CELEBRATE!

Welcome, Willkommen, Benvenuti, Bienvenu

to Germany!

I am happy you are stopping by today! I would love to invite you to take part in the worldwide celebration of World Card Making Day! Here is some information, tons of fun and a card especially created for you:

This wonderful holiday takes place on this Saturday, October 3 and is a great opportunity to celebrate with fellow card makers from all over the world. How will you celebrate this day? I am planning to do what I like best : creating cards, share them on my blog, do some bloghopping and leave some love for fellow card makers! I`d be happy if you visit me on World Card Making Day! If you like to get some fabulous ideas on how to celebrate this special day visit the WCMD website. But there is more! Prizes!!! We all love new goodies to play with, don`t we? Share your creations, upload your cards to the WCMD gallery and become eligible to win a wonderful prize on both the Paper Crafts Connection blog and the Moxie Fab World blog! (winners will be announced on October 6) How about becoming published in the Paper Crafts magazine? There is a WCMD contest in which you have a chance to be published in the March/April 2010 issue! Submit your cards for the categories birthday, Christmas/season`s greetings, hello/thinking of you, love and thank you! Check out the WCMD Blog Tour, in which you can not only see 25 more cards specifically made for WCMD, but also get a coupon code for 25% off your ENTIRE purchase on their online store. If you are planning to do something special on your blog to celebrate the day, be sure to add your blog URL to the WCMD website (using Mr. Linky here).

Now, how about more prizes??? Just leave a comment on this post, hop over to the Moxie Fab World blog and leave a comment there, too. You`ll find more inspiring projects and the list of other participants of Cath`s World Tour - leave a comment on each blog (please only one comment per blog) and have more chances to win! Be sure to visit the Moxie Fab World blog each day this week to see more cards from different regions of the world and to have more opportunities to win different prizes each day! (comments will close at midnight on Sunday, October 4)

Sounds like fun, doesn`t it? Here is a card I created for you to invite you to CELEBRATE with me:

This is my new favourite colour combo and I tried to use all the elements I like best: butterflies, some stamping and stitching, pearls, buttons, flourishes, textpaper, distress inks and some polka dots!

I used Hero Arts "flutterbies" from the digi kit and pearls, Papertrey Ink button, stamp and paper, Creative Imaginations paper and rub-on and Ranger distress inks.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit and I would be happy if you come back!

Hugs from Germany,

Vanessa

Moxie Fab World - Gradient is radiant!

Time for a new Moxie Fab World challenge! Be sure to hop over, get inspired and take part! Those challenges are fun! Gradient is radiant and here is my card:

I had to ink my new Hero Arts cling stamp! Inks and Perfect Pearls are Ranger, paper is BoBunny.

Have a fabulous Sunday and be sure to visit tomorrow!!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Caardvarks Sketchfest #7 - Final sketch!

Today is the final day of Caardvarks` sketchfest already!! This is my card for the last sketch:

I loved Lucy`s idea of using a text to create individual patterned paper. Here I used "Imagine" by John Lennon. The dotted paper is BoBunny, the other papers, the button and the sentiment are Papertrey Ink. The butterflies are from the Hero Arts digi kit "flutterbies". The pearls are Prima.

I really enjoyed the sketchfest and hope it will be repeated!! Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful weekend!! Be sure to stop by on Monday, there will be a chance to win fabulous prizes because of the "World Card Making Day"!!!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Caardvarks Sketchfest #6

Hello Friday!! I will miss Caardvarks` sketchfest when it`s over! Here is the card for sketch # 6 :

It seems I can`t stop making girly cards! If anyone had told me a year ago that I´ll use pink all the time, I wouldn`t have believed him!! Papers are Basic Grey, Papertrey Ink and BoBunny. Stamps are Hero Arts. The hearts are made with the Cuttlebug.

Thanks for visiting and happy Friday!!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Caardvarks Sketchfest #5

I can`t believe that it is the 5th day of Caardvarks´ sketchfest already! Time is flying by! Here is my card for today`s wonderful sketch:

The papers are Kaisercraft, BoBunny, Basic Grey and Papertrey Ink. The buttons are Papertrey Ink, too. The sentiment stamp is Hero Arts and the butterfly punch is Martha Stewart.

Have a fab Thursday everybody and thank you so much for your sweet comments!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Caardvarks Sketchfest #4

I so love today`s Caardvarks sketch! Have you already entered the sketchfest? Take part, it is fun! Here is my take for today:

The sentiment, the button, the polka dot paper and the grid paper are Papertrey Ink, the other paper and the rub on are Creative Imaginations.

Thank you for visiting and have a fabulous Wednesday! I am off to play outside with my little girl, it is a perfect sunny and warm day - it might be warm enough to get some ice-cream from the ice-cream parlor!! Have to convince my husband as soon as he comes home from work....hehe, before we met he never ate so many sweets - he is always complaining about that :) But I need sweets! Do you know Hammy from "Over the hedge"? But I want the cookie !! That`s me...

Sorry for writing so much nonsense (must be the need of sweets!)

Hugs,

Vanessa

Caardvarks Sketchfest #3 - Card for a little girl

This is a little card I created for a funny little girl from our toddlergroup using today`s Caardvarks Sketchfest sketch:

The paper is Basic Grey, the button is Papertrey Ink, the stamp is Hero Arts.

Happy Birthday Hannah!

Have a happy Tuesday everybody!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Get Sketchy - my favourite colours again!

I can`t stop using pink and brown... love it! Here is my take on the Get Sketchy sketch #6:

The textpaper is a free digi kit from Hero Arts, the sentiment and buttons are Papertrey Ink, the paper is Basic Grey.

Thanks for looking!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Card Patterns - Sketch # 33

My card for Card Patterns` sketch #33. I used many techniques that I learned at the Hero Arts blog:

Everything except for the paper, ink and ribbon is Hero Arts. The pearls are colored with copics to match the card. I used elements from two digi kits again, "flutterbies" and the free kit "friendship definition".

Thank you for visiting and have a great day!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Caardvarks Sketchfest #2

My card for Caardvarks` Sketchfest`s Monday sketch:

I hope that I`ll never need one, but I thought this would be a proper sympathy card. The sketch reminded me of this, I don`t know why, maybe because of the edge in the right corner? I never created a sympathy card before, it`s really difficult!

The stamp on the background and the pearls are Hero Arts, the boarder stamp is Fontwerks by Karen Russell, the other stamps are Stampers Anonymous by Tim Holtz.

Have a happy Monday everybody!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Caardvarks Sketchfest #1

Here is my take for the first sketch of Caardvarks` Sketchfest:

The paper is BoBunny, the metal tag is K&Company (both a bit distressed with white acrylic paint) and the stamps+buttons are Papertrey Ink.

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Moxie Fab World - Around the house

Time for another Moxie Fab World Challenge! This time it is all about incorporating a household item. Please go and check the fabulous entries for this challenge here and take part! Here is card #1:

And a second one (I submitted this for the Stamp it! mag, but it wasn`t taken, now it has a go at the challenge!) :

The chair of the first card is a digital image from Hero Arts again, as well as the background stamp and the pearls. Everything else on the cards is Papertrey Ink.

Have a fab Friday!!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Hero Arts learning week

I have learned so much from the Hero Arts` flickr group, I owe them everything! Before I joined the group in April, I haven`t been a stamper.... This week`s challenge is all about what we have learned and here are two cards for the challenge, using digital elements and distressing:

All the stamps, digital elements and pearls are Hero Arts, buttons are Papertrey Ink, the dotted paper is BoBunny, the butterfly punch is Martha Stewart. It is so much fun working with some digital elements, I never thought I`d do this one day! Hybrid is perfect for me.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting!

Hugs,

Vanessa

CPS Sketch # 133

My entry for this week`s CPS sketch:

Notecard, stamps, pearls are Hero Arts, paper is Basic Grey, button is Papertrey Ink.

Thanks for looking!

Hugs,

Vanessa

A passion for Papertrey - Cherished Colour

My entry for A passion for Papertrey`s cherished colour challenge. It is not exactly my favourite colour, but of my friend and she is getting this for her birthday... I would have chosen aqua/kraft or pink/brown lately...

Flourish and patterned paper are Papertrey Ink, sentiment is Hero Arts, inks are Ranger.

Have a wonderful day everybody!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Papertrey Ink fall cards

Wow, I just finished my wishlist for my Papertrey Ink shopping! I made myself not to buy every month because of the shipping and taxes.... But this month I will order again!! Can`t wait to get all the wonderful stuff. I wish it would be easier! Sigh. Now to the more interesting things...here are two cards I made for the Papertrey Ink September Guest Star Stamper challenge:

I do not have any fall-themed stamps, so I had to improvise! The leaves and the flower are both from the In Bloom set, the "graditude" is from the Beautiful Blooms set and the second sentiment is from the Damask Designs set. Coloring the flower is so much fun! I used my colored pencils again, adding color after color after color :) Then blending and adding more color....

I hope you enjoy!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Digital Flower

I finally bought some Hero Arts digital kits, because there are some gorgeous images available now. I had a great time coloring the flower this morning! I used a fall color palette from the Hero Arts challenge this week:

Stamp and image are Hero Arts, button is Papertrey Ink. I had to stop myself from adding more and more color! Can`t wait to color some butterflies from another kit...

Have a beautiful day!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Happy Birthday Jacqueline!!!

Today is the birthday of a very talented and kind lady: Jacqueline. Her creations are always gorgeous and she is the one who inspired me most in the process of finding my favourite style. Here is the card I made for her, using this week`s Card Patterns sketch, because she loves the grid...

I hope my present arrived in time, mail is so slow in Europe! The paper is Basic Grey, the button is Papertrey Ink, the stamps and pearls are Hero Arts, the felt heart is a die cut from my cuttlebug.

I hope your day is wonderful!!

Hugs,

Vanessa

2 Sketches 4 You # 34/Laura´s sketch

This looks like a quick card... but I spent the whole evening deciding what to use and where to place everything. Sometimes I am soo slow! Here is my take on Laura`s sketch #34:

All the stamps and the pearls are Hero Arts, the flower is Prima. I used Ranger distress inks.

Have a beautiful day!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Get Sketchy lace card

This card is my take on the Get Sketchy Sketch #4:

The paper is Melissa Frances, the sentiment and button are Papertrey Ink. Most of the stamps used on the background are Hero Arts, as well as the pearls. Inks are Ranger. I did a lot of stamping of various stamps on the cardstock and the patterned paper, it was really fun!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Weddingcard - caardvarks

We are invited to a wedding on Saturday and I needed a card. Love creating wedding cards! I used caardvarks` sketch # 2 for this one:

I used Hero Arts stamps for the background (old letter writing and polka dots), the flourish stamp is Papertrey Ink. I created the flower using my Cuttlebug and some tissue paper, then inked everything with Ranger distress inks. The sentiment says "Congratulations".

Hope you had/have such a wonderful and sunny day like me! I was outside with my girl all the time, practicing how to go down stairs and driving Bobbycar. And when my husband came home from work we fetched some ice-cream from the ice-cream parlor - yumm!

Hugs,

Vanessa

A broken promise :)

Ok, I made another card for the Moxie Fab World Christmas challenge.... I did like Maren Benedict`s snowflake card, here is my take for the Stamping challenge:

The snowflake die cuts are made with my cuttlebug. After I finished stamping and adhering the snowflakes, I spritzed the whole card with Perfect Pearls (perfect pearls) mist for an icy shine.

Have a beautiful Sunday!

Hugs,

Vanessa

A passion for Papertrey - Clean and Simple

A card for the A passion for Papertrey "clean & simple" challenge. I was very much inspired by Aimes!

The damask design stamp was inked with Ranger distress inks and spritzed with Perfect Pearls mist before I stamped the image. So so simple! I need some mass-produce-able cards for my mother in law and my mum and this is perfect for the purpose!

Hugs,

Vanessa

CPS Sketch # 131

This card is dedicated to Melissa Phillips, because I love her creations and she inspires me so much! I always feel the love she puts into her creations! Here is my take on this week`s CPS sketch:

The patterned paper is Basic Grey, stamps and pearls are Hero Arts, button is Papertrey Ink.

Have a beautiful Saturday!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Raspberry Suite Color challenge #16

I am glad that I managed to create a card for Dawn McVey`s Raspberry Suite Color challenge this time! And because I agreed with Sue that the colors are perfect for a masculine card, I chose to make one:

Cardstock, buttons, patterned paper are Papertrey Ink. Stamps are Hero Arts. Boarderpunch is Fiskars.

I`ll be back later with another card...

Hugs,

Vanessa

Men

Hrgh, hrgh hrgh - more power!! It`s all about men this week at the Hero Arts blog! So much fun, they even made some men create cards! And there is a winning category for a card made by a man of our life, too! So I asked my husband to participate and create a card and he did it! First, two masculine cards I made:

Aaand, drummroll - my husband`s card!!

I am so proud, he chose to try so many techniques like heat embossing, distressing and even machine stitching!! He did that all alone and only asked for advice sometimes. Here is a photo showing evidence:

Yep, that`s a pink heatgun pointing at his motörhead shirt :) Smooch!

Have a great day and thank you for visiting!

Hugs,

Vanessa

2 Sketches 4 You # 34 + Get Sketchy

This week the 2 Sketches 4 You sketch and the Get Sketchy Sketch are almost the same, only turned around! So I`ll submit this one for both!

The paper and the rub-on are Creative Imaginations. The cardstock is Papertrey Ink. The butterfly punch is Martha Stewart.

Enough for today!! Thank you so much for visiting!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Moxie Fab World stretch your holiday style/#5 and last!

Ok, these are the last two cards for the Moxie Fab World stretch your holiday style challenge!! I promise :) Here is the entry for the Classy & elegant challenge:

It doesn`t look like a christmas card, but it is:

And here is something I made for the Clean & graphic challenge, stepping out of my comfort zone!

The pp of the first card is MyMindsEye, the rub-on is Basic Grey. The pearls of the second card are Hero Arts, the Kraft card is Jillibean Soup and the sentiment is Kars.

I already have christmas carrols in my head....

Hugs,

Vanessa

Moxie Fab World stretch your holiday style/#4 + Cardpatterns

I did a lot of naptime-crafting this week! Here are two more vintage & shabby chic christmas cards for Moxie Fab World`s stretch your holiday style , for the first one using Cardpattern`s sketch # 30:

And a second one with a vintage Santa:

Script stamp is Hero Arts, Santa stamp is Inkadinkadoo, sentiment is Kars. I used Ranger distress inks and stickles.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Vanessa

A card for Kate

Jennifer McGuire is having a card drive called

5 year old Kate was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Please read everything about her on Jennifer`s blog. Here is sweet little Kate:

To encourage her, I created this little card, because I hope the cute owl is something a little girl would like:

I am still not sure what to write inside the card for Kate, it is a bit difficult for me to find the right words in English. I hope the little owl cheers her up a bit!

Have a great day and be thankful for all the wonderful moments you are allowed to spend with your beloved ones!

Hugs,

Vanessa