Sugar Bowl challenge 70

http://sugarbowlblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-70maria-thereses-sketch.html

I like challenges because you end up with a card you'd never make without the challenge. The Sugar Bowl had a sketch challenge plus the option clean and simple. Not easy with no embellishments or patterned papers, but I've really enjoyed this one!

I'm back: LOTV challenge

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-118-sketch-by-bev.html


After a break of several months, I finaly created again! I've chosen the sketch from LOTV challenge to get started. As you may know I love sketches (both for cardmaking as scrapbooking). I'm happy with the result, and I think I'll start on another christmas card soon as time's getting shorter to get them all finished.

Penny Black Challenge 175

http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/10/penny-black-saturday-challengeweek-175.html

Having my mojo back, in combination with 2 days off work is really great for my christmas cards. But I think this will be my last one for today as I have running training this evening.

Marianne Design challenge 41

http://mariannedesign.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-41-vintage.html



What a challenge: create a vintage christmas card! Not easy I thought, but after some searching around in my stuff I found these gorgeous (but still unused) Martha Steward punches. I think they look quite vintage, so I used these as the starting point. I also found some old looking patterned paper from Daisy D's and I've kept the rest quite simple.
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Vacation photos

I've had a great week in Italy (although I needed some days to get used to the Italian way of life, for example: the traffic is really crazy there). I don't have new cards to show you yet, but I'm trying to get everything in my life into place and hope to find time and my mojo in the near future. For now, I'll just leave you some vacation pictures!

POMPEII

CAPRI

SORRENTO

Vacation!

I'm off to Italy for one week, hopefully there will be more action on my blog afterwards!
Hugs, Annelies

My next 2 cards

Here are my next two cards. These are inspired by a Hero Arts video .
On my first attempt I probably used to much water and the flower was very unclear, so I stamped it on top with black ink.


My supplies:
Stampers Anonymous (swirl)
Marianne Design Eline's Vintage (sentiment)
October Afternoon (flower)
Aladine 'Texte du Monde' (script)
Distress ink: old paper, peeled paint, barn door, broken china, rusty hinge
Colorbox: frost white
clear embossing powder