Polar Love

Hello and Happy Monday!
I don´t know you, but here we are having polar days... this morning we woke up at -22°C! If this continues the same we'll have a very polar Valentines' day.
I made this card for the progressive challenge at Imagine that! I went very CAS, thinking in a masculine card.

The image is called Polar Love and I colored it with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils. I placed it on a turquoise cardstock mat. I glittered the snow to give the bright effect.

For the background I used a blue cardstock and an embossing folder Diamond on Diamond (Sizzix). The sentiment is one that comes with the cute image and used the same turquoise carrdstock for mat.

Challenges:
Imagine that: stamp of the month
Eclectic Ellapu: from the heart (no die cuts, but lots of hearts in the image)
Glitter and sparkle: Valentines/add some red
OSATT: with love
Robyn's fetish: animals/birds
Red carpet: love actually
Simon says: have a heart
Scribble and scraps: AG
That craft place: valentines/love
The corrosive challenge: feel the love
The squirrel and the fox: love
2 sisters: embossing
A gem of a challenge: all you need is love
Crafty calendar: love is all around
Crazy for challenges: glitter

Basket of flowers

Hello and happy Sunday!
it's snowing again... and it's very cold!!! I long for spring :) Today I want to show you a new floral card I made:

The image is by Karen Doodles, a very old freebie. I colored it with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils and placed it on a beige color mat. Both of them cut with circle die (Sizzix).

I used beige color cardstock and Flowers and Birds embossing folder (Sizzix), I also used Alt dp from Butterflies collection (burgundy bg). For embellishments I used a beige ribbon and made a couple of bows.

Challenges:

Sketch and stash: sketch 28
2 sisters: embossing
All sorts: colors begining wit b (beige/burgundy and blue in the flowers)
Crafty Hazelnutz: patterned paper
Craftitude: AG/ Valentines
One crazy stamper: AG
Jo's scrap shack: AG
4 crafty girls: AG
Crafty ribbons: AG w/ ribbon
Paper Crafting Journey: emboss that
Sassy Studio Designs: stop and smell the flowers
Papertake weekly: AG
Great Impressions: floral images
Pile it on: add ribbon

Don't sweat it

Hello and happy Saturday!
I want to show you a new card I made for this month's progresive challenge at From the Heart Stamps:

I colored our fun Birdday friend with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils, I cut it with rectangle Nestabilities. I placed it on a yellow cardstock mat. My color choice are primary colors for this masculine card.

I used Alt dps and more yellow cardstock to mat everything and the sentiment. The only embellishment are three buttons in the primary colors

I hope you like it!!!!!
Challenges:
From the Heart: stamp of the month
I {heart} sketches: #52
A little bit crafty: man up
Crafty Hazelnutz: patterned paper
Jo's scrap shack: AG
Sister Act Cards: AG
4 crafty girls: AG
Crafty creations: for the birds
Seize the birthday: (no topping)
Word Art Wed: AG
Cards 4 guyz: Spots and stripes
Fan-tastic Tuesday: AG
OSATT: AG
Scribble and scrap: AG
613 Ave. create: AG

Hearts and Kisses at QKR Stampede

Hello and happy Friday!
Today we have a fun challenge at QKR Stampede: HEARTS AND KISSES. Take your stamps and digis for Valentines' and make some fun projects!!! This is mine:

The image is Watering Hearts (digi 8403) and I colored it with Koh.i.noor aquarelable pencils. I cut it with a circle die (Sizzix) and made the same for the pink mat.

I used pink striped dp (Oriental Trading) and white cardstock and Swirly Vines with Hearts embossing folder for the bcakground. I used lace and pink ribbon, made a bow. I die cut a couple of flowers (Layered Flowers - Sizzix) and inked them with two different pink inkpads. The center is a heart pink button (Oriental Trading)

Challenges:

Digi Sketch: sketch
Paper Crafting Journey: emboss that
Crafty Ribbons: AG w/ribbon
Hanna and friends: hearts
Digistamp 4 Joy: hearts
Divas by design: die cuts
Little Red Wagon: love
Papers Pretties: valentines/ love
Simon Says: hearts
Whimsy Stamps: something new (dp)
Everybody art: valentine
Card Mania: Angels/ fairies
Artistic Inspirations: AG/ hearts
Cards in Envy: Love
Craft Dee Bowz: AG w/ bow
Craft your passions: love
Cutie Pie: cute valentine
Eureka: red pink white
Kaboodle Doodles: valentine
Melonheadz: valentine/love
Jellypark: all loved up
Glitter and sparkle: buttons
Ooh la la: use a heart
Path of positivity: love
Scrapbook Stamp Society: AG/ heart
Stamp and create: love is in the air
Crazy challenge: love is in the air
The ribbon reel: photo + love

A bunch of flowers

Hello and happy Thursday!
I am longing for spring, I tell you... here we are having the coldest days this winter!!! Since last Saturday, we are having max of -15°C and in the nights -22°C... that's cold, I know...
For that I am doing cards with flowers, to see some signs of spring:

I don´t remember how I've got this image, but I am sure it was a freebie or a prize :) {if you know where is it from, please, let me know to give the credit to the artist} I colored it with Koh.i.noor aquarelable pencils. I placed it on a white/purple double mat cut with oval die (Sizzix).

I used Alt paper from the glittered Butterfly collection, but I see thet the glitter shows black in the pics and not glittery. I also used lilac cardstock and Dot embossing folder (Sizzix). I used two ribbons to make the pennats on the left corner and a few rhinestones in the other corner.

Challenges:

Sketchs and dies: Sketch
Crafty Ribbons: AG w/ ribbons
Delightful: AG
Paper Crafting Journey: emboss that
MIM: AG
Sassy Studio Designs: stop and smell the flowers
Crafting by design: AG
Creative Moments: AG/ Sparkle
Eclectic Ellapu: textures
Papertake weekly: AG
Great Impressions: Floral images
613 Ave. Create: AG (no twist)
OSATT: AG
Pile it on: add ribbon
Scrappy hands: embossing

Roses card

Hello and happy day!
I had a loooooooong day today and need to go to bed. First I want to show you a card I made:

I have problem to identify the image, as I pulled it from my "already colored" folder and think this one is a freebie I've got two or three years ago and can´t remember from where or by who. Please, if you know and can tell me to give credit to the artist, I really appreciate it. I colored it with Koh.i.noor aquarelable pencils and cut it out, then Placed it on a oval white mat.
EDITED:  the image is a freebie at The Gallifrey Crafting Company blog.

I used pink cardstock, and Alt dp from glittered Flowers collection. I used Vines embossing folder (Quickutz). To embellish it I used a white ribbon and made a bow and a few rhinestones in the corners of the pink panel. I hope you like it.

Challenges:

Chocolate Coffee and cards: sketch
Going grey: favorite embellishments (ribbon, bow, rhinestones)
Papertake weekly: AG
TTCRD: AG
Craft Dee Bowz: handmade bow
Crafting from the heart: AG/use red
Make it Monday: AG
My craft creations: AG
Great Impressions: floral images
OSATT: AG
Pile it on: add ribbon to creation
Scrappy hands: embossing
Scribble and scrap: AG
Crafty Hazelnutz: patterned paper
One crazy stamper: AG

Yellow flower

Hello and happy Tuesday!
Welcome to my new followers... this week I have 3 new ones!!!!! I love to see what you are up to ;)
As I told you yesterday, I am trying a different kind of cards, with no colored image. I browsed on Pinterest a lot these last days and feel inspired to try. This is a new card I CASEd (inspiration here), I would love to hear your thougths about it:

I made the flower with yellow cardstock and Sizzix layered flowers dies and folliage dies for the leaves with green cardstock. I added a brown button and a yellow string to make its center.

The paper is MME (glittered stack) and some brown cardstock. I also used a jute string and made a knot. I hope you like it :)

Challenges:
Make It Monday: AG
Come and get it: C&S
Simon Says: AG w/ twine or string
Glitter and sparkle: buttons
Digi Darla: personal style (CAS)
OSATT: AG
Suzy Bee's: flowers
The Squirrel and the fox: use embellishments
Crafters companion: CAS
Drunken Stampers: AG

Blue butterfly

Hello and happy Monday!
Today I started to try something a little different from what I am doing lately. You know that normally I use an image and then I make my card. Well... I was browsing on Pinterest and find some really cute card that I love, no colored image and CAS as it's my style too. So today, my first attempt to a different style of cards :)

This is a close up to the butterfly. I cut it with a Sizzix die and then I used the dots embossing folder (Sizzix). I placed it on a darker blue cardstock mat.

For the bacground I used a new folder I've got Paisleys (Sizzix). I cut the corners with a round punch. The only embellishment is blue baker's twine and a few blue rhinestones.

I would like to hear what do you think of this card... thanks!

Challenges:
Come and Get It: Clean and Simple
2 sisters: embossing
Simon says: AG w/ twine or string
OSATT: AG
Eclectic Ellapu: texture
Dream Valley: no dp
613 Ave.: AG (no twist)
Scrappy hands: embossing
The squirrel and the fox: use embellishments
Crafters companion: CAS
Challenges 4 everybody: AG
Scribbles: sparkle it up
Sparkle Forum: show us new stuff (embossing folder)
The crafting cafe: embossing

Happy birthday with balloons

Hello and happy Sunday!
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Here it have been freezing cold!!!! Brrrrrrrr............ Since Friday we are having -17/-19°C and the forecast is similar for next few days!
Anyways, I wanted to show you a new card I made:

The image is by Bugaboo and I colored it with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils and school markers. I placed it on a yellow cardstock mat.

I used Balloon dp by Folia and yellow cardstock. To embellish it I only used yellow ribbon and made three knots. I hept it simple for a male birthday card.

Challenges:

Catch the bug: AG
Moving along with the times: birthday boys
4 crafty girls: AG
Seize the birthday: birthday (no topping)
Crafty catz: AG
Fairy Tale: more than 2 colors
Sister Act Card: AG
4 crafty chicks: AG
Send a smile: for boys
Through the craftrrom door: AG
LEJ: AG
Eureka: AG
Crafty hazelnutz: patterned paper
One crazy stamper: AG
Word Play Saturday: yellow

Happy and colorful birthday

Hello and happy Saturday!

THIS IS MY 600th POST!!!!!!

Today I want to show  you a new birthday card I made:

The image is by Bugaboo and I colored it with Koh.i.noor aquarelable pencils. I placed it on a green cardstock mat cut with a scalloped square die (Sizzix).

I used dp from my stash and green cardstock. The sentiment is by Create with TLC I cut it with a circle die and made the same for the mat. I used a gingham green ribbon to made a bow for the sentiment.

Challenges:
Catch the bug: AG
Moving along with the times: birthday boys
Stempelsonne: animals
4 crafty girls: AG
Seize the birthday: birthday (no topping)
Crafty catz: AG
Fairy Tale: more than 2 colors
Sister Act Card: AG
4 crafty chicks: AG
The Paper Shelter: all wraped up (I thought a big gift)
Through the craftrrom door: AG
LEJ: AG
Eureka: AG
Make it Monday: AG
Crafty hazelnutz: patterned paper