Dies and white only

Last day of 2015 - and this year's last challenge over at Outlawz Twisted Thursday  and this week's challenge is ANYTHING GOES without a twist. Simples! Our sponsor for December is My Besties.

I haven't had much time to craft, so I made a quick card using dies and white paper only.
The roses and numbers are made with Memory Box dies, the stitched frame with one from Dienamics. The striped paper is embossed. I mounted the flower die cut on foam and added 3 pearls.

Wishing you all a happy New Year!

This card is also for these challenges:
Inkspirational - Bah Humbug (Anything but Christmas)
Allsorts - Anything but Christmas

Quick and easy Christmas cards with die cut reindeer

I hope you've had a wonderful Christmas. I did and Santa was very kind to me. Tomorrow it's back to work, 3 days, then a break for New Year.

I wanted to show you two of my quick and easy Christmas cards, involving stamping, heat embossing and die cutting. For both cards I used a stamp from Tim Holtz and gold embossing powder.


Card #1:
Negative die cut.
I used brown cardstock, I cut out a reindeer, added foam for dimension and added my embossed paper. Only embellishment used was string.
This card is for Less Is More Homespun

Card #2:
Inlaid die cut
For this card I used the cut from card #1 and embossed the brown panel. I also added string with two gold bells from Marianne and a sentiment sticker saying Happy Chsristmas in Norwegian.
The embossed panel was raised on foam.
This card is for Twofers #10 Holiday

Snowmen

The big day is here! But over at the Outlawz we have not taken time off, so the Outlawz Twisted Thursday team have a new challenge for you even today and this time the optional twist is SNOWMEN.
I used an image from our sponsor (found here), colored it with Promarkers and added frantage for snow. I mounted the image onto a silver panel and machine stitched with white thread. I also added a die cut (made with a die from Marianne), covered with silver EP.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

This card is also for these challenges:
Come and Get It - Anything goes Christmas
My Besties Aussie Challenge - Christmas
My Besties Challenge - Christmas (2nd entry)

Christmas card for a young boy

Tuesday is new release day over at  Bugaboo and this is my DT card showcaseing one of Jodie's latest images. Adorable, isn't it!

The image is colored using Promarkers and cut with a stitched die from Lawn Fawn. The paper with hearts comes from a paper pad I received as one of the calendar gifts this year from my mum.

The sentiment is a piece of fabric. I used a die from Marianne to make the pine branches, I added glitter to them and a bow onto which I attached two silver bells from Marianne.

This card is also for these challenges:
Sweet Stampin - Christmas Presents
Cute Card Thursday - #403 Add Some Glitter
Moving along with the Times - To A Special Person At Christmas (my 7 year old nephew)
ABC Christmas Challenge - 'Y' is for Youngsters

No reindeer allowed

I received this fun Santa image from Monika and she asked me if I could make something for today. Of course I said yes. You can find this image in her shop, Monika's Little Shop.
So I printed the image, colored it with my Promarkers and added glossy accent to the sign.
Then I thought of a scenery where no reindeers are allowed. I went with a city and created a cityscape winter wonderland using my Memory Box die. I cut out three strips, from silver, grey and black cardstock, glued them together and mounted them on foam onto a embossed snow panel.
I tore white paper to make the snowy ground, added glitter glue and a strip of lace.
I die cut three stars with a Memory Box die and attached a silver sequin to each centre.

This card is also for these challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything goes Christmas
C.R.A.F.T. -  #341 Christmas
Creative Knockouts - #119 Winter Wonderland
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Father Christmas

Christmas Chaos #7 - Freebie and Bingo

This is day 7 and the final day of a funfilled week with daily Christmas themed challenges over at Catch the Bug. You can win prizes - digis and Guest designer spots - by participating in one, some or all challenges this week - head over to Catch the Bug for more information.

Today the Bugaboo DTs are showcaseing this Friday's freebie - you can use it for our challenge today or just follow the Bingo chart. I chose the top row of snowflake, silver and bling.

I framed the image using stitched oval dies from Dienamics. The die cut trees are Marianne, I also added a die cut snowflake and Christmas sentiment in Norwegian using white craft foam. The snow is made with frantage and a Tim Holtz embossing folder. Bling from my stash.




This card is also for these challenges:
Crafty Calendar - Let it snow
Sweet Stampin - Snow time
Dream Valley Challenges - Die-cuts & punches
As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Masculine Or Feminine & Why (having 5 nephews and no nieces I'm more in need of masculine cards than girly ones)

Christmas Chaos #6 - Wrapped in Chaos

This is day 6 of a funfilled week with daily Christmas themed challenges over at Catch the Bug. You can win prizes - digis and Guest designer spots - by participating in one, some or all challenges this week - head over to Catch the Bug for more information.

Today it's all about wrapping. Whip up some sort of holiday gift wrap using a Bugaboo Oldie – like a gift tag, a gift bag, treat tin or alternative gift wrap.
I made a gift bag decorated with one of my favorite Christmas images - the rocking horse - colored with Promarkers.
I cut the image and panel with banner dies from Dienamics. The paper with Christmas greetings in different languages was covered with vellum for a softer look. I stitched around the edges with white thread, added white lave and ribbon and attached a small Christmas bauble.

This gift bag is also for these challenges:
Inky Chicks - #60 - Merry Christmas
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #326 Christmas
Crafting for all Seasons - #116 Christmas - Anything But A Card
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes with Twist of Christmas

Christmas with My Besties

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week our twist is "CHRISTMAS". Our sponsor the month of December is My Besties.

I used an image from our sponsor (found here), colored it with Promarkers and fussy cut it. I placed the girl onto a die cut background made with a die from Poppy along with a stitched rectangular frame from Dienamics. The tree branches are made with a die from Marianne, I covered the branches with loose glitter and some sparkly enamel dots.

This card is also for these challenges:
My Besties Challenge - Christmas
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Time to decorate
Inspiration Destination - #63 Anything Goes

Christmas Chaos #5 Pick a Treat & Make it FUNNY

This is day 5 of a funfilled week with daily Christmas themed challenges over at Catch the Bug. You can win prizes - digis and Guest designer spots - by participating in one, some or all challenges this week - head over to Catch the Bug for more information.

Today is all about making it funny and chosing a "treat" as described in the challenge thread - I chose   "Homemade Holiday Chocolates": Use ONLY cardstock, no designer papers, Embossing & 2 Layers.
It's a very simple card, one layer of striped embossed paper and an image, both doodled with a black pen. One single button and string embellie. I think this image is so fun and easy to color, I used both Promarkers and a white gel pen.

This card is also for these challenges:
Christmas Card Challenges - Photo inspiration
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes with Twist of Christmas
Papertake Weekly - Fun
Allsorts - CAS

Christmas Chaos #4 Recipe and New Release

This is day 4 of a funfilled week with daily Christmas themed challenges over at Catch the Bug. You can win prizes - digis and Guest designer spots - by participating in one, some or all challenges this week - head over to Catch the Bug for more information.

All the Bugaboo DTs are showcaseing one of today's new releases, but all you'll have to do is to follow the recipe described in the image here.
I colored the sweet moose with Promarkers, added glitter glue to the ornaments and a coat of glossy accent. I fussy cut the image and made a background of trees and snowflakes, using a tree die from Marianne, a stitched square die from Dienamics and a Sizzix embossing folder. A DP (sorry, no clue of the brand) and a an embellie with sentiment from Prima. As my second embellie I chose string.


This card is also for these challenges:
If You Gave A Crafter A Cookie... - #33 Photo Inspiration
My Time to Craft - Christmas animals
Crafty Catz - #304 Let It Snow
Pattie's Creations - Any Christmas Creation with an image

Christmas Chaos #3 Colors

This is day 3 of a funfilled week with daily Christmas themed challenges over at Catch the Bug. You can win prizes - digis and Guest designer spots - by participating in one, some or all challenges this week - head over to Catch the Bug for more information.

Today we have a color scheme for you to play with. Since Monday is the day we normally show you our "Anything but a card" projects over at Catch the Bug I made a little gift bag, showcaseing two images - moose and deer - which I turned into a group and colored up with Promarkers. But you can make a card or any type of project you want to.

I made the snowy hills and trees using a die from Marianne, I added lots of glitter and machine stitched with white thread. Added white string and a wooden pin. 

This gift bag is also for these challenges:
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Christmas Gift
Try It On Tuesday - Bags & Boxes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Passion For Promarkers Challenge - #325 Christmas Tree

Christmas Chaos #2 - Sketch

This is day 2 of a funfilled week with daily Christmas themed challenges over at Catch the Bug. You can win prizes - digis and Guest designer spots - by participating in one, some or all challenges this week - head over to Catch the Bug for more information.

As it's Sunday we have a sketch for you to play with. I used the image AKV snowman - ski 2 - you can find it here in the Bugaboo store. The image is colored with Promarkers, I used ditress ink to make the sky and loose glitter for the snow. The panels are embossed using a Sizzix EF and I also added a die cut snowflake covered in glitter, made with a die from Marianne.
I machine stitched with white thread around the edges and used kraft and blue cardstock for the panels.

This card is also for these challenges:
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Embossing
Crafting for all Seasons - #115 Brrr It's Cold Outside
4 Crafty Chicks - #275 Winter
QKR Stampede - #168 Use Some Glitter

Christmas Chaos #1 - Here comes Santa

This is day 1 of a funfilled week with daily Christmas themed challenges over at Catch the Bug. You can win prizes - digis and Guest designer spots - by participating in one, some or all challenges this week - head over to Catch the Bug for more information.

For today we have the theme of SANTA. I chose to play with Santa Stocking Sack - you can find it here. I used my Promarkers and a white and silver gel pen to color him up and I used my snow pen on his beard.

I went for a rustic style, using a gingham patterned paper from Maja Design and one with Christmas sentiments in different languages from Panduro.
I cut the banner using stitched dies from Dienamics. I decorated the top part with a die cut pine branch with glitter, a silver bell, brown string and some red berries.

This card is also for these challenges:
Deep Ocean Challenge - #118 - Santa is Coming to Town
Fab 'n' Funky - #284 Santa Claus is Coming To Town
Inky Impressions - #278 Traditional Christmas Colors
Daring Cardmakers - Elemental Inspiration

Winter Theme with My Besties

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week our twist is "A WINTER THEME". Our sponsor the month of December is My Besties.

I used an image from our sponsor, colored it with Promarkers and added glitter.
The winter scene is made with a landscape die from CottageCutz, a lamp post from Memory Box and a fence from Marianne. And of course there is some frantage on the card too. DP from BoBunny.

This card is also for these challenges:
I love Promarkers - #297 Winter
Incy Wincy Designs - Winter Wonderland
A Snowflakes Promise - #11 Anything Goes Winter/Christmas
Creative Card Crew - #101 Cold outside

Christmas Feet

I'm here to share my DT card for the new "Stella Says Sketch" challenge over at Catch the Bug.

I kept it all very simple,  just embossing a row of snowflakes, using an EF that came free with a magazine, I believe it was last year. I very gently sponged a little with white ink to define them a bit better.
The DP was mounted onto panels of black cardstock and silver mirri card.
The image - Seasons greeting feet - was colored with my Promarkers. I added a bit of frantage and two black pearls.

This card is also for these challenges:
Cardz 4 Guyz - #98 - Fun In The Snow
Brown Sugar - #174 Use Pearls
Crafty Catz - #303 - Masculine

Mouse and Balloons

I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge over at Catch the Bug,  this week it's all about COLORS.

December is just around the corner, but I needed a birthday card for a teenaged boy, so I made a CAS card with a dymo sentiment and an image with plenty of balloons, colored with Promarkers. You can find the image in the Bugaboo store here. I used a black pen to draw a thin line around the edges. And for a bit of color I added die cut hearts made with a Lawn Fawn die. And that's about it.

This card is also for these challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More - #172 Make Your Mark
Digi Choosday Challenge - #47 - Winter Birthdays
Get Creative Challenges - Birthday
Without Words - Winter Birthday

For a boy's 7th birthday

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week it's ANYTHING GOES. Our sponsor the month of November is Ppinkydolls, but this time I used one of my rubber stamps (Bildmålarna), colored with Promarkers, as I needed to make a card for my nephew who will celebrate his 7th birthday this weekend.
As for the shape I went with a step design made of kraft paper.The first step was decorated with a rope embossed paper, a string with Dienamics die cuts attached to it and some die cut starfish and seashells made with a Memory Box die. The second step us decorated with die cut waves from Memory Box and some more starfish. Then the third step and panel has been designed to look like a horizon with boats. Here I used stitched oval dies and letters from Dienamics, as well as one from Memory Box for the number - it's hard to spot but it's there in the upper right corner. The card was no quickie, but lots of fun to make.

This card is also for these challenges:
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Pile It On - #96 Fancy Folds
Allsorts - At least 3 diecuts

Christmas Scene with a Wooden Reindeer

Some of you might know I love reindeer on Christmas cards. In general I struggle making cards inspired by photos, but with a reindeer on I had no problem at all:)

I have some wooden reindeer in my stash, and this one I gave a coat of bronze colored EP.

The winter village was stamped and heat embossed, no coloring, but lots of loose glitter added to it.

I used craft foam to cut the Memory Box poinsettia corner, love the dimension it adds. Another die was used for the Christmas greeting in Norwegian. Paper from Maja Design.

No red, no green - quite unusal for me not using any traditional colors on a Christmas card - but lots of sparkle from the glitter - I even added some on th craft foam.



This card is for these challenges:
Inkspirational - Photo inspiration
Clear It Out - Theme: Holiday / Christmas Stash: Glitter
Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick (Technique - Glitter it up)
Crafting When We Can - #108 Don't forget the Animals
Rudolph Days Challenge - November

Music, CASE and dimension

I really liked the card to CASE over at TimeOut, so I wanted to give it a go. My first attempt turned out to be a sorry little number, I was going for one layer and it looked awful. But I persisted, being inspired by the layout and adding a bit more of "me" in the design all while keeping a simple look.

I quite like using non Christmas images for Christmas designs. This time I used a stamped and heat embossed trumpet sent to me by Monika. Sorry, but I don't know the brand. Twofers have the theme of music this fortnight, the only requirement is to use stamps (no digis) and follow the theme (music).

I made a frame for the trumpet using med Dienamics stitched oval dies. The holly was made using a stamp from Poppy Design, I colored it with Promarkers and added red pearls from my stash. I mounted it on foam, being inspired by the theme over at Addicted to CAS.

The musical notes panel is made with a small stamp from Prima, one I hadn't used before. The sentiment is die cut, meaning "Christmas greetings" in Norwegian.


This card is for these challenges:
TIME OUT Challenges - #43 Case
Twofers - #8 Music
Addicted to CAS - Dimension

Christmas Cupcake

I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge over at Catch the Bug,  this week we're playing BINGO. I chose the vertical row to the right - sentiment+lace+bling.

I used the image Christmas Cupcake - candycanes, colored with Promarkers and a white gel pen and decorated with glitter and glossy accent. I've used a color combo which is unusual for me, purple and red. I added lace, sequins and pearls as well as letter stickers for the sentiment. The banners are made with dies from Dienamics, the bow withone from Tim Holtz. Machine stitching with white thread around the edges.

This card is also for these challenges:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - #112 Anything Goes with a twist: Add some Purple
Our Crafty Corner - Anything Goes/Lace & Pearls
Aud Sentiments Challenge - #145 Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Winter birdies

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week the optional twist is THINGS WITH WINGS. I used an image from our sponsor this month, Ppinkydolls, colored up with Promarkers.

Since Christmas is sneaking up on us I decided to give this non-Christmas image a Christmasy look, so I added frantage for snow and punched pine branches. I framed the scene using a stitched frame die from Dienamics and decorated it with a bow made with a Tim Holtz die.The sentiment is a piece of fabric and I also added some cheesecloth.

This card is also for these challenges:
Inky Chicks - #59 - Christmas
Papertake Weekly - Let It Snow
Come and Get It - Winter Holiday
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Snowmen Family

Tuesday is new release day over at  Bugaboo and this is my DT card showcaseing one of Jodie's latest images. It's called 'Snowmen family'.

The image is colored using Promarkers. I added frantage and losse glitter for snow, as well as some sequins.

I cut the image using a Lawn Fawn die and attached it to a stamped postcard. The die cut sentiment is in Norwegian, the lamp post is made with a Memory Box die, heat embossed with silver EP. I attached it all to a black and white DP.

This card is also for these challenges:
Crafting with Dragonflies - Let it snow
Crafting By Designs - Frosty Snowman
Crafty Calendar - Sparkle, bling and embellish

Angel in white and gold

With Christmas quickly approaching I've got a Christmas card on the menu for today.

I used my angel stamp and a sentiment tag from LOTV.  I stamped the image onto vellum with gold EP, colored the stars with a gold gel pen and gave the angel a golden paper pieced dress.

The star die cut is covered with gold EP, I used a die from Marianne. 3 gold bling and a a star eyelet from my stash were also added.

The background is embossed with a Spellbinders EF, matted onto gold cardstock, and I added a little bit of white and gold frantage.

This card is for these challenges:
Twofers - #7 Things with Wings
Challenge Up Your Life - White and gold
Clear It Out - Theme: White + 1 Color Stash: your choice (bling)
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long -  Anything Goes

Pup sleep

I'm here to share my DT card for the new "Stella Says Sketch" challenge over at Catch the Bug.
I used the image pup sleep, colored it with Promarkers and fussy cut it.

I placed the image onto a die cut panel. The oval panel and border of kraft are made using dies from Dienamics, the grass with one from Lalaland.
Papers are from Pebbles, I the stamped a birthday sentiment in Norwegian which says something like "Big hugs and congratulations on your birthday".

This card is also for these challenges:
Daring Cardmakers - W, C5 – Cuddly Creatures
That Craft Place - Kraft
Creative Knockouts - #114 Include a Sentiment
Moving along with the Times - My Favourite Things (whiskers on kittens)

Birthday cupcake

Happy Friday! I'm here to show you my card featuring the Freebie Friday -  you can pick it up at no cost in the Bugaboo store.

The image is colored with Promarkers. I added glitter stickles to the whipped cream and frame, the cherry got a coat of glossy accent.

I used a one to me new embossing folder with a piece of silver cardstock, a paper border from Kaisercraft and silver sequins and pink ribbon from my stash.

Have a great weekend!

This card is also for these challenges:
Inkspirational - Anything goes with silver
I love Promarkers - #294 Food and Drink
Crafting for all Seasons - #114 Embossing
Get Creative Challenges - Birthday
Come and Get It - Lots of Sparkle

Skating

There's a new challenge over at  Outlawz Twisted Thursday,  and this week the optional twist is PAPER PIECING. I used an image from our sponsor this month, Ppinkydolls, colored up with Promarkers.
I stamped some houses onto DP, fussy cut them and paper pieced the windows and doors.
The ice is silver metallic tape. I framed the scene using stitched circle dies from Memory Box. The white panel is embossed with an EF from Tim Holtz. I stamped a Christmas greeting and added a die cut holly swirl, covered with white and gold frantage, and added 3 red pearls.

This card is also for these challenges:
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - Christmas  
Natalie and Amy's Challenge - #38 Winter Scenes
Card and Scrap - #106 Christmas
Christmas Card Challenges - #49 Anything Goes 

Cardinals

I was given this beautiful cardinal image by my blogfriend Monika of Creative with Monika (Thank you so much!) She has opened up an Etsy Shop with a friend who makes digital images. The shop is called JavaCardLineArt.

I have to admit I've never seen a cardinal IRL. I actually became aware of their existence in blogland. So I didn't know how to color them up, but with a little help from Google I found lots of images for guidance.
I used my Marianne window die and added lace I got from Mervi in the window, so that it looks like they're sitting outside peeping in. I punched a few branches and added loose glitter to them and to the window. The window is mounted onto a paper dry embossed with a folder from Darice. Papers from Maja Design. Christmas greeting in Norwegian and branches with red berries from my stash.

This card is also for these challenges:
The Glory of Christmas -  #71 Glitter and/orShine
Fab 'n' Funky - #280 Die Cuts and/or Punches
Inspiration Destination - #58 Always Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle - #162 Use Some Red