Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop

How time flies!! The fall coffee lovers blog hop is here again.

Here is my entry for the best blog hop there is.

I went with a different fall color scheme this time.
The paper I've used for this card is digital paper from Harper Finch Designs.
The sentiment I made myself in photoshop using the same colors as the patterned paper.

The dies are from my favorite things  and the cute coffee cup is a die cut from craftin desert divas (one of the blog hop sponsors). The tiny pumpkin on the coffee cup is a digital stamp from craftin desert divas which I colored digital in photoshop and the printed in a very small scale.

I kinda like the colors of this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment!!
Have fun hopping.

Hugs, Henriette

Fall cards

I've been playing with icons again and made 3 different cards using my self designed patterned paper.

The icons are free downloads from flaticon.com. I placed all the little icons randomly in photoshop, rotating and
reseizing all the images one by one.
Then I printed the pattern on off white cardstock and made three different card layouts.

Autumn II

I just love making card using little icons. I have made a few in the past and today I'm sharing another autumn card using autumn themed icons. These icons are a free download pack from flaticon.com.

First I made the background piece in photoshop by opening a new document and then placing, resizing and rotating all the individual items. Then I get something like this.

I print this and cut out a panel with a MFT die.

The foxes on the card are also part of the icon set. I printed one a bit smaller than the other.

The word "autumn" is from miss kate cuttables.

I do like how this card turned out. It has a real autumn feel and at the same time it's also cute.

I'm entering this card in these two challenges:

simon says stamp: wednesday challenge

lawnscaping

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day.

Hugs, Henriette.

Autumn

Another blogpost today and as I'm typing this post the rain and hail is hitting my window and there is
a chilliness in the air. I guess autumn has arrived here in The Netherlands. So this card is very appropriate.

The autumn sign is a digital stamp from Bugaboo.

This is how it looks like. I've changed it by adding little fall items. They are from a free icon pack you can find on flaticon. I've added all the elements in photoshop. The paper on the bottom is from Stampin' up.

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

glitter n sparkle: autumn/fall

animal friends challenge: autumn

just us girls: leaves

mod squad challenge: leaves

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you've enjoyed it!

Hugs, Henriette.

Fall

For this card I used a stamp set from Stampin'Up and the tree is from a previous Simon Says Stamp card kit.

The paper is digital paper that I bought on Etsy in 2013. It's from YukaDesign, but that Etsy shop doesn't exist anymore.

I printed the paper twice, once normal and once in a lighter printer setting. From the lighter piece I cut out a circle.

The sentiment I made myself in word.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

4 crafty chicks

aud sentiments challenge 

star stampz

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Henriette

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.

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

Happy Fall

Hello,

The new challenge on fab friday stampin challenge is a color challenge using these 3 colors.

The perfect challenge for my new Stampin' up! designer paper "into the woods".

I was looking for a different kind of card design and found a great round card through Pinterest from eileens crafty zone.

It took a bit of die cutting and cutting the circles in the right shape with my craft knife.

The bear stamp and wooden leave are also from Stampin' up! 

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

fab friday stampin challenge

di's digi designs challenge

outlawz Saturday challenge: autumn

I hope you have a great day and thanks for visiting.

Hugs Henriette.

Give Thanks

Hi,

Once or twice a month I go to a workshop by our local Stampin' Up! demonstrator Jolanda.
This morning we made two Christmas cards using Stampin up products.

and ... my order was in from the autumn/winter catalogue:
the into the woods paper, elements and thankful forest friends clear stamps.
I made my first card using this cute stamp set.

The sketch is from YNS challenge.

I'm entering my card in these challenges:

YNS challenge 22
ooh-la-la creations: fall
simon says stamp: wednesday challenge: colorful
the outlawz challenges: tuesday color 

Have a great day and thanks for visiting.

Hugs Henriette.

Fall Wedding Card

Hi,

One of my favourite challenges is sunday-clean-and-simple at Outlawz.
I try to join them every week with a new CAS creation. This week the theme is Fall Wedding.
My inspiration came from looking at pictures from fall wedding bouquets.
And here is what I came up with.

Made the flowers myself (it's very easy, there are many tutorials on internet).

The leaves are die cuts. The sentiment "To have and to hold" is a freebie from Bethany elegant word art. I printed it on the cardstock.

Used some glitterpaper to give the card a nicer look.

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

1. http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/sunday-clean-and-simple/forum/topics/cas-challenge-october-5-2014
2. http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.nl/2014/10/sos-172-its-most-colorful-time-of-year.html
3. http://useyourstuff.blogspot.nl/2014/10/challenge-156-fall.html

Thank you for stopping by. Take care.

Hugs Henriëtte.

Autumn/Fall

Hi,

Autumn is almost here, but the temperature outside is still nice here in the Netherlands (21 dregrees C).
There are quite a few autumn/fall themed challenges around so I made this next card.

I used the tree stamp before but this time I stamped the leaves in multiple autumn colors.

The tree, leaves, sentiment and leaf sequins are all from previous Simon says stamp card kits.

Kraft with white is one of my favoured color combinations.

I would like to enter this card in these challenges:

http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/woohoo-its-challenge-time-here-at.html

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.nl/2014/09/september-challenge-autumn-colours.html

http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.nl/2014/09/challenge-226-use-kraft-cardstock.html

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.nl/2014/09/just-us-girls-260-photo-week.html

Thanks for stopping by.

I appreciate your comments very much.

Hugs

Henriëtte.

The Bright spot

Hi all,

These days it seems that I can't find my mojo anywhere. So frustrating.
I'm just to busy with my full time job, running a household with a teenager, etc.
I simply haven't got enough time to come up with nice ideas for cards.

It took some thinking and surfing for my next card I'm showing you and I'm not all that pleased with it.

It is in a very simple CAS style.
The cute owl is a freebie from Paper Smooches. I made it into a snow owl using Photoshop.
I made the sentiment using embossing powder.
The stamp is from a previous Simon Says Stamp card Kit.
I cut the tree out of some paper from a previous cardkit from Jillibean Soup.

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

http://papersmoochessparks.blogspot.nl/2014/09/september-21-27-anything-goes-wk3.html
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.nl/2014/09/dlart-september-linky-challenge.html
http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.nl/2014/09/paper-pretties-weekly-challenge-pwc329.html

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you'll be back again soon.


Hugs Henriëtte.

I love Fall

Hi,

A very short post to share a card I made using this weeks retro sketch.

This is the sketch:

I used the Simon says stamp october card kit for this card, the polaroid frame I cut out myself.

Just in time to enter this card in the Retro Sketch Challenge 88.

Thanks for visiting. 

Hugs x

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

Fall

Hello and happy saturday,

On this nice Indian Summer day here in the Netherlands I would like to share with y'all a fall themed card.

The digital image is from My Besties. Colored her in Photoshop.
The digital paper on the banners is from YukaDesign on Etsy. The twine is from Whimsy farm and the
wood veneer letters are from Studio Calico.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

• http://bestieschallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/09/new-challenge-anything-goes.html
• http://craftysentiments.blogspot.nl/2013/09/fallautumn-colours.html
• http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.nl/2013/09/fabulous-fall-colors-challenge.html
• http://www.sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.nl/2013/08/challenge-84-autumn-glow.html
• http://www.abcchallenges.blogspot.nl/2013/09/abc45-fall.html
• http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/2013/09/craft-it-up-link-it-up-linky-party-15.html

Thanks for stopping by, have a nice weekend.

Hugs x