My Favorite Christmas Cards of 2014!

Every year Debby asks us to look back and choose the favorite five christmas cards we've created that year.  Because of Klaartjes challenge I had a lot of cards to choose from this year.  I've choosen a mix from scrapped and stamped cards.

 

Christmas card 31 !!!!

Yes, I did it! I'm so happy I finished this challenge succesfully with a result of 31 christmas cards!  I think I've made more cards this last month than I did in the rest of the year.  It was a really nice experience and I've learned that I also have to try out the great ideas I find on Pinterest and that I have enough time after work to get my crafty stuff out, even if it's only for an hour or so.  Now it's time to clean my desk 'cause I have to admit it's one big mess. As I didn't have a lot of time to do this in between, almost everything I've used is still on my desk.

 

Also take a look at the last christmas cards of the other ladies: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas card (30)

Here's my christmas card for today!

We're almost there, only one day to go!

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas card (29)

No, I'm not failing on day 29 of the challenge :) But wednesday is my running day, so after work, dinner, running and showering I finally had time for my christmas card.  I lifted another card from Elke, I think.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas card (28)

Here's my christmas card for today. The materials I've used are: Dovecraft patterned papers 'Let it Snow', a star punch, a Hero Arts sentiment stamp and Brilliance ink 'Black Lightning'.   I'm sorry for the bad lightning on the picture.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas card (27)

Another simple christmas card today with patterned papers from Crate Paper (Snow Day Collection).  I don't have a lot of time this week, so I hope I'll get the end of the month/challenge.  4 more christmas cards to go! 

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas card (26)

We had a family reunion today, so very little time for my christmas card.  I'm not 100% satisfied, but this will be it!

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

Christmas Card (25)

It's crazy, but I almost forgot my christmas card today.  I went out shopping with my sister this morning and with my father in the afternoon and it got totally out of my mind. When I finaly realised it I had to choose a simple and quick design.  I only needed a Dovecraft paper pad (Noel), a star punch, 3D tape and a sentiment stamp (Hero Arts).

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas Card (24)

Here's my christmas card for today.  I can't find where I got the inspiration for this card, but it's definitely a cardlift from someone.  I've used a stencil from Crealies to create the background, stamps from Marianne Design (snowman) and Hero Arts (sentiment and snowflake).  For the colouring I've used my copics and my 4th attempt was finally right! 

 

One week to go in this fantastic christmas card challenge!

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas Card (23)

Sometimes I don't want to make cards, but I only want to colour with my Copics.  So I have some coloured images lying here ready to use.  This is why this card didn't take a lot of time to make. Besides the Magnolia image, I also used Dovecraft patterned papers (Noel), a star punch and a great sentiment from Crafts & Things.
Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

Christmas Card (22)

Today I have a simple christmas card for you: Dovecraft Noel papers, a star punch and a Hero Arts sentiment.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies in this christmas card challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas Card (21)

This will definitely be one of my favorite christmas cards at the end of this challenge.  And it was quite simple to make: I inked everything with Distress ink Tea Dye and I also stamped the background with this ink. The music stamp is from Stampers Anonymous (Tim Holtz - Joyful Song), the star from PSX (I was too lazy to use my stamp ruler, but I think it looks ok)  and the stips from Hampton Art Stamps.  I've used Distress ink Fired Brick for the Happy Newyear stamp from Magnolia. Then I took some red leftover papers to punch the border (Fiskars Threading Water Border Punch) and glued everything together!

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

Christmas Card (20)

Because this challenge is quite something for me, I prepared myself well with some shopping in Crafts & Things in Antwerpen :)  This large stamp 'Christmas Story' from Penny Black is one of the things I bought in September.  It's the first time I've used the stamp and I absolutely love it! 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

Christmas Card (19)

So far I'm doing well in this fantastic challenge, so I think I deserved a little treat:) I bought 3 new washi tapes at Pipoos yesterday, christmas themed of course!  They are from Marianne Design, but I have to admit I'm a little disappointed because there's a repeating line on both snowflake tapes.  It wouldn't be nice to have this line visible on my card, so I had to keep this in mind and cut out a part of the tape. They cost about 3,5€,  so for this price this shouldn't happen I think.

Also take a look at what the other ladies created today: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

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I saw a beautiful baby card on Pinterest and changed it into a christmas card.  Perfect for some leftovers from my Basic Grey paper pad Figgy.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas Card (17)

I had to make my christmas card early this morning, because my mom and me went to Oostende today. Lovely to walk along the beach on a sunny autumn day.  I finished my card quickly and it went a little bit wrong with the last stamp: a black line from my stamping block :(  I'll give it a new try when I have more time, but it won't be today 'cause I have to leave for my evening course now: learning to recognise birds, and today it's about ducks!

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

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A quick one 'cause I didn't have a lot of time today (and I'm afraid tomorrow will not be better) 

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas Card (15)

This card was really bewitched: everything went wrong, so it's a miracle that the result is ok!  The first problem was drawing the line, it took me 4 attempts to get this right.  Not so easy to draw this fluently and on the right hight at the same time.  After that I started colouring the lights with my Copic markers, but clearly I didn't use the right paper and it started 'bleeding'.  I tried a different paper, but it had the same problem so I fixed this by cutting the lights out.  Finally when I stamped the sentiment, my ink pad fell on the paper.  I was a bit lucky that it fell under the sentiment, so I could cut of a part and I glued it on a red card.

 

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Another simple christmascard with patterned papers from Crate Paper (Snow Day Collection) and a stamp from Hero Arts.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

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A simple christmas card today with a snowflake stamp from Artemio and of course my favorite stips stamp from Hampton Art Stamps. This time I've used Color Box inks: Fresh Green, Ochre, Aqua and Scarlet.  The sentiment is from Marianne Design and although I've used a stamp positioner it doesn't look perfectly straight :(  

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

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My christmas card of today is inspired by Liesbeth.  I tried out her idea with my own stamps: 'Pen & Ink Christmas Tree' from Hero Arts, little stips from Hampton Art Stamps and sentiment ('a lovely new year!') from Stamps Antwerpen.  I've used Distress inks: peeled paint, pine needles, faded jeans and chipped sapphire.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas card (11)

I've had a creative off-day, but I didn't want to give up the challenge yet, so here is my christmas card for today!  I've used Dovecraft 'Christmas Fancy' papers, a Marianne Design sentiment stamp, the Cuttlebug embossing folder 'swiss dots' and some strass stars from Kruidvat.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

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Because I didn't have a lot of time today, I completely lifted a card from Anneke.

Both stamps are from Hero Arts and I've used Distress Ink Evergreen Bough. The washi tape comes from my stash. I have bought so many roles and I hardly ever use them, hopefully this is the start of a change in this.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

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Another card inspired by Carola. 

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

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I found the idea for this card on Pinterest, but I turned the birthday card into a christmas card.

I have lots of patterned papers for christmas, so it would be a shame not to use them.  These are from Daisyd's and the sentiment stamp is from Marianne Design.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

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I've gotten the inspiration for this card from Carola's blog.  I used stamps from Marianne Design (script), Hampton Art Stamps (little stips) and Hero Arts (sentiment). I'm sorry for the bad picture.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas card (6)

For my 6th christmascard I've gotten my Copics from under the dust.  I've choosen one of my favorite stamps: LOTV Balancing Act.  I love colouring this image, probably because it's not so difficult :)

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas Card (5)

I love simple cards, but I find it hard to make them myself.  There always seems to be missing something and they look too simple.  I'm not so sure about this one, but I incline to think it's ok like this.  I've stamped the Christmas Sparkle from Forever Friends in 3 distress inks: bundled sage, dried marigold and weathered wood. After that I only added a rhinestone in the center and a Hero Arts sentiment.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla.

 

Christmas Card (4)

 Because the challenge is to make every day a card, I can't loose time with mistakes and I'm happy I didn't throw this failed attempt for a simple card away.  In stead of few stars, I ended up stamping the whole card (distress inks: evergreen bough and broken china), added some stickles (aqua) and finally I've cut the different layers. The star stamp is from Inkadinkado and the sentiment is from Hero Arts.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje, Anne, Anita and Carla

  

Christmas card (3)

Because I couldn't get the original idea of this card right, it turned out different, but I like the result.  I've stamped the star from Artemio with distress inks: broken china, ice spruce and barn door.  The sentiment stamp is from Hero Arts.  Their set 'Holiday Sayings', which I won some years back on Kat's blog,  is really great for this challenge.

 

Also take a look at the beautiful cards of the other ladies who took this challenge: Klaartje,  Anne, Anita and Carla

 

Christmas card (2)

My second christmas card!  I've used stamps from Inkadinkado (star), Hampton Art Stamps (little stips) and Hero Arts (sentiment).  I've kept it simple and just stamped with Distress Inks: Broken China and Evergreen Bough.

 

Christmas card (1)

Klaartje has a great challenge on her blog: create a christmas card every day in October!
Since I didn't stamp for a couple of months, I'm really behind with my cards so this seems a fantastic idea.  I must say this is a huge challenge for me as I'm not a fast crafter.  But it couldn't go wrong from the first day, so here is my first christmascard!  I found some great ideas for fast cards on Pinterest, but the result is quite different.  The picture is not great, but the I've stamped the stars with Versamark and heat embossed them with silver powder.  In the center I've added a rhinestone.  The stamps are from Inkadinkado (star) and Stamps Antwerpen (sentiment: Happy Newyear).

Art Journey Challenge #49: Little Squares

It's been a while, but I've actually done nothing creative these last months.  As we came back from our vacation in Macedonia last week, I thought it was time for some stamping this weekend.  I've looked on Pinterest for some inspiration and I came up with this card for het Art Journey Challenge: Little Squares. I've first created a background with distress ink on my craft sheet (Chipped Sapphire, Weatered Wood, Frayed Burlap and Gathered Twigs).  After drying this I started stamping with Archival Ink (Coffee and Cobalt) and Color Box (Frost White).  Cutting out the squares, stamping the swirls, glueing everything together and this was the result. 

Orange #7

For my last orange card, I've used the leftovers from my other cards and stamped flowers on them.

I was in a cheap mood and didn't spoil anything from my backgrounds :)  These flowers are from a stamping set which I bought in the Wibra and costed very little.  The lovely sentiment is from Differnt Colors ('In a year are always special moments... this is one of them').

Orange #6

I'm not so happy with this card. Because I wanted everything to go together I painted the cardstock, but it started to curl and I thought it would go away when it dried, but unfortunately it didn't :( 

The flowers are a Crafty Individuals stamp and the sentiment is from Different Colors (Every day has something, but today is special!).

 

Orange #5

This is a card I'm very pleased about :)  I absolutely love this La Blanche stamp, but I don't think I've used it before.  Because I didn't want it to become to busy,  I only colourd the flowers with distress markers.  The background is an Aladine stamp (mariage set),  stamped with Versamark.  The sentiment is from the Crafty Secrets set 'Glamour Girls'.

Orange #4

I have this stamp from Crafty Individuals for quite a while.  I think this must be one of the first stamps I had.  It perfectly combines 2 of my hobbies: stamping and birdwatching.  The sentiment is from a Crafty Secrets set 'Bird Lovers'.

 

Orange #3

My third orange card is quite simple.  I created the background with a spotted stamp from A Capella in different distress inks.  The focal stamp is from Stampers Anonymous.  Because this stamp has a border around it, I also gave the orange piece and the background a small black border with my copic marker.

 

Orange #2

My second orange background is sprayed with red ecoline, but I don't know if you can see it clearly on the picture.  I've combined balloon stamps from 2 different stamping companies: the background and sentiment are from Stampinback and the focal stamp is from Crafty Individuals.  I have to admit I had to do the background twice because I didn't use the correct ink first and I had black stains on it :(

 

Baby Roos!

On June 4th my youngest niece Katrien gave birth to a second baby girl, Roos.  Because we went on vacation so short after it, we could only visit them yesterday.  It's a very sweet (and long) girl but we witnessed she could also cry very well.  Of course I couldn't arrive without a stamped card :)  I used the same materials as on my latest baby card: an old Sugar Nellie stamp 'Cute and Cuddly',  one of my favorite paper pads: First Edition 'Hideaway and a Dutch sentiment stamp from Aud Design ('it's a girl').

 

I want to enter this card for the 'Oldie but a Goodie' challenge.  The current challenge is to create a card for a baby. 

Orange #1

I didn't show anything on my blog lately, but that doesn't mean I didn't stamp.  It's nicer to receive a birthday card that you haven't seen before, so I didn't want to spoil the surprise.  But now that all cards have been sent, I have an orange serie for you :)  I've had my orange distress inks on my desk and I tried to give them a different finishing touch.  This background is sprayed with a gesso-water mix, but maybe this wasn't so good with this stamp as it covers a lot of the background.

 

Baby Nore!

Last week my collegue became the proud mother of a second girl: Nore.  I actually thought it would be a boy, but luckily I made both a boy and a girl card.  The boy card will follow later on my blog, but I can already show you the girl version.  I've use a Sugar Nellie stamp 'Cute and Cuddly' and one of my favorite paper pads: First Edition 'Hideaway.  It's not good visible on the picture, but because the papers have some glitter I also added some stickles to the balloon. The Dutch sentiment stamp is from Aud Design.

Baby Casper

It's been a long time since I've blogged and I've actually didn't make a lot of cards since then.  I've been on a citytrip to Budapest and I've put a lot of time in planning our days there to see as much fantastic things as possible.  Because I needed a couple of baby cards, I did ink my stamps.  I've created this one for the grandson of a collegue that was born end January: Casper! The text is from Stampin'Up, but I don't know the other stamp as I've used it from a stampingfriend.  I absolutely love these baby clothes stamp!



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Art Journey Challenge: Scraplings!

Here are my first creations of this year!  I've made these scraplings to enter the Art Journey Challenge.  On the first two scraplings I've used distress markers on the stamps. My mother is a big fan of this simple style. On the third one, I've finally opened my perfect pearls boxes, which I bought almost 2 years ago. It's not so clear on the picture, but it glitters much more in reality, so I've used golden cardstock to go with it. The last scrapling is also with distress ink.