Shaking Unicorn!

I was playing with my new purchased unicorn stamp sets. For this shaker card I used one unicorn by My Favorite Things and a German sentiment by Dani Peuss.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Polkadoodles #50: Anything Goes
• Morgan's Artworld #25: Anything Goes
• Fab'n'Funky Challenges #375: Anything Goes

New Christmas Tree Die!

I want to show you the first card using my new Impression Obsession Christmas Tree Cutout Die.
This is one of three different motifs I can create with this set.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Come and Get it Challenges, December 3: Christmas Challenge
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #72: Anything Goes
• Crafting with Friends #57: Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #58: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #359: Anyhting Goes

Dreaming of a White Christmas!

Finally, it is also snowing here in our town. Everything is getting covered in snow. I doubt that it will last until Christmas eve.
On the occasion of the snow fall I show you the following Christmas card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CAS on Friday #123: Christmas
• CFC #189: Dreaming of a White Christmas
• C.R.A.F.T. challenge #446: Christmas
• TIME OUT challenges #98
• Creative Moments #133: Anything Goes/Christmas

Lots of Christmas Trees!

For this Last Minute Christmas card I used various christmas trees and Christmas related items with white embossing powder. For the background I used peacock feathers distress ink.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Sweet Stampin', December 15: Last Minute Christmas/CAS
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #446: Cold and Frosty Colors
• Creatalicious Challenge Blog #129: Anything Goes optional monochrome Christmas card
• Colour Crazy Challenge #50: Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts #224: Christmas Delight

Do Fairies count as Christmas Critters?

I want to participate in the current 4 Crafty Chicks challenge # 381 called "christmas/winter critters" but I only have a card with the gorgeous Frosty Fairy Friends by Lawn Fawn. I used the Horizontal Snow Drift Die Cut by My Favorite Things for the background together with a stencilled and heat embossed starry sky. Does this count?

I enter this card in the following challenges as well:

• Little Red Wagon #423: Christmas Critters
• CHNC challenge #364: Anything Goes as long as its Christmas
• QKR Stampede #274: Christmas
• The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog #187: Anything Christmas related
• Crafty Catz #397: Anything Goes

Starry Sky!

This is another of my clean and simple Christmas card where I used the christmas tree die from the "Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7PK w/Stamps - Mittens & Snow Globe" on silver glitter foam.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Not Just Cards Challenge Blog, December 11: Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart #187: Anything Goes
• Create and Inspire Challenge #69: Anything Goes
• AAA Cards #195: Sparkle

Golden Pine Border Outline!

Another of my Christmas cards using the Pine Border Outline die by Memory Box.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of A Challenge #209: Anything Christmas Goes
• Kreativ Durcheinander #50: Winter Wonderland

Three Glitter Snowflakes!

This is another Christmas card where I used the Sizzix snowflake dies with white glitter foam.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CHNC challenge #363
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #445: Snowflakes
• HLS December Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Silver Christmas Tree!

I love this design with the Lil'Inker Designs Silly Stitched Square Die, the stars stencil and the silver glitter foam tree by Sizzix
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I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Come and Get it Challenges, December 3: Christmas Challenge
• 613 Avenue Create #204: Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #71: Anything Goes
• HLS December Christmas Challenge, December 5: Anything Goes optional Stencil

Silver and Gold!

This is another Christmas card using gold paper for the frame and silver glitter foam for the snowflake:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge, December 4: Anything Goes
• Incy Wincy Designs, December 3-18th: Use Silver and Gold
• Crafting from the Heart #186: Anything Goes
• Cute As A Button Challenge #40: Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #131: Anything Goes

CAS Pine Border Outline!

I love my new Memory Box Die - Pine Border Outline. I created a punch of cards at once. This is my second card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Stempelgarten Challenge #68: Alles Geht
• Tuesday Throwdown #371: Christmas Scene
• TTCRD, Dec 5-11th: Anything Goes
• Everybody Art Challenge #44: Weiß
• The Crazy Challenge #263: Christmas is coming

Seasonal Stars!

During my last crafting session I realised that I own a beautiful die cut set of stars by "Lil'Inker Designs" called "Seasonal Stars Dies Set". I used scraps of ombre colored backgrounds I kept in my stash and cut out a punch of those stars. The huge German sentiment says "Merry Christmas".

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog #43: Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations Challenges #356: Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps and More #271: Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #56: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog, December 5: Anything Goes
• Try it on Tuesday, December 5: Twinkle, Twinkle

Frosty Fairies in the mountains!

I created this Christmas scenery with the cute Frosty Fairies by Lawn Fawn with an ombre colored background and white texture paste dots.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Polkadoodles #49: Anything Goes
• Uniko #44: Christmas
• Crafting with an Attitude #34: Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts #223: Winter Wonderland
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #358: Anything Goes

Christmas Card in non traditional colors!

For this Christmas Card I was inspired by a video of Kristina Werner. She used watercolor backgrounds for the christmas tree die cut. So did I and I love the result:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Friday #194: Weihnachten in untypischen Farben
• QKR Stampede Challenge #273: Christmas Non Traditional Colors
• Crafty Catz #396: Anything Goes
• Craft Stamper, Take It Make It Challenge, December 8: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #49: Anything Goes

Baby it's Silver outside!

For this clean and simple Christmas card I used the christmas tree die from the "Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7PK w/Stamps - Mittens & Snow Globe". The sentiment is from Rayher.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Jingle Belles, November 24: Baby it's Gold (Silver or Copper) outside
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #357: Anything Goes
• Simon Says #44: Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog #139: Anything Goes
• Fab'n'Funky Challenge #373: Christmas

Inspired by a Christmas Carol!

I created this card with a stamp by DEPOT. I used gold embossing powder on a ombre background. The sentiment says "Oh, Christmas Tree" which is one of the most popular Christmas Carols in Austria.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Allsorts Challenge Blog #443: Inspired by a Christmas Carol
• QKR Stampede Challenge #271: Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz #394: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #47: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles #47: Anything Goes

Pine Border Outline Die!

This is my first card using the Pine Border Outline Die from Memory Box. I made a bunch of cards with it already, there are so many ways to use it.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps and More #269: Clean and Simple
• CHNC Challenge #360: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart #184: Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #130: Anything Goes
• Crafting by Designs, November 22: Get Ready for Christmas

Lunar Animals Film Strip!

I didn't make a card with the cute animals from Mama Elephant for a while. This is a colorful thank you card with three of the cuties:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Sisterhood of Crafters, November 22: Give Thanks
• QKR Stampede Challenge #270: Give Thanks
• Crafty Creations Challenges #355: Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #55: Anything Goes
• The Crazy Challenge #262: Anything Goes

First Card with Krumspring product!

This is my first card using my Krumspring butterfly stamp on a birthday card with a stencilled background and a sentiment by Create A Smile Stamps.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #70: Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin', November 18: It's Our Birthday
• TTCRD, November 21: Anything Goes
• Cards and More Challenge Blog #198: Things with Wings
• Everybody Art Challenge #413: Anything Goes

Gorgeous Creation!

It is time to show you another of my gorgeous Gorjuss creations:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Morgan's Artworld #23: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles #46: Anything Goes

Pink Roses!

I created this thank you card with the beautiful Floral Fantasy Background stamp by My Favorite Things together with a gold butterfly by Martha Stewart and a gold German sentiment die cut.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• QKR Stampede Challenge #270: Give Thanks
• Crafting with Friends Challenge Blog #55: Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz #393: Anything Goes
• CFC #187: Gratitude with Attitude
• Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #193: Anything Goes

Thanks with Glitter Foam!

I used the Boxed Up Thank You Greeting Die by Lil'Inker Designs on turquoise glitter foam on Floral Fantasy Background by My Favorite Things.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creatalicious Challenges #127: Anything Goes
• Creative Moments #131: Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs, November 15: Let's be Thankful
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #355: Anything Goes

Color Throwdown #469

With this card in blue and silver I am participating in the current Color Throwdown Challenge #469:

Furthermore, I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps and More #268: Holiday
• Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog #138: Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #56: Anything Goes

Snowflakes behind Peek-a-Boo Window!

I made a CAS series of snowflakes behind the My Favorite Things Peek-a-Boo Window die. This is the first card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CASology #275: Sharp
• Handmade on Tuesday #126
• TTCRD, November 14: Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown #369: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, November 14: winter

Snowflakes on purple background!

I started my production of Christmas Cards lately. This one is on a purple bokeh background with lavender heat embossed snowflakes and white Tonic Nuvo Drops and a German Christmas sentiment.
In real life you can read the sentiment much better than on that picture.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #441: Winter
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #354: Anything Goes
• CHNC Challenge #359: Anything Goes as long as it's Christmas

Rainbow Birthday Greetings!

For this birthday card I used the floral fantasy background with white embossing powder by My Favorite Things and Distress Inks in rainbow order.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Dani Peuss Kartenchallenge #56: Bunt
• Create and Inspire Challenges #68: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles #45: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #45: Anything Goes

One of my oldest designs!

Today, I show you again one of my oldest birthday card design. When I want to make a card using ribbon and buttons, mostly I chose this design because it is clean and simple and suits every time.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge #207: Button and/or Ribbon
• AAA Cards CAS Game #103: Celebrate
• Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog #190: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart #183: Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards Challenge Blog, November 11: Anything Goes

Favorite color combo!

I made a thank you card with a brayered background using my favorite color combination in pink and purple.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Come and Get it Challenges, November 12: Thank you / Thankful
• QKR Stampede Challenge #269: Touch of Gold
• Crafty Catz #392: No Patterned Paper
• 4 Crafty Chicks #376: Give Thanks
• Creative Knockouts #219: Favorite Color Combo
• TIME OUT Challenges #96: CASE

Sweet Greetings with Strawberries!

This strawberry card suits perfectly for this weeks Cards and More Challenge #197: Anything Goes with Red.

Monochrome Owl!

Another of my owl creations using the adorable "I'm owl yours" by My Favorite Things. I kept it monochrome this time.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Fab'n'Funky Challenge #370: Gorgeous Gingham
• The Crazy Challenge #261: Monochrome
• Crafting from the Heart #182: Anything Goes
• The Corrosive Challenge Blog, November 5: Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps and More #267: Make Your Mark

5th Birthday Card for my daughter!

This is the birthday card I made for my daughter to her 5th birthday. I made a shaker card using the cute mermaid from My Favorite Things.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Tuesday Throwdown #368: Shaker Card
• TTCRD 11-7-17: Anything Goes
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge, November 6: Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #130: Anything Goes

Baptism card for Mia!

This was an order I made for the baptism of sweet Mia. I used the Stampin'Up set "All in the Family".

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Creations Challenges #354: Anything Goes
• CASology #274: Tiny
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #54: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Desgins, November 7: Anything Goes

Christmas Stars!

This is another of my Christmas Shaker Cards using only gold & white.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CHNC challenge #358: Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket Challenges #43: Christmas is Coming
• HLS November Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog #42: Anyhing Goes/Christmas

Gorjuss Stars!

I created this Gorjuss Girl card saying "good luck" and added lots of gold stars.

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Steckenpferdchen Challenge Blog #89: Stars

Thank You Fairy Much!

This is one of my first cards I was using "Fairy Friends" by Lawn Fawn.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Cut It Up #134: Thank You Cards
• Sweet Stampin', November 4: Fairies & Fantasy
• Colour Crazy Challenge #44: Anything Goes

Thank You Milk Packaging!

Today, I show you  a milk carton with my diy paper flowers using the Lawn Fawn Milk Carton Lawn Cuts Dies.

I enter this project in the following challenges:

• CFC #186: Anything But a Card
• Crafting with an Attitude #33: Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create #203: Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog #69: Anything Goes
• Simple Create Too Challenge Blog #133: Clean and Simple

Sending smiles across the miles!

I sent this card to the cousins of my children to South Africa. The used background stamp is the Bottle Caps stamp by Docrafts.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz #391: Anything Goes
• Crafty Stamper, November 3: Anything Goes
• Crafting With Friends Challenge Blog #54: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles #44: Anything Goes
• Morgan's Artworld, November 3: Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts #218: Embossing Delights

New Backdrops!

For this card I played with new backdrops I purchased recently. Centerpiece is the cute "Adorable Elephant" by My Favorite Things which is one of my favorite stamp set. Sentiment is by Create A Smile Stamps.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Cute as a Button Challenge #39: Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps and More #266: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog, October 31: Use your Favorite Stamp
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #353: Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #140: Anything Goes

First texture paste card!

Today, I wanna show you my first card where I used texture paste on an ombre background using a mandala stencil. It was easier to create as I thought and the outcome is amazing! I love it! That evening I made a bunch of textured backgrounds for future cards to come.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #55: Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog #137: Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs, November 1: Anything Goes
• Eclectic Ellapu, November 1: Anything Goes
• Creatalicous Challenges #126: Anything Goes

2 Owls on a branch!

Today, I show you another of my creations using the cute "I'm owl Yours" stamp set by My Favorite Things.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Little Red Wagon #418: Owl About Me
• LTCCB #16 - November Anything Goes
• LTSCB #103 - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments #130: Anything Goes
• Creative Ladybirds Creations Challenge Blog #31: Anything Goes

Mother's Day Card 2017!

Today, I show you the mother's day card I made for my mother this year. I used kraft card stock and used red heat embossing powder on a mandala background stamp.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Little Red Wagon #417: What's Red All Over?
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, October 24: Anything Goes
• Simon Says #43: Anyting Goes

Flamingo, You Are Amazing!

For my first card with my new flamingo stamp set, I chose a background using the cover up die pointelle by Lil'Inker Designs.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #374: Polka Dots
• The Sisterhood of Crafters, October 25: I See Spots
• Inky Chicks #90: Animals
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge #53: Anything Goes
• Try it on Tuesday, October 24: Circles

Sympathy Card on Brayered Background!

Unfortunately, there is always need for sympathy / condolences cards.
I made this card using the brayered background technique with distress inks and stamped the flowers from Stampin'Up "Thinking of You" and a sentiment by Rayher on it.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• TIME OUT challenge #95: Sympathy
• Cardz 4 Guys #181: Sympathy/Thinking of You
• TTCRD, October 24-31: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #252: Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations Challenge #353: Anything Goes

Black, white and gold!

I LOVE the outcome of that card using purr-fect friends and bundles of blossoms stamps by My Favorite Things:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CAS on Friday #119: Flowers
• Colour Crazy Challenge #42: Anything Goes

Patterned Paper Balloons!

I used a couple of paper scraps to create this simple birthday card using Birthday Balloon Greeting Dies by Lil'Inker Designs.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Fab'n'Funky #367: Paper Piercing
• Morgan's Artworld #21: Anything Goes
• Crafting with Friends #53: Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #128: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart #180: Anything Goes

Silver Christmas Shaker Card!

The only Shaker Card I can share at the moment is a Christmas Card from last year I haven't posted yet.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Cut It Up! Challenge #133: Shaker Card
• Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog #136: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, October 17: Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #139: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede Challenge #266: Anything Goes

Expecting Card in Purple!

I made an expecting card for a friend of mine who was expecting a baby girl. Meanwhile, the baby is born.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps and More #264: Clean and Simple
• Crafty Catz #389: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles #42: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #351: Anything Goes
• Creative Moments #129: Anything Goes

For You, Gorjuss!

Today, I want to show you another of my Gorjuss Girl creations by Santoro:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• QKR Stampede Challenge #265: Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz #388: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles #41: Anything Goes

Washi Tape Ornament!

This is a CAS Christmas Card using various washi tapes behind an ornament die.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps and More #263: Holiday
• Create and Inspire Challenges #67: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart #178: Anything Goes
• HLS October: Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
• The Corrosive Challenge Blog #10: Anything Goes

Get Well Elephant!

Today, I want to show you get well cards I made in the last couple of weeks.
For this shaker "get well" card I used the peek-a-boo window, adorable elephant and doodle blooms by My Favorite Things stamps. The patch is from Lawn Fawn.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Cards and More #195: Get Well Cards
• TTCRD, October 10: Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon #414: Leftovers
• Crafty Creations #352: Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread #52: Anything Goes