Pique-nique à la Française

Good Day
Hope you had a lovely weekend and that you are looking forward to this new week. Here, summer seems never-ending. I know some of my fellow countrymen would hope for a never-ending summer, but I do wish for a bit of winter.
When I opened my blog this morning Cupcake Craft Challenge has an Ooh La La challenge. That can be just French. Since I had some great memories of our stay there in the mountain areas and probably our favourite favourite way of relaxing were walking in the mountains and having a picnic next to a small stream, where my boys can play in. The French love walking in the mountains and to have picnics were they come.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I wanted to do another card for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge MMSC138, this time the card has a bit more meat around the bone. The digi is from Shelly's image and is called wine basket and it have all the real good French picnic stuff: wine, cheese and baguette, oh and fresh fruit. The sentiment is from Desert Diva, I've just changes the background colour with Photoshop. Father's day is just around the corner. The dotted paper is from DoCrafts, that I got with Papercard essentials magazine.Used a cuttlebug emboss template on the red and used a torn ruler for the torn edge of the white that I distressed with chalk and I used my Crafter's companion ultimate pro to make the ribbon, it makes life much easier. I know the flag of France is vertical, but for my card I've turn the ribbons horizontal.
I'm entering in the following challenges:
Midnight Madness MMSC138 - Sketch
Cupcake Craft Challenge #191 - Ooh la la - Something French
Craft Your Passion #109 - Torn/Distress
Come and Get it Challenge 6/5 - Let' hear it for the boys
The Craft Place Challenge 29/4 - One for the boys
Sparkles Forum Monthly Challenge # 31 - Men only
Incy Wincy Challenge # 144 - Dots and spots
Shelly's images TTT 3/5 - Don't punch me
Cards for men #10 - Kicking back - something to relax
Robyn's Fetish #106 - Blue, Buttons and bow

Thank you for your visit. Have a blessed day.
Olga

Growing old is optional

 I've used eyelets as my metal object.

 This is a close-up on the foil technique I've used and a paper clip as another metal object.

Good Day

Today I just had to escape to do some crafting to get some sanity again. It has been a rough few weeks lately. I've started this card a few weeks ago with some challenges with dots and stripes, but could never finish it in time. At first I had some dotted paper in my bigger oval, but changed it on last thought. It would have been a real reflection of my mood and it would have been probably be a reflection of the inner struggle people sometimes have in growing old. I changed it to the yellow corrugated paper to calm my mood. This is a digi and sentiment from Bugaboo and is called Gus Birthday optional. I just love it. On the blue I've used a texture plate to make the lines. Used a Fiskar border punch on the red foil and the striped paper is from DCWV - the grade school stack with glitter and foil. Craft your days away has a challenge on metal, so instead of the usual charm embellishment I have dig out my glue pen and foil for the motorbike and the edges on the sentiment tag. The other metal objects are eyelets and a paper clip.
Challenges I'm joining:
The Outlawz Colour challenge #CC042412 - Sea Breeze, Red and yellow with the twist of stripes
Cards for men # 9 - Texture
Daisy Doodles # 58 - One for the boys (my boy is a bit older)
Craft you days away #43 - Metal
Totally Gorjuss #128 - Boys Toys
Digi Darla's Challenge # 8 - Anything goes
Stella says Sketch # 109 - Sketch

Thank you for your visit.
Olga

Welcome to an African Vacation

Good Day!

In a few days time my friends of France are arriving. I don't know whom is the most excited about this visit. I'm also looking forward to go to the Kruger park with them. This is probably the biggest game reserve in Africa. I made them this welcome card. I've used a lot of digis and stamps to make this card and I wanted to join Tuesday trio with there sketch. Backing paper is from Safari Chic from DCWV. The paw border is from Meljen's Design. The girafe is from Ollyfant Stamps - Kars, the compass, vacation sentiment and vacation car are from Scrappy Cat and the monkey bienvenue digi is designed by Desert Diva. The metal camera and eyelets is from my stash as well as the paw stickers. I've printed the bienvenue digi a bit to big to fit into the borders of my card, so after the 3d paint dried, I've made an incut on the monkey's jaw and slided the border paper into it, to give it that peek over look.

Challenges I'm joining:

Tuesday Trio #112 - Sketch

Divas by Design #29 - Anything goes + birthday blog hop!!!

Cards for men #7 - The great outdoors

Make my Monday #MMM43 - Wheels for men (there are wheels on, but not as the main focus)

Tammy's Scrappin #4 - Anything goes

There she goes Stamp #TSG150 - metal embellishments

Thank you. Have a blessed Easter!

Olga

Born to be Wild

A close - up on the weathered tegnique.

Good Morning

The seasons are changing. Slowly the sun peeks out later and go to sleep earlier and the leaves are falling and there is a new chill in the mornings. A promise of winter on its way.

Today's card is another boy birthday card. The image is a freebie from Beccy's Space called little hobo. In a sense it reminds me of my boys. At a certain age it really feels as if they are hobos, for the clothes are always dirty and it seems as if you are always on the repair of clothes, patches all over and one day or another, they want to leave the house to find another that is less strict.

With the Ribbon real's challenge of weathered look with White, Blue, craft and a hince of red, natural twine/twill, this card got his life. It just fitted the hobo image. I used sandpaper on the edges to give it the weathered look with distressing done with chalk - brown, blue and red. The sentiment is from Create with TLC. All goodies is from my stash.

Challenges I'm joining:

The Ribbon Real # 22 - Weathered

Cards for men #5 - Sketch

Cupcake Craft Challenge #181 - Boys and their toys

Creative Craft Challenge 28/2 - Boys will be boys

Robyn Festish #96 - People

Papercrafting Journey # 4 - Anything goes

Divas by Design #24 - Spots and/or stripes

Shelly's images TTT1/3 - Spots

Thank you for your visit and have a splendid week-end.

Olga

Go for a six!

Good Morning

A quick post this morning. My boys are invited for a birthday party this afternoon, so mom has to produce a quick birthday card. Thanks to the CAS-friday sketch, this was a quick production. The image is from a online colouring book. I just could not resist, when Frances posted the challenge on CCEE stampers for Aussie day celebrations. Since South Africa is a big rival of Aussie sport and we are both cricket playing countries. Our colours are also the same, though Australia is yellow with green and South Africa is Green with yellow/gold. The colour scheme just fitted in well. The sentiment says congratulations and we use it as a birthday wish too.

Challenges I'm joining:
CAS- fridays CFC37 - Sketch
CCEE stampers #1204 - Aussi day celebrations
Cards for men #2 - Boys and their toys
Shelly Image TTT - Text it - use any text infront.

Thank you and have a lovely weekend!
Olga