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

Simplicity - A Tuesday Trigger on Monday

Hi Hi! I hope you had a fabulous weekend! I spent mine in a small local Craft Shop on Saturday and crafted some cards with little kids, on Sunday we visited my parents. Today I made a quick card for Moxie Fab World`s Tuesday Trigger - it couldn`t get any simpler... Sometimes that`s ok for me! The Trigger:

The card:

Making a quick card is a bit irritating for me, I always think I didn`t give my best or might have done it better! I bet my next card will have lots of layers again ;)

Have a happy Monday and thanks for visiting today!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Quick post

Hi everybody! Just a quick post to say hi... I am a bit busy this weekend, I`ll catch up with everybody on Monday! A card to share:

Enjoy your weekend and thanks for visiting!

Hugs,

Vanessa

More Webster`s Pages

Entering this to the Moxie Fab World All Creatures Great And Small Challenge!

Once I cut into the papers, it couldn`t stop using them! Here is another christmas card using Webster`s Pages:

Some asked me where I purchased them - I was lucky enough to get two 6x6 paperpads from my favourite German onlineshop! Loved this paper ever since I first saw it featured on the Moxie Fab World!

Thank you for visiting today and have a great Thursday!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: (Winter`s Wings/Home For The Holidays Paperpad) Webster`s Pages; Chipboard: (Glitter Chipboard) Melissa Frances;Buttons: (Scarlet Jewel Vintage Buttons) Papertrey Ink; Clear Stamp: (Merry Christmas) Hero Arts; Dye Ink: (Aged Mahogani) Ranger Industries; Tool: (Border Punch) Fiskars

EBKS - Merry Christmas!

Happy Wednesday to you! Yeah, I made a card for the "Everything But The Kitchen" Challenge, using their cool gridpattern sketch. And, using Trimmings, it`s perfect for this week`s Hero Arts Challenge, too:

Love this paper from Webster`s Pages - every sheet is so beautiful and it really hurt to cut through them...

Have a wonderful day, I hope it is as sunny as mine!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: (Winter`s Wings/Home For The Holidays Paperpad) Webster`s Pages; Clear Stamps: (Merry Christmas) Hero Arts; Dye Ink: (Walnut Stain, Aged Mahogani) Ranger Industries; Chipboard: (Framed Fonts) Tattered Angels; Ribbon: (Vintage Cream Luxe Satin Ribbon) Papertrey Ink; Button: (Scarlet Jewel Vintage Button) Papertrey Ink; Rhinestones: (E-line) Prima Marketing

One last plum-crazy card

Here is my last plum card for the Moxie Fab World "Plum Crazy" Challenge. There are already about 160 entries!!! I hope Cath is not going to comment every single one - that`s crazy! Hehe, everyone is plum crazy! For this card I wanted to combine plum with vibrant colors - pink and orange. I think that this color combo is a trend for home decoration... Sorry, the photo is not really catching it:

I inked the cardstock directly with my distress ink pads "dusty concord" and "spiced marmalade".

Have a happy Monday!!!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Caardvarks circle card #2 , struggles and a dream comes true

Happy happy Friday! I made another circle card for the "Circle of Friends" Challenge over at Caardvarks:

For the little tree I die-cut a scallopped square from cardstock and cut out the triangle. All edges are inked with distress inks. I struggled with that ribbon for a while and it`s still not like I wanted it to be - next time I`ll use my beloved Papertrey ribbon again! I am used to ribbon that`s not arguing with me... Now to something else...

I have to tell you this - I just can`t keep it for myself... I am happy, happy, happy , because I received an email that the Paper Crafts mag accepted 5 of my projects to be published in the May/June issue! I can`t believe it!! It`s a dream come true! My first publication ever! I`ll celebrate this in April with a blog candy. And in the meantime I`ll give away a blog candy when I reached a certain number of followers or hits... I want to share my happiness with you! It means so much to me to read your sweet comments and I am thankful for all that!

Sorry about the long post, I wasn`t planning to "talk" so much!

Have a fabulous day!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Cardstock: (spring moss, ripe avocado) Papertrey Ink; Cling Stamps: (antique brocade, friendship definition) Hero Arts; Dye Ink: (walnut stain) Ranger Industries; Accents: (pearls) Prima Marketing, (spring moss button) Papertrey Ink

Vintage birds - and there is glitter, I promise!

Happy Thursday! I made this card for the Hero Arts "glitter" Challenge this week. I am not the "heavy glitterer" but I love some subtle bling...

I hope you can see the mica when enlarging the photo, I used Rock Candy distress stickles on the flowers, the ornament, the birds and the edges of the card! I got a bit carried away with my sewing machine, but it doesn`t look that bad now that all the embellishments are on :) I really have to make a lightbox soon, the gloomy light is not great for taking photos of my cards - and I think the light won`t improve over winter...

Have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: (Ducks In A Row, Cherry Hill) October Afternoon, (Imagine A Forrest) MLS; Dye Ink: (Old Paper, Peeled Paint, Walnut Stain) Ranger Industries; Rub-Ons: (Vintage Transfers) Melissa Frances, (Narratives) Creative Imaginations; Digital Kit: (Vintage Skyland Birds) Hero Arts; Accents: (flowers, pearls) Prima, ( spring moss buttons) Papertrey Ink, (Ornament) Melissa Frances, (Rock Candy Distress Stickles) Ranger Industries

Circle card #1 - Caardvarks

I needed a card for the first birthday of a little boy and thought it would be fun to make a circle card for Caardvarks! Love circle cards, so this won`t be my only entry for the challenge! But enough of the cute baby cards for a while :)

I bend my clear stamp to stamp it around the circle - love that clear stamps are this flexible! The train is coloured with copics - you can see I am not good at this! I stamped it onto white cardstock, coloured it and cut out every wagon to pop dot it onto the card.

Have a lovely Tuesday and thanks for visiting today!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Cardstock: (spring rain) Papertrey Ink; Patterned Paper: (Ducks In A Row) October Afternoon; Clear Stamps: (Precious Baby Boy, Curly Alphabet) Hero Arts; Dies: (Circles) Spellbinder; Tools: (Die-cutting machine ) Provocraft, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen

No Tuesday Trigger - but some more plum!

I tried hard to be triggered by this Tuesday Trigger, but it just did not happen! I finished a card, but hated it. I don`t like the fact that I actually miss a fabulous Moxie Fab World challenge, but that`s how it is ;) Gggrr, I wanted to create a wonderful card to honour Cath`s Blogiversary... Ok, but I have another card for the "Plum Crazy" challenge, using the beautiful "In Bloom" stamps:

There`s still time to participate, this challenge is fun fun fun and there are soo many amazing entries already - check it out here!

Have a great Monday and thank you for visiting today!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Everything Papertrey Ink, except for Coloured Pencils (Faber Castell) and Gemstones (Hero Arts)

Babycard #3 (boy version) and another award

Here is the Boy Version of my Card Patterns card:

It was easier to do a boy version than I`d thought. The cute Hero Arts stamp set is easy to work with! Supplies for the card are at the bottom of this post...

I received another blog award from fabulous Susan!

It's for people who bring smiles into your life! I have to share 5 things about myself and pass it on to 5 others people who make me smile! Another 5 things about boring me... I`ll try my best:

1. I hate using hand cream... my fingers hurt at the moment because my knuckles are dry and sore from the weather, but I can`t stand the feeling of having this cream on my hands - don`t want to touch anything with creamy hands!

2. I like to cook and bake and I have to say I am quite good at this (very arrogant, I know...)

3. I don`t want to cry in front of others - I try to hide it or work hard to not start crying at all

4. I don`t like elevators - I prefer stairs!

5. My Dad is Italian, but I don`t speak Italian and I am sad about that... I do understand a lot though, because I learned some Latin and French at school

This time I`ll pass the award to : Kelley, Dawn, Jessica, DottyJo, Alice. Don`t feel obliged to post about this award, I know it is time consuming to make this, but you make me smile! There are sooo many dear friends that make me smile, too but a lot of them got this award already or got the previous awards, so please don`t think you don`t make me smile!

Have a great Sunday and thank you for stopping by! I appreciate all your sweet words!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: (Back to Back Dark Denim Dot) BoBunny, (Spring Picnic Line Mini Paper) Jenni Bowlin Studio; Clear Stamps: (Precious Baby Boy) Hero Arts; Dye Ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko; Buttons: (Enchanted Evening Vintage Buttons) Papertrey Ink; Dies: (Small Scallopped Circles, Circles) Spellbinder; Tools: (Die-cutting machine) Provo Craft, (coloured pencils) Faber Castell

Babycard #2 - CardPatterns

Another Baby Card , using Card Patterns Sketch - I finished it yesterday and forgot to submit it! Well, here it is:

I made a boy version, too but didn`t take a photo yet! Will share it later...

Happy Saturday and thanks for visiting!

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Cardstock: (sweet blush, Stamper`s Select White Cardstock) Papertrey Ink, Patterned Paper: (Cherry Hill, Ducks In A Row) October Afternoon, Clear Stamp: (Precious Baby Boy) Hero Arts, Accents: ( Lemon Tart Vintage Buttons) Papertrey Ink, Die-Cuts: (small scallopped circles, circles) Spellbinder, Tools: (die-cutting machine) Provo Craft, (coloured pencils) Faber Castell

Babycard #1 - 2 Sketches 4 You

I am still here - sorry if I missed anything and did not honour your fab work, I just didn`t feel well. I need some Baby cards, so this will not be the last one to post in the next days... I used Laura`s super cute sketch for this:

Have you seen their fabulous new Design Team? So happy to see some well known names there! Ok, I am off to make another Baby card - I like the girls´ cards so much better, but I need some boy cards, too ;)

Thank you for visiting and have a super Friday! Oh, Friday already? I am really living in another world....

Hugs,

Vanessa

Supplies:

Cardstock: (white) Papertrey Ink, Patterned Paper: (Cherry Hill + Ducks in a Row) October Afternoon, Rub-ons: Jenni Bowlin Studio, Stickers: (fabric thickers) American Crafts, Die-Cuts: (glossy chipboard heart) Heidi Swapp (scallopped rectangle) Provo Craft, Fibers: (sweet blush luxe satin ribbon) Papertrey Ink, Accents: (lemon tart vintage button) Papertrey Ink (Bling it gemstones) Making Memories, Tools: (die-cutting machine) Provo Craft

Blog award

I was lucky enough to receive this cute award from three wonderful blogging friends : Amy, Jo and Daniela. Thank you sweeties!

It`s another award that`s connected with rules:

Pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know you left this award, and then answer a list of questions in ONE word.

1. Where is your cell phone? somewhere (I hope)
2. Your hair? stubborn
3. Your mother? great
4. Your father? the-mostloving-grandfather-of-the-world
5. Your favorite food? ice-cream
6. Your dream last night? none
7. Your favorite drink? water
8. Your dream/goal? happiness
9. What room are you in? hallway
10. Your hobby? crafting
11. Your fear? loss
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here
13. Where were you last night? sleeping
14. Something that you aren't? sad
15. Muffins? where?
16. Wish list item? laptop
17. Where did you grow up? Germany
18. Last thing you did? crafting
19. What are you wearing? Jeans
20. Your TV? old
21. Your Pets? TigerLillyLionheart
22. Friends? everywhere
23. Your life? fun
24. Your mood? tired
25. Missing Someone? no
26. vehicle? Fiat
27. Something your not wearing? jewelery
28. Your favorite store? Crafting Store
29. Your favorite color? cream
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? sometime
32. Your best friend? MIL
33. One place that I go to over and over? Supermarket
34. Facebook? yes
35. Favorite place to eat? Indian

Fun, isn`t it? I`ll pass this award to Tiffany, Aimes, Sanne, Sally and DeeDee. I try to rotate the award passing - if I leave out anyone inadvertently please complain!!!

Have a fabulous Tuesday and thanks for visiting - I hope to be able to take a good photo of some stuff I created, but at the moment it`s only dark and grey here...

Hugs,

Vanessa