Bloom where you are planted

Hello and happy Friday!
I had an accident today when closing the gates at home, my right thomb was traped between the two parts and now I have a very unhealthy finger (sorry for any typing  mistake). I hope it heals soon because I  don't know if I can  make cards like this, the Dr told me to expect my nail to fall :(
Today I would like to show you a card I made (not today, early in the week):

The image is the one for the monthly challenge at From the Heart stamps. I colored it with alcohol based markers and feel very happy with the result. I cut it with a circle die.

I used green cardstock for the background, and a mix and match patterned papers (Poligrphservis and Folia).

I used a green ribbon with golden edges as embellishment and nothing else, I feel it was enough for the LO.

Challenges:

From the heart: stamp of the month
I heart sketches: # 153
A beautiful mess: AG
Crafting with friends: AG
Cut it up: use any sketch
Simon says. AG
Jo's scrap Shack: AG
Simply papercraft: AG
Crafting with an attitude: AG
Crafty Girls Creations: AG
Crafty ribbon: flowers
Inspiration Destination: AG

Happy Bird-day!

Hello and happy Saturday!
I would like to show you a new card I made:

The image is Five Party Birds  and I colored it with alcohol based markers (Kurecolor and Bic). I also printed one of the sentiments from the set, but I couldn't find it when I was finishing the card  :( I  cut it with a rectangle nestabilities die leaving some part out of it. (I hope to find soon the sentiment...)

I used two different patterned paper from a Poligraphservis stack. I used pastel yellow cardstock and a Happy Birthday embossing folder for the background. I made some faux stitches with a black fiine marker.

I used a blue gross ribbon to embellish it. Although the sketch didn't ask for buttons or any other element in the right upper corner, I felt the card needed something to balance the LO.

Challenges:
I heart sketches: #149
Catch the bug: 1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 embellishments (ribbon, buttons, faux stitches)
Crafty friends: all things cute     Let's color: hand coloring
Little Claire: spring colors         WAW: AG
Morgan's art world: AG          RRR: wings + ribbon
Cardz 4 galz: add a button or two
Crafty Ribbons: ribbon + buttons
Seize the birthday: AG           Crafty Hazelnut's: patterned paper
Sisterhood of crafters: birthday     Wonderful Wednesday: AG 

Creative card crew: embossing

Many Thanks

Hello, friends! Today is Friday!!!!
I can't see the fool moon, is cloudy and rainy, yesterday also was and for tomorrow the forecast says more of the same! Let's rejoice and be glad in the day the Lord made!
I would like to show you a card I made:

This is part of the set for the Stamps of the month progressive challenge at From the Heart Stamps. I colored the butterfly and th flowers with alcohol based markers and cut it out with scissors (not so bad!).

I also printed the sentiment and cut it with an oval die (Sizzix) and made the same for the green cardstock mat.

I used some of the scrap papers I have, because I don't have washi tape (that was the twist for the sketch challenge) and the sketch requires many strips in the background.

I didn't use any embellishment, I only made some faux stitches with a fine green marker and I used foami tape for the butterfly and the corner flowers to give some dimension.

Challenges:
Stamp of the month: Time of blooming
I heart sketches: #148;  Art by Miran: AG
Crafty creations: stitching;  Brown Sugar: AG
Crafting with friends: AG;  Creative Fingers: AG
Cut it up: spring flowers;  Aud Sentiments: AG
Simply create too: stitching;  Crafting with attitude: AG
Crafty Girls: AG;  DLArt: water/Thank you
MAWTT: Spring flowers; WAW: AG; Wonderful Wed.: AG

Mice balloon

Hello!
I would like to show you a card I made for a birthday.

The image is by From the Heart Stamps and is called Mice Balloon. I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. I cut it with Labels 1 (Nestabilities - Spellbinders) leaving part of the balloon outside. I used the same shape for the red mat.

Patterned paper is from my stash and for the background I used the white cardstock from the card base.

As embellishments I used three red dew drops (or stickles, I don't know how to call them) and also used glitter glue on the balloon. I also made some faux stitches with a fine red marker.

Challenges:
I heart sketches: #146
Simon says: happy birthday
Tuesday Throwdown: furry friends 
Little Red Wagon: celebrate   
Sieze the brithday: AG/ floral 
Art by Miran: AG
Brown sugar: AG
Creative Fingers: AG
Jo's scrap shack: AG
Simply papercraft: AG

Bird-day wishes

Hello!
I hope you are having a good week, for me is a busy one and don't have much time to blog around...
I would like to show you a new card I made:

Isn't it cute? I love the sweating bird celebrating one more birthday!!! I colored it with Kurecolor markers and for the background I sponged with the ink from a ink pad and a sponge, I like how it looks, and found out that is a very easy way to make backgrounds for the images... I also made some faux stitches with a fine blue marker.I also used some blue cardstock to mat it.

I used some patterned paper for Folia with balloons. I also used some blue cardstock to mat it. The sentiment is a very simple one I printed because I needed something small. I did not use any embellishment, but considering is for a male, looks quite good.

Challenges:
I heart scketches: #145
Sieze the birthday: AG/ water (no topping here)
Simon says: AG
4 crafty chicks: AG
Aud Sentiments: Birthday sentiment
Crafty girls creations. AG
Unicorn: CA
Inspirations Destination AG
Wonderful Wednesdays: AG
WAW: AG
Creative card crew: CAS
Crafting from the heart: AG

Have a mice birthday!

Hello, dear friends!
I don't know about you, but this week just passed so fast, between the spring break and my daughter's birthday (it was raining but we were prepared with games inside home)... I almost forget to make the card for I heart sketch challenge... I love these sketches. This week the challenge has as twist to make a masculine card, and this is what I did:

I colored the image with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils, I cut it with a circle die (Sizzix), I distressed the edge with a sky bue ink pad. We wished to make the birthday party outside like this mice, but we did it inside and everything went well :)

For the background I used a blue cardstock and Birthday embossing folder (Cuttlebug). I also used some patterned paper from my stash.

Challenges:

I heart sketches: #144 + twist, Art by Miran: AG, The stamping boutique: masculine, Crafting with friends: AG, Cardz 4 galz: cute and cuddly, Critters and creatures: AG, Fantastic Tuesday: cute critters, Creative Fingers: AG, Sieze the birthday: birthday (no topping), Jo's scrap shack: AG, Fresh Brewed Designs: Happy Birthday, Simply papercraft: AG, Crafty time: birthday, WAW: AG, Digistamp 4 joy: add an animal, Little Miss Muffet: AG, Wonderful Wednesday: AG, Simon says: come rain or shine, OSATT: AG w/ embossing, Creative Playground: birthday


EDITED: I won at I heart sketches!!!!

Pink tulips

Hello, again!
Where I live tulis are the flower for March. You start seeing them for Women's day and the rest of the month, they decorate the whole city... you have them in many colors, I did these ones for my card in pink:

The image is From the Heart Stamps and I colored it with alcohol based markers and some details with pencils. I did some faux stitches around the image with a pink fine marker.

I used pink cardstock and an embossing folder for the background and the dp in the layout is from a My mind eyes stack.

The only embellishment is a pink glitter tulip that my friend Maryann gave me a bag with many long ago and I save them, so today I used one!

Challenges:
I heart sketches: #143
Simon says: cute and cuddly
Art by Miran: AG
Brown sugar: spring
Creative fingers: AG
The stamping boutique: countdawn to spring
Card 4 galz: cute and cuddly
In the pink: spring flowers
Moving along with the times. in the garden
Crafts and me: spring
Crafty enjoyments: spring/easter
Crafty Hazelnuts: patterned paper
Digistamp 4 joy: AG + animal
Paradise of stamps: spring
Sunsational stamps: critters

Spring around the corner...

Hello!
I can tell you that during the last days we are living in spring, yesterday we had 15 degrees above 0!!!! There is no snow to be seen and you can hear the birds and feel the warmth of the sun as if it is April!!!! Gorgeous weather, I hope it lasts and doesn't change any moment.
I am so inspired by the weather, look the card I made:

The image is From the Heart Stamps and I colored it with Koh-i-noor aquarelable pencils. I cut it with a circle die and placed it on a turquoise mat cut with a scalop circle die.

I used Poligraphservis dp, it is double sided 8x8. I used the lighter side for the background and the darker one for the three panels. I used some white cardstock to mat the little panels and more turquoise cardstock to mat the background.

For embellishment I used a turquoise baker twine and made a knot.

Challenges:

I heart Cards sketches: sketch 140
Simon says: AG
Art by Miran: AG
Mod Squad: Animal fun
Chocolate, coffee and cards: AG
Crafting with friends: AG
Paper Shelter: animal magic
Creative fingers: AG
Simply papercraft: AG
Sisterhood of crafters: think spring

A cute bird on a pot!

Hello and happy to see you around... thanks for your visit!
As you know I was out of cardmaking for almost two years and came back a few weeks ago. I feel like there is no so many people visiting and encouraging each other like it was before, or is it only me feeling it? I lost a few followers as well, I heard that google is cleaning the people that has inactive blogs... but to tell you the truth, I would love to have more comments and friends visiting... So you are very welcome!!!
OK, enough... I hope you like the card I made:

I used a From the Heart digistamp, I colored it with markers and used a punch to cut two of the corners to make them round.

The background paper is Poligraphservis (a Russian paper!!!) and I used the same punch to make the round corners here too. I also used  lace, pink cardstock and a copic black marker to make the faux stitches.

Challenges:
I heart sketches: #139
Digichoosday: animal and insects
Fan-tastic Tuesday: AG+ cute
Eureka: feathers or fur
Bunny Zoe's: things with wings
Love to scrap: AG
Crafty girls creation: AG
Creative knockouts: stitching

No matter how long the winter...

...Spring is sure to follow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello, hello... are you like me? Do you wait the whole winter for spring?
I like winter and the white snow covering everything, but this week was the coldest for us here and my arms are hearting after shoveling snow during three days..... I am not complaining but I have enough winter this season :)

This is my new card:

The image is FTHstamps and I colored it with my markers, I don't know if I am improving with them, but surely like the intense colors.

I used some dp from my stash and also an embossing folder for the background. To embellish it I used three pink rhinestones.

Challenges:
FTHstamps: sketch #138
Catch the bug: keep it simple
Crafting with dragonflies: AG
Art by Miran: AG
Crafting with Friends: AG
Creative fingers: AG
Simple papercraft: AG
4 crafty chicks: bling
Cardz 4 galz: fantastic florals
2 cute ink: digital image 

EDITED: This card made it as runner up at 2 Cute Ink!!!

Mice birthday

Hello! I hope you are doing well... here is very cold (-10C), great weather for being inside the house!!!
I want to show you a card I made:

The image is From the heart stamps, I colored it with my NEW markers!!!

The patterened paper is also NEW, added some pink cardstock to mat the layers.

I used some pink ribbon and pink rhinestones to embellish it.

I hope you like it!


Challenges:
Deep ocean: something new
Fan-Tastic Tuesday: AG + girly
Retarte: AG
Crafting from the heart: AG
Eureka: Pile it on
The crazy ch.: ribbons
Get creative: something new
Crafty Hazelnuts: AG w/ patterned paper
Ching-Chou Kuik: AG
A gem of a  challenge: female birthday
Simon says: create wih critters