Summertime over at Passion for Markers

 Morning and hello!

Welcome back to my little corner of the blogging world. How are you all? Enjoying the warm weather or spending your time inside crafting? I am keeping myself in the basement where it's more chill. My fibro is no fan of the heat we have at this point. 

We have a new challenge for you today over at PFM. I have set the theme to

Summertime

And right now does it feel very fitting. This week do we want to see summer inspired creations from you all. Summer images, designer papers that get you thinking about the lovely time we have in front of us. 

We are sponsored by the lovely people over at Colour of love and they offer one lucky winner 3 digital images. Thank you for that!

For my card have I used an image from our sponsor called Rory Summer Flower Fantasy. You find it in Colour of loves store. I have coloured with my promarker and paired the image up with designer papers from Echo Park. It might be called Groovy summer or something like that. I love the retro summer colours in the paper pad. The happy colours make me smile!

I have decorated with some silk flowers and some nail art butterflies that I find very useful when I need to decorated a card. Some odd gemstones are also used for some extra bling for the summer creation I made. 

Now is it your time to create something with a summer feeling to it. I hope that you will play along with our challenge this week!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Mini Monday is here again!

Morning and hello!

Time for a new month and a new Monday. I have a huge collection of these mini cards and they keep my blog busy, which I love!

This card have I made with leftovers from bigger cards once again. There is some die cut trees that I have covered with glitter to show of some frost to my trees. A sweet little image with one of my sweet snowmen that I adore. The letters says Merry Christmas in Swedish. The glitter background is a Lawn Fawn designer paper with stars and snow in gold. Just love it.

This card will be sent to one of all my dear pen pals when that day comes. Great to be prepared!

Take care and do something that make you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

 

Christmas cheers and soon will the summer be here!

 Morning and hello!

Here is a new Christmas creation with snow and everything. I have not got out from my Christmas bulb. It is fun to make Christmas cards even if the summer is around the corner. The image is from RAM, I don't remember what it's called but is a sweet image. 

The designer papers are from a freebee from a very old scrapbook magazine. I believe that it's a digital paper pad made from a company that produce digital paper pads. I can't remember the company's name at the moment. 

I have decorated with some die cut flowers, trees with snow on them, some snowflakes and gemstones to that.

Hope you have enjoyed what you see and find some inspiration from this little creation.

Love n hugs

Marie

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Mini Monday with a snowball war

Hi and hello!

Here comes yet another mini card with Christmas theme, or at least winter theme. The stamps are from Lawn Fawn and they images is leftovers from cards I made a couple of years ago. It's great to be able to use up saved stuff that you have not been able to throw away. 

This one have I made a sky with some ordinary cardstock. I have use both an white gel pen, some die cut snowflakes and some gemstones to that. I have also used a peal cardstock at the bottom of the card. 

Take care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Just for fun with happy colours!

Morning and hello!

Hi there! I have been playing with this lovely sponsor image that I used for a challenge over at Passion for markers earlier this year. I had fun colouring it and wanted to use the image again. 

 I have been using an old paper pad from First Edition, but I don't have the front of the paper pad anymore and don't remember the name of it. The flowers are made of fabric and I have used some nail art butterflies as details for my card. 

It was fun to create this and have some happy time with colours and markers!

Thanks for watching!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Anything goes over at Passion for Markers

Morning and hello!

Hi there! It's time for a anniversary over at Passion for Markers and our theme for the week is

Anything goes

A lovely and nice theme for a challenge like this. I will add all our sponsors for this challenge later. It's a long list!

For my card then. I have played with my new stamps from hÄnglar and Wings, it's called Konstnärer and is a set from the pre summer kit. I love this stamp set! It's fun and charming and even more fun was that I had a paper pad that matched the images very well as it has a crafting theme. 

I have coloured with my Promarkers and matched my colouring with the paper pads. I have fuzzy cut some elements from the stamp set; the colour tubes, the brush and the color palette. The sentiment is also from the stamp set.

I have added some pearls as details and to match the black cardstock I have used to give a bold contrast and detail to match the patterned papers. I love how this turned out! The black to the bright colours and it makes me smile.

Now bring out your crafty stash and start creating for our celebration challenge! Plenty of chances to win some lovely prizes. Look forward to come and visit your blogs!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Mini Monday once again

Morning and hello!

Here I am again! Have used some Maja Design designer papers and card topper as well. A nice and easy way to get creative when you don't feel like colouring or just want to play with paper and glue.

 This designer papers are from the latest Maja Design paper pad for Christmas. Sorry doesn't remember the name at this point. However, it is really sweet santas in the paper pad. The sentiment is made with some die cut letters. Some nuvo drops is used in the corners of the card with some sparkle in them.

Love n hugs

Marie

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Christmas cheers in May

Morning and hello!

I am back with a new creation with Christmas card again. This one have I made with some new leftovers that I found laying around. This is an image that I have gotten from hÄnglar and Wings. It's a favourite image of mine and I can colour it over and over again. 

The designer papers are from Dove craft and Magnolia if I remember correctly. Sometimes does it work to mix brands, other times not at all. I am happy every time it works out. The sentiment is also from hÄnglar and Wings. Some die cut snowflakes are also used to decorate my card.

Do something that make you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Masculine over at Passion for Markers

Morning and hello!

Hi there! It's Tuesday again and we have a new challenge up for you to play along with. Our theme is set to 

Masculine

Our sponsor is Dr Digis house of Stamps that offers one lucky winner one digital stamp of winner's choice. Thank you for that!

For my card today have I used an image called Dunderton Abroad. A fun and charming image that makes me smile. I have coloured with Copics and Promarkers. A little mix of the markers as I can't find a good skin tone mix in my collection of copics. and I am kind of lazy when it comes to try them out. :)

I have been in my stash and dug around and found an old My Minds Eye paper pad that I haven't used in years. The colours are amazing in this pad but I have had trouble getting balanced designs with them. Therefore am I happy when I get a card together here and there. 

My stars are made in cork and are also from way back, found these in my stash as well. I am trying to use up some of my old stash but it is a forever project that I probably won't be able to finish. But I can always try, right?

 I hope you take some time to play along with us and I look forward to come and visit your blogs. 

Take care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Mini Monday in May

Morning friends!

I have a few more mini cards ready to show. This is another one I have used some leftovers from a couple of years ago. Feels great to be able to use up stuff that is already prepared for a creation.

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 I don't use a lot of distress inks or oxide inks but this background have I used my inks for. I have even used a stencil for the stars and snow storm in silver. Love this card with all it's colours!

Take care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Playing around with some stamps and markers

Morning and hello!

Hi there! I have had fun again with some digital stamps and designer papers from Maja Design. These papers are from last years spring paper pad from Maja Design. I think it's called Spring time or something like that. Tons of pretty pink and fluffy blue colours. What's not to love?

The image is from Lili of the Valley and I love the clean charming look of the image. I have made this card with a sketch from Bev Rochester's challenge from way back in the days when I started my blog and card making journey. 

I have used some rhinestones to the flower centers and pearls on my die cut border. Some rolled flowers are made with dies from my stash. There is also a polka dot ribbon used and tied as a bow. A fun and spring felt creation made by me when I wasn't able to sleep once again!

Take care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Mini Monday

Morning and hello!

I know, it's the beginning of May but I am in the middle of my Christmas creations for my pen pals. Once again have I used some images that was left from earlier creations. 

This time have I mixed gold and silver. The background is a Lawn Fawn designer paper, and the ground is made with some leftovers from when I have die cut ovals in the same paper. Perfect! Two dies in one move. 

Use your old stuff and create something new!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Christmas time again!

Morning and hello!

Hi, hello! We have the last day of April and that means another Christmas card from me. This time is the card made with a super cute image from Di's Digital stamps. I love this little sweetie!

I have been able to use a couple of old designer papers that I have tons of from Dove Craft if I am not totally lost in my mind. A big die cut sentiment wishing Merry Christmas, a die cut frame from the image, a ribbon bow and some nuvo drops decorate the corners of the card. Loved making this and it was perfect for the newest family member. 

Wish you all the best and do take some time to do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs
Marie

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Heroes (real or fake) over at Passion for Markers

 Morning and hello!

Time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers. And this time do we have a special theme for you all. The theme is set to

 

Heroes, real or fake

This can be interpreted in more than one way. Please help us out and tell us who and why it's your hero.

Our sponsor this week is our dear friends over at Dies to die for. They offer one lucky winner a gift voucher worth £15. Thank you for that!

My project this week is not a card as it normally is, instead have I created a scrapbook page with details coloured with my promarkers. All the flowers, leaf and the letters on the page is coloured with my markers. The flowers are from two different sets from hÄnglar and Wings and I have paired them up together to add some details to my page.

 

The page shows my grandparents on my mum's side. This photo shows them on a day trip they did way back in the days. Both of them are gone since many years. My grandma was a home makers as many women was back in the days. My granddad worked for the swedish railways and his job is why I called this page secrete heros. During the WWII was Sweden known for its neutrality towards other countries. It might have been true but there was also plenty of people helping both sides of the war.

My granddad was a clever guy who used his work to transport and hide jews that needed help to survive. None knew what he was doing until they found a letter he had written to his family if something would have happened to him during this time. It was found when he passed away. There was many people helping out during these hard years and I am impressed by them all. They were true heroes!

It was fun to make this scrapbooking page and it gave me time to think about them both. I miss them alot, especially my granny that was my best friend.. I hope that I will find more photos of these to me special persons.

Time for you to create something for our hero challenge. Look forward to see what you all come up with for our challenge!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Another mini Monday

Morning everyone!

I have a small collection of cards made with my Lawn Fawn mices. My collection with them grows every year and I just love them. This card is one of the ones that I will send to my pen pals around the world. 

These small cards are perfect to use up smaller pieces that are leftovers from other creations. Love to use up as much as I can of my expensive paper pads. A bit cheap even? But they are too expensive not to use up, at least some of the pieces. 

Get some mini stamps and start play with them or print small versions of digital images and you will have some fun moments coming up. 

Take care and laugh every day!

Love n hugs

Marie

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This was fun to create!

Morning and hello!

Here comes a card made for a little baby boy that is the first of a new generation in the family. As it was a while since the Christening took place am I ok with show the card. I have used a stamp set from ? Yep, you guest it! From hÄnglar and Wings. It is really great as you can use it for both boys and girls. Love that!

Inside of the card also made with the stamp set from hÄnglar and Wings. The colours of the clothes is not as bad as it looks here on the photo. Tons of fuzzy cutting, lucky for me that there wasn't that many details on the images. 

Both insides with plenty of space to write what you like to write.

The designer papers are from Maja Design and I think that it's vintage baby or something like that from Maja Design. I have not used much of the paper collection before and have plenty of papers left to play with. I don't do much inside card decorations normally but at special moments do I put a little more details to my creations. 

It was kind of fun to make this creation, a bit special. Orion is the first in a coming generation of extended family that is growing fast.

Have a great week and stay creative!

Love n hugs,

Marie

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Mini Monday

Morning and hello my friends!

Yep, time for some more christmas inspiration for me. This time have i used some pieces from Maja Design. Both the image and the designer papers are from  Maja Design. 

All Maja Design paper pads have some cut out pieces that you can use to make cards with or use as decorations. The ones from the 6x6 paper pads are perfect to use for mini cards. Their back sides does often have a neutral colour that is also nice to use. All the designer paper pads have at least 3 pieces of each designer papers in the pads. As it is that many can you use one paper for card toppers and the rest for other creative purposes.

A piece of ribbon and some nuvo drops finish this little card. Hope you like it.

Do something that make you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Creativity makes life a little better!

Morning and hello!'

Hi there! I have had a day when I long for the fall of some reason. The first fire of the fall, warmth to relax and feel a bit stress free, 

I have used yet another one of my hÄnglar and Wings images. I have not remembered which set this one is from for. But it's probably one of the fall images. After all, he have both a cap and a scarf on. 

I did even found a paper pad from Echo park that have a fall / autumn theme. I love the rich colours. They make me feel warm and cozy. But before I can enjoy the autumn is there a spring and a summer to enjoy. 

Do something that make you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

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I wish you a merry Christmas

Morning and hello!

I am back with a new little creation to celebrate the coming Christmas! This image have I been playing with quite many times now. It's a free bee that I got when I bought hÄnglar and Wings christmas sets. I love this little sweet heart!

I have been colouring with my promarkers this time and it was fun to use some grey and red again. I am still looking for the matching colours in the copic world but have yet to find them, in the meantime do I play with my promarkers. Have yet to find a good skin combo as well. One day will I get there. 

The designer papers are from Maja Design, they are from an older paper pad that have lovely patterns on them. The God Jul die is from my stash and so are the paper flowers and the cute snowflake charm. I have tons of them to work with. Should really use more of them. Do you have things in your stash that you used to use all the time but now are forgotten? Charms are my oldie but goodie stuff and I should use them more often. 

Have a good day and do take some time to do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

Spring colours over at Passion for Markers

Morning and hello!

Time for team 1 to spread some inspiration for this week's challenge, with the theme set to

Spring colours

Our sponsor this week is LeAnn's World who offer one lucky winner 2 digital images of winner's choice. Thank you for that!

As I was not able to create last week have I used another card that I had done but not shown, I have used a House Mouse image that I have coloured with my promarkers and some glitter markers as well.

I have paired the image up with some designer papers from Maja Design, Sweden. I have used a flower ribbon as well as a thin ribbon to that. I have also used a bunch of pearls, a boarder punch from Martha Stewart, some die cut leaves and some paper roses to that. 

Now do we want to see you spring coloured creations. We look forward to see what you create and don't forget to join us with our challenge this week.

Love n hugs

Marie

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New day, new week

Morning and hello!

A new week is here and I am ready to introduce a new mini card for you. This card is made with lots of stuff from Lawn Fawn, new and old stuff.

The card look a bit smooshy as the glue hadn't dried when I took the picture. It's not as bad IRL. I had fun making this little scenery and I am building a good stash with mini cards for the coming Christmas. It feels good as I start to send them out already in the beginning of November together with my letters. Need to start in time!

Have a good week!

Love n hugs

Marie

Time for Mini Monday again

Morning and hello!

Here is a new little creation that I have been playing with during a late night when my brain was busy analysing things that goes on in my poor life. Having a bunch of die cuts and small images ready to play with makes life a bit more fun. 

I need to keep my fingers busy when I am thinking, and small cards is a good way to keep them busy.

Have a good week! Take some time and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

Just for fun, again!

Morning and hello!

Hi there! I have been playing again, just because I love to keep my hands busy and relax when using them. 

Once again have I played with my hÄnglar and Wings images, this one is from the set called "Till småfåglarna". It's no longer possible to buy the set but it doesn't make it less cute, does it?

I have used some designer papers from Echo park if I remember correctly. It can be a mix of different paper pads. I have played with some flowers of different kinds, both paper and some plastic or false silk flowers. I have also added some butterflies that is nail art but works perfect for card making. A die from Py hobby is also used to say congratulations. Coloured the image have I done with Promarkers. 

It was fun to make the card and be creative again. I am trying to keep myself busy even when being in pain and this is one of the best way to keep my brain busy and make me feel a bit better when it comes to my pain filled body. 

Take care and do something that you really love!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Christmas cheers is here again!

Morning and hello!

You know that I love making Christmas cards and now have I been at it again. I have once again been playing with my fabby stamos from hÄnglar and Wings. Just can't help myself.

This little friend is from an older set that I love. It's fun to colour and relaxes me to play with images I know well. just like this one, a favourite in other words. 

 

 The designer papers are from either Echo Park or Simple Stories. I have mixed up some of my paper pads and lost the front of them but they work anyway, right? I have also been digging in my flower stash and used some paper roses and a ribbon. Some nuvo drops have also been used. A finishing touch with snowflakes spread around the card.

Hope you find some inspiration from my creation! 

Love n hugs

Marie

Dies and/or punches over at Passion for Markers

Morning and hello!

It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers. This week do we have our theme set to

Dies and / or Punches

A fun and easy challenge to play along with.

Our sponsor this week is RAM stamps. One lucky winner will have the chance to win a £10 voucher to spend in the store. 

Thank you for that!

I have managed to use an older image from RAMs cute images. I am sorry but I don't remember the name of it. But it is cute, isn't it? I have used my classic ovals and scalloped ovals from Spellbinders. An old punch from Fiskars for the border and a mix of different flower dies and leaf dies that I don't know the name of. 

Sorry about the photo. I have a new phone and have yet to figure it out. However, I did get a photo at least. I have used designer papers from Echo park and Carta Bella in big mix. It's leftover papers from a bunch of spring paper pads, that only have some papers and cut offs that I can use. They will go in the trash when my spring creations are done for this year. 

I love the rolled flowers. A new favourite of mine. Had some other little flower stuff that I have used from my stash, the love for little details and all that.

Have fun creating something that you can play along with our challenge with. Would be great to see what you create. We look forward to visit your blogs!

Love n hugs

Marie

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A little card for my pals

Morning and hello!

I have used a mix and match of left overs and some small pieces from a paper pad from Echo park. No colouring just glueing and mix and matching. 

Some nuvo drops and nothing more is used to create this card. Sometimes is the simple things just what you need to relax a bit and let the thoughts passing by in my little brain. It's a good way for me to relax and make it easier to sleep.

Take some time to be creative and have fun!

Love n hugs

Marie

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Christmas Cheers is here again

Morning and hello!

Time to show some christmas again. Once again have I used an image from hÄnglar and Wings. I love this little cutie and I have used it many times by now. 

I have coloured with promarkers and the designer papers from Echo Park. Some dies have been used to give some details on the card. The designer papers are filled with details and tons of colours. Hope you like it and find some inspiration from my creation. 

All the best!

Love n hugs

Marie

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For the love of creating!

Morning and hello!

Hope you are having a lovely week. I have spent some time in my studio playing with some markers and paper and this is the result of an hour of fun. I have played with my favourite stamp brand and paired it up with another Swedish brand, Maja Design. 

I believe that this paper pad from Maja Design is called Hygge or something like that. it's a paper pad with fairly much browns and some blues. I have fun making my own paper flowers and used some wooden stars. Have also used a die saying congratulations in swedish. I love the text dies that have a back drop which makes it possible to change the look of the sentiment. 

Time for me to play with a crochet hook and some yarn again. Take some time to do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

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