How to: be a smart worm

Don't drink coffee and work on a laptop - these wise words should be my memento forever. I have spilled a cup of coffee on my beautiful, pink Sony VAIO and the 'space' key doesn't work. I don't know I am brave enough to fix this by myself. I needed to go back to the PC... Meh...

Today a new challenge starts at

 

and our theme this time is

SEEING SPOTS

Just use some dots of any kind.

Our sponsor for this one is

I made a bookmark. I couldn't resist seeing this smart worm.

I am using the sponsor's digi 'Apple with smart worm' - it's colored with Promarkers and distressed with distress ink. I also added some washi tape pieces to make it look more 'school'.

Besides the dotted DP, I have used an old book page for the background. I have discovered a box of old books at our school library, which were supposed to be thrown out. My precious!

There is no sentiment on the bookmark, just some more embellishments from my stash.

Thank you for visiting my blog!

I would like to enter the following challenges:
http://leftofcenterchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/04/challenge-73-spots-andor-stripes-with.html
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/weekly-challenge-earth-day-recycle.html book page
http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/2015/04/challenge-254-no-sentiment.html
http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2015/04/sos-197-lost-found.html book page
http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/04/week-292-tag-you-it.html
http://open-mindedcraftingfun.blogspot.com/2015/04/challenge-34-recycle-something.html
http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/2015/04/challenge-104-lets-get-krafty-use-kraft.html kraft as a base
http://stempelsonne.blogspot.com/2015/04/138-vom-0304-160415.html
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/challenge-75-winners-73.html
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/04/challenge-101.html
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UPDATE 

This card received the prize of

and has been chosen to be a

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

How to: play in the snow

Phew... what a weekend! And how is this happening that after Sunday the next day is Wednesday? Did I miss anything?

Today a new challenge starts at

and this time the theme is

SOMETHING TO DIE FOR

No no no, you don't need to die, just use your dies and it will be fine LOL

Our sponsor for this challenge is

I've decided to go monochrome with my DT card.

I used only a few shades from my brown Promarkers color palette, but it looks good I think. I used the sponsor's stamp 'In the cold'. It's distressed with distress inks and placed on a 3D foam.

I used four dies for this card, you can play and try to guess. Everything is from my stash.

The sentiment says 'Have a magical X-mas' and it's a freebie from HERE.

Thank you for visiting my blog!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/challenge-59-winners-57.html 

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/challenge-114.html 

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2014/12/challenge-243-non-traditional-christmas.html 

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.com/2014/12/challenge-121-anything-goes-or-snow.html 

http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2014/12/good-morning-friends.html 

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2014/12/challenge-145-non-traditional-holiday_8.html 

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/challenge-108.html 

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/2014/12/december-challenge-winter-wonderland.html 

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/2014/12/r205-winter.html (2nd entry)

http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/12/winter-fun-4-kids-challenge.html (2nd entry)
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UPDATE
This card won a fab prize at

and has been chosen for TOP 5 at

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

How to: read carefully

I wish I could tell you blogger is playing naughty or internet was down, blah blah or so, but no, this is me being oh-so-late. This school year is crazy and I really need to get more organised!

This is also me being a host of the newest challenge at

and because it's autumn, we would like you to

USE ORANGE

I am not a big fan of this color, but autumn is a perfect time for it.

Our sponsor for this challenge is

I have made a card for a girl reading her first book.

For this card I am using the sponsor's digi 'Katie reading'. It's colored with Promarkers, distressed with distress ink and I also added some washi tape.

The other embellishments are lace, ribbon, pearls and a pencil button.

There is no sentiment, I only added some phrases Katie reads.

Thank you for visiting my blog!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/09/fall-colors-4-kids-challenge.html 

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2014/09/challenge-135-love-of-ribbon.html 

http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2014/10/challenge-283-lovely-lace.html

http://cutiepiechallenge.blogspot.com/2014/09/challenge-79-all-threes-for-cutie-pies.html three pearls, three sentences, three papers

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/2014/09/girly-challenge.html 

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/2014/09/challenge-166.html 

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/challenge-38.html 

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe270.html 

http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/2014/09/pinspirational-challenge-125.html 

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/2014/09/lots-of-layers.html (2nd entry)
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UPDATE
This card has been chosen for TOP 3 at

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

How to: join the winter sale

Its already here: THE WINTER SALE! Don't we just love it?

It's also time for the new year's challenge at

 

which is

SOMETHING NEW

and we mean your crafts: new technique, new crafty stuff, new image...

The sponsor for this challenge is

 

For this card I used a new combination, something that I've never did before: a digi placed on an embossed image. How cool is that?

 

The card is made according to the sketch from Friday Sketch Challenge:

I used the sponsor's image Bella da Snowlady and Bella - like every woman - loves sales, so I made one for her LOL The embossed image behing the digi is a Sizzix embossing folder for X-mas. The digi is painted with watercolors.

 I also added a little glitter here to make it more 'glamour'.

Inside the card there is a pocket for sale voucher or gift card - you can invite you best friend to join you!

Anyone for shopping? New cool clothes are waiting!

The card is also for the following challenges:
http://fridaysketchchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/01/sketch-34-by-marie.html
http://cardcrafterscircle.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-56-theres-no-business-like.html
http://cardmaniachallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/cmc11-winter-wonderland.html
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/white-one-other.html
http://mimchallegeblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/dry-embossing.html
http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/2013/01/e-for-embossing.html
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.com/2013/01/new-year-and-new-challenge-for-purple.html
http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/01/cupcake-224-january-blues.html
http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2013/01/challenge-47-winter-wonderland.html
http://gofishchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/01/go-fish-challenge-32-winter.html

How to: start the blog hop

Hello Everybody, all you crafters & artists!!!

Welcome to the first station of the blog hop at

 

We are having a wonderful X-mas challenge for you:

SEASONAL TAGS

We have 4 great PRIZES over this next two week break and more than one way to WIN!

We will post our challenge today, and it will stay open for 2 WEEKS for any of you to enter and play in!  We will choose TWO WINNERS from the challenge entries! If you also join us in our BLOG HOP and leave each of our fabulous DT members some love on their blogs, then you will have a chance to WIN a  sponsored prize as well, we will choose TWO WINNERS from the BLOG HOP comments!!

Start the blog hop at ANNA's (YOU ARE ALREADY HERE!) and follow your way down the list! We are looking forward to your visits! You can always go back to CCC  if you lose your way to get back on track!

Here's the list of your next stations of my wonderful Team-Mates, they are all wonderful crafters, and they can't wait to see you there!

Bernie

Corrinne

Deena

Evelina

Helen

Jaime

Lindsey

Lou

Meighan

Michele

Peggy

Crafty Creations Challenge Blog

 START THE HOP NOW! And have a great time!

Here's my DT tag for this special challenge. This is my first tag EVER made, so please be lenient

 For this project I used a digi from one of our sponsors

 

It's called 'The Mittens" and you can get it HERE. I'm in a paper piecing series, so here's the technique once more. This is wonderful how it composes with the background!

The sentimens says 'Have a warm X-mas'. Because it's my first tag ever, I was afraid of adding too much on it. So I only used a shaggy twine and a flower made of material.

Are you cold! Don't worry, if you hop a little you'll get warm, so do not wait, just hop to another blog!

We wish you a very merry & warm X-mas. Take care and have lots of fun!

The tag is also for the following challenges:
http://mimchallegeblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/christmas-bingo.html patterned paper, flower, words
http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe179.html
http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-45-anything-but-card.html
http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-challenge-tag-it.html
http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-133-x-mas-tags.html
http://twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/2tc37-tags-and-smiles.html paper piecing technique - my fav lately!
http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/2012/12/use-sponsors-image.html Robyn's Fetish image & a shaggy twine from my Mom's leftovers
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-9-anything-goes.html
http://comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.com/2012/12/merry-christmas.html
http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/2012/12/challenge-150-christmas-holidays.html

Cock-a-doodle-doo!

As I mentioned before, I have been chosen as a Guest Design Team Member for 

 

So this is the day of the first challenge for me there and the theme is

ON THE FARM

Yes, it's all about animals, haystacks, country hats... you know it best!

The sponsor for this challenge is

 
and I've chosen the 'Roxanne da Rooster' digi stamp for my card.

Now there will be a story (just scroll down if it's boring) LOL
The rooster is not a simple rooster for my generation. It's the symbol of martial law. In 1981, on 13th December (Sunday) I was one of those kids waiting for they Sunday morning TV show called 'Teleranek' ('TV Morning'). The program always started with a rooster making 'cock-a-doodle-doo'.

But instead of the rooster, this man appeared on the screen saying that the martial law has been brought in Poland and it looked really serious.

I was only 6 years old and didn't exactly realise what just happened. I asked my Mom and she said that there could be a war in our country. That's all I remember of that day.
And I don't know how my parents did that, but all I can say is that I've had a wonderful childhood. We were poor, but ALL the people were, so it didn't matter for us - kids. My fiance lived near the railway station and he remembers the trains with tanks passing by. I don't remember such things.
Next thing I remember is: queing for a few hours to buy anything, curfew, ration cards and salted butter from gifts distributed from charity in churches. Yuk!
Fortunately we're having a totally different country now!
End of story...

OK, now onto my card.
Please meet Roxanne da Rooster:

This card has been made according to the sketch from Crafty Ribbons Challenge:

The theme is 'on the farm', so I collected and tighten together some things related to the farm & rooster: feathers, ears of corn and raffia.

 

 I've colored the stamp with watercolors and wanted to reach that effect of feathers, but Roxanne looks more like it's wearing a sweater... a very stylish sweater LOL

The flowers are made of felt and come from a cup holder.

I also used an early autumn color palette, 'cos this is the season of the year here.

Join this fun challenge, 'cos it's worth to join!

I'm also joining:

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/08/challenge-27.html 

http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/paper-pretties-monday-challenge-ppmc55.html 

http://perfectsentimentschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/09/psc48-all-creatures-great-and-small.html 

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2012/09/challenge-233-autumn-gold_6.html