Happy Saturday!

I´ve just popped in for a post as I couldn´t resist to add another card for Muse:ChristmasVisions here on my blog. I like their challenges, what about this weeks pink Christmas card...I let my card go in  little more red tones actually.

First I used the resist technique by stamping the snowflakes, the Inkadinkado stamp and the small Scrapfabriken sentiment on watercolor paper and then clear heat embossed. Next I created a diagonal striped background with Distress inks, where I also splattered over both water and white ink. I die cut a Gummiapan sentiment out of glitter paper and added a painted black border under it, as well as the ornament. I finished of by adding a small piece of ribbon and some sequin stars because I just thought it needed "something".

Okay, that´s all from me today. I hope you have a great weekend!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Crafting By Designs - Get Ready For Christmas

Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday - Anything Goes

Penny´s Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Add A Border

A Deer Surprise

Hi everyone!

I´m back again to share a new card for Muse:ChristmasVisions challenge.

This time, I only have used one stamp and that is for the sentiment. Except that I have only been using dies as - Tims Alterations Prancing Deer, Memory Box Frosted Christmas Trio and Roxstamps God Jul die. I also created a shaded background with the Polka Dotty stencil from Studio 490, and some Distress inks of course.

Thanks for the visit and have a great day!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Critters and Creatures - Anything Goes

MERRY & BRIGHT

Hi everyone!
It continues to rain and be grayed outside, so I take the chance to create some more Christmas cards. Unfortunately, it´s also yet another card with lower picture quality because, it´s difficult to see the details in the white die cut cardstock.

To begin, I first used a Dixi Crafts paper from last years collection as a cardbase. Then I cut out the Cottage with a Wild Rose Studio die. In the left lover corner I cut the sentiment out with a Mandys die so that the background shows through. I adhered it with foam for added dimension. Next, I colored up the reindeer from My Favourite Things "Merry Everything" stamp set with my Copics and die cut with the companion die. I also added Glossy Accents to the scarf and some glitter to the ornaments. The sentiment to the right is from the same stamp set. Okay, that´s all for today.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:
Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Use a Sentiment
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
Crimbo Crackers - Die Cuts
C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Christmas
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

It´s Bean A While

 Hello there crafters!

Halloween is the theme that applies at almost all challenge blogs right now, therefore it felt so good when I found the Coffee challenge over at Addicted to CAS, I got inspired to create this project. I apologize for the poor light when shooting, it's so gray outside so the photos are not so good as I would like.

I started by cuting out the Memory Box "Coffee on the Go" die out of  a piece of old K-designs paper and adhered it with foam to create dimension.

Next I stamped the frame from the StampingScrappings "Fancy Accents" set in black and then clear heat embossed it. In the middle I stamped the sentiment with "Coffee" Archival Ink and heat embossed that too. I finished of by tying a piece of natural twine around.

I´m so glad you could stop by today and I hope you enjoyed today´s project!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Crafting When We Can - No Square Card (this is "tall and skinny" 15x9,5 cm)

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Embossing

Merry Christmas, This Year Again...

Hello everyone!

I hope you are well. Here with me, it has now become autumn, outside my window it´s gray, misty and it's even raining a little bit. So I'm working on with my Christmas cards ... soon it's Christmas;)

This one is for Muse:ChristmasVisions where Chriss Blagrave is our Muse this week. I´ve watercolored a cute mouse from a Panduro stamp set combined with a Inkido sentiment. This is a truly OLC card, but I admit that I´ve added a little Glossy Accents to the heart and gold glitter Stickles to the star.

Okay, that's all for today. 

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

ABC Christmas - U is for Under The Pile (after much searching, I found these two appropriate stamps in my piles to this card, so this challenge is just perfect)

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - Christmas Critters

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Cute or Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Creatalicious - Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations Surprise Sweetie

Hi everyone!

I am so super excited because I´m a Surprise Sweetie for Cupcake Inspirations today. I´ve had a wonderful time playing with this weeks color challenge.

This weeks sponsor is:  Waffle Flower

For my first card I just cut out an oval from the front panel with one of MFT´s "Inside/Out Oval" dies and backed the panel with another piece of paper, which I made with Dylusions "Leaves" stencil and some red and pink Distress inks. I then colored up my little monster with Copics and cut out, as well as the sentiments from the Your Next Stamp "Silly Monsters" set.

For my second card I started stamping with the Altenew "Beautiful Day" set on watercolor paper and then spritzed it with water so that the colors blend. I also sprinkled over some paint with a brush. Then I stamped the Gummiapan sentiment in black and cut out the "hello" twice using a Mama Elephant die and layered them a little overlapped. I finished of by adding some Glossy Accents and a few ruby red enamel dots.

Stop by the Cupcake Inspirations for the challenge details and to play along!

As always thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m linking up with the following challenge:

Fairy Tale - Monsters

For A Beary Special Friend

Hello there crafters!
I´m just popping in here to share a card where I have used the Beary Special Birthday stamp set from My Favourite Things - they are so cute!

Besides that, I have used: Copic pens and Glossy Accents to the images, two different designer papers from my stash, Square and Grassy Border dies from Lawn Fawn and a sentiment die from Gummiapan, Distress inks, white Gesso,white embossing pouder and gold sequins.
I hope you enjoyed today´s project.
Thank you for stopping by and have a great weekend!
Hugs, Birgit

I´m linking up with the following challenges:
Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - Add a Sentiment
Penny´s Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze - Birthday

Let It Snow

Hello everyone!

Oh My, how time flies! I thought I'd catch up with this week's challenge over at Muse:ChristmasVisions before time expires. Especially now that I've finally got a penguin and used it to this card:)

Isn´t it cute! Colored with Copics and 3D snow (and some glitter). Sentiment stamp from Lawn Fawn Winter Big Scripty Words set. Ok, this was a quick post today.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Penny´s Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet - Anything Goes

Crafting When We Can - Christmas Comes Early

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas - Turquoise/Aqua...a little or a lot

Surprise!

Hello there crafters!
Here´s a project I created this weekend, a card where I used one of Tim Holtz Crazy Dogs stamps on watercolor paper and a lot of Stampendous Aged Gold and Aged Silver embossing pouder.

I watercolored the whole image before I added the embossing pouders and heated in. The sentiments is from the My Favourite Things Beary Special Birthday stamp set. I finished of my card with a piece of metal chain and some pearls on the dog's collar.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Hugs, Birgit

I´m linking up with the following challenges:
Addicted To Stamps - Embossing Wet or Dry
Through The Purple Haze - Birthday
Stampin Royalty - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Vintage Recycled Box Project

Hello there!
I have taken a couple of days' break from my card projects so today I'll share a box that I've recycled and given a whole new look.
I hope you see that it is to a man. I have used old K-Designs paper and things from my stash that I found while working with it.

The feathers is made with Spellbinders Shapeabilities dies and after some Distress ink sponging they were white heat embossed.

I love these thin metal flowers that can be bent just the way you want. They are by the way also reused after being decoration on a tea light.
Wishing all of you a happy day with lots of time to be creative!
Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Use Patterned Paper
As You Like It - Favourite Flowers & Why (favorite flowers are those that fits the specific project, as here - flowers of metal)
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes

For A Special Person On A Special Day

Hello there crafters!
This card is for a man who is a hunting enthusiast... 

...so I have playing around with old patterned papers with hunting motifs and a stamp from the Darkroom Door Dashing Gents collection. Since I know the man and think he's a bit old-fashioned even if he just celebrating his 30th birthday, I hope he doesn´t take offense to that image. The sentiment is from Svenska Textstämplar and the numbers was cut out with Mama Elephant dies.
That´s about it for today, thanks for stopping by!
Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:
Creatalicious - Anything Goes + Let´s Celebrate
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Santa, I've Been Good All Year

Hi everyone!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend with lots of crafting, as you know, it was the World Card Making Day on Saturday. I myself had not done much in that way because I have been busy with other things. This card was completed on Friday ...

...after much struggle, and this is my second attempt with Coni Longleys card over at Muse:ChristmasVisions. For a while I thought to leave "a walkover" this week.

I have used: ScrapBerry´s dotted stencil and Memory Box Truly Gifted dies that both were heat embossed with Stampendous Aged Gold embossing pouder. The bow was bent and then glued together. Tim Holtz Holiday Greens dies and K-Designs sentiment, finished of with gold sequins.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up to:

Dream Valley - Embossing Wet or Dry

Make My Monday - No Patterned Paper

Simply Create Too - Black + 1 Other Color