Showing posts with label The Paper Shelter Challenges. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Paper Shelter Challenges. Show all posts

Wednesday, 19 May 2021

For the boys over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
Today is a special day, special and sad. This will be my last card as a design team leader for the Paper Shelter. After almost eleven years have I decided to step down from the team to take care of my health. I have struggled with depression for a long time now and I have big trouble keeping my head over the surface at the moment.Together with all pain in both joints and muscles is everything too much. I need to get some space to heal and I hope this will help me out. However I will miss the Shelter badly. Veronica being a super star when it comes to the lovely images and to the whole TPS-family. I will miss you dearly!

I will not stop using my beloved Paper Shelter images. I will probably be back some day, somehow spreading the images over the blogging world!

So for my card then. We have the theme of For the Boys/male this week. I have to favourite kind of cards to make: boy's themed and Christmas. And this week we go for the boys. 


I have dug out a fabby old image, well it is a set of images called Happy Times. They are fairly old but still wonderful to work with and really cool. The kids love to get cards made with these images. As I love ice cream did I go for that image today. I have also used an old paper pad from Echo Park called summer days. It's a nice old pad that is also coming to an end soon. 

To decorate the card have I used a few clouds, a sun and a border die from Lawn Fawn. The sentiment die is from PY Hobby and says Happy Birthday / Congratulations. 


Any brand is welcome and playing with our brand gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30. Playing with another brand gives you the chance of winning three digis of your choice.

Do take some time to drop by the Paper Shelter challenge blog as our first of four new designers begins with this challenge. You are in for a treat. And don't forget that you can play up to three times in our challenges but one of them need to have some TPS-product on it.

Well then, this is all from me for today. Take care everyone and do something you enjoy!

Love n hugs
Marie 

Challenges for this card
TTCRD - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Colour it over at The Paper Shelter

 Morning and hello!
It's time for a new challenge over at the Paper Shelter. This week's theme is set to "colour it", meaning that we just want you to use images that you have coloured yourself. No pre coloured images this week.

As I am in tons of pain at the moment is this a really short post from me today...


I have used the charming image called Bubble Trouble. A fun and very cool image for the teenager maybe? I have coloured her with my Promarkers from Winsor & Newton. The paper pad is from Echo Park. I think that is the last part of some spring collection... The die cut 
flowers are made with a die from Magnolia, Sweden. 


Any brand is welcome and playing with our brand gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30. Playing with another brand gives you the chance of winning three digis of your choice.

Do take some time to drop by the Paper Shelter challenge blog as our first of four new designers begins with this challenge. You are in for a treat. And don't forget that you can play up to three times in our challenges but one of them need to have some TPS-product on it.

Take care everyone and do something you enjoy!

Love n hugs
Marie 

Challenges for this card

Wednesday, 7 April 2021

With a sentiment over at the Paper Shelter

 Morning ande hello!
I am finally here with my card for this week's challenge over at the Paper Shelter. It took a bit longer than I thought, but better late than never. Our theme this week is set to "With a sentiment" so say something nice to someone with your creation this week. 

I have used an old image called The Lady. She is such lovely image and great fun to colour. This one is coloured with my copics except the face were I trust my Promarkers. I have paired this lady with some of my Maja Design papers. I think it's Vintage Basic Spring but it can be a mix as well. But all are from Maja Design. It's a fairly simple card with many layers of papers and card stock. 


For decorations have I dug into my stash of paper flowers. I am really running low on white paper roses now. The sentiment stamps are from hÄnglar and Wings and they are my fave sentiment stamps but I would need to organize them a bit for easier over lock of them. The half pearls are Nuvo Drops in Silver Lining (a lovely silver colour). I adore them but it takes 48 hours for them to dry, that do I not love at all. Maybe I should use up my ordinary half pearls from time to time. But I am happy not having to glue small things on my cards at the moment. To shaky in my hands/arms at the moment. Wish I would feel better soon. Only a week left before I am going to check my blood pressure again. It's way too high at the moment and that might cause my headaches as well. 

Oh well, time to try to take an ok photo of this card and hope it will do for now. 


Any brand is welcome and playing with our brand gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30. Playing with another brand gives you the chance of winning three digis of your choice.
Take care everyone and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card

Wednesday, 24 March 2021

Add some flowers over at the Paper Shelter

 Morning and hello!
It's Wednesday and we have a new fun challenge for you over at The Paper Shelter. This week are we working from the theme set to: "Add some flowers". A nice and very fitting theme now when spring is on it's way.


The image I have used for my card is called Little Butterfly. A very cute image and easy to colour as well. As we have flowers in our theme have I used the fabby designer papers called botanical garden or something like that. At least tons of flowers for my card.

I have used a bunch of my paper flowers and added some stickles to them. I have also added a few butterflies to the card and a tide bow as well. A few pearls make the card complete. I hope you like it and that you come and play with us over at the Paper Shelter this week. 


Any brand is welcome and playing with our brand gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30. Playing with another brand gives you the chance of winning three digis of your choice.

Take care and do something you enjoy!

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
TTCRD - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option 

Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Digital image over at The Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
I am back with a new DT-project for the Paper Shelter which have a new challenge up for you all today. A really simple theme set to "Use a digital Image" and there is an ocean of images out there to use, both form the Paper Shelter and other brands as well.

For my card today have I used a lovely spring image called Tulips. A lovely image to colour and create with. I have used my Promarkers for this one, and I have coloured her in happy bright colours.


I have been digging around in my stack of paper pads again and this time did I found a really old My Minds Eye paper pad called Everyday Flair. The blue colours in this pad is wonderful. So that became my base for the card. After that did I keep it simple as I have printed the image kind of large. A blue ribbon and bow, some flowers and a butterfly charm brings the card together. For a final touch have I used a few  enamel dots that I really need to use up before I have to glue them down to make them stick. 




Any brand is welcome and but playing with our brand gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30. Playing with another brand gives you the chance of winning three digis of your choice.

I hope you take the time and come play with us over at the Paper Shelter this week. A nice and easy challenge which should be perfect to find inspiration for.

Take care and do something that makes your soul sing!

Love n hugs

Marie

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Clean and simple over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
It's Wednesday again and today are we going clean and simple over at the Paper Shelter. Gosh! It's not as easy as it seems. I had a different plan for this card but my finished card looks even better than I think my original idea, at least am I very pleased with it.

I have used an image from 2016 called SWAG. It's a great boy image and I have used it before even if it was ages ago. It's great fun to colour and fairly easy to fussy cut as well, or maybe I just had a good day. 



The background is made with a stencil from Card Deco and some distress ink in the colour Crackling Campfire. I have used it on a smooth Bazill card stock which works fine when you don't have any water on it. The image is popped up on foam dots and that gives the card a bit of dimension. Love that! The black card base is great to this creation and I have put a white panel inside with a die cut that says Congratulations. 

Any brand is welcome and but playing with our brand gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30. Playing with another brand gives you the chance of winning three digis of your choice.


Well then this is all from me for today. Take care and do come and play with us over at the Paper Shelter this week.

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
TTCRD - Anything goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes Option
 

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Decorate it! over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
It's Wednesday and time for a dt-creation for the Paper Shelter. This week's theme is set to "Decorate it" so it is easy and fun to play along with us this week. 

Any brand is welcome and playing with our brand gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30. Playing with another brand gives you the chance of winning three digis of your choice.


I have used an old image yet again, I used it in December as well and since I had a few of them coloured I decided to use one of them. My hands and arms are acting up quite badly at the moment. so colouring is not the best of things to keep busy with. The image is called Angel and are an old favourite of mine.


I have paired her up with some lovely designer papers from Maja design. The paper pad is called Miles  apart. It's filled with lovely designer papers in wonderful colours and patterns. I went with brown and light pinks for this card and used a lovely sketch I found somewhere on line. I used a few flowers and leaf to decorate the card with. I also dug out some old brown heart shaped pearls. I tied a bow with a thin ribbon in gold. 


Some "pearls" made with Nuvo drops in pale gold and morning dew finished the card off together with some golden splatters. Do always put the splatters on before you add your image. Just a tip from me to you! 😃

Anyway, this is all from me for now. Time for some rest for my back and hands again. Take good care and do something that makes you happy. 

Love n  hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card


Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Happy Birthday over at The Paper Shelter

 Morning and hello!
It's a cold day here in my corner of the world and I never thought that I would say this, but I will: I want summer! My favourite time of the year is normally fall but not at this moment. I want to sit outside and craft and listen to a good book. And I want to do it now. :)

Anyway, it is Wednesday and it's time for a new challenge over at the Paper Shelter and that is pretty close to a sunny day, right? This weeks theme is set to "Happy Birthday", hope you all like that theme.

I have used an old image called Victoria. It is one of my all time favourites and I think I have used the image not too long ago. I coloured more than one because I couldn't decide what designer paper I would match the image to. But now have I decided and I went with a mix of Maja Design papers. I think it's both Vintage Spring and Vintage Fall but not totally sure. The paper pads has fallen apart and are a big bunch for me to dig in to. 


I have had a 3 day cleaning in my studio, still some left to do but I need some more boxes for storing and organizing. Anyway, I have seen all the stuff that I have hoarded over the years and it's kind of use it up time now. 

Besides that I went with pink card stock today so have I used some silver glitter stickers as a border around the card, some lovely crystals that I have had a hard time using as I got them from a friend who commit suicide some years ago. We where "just" pen friends but I still miss her. I have also used a few Prima flowers from my mega stash of flowers. Even some brad got used for the center of the flowers. To finish it all of have I used some ribbon and bow, and a sentiment stamp from hÄngar and Wings.



This will be all for today. I hope that you take some time and come and play along with us over at the Paper Shelter challenges. You don't have to use a TPS image even if we love it when you do. There is always a $30 gift voucher up for grabs if you play with our brand, playing with another gives you a chance of winning three digis of your choice. 

Take care every one and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card

Wednesday, 13 January 2021

Digital image over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
I am back with my regular Paper Shelter challenge post. It has been a long nice break for us all but now are we ready to get back to our normal schedule. That means a new challenge every Wednesday over at the Paper Shelter challenge blog. A little heads up for you all is that we will soon have a DT-call there, sometime before the end of January will it go live. Keep your eyes open for it! But now to this weeks challenge.

We decided to take an easy start for this one, so our theme this week is "Digital image". In other words, use a digi on your creation. 

I have used the fabby image called Warm Feelings. To me she looked a bit frozen so I kind of gave her a pair of tights to wear to those long socks. I couldn't bare to have her coloured without clothes and if you where her today you would understand what I mean. It's ice cold and snow mixed rain and terrible winds. So I gave her some more clothes. I have coloured with my Promarkers for this one. 


I have paired the little lady up with some of my Maja design papers. This pad is called Vintage Frost Basics. They are totally lovely and I have had hard times using them up, but I have come to the decision that they are ment to be used, not to cuddle and hug... You know what I mean. As I am still in the mood for winter cards and well yes, even Christmas cards I went with a winter theme for this one. I fussy cut the image (I am so wishing I could afford to by a Cut and Scan) but at the moment I will not happen. So cutting on my own it is. I backed the image with some thin vellum that I had embossed and the put the image on multilayered circles from Crealies and PY Hobby. 

After all that cutting it was easy to finish the card with some die cut snow flakes, might be from Marianne Design, but not 100% sure of that. I cut a lot of them at the same time and some time has passed since then. I have also used an old punch for some decoration on one of the panels. Some paper flowers and a die cut swirl. To finish it all up have I used my new favorite item for my cards: Nuvo Drops! I totally love them. They are so easy to use and they do stay in shape compared to other brands. I only have four colours yet, but I have more of them on my wish list. 


As always you have the chance to win a gift voucher worth $30 if you play with the Paper Shelter brand. Playing with another brand gives you the chance of winning three digis of your choice. 

I wish you all a great week! Do take some time and come and play with us and thank you for dropping by!

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card


Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Anything goes over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
It's already time for the final challenge of the year at the Paper Shelter. This time we have the theme of anything goes and both of our teams play along with this one. We are giving our teams a winter break and therefore there will be no comments from us this time. But as soon as our challenges starts over again we are back as normal. 



For this card have I used a fabby image, a new one called Santa Leads the Way. It was great fun to colour it and it's a really sweet one. I have used my Promarkers and some SN markers as well to colour this one. The designer papers are from Maja Design. I have used some Joy cutting dies for the snow flakes and the lace border is from Magnolia Sweden. Flowers from my stash. Gemstones from Kristinas here in Sweden. 

 

You can play along with our challenge up to three times, and one of these do you have to use a Paper Shelter image. However, you always have the chance to win over at our challenge. Playing with another brand gives you the chance to win three digis of your choice. Playing with our challenge gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30.

I wish you all a merry Christmas and look forward to see you in the new year!

Take good care and don't forget to relax!

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

A special birthday and blog hop over at The Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
It is time to celebrate the Paper Shelter again and this year is really special as we are celebrating our 10th birthday! We still have two members who has been with us from the start, me and Shirley. I never thought that I would be at the Shelter after 10 years, but here I am. A big thank you to Veronica, Shirley and our brilliant team members that always do their best to inspire us all!

Our theme for the challenge this time is "A special celebration!"

I have been looking back as I have tons of images from the Shelter, almost everyone. I have gone back and found one of my favourite ones. It is called Angel and she is gorgeous. I have coloured her with a mix of Spectrum Noir and Promarkers. 


I have dug into my stash as well and I have used some of my stunning Maja Design papers. I have used a mix of different papers with main focus on the paper collection called Coffee in the arbour. I have kind of gotten back to my old style as well with tons of paper flowers, white gesso, charms and lace. A modern touch with some sequins. Have have had gesso on a few of my charms as well. Hope you like my creation for this blog hop. The sentiment is from hÄnglar and Wings.

Well then, from here you go back to our main page where you started off. You have the complete list of teamies here if you have missed any one or what to go back. We know that it is a long hop but you can always visit a few each day. The hop will end 15th of December. We have a prize to give away on all the blogs this time, one digi from each blog and it will be your choice. There is an amazing library of images to choose from.

We hope that you had a good time visiting all our fabby team members. Don't forget that you don't have to take part in the blog hop to play along with our challenge. Or the other way around, take part in the blog hop but not the challenge is also totally ok. Our main prize is a voucher for one lucky winner worth a wopping $100!! Yep! That is true! $100!

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
TTCRD - Anything goes

Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Digital image over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
Time for a new fun challenge over at the Paper Shelter. This weeks easy theme is set to "Digital image". That means you have to use a digi stamp for this challenge. It should not be a problem with all the fabby images out there.


This image is actually a part of a bigger image that is called Merry Christmas my dear! I decided to let Mrs Christmas be in the center for once. The designer papers are from my stash. I think that it's an old Dove Craft paper pack. I believe that it's an old Fiskars punch used for the border part. A few pearls is added to decorate here hat. I have also used a little glossy accent on her glasses. The sentiment says Merry Christmas and is from my stash. It might be a Hänglar and Wings.


You can play along with our challenge up to three times, and one of these do you have to use a Paper Shelter image. However, you always have the chance to win over at our challenge. Playing with another brand gives you the chance to win three digis of your choice. Playing with our challenge gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30.

Anyway, we hope that you want to play along with us and maybe get some of those Christmas cards done!

Love n hugs,
Marie

Challenges for this card
TTCRD - Anything goes

 

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Christmas is coming! over at the Paper Shelter

 Morning and hello!
It's Wednesday again and time for a new challenge over at the Paper Shelter. This week are we kicking off Christmas with our theme of the week: "Christmas is coming!" It should be easy to play along this week and I really hope that you will. You don't even have to play with our Paper Shelter brand.

For my card today have I used one of the newest Christmas images from Veronica. It's called Christmas Balloons. I have coloured with my Promarkers, a red glitter gel pen and there is some details added with some glossy accent. 


My designer papers are from Panduro and they are super old. There is tons left in that paper pad so you will see me use them again. I never throw any papers away, however I gave away tons last year. But now is it as bad as it was then again. Why always buying new stuff before the old stash is used up? LoL The card is decorated with my new fabby Christmas ribbon, some rhinestones that is a bit hard to get to stay in place. I have also used an old border punch and a snowflake die from Marianne's.The sentiment die is also from Marianne's if I remember correctly...


You can play along with our challenge up to three times, and one of these do you have to use a Paper Shelter image. However, you always have the chance to win over at our challenge. Playing with another brand gives you the chance to win three digis of your choice. Playing with our challenge gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30.

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card

Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Halloween or halloween colours over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
Just a quick note to tell you that it's time for a new challenge over at the Paper Shelter. We have the theme set to Halloween or Halloween colours (orange, purple, black green).

I was not in the shape to make a card this week due to tons of pain, but the rest of my teamies has done a lovely work. You find all info about the challenge here.

Take good care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs
Marie


Wednesday, 7 October 2020

Colour it over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
It is time for a new challenge over at the Paper Shelter today and our theme is set to "Colour it", that means we only have hand coloured images allowed this week. But as you all are fabby colouristas it will be now problems, right?


I made this card quite a while ago but have not published it before now. I have used a bunch of Echo Park designer papers for this card. I think it's a mix of different paper pads. There is a few die cut leafs, flowers, buttons and some ribbon added to the mix in this card. I have also used a bunch of stamps for more details. A few pearls finish it off. 

Anyway, I hope that you will come and play with us this week. The theme is easy and I am pretty sure you need to make a few halloween- or Christmas cards to send out soon so why don't you play with us?

Take care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
TTCRD - Anything goes

Wednesday, 23 September 2020

Blast from the Past over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
Wednesday again and time for a new challenge over at the Paper Shelter. Today do we start with the fun theme of "Blast from the past". That means we want you to use an old image and may be even some old stash to that as well. 


 For my card have I used the image called Chinese Food and coloured it with my promarkers from Winsor and Newton. The designer papers are newer and from Pink Paislies Whimsical. I have cut out some tags and added some string to them and I used a bunch of my puffy hearts to decorate the card. To fininsh it all of did I use the last glitter dots from my stash and now that pack is gone. Just wonderful to finish off some stuff from time to time. 

Anyway, I hope that You take the time to play with us this fun time!


You can play along with our challenge up to three times, and one of these do you have to use a Paper Shelter image. However, you always have the chance to win over at our challenge. Playing with another brand gives you the chance to win three digis of your choise. Playing with our challenge gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30.

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
TTCRD - Anything goes

Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Birthdays over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
It's Wednesday again and time for a new challenge over at the Paper Shelter. We are doing it really easy this week and have the theme set to "birthdays".

I have used the cool image called Bubble Trouble and coloured it with my Letraset markers. The designer papers are from Pink Paisleys Whimsical collection. To decorate the card did I raid my stash with nearly finished stuff and found some puffy hearts and some glitter dots and hearts. I have also used some Novou Dots in a dark blue colour. The sentiment says congratulations in Swedish. 


Anyway, I hope that You take the time to play with us this fun time!


You can play along with our challenge up to three times, and one of these do you have to use a Paper Shelter image. However, you always have the chance to win over at our challenge. Playing with another brand gives you the chance to win three digis of your choise. Playing with our challenge gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30.

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
TTCRD - Anything goes


Wednesday, 26 August 2020

Use a number over at the Paper Shelter

Morning and hello! 

It has been a long break for me with the paper Shelter challenges as Shirly and her team takes care of most of the summer but now is acutally the B-teams time to give you a new challenge.

 This week's theme is set to "Use a number". So some how do we want to see a number on your creation. Is it a special birthday, a card for the first grader maybe, how  long you best friend has been married? You get the idea.

Now I just hope that I can get my computer going. I have lost about everything when it comes to my TPS-files and some photos and some other important suff and I just can't find it. Hope I can find someone who can help me out and recover them.


Anyway, I had this image colored since early this summer. Maybe not tbe best colouring but at least I think it looks ok. The image is called Cute Bike. It's a fabbt imaga and great fun to work with. Why don't you drop by the shop and buy the smashing image and maybe some more of this stunning image?

I have coloured with my Letraset Markers and used a bunch of designerpapers from Felicity Jane, a digital paper pack. I love the papers and would love to have the real stuff but it gets whay to expensive to send them over here to Kalmar, Sweden. The card is quite simple but with tons of layers and a ribbon and I will find some decroations for the card after writing this up. 

Anyway, I hope that You take the time to play with us this fun time!


You can play along with our challenge up to three times, and one of these do you have to use a Paper Shelter image. However, you always have the chance to win over at our challenge. Playing with another brand gives you the chance to win three digis of your choise. Playing with our challenge gives you the chance of winning a gift voucher worth $30.

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card

TTCRD - Anything goes

Wednesday, 22 July 2020

Anything goes over at The Paper Shelter

Morning and hello!
It's time for our yearly summer break challenge over at the Paper Shelter. It means that the team has some time off and you will get no comment for this challenge but the same lovely prize is up as always. We have the theme set to "Anything goes" so you can make what ever your mind is set to. Nice isn't, just crafting away?

For my card have I used the fun and charming image called Summertime, Retro Style. It is nice image to work with, just a little more details than I normally choose to work with on this one. But it will be easier now when I got my long needed glasses. But for this one have I not used them. 


I have coloured with my normal promarkers and used a new paper pad from Echo park called summer something. I never remember to write down what I am using. For decoration have I used a bunch of die cut hearts in black and a web ribbon in gold. I have also cut my frame a bit broader than I normally do just for a change of the look.

I hope you come and play with us over at the Shelter for this challenge and have fun playing along!

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
TTCRD - Anything goes

Wednesday, 15 July 2020

Occupation/Profession over at The Paper Shelter

Morning and hello! 
It's Wednesday and time for our new challenge over at the Paper Shelter. This week are we looking to see what you can make with the theme "occupation/profession". So what are you all working as?

For my card have I used the fabby image called Real life Superhero. The doc is coloured with Promarkers and I have kept the card in blue and grey. The designer papers are a mix of left overs from Cocoa Vanilla Studio and brand I can't remember at the moment. Just as always. LoL My brain is so tired all the time and my pain don't want to give in. A bit of a struggle but others has it worse than me. But I for sure could use a real life superhero... Last time my doctor appologized for not being able to do more for me. Honest at least, even if it doesn't help.


Anyway I hope that you will play along with us for this challenge and take the chance to win some lovely digis of your choise. Always at least three up for grabs. Playing with our brand gives you the chance to vin a gift voucher worth $30 in the TPS store.

Take care every one and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs,
Marie

Challenges for this card
TTCRD - Anything goes