Liefs Marlies

 Yay! Another sketch challenge at AAA Cards Challenge Blog ! I didn't really feel like creating my own wreath from scratch, so I decided to go the lazy way. The best thing about this clever design, if I do say so myself, is that I didn't have to colour the entire stamp, just the edges. I used alcohol markers and it was a lot of fun! The stamp is in Dutch and it means: "is it your birthday again?". The stamps I used:  Clear stamps Party buttons - Essentials nr. 563. The die I used:  Cutting die Nested circles - Essentials nr. 731. Will you join our challenge?  Liefs, Marlies

 Are you married or are you sensible? I love my husband so much, I would totally catch a bullet for him (and complain about te pain later). But man, aren't men weird?! They like sports like boxing and cycling and that just does not make any sense. And they believe women make no sense. I don't get it!  My husband is a fine specimen by the way. He is rather tall and helps around the house. He can fix almost everything, even though it might take a year or four. He is a great dad and an amazing spouse. Yeah. I won the husband lottery. We're married two years this year, but we've known each other for eleven years now. We met in a bar, on the dancefloor and dated for a bit then. He didn't want anything serious at the time but "wanted to stay friends". I told him "I've got plenty of friends" and we went our separate ways. That was ten years ago.  Six or seven years ago I started thinking about him A LOT again and decided it was time to be bold. I kn

Hi everyone! I'm gonna be honest, this was a tough one. I simply had TOO MANY IDEAS. My best friend thinks I have ADHD or that I'm neurodivergent at least. I have no idea, but reels on instagram agree with her.  Anyways, back to my card!  This is my interpretation of today's sketch. I just bought the leaf mix die set from altenew. It was an absolute a*****e to find, but I managed to buy it from a webshop in Belgium: Card Nouveau . The sentiment is in Dutch and means: "I am thinking of you". I can't wait to see what your interpretation of our sketch is! Please submit your card at AAA Cards Challenge Blog . Liefs, Marlies

 SPRING! I longed for it. I still do, because where I live autumn takes up about 3/4 of the year... The thing I love most about spring are probably all te baby animals that are born this time of year. For this challenge I used these lovely stamps from Heffy Doodle, alcohol markers and distress ink. My trick was using masking tape to protect the pad from the distress ink. What do you love about spring? Will you join us at AAA Cards Challenge Blog ? Liefs, Marlies

 I really like to make masculine cards, because I discovered a big secret a few years ago: men love handmade cards. It's not even about the general look of a card, they simply really appreciate the effort. In my experience, even generally grumpy men will enjoy receiving a handmade card. For this AAA Cards Challenge I decided to make a masculine card with our sketch. As you can see, I "mirrored" the sketch to make this card. I used stamps of "old" cars and heat embossed those with WOW embossing powder and VersaMark ink.  Do you make masculine cards often? Liefs, Marlies

 Mijn lieve schoonvader is maandag jarig en hij wordt alweer 63 jaar! Inmiddels is het een beetje traditie dat ik de verjaardagskaart bij het gezamenlijke cadeau maak bij mijn schoonfamilie en het wordt altijd zeer gewaardeerd, ook door de heren. Het papier is "Mr. Fix It" van Mintay.  Deze kaart doet mee aan de volgende challenges: - Challenge "maart 2024" van Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog; - Challenge #84: cijfer op je kaart van 2 Sister on the Blog; - Patterned Paper Challenge van Double D Challenges. Worden de kaarten die jij voor mensen maakt ook zo gewaardeerd? Liefs, Marlies

 Happy Birthday!  For this challenge at AAA Cards Challenge Blog you can make and submit any CAS (Clean And Simple) card you want. If you need at least something  to go on, we've got your back: the optional twist for this challenge is "birthday". Because I do my best work under pressure, I am that person that needs something to go on, so I decided to make this CAS birthday card!  The stamp that I used is actually from Action! It came with a large birthday themed clear stamp set. I coloured the images with alcohol markers. Please join our challenge at AAA Cards Challenge blog and show us your CAS card! Liefs, Marlies

  Yay! I really enjoy sketch challenges. Do you know why? I think it's amazing to see how many different ways there are to interpret a sketch. You'll see when you go over to our blog at AAA Cards Challenge that there aren't two identical cards! I used distress ink to make the partial background on the left side of the card. The colours I used are: kitsch flamingo, abandoned coral and spiced marmalade. The stamp set is from Lawn Fawn, which I love very much! I used coordinating dies to cut the images.  What is your take on our sketch? Join in! Liefs, Marlies

 Do you have a valentine? I do: my dear husband. Every year we agree that we will not give each other presents for Valentine's Day, but guess what... EVERY YEAR, he gets me fancy chocolates! I love him so much. For this challenge you can make any card, as long as it's CAS (Clean And Simple). The optional twist is "Love is in the air" and I decided to go with that. Join our AAA Cards Challenge and submit your wonderful CAS card!

 Are you used to writing 2024 in stead of 2023 yet? I am absolutely not! Fortunately, this card did not need a date.  For the sketch challenge you can use any shape(s) in any colour(s), just keep it CAS. Since A LOT of my friends are currently pregnant, I decided to make a "Welcome Little One" card.  For the background I used Distress Ink on clear stamps and I coloured the image of the cute little bear with alcohol markers. In my opinion this card works for both baby boys and baby girls! What kind of card will you create with this sketch from AAA Cards Challenge blog ? Liefs, Marlies