Christmas in August!

For this christmas card I used the Elizabeth Crafts Design snowflake die cuts and their Silk Microfine Glitter in blue and white.
The sentiment is from the Sizzix Framelits Die Set 7PK w/Stamps - Mittens & Snow Globe. 

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• A Gem of a Challenge #201: Snow Fun
• TTCRD, August 22-29: Anything Goes

Grid patterned paper!

One of my all time favourite die is the "boxed up birthday greeting" die. This time I used it together with a beautiful grid patterned paper.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #364: Sequins
• Addicted to Stamps and More #256: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, August 22: Anything Goes

Lunar Animals - Masking Technique

This is another of my thank you cards I made for the teachers of my daughter's kindergarten class. I used all the lunar animals by My Favorite Things by creating kind of a group picture with the masking technique. It took me quite a while to finish this card as the coloring took some time too.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• AAA Cards #97: Masking
• The Sisterhood of Crafters, August 23: Anything Goes
• Creative Moments #125: Anything Goes
• Cards and More Challenge Blog #191: One Layer Cards
• Colour Crazy Craft Challenge #33: Anything Goes

Love Birds!

I played around with my friend's stamp set "I'm owl yours" by My Favorite Things as I adore this little cuties.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Incy Wincy Designs, August 20: Go Wild
• Allsorts Challenge Blog #429: Forest Friends
• Brown Sugar Challenge Blog #264: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #343: Anything Goes

Full of stars!

This is one of many Gorjuss girl cards I made recently using a Gorjuss decoupage set adding different embellishments on every card. This time I added a couple of stars from Lil'Inker Designs "seasonal stars" die set.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Inky Chicks #87: Stars
• QKR Stampede Challenge #257: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles #33: Anything Goes
• Scrapbook Stamp Society #123: Anything Goes

Colored Bundles of Blossoms!

I colored this beautiful background with my Tombow Dual Brush Pens:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• HLS August Watercolor Challenge, August 1: Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog #340: Anything Goes
• The Crafty Addicts Challenge Blog #39: Anything Goes
• Crafty Creations Challenges #347: Anything Goes
• Crafting by Designs, August 2: Anything Goes

Masculine Brayered Background!

On my Instagram account I have already shared a sneak peek of my brayered backgrounds I made after I finally got my brayer from spellbinders. I was waiting for it in order to create similar cards like Yana Smakula. This is my first card I share with you but there are many more to come as I love the result of that technique:

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks #362: Masculine
• Creative Fingers Challenge Blog #135: Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles, Week 31: Anything Goes
• Colour Crazy Challenge #31: Anything Goes
• Crafting with an attitude #30: Anything Goes

Splatter it!

This is another of my clean and simple cards where I used my diy paper flowers I made during our summer vacation in Carinthia. I already gave the card away to one of my daughter's kindergarten teachers.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Blog: Splatter it
• LTCCB #13: Anything Goes
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog #47: Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments Designs, August 1: Anything Goes
• Craft Stamper, August 4: Anything Goes

Crowded Garden!

I made a shaker card with the Peek A Boo Window Die-namics from My Favorite Things and created a garden scene with Purr-fect friends and Doodle Blooms also by My Favorite Things.

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Knockouts #205: Furry Friends
• Uniko Challenge #42: Flowers
• Steckenpferdchen Challengeblog #86: Garten
• Eclectic Elapu, August 1: Anything Goes
• Crafting From the Heart #170: Anything Goes

Dots, dots, dots and an elephant!

On Instagram I saw a couple of adorable cards by towersart and had to try it myself. I made my own stencil with different sizes of circles to create this background with distress inks. Just added the cute adorable elephant by My Favorite Things and the sentiment by Create a Smile Stamps. The die cut frame I used is from my best friend. I don't know which one it is. But I love it!

I enter this card in the following challenges:

• Cards and More Challenge Blog #190: Dots, dots, dots
• A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #49: Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon #405: Favourite Products
  My Favourite Things is my favourite brand when it comes to clear stamps.
• Craft Rocket Challenges #40: Animal Kingdom
• TTCRD, August 1-7: Anything Goes