Fussy and fancy - Finally

Big, big apologizes to my teamies over at Winter Wonderland. Nothing has gone as planed this week. I have been writing an exam that I should have done next week and all illnesses before that. I ended up behind with some stuff, but before with my exam. :)

Well, to get my card done and not more late than I had to, I have used a precoloured image from Lili of the Valley and it's from one of their artsy pads. I have used designer papers from Pion design and has once again manage to use up some scraps with makes me happy. A little more space in the shelfs, just a little but still... Our theme over at the Winter Wonderland is Fussy and Fancy and for a while now you dont even have to make Christmas cards to join us.

I have made a flower cluster as I love my flowers but the cards gets bulky. However this is a part of an order I got a while back and for once there was something good with higher cost of sending mail. they increased the weight for the same stamp as well. 50 grams and now most of my cards can be sent with one stamp again. WooHoo! The flowers are from different manufactures like Magnolia, I am Roses and WOC. Some dies are used as well: spellbinders, joy and Joanna Sheen. A MS punch and tons of glitter too.

This sponsor part is from our challenge blog:

"This is the start of the few months of the year where you don't have to make a Christmas project to enter our challenge although you can make it a Christmas project if you want to. 

As this is our last challenge for 2014 it will last for 2 weeks and we have four great prizes on offer!  These are our great sponsors:

£10 Voucher from the The Hobby House

£10 Voucher from Wild Orchid

£10 Voucher for Crafter's Companion

3 Digi's from Crafty Sentiments Designs"

Well, sweet and short. Soccer practise soon and then off to IKEA to buy a few things. Then we're going iceskating as the kids did a brilliant job cleaning up their play room. Rewards is a good thing sometimes, then we have cookie baking on the agenda. We'll see how this goes. Luckly there is still a few days before Christmas Eve is here. Just need to get started on things and then we're on.

Take care everyone,

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Anything goes

Good morning and welcome to the last challenge of the year from the TPS team. We have a nice and easy challenge going for you this Holiday break of ours. The challenge starting today will last all way into January next year. The A-team will start the team off at January 7th. But until then you have about three weeks or so to join our "Anything goes" challenge. You can enter up to three times and one of your creations need to have a TPS product on them. Either image or designer papers. 

As always we have a gift voucher worth $30 up for grabs if you play with any TPS product. Playing with another brand gives you the chance of winning three (3) digis of your choice. Come on now crafters we know that you love these images and we would really like to see a few more of the Paper Shelter images.

Before I go on with this post I want to tell you who has won my "commenting" image. The lucky winner is Lucy Patric for her really sweet and personal comment. Thank you! Hope to see you play with us during the coming year as well. For more info, check out the TPS blog on how to claim your image. 

Do pop on over to the Paper Shelter blog and have a look at what my teamies has been up to. All designers is joining in for this challenge as well. Just to give you plenty of inspiration for the long break!

Many of my kids friends has their birthdays in the fall, so this is a card I made a while ago. Knowing that time is really limited during this time of the year, I made sure to make cards that I could pop into my dt-assignments. This is an image I really love and it's called My racing car. I have coloured with my Letraset Markers once again. They are so easy and fun to use but something has happend to the quality of them. Don't last as long as they used to, and sometimes way to much ink in them. Really dripping from the nib... What's going on?

Ok, back to the card...I wanted to use some warmer colours this time and went pretty much with the same colours as Veronica did when she coloured the image on her computer. Well, at least I took inspiration from there and from the cool designer papers I have used for the card. The checker dp is from Magnolia and I have bought tons of it. Always good on boys cards, then there is a paper pad called Hop Scotch from K and Company that I used for the more colourful parts of the card. I got some funky shadowing on the image as well as I have used 3-D foam dots to raise the image up a bit. 

The card was made for a friend of Philip from the soccer team. They are in the same school now as well but not the same class. I normally make soccer cards for the soccer players but this time I was in no mood for it. Can it have something to do with the fact that it was pooring down rain when I made the card? As always when it comes to cards for little boys I don't use much decorations. This time I settle for some stars and card candy. Also a sentiment is used for the card. I do love how all the colours came together in this card. Really lovely!

I hope that you will join us and I look forward to seeing you all in the New Year again!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Just a little more of that Christmas thing

Hello and good evening! I am normally writing my post in the morning but I do it back wards this time. I have a sugar nellie card to show today and since I will be sending it away really soon I thought I blog it before it find a new owner.

It's a DT call over at the sugar bowl, may be I should add my card there as it's one of my favorite stamp companies. I started off with their images when I began to blog my cards 5 years ago. Well, maybe I will, may be I won't take part. Have not decided yet...

But I can at least talk about my card, right? I have had this image coloured for a while now and it's done with distress inks and markers for a change. I normally go with my Letraset gang. And even if I have tons of Christmas papers to use for my cards I was in the mood for something else. So a big jump right into my box of left over cardstock. You know the bits and bobs that get left behind but now thrown away. That's what my card is made of this time. I used a few embossing plates to make the whole thing a bit more interesting.

Sorry about the photo, it's really dark and I don't have those fancy cameras or light to take a good picture. This had to do. :)

I have used a Marianne die for the "design circle" and the other stitched one is from MFT dies I think. Love that one too. The flowers is made with the die that came with the fancy circle and another Marianne design die. I have only added a few pearls in the middle of the flowers and ribbon for decoration. I a have also used a die from ROX stamps that says Merry Christmas in Swedish and that finish my card off.

Ok, better get to bed now as it's quite late and I have school tomorrow as well. Slowly getting closer to the end. WooHoo! Just a month and a half left now. Got expanded with one month but I can live with that.

Anyway, love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
Papertake Weekly - Paper play
Sugarbowl - dtcall
Sugarbowl - anything goes
Come and get it challenges - Merry Christmas
Corrosive challenges - Anything goes

Cards with gifts or gifts

Good morning to you all! It's time for a new challenge over at the Winter Wonderland and today we have the theme of gifts/presents. It can be something you made or a card with gifts on it. Nice and fun this close to the BIG day.

I took the chance to make a gift as I knew I had to make these little wellies when I saw the pattern and since I got a new little niece in October... I am sorry, but at the moment I can't remember from where I bought the pattern. As soon as I find it on my computer, I'll tell you where you can get yours. Don't you feel the urge to get a crochet needle and yarn out? LoL

I spent the weekend making these, got an inflammation in my shoulder, again. But it's so worth it. They are cute and I hope that she can use them. I made the size 3 - 6 months. Well, otherwise I have to make her another pair don't?

For once I even managed to get a fairly good photo of my project. I was planing to make a gift box for the shoes and add here as well, but I think I leave it like this. 

This week we are sponsored by Whiff of Joy and the prize is a Stamp of the Winner's choice. That's one great prize isn't it?

I leave you all with this and hope you come and play with us over at the Winter Wonderland. I am sure you have some fabby looking presents waiting for your special family and friends. 

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for these... shoes ;)

Christmas bingo

Hi there! It's time again for a new Christmas challenge and guess what? The theme is the same as over at Passion for Promarkers this time. We're playing BINGO!

This is the bingo board that we are using over at AUD sentiments. Remember that you have to use a sentiment on your creation as well. Otherwise, no prize to be won, ok?

I have made yet another card with Rudolph, or at least a rain deer on it. It's many of those this year! This version comes from our sponsor of the week and it's A DAY FOR DAISIES and my image is called Christmas bulbs. You find it here. It's kind of funky and Scandinavian at the same time. I like this one. It's a bit classy and fun at the same time. LoL

The image is coloured with my letraset markers, a gele pen and glitter glue. Nuts to go on the small bulbs with stickles but I couldn't help myself. You see, I have picked the right column with ribbon, bling and charms/trinkets. And to me glitter is bling as well, not only gemstones. But I have gemstones as well on my creation just to be safe with the bling part. LoL

I have used the paper pad Krafty Christmas once again. There is some lovely colours in this one. Never get bored of them. I have used plenty of layers on this card as you see. I like how they bring life to eachother. You hardly see my ribbon, but it's under the charms. The card looked unbalanced with only one charm, so two there is. I have also used a MFT die (I think) for the border and have layered that one as well. In the corners gem stones in red and well, on the nose as well. It's funny, I didn't use any flash taking this photo and even being out in the shadows taking the picture, the nose was shining. I took it as a sign... LoL As said I was nutsy enough to colour the bulbs with stickles in red and picked fence by T.H. They look a bit messy but kind of cool. I like how they turned out.

My sentiment is from Bildmålarna, Sweden, Sadly they have decided to close their doors. I will be missing them alot. I love the images and I love how fast and good their services has been. You will be grately missed and I hope you'll come back one day. In the mean time I have to play with the stamps I've got and I have added a few more to my collection the last week. There was some that I really wanted to have, needed to have...

Well, this is all from me for today. I need to rest my shoulder, a "lovely" inflammation is on there once again. So tired of that shoulder. Maybe they have them on sale after Christmas? LoL Tomorrow however I will be back again with a new project for Winter Wonderland. Stay tuned for that one. It's a bit different for me...

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
Crafters cafe - Christmas / Holiday season
A random fan - Christmas
Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes
TTCRD - Anything goes
Simon says - Bling it on
Fabnfunky- Christmas

Mega Christmas Bingo Challenge

Morning and welcome to my final post for the Passion for Promarkers, well for this year that is! We have a MEGA challenge up for you and it lasts for a month and the theme? Well, it's time to play BINGO! How fun is that? Really this is one of the best ways to make cards. You actually have to think a bit of what you're adding to your creation. 

I can't even think about how many Christmas stamps I've got both in rubber and digital ones. It's embarrassing. I always buy them with the great feeling of "WoW, you are going to make a great christmas card". But when it I feel lost and lack inspiration there is two or three I go back to and this is my favourite one. It's from the Paper Shelter and it's called "Are U ready my friend?" Isn't it a darling and fun one? It's the perfect image and I will keep using it until I stop making cards that's for sure. 

Of course it's coloured with my Letraset Markers and this time some white gelly pen as well. Rudolph needs his spots you know. I have used the paper pad "tis the season" from Trimcraft/Dove craft once again and yet again went from the Papertake Weekly Sketch library. The buttons are also from Dove Craft by the way, all for of them is the matching pieces to the paper pad. 

Hmm, maybe I should tell you that I have used the left column of the bingo board with the ribbon, die cut and buttons. And as always when I started this card, this is not what I have planed from the beginning. I have been in heavy pain the last week and is on really heavy meds at the moment so I had to make it more simple than I had planned to. However, I like my clean looking cards and this didn't turn out too bad. LoL The ribbon is by the way the sentiment running along the card. Swedish for "Merry Christmas"... The dies are made with a snow flake die from Magnolia Sweden, the winter kit, and the border die I can't remember who has made it. Sorry!

Well, anyway, this is a part of what Denise has to say on our challenge blog. I thought you might be interested in seeing what prizes we have up for you this really long on going challenge. The bingo board can be good to have as well. It's a nice and easy one. 

"Our theme for the Mega Christmas challenge is “bingo”.  You are welcome to make Christmas cards but as the challenge will still be running after the ‘BIG’ day you can of course make any type of creation as long as you use the bingo board.  As time is precious for our DT at this time of year we are limiting the number of entries you can make to just 3 for this month long challenge.  Please remember to be eligible for our prizes you must use your promarkers, flex markers, tria markers, metallic or aqua markers.

Here is the bingo board you must use for your creations (you can use any line horizontal, vertical or diagonal).  Please tell us which line you have used in your post:

So now for the exciting bit – the prizes!

Letraset are generously offering 4 lucky winners a 6 pack of promarkers (blending set)!

DigiStamp Boutique are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of a £10.00 voucher to spend in her store.

Bugaboo stamps are generously offering one lucky winner a $30.00 voucher to spend in their store.

Polkadoodles is offering one lucky winner 2 gorgeous digis called ‘Dollie Sleepyhead’ and ‘Dollie Trendsetter’.

Michele R Designs are offering one lucky winner a €10.00 voucher to spend in her store.

Little Claire Designs are offering one lucky winner a gorgeous stamp set called ‘changing birdhouse’.

A Day for Daisies is offering one lucky winner a $12.00 gift certificate to spend in their online store.

Crafty Sentiments Designs is offering one lucky winner 3 digis of their choice from their online store."

Ok, now I am back again! LoL Lots of info there isn't it? WoW! Wish I could take part in this challenge! So many great prizes to be won! I really want you to come along and play with us. And I am sure that you would love to win one of these fabby prizes!

Well, my friends. I will be back in the new year with more cards made for the Passion for Promarkers challenge blog. And I hope to see you there as well.

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
Bunny Zoe's - Buttons
A random fan - Christmas
Holly Jolly christmas - Anything goes
Party Time Tuesday - Anything goes
TTCRD - Anything goes
Tuesday  throwdown - Family Christmas (maybe stretching it a bit here, but I think I Rudolph and Santa are family)

Bloghop time!

We are celebrating our 4th birthday the coming two weeks over at the Paper Shelter. So please come and join us for some great prizes and some smashing inspiration on how to work with these wonderful images! It has been four years of joy being on this team. I've been here since the start with Shirley and we're still here both of us.

So if you are arriving from Vannessas blog you're right on track. This is the final stop until you swing back to the challenge blog. Well done! I know we're many on the team, but I hope you have enjoyed your time with each and every one of us.

This time you have the pleasure of seeing creations from both our parts of the team. As you will see both parts of the team for our following challenge as well. Please to leave a comment on my creation as it's your ticket to win a digi from the TPS store. The comment I like best will be the winner of this prize.

This is the order of the blog hop and your final destination is back on TPS blog where we have our normal challenge as well as a winner of a digi stamp for one winner. The theme of the challenge is "Celebrations!"

Shirley

Angela

Anna

Judith

Marianne

Suzie

Jan

Sandra

Nikki S

Patty Sue

Lena

Gail

Colette

Eva

Nikki A

Maria

Pat

Sam

Vannessa

Marie
The Paper Shelter

I have a card to show as well. I have used one of the new cute images called cosy winter Wishes. I couldn't decide what kind of card I was going to make, how typical is that when you can do pretty much what ever you want to? So I used an image that you can use both for Christmas and for any reason you like to. I made this into a winter birthday card. 

I have coloured with my normal Letraset markers and paired the image up with a Maja design pad called Vintage Frost Basics. Nice lovely colours that I used in my image as well. I have used tons of dies on this card; from Magnolia and from Joy! I used a heart stamped from Magnolia as well, I saw it used that way somewhere and thought it looked nice. And I needed something pink there to balance the card. The sign on the fence idea I got from the Christmas card I got from Lena here on the TPS team, Got an amazing Christmas card from her last year with this fabby idea. However my fence look a bit crocked, but it's bent a bit and then it's a bit down to the base layer. It's all in the camera lins it happens. LOL

I have used a charm, some bells, a few pink pearl swirls from Prima and tons of stickles in the colour of picked fence. Flowers are from WOC and from I am Roses. A piece of  corrugated cardboard is also used on the card. 

Well, both me and Philip is unwell again so I finsh this post here. I hope that you will join us over at the Paper Shelter this time for our celebrations and you will find all the info you need about the blog hop over there as well. 

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card