Happy tropical birthday

Hello everyone ;o)

I hope you are well and happy! It is summer and so we felt a "Tropical" theme would be perfect for our newest challenge at Challenge up your life! I chose to create a card right out of a tropical jungle and here it is:

I used a stencil to create the background and had these wonderful leave dies which I backed with black, so that they wouldn't get visually lost on the busy background.

I love the combination of pink and green, don't you? It looks so fresh and summery... I hope you are going to join us for our "Tropical" theme and because it is summer we will take a short break and will be back with a new theme in September - which means that you'll have two month to join the fun ;o))) Hope you'll have a lovely summer time and happy crafting everyone ;o))) Yours Maike

Supplies:
Stanps: "Loveable Leopards" by My Favorite Things (retired)
             "Flirty Frames" by Lawn Fawn

You are magical (unicorn)

Heya my crafty friends,

today is the start of a new challenge over at Papercraft Challenges. We would like to see a project "For the girls" and would like to thank your kind sponsor Dr. Digis for sponsoring the prize for one of you this time. This is what I created:

I love this funky looking unicorn - wouldn't you agree that it is indeed magical? ;o) 

I hope you are going to join us and share your project in our gallery until the 14th of July! Fingers crossed- maybe you will be our lucky winner ;o)

Have a wonderful day and happy crafting, yours Maike

Mermaid birthday card with lots of bling

Hello everyone ;o)

Today I'd like to share a new card for the Papercraft Challenges with you. The theme is "Add Bling" and that I did with this one:

You cannot see it too much on this first photo, but I have used shimmering blue cardstock as my background and added two layers of pearlescent vellum to emphasize the water idea. I also added some glitter glue to the edge of the vellum. In order to be able to add even more bling to my card I chose this adorable mermaid image and added glitter glue to all her pearls and some "Wink of Stella" to her mermaid's tail. 

I didn't want her to have to swim alone so I added the fish, shells and the cute sea horse. (Which, by the way, got glittered up as well....) I hope you like all the bling on my card and I also hope that you are going to join us for this challenge. Have a sunny Sunday and a fabulous week! Happy crafting, everyone ;o) Yours Maike

Supplies:

Stamps: "Under the Sea" by C.C. Designs (unfortunately it is retired)
Dies: "All Prettied Up" by Mama Elephant

Challenges:

Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges "Mermaid"

Moving along with the times "Birthday"

Fab N Funky "Fantasy"
Unicorn Challenge "Include Bling / Pearls"

Colourful Splatters

Hello everyone and happy April!

Today I'd like to share this card with you as my DT project for our new theme "splatters" over at Challenge Up Your Life:

I have used one stamp in many different colours to create the background and have backed a die cut photo frame with vellum to give this cute critter a less busy background. He was busy creating, could you guess?

I hope we will get to see a "splatter" project made by you in our gallery over at Challenge Up Your Life! Have a wonderful day and happy crafting ;o) Yours Maike

Supplies: tba

Happy 40th magic iris card

Heya everyone ;o)

"Interactive Cards" is the theme for the newest challenge over at Papercraft Challenges. This is what I came up with:

I used tge "Magic Iris" die by Lawn Fawn and their "Camera Add-On" to create this card for a dear friend who turned 40 at the beginning of March. He loves playing with his camera so the add-on was a must. I used holographic paper for the opening mechanism to give it a more realistic feel.

I added a 40 in the center of the opening and aside from the sentiment only added two little tags in the upper left corner. 

I hope you like the card and also love interactive cards just like the DT members from Papercraft Challenges. If so, we would love for you to join us in the fun and link your crad to our gallery! Have a great day, stay safe and happy crafting! Yours Maike

Easter Bunny with flowers

Hello all!!!
Today I am back with sharing my card for the newest Challenge Up Your Life mood board:

And this is the card I have created for this challenge:

I have used yellowish-(golden)-green hues for the background to create the mood for this card. Going from there I decided to make it an Easter card and used one of the cute bunnies from Gerda Steiner Designs. 

I used some fun flower dies from Paper Smooches and a frame by Honey Bee Stamps to set the scene for the Easter bunny and added the sentiment and my card was done. It came together rather quickly, even through those flowers had so many little parts. A bit of "Stick it" behind the paper is a very good way to save on time - and maybe frustration ;o)

I'd love to see one of your creations in our gallery at Challenge Up Your Life. Have a fabulous day! Happy crafting, Maike

Supplies:
Stamps: "Easter Bunnies" by Gerda Steiner Designs
Dies: "Dainty Flowers" by Paper Smooches (retired)
          "Happy Christmas" (frame die) by Honey Bee Stamps
           "Frohe Ostern" by tba

Snow much fun - polar bears

Hello everyone ;o)

Today I'd  like to share my newest DT card for Challenge Up Your Life with you. This time we want to challenge you to use "triangles" somewhere on your project:

I used one of my favourite stencils by Create a Smile to create this fun background for my polar bears. The colours I used are "Shaded Lilac" and "Salty Ocean", because they remind me of winter - especially in this combination. 

I die cut the opening for the den from the panel and glued dark grey cardstock behind it. In order to have a place for the one polar bear to sleep on I used a Copic marker in a darker grey shade to draw in the ground. Next I added the sentiment strip on which I had heat embossed the sentiment and the second polar bear playing outside in the snow. Some scattered snowflakes finished the card off.
I hope you are going to join our challenge! At first I felt challenged allright to create something with triangles, but just have a look at the DTs work. There are so many ways to incorporate triangles... Anyways, I would love to see your work added to our gallery! Have a wonderful day and happy crafting ;o) Maike

Supplies:
Stamps: "Polar Friends" by Hello Blue Bird

Dies: "Stitched Den" & "Mini Snowflakes" by Lawn Fawn

Stencil: "Triangles" by Create A Smile Stamps

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: "Anything Goes"

Dare 2B Artzy "Winter Fun"

Crafty Gals Corner "Snow Much Fun"

Stamping Sensations "AG with Stamping"

Inkspirational Challenges "Cozy"