Wedding Card No.2

top left: envelope
top right: card

A wedding card I made by order ... I´d like to join the fun HERE  "Simon Says: Be Square"

Wedding Card No. 1

top left: envelope
top right: wedding card

This is a truly "international" wedding card!
I bought the card base in Croatia, the picture frame for the envelope in Italy, the white roses in Vienna and the blingy rhinestone-piece in Copenhagen.

(click to enlarge)

Have a nice day!

Altenew

Today I´d like to participate in the Altenew March Challenge.

I used up all my wedding congratulation cards last year - so I was in need for at least one new one - here it is:

I used the gorgeous "Persian Motifs" stamp set from Altenew, white and gold embossing powder on some vellum and I incorporated a 3dimensional element, too, to express the magnificence of the architectural detail on the photo.

And this is the challenge theme/inspirational photo (1 of 3):

Thanks for stopping by today!

Vintage White

I made this wedding card in spring already, but never found the right occasion to post it… but this week the challenge over at  The Shabby Tea Room  is “vintage white” – perfect!

Thanks for visiting me today!

I have a ...

... passion for Papertrey Ink!

Today I´d like to participate in 2 challenges with my card:


http://apassionforpapertrey.blogspot.com/2011/04/challenge-royal-wedding-celebration.html

EDIT: "A Passion for Papertrey" liked my card - I made it into the TOP 3!!!
They said:
1) Ulina - Ulina's gorgeous card is wedding elegance at it's very best - clean and simple, classy with a touch of bling - we love it!


:-) Thank you! I appreciate that!


http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2011/04/make-it-monday-12-line-frames-101.html

(The stamps are "Damask Designs" from PTI)

Have a great weekend everybody!

Venezia/Venice/Venedig

My familiy and I usually go to Italy once a year (at least) - we love that country!

One day is always reserved for Venice (established in 5th century) - I´m impressed by the beauty of this city every year anew!

Please come with me on a short trip to Venice! You won´t regret it!

Isn´t the architecture just great?! Have you ever seen such gorgeous chimneys?!

We had lunch in this picturesque Trattoria...

The gondolas are so pompous!

This is the famous "Rialto" bridge over the "Canal Grande"...

We love to sit at the edge of the Canal Grande at the bottom of the bridge and enjoy the sun... people who know me will spot me on the picture...

 

Now, inspired by the opulence and pompous beauty of this city, I want to share with you a wedding card - a very "blingy" one... to do this city justice!

If the famous Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) would have ever decided to marry, I would have sent him this one ;-)

Thanks for travelling with me!!

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/03/week-123-diamonds-are.html
http://simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/39-just-little-monochromatic.html

http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/something-sweet-challenge.html
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/cupcake-134-monochromatic-and-dt-call.html
http://houseofgilli.blogspot.com/
http://michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/
http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/challenge-85-swirls-and-pearls-lynsey.html

Rejected cards - but nevertheless happy (again)

Oh, yes, I submitted to Papercrafts Magazine, too - a few of the amazing number of 2760 entries were mine - but sadly this time all of my cards were not accepted... I felt very sad, because that´s the only opportunity to get a copy of this special issue (I´m already a subscriber of the regular magazine and enjoy every issue - we don´t have anything comparable here in Austria!).
I can´t buy the special issues here in Austria and I don´t buy it in the U.S., because it´s far too expensive because of the shipping costs they charge.
http://www.papercraftsconnection.com/blog/2011/03/03/an-insider-peek-the-submissions-process/

First I wanted to just forget about it, but then I saw, that some of my most appreciated bloggers show their rejected cards - and they´re stunning!!!

Just take a look at Lucy´s cards - amazing!!!   http://hedgehogsandladybirds.blogspot.com/

And - she´s such a sweet lady and picked one of her commenters - ME - for a little gift - THANK YOU!!!!
That´s why I´m happy! :-)

Her example encouraged me to show at least one of my rejected entries, too:
it´s a wedding card - enjoy! ... hopefully ... ;-)

I´d like to join in these challenges:
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2011/03/challenge-2-new-beginnings.html
http://gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/03/gl13-use-those-flowers.html
http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/03/week-5-colour-pastel-colours.html

Thank you for visiting - I appreciate your visit very much!!!

Pipilonias Februar-Challege

Heute gibt es nach langer Zeit wieder einmal einen Blogeintrag in Deutsch, damit ich´s nicht verlern´…. nein, natürlich nicht! ;-)

Es ist vielmehr eine der Teilnahmebedingungen für die monatliche Challenge auf Pipilonias Blog.
http://pipilonia.blogspot.com/
Und bei dieser Challenge möchte ich diesmal gern mitmachen:

das Thema lautet „Symmetrie“ und eine „selbstgemachte Verzierung“

Ich hab als symmetrische Form eine quadratische Karte mit quadratischem Rahmen gemacht und das Mittelstück ist eine aus Silberdraht, Strass und Perlen selbst gemachte Verziehrung.

Konzipiert hab ich sie als Gratulation zur Hochzeit… aber man kann sie sicher auch für einen Hochzeitstag etc. … verwenden.

Hier ist sie:

It´s a long time since I posted in German, but today I have to: it´s a need to be able to join in the monthly challenge at http://pipilonia.blogspot.com/  Pipilonia is a scrapbookstore here in Vienna.

For the month of February Pipilonia is looking for symmetrical projects with at least one self-made embellishment.


I made a square card with a square frame (symmetrical!) and a self-made embellishment from silver wire, a rhinestone and pearls as focal point.

I had a wedding in mind, but it might also be suitable for wedding anniversaries …etc…

Here´s my take on the challenge:

I add my link to these challenges:

http://creativecraftworld.blogspot.com/2011/02/card-challenge-use-square.html?showComment=1298551775648#c7955427165974076968

http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/02/challenge-51-swirls-pearls.html

2 Challenges

http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2010/10/moxie-fab-world-challenge-diggn-on.html

+

http://ourdailybreaddesignsblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/odbdslc36-gold-or-silver-cording-string.html

Tut mir leid, dass das Licht so schlecht ist, aber ich musste bei Schreibtischlampenlicht ein Bild machen - hab die Challenge grad erst entdeckt und sie geht nur bis Mitternacht Ortszeit!

Das Damask-Motiv glitzert - leider kann man es am Foto nicht so gut erkennen...

Ich hoffe, sie gefällt euch trotzdem!

Sorry for the bad lighting, but I had to take the picture with only the light of my desk lamp - just found the challenge a few minutes ago and it ends on midnight!

The damask embellishment shines very glittery - the picture doesn´t justice...

Hope, you like it anyway!