sponging)

Sweet Heart

Hello Crafters!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Today I have a OLC card to share made for this weeks Less is More challenge "Fluorish".

To give the card character I started with an embossing folder from Sizzix Scallop Heart Doily Set, and then stamped the sentiment from Autumn Leaves "Love With a Fluorish" set underneath. I thought the card felt a little naked, so I took out the Wendy Vecchi Dots & Stripes Borders stencil and made a border at the bottom with red and black Distress inks. I also added Glossy Accents to the red heart to make it more visible.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Monster Morning

Hello friends!

Happy Friday, and welcome to my blog! I´m back to share a card I created by using the Monster Morning stamp from Whipper Snapper Designs. This is exactly how it feels some mornings... :)

I colored him with Copics and added Glosssy Accents to the eyes. The Mama Elephant sentiment from the Everyday Greetings set was first stamped and then cut out with a Joy Crafts Labels&Tags die.

The background was made with a die cutted paper, used as a stencil and some sponging technique. I finished of by adding some pearls as bubbles from the cup.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m linking up with the following challenges:

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Everybody Art - Everything Goes

Inky Impressions - All Things Out (new stamp)

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes

Fairy Tale - Everything Goes

Hello Sunshine

Hello crafters!

Today I have a card to show with a completely new technique for me, and I had not heard of it before I saw this week's challenge at Make My Monday - Iris Folding. Then I got so curious that I started to google around and found some descriptions and tips.

This is what I came up with.

So glad you´ve stopped by today and I hope that you too want to try this technique, which was very fun to try out.

Have a great day!

Hugs, Birgit

Supplies:

Round die from Spellbinders

"Hello" die from Mama Elephant

Stencil from Tim Holts Stampers Anonymous

Sentiment stamp from Mama Elephant - Everyday Greetings

Scrap papers from Docrafts

Yellow Distress inks

Stickles "Platina" and "Diamond"

Gold Sequins

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Simon Wednesday - Something New

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anyting Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Happy Birthday

Hello and Happy 2016!

This is my first post of the new year and I hope you all had a fun New Year´s Eve. Yet, life has not returned to normal because in our family, we also celebrate a couple of birthdays in addition to the other holidays.

I used the Birthday Baby Boy stamp from Whimsy Stamps and colored it up with my Copics. As a festive addition, I used colorful patterned papers from K-designs called Color Explosion. I attached a frame with foam squares to the image and added some glossy accents and Star Dust stickles for a little sparkle. I die cut the letters to the name out of black cardstock and finished of with a few gems.

As always, thank you so very much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m linking up with the following challenges:

Paper Creator´s Crafts - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Robyns Fetish - Anything Goes

As You Like It - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes