Thanks so very much

Hi everyone!

Time for a quick reminder on our current Day of the Month Card Club challenge

We're celebrating

Forest Animal Feeding Day

Forest Animal Feeding Day, observed annually on February 11 in Poland, is a special occasion dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of supporting wildlife during the harsh winter months. Forest animals and birds in Poland have to survive an average of 25 “hunger days” each winter. The term “hunger days” refers to the days when animals can’t procure food because of thick snow and only get a half of their normal daily food ration or even less. To help forest animals survive such days, Polish forestry employees feed them.

I came up with a thank you card as a reminder, because cards like this are always needed. And I also thought that if animals could talk, they would certainly say thank you too. 

I drew a straight line along which I stamped the deer, the fox and the bunny, and then placed the hedgehog and the shrub next to the deer. I colored the animals with alcohol ink markers and masked them. I then created the clouds and snow with Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide) and homemade stencils.

I took off the masks and made incisions around the animals' ears and paws. Backed a piece of vellum with patterned paper and glued this to the right edge, lifting the incised parts of the animals so that I could slide the paper underneath. I thought this was nicer than covering their ears and paws.

I then stamped and colored a few apples, cut them out and glued them on. I put one of them in the hedgehog's hands. Finally, I stamped the sentiment, cut it to size and stuck it on.

Thanks for stopping by

Have Fun!!

Linked up with:

Four Seasons - Anything Goes Winter

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes, but must Include an Animal

Critter Crazy - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

Allsort Challenge - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Animals (Craft Sensations); apples (Gorjuss); sentiment (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide);

Alcohol ink markers, vellum, patterned paper,

Be still and listen

Hi everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at the Day of the Month Card Club. 

This month we are celebrating 

 Forest Animal Feeding Day

Forest Animal Feeding Day is an unofficial nature-related observance in Poland 

celebrated on February 11. Its main task is to help the inhabitants of the Polish forests 

to survive the hungry times during winter.

I stamped the animals and trees (Scrap Plaisir) on paper remnants. I colored them with alcohol ink markers, cut them out and glued them onto a pre-made background from a paper pad. 

I stuck artificial snow to the trees and the lower part of the card. Added white dots on the deer's back (Posca pen) and then stamped the sentiment (Katzelkraft).

Happy weekend ;)

Linked up with:

Crafty Gals Corner - Fill in the Blank - Snow

I Spy with my Little Eye - Something with feathers or fur

Papercraft Challenges - Winter Wonders

ABC Christmas - Anything Christmas

Snippet Playground - Use Snippets

Peace on Earth Christmas - Anything Christmas related

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Animals and trees (Scrap Plaisir);  Sentiment (Katzelkraft); 

Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Alcohol ink markers, scraps, pre-made background, artificial snow 

Enjoy

Hi everyone!

Time for a quick reminder on our current Day of the Month Card Club challenge

We're celebrating

National Hot Tea Day

It's still cold outside, so a hot cup of tea is really welcome!

I stamped a cup, a spoon, a teabag and a teapot, colored them with alcohol ink markers and cut them out. 

Used a Distress Oxide ink pad to make a few blue strokes on a card. Pasted torn washi tape to the lower part and then glued on the cut-out images. Drew some tiny hearts between the teapot spout and the cup and colored them.  Added the sentiment. Done.

Have Fun!!

Linked up with:

Color Throwdown - Blue, Pink, Yellow

Creative Knockouts - Something to Say

My Time to Craft - Use a Sentiment

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Anything but square 

I used:

Stamps: Cup, spoon, tea bag, tea pot and sentiment (Craft Sensations);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Mermaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide);

Alcohol ink markers, washi tape

Katzelkraft - First I Drink Tea!

Hi everyone!

Happy and Healthy New Year to all of you

Let's kick it off with a fun Katzelkraft card!

I designed this card for Katzelkraft, 

and also for the new DotMCC challenge, where we are celebrating 

National Hot Tea Day

For the floor, I stamped the chess pattern from the great stamp set The King's Gambit twice. Added Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide) to the background.

I then stamped Pabo and the sofa on bristol paper. Colored them with watercolors and alcohol ink markers. Cut them out and glued them on. I placed a small flower pot next to the sofa and gave Pabo a cup of tea. Finally, I stamped the sentiment with single letter stamps.

Hope you like it. - See you next Tuesday with a new Katzelkraft creation! ;)

Wanna see more of my Katzelkraft creations? 

...just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

I used:

...just click on the image to go to the store and see it in full size.

Linked up with:

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with the option of Hand Coloured Image

We Love Stamping - Anything but Square along with Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything goes

613 Avenue create - Anything goes

I used:

Stamps: The Pabos Aviator, In my living room and The King's Gambit (Katzelkraft); sentiment and tea cup(Craft Sensations);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide); 

Watercolor, alcohol ink markers,

Merry Christmas

Hi everyone!

Time for a quick reminder on our current Day of the Month Card Club challenge

We're celebrating

National Sock Day

...we want to see lots of them on your cards and crafts.

My socks (Stampin'Up) are hanging from a fir twig I made using Katzelkraft's beautiful Winter Wonderland set. 

I stamped the twig with Tranquil Tide and Pear Pizzazz (SU). To get the watercolor background, I stamped Pear Pizzazz on a sheet of acetate, sprayed it with water and then pressed it lightly onto the twig/card. This allowed the colors to blend gently. I also added gold speckles for an extra festive touch.

I first colored the socks with watercolors and then with alcohol ink markers. I cut them out, glued them on and stamped the twig on them again. The beautiful sentiment is also from Katzelkraft.

Have Fun!!

...just click on the image to go to the store and see it in full size.

Wanna see more of my Katzelkraft creations? 

...just click on the Katzelkraft label at the end of the post, or here.

Linked up with:

Little Red Wagon - Merry Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes w/optional twist of Make it Merry

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/ opt. Twist: Any Winter Holiday

A Place to Start - Anything Goes w/ opt. Twist: Happy Holidays

I used:

Stamps: Fir branche and sentiment (Katzelkraft); stockings (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Tranquil Tide and Pear Pizzazz (Stampin'Up);

Watercolors, metallic watercolors, Alcohol ink markers, 

Don't Stop Believin'

Hi everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at the Day of the Month Card Club! 

This month we are celebrating 

 National Sock Day

This quirky celebration isn’t just about keeping your toes toasty 

– it’s a day that weaves together fashion, charity, and a touch of whimsy. 

Just use them as you like on your creations.

Used pre-cut images for today's card.

On a patterned background, I added torn strips of white paper at the bottom to suggest snow and splattered them with light blue ink for greater effect. I then glued on the pre-cut images and added silver threads to the baubles. 

Finally, I stamped on sentiments from Stampin'Up.

Happy weekend ;)

Linked up with:

Moving Along with the Times - Christmas Characters

Christmas Kickstart - If It's Christmassy, Link it Up!

Allsorts Challenge - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Sweet Stampin - Christmas Creations

Love Those Pretty Papers - Anything Goes with Optional Theme: CHRISTMAS

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with opt. Twist: Any Winter Holiday
A Place to Start - Anything Goes with opt. Twist: Happy Holidays

I used:

Stamps: Sentiments (Stampin'Up);

Pre-cut images and patterned background (Deco Time);

Silver thread,

Let's get backed!

Hi everyone!

Time for a quick reminder on our current Day of the Month Card Club challenge

We're celebrating

National Gingerbread Cookie Day

...and we want to see lots of them on your cards and crafts.

I recently won some fun digital images from Conjurer of Dreams, 

a new monthly “Anything Goes” challenge blog with an optional theme for each month. 

Today I printed out one of these images and used it for my DotMCC reminder card...

Originally the background of the image is rather cyan/grey, but I wanted it to be green, 

so I changed the color before printing.

Have Fun!!

The image in its original colors

Linked up with:

The Holly and Ivy Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

Unicorn - Christmas and/or Winter

Daisy Chain - Christmas and/or Winter

Conjurer of Dreams - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Ally's Angels - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

I used:

Image: Conjurer of Dreams