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:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #294

2 Sisters on the blog #93 - January Anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty #589 - Anything goes

Hope you have a lovely creative day!

Hugs from Africa!

OlgaB

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

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:

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas

Cut it Up -Use more than 1 die cut

The Creative Crafter #38 - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin - Christmas Creations

Sweet Sketch Wednesday2 - Sketch #291

Facebook Moondrea ProgressiveChallenge December

Hope you have a blessed festive time, no matter how you prefer to celebrate!

Hugs from Africa!

OlgaB

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

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch #290

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:

The Sisterhood of Crafters 27 November - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin - Happy Birthday

Allsorts # 808 - Ribbon or Twine

As you like it Challenge - Favourite embellishments

Cheerful Sketches - November 

Moondrea Facebook progressive challenge - November

Thank yo and have a love day!

Hugs from Africa!

OlgaB

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