Happy Ho Ho Ho-lidays (Foxes)

Happy New Year everyone ;o)

I hope you had a wonderful start in a new year full of hugs, crafting, joy, all the things you love and health! Let's start with a new card! This is one I created for the new "Snowflakes" theme at Challenge Up Your Life. 

I used these cute foxes from Hello Bluebird and created a lovely wintery scene for them using Distress Inks. I just fell in love with the combination of Shaded Lilac,Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire. You should definately give it a try. Depending on how much you use of each hue you get a more blue or purple result. I think it is the perfect combination and you will be seeing loads of it... So I do hope you like it, too ;o) I added a few splashes of water and dried them off as and also added a few Opaque White splashes to add this "Snow is falling"-feeling. 

I knew I was going to use the snowflake background paper by Stampin Up which is kept in blue and also turquoise hues, so I added a sentiment stamped in Mint Julep and also used Copics grom the BG family for the scarf of the fox on the left and the present. To set the scene I used the trees on the left which I had blinged up a little and added snowflake die cuts around the foxes, so that one of them cut put its tongue out to catch a snowflake with it. ;o) I hope you like my first card of 2021 and that you are not too tired of holiday cards yet... There will be a few more I should think... ;o)
It would be awesome if you would start this crafty year with us and join us with a "Snowflake" project! Hope to see you again soon! Happy crafting my friends and again a very happy new year,
yours Maike

Supplies:
Stamps: "First Snow" by Hello Bluebird
              "Puffy Holiday Greetings" by Mama Elephant

Dies: "Mini Snowflake dies" by Lawn Fawn
          "Manga Fluffiga Granar" by Gummiapan (Tree Dies)

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge "Sparkle and Shine" (Sparkle on trees and gift)
Christmas Craft Creations "Winter Blues"
Sweet Stampers "Anything Goes"
2 Crafty Critter Crazies "January Challenge"
Creative Crafting Uncles "Christmas"
Love To Craft "Anything Goes"
Crafty Galz Creations "Tis the Season"

Thank you- Box with a fox

Heya everyone ;o)

Today I would like to share a little project with you that I made with some kind people in mind. They have been helping with our bicycle training at school even though they have loads on their plates as well. So I thought I would create a little gift box for all of them. That fit perfectly with our "No Cards / Keine Karten" challenge at Papercraft Challenges which starts today.

I am not sure what will go inside the boxes yet, but I will hopefully think of something soon ;o) The cute fox image is a stamp by Purple Onion Designs. I coloured all of them differently using the watercolour pens from Winsor & Newton. They are lightfast and also have very rich colours. 

I hope you will join us in our "No cards" challenge! Have a lovely week and happy crafting ;o) Yours Maike

Supplies:

Stamp: "Free Spirits" by Purple Onion Design

Dies: "Pillow Box" by Lawn Fawn

         "Danke 5" by Gummiapan

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp "Masculine"

Addicted to stamps "For a man / boy"

DL.Art Challenge "Thank you"

Pile it on "Transportation"

Crafty Calendar Challenge "Masculine"

Crafty Friends Challenge "Men / Boys"

Sweet Stampers "Anything Goes"

In case you are interested in some other kinds of gift box as inspiration, here are a few examples:

Happy Happy Birthday

Heya my dear crafty friends!

Time has just been flying by these last two weeks and I forgot to post my card for PINspirational Challenges... This is the inspiration picture:

As you can see I chose the wood as my background and also added those cute images by Purple Onion Designs to reflect the bird house from the picture. 

I added the middle frame with foam tape while the other two are glued directly to the background paper, because I wanted to raise the birds a little bit. To finish the card I added some blue stars and a heart next to the sentiment. Hope you like the card. Again, my apologies for posting this card late! Hope you have a great weekend and happy crafting ;o) Maike

Material / supplies:

Stempel / stamps: "Peep" & "Garden Bugs" & "Star & Sky" von Purple Onion Designs

Stanzen / dies: "Polaroid" von Gummipan

Polka Dot Paper von Gummipan

Challenges

Tuesday Throwdown Challenges "Pastel Colours"

Sweet Stampers Challenge "Eater or Spring"

Creative Craft Cottage "Spring Fever"

Happy Little Stampers March Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Cute N Crafty "Spring is in the Air"