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this card i made tonight...it was thunder and lightning and heavy rainfall..

so nothing better than to make a card!!! unfortunately the scanner made pink stripes on it.. i dont know why...

there no pink on the card.. only blue.. grey and white....

like the challenge on colour create challenge 73.. that was blue..white... grey...

pile it on challenge 26 is... going around in circles..there are circles on my card.....

dutch dare cardchallenge 118 is to create a clean and simple card..

i think this is "the official"version of this way of cardmaking..

less is more.. so i skipped the big flowers adn other fancy fluffy stuff..

only allowed a raffia ribbon and bow..and a doily circle.. to soften up the blue and grey..

stamp a doodle challenge of this week is.. animals/nature... i throw in my hippo's!!!

phindy's friday challenge 61 is.... going around in circles...

challenge up yopur life 46 issssssssss.. circles...

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and another blue card... although it is almost fully covered with pink...

i made card inspired by the colors of sp colorcombo 106...

it enters also the challenge 1125 of ccee stampers wich is.. to have the color pink on your card..

stamps R us challenge is... there was a little girl...and mine is kneeling down to a crying baby ,while the moms keep talking and chatting and laughing.. they didnot even see the boy was crying.. but this sweet little girl kneeled down and comfort him..

the shabby tearoom challenge 68 is.. my favorite things..

i love simple cardstock to make my cards.. i like it even better than those pattered scrappaper..

and i like my stamps.. more than any other thing....and i like children..i like to use swirls on my card..and nice borderpunches...

i made the card with cardstock.. the lower part of a stamp from suzy toronto.. and the children are stamps by third coast.. the swirls i made with a doily swirl die...then borderpunch is by reuser..it partly dry embossed too.. i tried to make a pattern on the dresses and in the little girls hair with my perlpens .. a pink and a babyblue one..

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another blue card!! now combined with green and yellow.. as the foto at CR84FN challenge 32 gave to be inspired with..

this card also enters the challenge of all sorts week 109.. because that challenge is.. lemon and lime..

those colors are both in here...

daring cardmakers challenge is.. to use something old.. (the stamp of suzy toronto) something new..(my perlpens to make little pearls..)something borowed..( i borowed a cuttlebug die to make the lettres)

something blue..(well there is blue in the card)

and i throw in the heartlace..as a link to the bridelgown...

creative belli challenge 120 is to use something on your card with the lettre G....

i used foam lettres and it starts with a GGGGGGGG

to make this card i used :  a old (used) placemat.. a cuttlebug alphabet die..a stamp by suzy toronto... a little flower punch...a borderpunch by martha stewart...

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this card i made with the colorpalet of the playdate cafe...playdate cafe challenge 87 had this week this these colors...

blue.. red ...and grey...

stamptacular sunday challenge 116 is.. have fun in the sun..

well a safari on the river the gambia to see the hippo's is a lot of fun...and africa is always sunny..

so.. my hippo mom is entering this challenge too..

and the sundays with crissy challenge 18 is here comes the sun..

well.. where does it shines so good as in africa??

so my hippofamily is entering here too..

pollycrafts monday challenge 98 is travel/hollidays... a safari to the hippo's is both...

so my hippo's enter this challenge too...

colourq challenge 90 has these colors too..

so my hippo's enter this one too!!!

freshly brewed challenge 52 has a fotochallenge with a lot of blues and greys..

so my hippo's are entering too!!!

hippo's are a stamp by stempelmakers..

i punched my flowers myself  with punches of nellie snellen and the little leaves with a punch from link2link

the lettres i made with a cuttlebug die..

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i made another crocodilecard.. because i was inspired by the magical monday challenge of  paper cupcakes....

they want you to make something inspired by this picture...

and all that blue and green.. was reminding me of water.. and there was my crocodile againnnnnnn..

pile it on challenge 25 was to show some metal on the card..and at least 1 other challenge..

i show metal brads and metal spacers...and entered 6 other challenges with this card..

stamps R us challenge has a recipe.. 1 image.. the crocodile..

2 pattern papers i used the dark blue and the green/blue striped..

and 3 embellishments..

i used 2 brads.. and 2 of them spacers with them.. and i added all litle pearls on the dark blue..even on the crocodile.. with my perlpen

evrybody art challenge 147 is .. anything goesssssssss..

so this crocodile goes too !!!

tuesday throwdown 54 challenge is to make a masculine card...

i think my crocodile is pretty masculine..there is no fluffy stuff anywhere..only some metal brads..

it a real crocodile dundee card!!!

scrapcreations challenge this week is... animal kingdom...

there must be an animal or jungle related item on your card...

yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee my crocodile can enter here too!!!!

oldie but a goodie challenge is still "where in the world"

and the image has to be an at least 6 months old stamp..

this crocodile is at least 6 yearsssssssss...

and it had to be inspired by a country..

all my cards are inspired by 1 country.. a west african country.... the gambia...

crocodile is a stamp by judy kins and i made the wave pattern with a fotocorner punch with dark blue and green/blue striped scrappaper.. than i added the brads and spacers and put little light blue pearls all over the crocodile and dark blue punched paper with my perl pen..

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this card is made with the colors of sp colorcombo 105...i dont have anything from su.. so that crumbcake color was very hard to find and make .. with my pensils !!! i used a yellow,grey and a lightgreen to get it!!! and i found a little bit of paper.. left over from a stroke i used for a borderpunch.. wich had the required color..i didnot even know it was called after cake.. i dont associate it with my cakes!!!ahhaha

and again the the sketch of cardpatterns sketch 120..

pollycraft mondaychallenge 98 is....travel/holliday .. well this is a greetingcard.. you are suppose to sent home from the gambia....the smiling coast of africa!!!!..where the sun is shining evry day of the year!!!

ann's creative nook is back!!!!!!!! and the challenge is... summertime..

so i throw in this hollidaycard too..

the corrosive challenge 121 is... ribbons and bows..

i used a ribbon and a little bow.. to soften the scaryness of the crocodile...

crocodile is a stamp by judi kins

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i  picked the colors of playdate cafe 86 for this card..

on this scan the color pink looks a not that shocking as it is in real..

and i took the sketch of  card patterns 120 to follow the layout...

case study challenge 44 had this card to be inspired by...

and i took the colrs of it.. and added some selfmade flowers to it..

stampin bee's challenge 115  is to use a borderpunch..

i used a checkerspunch

the little lizard is a stamp by michael strong...

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another gambian scenery.. i used the colors of sp colorcombo 104..

oldie but goodie challenge 21 says: where in the world...

and my card is inspired by gambia west africa...

pile it on challenge 24 is.....What 's your angle..

no squares or rectangles... so i choosed to this form.........

fussy and fancy friday challenge this time isssssssss....card for a man or a boy..

i enter this card...

a spoonfull of sugar 56 has as theme.. Splishhhhhhh Splashhhhhhhhhhhhh

well this is the beach.. you can splishsplash all you like!!!

cupcake craft challenge 146 is: ... boy oh boy oh boy..

aquired is a image of man/boy or masculine colors..

they are both on this card...

crafty anns challenge 42 is... to use more than 1 image... i used 2.. the selfmade background.. and the stamp of a west african musician..

i made the background myself by dipping ink on the paper.. and then draw some fisherman in boats and a piece of land..

musician is an unknown um... and i made the flowers with a punch.. and used a pearlpen for the heart of the flowers..

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the shabby tearoom challenge 66 is called..Pink Lemonade...and Flowers..

i tried to follow all colors in the pic..

pollycraft challenge 97.. is ribbon and flowers.... they both are on my card...

cr84fun challenge 31 has also lightpink and midgreen and a neutral as colors...

so my card enters this challenge too..

i made my card with a doily heart die.. that i got from a friend..

and  a border punch from martha stewart.. also called doily hearts..

stamped the text with green ink..

text is by cute compagnions..

and added a bit of pink lace to it..

i layered on the flowers i cut out scrappaper..

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this is my 2e entrence at the scrapmasters paradise color challenge..

try it on tuesday challenge is.. weird and wonderfull.. well i think this african lady is.. a bit weird..

no face.. no fingers.. no feet..but yet she look so wonderfull!!!

freshly brewed challenges 50 wants to see lots of yellow on the cards..my card is yellow..and there is a lot of yellow in the dress...

at shelly's imageblog.. the terrifically thrilling thursday challenge is.. 

"show us what you got"

well i got this african lady...and i will enter this challenge..

blog candy at danni's dreamcrafts.......

at this blog... http://dannisdreamscrafts.blogspot.com/ you can try to win this blogcandy..

by answering these questions...

do you follow cradmaking trends??... well i try NOT too..

i try to make my own style.. but sometimes you cannot avoid to been inspired by others..

do you feel oeverwhelmed by all new products and techniques??... yesss i sometimes feel like that..

and i try to do not buy all new stuff....but... sometimes one cannot resist.. and yesss.. i also have a machine to die cut.. and yesssss i have expensive colorpensils.. but i resist the markers hahahaha.. i only have 3.. to color skin..

but most times.. my money for krafting is going to my 1e and only love... STAMPSSSSSSSSS.. i am a stamper for 25 years now..and addicted to scenery stamping..

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the 16e card for my husband... now i took the colors of colour q challenge 88.. and turned them into african colors.. the scanner was not playing fair with the ribbon.. it is the same color as card.. but it shows lighter..

cupcake craft challenge 145 is... things with tails.. birds have tails..so the card fits this challenge..

sp colorcombo challenge 102 has also the colors of my card...so it can enter there too..

creative card crew challenge of this week is.. wings.... so my birdies will enter this challenge too..

and the bird is a stamp by michael strong...text is a stamp by het stempelatelier

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and... another one in bright colors...i think these are really my favorite colors when making a card for gambia.. orange..yellow..light green and aqua blue..

this time i used 2 stamps of michael strong.. the lizard and the mini dragonfly..

this card can enter the paperplay challenge 22...summer citrus splashhhhh..

because it has to include the colors.. greens, yellows and oranges.....

crafty calendar june challenge is...things with wings...

so i enter.. because my dragonfly has wingsssssssssssss..

prairie fairy fridays challenge 54 is.. summerfun...

waht is more fun than being on holliday.. and sending greetingcards to the ones who stayed at home..

writing them.. laying under a parasol on the beach of gambia.. the smallest country of west africa..

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another card to take with me to my husband in gambia...

this time i used the colors of the june challenge of design dollies..

the colors are orange.. yellow...aqua blue.. and white..

and it fits the 22e challenge of dysu .. because that was the color orangeeeeeeeeee..

delicious doodles challenge 28 is texture..........

i didnot use embossing or fibres..

but i made tiny little blue pearls on the card.. (the dots on the dress and in corner of the white square)and a raffia ribbon and bow.. so there is a lot to feel on this card...

the stamp i used is an unknown um.. the text is by het stempelatelier

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this card is a for the birth of a little girl..

i loved to add the color brown to spice up the colors soft pink and  yellow..

and it matches the challenge of spcolorcombo 103..

creative belli challenge 118 was to use your old tools..

well i used my old punches..

the flower punches and the swirls and a older martha stewart edgepunch..

and i really like this flowers.. i will use them more often now..

flutterby wednesday challenge 157 was an open one.. only something with wings had to be on it..

well there are tiny butterflies around the babyrabbit!!!!

little red wagon challenge 83 is a sketch.. i flipped it...only.. i dont had a suiting sentiment.. so maybe it is disqualified.... i hope not hahaha..

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this card is maked with the colors of cupcake craft challenge 144 zesty colourcombo..

stamp with fun challange 113 is..."in the garden"

in my garden in gambia fly many very colored birds.. small and big...

so.. this bird with many colors suits this challenge..

stamp R Us challenge this week is... pets R US..

make a card with your pet..

i did had birds as a pet..longtime ago..

so this card can also enter this challenge...

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this card was inspired by this etsy inspired challenge 140..a etsyshop named.... Peaden Scott Designs! 

the bright colors.. the bird... i made this out of it!!!

and the colors and busy patterns also look like the challenge...

of 365 cardschallenge day96.......

incy wincy designs challenge 96 is.. NATURE..

so this birdy is fitting in!!!

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this card is also for my husband to sell.. i was inspired by the colors of colorq challenge 87...

the stamps are unknown ums.. i bought them 2e hands..

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this card enters ink inspirations colorchallenge 72...

i made this card for my husband to sell..

he lives in gambia and has no job at the moment..so i sent him pakkages of cards.. to sell to tourists..

this is a stamp by suzy toronto.. this are hippygirls.. but i made them into gambian girls!

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this card enters the play date cafe challenge 84...

i focused on the purple.. and less on the dark rosered..

all stamps .. 5 of them .. are by third coast..