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It is so unbelievable hot here, or at least for us it is really hot and I really need some refreshing cold weather. So I made some with a Christmas card. So my  favourite place in the (at the moment) are the winter wonderlands (ok, it is a where and when kind of place) and fits the Lawn Fanatics Challenge as well as the Christmas Challenges from C.R.A.F.T. and Crimbo Crackers.

I used the Lawn Fawn "Joy in the Woods" stamp set (the sentiment is inside the card) which I coloured with my Copics and created a simple winter scene with some hills and a night sky. The sky is made with some distress inks (black,evergreen bough and faded jeans) and some star dies from MFT.


To get a more dramatic winter sky, I used a small piece of vellum over the bold colours and got a more winter-soft version of a sky. The ornaments got some glitter with my "Wink of Stella" brush and my first winter/ Christmas card is done. 


Happy Crafting,
Stefanie

We all know that the real friends in our lives are the ones who make live so much sweater, so I needed a card with exactly that messages for a good friend. I just got the "Written in the Stars" stamp set from My Favorite Things and thought it was perfect for a friendship card.

I made (yet) another galaxy backgrounds with my Distress Inks (black, faded jeans, chipped sapphire, seedless preserves and dusty concord). The mini ones are fantastic, I got so many colours now, for all different kinds of combinations. I sprinkled a bit of water and black and white acrylic paint on it for some more dramatic galaxy effects.

Last Christmas, I found some coppery-ish glitter wrapping paper in our local super market and used this as design paper for the stars die (it is the fitting die from MFT stamp set mentioned above) and the last layer. With the paper, it has some extra sparkle, perfect for the Simon Says Challenge. The sentiment is heat embossed on a black card stock and pooped up with a few dimensionals.

The inside I left blank and only added the sentiment "You don't always see them, but you know they're always there". Furthermore, I enter the anything goes Challenge from Addicted to Stamps, Love to Craft and Crafters Castle.


Happy Crafting,
Stefanie

After spending some time with my dogs and no inspiration whatsoever, I just make a card with a dog. I have the perfect stamp set for this matter, the dogs from Katzelkraft. They are a bunch of sweeties. A perfect for for the All about Pets Challenge from The Crafty Addicts and Crafty Animals.

I turns out to be a CAS , so I kept it simple for the Crafters Cafe Challenge and used a card with kraft card stock (sorry, the colours on the photo are not great, I really am a noob at photography). I coloured the main image with my Derwents and a bit of "Cherry Cobbler" ink to match the die cut sentiment and give it some extra bright focus point.

After that, a just added some layers (love my postage stamp frame die cut) and of course a bit of bling. Can't live without. So a few sequins in black, copper and gold had to be on the card as well.

So, the statement of the card is to smile, because even though in the beginning you do not feel like it, it starts to rub off and hopefully the rest follows as well. Last but not least, I enter the anything goes challenge from Creates and Makes.


Happy Crafting,
Stefanie

Happiness is a state of mind. I was on radio silence in the last two weeks after I got some not so happy news from the hospital and needed some time to process. So this card was kind of therapy.

I used the Mama Elephant stamp set "Words Defined", but only the big part of the sentiment as this card is a anniversary card and the rest would not fit the theme. Perfect for the Love to Scrap Challenge and the bit sentiment challenge from Stempelkueche. The stripe is another distress ink (milled lavender,dusty concord and seedless preserves) background with acrylic paint spatters in matching colours.

Last year I got the heart die from a friend, but I have no idea which brand it is as it was a gift. If somebody knows, please let me know. It could be a set or not, but I got just this one.

It is a real quick and easy card, but I really like the pretty colours and it is a nice fit for the Sparkles Monthly Challenge.


Happy Crafting,
Stefanie

I'm back from a nice vacation from Denmark. There were a lot of walking, relaxing and no time for crafting, so the first chance I got to craft again, I had to make a water/sea related card in memory of my nice time at the beach. I went for the "You are Sublime" stamp set from Lawn Fawn for a a really deep dive in the ocean. It also fits the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge as it is some kind of holiday inspired card and of course the sea challenge from Addicted to CAS.


I made another galaxy background, but only used the blues (chipped sapphire,faded jeans, a bitstormy sky) and black from my Distress Inks. After a bit of water, and some acrylic paint splatters (black and blue grey), the card was almost finished. The Angler fish got some blue colouring as well as some white and silver sparkly dots. The sentiment is from the "Little Fireflies" set from Lawn Fawn. As this card is supposed to be a boys' birthday card and has some light, it seems the most fittings one. The sentiment is white embossed on black paper and the glows part is directly stamped on the background with Crimson Copper ink and was a nice math for the embossing challenge from Clean and Simple on Friday.


The tricky part was the battery and the lights, as this one is my first light card, I had some figuring out to do. In the end it works, but I definitely need some "push here" stamps in the really near future ;)


Happy Crafting,
Stefanie

I can't get enough of the galaxy-ish background. So I made a fantasy, watery one for a quick little CAS card. The stamp set I used is from Lawn Fawn and is called "Lovable Legends" and is perfect for a birthday or no occasion card for any legend in your life. And this weeks sketch from Lawn Fawnatics is such a nice inspiration for this card.


I coloured the kraken in V12, V15 and V06 in the violet shades of my Copics, the little ship got some E 34 and E35 as well as some B93 and B91 as well as some Wink of Stella to get some more glitters to the card. The theme is inspired by nature (we have some water and frogs behind the house and with some wind from the last days, I had to think about this scene :D ) and fits the AAA Cards challenge as well as the animal challenge from Stempelgarten.

The sentiment is embossed with white embossing powder and everything is layered to add some more interest to the card. And voila, the card is finished. The backround (done with Distress Inks in black, blue, purple and green) was the most time consuming part of the card. 

Happy Crafting,
Stefanie

There were a few baby announcements in the last couple of month and I do not have any baby cards left in stock. So I guess I need to make some just in case. Most of the time, my friends and colleges get custom cards with a custom onesie (with names etc). But sometimes you just need some cards, especially unisex cards. More and more people do not announce the gender, fine with me as I do not like the overly blue and rose baby colours. So I went with purple and green.

I got some nice inspiration from Bij Oma Dee. I used a similar design, with some "Whisteria Wonder" card stock and some dies (I'm really angry with myself that I never labelled them back in the days and I do not have all the original packages left.. duh). The stamp set from the images is from Lawn Fawn "Beam me Up" and is super cute. I paper pieced all aliens and the little UFO, and of course added some glow in the dark to it as well.

The sentiment is a combination from Kaisercraft "Shine Bright" and Lawn Fawn "LittleBundle" sets. But love how it turns out. Fitting my card purpose quite well. Last but not least, I finished my background with some stars, I used a stencil and Stampin' Ups "Whisteria Wonder" ink to match the main layer.

It is a really fast, CAS like baby card with a really cute stamp and perfect for the CAS on Friday. I really like the design and guess will make a few more of this in different colour combinations.

There are not a lot of baby challenges, therefore I enter some "anything goes" ones from Cute Card Thursday and The Crafty Addicts.


Happy Crafting,
Stefanie

As a mama of two fur babies, I could not let the pets challenges went by without entering at least one dog card for the All Sorts Challenge.

I used a Katzelkraft mini as main image, isn't he a cutie? Again, I coloured him with my Derwent, the dark brown, red and some solvent. Nothing more he needed to get this cute smile on his face.
The sentiment is part of the "Words Defined" stamp set from Mama Elephant, but I just used the main part of it. It has to be a CAS card for a man, not only for the StempelKueche of Stampsfun-Creativity Challenge, but as well as I use it for a male friend. I guess I need to extend the amount of lady friends I have to make some more pretty pink and glittery cards :D

Everything is die cut and layered with some foam tape, to add a bit more dimension. I could not resist and added some bling on the card in form of rhinestones. I stencilled some paw prints on the background paper and I like the effect of dirty paws running over the card. Still not sure about my decision of not adding some red ribbon as an eye catcher, but I'm not against CAS cards with little colours.


Happy Crafting,
Stefanie

Last week, we had really nice weather over here and I almost spend all my free time outside. Therefore, I just made a really quick summer card. I used the lovely "Duh-nuh"stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I made a water colour background with several blues and a lot of water. I scattered some darker blues and blacks over the background card as well as some shiny pearl liquids to give it some hot mess look and feel. Of course, some bubbles were necessary with al the fishy friends. So, I enter the bubbles Challenge from Addicted to CAS and the friendship Challenge from Double "D".

After some drying and a good amount of tape, I just added a layer of basic white card stock with a round stitched embossing die. The sentiment is stamped and embossed and I added some Stampin' Up ribbon, I guess it is Calypso Coral, because the fishes were coloured with the same ink (and water) and sprinkled in Wink of Stella to get some more shiny, glittery look. That was all I did. A quick and easy summer card with a tiny blog post to enjoy the rest of the warm and sunny days)!


Happy Crafting,
Stefanie