Thank you notes!

This is a Thank You card for the second nursery teacher of my daughter. I chose my own watercolor background where I added a sheet of music using the head embossing technique. The skript is from Mama Elephant.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Cards and More Challenge Blog #165: color combo pink & green
• Craft your Passion Challenge #326: Always Anything Goes
• 4 Crafty Chicks #313: Let's get sentimental
• Crafting from the heart #124: Anything Goes

Ribbon after Ribbon!

With my ribbon scraps I made another card inspired by Cristina Kowalczyk. 

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Sisterhood of Crafters, August 24: Pretty Pretty Ribbons
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, August 23: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, August 23: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #326: Always Anything Goes

Splash of color!

I really really love the Lil'Inker Design "Stitched Butterflies Die Set". With a square card it looks even better as there is more free space around it. I have lots of patterned paper which will fit for this design. So, you will see more of this design in the future!

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #213: Black, White and a Splash of Color
• CFC #155: Black & White with a Pop of Color
• Craft your passion challenges #326: Always anything goes
• Crafty Catz #335: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #292: Anything Goes

3 different dies

With this card I want to participate for the first time in a Marianne Design challenge:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Marianne Design Challenge Blog #159
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #378: Use at least two dies

Sunshine Colours!

This birthday card fits perfectly in the current challenge "Sunshine Colours" from Fantasy Stampers:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog #70: Sunshine Colours
• Sweet Stampin', August 27: No Designer Paper
• Little Red Wagon Challenge #356: Happy Birthday

A true friend...

For this friendship card I was inspired by a card from Susan Raihala:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Left of Center Creative Challenges #144: Friends
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #40: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the heart #124: Anything Goes
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #326: Always Anything Goes

Gorjuss with Bear!

I enter this Gorjuss card in the following challenge:

• Cut It Up: Challenge #103: Bow Ties

Wedding frame for Bianca & Erwin!

Today I show you another canvas frame I created as wedding gift for my friend Bianca and her husband Erwin. I used the peg for the envelope with the money as contribution to their honeymoon.

I enter this project in the following challenge:

• Morgan's ArtWorld #17: Anything but a card

Bottle Caps!

I thought for quite a while how I should you the "Docrafts Papermania Portobello Road Happy Day Urban Stamp Bottle Caps". Then, I needed a birthday card for my hubby.
I created the background with watercolors and used silver heat embossing powder for the stamp. 

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Markerpop Challenge #101: Embossing!
• Crafty Catz #334: Anything Goes
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges #8: Anything Goes

Get well, gorjuss!

This is a get well card, using Gorjuss decoupage parts.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Incy Wincy Designs, August 15: Get Well /Sympathy
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #325: Always Anything Goes

Yellow Fairy!

The Lawn Fawn stamp set "Fairy Friends" is at the moment my favorite stamp set. I was inspired by a card from Curl E. Cue's.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Sweet Stampin', August 13: Use your favorite stamps
• Addicted to stamps and more #207: Make Your Mark
• Fab'n'Funky Challenges #316: Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #22: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, August 16: Anything Goes
• Creatalicious Challenges #97: Anything Goes

Wedding Gift for Margit & Dieter!

In May, we were invited to the wedding of Margit & Dieter. I made them a canvas frame:

I enter this project in the following challenges:

• Inky Chicks #71: Lots of Butterflies
• Cards and More Challenge Blog #165: colour combo pink & green
• Crafty Boots Challenges, August 15: Anything but a card
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #376: Butterflies
• Crafting from the heart #123: Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #26 - "Anything Goes"

Christmas in August!

Today I show you a Christmas Card from last year.


I used three different colors of  Silk Microfine Glitter from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

For the snowflakes I used the Snowflakes from Elizabeth craft designs. 

The sentiment is from the Sizzix "Framelits Die Set 7PK w/Stamps - Mittens & Snow Globe".

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. challenge #377: Christmas
• ABC Challenges, August 15: N for NOEL
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #291: Anyting Goes
• Creative Moments #100: Anything Goes

Red and yellow easter card

I show you one of my easter cards from this year as I need a card with "3 of something" for the current challenge at Morgan's ArtWorld #16:

Happy Birthday, Kathy!

I made this card for my cousin Katharina using the "Lil' Inker Designs - Stitched Butterflies Die Set". This time I was inspired on Pinterest. 

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Cute as a Button Challenge Blog #25: Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog #162: Anything Goes
• Incy Wincy Designs, July 31: Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #21: Anything Goes
• Left of Center Creative Challenges #142: Hip to be Square

A Gorjuss girl for Karin!

I gave this card to one of my new collegues at work to her birthday. She was stunned as she realised that I made the card myself:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Craft your passion challenges #324: Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenges #25: Anything Goes
• Color Crazy Craft Challenge #19: Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #39: Anything Goes

Coloured condolences!

Unfortunately, every now and then you need to write condolences. I tried a new card using the watercolor bokeh technique:

I enter the card in the following challenge:

• Little Red Wagon #354: In Sympathy

Wanna Party?

This is another card of my series using the "Marianne Design Collectables Cutting Dies - Family Owl ":

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• QKR Stampede #203: Things With Wings

Hold on!

Sometimes I see beautiful cards on Pinterest using a bike as main motive and I always thought I want to make a similar card. I don't have a bike stamp but I bought a beautiful patterned paper where I cut it out in order to create the following card, using the "Lil' Inker Designs - Birthday Balloon Greetings Stamps and Dies":

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Stempelgarten Challenge #52: Blumen und Pflanzen
• Crafty Boots Challenges, August 1: Use a Stamp
• Creative Friday #159: Bingo (Flora/Fauna, Stempeln, Stanzteile)

Balloons for Helena!

We were invited to the birthday party of my friends daughter Helena who turned 4. I made her the following card using the "Lil' Inker Designs - Birthday Balloon Greetings Dies".

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Craft for the Craig, August 5: Photo Inspiration
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #114: Anything Goes