Papertrey Ink "Do Me a Favor" Place Card Box

Happy Friday! I am back with my second project using the template "Do Me a Favor" that will be available for purchase on the 15th at Papertrey Ink! I immediately had so many different ideas for this cute template that I finished 3 boxes in one evening. Here is one I am planning to use as a place card for our Christmas dinner :

For the tag I used the gorgeous "Giga Guidelines" set:

And wrote the name of the recipient onto the back:

For this version I decided to close the box with ribbon that`s held in place by a knot in the inside of the box and is drawn through both box base and lid to close the box with another knot:

I hope you like my Place Card Box! And I hope my family will ;)! But I have to change the design a bit for our dinner, because Godzilla-Me managed to tear apart my new favourite stamp when taking it off the acrylic block - the beautiful flourish leaves stamp from the "Turning a New Leaf" set!!! You can`t imagine how that shattered me, it was brandnew and I was distracted for only one tiny moment and didn`t pay attention to how I lifted it from the block. Sorry for my whining, but the only ones to understand this tragedy are you!!

I`ll be back tomorrow with my third box using "Do Me a Favor". Be sure to visit Nichole Heady for the new releases and be inspired by her fabulous creations and those of the design team! I`d be happy if you were stopping by again!

Thank you for visiting today and have a wonderful Friday!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Cardstock: (Pure Poppy, Cream) Papertrey Ink, Clear Stamps: (Turning a New Leaf, Giga Guidelines, Tree Trimming Trio) Papertrey Ink, Ribbon: (Pure Poppy Classic Grosgrain Ribbon) Papertrey Ink, Dies: (Circles, Small Scalloped Circles) Spellbinders, Rhinestone: Prima

Papertrey Ink "Do Me a Favor" Sneak Peek

Welcome to my sneak peek of Nichole Heady`s newest template "Do me a Favor" that will be available for purchase on the 15th of this month! I am so excited about this!

I fell in love with "Do Me a Favor“ the moment I saw this cute template! Its sophisticated design made me think of Wedding Favors, Party Favors and Baby Shower Favors immediately. There are so many ways to close this box – it`s so versatile, I couldn`t decide which one I`d create first! So I chose to make a box that fits different occasions and could be used for all of the events mentioned above. You`ll just love "Do Me a Favor“!

You can see my complete project and all the details in the idea download that will be available for sale with the template on the 15th at Papertrey Ink.

But be sure to come back tomorrow to see another project I created with "Do Me a Favor"!

Have a wonderful day and thank you for visiting today!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Tags and Blogcandy alert!

Happy Sunday! This week`s challenge on the Hero Arts blog is to create Holidaytags. I made these on Monday already, right after the challenge was announced. Love my Labels 8 dies:

Now to some eye-candy! The super-talented Jenn Biederman is giving away this amazing blogcandy:

Can you believe this?? I so love her creations, I`d loove to receive one of her masterpieces! Drool....! Visit her, you won`t be disappointed!

Have a wonderful day and thank you for visiting!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Inspired by... Maren Benedict

Happy Wednesday! Wow, time flies by! Today I am sharing a card that has nothing to do with Christmas. It`s for the Paper Crafts Connection "Inspired by" Challenge. I was inspired by Maren Benedict`s "Little Reminder Card" from the Paper Crafts July/August 2009 Eco Issue on page 70. Here is my Spring-Birthday-Card take on it:

Love these October Afternoon papers and wanted to make a card using many of them. Go and flip through your Paper Crafts mags - get inspired and create a Birthday or Thanks Card! It might be spotlighted on the PC Connection blog and you might win a free subscription!

Btw, if you are interested in getting to know boring me a bit better, there is an interview with me on this fantastic blog! I always love reading Deborah`s fun interviews and now she made me a Wednesday Wonder! I am so honoured and thrilled! Deborah is a fabulous cardmaker and already won a day on the Hero Arts blog! A cardmaker-Rockstar!

I hope your day is sunny and fun! Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Cardstock: (Lemon Tart, White) Papertrey Ink, Patterned Paper: (Cherry Hill, Ducks In A Row Paperpad) October Afternoon, Die: (Cherry Hill) October Afternoon, Clear Stamp: Hero Arts, Gem: Basic Grey

Another Tuesday Trigger Monday

I so love this Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger:

This morning it triggered me to create this card, using up some of my Cosmo Cricket scraps:

Love to have the feeling that I used up scraps before cutting into new paper :)

Be sure to check out the Tuesday Trigger, there is a new one every Tuesday on Moxie Fab World - no prizes, but tons of fun and inspiration! And maybe you have your own Trigger, then mail it to Cath, the guidelines are mentioned on Moxie Fab World!

Have a fabulous Monday!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Stamp: Hero Arts, Punch: Martha Stewarts Craft

Christmas in the Old Country

Hello! I hope you had a fantastic weekend! We went to our first Christmas Market - can`t believe that it`s Christmas time already! Although I am creating Christmas cards all the time I am not "in the mood" yet. I hope that`ll change!

Cath is hosting another great challenge on Moxie Fab World. This one is challenging for me, I hope my card qualifies for "Christmas in the Old Country"! The colours and the pattern of my card remind me of it:

Be sure to check out the amazing entries - jump in! For all my Hero Arts friends - if you are lucky enough to own the Cleardesign Dolls set (russian babushka dolls) that would be PERFECT for this challenge!

Ok, I hope I didn`t make many spelling mistakes in my post - my girl decided to wake up at 5:45 am today... she already regrets it being tired and all ;)

Have a happy Monday and thank you for visiting my little place!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Cardstock + Patterned Paper: Papertrey Ink, Stamps: (Antique Flower Background, Merry Christmas) Hero Arts, Gems: (coloured with Copics) Prima Marketing, Dies: (Labels 8) Spellbinder

CPS Sketch # 143 - Pink snowman

Happy Saturday! Here is another paper pieced card, using CPS Sketch #143 ( I hope it`s in time...)

I hope you have a great weekend! Thanks for visiting dear friends!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Santa

Happy Friday! I hope all my US-friends had a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed their time with their families! I am back with another card for the Caardvarks Challenge, playing with my new Hero Arts stamps:

Paper piecing is fun fun, I am over another paperpieced project already! Ok, off to stop my little girl from spinning around and around and around - a sixteen month-old is not so stable on her feet yet ;)

Have a fabulous day!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Caardvarks Snowman Card

Hello again! Here is a card for Caardvarks` Color It Challenge:

I paperpieced this fun snowman and the trees. I had an early Christmas yesterday, because my stamps I ordered with my shopping sprees arrived yesterday - I had to play immediately! Loooooove them!

I hope you have a sunny and happy day! Give your loved ones an extra hug - can`t do that too often!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Papertrey Ink, Basic Grey; Cling Stamp + Clear Stamp: Hero Arts; Gems: Hero Arts

Soft flowers

Hello! Here is a card I made for fabulous Lucy`s very first colour challenge, using Kraft, Soft Pink and Aqua:

As I used buttons I will submit it for this week`s CARDS blog challenge, too!

Have a fabulous Wednesday - I am back with another card!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Cardstock: (Kraft, white) Papertrey Ink, Cling Stamp: (Silhouette Flower) Hero Arts, Buttons: (sweet blush, aqua) Papertrey Ink