Welcome, neighbors!

We got new neighbors. They bought an old blue painted house and renovated it. I made them the following clean and simple card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Eureka Stamps #182: CAS
• Crafting from the heart #101: Anything Goes
• Craft your passion challenges #301: Always Anything Goes

Sentiment in focus!

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 bunny sticker. I love the bright colors, they match so perfectly together!

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Allsorts Challenge Blog Week 352: Sentiment in focus

That always works!

If I don't know what birthday card I should make I use this design:

I love the embossing folder, the bright colors I can match it with and the clean and simple design.
I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Crafting by Designs, February 24: Button up!

Right medicine?

In Austria we have the Influenza weeks at the moment and therefore I made a get well card for a sick friend of mine. I used the Lawn Fawn set "Get well soon" and colored it with my copics.

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Addicted to stamps and more #182: Make your Mark

Think spring!

I am already making easter cards and I came over a beautiful patterned paper which is covered with spring related words. You will see that paper again in the next couple of weeks.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Sisterhood of Crafters, February 24: Think Spring
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #266: Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon #330: Furry Friends
• Inky Chicks #63: Ribbon and/or Lace

What's Gingham?

When I came across the new challenge from 4 Crafty Chicks called "Gingham" I had to look it up, as I haven't heard that name before. In German we call it "Karo". So I looked through my cards and I found one where I used gingham patterned paper. The cake is again from the Stampin'up set "Make a Cake".

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #287: Gingham

Go Green!

For this birthday card I used the two Stampin'up sets "Make a cake" and "Framelits - Hearts a flutter". As I have so many patterned paper I made a monochromatic card. The sentiments are from the Stampin'up set "Kleine Wünsche".

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Creative Knockouts #130: Go Green

Consciously kept rustically!

My latest purchase is a die cut from Rayher of a wreath and some flowers and leaves. This is my first time using this set and my idea was a quite rustical layout. I also used a ribbon buckle of my Spellbinders Shapeabilities set. I think this card is suitable for my uncle who's birthday is coming up soon. The bird is from the Marianne Design set "Eline's Clear Stamps airmail". 

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Cardz 4 Guys Challenge Blog #108: Birds of a Feather

First try!

This is my first watercolor card with bokeh technique I tried. I got so infected by that technique, that I already produced a dozen of those cards. You can't see it really good on the picture but I used the "Wink of stella brush glitter pen" on the little black stars. I used Tim Holtz Distress Inks for the watercoloring.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Sweet Stampin', February 20: Glitter and Sparkle
• CAS on Sunday -77: One Layer Wonder
• CASology #186: Distress Distress Inks from Tim Holtz

For the baptism of Felix!

On Sunday will be the baptism of my best friend son Felix and beside a present, I will write our blessings into the following card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Eureka Stamps Challenge #181: Tic, Tac, Toe using the line Button/Twine/Die Cut
• Crafty boots challenges, February 15: No stamps allowed
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, February 23: Anything Goes
• TTCRD Challenge Blog, February 23 - March 1: Anything Goes

Float on cloud nine!

Moms and Dads are floating on cloud nine by becoming parents. Therefore, I made the following baby girl card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz #312: CAS
• Simply Create Too Challenge Blog #103: Use pink and red only
• Craft your Passion Challenge #300: Anything Goes
• The Paper Players #283: A clean and simple challenge

Want a Ferrari?

The son of my cousin turned 3 recently and I made him the following card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge #163: Boy's Birthday
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #351: Birthday Wishes
• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #186: Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #103: Anything Goes
• Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge #103: Anything Goes

Sleepy Baby!

I needed another baby card and just used a very cute paper I bought about 2 years ago and added stickers and brads to it - clean and simple.

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog #56: Just One Layer

Elf Magic!

For Christmas I bought a very cute paper from Bo Bunny called "Elf magic" and I created the following card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge #268: colors:blue
• Sweet Stampin', February 13: CAS

Love on watercolor!

This is my last Valentine's Day card this year. I just purchased Spellbinders Shapeabilities Ribbon Buckles and used it on this card for the first time. I hope you can see that there are little hearts on the green ribbon.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Open-minded crafting fun challenges #2: Love/Valentine
• Little Red Wagon #328: Happy Valentine's Day
• Crafting by Designs, February 10: Hearts
• Everybody Art Challenge #355: Herz(en)
• Creative Card Crew #106: Love
• Crafty Cardmakers #157: Love, Love, Love

Happy Birthday, Barbara!

For the first birthday of my friend's daughter, I made the following card:

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Creative Knockouts #128: Fury friends

Gorjuss in purple!

I made a Gorjuss card with my favorite color purple. It corresponds very good with brown.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #285: Bling
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challene Blog #264: Use your favorite color or embellishment

Airy birthday!

For this card I used the Marianne Design Collectables Cutting Dies - Family Owl and their Eline's Clear Stamps airmail.  

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challlenge Blog, February 9: Dies and/or punches

Hold the Line!

I made this card for my hubby's birthday last year. My present were tickets for the open-air concert of TOTO at Burg Clam. The card gave him the clues for his present.

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• TTCRD, February 9-15: Anything Goes

Lineal Love!

This is the Valentine's Day card for my hubby. Again, a watercolor card with bokeh technique. I used the heat embossing technique for the letters.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CASology #184: Valentine
• Everybody Art Challenge #355: Herz(en)
• Cardz 4 Guys Challenge Blog #106: Valentine or Love
• Creative Card Crew #106: Love
• Crafty Cardmakers #157: Love, Love, Love

Recycled Sizoweb!

The birthday present my best friend gave me last year was wrapped in sizoweb. She used it as decoration at her wedding. So this sizoweb is already a second time recycled.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Eureka Stamps Challenge #179: Recycle it!
• Craft your passion challenges #298: Always anything goes
• Crafting from the heart #98: Anything Goes

Linked Hearts on Valentine's Day!

For this Valentine's day card I used the Linked Hearts wies die from Paper Smooches.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Stempelgarten Challenge #46: Herzen
• Simply create too challenge blog #102: Love or Valentine's
• Creative Knockouts #127: Love is in the air
• 4 Crafty Chicks #284: Love
• Time out challenge #49: Love is the flower you've got to let grow

Lovely picture!

Yesterday, I created a few Valentine's Day cards. One for my hubby and three for my best friends. I send them a card as well, to tell them once more how glad I am to have them in my life.
One of my favorite technique is the bokeh technique on watercolors. Now I already know how to get the best results. That took a while. But meanwhile, I love the outcome.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty boots challenges, February 1: Love is in the air
• CAS on Sunday #76: Valentine
• A Gem of a challenge #162: Love is in the air
• Sweet Stampin', February 6: All you need is love
• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #184: Valentine/Love

Smile, Olaf!

My daughter is just listening to the CD of "Frozen". That's why I chose this title for the post.  I used the Lawn Fawn paper "Let's Bokeh in the Snow" again together with the snow man stamp from DEPOT and the polaroid die from Mama Elephant. For the snow flakes I have a little punch from PAGRO.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Friday #146: Schnee
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #102: Anything Goes

Happy Birthday, Owl!

As I wrote yesterday, I have a couple of cards where I used the cute family owl die cuts from Marianne Design. This is another one:

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Crafty Ribbons Challenge #143: Animals

Happy Birthday, Christine!

It's my best friends birthday tomorrow and I made her the following card:

Of course, I used a Gorjuss design! You can see the Linked Hearts from Paper Smooches in the back of the image. I love the corresponding colors!

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Friday #145: Knöpfe
• Craft your Passion Challenge #297: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, February 2-8: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, February 2: Anything Goes

Goodbye, Opa!

After my father died two years ago, his father died two weeks ago. It is a big loss for my grandmother and her family. When I see his picture on the kitchen wall, I can't believe that he is gone.
I wrote my grandmother the following card:

I used the Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch. The branch is from the Stampin'up set "In Gedanken bei dir" and I used the heat embossing technique for it. The background is the woodgrain embossing folder.

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Crafter's Cafe Challenge #142: Monochromatic

Welcome, Gorjuss!

My latest passion is to create cards with motifs of Gorjuss from Santoro. I love the girl and the beautiful designs and papers!!!! You will see much more cards like this in the near future!

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Scr@p-Cards-Challenge #82: Anything Goes with a Bow
• The Paper Nest Dolls 2016 Challenge #02: Anything Goes
• Crafting by Designs, February 3th: Anything Goes
• Cards and More Challenge Blog #151: Anything Goes

Look, who's here!

I saw that cute owl on the blog of Femminde and I had to buy this cutting die set from Marianne Design. I made already a series of card with this lovely owls and will show them to you one after the other.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• ABC Challenges, February 1st: A is for Animals
• Fab'n'Funky Challenges #290: All Creatures Great and Small
• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #183: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #263: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart #97: Anything Goes

Bling on the Holidays

I didn't post much of my Christmas cards so far, so I am participating with this card on various Christmas Challenge Blogs. 
For this card I ued the Elizabeth Crafts Design snowflake die cuts and their Silk Microfine Glitter in blue and white.
The sentiment is from the Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7PK w/Stamps - Mittens & Snow Globe. 

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Jingle Belles, January 29th: Bling on the Holidays
• Crafty Haselnuts Christmas Challenge #266: Anything goes as long as it is Christmas
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #348: Bring on the Bling
• Eureka Stamps Challenge #178: Add some Sparkle

Sweet Love Friends

I am back online after quite a long absence. But Christmas time was quite busy, then everyone was sick, my grandfather died, we have been on a short vacation, etc. Furthermore, on my free nights I preferred making card rather then posting them. But meanwhile, I have so many new cards, I want to show them to you!

This is a clean and simple card for Valentine's day. I love to send a card to my best friends too, not just to give one to my sweet heart.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Moments, Challenge #86: Anything Goes, twist Love/Romance
• Addicted to Stamps and more, Challenge #179: CAS
• Inky Chicks, Challenge #62: Love (Letters) and/or Hearts
• Crafty Boots Challenges, February 1: Love is in the air
• Creatalicious Challenges, Challenge #84: Love is in the air
• Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog, Challenge #55: Love is in the air
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #348: Love/Valentines/Anniversary
• Wags'n Wiskers #170: With Love