Wednesday, 27 November 2024

It's my anniversary


Good day

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

 


Good day

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



Good day

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

Good day


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

Thursday, 1 August 2024

New experience






Good day

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:
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



 Good day

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:
Can you handle the pressure: Things with wings
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

Tuesday, 30 July 2024

Still breathing







 Good day

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:
Sheepski Design #88 - Anything goes
Allsorts #791 - Season's delights

Hope you have a delightful day!
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB