Just add "T"

Hello Crafty Friends,

I found a fun challonge on the 

Just Ink Challenge Blog.

The challenge on the blog this week is to add something

that begins with "T". You find all the wonderful work

by the design team and the rules HERE.

So of course I thought TREE,

especially now that I am making lots of Christmas cards

with my new stamps and stencils by

Funky Fossil Design.

For my cards I used the 

Festive Characters stampset 

and the following stencils

Leafy Mandala, 

Starry Night 

and Festive Words.

And here are my cards.

Sorry I could not resisit making two cards.

For this card I started using the Leafy Mandala stencil in the corners

of my paper and then covered all 4 corners with a post-it note.

I made sure when I used the Festive Words stencil that the 

Happy Christmas was at the center, so not to stamp any other

sentiment.

The elf and the tree are stamped on another piece of paper,

colored with stampin'blends and cut out with a scissor.

Adding them with foam tape and for the bling also a few

tiny red gemstones on the tree and a pearl on the girls hair.

For this card I used the Leafy Mandala first in the center of the paper

and used red and green distress ink. For the corners I used the

Stary Night stencil and Fossilized Amber distress oxide ink.

The images where again stamped on another piece of paper and

colored with stampin'blends. The sentiment is from another set, i did not

mention. This set has some wonderful word art for Christmas and is called: 

Festive Phrases.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe amd

keep crafting,

 

Bugaboo Friday Freebie

 

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today I am here with the Fribay Freebie from the

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.

Here he is: Pups Balloon

For my card I colored the image and used some design papers.

On the first layer I also used a paw stencil.

The sentiment is from the set of words for Catz and Dogs by Tim Holtz.

Thank you for looking,

stay home and

keep crafting.

Masculine card

Hello Crafty Friends,

On The Sisterhood of Crafters, the challenge this week

is a masculine card.

Well, with my new goodies from Funky Fossil Design

I am good to make such a card.

For my card I used

stamp set: Gamer

stencil 1: Caffeine Buzz

stencil 2: Coffee Cup

This card was build up bit by bit.

I started with the coffee cup stencil amd adding the stamps inside

in different colors, I did cover the lid with a post-it note.

 Last I swiped the red ink lightly over the design and now

it looks like the cups design. Then I used a post-it note to cover the cup part

 and colored the lid yellow. On top of the lid I added the word coffee

with the other stencil.

Next i grabbe the stamps . The & sign I did by hand.

Well, this card took a lot of masking before it was finished.

I made a matching envelop for sending.

Thank you for looking,

stay home and

keep crafting!

 

Funky Fossil Christmas Fun

Hello Crafty Friends,

Today I had a great mail day.

I received my order from Funky Fossil Design.

I ordered some stamp sets and stencils and could

not wait to play with them. I think I will be ready early

with my Christmas cards 😊

So, this is what I used for my cards:

2 stamp sets and 2 stencils.

And of course distress oxide inks.

stampset 1 Christmas Characters

stampset 2 Festive Phrases

stencil 1 Retro Starbust

stencil 2 Leafy Mandala

For all three of these cards I started with the Leafy Mandala

and a few distress oxide colors of ink. Next I used the Retro

Starbust stencil with red ink.

The sentiment is stamped with versafine jet black from the

Festive Phrases set.

The Polar Bear is stamped on a separeate piece of paper

and cut out before adding it to the center of the card with fom tap.

 

Here the same with a different sentiment and image.

These stencils just fit perfectly.

Of cource I had to try the stencil on black paper with

colorbox white ink too.and I love it! 

Now you know there will be more soon!

There will be more happy playtime soon.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting.

 

Birthday Challenge at the Male Room

 

Today I share with you my card for The Male Room Blog challenge. They are celebrating their 7th birthday isn't that wonderful? Congratulations to keep going! We sure do need more male card inspirtaion.So here is my card. It is another Z-fold card. I made it for my husband, who has a birthday on August 25th. At least i am ready now.For my card I used 2 sets of Stampin'Up! that are not available anymore, but I love to keep the older sets. I used Guy Greetings and Classic Convertibles (wooden set!).

My husband loves old card, he watches all these tv programs where the remake the antique cards beautiful again.  I colored all the images with my zig brush markers. See that man up front, he has a mustache, just like my husband.

Here you have a good view on the z-fold.

A peek on the inside of the card.

Here, on the back, is room for the the writing. It is decorated with some of the tools from the Guy Greetings stampset.

And of course I made a matching envelop for the card.Thank you for looking, stay safe and keep crafting!

Bugaboo Friday Freebie

Good Morning!

Is is also very hot at your end?

Here it is 30C/ 86F and getting hotter everyday.

Perfect excuse for ice-cream!

See the

Catch the Bug Challenge blog 

for more wonderful samples.

You  find the ice-cream freebie HERE.

I colored the image  with Stampin'Blends.

The background is a subway art image by Create with TLC.

I made an easel card today with at the bottom of the inside card 

another ice-cream that I stuck to the background with a piece of

 foam tape to hold the front panel.

Stay COOL everyone!

Thanks for looking and

stau safe and

keep crafting!

Cards for the Jewish New Year

Today I have been crafting for the Jewish New Year/ 

Rosh Hashana. This important Jewish Holiday starts this year on

September 18, so it is time to try out some cards.

This year I found some nice apples at the

Funky Fossil Design, 

a home based online shop in the UK.

I used the following:

the Bees Knees stamp set

the apple a day stencil,

the loving tree stencil and

the sunray stencil.

The apple is a special stamp, especially handcarved by request

(thank you so very much Donna, I love it!!)

Why is the apple a symbol for the Jesish New Year?

Apples and honey: One of the most popular Rosh Hashanah customs involves eating apple slices dipped in honey, sometimes after saying a special prayer. Ancient Jews believed apples had healing properties, and the honey signifies the hope that the new year will be sweet.

More info about the Jewis New Year can be found HERE.

So for my cards I used oxide distress ink with the stencils

and markers to color the bees.

To get the bees in a circle, I used one of my circle dies and

drew a line around it with a penil (later erased). It did take some

finding out how many bees in the circle.

The sentiment L'Shana Tova is Hebrew for wishing

a Good Year.

The apples in the background are colored with green

and red oxide distress ink and a stencil.

To see how I did this technique with the Sunray stencil,

look below:

I first stamped the apple and covered it with a piece

of post-it note where i had stamped the apple again and cut out.

This is called a mask. Now I lay the Sunray stencil on

top and color with the blue ink.

I know i am going to need a lot of bees for my card, so I colored

a bunch at the same time. I added a little glossy accent

on the winks for some shine.

This is a totally different card with a big apple on the tree

and a bee wondering what is going on.

I am not sure which card I shall mass produce. 

Which one do you like best?

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting.

Bugaboo New Release

Good Morning Crafty Friends!!

Hope you all had a great start of this new week.

I am here with another z-fold card with the new

set from 

The Catch the Bug Challenge Blog.

The new set is called Lily Ladybug set and aren't the images adorable?!

A folded z-fold card easily slips into a normal envelop.

HERE is a link to show you how you can make 

six z-fold cards in a jiffy.

I printed the images and took out my Stampin'Blends to

color all three images. After coloring i cut hem out.

The sentiment is also printed with the computer.

The red backgrounds are all embossed and then I addes

some white ink.

On the front I cut out some grass with a die and added also a few

flower stickers in the grass. These ladybug-girls are the cutest!!

Thank you for looking.

stay safe and

keep crafting!

Cute as a Button

Today I play for the 

Give a Crafter a Cookie Blog,

where this picture is the inspiration for the card.

So for my card I used all Funky Fossil Design items:

for the background I used the bubbles stencil and twisted citron

distress ink.

For the stamps i used the Bees Knees stamp set,

that seems to be my favorite these days.

Now for the heart of the flower I added a button,

to quilify for the challenge.The bee and the flowers

are colored with Stampin'Blends

and on the wing of the bee I added some

drops of glossy accent.

The sentiment is from the set small print.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting!

CTS #383

Here the sketch from the 

CAS(e) this SKETCH blog

that i used for my card today.

I made a card for someone who loves frogs.

I have these cute stamps from Penny Black

already for years, but you can always use them.

I colored the frog with Stampin'Blends.

The flowers are from my stash and I added the cute tiny button

with waxed floss.

The sentiment is from a Strampin'Up! set from last year:

Beautifully Braided.

Finishing off the card with a heart gemstone for 

some extra bling.

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting!