Hang in there

Hallo

This digi and sentiment is from Happileigh Scrappin, also one of round 12 digis from Crafter's Digital Art Centre. Since we stayed in France for a few years and they are known to eat froglegs I have a very soft spot for frogs. Not that I do like the real stuff, but all other forms of frogs gives me a awh feeling. This morning when I opened my blog I saw CAS-friday's new challenge for ribbons, I just had to create this card. Thought I'll stay with this hanging feeling. Cardstock is brazzille paper and ribbon is from my stash.
Challenges I'm joining:
CAS-Fridays # CFC40 - Tie one on
CDAC round 12 - cdacpc12, HSD
The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop Februarie # 7 - Anything goes
Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge #21 - Anything goes

Have a beautiful weekend.
Olga

Dancers

Good Morning

Crafter's Digital Art Centre started their next round, and this time they have such beautiful digis available, that I just needed to play with them. Their theme is: Green, Great Gorgeous, though the green is not neccessary the main focus, but the fun. This is the first of a few that I want to share with you. This digi is from A day for Daisies, called dancers. I've used some paper piecing with a mother of pearl pink for their bodices and shoes. Soften the white with a pink distress and for a first for me, I used designer paper as the base for my card. This pink rose paper is from my scrapbook stash that I had for ages now and it just fitted the colour scheme. I also did some stitching with some metal embroidery on my sentiment. It is an Afrikaans stamp I've just as base, saying Happy Birthday! The swirl is also from mother in pearl paper and the flowers and pearls is from my stash.
I was guided by the following challenges I'm joining:
Mojo Monday #228 - Sketch
There she goes # TSG143 - Olive, Rose, Razzleberry
The ribbon real #21 - Shabby Chic Birthday - Photo inspiration with Ribbon, Lace, Stitching, Roses
Anything Goes #60 - Eye's down Bingo Board - Ribbon, Lace, Stitching, flowers, Swirls and pearls
Charisma Cardz #6 - Happy Aniversairy
CDAC round 12 - cdacpc12, adfd

Thank you for your visit.
Olga

Birthday Party with Alice

Top: Slided open.

Good Day

Hope your day is filled with warmth and that you love yourself the best, since you are the best in your shoes and you are special!

Today's card, is a birthday card for a young lady whom will turn 4 soon. I've used Alice in wonderland from Digi my World. For a change I've made a slide card and digged in my confetti for the embellishments and it is amazing the buttons you can find these days. This giftbox button just fitted the small table. All goodies are from my stash, just love the Use it Tuesday blog for using all your stash. They are also celebrating their 1st birthday with some big celebrations and bloghop.

Challenge I'm joining in this celebration.

Digi my World #3 - Birthday wishes

Use it Tuesday #25 - Birthday celebrations

Fetch a Sketch #17 - Sketch

Thank you for your visit.

Olga

Bee Happy

Good Afternoon

I've started working on this card on Friday afternoon, though I have only finished it this morning. So, I used Mojo Monday's sketch, but I'm a bit too late to enter their challenge. I was however inspired my Melissa over at Meljen's design challenge for pastels and I use this bee freebie and her sentiment. The designer papers is from two magazines namely Papercraft Essentials - the bee happy paper and the doodle paper on the background is from cardmaking & papercraft. I did some embossing on the other backpaper and used the distressing technique with some pale blue ink. The diecut is from Marianne's design, I added some beads with the buttons to brighten up the card. I have to admit that I prefer bold colours with pastels and that I find it sometimes to pale to play with only pastels, although the projects over at Meljen's are beautiful. Challenges I'm joining:

Meljen's design #96 - Pastels with a meljen's digi

Craft your Passion # 97 - Recipe - 1 Ribbon, 2 Pattern Papers, 3 Buttons

Charisma Cards # 5 - Things with wings

Robyn's Fetish Challenge #94 - Square cards

Have a beeautiful day.

Olga

Heart mouse

Good Morning



With Valentine's day around the corner, I thought I will quickly share you this card. I've used a freebie from Meljen's design called "Art Mouse" and I used the Outlawz Sketch. All the cardstock is from my stash. I've added a bit of beads to the charm to give it a bit of dangling. This whole card was mainly inspired by Anything Goes's bingo challenge. Though the closed card is a square, I've cut away a half of each page, as can be seen on the second photo. The top stamps are from Nitwit and sentiment from Adam Pescott.

Challenges I'm joining:
Anything Goes #60 - Eyes down, Bingo Board - Distress, Charms, Animals, Shaped Card or My choice - 2 different stamps

Prairiy Fairy Fun Fridays # 72 - Let me call you sweetheart
Crafty Catz #119 - Valentine's

Glitter Geeks #week 6 - To the one I love

Dutch Dare Card #151 - White & Pink, Red



Hope you have a lovely valentine's day.



Olga

House + Love = Home

Good Day

It is time for the next round at the Crafter's Digital Art Centre with a theme of "Love will find a way". They have some lovely digis, provided by a group of talented artist. Today I have used two of them on one project. Friends of ours have moved house and I thought it appropriate to give them a card. I've tried a bit of vintage look with a bling on it. Maybe a bit overdone, since bling is not quite my style. But I have to admit, sometimes to take a proper picture takes a lot more effort than to make the card. The papers I've used is Vintage rose paper pack and Picnic in the park paper stack. I've used old rose chalk ink for my distressing and added some glitter, beads, gems and glitter ribbon with a bit of gelpens on the edges. Sentiment, computer generated read " A house becomes a home when love moves in".

Challenges I was guided by:
CDAC progressive challenge round 11 - Images used: Bailey bear with heart from Sew Many Cards(cdacpc11, smc) and MRO Digi Home from Whimsy and Stars (cdacpc11, Whimsyandstars)
Charisma Cards #4 - Vintage
Crafty Creations #155 - Home Sweet Home
Cute Card Thursday #202 - Buttons and bows
Dutch Dare Cardmakers #150 - Photo inspiration - Lime/menth, peach/pink, buttons, stripes, spring
I did it Creations#92 - Make it sparkle
Midnight Madness # MMSC135 - Sketch
Shelly's Image TTT - All tied up

Thank you and have a creative weekend!
Olga

Wedding Invitation

Good Day

I want to share this wedding invitation I've made. It was a bit of low budget and limited time project. Though, I think it did not come out to bad. I've used a Nellie Snellin diecut on the red foil paper and a cuttlebug bell emboss template on the gold cirlce. The stamp - Sketchy Flourishes from Inkadinkado, done in gold with some heat emboss, to give it a bit more bling, all done on white brazzille cardstock, 10x15cm.
Some new challenges I'm joining this time, with some fab prizes and a big celebrations!
Craft Sentiment - 31 Jan - Punches/Dies
Sassy's Cheryl's Challenge Blog #100 - Punches with something shimmering
Die Cuttin Divas #50 - Anything Goes

Thank you for your visit and have a splendid day!
Olga