Inkspirational #187 Gold dipped

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time Marlena has chosen the theme of "Gold dipped". An interesting theme, right?

I actually thought this was going to be easy-peasy, I love gold, but then I started to complicate things with the "dipped" part.
 As  you can see I "dipped" my reindeer in gold embossing powder. The stars are stencilled with gold glitter paste, I partly dry embossed the background and stapled on some sequins.

In my head I visualized a wintery look - ombré style - going from white to more and more gold. It didn't really turrn out like I hoped it would, and no time to do a remake right now but when I get some more time on my hands I might have another go...
My teamies did a great job -please head over to the challenge blog to have a look.

Twofer Wheels

Today I have two cards to share for the Twofer Card Challenge #16 which is WHEELS. 

For both cards I used dies from Tim Holtz. 

I made a birthday card and a Christmas card. 

 

1) Birthday card

On my first card I inked with a lighter blue for the sky and I used browns with a stencil to make the road. The citscape is cut with a Memory Box die, all others are Tim Holtz ones. The birthday greeting translates "You're not getting old, you're getting better"
This card is also for: Allsorts - #519 Transport


2) Christmas card
For my second card I splattered with white paint and water onto the the inked background. I stamped a greeting and some trees, then I used Tim Holtz dies for the car, tree and snowy hill.

This card is also for: Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - #437 Anything Christmas Goes - optional theme: Include a tree or two or more

SSS #709

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug and this is my take on it, using an image (soon added to the store) colored with Promarkers.

It's a card assembled with bits and bobs: A silver tag from stash was decorated with seambinding ribbon and silver bells. A craft paper covered with silver foil, a merry mirri card die cut, Christmas word from a freebie paper and a snowflake sequin.

This card is also for:
ABC Christmas Challenge - J for Jingle
I love Promarkers - #381 Anything Goes with option of ribbon or bow
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - #49 Anything Christmas Goes

CAS Baby card

Thursday is "Oldie but Goodie" day over at Catch the Bug, and this is my DT card featuring Baby Word 03 - Boy.
I colored with Promarkers and fussy cut the image before mounting it on foam. The word baby is a stamp from Lawn Fawn. I added the panel on top of a die cut frame.


This card is also for:
Craft Rocket Challenges - #59 May - Newborn
My Time to Craft - #396 Clean & Simple

Inkspirational #186 Adventure

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time it's a word prompt: ADVENTURE. There are so many possibilities with this theme, please head over to the challenge blog to see insiration from teamies.

I used a stamp set from Our Craft Lounge for the hot air balloons and the sentiment, the stars and clouds are Lawn Fawn. Quick coloring with red and grey, as well some blue ink lightly brushed onto the backgrond.


This card is also for:
Paper Minutes - #586 Travel/Vacation
Crafting By Designs - May Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Guyz - #218 Whatever the Weather

Pocket of flowers

There’s a new challenge over at Catch the Bug and this time we have a photo inspiration.

My image is Flower Pocket 5.
I colored it with Promarkers, a few of the flowers have been mounted on foam. I used a new embossing folder for the background. The birthday greeting in Norwegian is die cut.

This card is also for:
I love Promarkers - #380 Anything Goes with option of embossing
Moving along with the Times - #96 Floral
Seize The Birthday - Birthday + Option Of: Texture

Snowman x 2

Over at Catch the Bug Thursday is 'Oldie but goodie' day and that's when we showcase some of the older Bugaboo images.
Here I colored up an image from the Snowman Block Set. I used DPs from Lawn Fawn and cut out a window with a stitched die. Sentiment is Dymo+die cut and I added three snowflakes.
I made one card in purple and one in aqua. 


My favorite one is the purple and this card is also for these challenges:
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - #48 Anything Christmas Goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas with option: monochromatic
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - #9 Anything Goes

Zoo Animals

Today I have two cards to share for the Twofer Card Challenge #15 which is Zoo Animals. 

For both cards I used a Lawn Fawn stamp set with elephants. 

I made a baby boy card and an occasion/"just because" card.

1) Baby card
My first card features layers of embossed and patterned paper panels. All creatures are from various sets from Lawn Fawn, colored up and fussy cut.The sentiment is from Kaiserkraft and is stamped directly onto the DP.
I'd like to enter this card in:
Addicted to Stamps - #173 Lots of Layers
Cutie Pie Challenge - #134 Fresh Beginnings


2) Any occasion/Just Because card
For my second card I teamed the elephants up with staps from another Lawn Fawn set. I added the staps and die cut heart on foam onto a DP of a world map.
I'd like to enter this card in:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #25 Anything Goes with a Critter
Crafty Catz - #458 ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST: ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

Inkspirational #185 - Tea photo

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time it's a photo challenge.
I was inspired by the theme of beverage, the yellow of the tea label and the neutral colors.

I used a die set from Creative Expressions to make the coctail. I colored the pieces and added vellum to make the glass (was supposed to be acetate but couldn't find any in my stash). I heat embossed a greeting onto a tag. Paper came fee with a magazine.

This is the first card I've made in weeks. I've been away on holiday with my mum and have prioritized spring cleaning back home as mojo has taken a hike. But I hope Easter will be a productive time for cardmaking and visits in blogland.

This card is also for Happy Little Stampers - April Anything Goes with Dies.

Inkspirational #184 - Pop it up

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time it's Kylie who has chosen the theme of 'Pop it up'.

For my card I used a newly bought stamp set from Penny Black. I stamped the buildings several times to layer up my scene. Coloring has been done using Promakers. I onted the staped panel onto foa before adherring it to the scalloped frame.


This card is also for:

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Christmas with option: Include Some Stamping (2nd entry)
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - #46 Anything Christmas Goes

Inkspirational #183 - Cloud

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time it's a word prompt - CLOUD. I encourage you to head over to the challenge blog for inspiration from my teamies.
On my card there are inked clouds, stamped clouds and also embossed ones. I used stamps from different sets from Lawn Fawn and the birds are from MFT. I mounted the bird house on foam and made a bow with raffia. I stapled the tag onto the background. Coloring has been done using Promakers.

Spring is on it's way to Oslo. The first sign of spring is to hear the birds chirp again...

This card is also for:
Addicted to Stamps - #172 Spring
Challenge Up Your Life - #108 Bye Bye Winter (or Welcome Spring)
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #485 Springtime 

Hearts for Christmas

Thursday is "Oldie but Goodie" day over at Catch the Bug, and this is my DT card featuring 3 hearts. This image can be used for many occasions, but this time I made a Christmas card.

I colored it in brown and pink and added a coat of frosted embossing powder.
The Christmas sentiment in Norwegian is die cut with silver glitter paper, and I added lace and  pearls.

This card is also for:
ABC Christmas Challenge - E for Embellishments/F for Fabric/G for Glitz (all options used)
Addicted to Stamps and More - #333 Holiday
Fab 'n' Funky - #432 Christmas

Angel boy on cloud

There’s a new challenge over at Catch the Bug and this time we have a bingo board.

I used the row of gem + 2 images merged + stripes.
My images are the cloud from Unicorn set and Angel boy sitter.
I colored with Promarkers, added white frantage and heat embossed the sentiment in silver. I used washi tape for the stripes.

This card is also for:
Cutie Pie Challenge - #132 ONE FOR THE BOYS
Little Red Wagon - #487 Boys/Men
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #484 Spots and/or Stripes

Angel freebie

Here's my card featuring this week's Bugaboo Freebie Friday image-  you can pick it up later today at no cost here.

I masked the angel before I started on my background. I used a star stencil from MB and heat embossed the stars with gold EP. A stencil from TH was used with blue ink. Then I added frantage and also a few liquid enamel dots.
The angel got glitter glue on her wings and the sentiment is a sticker.

This card is also for:
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes Christmas
Crafty Calendar - For A Child
Winter Wonderland - FUZZY-WUZZY (puffy cloud)
Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenges - Anything Goes with sparkle, glitter or flocking

Create a scene with stamps or dies

There’s a new challenge over at Catch the Bug and the theme is 'Create a scene with stamps or dies'.

I used the image Sunbonnet Winter and colored it with blue and grey Promarkers. The trees are stamped directly onto scraps of DP.
The backgrounds are made with a die and embossing folder from Tim Holtz.
I added three snowflakes and a sticker sentiment.


This card is also for:
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - #8 Anything Goes
I love Promarkers - #379 - Anything Goes with option: Something New (embossing folder)
Christmas with the Cuties - #24 BEGINNING WITH B (Blue, bonnet)

Inkspirational #182 - Photo challenge

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time we have a PHOTO challenge.

I was inspired by the colors, the bunny, the bird and cloud.
Please head over to the challenge blog for inspiration from the rest of the team.

For my card I chose a stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I paper pieced the kites The paper used came free with a magazine.

This card is also for:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #24 Anything Goes with a Critter
Sparkles Forum Challenges - #113 Include an Animal

St. Patrick's circle - Theodore

Tuesday is "New release day" over at Catch the Bug, and this is St. Patrick's circle - Theodore.

I don't celebrate St. Patrick's, so I fussy cut the image and placed the bear inside a die cut circle made of green glitter paper.
I used my new embossing folder from Crafter's Companion to make the background and added a few dots from my stash.
The card shape is made with dies from Go Kreate.

This card is also for:
Addicted to Stamps - #171 Anything but a Square
Cut it Up - #168 CLOVERS
Cute Card Thursday - #571 Greens 

Gift card holder with penguin

Monday is ‘anything but a card’ inspiration day over at Catch the Bug. Last Christmas I realized a few gift card holders would have come in handy, so this year I’ll be sure to make some.

So, my first one is ready. Here I’ve used some papers that have been in my stash for ages, I believe they are from Bo Bunny.  I colored up a penguin and added glitter glue for snow.
I added the gift tag with twine. This way the gift card holder could easily be regifted to someone else, if the person receiving this decide to do so. In my family I see we reuse gift bags from year to year, I think it’s a beautiful little tradition of ours, and environment friendly too.

This gift card holder is also for:
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with patterned paper

INKspirational - Use your stash

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time Carol has chosen the theme of USE YOUR STASH.

I encourage you to head over to the challenge blog for inspiration from the rest of the team.

 

 

I kind of went 'all in'... 

 So what did I put on this card? 

There are 3 different papers from a Kaiserkraft pad. The sky I decorated with gold embossed moon and stars - they are hidden somewhere behind all the frantage. 3 die cut snowflakes with liquid enamel dots in the center. I used a Tim Holtz die set to make the village, very fiddly, and I completed the scene with some additional trees and fences made with dies from another set. The sentiment sticker is also T. Holtz and the cute hedgehog is made with a stamp from Penny Black. So lots of stuff on here, even for me.

This card is also for:

Fab 'n' Funky - #428 Christmas
Papercraft Challenges - #31 All The Critters
Try It On Tuesday- Powder Your ... (gold embossing powder+frantage)

Candy cane

Thursday is "Oldie but Goodie" day over at Catch the Bug, and this is my DT card featuring Knobby Knees Christmas - Candy Cane, colored with Promarkers and a white gel pen.

She's got glitter glue on the fur trimming of her hat. I doodled with a black pen and used a Hero Arts stamp for the sentiment.

The papers are Tim Holtz, I machine stitched around the edges.

This card is also for:
ABC Christmas Challenge - C for Candy/D for Decorations 
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes Christmas
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #481 Color It

Stars, Sentiment in focus and Chistmas

Today I have two cards to share for the Twofer Card challenge #13 - for both cards I used a star stencil from Memory Box. 

1) Birthday
My first card was inspired by the theme over at LIM, one layer with focus on the sentiment.
I used a woodmounted stamp from Penny Black, I placed it in the centre of the card base and stenciled stars in soft colors on the backgrond. For an extra 'omph' I sprinkled a gold and white frantage mix.
I'd like to enter this card in:
Less Is More - #389 One Layer Card + Focus on Sentiment

2) Christmas
For my second cad I stenciled stars all ove the backgrond, bshed on a little bit of ble ink and sed a gold heat embossed globe die cut from Tim Holtz. The Santa and sleigh is ade with a Marianne die, the sentiment was a freebie, I heat eboossed with gold onto vellum.
I'd like to enter this card in:
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - #44 Anything Christmas Goes

The note

I love the little bunny from Lawn Fawn, he's so versatile. Here he is writing again, a letter to Santa, which was a freebie with a past magazine. The ink and pen are stamps from another LF set, the sentiment is Avere Elle.
I used a leftover piece of DP and strip of kraft to make the scene. I chose a DP with hearts for the background.
I was inspied by the current book cover of The note" - the title, the hearts and pop of red.

This card is for:
The Library Challenge - The Note
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - #7 Anything goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes / optional: Cute

Navy and Yellow - Birds - Paper Piecing

Today I have a clean and simple card to share, inspired by the colors of navy and yellow.
The birds, bow and balloons are from a MFT stamp set, the string, the sentiment and clouds are from Lawn Fawn.

I colored the birds with Promarkers, the balloons are paper pieced with a piece of Kaiserkraft DP.

This card is for:
Less Is More - #388 Navy & Yellow
Addicted to CAS - #152 Birds
Back To Basics - #21 Paper Piecing

Text

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time we have a word prompt: TEXT. There are many ways to intepret this theme, I encourage you to head over to the challenge blog for inspiration from the rest of the team.

For my card I chose a cream colored card base, die cut it with a MFT die and distressed the edges with brown ink. Then I used a script stamp, part of a Christmas set from Tim Holtz, brown ink and a lighter DI to highlight the stamped area. I took a sentiment and a fussy cut bunny - both from Lawn Fawn -  and a feather from Fiskars and arranged them to make it look like the bunny has written the sentiment.

This card is also for:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #23 Anything Goes with a Critter
Papercraft Challenges - #30 Something New(Lawn Fawn stamps)
Sparkles Forum Challenges - #112 New Year, New Stash

Kitty Angel Love

Tuesday is "New release day" over at Catch the Bug, and this is Kitty Angel Love, cute isn't she?
I colored Kitty with Promarkers, a white gel pen and some glitter glue. I teamed her up with die cut cross stitched hearts and an embossed silver background. The sentiment  tag is from Avery Elle.

This card is also for:
Creatalicious Challenges - #156 Anything Goes + Love/Hearts
Allsorts - #505 Love
Crafty Friends Challenge - #102 Animals/Birds