Thank you BERRY MUCH

Hi everyone!

June is over, and so is the first half of the year!—Unbelievable how fast time flies!! 

I'd briefly like to remind you that we're now kicking off the second half of our Dream Factory challenge 

 

Cleaner

This month's theme is CAS—pretty simple, right?

...or maybe not! ;))

It's been months—if not a year—since I made a card based on a sketch but...

...yesterday I saw one on my friend’s blog that inspired me to make this card. 

Of course I’m entering it in her challenge—after all, the sketch was what sparked my creation!

The fence and mouse images are once again from a picture book (Deco Time). They're so cute! I’ve already used them to make a card and an ATC. The die-cut foliage (Deco Time) is leftover from this pop-up card. The sentiment embossed on black cardstock is from Stampin’ Up.

You can see tiny strawberries (Studio Light) on the strip behind the mouse. To create them, I stamped tiny hearts and added tiny leaves with a felt-tip pen.

The yellow paper along the lower diagonal is patterned with white flowers. The design is so delicate that you have to squint to make it out—even up close!

For the two sets of three dots, I stamped tiny little flowers (Stampin'Up).

To add a nice finishing touch to the card, 

I cut out the panel using a scalloped die and then glued it onto a blank card.

The card looks a lot more complicated than it actually was. 

What took me the most time was coming up with the idea! LOL

Linked up with:

Kreativ-Tanten - Use the Sketch

Inkspirational - Word Promt - Leftovers (The foliage is leftover from an older pop-up card)

Cut It Up - Critters + use at lest one die-cut (Foliage)

Love Those Pretty Papers - Use Pretty Papers + opt. Pastel

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes

I used:

Stamps: Sentiment and tiny flower (Stampin'Up); tiny hearts (Studio Light);

Images: Fence and mouse are from a picture book (Deco Time);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); Barn Door (Distress Ink); Mowed Lawn (Distress Oxide);

Dies: Foliage (Deco Time);

White embossing powder, patterned paper, alcohol ink markers, green felt-tip pen,

XMAS

Hi everyone!

New Saturday and new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

As usual, the first week of the month, we challenge you with a sketch. (see below)

After six weeks off, I'm not quite in the mood making Christmas cards, LOL. 

Here is the first one since my return. Made with pre-cut images and patterned paper. I added a die cut circle of glitter cardstock to keep up with the sketch.

52CCT-Sketch - July 2023

Linked up with:

Inkspirational - Christmas in July

Double Trouble - Christmas in July

Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes

Stamps: No stamps, only pre-cut images

Inks: Aged Mahogany (Distress ink);

Dies: Circle (Craft Sensation

Designer paper, glitter paper, alcohol ink markers to highlight some spots

Tis the season

Hello everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. This month it's my turn to guide you through the challenges.

As always, we'll start the month with a sketch. (See below)

I cut a piece of patterned paper into three pieces, adhered it to silver glitter cardstock and then stamped the deer. 

For the snow, I tore a piece of white glitter cardstock and glued it under the deer. Pasted the panel into a dry embossed rectangle with foam pads. Stamped the sentiment, done!

I hope you like it and maybe I could inspire you to join in!

52CCT - Septemper Sketch

Linked up with:

Leigh SB Designs - Anything Goes in Shades of Blue

My Time to Craft Christmas - Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

Winter Wonderland - Christmas Animals

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Stamps: Deer (Hero Arts); sentiment (Docrafts)

Inks: Night of Navy (Stampin'Up); Onyx Black (Versafine);

patterned paper, silver and white glitter cardstock, foam pads,

Let it Snow

Hi everyone!

Today starts a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown. 

This week we have a sketch for you (see below)

I stamped the snowman, masked it and then lightly stenciled the background in blue with Distress Oxide Mermaid Lagoon. I stamped the fir trees, the sentiment and three snowflakes, tracing one of the snowflakes with blue glitter gel pen. The snowman and snow hills I colored with alcohol markers. 

The panel is glued to a white blank card whose edges I previously sponged with Mermaid Lagoon.

Have Fun!

52 CCT - August Sketch

Linked up with:

Christmas Kickstart - Never in a Nativity

Jingle Bells - Blue Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner - Christmas in July

Krafty Chicks - Stamp Act

The Holly and Ivy - Anything Christmas Goes

Stamps: All Craft Emotions

Inks: Memaid Lagoon (Distress Oxide); Onyx Black (Versfine);

Stencil: Stampin'Up

Alcohol markers, blue glitter gel pen,

Happy Holidays

Hello everyone!

Ready for a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown? 

This week we have a sketch for you (see below)

I used a sheet of bristol paper as a backing and adhered two strips of washi tape. Colored the cute stamp from Craft Emotions with alcohol markers, cut it out, backed it with a die cut circle and stuck it on with foam pads - Such a cute pair, don't you think? 

Finally, I stamped the border and the sentiment. Voilà, a quick and easy Christmas card! Hope you like it!

Have Fun with the challenge!

52CCT - July Sketch

Linked up with:

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Christmas in July

Dare 2B Artzy - Christmas in July

Peace On Earth Christmas - Anything Christmas

Stamps: Santa (Craft Emotions); Border (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Dies: Craft Sensations

Alcohol markers, washi tape

It's all fun and game ....

Hello everyone!

Ready for a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown? 

This week we have a sketch challenge for you (see below)

The Santa is from Stampin'Up and is colored with alcohol markers. As I wanted to let the beautiful designer paper show through, I backed him with a circle die-cut from light green vellum paper. The placement for the sentiment on the sketch was not quite ideal for my design, so I placed it under Santa. Hope you like it.

Have Fun with the challenge!

52CCT - June Sketch

Linked up with:

Fab 'n' Funky - Anything but Square

The Paper Funday - Anything Goes with optional Twist: Masculine

The Holly and Ivy Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

Use Your Stuff - Anything Goes

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Stamps: Stampin'Up

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine);

Dies: Nelly Snellen

Patterbed paper, vellum, 

All is calm, all is bright

Hi everyone!

Ready for a new challenge at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown? 

This week we have a sketch challenge for you (see below)

I just used some background scraps I had made with acrylic paints and stencils. I cut them into triangles and backed them with bristol paper, whose edges I had previously colored with a gold marker. Added a black stripe with a gold embossed sentiment and a few sequins to the card. Hope you like it.

52CCT - March Sketch

Linked up with:

Shopping our Stash - use something metal or metallic

Little Red Wagon - something that have to do with the letter "B" (Blue and Black)

Your Next Stamp - In to the woods

Stamps: Trees (Katzelkraft); Sentiment (Stampin'Up);

Inks: Chipped Sapphire, Peacock Feathers and Seedless Preserves (Distress Oxide); Onyx Black (Versafine); Versamark

Stencil: Craft Sensations

White and gold embossing powder, sequins, gold marker, acrylic paint, white ink pen 

O, come all ye faithful...

Hello everyone!

All of September I have the pleasure of hosting the challenges at 52CCT and as usual we start the month with a sketch. - Maybe there is something in it that will make you want to join in.

I stamped the little scene on three pieces of Kraft paper, colored them with colored pencils and then backed them with dark grey cardstock.

I used a very fine linen fabric for embossing the background panel - I love the delicate texture it creates. 

The sentiment is heat embossed on a dark grey strip and mounted with foam adhesive pads. Two of the images are also mounted in this way.

Have fun with the skech!

September Sketch - 52CCT

Linked up with:

Alphabeth Challenge - K - to use Kraft paper or card

Your Next Stamp - Keeping it clean

C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas

Moving Along With The Time - Create a scene

Stinkin' Inkers - Using 3 of one item

Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

    

     

Stamps: All stamps are from the set "o, coma all ye faithful (Stampin'Up)

Inks: Onyx Black (Vesafine), 

Embossing: Background (is dry embossed with a piece of linen fabric); Sentiment (White embossing powder (Stampin'Up))

colored pencils, 

Happy Holidays

Hello everyone!
Saturday is 52CCT day and I'm here today with our new challenge.
This week we play with a sketch. (see below)

I wanted to keep it CAS and made a super simple card! 

First I embossed the card to create some texture. Then I cut out a strip of Christmas design paper, cut it off at a third and rounded the inner corners. I repeated the whole thing a little bit bigger with black glitter foil and backed the design paper strips with it. I attached a mini brad to the upper strip and hung a lamp on it. 

The sentiment is stamped on small, black framed labels. It says: We wish you happy holidays

I traced the Stars with yellow micro pen, added a bit Wink of Stella and stamped a few tiny black stars here and there.

May sketch - 52CCT

Linked up with:

Christmas 24 - Snowflakes
Happy Little Stampers - Anything Christmas Goes + optional: Ornaments
Merry Little Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
Just Add Ink - Just chose two: stencils, pencils and/or patterned paper

 

  

Stamps: Sentiment and tiny stars (Stampin'Up); Lamp (Scrap Plaisir);

Inks: Onyx Black (Versafine); 

Embossing: Stampin'Up

Design paper, mini brad, yellow micro pen,