INK #229 - Something in your home

For our last challenge of 2020 at Inkspirational Nonni has chosen the theme - Something in your home.

This time of year there are many gnomes sitting around in my home, so I made this Christmas card for next year with papers from Maja Design.
I splattered some white paint onto the kraft background. I placed the topper onto a die cut holly wreath from Amy Design. The sentiment dies are Tim Holtz and Hero Arts.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful makes of my INK-teamies.  

This card is also for:
Always Fun Challenges - #194 CHRISTMAS
Winter Wonderland - ANYTHING CHRISTMAS GOES 

Holiday Chaos day 6 - Photo

Over at Catch the Bug we're in Christmas Chaos mode - we've prepared a week with daily challenges and lots of prizes to be won. The event stays open until January 2, 2021. This is a good opportunity to get those last minute Christmas projects made, or to get a head start on next year's.

For day 6 we have a photo. I made the background with blue inks and brusho. The image Chibi reindeer. I used a snowflake die from a Concord&9th set and the sentiment is made with a Hero Arts die.

This card is also for:
Christmas Craft Creations - Winter Blues
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #45 Anything Goes with a Critter

Holiday Chaos day 3 - Giftcard holder

Over at Catch the Bug we're in Christmas Chaos mode - we've prepared a week with daily challenges and lots of prizes to be won. The event stays open until January 2, 2021. This is a good opportunity to get those last minute Christmas projects made, or to get a head start on next year's.

For day 3 we have the "Anything but a card" theme. I made a gift card or money holder with the image sign it chibi reindeer. This image is perfect for adding a to and from message on the sign. Papers are from Maja Design.

This card is also for:
Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Gifts

Holiday Chaos day 2 - Sketch

Over at Catch the Bug we're in Christmas Chaos mode - we've prepared a week with daily challenges and lots of prizes to be won. The event stays open until January 2, 2021. This is a good opportunity to get those last minute Christmas projects made, or to get a head start on next year's.

For day 2 we have a sketch. I used images from Mini Set - Christmas Blocks, colored them with mainly red and blue Promarkers and chose freebie papers to match. A Christmas sentiment was stamped and fussy cut and I added 3 die cut snowflakes with pearls.

This card is also for:
I love Promarkers - #425 Anything Goes +option of Christmas
Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog - #29 Anything Goes

Holiday Chaos day 1 - Reindeer games

Over at Catch the Bug we're in Christmas Chaos mode - we've prepared a week with daily challenges and lots of prizes to be won. The event stays open until January 2, 2021. This is a good opportunity to get those last minute Christmas projects made, or to get a head start on next year's.

For day 1 the theme is "Reindeer Games" and I thought of leaping reindeers. So I fussy cut Snowflake Reindeer Silhouette and made a shaker card with lots of sparkly sequins and die cut a silver mirri frame.

This card is also for:
Try It On Tuesday - Christmas Sparkle
Krafty Chicks - #537 Christmas

Ink #228 - Snow

Have you had any snow yet in your part of the world? I love a winter landscape with lots of white snow, but it can easily take the form of "slush" and I certainly don´t want that.

For our challenge at Inkspirational the theme is snow.I used a snowflake die from a Concord&9th set. For the background I stamped with a script stamp and white ink on kraft, added a little splatter and white enamel dots. The sentiment is a Tim Holtz chipboard.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful makes of my INK-teamies.  

This card is also for:
Little Red Wagon - #579 Snow Day
ABC Christmas - Your Favorite Things (kraft and snowflake die and TH chipboard sentiment)

Ink #227 - Kitten photo

For our challenge at Inkspirational this fortnight we have a photo. And I had a difficult time chosing where to go with, not because the theme was tricky, but there are so many possibilities! Should I go with baubles/christmas ornaments? Snow? A cat? Finally I opted for an image with a present and lots of snowflakes.
The image is Stamping Bella. I die cut the bow, colored the image with Promarkers and used glitter glue for sparkle.
Please head over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful makes of my INK-teamies.  

This card is also for:
Cardz 4 Galz - #135 Cute Christmas
Sweet Stampers - #50 Christmas

Stella Says Sketch #819 - Baby boy

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug.
I needed a baby card, so I chose an image I think fitted nicely with the layout. A DP with spots and a sentiment for a boy and my card was ready.

This card is also for:
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - #139 Anything Goes

Ink #226 - Frame It

For our challenge at Inkspirational this fortnight Carol has chosen the theme - Frame It.
For my card I used a photo frame die from Lawn Fawn. The animals are made with a stamp set from Avery Elle, and I gave them paper pieced hats and scarf. Santa's sleigh and the tree stamps are from Lawn Fawn. The sentiment is a combination of Dymo and Tim Holtz die cut.
Please head over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful makes of my INK-teamies.  

This card is also for:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #44 Anything Goes with a Critter
Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Family and Friends
Sweet Stampers - #50 Christmas

 

Guest Designer at Twofer - challenge #33

I’m so happy to be invited as guest designer for Twofer Card Challenge #33, where the theme is STARS. I’ve made two cards for different occasions and with different designs, using the same star die.
I made a card fit for several occasions - "you're a star" card - as well as a New Year's card.

 

1) Youre' a star
For this card I made a background using brushos. I made a window and frame using star dies and added lots of sequins for a shaker design. I believ the fairy is a die from Marianne. I usually use the combinaion of red with gold and blue with silver, but for this card, for no particular reason, I used blue with gold for a change.

 

This card is also for:
Cardz 4 Galz - #134 Silver &/or Gold
The Library Challenge - How to Catch a Star

 

 

2) New Year
I do hope 2021 will be better than 2020, so I hope I plan on making a toast for the new year. A script sentiment used for the background, otherwise dies and sequins used, as well as frantage. The sentiment is made with dies from Concord&9th.

 
This card is also for:
Alphabet Challenge - P IS FOR PARTY
Crafty Catz - #526 ANYTHING GOES with OPTIONAL TWIST PARTY TIME

Ink #225 - Night

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time it's a word prompt - NIGHT.

After some failing attempts of creating a night sky I changed direction and went with a black and white theme, a mix of dies (sleig is Marianne, sentiment is Hero Arts and buildings are Memory Box) and created a scene with Santas's sleigh. The stars are stamped and I added frantage for snow.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful makes of my INK-teamies.

This card is also for:
ABC Christmas - U for Up in the Air/V for Vixen
The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - #82 Anything Christmas Goes

Catch the Bug photo challenge

Today starts a new challenge over at Catch the Bug. This time it's  a photo challenge. It's rare for me to make Halloween cards, but I think the colors suited one and I chose thos sweet Knobby knees witch, colored with Promarkers.
I used an orange Halloween themed paper with a little sparkle on for the background - this must be one of the oldest ones in my DP collection. Otherwise I used a die cut frame, Dymo sentiment (trick or treat in Norwegian), a sticker and a star brad.
This card is also for:
Cutie Pie Challenge - #152 TOO CUTE TOO SPOOK
Make My Monday - #133 ORANGE AS A DOMINANT COLOR
Crafty Calendar - Halloween

Sketch #817 with Autumn Deer

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug. I used Autumn Deer.

I used leftovers from two different DPs and an old cardboard border. The leaf with sentiment is die cut. The bacground is made with Distress Oxides and a leaf stamp from Concord&9th. 

This card is also for:
Moving along with the Times- #123 Animals and/or Birds
Shopping Our Stash - #431 - Happy Fall Y'all

Ink #224 Photo with witch

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time it's a photo challenge.
I found this witch at a fair, I couldn't resist getting her. She's from Lost Coast Design. I don't have many Halloween themed stamps and couldn't find a fitting sentiment, but I will be on the lookout for one. I was also onspired by the colors and layout of the photo, I used blue, orange and brown inks. I used a text stamp and leaf and greenery border stamps from Concord&9th.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see the wonderful makes of my INK-teamies.

This card is also for:
Try It On Tuesday - Halloween Time
Papercraft Challenges - #63 Autumn Colours

Cat blocks - birthday

Over at Catch the Bug, Thursday is 'Oldie but goodie' day and that's when we showcase some of the older Bugaboo images.

I used images from the mini set Cat blocks, colored with Promarkes in blue and grey tones. The other stamps used a re from Hero Arts and I added 3 enamel dots from my stash.

This card is also for:
I love Promarkers - #421 Anything Goes +option of Birthday

Hello Fall

Today starts a new challenge over at Catch the Bug. The theme is "Hello Fall".
I used an image from the set Mini Set - Leaf blocks, colored with Promarkers - I do love this set! The sentiment is made with dies from Concord&9th . I used golden ink for splatter and I added 3 enamel dots from my stash.

This card is also for:
Sweet Stampers - #48 Autumn or Halloween
My Time to Craft - #442 Autumnal Colors
Aud Sentiments Challenge - #261Fall/Halloween Sentiment

Sketch #816 with Gus Tidbits - Spontaneous

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug. I used Gus Tidbits - Spontaneous.
I decided on coloring the armchair black, just like my father's. And then I continued a black and grey theme with my choice of washi tapes and enamel dots. I colored the image with Promarkers. The sentiment is a fun birthday one in Norwegian.

This card is also for:
Everybody-Art-Challenge - #476 Monochrome
Alphabet Challenge - ANYTHING BEGINING WITH M (Man/masculine)

 

Ink #223 Angle It

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time it's Marlena who chose the theme: ANGLE IT.

This theme proved to be a challenge for me, which caught me by surprise. Apparantly I'm close to being obsessed keeping things straight and orderly. I looked through my previous cards and I couldn't find one that totally fits the theme. I used a leaf border stamp from Concord&9th and it's not placed straight, neither horizontally nor vertically. It's placed at an angle. If you look closely you will also see that the Season die cut is not straight either. Sentiment dies are from Concord&9th and the leaf dies are Lawn Fawn.

Please head over to the challenge blog to see what the my INK-teamies have made.

This card is also for:
Try It On Tuesday - Autumn Colors
Always Fun Challenges - #182 DIE CUTTING

                             

Autumn leaves

Today starts a new challenge over at Catch the Bug. It's a photo, I was inspired by the autumn colored leaves on the trees.

I used images from the set Mini Set - Leaf blocks, colored with Promarkers. The sentiment is made with dies from Concord&9th and Penny Black. I used golden ink for splatter and I also gently pushed the die cuts against the ink pad to get some gold on the sentiment as well. Finallay I added 3 enamel dots from my stash.

This card is also for:
Crafty Catz - #520 ANYTHING GOES/COLORS OF AUTUMN
Dream Valley Challenges - #233 MAKE IT DIGITAL (NO STAMPS ALLOWED)
Krafty Chicks - #526 All Occasions

Gnomes X 2

I have made two cards using the same gnome from Stamping Bella and the same basis layout - one for him and one for her. It's been a long time since I made something other than A2 size - these are square ones measuring 4x4 inches, practical for postage. All papers used are from Maja Design. The flowers and hat are paper pieced.

The masculine version is for: We Love Chocolate Baroque - September: Wings/Anything Goes

 

 

The feminine version is for: Allsorts - #589 My Lovely Garden

Sketch #815 with Gus Birthday - Old Fart

Today starts a new sketch challenge over at Catch the Bug. I used Gus Birthday - Old Fart.

I decided on using blue and green as my main colors, found a DP from Maja Design where I could use both the front and back, a blue and green paper for panneling and a dotted green ribbon.
I colored the image with Promarkers and a white gel pen. The sentiment is a fun birthday one in Norwegian. 

This card is also for:
Daring Cardmakers - MASCULINE MAKES

 

Ink #222 Day

We have a new challenge at Inkspirational and this time it's a word prompt: DAY. There are so many options, but I went with a card suitable for the occasion of an engagement, a wedding or anniversary, for a mature couple who would keep things rather on the simple side and not too formal.  

The pigs are made with clear stamps from an Aall & Create set. I gave them paper pieced clothings using scraps, and Mrs Pig also got enamel liquid pearls for her necklace.
The sentiment is from MFT. I used fun foam for the die cut heart background and red mirri card for the smaller one. 

Please head over to the challenge blog to see what the my INK-teamies have made.

This card is also for:
Freshly Made Sketches - #453 Sketch
C.R.A.F.T. - #569 Wedding/Anniversary
Try It On Tuesday - Use Your Scraps

 

Autumn and winter trees

Here are my two cards for the Twofer Card Challenge #31, where the theme is TREES.
For both cards I used a tree stamp which is part of a Hero Arts set. 

I made a "thinking of you" card and a Christmas card. 

 

 

 

Card #1:

For this card I used a freebie sentiment, all other stamps belong to the same Hero Arts set.

I used brown, orange, green and gold inks to create an autumnal scene. I used the gold ink with water to make splatter.

 

This card is also for:
Moving along with the Times - #122 Create A Scene
Crafty Gals Corner - #211 Fall colors

 

 

Card #2:

The layout is inspired by the sketch below. 

Allsorts celebrate their birthday and would like to see us use things we love - I've used frantage and my preferred sentiment combination, using my Dymo and a die.

The background is made with a stamp from Concord&9th' Seasonal borders stamp set along with purple inks from Altenew - the "Enchanted Garden" kit. All other stamps are from Hero Arts, as is the die cut "Christmas".

 

This card is also for:

CAS(E) This Sketch! - #389 Sketch
Allsorts - #589 Incorporate things you love