Masculine Birthday card!

I have played with my Derwent inktense pencils a bit, it took me a while but I am getting comfortable with them now. This image is from Art Impressions, I cut it down quite a bit, and I cut around the lighthouse.

Then I put it on piece of watercolour paper on which I had made a sky with Tim Holtz distress inks and a brush. The two birds are done with a permanent marker. I was tempted to add some glitter....but I didn't, I don't think men really care about glitter, lol!

                                         Hope you like it, Anja

C4C 232, sketch challenge!

A sketch challenge with the Crazies, you can find all the details HERE.

My card is bright!! I pulled out some Gelatos and made a background on the oval, the flowers are made with punches and I put some Gelatos on it, I smeared it out with my finger. When it was all done, I sprayed on some Pearl glimmermist. A very different card for me, I really like the Gelatos, aren't you surprised....it is not hard to get me to like any product, lol!

                                                      Happy Easter, till next time, Anja

Just a simple card!

Oh, that Silhouette machine......so many wonderful designs to pick and it cuts it perfect every time!

Just wanted to share this quick card with you today....sentiment from Just Rite, some pearls, silver cord and voila! Hope you like it, Anja

May you be blessed!

A simple card for a girl from church. The stamp is inked up with 2 markers, I spritzed some Tim Holtz dusty concord marker on the background, butterfly from Cheery Lynn and sentiment from Clear Dollar Stamps.

When cleaning up in my craft room I came across this flower stamp, it might be from Unity but I could be wrong, I forgot all about this stamp, might be a new favourite, lol!

                                                 Have a great day, Anja

Get your "egg" on, C4C 231!

Get your "egg" on, that's the theme over at the CRAZIES today! Well, I put a big egg on, can't miss it, lol!

It is cut with the Silhouette, sorry I did not have any egg stamps or dies, paired up with the Martha Stewart grass border and the sky is done with a piece of ripped paper towel and Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink. Sentiment from Clear Dollar stamps, twine from my stash.

You can read all about the challenge HERE, join us if you like, it's fun to play!!

                                                           Happy Crafting, Anja

Clean and simple thinking of you!

Happy Friday! Here is the card I am sharing today over at the SGD blog, you can check it out HERE.

Short post today, lots of things I want to get done today....

                                                    Happy Crafting, Anja

                                                  

C4C230, Veggies!!

A "crazy" challenge today.....veggies on your card, lol! That's it for the CRAZIES this week, a hard one for me, since I don't have any stamps with veggies on it...the Silhouette helped me out again!!! While searching for images, and buying a few along the way, I came across this journaling card, and then I knewwhat I wanted to do...I added the grass borders and some bunnies, some twine and voila!!! I did it, veggies on my card! Hope you can join us! Happy Crafting, Anja

Spring flowers for Wonderful Wednesday!

Happy Friday!!! Sharing a SPRING card with  you today over at the blog of SGD.

It doesn't feel like nice outside this morning but hopefully it will get better!!! This is the card for Wonderful Wednesday, April 9 at 1 PM, you can read all the details HERE.

                                      Have a great day, Anja

C4C 229, an easel card!

A card with a trick, that's the challenge this week over at the CRAZIES.  To my Silhouette I went, how I enjoy that machine! An easel card is what I made and the flower is also from the Silhouette, sentiment from Just Rite, butterfly from Martha Stewart. I kept the card pretty simple for the rest, I embossed the background with the dots embossing folder and sponged on a little bit of blue and of course I added some Viva pearls, silver this time. The 2 little pearls on the front make sure the card stands up.

Please check out what the other design teammembers made and join us if you like!

                                              Hope you like it, Anja

A sneak peak!

Happy Friday! This is the card I am sharing today over at the SGD blog, you can find the details HERE.

It's a big mess in my craft room and in the middle of that I am working on a second card kit, and this is one of the cards. Nice and bright for Mother's day. Hope you like it, have a great day, Anja

Just a note!

I am so late posting this card for the Crazies this week!! Had a busy day at the garage sale at SGD, too much fun. Anyhow, the challenge is to make a card, anything you wanna do!! I am ready for spring with the tulips, coloured with Inktense pencils! Hope you like it, Anja

Spring is here!

Happy Friday! The calender says it is SPRING!!! Today with the sun shining, I can see it coming!!

Sharing with you my card for the SGD blog today, it is my next Toonie Tuesday card, for March 25 at 2 PM.

                                                       Hope you like it, Anja

C4C227 a sketch with some green!

A sketch and add some green, that's the challenge this week over at the CRAZIES. Since I was playing with the Gelli plate this week, I made a background with a stencil and some green paint, and used this on my card.

It still showed some white, so I picked up on that colour and added some kraft. Butterfly is from Joy Crafts,

sentiment from Stampendous.

Go on over and see what the other DT members have created and play along if you like!!!

                                                    Happy Crafting, Anja

C4C226, sentiment only.

Time for another CRAZY challenge, this time we want to see cards/projects with the sentiment as the focal point. Somewhere in my craftroom I found my Mojo back, pfff. it took me a while and some serious shopping, lol! For my card I have used a sentiment from Just Rite, Grand birthday, background from Bo Bunny , wall to wall texture,stars unknown and the frilly stuff and labels are from the Silhouette.

Vintage photo ink to distress and some twine. Of course I had to put some random Viva black dots on...

                                           Hope you like it, Anja

Memorybox Thank you!

Happy Friday! Here is my card for the SGD blog today, you can find all the details HERE.

This card is for the next TOONIE TUESDAY, March 11 at 2 PM. Bring a toonie and a basic tool kit, enjoy the fun, no need to register. Have a great day, Anja

C4C225, a colour challenge!

Good morning, another challenge over at the Crazies!!!! I think I missed "the point" this week about the colour orchid.....You can read about the challenge HERE.

I have a list somewhere in my craftroom where I quickly write down the challenges ahead of time, for this one its Orchid with grey and white.......well, what I think is orchid might be too purple and that for a girl who loves pink...oh well, thankfully, there is no challenge police, lol!!

This is a Memory box die done with some metallic paper, a Martha Stewart borderpunch and sentiment from Paper Smooches. Hope you still like it!

                                            Have a great day, Anja

Hello Spring!

Happy Friday! Here is my post today for SGD!! Let's all make cards so that Spring feels welcome to come any time now, lol!!! You can read about my card HERE. It's for Toonie Tuesday, March 4 at 2 PM.

                                              Have a great day, Anja

Big bird with the Silhouette

O la la, this picture turned out very dark....or at least the bird did, it honestly looks better IRL. The bird with frame is from the silhouette...love that machine, sentiment from Tim Holtz, some distress inks and a leafy stamp out of my stash. 

This card made it's way to Holland for my dad who had a knee replacement, hopefully he will recover quickly.

                                Till next time, Anja

With sympathy

It's been a while.....what can I say, life is just getting in the way and now I lost my mojo....the good thing is that I have cleaned and organized in my craft room, will see how long it lasts, lol!
It's not a lack of supplies, so many cool things I could do but not much happens, here is a sympathy card I made, the frame is from the Silhouette, stamps from Just Rite.
I sure hope that my inspiration is coming back soon, till next time, Anja

C4C 223, it's sketch time!

Welcome to another challenge from the Crazies. It's the third Saturday of the month which means it is sketch time. I choose to make a masculine card. Designer paper from Teresa Collins, world traveler.

Working on a new computer and I seem to delete stuff that I am not supposed to delete......Let's hope all goes well with this post.

See, the card is now on the bottom, the sad thing is, that I don't know what I am doing...better go ask my kids, lol!

Come, check it out and play if you like, HERE you can find the details.

                      Have a great day, Anja

Spring colours on a cold, snowy day!

Happy Friday! Long time, no see.....but I am back. My husband and I just came home from a trip to warm and sunny Mexico.......back to the cold and snow. Time to get crafty.....Here is my card for the SGD blog today. We will be making this one for Toonie Tuesday, February 11 at 2 PM. You can read about it HERE. Today I am planning to get my mixed media products out and PLAY!!

                                                         Have a great day, Anja

Let's get sketchy, C4C219

Welcome to another challenge over at the CRAZIES .

This week it is sketch time, I changed it up a little bit, putting my circle on top of the strip, I hope that's okay, lol! I had a lot of fun with this card, can you believe it all started with white paper? I got my alcohol inks out to make the strip on the left and the butterfly. I put some embossing paste over top with a stencil, the paste is white but it picked up the silver from the alcohol inks, pretty cool! Embossing folder out of my stash , inked with some Tim Holtz tumbled glass and sprayed with silver glimmer mist, nice and sparkly!! I also sprayed the circle, it is a Nestabilitie. The sentiment is from Just Rite, a cut a strip of white, used a corner punch on the end, inked and sprayed and voila, all done.

I wish you could see this card IRL, the picture doesn't show the sparkle and the details.......

Come and join us in the challenge, we would love to have you!!!

                             Till next time, Anja                                     

Hugs and Kisses!

Happy Friday! A Valentine's card today for Toonie Tuesday, January 21 at 2 PM. You can find all the details at the SGD website HERE

                                  Have a great day, Anja

C4C218, a skinny card!

 

A skinny card!! I wish I could post a picture of a skinny me....if it was only as easy and fun as making a card, it could happen, lol! This week the challenge from the Crazies is to make skinny card, size 3.5 x 5.5

I made a special envelope for it with my envelope board but it fits in a standard size. I started out with a white base and cut the front panel slighty smaller, embossed that with an embossing folder from Cuttlebug, Anna Griffins foulard folder, and then sponged on some Tim Holtz antique linen distress ink. The white oval is a die from Crafts too, the kraft oval underneath is not exactly in the middle...bummer..... The flowers are a die from Memory Box, bow from my stash and sentiment on a nestabilitie and from Stampin Up. Lastly I added some Ice white Viva pearls. The card is in the mail already for my sister, who I really miss!!!

Come on over HERE and check out what the other design team  members have created and we would love to have you join us! Till next time, Anja

Toonie Tuesday Jan. 14, romantic birthday card!

Happy Friday! Sharing my Toonie Tuesday card for Jan. 14 at 2 pm with you today! Check out all the details HERE.

It was so much fun to play with all those elements!!! Have a great day, Anja

A new challenge for the "Crazies", C4C217!

Welcome to the first challenge for 2014 with the Crazies!!! This time we have a photo for your inspiration, you can check it out HERE. I went with the colours, black, white and silver. I combined it with some hearts ( the embossed background) and flowers (Poppy die from Memory Box), great way to send some wishes for the New Year, did not wanna do snowflakes since we got a lot of snow already, lol! You see the reflection of my hand from taking the picture in the silver paper, don't know how to fix that.

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

Happy New Year from a happy stamper!

Happy New Year to all of you!!! I am so looking forward to some much needed craft time! Here is my project for the SGD  blog today, you can check it out HERE.

                                            Take care, Anja

Christmas card for Crazy4challenges, C4C 215

Hello Ladies,

Sharing my card for the Crazies with you, the challenge this week is to use something from every letter from the word NOEL, so here we go......... 

N baby Jesus from the Nativity scene

O the middle letter of Joy

E the Embossed background

L the liquid golden pearls

This image is cut out with the Silhouette, as soon as I saw this, I knew I was gonna buy it, love the simplicity and the great message it is given to us.

Check out what the other design team members have created, and join us if you like, we would love to have you! You can find the link HERE.

                        Have a great week, Anja

Simple, elegant Christmas card!

Happy Friday! Sharing my card for the SGD blog with you. With thanks to Pinterest!

You can read about it HERE.  If all goes well, I am on a little shopping trip to the States with some crafty girlfriends!!! Have a great day, Anja

Snowflake Christmas!

With all the Christmas cards I am posting, you would think that mine would be all done....not true...this was another one we did yesterday at SGD for Toonie Tuesday.....

 I used Bazzil bling paper for the big snowflake, but it's hard to see in the picture.

                                                     Thanks for stopping by, Anja

Thinking of you with the Crazies!

Happy Saturday! I have to confess......I am cheating today on my own challenge.....
It's been a crazy week....you know, where life just happens...so I am using a card I made a while back but I am actually mailing it out.

The flower is done with the Silhouette, love that machine. The center is raised and I put some glitter on it with glossy accents. Some score line to finish it of. Check out what the other design team members have created, HERE is the link for you.

                                                          Have a great day, Anja

C4C212, it is sketch time!

Another week flew by and so it is time for another challenge over at the Crazies, come and join us if you like, we would love to have you.

It is sketch time....and I almost forgot to post my card, thankfully I remember late last night, I made the card just had to post it.

My card is stamped with the background from SU, around the world. Boat stamp, frame and sentiment from Just Rite. It is hard to see the bronze Viva pearls on the half circle, but they are there.

                              Thanks for stopping by, Anja

Let's put a frame on, C4C211

While this post comes up, if Mr. Blogger works well, I am away on a scrapbook/stamping retreat!!!

At a fabulous location, with great company and amazing food.

On to the card.........Let's put a frame on, that is the challenge this week over at the Crazies.

My card is to say a big thank you to all the veterans!! Thank you for all you do and sacrifice!

                                           Have a great day, Anja

Welcome Baby!!

Happy Friday!! So sorry for the horrible picture, I could not get a better picture.

This is the card for the SGD blog today, you can check it out HERE.

We are all at the retreat this weekend at the Oakwood Inn!

You can make this card if you come out on Tuesday November 12, at 2 PM for Toonie Tuesday!

                                                  Have a great day, Anja

Best Wishes!

Oops, I posted the picture before cropping it......I am working on filling my box with cards and this is one of them. Like this colour combo, have a great day, Anja

It's not all black and white....C4C 210

Welcome to November, and to a new challenge over at the Crazies, I am your host for this month.
The first challenge is to use black and white with one other colour, you knew, I was gonna choose pink, lol!

The background is a new embossing folder from Cuttlebug, flowers a die from Spellbinders, the labels were cut with the silhouette and the sentiment is from Hero Arts, I believe.

Come and join us in this challenge, if you like, we would love to see your work! 

                                                   Till next time, Anja

Mixed Media

Happy Friday! Sharing a card made with mixed media on the blog of SGD today. You can read about it HERE. It is a lot of fun to play with inks, sprays, pastes, stencils, salt, paints.....you never know what you are making, lol! Have a great day, Anja

One more.....

My box with Stampscapes is out the drawer! Can you tell? I had to make another scenery card with the background I made at Lori's class on Friday night, Tim Holtz paints, dylusions and some distress inks....stamped with Versafine back, used some Spellbinders borders on the bottom to finish it off.

Love stampscaping! Have a great day, Anja

Stampscaping!

That is a word right, stampscaping? In my craft room it is. Love the stampscapes stamps to create some scenes. For this one I have used some glimmermists and Tim Holtz distress inks. I did not wanna go to dark and the mists give you that effect. Have a great day, Anja

Fall Sympathy card

Sharing a sympathy card with you today, I made this one a while ago. Leaves are from Impression Obsession, dp from Kaiser Kraft, I believe.

The sentiment is from Just Rite. The rest of the card is pretty simple.

                                               Have a great day, Anja

Happy Birthday card for Silke, C4C209

Happy Saturday and Happy Birthday to Silke our host over at the "Crazies."

October is her birthday month and she is asking us to make a card with your favourite stampset...well, today my favourite set is the Poppies from MFT. Who knows which one it will be tomorrow, lol!

The border is made with Spellbinders Edgebilities, some silver Viva pearls, Nestabilities and the dots embossing folder. I stamped the poppies in Tim Holtz barn red and then cut them out.

Love this set. hope you have a great day, Anja

A poppy card

Good morning! It's been a while.... But here is my card for SGD today. Love poppies! A great set from MFT.

I am posting from my ipod since our pc  is at the "docters" office for a virus, lol.

Have a great day, Anja

Crazy for Challenges, C4C207, chevrons and more!

Yippee, it is Saturday, time for another challenge over at the Crazies. Last week I missed out, life got in the way, it happens, but this week, I am in!! You can read all about the challenge HERE.

We are asked to use CHEVRONS, GREY, PINK, GREEN and YELLOW.

I love a good challenge, thinking outside the box. So I pulled out my chevron embossing folder and the Impression Obsession dies for the border. Then I turned on the Cameo, what a great addition to my stuff, lol. I cut out the flower and the shape in the middle. Sentiment from Hero arts, label punches from SU, some twine and a button and to finish it off some silver Viva pearls.

                             Hope you like it! If you are a fellow Canadian, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!!

                                                 Till next time, Anja

Elegant with Couture Creations!

Happy Friday! Sharing my card for the SGD blog today, read all about it HERE.

Wonderful product from Couture Creations, matching  stamps, dies and embossing folder.

I am getting ready for Thanksgiving. Lots to be thankful for!!

A Dutch apple pie is baking in the oven......not good for my waist line....

                             Happy Thanksgiving, Anja

Best Wishes!

I saw this layout on Pinterest and I really liked it....so I made a little sketch and then forgot about it, lol.

A while later, I find it again and made the card. Flowers are cut with the Silhouette, butterfly from Cheery Lynn, the stamp is one of my garage sale finds. Of course some liquid Viva pearls were added, can't make a card without them. Have a great day, Anja

Happy WIshes!

Playing with some stuff in my craft room, coloured this High Hopes sunflower with derwents inktense pencils.

Just sending some happy wishes to someone! Paired it up with the Cheery Lynn doily, some twine and craft paper. Hope you like it, Anja

National Cardmaking Day!!!

If you would like to make 3 cards for FREE .......then please join us at Scrappingreatdeals this Saturday, October 5 from 10 AM till 2 PM!!

We are celebrating National Scrapbooking Day!!!You can find all the details HERE.
Lori, Laura and myself are helping you make a card and Kim will teach you how to make your own envelopes, did I mention DOOR PRIZES, and RAFFLE tickets......

Please come on out and help us celebrate!!! This is a FREE EVENT but we are asking a donation for ovarian cancer research, read all the details on the website, Sheila and Mike will match the amount of donated money, how awesome is that!!

Hope to see you, Anja

Fall birthday card

It is a beautiful day! How I like fall, just not all the bees and wasps, lol. For my card I have used some Kaiser Kraft paper, IO leaf dies and an unknown sentiment. 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping   by, Anga

It is sketch time, C4C204

It is the third Saturday of the month and that means it is sketch time over at the Crazies.

Sketches are a great way to get you started on your card. My card is very similar to the one I posted yesterday, but I really like this wheat die from Impression Obsession........and the paper was still on my desk and I needed a get well card.....

Check out what the other design team members have done with this sketch. 

                                                         Have a great day, Anja

Another masculine card with IO die!

Happy Friday! This new die from IO is a must have.......I made this card for the SGD blog, check out the details HERE.

                                                            Have a great day, Anja