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