Christmas Card Invasion (Part 9)

Hello, crafting friends! Hope you're doing well. It's been a while since I last sat at my crafting table to create a Christmas card. But with the current heat wave and outside temperature over 30 degrees one can only wish of some breath of cool fresh air. So I hope the below card will help to cool this heat a little:

Hope you've liked today's card! Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge: #287 Use A Sentiment

Alphabet Challenge Blog: I for Ink it Up

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra: June 2016

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: #369 Animals

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog: Add Some Shimmer (the sentiment)

Brown Sugar Challenge Blog: #204 Anything Goes

Simply Create Too Challenge Blog: #112 Christmas In July

Najlepsi Par: Galerija meseca junija

Mod Squad Challenge Blog: All That Glitters (the sentiment)

Crafty Creations Challenges: #318 Anything Goes

Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #12 - Guest Designer Post

Hi there, everyone! I'm stopping by today to share a recent creation of mine made for the current challenge over at Tic-Tac-Toe. For today's card, I chose to play with the first line in the table which is Doily, Layers & Dimensions, and Bird/Bees, Butterflies. And now, without further ado, let's get right to the card:

I've decided to make a cute little scene with some bright summer colors. The adorable Coffee Friends are a freebie from Craftin Desert Divas which I colored with Copic markers and fussy-cut so that I could place them in the middle of the summer scene. 

The background was made in 3 stages:

1. I die cut one of Marianne Designs papers and a leftover from received paper from Mavelu store with Blueprints #20 by My Favourite Things.

2. Placed them on a piece of paper colored with Spun Sugar Distress Ink.

3. Then I die cut French Pastry Doily by Cherry Lynn Designs, colored its center with distress inks and placed it on top of the design papers.

Once the main scene was complete, I stamped a sentiment using Harold's ABCs by Lawn Fawn, white heat embossed it and foam mounted it on my card to add some dimension. I placed a butterfly from Mama Elephant's stamp set on top of the second part of the sentiment and added a couple of enamel dots to finish off my card.

I guess this is it for today:) Hope you all have enjoyed this inspiration for the current challenge at Tic-Tac-Toe and got inspired to join our challenge! I would also like to thank Ka for having me as a guest for this challenge and I'll be looking forward to having a chance to create something else for one of your next challenges.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

DigiDesigns Challenge Blog: Summer Challenge

Send A Smile 4 Kids: Punches and/or Diecuts 4 Kids Challenge

Artistic Inspirations: #159 Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges: #134 Summer Colours

Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog: #80 Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes

Simon Monday Challenge Blog: Use Patterned Papers 

The Paper Girls Challenge Blog: #106 Use Your Scraps

The Diva's that cut ... paper: Anything Goes

Bunny Zoe's Crafts: June Challenge - Summer

Sleeping On The Moon

Hello, crafty friends! Hopping onto the blog real quick to share the latest creation of mine made for a new bundle of joy that joined my colleague's family a couple of days ago. For this card I've decided to put to use some supplies which I've never had a chance to have on my projects so far - a doily and paper flowers. As far as I'm concerned, I think it turned out pretty well. And now, without further ado, let's get right to the card:

Hope you've enjoyed today's card! Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz: #329 Going Dotty

Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge Blog: #193 Anything Goes

QKR Stampede: #196 Stitching - Real or Faux

Little Miss Muffet Challenges: #140 Anything Goes

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog: Animal Magic

The ABC Challenge: J is for 'Just As You Like'

One Stitch At A Time: #264 Layer It Up

Alphabet Challenge Blog: H is for Hand Coloured Image

Creative Moments: #95 AG + Stitching Real or Faux

Craftinghazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: June 2016 Challenge

CASometry Challenge 2 - Fourth Stage

Hi there, everyone! It's been quite a while since I last wrote anything here. Well, it's been really busy here for the last couple of days, but luckily I've got some time to hop onto the blog real quick to share with you some of my recent creations. Today I would like to show you a new birthday card which was inspired by the current CASometry Challenge 2. Make five. over at umichka.com. It's time for the fourth stage of the challenge where we are to create 5 clean and simple cards with the same stamp set for all the stages. And here is my latest creation with Happy Hoppy Bunny Set by Gerda Steiner Designs. For this card I've decided to go with the bunny floating with a balloon and here is what I came up with:

I hope you've liked today's card! Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by!

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Gerda Steiner Designs: 22nd Share your Designs Challenge

Artistic Inspirations: #158 Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenges: #317 Tic Tac Toe (birthday, image, use dies)

Mod Squad Challenge Blog: Repeat After Me!

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges: #111 Use A Die Cut

Crafty Catz: #328 Animal Magic

Alphabet Challenge Blog: H for Hand Coloured Image

Challenge up your life: #43 Frame

Craft Your Passion Challenges: #316 Always Anything Goes

Gerda Steiner June Challenge - Picnic Penguin

Hello, crafty friends! I'm stopping by today to share a recent creation of mine which was inspired by June image from Gerda Steiner's Monthly Progressive Challenge. When I first saw this little penguin with a picnic basket, I couldn't decide what kind of card I should create to make it to stand out from all other cards which are going to be submitted for this months challenge. I'd been thinking of creating a scene with this cutie having fun somewhere outside among lots of beautiful flowers or having a picnic with one of his buddies, but wasn't truly satisfied with those ideas. I'd been wondering what scene to come up with until I saw "Alien Invasion" stamp set in my drawer. And then it struck me what kind of card I needed to create for this challenge. So here is what I came up with:

I hope you've enjoyed today's card! Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Gerda Steiner Designs: Monthly Challenge - June 2016

Eureka Stamps: #196 Things With Wings

DigiDesigns Challenge Blog: Favorite Color Combination

Melonheadz Friends: Masculine Challenge

Love To Scrap! Challenge Blog: #79 It's A Boy Thing

Crafty Sentiments Designs: Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More: #197 Make Your Mark

Creative Moments: #95 AG/Stitching Real or Faux

Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: #308 Favorite Color Combo

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog: For a Guy

Snuggle Friends

Hi there, everyone! It's been a while since I last participated in MFT Sketch Challenge and used their stamps as a focal point. That's why this week I've decided to turn to one of my recently purchased MFT stamp sets "Snuggle Bunnies". Since I was very short of time, I created a simple, yet bright and cheerful card. So here is what I came up with:

Hope you've enjoyed today's card! Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by!

Challenges I would like to enter this card in:

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge: Sketch #283

Send A Smile 4 Kids: Anything Goes 4 Kids Challenge

Hiding in My Craft Room: #253 Summer Colors

Seize the Birthday: Sunshine

Allsorts Challenge Blog: #366 The Great Outdoors

Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog: Mask It

Simon Says Stamp Blog: Work It Wednesday May 2016

Addicted to Stamps and More: #196 Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: June 2016 Challenge

Little Miss Muffet Challenges: #139 Anything Goes

CASometry Challenge 2 - Third Stage

Hello, crafty friends! Wow, it's been quite a while since I last wrote anything here. Well, it's been really busy here for the last couple of days without a chance to sit and create something new. Luckily, I've got those days behind me now and I'm fully ready to share with you some of my recent creations. Today I would like to share with you a new birthday card which was inspired by the current CASometry Challenge 2. Make five. over umichka.com. It's already time for the third stage of the challenge where we are to create 5 clean and simple cards with the same stamp set for all the stages. And here is my latest creation with Happy Hoppy Bunny Set by Gerda Steiner Designs. For this card I've decided to go with the happy bunny who is having a birthday party today:

Hope you've liked today's card! Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by!

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Gerda Steiner Designs: 21st Share your Designs Challenge

Eureka Stamps: #195 Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps and More: #196 Anything Goes
The Diva's that cut ... paper: Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges: #139 Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion Challenges: #314 Always Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #156 AG + A Sentiment