Freitag, 28. April 2023

DC A bunch of ...

 

Hello beauties!



Joanne picked this weeks topic for  the Daring Cardmakers:

A bunch of …

Make a card featuring something that comes in bunches — flowers, grapes, bananas, what else can you think of?

I went with bananas.


I used three bananas on the card 😉. One on the outside…


And two on the inside


Have a great weekend!

Freitag, 21. April 2023

DC birds of a feather

 

Hello crafty people!

Nat picked the topic for the Daring Cardmakers today:

birds of a feather

feature a bird or feathers on your card

I remembered my beloved flamingo stamp set and dug it out. I still love it … and it’s such a good reason to use bright pink on all kinds of cards😊!


Here I made another „gift set“ with a matching bookmark.


Have an awesome and crafty weekend!!!

 

Freitag, 14. April 2023

DC Bloom and grow

 

Hello crafters!


We had the first nice spring days this week! And Dawn from the Daring Cardmakers has the perfect challenge for us:

Bloom and grow!

Winter has gone and we can spend more time outside and in our gardens and get them ready for summer.  I would like to see flowers on your cards this week.  What do you have planned to plant this year?  Show me on your card what you plan to grow this year.

Okay… I cheated a little bit. I won’t grow this (or any other) flower on my balcony. But I will definitely buy some herbs in pots next week or the week after… and maybe some kind of mini tree 😉.


This is my first „Altenew“ stamp set which I purchased a few weeks ago at our annual stamp exhibition. I know that the set is older, but this time I finally decided to buy it.

I like the layers you can create with your stamp pads. Hopefully I’ll be able try some other colours and shades soon. I used exactly the same colour combination for the flower on the bookmark.



Freitag, 7. April 2023

DC April Elemental Inspiration

 

Hello crafters,

Sorry that I missed a few weeks of blogging. Now I’m back 😊!

Dawn picked this picture for the Daring Cardmaker’s April elemental challenge:

 


Use three elements on your cards.

I used a toad stool, leaves and „wild“ animals.


I was so happy that I found this great die set that I was motivated to make three very different cards at once.



Here's a closer look at the other cards:


Have a happy Easter weekend!

Greetings from the Easter fountain in my home town.




Freitag, 17. März 2023

DC Little one(s)

 

Hello crafters!

This week I picked the challenge fort he Daring Cardmakers.

This week we want to see

LITTLE ONE(S)

Either cards for the little babies and young children in your life

or

you use tiny little letters, sentiments or images on your card!

I made some baby cards with some pre-stamped images from my stash and a cute patterened paper pad in pastell colours.




We also tested my friend's new purchase: this cute duck family😊.




Freitag, 10. März 2023

DC Spots and stripes

 

Hello crafters!


This week Kathy from the Daring Cardmakers challenges you to use

spots and stripes

on your cards.

I tried to use up the last scraps of a paper pad, which I love, but which I had for quite a long time now ... and I try to use up what I have before I buy new craft supplies.



This is a fun fold card. So I used spots on one layer, stripes on the other and combined it with a floral design.

 


 

Freitag, 3. März 2023

DC March Elemental Inspiration

 Hello crafters,

Yay! March is here … and that means that spring is just around the corner. It’s still freezing cold here with minus degrees in the morning, but the sun is already getting stronger and shining a lot longer.

I picked this spring picture for the Daring Cardmakers:


Get inspired and use three elements from the picture on your card.

I chose a bird, flowers, branches and soft pastell colours.


After trying out a few ways to use this scene die set I really like using white cardstock at the moment and then colouring all the different elements.


Get inspired and crafty … and show us your results!