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

Challenges for this card

Check it out over at Passion for Markers

Morning and hello!

Hi! It's time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers. Today is it time for Team 1 to inspire you all and our theme this week is set to "Check it out!" It means that we want to see something check on your creation. Gingham, check pattern etc. That's what we want to see.

 

Our lovely sponsor this week is the lovely people over at Lili of the Valley. They offer one lucky winner 4 digis of winners choice. Thank you for that!

My card then. I have used the Sweetpea digital stamp that I love. I have coloured with my promarkers and took a dive into my huge stash of Magnolia designer papers and came up with this.

 Now my checks isn't that clear as I managed to put my panel with checks on it way too high up on the card. It's the lower panel with lilac. There is also checks on the little bow on my card. I had fun colouring this image and I love how muted the colours are and how they match the designer papers. I hope that you all find some inspiration from my creation and that you will take some time and play along with us over at PFM.

Take good care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

A card just for the fun of it

Morning and hello!

I decided to pop back again and show off a card of mine. I make so many more cards than show up here, just because I am too lazy to blog them. At least I have taken some photographs of some of them to be able to share when I don't have so much going on here. 

This is an image from Lili of the Valley that I have had for a very long time and from time to time I dig it out and colour it up again. It's a good image for everyone to make a happy birthday or celebration card with. 

I have actually managed to use the same paper pad for this card as I did for the card I posted earlier this week. From Echo Park and the Spring time pad. I have coloured the image with distress inks and made a few pin wheels for decorations. In the middle have I used the same type of enamel dots as the last card but from another pack. This one has some glitter on the dots and stars. 

Anyway, thanks for dropping by. It was good to see you around and pay me a visit. Do leave a little foot print and I be sure to pop by to visit you as well. 

Take care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

TTCRD - Anything goes

A new card

Hi and hello! I am finally here again. After being knocked out by a new cold I have finally managed to get myself out of bed and if not running, at least functioning again even if I am really tired. I thought that I should take the chance of showing a card that I made last year but hasn't been blogged yet for some reason. There was a period in November/December when we had tons of birthday both in the closest family and within the kids circle of friends. And it all the Christmas cards the cards I made in between got kind of lost. But I still do have Christmas cards that hasn't been shown yet. Be warned, they might show up in the middle of the summer. LoL

Anyway, over at one of our big museums here in Kalmar, well to be honest, our only big museum they have exhibition about pirates from past to present. And as my kids are in the ages soon to be 5 and just turned 6 they love everything about this theme. And the clever museum let you rent the place for parties. So many parties over at the museum and then you need to have a proper pirate card to give away, right? Yepp, that's what my boys thinks too and this is the first of the cards of that theme.

I don't remember from where the designer papers are, but it is a Halloween pack, perfect for pirate cards in a different colour scheme. The second one made has been done in more classic red, blue and whites. As it is a boys card it's not too many embellishments on it but there is a lovely fitting charm, some scrapper's floss that I bought tons of in strange colours, I just know it would come in handy one day. LoL. Also a few black pearls are added. 

The image is from Lili of the Valley and is so cute. The LOTV images are wonderful with their boys images. I just love them. :) The pirate and his little four legged friend is coloured with my normal Letraset family.

Crafty Hugs,

Marie

Challenges for this card

Card Crafters Circle - Challenge 58, layers

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything goes

I love Promarkers - Layer it up

Long time no seen

Has had a lovely visit from a friend last week, and on top of that both my boys got sick. So nothing much has been done here lately. However, I found a card that I have not put up here yet, so I thought why not?

It's a very clean and simple card. This will probably go over sea when it's time to send out this years X-mas cards, and as I have around 30 pen pals around the world it would be too expensive to decorate them too much. The postage is way too expensive in this country. LoL Money that I could spend of crafting goodies. :) The image is from LOTV and the designer papers are from Bearly Mine Designs; Christmas Swirls. Have just used a metallic "ribbon" in the shape of snow flakes and some flat pearls. The little Christmas buddy is coloured with the letraset family and some polycroms. I enter this card to the challenge over at LOVT where the theme is Creature Comforts.

Love  n hugs

Marie

Just made it!

Strange day today. Feels like I've got tons done and at the same time absolutly nothing. I have wanted to take part in the Passion for Promarkers challenge the whole week and I just managed to finish my card. The pic is a bit strange since it's dark around here now and my flash refuses to work... Oh well, hopefully you can see what it is at least. Thought I post it in the LOTV challenge as well with the theme of Button it! The theme over at PFP is Planes, trains and automobiles!

So I have used one of my dear LOTV images together with some DP from Basic grey that is perfect for transport cards. For embellishments, just a few die cut stars and a few buttons.

Enjoy the rest of the day!

Love n hugs
Marie

Another Christmas card

Here comes a new Christmas card from MI! Donna at Bearly Mine has a new wonderful digi set out now called Christmas Wishes. It's a lot of wonderful brown and blue papers, right up my alley. It's wonderful! If you didn't know it, you really need to go and get it. LoL

Well, I have a whole bunch of LOTV images that I have not had any chance to ink up yet, but yesterday was a good day for it. Took a new med and it kind of kept me awake half of the night, but it was good this time as I didn't feel the pain in my back. So this week over at LOTV Challenges the theme is Missing you, and I thought that this dear little image from last year says it all. A card or a letter to a beloved friend or family member, letting them know you are thinking of them.

Love n hugs

Marie

Have a wonderful afternoon!

Here comes a new Christmas card from me. I have used one of the wonderful new images from LOTV and that's good because I followed the sketch that is this weeks challenge over at their challenge blog. :)

The little darlings are coloured with promarkers and has got a touch of a stamp from Stempelglade as well. Love this stamp with the stains. My "God Jul" stamp is a no name stamp with distress ink. My designer papers are from Bearly Mine and is called Christmas Glee and Christmas Swirls. Two lovely new christmas sets from Bearly Mine. Flowers, metal and pins are as usual from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Now time for a really hot bath and then another soccer game that hopefully goes better than the last one that we lost. :(

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
Lili of the Valley - Sketch
Christmas Inspriations - Glitter

Bling it on at Bearly Mine's

Another two weeks has passed and it's time for a new challenge for you all over at Bearly Mine Challenges. This time it's really nice and easy as the theme is Bling it on!

For my card this time I made it really easy for me as my hands is on vacation. Well that how it feels anyway. Having trouble to get in touch with my left arm and hand but it's there, I can see it! LoL I used one of the lovely papers from the Christmas Frolics digi sets and I just needed this one as it looks as it has many different designs on it. Perfect! I combinded it with some red ribbon and a few die cuts to get the card a little lighter. I back the sweet Lenny on gold card and added some gemstones in his tree to really let it bling! A few flowers from Prima, Wild Orchid, Kort och gotd and I am roses. Some pearls from Bunny Zoe and I was done. Lenny also got a tiny bit of flower soft on his clothers. Nice and fluffy.

So very easy this week, but I still hope you can get some inspiration from it. Until next time, I look forward to see what you come up with over at the BMC challenges. Oh, by the way my lovely friend Lenny here is from the Stamp Fairy and he has a whole bunch of lovely friends as well. Check them all out over at the Stamp Fairy. This week as well we have lots of lovely prizes up for grabs. How about all of this?

 LOTV - $10 Gift Certificate

Bearly Mine Designs - 2 Digi Sets of the Winner's choice

Stamp Fairy - 2 digi's of the Winner's choice

The Paper Shelter - £15 Gift Certificate

Love n hugs
Marie

Another long night...

...and what do I do then? Oohh yes! Another card! This time I used one of the sooo adorable LOTV stamps. I love them all but the ones for the boys are my faves. This one is probably my all time fave and believe me when I say I have many of them. This little guy is coloured with aquamarkers from Letraset and paired up with papers from Dovecraft, tickets from T.H, string from Pagoni and so is the charm, netty thing is from BunnyZoe, dew drops from stash. Now of to the gym and work out, hopefully the knee will be better after that.

I thought I enter this card to the challenge over at LOTV which have the theme of fun and games! Guess what I and my friends used to do when I was a kid and lived on an island? LoL

Stay crafty!

Love n hugs
Marie

For Fun is doing Christmas

Good morning! Marie here again. It's time for a new challenge over at For Fun Challenges. This week we are doing Christmas again. I still have not found the Christmas spirit, may be not so strange as we have about 25 degrees outside and the sun is shining. :) So our theme is, if I'm unclear

Christmas

This week we are sponsored by the lovely Michell Perkett. Fun and funky images that is really great to colour in. My card for today is coming in pink and red. Yes I know, but it was not too bad I hope. :) I have combined the lovely bewinged friend with some dp from Bearly Mine (Christmas Sparkle). The post card stamp is from Lili Of the Valley and so is the other stamp in the corner. Flowers and metal from Wild Orchid Crafts. Stamps used around the image is from MME and C.I. Flower soft and dimond dust is also used as I feel it belongs to christmas.

So lets hope you join us this week. It's never wrong to start early with your Christmas cards. Can never have too many already done when December comes around the corner. You find all the info you need over at the For Fun Challenge blog, and also what our prize is this week.

I catch you all later today when it's time for a new challenge over at TPS as well.

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card

Sunday and the sky is pink and blue

It has been a lovely warm and nice day here in Kalmar today. Now the sun is setting and it's getting late. Have spent most of the day outside and are now both tired and a tiny bit sunburned. Maybe summer is on it's way? We had snow earlier this week so I'm not convinced yet. :) Since the weather has be great to day, just cold winds, did we take the kids to a farming school not too far from here and watched together with about 3000 other people when they let their cows out for the first time this season. Lots of fun! Oh boy! Cows are really big, especially when they come jumping and running towards you. Can't believe I wanted to have at least one before. To my defence, I just wanted a little red mountain cow, not a beast! LoL

Ok, I do actually have a card to show you as well. It shows a Lili of the Valley image that is coloured with my promarkers and some copics I believe. DP are from Bearly Mine. Took them out of the scrap box, so I can't really remember from which set they are. Sorry Donna, you have created so many now, it takes forever to find out. :) Roses and hearts are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the pearl string from Stämpelgården when it was still around. I miss them always the best of service. Please come back!

Love n hugs
Marie

I would like to enter this card to a few challenges:
Come and get it Challenges - Birthdays
Creative Cowgirls Challenges - Anything goes
Dream Valley Challenges - Flowers
Crazy for challenges - Flowers,
Lili of the Valley Challenges - Animal antics

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

Hi and hello!

I am back! Have finally managed to get a card together for a few challenges. The day has so many more hours when you don't sleep during the day. - smile - It helps even more when the kids are away at kindergarten. Being (quite) healthy again. Gives back a little more energy and now do I start to feel a little better from my flue as well. In other words just a little bit more happiness around the house at the moment.

This little cutie of an image is from LOTV and I've coloured with my promarkers. Such wonderful little friends they are, the markers I mean. The designer paper this time is from Papermania if I'm not totally lost. Love the colours here. I feel that I need a little spring time in my life. I am not a spring person, but it feels like we are running out of sun light around here at the moment. But the days are slowly getting longer and that's nice after this long winter. The sketch is from Dawny at LOTV, and to be fair it should be a sentiment right bottom as well, but it looked wrong of some reason so I left it out for now. Looked unbalanced, probably because I have not used any decorations on this card.

So now I leave you to go and watch a recorded (!!!) game from the world cup of Hand ball. Yes, I know record is nuts, but when they play at 18.00 there is now way with kids around that you can enjoy the game. So recorded it is. I wish I had been there. Love this game!

Challenges for this card:
Passion for Promarkers - All you need is love
LOTV - Sketch
I love Promarkers - K.I.S.S. (Keep it sweet and simple)

Take care now and love n hugs for you all.
Marie

Morning to you all

It's a fabby morning here in Kalmar. Sun is shining and the temp is in a lovely -4. A crisp winter morning and I love it! Best weather ever! I feel so much better when it is like this. My joints doesn't hurt as much and I feel happier even with tons of things that needs to be done. Just wonderful!

Have also made a little Christmas card that has been left unblogged for a little while. It's a card going in green grey colours with an image from LOTV. No surprise there as I have followed the wonderful sketch from their latest challenge that I plan to enter. :) My DP are from Bearly Mine Design. The image is coloured with the trusted promarker pens. A few pearls, die cutted snowflakes and embellishments finish the project off. And the calender circle is also from LOTV. So very useful! And once again since the crazy girls over at PfP have an open theme for a couple of more weeks I will enter my card there as well. You know how to keep busy gals! :)

Now time for some relaxing time in bed with an ooohh so exciting book. It was really hard to put it down last nigtht, so I have to continue reading it now. Off I go, bye bye (just like my english teacher used to say in 7th grade!)

Love n' hugs
Marie

Long time no seen

Have been making over 30 Christmas cards the last week. Helping a friend out, only had about a week to finish them of and that is done now. Feels good but now I feel kind of empty. I had to hand the cards over last night and did not had any time to take photos, but they are done and away.

Nothing much has been going on here on my poor blog meanwhile so I thought I show a card I been struggle a little with the last couple of days. It's for my mother in law how suffered a stroke a few weeks back. She is one of the lucky ones that is not paralysed or have lost her speash. She says that it feels like having a wound on the inside instead of the outside and she's very tired. But luck I think. I do hope she realizes that herself as well.

So for my card then. The image is from my favourite company Lili of the Valley. The most adorable stamps. I so love the skechy style to them. :) The papers are from Prima and the flat blue flowers as well. The others are from Wild Orchid craft. Is there any better? I am so happy that they have flat round flowers to their range now as well. The lace is also from WOC. Pearls I bought ages ago, from Skaparlusten I thing. My darling image is coloured with my favourite medium, promarker pens. I kind of used last weeks sketch for inspiration as I love it. So thanks for that one.

So why tell all things that I love and adore here? Over at LOTV challenge blog this time the theme is just that "All the things that you love". Here it is LOTV image, flowers and happy designer papers. :) And as the cherry on top, my pearls. :) But the thing I love most in the world is COLOURS! All kind, pastels, brights, dark you name it I love it. :) :) I'm also entering this to the new challenge over at Passion for Promarkers that have the theme of  "Anything goes, just as long as you have used your promarkers or aquamarkers to colour with". The challenge goes on to 4th of January next year. It sounds like forever doesn't it? But it's only a few weeks left. Where does the time go?

So now back to the crafting table. Running a bit late with my youngers brother's birthday card so I have to work a little more on that before I go to bed tonight. But I sure am tired!

Take care and love n' hugs,
Marie

Lili of the Valley

This week at Lili of the Valley Challenge blog you are free to use any image you want to, even if it's not LOTV. I however is using one of their wonderful images. I had to try the colour James tutorial that is up on the blog. Easier said than done as I only had four of the colours that was used so I had to do my own version anyway. It's a look a like at least. I feel that I have to practise to leave a little more white when I colour my images. At this point it's not ready before it's filled with colour. :)

The DP are, just like it has been the last couple of weeks from Bearly Mine Design. These ones are all from the new didi kit Christmas Dreams. I am sooo in love with that green colour. Delish! Have used my very much neglected pearl maker pen in gold. Think I have to use them before they dry out on my. :)

Well, it's almost time for dinner and hope that I can lay done one minute before it stands on the table. I'm changing my pills to a smaller doze and I feel the body wondering what is going on. Have been on them for almost two and a half year so I guess it will take some time to get them out of the system as well. Step by step.

Enjoy a wonderful evening,

Hugs for you all!
Marie

Another day, another Christmas Card

Hi all! Todays card is made with one of the sweet new Christmas stamps from Lili of the valley and as I give most of my cards to a cat shelter, what is a better fit than some Christmas kittens?

The card is made for the challenges that is going on at Winter Wonderland - holly, red and green. And Die Cut Dream's Christmas Challenge which has the the theme of Furry things. DP are from DCWV I think and some huge bling stones from Panduro, card candy in the corners, glitterations from Anitas and some stickles from TH. The image is coloured with my beloved promarker pens.

Now some dinner and then off to a meeting at Kindergarten.

Have a good evening!
xMarie

LOTV challenge

I am so in love with the LOTV stamps and the new christmas stamps are totally adorable. I really have to order some of those as soon as I posible can. In the meanwhile I have to play with the ones I already have. For my card this time I've used "DIY bear" which totally fits my dad, when it comes to having a cup of coffe and the news paper first of all, and spending as much time as posible with it. Then get to start with what ever was planed. :)

Dear old bear is coloured with vintage photo only of TH distress inks. Kind of in love with that colour as well. Really clean and simple card this one. Thanks for looking!

Hugs,
Marie

Paper take weekly and LOTV

Another stunning day here in Sweden. A little too hot to be outside at the moment. So here I am writing this before I go and pick up my boys a little early today as the little one have his first visit at the dentist today. Hope he wont freak as the other one did. They didn't even touch him, still went crazy.

So for this card I've used a LOTV image, coloured with different inks. It was a while since I used them and that shows. Have to practise more there again. I mainly use my promarkers nowdays as they are so fabby to colour with but every gal need a change every now and then. :) All DP are scrap pieces laying around the desk. Flower from WOC of course and some dew drops. Sketch provided from LOTV.

Paper Take Weekly - stitching of any kind

LOTV - Sketch

Hugs,
Marie