Chills & Thrills

Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :)	Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Mittwoch :)
The days are getting colder (only 14°C today *brr*), gray and rainy again! Guess that means Summer is saying good bye and we have to welcome Autumn, soon!	Die Tage werden langsam wieder kühler (nur 14°C heute *brr*), grau und regnerisch! Das bedeutet wohl, das der Sommer dabei ist sich zu verabschieden und wir bald den Herbst willkommen heißen!
While I don't like all the rain, I love Autumn (when it's sunny *lol*) And I love Halloween! Yes! I do! Even though we do not really celebrate this here, but I just love the "mood" of it... a little bit scary but not too much ;-)	Aber obwohl ich keinen Regen mag, liebe ich den Herbst (naja, zumindest wenn er sonnig ist *lol*) Und ich liebe Halloween! Ja! Wirklich! Auch wenn Halloween hier nicht wirklich gefeiert wird, mag ich doch die "Stimmung" total gerne... so ein bisschen gruselig.. aber doch nicht allzusehr ;-)
Ok... enough babbled.. here's my first Halloween card of the year - more to come :-D I have used Teresa Collins' "Masquerade Party" collection (papers and sticker) and a sentiment stamp from an old Cosmo Cricket stamp set, I found in my stash. I heat embossed it with fine black embossing powder and just love how it turned out :)	Ok, genug geplappert.. hier kommt also die erste Halloween Karte des Jahres - und es wird nicht die Letzte bleiben :-D Ich habe Teresa Collins' "Masquerade Party" Serie benutzt (Papiere und Sticker) und einen Sprüche Stempel aus einem alten Cosmo Cricket Stempel Set, das ich zufällig noch in meinem Altbestand gefunden habe. Ich hab' den Spruch mit feinem schwarzem Embossingpulver heiß embosst und muss sagen, das mir das Ergebnis wirklich gut gefällt :)

Supplies stamps - Cosmo Cricket "Haunted" patterned papers - Teresa Collins: "Masquerade Party - Webs", "Masquerade Party - Trick or Treat", "Masquerade Party - Die Cut Sheet" tools - Ranger "Heat It" tool, Ranger non stick craft sheet others - white cardstock, Kaisercraft black rhinestones, Distress inks "Black Soot", Versamark watermark ink, Ranger black embossing powder, embossing buddy, dimensional foam adhesive

Season's Greetings

Hi everyone and happy Friday :)
TGIF! And it's my last day at work for the next two weeks *yay*
So this is only a quick post (before I'm off to work) to share one more (maybe the last?) Christmas card with you.
This one also was made for the Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine (also available as free online magazine) and you can find this card on page 22

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Freitag :)
TGIF! Und es ist auch mein letzter Arbeitstag für die nächsten zwei Wochen *hurra*
Somit ist dies hier auch nur ein ganz kurzes Posting (bevor ich gleich zur Arbeit verschwinde) um Euch noch eine (vielleicht die letzte?)  Weihnachtskarte zu zeigen.
Auch diese ist für das Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazine entstanden (das es auch als kostenlose Online Version gibt) und Ihr könnt die Karte dort auf Seite 22 finden

card recipe:

• stamps - Whimsy Stamps "Winter Letter Seals" 
• patterned papers - Cosmo Cricket "Be Good" 
• tools - Spellbinders Paper Arts "GC-001 Grand Calibur" die cutting and embossing machine
• dies - Spellbinders Paper Arts "S4-114 Standard Circles Lg", "S4-125 Classic Scalloped Circles Sm", "S4-345 Picot Edge Circles"
• others - Bazzill kraft cardstock, Prima Marketing "Say It in Pearls" embellishment, Stickles gold, Sakura white gel pen, paper piercing tool from stash, dimensional foam adhesive from stash

challenges:

• ABC Christmas (Y=Your Favorite Punch/Die) - I love all Spellbinders dies, but the circles are definitely my favs and go-to's!
• Celebrate the Occasion #93 (Christmas: Anything goes)
• Crafting for all Seasons #42 (green+red+sparkle/glitter)
• Creative Belli #159 (Christmas)
• Die Cutting Divas #95 (Holidays)
• Freshly Brewed #125 (Christmas)
• Loves Rubberstamps #31 (Christmas)
• Pennys Paper-Crafty Challenge #107 (Christmas)
• Simon Says .... (Merry Christmas)
• Whimsy Stamps #54 (Festive)

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Sylvia

Shaped Christmas Easel Card

 

 Hi everyone and happy Monday :)
Today I'm sharing a label shaped easel card with you that I have created for the latest issue of Whimsy Stamps Inspirations magazine, which is available as a free online version as well as a printed magazine!
But I have not only created this card but there's also a pictured step-by-step tutorial on how to make one yourself in the magazine on page 78-79 :)
I hope you like it!

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Montag :)    
Heute möchte ich Euch eine sogenannte Easel Karte zeign, die nicht einfach quadratisch ist, sondern in Label Form. Ich hatte die Karte für die aktuelle Ausgabe des Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Magazins gemacht, die sowohl als kostenfreie Online Ausgabe, sowie auch in gedruckter Form verfügbar ist!
Ich habe aber nicht einfach nur diese Karte gemacht, sondern auch eine bebilderte Schritt-für-Schritt Anleitung für Euch erstellt, die Ihr auf Seite 78-79 des Magazins finden könnt :)
Ich hoffe es gefällt Euch!   


this is what the card looks like, when it's closed (to be mailed) 
so sieht die Karte aus, wenn sie geschlossen ist (zum Versenden)

 

card recipe:

• stamps - Whimsy Stamps: "Holidays Carols Notables 4" 
• coloring medium - Mondeluz watercolor pencils, Sakura white gel pen
• patterned papers - Cosmo Cricket "Be Good", Basic Grey "Fruitcake"
• tools - Spellbinders Paper Arts "GC-001 Grand Calibur" die cutting and embossing machine
• dies - Whimsy Stamps: "Notables 4 Die" + "Holly Branch Notables 4 Die"; Spellbinders Paper Arts "S5-077 Labels Twenty-Five"
• others - Kaisercraft rhinestones, My Mind's Eye epoxy brad, cream crinkled seam binding, Distress inks "Walnut Stain", dimensional foam adhesive

challenges:

• Basic Grey Challenges #83 (Christmas)
• Cards Galore (Christmas)
• Come and Get It (Anything Christmas)
• Really Reasonable Ribbon #62 (anything goes + ribbon)
• The Pretty Little Ribbon #17 (Christmas)
• The Squirrel and The Fox #33 (Christmas)

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Sylvia

2011 - A Summer at Home

Hi everyone and happy Friday :-)
 I have not created a layout for some time now and decided I just have to do one with the new "Weltenbummler" (= globetrotter in english) collection designed by Stephanie Berger for Scrapbook Werkstatt.
This is an amazing collection with beautiful patterned papers, clear stamp sets and journaling tags.
So I just had to create a page with these ;-)


Since we have two dogs and four children, we don't often do traveling but rather stay at home during the holidays. But -if the weather is fine- that's also much fun!
On my layout I did the journaling on the back of the tag!
The layout is 8.5x11... it seems I like this format better than the huge 12x12

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Freitag :-)

Ich habe jetzt schon länger kein Layout mehr gemacht und habe beschlossen, das ich unbedingt eines mit der entzückenden "Weltenbummler" Kollektion machen muss, welche von Stephanie Berger für die Scrapbook Werkstatt designed wurde, gestalten muss!

Die Kollektion ist wirklich toll mit vielen schönen gemusterten Papieren, Acrylstempeln und Journaling Blättern!

Also musste ich jetzt einfach mal eine Seite damit gestalten ;-)

Da wir zwei Hunde und vier Kinder haben, fahren wir nicht oft in Urlaub, sondern bleiben auch öfter mal zuhause während der Ferien. Aber -solange das Wetter schön ist- auch das macht immer viel Spaß!

Auf meinem Layout ist das Journaling hinten auf dem Tag zu finden!

Das Layout ist 8,5x11 Inches groß.... es scheint, das mir dieses Format irgendwie besser liegt als das große 12x12

the titles and subtitles are German for
"2011 a Summer at home"
and beneath the photo on the journaling tag it's German for
"I like to be here with you"

oh and I also created three ATCs with the same collection

oh und außerdem habe ich noch drei ATCs mit derselben Kollektion gestaltet:

recipe:

• stamps - Scrapbook-Werkstatt Weltenbummler Clearstamps 'Einmal rund um die Welt'
• patterned papers - Scrapbook-Werkstatt 'Weltenbummler' paper collection
• journaling tags - Scrapbook-Werkstatt 'Weltenbummler' journaling tags
• tools - Spellbinders Paper Arts "GC-001 Grand Calibur" die cutting machine
• dies - Spellbinders Paper Arts "S4-161 Labels One", "S4-328 Foliage", "E8-007 Classic Edges One Edgeabilities"
• others - American Crafts/Amy Tangerine Thickers 'Sketchbook - Journal' white, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Stickers brown, May Arts natural kraft button twine, Sakura black + white gel pens, dimensional foam adhesive from stash

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Sylvia

To Cheer You...

 
Hi everyone and happy Wednesday :-)
Today, my second post as International Spellblogger is up on the Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog :-)
Here's a little sneak peek of what I created.
You will find full instructions (with pictures) on how to create a label shaped card using the special triple-function (cutting, embossing and stenciling) of the Spellbinders Paper Arts dies on their blog
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 I really hope you like my project! 
 And if you would find some time to jump over there and leave me a comment, that would be fantastic! :-) 
Thanks in advance!

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Mittwoch :-)

Heute ist mein zweites Posting als International Spellblogger auf dem Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog erschienen :-)

Das Bild hier ist ein kleiner Vorgeschmack auf das, was es dort zu sehen gibt. 

Ihr findet eine komplette (bebilderte) Anleitung wie ich diese Label-Karte gestaltet habe, indem ich die spezielle dreifach-Funktion (Stanzen, Prägen und Schablonieren) der Spellbinders Paper Arts Stanzen genutzt habe 

--> hier <--

Ich hoffe sehr, das Euch mein Projekt gefällt! 

Und falls Ihr ein wenig Zeit übrig habt um mal dort vorbei zu schauen und mir einen Kommentar zu hinterlassen (gerne auch auf deutsch!), dann würde ich mich echt riesig freuen! :-)
Danke schon im Voraus!

card recipe:

• stamps - Whimsy Stamps: "Everyday Sayings Notables 4" by Raindrop Echo Designs
• patterned papers - Cosmo Cricket "Odds and Ends" collection
• tools - Spellbinders Paper Arts "GC-001 Grand Calibur" die cutting machine, ScorPal
• dies - Spellbinders Paper Arts: "S5-072 Blossom Tags and Accents" , "S5-077 Labels Twenty-Five", "S4-114 Standard Circles Lg"
• others - cardstock from stash, Kaisercraft clear rhinestones, red crinkled seam binding from stash, Maya Road trinket pins 'heart', Sakura white gel pen, paper piercing tool from stash, dimensional foam tape from stash

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Sylvia

You Make A Difference In My Life

Hi everyone and happy Friday :-)
Normally I'd say 'thank god it's Friday', but this time I'm a bit sad, it's Friday already *lol*
That means my week off will end very soon and I have to go back to work instead of having some wonderful time with my kids and dogs and time for getting creative *sob*
 But instead of moaning, I just want to show you this card I created by following this weeks sketch on the Mojo Monday blog. Love their sketches!

Hallo zusammen und Euch allen einen wunderschönen Freitag :-)

Normallerweise würde ich ja sagen "endlich Freitag", aber diesmal bin ich eher ein wenig traurig darüber, das schon Freitag ist *lol*

Das heißt nämlich das meine Urlaubswoche schon fast wieder zu Ende ist und ich schon bald wieder zur Arbeit muss, anstatt Zeit mit meinen Kids, den Hunden und natürlich mit meinem kreativen Hobby zu verbringen *seufzzz*

Aber anstatt hier rumzujammern möchte ich Euch diese Karte zeigen, die nach dem aktuellen Sketch bei Mojo Monday entstanden ist! Ich liebe deren Sketche!

 card recipe:

• stamps - Whimsy Stamps 'Everyday Circle Postmarks' by Raindrop Echo Designs
• patterned papers - Cosmo Cricket 'Odds and Ends' collection
• tools - Spellbinders Paper Arts Grand Calibur® die cutting machine, mini sewing machine
• dies - Spellbinders Paper Arts 'S5-042 Fleur de Lis Accents' + 'S4-114 Standard Circles Lg'
• other supplies - red grosgrain ribbon from stash, lace from stash, Kaisercraft clear rhinestone, Sakura white gel pen, dimensional foam adhesive, Versafine + Distress inks

challenges:

• Mojo Monday #236 (sketch)
• 7 Kids College Fund #45 (die cuts/punches)
• Delightful Challenges (stitches)
• Flourishes FLLCAPRRW1 (lace)
• Lexi's Creations #62 (focus on sentiment)
• Pixie Challenge #122 (ribbon)
• Sassy Cheryl's #110 (anything goes) - I hope it's ok to enter a non-cute card *smile*
• The Stamping Boutique #33 (distress)

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Sylvia

2Peas Goodies Made Into a Halloween Card

Hi everyone and happy Saturday :-)

Today I have another Halloween card to share with you. 

I got some really cool Halloween papers from the 'Trick or Treat' collection by My Little Shoebox in a package from TwoPeasinaBucket.com recently. These papers (and some fun things more) were my prize for winning one of their challenges - THANKS SO MUCH @ 2Peas!!!


And since I am a bit obsessed by all things Halloween I just had to create something with these adorable papers :-)))

The pumpkins are actually cut out from one of the patterned papers and then put on dimensional adhesive.
The sentiment stamp is from a clear stamp set by Cosmo Cricket.

The greeeeeeeen lace (isn't that just perfect for Halloween projects?) and the black ruffled ribbon underneath it are both from Sew Sweet.


Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll have a great weekend!

card recipe:

• stamps - Cosmo Cricket
• patterned papers - My Little Shoebox 'Trick or Treat' collection from Two Peas in a Bucket
• other supplies - May Arts black sheer ruffle ribbon, Sass and Belle green cotton lace, foam tape from stash 

challenges:

• Crafting Fo All Seasons #12 (Halloween)
• Divas by Design #13 (something spooky)
• Do You Stack Up #43 (Halloween)
• Fab 'n' Funky #96 (Halloween)
• I Brake For Challenges #12 (Halloween)
• My Mum's Craft Shop (Halloween)
• Paper Play Week 43 (Halloween)
• Rainbow Lady's #176 (BOO Spooks and Witches)
• Stampin' for the Weekend (spooky)
• The Sisterhood of Crafters (Halloween)

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Sylvia

Best Witches

Hi everyone and happy Thursday :)


Today I want to share another Halloween card with you.
I used some Divine Twine Baker's Twine to create a 'frame' around my little Halloween scenery ... and I could not resist and had to do a bit of faux stitching, also *lol*
 The 'eyes' of the skeleton are two tiny clear rhinestones (see close up)

card recipe:

• stamps - Cosmo Cricket
• patterned paper - from a digital kit that I can't remember at the moment *argh* (will go and take a closer look at the downloads I made recently and will write the kit's name down as soon as I know it!!!)
• other supplies - Bazzill kraft cardstock, Coredinations black cardstock, Divine Twine Baker's Twine, Sakura white gel pen, Prima Marketing clear rhinestones, paper piecing tool and foam tape from stash

challenges:

• Art Impressions Stamps (Halloween)
• Crafty Ribbons #3 (Halloween)
• Moving Along With the Times (Spooky Halloween Cards)
• Stampin' B's #130 (Halloween Card)
  

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Sylvia

smile

  Hi everyone and happy Thursday :)
Today I have another card that I made for the CAS challenge over at The Outlawz, where the I had to use a color combo that's so NOT me! ;-)

But it was much fun to step out and create something, that otherwise (without the challenge) I'd never have done.. it was really fun (even though it was very exhausting, also *lol*)

challenges:

• The Outlawz CAS0306
• Going Grey With Scrap-Creations (Going Green)
• House of Gilli (Green)
• Little Red Wagon (Green) 
• Papertake Weekly (Lemon or Bright)
• Pennys Paper Crafty (Green)
• Squigglefly #88 (Green)
• The Shabby Tea Room #52 (Green)

card recipe:

• stamp - October Afternoon
• patterned papers - Cosmo Cricket 'Circa 1934' Mini Deck
• other supplies - kraft cardstock from Bazzill, Silhouette SD machine, die cut file from Silhouette, Color Box pigment ink, crinkled ribbon from Prairie Bird Boutique (etsy), selfadhesive crystal from Hero Arts, Glue Dots, Glue Dots Lines

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Sylvia