Birthday goodie bag

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I must admit that it is very difficult to create something for an October birthday, since most challenges are quite in a Halloween spirit, and where I stay, it is not much celebrated. 

One of our neighbor is celebrating his birthday today. He is turning 77. I made him this bag to add some real traditional snacks in it. It seems he is not much of a sweet tooth, so it is all nice salty and meaty stuff. Hope he likes it. 

I used Gus - recount, from Bugaboo. Used papers from my stash ( the orange is much more rusty in real life) and coloured the image with my prisma pencils.

Challenges I took inspiration from:

Morgan's Art World #81 - Anything goes

Pattie's Creation #223

Inkspirational #326 - Mood board

Tuesday Morning sketches #778

Hope you have a lovely day!

Hugs from Africa!

OlgaB

Lilly Cinderella

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I had some time playing with this new image from Moondrea, called Lilly Cinderella. Used my favourite technique of shabby chic. Colored the image with my prisma pencil and used some bits and pieces of my stash.

Challenges I took inspiration from are:

The Outlawz Wednesday challenge - Circle and bow

Sweet Sketch Wednesday September - Retro blast of the past sketch

Allsorts Wk800 - Anything goes

Moondrea FB progressive challenge 

Have a lovely day

Hugs from Africa!

Olga

New experience

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This is an image, from Alicia Bel, that traveled, I have coloured it about a year ago and it just never ended up finished. We have moved in the beginning of December 2023 and since then we were busy with renovations. 

Well today, was a good day, since it got fixed to a card. I played with bits and pieces of stash. Even the sentiment was printed a year ago. I used a cloud emboss folder under the airplane and on the edge next to sentiment.

Challenges I took inspiration of:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #767

Alicia Bel Facebook challenge

Mirtillament Challenge - Anything goes

Can you handle the pressure - Anything with wings

Crafty Catz - Hot colours

Allsorts Wk791 - Summer delight

Morgan's art world - Anything goes

Thank you

OlgaB

May you be lead to your dreams

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Today is the start of a brand new progressive challenge on Facebook in the Moondrea group. This beauty's name is Anemone Maiden. When I laid my eye on her, the flowers stood out for me and I just wanted to colour them in yellow. Later on I realized that anemones are normally in hues of pink and purple. With a few challenges with a summer theme I found these lovely paper stack in my stash and it just blended in with all the rest. I used a cut and emboss folder from hallmark with these lovely butterflies. Added some liquid pearl and a butterfly brad.

Challenges I'm joining:

Moondrea Facebook progressive challenge

Can you handle the pressure: Things with wings

Cheerful Sketches - August

Moving along with times -Summer fun

C.R.A.F.T #729 - Summer 

Penny's paper-crafty - Anything goes

Four Seasons - Summer

Crafty Catz #677 - Hot colours

Hope you have a lovely day!

Hugs from Africa!

OlgaB

Still breathing

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With a few moves and renovations behind my back, I can hopefully return to crafting. 

We have a wedding upcoming weekend and it gave me an opportunity to dig trough my craft supplies. I used some recycled ribbon with some glitter and pearly papers. With a BoBunny frame and rectangular die, Country Crafts sentiment die and cuttlebug emboss folder. 

Challenges I took my inspiration from:

Color my Heart #610 - Six pack

Wednesday Sketch Challenge - July sketch

Sheepski Design #88 - Anything goes

Allsorts #791 - Season's delights

Hope you have a delightful day!

Hugs from Africa!

OlgaB

Best Wishes

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I used Coffee Break from The Paper Shelter for this card and used paper from Lemon craft's Fresh Summer as a base and then added scraps. This is for a friend of mine who will start her prelims for her last school exam in a weeks time. (Our school year starts in January and ends in December) She hopes to be accepted in med school next year.

Challenges I'm joining:

Penny's Paper-Crafty #553

C.R.A.F.T #688 - Back to School

Creative Knockouts #501 - Anything goes

The Paper Shelter - Summer break anything goes

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #259

Thank you and enjoy the moment!

Hugs from Africa!

OlgaB

For my MIL

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This is a bit of belated post, since I made this for my MIL who turned 81. The inspiration photo just suited her in the soft pinks and fragility of the butterflies and flowers. I used Just a Note image from All Dressed up and coloured it with Prisma pencils. Used some ink and embossing powder on the edge. With a final touch of pearls and ribbon. 

Challenges I took inspiration from:

Wednesday Sketch 2 Aug - 5 Sept

Inspiration station - August photo inspiration

All Dressed Up - Anything goes with ADU image

A Perfect time to craft - August Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe #300 - Colours of the garden

The Creative Crafters #67 - Anything goes

Thank yo and have a lovely day

Hugs from Africa!

OlgaB