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!

Summer Break

... I´m having a summer break...

Have a nice summer everyone!

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!!!