More than 10...

My project for the Use 10 Embellishments Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

 Create a paper crafted card that uses 10 or more embellishments in an innovative way.

I was in the mood for a clean and simple card:

...15 clear, white and blue rhinestones and pearls on this card! 

(This gorgeous stamp is "Fabulous Flourish" from Heroarts)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy 16th Anniversary

... to my husband and me!

Year after year it´s a challenge to create a masculine card for my husband... I´m too girly and "vintagy" for masculine cards!

This year a stroke of good fortune came to the rescue of me:

by pure chance I found the center-piece of my card on that pebbly beach in Croatia this summer - what a "gem" ! I knew instantly what I would use it for :-)

... I opted for this dry embossing folder (Cuttlebug) to mimic the motion of the sea/waves...

What a rare fluke to find such a perfectly shaped pebble!

Hubby wants a new road bike next year - so my gift will be related to his wish...

I´d like to participate here:

http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.at/2012/12/week-98-anniversary.html

Have a nice, cozy weekend!

The beauty of snowflakes

... is indescribable... and so is their diversity!

This card is my submission for these challenges:

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.co.at/2012/12/simon-says-snowflakes.html 

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.co.at/2012/12/shopping-our-stash-challenge-80-winter.html

http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.ca/2012/12/2tc35-winter-white-snowflakes.html 

 http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.co.at/2012/11/let-it-snow.html

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.at/2012/12/challenge-64-let-it-snow.html 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

 

Anniversary card

42 years are a long time - so I wanted to create a card, that does this anniversary justice!

Flower and stickpin are handmade and the DP is Mariposa... LOVE how it turned out!

- the inside - 

 - the back -

I´d like to participate in these challenges:

http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.co.at/2012/11/a-feathery-challenge.html

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.at/2012/11/challenge-62-use-2-or-more-patterned.html

http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.co.at/2012/11/week-142-just-neutrals.html

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.co.at/2012/11/challenge-78-im-leafing-it-up-to-you-or.html

and finally

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.co.at/2012/11/pile-it-on-48-anything-but-christmas.html

Have a nice week everybody - thanks for stopping by!

First Snow

... even though I´m a loyal fan of summer, I nevertheless appreciate the beauty of winter... this card was the attempt to express how beautiful and peaceful a wintry night can be...

... obwohl ich ein großer Sommer-Fan bin, weiß ich doch auch die Schönheit des Winters zu schätzen.... diese Karte war der Versuch auszudrücken, wie schön und friedlich eine klare Winternacht sein kann....

I used a Memory Box die on white glittery paper and dark blue designer paper for the night sky.

I´d like to participate in these  challenges:
Winter Blues at CAS-ual Fridays
Codeword: Snow  - the 1st challenge at Addicted to CAS

Ich möchte diesmal auch gerne bei Der 1. Schnee  bei Fun with Shapes and More mitmachen : die Schneelandschaft entstand mit einer Memory Box Die, die Zierleiste am unteren Rand des Designerpapiers mit einer "ek success" Stanze.

Thanks for stopping by today - have a nice week everyone!

Vielen Dank für´s Vorbeischauen - habt eine schöne Woche!

Blog Header Card

 CAS-ual Fridays: Create a project inspired by your blog header

What a nice idea!

So, here it is:

 

Autumn´s finally arrived

...even though I absolutely LOVE summer - ... I can´t deny that autumn also has its benefits... e.g. it´s a very colourful season... beautiful!!

http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.co.at/2012/09/the-play-date-cafe-pdcc151.html

Enjoy autumn!

Ballet Dancer

Today´s card is meant for these 2 challenges: 

City Crafter Challenge: "Coppelia" - use a Ballerina     and    I (heart) Promarkers: for a little girl
                                                  

I was instantly inspired  by these challenges and by ballet performances on some gorgeous locations here in Vienna/Austria ....(take a look at these pictures - "click" for bigger pictures - and this one) ....and therefore visualized a quite opulent and pompous card ... so I chose 2 pretty dominant background papers, a deckle edge paper card base and lots of glitter-glue and a huge rhinestone!

The stunningly beautiful image is from A Day For Daisies -  and this is how it turned out in the end:

Thanks a lot for stopping by today!

 

Just Black and White

Heute möchte ich gerne bei einer österreichischen Challenge mitmachen: Schwarz/Weiß bei Vienna Impressions.
Zuerst dachte ich "Das wird fad, so ganz ohne Farbe", aber nun bin ich mit meinem Ergebnis recht zufrieden - natürlich konnte ich nicht umhin, die Karte ordentlich mit Strass aufzupeppen! :-)
Da Cath von The Moxie Fab World die Einreichfrist für die Postage Challenge verlängert hat, möchte ich mit dieser Karte gern auch dort mitmachen.

Today I´d like to participate in an Austrian challenge: Black&White at Vienna Impressions.
My first thought was, that this might become a boring card - without any colour, but now I´m quite satisfied how it turned out - of course I jazzed it up with lots of bling! :-)
Since Cath from the Moxie Fab World extended the deadline for her Postage Challenge, I´d like to join there. too.

Bei der Arbeit daran ist mir ein ärgerlicher Fehler passiert: ich hab die Karte irrtümlich auf ein offenes Stempelkissen gelegt - so ein Mist! - da es aber die Rückseite war, dachte ich, ich mach einfach eine Signatur daraus...

When working on this card, I made an annoying mistake: I laid the card onto an open ink pad -  what a bummer! - but since it was only the back of the card, I decided to turn it into a signature...

Allen ein schönes Wochenende und vielen Dank für´s Vorbeischauen!

Have a nice weekend everyone and thanks for stopping by today!

For a little girl

Yesterday evening I checked my favourite challenges and was instantly inspired by:

I (heart) Promarkers: For a little girl 

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Add crowns and/or gems

CAS-ual Fridays: Put a bling on it!

And since Cath from The Moxie Fab World extended her Doilies&Lace Challenge, I´d also like to submit it there.

Here´s a peek on the inside...

Today is a holiday here in Austria, so I will continue relaxing now...  how delightful!

Have nice day, too!!!

The Gingham Challenge

This is my entry for The Gingham Challenge at the Moxie Fab World... why is it, that I always enter challenges so late? Better late than never :-)  don´t you agree?!

And I think this card also fits in the CAS-UAL FRIDAYS challenge: Put bling on it!

Thanks for visiting me today! Have a nice new week!

Sweet Harriet

A fun little card with Harriet by Stampingbella ...

for the Tuesday Trigger Challenge at the Moxie Fab World...

and the challenge at Catered Crop "Ribbon"

Thanks for visiting me today!

It's all Natural

With today´s card...

... I´d like to participate in the City Crafter Challenge "It´s all Natural"

and in a brandnew challenge blog: Die-ing For A Challenge

Thanks for visiting me today :-)

Friends

With today´s card ....

 

....I´d like to participate in 3 fabulous challenges:

Hero Arts´ February 2012 Contest 
 

stamp sets: "Canvas Stripes", "Flower Lady" by Hero Arts

Moxie Fab World´s Tuesday Trigger: Chiclectic

and

A Passion for Papertrey - Stripes
 

stamp sets: "Postmarks", "Botanical Silhouettes" by Papertrey Ink

This pretty tissue paper rose was a handmade gift from LINDA - THANK YOU again! 

Last week I ordered 2 "handmade/created by" stamps, because I wanted such stamps for a long time time now. Believe it or not - 2 days later I flipped through my (very) old "stamp stash" and found this stamp - I love it - and did not know, that I had it! It was part of a stamp set, so perhaps that´s the reason I did not pay any particular attention to it. 

("Handgemacht von" is German for "handmade by")

So hear my advice: go through your old stash from time to time!!

Thanks for visiting me today! Have a fabulous new week!