Grad[dad]itude!

Just before Father's day I received the Farm-tastic stamp set by My Favorite Things, so I made a father's day card using this cute animals and the red Steyr tractor. Furthermore, two weeks before father's day we spent four days on a farm together with our kids. They had all this animals and lots of tractors, real ones and toys.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• QKR Stampede Challenge #254: Down on the Farm
• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #261: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge #30: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #30: Anything Goes
• Creatalicious Challenges #120: Anything Goes

HELLO friend!

Today, I show you another card where I used the bundles of blossoms background stamp by My Favorite Things. For this layout I was inspired by Stephanie Klauck:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Cut It Up! Challenge Blog #127: Friendship
• 4 Crafty Chicks #361: Girlfriends
• Crafting from the Heart #170: Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #122: Anything Goes
• Morgan's Artworld #15: Anything Goes

DIY paper flowers!

I saw on Instagram these beautiful cards from Birka using selfmade paper flowers. At this time I was on vacation with my family. I watched the YouTube Video she suggested from Dani Peuss and bought all the supplies needed to create these simple but beautiful paper flowers. Two evenings I sat in our mobile home and made lots of paper flowers which I used for a couple of cards and paper milk packages already. This is my first card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Sentiments Designs, July 18: Clean and Simple or Fussy and Fancy
•  Crafting from the Heart #168: Anything Goes

Tightrope walker!

Finally, I made a bunch of Gorjuss girl cards again using my Gorjuss Decoupage set and pepped them up with lots of embellishments. This is my first card of my latest series:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers #193: Lots of Layers
• Come and Get it Challenges, July 16: Use 2 or more Designer Papers
• Fab'n'Funky Challenges #360: Use a Patterned Paper
• Addicted to Stamps and More #251: Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #46: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, July 18-24: Anything Goes

Oxeye Daisy Flowers!

I bought a stamp set at Action a while ago with lots of daisy flwers and created this summer card with a sentiment from Create a Smile Stamps saying "happy, to call you my friend".

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Inky Chicks #86: Use a sentiment instead of an image
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #338: Anything Goes
• Cards and More Challenge Blog #189: Holidays and Summertime
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #121: Anything Goes option Monochrome
• Crafty Creations Challenges #346: Anything Goes

Flower frame!

For this card I was inspired by a project from Julie Dinn using Doodle Blooms from My Favorite Things:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog #132: Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards Challenge Blog #46: Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon #402: Thanks Bunches
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #424: Thank You (Teacher)

Resist watercoloring technique!

For this card I stamped the floral fantasy background stamp from My Favorite Things with Versamark Ink and then heat embossed white embossing powder. Afterwards, I colored it in rainbow distress ink colors. I stamped the birthday sentiment on a gift card layer die from WPlus9.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Morgan's Artworld #14: Anything Goes
• Creative Friday #183: Resist Watercoloring
• Creative Knockouts #202: Birthday Wishes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #337: Anything Goes
• Creative Moments #122: Anything Goes

My First Magic Color Slider Card for Father's Day!

My best friend owns Lawn Fawn's "Magic Color Slider" and I tried it for this year's Father's Day card for my partner. On the top layer it says "a little surprise for you". Inside you see me and our two kids created with the Stampin'Up "all in the family" stamp set. I love the outcome!

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Simon Says: Use Plaid
• QKR Stampede Challenge #252: Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz #379: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #28: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge #28: Anything Goes

Everything for a Smoothie!

I used Berrylicious patterned paper from Imaginisce to create this fruity summer card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog, July 11: Sea, Sun, Beach or Sand Challenge
• Handmade on Tuesday #108
• Artistic Inspirations Challenge Blog #183: Anything Goes
• Create and Inspire Challenge #64: Anything Goes

You are awesome!

I sent this card to my best friend, after we spent a get-away weekend together in May. The past weekend I visited her again, to spend a last girls night out before she is becoming a mother in a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, we are living about 90 minutes away from each other, so we don't see us very often. She displays this card next to her TV which made me very proud!

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Happy Little Stampers, July: Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
• Come and Get it Challenges, July 9: Make Your own Background
• Not Just Cards Challenge  Blog #46: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, July 11: Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart #167: Anything Goes

Hello Sydney, my love!

When I saw the stamp set from Altenew "Sketchy Cities Abroad" with the Sydney Skyline I had to buy it. I have been to Sydney three times already, each time for a couple of days, I have to say it is my favorite city in the world!
This is my first card with this stamp set:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Tuesday Throwdown #351: One Layer
• The Corrosive Challenge Blog #7: Anything Goes

It's all around you!

This is another card I made for one of the nursery teachers of my daughter. These Lunar Animals by Mama Elephant are soooo cute! For my design I was inspired by a card from tina.mypop on Instagram.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge #198: Animals
• Crafty Catz #378: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #27: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles #27: Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket Challenges #39: Anything Goes
• Crafting with an Attitude #29: Anything Goes

First stencil card!

This is my first stencil card. I bought a stencil which is supposed to be used for T-Shirt coloring. I tried it on a card. After coloring the stencil I sprayed some water on the card in order to get a smoother look. The stencil garden scene is perfect in combination with the Lawn Fawn stamp set "Fairy Friends".

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Allsorts Challenge Blog #423: Magical or Mythical
• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #258: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede Challenge #251: Anything Goes
• Crafting With Friends Challenge Blog #47: Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #134: Anything Goes

Hydrangea in Focus!

I bought two flower sets by Action from Craft Sensations and created a flower card with an hydrangea in focus.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #257: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede Challenge #250: Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz #377: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #26: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles Craft Challenge #26: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, July 4: Anything Goes

a little hello!

For this ombre background card I used the Docrafts Papermania Portobello Road Collection Urban Stamp:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #47: Anything Goes
• Love To Craft Challenge Blog #12: Anything Goes
• Love To Scrap Challenge Blog #99: Anything Goes
• Creative Ladybirds #28: Anything Goes
• Crafty Girls Creations #38: Anything Goes

Cute Lunar Animals!

This is my first card with the cute Lunar Animals by Mama Elephant. At the end of the Kindergarten year I needed a couple of thank you cards for the nursery-school teacher of my kids. My idea was that these cute Lunar Animals represent the kids of the group.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Crazy Challenge #252: Animals
• Incy Wincy Designs, July 3-16: Friends Forever
• Megan's Artworld #13: Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create #199: Anything Goes
• Paper Creator #59: Anything Goes

Clean and Simple HUGS!

When I was on a girls spa weekend beginning of May with my best and pregnant girlfriend I took lots of stamped paper with me and I colored with my Tombow Dual Brush Pens for hours. This is my first card I finished weeks after this get-away weekend. I used the floral fantasy background stamp and HUGS die-namics from My Favorite Things.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #45: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog, July 4: Anything Goes
• Handmade on Tuesday #107
• Crafting from the Heart #166: Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #120: Anything Goes