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Ich wünsche euch allen ein frohes Fest mit lieben Menschen, mit fröhlichem Lachen, mit guten Gesprächen, mit Zeit für die Dinge, die sonst schnell in den Hintergrund geraten, Zeit für euch und genug Zeit, um noch etwas an andere verschenken zu können. Vor allem aber wünsche ich euch Zufriedenheit und Gesundheit, meine lieben Mitbastler und Mitbastlerinnen! ;o)

I wish you a merry Christmas with your loved ones, with laughter and joy, with good conversations, with enough time for yourself, time for the things that often get pushed to the back and time to give to others. Mainly though I wish you contentment and health my crafty friends! ;o)

Now to today's card ;o) Over at the Papercraft Challenges we have an "Anything Goes" challenge for you, so that you can play with whatever you fancy and really get creative with new and old supplies! This is what I have come up with using our kind sponsor's (Dr. Digi) image:

I think this image is a lot of fun, even though I am not a big fan of random graffitis ;o))) I imagined a scene in the city by night which I hope you can tell... Other than the background I only added the German sentiment which means "Merry Christmas" to the card and called it a day. I felt like everything more would be too much. What you you think?

I hope you like the card. Also that you will have some time to play at your craft table and share it with us at Papercraft Challenges.

Merry Christmas everyone and happy crafting to all of you ;o) Yours Maike

Supplies:

Digi stamp: "Banksy Claus" by Dr. Digi

Stamp: "Zum Feste das Beste" by Create a Smile 

Stencil: "Brick Wall" by My Favorite Things

Challenges:

Colouring in Scarpland "Christmas"
Christmas Cards All Year Around "Santa, Mrs Claus or Elves"
The Crafting Challenge "Christmas"
STAMPlorations Challenge "December Stencil Challenge" (I used a stencil to create the brick wall in the background)

Sending Holiday Cheer Mouse

Hello my lovely crafty friends!

My life has been really, really busy these last few weeks and I am just now starting to get back to my normal routines. Which is why you haven't really seen any new cards here on the blog. However for the latest PINspirational challenge I managed to create the card you can see above. This was my inspiration:

I didn't want to go with a black and white card, but I thought I'd take the snow, the hat and the scarf as inspiration.

I love the super cheery looking mouse jumping for joy! I also love the fact that the sky paired with the sentiment ended up looking a bit like a snow globe, don't you think? Well, I hope you are having a lot of (fun) time playing with your stamps and that maybe you are going to link your card or project to our gallery at PINspirational Challenges. Have a wonderful weekend and also - if you celebrate Christmas - the most wonderful time with your family and friends!

Happy crafting, yours Maike

Supplies:

Stamps: "Maggie - winter mouse" by Purple Onion Designs

Dies: "Snow Scene Elle-Ments" by Avery Elle

Challenges:
Sweet Stampers Challenge "Anything Goes"
CAS on Sundays "Christmas"
Paper Funday Challenge "Anything Goes, Twist: Christmas"
Aud Sentiments Challenge "Christmas / Winter and a sentiment"
Through the Purple Haze "Snow, Snow, Snow"
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge "Anything Christmas"