a little something

card and calendar

2012-02-08T10:46:00.001+01:00

i just realized that I didnt show any of this yet :)

made for a swap

yes I still do craft :)

2012-02-02T10:09:00.000+01:00

but my camera was broke...so I couldnt show anything

well i have been doing a lot of sewing lately . especially for the little people...babies I mean :)
here is what I made

some sweets in a jar

2012-01-17T20:49:00.000+01:00

well I still had this nice sweet ja here and so I pimped it as part as a christmas present
this little bag with tea belonged to the gift set aswell

a bag card

2012-01-17T20:45:00.000+01:00

here is a card I made for a friends birthday...its shaped like a handbag with a little inside pocket where we put some money in :)

my pride and joy

2012-01-04T14:39:00.000+01:00

well I was just doing a little photoshoot with my girls for a card to their nannies birthday
and thats what we managed to get :)

I really must be getting old as the girls are getting so big

Im such lucky girl to be so blessed

bookmarks

2011-12-27T14:10:00.000+01:00

here are some bookmarks I made for teachers and friends. and as this lovely new found blog asks for them I will take part in their challenge http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/

another simple one

2011-12-15T10:53:00.000+01:00

it cant get any more simple can it

nothing stamped

2011-12-15T10:51:00.000+01:00

is on this card

reindeer

2011-12-15T10:44:00.000+01:00

pretty simple cards again

whatever lights your candle

2011-11-15T10:27:00.000+01:00

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/
has got this lovely topic so here is my entry

this image is just perfect

another challenge

2011-11-10T16:18:00.000+01:00

http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/ have got the cutesy topic right now...and I think these LOTV Teddies are too cute

all creatures great and small

2011-11-10T16:07:00.000+01:00

is the topic http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/

and I think this Penny Black image fits just fine

bright colours

2011-11-10T16:03:00.000+01:00

were asked overe at http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

and I think those cards will cover that

bird houses

2011-11-10T16:01:00.000+01:00

I made those by stamping on them first, burning it in and then painting it

liquid applique

2011-11-04T23:00:00.000+01:00

was asked over at http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/

and here is my work to it

christmas decoration

2011-11-04T22:55:00.001+01:00

this is made of wood and as I will be having a stand on a christmas market me and hubby made a few

classical colours

2011-10-07T09:56:00.000+02:00

well these are definetely classical christmas coours but the cards themselves are not really classic are they.....

icy christmas

2011-10-07T09:41:00.001+02:00

well and here are some more cards...this time in blueish colours
and I think they are suitable for this weeks challenge at http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

pink christmas

2011-10-07T08:48:00.000+02:00

not necessarily something I dream about as with 5 girls I have enough pink going on in this house....lol
but when I made the background I thought it would make a cool christmas card

background was made with an acetate sheet and some drops of ink here and there
then stamped and embossed the snowflakes and put together as I did...lol

first creative evening since the baby is born

2011-10-05T13:31:00.000+02:00

well I had a sleepless night either way so I thought I finally make some birth announcements and thank you cards
they are very simple but oh well with a crying baby thats all I could do :)

Baby Carla Elise is there

2011-09-17T21:25:00.000+02:00

She was born monday morning 8.13 O clock by C-Section
weighing 3360 gr and being 48 cm tiny

bye bye for now

2011-09-10T18:54:00.000+02:00

well as our baby is coming on monday I dont think Ill be posting much on here. Hope Ill et back on my feet asap...as its my first c-section.

Stay creative and see you soon

christmas

2011-09-07T14:11:00.000+02:00

well as our 5th baby girl will enter the world in 5 days I thought I better get some christmas cards done...and here are 3 more of my very creative yesterday

my last post for today

2011-09-06T20:37:00.000+02:00

well and here is my last post for today http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/ wants cards without sentiment....
as Im more a plain jane card person without sentiment at the front it wasnt too hard for me...I made 15 cards today as I mentioned earlier and here are 2 with LOTV Teddies and without sentiments...pretty plain and simple but I like them like this

Penny Black at ALLSorts

2011-09-06T20:29:00.001+02:00

well and another challenge i conquered :)
As I Love Penny Black and http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ had the easy challenge of christmas...and thats what I wanted to do...I made quite a few Penny Black christmas cards...here are the first 2 I want to show you

I have used some liquid Applique on the hat to make it look nice and fluffy

and here another card which I made after a Sketch on Facebook

here aswell I used liquid applique for the fluffy effect hat
I have to say I love my liquid applique for christmas cards :)

christmas card challenge

2011-09-06T20:11:00.000+02:00

I have been really busy and made 15 christmas cards today...Im actually quite proud of myself. This Set is a card and a box filled with tea. I made it for the http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ where they asked for the colour combo of creme, chocolate and cranberry . I hope I got the colours kind of right.

and some more cards

2011-08-17T09:14:00.000+02:00

well I told you that the acrylic block technique is addictive ;)

her are a few more cards

christmas is around the corner

2011-08-17T08:22:00.000+02:00

well not with eveyone but being a mom of almost 5...loads of family and friends around I do have to start early :)

a stitched up cardb : )

2011-08-16T11:20:00.000+02:00

well I got an american card magazine last month from a friend and thought I try something I saw in there...it was much more simple in the magazine as they only did one layer...but as I didnt get my stitching straight I had to layer it up

2 more shimmer cards

2011-08-15T11:04:00.000+02:00

done with H2os Backgrounds

Penny Black At Allsorts

2011-08-15T10:56:00.000+02:00

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ was asking for FREE and EASY

and thats my card for it...backround made with an acrylic block again...yeah it is addictive :)
but not ink this time this time I used H2Os for an extra bit of shimmer

very simple

2011-08-14T12:52:00.000+02:00

well its not a one layer card but still very simple for the http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/

it was my first attempt on the acrylic block technique and I have to say I love it...I described how to do it in my previous post as I have done 11 cards at one last night ;)

hope you like it

for my hubby

2011-08-14T11:07:00.000+02:00

well as it is our 9th wedding anniversary today I thought I get on my craft table and at least try to make a card

its a very clean and simple card made with the acrylic block technique...I basically put some ink paint on my acrylic block, sprayed a bit of water on there and then " stamped " it on a piece of white card stock

the end result looks like this

diaper bag

2011-08-13T19:32:00.000+02:00

well only 4 weeks now and Ill be a mommy of 5 girls...oh my god...how blessed we are :)
looking forward to the new challenge especially as Im trying to build up my own business aswell at the moment

anyway, here is a pic of the diaper bag that I made...as faye still doesnt go to the toilet regularly its quite big. It can hold up to 8 diapers and a full size baby wipe packet

a litle wash bag

2011-08-08T23:44:00.000+02:00

well as our little addition is not far away now...only 4 weeks and 1 day :)
Im not really getting the time to be creative and even when I do get a bit of time I mostly use it to catch up on some sleep :)

anyway, I managed to get the sewing machine working and thats what I got out of it
a little wash bag

birthday girl lily of the valley

2011-07-22T00:16:00.000+02:00

here is a sweet little birthday girl ; ) not really in the mood to party though

lotv teddy

2011-07-16T11:59:00.000+02:00

yup here its definetely christmassy on my craft table :)
another card that I made the other day but didnt sow you yet

and another little teddy card where I used some of my stickers aswell that I found while looking for something else

christmas in july

2011-07-15T11:02:00.000+02:00

well as our baby is pretty much due soon I thought I work on my stock of christmas cards really quick :)

here is another card with a LOTV image

and another

Flower power

2011-07-14T09:35:00.000+02:00

is asked over at http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ and as I was in such card making flow I made a little card for them aswell

nothing great but not too bad either I would say

christmasssssssssssssssss

2011-07-14T09:25:00.000+02:00

thats a card I made for this challengehttp://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/

dont know if its classed as paper piecing though

spotty christmas

2011-07-13T22:10:00.000+02:00

well over at http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/ they ask for spots...can you spot mine :)

Shaker cards

2011-07-12T21:06:00.000+02:00

well Im definetely already in a christmas kind of modd...so I tried these shaker cards last night

christmas card for a challenge

2011-07-03T15:10:00.000+02:00

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/ asks for pink or purple in a christmas card
and here is what I made....made the backround myself and then simply stamped and black embossed that christmas tree....very simple but oh so effectful

little presents

2011-07-03T01:20:00.000+02:00

here are a few of the presents which I made for several teachers

on the last pic you can actually see what they are...they are triangle treat boxes filled with sweets :)

a flower set for a swap

2011-06-29T08:27:00.000+02:00

this is a flower set I made for a swap...containing some oven "gloves" a desk caddy a card and a little bag of goodies

got the sewing fever

2011-06-28T08:31:00.000+02:00

well not really but as Im so crap I wanna improve so I did try and do so

another one of them "baskets" and a pencil case....well something like it anyway...I got my promarkers Aquas in there :)

another desk caddy

2011-06-25T21:31:00.000+02:00

or whatever they might be called

this time very colourful and with a little Hanglar boy....strange how many of them Im using lately...lol

goodbye to a teacher

2011-06-24T08:09:00.000+02:00

Lilians teacher will move to another city after the summer holidays so we have done her a little scrapbook...well album with pics and drawings of the kids

and these are 3 pages I made for it...the cover inlay and the last page
plus a card

Penny Black

2011-06-23T10:55:00.000+02:00

I finally had some time again to do a card for the http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ challenge

picking my fave Penny Black stamp was a bit hard though so I picked on of my fave characters...the cute little Minni

sewing

2011-06-22T19:42:00.000+02:00

well lets see if Blogger lets me post now

I did try earlier but no luck at that stage
anyway, I llearned how to sew at the weekend and here is my first project

dont think I have been lazy

2011-06-21T22:05:00.002+02:00

no not at all...just not been able to take pics and upload them...until today
where I want to show you a little desk caddy or organizer or whatever you want to call it

snowflakes

2011-05-31T10:41:00.000+02:00

well we do almost had 30 degrees yesterday when I made those cards but http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ asked for snowflakes...and I had so much fun creating those cards as I made the background myself with silk painting paint as I dont have any ink refillers ;) I think they turned out great and would made lovely cards...after playing around for a bit I decided to get my so well neclected embossing tool out and well you see the endresult here

good morning

2011-05-28T09:41:00.000+02:00

as its such a nice day I wanted to greet you with another card I made...vey bright colours that could compete with the sunshine at the moment

a male set

2011-05-28T00:08:00.000+02:00

here I have done a set for my father in law for fathersday...its a little jar which will get filled with his fave sweets , a card and a little marker it has a pek at the back and its to mark off the days on a calender

and with this Set I would like to take in this weeks challenge at Charisma Cards http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/

first christmas card of the year

2011-05-28T00:00:00.000+02:00

as I eally liked the challenge on http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ because I so love those colours but have never done a christmas card in those...I had to play along

Thats what I came up with

one pic without flash to see the colours and one with so you can see all the lovely glitter

I forgot to tell you

2011-05-27T11:13:00.000+02:00

that I won the CATS CORNER CHALLENGE blog candy

what a surprise as I didnt even realize there was a candy for grabs when I took place :)
anyway, I sent my address and wait for my envelope now :)

simple try out

2011-05-27T10:04:00.000+02:00

good morning everyone
while preparing the workshop Im holding today my new Penny Black stamp HILLTOPFLOWERS was just begging to be used. So I had a little try out that turned out like this

pink pink pink

2011-05-21T16:05:00.000+02:00

well over at http://www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/ they are asking for punk birthday

well and here are my 3 creations all done last night as I got a phonecall for a last minute order of a card to the birth of a little girl

the customer took the last card by the way...so 2 new cards for my stash :)

good mood card

2011-05-18T12:25:00.000+02:00

well for a good mood swap I made this card...
I think the flying piggies from Penny Black definetely put a smile on your face
and as I wanted to take part at http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ again I made the card in an oval shape.
Im actually quite pleased with it

fathersday the second

2011-05-16T15:36:00.000+02:00

here is another attempt on a fathersday card...very simple again

Cats Corner Challenge

2011-05-15T12:17:00.000+02:00

well while browsing the web I see on the http://tiggers-cats-corner.blogspot.com/2011/05/ccc-50-geburtstag-luftballons-knallbunt.html Blog the new challenge topic

and as I had just coloured those 2 images I thought I might aswell take part

Im not sure how many cards you are allowed to make but oh well

fathersday

2011-05-14T22:36:00.000+02:00

is just around the corner and I started with the production

here are my first 2...very simple but oh well I think men in general are more the simple sort

my 4 leaf clover

2011-05-13T22:23:00.000+02:00

I didnt show any recent pics of my lovely girls for ages...
But today is the day :)

thats was mothersday together wirh my niece and nephew

myself with my oldest daughter Gemma

my second oldest Cloe together with my mum

before church

with daddy

Penny Black at Allsorts

2011-05-13T20:00:00.000+02:00

I did manage to do a card for the http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ again...its not great but its still cute I think.
I made it for my daughter whose favourite teacher left today as she fell really ill

oh la la

2011-05-13T19:56:00.000+02:00

well I did post this card yesterday but oh well

I made it for a friends birthday who got a bit of a saucy present

very quick cards

2011-05-05T22:21:00.000+02:00

well here I have a collection of very quick cards I made the past 2 days... I needed a few cards for people who dont really appreciate me doing them themselves so I didnt put too much effort in and used some material I had in my stash for ages

cupcake set.

2011-05-05T22:00:00.000+02:00

well as I think it finally should have gotten to its destination I think I can show my little set

its a card and a frame - doorsign for the kittchen...I did make some cupcaketoppers too but didnt take a pic

pimp my jar

2011-04-30T12:05:00.000+02:00

well I had this huge Bonbon glass standing here and thought I would pimp it up and fill with Easter eggs for my mum

you can afterwards take the lid off and put a candle inside :)

my belly

2011-04-28T11:06:00.000+02:00

well as I dont really get that much time to craft off late...kids have holidays and stuff I thought I show you a progress of my belly ;)

first pic is in week 16 and second pic is week 18

Im already turning into a whale........lol

some little giftbags

2011-04-15T15:28:00.000+02:00

here are some little Easter giftbags I have "pimped"...need to hurry to still send them to their destination...oops

and the set of giftbag and card I made for a swap

hope you all have gorgeous weather like us....

we are doing fine. Im in a massive cleaning/clearing out mood....the attic is getting degrunged and sorted out...loads of things went to several charity shops and friends...feels great.
Plus I got have a look at all the teeny tiny baby stuff I kept...so hope its gonna be a girl again...guesss so cuz after 4 girls what could babgy number 5 be really????...lol

have a blessed weekend

easterbaskets

2011-04-13T17:10:00.000+02:00

I made loads of those little baskets this year and here are some I wanna show you

girly girly girly

2011-04-06T16:23:00.000+02:00

and here are some for the girls...Lily of the Valley again with loads of glitter :)

lily of the valley

2011-04-05T16:18:00.000+02:00

well I made 2 cards for boys with their cute images...pretty simple but I still like them a lot

yeah I like my vintage pics...lol

2011-04-04T20:36:00.000+02:00

and thats why Im gonna show you 4 cards I made with those
I think they turned out good...but let you be the judge of that

birthday card for my mum

2011-03-20T10:08:00.000+01:00

and second entry for http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/

well as it is my mums birthday tomorrow I obviously had to make a card...Im still not really in a crafting mood as unfortunately too many things are going on in my life right now that my mind is just not set for creativity

yet again

2011-03-08T11:50:00.002+01:00

a very simple card that I made s an example for the workshop I was running last wednesday

its gonna be quiet

2011-03-02T12:14:00.000+01:00

for a little while as I unfortunately had to put my dear " Firstborn" down today
hubby and I had our cat emily when we were 1 year together...almost 12 years ago...so she was like our first baby
and our bond was very strong...
I dont know how I will ever go asleep from now without her purring me asleep...............I will miss her so badly

a new month and a new challenge at Penny Black at Allsorts

2011-03-01T11:45:00.000+01:00

and I was really busy and have already made a card for it
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/

asking to welcome spring
and I think these two cute fellas and the lovely flower field does that for sure

very simple cards

2011-02-28T23:27:00.000+01:00

well I was in the mood and in the need of some clean and simple cards and thats what came out :)

sicky colours

2011-02-18T18:36:00.000+01:00

well you might think now...ui...whats that
but I have to say Im not a big fan of green and definetely not in combination with orange....
but somehow for some reason my cards turn out to be in them colours...like these 3....lol

my second entry for Penny Black at Allsorts

2011-02-17T21:04:00.001+01:00

well I was busy making some cards again and after I finished this one I thought it would go nice with the Penny Black at allsorts challenge again

I made the background by using some Promarkers Aqua on a glossy photopaper and then dribbled a bit of water on top
well and then I coloured the image with the same sort of colours

from the heart

2011-02-15T19:07:00.000+01:00

this set was made for a swap

get well soon

2011-02-15T17:41:00.000+01:00

my mother in law will have to have an operation on her Knee next week and I thought we cheer her up and send her this card

Happy Valentines Day

2011-02-14T14:57:00.000+01:00

FRom me to you all....

well Im still not much better
my ears are aching . my tummy is rumbling, my nose is running and my chest is hurting
but I still managed to do a few things
like this set for my hubby

and here is the card he made for me
it took him almost 5 hours and he put soooo much effort in it...
he found the tutorial on the internet and wanted to do the same

the card has a hell lot of glue stains, is wonky here and there but for me its perfect as I know its mde from the heart

outside and inside
it has little pockets with tags and cute vouchers inside
some for me...some for us...and some for him ;)

SLEEPLESS NIGHT .................Penny Black at allsorts

2011-02-13T12:29:00.001+01:00

well Im not well at all at the moment ...having really bad earaches and cough and blocked noses and stuff like that...
anyway, last night I felt so bad with my ears I couldnt sleep at all and thats when these cards where made
They are for thePenny Black at Allsorts challenge where they are asking for flowers as the topic is say it with flowers...I think anyway
As I couldnt decide which stamp to use I made a card with both

butterfly

2011-02-09T16:36:00.000+01:00

well as my set should have arrived by now and I dont think the recipient ever looks on my Blog I wanna show you what I made3 for a butterfly swap
Its a mirror, a card and a little treat box

there is romance in the air

2011-01-31T09:49:00.000+01:00

some vintage valentines cards...well not necessarily for valentines day

and again some vintage....

2011-01-30T17:51:00.000+01:00

this time a wedding card

valentine Su Style

2011-01-30T16:10:00.001+01:00

well Im not too sure if those images are Stampin up or maybe close to my heart as I got them send from Canada...but oh well they are nice so thats why I used them
Very simple but very effective I think

very quick birthday card

2011-01-27T14:32:00.000+01:00

I dont know if it s just a habbit of my hubby or men are in general like this...but mine always tells me 11at night that he needs a birthday card for the next morning
well this week aswell...a lady from work had her birthday and the wife had to provide the card....here it is

for my father in law

2011-01-26T14:47:00.000+01:00

well as it is his birthday on saturday I made this card for him...I did plan to trim the big black border at the bottom but hubby thought that it looked really nice this way so I left it

moneycard for a shopping trip

2011-01-25T15:35:00.000+01:00

a friend of us will get money from all of us ( friends) for a shopping trip....well guess who had to make the card
the shoes are pink glittered embossed
and that is the pocket for the notes ;)

for cats corner

2011-01-25T15:18:00.000+01:00

well normally I dont actually take part in challenges but this time cats corner had such a cute inspiration and when I was looking through myimages I found those 2 which I thought were both absolutely perfect

more valentines froggies

2011-01-20T14:52:00.000+01:00

Here i used my well loved UNFROGETTABLE Set from SU

another fairy

2011-01-16T16:33:00.000+01:00

here is another little fairycard that Gemma gave to her friend yesterday for her birthday

she seem to have liked it

more vintage

2011-01-14T08:48:00.000+01:00

here is a vintage mothers day card I made...I have to say I really do like it myself

vintage calendar

2011-01-11T22:49:00.002+01:00

here is a calendar I made for a friend...it does actually look greenish and not blueish like on the pic :(

valentines day

2011-01-06T17:52:00.000+01:00

well I set myself my own chaallenge and wanted to do 3 cards with the same stamps...well therefore I used my stamp set painted posies from Su

and here is the result

a new year

2011-01-05T15:00:00.000+01:00

well its only the 5th and I have been very creative already :)

Here is my first card that I have made for my friend who will turn 40 tomorrow

hope you all had a festive season

2010-12-27T20:31:00.000+01:00

well we sure had a lovely christmas ...filled with laughter, fun and happiness

here are some of my fave pics of them days

my youngest daughter Faye who just turned 2

my second youngest Lilian...very excited as this was just before leaving to the nativity play where she played a shepered

my second born cloe...trying to smile

my oldest Gemma...who helped herself on my make up....lol

**** a little something****