Happy Birthday CAS 2

Hello!
This week I was asked to make a few CAS birthday cards... so this is one of the batch.

I don´t remember where I've got the image, because I printed and colored long ago... (If you know, please, let me know to give the credits to the artist).
EDITED : I just found out this image is by Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps and it's called Balloon Bear.

I used blue cardstock, a Sizzix circle die cut. I used foami tape to glue the image and a silver jelly pen to make the faux stitches. The sentiment is by Create with TLC.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Forever friends: bears
4 Crafty chicks: dies
Anything goes: make it manly
Deep ocean: for a boy
Pause, dream enjoy: for the boys
Pile it on: birthday
No matter which challenge: anything goes
Ooh-la-la: four legged friends
The sisterhood of crafters: birthday
Created with love: anything goes

EDITED: this card was featured on CREATE WITH TLC.

Funny elephant

Hi, again...

... this is another card I made for this week's celebration at Catch the bug. The challenge is make us laugh/funny card... I go for the second one, this elephant is very fun, but it's not a humor card :)

I colored the image with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils and placed it on a green mat.

I used different green cardstocks and a Folia dp (also green...), I used an Erick Krause scissor to make the wavy edge. My only embellishment is a green gingham ribbon.

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges:
Catch the bug: funny card

EDITED: I AM A WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The sweet stop: sketch
My heart pieces: thinking of you
Artistic inspirations: anything goes
Inky chicks: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Vickie's challenges: anything goes
Lady Anne's stamp: anything goes
Fresh Brewed: anything goes
Cards galore: anything goes

Boys card

Hello!
I would like to show you a card I made for this week's celebration at Catch the bug. This time with a masculine card.

I printed this little fellow long ago and it seems that the ink didn´t last in the paper, and I just noticed it when I made the picture... it looks weird! Anyway, I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils and placed it on a green cardstock mat.

I used sky blue, green cardstock and DCWV dp. I also used a blue ribbon, a couple of buttons and some mouliné thread for them.

I may add a sentiment later on, as still don´t know how I will use it yet... maybe a "happy birthday" one!


I would like to enter this card to the following challenges:

Catch the bug: masculine

Sweet sketch Wed: sketch
CDAC: Anything goes
Dutch dare: buttons
Happy campers: buttons, beads or bows
Penny's: Teddy bears
Digi Galore: teddy bear picnic
Kaboodle doodles: buttons

Sweet little monster :)

Hello!
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend, for me, this one was very productive as I made four cards (yes, four!!!) I made this card just because it was the weekend for Wold Cardmaking.

I have printed this Digi Garden cutie (it was a freebie at their FB page) a few days ago and colored it with  Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils. And as I colored it before chosing the papers it took me ages to select the papers for my card :(... I don´t learn that is better to chose the papers before coloring....... I distressed the edges with a turquoise ink pad and placed it on a turquoise mat.

I used paper from three different companies, maybe more, Paper Soyuz, Nikki Estes, Folia and don´t know what else, besides the cardstok, two different tones of turquoise (can you notice it?)

The only embellishment is a big turquoise button with some green embroidery thread. Hope you like the result as I did. And come back tomorrow to see the last card I made during the weekend :)

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges:

Sketches by Carly: sketch # 66
Simon Says blog: Cardmaking World day
Challenges 4 everybody: anything goes
Crafty mess: anything goes
Catch the bug: anything goes
Craft us crazy: halloween or anything goes
DL. Art: anything goes
Crafting for all season: costumes
Inky impressiones: boys
The paper shelter: distresesing
Papertake weekly: anything goes
Victorine Stamps: lots of layers

Happy Birthday... (to me!)

Hello!
Today is my birthday and to celebrate I made a birthday card (but it´s not for me, hahaha...)... Anyways, I had a wonderful day, with family and friends around. I thank God for one more year of life and joy with Him.

I love "Hippo Birthday", a Pholkart Blessings digistamp by Patti Moore. I colored it with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils and placed it on a green mat.

I used Folia dp, two different birthday inspired Folia papers. I also used red and green cardstock. I used red ribbon to complete the sketch and I think my card is ready!

I hope you like my card...

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:

Willow sketch: July 19th sketch
Cards for men: animal magic
Eureka Stamps: animals
Forever Friends: Color challenge (use one or many of the pic)
Simon Says challenge: anything goes
The sisterhood of crafters: birthday
Creative crafters: anything goes
Party time Tuesday: anything goes
Daisy doodles: one for the boys
Shopping our stash: fur or feathers

Digi Makeover Ch #51 - Inspirational photo

Hello, there!

This week our challenge at Digi Makeover blog is an Inspirational Photo: Nautical bedroom.
And today we have a guest designer: Anda (Flying Fresian), so welcome and visit her blog.

You'll see I made two cards this week, the first one has a nautical image and the same colors as our picture... I used the set "Sailing by" .

And the second one, has the colors from this photo and of course the male factor too.... For this one, "Color kid - Beyond measure".

Why? You ask me... Well, I wasn´t to happy with the first one and try to do it better, and finally I am posting both of them, hehehe... Both of them are colored with Koh-i-noor acuarelable pencils.

For the first card I used kraft paper as background, then I used blue, sky-blue and red cardstock. I cut the image and its mat with Sizzix circle dies. As embellishments, I used two other images from the same set, add some blue glitter to the anchor (I used foami tape for it), and the special cord is some recycled cord from a blind that broke and I saved it because I thought could be great as embellishment (...what do you think of it?)....

For the second card, I used blue, sky-blue and red cardstock, some blue gingham dp from Folia. As embellishment I used a red ribbon with white edgie stitches and blue cold porcelaine stars in two different sizes.

Challenges for card #1:

A die for sketch: sketch #3
Craft a scene: anything in the outdoors
Paper Crafting Journey: anything goes
Stampin' sisters: punches, dies or shapes
Lil red wagon: recycling (you can see the pic of the cord)
A and T: punches/dies
Ladybug: summer fun
Papelitos: masculine
My craft spot: splishy splashy (water)
Daring cardmakers: besides the sea

Challenges for card #2:

CLP: sketch #50
Stamp'n doodles: loaded with layers
Paper Pretties: cards for kids
Sweet stamps: watercolored
Always crafting: kids
Fashionista: card for a child
Deep ocean: deep blue
The squirrel and the fox: one for the men
Penny's: masculine
My heart pieces: favorite color (blue)


OK, now is your turn to do a project inspired in the photo...

On Wednesday we are having a blog hop for Jennifer Scull... so please, come back and hop with us!!!!!!!!

Winter boy

As I told you in my previous post, I am inspired for today's weather (-20°C!!!! brrrrrrrrrr..................) And I need a break from Christmas card, so today I am doing winter cards :)

The image is "Winter blues" from Digi my World and I colored it with acuarelable pencils.As a mat I used a white circle that I distressed the border with a turquoise-blue ink pad. And this boy reminds me to my daughter's best friend, Elias. He is only one year older than Vicky but he is one head taller than her... he is blonde and very white and loves to play with snow!

I used kraft paper as backgroud and embossed it with "stars, circles and dots" folder (I love this one... you can see how many projects I did using this folder just browsing a little bit on December's posts) I also used two different skyblue dps and a skyblue ric-rac ribbon.

Challenges:
Digi my world: winter wonderland
Do you stack up: winter
Stamp with fun: sketch
Gingerloft: winter or Christmas
All sorts: blue and brown
Sparkles forum: anything but a Christmas card
The corrosive challenge: anything but Christmas
The crafty pad: anything but Christmas
Catch the bug: baby it´s cold outside (Yes, endeed)
The crafty calendar: cold and frosty
Hiding in my craftroom: embossing
My sheri crafts: let it snow
Send a smile 4 kids: winter fun

Christmas plaid card

This is my card for the 11th day of Christmas at Catch the bug. The challenge is to use plaid. And I love plaid!

I used the image Snowman with Skates and colored it with acuarelable pencils. I cut with a label 2 nestabilities and distressed the edges with a blue inkpad.

I used Printer Soyuz dps in red and blue and blue cardstock. I also used a red Christmas snowflakes ribbon and made a knot and a blue metallic snowflake.

Challenges:
Catch the bug 12 days of Christmas, Day #11: use plaid.
Sunday sketch and stamp: sketch# 85
 Gingerloft: Christmas and winter
OSATT: use a digi
Paper Sundaes: anything Christmas
Paper pretties: use ribbon
Truly madly: Christmas images and colors
The pink elephant: snowflakes and sparkles
Pollycraft: Christmas fun
Dream Valley: Christmas

It´s cold outside!

Finally I've got time to write a blog... I am so busy almost not time to craft... but I was trying my new Sizzix Big Shot  (Yeah... I've got it!!!!) although I don´t have to many embossing plates or die cuts I was trying what I have, and LOVE IT!!!!!!!! It's so fun....

Ok, this is the first card I made using some of my new goodies...

The image is a Bugaboo Stamp freebie I've got a couple of weeks ago called Little Penguin winter (or something like it, sorry I don´t remeber very well) I colored with acuarelable pencils, then I cut with a nestabilities die cut and distressed the borders with a blue inkpad. I feel inspired by the snow... still we can´t build a snowman but everything looks white and it´s pretty cold outside!

I don´t have a snow embossing folder but this one looks like snow and thought it´s great for this little fellow.

I also used three blue metallic snowflakes with a blue gem on the center and a blue ribbon and made a bow. I'm so sorry for the pics, I made them with my cellphone as I don´t have my camera with me :(

Challenges:
Card patterns: sketch 143
Craft Your Passion - Tis the Season...
 Crafty Boots  Anything Goes
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge Christmas EDITED: I WON THIS CHALLENGE!!!!!!!!!!
Get Hippity with Ippity Embossing
 Hooked on Crafts Winter Wonderland
 Stamps R Us  Emboss It
 Victorine Originals  Ribbon
 Here Come the Boys For the Man/Men in Your Life
 Lollipop Crafts - 'B' is for... (bling, bows,  blue)
The crazy challenge: stars or snowflakes
 Creative Craft Challenges Free For All
Cards und more: snowflakes

CDAC Progressive Challenge #6 - Flying bear

This is the last card I made for this round at CDAC progressive challenge. It's a male Birthday card...

The image is an Ellephantastic one. I colored it with acuarelable pencils and cut the silluette to use it on the card.

I used dp from Folia, kraft paper and some cardstock. I mounted the image with foami tape and did the same for the sentiment and the punched bears I used as embellishments. The sentiment is from Create with TLC.

Challenges:
Willow sketchy challenge: sketch for Nov 10th
Pattie's creations: birthday or thanksgiving
Digital Tuesday: anything goes
The crazy challenge: something with wings
Stamps R us: masculine
Birthday Sundaes: birthday wording
Ellephantastic: wheather related (Winter bear, right?)

EDITED: this card was featured at Create with TLC

CDAC Progressive Challenge #6 - Christmas bear

This is another card I made for the challenge at CDAC, this is round 6th and I hope to win the markers!!! :) I chose a monochromatic theme (blue) for this male card.

I colored it with acuarelable pencils and used some bling for the snow and I made some faux stitches on the edges of the image, then I mounted on a blue cardstock.

As background I used a Fiskar's embossing plate (snowflakes) on a blue cardstock {I don´t see the moment I get the Big Shot I bought few weeks ago, it´s almost here!!!}. Then I used a Printer Soyuz dp (blue + silver).

As embellishment I used a ribbon and made a double bow and put a button on top.

Challenges:
CDAC progressive challenge round 6th
Christmas card challenge: sketch
Cards for men: It's nearly Christmas
Christmas inspirations: bows
OSATT: use a digi
Incy Wincy: stitching
Ooh la la: stitching
Forever friends: bling bling
Heart songs: anything goes
House of Gilli: monochromatic
Simon says: button(s)
Top Tip Tuesday: anything Christmas goes
Party time Tuesday: bling it on!
Paper Crafting Journey: use a digi
Catch the bug: anything goes
Always something creative: it must sparkle 
Crafter's companion: let it snow
Glitter fairies: non traditional Christmas colors
The pretty little ribbon: bows and buttons
RRR: Christmas
Sundays with Chrissy: non traditional Christmas colors
The craft garden: Christmas, no red, no green