Vintage toddler

Over at Outlawz Twisted Thursday we have a new challenge for you and this week's optional twist is to make a card with BABIES/TODDLERS.

I used an image from our sponsor for January -  Stitchy Bear Designs.
I colored her in shades of grey using Promarkers and fussy cut her. I attached to a kraft background which I embossed using an embossing folder from Tiddly Inks that came free with a magazine just recently. I added some white ink on top of the pattern and on the edges to give it a bit of an aged and softer look. I gave the oval with embossed sentiment the same treatment. I made a scene using a fence die from Marianne, heart swirls from Magnolia and some punched butterflies. Machine stitching around the edges.


This card is also for:
Make My Monday - Stitching
Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute + Kraft
Shopping Our Stash - #235 - Use 3 of something (punched butterflies) , 2 of something (heart swirls), 1 of something (image)

How many candles!?

This the fifth day of a week long event over at Catch the Bug - Bugaboo is celebrating its 6th birthday! For day 5 we have a simple challenge - make a humorous zoo or jungle themed project.

I picked inspiration from the sketch over at Sketch Saturday and I embossed and tried to follow the color scheme from the photo over at HoC.

The elepehant is colored with Promarkers and I added glitter to the balloon. The sentimenmt was part of a set that came free with a magazine years ago. I love washis but find it hard to use them, but I included two strips of different ones here as well as ribbon. I machine stitched around the edges.


This card is for these challenges:
Sketch Saturday - Sketch #395
House of Cards - Embossing and/or Color Inspiration*
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes 

Silhouette woman

I was asked if if I wanted to be a Guest Designer over at Try it on Tuesday and of course I said yes! The theme is SILHOUETTES and I thought this was the perfect occasion for using a NBUS stamp that I've had in my stash for some time, it was a freebie that came with a magazine.

I heat embossed with black EP onto a DP and added lots of liquid pearls to the hair. A ribbon and lace border was added to the bottom part along with lots of flowers from Prima, I added silver glitter and a bling to each. The swirl is made with a die from Marianne.

This card is also for:
A Gem of a Challenge - Female birthday
Allsorts - Girly and sparkly
Winter Wonderland - Glitter & Shine (glitter and gems on the flowers)

Explore your wild side

This the third day of a week long event over at Catch the Bug - Bugaboo is celebrating its 6th birthday! For day 3 we have a color scheme for you to play with.

I chose images from the Mini Set - Monkey Blocks, colored with Promarkers. I famed them with a photo film strip die cut, thinking of people taking pictures when going to zoos and on safaris. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps, I thought it suited the theme. The background is embossed. I added blue brusho and green DI, but much of the brusho part was covered up...

This card is also for:
Brown Sugar – #181 Movie Madness (Jungle Book)
Cute Card Thursday - #408 A Bit Of Fun (monkeys are fun and taking photos is fun)
Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

Happy birthday to ewe

This the second day of a week long event over at Catch the Bug - Bugaboo is celebrating its 6th birthday! For day 2 we have a sketch for you to play with. It's amazing all the different versions there are using the one and same sketch so I look forward to seeing what YOU create using this one.

I chose an image called Make it Snappy - Birthday ewe. I started making my background using brushos for the first time, blue and purple. Then I chose two Promarkers, glitter and sequins that match those colors. Machine stitching around the edges.
I think this card will go to a teenaged or young adult boy.


This card is also for:
Seize The Birthday - Birthday + Clean & Simple

Sparkle N Sprinkle - Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Guyz - #102 - Happy Birthday

Wild thing you make my heart sing...

... is the theme of our first day of a week long event over at Catch the Bug - Bugaboo is celebrating its 6th birthday!
The image I used is Edward Valentine, colored with Promarkers, and I added a stamped birthday greeting cut with a stitched heart die from Memory Box.
Edward is my "wild thing" element and I added a die cut musical notes border, using a die from Memory Box I've had for a long time. The DP I got as as a calendar gift from my mum in December. Machine stitching around the edges.
Quite a lot of pink here - it seems I'm going through a pink phase each January, and the next 11 months you'll probably see none or very little...

This card is also for:
Simply Create Too - #100 It's Party Time
Creative Knockouts - #124 Card For A Child
Shopping Our Stash - #234 - Use Something New (paper)

Colorful

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.

I love bold colors, but I can't remember the last time I made such a colorful card. Probably because the whole last quarter of 2015 was dedicated to Christmas projects...

The image is colored with Promarkers to match those of the DP and I picked flowers in the same colors from Prima and Storyteller. The border around the edge I doodled with a black pen. I used a scalloped border die and a stitched oval one from Dienamics, the sentiment is from a Lawn Fawn set. 3 pearls from my stash.

This card is also for:
Crafting By Designs - Seeing Red
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything goes with Patterned Paper

Funky Florals

Over at Outlawz Twisted Thursday we have a new challenge for you and this week's optional twist is to make a card with your FAVORITE CARD SHAPE. Even though I don't make many, I actually don't know why, my fvaorite is circle chaped cards.

I used an image called Another funky floral from our sponsor for January -  Stitchy Bear Designs.

I colored the image using Promarkers and cut it using a stitched die from Lawn Fawn. Purple papers are from Maja Designs, I used a Spellbinder die I got from Mervi to make the lace circle. A flourish die cut was added (Die from Marianne), covered with gesso and a little glitter, along with purple flowers from my stash and butterflies from Storyteller. No sentiments as I want to have this card as an "any occasion"alternative.




This card is also for these challenges:
Sweet Stampin - Flowers
Tuesday Throwdown - #276 - Add Dimension
I love Promarkers - #300 Use Something New (image)

Thanks

I usually don't make many thank you cards - not because I'm not grateful, I usually get to thank in person. But this year I do need some. This is made for a person who works in a travel agency, hence the theme of my card.

The paper I received as part of a set I got as calendar gift from my mom. The plane is die cut using a die from Dienamics, the globe is a Tim Holtz one.
Stitching around the edges, the sentiment is stamped onto a die cut banner from Lawn Fawn.
A quick and easy card.

This card is also for these challenges:
Inkspirational - Thank you using something new (DP and plane)
Pile It On - Your First Inital (P - planes, planet)
Aud Sentiments Challenge - #146 Thank You Sentiment
Inspiration Destination - #67 Always Anything Goes

My first Christmas card in 2016

... includes a pair of robins, I received this stamp in December as a calendar gift from my mom.

I believe robins have more black in the facial region but I didn't want to cover up their cute faces, so a little bit of artistic freedom here...

I fussy cut the image and placed it onto a die cut branch and heart from Memory Box. I added glitter to the branch for snow, the stars are made with a stencil from Memory Box, gesso and I put glitter on top for an extra sparkle.

I used a Lawn Fawn sentiment to stamp directly onto the striped DP.

This card is also for these challenges:
Twofers - #11 Bird
Challenge Up Your Life - Stars and stripes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Red
Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes

Kiss a frog

There's a new challenge over at Catch the Bug, this week we're playing BINGO. I chose the row of Die cut+Stitching+Sentiment.
I very seldom make pink cards. But it seems I tend to start a new year using lots of it each year.
For today I chose a princess image I colored up long ago with my Promarkers. I fussy cut it and attached it to die cut frames made using Spellbinders dies. The sentiment is heat embossed with gold and I used another set of Spellbinder dies to cut it. The little flowers I got from my sister as part of a calendar gift in December and the glitter added to the crowns were one from my mum. Paper is Maja.

This card is also for:
Cute Card Thursday - #407 Hey What's New (flowers and glitter)
In The Pink - #85 Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More - #174 Photo Inspiration
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Animal or Pet

Welcome to the first challenge of 2016 over at Outlawz Twisted Thursday. This week's challenge is to make something with an ANIMAL/PET. I chose to use a silhouette image from our sponsor for January -  Stitchy Bear Designs.

I cut the image using a Spellbinders die and one to back the cardbase. I heat embossed the sentiment in silver across the image, I very much like how it looks IRL. I also added WOS and glitter glue, not so easy to capture in the photo though. 3 purple flowers in each corner just to add a little bit of color.

This card is also for these challenges:
Allsorts - What's new? (image and flowers)
Come and Get It - Something New (image and flowers)
Glitter n Sparkle - #169 Anything Goes

Beauty sleep

Happy New Year to all of you! I'm here to share my DT card for the new challenge over at Catch the Bug, and we'ere kicking off 2016 with an ANYTHING GOES challenge.

I decided to make an easel card, I don't do different folds very often, I could be lots more adventurous in my choice of card shapes...

I've used an image and sentiment from a set called Morning Troll, they're cut with stitched dies from Dienamics and the image is colored with Promarkers. I've also used a flower die I believe is from Diesire, it came free with a magazine a while back, and the leaves I made using heart dies from Memory Box. I also added a stamped sentiment, cut with Spellbinders dies.
Lace, ribbon, brads and bling from my stash.
My "new" element is the paper with hearts.

This card is also for these challenges:
ABC Challenge - Y is for Your Choice
Dies R Us Challenge - #40 Something New
Creative Corner - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - #66 Always Anything Goes

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