Shakin' birthday

Heya! How are you doing? Can you believe it's October already? I have the feeling that this year, especially summer, just flew by. 

A new challenge just started at Magnolia-licious blog. This month we want to see your favourite colour(s) on your creation. My favourite colour keep changing, but I really like pink so I decided to make a card in that tone.

It's a CAS card, but it's a shaker. I really should make those moreoften, they are so much fun! :) For the card I used these gorgeous papers from Lemon Craft. I used Tilda with plant as my main image. I stamped the image on Neenah solar white paper and coloured it with my pencils. The window for the shaker was made with Gummiapan's Old paper die. I decorated the card with some die cuts and home-made dew drops.

That's it from me for today. See you tomorrow. :)

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

Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper challenge: Use patterned paper

The ribbon girl: October anything goes

Simon says (Wednesday challenge): Anything goes

Penny Black and more: Make it feminine

Word art Wednesday: Anything goes

Stamping sensations: Something beginning with "B" (butterflies, birthday sentiment)

Paradise of Magnolia: Anything goes

Wishing you rainbows and eternal happiness

Hello everybody! Ha, three posts in a row. I bet you didn't see this coming. lol I'm actually late with this card - it should have been posted on my blog on September 1. But I mixed the themes so I had to make something new. *ooops* So, without even further delay, here's my card for this month's challenge at The Sketchy Challenges. 

The theme this month is "Across the miles/Travel". You are probably scratching your head thinking what does this card have to do with the theme. Well, see that adorable mousey with the balloon? In my head that balloon is the mouse's transportation and it carries it far away to the person who is getting this card in the mail to wish them a very happy birthday. ;) I mean, surely you can travel somewhere far with a balloon, right? Especially if you are a mouse. :P

I kept this card pretty simple. I layered different coloure cardstock and then on top I used some design paper from my stash. In the center I made a shaker and filled it with pretty yellow and blue heart shaped sequins. I fuzzy cut the mice and glued them on top of the shaker. Then I just added some pearls in the other two corners.

Mice are clear stamps from CC designs. I coloured these cuties with pencils. Unfortunately you can't see this in the picture, but I covered the balloon with Wink of Stella, so it's really sparkly in person.

So much from me today. I hope you will come play with us at The Sketchy Challenges. You can win a wonderful prize from our generous sponsor if you do. Just saying... ;)

Have a colourful day! xx

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

Simon says stamp (Wednesday challenge): Stamp it for STAMPtember
Ally's angels: Happy birthday
Polkadoodles: Anything goes
Cute card thursday: Anything goes

What is your favourite colour?

Hello everybody! I am back with a new card. :) A new challenge just started at The sketchy challenges blog and this time we would like to see what will you create with your favourite colours. A pretty simple challenge, right?

Well, normally I would say my favourite colours are pastel colours, pink, teal etc., but I didn't use those on my card. And I am not cheating, I swear. lol It is just that it depends on the occassion what colours I choose for my project. I for one can't make a pink and teal Easter card. I know some (probably many) of you can, but I can't. My favourite colours for making Easter cards are yellow, orange, red, maybe a bit of green here and there. So those are the colours I chose for my card today.

Currently my "go to" papers are from My mind's eye's paper pad (The sweetest thing - tangerine). I used those on this card too. Again I used a sweet bunny from CC design for the center of my card. 

The other stamped images are from The Greeting Farm. I did the colouring with pencils.

I embellished the card with some pearls, ribbon and some flowers. Most of them are from I am roses, and the rest are from my stash.

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

Allsorts: Be there or be square
Cute card Thursday: Anything goes
Cupcake inspirations: Bunnies
AnMa Creatief: Spring/Easter
Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper challenge: Use patterned paper
The corrosive: Anything goes
Creative inspirations: Springtime
Word art Wednesday: Anything goes

Shake it... Christmas

Hello everybody! It's time for a new challenge at Magnolia-licious blog and the theme is Anything goes with option of Easter. Remember, you do NOT have to use Magnolia stamps on your creation if you don't have any; you can also use Stambing Bella, Whimsy Stamps or CC Designs images.

I decided to go with AG for my card and I didn't do the Easter theme. However, the DT had an extra challenge to make a shaker card, and I did that.

I'm realy trying to make Christmas cards all year long this year so I will have enough when December comes. For my card I used the adorable Divine angel Tilda stamp. I coloured the image with distress inks and I added Stickles on Tilda's wings. Papers are from DCWV. I embellished the card with some crystals, pearl string, pom pom ribbon and some lace.

I hope you will come play with us this month. Have a beautiful day!

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

Craftyhazelnut's patterned paper challenge: Use patterned paper

Magnolia forever. Ribbon, lace and pearl
Cute card Thursday: Anything goes
Love to scrap: Anything goes
The corrosive: Anything goes

Shaker card

Hey hey! Phew, two cards in one week. I'm getting better at this bloging thing again. ;) I participated in a card swap and the card I'm about to show you was made for my swap partner. I was inspired by the sketch that is a new challenge at The Sketchy Challenges. I hope you will come play with us!

I don't know about you, but I really like shaker cards, even though I don't make them very often. I cut the base for this card with CC designs scalloped rectangle die. Then I cut a smaller scalloped rectangle die and made a "window" with the rectangle die. Before I glued (with foam pads) the smaller rectangle die on my card I took a piece of white cardstock, stamped on it with Stampabilities Faded tect background stamp and glued that on the base of my card. Then I just added some green, gold, white and silver sequins from my stash and placed the previously made "window" die cut on top of my stamped background. Over that I just glued a piece of white cardstock and I put a green bow to the center of it. That's it, easy peasy. :)

I can't wait to see how your projects will turn out, so come play with us. :)

Have a beautiful day! xx

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

Bizzy Becs: Anything goes

Happy birthday, my sweet little girl

Exactly one year ago my life changed completely - I became a mummy to the sweetest little baby girl. A lot has happened in this year and even though it was hard at times, I would never go back. This year was magical and the joy this little girl brings into my life every day is indescribable. I love her to bits.

To celebrate this special birthday, of course we needed a special cake as well. I think I've said it before, but will say it again ... When it comes to baking, my mum rocks! So I asked her if she could make a special cake for her granddaughter. And she said she would. And boy, oh boy, she made an AMAZING cake. I could almost say she made the impossible possible. Why? Because we wanted to have a FRUIT cake in the shape of a mushroom. And she did it! Believe me, it was quite a challenge and A LOT of effort, hard work, time and love (not to mention the ingredients) went into this cake, but the result is simply stunning. But why I am just telling you this, I'll rather show you the photo (I have my mum's permission to share this cake on my blog).

After we also also added my baby's name and shaped candle (no. 1) to the cake.

Doesn't this look like a fairy house? I just LOOOOOOOOVE this cake. Love, love, love it! And it didn't only look amazing, it was also DE-LI-CIOUS. Filled with raspberries, strawberries ... Oh, yum, yum. YUM!

Ok, now that we've covered the most important thing, I'll show you the invitations that I made for Amadeja's birthday. I made two different ones and I kept them simple, but I hope you will like them.

I created shaker cards, using the CC designs scalloped rectangle die and CC designs birthday mice stamps. Aren't they adorable? Love them! I did the colouring with Promarkers and pencils. Sequins came from my stash. I created the cloud background with homemade cloud stencil and TH distress inks.

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

AnMa Creatief: Feest

Allsorts: Anything goes

Bastel Traum: Birthday/birth/white and one other colour

The ribbon girl: Use any image

Die cut divas: Using red or pink

One crazy stamper: Party time

Cute card Thursday: No patterned paper

Addicted to stamps: CAS

Scrapbook stamp society: AG 

Creative inspirations: Anything goes

Are you still with me? Hope so, because I have some more sweet news from you ... I can't share cake with you (shame, I know), but I do want to celebrate this big day with you, so I will send some crafty goodies to someone who leaves a comment here. No need to share anything on your blog, but you can if you want. Also, you don't need to be a follower, though I would be thrilled if you were. I'm not telling you what's in the candy, but will tell you that I will choose a winner on the first day of March. :)

Have a wonderful day!
Hugs! xx

H2O love

Good morning! :) It's another beautiful sunny day over here and summer is already in full swing. It's getting hotter and hotter during the day, so it's better to just stay inside and go for walks outside either in the early morning or in the evening. On days like this I wish I lived by the sea so I could just jump in the water to cool down a little.

At The Greeting Farm we have a new challenge for you and it's *perfect* for this time of year. The theme is H2O love - think sea, beach, mermaids ... Things like that. Simple, right?

A while ago I was browsing the Pinterest and came across a shaker card that was in a shape of a fish bowl (this is the card I was inspired by). I LOVED the idea and I knew I will have to make one similar too. This challenge seemed perfect for it, so I googled a free fish bowl template and went to work. This is the result.

Wondering where these adorable fishes (and other images, including the sentiment) came from? They are part of the amazing stamp set that will be available in the TGF store on July 3. Consider this a sneak peek. ;) And be sure to check the blog (and the store) on Sunday because I can guarantee you that you will want to see ALL of the things that are being released. Cuteness overload, I'm telling you. *naughty grin*

I coloured the images with distress inks and used some sequins in blue and silver colours for the shaker. To complete the look I used a piece of twine.

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

I would like to enter my card to the following challenges:
Little miss Muffet: Anything goes
Simon says Wednesday challenge: Anything goes
Word art Wednesday: Anything goes
Bizzy Becs: Anything goes
AnMa Creatief: Summer