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Winter fun

Hello and happy Wednesday my friends!

I am so sorry that I am not posting as often as I wished to… Life been crazy emotional lately (family problems) here and I didn’t really feel like writing. That is also why I didn’t visit your blogs…

This morning I got up very early at 4:30 and thought to use a chance and do something useful instead (my head lately is like balloon filled of different thoughts). A card I am sharing today was made about two weeks ago. I already sent it to my friend Anna. While I was making this card I remembered my school years and physical education lessons. In a winter we usually went skiing on the river and I didn’t like it at all… Well, first of all you needed to bring skis with you at school, then clothes that you were going to change for skiing and backpack.  Right now I am thinking how stupid (this part didn’t change about me at all) I was back then, I should of enjoying it! Look at this doggy (stamp from There She Goes Company) – he is excited about his skiing hours in the woods.

How about you, my friends - do you like winter activities? And if yes, which one is your favorite?

That is all for this Wednesday morning. Thank you so much for finding time and stopping at my blog. Thank you for remembering me. :)

Hugs,

Elena

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Здравствуйте, дорогие читатели моего блога!

Как бы мне хотелось почаще оставлять сообщения на моем блоге, но в последнее время не получается. А еще хочу извиниться, что ваши блоги я тоже давно не проведовала. Появилось куча проблем, переживаний, эмоций… Порой мне кажется, что моя голова похожа на воздушный шар, вот-вот лопнет от всех мыслей (если бы они еще были умные)…

Этим утром я проснулась очень рано и решила с пользой использовать время. Открытку, которую я показываю сегодня, я сделала для своей подруги. Пока работала над открыткой, вспомнила про уроки физкультуры в школе. Ох, и не любила я их, особенно зимой. Ну, кому понравится в школу тащить лыжи, одежду теплую, да еще и портфель в придачу… А потом еще несколько километров идти на речку… Хотя сейчас думаю, что глупая я была (это часть не изменилась до сих пор), ведь на лыжах кататься – это ж здорово! Ну, по крайней мере так думает герой моей открытки, этот забавный песик (штампик от There She Goes).

Скажите, а вам нравятся зимние виды спорта? Если да, то какие?

Пожалуй на этом буду ставить точку. Спасибо, что не забываете и заглядываете ко мне. Спасибо за ваши комментарии.

Всего вам самого доброго,

Лена

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By admin – January 18, 2012

Saturday evening with Riley

Good evening my dear friends!

Today I wanted to share with you two cards with adorable Moose Riley (don’t even remember how they got into my stash). I made them last year for my co-workers. I had so much fun coloring these guys!

I hope you all enjoy this weekend. I am planning on watching Revenge this evening – my favorite TV show. What is your favorite TV show? Or do you have several? I also like to watch House and Bones; Grimm is pretty good too.

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me your lovely comments! They warm my heart and soul!

Hugs to all of you,

Elena

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By admin – January 14, 2012

New Year, New Start!

Hello and welcome to the year of 2012! I hope you all had wonderful holidays and Santa brought to your house everything you wished for. Santa left lots of presents under our tree. Sergei (my son) got a telescope and little camera for movie making.

This year we didn’t have white Christmas in WI… We barely had any snow yet, which I am not complaining. :) And today the thermometer hit 40 degrees F, can you believe it? Now I understand why scientists talking about global warming.

Today I will share two cards that I made for Christmas but didn’t show them at my blog. I got these stamps (Penny Black) from my sweet friend Anna. :) Thank you so much! She knows that I love everything that has 4 letters – C-U-T-E.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and leaving your comments! I have more cards to share. :)

Inky hugs and happy smiles,

Elena

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By admin – January 5, 2012

I’ve been spotlighted!

Hello, hello my dear friends! I have some good and exciting news to share – I’ve been spotlighted on TSG blog! I love the There She Goes stamps so much! They are on my top list of favorites! And what a big surprise it was for me to see that Jessica showed my cards on her company blog! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I feel so happy about this!

And in honor of these great news I would like to share two cards that I made using TSG stamps. The first one is featuring Snowy Days stamp set. Look at this Snowman and Doggy – I wonder what they are talking about. Maybe  Snowman telling his friend where to find Santa. Or they may planning their fun winter trip – skiing or snowboarding.

For my second card I stopped at Splitcoaststampers forum and played with fun sketch from two weeks ago. The Wonderful Winter Wishes stamp set I used reminds me my sister and me. I remember time when I would pick my sister from the kindergarten – I felt like I am Big Girl (Older sister), very responsible and very proud. I miss those childhood moments… 

After I finished this card I realized that I can participate in TSG color challenge – blue, pink and red. 

That is all for today. Thank you for reading and sharing my excitment with me. You are a part of it also. You all inspire me!

Hugs and smiles,

Elena 

Здравствуйте друзья мои!

Хочу с вами поделиться замечательной новостью – меня заметили на сайте моей любимой компании There She Goes. На блоге компании опубликовали мои открытки! Ура!

В такой знаменательный день я просто не могу не показать еще две открытки со штампиками от моей любимой компании.

На первой открытке снеговик и щеночек о чем-то мило беседуют. Возможно, снеговичек рассказывает щенку как добраться до Деда Мороза. А может быть они планируют поездку за город, где они смогут прокатиться на лыжах с горки. Ну, не будем мешать их разговору. Давайте, перейдем к следующей открытке.

Вот эти две девчушки очень мне напомнили мое детство – мою сестренку и меня. Я помню как зимой ходила забирать ее из садика. Зимой, обе в шубках, теплых шапках и валенках. Я чувствовала себя тогда такой гордой (старшая сестра все-таки) и ответственной! Порой я скучаю по таким моментам детства… Но с другой стороны я рада, что мое увлечение помогает мне заглянуть в прошлое и улыбнуться.

Спасибо вам дорогие мои читатели и гости блога! Думаю, что моя маленькая победа и ваша победа тоже! Ведь именно вы меня вдохновляете на новые работы и новые достижения!

Удачи вам всем и до новых встреч,

Лена

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By admin – December 15, 2011

Angel Card

Hello My Friends!

Long time no posting… Life is very busy, days go by so fast… My creativity jumps up and down…

I won’t bore you with my thoughts, who needs it, right? I rather share a card that I made for my co-worker. She asked me to make a card with an angel for her baby granddaughter. It was a special occasion – baptism. I panicked at first, I didn’t make cards like this… And I didn’t have any angel stamps. Oh, boy, what should I do??? I called my friend Anna and asked her help. And you know what – she did have angel stamps and she shared them with me. Thank you very much, Anna!  The “Sisterhood of Stamping Friends” can do miracle. :)

As you can see I again used paper doily. I colored this sweet angel (Penny Black stamp) with my colored pencils and added some sparkles.

I was happy with the finished result, so as my co-worker.

Thank you so much for reading my story and finding time for stopping at my blog.

Hope you all excited about Christmas. We finally decorated our tree. And while I am typing this post, I am listening to the Christmas music (trying to bring some holiday spirit).  

Wishing you all well and will meet you here, at my crafting place, soon…

Yours Elena

Здравствуйте друзья мои!

Давно не заглядывала я на свой маленький бложик… Сумасшедшая жизнь, куча эмоций… Дни летят так быстро… Да и вдохновение то есть, то нет…

Не буду утомлять вас своими жалобами… Лучше покажу вам открытку, которую сделала для своей коллеги по работе. Она попросила меня сделать открытку с ангелочком  для своей внучки на крестины. Ни разу таких открыток не  делала… Охватила меня паника, что делать??? Позвонила своей подруге Ане и спросила есть ли у нее штампики с ангелочками. Анечка с удовольствием прислала мне расштамповки ангелочков. В общем я была спасена – сестринская дружба рукодельниц меня выручила в очередной раз!

Как вы уже заметили, я опять добавила бумажную салфетку. Разукрасила я девочку-ангела карандашиками, добавила блесток. Результатом я осталась довольна. Думаю, что моей коллеге по работе я тоже угодила.

Вот сейчас сижу, печатаю сообщение… Елочка (мы ее вчера нарядили) мелькает огоньками своими, музыку Рождественскую слушаю. Пытаюсь вселить в себя предпраздничное настроение…

На этом я, пожалуй, и закончу. Надеюсь, что в ваших домах тепло и уютно… И настроение предновогоднее, волшебное!

До новых встеч, здесь, у меня, в моем уголке рукоделия.

Всегда ваша,

Лена

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By admin – December 12, 2011

Soccer Boy

Hello my Friends!

Wow, it almost time for Thanksgiving, which will bring you another holiday  – Christmas… I will be honest, I am so behind on my Christmas cards. I gave myself a promise that I will make them earlier, but it didn’t work… :(  

While I am trying to figure out how am I going to catch up on Christmas stash of cards, I will share with you a card I made for Sergei’s soccer coach long time ago. What a great man he is! Kids really enjoyed this fall season and had so many fun moments!

I purchased this digital stamp from Tiddly Inks store. This Soccer King was colored according to the colors  of Sergei’s team. I also added a border punch to repeat a pattern of the soccer boots (the bottom of it). I added a twine and tied a bow just like on boy’s shoes. Soccer coach liked the card!

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving me your lovely comments.

Hugs,

Elena

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By admin – November 22, 2011

MOJO Winter Card

Good Morning everybody!

Today I would like to share a card that I made for MOJO Monday sketch challenge from last week.

I inked up my favorite clear stamp set Wonderful Winter Wishes from There She Goes company. Snowflakes werecut using Sizzix die-cut; I cut 3 of them from different papers.

That is all for this Wednesday morning. Wishing you all wonderful day!

Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving your comments,

Elena

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By admin – November 16, 2011

Going Retro in Blue/Berry Mood at TGF

 

Happy, happy Sunday my Friends!

Just a quick post this afternoon. I couldn’t not to share this card that I made for two challenges:

- Retro-Fresh challenge at The Greeting Farm blog. They are going Blue/Berry this month.

- Tuesday Morning Sketch challenge. This week they have a great sponsor and great prize! I tilted the main panel on the card, thought it gives more interest. And I just realized that my decorative elements are not placed the same way as on original sketch.

I inked up OA-Buddies stamp set and colored it with Prismacolor pencils. Looks like I just can’t stop adding paper doilies to my cards. Here I am again. :)

Thank you for stooping by and leaving your cooments! Wishing you all a beautiful day!

Hugs,

Elena

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By admin – November 13, 2011

Amelia wishes Happy Birthday

Good Morning my Friends!

I thought why not to post a new card before I go to work. I made this card for my sweet friend at work. Her name is Trudy. She is one of those people who can brighten your day no matter what; she will always listen to you with understanding, give you a hug when you need – a person with very warm heart.

Of course for her I wanted to create a card with my favorite stamping company – The Greeting Farm (Just for You). :) The papers I used are from my dear friend Anna. Yes, I love patterned paper! What can I say – I love color and to color too. I hope Trudy liked my card. :)

I have more cards to share with you over the weekend. That is all for this Friday morning. Did you notice that today’s date is very weird – 11/11/11. Sounds like mystery…

Thank you so MUCH for stopping by and leaving your comments!

Hugs,

Elena

Posted in Card Making, Nestabilities, Stamping, The Greeting Farm.

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By admin – November 11, 2011

Set of Fall Cards

Hello to all my readers! This Sunday morning I would like to share three cards that I made using one stamp from the clear set Pumpkins on the Vine (There She Goes Company) and Recollections papers that I had from last year.

This was my first card. For the layout I stopped at Splitcoaststampers forum and played with SC354.

My second creation was made for my friend Anna. I colored sweet little girl the same way, but changed the layout.

And moving to the third card which I finished yesterday. One of the women I work with asked me to make a Thank you card for her. Hopefully she will like it. :) I also participated in two challenges:

1. Sketch For You to Try;

2. There She Goes Au Naturale (use jute, burlap, twine and etc.) Instead for burlap I used cross-stitched canvas here which looks almost like one.

I think that is all for today. Thank you so MUCH for stopping by and leaving me your wonderful comments!

Elena

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By admin – November 6, 2011