Grieve!

Unfortunately, we need such cards as well from time to time:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Paper Nest Dolls, June 3: Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create #210: Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #83: Anything Goes

Which one?

In Autumn we will get a cat. It is a huge topic for our kids. We have lots of discussions about the breed, sex, etc. Which one will it be? Therefore, I post another of my purr-fect friends cards tonight:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Colour Crazy Challenge #22: Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz #419: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede #298: Anything Goes
• Love To Scrap Challenge Blog #23: June Anything Goes

Circles!

This is my first card using the Simon Says Circle Doodle Background:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Simon Says #50: Anything Goes
• WWC #172: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #382: Anything Goes
• Crafting From the Heart #209: Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #142: Anything Goes

First DIY Silhouette Design!

This is the first design I created in Silhouette Studio to use for confirmation and baptism cards:

I enter this ccard in the following challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps and More #294: Clean and Simple
• Polkadoodles #22: Anything Goes
• HLS Watercolor Challenge, June 2018: Anything Goes
• Creatalicous Challenges #140: Anything Goes
• 4 Crafty Chicks #405: Anything Goes

Marry Me!

For my in-laws wedding anniversary I made the following card using a German sentiment from Stampin'Up:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Knockouts #248: Embossing
• Love To Scrap Challenge Blog #110: Marry Me!
• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #279: Wedding or Party
• CAS on Friday #134: Embossing
• Eclectic Ellapu, June 1: Anything Goes

Gorjuss at the beach!

This is one of my latest Gorjuss Girls. The sentiment says: Birthday boy/girl, enjoy the day!

I enter the card in the following challenges:

• Seize the Birthday, May 24: Patterned Paper
• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #470: Come Play Outside
• Steckenpferdchen Challengeblog #96: Meeresbrise
• Just Us Girls #443: Outside
• Crafty Girls Creations #48: Anything Goes

Hearts all over, Baby!

The adorable elephant by My Favorite Things got quite dark for this baby boy card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Fab'n'Funky #396: For a child
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #470: Baby, Baby
• Crafty Cardmakers #213: For a Boy/Man
• Crafting by Designs, May 31: For the Boys
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #69: Anything Goes

Hooray elephant!

This time I put the adorable elephant from My Favorite Stamps in front of a stencil background:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Simon Says: Stencil It
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #380: Anything Goes
• Creative Moments #143: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, May 15: Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps and More #292: Make Your Mark

Cat or Dog?

I never had a cat or dog before but when we move in our new house we will get a cat eventually, as my husband and kids demand one. So I am a cat person I guess:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Cut It Up! #148: Cats or Dogs!
• QKR Stampede Challenge #296: Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz #417: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles #20: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #20: Anything Goes

Owls owl over!

This is an older card I never showed on the blog before, with the cute "I'm owl yours" by My Favorite Things:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers #212: Things with wings
• Crafting from the heart #207: Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #141: Anything Goes
• Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #82: Anything Goes
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #468: Happy 9th Birthday Allsorts

Friendship Unicorn!

The sentiment on this polaroid die cut means: "I love you nearly as much as unicorns!". I sent this card to a close friend of mine:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Knockouts #245: Humorous Card
• TIME OUT Challenge #109
• Crafting with friends challenge blog #67: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #19: Anything Goes
• Not Just Cards Challenge Blog, May 11: Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps and More #291: Anything Goes

Tomorrow is Mother's Day!

As there is Mother's Day tomorrow in Austria, I show you another Mother's Day card similar to the one I showed you a couple of days ago. This is the card for my second grandmother:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• WWC169 - Charlotte's "All About Occasions" Challenge
• Little Red Wagon #445: Pierce Out
• Crafting by Designs, May 9: Mother's Day
• Crafty Catz #416: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede #295: Anything Goes

Floral Stencil!

I created this background with a floral stencil and texture paste I colored in pink. The cute bird in the cage is from the "purr-fect friends" stamp set by My Favorite Things:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Just Us Girls Trend Week #440: Stencils
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #467: In The Pink
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #379: Anything goes
• Polkadoodles, Week 19: Anything Goes
• Create and Inspire Challenges #74: Anything Goes

Butterflies anywhere!

On this card you can see butterflies on the patterned paper and three butterflies made with the Martha Stewart Large Monarch Butterfly punch:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Friday #205: Schmetterlinge
• Crafty Creations Challenges #266: Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog #150: Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog #48: Anything Goes

Lying in a bed of flowers!

I put one of the cute unicorns from Dani Peuss in front of a beautiful patterned paper I got from South Africa. As I participate in the current Dani Peuss challenge, the sentiment is from her too, which means "congratulations!":

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Dani Peuss Challenge #69: Klartext-Stempel
• Sweet Stampin', May 12: Magic/Myth/Fantasy
• C.R.A.F.T. challenge #467: Annual Birthday Bloghop
• Aud Sentiment Challenge Blog #203: Cute + Sentiment
• The Sisterhood of Crafters, May 9: Magical Fairy Garden

Wishing You...!

For this brayered background birthday card I borrowed the "Wishing you" stamp set by Mama Elephant from my best friend. I love the lettering!!!!

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers #211: No Patterned Paper
• The Corrosive Challenge Blog #5 May: Anything Goes

With Things That Fly!

It is time for another of my cute Marianne Design Family Owl.The balloons are from the Lil'Inker Desings Birthday Balloon Greetings stamp set:

I enter this card into the following challenges:

• Incy Wincy Designs, May 7: With Things That Fly
• Scrapbook Stamp Society, May 7: Anything Goes

Hidden message!

I haven't used the Essential Sentiments Rip Strips Die-namics by My Favorite Things much but for this unicorn friendship card I hid an important message behind it.

I enter this card into the following challenges:

• Everybody Art Challenge #425: versteckte Botschaft
• Crafting from the heart #205: Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #67: Anything Goes

Open Arms!

This is another of my Gorjuss Girl Decoupage cards where I used ribbon, paper flower and brads to pimp it up:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Sentiments Designs, May 8: Use ribbon/lace
• TTCRD, May 8: Anything Goes
• Handmade on Tuesday #149

Yellow Milk Packaging!

I enter this milk packaging project into the following challenge:

• Simple Create Too #138: Anything But  A Card

Fish in a bowl!

I put the cute cat with the fish in his bowl in front of a stencilled background. The German sentiment says: I am here for you when you need me (and also wenn you not need me).

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Knockouts #244: Friendship
• 613 Avenue Create #209: Anything Goes

Just Add "O"

The heat embossed images of this ombre background card are from a stamp set I bought at Action:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Just Add Ink Challenge Blog #407: Just add "O"
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #378: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles Crafting #18: Anything Goes
• Crafting By Designs, May 2: Anything Goes
• Take It Make It Challenge, May 4: Anything Goes

Waving Hi!

I put a cute fairy from the Lawn Fawn set "fairy friends" on a patterned cloudy paper:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CAS on Friday #132: Use a cute stamp on your card
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #81: Anything Goes

Love, Grandma!

I made this mother's day card for my grandmother:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #401: Women's Celebration
• Creative Friday #204: for a girl/woman
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #378: Anything Goes

DINO-RRIFIC BIRTHDAY!

I enter this clean and simple dinosaurus birthday card in the following challenges:

• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #278: Masculine
• HLS May CAS Challenge, May 3: Anything Goes

Hello Summer, flamingo!

Today, I show you a flamingo card as it already feels like summer here in Austria:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Art Impressions #231: Winged Things
• Crafting with an attitude #39: Anything Goes
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges, May 3: May Challenge

Floral Fantasy Flowers!

I coloured only a small part of the floral fantasy background by My Favorite Things and put a golden frame around it. The Thanks die cut is by Mama Elephant.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz #415: Anything Goes
• Cut It Up! Challenge #147: Flowers
• Sweet Stampin', May 5: Flowers
• WWC168 - Helen's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
• Inkspirational Challenges #160: Purple and Gold

Animal Magic!

I enter this birthday card with the cute stamp set "purr-fect friends" by My Favorite Things into the following challenges:

• Seize the Birthday, April 26: Anything Goes
• Stempelgarten Challenge #73: Tiere
• Simon Says: Animal Magic
• Colour Crazy Challenge #18: Anything Goes
• Craft Rocket Challenges #48: Use Embellishments

CAS flags!

I enter this clean and simple birthday card in the following challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps and More #289: CAS
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #139: Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #145: Anything Goes

Again, ... Birthday!

I enter this birthday card in the following challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers #210: Birthdays
• TTCRD, April 24: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the Heart #203: Anything Goes

Just for You!

The background of this card is "bundles of blossoms" by MFT stamps:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Everybody Art Challenge #424: Blumige Gruesse
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge #66: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, April 24: Anything Goes

Gorjuss with a Charm!

I enter this Gorjuss Girl card in the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. challenge #465: Add a Charm
• Inspiration Destination Challenge Blog #149: Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations #365: Anything Goes

Riding Along!

I enter this birthday farm scene in the following challenges:

• Little Red Wagon #443: Riding Along
• Seize the Birthday, April 26: Anything Goes
• Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog #202: Masculine + Sentiment
• Simon Says #49: Anything Goes
• Task for Tuesday #100: Wir feiern Geburtstag

CAS Condolences!

With this CAS condolences card I enter the following challenges:

• Sweet Stampin', April 21: Sympathy
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #464: Use Pearls
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #377: Anything Goes

Baby card with cute giraffe!

I used the cute giraffe from the zoo babies stamp set by stampin'up to create this baby card with a diy doodle frame:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. #464: NEW
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #66: Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz #413: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede Challenge #292: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge #16: Anything Goes

Over the Rainbow!

I created a fairytale scene with the cute unicorn by kulricke, saying "you are cool":

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Fab'n'funky Challenges #390: Fantasy and Fairytales
• TTCRD, April 17: Anything Goes
• Incy Wincy Designs, April 16: Anything Goes
• Artistic Inspirations Challenge #198: Anything Goes
• Crafting from the heart #202: Anything Goes

CAS Graduation Card!

I made this graduation card on request of a friend:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #399: Graduation
• Creatalicious Challenges #137: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #376: Anything Goes
• Creative Moments Challenge Blog #141: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, April 17: Only for Boys

Flowers and Stripes!

I arranged the doodle blooms from MFT on a selfmade background and the stripey backdrop by Lawn Fawn.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Just Us Girls #435: BOLD
• Craft Rocket Challenges #47: Flowers
• 4 Crafty Chicks #397: Flowers
• Colour Crazy Challenge #14: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles Crafting Challenge #14: Anything Goes

Spring has come!

Spring has finally come to Austria and today I enter this colorful spring card in the current challenges:

• Stempelgarten Challenge #72: Frühling / Spring
• Cut it up! Challenge #145: You are my Sunshine
• Kreativ Durcheinander #53: Frühling / Spring
• Sweet Stampin', April 7: Embossing

CAS Mother's Day Card 2018!

I enter this mother's day card into the current CAS ON FRIDAY challenge #130: Mother's Day:

Furthermore, I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #277: Mother's Day Theme
• Simply Create Too Challenge Blog #137: Use Die Cuts
• Crafting with an attitude #38: Anything Goes

New Baby Doodle Card!

I enter this clean and simple baby card for the current CASOLOGY challenge: START:

Furthermore, I enter this card in the following challenges:

• TTCRD, April 3: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede Challenge #290: Anything Goes
• Take It Make It Challenge, April 6: Anything Goes

Owl on a branch!

I enter this birthday card with the beautiful owl from MFT in the current Seize the Birthday challenge: Birds!:

Furthermore, I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Crafting by Designs, April 4: Anything Goes
• Addicted to Stamps and More #286: Anything Goes
• The Paper Nest Dolls Challenges, April 3: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, April 3: Anything Goes

Get Well Pony!

I just the farm-tastic stamp set by MFT to create this GET WELL card:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #462: Get Well Soon
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #374: Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon #440: Old McDonald
• Creative Moments #140: Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog #47: Anything Goes

Who Run the World? Girls!

With this Gorjuss Girl card I want to participate in the current Little Red Wagon challenge #438: Who Run the World? Girls!:

I enter this card in the current challenge:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #395: For the Love of Kids / Anything Goes

Floral Frenzy!

I enter this colorful card with heat embossed doodle blooms by My Favorite Things for the current Simon Says Challenge: Floral Frenzy:

Furthermore, I enter this card in the following challenges:

• QKR Stampede #288: Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #144: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #12: Anything Goes

My first Silhouette Design!

I own a Silhouette Cameo 3 since ten days and my first design I downloaded is this Geometric Mesh Rabbit (Design #185554):

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. challenge #460: Spring/Easter
• Creative Friday #201: Ostern...Ei,Ei,Ei
• Polkadoodles #12: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #372: Anything Goes
• Creative Moments Challenge Blog #139: Anything Goes

Easter card with doodle frame!

I have to show you a couple more easter cards I made this year. This one is with a diy doodle frame.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Knockouts #238: Border Time
• Cut It Up! #144: Easter
• Crafty Catz #409: Anything Goes option Easter
• CAS on Friday #129: Easter
• Creative Friday #201: Ostern...Ei, Ei, Ei!

Seeing Stars!

I enter this cute unicorn card with a stamp by Dani Peuss in the current challenge #384 "Seeing Stars" by Tuesday Throwdown:

Furthermore, I participate in the challenge:

• TTCRD, March 20: Anything Goes
• Handmade on Tuesday #142

Unicorn walking on flowers!

I sat this beautiful unicorn by Dani Peuss on a handmade stencilled background with texture paste. I love this arrangement:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog #192: Handmade Flowers
• QKR Stampede Challenge #287: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #11: Anything Goes

White on Purple!

I haven't used this beautiful patterend paper from Lawn Fawn for a while but for this card idea it fit perfectly:

I enter this birthday card in the following challenges:

• TIME OUT challenges #105: 4th Birthday
• Incy Wincy Desings, March 19: No More Than 3 Colors
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #78: Anything Goes
• Crafting With Friends Challenge Blog #63: Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge ##64: Anything Goes