Going Green!

Good day!
Finally the idea strike me, yesterday afternoon while I was busy watching rugby. The Outlawz colour challenge this week is: New grass green, Classic Green Lime and Prairie Sage with the twist of a leave(CC050112). Not that I have a problem with the green, but nothing would come together. The peacock is the freebie at the new Digistamp4Joy. They are under new management and they have a few very talented artists in their group.....so pop over and join them. The other challenge I really wanted to join, which I tend to forget, since they moved monthly, is Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge MMSC138. Luckily they have a CAS style option as well, though I'm still playing with options on the alternative sketch as well. The papers is from my stash and I used a cuttlebug border emboss folder. The peacock, is maybe to small, but I wanted to keep the card a bit CAS, was coloured with aquarelles and then I used some perfect pearl  in forever green and purple. Dotted some glitter in peacock blue as a final touch. The peel-off sentiment says Best Wishes.
Other challenges I'm joining is:
Shelly's images TTT 3/5- Don't punch me - no punches or diecuts.
Divas by design # 33 - Monocromatic
Sunday's with Crissy #29 - Things with wings
2 Sister's Challenge Blog #90 - Anything goes

Thank you for your visit. Hope you have a peaceful day!
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

Mr Bunny brings spring

Good Morning

Cloudy and cool this morning.....definitely signs of seasons changing. Thought I'll share some brightness this morning.
I have to admit I struggled a bit with this card. Mainly because I wanted to use a different border punch for a change, but it didn't want to work out the way I wanted. In the end, I turned to my favourite Sunburst Fiskar border punch and then I broke it. I was so frustrated with myself. My dearest engineer hubby came up with a solution and I could finish my project. I used the border punch on both sides of the strip of paper and this is the end result....an effect of daisies. It added to the spring feeling of the card. I have used 2 digis from Round 14's digis from the Crafter's Digital Art centre progressive challenge. They have the theme of easter/spring, this round. The basket is from Shelly's Images (cdacpc14, SI) and the cute Mr Bunny is from Spectacular Printables (cdacpc14, SP). Two of the five beautiful digi's available this round. Crafty Calender has the challenge of spring cleaning, so I used a lot of my bits and pieces and used my flower punches and circle border punch, that I have not used in ages. The cardstock is from My mind's eye and all the rest from my stash.

Other challenges I'm joining.....some of them the first time.
The Play Date Cafe PDCC123 - Teal, Jeans, Electric Green and Tangerine.
GingerSnap Creations GC142 - Border punches
CDAC round 14 - Spring/ Easter
The Outlawz 14 March Wednesday SC031412 - Sketch
Divas by design 26 - Citrus colours
Craft Calender March Challenge - Spring Clean
Shelly's Images TTT 15/03 - Show us what you got

Thank you have a wonderful week. I'm gonna be occupied with some beautiful people from France.

Olga

Pizza Delivery

Good Friday Morning!

My mom came to visit us and we had a good time together, so I was not much on the internet the last week. After she left yesterday morning, I have found a bit of time to get crafty. Since spring is on its way to the northern hemisphere there is a lightness in all the challenges. All the bright colours are coming out of the drawers. I am a bit of romantic, I just love red and the combination of a bright yellow, just gives it that extra umpf. This digi set is from Digi my World. I've used the menu board(just added my own menu inside), pizzas and the pizza chef. Cooking is another hobby of mine, of which I am very fond off, but do not get the opportunity to do it that often, since it is not the same to cook for the family everyday, than to cook for guest. As my sister-in-law said the other day: Paper is a bit more forgiving and patient, you can do it more often. The gingham is from the NitWit coleection - Cookin' Cookies. Digi my World, is sponsoring Catch the bug's Stella says sketch, this time around. The sentiment in Afrikaans says Happy Birthday. I'm also celebrating with Craft your passion's 100th challenge celebration with some lovely prizes.

Challenges I' m joining:

Digi my World #5 - Sketch

Catch the bug: Stella says sketch SSS105

Cupcake Craft Challenge #182 - Red and yellow

Divas by Design #25 - Favourite things - Red, yellow and cooking

Craft Your Passion #100 - Anything goes for their 100th challenge celebrations!

Aud Sentiment #49 - Happy Birthday inspiration

Thank and have a lovely week-end.

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

A Boo!-tiful Birthday

Good Morning on this chilly sunny morning.

As I saw the new challenges for the next week, my eye caught the colour combo of orange and black. Since orange is one of my favourite colours, in all its shades and I have this adorable digi, Bailey in witch hat from Sew Many Digital Cards - one of the digis for the 4th round at CDAC Progressive Challenge, with the theme of halloween/mystical. I had this urge to create a card. Though, as mentioned before, in South Africa we do not celebrate halloween, I used it to make a birthday card. All the papers and ribbons are bits and pieces from my stash. Found this lost silver button in my drawer of buttons and added it with a silver thread. The sentiment is digital porduced. The diecuts is one from Nellie Snellen.
I'm joining in the fun in the following challenge, with some very interesting prizes:
CDAC progressive challenge, cdacpc4 smc - round 4, halloween/mystical
Paper Pretties PWC174 - Sketch
CCEE Stampers CCEE1140 - Favourite colour combo with a half a circle
Charisma Cardz #40 - Black and orange
Divas by design #12 - Button up
Raise the bar # 77 - Hats off
PaperCrafting journey # 20 - Diecuts or punches
Crafty Calender Challenge October - A Spooky Birthday
Aud Sentiment # 38 - Happy Birthday

Hope you have some sun in your day.
Thank you for visiting.
Olga