Merry Christmas

Hello there friends!

Dropping in today to share a Christmas card I created using very old 3D cutout paper...I don't even know where they come from.

I hope you see how it is constructed. I stamped the sentiment on white CS, cut-out a heart, sponged it with red Distress inks and covered it with Glossy Accents. Then I die-cut the same heart out of black foam and attached them together for dimension.

Thanks for stopping by, I wish you all a wonderful weekend!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes

Penny´s Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Anything Goes

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Congratulations

Hello there!

This summer I was in a zoo and saw an amazing dolphin show (although this is seals) that inspired me here...

..."We have no cannons, can not salute, but would like to congratulate the heartiest!"

I have used:

Stamps: Marianne Design/Playful Seals, Svenska Textstämplar/Sentiment

Dies: Lawn Fawn/Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables and Large Cross-Stitched Circle Stackables, Spellbinders/ Standard Circles Large

Media: Copic Pens, Ranger/Blue Distress inks

Stencil: Marianne Design/Tiny´s Ocean

Embossing Folder: Papermania/Mini Polka

Other: Black Twine, Enamel Dot

I have used the sketch over at The Paper Players:

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Papercraft Business - Anything Goes/Use a Circel

Cute Card Thursday - Embossing
Cut It Up - Outdoor Fun

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

A Greeting At Christmas Time...

Happy Saturday friends!

For today's Christmas card I have combined the colors green, brown and gold.

First, I created a panel using the Memory Box Pinecone Frame die and backed it with a gold/brown glitter paper using foam tape to give dimension...just love all that glitter!

Next, I die-cut the Pine Needle Border, also from Memory Box and sponged it with green Distress inks. The K-designs sentiment was gold heat embossed and I finished of by adding a few brown bling stones.

Hope you like this card as much as I do.

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Add Embellishments

Creative Knockouts - Tic-Tac-Toe (stamp, embossing, Die cuts/punches)

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Die-namic

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

When I Think Of You, I'm Like ... HAPPY

Hello there!

Today I am popping in with a clean and simple card to share.

I just used one stencil, two stamps + dies and one sentiment stamp. The Marianne Design/Tiny´s Ocean, Snellen Crafts Frog/Lily Leave and Svenska Textstämplar/Sentiment. I used Distress inks to sponge the ocean and Copic pens to colour the images up. I adhered the frog and leave with foam tape and finished the card with a few NUVO crystal drops.

As alweays thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - K for Kind Thoughts

The Paper Players - CAS Any Cards For Kids

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Animal

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Clean and Simple

Season´s Greetings

Happy Tuesday!

No stamping at all on today´s card, just wonderfully bright colors in the background created with Brusho.

I have used:

Dies: Cottage Cutz/Peeker Snowman, Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations/Winter, Mama Elephant/Borders

Embossing Folder: WeRMemory Keepers/Next Level Gemstone

Media: Colourcraft Brusho, Copic pens, Ranger/Distress inks, Ranger/Glossy Accents, Ranger/Clear Rock Candy dry glitter

Other: White glitter paper, Snowflake brads, Foam tape

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Just Add Ink - No Stamping

Creative Knockouts - Sparkle & Shine

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Die-namic

Cupcake Inspirations - Add Glitter

Have A Nice Day...

Hello there!

Today I have a card for a couple of challenges, the OLC Stenciles challenge over at Less is More, the One Layer at Addicted to CAS...and it became an experiment with different media.

I started with the Mask Stencil Feathers from Pronty and I sponged over Distress inks but ... I thought it needed some texture, so I mixed some color pigment together with embossing paste and added that too. And as if that wasn't enough, I gave it another layer, this time with Diamond Stickles and Glossy Accents. Then I used another stencil The Crafters Workshop Mini Tile Texture to create the background. Then it had to be a simple Svenska Textstämplar sentiment in teal blue.

I don´t know what I think about the end result, but it is fun to play around sometimes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

Happy Birthday!

Hello friends!

Today I have a birthday card for a child to share with you...I think it´s so cute!

I have used:

Stamps: Wild Rose Studio/Little Duck, K-designs/Sentiment

Dies: Spellbinders Frameabilities/Scalloped Edge frame, Rox Stamps/Grattis, Lawn Fawn/ Large Stitched Rectangles Stackables

Media: Copic Pens, Ranger/Distress inks

Other: Black Foam, Echo Park Paper/ Hello Summer, Reprint/White embossing pouder, Ranger/Glosssy Accents, Ranger/Star Dust Stickles, Blue Rhinestones

I stamped the image in Antique Linen Distress ink to give it a soft look and backed the frame with black foam to make it pop.

Thanks for visiting me today, have a great weekend!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Stamping Sensations - Things With Wings

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Hand Coloured Image

A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Christmas Greetings

Hello there friends!

Today I´m popping in with a Christmas card to share.

I used a StudioLight Essentials Cling stamp together with Distress Markers and inks to create the image. I also splattered some black and white ink over it before i die-cut using Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Scalloped Rectangles Stackables. The sentiment from Svenska Textstämpar was white heat embossed and adhered with foam tape. I finished of by adding red ribbons, one enamel dot and a few gold sequins.

Thanks for stopping by and have yourself a great day!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Dragonfly Dreams - No Patterned Paper

Crafty Friends - Lace/Ribbon

Craftyhazelnut´s Christmas - Anything Goes

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Autumn Greetings

Hello there friends!

I know it is not autumn yet, but here with me it has started to be a little different air that reminds me that autumn is approaching so I got some autumn feelings and made this card.

 I stamped the sentiment on vellum and then clear heat embossed it. The small flower in the squirrel's hand, I have taken from another MFT Sow Much Cuteness stamp set.

I have also used:

Stamps: Hero Art/ Color Layering Fall Trees

Dies: Marianne Design/CR1340, Memory Box/ Small Flock of Doves, Lawn Fawn/ Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Media: Ranger/Distress inks, Ranger/Clear Embossing Pouder

Other: Vellum, Foam Tape

As always thanks so much for stopping by, have a great day everyone!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Creative Knockouts - Furry Friends

Aud Sentiments - Animals + A Sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Add A Die Cut

The Paper Girls - Vellum

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes

Congratulations

Hi Evereyone!

Today I have  a Birthday card in a slightly old-fashioned but also summery style to show. I have used a couple of stencils from Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi and the ScrapBerry´s  "Beautiful Flowers" stamp set. 

The Butterfly is from a napkin that I adhered to cardstock and then added metal tape on the backside before I cut the butterfly out by hand, the metal tape allows the wings to bend.

I have used:

Stamps: ScrapBerry´s/Beautiful Flowers, Inkido/Hjärtliga Gratulationer Sentiment

Stencils: Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi/3 Fluorishes, Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi/ Polka Dotty

Media: Ranger/Distress inks, Copic Pens

Other: Martha Stewart/Edge Punch, Ranger/Glossy Accents, Washi Tape, Butterfly from a napkin, Clear Sequins, Foam Tape, Twine, Old Designer Paper

As always thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered challenges:

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Anything Goes

Penny´s Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes

Daisy Chain - Summer

Love

Hello there!

Today I have a card  for Frilly and Funkie´s "Marvellous Metallics" challenge even though my card is not so vintage or shabby chic, I started with that intention but the result was something else, I don't know how I thought.

It appears not so good on the photo, but I've cut out flowers by hand and arranged them using foam tape to add dimension. For the metallic heart, I used metal tape on a chipboard heart and run it through an embossing folder before I added media.

I have used:

Dies: Diamond Press/Love and Hearts

Embossing Folder: Mpress/Swirls 1

Papers: Prima Marketing/ (Old) "The Optimist" Collection "Bloom", White Glitter Paper

Media: Deco Art/Black Acrylic Paint, A Couple of Inka Gold´s

Other: Ranger/Black Diamond Stickles, Black Enamel Dot, Foam Tape, Chipboard heart

Ok, that´s all for today I think, as always thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

I´m also linking up with the following challenges:

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut´s Patterned Paper - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes