Hedgy Truffles

Hello friends,

I hope you are all doing well. Today’s post is about a fun new challenge at Double D Challenges with the theme “Woodland Critters”. You can create a card or project inspired by the photo and we want to see lovely animals from the woodlands on your projects. For more information about the challenge and the lovely prize visit the Double D Challenge blog. Looking forward to see your card.

I decided to use a cute image from Penny Black for my card this time. The hedgehogs are so adorable and I love coloring with my watercolor pencils for a change. It is the first time I used my new Tim Holtz distress oxide ink and I am quite pleased with the effect I get for the blue sky. I added die cut leaves and a sentiment to finish off. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Scrapy Land Challenges #84 (ends 03/07) – Anything Goes with a die cut from a brand that Scrapy Land sells. (Dies:  Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits die ” Garden Greens” (661206) — Lawn Fawn sentiment die ” Thinking about You” (Item #LF912) )
• Love to Craft Challenge LTCCB #19 (ends 02/28) – February Anything Goes
• Create and Inspire Challenges #71 (ends 02/28) – Anything Goes
• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge #11 ( ends 02/28) – Anything Goes with a Critter
• Crafty Animals Challenge #11 (ends 02/28) – Anything Goes with an Animal

A close-up of the hedgehogs and mushrooms

The sentiment

A peep at the inside

Project details

White and green card-stock — Penny Black stamp “Hedgy Truffles” (4255J) — Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits die ” Garden Greens” (661206) — Lawn Fawn sentiment die ” Thinking about You” (Item #LF912) — Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink “Broken China” — Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils for coloring.

I hope you enjoy today´s card. If you do, please share your thoughts in the comments. I love to read them! Enjoy a wonderful day and have fun creating beautiful things.

Regards,

Amelia

 

 

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It’s Cold Outside …

Hello friends,

This will be my last post before Christmas and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your visits during 2017. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season and for my Christian friends, have a Merry Christmas. The theme for our last 2017 challenge at Double D Challenges is “Baby It’s Cold Outside – Winter”. The team created beautiful cards to inspire you – a visit to the Double D Challenge blog will be worthwhile and as always there is a lovely prize to win!

My inspiration from the picture is the white, red and brown colors and also the snow. I used an adorable Penny Black stamp for my card which I coloured with my Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils. For a “frosty” feel I die cut a snowflake border and added some sparkle with fairy dust glitter.  I finished off with more snowflakes, glitter snow, a silver bow and a hanging silver sentiment die cut.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create Challenge #204 (ends 12/31) – Anything Goes/Optional Twist – Christmas/Winter
• The Cutie Pie Challenge #118 (ends 12/25) – Stars and/or Snowflakes
• Cuttlebug Mania Challenge (ends 12/26) – Anything Christmas (Dies: Precious Marieke die “Winterfun Border” (PM 10077 — Marianne Design Craftables “Snowflakes” (CR1335) — Penny Black Creative die “For You” (51-105))
• {Pin}spirational Challenge #206 (ends 01/01) – Inspirational picture
• Use Your Stuff Challenge #293 (ends 12/25)  – Holiday Stamp

A close-up of the image

The sentiment hanging from a silver bow

The inside with more snowflakes

Project details

White and red cardstock — Penny Black stamp set “Jolly Friends” (30-058) — Precious Marieke die “Winterfun Border” (PM 10077 — Marianne Design Craftables “Snowflakes” (CR1335) — Penny Black Creative die “For You” (51-105) — Fairy glitter — Silver cord — Aleene’s Glitter Snow — Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils

Thank you for visiting today! I hope you like this Christmas card. If you do, please leave a comment – I love reading them. Have a great day and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

A Toast to 2017

Hello friends,

This is my last post for 2016 and my wish to all of you is:

May 2017 be filled with peace, warmth and togetherness in your family and much prosperity! Happy New Year!

Thank you for all your support and kind comments during 2016, I appreciate it so much. To celebrate 2017 I chose a cute mouse image from my new Penny Black stamp set “Critter Time”. I colored the image with Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils and added a little glitter to the cool drink for sparkle. The circle  is lifted from the card base with mirror tape to add dimension. The sentiment die cut is from Paper Smooches “Birthday Words”

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• CASology Week#229 (ends 01/05) – Cue word “Toast”
• Allsorts Challenge Week 396 (ends 01/07) – Something New (New stamp set for me from Penny Black)
• Less is More Challenge #309 (ends 01/07) – Dimension
• Cute Card Thursday Challenge #458 (ends 01/05) – Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon Challenge #374 (ends 01/04) – Hello 2017

A close-up of the image

Project details:

• White and black cardstock
• Penny Black stamp set “Critter Time” (30234)
• Paper Smooches sentiment die ” Birthday words” (FBD120)
• Spellbinders Nestabilities “Standard Circles Small”
• Glitter
• Derwent Inktense watercolor pencil

Thank you for stopping by today. Have a wonderful day!

Regards,

Amelia

 

Happy …

Hello friends,

A card to share for the new challenge at Double D Challenges. The theme for our two weekly challenge this time is “Anything Goes With Gingham”. For more information about the challenge and the prize up for grabs visit the Double D Challenge blog and start creating – we would love to see your card.

I discovered this golden oldie in my Penny Black storage box and I love the dancing cow  and chickens – they sure are so happy! It feels like ages since I last made a card with a cute image so I had a lot of fun with this one. I kept the layout  simple with two strips of pink gingham paper to frame the image. To finish off I added pink gem hearts, paper flowers, green flourishes and wax cord bows. The coloring was done with my Derwent Inktense water-color pencils.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Penny  Black and More Challenge (July) (ends 08/03) – Anything Goes with A Stamp
• Allsorts Challenge Week #370 (ends 07/09) – Gingham Style
• Lemon Shortbread Challenge #19 (ends 07/19) – Anything Goes
• Use Your Stuff Challenge #228 (ends 07/11) – Show us an animal
• Dragonfly Dreams Challenge (July) (ends 07/31) – Anything Goes
• Crafty Friends Challenge #35 (ends 07/15) – Use the colours Pink, Green & White
• Sisters of Craft Challenge (July) (ends 07/31) – Anything Goes
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #93 (ends 07/13) – Anything Goes
• Paradise of Stamps Challenge #45 (ends 07/31) – Anything Goes (with a stamp)
• Crafts Galore Encore Challenge (July)(ends 07/31) – Anything Goes

A close-up of the image

The sentiment and flowers

A peep at the inside

Project details:

• White and green card-stock
• Pink gingham paper
• Penny Black stamp “Skip & Romp” (2877L)
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities die “Phrase Set One (S4-563)
• Marianne Design Creatables “Flourishes” (LR0271)
• Paper flowers
• Gem hearts
• Wax cord
• Derwent Inktense water-color pencils

Thanks so much for visiting today and the kind comments you so kindly write each week.  I appreciate each comment so much. Hope to see your card at Double D Challenges this fortnight. Enjoy your day and happy crafting.

Regards,

Amelia

A Little Sunshine …

Hello friends,

A clean and simple card to share today. As we are in the middle of our winter season in the Southern Hemisphere I really need a little sunshine and cheerful yellow colors today!

My card features an image from the Penny Black stamp set  “Nature’s wishes”. To add dimension to the card I die cut half a circle in the top layer and then lift the panel off the card base with mirror tape. I used my Derwent Inktense pencils to color the image. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• CASology Week#201 (ends 06/14) – Cue word “Sunshine”
• Inky Impressions June Challenge (07/04) – Summertime
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #89 (ends 06/15) – Anything Goes
• {PIN}spirational Challenge #167 (ends 06/20) – Birds
• Allsorts Challenge Week #366 (ends 06/11) – The Great Outdoors

A close-up of the image

The sentiment

Project details:

• White and yellow card-stock
• Penny Black stamp set “Nature’s Wishes” (30-109)
• Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils

Thanks for visiting today and for leaving comments – I really appreciate your time. Have a wonderful day.

Kind regards,

Amelia

Beautiful Friend

Hello friends,

I hope you are having a lovely holiday season so far. My card today is a little bit different – a CAS kraft card with a homespun “feeling”. I followed the definition of “homespun” on the Less is More challenge blog to create this unsophisticated, plain and natural card with a Penny Black stamp.  I embossed the mannequin and sentiment with white embossing powder and did the coloring with my Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils. I hope you like today’s creation.

Challenges:

• Less is More Challenge Weeks #255 & 256 (ends 01/01) – Homespun
• Inkspirational Challenges #98 (ends 01/02) –  ‘Bah Humbug!’ to Christmas, Anything but Christmas
• Inspiration Destination Challenge #65 (ends 12/29) – Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart Challenge #92 (ends 01/04) – Anything Goes

Project details:

• Kraft cardstock
• Penny Black stamp set “Lace Delight” (30-115)
• Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils for coloring
• White embossing powder
• Twine

That’s it for today! Take care and have a great day.

Regards,

Amelia

What’s in my Stocking?

Hello friends,

Today I share a one layer Christmas card with lots of white spaces. These  cards are difficult for me to create but the Penny Black stamp is so adorable and cute that I can live with the “clean” look of the card! I colored the image with Derwent Inktense water-color pencils and add Stickles to the stocking for a bit of bling. hope you like my take on the challenge.

I entered the card in the following challenges:

• Less is More Challenge Week 254 (ends 12/19) – One Layer – What’s in my Stocking
• 613 Avenue Create Challenge #154 (ends 12/20) – Anything Goes
• Penny Black and More December Challenge (ends 12/30) – Anything Goes with a Stamp
• My Time to Craft Challenge #310 (ends 12/19) – Christmas Animals
• Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge #116 (ends 12/22) – Anything Goes with a twist … Make it Sparkle

A close-up of the adorable critter

Project details:

• White card stock
• Penny Black clear stamp set “Jolly Friends”
• Sentiment stamp (Unknown)
• Derwent Inktense water-color pencils
• Stickles “Diamond”
• Black fine tip pen for lines

Thanks so much for stopping by. Wishing you a happy day.

Regards,

Amelia