Friday, 31 January 2025

Sew happy quilts


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I quickly want to share a card I made for a friend who loves making quilts. The paper is from BoBunny's pincushion collection. I added some buttons and a thread brad. The sewing machine is a resin embellishment that I had for ages now and the scissor is a material embellishment with some ribbon from my stash. 

Challenges I'm joining:
2 Sisters on the blog #93 - January Anything goes

Hope you have a lovely creative day!

Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Monday, 20 January 2025

Let's start the year on white


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I just love white on white challenges! I sometimes just buy white paper stock for these projects in mind. Though, I must confess I do not make a lot of them. 
This time I played with some swap and feathers for extra texture. The heart emboss folder and die is from Marianne's design DF3413. The champagne glass stamp is from Fiskar wedding stamp press, stamped with Versa Magic cloud white and holographic emboss powder from Artemio. The sentiment is from The Purple Magnolia and states Congratulations in Afrikaans. The rectangular die is from Marianne Design Craftables CR1537

Challenges I'm joining:
Aud Sentiment #321 - Mostly white with sentiment
Cheerful Sketches - January
Double D - White on white
Creative Knockouts #539 - Something to say
Stamping Sensations - January Anything goes
Allsorts #815 - Close to nature/ Anything goes

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Thursday, 19 December 2024

Glitter with Christmas



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It is few days before Christmas and I finally had time to make a Christmas card. I used Lilly Christmas from Moondrea. I have coloured her with my Prisma pencils. I used a Superellipse die on the image and frame, and the big splash border from the Memory box in some glitter paper in front. The papers are from Rosy Cosy Christmas, and All About You. 


Challenges I'm joining:
Cut it Up -Use more than 1 die cut
The Creative Crafter #38 - Anything goes
Sweet Stampin - Christmas Creations

Hope you have a blessed festive time, no matter how you prefer to celebrate!
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

It's my anniversary


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This is a quicky made from papers from my scrapbook stash and a Nellie's die MFD107. The image is from Bugaboo and after so many years of marriage I think you can bring in some humor with an anniversary card. I have to admit that the striking colours of the sketch made me choose the circle option. 

Challenges I'm joining:
Pattie's Creations - November - Anything goes
Penny's paper-crafty - Anything goes
Sheepski design - Anything goes
Shopping our Stash - Masculine

Have a lovely day!
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Summer Birthday

 


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We had some lovely rain lately and the Bush-veld is in all its splendor of spring. It sure looks good!

With all the green around me I took some inspiration for my project today. This is Summer from Moondrea. I used Prisma pencils to colour her. With designer paper from Botanic Vintage from Nellie's Choice I used a Crealies CLNestXXL 35 die and a Spellbinder oval scallop die for the image. Spellbinder shapeabilities - on the edge - for the center pink. As always I need to add some ribbon, as it is my favourite embellishments, on the background. Ribbon is so versatile, since you can add it as a line or make bow just to add some focal point or just to add it so subtle to complete all the required elements of the project, like in this one. I found the paper so lovely that I did want to hide it. My sentiment is in Afrikaans and is a Happy Birthday sentiment from The Purple Magnolia. 

Challenges I'm joining:
Sweet Stampin - Happy Birthday
Allsorts # 808 - Ribbon or Twine
As you like it Challenge - Favourite embellishments
Cheerful Sketches - November 

Thank yo and have a love day!
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

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
Inkspirational #326 - Mood board

Hope you have a lovely day!

Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Saturday, 28 September 2024

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:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday September - Retro blast of the past sketch
Allsorts Wk800 - Anything goes

Have a lovely day
Hugs from Africa!
Olga