Sneg / Snow

Ker se je sneg, ki je po novem letu zajel večji del Slovenije ponekod že stopil, objavljam voščilnico s snežinko - v neklasičnih zimskih barvah.

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As the snow, which covered most parts of Slovenia already melted in some places, I am posting a card with a snowflake, with non-typical winter colours.

I enter the card to the following challenges:
Najlepši par - Galerija meseca Januarja
Really Reasonable Ribbon - #132 Looky what I got (new stencil)
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - #120 Something new (new stencil)
Just Us Girls - #325 Trend week - use metals
Crafting for all seasons - #117 Monochrome
Allsorts Challenge Blog - #345 Ribbon and Lace
ABC challenge - Y is Your Choice 

Žrebanje bonbončka / Candy draw

Najprej vsem skupaj želim vse lepo v novem letu, obilo zdravja in še veliko ustvarjalnih užitkov.

Kot obljubljeno, danes razkrivam kdo je dobitnica zimskega bonbončka. Pod objavo se je nabralo kar 14 komentarjev in vsaki udeleženki se lepo zahvaljujem za sodelovanje.

Odločila sem se za klasično žrebanje, pri katerem mi je pomagal najstarejši nečak, ki je izžrebal listek z imenom Mojca Božič!
Mojca, iskrene čestitke, bon za 10 € v trgovini Najlepši par je tvoj!

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Firstly, I wish everybody all the best in new year, loads of health and many more crafting delights.

As promised, today I am revealing who is the lucky winner of the winter candy. There were 14 comments under the post and I thank you all for participating.

I decided to do the classic draw with the help of my nephew, who draw the ticket with the name Mojca Božič!

Mojca, congratulations, the 10 € voucher for the shop Najlepši par is yours!

Novoletne voščilnice - Jelenčki / New Year Cards - Reindeers

Končno sem prišla na svoj račun in se po dooolgem času zaprla v moj ustvarjalni kotiček. Na voljo sem imela par dni pred božičem, da sem ustvarila vse novoletne voščilnice. Sicer moja zbirka ni ravno velika, a kljub temu jih je nastalo kar nekaj. Za marsikatero pa sem idejo dobila iz blogov drugih ustvarjalk.
Takoj, ko je Tina predstavila nove štampiljke in šablone jelenčkov, so mi bili zelo všeč, zato bom najprej pokazala voščilnice z jelenčki.

Ne pozabite: Bonbonček na mojem blogu je še vedno aktualen!

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After looong time I was finally back to my crafting corner. I had only a few days left before Christmas, to make all my new year cards. Although my collection is not very big, I still made a variety of different cards. Of course, I got many ideas from other crafters' blogs.
As soon as Tina presented the reindeer collection of stamps and stencils, I was in love with it, therefore I will firstly present my cards with reindeers.

Don't forget: The candy on my blog is still ongoing!

Notranjost / Inside

I enter the cards to the following challenges:

Najlepši par - Galerija meseca decembra

Craft-alnica - #150 Karkoli (Card 2)

Creative moments - #83 AG / Traditional Christmas (Card 3)

Crafty cardmakers and more - #154 Snow (Card 1)

Passion for Promarker  - #326 Let's celebrate (Card 3)

CASology - #178 Merry (Card1)

Less is More - #255 & 256 Homespun (Card 1)

Božični nogavici / Christmas socks

Ti voščilnici sta nastali že dolgo časa nazaj, le objaviti mi ju ni uspelo. Štampiljko za odtis mi je posodila Natali, nogavičke sem potem zgolj izrezala, pobarvala s Promarkerji, okrasila z rdečimi bleščicami, na vrhnji del pa sem dodala še dekorativno pasto za 3D "kosmati" učinek in dodatno posula z bleščicami.

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I made these cards a while ago, but I did not manage to post it. I borrowed the sock stamp from a crafting friend Natali. After cutting the socks, I coloured it with Promarkers and embellished with glitter. On the top white part I also added some decorating paste and more glitter for the 3D "furry" effect.

I enter the cards to the following challenges:

Metuljčica ustvarja s sestrično - ključna beseda: voščilnica

Pinspirational challenge - #155 image

Crafty Ribbons - #139 Cultural Christmas with ribbon

Really Reasonable Ribbon - #131 Shimmer and Sparkle with Ribbon or Trim

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog - #118 Santa is coming to town

Digi Designs - Winter holidays

C.R.A.F.T - #341 Christmas

Zimski bonbonček / Winter Candy

Tale post bo malce drugačen kot po navadi. V času, ko sem ustvarila ta blog, sem se ravno preselila v tujino. Ker sem želela izboljšati moje znanje angleščine in ker sem brskala po številnih tujih blogih, se mi je zdela ideja, da pišem v angleščini super. Trenutno sem to mnenje spremenila, saj si želim biti tesneje povezana s Slovenskimi ustvarjalkami/ci. S tem ne mislim, da le-ti ne znajo angleško, ampak pisati v materinščini je le bolj pristno. Zatorej bodo od zdaj naprej vse moje objave dvojezične.

No, pa preidimo k bistvu.

Prazniki se že vonjajo, prvo adventno svečko smo tudi že prižgali. Če nas razveseli še malce snega, bo december res čaroben. Kot otrok sem vedno nestrpno pričakovala 6. december (oz. 5. zvečer, ko smo Miklavžu nastavili pismo). Seveda je moje pismo, poleg natančnega pisnega seznama vsebovalo tudi slikovno gradivo - vse na listi želja je bilo tudi narisano - za vsak slučaj, če Miklavž slučajno ne bi vedel kaj imam v mislih :)

Ker je december mesec obdarovanj, sem se odločila, da tudi na mojem blogu podarim bonbonček. Čeprav nimam nobenih statistik (moj blog je aktiven od junija 2012 - bili so časi, ko sem bila zelo aktivna in časi, ko sem bila zelo tiha; to je 81. objava) in posebnega razloga za "praznovanje", želim izreči Hvala vsem vam, ki spremljate moj blog in na njem delite lepe misli.

Bonbonček je darilni bon v vrednosti 10 € za Tinino trgovino Najlepši par - prepričana sem, da je v njeni super ustvarjalni kolekciji nekaj kar ti je všeč a še nimaš.

Za sodelovanje v žrebu, ki bo 1.1.2016, pusti komentar pod tole objavo; vesela pa bom tudi, če "poveš naprej".

Do takrat pa... želim ti čaroben december!

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This post will be a bit different than usually. When I created this blog, I just moved abroad. Since I wanted to improve my English and as I browsed many foreign blogs, I found the idea to write in English great. However, I want to feel more connected with my fellow crafters from Slovenia. Not that they do not understand English, but it just feels more genuine. Therefore from now on, my post will be bilingual.

Well, lets get to the point now.
We can smell the festivities and we have already lit the first advent candle. If we are lucky a bit of snow may make this December really magical. As a kid I was always impatiently waiting for December 6th (or the evening of December 5th, when we left a letter for St. Nicholas). Of course, I always prepared a list of things I wanted beforehand - and not only that, besides writing it, I also draw it - you know, just in case he would not know what I meant... :)

Since December is a month of giving presents, I decided to arrange a candy on my blog. Although I do not have any specific stats (my blog is active since June 2012 - there were times when I was super active and also super quiet; and this is my 81st post), I just wanted to say Thank you to all the lovely girls and fellow crafters that visit this page and share your thoughts.

The candy is a 10 € voucher for Tina's shop Najlepši par - I am sure there is something from her super crafty collection that you like but do not have yet.
To be included in the draw, which will take part on 1.1.2016, just leave a comment below.
I would be very grateful if you could also spread the word...

Meanwhile... I wish you a magical December!

Thank You

Tina and Vladka's new challenge and the story behind made me stop and think... The topic is gratitude. How often do we say thank you... it may sound such an ordinary word? 10 times a day at least? But how often do we really think about people and things that really matter to us and we are grateful for?
Sometimes it is just good to pause, stop thinking of what more we want, what is missing... and just enjoy the present, grateful for what we have and whom we share it with.

Let this post also be a thank you for all of you who are reading my blog and post all the lovely comments.

This is an old thank you card I sent to Hali, when I won her candy.

I enter the card to the following challenges:
Tina & Vladka - #42 Ko me inspirira 
Najlepši par - Galerija meseca novembra
Crafting musketeers - #31 Anything but square
Craft heaven - #5 Layers with an option (Christmas)
City crafter - Getting ready for Christmas
Crafty catz - #300 Winter
Natalie and Amy's - #38 Winter scenes
ABC challenge - U is for Unlimited

Piggy bank

A dear friend of mine has bought a glass container which she wanted to use as a piggy bank. I was very honoured when she asked me to colour it. She did not give me any indications or instructions, so I decided to make it very colourful and playful.
I used a relief contour for glass to draw lines and created various geometric shapes, which I coloured using transparent and mat glass paint.
On the picture you can only see the glass part (photographed from different sides), since the cover was assembled later.

I enter the piggy bank to the following challenges:
Lil patch of crafty friends - #21 Anything goes 
Dream valley - #118 Use the colour blue
Artistic inspirations challenge blog - #143 Anything goes
2 Creative chicks - #4 Anything goes