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