Purple Butterflies!

This is another square card where I used the Lil'Inker Stitched Butterflies Die Cuts:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Happy Little Stampers, Oct 9: Anything Goes with Dies
• Try it on Thuesday, Oct 25: Handmade by You
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #396: Sparkle and Shine

Fairy Friends House!

This is one of my favorite designs with the Lawn Fawn stamp set "Fairy Friends". I was inspired by this card on Pinterest.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Creations Challenges #327: Water Color
• Addicted to Stamps and More #217: Make your Mark
• TTCRD Challenge, Oct -25-31: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog, Oct 25: Anything Goes
• Love to Scrap Challenge Blog #88: Anything Goes

Dorset Buttons on watercolor background!

Besides of scrapbooking I started to make Dorset buttons in March this year. I love it. I just didn't know what to do with all my buttons. Finally, I tried to use them on my cards too as an eyecatcher. This is my first experience:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Boots Challenges, October 24: In the Pink
• Crafty Catz #343: Anything Goes with a twist Embossing
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #335: Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #27: Anything Goes
• Simon Says stamp Wednesday Challenge, Oct 26: Anything Goes

Gorjuss all in Purple!

One of my best friends celebrated her birthday last week and I made her the following Gorjuss Birthday card:

I enter this card in the following challnges:

• Creative Friday #164: Die Farbe Lila
• Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog #301: Anything Goes
• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #221: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart #133: Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog #166: Anything Goes

Halloween in a frame

I tried a couple of new watercolor techniques in the last few days and used two of the backgrounds for Halloween cards. This is one of them:

I enter this Halloween card in the following challenges:

• Cards and  More Challenge Blog #170: Halloween
• Simply Create Too Challenge Blog #120: Halloween
• Left of Center Creative Challenges #153: Halloween
• Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog #74: Halloween Fun
• The Sisterhood of Crafters, October 26: Pumpkins or the color Orange
• Fab'n'Funky Challenges #324: Celebrate Halloween
• Creative Moments #105: Anything Goes

Watercolor Signature!

For this card I created a watercolor background with heat embossing obscure writing. Eyecatcher is once again the Lil'Inker Designs Boxed Up Birthday Greeting Die.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Cards and More Challenge Blog #169: Watercolor
• Crafting from the Heart #131: Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog #165: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, October 11: Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards #37: October Challenge
• Crafty Sentiments Design Blog, October 11: Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #26: Anything Goes

Acorns!

Time for another Thank You card, this time in autumn colors:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Sweet Stampin', October 8: Autumn
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #384: Colours of Autumn
• QKR Stampede Challenge #212' Autumn Leaves
• Craft for the Craig, October 7: Autumnal Twist!
• Craft Your Passion Challenges #333: Anything Goes

SPOOKY!

This is my last Halloween card for this year:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CASOLOGY #219: Spooky
• Crafty Boots Challenges, October 10: Halloween
• Left of Center Creative Challenges #151: Halloween
• Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog #73: Black Magic

Boo, Pumpkins!

This is another halloween card for this year using the filmstrip die again. This time I used pumpkins for the scenery.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Friday #163: Kürbisse
• A Gem Of a Challenge #179: Halloween
• Cute as a Button Challenge Blog #27: October Fun
• Eclectic Ellapu, October 1: Autumnal
• Come and Get it Challenges, October 2: Welcome Autumn
• Creative Knockouts #161: Fall
• The Sisterhood of Crafters, September 28: Fall Harvest

Quick Birthday Card!

Careful readers of my blog may know this design. If I am in need of a birthday card and not having much time for crafting I make a birthday card using the Happy Birthday embossing folder, ribbon, a paper flower, a button and some embellishment like sequins, and voilà the card is ready to be written.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Craft Rocket Challenges #25: Ribbon and/or Lace
• Crafty Ribbons Challenge #169: Ribbon or Lace
• Creatalicous Challenges #100: Anything Goes
• Morgan's Artworld #20: Anything Goes

Black Heat Embossing!

For this condolences card I used the Stampin' Up set "In Gedanken bei dir" (thankful thoughts) and used the heat embossing technique for the flowers on the branch.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CAS on Sunday #93: Heat Embossing
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog #43: Anything Goes
• ABC Challenges, October 1: Q is for Quick
• Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #165: Anything Goes + Sentiment
• 4 CC #318: Anything Goes

Bear With Me!

I have a new puzzle die cut which I used to create a Baby card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Little Red Wagon #361: Bear with me
• Sweet Stampin', October 1: Oh Baby
• Steckenpferdchen Challengeblog #77: Font
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #29: Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #117: Anything Goes

Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

I think I have just the right card for the Breast Cancer Awareness Month:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• QKR Stampede Challenge #211: Cut It Up
• Cut It Up Challenge Blog #106: Pink or Breast Cancer Awareness
• Time Out Challenge #67: Breast Cancer Awareness
• The Crafters Cafe Challenge Blog #158: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #218: Anything Goes