Sweet little birthday present & card

For my aunt! (;
A real tante ema -heart (www.tanteema.com)
and a hearty card! (;

...December's coming! (;

...and I am prepared! (;

This December will be special as we'll celebrate our civil wedding on the 21st - the day we met and instantly fell in love 14 years ago! (;

I hope that I'll have enough time during the busy month of December to note something every day! I even have to work 2 Saturdays.

WISH ME LUCK! (;

Dear Lizzy Photo-Challenge 11.11.2011 11:11

I DID IT!

And that's what I'm doing right now:

scribbling for new designs @ work

CARDS! (;

The card I crafted for my Mum for Mother's Day.

The card was only about 10x10 cm but my
Mom really liked it! (;

I have to admit that cards are something I'm always afraid of.

They frighten me maybe because I'm always in a hurry,
I tend to wait with creating them until the day before I need them.

And this is not really helpful (;

I think it intimidates me not to have a 12x12 paper with loads of room!

Anyway - a few weeks ago I decided to go to (my first)
Stampin Up-Workshop held by Angelina.

We had 4 hours and (with a cake interruption (;)
I managed to finish 8 cards.
And I realized quickly, that I loved being inspired
by the cards Angelina had displayed ... (;

But I did not copy everything like others did,

I had to use my own color combos, etc.

My first one was this card,

I think it's a beautiful card - simple but lovely. (;

I love the 2nd one because it
is so bold and strong! (;

I don't know if I will ever use this one, but I had to
try this stamping wheel and the label punch&stamp. 

 This one went a bit wrong...
When I had finished the card I decided to punch
the edges - and reached for the big corner punch
instead of the small one. Afterwards the 90°-angles
of the white paper looked awkward - so I rounded them
with my scissors...which is definitely
NOT A GOOD IDEA...

And then I needed two baby-cards...
No.1 for my friend Katharina

 No.2 - for my friend Alex

 

 And as there was still enough time,

I decided to craft another card. (;

I liked this workshop and I will definitely

attend another one at Angelina's home!

My creative life after CAR3...

...has changed significantly:
the workshop-experience has taught me to dive into my
materials and do something with it - not just adoring it! (;

I'm already craving for the next workshop!

So here's what I did with all my CMC's
(CAR Memory Cards)

Using my brand-new Crop-a-dile to create the closure (;
and a pinked circle punched with Celine's punch
@ her workshop, that I didn't use for my album.

 My CMC - unfortunately I did not take ANY photo
of the back-sides I created...);

My personal CMC from my roommate Nina! (;

 

And a few other ones:
Britta's lovely CMC

 Heike's CMC

 Imme's CMC

...and last but not least: Barbara's CMC!

...and my signature on the backside of the cover.

Love this little book of creative ideas! (;