just making a card.. because it is soo freezing outside.. and it is lazyyyyyy sunday..

didnot use much ink on this card.. just to distress the edges..

it enters the following challenges..:

the house that stamps built..dcc21 embossing

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/

i embossed some flowers under my swirl.. and the leaves of the swirl are also embossed..

fussy and fancy friday challenge 55 polka dots..

the polka dots are in the scallops and and in teh embossing and the scrappaper..

stampin for the weekend challenge 2 is.. embossing..

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/

there are embossed flowers on the card and the leaves of my swirl are also embossed..

all sorts challenge 140 is.. free and easy..

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/

challenge uo your life 62 is..ton in ton..

http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/

there are pretty much different colors of brown in this card..

old technic...

today i used an old technic..

oww the things you run into.. when you sort out your stuff..

i was very much into teabagfolding about 25 years ago.. i was saving them and saving them.. and made a lot of things with it.. cards, marionets, xmasballs etc ..etc.. but suddenly i lost interest..

and the pile of teabagholders were forgotten..

until now.. i made a nostalgic card with it.. using the image of a bouquet of garden flowers..

and made flowers of teabagsholders..(8 teabags each) and put them as a embellishment on the folden card.. half on the card.. half in the opening i cut out..

this card will enter the following challenges..:

daring cardmakers challenge is.. pink and red...

http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/

charisma cardz challenge 4 is.. vintage..

http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/

do you stack up challenge 57 .. is anything goes..

http://www.doyoustackup.blogspot.com/

pals paper arts 28.. any red...

http://www.palspaperarts.com/

paper play challenge week 5 .. get in shape..

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/

pile it up challenge 5 .. just because..

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/

i made this card ..JUST BECAUSE.. i found my pile of teabagholders...

found some already colored stamped papers..

i was sorting out my hobbystuff.. and found a little pile of already colored stamped pics.. i did that longgggggggggg time ago!!

so i decided to use them..it is a very sugary sweet card.. not really my taste.. but i had to match the colors with the stampes images..

stamp is by magnolia..chipboard with "girl" on it.. flowers made with punches of nellie snellen.. 

this card enters the following challenges..:

creative belliblog challenge 136.. hearts/valentine

http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/

there are heartshaped cookies on my card..

flutterby wednesday

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/2012/02/flutter-by-wednesday-188.html

because this magnolia has wings..

fresh brewed designs challenge 81.. love..

http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/

these cookies are made with loveeeee....

inky impressions challenge is.. use blingggg

http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/

there is some twinkling in the scrappaper and i used bling in the flowers ..

little red wagon challenge 118 is valentine or love..

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/

i am back again..

hello evrybody.. i was in gambia for 3 months..
but now i am back.. and making cards again..
i was sorting out my stuff.. and i found almost forgotten stamps..
ahahha i was surprised by my own collection..

i made 2 cards with nice nudes..
i loved to color them with a copic marker.. i only have 3!!!! .. skintones..
all other colours i do with my derwent softcolorpencils.. but on these cards it was only the shoes..
the stamps i bought 2e hands.. and as they are ums.. i dont know the brand..
the background paper on the card with the nude backside is a piece of wallpaper..
and the flower on the card with the nudefront is made with a die of Xcut..
florish leaves are made with a die of spelbinders.

this card is entering the challenge of crafty purple frog called.. show us some love..

http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/

and the challenge of kreative stempelfreunde no.43 altmodisch oder antik...

http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/

and the challenge of cupcake craft is.. recycle..

well there is a piece of  leftover wallpaper used as background..

http://www.cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/

kaboodle doodles challenge 104 is..make it girly..

there is pink and a naked girl on it.. so i guess it is girly enough..

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/

fresh brewed blog challenge is ... love...

http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/2012/02/fbc-81-feb-prize-challenge.html

creative belli blog challenge 136 is.. to have a heart on your card..

well it is a tiny one.. 

http://bellichallenge.blogspot.com/2012/02/belli-challenge-136-heartsvalentine.html

also the challenge of oldie but a goodie is to have a heart on your card..

http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/

this card too enters the kreatieve stempelfreunde challenge  altmodisch oder antik

http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/

and kaboodle doodle challenge 104.. make it girly..

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/

my time to craft challenge 172 is.. a is for adorable..

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/

and she issssssssssssssss...

party time tuesday challenge is.. anything goes..

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/

so  my shy nude is entering ....

tanda teaser 190 is to use rusty colors..

http://tandastamps.blogspot.com/

i guess i have...

celebrateeeeee!!!!

i made another african card.. 

big stamp is again from stampfrancisco..so is the little bold maraboustamp i used on the background..

just tracy's craft challenge of octobre is.. anything goes

http://justtracyscraftschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/autumnal-october.html

abc challenge is also.. anything goes

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/

pile it on challenge 40 is.. do it for fun..

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/

creative belli challenge 127 is.. paperpiecing..

http://www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com/

crafty creations challenge 137 is.. clean and simple..

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/

little red wagon challenge 100 is ..postage..

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/

less is more challenge is.. the color of your eyes..

http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/10/week-35.html

lovely smelling aloe vera soaps...

i am making little presents for birthdays.. visits.. just passing by..etc.. i bought a lot of different soaps.. these are aloe vera soaps.. and i wrapped them in a beautifull winered tissuepaper.. made on a little vintage coloured cardstock a flowerstamp by heroarts..

colored it with grey, winered and a little pink..

and it seems it suits very well in the new colorpalet of the playdate cafe challenge 101

http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/2011/09/play-date-cafe-challenge-pdcc101.html

die kreatieven freunden challenge still is.. anything but NOT a card..

http://diekreativenstempelfreunde.blogspot.com/

well.. this is definately NOT a card...

this is a bar of soap!!!

lollipop crafts challenge 50 is anything goes..

http://lollipopcrafts.blogspot.com/

so my soapbars enter too..

so is the 39e challenge of  crafts 4 eternity this week.. anythings goes

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/

the magical monday challenge is..

to use a diecut or punch..

http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/

i used a nestability..

simple and crochet..

yesterday i made this card.. i liked the crochet blanket from the pink elephant that much.. i HAD to crochet myself with those colors..

well it didnot beciome a blanket.. but 3 flowers...and i made a card with it..

i used a piece of cellophane wrapped around a bouquet of flowers i got.. with white words on it.."lovely"

and i made the swirls with a diecut by quickutz the stamp is by hampton stamps..

so here is the inspiration again..tpe 117...

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/09/pink-elephant-tpe117.html

and as it is a simple card.. it enters the challenge of less is more.. anything cas goes!

http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/09/week-33-1000-challenge-anything-cas.html

and as i had a certain person in mind.. when i made it.. it enters the paper cupcake challenge someone special too..

http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/2011/09/magical-monday-someone-special.html

freshly brewed challenge 65 is.. keep it simple..

http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/2011/09/fbc-65.html

and i did...

going grey challenge  GGSC82 is.. anythings goes.. 

http://www.scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/

the paper shelter challenge 32 is.. anything goes..

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/

truly scrumptious challenge 66 is.. clean and simple..

http://www.trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/