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

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

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

Celebration card with sequins!

I enter this birthday card in the current CAS on Sunday Challenge #128: Celebration Card with Sequins:

2 types of butterflies!

On this card you can find a Martha Stewart Large Monarch Butterfly and a beautiful butterfly on the embossing folder beneath.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Allsorts Challenge Blog #451: Butterflies
• Tuesday Throwdown #376: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #3: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles #3: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, January 23: Anything Goes

Sleeping Owl!

I haven't used the cute owls from My Favorite things for a while. So I made a clean and simple card with it today:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps and More #274: clean and simple
• Crafting by Designs, January 10: Washi Tape
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #450: No Patterned Paper
• Crafting with Friends Challenge Blog #58: Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede Challenge #278: Anything Goes

2 owls on a branch!

I haven't made a card with these cute owls by Marianne Design for a while but today I show you another one:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• TIME OUT challenges #100: thankful
• Simple Create Too #134: use embossing
• Polkadoodles, week 1: Anything Goes
• Creative Friday #196: Anything Goes
• Crafting with an Attitude #35: Anything Goes

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

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

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

With Love!

I tried a new technique: coloring my embossing folders first and then put the white paper in it to run it through the big shot. I used 3d Pearl Paint from Action. As you can't use them to create "nuvo drops" because they are bad quality I was looking for another way to use it.

I enter this card for the following challenges:

• TIME OUT challenges #93: Breast Cancer Awareness
• Creatalicious Challenges #124: Anything Goes
• TTCRD, September 26: Anything Goes

CASOLOGY Square Card!

I stamped two different thank you stamps from Create a Smile Stamps on the Lil'inker designs Silly Stitched Square Die and added a cute owl from "I'm owl yours" by My Favorite Things to it. I used an embossing folder of Sizzix for the textured background.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• CASology, September 2: Square
• Craft Stamper, September 1: Anything Goes
• A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge #51: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #35: Anything Goes

Kraft Paper Birthday Card!

With my new stamps and die cut sentiments by Create a Smile stamps I created this cute birthday card with the Adorable Elephant by My Favorite Things.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge #202: Use Kraft Card/Paper
• QKR Stampede Challenge #259: Anything Goes
• LTSCB #101: Anything Goes
• LTCCB #14: September Anything Goes
• Crafting with Friends #49: Anything Goes

Mother's Day Word Cloud!

To create this card I borrowed an embossing folder from my best friend Christine and colored it with my Distress Inks to create an ombre background. Behind the big heart I stamped a "word cloud" from Stempelbox.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog #116: Anything Goes with option Mother's Day
• AAA Cards #90: Embossing
• Come and get it challenges, May 14: Mother's Day
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #130: Anything Goes

Flying through the garden!

I wanted to use the "Fairy Friends" stamp set from Lawn Fawn again and used the Mama Elephant Thanks die with the embossed impressions technique I saw by Jennifer McGuire.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Simon Says: Showers and/or Flowers
• Creative Moments #116: Anything Goes with optional twist Spring has spring
• Fab'n'Funky Challenges #347: In the Garden
• The Paper Nest Dolls #04: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #325: Anything Goes

Fairy in spring!

This Fairy Friends card suits perfectly for spring related card challenges:

I enter this card in the follwing challenges:

• Task for Two Tuesday Challenge #74: Frühlingsfarben
• Crafty Cardmakers #186: Things with Wings
• The Crazy Challenge#246: Spring is coming
• Crafting from the heart #154: Anything Goes

Monocromatic Wedding Card!

Today, I show you a clean and simple monocromatic wedding card:

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• Cards and More Challenge Blog #182: Monochrome

Elegant Wedding Card!

This wedding card was an order of a collegue of mine:

I enter this card in the following challenge:

1. Dragons Lair Challenge: April
2. Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #245: Anything Goes
3. Happy Little Stampers, April 9: Anything Goes with Dies

Balloons in the sky!

I used some of my paper scraps to create this birthday card using the "Lil'Inker Designs Balloon Greeting Dies":

I enter this card in the following challenge:

• QKR Stampede Challenge #237: Up UP & Away

Balloons to your birthday!

For this card I was inspired by a card from Jo Morgan:

I made a bunch of cards using lots of scraps of my paper stack.
I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Sweet Stampin', February 11: Masculine
• Cardz 4 Guyz #157: No Patterned Paper
• Crafty Catz, February 10: Anything Goes