Let's Dance

Good Day!

Today is a day with a lot of history in our family. Personally, my blog is two years old, thanks to Shelly from Minkie's paper paradise, whom inspired me through a magazine. Furthermore, 8 years ago we left for our adventurous stay in France.
This card is for a young lady whom was born 8 years ago, to our neighbours then. The digi is from Di's Digital stamp boutique and is called let's dance. I found music and dance a universal theme for any age. I've used a cuttlebug music emboss template on the vellum. I've used papers and ribbons from my stash.
Challenges I'm joining in the fun:
The Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge 28/3/2012 -SC032812 Sketch
The Outlawz Tuesday Colour challenge 27/3/2012 - CC032712 Blue, Pink, White
Papercrafting Journey #6 - Photo inspiration
Robyn Fetish #100 - Kids Card
Crafty Catz Challenge #126 - Use a digital image

I'm off to my very first live international T20 cricket game.

Thank you for your visit
Olga

You're my #1

An Irish blessing.

Good Day

I've made this card for my hubby. As from the 1 of April a new phase, in his career, will start for him and all of us. He has been appointed as the new GM at the local plant. I'm very proud of his success and I wanted to make him something to remind him of this special day.

I've used the latest freebie of bugaboo stamps called guy-car-keys, though I have erased the car in the background. Added an irish blessing, which I believe he'll need. DYSU has a challenge for plaid and this paper, from fabscrap, contains all the colours that he loves. Used a cuttlebug border emboss template on the green.

Challenges I've been guided by:

Catch the bug - Stella says sketch 107

Do your stackin up # 64 - Plaid

Cupcake Craft Challenge # 185 - Sound of music - Tina Turner's Hero

Pile it on #13 - For a Man

Thank you for your visit.

Olga

Wanna be a Rockstar

A close-up of my image designed James Usher, which I found over at The Outlawz and coloured with aquarelles and distressing with chalk.

The open card, paper from Teresa Collins - on the edge: guitar

Good day

This weekend I have found a new challenge site called Forever Night Challenge. They have a colour challenge of red, purple and black. Usually I'm reluctant to work with black, but this paper just added to the rockstar mood. Used a bit of purple glitter on the edge of my computer generated sentiment. All the papers is from my stash and the red snake skin design added a bit of bling to the card. For the edges I've used my crafter's companion ultimate pro.

Challenges I'm joining:

Forever Night Challenge #FFC32 - Red, purple and black

Fussy and Fancy #59 - No square or rectangular

Cupcake craft challenge #185 - Sound of music - I wanna be a rockstar By Nickelback
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #9 - Fancy folds

Pattie's creations #40 - Anything goes

ATCs & cards with attitude #8 - Steampunk/Anything goes

Thank you

Olga

Spring Morning

Good Afternoon

In the Northern Hemisphere life is slowly starting to come out of its winter sleep. Here in the southern heimisphere the leaves turns into all the warm colours and are falling. We are preparing for our winter. I just love flowers, doesn't really matter what season it is.
This is the second card I made yesterday. It is Isabelle from Sara Kay, distributed by Stampavie. She surely fits into a lovely spring morning with her new puppy love and bare feet on the fresh green grass. This can be very tipical of a four year old ladie in our country. I've coloured her with aquarelles. I used a kraft cardstock base with some tissues orange paper and the pink embossed paper I had for ages now, finishing it off with 3 flower brads. A bit clean and simple, but I wanted to make the paper and image more of the focal point.

Challenges I'm joining:
Shelly's images TTT22/3 - Colour challenge with a twist - Kraft, Orange & Pink with embossing
Fetch a Sketch #20 - Sketch
Crafty Catz weekly challenge # 125 - Spring is in the air
Prairie Fairy Fridays #75 - Spring fling
Cute Card Thursday #209 - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin # 24/3 - Anything goes
Dutch Dare #157 - Cute and cuddly
Raise the bar # 97 - In the garden

Hope you have the smell of spring or autumn where ever you are.
Olga

Get well soon

Good day

It is Saturday and after a week, where I did not had a moment to even come into my craft room, I used a moment this morning to make two cards. Both of them a bit clean and simple. This one is a Get well card. The sentiment in Afrikaans is a rubberstamp and I used a bit of glitter emboss powder. These plastic confetti flowers were just the right colour to blend in with my cardstock choice and I added some black beads in the centre. The digi is from Patti's Creations called sunflower vase. I used a Nellie Snellen diecut and did some distressing with chalk.
Challenges I'm guided by are:
CAS-fridays #CFC 45 - Bold and beautiful - Pastel(saffron) & black
One Stop Craft Challenge #175 - Clean & Simple
The Outlawz SC032112 - Sketch
Sweet Stampin Challenge 23/3 - Anything goes

Thank you and have a beautiful weekend!
Olga

Mr Bunny brings spring

Good Morning

Cloudy and cool this morning.....definitely signs of seasons changing. Thought I'll share some brightness this morning.
I have to admit I struggled a bit with this card. Mainly because I wanted to use a different border punch for a change, but it didn't want to work out the way I wanted. In the end, I turned to my favourite Sunburst Fiskar border punch and then I broke it. I was so frustrated with myself. My dearest engineer hubby came up with a solution and I could finish my project. I used the border punch on both sides of the strip of paper and this is the end result....an effect of daisies. It added to the spring feeling of the card. I have used 2 digis from Round 14's digis from the Crafter's Digital Art centre progressive challenge. They have the theme of easter/spring, this round. The basket is from Shelly's Images (cdacpc14, SI) and the cute Mr Bunny is from Spectacular Printables (cdacpc14, SP). Two of the five beautiful digi's available this round. Crafty Calender has the challenge of spring cleaning, so I used a lot of my bits and pieces and used my flower punches and circle border punch, that I have not used in ages. The cardstock is from My mind's eye and all the rest from my stash.

Other challenges I'm joining.....some of them the first time.
The Play Date Cafe PDCC123 - Teal, Jeans, Electric Green and Tangerine.
GingerSnap Creations GC142 - Border punches
CDAC round 14 - Spring/ Easter
The Outlawz 14 March Wednesday SC031412 - Sketch
Divas by design 26 - Citrus colours
Craft Calender March Challenge - Spring Clean
Shelly's Images TTT 15/03 - Show us what you got

Thank you have a wonderful week. I'm gonna be occupied with some beautiful people from France.

Olga

Op die rug van my ysterperd

Photo of the closed card.

Photo of the opened card.

Good Morning

My second easel card. Starting to enjoy making them. The digi is from Di's Digis and are called Biker Bear. This digi has been on my table for a while now, since I was not quite sure on what to do with it. Luckily, I still had time for this birthday card, that has to go all the way to France, soon.

The Outlawz colour challenge, finally gave this digi life. I've found the leather look ribbon at our local haberdashery shop and used a Upikit border punch. The sentiment was embossed with a Fiskar emboss and I used some heat emboss in silver. The sentiment - handwritten- "Speed is fun, but it is the journey that counts" and as from this morning a Afrikaans song turned in my head called " Hoeka-toeka " all about being on my iron horse(motorbike) with the wind in my hair. Something we miss a bit, since my husband had to sell his motorbike when we moved back to South Africa.
Challenges I'm joining:

Everybody Art Challenge #184 - Easel Card

Craft Your Passion #101 - Easel Card

The Outlawz CC031312- Black, white and winter sky blue, with fuzzy friend

Tuesday Throwdown #89 - Clip it up

Stella says sketch # 106 - Sketch

Cute Card Thursday 208 - Happy Birthday (they are celebrating there 4th birthday)

Aud Sentiment #50 - Song Title ( on my card: Happy Birthday and songtitle - Leader of the pack)

Thank you and have a lovely day!

Olga