CAS card with Neat and Tangled

Hi Everyone,

To those of you who are celebrating today - Happy Thanksgiving! I have to admit, with all the Christmas preparation craze - fair play to all of you who also need to prepare for Turkey Day - so much work! 

Today I am sharing with you a CAS card I created for the Little Tangles challenge. You know that I'm not really a CAS gal, and I find those very clean designs rather challenging, but I tried my best! I embossed the background with a die (and used the clever trick I learned from Jennifer McGuire, where you ink up your die before embossing, and you get a nice thin coloured line embedded into the cardstock), and then created a little glittery scene for Mr and Mrs Penguin, so that they can enjoy their date night with all the sparkle! I also glammed them up a bit with some little bows covered in Glossy Accents - I am not sure why I have stopped using my Glossy Accents for a while - the gloss is simply so fab! And, of course, there is also some Wink of Stella on top of it all - it might be CAS, but at least let me keep my sparkle! ;o)

I had no sentiment from Neat and Tangled that would be small enough for this scene, hence I used "Winter Wonderland" from my stash - it's a set that was a freebie with a crafty magazine some years ago, came really handy now!

I hope you like my CAS attempt. I swear this card is square - I am not sure why it's coming out so wonky in the photos :o(

I love how the reverse side of the front panel looks - I think this side could just as easily be used as the front! 

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

Little Tangles - CAS

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Christmas to die for

I love ProMarkers - No patterned paper

MAWTT - Anything goes with Christmas

Seven Hills Crafts - Inspired by a Christmas song (Winter Wonderland)

Have a great day, and check out my YouTube channel later today if you like haul videos! :o)

Mirella

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Die - Crafts Too, Frame 3
Glitter paper - from my stash

Round birthday celebrations with Concord and 9th "Floral and Flutter"

Hi Everyone,

Hope you're having a fantastic weekend.

Today I am sharing with you a card that I made for a crafty friend for a very special occasion - her Grandmother in law is soon celebrating her 100th (!) birthday, and so Kristina is having a call/giveaway, where she is asking fellow crafters to make & send her cards made especially for this important event.  I just had to participate - I mean, 100th birthday? One doesn't get to make cards for such occasions often! 

You can find more information about this call/challenge here. 

I really wanted to use my Concord & 9th "Floral and Flutter" die (since I've had it forever and haven't used it yet!), and this is what I came up with... Yes, you might recognise the design from another round birthday card call that I participated in a while ago - I think it's a nice layout :o) Funnily enough, I also used Concord & 9th products on the original card, which is actually something that I only realised now!

I kept the card rather simple, but I think the end result is quite nice. I hope the birthday girl likes it!

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

Where Creativity Meets C9 - Sparkle and Shine

Moving Along With The Times - Numbers or Letters

The Flower Challenge - Occasion

Have a great day,

Mirella

Just Hatched - a baby card with Mama Elephant stamps

Hi Everyone,

Hope you had a great weekend! A quick share today - a baby card, another one with the fantastic Mama Elephant "Just Hatched" stampset. I really enjoy using it, there's just something about this little chickie, and this lovely sentiment, that keeps me coming back to using this set for lots of baby cards.

I'm currently going through a "mint" phase, hence the colour combo! :o) And let's not forget a little bit of dimension, and lots of sparkle! The windows were cut with a Pretty Pink Posh die, and of course a card wouldn't be complete without a few of Paulina's sequins, right? 

Hope you like it!

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

Passion For Promarkers - Cute animals

SSS Monday challenge - Shine bright like a diamond

Have a great Monday,

Mirella

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A wedding card with The Greeting Farm

Hi Everyone, 

Hope you're keeping well (and warm!). We already have LOADS of snow here in Helsinki, the winter struggle is real! Let's see how long it's going to last now...

Today I am sharing with you a wedding card I made with a fantastic image by The Greeting Farm - Caketopper kiss. I believe this is only available as a digital image now, it took me forever to find a rubber version through destashes - it was definitely worth the search, however! It's one of the cutest wedding couple images ever! :o)

I went for a rather simple design, some nice soft colours and loads of sparkle. The sentiment was coloured with a Stardust Gel Pen, and I used the die cut inlay technique in order to place it on the front panel - let me tell you, my new Pick Me Up tool came really handy here!

You can't really see it in the pictures, but the whole front panel has been sprinkled with water mixed with Perfect Pearls, so it all shimmers - I love it! Makes the little scene really magical - and that's what weddings are all about, right? :o)

I hope you like the card. I went a little crazy with photo arrangements, etc, and then couldn't decide on which pictures I wanted to use, so I am sharing most of them, LOL. Which one is your favourite?

I am entering the card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Shine bright like a diamond

Moving Alont With The Times - Diecut letters or numbers

Have a great week,

Mirella

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Image: The Greeting Farm - Caketopper Kiss - only available as a digital image now
Sakura Gelly Roll - Stardust, silver