Cheerful Monday #17 - Sweet Monday

This is the second week of Vicki's challenge: You're Sweet ... just the right thing for the beginning of the week

 

The base of my card project is a scalloped white card

which I layered with a collage of tempting allsorts sweet treats from Far Far Hill

 

and I topped it with die-cut Bazill Basics card

and one of my favourite sentiment stamps from Impression Obsession

Ribbon, button, butterfly and some half-pearls finish off the project.

For more amazing inspiration just hop over to the Cheerful Stamp Pad blog. But be careful, you might want some of those treats (lol)

Hope you can join us! Petra.

Sympathy Card

Thank you, Anneke, for the inspiration.
paper: Kaiserkraft, stamps: PaperArtsy and Kaiserkraft

Memory Box die and small satin ribbon

mounted on A6 white card

Petra.

Photo Session #6 - Away From Home

Recently I have not been at home a lot, one reason why my crafting has come to a bit of a hold. At the beginning of the month I went up North to Hartlepool, Peter's home-town, with its endless sandy beaches. It was for a sad occasion, the funeral of Peter's uncle. It came very sudden ....

Last weekend then we went to Norway to celebrate the birthdays of two of our friends. Norway is a beautiful country with its clear blue sky and sea and the never-ending forests

 

Two occasions which could not be more different ... life is so precious.

Take care, Petra.

Cheerful Monday #16 - You're Sweet

What could be sweeter than a cupcake? Cupcakes are soooo yummy with all the frosting and sprinkles on top. And they fit perfectly into Vicki's new challenge: You're sweet.

 

 a little square white card covered with My Mind's Eye patterned paper

lace and doily and some little blings

a wonderful yummy cupcake from Far Far Hill 

topped with some Stickles and a little bow

Hope you can join us for the challenge. Enjoy the treats, Petra.

Lunagirl - Bathing Beauty

The new challenge over at Lunagirl Moonbeams has started: Bathing Beauties. I love this challenge, it makes me think of sunshine, holidays on the beach, swimming in the Sea and so much more ... I wish I could be there (sigh). My first project was inspired by a card from Heleen van Rees from Cards Only magazine

 

My beautiful bathing beauty image is from Karen's wonderful Bathing Beauties sheet.

The colours matched perfectly with my new Authentique papers (lol). 

I distressed all paper layers with Black Soot distress ink. 

As embellishments I added some buttons, a stamped postmark from Eline Pellinkhof, organza ribbon and some twine.

Hope you can join us for this challenge, it would be so much fun!

You will also find more fabulous inspiration over at Karen's blog. See you there. Petra.

Cheerful Monday #15 - Beauty

For Vicki's second challenge week: My Kind of Gal I created a tag using one of Lunagirl's lovely Ladies

 

 I love her pose and her dramatic outfit (lol). 

I cut out the image and layered it on musical paper from FancyPants and a couple of doilies. 

One of the doilies is a die cut from Cheery Lynn Designs cut from Kars patterned paper.

The tag is embellished with paper flower, organza ribbon and some pearl.

Hope you can join us for the challenge. Have a lovely Monday, Petra.

Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts

Last weekend I went to the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts for the very first time. It was a glorious day, the festival a wonderful celebration of literature and arts. I got completely hooked and loved every minute of it! And so did a lot of others ....

During the day I went to talks with Audrey Niffenegger (author of eg Ravengirl and The Time Traveller's Wife), Amanda Goldsworthy (interpreter to some of the French Presidents), a Dragon's Den for young entrepreneurs, Gile Coren (food critique) and Marcus Brickstock (a comedian) .... totally inspiring and awesome. 
There will be a next time! Have a lovely week, Petra.