Coffee Gift Card

I just got a new block of design papers,

all kinds of purple designs, so perfect for

the next challenge.

The color challenge over at the

Color Throwdown Blog.

And when I saw the sketch on the 

Sketch Saturday Blog,

I had an idea for my card.

I have this pocket die in my stash and

i cut out the pocket and from one design

and the rectangle from another piece.

With the Tim Holtz coffee die I made this cup

with grey paper and some left over design paper.

For the background I used the Tim Holtz

coffee cup embossing folder with kraft paper

and some purple distress ink.

Some stamping with Altenew's coffee ring stamp.

Here you see the finished card.

Inside the pocket there is a coffee gift card

and the cup. On the back of the cup you can

write a personal wish.

The purple crinkle ribbon in the background

is by  DL.ART.

Thank you for looking

and have a creative day!

Combination of Challenges

Here a card with matching envelope for 3 challenges:

I used this sketch from 

the Sketch Saturday blog.

I loved the idea of a plaid challenge from the

Cupcake Inspiration Blog

And on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Blog

it is Anything goes this week.

The plaid paper is from an old paper block by Stampin'Up.

The paper is two sided, so the flowery paper on the star

(a die cut) is the backside to the plaid paper.

The butterfly stamp behind the butterfly die cut (SU!)

is from the Tim Holtz Papillon CMS106.

The sentiment is from  Small Talk phrase stickers

by Tim Holtz

 Here the inside of the card. 

I used Barn Door and Worn Lipstick oxide ink

for stamping.

On the envelope I used the stripes stencil to make

a plaid on the envelope as well.

Thank you for looking

and have a creative day!

The Daily Marker day 27: Saturday Sketch

This fun image from  Limited Runs digital stamps

was lying around on my desk waiting to be colored again

and perfect for the next sketch challenge.

I choose to use this sketch from the

Sketch Saturday Blog, 

only turned it sideways.

For the card I used the bird image,

some scrap papers and 2 colors of ribbon.

I colored the image with stampin'blends and i used

also a wink of stella on the bord and the hearts if the flowers.

This is very hard to show the glimmer of it.

The sentiment is from Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers.

Of course my card is for day 27 of

The Daily Marker Coloring Challenge.

Thanks for looking

and have a ceative day!

Sketch Saturday #546

Today I share my card with lots

of freebies, that i made for a sketch challenge

and the Chinese New Year (Febuary 5).

The Chinese year has always animals.

We say goodbye to the year of  the dog

and welcome to the year of the pig.

If you are born in one of the following years:

1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 

you are born in the sign of  the pig.

Pig(猪—Zhū)

People born in the year of the Pig think logically and are able to fix whatever problem they're in. They aren't good communicators, but they're kind and able to provide for the family. Most of them are wealthy. Their only obvious fault is that they lose their temper easily.

• Science
  Pig is Yin, and its earthly branch is Hài.
• Folklore
  Pigs are the symbol of wealth. Their chubby faces and big ears are signs of fortune as well.

You find this sketch on the 

Sketch Saturday Blog.

I found this fun image as phone wallpaper

 and it was easy to use as a print for my card.

I wanted to share the link with you, but cannot

find it again. So here the image.

This little piggy is a free digital image on the 

blog of Michael Strong HERE.

I printed the pig twice to make it more pop out.

For a little bling I added the sequins.

The sentiment with the Chinese characters I found on

the internet and share here with you, so you can use it too:

Thank you for looking

and have a creative day!

Sketch Saturday 544

Here is my sketch card for  the

Sketch Saturday Blog.

I love the way you have to add the sentiment!

On my card you see the small Christmas tree

 by Michael Strong. Stamped and colored with a 

blending tool in peeled paint distress oxide ink.

Papers and sentiments are by Tim Holtz.

The ribbon is handpainted by Dianna Larson.

You find more of her wonderful ribbons HERE.

Do you like Michael Strong Stamps?

Don't forget to leave a comment HERE for a stamp

GIVEAWAY!!!!

Thanks so much for looking

and have a creative day!

Saturday Sketch 526

Today I used the Club Scrap Ivy League hybrid kit

to make my card for the Sketch Saturday blog.

You fin d the Ivy Leage kit here.

This is the sketch

and you find het on the

SSBlog HERE.

Thank you for looking

and have a creative day!

Sketch Saturday #512

After a beautiful day in the garden,

I spend my evening making this Mother's Day

card with Club Scrap's Lavender Fields in combination

with papers and a ribbon from the  Club Scrap

Sonoma kit (March 2010).

Here you see the sketch from the

Sketch Saturday Blog.

For this card I used the Lavender Fields hybrid kit again.

The lavender panel in the packground is perfect in

combination with the lavender flowesr cut out on the circle.

The ribbon is from the Sonoma kit and I love that a piece

was saved. The colors go great with these papers.

The sentiment is made with the computer to.

I used the free font that combines with the kit:

Tox Typewriter and you find it here.

The sticky pearls are from my stash.

Thank you for looking

and have a creative day!

18th Wedding Anniversary

As today is our 18th wedding anniversary

I made this card as loving my husband is so delicious!!

I used the digital Club Scrap Trattoria kit

and found the heart shaped  pizza online.

And as I made top 3 last time (Yippee!) on the 

Sketch Saturday Blog I had to make another 

sketch card.

Cheers, my darling,

to many more wonderful years!