Hello there!

I hope your weather is as beautiful as with me today! I wanted to do something a little different against the usual square card so therefore this has different fold and also a pop up element.

I have used:

Stamps: Crafters Companion/Poinsettia Wishes, Stämpelkällan/Önskar, Rox Stamps/Stamp 069, Reprint/Julpost stamp set

Dies: Nellie Snellen/Straight Oval, Die-namics/Inside&Out Diagonal Stitched Square

Media: Ranger/Distress inks, Ranger/Glossy Accents, Ranger/Platinum Stickles

Other: Lemoncraft Paper Stack/Christmas Carols

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy crafting!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations - Add a Pop Up Element

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes/Use Lots Of Flowers

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - F is for Flowers

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Christmas In June

Hello there crafters!

It´s a new challenge over at Allsorts Challenge and this time it´s about "Black and White plus One" and I have chosen gold for my Christmas card, I try to be prepared when that time of year comes.

I have used:

Stamps: Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous/Christmastime (sentiment), My Favourite Things/Winter Warmth (leaf)

Dies: Dixi Craft/MD0046 (Christmas ball)

Media: Stampendous Fran-tage/Aged Gold embossing enamel, Reprint/Gold and Black embossing pouders, Ranger/Clear embossing pouder, Ranger/platinum and Black Diamond Stickles

Other: Black and Gold Enamel Dots, Gold Cardstock, Foam tape for dimension

Ok, thats all for me today. As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Garland/Leaves/Christmas Flowers

Crafting By Designs - Get Ready For Christmas

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Stay Cool

Hello there crafters!

Today I´m sharing a card created with the Eraser Technique which is the challenge over at Christmas Card Throwdown, since I never heard of it or tried it, I wanted to give it a try.

 I tore a few strips of paper and sponged them with graphite to create the snow, it has a little poor visibility on the photo but I hope you see it, I also used the "Snowball" stencil from My Favourite Things. I fixed with hair spray. But after I stamped and blurred the snowman from MFT´s "Frosty Friends" stamp set, I felt that I wanted to give it a little more body so I filled it with both Glossy Accents and sprinkled over loose glitter. All other coloring is made with my Copic pens. I created a frame using Lawn Fawn "Outside In Stitched Scalloped Rectangle" dies, I added snowflakes to it using the Hot Of The Press "Snowfall" stencil and heated in white embossing pouder. I have also used Lawn Fawn "Winter Big Scripty Words" stamp set together with the coordinated die and one Rox Stamps die.

Ok, that´s all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - Anything Goes/ Snowflakes

Tuesday Throwdown - Stenciling

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday - Frame It

Oh Joy

Hi everyone!

I´m back today to share a new Christmas card that I have created for ABC Cristmas and their "K for Kids" challenge.

I have used:

Stamps: Crafty Individuals/CI-327, Lawn Fawn/Winter Big Scripty Words

Dies: Lawn Fawn/Winter Big Scripty Words, Lawn Fawn/ Outside In Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Stackables

Media: Copic Pens, Reprint/White Embossing Pouder, Ranger/Stickles Platinum and Diamond, Glossy Accents

Other: Gold Sequins

Thank you all for visiting, wish you a nice week...what is left of it!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

Christmas Greetings

Hi there and thank you for visiting!

Showing another Christmas card, this time in a clean and simple style...

...using the sketch over at CAS(E) this sketch.

I have used:

Stencil: Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi/Dots & Stripes Borders

Stamps/Dies: Stampers Anonymous/Tim Holtz "Christmastime", My Favourite Things/"Cool Christmas" together with matching dies

Media: Ranger/Distress inks, Copic Pens, Copic/Opaque White, Ranger Stickles/"Star Dust", Reprint embossing pouder/White.

I really hope that you appreciate this creation, feel free to leave a comment. Wishing you all a lovely week!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - Transport

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes/Include a tree or two or more

Papercraft Business - Anything Goes

Daisy Chain - Anyting Goes

Have A Holly-Jolly Christmas

Hello friends!

I have a new Christmas card to share today. I used the Holly Jolly Critters stamp from Penny Black and colored it up with watercolors.

 For the stamped background, I first masked the critters and then used an old Reprint tree stamp together with Distress inks. I splattered over some white ink and added Diamond Stickles to the lantern and the star. I also added 3D snow, small red beads and white Nuvo Crystal drops.

I hope you like todays card, thank you for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Christmas With The Cuties - Feature A Creature

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

Penny Black and More -  (Feminine With An) Anything Goes Option

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes

From All Of Us To All Of You!

Hello there!

Dropping in to share a Christmmas card today. I have used a Mini Deco Doily stencil from Crafters Workshop and some dies. I´m playing along with Creative Knockouts Doily Delight challenge...and some more challenges listed below.

 After sponging the stencil with Distress inks , I heat embossed the edges with Stampendous Fran-tage Aged Hunter pouder. Next, I die cut the wreath out of both  white and gold glitter CS using Tutti Designs Leafy Wreath die. I adhered the wreath with foam tape to pop up over a strip of vellum. The Marianne Design sentiment was white heat embossed and then cut with the coordinated die. The Gummiapan reindeer head was first cut and sponged with Distress inks, then backed with black foam for dimension. I also cut out the bow using one Craft Emotions die and finished the card by adding a jingle bell.

As always thanks so much for stopping by. I wish you all a nice weekend!

Hugs, Birgit

Challenges:

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Get Ready For Christmas

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes

Shiny & Bright

Hello there crafters!

Today I have another Christmas card to share, I was inspired by CAS Christmas  and their Deer challenge, by the way... Happy First Birthday!

I used Art Impressions Reindeer Mini Shaker stamp set, colored up with my Copics and cut out by hand. I also added Glossy Accents and glitter to its nose. For the background I used MFT´s Snowfall stencil, embossing paste and loose glitter that I sprinkled over before the paste had dried. I cut out the Memory Box Pine Needle Border and sponged it a little with green Distress ink. I used a piece of leftover designer paper, stamped the sentiment and adhered it together with my deer using foam tape to get dimension. As a final touch I added 3D snow.

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - Anything Christmas/Include some Stamping

Aud Sentiments - Any Sentiment Exept "Happy Birthday"

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Cute

Merry & Bright

Hello and happy Saturday everyone!

Today I have Christmas card in gold and white to share where I only have used a lot of dies, no stamps or images at all.

For my card I used the following dies:

Tutti Designs - Merry & Bright

Go Create - large Frames Plain Ovals

Die-namics MFT - Inside/Out Stitch Oval

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Floral Ovals

Nellie Snellen - Corners MFD 027

Memory Box - Frostyville Wreath

I also sdded some Star Dust Stickles to the words and mounted the pieces with foam tape for dimension.

That´s all for today, I hope you have a great weekend!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

As You Like It - Favourite Dies or Stenciles (love my dies they are so useful and I have many times more than stencils)

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes/ No Patterned Paper

A Card Filled With Warm Christmas Hugs

Hello again friends!

Today I have Christmas card to share using KaiserCrafts postcard book "´tis the season", colored one of them up with my Copics and added lot of glitter and shine.

So fun to just color on...I hope something of the glitter and shine can be seen on the photo. The sentiment from Svenskatextstämplar was white heat embossed and adhered with foam tape to pop up. I also finished of with a few clear bling stones.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas - G for Glitz

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Merry Christmas

Hello there!

I have a Christmas card to share today using Tim Holtz wonderful Wise Men die, just love that scene with the three wise men!

First, I cut out of white CS and then I cut one more time out of black foam and adhered it to the back. Next, I sponged some parts with black Distress ink, then added Black Diamond and Platinum Stickles to make it glitter. Gold paper was used for the star. For the background, I sponged Distress inks over the whole panel, then splattered some water over and wiped away. I used a Mandys die for the sentiment.

Ok, that´s it, I think. Thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:
Dream Valley - Sparkle and Shine
Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes/Use Some Gold
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - No Stampes Allowed

Vintage Christmas Card

Hello there everyone!

I decided to use some old material from Panuro and my way to big stash, this is what came out ...

...the sentiment stamp is from You Do.

Thanks for stopping by and have yourself a great day!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Craftyhazelnut´s Patterned Paper - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes

Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes

Make My Monday - Make It Krafty

Penny´s Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

A Merry Christmas!

Hello there friends!

My project for today is a Christmas card, I feel it´s important to keep going all year round...and this is a sweet thing. I´m playing along with a few blog challenges.

I stamped the Magnolia stamp and colored with my Copics, then I added Diamond Stickles and Glossy Accents to the bow, then I cut it out by hand. I used Evergreen Bough Distress ink for the background, I sponged over the paper and then heated in Stampendous Shabby White embossing pouder. The sentiment from Tim Holtz Christmastime stamp set was cut out and adhered with foam tape to the background for dimension. I created a frame using Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Scalloped Rectangle dies. I finished my card with a few clear sequins.

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

Challenges:

As You Like It - Favourite Birthday or Christmas (I love making Christmas cards and I refuse to stop sending them!)

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Anything Christmas Goes

ABC Christmas - C- Candy

All Is Calm...

Hello there crafters!

Today I have one more wintry/Christmas card to show you, I´m playing along with a some blog challenges listed below.

I wanted to try Crafters Companion's Winter Night stamp set that I could lay my hands on at Christmas. I started of by stamping in Iced Spruce Distress ink and then I clear heat embossed the image, I colored up the rest with watercolors. Next, I added Snow Writer to the trees and sprinkled over loose glitter before it had dried (so sorry that the glitter can not be seen). I made a frame using Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Scalloped Rectangle dies. I also cut the Memory Box Traditional Stars out of gold glitter paper and adhered it with foam tape as well as the frame for some dimension. And that´s about it, I think.

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

Challenges:

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

The Paper Girls - Sparkle and Shine

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes+A Sentiment

A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes

Christmas Greetings

Hello there!

I hope your week is going well. Myself, I have not really given up the Christmas card making, maybe it's good to do some while the feeling is still there. In addition, I found this new wonderful moose on sale after Christmas.

I started out by creating the background using watercolors, stamping the trees with an old tree stamp and Forest Moss Distress ink. I splattered on some white ink to make it snow. Next, I cut the Tim Holtz Merry Moose out of white cardstock (except the band around the moose neck that was cut out of red CS) and then sponged the pieces with different Distress inks. I also added some Stickles in Platinum and Star Dust. I used some white paper to cut out snow and stamped the Vilda Stamps sentiment before I adhered it with foam tape. A few finishing touches with Snow Writer on the ground, on the moose horns and its back.

Thanks for stopping by/reading!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes/Add a Sentiment

Kitty Bee Designs - Winter Blues (winter/snow)

Sparkles Monthly - New Year, New Stash

ABC Christmas - A is for Anything Christmas

Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Let It Snow

Merry Christmas

Hello there crafters!

Here is the last Christmas card I sent out to family this year. And with this one, I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

I used Penny Black´s Poinsettia Wreath stamp on watercolor paper, together with Distress Markers and inks. The bow was cut with one CraftEmotions die and then sponged with Distress inks, I also splattered white ink over. The sentiment die is from Rox Stamps and was cut out of both gold glitter paper and black foam, then mounted together to give dimension. I also stamped some branches in the corners.
Thanks for stopping by this busy time of year!
Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Penny Black and More - Traditional Christmas Colours
Little Red Wagon - All Things Christmas
As You Like It - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Tis The Season

Merry And Bright

Hello there!
This is a busy time of year for sending cards to friends and family and I have a couple more to show you even if they are already on their way.

Here I have used the Crafter´s Companion Christmas Cheer stamp set to create this card. I colored up the reindeer with my Copics and placed a stencil from Memory Box called Winter Flurry Frame over it and sponged the edges with Iced Spruce Distress ink. I also added Star Dust and Platinum Stickles, Glossy Accents and a few clear bling stones. I felt something was missing, so I found some Christmassy berries to decorate with in my stash.
Have a wonderful day!
Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - Holiday Anything Goes
As You Like It - Favourite Christmas Animal (reindeer are my favorite, when I went through the Christmas cards, because I would send them, I saw that there were a lot of reindeers on them:)
Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes

Warm Christmas Hugs

Hi everyone!
We are closing in on the big day, so it´s time to hurry up with the Christmas card production. I was in the mood for a wintry snowman card...

...so I grabbed the Tim Holtz Snowman Scene die set, some Distress inks and got started. I mounted the snowman with foam tape to give him dimension. I used Black Magic Core´dinations cardstock for the background, crumplet it up and then sanded. I stamped with some old spruce stamps before I die cut the next piece. I added a snowpack of white glitter paper, some Diamond Stickles and Glossy Accents too. The Kristina Scrapbooking sentiment was white heat embossed. I also splattered white ink over to create snowfall.
As always thanks so much for stopping!
Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:
Papercraft Business - Anything Goes/Christmas
Dream Valley - Christmas
The Paper Girls - Die Cuts
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + a Sentiment
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Create a Winter Scene
Simon Says Stamp Monday - Warm Winter Wishes

Season´s Greatings

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to catch up with a quick blog post today with a Christmas card that I want to share with you.

My card for today were created with Lawn Fawn Home For Christmas stamp set and dies, I colored up with my Copic pens. Next, I created a background using blue Distress inks and I also splattered white ink over it to make stars or snow. I die cut the city silhouette using a Marianne Design die, and at its lower edge I added a layer 3D snow and sprinkled over glitter before it dried. I popped up the car and the white heat embossed sentiment with foam tape over the snow. To make it glitter even more, I added Star Dust Stickles to the falling star, Platinum Stickles in some windows and Glossy Accents too.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:
Winter Wonderland - Anything Christmas Goes
Alphabet Challenge - S is for Season´s Greatings
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Christmas

Out In The Snow

Hello there crafters!

Today I´m sharing a Christmas card created with the Toby Tumble & Ribins stamp set from Cuddly Buddly. To color the image, I used Distress inks on watercolor paper.

I also used Star Dust Stickles and some white ink to spatter over the image. I cut out a branch with a Tim Holtz Holiday Greens die and sponged it with green Distress inks. Next, I stamped the mittens from My Favourite Things Winter Warmth stamp set and cut out with the matching dies, then I hung them up on the branch. I added the image over a piece of old designer paper and white sparkle card base, I finished my card with a few clear sequins.

I think that´s about it. Thanks so much for stopping by this busy time of the year!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Just Add Ink - Just Add "I" (Ice cold, Inks)

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Theme It´s Christmas

Stamping Sensations - Winter Sparkle

Crafting By Designs - Holiday Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - winter scenes, events or December Holiday