{DT} - Christmas Snails :)

Hi everyone and happy Sunday :-)

Today is the first Sunday in November (oops.. is it really November already?!) and that means there's a new challenge starting at  
Let's Ink It Up Challenges

This time we want to see you using your favorite technique
I have many techniques, I like to use and decided to do some distressing with inks on this card

The lovely Nancy from Lelo Design just asked me, if I want to do a little bit of guest designing to help spread the word about her new winter/christmas collection and I was happy to accept, because I really like her cute images.. especially the super sweet snails, she always draws!

So here's my card using one of the brand new (yesterday released) Lelo stamps from the 2011 winter/christmas collection:

I colored all of the snow parts with Twinklings H2O in heavenly white which gives it a nice and subtle shimmer, but unfortunately it doesn't show in the picture.

card recipe:

• stamps - Lelo Design 'Sleigh Snails'
• coloring mediums - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Twinklings H2O in heavenly white, Sakura white gel pen
• patterned papers - Love Me Do by Jady Day Studio
• tools - Big Shot
• other supplies - American Crafts blue cardstock, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 8(?), May Arts white sheer ruffle ribbon, Sew Sweet crinkled seam binding in Baby Blue, snowflake metal charm from stash, foam tape from stash

challenges:

• Let's Ink It Up #17 (use your favorite technique)
• 2 Sisters #64 (ribbon)
• A Gem of a Challenge #33 (cold and frosty)
• Card Makin Mamas #32 (die cuts)
• Catch the Bug (anything goes)
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #45 (christmas - bright colours and/or sparkle)
• Di's Digi Design Challenges (ribbon and bow)
• Jellypark Challenges (non traditional chrismtas colors)
• Little Claire's #14 (christmas)
• Speedy The Cat's Friends (fall or winter theme)

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Sylvia

Paper Pumpkins (w/tutorial)

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :-)

I recently saw some fall decoration with pumpkins made of paper and I loved the idea.
So I tried to do some myself. These are really small (almost 2'' wide) but you can do them any size you want.
It all depends on the diameter of the circles you use for it (you also can use ovals to create the pumpkins.. I think this looks even more 'real' than the circles)

Ok.. I thought I'd put together a little tutorial on how to make these cuties.. they are really super easy and quick to make!


1 - punch (or die cut) 15-18 circles or ovals from plain orange or patterned papers
I only used 12 circles for these samples, but I think it would look even more nice with more circles or ovals
The circles can be any size (mine in this sample are 1.5'' inches)

2- fold the circles in half with patterns on the inside (refer to picture)

3 - put adhesive on one half of the outside of each circle (refer to picture - upper row)

 4 - glue the half circles all together side to side (except for the last one!) and this is what you have:

5 - roll a piece of rectangular brown or green paper to create the stem 

6 - put the rolled paper 'stem' in the center and glue the last circle halfs together

I know this little tutorial is anything but perfect but I hope you got the idea :-) It's really super easy!

card recipe:

• patterned papers - 'Unforgettable' ScrapMatters Mega Collab 
• tools - Silhouette SD (I cut out the circles with this machine), ScorPal
• other supplies - doublesided adhesive tape from stash

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Sylvia

{DT} - Whimsy Stamps Mini Blog Hop - Day 5

Hi everyone, happy Friday and welcome to Day 5 of our October Rubber Die Release Showcase :-)

On Wednesday (12 October), Whimsy Stamps released this month's rubber designs and new shapeology dies. From then until 19 October the Whimsy Stamps DT and Special Guests are showcasing these fabulous new stamps and dies with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop has a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00 PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12.00 PM EST on 19 October.

And here is my creation (a christmas tree treat bag) using the new stamps 'Mistletoe' by KennyK and 'Holiday Mini Postage Stamps' by Raindrop Echo Designs:

 And a close up of the adorable 'Mistletoe'.. hope you can see all the sparkle :-)

All new stamps and dies are now available in the Whimsy Stamps Store!

To take a peek at the other today's fabulous new release creations by Design Team, please click on the links below:

Erin Bailey
Ellie Stover
Simonne Clay
Stephanne Maraver
Sylvia Blum (me)
Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check the Whimsy Inspirations blog tomorrow for more new release creations!

card recipe:

• stamps- Whimsy Stamps 'Mistletoe' by KennyK, 'Holiday Mini Postage Stamps' by Raindrop Echo Designs
• coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Sakura Stickles
• patterned papers - 'Fa La La' by Making Memories
• tools - Big Shot
• other suplies - Whimsy Stamps 'Mini Postage Stamp Die' by Raindrop Echo Design, Simply J Studio 'O Christmas Tree Bag' template, Alyssiane red satin ribbon, Glue Dots glues lines and mini glue dots

challenges:

• By The Cute and Girly (2 year anniversary - anything goes)
• Card and Scrap #18 (something NOT four sided)
• Christmas Inspirations #35 (die cuts/punches)
• Crafting When We Can (christmas)
• Crazy 4 Challenges #109 (create something for an upcoming holidays)
• Cuddly Buddly #16 (anything but a card)
• Cute Card Thursday #186 (tree-mendous)
• Floweret (christmas)
• Fashionista Friday #93 (women)
• Lia Stampz (use 2 stamps / 2 digis) 
• Little Claire's Monthly Challenge #14 (christmas)
• Meljen's Challenge #80 (use a ribbon)
• Stamptacular Sunday #134 (you choose/anything goes)
• Pollycraft Monday Challenge #115 (girls, girls, girls) sponsored by Sew Sweet

link parties:

• Inspire Me Fridays #28 
• Make It Monday #59

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Sylvia

{DT} - You Are Unique

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)
I hope you all had a great weekend!

Here's another card using one of the new released Kenny K images available at Whimsy Stamps.
He's called 'Teen Idol' and I tried to create a colorful, yet 'masculine' card, because it was intended for a young man (who will turn 18, soon ;) ) and I really hope he'll like it (don't you think it's super difficult to make cards for men.. especially for your own sons? *lol*)

The sewing on this card is anything but exact (*haha*.. what an understatement ;-) ) 
Hopefully he won't mind (but to be honest, I think he actually will not even notice it *lol*... am I a bad mom to say this? ;-))))))) ) 

I also used one of the new ticket sentiments from Raindrop Echo Designs called 'The Fun Life Tickets'. I think they go perfectly together with the Kenny K images :)


For the background I used some papers from the 'Summertime Fun - On Travel' digital kit by Jady Day Studio

card recipe:

• stamps - Whimsy Stamps: 'Teen Idol' by Kenny K +  'The Fun Life Tickets' by Raindrop Echo Design
• coloring mediums - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils
• patterned papers -  'Summertime Fun - On Travel' by Jady Day Studio
• tools - mini sewing machine
• other supplies - blue cardstock from stash, Kaisercraft blue rhinestones, foam tape from stash

challenges:

• Addicted to Stamps #13 (stitching)
• Lollipop Crafts #50 (anything goes)
• My Sheri Crafts #69 (sew simple)
• Our Craft Lounge #84 (patterned papers)
• Paper Sundaes #88 (anything goes)
• Phindy's Place #73 (opposites on the color wheel)
• Sentimental Sundays #74 (stop out of your comfort zone) oh yes, this is wayyyy out of my comfort zone .. as I told you above ... a card for one of my boys *oh my* ;-)
• Stamps and Fun = Creativity #66 (anything goes)
• The Outlawz Monday Greeting Card (anything goes)

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Sylvia

{DT} - Day 5 of Whimsy September Release Event :-)

Hi everyone and happy Monday :)

Welcome to Day 5 of our September Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (Sept 14th), Whimsy Stamps released their September rubber designs and new dies! From then until September 20th, the Whimsy Stamps DT will be showcasing these fabulous new stamps and shapeology die with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop will have a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 9.00am EST tomorrow morning. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12noon on September 21st.


Today we are featuring images by Crissy Armstrong and Raindrop Echo Designs.

I used this cute 'Football Bart' rubber stamp, as well as the new 'Lavish Flourishes' stamp set and a sentiment from the 'The Fun Life Tickets' stamp set to create this boys card:-)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll also visit the blogs of these talented ladies who will also show you examples for the new to be released Crissy Armstrong images, as well as sentiments and dies by Raindrop Echo Designs:
Ann Vento
Debbie Eastman
Simonne Clay
Sylvia Blum (me)

card recipe:

• stamps - Crissy Armstrong: 'Football Bart', Raindrop Echo Design: 'Lavish Flourishes' and 'The Fun Life Tickets'
• coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils
• patterned papers - Jady Day Studio: Summer Time Fun - On Travel
• tools - Big Shot
• other supplies - Spellbinders Label 11 dies, cardstock from stash,  May Arts Red/White Striped Twill Tape, Sakura white gel pen, Ranger Distress inks, foam tape from stash

challenges:

• Corrosive Challenges (punches or dies)
• Crafty Boots #2 (things with wings)
• Dis Digi Design Challenges #1 (anything goes)
• Lexis Creations #49 (card for a child)
• My Sheri CRAFTS #69 (sewing)
• Stamp With Fun #129 (anything goes)
• Stamps + Fun = Creativity #65 (use shapes or die cuts)
• The Squirrel and The Fox #1 (anything goes)

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Sylvia

{DT} - Day 3 of Whimsy September Release Event :-)

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :)

Welcome to Day 3 of our September Rubber Die Release Showcase!

On Wednesday (Sept 14th), Whimsy Stamps released their September rubber designs and new dies! From then until September 20th, the Whimsy Stamps DT will be showcasing these fabulous new stamps and shapeology die with a daily mini blog hop.

Each mini blog hop will have a new release prize hidden somewhere along the way and you will have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

To be entered into today's mini blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 9.00am EST tomorrow morning. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy Inspirations blog after 12noon on September 21st.

Remember that the entire new release is available to buy right now from the Whimsy Stamps store along with all your Whimsy favourites.

Today we are featuring images by Meljen's as well as sentiments, images and dies by Raindrop Echo Designs.

I used this super duper cute Cat O Lantern rubber stamp to create this spooooooky Halloween card ;-)

 
Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll also visit the blogs of these talented ladies who will also show you examples for the new to be released Meljen's and Raindrop Echo Design images:
Alberto Gava {Special Guest}
Ann Vento
Annika Ryan
Debbie Eastman
Erin Bailey
Mariska van der Veer {Special Guest}
Sylvia Blum (me)

card recipe:

• stamps - Meljen's: 'Cat O Lantern', Raindrop Echo Design: 'Halloween Ticket Sentiments' (digi)
• coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Stickles in Stardust
• patterned papers - The Design Girl:  'Spooky'
• tools - Big Shot
• other supplies - Spellbinders Label 1 dies, Cooredinations cardstock, Divine Baker's Twine, foam tape from stash 

challenges:

• Crazy 4 Challenges #105 (pumpkins)
• Floweret #7 (Halloween)
• Happileigh Stamping Challenge #39 (autumn - leaves, fall holidays, fall colors)
• Send A Smile 4 Kids (cute fall or halloween card) 
• Sew Many Cards #68 (Halloween)
• Stampin with the Dragon (3D or Decoupage)

linky party:

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Sylvia

{DT} - Hey Good Lookin' ;-))

Hi everyone and happy Friday (again)

I have another card to share with you today (for the Paper and Such / CAS-ual Fridays post, please scroll down)

As I told you yesterday, there's a new artist at Whimsy Stamp: LiaStampz!

I just **love** her style! Her images just makes me smile! 
Maybe this is not for everyone but I think her images are quirky, fun, whimsical and also cute and they are .... unique! :-)

So I had to create this 'back to school' card with her 'Sean' stamp set

What do you think about this 'good lookin' sweet heart? ;-)))))

card recipe:

• stamps - Whimsy Stamps 'Sean' stamp set by LiaStampz
• coloring medium - Tombow dual brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils
• patterned papers - 'Schoolzone' kit by Jennifer Labre
• tools - Big Shot
• other supplies - Spellbinders classic circles large, red cardstock from stash, Sew Sweet 'Citrus' button grab bag, We R Memory Keepers red floss, Sew Sweet yellow gingham ribbon, Kaisercraft blue rhinestones, foam tape from stash, Glue Dots, Ranger Distress inks

challenges:

• By The Cute and Girly #September (all things bright and beautiful)
• Cards for men #18 (G is for ..... ) .... Good looking
• Creative Stamp Friends #32 (school)
• Emerald Faerie Garden #8 (buttons)
• Jens Digi Stamps (back to school)
• Kelley Kid's (hot summer and bright colors
• Pixie Dust Studio #90  (school is cool)
• Stamp Insanity (back to school)
• The Paper Shelter #29 (anything goes)
• The Pixie Cottage #85 (sketch or back to school)
• The Stamping Boutique #14 (back to school) 
• Use It Tuesday #14 (back to school) - my 'hoarded stuff' I used here is the button (I have TONS of buttons in my stash *lol*)

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you'll have a great start into a sunny and happy weekend!


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Sylvia

{DT} - Hello Friend

Hi my sweet blogging friends and happy Thursday :)

Today is the 1st of September (*eek*.. where did the time go?) and that means: 
New digi releases at Whimsy Stamps :-) 
This month there are lots of new images available from Crissy Armstrong, Meljen's, Moon Cookie Gallery, Kathryn Kittmer, Raindrop Echo and there's also a new artist joining the Whimsy Stamps digi family: Lia Stampz 

Of course there's also blog hop going on to showcase the new images and to give you the opportunity to win some awesome prizes along the hop. Just go to the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations blog and start hopping :)

For the following card, I used 'Frog Friend' by Crissy Armstrong and colored it with Tombow pens and watercolor pencils. I have not colored in a cute stamp image for a while now and enjoyed it very much! :)

card recipe:

• stamps - Whimsy Stamps 'Frog Friend' by Crissy Armstrong
• coloring mediums - Tombow dual brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Distress Broken China inks
• patterned papers - 'In the Garden' kit by Sugary Fancy
• element - speech bubble from 'Schoolzone' kit by  Jennifer Labre
• font - Sunshine Poppy by Heather T
• tools - sewing machine, Big Shot
• other supplies - Spellbinders classic and scalloped circle large, white cardstock from stash, foam tape from stash

challenges:

• 2 Sisters #54 (boys and their toys)
• Card Cupids (cards with stitching)
• Crafty Creations #134 (punch or die cut) 
• Creative Card Crew (anything goes)
• Cuddly Buddly #9 (say something nice)
• Do You Stack Up #35 (friendly critters)
• Jellypark (punches/die cuts)
• Send A Smile 4 Kids (punch and/or die cuts)
• Stamps R Us (anything goes)  
• Sundays With Crissy #21 (Friendship)
• The Crazy Challenge #82 ('new') - new friend
• The Paper Shelter #29 (anything goes)
• There She Goes #122 (one layer with pop)
• Totally Gorjuss #96 (as you like it) 
  

Thanks for stopping by today and I am wishing you a wonderful, sunny and relaxed day!


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Sylvia

set for my 1st-grader :)

Hi my sweet blogging friends and happy Friday :-)

Weekend is here, finally ... AND I have two weeks off now :-)))

It's still hot with high humidity but I think there's a blizzard on it's way.. so hopefully it will get better tomorrow!

Today I want to show you a little set containing a card and a pillow box that I made for my youngest son Jonas who starts going to school in two weeks, when the summer holidays are over, here :-)


The writing is German and means something like 'Enjoy school, Jonas'

 

the card

and the pillowbox

 again

card receipe:

• patterned papers and elements - 'Schoolzone' by Jennifer Labre
• font - Sunshine Poppy by Heather T
• baker's twine - Divine Baker's Twine
• button - Sew Sweet Citrus Mixed Button Bag
• brad and spacer - from stash
• glue - Glue Dots mini glue dots

pillow box recipe:

• template - 'Pillow Boxes' by Krisi's Kreations
• patterned papers and elements - 'Schoolzone' by Jennifer Labre
• font - Sunshine Poppy by Heather T 
• ribbon - white satin from stash
• glue - foam pads from stash

challenges:

• 2 Sisters #53 (Back To School)
• 7 Kids College Fund  #28 (School Spirit) 
• Crazy Challenge (Back To School) 
• Creative Inspirations #66 (Back To School)
• Creative Stamp Friends #32 (School)
• Dare To Be Sassy Thursday #87 (Back To School)
• For Fun Challenges (Back To School)
• Going Grey With Scrap Creations #23 (Back To School)
• Paper Craft Star #59 (Back To School)
• Paper Play #34 (Back To School)
• Party Time Tuesdays (Back To school)
• Stamp Insanity #74 (Back To School)
  

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Sylvia

be merry

Hi my sweet blogging friends and happy Sunday :-)
I hope you enjoy your weekend!

Today I want to show you a christmas card.

I just {heart}  this cute and fun 'Gruffy Little Gnome' by Meljen's. This stamp image is available as digital stamp as well as in rubber!  I colored him using Tombows and watercolor pencils and highlighted parts with a white gel pen. Then I cut him out, trimming closely and put him on foam tape.

The patterned papers are from the adorable kit 'Santa's Little Helpers' by KimB Designs. For all of you who don't want to stamp and color themselves: She has some super cute and whimsical elements (like a Santa and his helper and trees etc.  in this kit. I think it's really worth to at least take a peak at it here

And here's a close up where I hope you can see the cut out gnome and trees and the dimension a bit better:

Ohhhh.... and did you notice: there is REAL sewing on this card ;-))))
*yeah* I got a mini sewing machine recently and this was my first try using it :D 

Wishing you all a wonderful Sunday and hope you'll have a great start into the new week!

card receipe:

• stamps - Whimsy Stamps 'Gruffy Little Gnome' by Meljen's (available as digi or rubber), Hero Arts  ('Merry')
• coloring medium - Tombow dual brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Sakura white gel pen
• patterned papers - Santa's Little Helpers by KimB Designs
• tools - AEG mini sewing machine
• other supplies - red cardstock from stash, foam pads from stash, Glue Dots, Doodlebug rub ons

challenges:

• Cupcake Craft Challenges #154 (sewing)
• Fab'n' Funky #85 (christmas) 
• Ohh La La #86 (christmas)
• Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #147 (christmas)
• The Paper Shelter #26 (real or faux stitching)

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Sylvia

You Are Such A Deer

Hi my sweet blogging friends and happy Tuesday :)

I hope you are all feeling fine and the weather is good where you live! 

Today I want to show you a card I created for one of the 'CHA Social Challenges' at Two Peas in a Bucket. The theme was 'feathers and leaves' and they wanted us to create a project using feathers and/or leaves.

And this was my entry:

And I was soooooo happy when I read today that I WON *yay*

Thanks so much Two Peas in a Bucket!!!

card receipe:

• stamps - October Afternoon
• patterned paper - 'Autumn in Hooville' by Jady Day Studio
• cardstock - Bazzill
• other supplies - green button from 'Spring mixed button bag' by Sew Sweet, crinkled seam binding in moss green from Sew Sweet, natural kraft button twine by May Arts, Nestabilities circle dies, paper piecing tool from stash, Sakura white gel pen, foam tape from stash, Glue Dots

challenges:

• Two Peas in a Bucket CHA Summer Social Challenge #2
• Die Cut Dreams #94 (4-legged animals)
• Hooked on Crafts #4 (cute and cuddly)
• Kaboodle Doodles #77 (stitching faux or real)
• Paper Cutz #101 (anything goes)
• Totally Gorjuss #90 (punch or die)

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Sylvia

Monster Party

Hi my sweet blogging friends and happy Friday :-)

I want to show you this super quick and fun monster card I made yesterday in the evening.

If you have been here on my blog a few hours ago, you may have seen it here already ;-)

But the picture was soooo bad (because I did not have daylight anymore and I wasn't able to make a good picture of it) so I thought I will do a new post with a new picture today :-)

So here it is again. A card using some Silhouette monster die cuts from Hero Arts.

I cut the monsters out twice: Once using the dark grey cardstock as a mat and a second time a little smaller using colored cardstock. I think this is a perfect card for our next birthday invitations for the little ones. Will go and ask them what they think about it :-)

card receipe:

• patterned papers - 'It's a Boy Thing' by Haynay Design and WM[squared] Design
• curve template - 'More Than Just Curves Vol 2' by Happy Scrip Girl Design
• die cut machine -  Silhouette SD
• cutting files -  'Baby Monster', 'Horned Monster' and 'One-Eyed Monster' by Hero Arts from Silhouette store
• font - Bodony MT
• other supplies - cardstock from stas, Glue Dots

challenges:

• Charisma Cardz #28 (it's in the stars) - lots of stars on the background paper
• Cute Card Thursday #173 (circles) - lots of circles on the background paper; hope that counts :-)
• Digital Tuesday #119 (use die cuts)
• Freshly Brewed Challenge #55 (triple play - use three of anything) - used three monsters :-)))
• Happileigh Scrappin Challenge #30 (critters) - do my monsters count as 'critters'? hope so ;-)
• KB Cute Mondays #21 (something cute)

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Sylvia

{DT} - friends are flowers in the garden of life

Hi my sweet blogging friends and happy Saturday :-)

I hope you are all feeling good and have a wonderful, sunny weekend!
After my youngest has ben taken ill at the beginning of the week (he's now fit again), now my second youngest has pustules all over the body and I suspect this could be rubeola (even though both of the boys are vaccinated!)
So we are sitting inside watching TV and stuff like this and can't enjoy the wonderful weather outside *sigh*

But I'm always trying to look on the bright side: this way I had some exta time to create a card ;-)

The following one was made for the 'Color Cue' challenge at the Market Street Stamps blog.
I immediately fell in love with the color combo when I saw it and thought I'd give it a go - even though I'm not eligible to win *sob* ;-)

 and here' my card:

card receipe:

• patterned papers - Fresh Fun by KimB Designs
• sentiment - from 'Flowers in Bloom Sentiment Set' by Raindrop Echo Designs (Whimsy Stamps)
• other supplies - cardstock from stash, crinkled seam binding in chalk white from Sew Sweet, metal butterfly embellishments from stash, blue rhinestones from Kaisercraft, Glue Dots Mini

challenges:

• Aud Sentiments Challenge #32 (at least two words)
• Cardmadfairy's #12 (include an animal) - the butterfly charms
• Charisma Cardsz #27 (all about flowers)
• Color Cue #4 (dusty grey, ruby red, turquois)
• Cupcake Craft Challenges #149 (single layer cards)
• Designs by Lisa Somerville (floral frenzy)
• Timeless Tuesday #125 (friend)
• Try It on Tuesday # (flower power)

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Sylvia

{DT} - Genevieve

Hi my sweet blogging friends and happy Wednesday :-)

I hope you had a great week so far. 

Since it's Wednesday it means another challenge at Crafts and Me Challenges, where we want you to use your 'favorite stamp'.

Well I admit it.. the stamp I used on my card is not the favorite stamp (because I love so many stamps, that I just cannot decide which one is the favorite one *lol*), but it's a stamp from one of my all time favorite stamp image designers: Hannah Lynn! I so adore her work and I used the adorable 'Genevieve' to create my card:

card receipe:

• stamp - Genevieve by Hannah Lynn
• coloring medium - Tombow Dual Brush pens, Mondeluz watercolor pencils
• patterned papers - Zen Garden Papers by Inspirations by Day
• brush frames - I Was Framed by Haynay Designs
• other supplies - crinkled seam binding in 'elegant peacock' from Sew Sweet, Distress inks from Ranger, blue rhinestones from Kaisercraft

challenges:

• Crafts and Me #42 (favorite stamp)
• Bearly Mine #14 (anything goes)
• Craft Your Passion #65 (anything goes)
• Deep Ocean #3 (cards)
• Digital Tuesdays (bling it up) 
• Dream Valley #10 (ribbon)
• One Stitch At A Time #69 (use a digi) - the image is not a digi but the papers are digi.. hope that counts, though?!

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Sylvia

Hello Sunshine

Hi everyone and happy Friday (again) :-)


Here's a second card for today. My inspiration for this card came from the 'Moxie Fab Challenge: Beautiful Borders'. To create this card I used various digi kits from the June 'Mix A Kit' collection at Scrap Matters.

close up of the sun: cut it out and put it on foam pads, then added (lots of single) clear gemstones to it

 close up of the waves: cut them out and put them on top for dimension

card receipe:

• patterned papers - 'Clean Lines Paper Pack' by Elise's Pieces
• elements - 'Summer Sunshine Extras' by WM[squared] and 'Hello Sunshine Elements' by The Design Girl
• other supplies - white cardstock from stash, foam pads from stash, crystal gemstones from Prima Marketing, Broken China Distress inks from Ranger

challenges:

• Amber's Craft and Stuff #15 (Summer)
• Celebrate the Occasion (Summer w/Sun)
• Crafting For All Seasons #3 (Summer)
• Craft Us Crazy #11 (Red, White, Blue and/or Summer) - I chose 'or Summer' ;-)
• Fab 'n Funky #78 (Summer)
• Papertake Weekly (Here Comes The Sun)
• The Paper Shelter (Fun in the Sun)
• The Paper Variety (Summer)
• Try It On Tuesday (Sun)

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Sylvia

happy birthday to you

Hi everyone and happy Friday!
So glad you stopped by my blog today :-)

This time I have another simple birthday card to share

Pretty easy to create, but  I love the patterns and colors of the papers! Therefore I think they are going for themselves and it did not need much to dress it up any further - what do you think?

card receipe:

• patterned paper - 'Bluebird' by Erica Zane
• stamps - birthday sentiment from 'Write It Out: Everyday Sentiments' by Krisi's Kreations, 'Diffusion' from Hampton Arts
• tools - Silhouette SD
• cutting file - 'Butterflies Set 1' by The Cutting Files
• other supplies - white pom pom trim from Bazzill, clear gemstones from Hero Arts, ColorBox inks, Glue Dots Lines

challenges:

• Deep Ocean Challenge #2 (Flowers)
• Ruby's Rainbow #6 (Flowers)

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Sylvia