Cheerful Monday #6 - Easter Banner

For the second week of Vicki's challenge: anything but a card I created a banner for my forthcoming Easter Market ... well, rather two (lol) ... using Creative Cuts and More banner pages

 

the banner pages are covered with October Afternoon paper to make them very sturdy

 

scalloped circles (Quickutz, Octover Afternoon paper) edged with Stickles

layered with a paper rosette (October Afternoon)

and a chipboard letter which was painted with acrylic paint and stickled

embellishments: paper flowers and little pearls

I linked the individual pages with satin ribbon.

I created a second banner using similar ingredients ... I will show you in a next post, here is a little bit of a sneak peek :-)

 

Hope you can join us for this challenge, just hop over to the  Cheerful Stamp Pad for more inspiration, Petra.

Something for a Man

... an inky tag for a man whose dream it is to buy a sailing boat and sail around the world .....

BoBunny patterend paper, Tim Holtz Alteration Tag Die

 

stencils: That Special Touch Mica Mask, wave stencil cut with Die-namics die 

stencilled with distress inks (Victorian Velvet, Fired Brick, Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glas)

stamps: Crafty Individuals, Artemio

printed sentiment

chipboard heart inked and stickled (Christmas Red)

little heart bling

Have a lovely weekend, Petra.

Linked to: Craftroom Challenge

Photo Session #2 - Spring and Exciting News

A warm welcome to my new followers and thank you so much to everybody stopping by my blog - this is so much appreciated!

It is Friday, the end of the week and the start of the weekend .... yippeehhh!!!! Today I would like to share with you the first signs of Spring I found in my garden, lovely crocusses and somewhat very shy snowdrops trying to hide in the undergrowth ... 

 

Since I have taken the photos the temperature has dropped and teenie tiny snowflakes are falling from the sky ...... Winter is not quite gone yet (sigh)

And then I had some exciting news, I won the sketch challenge over at Little Miss Muffet with my card Together  and will be guest designer for their next challenge. I am really looking forward to the challenge - which I cannot tell you about at the moment ....

Have a lovely weekend, keep warm and safe, Petra.

Lucy's Cards Sketch #2 - Easter Eggs

More Easter cards .....  with one of Lucy's sketches as inspiration

 

My Mind's Eye papers cut, stitched, glued

 

digital image from Pollycraft coloured with Copics and colouring pencils

stamped sentiment (Mia's Stempelkueche)

and a tiny Mulberry flower

Wishing you a lovely week, Petra.

Cheerful Monday #5 - Lacey Tins

This week's sponsor for the Cheerful Stamp Pad challenge: anything but a card is Creative Cuts and More. They have fabulous items for altering and decorating. In this spirit and still very much inspired by Nancy's 14 heARTS I recycled a couple of tins (vegetable stock and salt (lol) )

 

The tins were spray-painted with antique white acrylic paint, 

stamped (7Gypsies) and spray-painted again

 

decorated with lots of lace and pearls

 the images are from PaperWhimsy layered on musical note paper

Hope you can join us for the Cheerful Stamp Pad challenge, have a lovely Monday, Petra.

Lucy's Cards Sketch #1 - Easter Bunnies

Lucy has provided some really lovely sketches. This is one is for Day 1 of her sketch challenge. I could not resist to use it for some of my Easter cards

  

all cards are made with A6 white cards and My Mind's Eye patterend papers

 digital Easter bunnies from Birdie Brown coloured with colouring pencils

cut out and layered on foam pads, some doodled gras

stamped sentiment (Mia's Stempelkueche)

 embellished with paperflowers, pearls, ric-rac ribbon

little punched butterfly

Have a lovely week, Petra.

14 heARTS #4 - Ladies Gallery

 Still playing with Nancy's wonderful 14 heARTS projects. These Ladies Gallery cards are inspired by Nancy's scraplings

  

ivory textured card, Prima Marketing paper 

 

vintage buttons, lace, bows, pearls, doilies

 images from Ireland Rose Nostalgia

Enjoy your weekend, Petra.