Make a wish

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Yes this is number 3!

My third and last take on cas-ualfridays sketch for this week!

I wanted to use a dandelion on a card for so long now... I don't have a stamp of one, so I used  clip art on this one... just rotated the image to fit the sketch and added the sentiment in MS word.
I punched a few holes around the stem and tacked a ribbon through it. Finished off with a little bow and pearl.

Also entering:

bird is the word challenge ~ wish
come and get it challenges ~ anything goes
dream valley challenges ~ anything goes

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Geseende Kersfees

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The sketch at cas-ualfridays really inspired me! This is my second take on the sketch... and there is still one idea swirling around in my head ;-)

A Christmas card this time, with the focus on the sentiment, reading : Merry Christmas in Afrikaans.

Also entering :

fairytale-challengeblog. ~ lanterns, lights, candles
4crafty chicks ~ paper piercing
ribbon girls ~ Christmas + ribbon

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Make the best of every moment

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I am so exited today to be guest designer at craft your days away! Thank you for the great opportunity!

The theme for this week's challenge is Autumn.

I used a digi from digi my world , called "pile of leaves". I coloured it with Promarkers - quite a challenge I must admit, to compliment all the glorious colours of Autumn!
It looks to me as if this girl is making the best of every moment of this splendid season!

I thought I'd share the sentiment I made for this card with you once again. Feel free to take it if you think you can use it somewhere! Would you be so kind to link back to where you found it?

Challenges entering:

lilypad ~ Sketch
CRAFT challenge ~ colour savannah
crafty creations ~ Autumn leaves
the pixie cottage ~ go for gold
simon says stamps  ~ anything goes
celebrate the occasion ~ fall

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Paisley dream

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A quick card to share on this lovely Saturday morning before we're off to the beach!

Challenges :
cas-ualfridays ~ sketch
card makin mamas ~ cut it out (I used 2 die cuts and a punch)
karens doodles challenge blog ~ emboss it
one stop craft challenge ~ no sentiment

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Tuesday trigger at MFW

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This Autumn wood picture at moxie fab world inspired me to make this card.

The elements that inspired me most : the wood grain which I incorporated in the sentiment as well as some of the 'wood' squares. And of course the beautiful Autumn colours!

A' thank you' card because of the season of thanksgiving!

Also entering to the following challenges:

charisma cardz ~ anything goes
the paper shelter ~ anything goes
scrapbook sisters ~ anything goes
simon says stamps challenge ~ anything goes
anything challenge ~ to the letter
crafty sentiments ~ no designer paper
lilypad ~ texture

The sentiment is yours to use as you like! Just click, then right click and save or copy to edit colour and size!
Oh ...and please link back to where you found it? just if you feel like it ;)

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A special day

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Die cuts must be one of the most versatile tools in the craft room! Either by using the negative of it or by cutting it up, and using only a small part of it!

I made this card by digitally stamping this mandala and a sentiment on the plain white textured card stock, and
framing the image with a flower die cut.

I finished it of with the corners cut off from another die cut, and attached some string. Added a die-cut button for the flower's center.

Once again... the sentiment I made is yours  - if you like it  - feel free to use it . A link back to this post would be appreciated ;-)

Challenges entering:

crafty sentiments ~ no designer paper
skipping stones  ~ sketch
craft your passion ~ use craft card stock
make it monday ~ anything goes
one stop craft ~ no designer paper
digital tuesday ~ digi + button and twine
paper-crafting journey ~ use a digi

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It's in the air...

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It's challenge time again at digi my world! The theme this week... Autumn!

With this card I tried to show the versatility of the digis at  DMW with a CAS card.
Come and join the fun over the next 2 weeks , and win some great digi's of your choice, designed  by Annie.

The layout inspired by clean and simple stamping #163.

 Images coloured with Promarkers

Other challenges:

cas-ualfridays ~ just add colour
do you stack up ~ trees
crafty anns challenge CAS


Thanks for visiting my blog... and  really hoping to see your card at DMW's challenge this time!
Lots of freebies available too!

Polka dot butterfly

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Sharing my card for less is more challenge 38. The theme being "polka dots" - just couldn't resist!
I ♥ Polka dots!
I used the negative of the butterfly die cut (frame) for the one wing, and the actual butterfly wing on the other side.I layered it over a circle of bigger polka dots. So easy!
Finished it off with a stamped sentiment in Afrikaans saying  :  "for you only" .

Also entering : flutter by wednesdays ~ Butterfly
                      scrap book sisters ~ circles
                      scrappy frogs challenge ~ things that fly.
                      craft-room challenge ~ black & white

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Circles

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Weekend already here in my part of the world! Means even more time to be creative!

The background I used in today's card is a digital template (or stamp) from the pixelscrapper.

With the only 'image' on my card being the circles in my background... I decided to colour them according to the challenge at cas-ualfridays.

I printed it and selectively coloured the circles with 'pumpkin',' lime green' and 'amethyst' promarkers (the colours for the the hybrid chick colour challenge)

Often with colour challenges, I find it so difficult to find the perfect colour , therefore the decision to colour my own!

Theme inspired by scrapbook sisters ~ circles
Layout inspired by just-add-ink ~ sketch

I had so much fun creating the sentiment, that I decided to share it with you. Feel free to use it on your projects, and if you do, a link back to where you found it, would be nice!
I will share some new ones in the future too!

Just click on the image, then right click and save where you want it. Can be re-sized an coloured in MS Word.

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A sympathy card

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It's with sadness that I share this card today. My cousin passed away last week, and I made this card for her family.
The sentiment is in Afrikaans, saying "thinking of you in this time of sorrow"

Challenges:

stampin royalty ~ sketch
heart song inspirations ~ flowers
lexis creations ~ just a sentiment
stamptacular sunday ~ anything goes
the crafty pad ~ monochromatic
bling it on challenges ~ no patterned papers
fairytale-challenge ~ sympathy card


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U R UNIQUE!

Hi there!

I am always on the look out for inspiration to use on my cards - new, fresh ideas, something unusual!

I hope you can see this on today's card!

A while ago , while busy stamping with black ink, my fingers got all messy and when I touched a piece of white paper ... I got the inspiration for today's card!

Isn't it amazing to think that no 2 person's on earth were created with the same fingerprint!

The fingerprint I used on my card is however not a inky one, it's a digital  'stamped' one and the brackets created in MS Word using 'times new roman' size 150.
The sentiment was created with Print Artist.

I think it will be a great card to tell someone how special you think he/she is.

Challenges:

the stamping boutique  ~ for someone special
tuesday throwdown ~ a shaped card
anything challenge ~ to the letter
pan pastel uk ~ use 2 buttons
digi stamps 4 joy ~ seeing double
make it monday ~ anything goes
stampin sisters in christ ~ doubles ( 2 buttons , 2 brackets)
one stitch at a time ~ shaped card
my time to craft ~ dies/punches
picture and scrap ~ something not 4 sided
paper pretties blog ~ black white and any one colour
stamptacular sunday ~ anything goes

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Always there when I need you

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A quick card I made this morning!

I love paper piecing and wanted to give it center stage in my card. I used a Tim Holtz embossing folder with a wood grain and paper pieced the stem of the tree. I punched a leaf and embossed it with a cuttlebug embossing folder to give it the effect of veins in the leaf, added it to the tree.

The squirrel was coloured with promarkers

Challenges:

lawnscaping challenge-20 ~ paper piecing
creative inspirations paint ~ CAS
Stamp scrap and doodle ~ anything with leaves

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