Friday Sketchers meets The Paper Shelter

Hi and hello! MI is back in blogging land! Today I have managed to get a card together for the Friday Sketchers challenge. Their sketchers are always so inspiring and get me some mojo back when it's on the run.

We have had a wonderful winterday here in Kalmar today with a few minus degrees and sunshine. I even took the kids for a walk. I have to pay for that later by taking pills that totally knocks me out but it was so good to be out for a while and enjoy the sunshine!

So the sketch looks like this and it's made by Jorunn. Isn't it great?

For this card I have used one of the sweet images from The Paper Shelter. It's one of the new digis in their shop. She is so sweet. Just had to use her. I have combine her with a sentiment from Lili Of the Valley. She is coloured with my copic markers this time. I dont have that many of those so it's much more easy to grab them and sit down infront of the TV to colour. And yes, I do most of my colouring there in the sofa while I'm listening to the TV. If I don't colour I write or cross stitch. Very seldom sitting down just to watch. Anyway, back to the card. I have used papers from Basic Grey, from the Kioshi pad 6*6. Have added a few bling stones from Prima and flowers and pearl heart from Wild Orchid Crafts. The ribbon used for the bow is also from WOC. I kind of skipped the rest of the ribbon and only used a bow. :)

Time to get ready for the Semi final in the handball's World Cup again. Sweden VC France. It will be an ugly game, just as always when we play them.

Take care for now and love n hugs

Marie

Challenges that this card joins:

Pals Paper Art - Bows

Paper Play Challenges - Layers

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

Fab n Funky - Use a digi

The sisterhood of Crafters - Anything goes

The result of not being able to sleep

Marie here again, tired and grumpy. The knee and my hands as well is killing me and nothing helps to take the pain away. So what to do? Up in the middle of the night and do some colouring to take my mind of the pain. So this is what I ended up with.

I had a clean up in the closet where I keep some of my stash and this is all left overs from old cards. The only thing they have in common is that all the designer papers are from Magnolia. Didn't know that I had so much of them! :) I hardly ever use them, cause I never seem to get a good card out from them. I'm not that thrilled over this one either exept the colouring. I decided to try to give the aquamarkers a new chance and suddenly everything came together. These markers will stay here, I thought of giving them away before this. The image is also from Magnolia, one of the cute little Pirate Tildas, never used her before. Used some mesh as a fishing new and a few buttons and charms for some catch. A little blue and white bakers twine, chandeler and some bling stones found laying around in the mess. This is what I came up with. It's way too much sun outside today, the snow gives a very strange light around here. I have to practise my photoskills to be able to take better pictures for this poor blog. :)

I have followed the sketch from Friday Sketchers looking like this

I am entering the card to these challenges
* Passion for Promarkers - Anything goes
* Friday Sketchers - The sketch
* Just Magnolia & Hanglar - Anything goes

So with this said, I think I go and take little time to rest infront of the TV. It's very calm around here today as the kids are back at kindergarten and Mats took them there. Way too far for me to walk when I have this pain. They have moved the kids to a dífferent KG during the holiday season, instead of  300 metres, I have to walk 1500 metres each way. No thank you! Next week back to normal again.

For now
love n' hugs,
Marie

Ps Don't forget, tomorrow it's time for the very first challenge over at Bearly Mine Challenges, do come and join us!

A card for Friday Sketchers

Ahh, finally back and it feels really good. Life kind of took over these last couple of weeks with Christmas and an ill cat that now looks like furry meatloaf. I would show you a picture of his head but then you would never visit this blog of mine again. He looks terrible the poor thing! It's first time his allergy hits him like this during the winter. Has always looked like a summer problem but no, not that lucky.

So for my card then, I have followed the wonderful sketch made by Claudia over at Friday sketchers. It's a lovely one and I will use it again that's for sure. So thanks a lot for that one Claudia. My Designer papers are from Bearly Mine which very soon will start the very new challenge blog. Please come and join us there. These DP are from the digi set Peach Delight. There will also be four new digis coming up in the store 2nd of January and let me tell you they are yummy!

My image is from Giordano and can be found at Joanna Sheens lovely store. I have many of those stamps but find them really hard to colour. Someone told me practise make perfect so that's what I do, and I do keep buying more of those cuties. :) These sweet little friends have I coloured with distress inks and it was stamped on Promarker heavy cartridge paper for Promarker pens. Flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and the charm is from Pagoni. The half pearls is made with a pearl maker pen.

So with all this said I wish you all the best for the new year. May it be filled with joy and happiness and as much crafting as you wish for!

Oh! I am very humble to see that I'm getting more and more followers. It means the world to me and I hope you keep poping by every now and then. Welcome to my little corner of the blogging world! You make this meaningful and give me inspiration to keep going with this. Thank you to each and every one of you. You rock!

Love n' hugs,
Marie

A couple of challenges

Here comes a card that I made last night. Unable to sleep I started to colour in this little darling from Kenny K's. This months freebee if I'm not misstaken. She is coloured with my grey pens, mostly warm grey. But then I remember the fabby tut over at Passion for Promarker where all kind of greys were used on the same image, different parts. Ahhha! So I tired that and loved the result of it. Pure joy going grey! To finish my card I have used one of Tim Holtz paper pads, Shabby Chic I believe this is.

A few challenges put this card into:

* Kenny K's - Think pink (my card is not totally pink, but it's there)
* Passion for Promarkers - Special challenge with bloghop (the little gal is coloured with promarkers) The new is the image and oldie is the paper pad.
* Friday Sketchers - as the sketch for the card comes from those lovely people.
* Inktegrity - Anythings goes

Hugs and everything nice and cosy,
Marie

Sunday and finally a new card to show...

Here comes a card that have taken me a whole week to get together. Sick kids makes it hard to finish anything. But now finally, and I even had a bit a luck with the weather. Got a little sunshine when I took the photo of the card, may be a little too much of it, but it's better than rain and clouds. :) Saw the weather report for the coming week and it is not looking to bright.

So this card is made with one of the new Magnolia Tilda's; Tilda needs a hug. Very sweet and adorable and fun to colour as well. For that I have used my trusted promarkers. What would I do without them? The tickets is made with a T.H die and stamped with whimsy sentiment stamps. Memento brown on purple cardstock. The designer papers are from Bearly Mine Design and the set is called "Christmas Sparkle". A new lovley digi set is on the way called Christmas Dreams. You will love it. Release day Friday 12th and there will also be a sale going on to celebrate Donna, the designer's birthday. Go over to the store and check it out for youself. Lots of wonderful papers to work with.

The card will be entered in the following challenges:

* Passion for Promarkers - Pearls, purple and lace

* I love promarkers - Snowflakes

* Friday sketchers -  the sketch of course

This is all from me for today. Take care every one and have a wonderful time. Happy crafting!

Hugs,

Marie

It's time again!

Time for another card to show off that is. Todays challenges is Bah! Humbug! with the theme of presents, and the sketch is from Friday Sketchers once again. I keep going with the X-mas cards as I love to make them. This one goes in blue, purple and grey and a little touch of silver to pop it up a little. I have no clue of where the papers are from. I have replaced the package somewhere and it refuses to show up. May be I have gosts here? ;) It might be Dovecraft...

The image is one of Lili of the Valleys wonderful Christmas stamps. So cute and sketchy looking. Love that look. Snow flakes made with create a flake from Spellbinders, half pearls from Bunny Zoe's as well is the "webby" ribbon. And some snow from flower soft (polar white). :) Sorry about the pic, it's almost imposible to get a good one in this darkness.

Enjoy your day and I hope it is a brighter one than here. Rain, rain, rain, dark, dark, dark...

All the best,
Marie

Passion for Promarkers meets Friday sketchers

At Passion for Promarkers this week you can choose from making a pink and white christmas card or a lilac and white one. I went for the first option as I have printed out a bunch of wonderful pink DP from Donna at Bearly Mine Design. I combinded this with the lovely sketch from Friday Sketchers this week. A real joy to work with. It has taken me the whole week to get this little card together after being totally knocked out from cold and meds for the joints. I'm on recovery now and it feels good.

The wonderful stamp is a digistamp from Inger Harding. Found it thanks to Lia in the Netherlands. Thanks for the tip Lia. They are all wonderful. Really greatful that these has come my way. I love the old fashion look of those ladies. Please check out Lias wonderful work, as well as Ingers blog.

This is it for me for today. Time to put the kids in the bath tub and then a storie and then hopefully they go to sleep fast. I need so rest! ;)

Hugs,
Marie

Some time for myself

It has been a wonderful day so far! The boys are at day care and I have been able to relax for the first time in ages! So lovely! I got into X-mas spirit again and used the simple sketch from Friday sketchers this week and combined it with DCD X-mas Club which has the them of poinsettia this week. First time in ages I've been able to play. The image is coloured with my not (so far) friendly Copic pens. The image is from LOTV. DP are from Dovecraft and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. I just replace the middle of them with golden pearls instead of the yellow middle they had.

Thanks for looking and a wonderful day!

Hugs,
Marie

It was a really long time since last...

Finally some time to make a card and blog it as well. I always think that it will lots more time with Mats is home to do things that I want to do = make cards. But it never turns out that way. Family has to come first as it only is four weeks per year we can spend together like this and in the evenings I'v had too much pain to do anything card related. I spend a little while every day helping my brother and his wife to be with their wedding stuff, at the moment that is placement cards for the dinner. I am not a very fast calligraphic writer any longer, but now when half is done I'm getting there! :)

So a card made over the last couple of weeks, a really slow progress on this one. The image is one of the new lovely stamps from Joanna Sheen with kittens and puppies. A very long time needed for me to colour this one in. DP are from Panduro, one of all the lovely Tilda pads. Flowers are from Prima and cardcraft candy in the middle mixed with some glitter glue in cotton candy. Half pearls from Bunny Zoe and the leafs are punched.

It's time to hit the basement and the placement cards again, and then another wedding project but I won't tell what it is, just in case someone that shouldn't see it drops by... :)

I enter my card to these challenges:
Friday sketchers - The sketch of course
Passion for promarkers - distressing
Papertake Weekly - Cutie Patootie

Take care everyone, I've missed you all and your sweet comments. They mean the world to me! Thanks!
Hugs,
Marie

My final card for today

My cards has kind of been stacked up, so I have a third and final card for today. It's Christmas time again and my image is from Sugarnellies at Funky Kits. I'v coloured her in different kinds of ink and distressed around all edges. Snowflakes is made by a woodware punch and they are also glimmer misted with old lace. I've cut pieces from a "lace" made MS punch, one of the deep ones. Decorated with tons of pearls from BunnyZoe's. DP are from DCWV. Wonderful green colour! :)

A bunch of challenges to enter with this card:
Friday Sketchers - The sketch
Stampavie and more - Anything goes
Everybody art challenge - Holiday
Fancy and Fussy - Christmas in July part 2
Winter wonderland - Tas was the night before X-mas
Christmas Stamping all year around - open challenge
Bah humbug! - For someone special

And this was all from me for today!

Hugs,
Marie

Friday sketchers and Bildmålarna

Have a card made with the cute images from Bildmålarna to share with you tonight. I combine it with the lovely sketch from Friday sketchers.

Bildmålarna has started a new challenge that is on the go each month from now. This time they want us to make a summer card with one of their images.

DP are freebees that has been laying around for ages. I kind of don't know if I like this card or not. It feels like something is missing. Guess I have to add it when I find out what it is. :) Or do another one which is probably the best solution. The little guy is coloured in inks. And flowers are from WOC and Prima, just as always. Dew drops from the local flower shop.

Have a lovely eve,
hugs,
Marie

Another one

Back after my training at the gym and I thought that I should do another card blogging as I have one laying around just waiting to be published. :)

This one is for the Friday Sketchers. Hope me slightly changing the LO is OK. I needed the ribbon to go all the way down on the card as my image is so big.

The image is also this from Prairie Fairy called "Barrel". This one is also coloured with my promarkers and it was such a joy to colour in. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft and the little heart from Scraplagret and pearl string from stämpelgården. DP are Basic Grey "Going green" or something like that. There is also a few prima flowers under the cherry blossoms.

Time to hit the shower and relax for a bit before it's time to pick up the boys.

Have the most wonderful day!

Hugs,

Marie

Friday sketchers 103

Finally blogger is up and working again. Huge problems last night. So now I hurry to get my cards in here before it crashes again. This weeks sketch is a real treat to work with and I really enjoyed it a lot.

The sketch for you to follow looks like this. The sketch is made by Friday sketchers' Jeanette. A really lovely sketch to work with.

For my card I've used a Mimosa image from the new club kit from Bildmålarna. A real sweetie isn't she? She is coloured with different ink refills. Flowers from Wildorchid crafts. DP from Panduro and pearls from BunnyZoe's

It shows that it's Monday morning. Really tired today as well are the kids. Took a while to get them to day care today but now they are there and probably have a blast. So far the sun is shining and more than one of the neighbours are out cutting the grass. Then I have to stay in 'cause I'm allergic to it. Summer time will be long if the grass keeps growing this fast. :)

Hugs,

Marie

Friday sketchers 102

This week at Friday sketchers there is a fabby sketch made my Tanja. A real keeper thats for sure.

I made a card using a Tilda image that I coloured a while back together with more Tilda DP from Panduro in a kind of shabby chick theme. Flowers from Wild orchid crafts and prima. Halfpearls from Bunny Zoe and some glitter glue to top it all off.

Time for breakfast, finally. Let's first see if Mr Linky and all of that is working again since it havn't during this morning. Would be nice to be be able to enter the challenge as well...

Take care and hugs,

Marie

Friday sketchers week 101

Here we go again! A little time to enter Friday Sketchers for the first time in a while. Finished with the wedding invitations and now free to make my own cards again. Great!

The sketch looks like this. I didn't know how to deal with it but it came together nicely and easy. Thanks for that! :)

For my card I've used a Sarah Kay image from the new line and coloured her with distress inks. Decided not to colour the back ground and only coloured the girl for once. Have used flowers from prima (Shabby chick) and roses from Wild Orchid Crafts, rose buds from Storytellers. Hat pins are also from WOC. DP are from Tilda classic range from Panduro.

So now we're off for a walk as it finally has stopped to rain in my part of the world. Two days of autumn weather is almost coming to an end I hope.

Take care and hugs,

Marie

Friday Sketchers week 96

Happy Easter! Have been on tour today with all of my boys. They wanted to go by bus in to the city and so we did. Visited the "Golden M" as well, but I think that they rather would have gone to the toy store. More fun there. It's a real spring day here in Kalmar today, sun is shining and the wind is cold, but not as it was the other day.

I spent last night making a card for Friday Sketchers Challenge. This week's sketch is made by Tanja and it looks like this and it was really nice to work with. Thanks for that!

For my card I've used a Sarah Kay image that I don't remember the name of, but really cute of course. :)

She is coloured with distress inks from TH in different kind of blues. I've paired her up with Basic grays Wisteria Lane collection. Some blue pearl maker is used, as well as a few dew drops. Flower from Prima, and cherrie blossoms from Wild orchid Crafts and so is the hat pin. The leafy things is made with a die from Marianne Design. The cat charm is from Landstoken.se. Some stickles from Rangers in colour of platium as my fave card maker does them.

Well, Philip is really angry at the moment so I better go and see if I can make him a little happier. He fell a sleep on  the bus and didn't like that he has missed out of the ride. Two year olds, terrible two has gotten a new meaning with him...Luck for us he get older every day. - smile -

Happy Easter!

Hugs,

Marie

Friday sketchers week 95

Hello again!
Another card made and finished. Have had the image laying around for ages. Coloured and done. Think I've coloured this one with inkadinks, or maybe the normal refills from TH. Don't recall anymore. Seems to be one or two problems with blogger today, so I hope that I will be able to get my pictures in here before it's too late to take part in the challenge. Tomorrow it's Friday again. It goes so fast.

The sketch for this week at Friday Sketchers

The image I've used is from Bildmålarna.se, coloured with inks, flowers from prima, cardcandy from cardcrafts, and old papermania paper pad is used for DP. Some "dew drops" and ribbon from Bunny Zoe is also used. Sentiment written by my parters old Dymo laber. And I think that's all I've used for this card.

Wish you all the best for the Easter!

Hugs,

Marie

Friday sketchers week 94

Hi and hello! A grey and dull day but all the snow is finally melting away. Slowly, slowly. Wonderful! Have been waiting a long time for that now. I missed last weeks challenge at Friday Sketchers so I thought that I start this weekend with FS. Well, I actually made a card for last weeks challenge but blogger wouldn't put my stuff out there in the blogging world, so I save that to another day. :)

This week however I hope my card will be able to show. Hey! I am able to write so the picture shouldn't be any problem right? This is way more than I manage to write last week. -lol-

The sketch looks like this and is made by Claudia.

Here comes my card

For this card I've used Magnolia's Tingla as the card is for a Christening. Flowers from Prima, Wild Orchid craf and Stämpelgården. The little hearts are from Pagoni.se. DP are Pink Parafit from Forever Friends range. Pearls from Bunny Zoe.

Now we're going out the whole family to get some air and get away from home for a little while. Wish you all a very good day!

Hugs,

Marie

Friday Sketchers week 92

Hi out there in the blog world!
I hope that you're having a way much better day than I am, and it's only 09,30. It's totally crazy and the olders son has tummy flue for the third  day. And of cours Mats is working the weekend as well. I'm so tired! Were only sleeping three hours last night and my mood and temper today is horrable! Thought I would blog this card and see if I can calm down a little. I feel like I'm drowning at the moment, not a very good feeling.

Well then, card time! In the middle of all this mess that is over here at the moment I managed to make a card last night for the Friday Sketch challenge. Never think I've been this early. :) I have three busy weeks coming up with lots of different kind of work outs all day long at the hospital, so I guess I won't be making many cards the coming weeks.

The sketch made by Claudia...

For the card I've used Mimosa from Bildmålarna.se, tons of pearls from both Bunny Zoe and Skaparlusten. Flowers are from Prima and Stämpelgården, and so are the rose buds. Paper string from Prickiform, the MS heart is from Tracy at dies to die for, just coloured it in with a pink promarker pen. Leafs are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Mimosa is coloured with distress inks. DP is from Panduro and the brown "wellie paper" came with a gift to one of my sons. Reusing today. Loved the effect with that harsh and kind of rough look with the more girly pink. The sentiment is die cutted with a tiny alpha from Sizzix, Neon Mini I think it's called. It says "happy birthday" in Swedish. A good amount of glitter is also used on the card. It was snowing a lot last night and I kind of got hit the X-mas spirit again. Crazy I know but it's over now. :) Gold glitter is from Panduro and cotton candy from Rangers.

The card made by MI...

Well, guess I have to go and take care of the kids even if I feel like running away from home at the moment.
Take care every one and have a good day!

Hugs,
Marie

Passion for promarkers week 40 + Friday sketchers 91

Hi and hello in the sunshine!
Almost a little tiny bit of spring feeling going on here today. The snow is melting and the sky is blue for the first time for ages. Love that! :)

Todays card is for Passion for Promarkers and the theme is Back to nature and any colours will do as long as you follow the theme. I also entering the card to FS as I have used their lovely sketch. The sketch is from Friday Sketchers and looks like this.

I've used a paper stack from  DCWV, think they call it "Masculin". Anyway it's nice brown, blue and green colours in the patterns and that's just what I need for this card. I've used a stamp from Lili of the Valley for the first time, and it was so much fun to colour. Have to buy a couple more of those. Saw they had "Tomas the cat" coming up and since I live and breath cats, he needs to move in with me, don't he? :) This little fellow is fishing so I thought he is really in nature. I've used to sketch from Friday sketchers this week. Have used a couple of flowers from my stash, a few fish charms and some bronze coloured half pearls from Bunny Zoe. Enjoy!

Hugs,
Marie