Embossed Birthday Sentiment!

When I am in need of a birthday card and I don't have any ideas, I make a card like the following:

It is easily made and the the matching ribbon, flower and button are an eye catcher.
I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Wags'n Whiskers #166: Embossing
• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #172: No Patterned Paper

Waving Penguin!

This is another contribution for the church renovation Christkindl Market in Vienna. I love the Lawn Fawn paper "Let's Bokeh in the Snow" together with the penguin stamp and the polaroid die from Mama Elephant.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Papertake Weekly Challenge, November 10: Christmas Critters
• Fab'n'Funky Challenges #281: Clean & Simple

Captured Snowflakes!

A dear friend of mine from Vienna asked me if I can make a couple of Christmas card, which she can sell at the Christkindl Market of her church in order to raise money for the badly needed renovation.
As I won't send Christmas cards this year as we will make a "year in review" family picture I was happy to help her.
The patterned paper is from the Lawn Fawn paper pack "Let's Bokeh in the snow", the snowflakes are from Elizabeth Craft Designs and the polaroid is from the Mama Elephant Polaroid Fun Creative Cuts Die Set.
In German we have a Christmas Carol which is called "Schneeflöckchen, Weißröckchen". In the song we ask the snow flakes: "When are you coming to town?"

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. challenge #337: Christmas
• Inky Chicks #59: Silent Night
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #253: Use 3 of Something
• TTCRD, Nov 10: Anything Goes
• Cut It Up Challenge Blog #84: Inspired by a Book, Movie or Song

Frosty Snowman!

I just bought the first ski boots for my daughter today at a ski flee market, although winter and snow seems far away right now. But I was already in the mood to create some winter and christmas cards.
At the moment I love to use my Mama Elephant Polaroid Fun Creative Die Set with all different kind of images like the snow man in the snow globe from Sixxiz. The background paper is from the Lawn Fawn Paper Pack "Let's Bokeh in the Snow".

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafting by Design, November 11: Frosty Snowman
• Creative Moments #81: Anything Goes

Something to say!

Today, I actually show you one of my Valentine's Day cards I made this year for my best friend, to say how glad I am to have her in my live. I simply used a lovely patterned paper, added a sentiment on pink transparency and finished it with pink ribbon and a pink button. 

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz #301: Girls only
• 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge Blog #272: Ribbon
• Creative Knockouts #115: Something to Say
• Crafty Creations Challenges #302: Give Thanks
• CASology #172: GIVE

Butterflies in honeycombs!

My best friend loves butterflies, so I made her a birthday card with lots of butterflies on it. I used the honeycomb embossing folder for the background.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #252: Monochromatic
• Crafting by Designs, November 4: Anything Goes! November Edition
• Crafty Ribbons Challenge #133: Monochrome
• Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog #169: Clean and Simple
• Papertake Weekly Challenge, November 3: Anything Goes

Get Well Birdie!

I recently bought the Lawn Fawn stamp set "Get well soon" and when I was looking for inspirations I saw a similar card on Pinterest I had to try immediately:

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Cardz 4 Guys Challenge Blog #95: Hope U Feel Better Soon

Schneeflocken!

I made a clean and simple winter card using the heat embossing technique for the snow flakes. The snow globe is from the Sizzix framlits and clear stamp set "mittens and snow globe". 

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Kreativzeit #32: Schneeflocken

Thanks to the nursery nurses!

My daughter turned three just now and finished her year at the crèche to start with kindergarten. In the crèche she had three wonderful nursery nurses and I made them "thank you" cards together with a gift. I just learned the watercolor technique and I had to use it. It is sooo much fun and the outcome is amazing. You will see more watercolor cards on my blog from now on! ;-)

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Eureka Stamps #165: Give Thanks
• Crafty Cardmakers and more #151: Thank You
• Everybody Art Challenge #343: Stern, Kreis oder Herz

Just Purple and White!

For this card I just used purple paper, purple ribbon and purple heat embossing powder and on top of it I sewed some white sizoweb. The purple Martha Steward Monarch Butterfly is the eye catcher of the card.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Sentiments Designs, November 3: Purple and White
• TTCRD, November 3-9: Anything Goes
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges #11: Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards Challenges #26: November
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #286: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart #84: Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin', October 31: Dies and/or Punches

Farewell, Simon!

Two weeks ago a friend of mine passed away after he suffered two years of esophageal cancer. We have been on ski holidays together for many years and I will always remember him and his special way of skiing. ;-) I sent his wife the following card as I couldn't attend his funeral:

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog, Oct 27: Black and White

Welcome, Erik!

A friend of mine welcomed her second son on October 2nd and I sent her the following card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CASology #170: Heart
• Creative Moments #80: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, Oct 27 - Nov 2: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #285: Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart Challenge Blog #83: Anything Goes
• 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge Blog #270: Anything Goes

Halloween Polaroid Greetings!

As Halloween is not a big deal here in our area I made a Halloween card for a friend of mine, who is living in the USA. She and her three girls always have amazing costumes and a fantastic decorated house and the kids collect tons of sweets each year. She just texted me three days ago that she already received this card:

I used the Mama Elephant Polaroid Fun Creative Die Cut set for it. I enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Sisterhood of Crafters, Oct 28: Fall is in the Air
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #251: Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon #313: Ghosts and Goblins (or other Halloween Creatures)
• Cards and More Challenge Blog #144: Halloween
• Everybody Art Challenge #342: gestempelt
• Crafty Boots Challenges, Oct  26: Autumn and Halloween
• Creative Knockouts #113: Inky Impressions - Halloween Time

My first baby card!

This is my first baby card I made in March 2012 when I attended a Scrapbooking Workshop in Vienna at Stoffsalon. Then, I didn't have any clues of the countless techniques, supplies, etc. you can use for Scrapbooking. I just found the picture and I wanted to show it to you. My Scrapbooking passion started with this card ...

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Cards und More Challenge Blog #143: Baby

Embossed Washi Tape #2!

I made a similar card already but then I used just blue washi tapes. I like the idea of embossed washi tape I saw on Pinterest. This time I used bright and shiny colors. Once again I love the outcome of that clean and simple card!

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• CAS on Sunday #69: Washi Tape

Birthday Greetings behind Sizoweb!

I fell in love with the use of sizoweb on my cards. The pink birthday sentiment is done with heat embossing. Unfortunately, you can hardly see it on the picture. In real it looks much better. I added pink ribbon, some flowers with brads and a butterfly to it.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Everybody Art Challenge #340: Blumen/Flowers
• Creative Card Crew #98: Ribbon
• Crafty Boots Challenges, October 12: Pink Challenge
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #283: Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart #81: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, October 13-19: Anything Goes

CASology Week #168: YOU

For this clean and simple card I used patterned paper in similar colors and cut out three hearts. I used my sewing machine to make a frame around them.

I enter this card to the following challenges:

• CASology Challenge #168: You

Confetti Grid!

When I bought the Marianne Design Collectables Cutting Dies - Family Owl COL1357, I made a series of cards with different backgrounds. For this card I used an embossing folder on white card stock and put a Confetti Grid  from Creatables Marianne Design stencil - Confetti LR0342 above it. The matching flower brads give the card the final touch.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Stempelgarten Challenge #42: Stanzen
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #248: Anything Goes
• Papertake Weekly Challenge, October 6: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog, October 6: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, October 6-12: Anything Goes
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges #10: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenge #282: Always Anything Goes

Happy Birthday, Uncle Fred!

I needed a birthday card for an uncle  of my mum who turned 80. As I haven't use Washi Tapes for a while I made this card only with Washi Tapes and used no designer paper at all. I was inspired by a card from  "A Christy Production" I saw on Pinterest.

For the numerics I used blue glitter embossing powder and my heat embossing gun. The sentiment is from the Stampin'Up set "Zur Feier des Tages". The buttons and the brad give the card the final touch.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Little Red Wagon #310: It's all about the Boys
• Cardz 4 Guys Challenge Blog #91: Button it!
• Everybody Art Challenge #339: Karte für einen Mann
• Come and Get it Challenges, October 4: For the Boys

Fathers Day Card 2015!

I haven't posted yet my Father's Day Card for my partner. It is a very masculine card!
In the background I used the Marianne Design Embossing Folder & Cutting Die - Tyre Tracks - Chevrons DF3407. Behind the sentiment is a matching Washi Tape.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge Blog #266: Washi Tape
• Creative Card Crew #97: Masculine
• Come And Get It Challenges, Oct 4: For the Boys
• Wags 'n Wiskers #163: Use a Die Cut
• Little Red Wagon #309: Emboss Folder Love!

Congrats to your New Home!

A dear friend of mine had the chance to buy the flat she was living in for the last six years. So, this was an opportunity for me to send her a card for her "new old home".
For this card I used the Lawn Fawn set "Critters in the Burbs" and the Marianne Design Collectables Cutting Dies & Clear Stamps - Birdhouse Birds COL1310. 

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Allsorts Challenge Blog #331: Nature
• Cut It Up Challenge Blog #81: Back to Nature
• Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge #246: Woodland
• Creative Friday #138: tierisch gut
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #247: Anything Goes
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges #101: Animals
• Crafting By Designs, September 30: Anything Goes

Bring on the Crows!

At my last shopping trip to a Scrapbooking Store I received a Halloween stamp as "thank you" for my large purchase. ;-) I could choose between two stamps and I chose one with scarecrow and created my first Halloween Card for this season:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Kreativzeit Challenge #31: Herbstlaub
• Time Out Challenge #41: Autumn
• Creative Moments #78: Anything Goes/Autumn Colors
• TTCRD Challenge, September 29 - Oct 5: Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog #164: CAS
• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog, September 29: Autumn Leaves

Fishin' around in green!

For this card I used the Stampin'Up set "Fishin' around". The fish bowl is filled with real water and silver glitter = shaker card!

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Eureka Stamps #160: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #281: Always Anything Goes
• Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge #245: Water

60th Birthday Card!

For this birthday card I used a red card stock and two patterned paper with birthday items. The red stamped cake is from the Stampin'Up set "Make a Cake". For the numerics I used black glitter embossing powder and my heat embossing gun. The sentiment is from the Stampin'Up set "Zur Feier des Tages".

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Sweet Stampin', September 26: Use a Non White Base
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #330: Numbers

First Graduation Card!

My god son celebrated his graduation from High School in July, and I made my first graduation card, using the Family Owl from Marianne Design Collectables Cutting Dies for the first time. I love that owl!!!
The garland and the sentiments are from the Marianne Design set "Let's Party". The colors from the garlands are so bright because I used the heat embossing technique.

I enter this card in the following competitions:

• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #93: Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz #293: Special Occasion
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge #100: Celebration
• Little Red Wagon #307: Try Something New
• Sweet Stampin', September 19: Emboss it
• Creative Moments #77: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #280: Always Anything Goes

Happy Birthday, Magdalena!

My cousins daughter celebrated her 5th birthday in July and I made her the following card, using the Stampin'up "All in the family" girl in the middle circle. I used the heat embossing technique on the corners of all circles.

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge Blog #264: Circles, circles, circles

Happy Birthday, Helena!

My best friends daughter celebrated her 3rd birthday recently. I added two glitter fishes out of foam rubber to the patterned paper as well as a birthday cake sticker and some embellishments.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers and More #148: Sparkle
• Wags'n Wiskers #162: Glitter/Sparkle
• C.R.A.F.T. challene #329: Add some Bling
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #329: Sparklehttp://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.at/2015/09/week-329-sparkle.html

Floral Embellishments!

I bought a new set of paper flowers and wanted to use them right away. I was inspired by a card from Jenfa Cards. I didn't use a sentiment as I didn't want to ruin it. I like the twirl of the stem as they fit perfectly to the embossing folder.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers and more #147: Floral Embellishments

Lots of Ribbon!

I don't use ribbon that much, so when I saw the card from Cristina Kowalczyk I knew what to do with my different kind of ribbons. As I have so much ribbon in all kind of blue tones I made a male card and surprised my grandfather with it to his 87th birthday.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Ribbons Challenge #126: Happy Birthday
• Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog #161: Anything Goes

Happy beads!

For this birthday card I used different washi tapes for the background and threaded alpha beads on a yellow/white twine. It is my first card where I used the alpha pearls. I was inspired by a card from Stampelomi.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #263: Birthday
• Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #140: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #244: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, September 8-14: Anything Goes

Welcome, Felix!

My best friend and her husband welcomed their second child, a boy call Felix, on Sep 9.
Beside a huge diaper cake I made them this CAS card inspired by Katherine Shudrova.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Stempelgarten Challenge #41: Am Himmel über uns
• Creative Knockouts #106: Clean and Simple - A day for daisies
• The Paper Nest Dolls September Challenge #9: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenge #278: Always Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #92: Anything Goes

Happy Birthday, Matilda!

The daughter of a dear friend of mine turned one recently and I made her the following card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge #242: Children
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #91: Anything Goes

Use Something Recycled!

When I made this card, I just had bought the woodgrain embossing folder and experienced with it. I added a felt butterfly and Bambi to it. I used the sentiment from a gift card I received earlier.

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #162: Use Something Recycled

Floral birthday wishes!

That's a card I made for my mothers birthday. I just used a wonderful patterned paper with lots of flowers and added one wooden butterfly as well as some paper butterflies and a cute little hedgehog.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Knockouts #105: Flower Power
• Papertake Weekly Challenge, September 2: Anything Goes

Fish 2 U!

My uncle celebrated his 40th birthday and I used the Stampin'Up set "Fishin' around" as he as a couple of aquariums in his home. I colored the fishes and bubbles with my copic markers. The sea star and the shell are stickers I added to the scenery. From a patterned paper I added the cake with the candle and the two party hats.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Time out Challenges #39: Make your mark
• Ruby's Rainbow Challenges #112: It's a Man's World

Postcard from Paris!

For this card I used my new stamp set from Marianne Design " Eline's Huis". I love the Air Mail, hand writing stamp and Postage stamp. I have a die in the shape of a postage stamp I used with an embossing folder showing a present. I had some patterned paper left with Paris sights I used and at the bottom I used the sentiment "I think of you". I don't know yet, who will be the lucky one to receive this card. ;-)

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CASology #162: Write
• Crafting by Designs, September 2: Anything Goes Challenge
• TTCRD, September 1-7: Anything Goes
• Kreativzeit Challenge #30: Alles Geht

Monocromatic for a Girl!

I needed another baby girl card for a friend of mine and used some scraps from a girly patterned paper for it.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog #132: Monocromatic for a Child
• Paper Creators Crafts #42: New Baby
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #277: Always Anything Goes

Expecting!

My best friend is expecting her second child, a son, and I made her the following card, where I wished her all the best for her pregnancy. I was inspired by a card from Melinda Spinks on Pinterest. I immediately loved the simply design of that card.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Moments #76: Anything Goes/Use a Sentiment
• Little Red Wagon #305: Clean and Simple
• Papertake Weekly Challenge, September 2: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #243: Use a Sentiment
• Cards and More Challenge Blog #140: Clean and Simple

Butterflies in a row!

I love my Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch and was looking for inspiration how to use it. I saw a similar card on Pinterest and I wanted to use my sewing machine again anyway.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafting with design, August 26: Things with Wings
• Addicted to Stamps Challenge Blog #159: Clean and Simple

Baby Crossword Puzzle Card!

I needed another baby girl card and I used a crossword puzzle / Scrabble paper I had.

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #242: Girly

Ribbon Loops and Button!

I have so many different ribbon and don't use them very much. When I saw on Pinterest a card from Cristina Kowalczyk I knew how to use my ribbon. It is a very simple design and can be used with any greeting.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Eureka Stamps #155: Button Button
• Crafty Cardmakers and more #146: No Patterned Paper
• Craft your passion challenges #276: Anything Goes
• TTCRD challenge, August 25-31: Anything Goes

First Birthday Flip Card!

I tried my first flip card and I am very proud of myself. The result is beautiful!
I followed the flip card tutorial on Pinterest using partial die-cutting. On the left side I added a blue border created with a punch. On the green patterned paper I added a butterfly, flower and a dragonfly sticker.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Simply Create Challenge Blog #92: Anything Goes
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges #98: Use a Sentiment
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #241: Anything Goes
• Ruby's Rainbow Challenges #111: Diecut and Punches
• Creative Moments #75: Anything Goes/Fancy Folds
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, August 18: Anything Goes
• TTCRD challenge, August 18-24: Anything Goes

Floral Birthday!

This is the birthday card for my mum this year. I was inspired by a card Stacey Cohen on Pinterest. As it happened I had paper flowers and matching buttons and the honeycomb embossing folder so I could make a card of my own. I love the composition and the bright colors!

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz Challenge #289: Flowers
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #90: Anything Goes
• Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge #240: Summer
• Sister Act Card Challenge #120: Anything Goes

Hey, handsome!

I needed a birthday card for a boy and used male patterned paper and washi tapes in blue. The giraffe is from the Stampin'Up set "Zoo Babies".

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Cards and More Challenge Blog #139: Karten für Männer

55 1/2 birthday party gift!

Me and my mum were invited to a 55 1/2 years birthday party of a dear friend of ours. Why did she celebrate her 55 1/2 birthday you may ask? Her birthday is originally in January and she always wanted to have a summer party on her birthday, like she could have when living in New Zealand or Australia for example. Here in Austria it is always cold and wet in January.
She wants to make a cruise next year from Le Hawre to New York on a cargo ship as her grand mother did many years ago. So all her friends made money presents to support her dream.

I used a white stretched canvas, turned it around and put all kind of stuff related to a summer birthday party and holiday/road trip on it. On the right is a small peg where I put the envelope with the money. I also used two rub-ons with beautiful sentiments which are suitable for our friendship and memories we won't forget, like this party.

I enter this project in the following challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers and More #144: Anything But a Card
• Eureka Stamps Challenge #151: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #272: Always Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #88: Anything Goes
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #321: Add a Butterfly

Green on white!

I was inspired by a set of cards I saw on Pinterest as I needed some Birthday cards quite fast.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Moments #73: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog, July 21: Anyhing Goes
• TTCRD, July 21: Anything Goes
• Everybody Art Challenge #334: etwas embosted auf der Karte

Welcome to the beach!

The son of a dear friend celebrated his first birthday last week and I made him this card using a beach paper as it is extremly hot in the last two weeks in Austria.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Rubys Rainbow #109: Vacation
• Addicted to stamps challenge blog #154: CAS
• Crafting by Designs, July 22: Summer Holidays
• Open Minded Craft Fun Challenges #41: Kids just want to have fun

Pretty petals!

I have a Sizzix die and stamp set called "Sizzix Framelits Die Set w/Stamps-Flowers, Lovely" which I didn't use much so far. I used my little heart punch for the leafs of the flower.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Sweet stampin', July 18: No Designer Paper
• Creative Friday #132: Benutzt eure Stanzen
• Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog #41: Pretty Petals
• Fab'n'Funky Challenges #269: No Patterned Papers

Birthday Banner!

I saw a similar card on Pinterest and used scraps for my own card and was happy to use my sewing machine again. I used the heat embossing technique for the sentiment.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Allsorts challenge blog #320: Add a banner or flag 
• A gem of a challenge #149: Birthday Wishes
• Creative Card Crew #92: Banner/Flag