Heartfelt condolences

Hi everyone!

Making sympathy cards is never easy, but this one really moved me deeply...

I made this card at the beginning of the year, but I've never shown it before. 

At that time, I just wasn't ready to accept my friend's passing... 

In memory of my dear friend Cornelia, who left us far too soon.

RIP my dear soul sister! ♥

Linked up with:

Little Red Wagon - Sympathy Cards or Gifts

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Tic, Tac, Toe board - I choose White-Free-Square 

Triple B - Bloom and Inspiration Board

Allsorts - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Dies: Leaves (JOY Crafts); rectangle (AVEC);

Design paper, white cardstock,

Merry Christmas

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

The theme is Anything Goes w/optional twist: "Sparkle & Shine".

(create something with bling & or shimmer)

From the fir tree to the pine cone, stars, gifts, ribbon and lettering—everything on this card sparkles!

Made from pre-cut images and ready-made background elements, 

with just one stamped word: “Merry.”

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

I wish you all a wonderful Advent season and a peaceful Christmas.

Linked up with:

Crafty Calendar - Winter/Christmas

A Place to Start - Winter Things

Addicted to Stamps and More - Christmas

Christmas Kickstart - If it's Christmassy, link it Up!

Peace on Earth Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

Girlz Creative Christmas - Anything Goes Christmas

Allsorts - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Merry (Stampin'Up); Precut images (Deco Time);

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Background elements: ( Deco Time);

Glitter gel pens,

Have a Cup of Cheer

Hi everyone!

Christmas is getting closer and closer and I would like to briefly remind you 

about our current Dream Factory challenge

 

Candy Cane Lane

Anything Christmassy Goes

I dry-embossed a panel of blue cardstock and glued it onto a blank card. 

I then pasted on the punched-out circle with the cup, which I had colored with alcohol ink markers. 

The silver circle, I die-cut from the lid of a cheese package.

Wishing you a wonderful and cozy Advent season!

Thanks for stopping by.

And maybe you'd like to join us...

Linked up with:

Craft Rocket - Christmas/Winter

Unicorn Challenge - Christmas/Winter

I Spy with my Little Eye - Something Festive for Christmas

The Holly and Ivy Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

Peace On Earth - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas/Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Cup (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Embossing: (Stampin'Up)

Blue cardstock, alcohol ink markers, silver foil - recycled from a cheese package,

Old Fashioned Candy Canes

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

Candy Cane Lane

Anything Christmassy Goes

Since I don't have a candy cane stamp, I drew one on cardboard. I cut it out and used it as a template for all the candy canes on the card. I colored the canes with alcohol ink markers and a white Posca pen. 

The text comes from a paper pad. I just added a touch of pink and green color and bordered it with a gold gel pen. 

Movie Poster

Linked up with:

Craft Rocket - Christmas/Winter

Krafty Chicks - Christmas

Unicorn Challenge - Christmas/Winter

Time Out - Your Favorite Holiday to Celebrate .....(definitely Christmas)

CRAFT - Christmas/Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: The candy Canes are handdrawn;

Alcohol ink markers, Posca pens, gold gel pen,

Thank You ...

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create! 

The theme is Anything Goes w/optional twist: "Thank You".

(create a thankful project)

I wanted to send flowers...

I simply cut a remnant of designer paper into four equal pieces and glued them onto gray cardstock. 

The designer paper was black and white, so I added a little color to the flowers to pep them up a bit. 

I glued the four labels onto an embossed cardstock and stamped the sentiment next to them. 

The whole thing is glued onto a blank card.

Hope to see you play along with 613 Avenue Create 

Have a nice day!

Linked up with:

Triple-B - Birds - Blooms or Butterflies

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Mix it Up - Anything Goes + opt. CAS

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Love To Craft - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment (Yixuan); 

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Embossing: Stampin'Up

Pink Aqua marker, grey cardstock, design paper,

Celebrate Halloween

Hi everyone!

We're heading into the second half of our current Dream Factory challenge, and I would like to briefly remind you about it.

 

COCO

Anything related to the 

Day of the Death and/or Halloween

A while ago, I tried out the Blackout technique that I saw on a card on my friend Gundi's blog. 

To save a long explanation, the technique is shown here and here ;)

I tried it three times and I don't think I'll be trying it again, because the technique uses a lot of ink and you need to have suitables embossing folders. I think floral motifs are more suitable than the ones I used. Well, at least I gave it a try!

I thought I wouldn't use them, but lo and behold, I liked one of them for my Halloween card.

I drew a few sugar skulls in different sizes because I don't have any stamps for them. I cut them out, stuck them here and there on the card, then added the embossed Halloween sentiments.

Happy Halloween

Thanks for stopping by.

And maybe you'd like to join us...

Linked up with:

Crafty Gals Corner - Spooky

Double D - Halloween Colors

Creative Knockouts - Halloween or Fall

I Spy With My Little Eye - Something Spooky

Try it on Tuesday - Halloween

Allsorts - Autumn Colors

Addicted to Stamps and More - Any Occasion

I used:

Stamps: Sentiments (Stampin'Up); the sugar skulls are handdrawn

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Picked Raspbery, Mermaid Lagoon, Mowed Lawn and Wild Honey (Distress Oxide);

Embossing: Stampin'Up

White embosing powder

Beware!

Hi everyone!

Time for a new challenge at the Dream Factory

Our movie for this month is:

COCO

Anything related to the 

Day of the Death and/or Halloween

No skulls, no skeletons, no ghosts, and not even well equipped for Halloween in terms of design paper. 

What do you do in cases like this? Well, you do your best! 

Luckily, I at least had a few pumpkins, a spider, a spider web, and a black cat. That's not too bad for a start... lol

I drew the skull with the candle by hand. It turned out that it's not that difficult to draw a skull :))

I colored in the pumpkin and the skull with the candle using alcohol ink markers. I cut them out and stuck them onto a gel print tag that I found in my stash. I also added half a flower, which I stamped onto designer paper and cut out.

The spider, cat, branch, and spider web were stamped directly onto the tag. 

Finally, I stamped the word “ Beware!” and attached a thin cord to the tag.

Movie Poster

Linked up with:

Shopping Our Stash - Halloween

Unicorn - Autumn and/or Halloween

Tag-along (and ATC's) - Anything Autumn Goes

We Love Stamping - Anything Autumn

Stamping Sensations - Autumn

A Place to Start - Pump it up for Pumkins

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Pumkin, flower and ivy (Katzenkraft); sentiment, spider, cat, spider web and branche (Stampin'Up); skull and candle (handdrawn);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Aqua markers, alcohol ink markers, Posca pens, gel print, design paper, cord,