Blue and red

Another Monday is here. I hope your week started off well and that the remaining of the week will be even better. I spent most of the day behind my desk crafting. Nothing to complain about, right? ;) One of the things I made is also this card.

All the papers I used are from Provo craft. I got this lovely Holiday paper pack from Provo craft a couple of days ago from a friend of mine and I couldn't wait to start using it! For the background of this card I chose the pretty red paper - "Snowflake" by Lori Gardner. The cute image is one of the many Precious moments free coloring pages/digi stamps. I got this image from Create 4 fun blog, but you can google for free Precious moments coloring pages and you will get many results. And there are many more incredibly cute images to choose from. Silver snowflakes are stickers from Craft Creations and pearls, crystals and ribbons are from my stash.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

Sketches in thyme: Sketch

Winter wonderland: Include an animal

Brown like a chocolate

Hello everybody! How are you? We finally got some sun again today and it was lovely. Gosh, how I miss spring! Thank you all very much for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment. I really appreciate it. Reading your lovely comments always puts me in a good mood. Hugs!

Today's card is a bit special. Why? I wanted to do something different so I used a big handmade flower instead of a cute image for the center of my card.

To make this flower I used a pretty wide dark brown ribbon. Isn't it great? I got this ribbon from my grandma and I love it. Button is from my stash. The beautiful creamy paper in the background is from K&Company's recycled pack of papers "Earth browns" and the brownish patterned paper is from Sizzix's Little sizzles "Earth tones". The doily lace was originally white, but I colored it with Tim Holtz's Brushed corduroy distress ink. In the corners of the strips I stamped with corner swirly floral clear stamp from Folia. For stamping I used Tim Holtz's ink as well. At the ends of the stips I added gold brads. I followed the sketch from Repeat impressions.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:
Simon says stamp!: Coffee and cream
Paper Romance: Anything goes
Stampin' B's: Flowers
Stamp something: Flowers
Crazy 4 challenges: Flowers
Repeat impressions: Sketch F2311
Dream valley: Anything goes
Southern girls challenge: Brads, gems or dewdrops
Simpy create: Flowers

Pink, purple and orange

I've never been too keen of pink/orange and orange colour combination. Pink/purple and green, pink/purple and yellow, pink/purple and brown etc. yes, but not pink/purple and orange. And then some time ago I got these pink/purple and orange papers with one swap. I thought about using them several times, but never seemed right. So I've had these papers in my drawer for quite some time and to be honest I even forgot I had them. But today I was searching for something and came around these papers again. In the morning I have already colored the Sweet Kiki la Rue from C. C. designs with pink and purple pencils and I was just searching for some papers to use on the card, so I thought that today these papers would actually be a good choice. And voila!

What do you think? I followed this lovely sketch from Papertake weekly blog.

All the things are just random things from my stash. I just know the flower paper is from Provo Craft and that the image is Sweet Kiki la Rue from C. C. designs. That's life is actually a sticker which I have had for quite a while.

I'd like to enter this card to the following challenges:
Cupcake challenges: Cake'n'ice cream
Papertake weekly: Sketch
The pixie cottage: Sketch or something cute (I chose "something cute" - a cute image)
7 kids college fund: Square card
Sketches in thyme: Open challenge (follow any sketch; I followed sketch from Papertake weekly)

Once is the first time for everything

Today's card is something special for a couple of resons:

1.) it's the first easel card I've ever made,

2.) it's the first time I've made a card that wasn't square or rectangle,

3.) it's the first time I've made a card using purple and green colour combination.

I've always admired easel cards people were making. They all looked fantastic. I've always wanted to give it a try, but to be honest I had no idea how to do it. And then I found this great tutorial on Crafter's companion and as it didn't look too complicated I decided to try and and make one myself as well. Maybe I should choose square easel card the first time, but I just love those scalloped circles. :$ And since I was in the mood to try new things, I thought that maybe I could try a different color combination too. And I did! I love how purple and green fit together, but I never had the courage to try this colour combination on my cards. Until now. I had much fun with this card and I think there will be more to come. ;) 

I didn't need a wholoe lot of things for this card. I used some solid colour paper, patterned papers from Provo Craft and feathers from my stash. The purple flower was made by me (I love making those flowers, I think they look pretty and they are so easy and quick to make). Of course I had to use those cute little butterflies again. :$ In case you don't know yet, they are a clear stamp from Folia. I colored them with Faber Castell pencils.

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges:

One stitch at a time: Anything but square

Repeat impressions: F16 CASE card challenge (I followed the layout)

Hanna and friends: Purple and one other colour (purple + green)
Do you stack up: Anything goes
Guylou's inimitability: Anything goes

Tilda with flower

Heya everybody! First let me thank you all of you lovely people who are stopping by my blog and are leaving me comments. They mean a lot to me! Hugs to all of you!

Today I have another Tilda card for you.

This is actually a birthday card. See the sentiment? Well, it's in Slovenian and it means "happy birhtday". There are many birthdays coming up and I want to be ready for them. ;) I have to admit this cards hasn't exactly surned out as I was hoping. In my head it looked better. But it can't always everything be as we want, right?

I hven't really used many things to make this card. Just the cute Magnolia's Tilda stamp which I colored with Faber Castell and Jolly pencils, Westcott flower punch, pearls and Tim Holtz's Brushed corduroy distress ink. Pluspapers of course - the patterned ones are from Provo Craft. That's all.The sentiment is just printed. :)

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday: Sketch
A spoon full of sugar: Birthday wishes
Bunny Zoe's crafts: Spring ... Flowers everywhere

An award

Today I received a Stylish blogger award from Donna. Aren't I one lucky girl?! Thanks a lot hun! :) If you haven't got the chance to visit Donna's blog yet, do it now. She's one very talented lady so I'm sure you'll have lots of fun browsing through her blog and checking out her creations!

Here's what this award looks like:

The conditions of this award are:

1. Make a post linking back to the person who gave you the award. (See the beginning of this post.)

2. Share 7 random things about yourself.

3. Award 7 recently discovered bloggers with this award

4. Contact these bloggers and tell them they've won the award.

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Here are 7 random things about me ...

1.) I'm a chocoholic.

2.) My favourite colour is blue.

3.) My big dream is to swim with dolphins one day.

4.) I usually talk too much. :P

5.) The only alcohol drink I drink is Pina Colada. Yummy!

6.) My favourite season is spring.

7. ) Besides crafting I also like doing jigsaw puzzles.

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And now, here are the bloggers I'd like to share this award with ...

Jen

Kiki

Tanja

Hazel

Carol

Claire 

Mary

They are all very talented ladies, so be sure to visit their blogs. :)

Christmas card

Last year I learned that you can't ever start making Christmas cards too early. Seriously! Last year I made some in summer, then I had some pause and then I started making them in November again. And I still haven't had enough! So I decided that this year I will be more organized (mind you, I have been saying this for a couple of years now, but haven't had much success yet :$). My idea is that I will be making Christmas cards all through the year. Let's see if I succeed! Here's already the first Christmas card I made this year.

I used the cute Penny Johnson's clear stamp. I love this image! I colored it with Faber Castell and Jolly pencils. For the background I used the gorgeous Scrapwork's Formal affair paper.Isn't it great? The paper with snowflakes was created by me. ;) I just used Single snowflake rubber stamp from Stampabilities, inked it with Versa color's copper ink pad and stamped the image on the white paper. I also inked the edges a bit. As simple as that! :) Swirl was made with Marianne design's stencil. I got the flower in a bag full of flowers from different brands, so I don't know what brand that one is. It was plain orange/yellow, but I stamped with Stampabilities' Faded text background stamp over it (I used the copper ink pad again). Crystals, button and ribbon are from my stash. I think the ribbon came with one box of chocolates which I got for Christmas. :P

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges:
Winter Wonderland: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Bizzy Becs store: Sketch
Party time Tuesday: Anything goes
Craft us crazy: Winter
Top tip Tuesday: Bling it on

Young love

A very lovely person, Laila, sent me some very cute stamped images (among other wonderful things!) and  I couldn't wait to start using them. So of course today's card is made with one of those images. ;)

The image is one of Rachelle Anne Miller's Lily and Milo stamps. Isn't it cute? It reminds me on those teenage years when I was just doing first steps into the "world of dating" and we were all so shy when it came to ask someone out. Ah, those were the days ... I colored the image with Jolly and Faber Castell pencils. Around the image I used Tim Holtz's Spun sugar distress ink. The patterned pink and purple papers are from Artsy collage Nature collage kit and the rest of the papers are from my stash. And so are the ribbons. I think the thin ribbon is from Martha Stewart, but I'm not 100% sure. I'm sure that those of you who check my blog more or less regularly already know that those little butterflies are a clear stamp from Folia. ;) Roses are from Marianne hobby. Unfortunately I have no idea from which company is the pink flower. I bought it in a store in my town, but it came without any tag with company name. All the flowers I bough there are like this. *sigh*  The "I like you" stamp is from Martha Stewart.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:
Hanna and friends: Sketch
Let's ink it up: Romance/Valentines
Cupcake craftroom: L'amour
Lexi's creations: Flowers

Wishing for spring to come

I'm so happy today! In the mail I received two huge parcels full of goodies - flowers, stamps, ribbons ... Yay! I would like to thank Laila and Sandra for making my day. You girls are extremely generous and very sweet. Thank you both very, very much! *hugs*

We've had such a crazy weather lately! A short while had nice, warm (up to 20 degrees Celsius) and sunny days, then we got boring gray and cloudy days and today we got snow. I so wish for spring to come soon. I miss those warm sunny days! Therefore I decided to make today's card in warm spring-alike colours.  

The background patterned paper is from Provo Craft and the green one is from Sizzix' Little sizzles - Earth tones. I also used a piece of orange paper which I embossed with Craft concepts' Cottage floral embossing folder. The stamp I used for this card is Marij Rahder's Jugendstil no. 13 clear stamp. The image is colored with Faber Castell's. I also used small butterfly stamp from Folia. Rhinestones and ribbon are from my stash. I followed the sketch at Sketches in thyme blog.

I would like to add this card to the following challenge:

Sketches in thyme: Sketch

Memories

Today's card is very simple. Not many embellishments or anything like that. See for yourself.

I made this card following the sketch on Repeat impressions blog. All I did was emboss the brown paper from Sizzix' Little Sizzles "Earth tones" pack with the Cottage floral embossing folder from Craft concepts'. This was the first time I have done some embossing and I loved it! Then I used the Spellbinders scallop oval and oval dies to cut the dies from silver and blue-white papers from my stash. I used Cloud 9 Design studio's sentiment stamp (from the pack Simple thoughts - memories) for this card. I also used Eurohobby's punch, a button and some ribbon from my stash. I've had this blue ribbon for a while, but I've never used it, but today it was just perfect for this flower I was going to make. This button you see, well, I bought a couple of them about a month ago in the store where they are selling stuff for sewing. I just thought they were pretty and I knew they would come handy eventually. ;)

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:
Repeat impressions: Sketch F911
Simon says stamp: Make your own embellishment
Fab'n'funky: Make your own

It's time for Ellie

Hi everybody! How was your Saturday? I had such a nice day! I went to the town with my sweetie, did some shopping (a craft store was a must lol) and then we treated ourselves with a yummy lunch in the restaurant. So no cooking for me today - yay! ;) In the craft store I bought a copper colour ink pad, a pack of dragonfly charms (I've never seen them before, but they are so pretty!) and some stuff for my jewelry projects. So I'll be a busy girl in the following days. ;)


Today I want to show you another girly card that I made. For this card I chose papers in yellow, pink and grayish tones.

The yellow and pink papers are from Provo Craft and the grayish one is from my stash (I got it some time ago with one swap and I have no idea from what company it is, sorry). The image is the cutest elephant ever (in my opinion) - Ellie from Stamposaurus. Isn't she just too cute?! I colored her with Faber Castells. Flowers are from Prima and the pearls and crystals are from Folia. Lace is from my stash. The sentiment ("iskrene čestitke" which in English means "sincere congratulations") is simply printed on a very light yellow paper and distressed with Tim Holtz's Spun sugar distress ink. Then I just cut it with scissors  to get the shape I wanted. I used foam pads under the sentiment because I wanted it to stand out a bit.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:
One stitch at a time: Pretty
Papertake weekly: Putting on the glitz
Delightful challenges: Animals
Really reasonable ribbon: Spring
Creative craft world: Use a square
Wild orchid challenge: Sketch

Baby boy

 Yay, Friday! :D Do you have any plans for the weekend? I'm planning to relax and do a lot of crafting. Sounds like a good plan,doesn't it? ;) I want to make a necklace for my friend and also some cards. Yesterday I got a huge box of goodies in the mail and I want to start using them! :P

I got a request to do a card for a baby boy. I wasn't really sure how to deal with this because my last attempt on doing an unisex baby card turned out very girly. But I gave it a go. At Sketch Saturday they have a wonderful sketch this week and it was perfect for this card. This time I chose blue colour which I combined with yellow. Such a lovely combination, don't you think so? Yellow paper is from Provo Craft and the blue one is from Sizzix' Little sizzles (watercolors - I love this pad!). Beads and ribbon are from my stash. I used Spellbinders' Nesties (circles and scalloped ovals) and Marianne design's (swirl) to do die cuts. The sentiment ("iskrene čestitke") is in Slovenian and it means "sincere congratulations". I used foam pads to add the sentiment to the card so it stands out a bit. The stamp is called "Stork and baby" and it's from Kars.

I'd like to add this card to the following challenge:
Sketch Saturday: Sketch

New week, new things

Hello everybody! How are you? I hope your week started off well!

Today I want to show you a small box I did. In my previous post I showed you the necklace and earrings set which I made for a birthday gift. Well, I needed a bag or a box for that gift. I've never made a box before, so I wasn't sure I'd be up for a challenge, but I decided to give it a try anyway. I drew a pattern for the box on a creamy white card stock, cut it out and folded and glued where it was needed. Then I took another piece of white card stock and did a lot of stamping and distressing so I got the pattern I wanted. For stamping I used Inkadinkado's Fluid motion stamps and for distressing I used Tim Holtz's Spun sugar and Brushed corduroy distress inks. After that I used the Spellbinders' Classic scalloped circle die (the biggest of the six that came in the pack) and cut 2 scalloped circles from my decorated paper (the one I previously stamped and distressed). I decorated one of the circles with some crystals, glitters and flowers which I made myself from the satin ribbon in very bright peach colour. For the center of the flowers I used white beads from my stash. I glued the scalloped circles to the front and to the back of the box I previously made.

Here is the front of the box.

And here is the back of the box.

I would like to add this box to the following challenges:
Simon says stamp: Anything but a card
Ladybug crafts ink TLT: Anything but a card

Something new

Today I want to show you something else, not another card. I want to show you a necklace and earrings I made for a birthday gift. I used Mother of pearl rectangle beads, silver round beads and metallic gray seed beads. I really like to wok with mother of pearl beads; I like the iridescent colours. I think these beads give jewelry an elegant look. And they are so easy to work with!

Here you can see what I came up with. :)

 

Have a nice time

Hello, how are you? Good, I hope. Isn't it great because it's finally Friday - and that means weekend is about to start. Yahoo! :D Do you have any plans for the weekend? Me and my partner are invited to my parents' place for lunch tomorrow and I'm looking forward to eat. I just know there will be something yummy to eat, plus I won't need to cook. Who would complain. ;)

Today I have another boyish card to show you. I had this cute Deacon swing digi stamp from Bogaboo sitting on my desk for a while now and I thought I'd use it for today's card.

I made a card based on the sketch from Sketches in thyme. The flowers and yellow patterned papers  are from Sizzix' Little Sizzles (Watercolors), the red paper is from Provo Craft and the the light blue paper in the background (it has some clouds on it, but they might be hard to see in the picture) ... Well, that one I've had for a while and don't remember the company's name, sorry. Rhinestones, ribbon and butterfly confetti are from my stash. To stamp the sentiment I used G studio's alphabet clear stamps. The sentiment ("lepo se imej") is in Slovenian and it means "have a nice time". I colored the image with Jolly color pencils and Faber Castell's watercolor pencils.

I'd like to enter this card to the following challenges:
Sketches in thyme: Sketch

With love

I couldn't resist, I had to make another card using one of the cute Meljen's designs digi stamps. Seriously, how could I not want to use this cutie for my card? The second I saw it I knew I just have to have it and make a card with it. I decided to make a love, but not a "I love you" card. A card that I could give to anybody I care about for more or less any occasion. So I made this card that you could call "with love".

The yellow patterned paper is from Provo Craft and the pink and gray papers are from Folia. Flowers, crystals, ribbon and heart are from my stash. The heart is actually a paper lace in a shape of a heart that I bought in the craft store the other day. It was originally white, but I distressed it with Tim Holtz's Spun sugar distress ink.

I'd like to enter this card to the following challenges:
Sew many cards: Anything goes
Totally gorjuss: Sketch
Crafty ho: Love
Top tip Tuesday: Frame it
Papertake weekly: Have a heart
Pear tree designs: Free for all
Guylou's inimitability: Hearts
Digis by Phooka: Bling it on
Crafty cardmakers: Hearts

Thank you

This card is for all you people who are stopping by at my blog and taking time to leave me a comment. I really appreciate it. :) And I'm very thankful for that! Your kind words mean a lot to me and are encouraging me to make new projects. So THANK YOU! :)

For this card I used an adorable teddy freebie from Meljen's designs. I really love their images. They are incredibly cute and perfect to work with! If you still haven't found your way to their site, go now. You won't be sorry, you'll see! :)

The patterned papers I used are from Provo Craft. Brads and ribbons are from my stash. I didn't want to add too many embellishments to this card, because I thought the teddy was so cute that he needed to be in the center of attention. lol

I'd like to enter this card to the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday: Sketch
Pear tree designs: Free for all
Craft-alnica: Živali

Teddy bears in winter

This time I want to share with you a winter card that I made. I won this adorable Heather Ellis digi stamp at one challenge and I wanted to use it. :D Go visit Heather's page to see her other digi stamps as well. She's a great artist, I really like her work! The patterned papers I used are from Provo Craft and the others are just solid colour papers from my stash. And so is the silver ribbon. I added bigger white pearls in the corners and 2 smaller ones can be seen on the snowflakes. Aren't these snowflakes lovely? I like that they are so sparkly. He he. They are stickers that I've had for a while, but I have no idea from which company they are, sorry. The image was colored with Jolly color pencils and Faber Castell's watercolor pencils.

I would like to ass this card to the following challenge:
Friday sketchers - Sketch

Say it with flowers

The other day I found these cute flower buttons at the store (they were sold separately, 1 by one, so I have no idea of the brand) and I couldn't wait to use them. And I got the chance today - I thought they would be perfect for the card I made. I also bought myself a pack of Faber Castell's watercolor pencils. I colored the image I used for today's card with those. The image is, as you can see the cute Tilda with peony from Magnolia.Gosh, I really like this image. The paper with hearts is from Folia and the other are just solid colour papers from my stash. And so are the flowers and ribbons.

I'd like to enter this card to the following challenges:
The pixie cottage: Sketch and/or buttons
Simon says stamp!: Love is in the air
All that scraps: Anything goes
PaperPlay: Stamp it out
Sew many cards: Anything goes
Let's in it up: Romance/Valentine's

Happy birthday

Today I want to show you a birthday card that I made yesterday.

The incredibly cute mouse image is a free digi from Meljen's designs. They have many lovely freebies for you to choose from so do visit their site. And don't forget to visit their store as well for even more adorable images. :) I'm sure you'll find plenty of images that you'll want to have and use for your cards.

For this card I used solid purple and white paper from my stock, purple patterned paper from Provo Craft and patterned pink paper from Arty collage's Nature collage kit. The bigger paper flower is from Papermania and the smaller one is from Prima. In the middle I glued a crystal because I like the "bling-bling" effect. :D The tag is a fab Spellbinders Nesie die (from "Fancy tags") and the sentiment "happy birthday" is a G studio's clear stamp. I colored the image with Jolly color pencils.

I'd like to add this card to the following challenges:
Sketches in thyme: Sketch
Fuzzy wuzzy:  Birthday wishes
Creative card crew: Pink and purple
Little Claire's designs: Anything goes

Simple red and white card

What do you think of red and white combination. It's nice, isn't it? I really like it. And therefore I decided to make today's card in this color combination. It's a pretty simple card, without too many embellishments. But I just had to use those butterflies again. I really like them! I really should find a butterfly punch; that would sure make things much easier. I only used embossed white paper from my stock (no idea where it came from) and some solid red and white paper. Both stamps (flowers and butterfly) are clear stamps from Folia. And Ribbons are also from my stock. I used the wonderful sketch from Repeat impressions. For larger picture, click on the image. :)

I'd like to enter this card to the following challenge:
Repeat impressions: Sketch J2611

A touch of magic

The other day I found these lovely free fairy digi stamps on this site, and I couldn't wait to use them. Aren't they lovely? My favourite is the one in the left bottom corner, so I chose that one for my today's card. I also used clear flower stamps from We r memory keepers and that cute little birdie is a clear stamp from Folia. Papers I used are all in pastel colours (purple, blue and yellow). I added some glitters on the flowers. I decorated the left bottom corner with pink feathers, paper flowers and white pearl. In the other corners I just used some pink pearls.

I'd like to add this card to the following challenges:
Magical Monday: Flowers
Top tip Tuesday: Anything girlie
Craft us crazy: Anything goes
Lothian crafts: Pastel colours

Looks like spring

After quite a few boring cloudy days we finally got some sun today. Yay! This really got me in a good mood. I'm all ready for spring to come. I miss warmer sunny days. So, because it almost feels like spring today, I created a spring looking card. I used clear stamps from Folia, Provo craft patterned paper and solid colour papers from my stash. I also used some green and yellow ribbon from my stash and I added glitters on the butterflies which I previously colored with green and yellow color pencils.

I'd like to add this card to the following challenges:
Moving along with the times: Spring
PaperPlay: Layer it up
Sew many cards: Envy with green
Totally Gorjuss: As you like it
The sweet stop:  Sketch SSS93
Colour create: Lemon, green and white
Flutter by Wednesday:  Anything goes (but there must be a butterfly or fairy or angel)

Be mine

Since February is a "love month", I thought I'd create another love card. I've had this adorable love birds digi stamps which I found here (isn't it cute???) printed and on my desk for a while and today seemed to be the right day to use it. The image is colored with Jolly color pencils. The papers I used are from Sizzix (Little Sizzles - Watercolors) and the pink paper is from Provo Craft's value pack The slab II. Flowers are from my stash and so are the little heart confetti. "Be mine" is a clear stamp from pack of Martha Stewart's clear stamps. (Click on the image to see larger picture.)

I'd like to enter this card to the following challenges:
Fab'n'funky: Delight in your digi
Papertake weekly: Anything goes (+flower)
Meljens design team and challenge blog: Put your heart on it!
Charisma cardz: Valentines/love
Craft your days away: Love
Mark's fines papers: Love
Craft-alnica: Ljubezen je v zraku
Creative cowgirls: Love is in the air
Stamptacular Sunday: Whaeva!
KB challenges: Hearts
Pear tree designs: Flowers
Digis by Phooka: Love is in the air
Wild orchid challenge: Love is
Bee crafty: Hearts

Another blog award

Today I received an Attitude blog award from Alina.

Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful award with me. I really appreciate it! Go hop to Alina's blog and check out her work. She's one very talented lady. :)

Now it's up to me to share 3 things about me with you, so here we go:
1.) I love Stitch (from Disney's cartoon Lilo and Stitch) ~ this little fella is just too cute!
2.) I don't like coffee.
3.) My favourite flower is sunflower.

I'd like to share this fab award with:
Vicky
Squirrel
Mandy
Lynn
Claudia

Visit these fab blogs. These ladies are amazing!