Brusho's, prills and stamps

Just playing with some brusho's in my craft room and some new stamps....I put a glossy layer of varnish over top, makes it shiny , really like this effect. Till next time, Anja

Challenge time......critters...

Happy Saturday! The challenge for the crazies this week is to put a critter in your card....

According to google ducks qualify lol but my youngest son does not think so.

Anyhow , love making this kind off card!

Check it out www.crazy4challenges.blogspot.com

Thanks for looking, Anja

Ombre look.....

Happy Saturday! Challenge time for the CRAZIES, this time we were asked to get the ombre look...

I used distress inks to get mine and a stamp from Penny Black. Milled lavender and seedless grapes were the colours I used. Not too sure about the ribbon.....it really looks better IRL.

                                Till next time, Anja

Hope you like pink.....

Here is the card I created for the SGD blog today, you can check it out HERE.

                       Till next time, Anja

Bister and colour burst together!

Yesterday was a rainy day so perfect time to play ..... I made a background where I combined some bister and colour bursts and this is the result.

Stamps are Stampscapes and heat embossed with black.

Hope you like it, Anja

C4C292, trees

Happy Saturday! The challenge today over at the Crazies is trees on your card.

When I saw the challenge I knew, I had to pull out my Stampscapes!!

Made a background with Pan pastels and distress inks, sprayed with a sealant.

An woodgrain embossed background, sentiment from Just Rite and a piece of twine.

You can check it out here:

www.crazy4challenges.blogspot.com

Till next time, Anja

Floating alcohol

A quick card ... I made a few backgrounds with the floating alcohol technique. Today I cut this frame and used one of the backgrounds

The flowerdie is from Memory Box and I sponged on some ink

Hope you like it, Anja

C4C 291, it's sketch time!

Happy Saturday! Third week of the month, so it's sketch time over at the CRAZIES.

Here is my take on it, I have had those big green bling dots for a long time, knowing that sometime I would use them, lol. Stamps are from Penny Black and the sentiment from unknown. 

Check out what all the design team members have created and join us, if you like!

                                                 Till next time, Anja

Thank you

This card was supposed to show up  yesterday.....it's for the SGD blog, you  can check it out HERE.

                                                   Have a great day, Anja

C4C 290, one for the men!

Hello Ladies, thanks for visiting today! This week the challenge over at the CRAZIES is a masculine/Father's day card. You can look it up HERE.

I so messed up last week.....but the good thing was that my card was early, lol.

This one is cut with the Silhouette and I used a Sketch pen to put the sentiment on, love the off set button that  you can cut it out so perfect. Now to get it in the mail to Holland on time....

                                                    Hope you like it, Anja

Framed white flowers

Happy Friday! Here my card for the SDG blog, you can check it out HERE.

                                  Till next time, Anja

Hello color bursts.....

Saying hello to you all with a card done with the color bursts and a sentiment cut with the Silhouette!

The little bottles with color burst from Ken Oliver are fun to play with and super duper easy. Just add water, first or after you put the water on your paper, different effects, love it all. The colors will blow you away!

                                              Happy Crafting, Anja

C4C 288, it's almost summer time.....

Happy Saturday! It's a fun challenge this week over at the CRAZIES. Barbera is asking us for a card/project with your favourite summer destination...that's easy, mine is the beach! We are lucky enough to live pretty close to Lake Huron where we can enjoy beautiful beaches. I started with cutting an oval out and a frame, then I both embossed those. The oval I used to make my beach scene, with tumbled glass for the sky and antique linen for the sand, the grass is from Rubbernecker. The chair is from the Silhouette, I cut it out once normal and once with the off set function , so I could layer them, some brown ink to sponge on and some bronze Viva pearls for the nails and such, the seagulls are also from the Silhouette.

Now, to just sit in this chair, listen to the waves and read a book!

                                                 Till next time, Anja

Watercolour fun...

Just playing with some old stamps from SU and distress inks. Love the watercolour look!

Till next time, Anja

Pop pop poppy stamp.....

Happy Friday! Here is my card for the SGD blog today, check it out HERE.

                               Have a great day, Anja

It's sketch time, C4C 286

Sketch time at the Crazies, and I have a new stamp to play with! You can check out all the fun HERE.
I stamped this Penny Black flower after inking it up with distress inks, I splattered on some dots and used a shiny background. The shiny stuff is hard to photograph.
I switched the circle to the other side....Hope you like it, till next time, Anja

Happy Anniversary!

Today is Saturday and I completely forgot to make a card for the CRAZIES.......but I did make one for my sisters anniversary..... I got me some bister and colourbursts! A girl can never have enough supplies, lol, the products are slightly different and I love it all!!This background is done with the new colour bursts from Ken Oliver. The red leaves are sponged on with barn door distress ink. At first I could not decide what colour I should use for the butterfly...I cut a red one but then decided on the  black one with a red background.

                                                 Hope you like it! Till next time, Anja

The same stamp....

Sorry, ladies, you would think I owe only one stamp, lol. But I can't get enough of this Magenta stamp and I needed another thank you card. The background is different...I used some acrylic paints, put them on my craft sheet and added a bit of water, I then pulled my watercolour paper through it and dabbed it with a paper towel. I went back in with a wet papertowel and some yellow paint. So simple and I love the effect.

                              Hope you like it, Anja

C4C284, miss seeing you!

Hello Ladies! The challenge this week at the CRAZIES is to put eyes on your card......I had to really think about it....My silhouette came to the rescue, I cut the glasses and the letters, the flower is a memory box die and for the dot on the i, I used googlie eyes ( not sure if thats the correct name).

Hope you like it, till next time, Anja

One more....

Happy Friday! Here is my card for the SGD blog today, you can check it out HERE.

                              Till next time, Anja

Playing with watercolours!

A bright birthday card for a friend! I have been trying different things with some Koi Watercolours...for this card I started out with a piece of watercolour paper, spritzed it wet and started to apply 3 different colours, while still wet, I used a sponge to get some texture.

The stamp is from Magenta, I have used it a lot lately, it's just so pretty,  I think. Sentiment from Just Rite.

                             Hope you like it! Till next time, Anja

C4C283, watercoloured mallards

Hello Ladies,

Posting from my phone, while our computer is occupied by my university student.

This card is for the Crazies, www.crazy4challenges.blogspot.com

This week we would like to see your cards/projects with a bird or birds.

I watercoloured  this Northwood stamp with tombo markers.

Hope you like it! Till next time, Anja

C4C282,it is sketch time!

Hello Ladies! It is the third week of the month and that means the Crazies are challenging you with a sketch. You can check it out www.crazy4challenges.blogspot.com

I used some red bister for the background, totally crazy about bister!

The bigger butterfly is from the Silhouette, the smaller one from Cheery Lynn, sentiment unknown.

Hope you like it, Anja

Mixed media card

Happy Friday! Here is my card for the SGD blog today, you can check it out HERE.

I will try a little harder to update my blog more...life just gets in the way sometimes...I do have a bunch of card to share, so stay tuned! Have a great day, Anja

C4C 280, a daisy card!

Hello Friends! Saturday means a new challenge over at the CRAZIES. The flower of the month April is a Daisy, so that's the challenge, use a daisy on your card/project.

I couldn't  find my daisy dies......my craft room is a bit of a disaster, lol. The Silhouette helped me out, I made the background with watercolours and then I sprayed pearl glimmermist over it, once it was dry, I added a few dots, the sentiment and the cut out daisy. Love the Spring colours!

Check out the challenge or let us inspire you! Till next time, Anja

                                       

It's sketch time!

Happy Saturday! It's the 3rd week of the month which means Sketch Time over at the Crazies. You can check it out too,

www.crazy4challenges.blogspot.com

              Have fun, Anja

Enjoy life!

Happy Friday! Here is my card for the SGD blog today, you can check it out HERE.

                                            Till next time, Anja

C4C 275, a water scene!

Happy Saturday! The challenge this week over at the CRAZIES, is a waterscene!!

Love nature scenes....so I grab my Stampscapes! For this one I used Tombos and distress inks, sentiment from Just Rite. Come on over and check out what the other design team members have created to inspire you! As always, you can join us, we would love to have you! Till next time, Anja

Quick and simple

Happy Friday! Here is my card for the SGD blog today, you can check it out HERE.

I scored a bunch of lines at the bottom, but it's hard to see in the picture.

                                                   Stay warm today, Anja

C4C 274, it's sketch time!

It's sketch time at the Crazies, who doesn't love a good sketch? For me, sketches are very helpful!

This time, I used a Magenta stamp and put my markers on them, sprayed with water and stamped onto watercolour paper. Let it dry!Then I put more marker on the stamp and gave it a little spritz of water and stamped again. I added some light blue around the flowers. Sentiment is from Clear Dollar stamps.

You can check out the challenge HERE.

Come on over and see what the other design team members have created, get inspired and join us, if you like!!                     

                                           Till next time, Anja

C4c 273, a "royal" Valentine's card......

Happy Valentine's Day! This week at the Crazies we have another fun challenge for you. You can check it out HERE. Amethyst is the colour this week, a royal colour.  I dived into my overflowing bucket with small designer paper packs....and came up with those papers. I cut the hearts from Nestabilities and a Joy craft die, the little hearts are from a punch. Sentiment from Just Rite, and a EK borderpunch. Some ribbon and bling to finish it off.

Come on over to the Crazies and check out what the other design team members have created, join us if you like, we would love to have you!

                                                                   Till next time, Anja

Branches in the snow.....

Boy oh boy, we have a lot of snow....Here is my card for the SGD blog this week. You can check it out HERE. TIll next time, Anja

A quick little card...

Playing with my Silhouette! I see so many beautiful new word dies coming by......since I have the Silhouette, I made my own....The frame is also from the Silhouette, butterfly from Martha Stewart, and paper from Memory Box. I did pop up the whole panel. And the good thing is, the card is already delivered to a friend.

                                                 Hope you like it, Anja

C4C 270,opposite day!

Happy CRAZY challlenge day! Time for another challenge over at the Crazies, you can check it out HERE.

It is opposite day....so make a card with opposites on it. I choose big and small flowers....the sentiment is from Paper Smooches. The flowers are cut with the Silhouette and the label too. I added some silver stickles to the center of the flowers and a strip of shiny silver paper. 

                                                         Till next time, Anja

Simple sympathy

Happy Friday! Here is my card today for the SGD blog, you can check it out HERE.

                                 Till  next time, Anja

C4C269, a sketch challenge!

Hello Friends, time for another challenge from the Crazies, it's the 3rd Saturday so that means sketch challenge time. Who doesn't like a good challenge?

I went to my huge pile of paper pads, this one is from My mind's eye and turned this into a Valentine card.

The sequins are dark blue, hard to tell in the picture and they are a pain to put on, lol.

Come on over and check out what the other designteam members have created. Join us, if you can, we would love to have you! Take care, Anja

C4C 268, your favourite stamping tool....

Happy Saturday, time for a challenge for the CRAZIES, you can check it out HERE.

The challenge is, if you had to start with a new stamp room and you had you paper and stamps in there...what would be the next "must have" of favourite thing you would put in there....whatever this is for  you, use it on a card. 

Oh my, I don't wanna pick just one...this is too hard, lol, it's like when you have more than one child, you love them all to pieces, not one more than the other, lol.

Just kidding, but I could not pick one. So if I had to pick right now, it would be my Silhouette Cameo, so the background and leaves are cut with the Cameo, and my next choice is dies and punches, so I used an oval Nestabilitie and a butterfly punch from Martha Stewart.

Sentiment is from Just Rite.

Join us if you like, we would love to see your creations!

                                                Happy Crafting, Anja

Clean and Simple, C4C 267

We are starting the New Year over at the CRAZIES with a clean and simple challenge. You can find all the info HERE.

I started out with a piece of watercolour paper and made a background with some shimmering watercolours, really, so easy by wetting your paper and let the water do the work. Then I took this stamp from Penny Black and embossed it with an emerald green embossing powder. Matted it with a piece of green and put it on the card. I did not put a sentiment on.....I find it handy to keep some cards sentiment free till when I need them, so I can add whatever it is if I am about to use the card.

This is to prevent that I am stressing to make a card last minute,lol, doesn't always work.....

Hope you can join us in this challenge! Happy Crafting, Anja

Clean and simple

Happy Boxing Day! Here is my card for the SGD blog today, you can check it out HERE.

                               Till next time, Anja

Poppy card!

Happy Friday! Today it's my turn to host the post for the SGD blog, this is the card I am sharing, you can check it out HERE. Till next time, Anja

C4C 265, a colour challenge!

A colour challenge today, over at the CRAZIES. And an interesting one, I think, hot pink, coral, turquoise and gold.....I had to think about it for a while.....

This is what I came up with, I used my Tim Holtz spritzer to spritz on some coral, hot pink  and turquoise and I stamped the flower from Unity in turquoise, sentiment from Paper Smooches. I added a gold layer and a ribbon. Check out what the other design team members came up with and join us,if you like!

                                          Till next time, Anja

C4C264, Square dance day!

Saturday was here before I knew it.....almost forgot to make a card.....The challenge today over at the Crazies is , it's world Square Dance day....you can find the details HERE.

The Silhouette came to my rescue, I know, this couple is not square dancing but actually ballroom dancing.

The card is square and the frame is cut with Nestabilities Fleur des Lis with black, shiny cardstock, the couple is also cut with the shiny, black paper. The sentiment is done with a sketch pen in the Silhouette, love that feature. A light blue bow and some sparkles and the card was done. I am gonna give it to my hubby, he is quite a good dancer and I love to dance with him! 

                                              Till next time, Anja

Just because....

A Penny Black card today, sharing with you all over at the SGD blog. Till next time, Anja

World HELLO day, C4C263!

Did you know it's World HELLO day! Well, it is , so a Happy Hello to you all!

You can check out the challenge from the Crazy4Challenges HERE.

I have used an autumn stamp from Penny Black. The background is one of  my mixed media backgrounds.

Let me see if I remember what I did....first I ironed a wrinkled piece of waxpaper onto a  glossy piece of cardstock, I then sprayed it with a yellow Dylusions spray. When this piece was dry, I used glossy embossing paste on a stencil and let it dry again, the stamps is stamped with saddle brown Stazon ink, sentiment from Flourishes. Hope you like it, Anja

Donate and Create card!

Happy Friday! Today I am sharing the card for the next Donate and Create over at the SGD blog. You can read all the details HERE. Till next time, Anja

It's sketch time, C4C262!

It's the third Saturday at the month, that means, it's sketch time over at the CRAZIES.

I love a good sketch, it takes all the guesssing out of cardmaking. Usually I grab one of the many 6 x 6 paperpads I have in my craft room and just let my creative juices flow, LOL.

Hope you like it! Check out what the other design team members came up with and join us , if you like!

                                                    This one is JUST FOR YOU! Take care, Anja

Gelatos Sunburst card

Happy Friday! Check out this card on the SGD blog today, you can find it HERE.

                                  Till next time, Anja

C4C261, Number it!

It is time for another challenge over at the CRAZIES .

Last week I missed it, life got in the way but today I am in. The challenge is NUMBER IT!

Our oldest son is turning 25 soon, so I decided to use the number 25, I cut it with my Silhouette.

The papers are from a 6x6 paper pad from Simple Stories, sentiment unknown.

The border punch is from Martha Stewart. Hope you like it, Anja

Graceful card!

Happy Friday! Here is the card I did for the SGD blog today, you can check it out HERE.

                                         Till next time, Anja