Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Bugaboo Christmas in July 3

The challenge for today on the
is to make Anything But a Card.
For this I mada a goody bag:

Those who follow my blog know I love to make
coffee things and today ...as Santa is Coming to Town,
I make him a goodie bag.
I used a real paper bag and decorated it with
this cute Poppi Xmas Cocoa image
(and don't forget the images are half prize now!).

I colored the image with SU! Stampin'Blends
and cut the image with a circle day and matching
scallop die for the red paper.

I used some scraps to make the background banner
and a gold clip to attach it to the bag and this way
the bag is also closed.
The paper flowers are attached to the colored image
with yellow brads.

The sentiment is by Create with TLC.

Thank you for looking
and have a creative day!



Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Bugaboo Christmas in July 2


This week there is a challenge every day on the 
Bugaboo Challenge Blog. Here my card for
day 2 with a sketch and a movie theme.
You can find all the details HERE.

For my card I used the Bugaboo Christmas freebie:

You find it HERE.
And the papers are from a design paper block
from my stash. I colored the image with
stampin'blends by SU!
The sentiment is by Create with TLC.
(Some Christmas freebies there!)
Thank you for looking
and have a creative day!




Monday, July 22, 2019

Bugaboo Christmas in July

At Bugaboo Stamps it is Christmas in July
all week!

Oh, and it comes with a great sale too:

For all details clik on the image ore HERE.
And it comes with a challenge every day!
So here is my card for day 1
and my favorite Christmas movie is 
Santa Clause.

For my card I used this Santa image by Bugaboo
and colored it with my Stampin'Blends. The sentiment
is also by Bugaboo.

The cute houses design paper is from a 6x6 inch paper
block I have for ages. You know I have this box full
of blocks for Christmas and I will get them out this
week!

As you can see i used the left over strip
of paper for the inside of the card.

Thanks for looking 
and have a creative day!



Sunday, July 21, 2019

CAS(E) this Sketch! #331

Coffee and card for the 
sketch challenge on:


For my card I used digital images by
This set is called: Coffee & Love.

For the background I used some digital coffee

I colored the image with Distress Oxide inks,
a watercolor brush and a water spray bottle.


I also enter my card for the Coffee Lovers Blog
and used one of their wonderful sponsors:

Thank you for looking 
and have a creative day!


Sunday, July 14, 2019

Simon Says: Life On The Ocean Waves

My entry for:
Life on the Ocean Waves.
I did the direct to paper technique on the background
in combination with a zig zag stencil by Tim Holtz.
The seahorse stamp is by Michael Strong and
the sentiment by JavaJoanne.

Thank you for looking
and have a creative day!




Saturday, July 13, 2019

Simon Says: Add a Number

Oh my, I can hardly believe it, but I was a winner 
at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:
Stars and Stripes.
You can see it here.

That does not mean I stop making cards for this blog.
Here is my new card for this weeks challenge:
"Add a Number" at
I wanted to make a Summer coffee card,
so I choose all happy volors and an iced tea image.

For my card I used a Tim Holtz embossing folder
and rubber stamp.
The inks are all distress oxide inks.

How to get ll these colors on your card?
Open the embossing folder and on the side that 
embosses the front of the card you add all colors of
ink BEFORE embossing. Add a few drops of water
and lay down the cardstock. Now run this through
the embossing machine and when you open
the folder you have this colorful card.

Now for all the details I stamped and colored
with the inks and Tim's stamps.
The number is a die by Stampin'Up!

Thank you for looking
and have a creative day!





Thursday, July 4, 2019

Happy Birthday America!

Here is my tag for the challenge
Stars and/or Stripes.

For my card I used
rubberstamps and a stencil by Tim Holtz
and the colored ribbons are by DL. ART.

Wishing all my American friends a 
wonderful celebration.

Thank you for looking
and have a creative day!




Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Happy Birthday, Owen!

Today my first-born grandson Owen is already celebrating
his 7th birthday. I still remember the day he was born,
Now he is such a big boy: he can read, write and draw
beautifully. He swims, loves to help in the kitchen and
of course do games on his ipad. He is a very good
Pokémon player and loves everything about it, so
here is his card:
I found some digital Pokémon paper on Etsy
and printed this for the background.
The images are all from the internet and
cut out by hand. The letters of his name
are thinlits by Stampin'Up! and the
birthday sentiment is by Tim Holtz.

Here a close up of all the images.
He loved it that I got all the right ones!

This is the inside of the card.

Thank you foor looking
and have a creative day!



Sunday, June 30, 2019

Simon Says: Stars and Stripes

Here is my entry for the challenge on:
Stars and Stripes.
The American flag is a stamp by Tim Holtz
and done in two colors of distress oxide ink.
The sentiment is printed with the computer.

These coffee cups are a rubber stamp by
Michael Strong and colored with a waterbrush
and candied apple and broken china distress oxide ink.
The golden stars are cut out with a paper punch.

The background of this card is made with a stars 
embossing folder. I added the red and the blue ink
to the folder with a splash of water before adding 
the paper in the embossing folder. Gives a great
result after running it through the big shot.

The ribbon is by DL. ART (hand dyed ribbons)
and the sentiment is by Tim Holtz.

Thanks for looking
and have a creative day!




Twin Birthday

Today thes two boy have the big 4 birthday!
It means they go to school after the Summer Vacation.
A new part of their lives will start.

Of course I made them cards:
All materials are by Stampin'Up!
The beautiful dino-papers, the letter and number thinlits
and also the pendant thinlits.


Thank you for looing
and have a creative day!



Thursday, June 27, 2019

Limited Runs Progressive Challenge #28



Here is my card for the
progressive challenge #28

For my card i printed the image and used a thin
black and red marker to color the card and add
some lines here and there.

Thanks for looking
and have a creative day!