Wunderschöne Weihnachtszeit

Hello everyone,

Happy Monday!!
I hope you all had a great weekend!! Mine was ok so far,just a lot of coughing around!
I can't seem to get rid of my cold i got in Nice! Oh well...it could be worse! :)

I was asked,if i'de like to share some photos of the trip.Of course! :)

But first i'de like to share a card i made for the latest CAS(E) this Sketch Challenge!! Haven't played for a while and glad i did get some time to make a card last night!

I've used the November Simon Says Stamp Card Kit.For the edge,i've used Clearly Besotted's Scalloped Edge Dies.
Aaaaand,the sentiment...YES,after all those years of crafting,this is my first German sentiment that i am using on a card.It's from Create a Smile and the Set is called " Schöne Bescherung "! The sentiment means "wonderful christmas time" in english!

Ok,on to some pics from the trip!
I took the first 3 in Monaco.I'll be honest,i am not really liking this place much! There is just not really anything historical about it,everything to new,and i quite felt like it was all about the money! I mean it was nice to look at,with all of the ( god knows how many ) yachts,but not really my thing.

My Grandma and me.This was taken right accross the church where Grace Kelly and Fürst Rainer from Monaco got married.I think this was one of the most interesting places there.

No,i'm not that tall,my Grandma is pretty small! ;)

 And these are just a few of the yachts,that i've seen there

To bad i didn't get a photo like this from Nice!! Nice to me was one of the most beautiful towns i have seen in my life!! I was suprised.I never cared much to see Nice,but i would go there again...anytime!!
This here is my favorite pic i took.Grandma and me set on the beach watching the beautiful sunset!! Was so nice,and so special to me,since i don't get to see her very often!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!! :)

Freshly Made Sketches #161

Hello everyone,

This is my second post for today! Please scroll down for my last sneak peek post for Clearly Besotted's November release!!

Welcome to a new Freshly Made Sketches Challenge!!
Our hostess this week is the amazing and very sweet Linda Callahan!!

I die cut the panel with My Creative Time's Stitched Journal Die and sponged it with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink.
The pretty snow globe was made using Clearly Besotted's Set the Scene.And the snpwflakes are also from Clearly Besotted - Snowflake Trio Dies.I covered them with Rock Candy Distress Glitter.The Gem is from Bo Bunny's Double Dot Jewels.

Stop by the FMS Blog and check out all of the beautiful creations from the Clean Team!!!
I hope you'll have time to play along!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!!

Whale Done and Life's a Circus - Clearly Besotted Guest Design

Hello everyone,

Happy Wednesday!!

Here i am with my last post for Clearly Besotted's November release!!!

Stephanie,thank you so very much for having my as a Guest again!! It was pleasure joining you and your wonderful Team!! Thank you!!!!!!!

Ok,for today's last post i'de like to show you my cards i've made with the cute Set Whale Done and Life's a Circus!!

I'm in love with this cute...adorable whale!! :)
I've used distress inks for the background,to create or at least try to make it look like a sunset.
For the water,i've also used some distress ink and droped some water on it.I silver heat embossed the whale!

For my second card,i've used Clearly Besotted's Wave Edge die and It's your Birthday for the hat and sentiment!

And here are 3 cards with Life's a Circus!! Very fun Set!!!

For my first card,i also used Clearly Besotted's Superstar Set and Scalloped Edge Dies!

This one is pretty simple.
I used CB's Geometric Style to create a banner!

Make sure to check out Stephanie's Blog to see the whole release,which is available tonight at 10pm UK time!!

Thanks to you all for leaving such sweet comments the last few days!!!

And thank you for stopping by!!!

Birch Trees - Clearly Besotted Guest Design

Hello everyone,

Here comes my third Sneak Peek for Clearly Besotted's November release!!
First i'de like to thank everyone for your sweet comments you have left the last 2 days!! :)
And WOW,on what Stephanie and her Team has created the last couple of days!!! I am in LOVE!!

Today i am showcasing CB's new Set called Birch Trees!! Love...Love this Set!!!
There are soooo many ways to use these pretty trees,so many ways to combine them with already existing Set's from CB!!

Here are 2 of the cards i made with this Set

For the first card,i have also used CB's Merry little Christmas and Sweet little Sentiments!!
I stamped the trees on some Tim Holtz Watercolor paper with Iced Spruce Distress Ink.I've used the same ink and a waterbrush to add a little shading on the trees.After the where dry i masked the trees and sponged the background with tumbled glass distress ink.
I've used Twin Touch Markers for the cute snowman.

And here comes a pretty simple one! I've used 4 different Clearly Besotted Set's for this one.The Moon is from Set the Scene,the Tree's from their new Birch Tree Set, the sentiment from their new Winter Blooms Set and the house from the new Naughty or Nice Set!
I stamped the house and the trees with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and covered it with clear glitter embossing powder.For the moon and sentiment,i took hero arts white embossing powder.Than i sponged the background with peacock feathers,stormy sky and chipped sapphire distress inks and droped a little of water here and there! For the snow i've used Ranger White Enamel Accents.

All of the new goodies will be available November 5th at 10pm UK time!!

Please stop by Stephanie's Blog and check out all of the amazing creations by her and her Team!!

Thank you SO very much for stopping by!!!

Winter Blooms - Clearly Besotted Guest Design

Hello everyone,

Here i am with my second Sneak Peek for Clearly Besotted's November release!!
I hope you all liked the Teasers yesterday!

Today,i am back with a new Set called Winter Blooms!! Oh my...these stamps are SO beautiful!!
And i thought,perfect for watercoloring!
So,i made 2 cards and used watercoloring on both of them!
I kept them very simple,since the images are so pretty and that's where i wanted to keep the focus on!
Only a few sequins and i called it done!
I know,i am not a pro in watercoloring,but i had a lot of fun making these and if i do say so myself,i really like how they turned out!

This one is even more simple.I just used a layer of silver glitter paper for a little extra shine!!
I wished the pictures would show how pretty these look in person!

Don't forget,all of these new beautiful Clearly Besotted Stamps and Dies will be available November 5th at 10pm UK time!!

Stop by Stephanie's Blog and check out what she and her fabulous Team created for today!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!!

Naughty or Nice - Clearly Besotted Guest Design

Hello everyone,

I am SOOO super duper excidet to be joining Clearly Besotted as their November Guest!!!!!!!!!! :)
I guess you all know,how much i adore this Company and Stephanie aaand her amazing Team?!!!
So i feel very honored to be joining them for the second time this year!!! :)
Thank you Stephanie!!!!

Ok,today i would like to show you a new Set called Naughty or Nice!! I LOVE...LOVE this Set! It comes with the most cutest images!!
I have made quite a few cards with these cute Stamps.I am not going to show them all today,i will keep a few for the rest of the month.
But i will show you 3 of them today.

For my first card,i've used the sweet peppermints and candy canes,to create a wreath!
I saw a similiar inspiration with a "real" candy cane wreath on pinterest a few weeks ago.So,when i got this Set,i knew right away what i would do with it!
The Snowflake in the middle comes from CB's Snowflake trio dies,which i covered with Ranger clear rock candy glitter! The stripes at the bottom are from their Diagonal Stripes and the sentiment is from Holiday Sentiments!

Since i really liked how this card turned out,i wanted to make another one,just a little....hmmm...more elegant looking!! So i choose to do some heat embossing with gold and silver.
The little wreath in the middle is from CB's Signature Christmas Set! And the sentiment from Christmas Sparkle! I know,my embossing is anything but smooth.I have no idea why.I have a new Versamark Ink pad and used Zing embossing powder.

Ok,and now my last one for today.
I am in love with this adorable gingerbread man and girl.SO cute!!
I've also used CB's Scalloped Edges Die!

other supplies: Echo Park - Dots and Stripes Christmas Collection, MME - Enamel Dots, Ranger Black Enamel Accents

All new Clearly Besotted goodies will be available November 5th!!!

Please check out Stephanie's Blog to find more amazing Sneaky Peeks from her and her Team!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!!

Freshly Made Sketches #160

Hello everyone,

Happy Wednesday!!

This is my second post for today! You may scroll down for the new The Card Concept Challenge!!

And now - welcome to a new Freshly Made Sketches Challenge!!
Our fantastic Hostess this week,is the sweet Rita Wright!

Awesome Sketch,isn't it?!!! I love it!

My card only took me about 20 minutes! Was a pretty quick one.When i saw the Sketch,i knew right away what i'll use! :)

supplies: My Creative Time - Tag Dies - Stitched Round Speech Bubbles - More of my favorite Sayings. Clearly Besotted - Butterfly Wishes, Hero Arts - White Embossing Powder, Teresa Collins - Family Stories Papers, Sequins, Wink of Stella, AC - Eyelet

Check out the FMS Blog to find more amazing inspirations from the Team!!
Hope you'll join us!!

Thank you for stopping by!!

The Card Concept #22

Hello everyone,

Happy Wednesday!!

I am so excidet,only 2 more days and i'll be sitting on a plane to meet my Grandma!! I have no idea,why i'm so nervoes though!! ;)

Ok,on to our new Challenge at The Card Concept!!
We have a great inspiration for you,for the next 2 weeks!! I hope you all have time to join us!!

We,the Wild Card Team got to choose a style this time!
So,i went with the Clean and Layered style!

I die cut the panel,using My Creative Time's XL Label Die and the Stitched XL Label Die.The striped Paper is from Carta Bella's A perfect Autumn.I colored the image ( My Creative Time - Piles of Smiles ) with my Twin Touch Markers.

Stop by the Card Concept Blog and check out all of the stunning creations from the Team!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Hello Birthday Girl

Hello everyone,

Happy Thursday!! :)

The weather is just crazy...a few days ago,it started to get really nice,i mean fall kind of nice!! And now it's freezing,i mean like winter kind of freezing!! :( I thought,i could enjoy my fall,tzzz,i guess not!! My 14 year old has a cold now,i just hope i am not getting one before i'll leave to Nice next week!! :/

Ok,on to my card i made for the latest retro sketches Challenge!! Great Sketch!!!

supplies: Hero Arts - Brush Stamps, My Creative Time - 3x4 Stitched Journal Die - Speech Bubble Sentiments, Clearly Besotted - Make a Wish, My Favorite Things - Hybrid Inks, Wink of Stella, Bo Bunny - Double Dot Jewels, Spellbinder Circle Die

Have a great week everyone!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Freshly Made Sketches #159

Hello everyone,

Happy Wednesday!! :)
Hope everyone had a wonderful week so far!!

My kids are off from school for the next two weeks! I LOVE having them at home!!
And only 1.5 more weeks,and i'll see my Grandma in Nice! I am SO excidet and happy!!

Ok,on to our new Challenge at Freshly Made Sketches!
You will our Sketch this week,like you hopefuly do every week! Our hostess is the wonderful Jen Mitchell!

supplies: My Creative Time - 3x4 stitched journal die ( did particial die cutting to make it smaller ) - Stitched Layering Heart Dies - Puffy Hearts Just for You, Spellbinders Scalloped Circle and Circle Dies, My Favorite Things - Spearmint Ink, MME - Enamel Dots, Wink of Stella, Teresa Collins - Somthing Wonderful Papers

Stop by the FMS Blog,to check out all of the amazing projects from the Team!!

Hope you'll join us!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Clearly Besotted Challenge

Hello everyone,

Happy Tuesday!! :)

It's finaly here,the perfect fall weather i was waiting for the whole time!!! I love when all you need is a sweather and the wind is blowing,the colors,the leaves on the ground...perfect!! :)

I almost missed the deadline for the latest Clearly Besotted Challenge with the Theme Christmas! Shame on me!! ;)
They released many beautiful Christmas Sets this month...i wasn't sure which one i should use!
I decided to go with the beautiful Christmas Tree Die!
The little Holly and Berries are from their Little Pudding Set and the sentiment is from their Set called Signature Christmas!!
I've also used the Scalloped Edge Dies.I inked the tree with peeled paint distress ink and covered it with clear glitter embossing powder!

other supplies: Bo Bunny - Double Dot Jewels, Simple Stories - Cozy Christmas Papers, Wink of Stella, My Favorite Things - Hybrid Inks

Thank you SO much for stopping by!!

The Card Concept #21

Hello everyone,

This is my second post for today! Please scroll down for the new Freshly Made Sketches Challenge!!

I am a little late on this post today!! :/

Welcome to a new The Card Concept Challenge!!
We have a great inspiration for you,for the next 2 weeks!!

For this Challenge,i am showcasing the Freestyle Collage Style!!
The styles defined!
I don't have a "real" sunflower image,so i choose these pretty flowers from Clearly Besotted's "You Are" Set! I inked the flower in yellow and added a little orange on the edges!
The brown paper is Woodgrain Cardstock from American Crafts! Love that paper!!
The stitched postage frame Die is from My Creative Time! And the sentiment is from Clearly Besotted's Flight of Fancy Stamp Set!

Check out The Card Concept Blog to find more beautiful inspirations from the Team!!
Hope you'll play along with us! Can't wait to see your creations!!

Thank you for stopping by!!

Freshly Made Sketches #158

Hi everyone,

Happy wednesday to you all! :)

I'm getting a little nervoes here! 2 more weeks and i'll be sitting on a plane to meet my Grandma from the USA in Nice/France! She is making a Europe Trip and Nice will be the closest she get's to me.So,we thought it would be fun to meet there and hang out for 2 days! I'm leaving on the 31st and will be back on the 2nd! She always wanted to see Monaco,so we'll spend the 1st there.Pretty excidet,never been there! Glad it's only a 1.5 hour flight! ;)

Ok,on to our new Challenge at Freshly Made Sketches!!
Our fabulous hostess this week is Jennifer Timko!! She created an awesome Sketch for us to play with!! I hope you'll have time to join us!!

I've used the new Joy to the World Stamps and Dies from Clearly Besotted! LOVE this Set!!
The splatters in the background are Hero Arts - Brush Stamps!
The paper is from Simple Stories - Cozy Christmas!

Check out the FMS Blog and see what the rest of this amazing Team has created!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Happy Birthday

Hello everyone,

Happy Tuesday!! :)

I hope you all had a good start into this week!!

I had a great start - my favorite show The Walking Dead is finally back on!! hehe
How i hate all the waiting everytime!! ;)

I did get to make a card yesterday.It's for the latest retro sketches Challenge!!

supplies: Clearly Besotted - Dandelion Dreams - Sweet little Sentiments, Distrss Ink, Sequins, Washi Tape, Twine, Clear Glitter Embossing Powder, Black Glitter Paper

Thank you so much for stopping by!!!

Boo

Hi everyone,

Happy and relaxing sunday to you!! :)

I thought,i'll share a card for the new My Creative Time's Designer Challenge,before i'll start lunch in a few minutes!! I'm hungry!! hehe
You can use the photo,the colors or both as your inspiration!! I choose the colors!

I've used the Treats for my Sweet Stamp Set from My Creative Time.
I stamped the Boo a few times for my background and silver heat embossed it.Than i sponged over it with Spiced Marmalade and Wild Honey Distress Inks.Stamped a few bats here and there,colored the pumpkin with my twin touch markers and used some wink of stella and glossy accents as a little finishing touch! :)

Ok,off to cook now!! hehe

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

Joy

Hello everyone,

Happy Saturday!!

I got some happy mail today from Clearly Besotted! I think this was all i needed for my Mojo to return!! hehe
And for a little more inspiration,i went on the search for any new Challenges!
My card today is for the latest Tag You're It Challenge!!

supplies: Clearly Besotted - Little Pudding Stamps and Dies - Joy Word Die - Scalloped Edges Dies, Simple Stories - Cozy Christmas Papers, Bo Bunny - Double Dot Jewels, My Favorite Things - Hybrid Inks, Gingham Ribbon, Wink of Stella

I wish you all a great weekend!!

Thank you for stopping by!!

Freshly Made Sketches #157

Hello everyone,

Happy Wednesday!!
I hope you all had a great week so far!!

I know i'm a little mia right now.My "Mojo" left me! ;) Well,this happens every few month,which i am used to! Should be back soon though!!

Ok,on to our new Challenge at Freshly Made Sketches!!
We have an amazing Sketch for you,from the amazing Amy O'Neill!! I like to call her,the Queen of Colors! :) I adore her eye for color combinations!!

And here comes card.I made a Baby Boy card.I already mentioned that two of my familymembers are expecting Baby's.One is a girl and the other will be a Boy!
I've used Clearly Besotted's Little Onesie Stamps and Dies and the Baby Word Die.I colored the Onesie with my Twin Touch Markers.The papers is Lawn Fawn's Into the Woods! Still one of my favorite Paper Packs! Love the colors!!

 

Stop by the FMS Blog and check out what the rest of this awesome Team has created!!
Would love,if you'de play along!!!

Thank you for stopping by!!!