Spring wreath

Heya! Some time ago I was asked to be a guest designer at Craft-alnica blog. I accepted the invitation so today I am joining a bunch of very creative ladies from their design team with the new challenge. The new fortnight's challenge is to create a spring flower wreath for mum.

This is what I made...

First I created the template for my wreath from cardstock. Then I covered it with ribbon and decorated it with some flowers, butterflies and other embellishments. All the flowers except the big white one are from I am roses. Other embellishments are from my stash.

I hope you will come play with us this fortnight.

Have a great day! xx

I'd like to enter my creation to the following challenges:

I am roses: Anything goes

Simon says (Monday challenge): Anything but a card

Bizzy Becs: Anything goes

Invitations (Vabila)

Hello everybody! How are you doing? I've been super busy lately - with crafting and with other things. That's why I haven't been very active online either. I want to share some news with you which will tell you what kept me busy. Sooooo...

First of all - I am getting married in a week! :D Woohoo! It's all happened so fast so I didn't have as much time to plan everything as I would normally want, but things are coming together now, so all is good. I still have some things to do, but I know I can do them. :)

Another big news is that I am moving to another country. I won't go into details about when, where etc., but I will tell you that it's soon. So looking at the apartment there, learning the language etc. are the things that keep me busy as well.

So, as you can imagine my crafty time has been very limited. I did however manage to make wedding invitations. Luckily it's a small wedding with only close relatives, so I didn't have to make THAT many. ;) I kept the design the same, but I did change some flowers, papers etc. for some of them. Want to see the pictures? Here you go...

And another one with the different big flower

All the invitations were made with Craft and you papers. Most of the flowers I used are from I am roses, but on some invitations I used flowers from other brands as well. I made the butterflies myself with modge molds and white modge melts. Doilies and lace came from my stash. The sentiment is in slovenian and it means "invitation". It's a clear stamp from Mavelu. I embossed it with gold embossing powder from Ranger.

I made these also as an inspiration for the current challenge at The sketchy challenges. Be sure to check the challenge out if you want to have a chance to win some crafty goodies.

So much from me today.

Have a beautiful day! xx

I'd like to enter my project to the following challenges:
Craft-alnica: Rože
I am roses: Anything goes
Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper challenge: Use patterned paper
Simon says stamp (Wednesday challenge): Anything goes
Word art Wednesday: Anything goes
AnMa creatief: Butterflies
Sugar Pea designs: Mix it up challenge 43 (my inspiration was the flower)
As you like it: Flora or fauna (flora for me - I love using flowers on projects; I think they add that special finishing touch and make the whole project more elegant)

Who likes strawberries?

Mmmm, strawberries! Yum! Do you like them? I sure do. We just bought some the other day and they were delicious. And... I managed to resist the temptation to add some whipping cream and/or chocolate on them. Yay me! lol

You are probably wondering why I am babbling about strawberries, aren't you? Well, a short while ago I participated in a card swap in Stamp Anniething FB group. Each participant was given the same digi stamp and we had to make a card with it and send it to our swap partner. The image was of a sweet girl sitting on a strawberry. 

I made this card for the swap, but also as a reminder for the current challenge at The sketchy challenges blog, where our current challenge is "Ribbon, lace or twine". You have til the end of the month to enter your creations into the challenge. I hope many of you will join us!

Here is the card I made.

Image is from Stamp Anniething and I coloured it with pencils. Papers are from my stash and the flowers are from I am roses. I also used some crystals, pearls and a piece of dotty ribbon as embellishments.

So much for today. See you again tomorrow. :)

Hugs! xx

Christmas back in the days

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Hello there! I'm back again. Yes, I know, shocking. lol Today starts the last challenge of 2017 at The Sketchy Challenges and the theme is Christmas. I know you have all been working like crazy on those Christmas cards, so don't be shy, share some with us. ;)

Here's my card...

For a change I didn't do any colouring. Instead I used this vintage printed image from Pion. Isn't it pretty? I used different papers from my stash and I embellished the card with some flowers, pearls, pearl string and crochet heart.

I hope you'll come play with us. Have a beautiful day!
Hugs! xx

I would like to enter my card to the following challenges:
Christmas cards all year round: Anything goes
Crafty cardmakers: Christmas
Simon says (Monday challenge): Christmas/Winter holidays
Let's craft and create: Anything Christmas goes
Little Miss Muffet: Anything goes
Deep ocean: Jingle Bells
Craft-alnica: Zimska voščilnica

Christmas in August

Hello! :) How are you doing? I hope the temperatures are not too high where you live. We had a terrible heat wave last week, but this week it's better - we got some rain and temperatures dropped down a bit. Now it's actually possible to go outside for a walk and enjoy it.

Have you started thinking about Christmas yet? I know it still seems far away, but I know I should start working on my cards now if I want to have enough to send to my friends when the time comes. Especially with my crafting "speed". ;) This Christmas card I'm about to show you was made for one very nice lady. We decided to do a Christmas in August card swap. I was feeling like making a vintage style card, so here's the result.

This card was inspired by one of the cards on my friend's Pamellia cards. To me she's the queen of shabby chic/vintage style so when I am in the mood for making something in that style and am in need of some inspiration I hop to her blog and am always in awe of her creations.

For my card I used some papers that I has in my stash. I distressed the edges and started layering patterned paper on pieces of white cardstock. All the layers are glued on top of each other with foam pads, which gives the card some dimension.

Image is embossed with gold embossing powder from Ranger. I decorated the card with some flowers, ribbon/lace, wooden snowflakes and pearl stars. When everything was glued together I randomly sprinkled some gesso mixed with water over the card.

So much from me today. Have a beautiful day! xx

I'd like to enter my card tothe following challenges:
As you like it: Favourite embellishment (lace and flowers, because they give the project an elegant look)
Noor Design: Anything goes
Deep ocean: Shabby chic/vintage
Winter Wonderland: Use ribbon, lace or twine
One crazy stamper: My favourite things (Christmas, lace, flowers)
Incy Wincy Designs: No words
The paper shelter: Blooming days
Scrapy Land: AG + use brand of dies that SL sells (I used Memory box, Wild rose studio)
Crop Stop: Linky party #31 (brands from the store: Ranger, Memory box)
Craft-alnica: Bleščeč božič v avgustu

Easter candy ... Yum!

Heya! How are you doing? I'm enjoying the warm and sunny spring days. Coffee and chats outside with friends, walks through the park ... Ahhhh, love it!!! Spring is definitely my favourite season! :)

And in spring there's also Easter. Perfect excuse to eat some (more) chocolate. :P He he. I don't make Easter cards often, but I wanted to make (at least) one this year. I like this House Mouse image and wanted to colour it. :) And I decided to make an Easter card for the new new sketch challenge at The sketchy challenges. 

Here's what the sketch looks like ...

I rotated the sketch and made this card ...

I used one of the adorable images from House Mouse and coloured it with Promarkers and pencils. The little Easter eggs and the sentiment banner are TGF stamps. papers are from MME. To decorate the card I used some lace, flowers and sequins from my stash.

Now it's your turn. Grab your papers, scissors and other crafting supplies and get creating. ;) I can't wait to see what you'll make! xx

Challenges: 

Word art Wednesday: Anything goes

7 kids crafting suppy store: Anything goes

Simon says stamp: Use more than one die or punch

Simon says stamp: Work it Wednesday

House mouse and friends: Spring

Deep ocean: Flowers everywhere

Noor design: Spring

Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper challenge: Patterned paper

One crazy stamper: Anything goes

The ribbon girl: Any image
Bastel Traum: Easter/Polka dots

Longing for spring

Hey there! :) Are you ready for the weekend? I am! We have a carnival here today so there will be lots of kids (and probably even some adults) dressed up everywhere. I'm not dressing up (not my thing), but I will dress up Amadeja. He he. ;) We had different ideas about what costume will we get for her; our first thought was "Jon Snow" - trust me, this costume would be perfect for her, but none of our relatives watch Game of thrones so no one would understand this costume and we really didn't feel like explaining it to everybody. Anyways, after lots of thought we decided she would be an angel this year. I know it's not original or unique, but she is our little angel, so it makes sense. :) One of our traditional masks has the "job" to chase away winter and bring spring to the country. I hope they will succeed. 

Talking about spring ... This is the new challenge theme at The Sketchy Challenges. I hope you will come play with us!

I haven't used a Magnolia image on my cards for a long, long time, so I decided I would make a card with one for this challenge.

When someone says "spring" I immediately think about flowers, butterflies and pastel tones, so I used all those things on my today's card. And I thought this cute Tilda was perfect for a spring card. What do you think? Papers I used on this card are from MME and all of the embellishments came from my stash. I coloured the image with Promarkers and pencils.

So much from me today. See you again soon. :) 

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:

Creative inspirations: Petals and pearls (I used tiny pearls on the butterflies)

Simon says stamp: Anything goes

Magnolia-licious: Anything goes

Lovely Hanglar or sweet Magnolia: Anything goes

Midweek Magnolias: Anything goes with Magnolia image

Spread a lil' magic

Ho ho ho! :) I hope you've been enjoying the holiday season so far. I had a wonderful Christmas with my loved ones. Did Santa left any crafty goodies for you under the Christmas tree? I think I was a *very* good girl this year, because I received several dies that I've been wanting for a while (yay!!) and also a sewing machine. I've been wanting to learn to sew for a while and now I finally have the machine to practice. Goodie! :)

I'm faaaar from sharing anything sewn with you, but I do want to share a new card that I made. And of course I had to ise some of my new dies on it too. ;)

I decided to make a card with the adorable TGF stamp set called A lil' magic. Aren't those ponies in the set sweet? And I like that the set comes with matching dies - i used the die to cut the image out.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and pencils.

To decorate the card I used some flowers, pearls and crystals from my stash. Papers are from my stash as well.

So much from me today. But before I go let me wish you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR. May 2017 only bring good stuff to you and may it be magical!!! xx

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
Word art Wednesday: Anything goes
Simon says stamp: Work it Wednesday December
Simon says stamp (Wednesday challenge): Anything goes
Creative inspirations: Anything goes
Art by MiRan: Anything goes
Die cut divas: Layers
Through the craftroom door: Anything goes
Sugar Pea designs: Mix it up challenge 26

Thinking of you

Heya! It's weekend! And nearly time for the spookiest night of the year. Are you ready? Halloween isn't big here, but we will still carve a pumpkin or two. Should be fun. :) I don't like horror movies, so I will skip those this year, but maybe I'll make some "mummy sausages" or something like that just for fun.

Today I want to share with you a sympathy card that I made for a friend of mine. 

I find sympathy cards hard to make. I want them to be elegant and don't want to use a lot of layers and embellishments on them. For this one I only used some lace, flowers and crystals. I used the "Thinking of you" sentiment from Coffee is my liquid therapy stamp set. Design paper came from my stash.

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a wonderful weekend! xx

Flowers everywhere

Hello everybody! It's weekend. Woohoo! :D Do you have any plans? I'll see if I can get some free time to do some crafting and if I can I also want to catch up on commenting. Fingers crossed I can do it.

Before I go to my card, I want to tell you about the candy my mom has on her blog. Hop there and join if you want to. :)

I always like to have some cards on hand (especially birthday ones) for when I need them and might not have time for crafting. I was just going through my box and I noticed that I have quite some cute cards ready to be mailed, but almost none non-cute. Oooops. So I went to work. I always enjoy trying new things when crafting, so this card is something new for me. It's not cute and doesn't have any stamped images. Not even a sentiment. But it does have a lot of flowers. ;)

Sorry because picture isn't the best. In my opinion card looks better in person than it does here.

See, told you there were lots of flowers. ;) It was lots of fun putting this together and even though I enjoy colouring it was a nice change to make a card that didn't require a coloured image.

To make this card I used gorgeous DCWV papers from the Midnight Berry paper pad. For the center I used lots of flowers from different companies. Other embellishments I used are lace, tassel trim, golden butterflies, pearls, gems, pearl string and silicone frame. I made this frame with Mod podge molds. Lacy border is Cottage Cutz die.

Hope you like my today's card. See you soon. Enjoy the weekend! :)

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
Scrapping cottage: Birthday card (I used Fancy lace border)
Frilly and funkie: Floral infatuation
Craft Heaven shop: Anything goes
The sketchy challenges: Anything goes
Inky chicks: Lots of butterflies
Deep ocean: Things with wings
Live and love crafts: Happy birthday/Anniversary