It's the season for Poppies

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On this lovely quite Sunday, there is not much to do than to craft. There is a chill in the air since autumn is in full swing here. I've played along with some of my favourite challenges for this card. I used bits and pieces from my stash. The image - Poppies -is from Sheepski design. At first I have coloured the image with my Prisma pencils, but when I have assembled the image it looked blunt and I took out my watercolours. I still have to practice that skill a bit. The sentiment is from Desert Diva.

Challenges I'm joining:
The Outlawz Colour Challenge 21 April - 4 May -  Use the colour wheel with 1 top & 2 bottom colours - Red, yellow & green
The Oulawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge 14 - 28 April
Sheepski Facebook Challenge 47 - Florals
Allsorts #569 - Add a bow.

Hope you are safe and sound and that you can enjoy the season!
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Time for new sketch

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Hope wherever you are, you are safe and sound. We received a bit of good news last Thursday evening. Our lockdown will be phased out as from 1 May. We will probably learn how in the next week. Our province has not been hard hit by the pandemic, but I am a bit worried about the schools, since I do have a matric pupil whom hope to go to university next year.
Today there is some good news though, it is time for a new sketch at Stella Says Sketch. It is such a fun and versatile sketch. I used papers from Lady Pattern Paper and the image is from Bugaboo called Sitter Music Kidz. Sentiment is computer generated.

Challenges I'm joining:
The Male room #134 - Music
Daring Cardmakers - Sheet Music
Colour my Heart Colour dare #391 - 3 shades from same colour
Crafty Catz #503 - Anything goes with option of adding sentiment

Come play along at Stella Says Sketch this fortnight.
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Oldie but Goodie Thursday

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Thursday is time for an Oldie but Goodie at Catch the Bug. We just want to showcase some of Jodie's lovely images in het store. I used 4 Square Believe for this is project. In these uncertain times I just felt like making a uplifting card, our initial lockdown would have ended today, but now we still have another 2 weeks left.
I've coloured the image with my Prisma pencils and used paper from my stash. I also used some beads in the top corner as moving parts. I've hoped it is a bit heavier to make the twine straight, but they fit the paper and image, though.

Challenges I took inspiration from:
Tuesday Morning Sketches #550
Tuesday Throwdown #455 - Moving parts
The Outlawz Monday Greeting cards 13 - 26 April - Light blue, light pink & white.

Hope you have a lovely day and that you are save and sound.
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Guest designer at Feeling Sketchy

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I was asked to be a guest designer at Feeling Sketchy this fortnight. It is such a beautiful opportunities to play with, so I did struggle a  bit. I had something different in mind, but I'll need to work on my technique. In the end I played with some of my new dies from Marianne Design and Nellie Snellen, that I have bought just before the lockdown. It ended up quite clean and simple and in a sense I do like it.

Challenges I took inspiration from:
Color My Heart Dare #388
Daring Cardmakers - Clean and simple with a dash of sparkle.

Hope you'll come and join Andreja's team at feeling sketchy with this lovely sketch.
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Creations in Pink with the Paper Shelter

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Here in the middle of the month there is a little highlight again. It is time for Creations in Pink's new challenge. We were given an image from The Paper Shelter and is called Adorable Spring Piglet to play with. Such a sweet image and with Spring around the corner in the Northern Hemisphere this is such an ideal image to colour. Papers are from my favourite stash from W&M. I layed with some Nellie Snellen Dies and the Picket fence is from Poppy Stamps. Also took out my quilling gear for the flower.

Challenges I took inspiration from:
Cheerful Sketches April sketch
The Outlawz Colour challenge 7 - 20 April - Burgundy, pink and green with dies as twist
613 Avenue #232 - Geometric papers
The Paper Shelter #423 - Birthday card
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Kid's cards
C.R.A.F.T #552 - Create your own embellishments/flower

Hope you find some inspiration and will join us with your lovely creations in pink.
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Sleepy fairy

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We were almost excited to enter our last week of lock down, when our president extended it for another 2 weeks. I'm an ambivert personality, so I'm all fine on my own, but is also very comfortable in a crowd, but I would love to go out of my house, even if it was just to walk my dogs. Though I do use this time to do a bit more of this and that.
This time I played with one of Sliekje's digis from 2012 called Sleepy Fairy. She's a Netherland artist who love cats and she have drawn some really cute images. I used papers from my stash. From the name of my blog, you could guess I do love fairies and I love nature. I think I prefer to colour images from people than animals and fairies is probably the mystical side of me.

Challenges I took inspiration from:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday April sketches
Unicorn Challenge #53 - Furry Friends
Craft Rocket #69 - Furry Friends
As you Like it Challenge - Animals or people - People preferably
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Kid's cards

Thank you and hope you are doing fine, whether you are in lockdown or have your freedom.
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Flowers for your 50th

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Though most of us are going through life changing events, there are still somethings that stays the same. We only need to find a new rhythm. One thing that stays the same is Creative Moments Challenge on the 7th of each month. One of our lovely sponsors are Scribbles and I used this lovely Flower pot digi for my project today. Paper is from Paradiso - Kaisercraft. I used a doily for my corners and some star buttons. The coated wooden numbers are from my scrapbook stash, that is almost a lifetime with me.

Challenges I took inspiration from is:
The Outlawz Wednesday Sketch challenge 1 - 14 April
Festive Fridays 3 - 16 April - Female birthday
Cute Card Thursday #628 - Anything goes
Crash your Stash March/April - Doilies

Hope you'll come and join us at Creative Moments.
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Gift box with Bugaboo image

Cow trio

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The last few days were kind of cold and rainy. Ideal time to spend in the craftroom. I made this gift box for a girl as inspiration for Catch the Bug's Anything but Card Monday. My boy normale buys small stuff for girls and are always looking for a box. It is a bit bigger that I originally intended to make, but I had the image already printed. The image is from Bugaboo and is called Roses and Butterflies.. The designer paper is from Ultimate Crafts l'aquarelle designs. Dies are from Nellie Snellen and Sizzix. Confetti flowers and butterflies with some rhinestones add the final touch.
I also decorated the gift bag with Cow Trio from Bugaboo. Papers were from my stash.

Challenges I took inspiration from:
Moving along with times: Diamante embellishments
Crafty Calendar - April - Add a Butterfly
Feeling sketchy #238
A Perfect time to craft April - Anything goes
Aud Sentiment #248 - Anything goes with sentiment.

Hope you'll visit the Catch the Bug blog for some lovely inspiration from the DT.

Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Hearts galore

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We are currently in lockdown. Our first week have past with this and that to do. But when I saw the colour splash of red my mind started to ponder. I took out some of my new Nellie Snellen dies and started to play. We will hopefully have a wedding in two months time and this added to my inspiration. Everything is from my stash and I had to add my favourite touch of pearls to finish it of. I tend to make more female cards and pearls just give it an elegant touch.

Challenges I'm joining:
Tuesday Morning Sketches #548
As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Button or pearls (definitely pearls)
Colour my Heart Color Dare #387 - Monochrome red
The Outlawz Festive Friday 20 March - 2 April - Anything goes

Thank you for the visit and have a great day!
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB