Spring around the corner...

Hello!
I can tell you that during the last days we are living in spring, yesterday we had 15 degrees above 0!!!! There is no snow to be seen and you can hear the birds and feel the warmth of the sun as if it is April!!!! Gorgeous weather, I hope it lasts and doesn't change any moment.
I am so inspired by the weather, look the card I made:

The image is From the Heart Stamps and I colored it with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils. I cut it with a circle die and placed it on a turquoise mat cut with a scalop circle die.

I used Poligraphservis dp, it is double sided 8x8. I used the lighter side for the background and the darker one for the three panels. I used some white cardstock to mat the little panels and more turquoise cardstock to mat the background.

For embellishment I used a turquoise baker twine and made a knot.

Challenges:

I heart Cards sketches: sketch 140
Simon says: AG
Art by Miran: AG
Mod Squad: Animal fun
Chocolate, coffee and cards: AG
Crafting with friends: AG
Paper Shelter: animal magic
Creative fingers: AG
Simply papercraft: AG
Sisterhood of crafters: think spring

Happy Bird-thday

Hi, there!
I would like to show you another card I made.

A month ago I won some challenge at Catch the Bug and won this set of Birthday Birds. I love it! I colored them with alcohol markers and placed them on pink cardstock mats.

For the background I used a dark pink cardstock (fuchsia) and used a Birthday embossing folder.

To embellish it I used a pink zig-zag ribbon and a pink flower.

Challenges:

Catch the bug: bingo (pink, flower, bugaboo image)
The ribbon girl: use any image
Creative moments: AG + embossing
Really Reasonable Ribbon: celebrate with ribbon
Crafting with attitude: AG
Crafty girls creations: AG
Sassy Studio Design: AG
Sieze the birthday: AG
Crafty gals corner: AG
Inspiration Destination: AG
Simon says: AG

A pocket full of flowers

Hello, dear friends!
If you are coming to see the post for Cre8tive Hands challenge click here.
I want to show you another card I made:

The image is a Bugaboo one and I colored it with alcohol markers and  placed it on a pink cardstock mat.

I am learning and experimenting with aquarelable backgrounds. I colored with acuarelles this watercolor cardstock did some splash with metallic aquarelles and then I used an embossing folder with flowers and used a pink cardstock to mat it.

I used pink ribbon and made a bow. I also used three pink gems to embellish it.

Challenges:

Catch the bug: bingo (pink, flower, bugaboo image)
The ribbon girl: use any image
Southern girl: add a little bit of sparkle
Crafting for all season: three of a kind
Sweet stamps: spring flowers
Tuesday throwdown: make your own background
Creative moments: AG + embossing
Craft dee bowz: AG w/ bow
Simon says: AG 

Guest Designer for Cre8tive Hands Friends Challenge #1

Hello, dear friends and visitors!
I would like to show this new card I made: 

Today I am a Guest Designer for the first challenge at Cre8tive Hands Friends!!!!!!! Thanks a lot to Michelle for inviting me for this challenge opening!!!

The first challenge is a very easy one: USE A DIGI.

The image is Cute Snail and I colored it with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils. You can find many other cute images at Cre8tive Hands shop to play with. I cut it with a circle die and placed it on a pink cardstock mat cut with a scalop circle die.

I used Poligraphservis dp, green cardstock and a Flowers embossing folder. I also made a tag to place the sentiment (Create with TLC). To embellish the card I used a flower (lace?) pink ribbon, some pink ribbon for the tag and a couple of pink rhinestones.

Challenges:

Crazy 4 challenges: sketch
Crafty Gals Corner: AG
Mod Squad: animal fun
Paper Shelter: animal magic
Simon Says: AG
Word Art Wednesday: AG
Fan-tastic Tuesday: AG+ animal
Whimsy Inspiration: AG
Creative Moments: AG + embossing
Catch the bug: Bingo (dp + friendship + tag)

Cute Owl with glasses

Hello, dear friends!
Very soon, a new challenge will start created by Michelle, the artist at Cre8tive Hands. You can take a look of her fav digis here and many freebies here. And you can start to follow the challenge blog here.
Cre8tive Hands and Melonheadz joined a few weeks ago and released 4 owls as freebies... This is a card I made using one of Cre8tive Hands freebies.

 
I colored the image with markers and then cut it out and placed it on a double green/white mat cut with a die (labels 1 or 2?).

I used Poligraphservis dp (a Russian company) plus some green cardstock.I used some heart green/yellow ribbon and made a bow. I used a few rhinestones to embellish the card.

Challenges:
Our daily bread: Sketch (loved it!!!)
613 Avenue Create: AG no twist :(
Glitter and sparkle: AG
Lil Patch of crafty friends: AG
Stamping sensation: AG w/ die
Ribbon Girls: use any image
The pencil case: more than one (layers, rhinestones)
Crafty Hazelnuts patterned paper: AG w/dp
Digi Choosday: animal/insect
Craft Dee bowz: AG w/handmade bow
Eureka: feathers or fur

EDITED: This card is Top 5 at Eureka Stamps!!!

A cute bird on a pot!

Hello and happy to see you around... thanks for your visit!
As you know I was out of cardmaking for almost two years and came back a few weeks ago. I feel like there is no so many people visiting and encouraging each other like it was before, or is it only me feeling it? I lost a few followers as well, I heard that google is cleaning the people that has inactive blogs... but to tell you the truth, I would love to have more comments and friends visiting... So you are very welcome!!!
OK, enough... I hope you like the card I made:

I used a From the Heart digistamp, I colored it with markers and used a punch to cut two of the corners to make them round.

The background paper is Poligraphservis (a Russian paper!!!) and I used the same punch to make the round corners here too. I also used  lace, pink cardstock and a copic black marker to make the faux stitches.

Challenges:
I heart sketches: #139
Digichoosday: animal and insects
Fan-tastic Tuesday: AG+ cute
Eureka: feathers or fur
Bunny Zoe's: things with wings
Love to scrap: AG
Crafty girls creation: AG
Creative knockouts: stitching

Cute owl

Hello, dear friends!
How are you? For me, this has been a very busy week and just today can come around to blog a little bit about a card I made:

The image is "Tulip Owl" by 2 Cute Ink Stamps and I colored it with markers. To cut it I used a circle die and left the flower sticking out.

For the background I used a flowers embossing folder on the half of a white cardstock and purple cardstock to mat the circle image and the background. To embellish it I used three purple rhinestones.

I like to make cards that can be used for any opportunity like birthday, thank you, just because.... I think this one is one of them, I can put a sentiment when I will use it :)

Challenges:
2 cute ink: AG
Creative moments: AG + embossing
Inspiration Destination: AG
Whimsy inspiration: AG
A bit more time to craft: AG
Crafts Galore Encore: use a stamp or digi
The Sisters of craft: AG
Fan-tastic Tuesday: AG + cute
Ike's world: going in circles
Sweet stamps: AG

Forget me not

Hello, dear friends!
How are you doing? Here I am again to show you another card I made.

The image is Cute Bee Flower by Bugaboo stamps. I colored it with Kuretake markers and cut it with a circle die living out the flower, that I colored as a "forget-me-not". I also used some glitter for the wings.

I used white cardstock and an embossing folder for the background, some dp scraps and green cardstock to mat the image and blue to punch some flowers. I used yellow rhinestones for the flowers to make them go together with the image.

Challenges:
Catch the bug: keep it simple
Simon says: one layer
Addicted to stamps: die cuts
Lacy Sunshine: coloring AG
Pile it on: homemade embellishments
Sweet stampin: CAS
Crafting with friends: AG
Simply papercraft: AG
Crating with an attitude: AG

I will say it with flowers...

Hello, once more...
This is the last card I will show you today. I am very inspired to make CAS, one layer cards, try different things I didn't before. Pinterest is good resource, and I was inspired for this card to make today mine.

I used a flower clear stamp and Memento black tuxedo ink. Then, I colored it with aquarelable pencils and cut and made the border with the flowers shape. To finish every flower I used a  rhinestone.

I used a green gingham ribbon, and I made a double bow to embellish the card.

Challenges:

Simon says: one layer
Catch the bug: keep it simple
Challenge up your life: no dp
Fantasy stampers: just one layer
One crazy stamper: AG
Sweet stampin: CAS
Craft dee bowz: AG w/ handmade bow
Morgan's art world: add flower
RRR: AG w/ ribbon or trim
Cardz 4 galz: fantastic florals

EDITED: I MADE TOP THREE AT CARDZ 4 GALZ!!!!!!!!!!!!

Playing with butterflies and rainbows

Hi, again...
this is the third card I made using my paper scraps and butterfly punch. As I told before, I was inspired by some projects at Pinterest.

I used pieces of dp I had, a butterfly punch, lots of rhinestones to make the swirls.

Challenges:
Simon says: one layer
MAWTT: things with wings
Lemon Shrotbread: AG
Paper nest dolls: AG
DLArt: linky party

Butterflies rainbow

Hello!
Hope you are doing well... Today I was playing a little bit with some scraps of paper and a butterfly punch and did three cards with that. I've got some inspiration on Pinterest.
This is one:

As I don't have a border embossing folder, I used a dotty one on the up and down edges. I also used a round corner punch for the corners of the background.
Some butterflies are glued with foami tape and some other have a little rhinestone on top.

And this is the version with black background:

Challenges:

Simon says: one layer
Hiding in my craft room: super scraps Saturday
MAWTT: things with wings
Lemon Shrotbread: AG
Crafty sentiment design: punch/die cut
Paper nest dolls: AG
DLArt: linky party

EDITED: I MADE A TOP THREE!!!!

No matter how long the winter...

...Spring is sure to follow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello, hello... are you like me? Do you wait the whole winter for spring?
I like winter and the white snow covering everything, but this week was the coldest for us here and my arms are hearting after shoveling snow during three days..... I am not complaining but I have enough winter this season :)

This is my new card:

The image is FTHstamps and I colored it with my markers, I don't know if I am improving with them, but surely like the intense colors.

I used some dp from my stash and also an embossing folder for the background. To embellish it I used three pink rhinestones.

Challenges:
FTHstamps: sketch #138
Catch the bug: keep it simple
Crafting with dragonflies: AG
Art by Miran: AG
Crafting with Friends: AG
Creative fingers: AG
Simple papercraft: AG
4 crafty chicks: bling
Cardz 4 galz: fantastic florals
2 cute ink: digital image 

EDITED: This card made it as runner up at 2 Cute Ink!!!

YAY!!!!

Hello, dear friends!
I want to show you a card I made... I am coloring a lot and making cards, but I don't have the time to post them and blog about them, hahaha...

The image is a Sassy Studio Design (I've got as freebie a while ago), and I colored it with Kuretake manga markers. I cut it out and placed it on a pink oval mat.

The paper is from my stash, the same for the pink cardstock. To embellish it, I used some pink, purple and blue baker's twine and made a knot and a few rhinestones to give some sparkle.

Challenges:
I want to link this card to The Daily Marker's
30 days of coloring.

Sieze the birthday: AG/ cupcakes or candies
4 crafty chicks:  bling
Crafting with an attitude: AG
 Crafty girls creations: AG
Digital delights: AG
Little Miss Muffet: AG
Southern girls: AG
Craft Galore Encore: use a digi or stamp
Crafty Hazelnut's PP: AG w/PP