Elegant Christmas cards

I'm really into elegant, clean and simple design cards these days. Love looking for beautiful color combinations with a simple designed layout, like these two cards.

For the card on the left I used a scribbled circle die from craftin desert divas. One cut out of copper cardstock and one from glitter paper. The sentiment stamp is from lawn fawn; Winter scripty sayings. I stamped it with silver ink.
The star is a stamp from craft sensations, I bought it at  a local Dutch store.

The deer on the second card is also from that same stamp set (craft sensations) and also this deer is stamped using silver inkt.
The circle die is from craftin desert divas and this time I die cut it from sand cardstock and gold angelwire paper.
I also stamped some snowflakes with silver ink pad and punched out a few little stars in copper cardstock.

My inspiration for these cards come from this blog.

I hope you like them.

Entering these cards in the following challenges:

http://aaacards.blogspot.nl/2016/12/cas-game-80-silver.html



http://inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.nl/2016/12/challenge-124-neutrals-only.html

Thanks for visiting. Have a nice day.

Hugs, Henriette.

Wood(s)

This is my second blog post today sharing with you a clean and simple card I've made.
Although it's clean and simple it took me quite some time to translate the ideas in my head to an actual card. I had wood, nature, simple and elegance in my mind and I just couldn't get it together in a card. When I was about to give up it kind of did.

Simon says stamp october card kit

Hi and happy Sunday,

A few weeks ago I started a subscription on the monthly card kit from Simon says stamp.
This weekend I have been playing with my first kit, the october kit. It's great, love everything in it.

I made two cards.

The first card I made using this weeks sketch at clean and simple stamping.

The paper, stamp, sentiment and twine all came from the Simon says stamp october kit.
I'm not a very good stamper. On this card I used Ranger Distress Markers on the stamps.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

1. http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.nl/2013/10/264.html
2. http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.nl/2013/10/week-143-recipe.html string or twine
3. http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.nl/2013/10/wood-trees-or-leaves.html

For my second card I used this weeks sketch at sketch saturday.

Everything is from the october kit, except for the acorn, that is a free digital stamp I colored in Photoshop. I love the paper and the sequins on this card.

This card I'm entering in these challenges:

1. http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.nl/2013/10/week-282-with-stamp-fairy.html
2. http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/10/challenge-65-autumn.html
3. http://crafting-with-dragonflies.blogspot.com.au/2013/10/challenge-13-card-with-nature-leaves.html

Thanks so much for stopping by! I appreciate your comments.

Hugs x

Just Keep Swimming

Hello and happy Sunday,

Making a CAS card is not something I do easily. It is hard for me to come up with an idea and make the card look simple.
Today I gave it another try and made a card using the inspiration photo at The Alley Way Stamps.

I was mainly inspired by the colors on the photo. I love the color combo yellow, grey and blue-grey. Also the twine strings I wanted to use in my design.

The image and sentiment are freebies from The Alley Way Stamps.

I colored the digital image in Photoshop. The sketch is a former one from Cards in envy.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

http://www.thealleywaystamps.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/taws-re-be-inspired-challenge-33.html photo inspiration

http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.nl/2013/07/challenge-44-animals.html animals

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

Hugs x

Me Love You

Hi,

This card is a very clean and simple with the sentiment as the main focus point.
I made the card out of two free downloads.
The image is a freebie from scrap.dot.
The sentiment is part of a word art you can find here.

Entering this card in the next challenges:

http://www.cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.nl/2013/06/cupcake-247-lets-get-sentimental.html

http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.nl/2013/06/challenge-106-weddinganniversarylove.html

Thank you for stopping by and in case you leave a comment also thanks!!

Hugs x

Love being in love with you

Hi,

My second blogpost today is to share with you a cute valentine's card I made for the Just us girls challenge.
It's a color challenge using the colors White, Grey and Lime green.

I made a valentine's card using a cute bunny digi stamp, it's a FREEBIE at Jane's Doodles

Here is a link. Colored the stamp in Photoshop.

The sentiment and letters are from Jillibean Soup.

It is a clean and simple cards with a perfect color combo.

Entering in the next challenge:

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/01/jugs-172-color-challenge.html colors white, grey and lime.

Also in this challenge:

http://hobbyvisiondt.blogspot.nl/2013/01/hv-challenge-12-maak-een-valentijnskaart.html valentine's card

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you will visit again.

Hugs x

Love being in love with you

Hi,

My second blogpost today is to share with you a cute valentine's card I made for the Just us girls challenge.
It's a color challenge using the colors White, Grey and Lime green.

I made a valentine's card using a cute bunny digi stamp, it's a FREEBIE at Jane's Doodles

Here is a link. Colored the stamp in Photoshop.

The sentiment and letters are from Jillibean Soup.

It is a clean and simple cards with a perfect color combo.

Entering in the next challenge:

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/01/jugs-172-color-challenge.html colors white, grey and lime.

Also in this challenge:

http://hobbyvisiondt.blogspot.nl/2013/01/hv-challenge-12-maak-een-valentijnskaart.html valentine's card

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you will visit again.

Hugs x

The parade

Hello,

There are certain illustrations you just love at first sight.
I had that feeling with the illustration on my next card.

It is actually an embroidery pattern from Sarah Jane http://sarahjanestudios.com/blog/.
She makes really lovely illustrations, like "the parade".

It takes me more than one hour to color this kind of image using Photoshop, but it is fun to do.

I didn't put anything else on the card, the image is pretty enough. 

Thank you for stopping by! Your comments are very much appreciated.

Hugs x

The parade

Hello,

There are certain illustrations you just love at first sight.
I had that feeling with the illustration on my next card.

It is actually an embroidery pattern from Sarah Jane http://sarahjanestudios.com/blog/.
She makes really lovely illustrations, like "the parade".

It takes me more than one hour to color this kind of image using Photoshop, but it is fun to do.

I didn't put anything else on the card, the image is pretty enough. 

Thank you for stopping by! Your comments are very much appreciated.

Hugs x

In Style

              Hi,





Today something different.
I made a CAS card with paper piecing.
The image I found on the internet, changed the layout a bit.
The red dress is the part that is paper pieced. The paper is wrinkeled.
The text is made using the font Broadway.

It is a very simple card but I think it is also very effective.

I'm entering this card in the cupcake craft challenge ... Pieced Off ...

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.nl/2012/10/cupcake-215-pieced-off.html

Thank you for stopping by and until next time!

Hugs x

In Style

              Hi,





Today something different.
I made a CAS card with paper piecing.
The image I found on the internet, changed the layout a bit.
The red dress is the part that is paper pieced. The paper is wrinkeled.
The text is made using the font Broadway.

It is a very simple card but I think it is also very effective.

I'm entering this card in the cupcake craft challenge ... Pieced Off ...

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.nl/2012/10/cupcake-215-pieced-off.html

Thank you for stopping by and until next time!

Hugs x

New layout and two bunnies

Hi,

I have a new blog layout!
Made it mostly myself with some help from my sweetheart Robert.
I wanted a full width blog, white and minimalistic. This is the result.
I totally love the colorscheme teal and coral!

Today I created this next card. It is a case study of this inspiration card at Case Study Challenge.
http://casestudychallenge.blogspot.jp/

This card was made by Torico
(Birdie Brown digital stamp shop).
http://birdiebrown.blogspot.nl/






Here is my card using also a Birdie Brown stamp "be my friend" from her etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/transaction/88174522

I'm entering this card in the case study challenge #107
http://casestudychallenge.blogspot.jp/2012/09/case-study-challenge-107.html

and the trimcraft challenge september theme use elastic or twin
http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=36017#p392303

I want to thank you all for stopping by and wish you a very nice weekend.
Take care.

Hugs x

New layout and two bunnies

Hi,

I have a new blog layout!
Made it mostly myself with some help from my sweetheart Robert.
I wanted a full width blog, white and minimalistic. This is the result.
I totally love the colorscheme teal and coral!

Today I created this next card. It is a case study of this inspiration card at Case Study Challenge.
http://casestudychallenge.blogspot.jp/

This card was made by Torico
(Birdie Brown digital stamp shop).
http://birdiebrown.blogspot.nl/






Here is my card using also a Birdie Brown stamp "be my friend" from her etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/transaction/88174522

I'm entering this card in the case study challenge #107
http://casestudychallenge.blogspot.jp/2012/09/case-study-challenge-107.html

and the trimcraft challenge september theme use elastic or twin
http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=36017#p392303

I want to thank you all for stopping by and wish you a very nice weekend.
Take care.

Hugs x