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your kindness is appreciated

Hi my sweet blogging friends and happy Thursday :-)

Yesterday we had lots of rain.. but it's still sticky and it has not really cooled down.. it's that kind of weather where I tend to get a headache.... *mmmpf*

But now onto some more nice things :-)

Today I want to share a card with you that I made with an image from a new stamp company: 'Some Odd Girl' ! 
Ha! I hear you calling: 'WHAT?'... 'a new stamp company???'
Ok ok ok.. I admit it.. it's NOT a new company.. it was only new to me! *lol* 
I'm sure many of you know these stamps already while I must have been living under a rock not having any of their adorable images until yesterday *lol*

  Soooo.... here's my very first card using a Some Odd Girl image - this sweet little girl is called 'Sunny Tia'
I colored her using Tombows, some watercolor pencils for some additional shading and a little bit of Stickles to highlight the flower in her hands. I then cut her out trimming very close and put her on foam pads.


Thank you so much for stopping by today and I would be delighted if you take the time to leave me a comment :-) Have a wonderful day, my sweet friends!

card receipe:
  • stamps - 'Sunny Tia' by Some Odd Girl, sentiment from 'Card Sentiments Digital Stamps' by Arty Pants
  • coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Ranger Stardust Stickles
  • patterned papers - 'In The Garden' by Mari Koegelenberg Creations
  • other supplies - cardstock from stash, border punch from Martha Stewart, seamless binding from etsy, pearl pin from Jenni Bowlin, foam pads from stash, Glue Dots
challenges:


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Sylvia

{DT} - Fairy At Sunset

Hi my sweet blogging friends and happy Wednesday :-)


Oh my goodness.. it's sooooo hot over here.. around 35°C (95°F) during the last days (with high humidity) ...*phew*... feels like we are melting away, soon!!!


But anyway.. 'the show must go on' *lol* and here's a card with one of the wonderful and unique stamp images from Jasmine Becket-Griffith available at Crafts and Me! The image I used here on this card is 'Fairy at Sunset' and I think she's super adorable! Love here whirlwind of hair and her dress made from leaves :-)


 

 I put some Stardust Stickles on her wings and took the picture while the glitter glue was still wet.. so the sparkle is more subtle now IRL than it looks here on the photo. Maybe I'll get a chance to take another picture of it... (but can't promise, because my eldest sons are in Rome and they have taken my little digi cam with them. So I only have my Canon 1000D here to take photos and I guess I have to charge the battery first *lol*)


The sentiment is from a last years store stamp set released by Whiff of Joy while I was a guest DT member for them :-)


Now I hope for a little cooling-down today (it looks like a thunderstorm is coming toda) and hope to see you again soon!


Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek at my work :-)
And if you would be so generous to leave a comment I would be really happy, because your comments are always very much appreciated! :-)))


card receipe:
  • stamps - 'Fairy at Sunset' by Jasmine Becket-Griffith, sentiment from last years store kit by Whiff of Joy
  • coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Ranger Stardust Stickles
  • patterned papers - 'In The Garden' by Mari Koegelenberg
  • tools - BigShot
  • other supplies - brown cardstock from stash, Nestabilities classic circle dies, paper flower from Wild Orchid Crafts, pearl pin from Jenni Bowlin, lace + ribbon + foam pads from stash, Tim Holtz distressing tool , Distress inks
challenges:
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Sylvia

Crafts and Me Challenges - Use Something Yellow


Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :)

Today our new challenge over at Crafts and Me Challenges is starting. Teresa is the hostess for this week and she wants to see something YELLOW on your card / project :)

Boy this was REALLY a personal challenge for me.. I'm not so much into yellow, because I tend to go too funky and shrill when using bright colors like yellow... but I think (well at least I HOPE SO *lol*) that I managed to do a 'pretty' card this time ;-)))

For my card I used the 'Glacier Lily Fairy' stamp designed by Hannah Lynn for Crafts and Me
I also used a digi paper from a kit by Mari Koegelenberg (My Digital Art Studio) and of course I couldn't resist to use my Silhouette SD machine again ... ( I really don't know how I could ever craft without this wonderful tool before *lol*)


Here's an additional close-up of the stamped and colored Glacier Lily Fairy image
(I added a little bit of sparkle to the wings, but unfortunately it is not showing in the picture)

challenges:

card recipe:
  • stamp - Glacier Lily Fairy by Hannah Lynn for Crafts and Me
  • color medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens
  • design papers - Summer Days - Noon Picnic Paper Pack by Mari Koegelenberg 
  • tools - Silhouette SD machine
  • other supplies - digi cutting file (Silhouette store; modified), cotton lace from stash, red cardstock from stash, paper flower from Prima Marketing, yellow bling flower from CreaMotion, red floss from We'R Memory Keepers, Tim Holtz distressing tool, ColorBox pigement ink, foam pads from stash, Glue Dots, Glue Dots Lines


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Sylvia

Tuesday Trigger

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :)
*woohoo*.. weekend already.. time to get a little bit crafty :)
Have you ever visited the blog 'Moxie Fab World'? If not, you really should! They not only host great challenges but you can discover lots of cool and trendy stuff! So -after leaving me a comment *lol* - just hop on over and take a look around! I'm sure you won't be disappointed.


One of their challenges they host every Tuesday is called 'Tuesday Trigger'
This week they have this picture as their 'trigger'
As soon as I I saw this .... the finished card I wanted to create was right in my mind's eye!
I wanted to created a clean and graphic card..... but while creating, this card took a life of it's own *lol*
And now my card is so NOT clean and NOT graphic *giggle* .. but it was totally inspired by the picture above anyway! :)


The sentiment on the right side of the card is a stamp from Stampendous and it says:
'Many people will walk in and out of your life. But only true friends leave footprints in your heart.' Eleanor Rooselvelt

*yay*.. I made it to a 'Trigger Target' with this card.. thanks Cath for choosing my card :)

challenges:

card recipe:
  • stamp - sentiment stamp by Stampendous
  • design papers  - background is from Reminiscince paper pack by Mari Koegelenberg, papers for the flower are all leftover scraps
  • butterfly die cut file - Butterflies Set 1 by The Cutting Files
  • flower die cut files - '3 flower sprig with butterfly' by Samtha Walker (Silhouette Store)
  • other supplies - crinkled ribbon from Etsy (Prairie Bird Boutique), glazed button from stash, selfadhesive crystal by Hero Arts, Stickles waterfall by Ranger, Tim Holtz distressing tool, blue cardstock from Bazzill


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Always & Forever


Hi everyone, just a quick post to show you another little Valentine's card I made with the new digi kit 'Always and Forever' by Mari Koegelenberg. To create this card I followed this weeks sketch from 'Clean and Simple'

Hallo zusammen, nur ein schnelles Posting um Euch eine weitere kleine Valentins Karte zu zeigen, die ich mit dem neuen Digi Kit 'Always and Forever' von Mari Koegelenberg gemacht habe. Ich habe für diese Karte den Sketch von 'Clean and Simple' benutzt.
challenges:
  • papers and elements - from 'Always and Forever' kit by My Digital Art Studio (Mari Koegelenberg)
  • other supplies - ribbon from stash, glaze brad from stash, silhouette branch die, pop dots from stash, Sakura Stardust glitter gel pen, Martha Stewart border punch
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if you can DREAM it you can DO it

ETA: I did not make the Card of the Week but the Fab 10  again this week :o)


and more great news: 
this card has been featured in the DST Insider magazine 08/2010 as one of the 'Hot Hybrid Picks' 


Thanks so much :)

2 Sketches 4 You have a great 'prize' this week: the winner will get hold of a DT spot on their team! 
*wow*.. how cool is that?! For me a dream would come true if I would make it because all of their DT members are so uber talented and they always show the most amazing work... 

..... just dreaming......

but hey... wait... what's the sentiment on the card saying?
If you can DREAM it you can DO it
*lol* 

For this card, I cut out the hot-air balloons and the 'dream' cloud and the 'do' square and put them onto pop dots to give it a bit of dimension and just add a little extra to the card
I used Distress inks in Dried Marigold and Scattered Straw to distress all of the edges.


challenges:
2 Sketches 4 You - Kazan's Sketch #57



list of supplies:

design papers and elements:
Sky Is The Limit 
by Mari Koegelenberg and Courtney Wilson

other supplies: 
kraft cardstock by Dani Peuss 
border punches by Fiskars and Martha Stewart
Distress inks in Dried Marigold and Scattered Straw
cream satin ribbon from Poppicrafts
green paper string from stash
pop dots from stash


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2 Sketches 4 You

ETA: *yay* my card made it into the Fab5 at 2 Sketches 4 You.. Thanks so much!

There's another great sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You (this week it's Kazans turn) and I couldn't resist and just had to create a card

Es gibt wieder einen tollen Sketch bei 2 Sketches 4 You (diese Woche ist Kazan dran) und ich konnte einfach nicht widerstehen und musste eine Karte werkeln


The sketch / Der Sketch:

And here's my card / Und hier ist meine Karte:

and a close up / und noch eine Nahaufnahme:


challenges:
2 Sketches 4 You (Kazans Sketch #56)
Simon Says Challenge: Photo Inspiration
Lexis Creations #17
Pile it On #26
(my favorite thing on this card is the faux stitching/sewing technique)

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design papers and elements:
A Beautiful Life by My Digital Art Studio and Wendy Page Designs


other supplies:
cardstock by Bazill
paper piercing tool from stash
white gel pen by Sakura
Distress inks in Broken China by Ranger
blue grossgrain ribbon from Poppicrafts
star metal charm from stash
pop dots from stash



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Seasons Greetings


I'm totally in Christmas mood at the moment *g* ... so here's my next card for the season ;-)

And it's also an entry for the following challenges:
~°~ Card Patterns #40 ~°~
~°~ Everybody-Art-Challenge
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~°~ Whiff of Joy Challenge ~°~


stamp:
'Uru with bird' designed by Norma Fickel (Whiff of Joy)

color medium:
Tombow markers
Koh-I-Noor pencils
watertank brush


design papers:
'Noel' by Mari Koegelenberg Creations


other supplies/tools:
brown cardstock (Dani Peuss)
Nestabilities classic and scalloped circles (Spellbinders)
gold Stickles (Ranger)
gold paper edge (from stash)
golden star punch outs (Martha Stewart)
distressing tool (Ranger)
butterscotch ink (Adirondack)



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2Sketches4You - blessings!


There is another great sketch over at 2 Sketches 4 You. I'm really a huge fan of their sketches, even though I don't always have the time to play. But I love the sketches from Laura and Kazan, seriously! So I squeezed in a bit of time to create this card :)

I used the wonderful 'Cool Cool Summer' kit by Mari Koegelenberg Creations for my card, but there are two more wonderful kits that will be re-released today! You really should check out all of the great goodies Maris Shop (today - on release day - there's also 20% off on all newly (re-)released stuff!! *woohoo*)

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Und wieder gibt es einen neuen tollen Sketch bei 2 Sketches 4 You. Ich bin wirklich ein großer Fan ihrer Sketche auch wenn ich leider nicht immer die Zeit finde mitzumachen. Aber ich finde die Sketche von Laura und Kazan ganz wunderbar, wirklich! Also hab' ich mir einfach ein wenig Zeig gestohlen und diese Karte gemacht :)

Ich habe das wunderbare 'Cool Cool Summer' Kit von Mari Koegelenberg Creations für meine Karte benutzt, aber es gibt noch zwei wundervolle Kits die heute (wieder) neu veröffentlicht werden! Ihr solltet wirklich mal all die schönen Sachen in Maris Shop anschauen (außerdem gibt es am Veröffentlichungstag auch immer 20% auf alle neuen Sachen!! *juuhuu*)

stamps:

tree (Imaginisce)

'blessings!' (unknown - second hand)


credits:

'Cool Cool Summer' by MKC and Sarah Jones



other supplies/tools:

mini brads (Poppicrafts)

blue brad (Making Memories)

spacers (Poppicrafts)

ribbon (May Arts)

grey cardstock (Bazzill)

paper piercing tool (from stash)

white gel pen (Inkssentials)

Liquid Pearls (Ranger)


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Christmas in August

Mari Koegelenberg has another gorgeous new kit - a christmas kit called 'Noel' and it' soooooooo beautiful! I'm totally in love with it! And as this weeks theme at 'Creative Card Crew' is Christmas in August I just HAD TO use the kit to create my entry for the challenge :)
And as I'm totally in love with this kit I couldn't stop myself using it :D So I did another card (see below) :D

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Mari Koegelenberg hat wieder einmal ein wundervolles neues Kit - ein Weihnachts Kit. Es heisst 'Noel' und ist einfach soooooooooo umwerfend schön! Ich bin total verliebt in dieses Kit! Und da diese Woche bei 'Creative Card Crew' das Thema 'Weihnachten im August' ist MUSSTE ich dieses Kit natürlich auch unbedingt für die Challenge benutzen :)
Und weil ich wirklich total verliebt bin in dieses Kit konnte ich gar nicht aufhören damit zu werkeln :D Also habe ich gleich noch eine Karte damit gemacht :D




FOR BOTH CARDS:

design elements and papers:
'Noel' by Mari Koegelenberg Creations

FOR FIRST CARD
supplies/tools:
craft cardstock (manufacturer unknown)
embossing folder 'Swiss Dots' (ProvoCraft)
Nestabilities classic and scalloped circle die (Spellbinders)
ribbon (MayArts)
corner rounder (EK Success)
FOR SECOND CARD
stamps:
christmas tree (Flamingo Arts)

others:
brown cardstock (Creat Motion)
Krylon Gold Leafing Pen
Versamark ink pad
Detailed gold embossing powder (Stampendous)
red mini brads (Poppicrafts)
embossing heat gun



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Mari Koegelenberg CT: Tri Shutter Card



They seem to be very popular lately, but that's no wonder, because they are easy to do but they really have kind of a *wow* effect ;-) So here's my first try on a Tri Shutter card *g* I made it using the gorgeous new papers coming in the August Grab Bag designed by Mari Koeglenberg (only available for a short time at The Digichick on an unbeatable price: 3$! What a deal *wow*)
once again :-)
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Sie scheinen zur Zeit sehr populär zu sein, aber das ist auch kein Wunder, denn sie sind eigentlich recht einfach zu machen haben dann aber doch so diesen *wow* Effekt ;-) Also kommt hier mein erster Versuch einer Tri Shutter Karte *g* Ich habe hier noch einmal die wundervollen neuen Papieren von Mari Koegelenberg benutzt, die jetzt für kurze Zeit bei The Digichick als August Grab Bag zu einem unschlagbaren Preis (nur 3$!) zu haben sind... das ist wirklich ein tolles Angebot *find*







stamps:
Circle Sentiment (Inque Boutique)

design papers:
August Grab Bag (Mari Koegelenberg)


other supplies/tools:
cardstock (Bazzill)
Nestabilities classic ovals large (Spellbinders)
Nestabilities scalloped ovals large (Spellbinders)
Nestabilities classic circles large (Spellbinders)
Nestabilities scalloped circles large (Spellbinders)
paper flowers (Prima)
brads, flower spacer, pin (Poppicrafts)
organza ribbon (Poppicrafts)
round spacer and metal flower charm (ebay)
copyright free vintage image from web
paper piercing tool
white gel pen (Inkssentials)


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Sugar Bowl // Mari Koegelenberg CT



Wow... I did not manage to take part at the Sugar Bowl for ages :( But today I thought I just HAVE TO do something with this easy but beautiful sketch by Gayle :) So here's my try...
I used the 'Planting Some Love' stamp designed by Elisabeth Bell and the gorgeous 'Luvbug' kit designed by Mari Koegelenberg to create my card.

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Wow... jetzt habe ich es Ewigkeiten nicht mehr geschafft beim Sugar Bowl mitzumachen ':( Aber heute dachte ich, das ich einfach unbedingt mitmachen MUSS bei dem einfachen aber wirklich schönen Sketch von Gayle :) Also hier kommt mein Versuch...
Ich habe den 'Planting Some Love' Stempel designed von Elisabeth Bell und das wundervolle 'Luvbug' Kit von Mari Koegelenberg für diese Karte verwendet.

stamps:
Planting Some Love (Sugar Nellie)

color medium:
watercolor marker (Tombow)
white gel pen (Inkssentials)
glitter pen (Sakura)


design papers & elements:
Luvbug Kit (Mari Koegelenberg Creations)


other supplies/tool:
Nestabilities Label1 (Spellbinders)
ribbon (Poppicrafts)
selfadhesive blue crystals (Hero Arts)



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Gift Set - Mari Koegelenberg Hybrid Goodies




Ohhhhh .. look what the incredible Mari created: A wonderful Hybrid Gift Set, based on her beautiful 'Happiness' Mini Kit she released last week. This set is not only gorgeous, but so easy and much fun to create with. I loved playing with it!!! :)
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Ohhhhhh schaut Euch bloss an was Mari wieder gezaubert hat: Ein Hybrid Geschenke Set, basierend auf dem schönen 'Happiness' Mini Kit, das sie letzte Woche herausgebracht hat. Dieses Set ist einfach wunderschön und das Arbeiten damit wirklich kinderleicht und es macht riesig Spass!!! :)

credits:

Hybrid Gift Set

and

'Happiness' Mini Kit

(to cover the clothepin)

stamps:
sentiments (Whiff of Joy)
alphabet stamp set (Inque Boutique )
others:
ribbon, buttons, paper flower (Poppicrafts)
crystal brad (Dovecraft)
selfadhesive crystals (Hero Arts)
mini clothespin (from stash)
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EAC #47 / MKC CT




We have a GREAT sketch this week over at Everybody Art Challenge! It's a sketch created by our very own and sooo talented Tina! Hop on over and check it out - I would love to see what you come up with :)

And Mari Koegelenberg has a beautiful (new) Mini Kit called 'Happiness' I used for my card. I think it's just the perfect name for it! The fresh and bright colors are really making me happy when creating with them :)

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Bei Everybody Art Challenge haben wir diese Woche einen TOLLEN Sketch, den unsere super talentierte Tina für Euch erstellt hat! Kommt doch einfach mal vorbei und macht mit. Ich würde mich riesig freuen zu sehen, was Ihr daraus macht :)

Und Mari Koegelenberg hat ein wunderschönes (neues) Kit das 'Happiness' (Freude, Glück, Glücksgefühl) heisst, welches ich hier für diese Karte benutzt habe. Ich finde das ist wirklich der passende Name dafür! Es macht wirklich Freude mit solchen frischen, hellen Farben zu arbeiten :)


stamps:
'Gingersnaps - Celebrate' (C.C.Designs)
'Cheers to you' (Whiff of Joy )


color medium:
Tombow markers

papers:
'Happiness' Mini Kit by MKC



other supplies/tools:
green and blue cardstock (Crea Motion)
Nestabilities circles large (Spellbinders)
Distress inks in Broken China (Ranger)
green paper flower (Poppicrafts)
crystal brad (Dovecraft)
butterfly charm (stash)
pop dots (stash)




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Purrr-fect Birthday // New MKC and Doodle Palace Releases!

 
ETA: *woot* this card will be published in 'Scrapbook News and Review' February 2010 issue :)

Doodle Palace are having beautiful new images! Amongst others a 'cat set' with lots of CUTE kitties and accessories and some word art. I combined two images and one sentiment from the set on this card :)

Oh.... and just take a look at theses gorgeous bright papers I used! These are papers from the brand new Mini Kit 'Happiness' by Mari Koegelenberg Creations! I just love her style.. so fresh and always so many possibilities to create with!

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Doodle Palace hat mal wieder wunderschöne neue Motive! Unter anderem ein 'Katzen Set' mit jeder Menge niedlicher Kätzchen und Zubehör und auch ein paar passende Sprüche dazu. Ich habe für diese Karte zwei Motive und einen Spruch aus dem Set kombiniert :)

Oh... und schaut Euch nur diese wundervollen fröhliche, frischen Papere an, die ich benutzt habe! Diese Papiere sind vom brandneuen Mini Kit 'Happiness' von Mari Koegelenberg Creations! Ich liebe ihren Stil einfach.. so frisch und es gibt immer jede Menge Möglichkeiten mit ihren Sachen zu arbeiten!

stamps:
'cat set' by Doodle Palace

color medium:
markers (Tombow)

papers and elements:
'Happiness' by Mari Koegelenberg Creations



others:
watercolor markers (Tombows)
glitter pen (Sakura)
ribbon (Poppicrafts)
cardstock (CreaMotion)
scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
corner rounder punch (EKSuccess)
pop dots (from stash)
Distress inks Broken China (Ranger)


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CPS 120



Here's my contribution for sketch#120 at CPS! I used the adorable Luvbug sampler by MKC once again.. I'm just in love with this cute little worm :) Sentiment is 'To Forget How To Dig The Earth And Tend The Soil Is To Forget Ourselves' (Mahatma Ghandi).
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Hier ist mein Beitrag für Sketch#120 auf CPS! Ich habe noch einmal den wunderschönen Luvbug Sampler von MKC benutzt.. ich finde diesen kleinen Wurm einfach herzallerliebst :) Der Spruch lautet 'To Forget How To Dig The Earth And Tend The Soil Is To Forget Ourselves' (Mahatma Ghandi)

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EAC DT + Card Patterns


You can never have enough birthday cards, can you?! *lol* So this is the perfect challenge for everyone on Everybody Art Challenge: BIRTHDAY :)
I used this weeks sketch from Card Patterns to create this. Go over and check it out.. it's really an awesome sketch!
The image is one of the cutie patooties I won last week over at Digital Tuesday Challenge. It's a digi stamp from 'Digital Stamp Oasis' and I'm in awe with these sweet squirrel (and other) images.. soooo cute!
Well... and as you might have noticed ;) I recently discovered my love for hybrid cards. So this is one more. I used some of the gorgeous papers from Luvbug by Mari Koegelenberg Creations. Aren't these papers beautiful? So many possibilities do create with...

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Man kann ja nie genug Geburtstagskarten haben, oder etwa doch?! *lol* Also gibt es diese Woche die perfekte Herausforderung für Jeden bei Everybody Art Challenge: GEBURTSTAG :)
Ich habe für diese Karte den Sketch dieser Woche von Card Patterns benutzt. Schaut ruhig mal dort rein, es ist wirklich ein schöner Sketch!
Das Motiv hier ist eine der total schnuckeligen Stempel, die ich letzte Woche bei Digital Tuesday Challenge gewonnen habe. Es ist ein Digi STempel von 'Digital Stamp Oasis' und ich finde deren süssen Eichhörnchen (und andere) Motive einfach nur herzallerliebst und total herzig!
Naja.. und wir Ihr vielleicht schon bemerkt habt ;) habe ich kürzlich meine Liebe für Hybrid Karten entdeckt. Und dies ist wieder eine. Ich habe einige der wundervollen Papiere des Kits Luvbug by Mari Koegelenberg Creations benutzt.

stamps:
A Nut for You (Digital Stamp Oasis)
'Happy Birthday' (Hein Design)


colored with:
Tombow markers

design papers:
Luvbug (Mari Koegelenberg Creations)

others:
Orange cardstock (Bazzill)
Scalloped border punch (Fiskars)
paper flower (Prima)
spacer and brad (Poppicrafts)
white gel pen (Inkssentials)
paper piercing tool (from stash)


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