Friday, 28 May 2021

Friday Freebie at Catch the Bug



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On a Friday there is always a Freebie at Catch the Bug and today is no exception. Today we have Deacon cake and you can find it at Catch the Bugs homepage a bit later. I used teatime paper from W&M. I have fussy cut the image after I have coloured it with Prisma Pencils and used a Afrikaans sentiment die saying Happy Birthday.

Challenges I'm joining:
Allsorts #625 - Bright birthdays
Colour Crazy Craft Wk21 - Anything goes

Thank you and have a splendid day. Stay Safe!
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Saturday, 22 May 2021

Wine someone?



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This is bit of belated post for Catch the Bug's Friday Freebie - Chef Pierre Wine. This time I have played with some of my wine dies from Sizzix and Marianne Design. I had some of it for quite a while now, but it is the first time using it. My papers are from First edition New Leaf. And the leaf emboss folder from Cuttle Bug.

Challenges I'm joining:
Morgan's Art World - May - Anything goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Spots & Stripes

Hope you will go and grab the lovely freebie here
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Thursday, 20 May 2021

Dream of a Matric farewell

 



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Today I want to share this special card I made for my boy's lady friend. He wants to ask her for the Matric farewell. In these uncertain times with COVID and social distncing, there will always be the dream of this last big social event and I sincerely hope they will have one. I think it is probably the second biggest day of a young lady.
I used unknown dancers of Sheepski Design. The designer paper is Grunge - Dark tones from Craft Consortium, the first time I'm using it. I used dies from Crealies and Marianne design. Flowers and ribbon is from my stash. The image was coloured with Prisma Pencils, my preferred medium of colouring. I just feel more comfortable in blending the colours and I have not find proper paper for alcohol marker here around me. I used some black chalk for the blending/distressing of the background. 

Challenges I'm joining:
Allsorts #624 - Anything goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - May - Anything goes
Aud Sentiment #275 - For the girls + sentiment
As You Like it Challenge - Favourite Colour medium
Crafty Friends #152 - May Sketch

Thank you, keep safe and have lovely day!
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Guest designer for The Outlawz Colour challenge




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I was asked to be guest designer for The Outlawz colour challenge for May. This is my last project for this month and Diane gave us this lovely monochrome purple to work with. The are some lovely projects by the DT. I played with FG Violet from Bugaboo, that we received in this months newsletter as freebie. Papers are from my stash and I used dies from Sizzix and Marianne design. Just amazing that I did not had a lot of spots or striped purple paper in my stash.  An emboss folder with some liquid pearl accent. Image was coloured with Prisma pencils. Flowers, ribbon, lace and rhinestones all from my stash.

Challenges I took inspiration from:
C.R.A.F.T # 597 - Birthday 
2 Sisters on the Blog - Case the card
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Spots and stripes

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

Friday, 7 May 2021

Anything goes at Creative Moments!




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Today I'm excited to share this project that I have made for Creative Moments' new challenge. We are sponsored by Artsy Stamper this time and I used Hunter with dog from the Outdoors man masculine set. Since I know a few hunters I thought I'll play a bit with it. Paper is from my stash and I used a chevron die from Marianne Design. The sentiment and bird are from a Sizzix. I used Prisma pencils for colouring. The fire arm is a brat that I had.

Challenges I took inspiration from:
Cute Card Thursday #685 - Anything goes
Creative Knockouts #400 - Anything goes
Colour Crazy Craft Wk18 - Anything goes hand coloured

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

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Time for new sketches at Sweet Sketch Wednesday










The prize is a £6.75/3 digi stamps voucher

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It is the first Wednesday of the month and it can only mean we have 2 new sketches from Kathie to play with at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2. We are sponsored by Polkadoodles this time around. I had the opportunity to play with Gamer Little Dude  and Just Hangin' little dude. I made an eighteen birthday card with Just Hangin' little dude. I used 2 different travel paper from my stash. Used Xcut motor and airplane dies and some letter dies from Sizzix. 
For the gamer dude I used some music paper and emboss folder. The music sentiment is also from the kit from Polkadoodles.

Challenges I'm joining:
Polkadoodles Wk 18 - Anything goes
Crafty Calender Challenge - May - Masculine
Creative knockouts #399 - Tictactoe - Middle row for gamer dude - Embossing, image and sentiment
Angie's Digital # 52 - Anything goes 
Digi Choosday Wk18 - Anything goes

Hope you'll come and join us with these lovely sketches.
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB

Tuesday, 4 May 2021

Guest designer for The Outlawz Tuesday Color challenge






 Good day 

On this lovely crisp Tuesday. Here in the Southern tip of Africa winter is knocking on our doors. There is a chill in the air, though blue skies. Today I want to share a project as guest designer. I was asked to be the month of May's guest designer at the Outlawz Tuesday Color challenge, of which I am very fond. Then Bugaboo is our sponsor, so such a lovely combination of challenges. We were given this lovely colour palette and the twist of starting with a C. That was the bigger challenge to find a C that can go with these colours. Well Chef Pierre platter sprang to mind and I found this piece of gingham paper in the right colours from Hide Away collection from First Edition. Then I have found some food embellishments from my scrapbook stash and everything just fell in place, so the C twist became Chef Pierre and cuisine. 

Challenges I'm joining:
Lemon Shortbread #145 - Anything goes

Hope you'll come and join us in this delightful spring colour combo.
Hugs from Africa!
OlgaB