You are precious

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My second post for the moment. This time I just wanted to share this sentiment from Max Lucado: "You are precious, because you exist, not what you are doing or what you can do, but just because you are." Hope this is a correct translation. The DP is from First Edition - Daydream. I used a Martha Stewart border punch on the light yellow and 2 different diecuts on the round shapes, I added a bit of dark purple as accent. The diecut butterflies are from Les Decos and the buttons from my stash.

Challenges I'm joining:
Craft your Passion #128  - Bingo - Yellow, border punch, buttons
Fetch a Sketch #33 - Sketch
A Gem of a Challenge # 55 - Lemon, Lilac, 2 butterflies, bow
Sweet Stampin 21/9 - Sentiment focus

Thank you
Olga

Scripture and gold

The Outlawz Tuesday challenge CC0918

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I made another stack Christmas cards, this time with a nativity scene. It is a cling stamp from Stampendous and is called Cling Sacred silhouette. I did some silver heat embossing on the image. The frame diecut is from Spellbinder and the emboss folder is from Cuttlebug. The scripture is from Luke 2:12 and I used a sizzix diecut for the tag in gold and the ribbon and brad is from my stash. The corners is from a square diecut from Cuttlebug that I have cut in 2.

Challenges I'm joining:
The Outlawz CC0918 - Colour combo
Cupcake Craft Challenge #210 - Script and gold
Stampendous Impressions - Embossing
Tuesday Throwdown #116 - Cutting corners

Thank you
Olga

Belief in yourself

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It is the next round at CDAC progressive challenge you could be a star. This time we have received this digi fro Priscilla styles and was available in the plain, Christmas or Halloween. We do not celebrate Halloween, so I sticked to the plain one. This kitty sure looks as if he had enough. At first I thought I'll do a back to school thing were he is just to glad to have some peace at last, but then I got his sentiment from Christian D. Larson: "Belief in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you, that is greater than any obstacle" from Facebook and then I thought a bit of a caring card would do it a bit better.

Currently it is autumn in the northern hemisphere and I just love all the rich colours of browns and oranges. I also love A Die for a Sketch challenges, though they are new on the block and it is just for fun, they have such great inspiration, so pop over and join them, just maybe you can inspire them to get some sponsors since they are a monthly blog. I used a Cuttlebug leave border emboss on the brown, a Upikit border punch on the orange, Spelbinders Label one and the leaves were also punched.
Challenges I had in mind when I started my project:
A Die For A Sketch #4 - Sketch
CDAC Progressive Challenge - You could be a star cdacpc20, priscillastyles
Bunny Zoe's Craft #28 - Distressing
Digi makeover #54 - Welcome Autumn
Eureka Stamps #6 - Autumn colours
Addicted to stamp #39 - Autumn Colours
One Stitch at a time #131 - Autumn Colours

Thank you
Olga

Heart and thoughts

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I am stuck with black and white lately. I bought some beautiful papers, though I haven't used any, yet. CAS-ual Friday's challenge for Black, White and 1, red in this case tickled me to play again. I still have a few ideas, though my time is tight. The black textured paper is from my stash, I used a Spellbinder diecut for the border and the hedgehog and sentiment is from Penny Black's hugs series. I did the sentiment first in red and then with the black wit heat embossing to give it a bit of shadow effect, though I think I was not that successful this time. The velvet heart is from my stash and I made a insert cut on the hedgehog.

Challenges I'm joining:
CAS-ual Fridays CFC70 - Black, white and 1(red), 2nd entry
2 Sister's challenge blog #109 - Black, white and 1
Tammy's Scrppin Corner #28 - Anything goes

Thank you
Olga

Skiing Santa

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I've decided to do the blog hop over at Craft Your Passion this weekend. It is all about sports and the ladies did an outstanding job with all there star creations. Their Monday challenge is also blast from past, meaning you can do any of their previous challenges, just stating which one. When I played a bit I decided that #38 suited me with red, green and cream (though my cream is probably more champagne). Then came the twist of a sport. I won some adorable Tropical Santa images from Bugaboo some while ago and it suite me so well, since I stay in the southern hemisphere, so Christmas is warm, it is in the middle of our summer holidays and most families gather on holiday next to the ocean or some form of water. The snow and all those image can not relate to our Christmases. From there my choice for this project - Santa doing some skiing. My papers is from Forever Christmas Cards paper stack from Hot off the Press inc. A stack I got last year with a magazine. I did some stitching on the ribbon to give it that pleads. Punch used is from Martha Stewart and the sentiment is also from the paper stack. I added rhinestones on the corners and stars on the sentiment - as required by the blog hop and I used some 3D white paint on Santa's beard.
Challenges I'm joining:
Craft Your Passion Blog hop - "All stars" Sports blog hop
Craft Your Passion #127 - Blast from the past #38 - Red, green, cream
Catch the bug September Bingo at bugaboo - Glitter, Stitching, Bugaboo Image
Cute Card Thursday #234 - Christmas in September

Thank you
Olga

Hanging Balls

 Close-up on the balls

The Outlwaz Wednesday sketch challenge SC091212

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This is another Christmas card. Again I have dig into my stash. I have loads of Christmas peel-offs that I got with paper packs I've bought in France still.. Again with no stamped images in mind, I made this card, but this time I used the Outlwaz Wednesday sketch as inspiration as well as CAS-ual Friday's challenge of Black, white and one colour. I've used silver in this case, though I am playing with another idea in my head for the black and white. I've put the peel-offs on white cardstock, cut it out and mounted it on the black with foam glue dots, used a Martha Stewart border punch and some odd ribbon and a white gelpen on the border.

Thank you
Olga

Colourful Christmas

 Close - up of one of the cards

 Packet of 5 cards

Just Us Girls Colour Challenge

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I am super excited. I have finished my first packet of cards for our Christmas market in a about 5 weeks time. Yes, I am slow, but I have put out the next two weeks to do all my Christmas cards, so hopefully I can do a few more. I was inspired by two challenges. First, The Sisterhood of Crafter's challenge to make a project without any stamps - no rubber or digital. Though if you look at their creations will will never say that there are no stamps used. For some it is quite easy, but I tend to think about an image when I make a card. Then on Saturday The Just us Girls challenge us on making a rainbow colour project. Two years ago I made Christmas cards with these multicoloured rainbow paper with silhouettes on it and there were some off cuts left. The images are from Glue Dots Magic Motifs and I used a purple or blue glitter on it. The sentiment in Afrikaans - Merry Christmas - is a peel-off, that I bought recently.  Very simple, but I like the paper!

Have a blessed day!
Olga