A happy tune

Marbled card with birds from a magazine

The round, golden green frame is decorated with four 
different stitches: zig zag stitches, straight stitches, 
heart stitches and apple stitches (machine seams).

I found most of my images in magazines.
I found some of my images here though.

The background is marbled. I love paper marbling.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Challenge # 37 Baby theme 

Challenge # 199 - Circle cards
Challenge # 34 Stitching (real/faux)
PTT # 82 Colour/Picture Inspiration

Sunny Sunday

The background of this card has been painted in three different
layers: first a layer with orange paint, then a layer of crackle glaze
and finally a layer of light blue paint. (It's important to let the
different layers dry if you want to get a crackle effect.)

For the outer frame I've used blue paper which I've covered with
orange lace from an old dress I used to wear. The scallops have 
been cut out by hand. I usually create my scalloped edges, by 
using a glue stick, pencil and a pair of small scissors. I put the 
cap of the glue stick on a paper and move my pencil around the 
cap and draw a half circle. Then I create my next half circle 
beside the previous half circle, and repeat the process until I have 
enough of half circles in a row. Finally I cut the paper, by 
following the points of the half circles.

The origami pieces are upcycled from an old map.
You can find a tutorial for the origami jumper here and the
origami hat here.

I have found the Hello Sunshine-image here.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Upcycle/recycle
Color Inspiration #150
PDC145
Challenge #97 Add some Lace
Travel
#201 Summer

Apple of knowledge

Green apple card

I used acrylic colours + crackle glaze to get a crackle effect on
my card.

The leaves are made with my home-made rubber stamp.
(Look below for more info.)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Just a sentiment
Anything but square
Challenge 35 - Nature
PTT 81 - Garden Delights
{PIN}spirational challenge 20

Handmade rubber stamp made from an eraser

How to create your own rubber stamp - the easy way:
1. Draw an image on a white eraser with a pencil. 
2. Use a pair of sharp, small scissors for carving out
the fine lines. Use a knife for carving out the large areas.
N.B. Here's a more detailed tutorial.
Also check this out.

Stay on the sunny side

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Clean and Simple
Monochromatic
Monochrome
Just a sentiment

If you carry your own sunshine
with you, there will be fewer
dark places in your life.

La di dots

Let's hang out (card with lots of dots/circles)

For this card I used a potholder as a template. Look around you
and you will notice that there are many things which could
work as a card template.

I used embossed paper for the dresses and the circles. I painted
yellow and purple dots on the dresses.

Here's how to make an origami dress: yes here

I found the images for my card here: butterfly and
let's hang out.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
CCEE1232
Spots ‘n’ Stripes
Add Texture 

Challenge #71 

Going Around in Circles 

Challenge #33 - Bright colours
Challenge 47 - For a female

Dance like nobody's watching

Dance & music card

How to make an origami dress: go here

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Challenge: "D" (D for dance, dress)
Challenge #103
Fashion
Try something new (origami)
Inspire Me Fridays 70 - Anything Goes!
Challenge 19 - Anything goes
Challenge 47 - For a female

Sew sweet Amanda

Seamstress card

For my background I used the splatter technique.
I found some sewing-themed images here and here.
You can find a template of the little girl in my card here. 

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

DYSU #83 POLKA DOTS
Kristina's Inspiration
CCEE1231
Numbers
Challenge #19 - "Anything Goes"

Watercolour palette

I have been painting much lately and got this idea for a card.
A colour palette card (there are probably lots of them out there?!) It's also a LGBT card, or LGBTQ card.
It was really simple making this one. I just cut out different sized circles in different colours. Some circles are made of embossed paper, which I have ordered through Etsy. The heart was found in a magazine of some sort, but you could probably find fancier rainbowy hearts out there on the internet. Or make one. :)

Singing colours

One day I felt inspired to draw pictures. I drew a little
red-haired girl which I later saved for future use.
When I decided to make a card with my little redhead cartoon,
I figured she should be accompanied by someone who
means a lot to her: her teddy.

I didn't manage to draw a teddy-bear by myself,
so I found this little sketch which I used as a
template. I painted the teddy with acrylic paint
(the same paint which I used for the red-haired girl).

For my background I used the splatter technique.