Alpaca

Inspired by stamping is celebrating there 100th Challenge Anniversary! Congratulations!
You can choose from old and new sketches, color combo's an on trend items for your inspiration.
My inspiration was this beachy color combination.

Instead of a summer card I made a winter card using the colors.

The stamps are from Lawn Fawn (isn't that a cute Alpaca?).
I colored the alpaca with spectrum noir markers.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Inspired by stampin: #100 challenge
crafting for all seasons: brrr it's cold outside
cute as a button challenge: winter
one crazy stamper: winter

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Merry Xmas

A few weeks ago I won a $ 25 gift certificate at a blog hop to spend at ink road.

I ordered some great goodies and they arrived yesterday.

Today I made a card using the stamps from Pinkfresh studio: Christmas Wishes.

I adore the cute bear and the sentiment.

The Christmas tree is a digital stamp from Pink Petticoat.

I used this weeks sketch at freshly made sketches.

I would like to enter this card in these challenges:

freshly made sketches: sketch 214

crafting by designs get ready for christmas november edition

fab n funky christmas

whimsy stamps challenge: holidays

Have a great weekend and thanks for visiting my blog.

Hugs, Henriette.

You're a hoot

My card for the casology challenge turned out very CAS. Just an image and a sentiment.

The owl, branch and sentiment are all free downloads at paper smooches.

I made a snow owl using Photoshop and spectrum noir markers, because I just love snow owls.

As I said very clean and simple. I added dimensionals underneath the snow owl.

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

casology: owl

simon says stamp: wednesday challenge: anything goes

Thanks for visiting!! Take care.

Hugs, Henriette.

Snowman and Penguin

The digital stamp on my next Christmas Card is a free download from Eline Pellinkhof. You can find the free download at buddly crafts.

The clouds were made with a template and ink (I used this technique before on a card, you can
find a tutorial link here).

I colored the digital stamp with spectrum noir markers.

(The little nylon flower is a something new I've been trying).

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

cutie pie challenge: CAS, cute and christmassy
come and get it challenge: snowman
quirky crafts: christmas
qkr stampede: snowmen
abc challenge: v is for violet

Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, Henriette.

Holiday Wishes

One of my boards on pinterest is "perfect packaging". I love beautiful designs and I wish I was that creative. One of my pins is this fabulous looking design for a healty chocolate alternative and I love the color combination.

I decided to make a card using the color scheme and this is how it turned out.

I used the poppy stamps  poinsettia die again and heat embossed the sentiment on vellum.

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

addicted to cas: 3rd birthday challenge: dimension

brown sugar challenge: anything goes

simon says stamp: wednesday challenge: Christmas
CAS on Sunday: Christmas

poppy stamps: home for the holidays 

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Winter Wonderland

My card today is in one of my favorite color combinations: white on kraft.

The trees and deer are stamps from Stampin'up!
I colored the deer using spectrum noirs. The trees, snow and sentiment are heat embossed using
seafoam embossing powder.

Entering this card in these challenges:

cutie pie challenge: simpl cute and christmassy
love to scrap: anything goes
come and get it: winter holdiday
little claires designs: christmas in white

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Thanks

A thanksgiving card today.

I colored the pumpkins with spectrum noir. The paper is from basic gray, I think (it was a scrap piece).

I just added leaves and a thanks die cut.

I would like to participate in the following challenges:

catch the bug: give thanks

qkr stampede: give thanks

dl art: -thankful thursday challenge

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, 

Henriëtte.

Prick 'n stitch

This is my first card using prick 'n stitch technique. It was fun to do but I like stamping and coloring much more.
Through Pinterest I found this adorable free prick and stitch pattern of a doggie.
You can find it on stitching cards.com. It didn't take me long to stitch (about half an hour).

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

outlawz challenges: monday greetings

ttcrd: anything goes

virginias view challenge: texture

Thanks again for stopping by. Take care!

Hugs, Henriette

Pandas

We had some exciting news here in The Netherlands last week. 

A zoo not far from were we live are getting two "borrow" pandas from China next year.

My girl and I were very happy to here this news because we're both very fond of these animals and

we always wanted to see one in real life. Next year we have the chance.

By chance the muse card this week by Ardyth Percy-Robb has also pandas on it. 

I was inspired by the pandas and the red element.

Here is my card.

The images are clip arts from LookLookPrettyPaper Etsy shop. I LOVE Kawaii images!!
The balloon and hearth were another color, I changed them in red using Photoshop.

I'm entering this card in the MUSE challenge.

Thanks for stopping by. I love reading your comments!

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Thanks

Usually I color my images in photoshop, sometimes with watercolor pencils or distress markers.
I also do some watercoloring. I didn't have any alcohol markers until this past week. I purchased a set of 72
spectrum noir markers (copics are just to expensive for me, sadly).
I followed all kinds of tutorials on you tube and practice on a few digital images. It isn't easy, I must admit.
I'll be learning by doing it.
My first spectrum noir colored image is on this card. It's a digital image from Birdie Brown.

The paper and thanks stamp are from Stampin'up!
I thought it was funny that the bear would lose some of the apples he was carrying.
The sentiment is stamped with Versamark and heat embossed using seafoam white embossing powder.

For the layout I used this weeks sketch at case this sketch




Also entering this card in the following challenges:

simon says stamp: wednesday challenge: thanks
polka doodle: fall
simply create too: give thanks
crafty gals corner: autumn hues 

I wish you all a wonderful day and thanks for visiting.

Hugs,
Henriette

I miss you watts & watts

The other day I watched this video from Lizzy on Lawn Fawn Youtube channel and I decided to make my own background like Lizzy is showing in that video.
I used an old stamp set from a Simon says stamp card kit.

First I die cut a circle out of the card stock, then I stamped the light bulb on it and sponged it with a mask. 

The yellow is a bit out of the lines on purpose. I also stamped a few hearts. 

The sentiments are also from the Simon Says Stamp set.

For the layout I used this weeks sketch at freshly made sketches

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

freshly made sketches: sketch 211

addicted to stamps: CAS

crafting by designs: anything goes

Thanks for the visit! Have a nice day.

Hugs Henriëtte.

Black and gold

I'm not that happy with my next card. I got a bit carried away with the glitter paper and glitter embellishments . It doesn't have the clean look I wanted to create. (My daughter even said it looked cheap and tacky).
I used gold glitter paper to cut out the poinsettia. The background is black glitter paper. I also added little bits of gold leaf on it. The sentiment is heat embossed with gold embossing powder from Wow.
I added gray burlap and some red accents.

Entering this card in these competitions:

virginias view challenge: texture
simon says stamp: glossy

Thanks for stopping by. Please give your honest opinion about my card. I love to hear from you.
Hugs, Henriëtte.

Poinsettia II

I've made another card using my new poinsettia die cut from poppy stamps.

The paper used on this card is from Deco time, I found it at a Dutch store called Action.
I hope you can see the glitter on it. I also made a little pillow box from the same paperpad.
I stamped the sentiment.
For the layout I used sketch #26 at  your next stamp. I rotated the sketch.



I'm entering this card in these challenges:

your next stamp
sweet stampin challenge: dies and punches
poppy stamps: home for the holidays
all sorts challenge: christmas
simon says stamp: wednesday challenge
graphit markers:




I wish you a happy Sunday. Thanks for your comments. Hugs, Henriëtte.