Snowflakes

Morning and hello to you all. How is your week so far? Hope you're enjoying life and make sure you have some crafting time as we have a new fun challenge up for you over at the Paper Shelter. This weeks theme is snow flakes. Nice and easy I hope? You can use any snow flakes your creation. It can be brads, embossed ones, coloured ones, stitched ones, on your dp's, in your image etc. If they are hard to spot tell us where to look for them ok?

Well, I had actually another card made for this challenge but when Veronica introduced this sweethear of an image, I just had to use this one in stead. It's called "the most adorable snowmen". Isn't it just the cutest?

The image is coloured with my Letraset markers as always and for the most part I have used the new set of limited edition markers that I got the other day. That's kind of why I have such bright red colour combo. Wanted to see if they was as nice as I was hoping. A little to bright for my taste, Last year's winter edition was better. Well, it's always fun to add something new to the stash and they will be used so that won't be any problem. LoL

I have used Dovecraft paperpack Modern this time. I believe that one is from last year... As the theme is snow flakes I added a few of those as well as a snowy border. I also used tons of snow on my image in the form of Flower Soft. I love that fluffy stuff. To match it up and balance the card a tiny bit I have also used a die cut from Magnolia that got really well covered up by my big bow and smashing looking snowmen charm. Isn't adorable? Some pearls and a few letter stickers to add a sentiment and I am done for today. Please be sure to pop back tomorrow for my new inspiration card for the AUD sentiment challenges.

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

Love n hugs
Marie

Challenges for this card
Card Mania - Use your dies (snowflakes, snowy border and under the big bow a Magnolia die)
Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Add some ribbon
TTCRD - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - 3 or more dps
Bunny Zoe - Snow

Charm us

Morning everyone! It's my busy week with two dt-creations in a row. LoL How did it get that way? Oh well, it's fun so no complaining. Just tired and a bit sore in my back.

This weeks theme over at the Paper Shelter is "Charm us!" which is very easy, just use a charm on your creation and you can play with us. As always we have the gift voucher worth $30 up for grabs if you play with a TPS product of any kind. Playing with another brand gives you the chance to win 3 digis of your choice.

For this card of mine have I, once again used DP's from Bildmålarna here in Sweden. The image is (of course) from the Paper Shelter. The image is called Christmas Candy fairy. Sweet as sugar isn't she? My Letraset family has been set to work once again. Still looking for a new paper to use but every one are so glossy. I want the surface of the paper to be a little rough. The colours get brighter then and to my eye that looks better. Still it needs to be able and take on all the "ink". My partner brought home some new paper yesterday for me to try. The surface is once again very glossy but the little I have tried it looks ok but a little pale in the colours. We'll see what will happen when I use it "for real". If anyone knows of a paper with a little rougher surface please let me know.

The designer papers are from last years collection of Christmas papers from Bildmålarna by the way. Lovely deep colours. The charm I have used on my card is also from them. And the flowers are from WOC. I have also used a little bow tied with some hemp string and some berry thingies in silver from WOC. My pearls are as usual from Bunny Zoe. The snow effect is once again made with Frantáge in white. My craft room floor is also covered in it and some has gotten stuck. Lucky that this room has not been renovated yet. LoL The oval die cut is from Spellbinders and the lace border is made with a die from Magnolia. My fave ever from them I think, together with the one with stars as I always tend to use that one for boy's cards. 

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Divas by design - at least three layers

Creative Craft Challenges - Anything goes

Paper Take Weekly - Two by two (two colours of roses, two flower clusters and two dps)

Top Tip Tuesday - Flowers

Oh la la challenge blog - F is for --- (Fairy and fabby flowers)

An easy one

Hi there! Hope you're doing well and are enjoying your week so far. This one is a busy one here in Kalmar. Lots of health care for me, trying to catch up with everyone I missed my appointments with when I had my colds on both December and now in January. I am so sick (!) of being sick all the time. The only good thing about it is that it has to come to an end if not sooner, later, right?

It's Wednesday again and time for a new challenge over at the Paper Shelter. This week is one of those when we at the team will have tons to do as it is "anything goes". Yepp, you heard it, "anything goes" over at the Paper Shelter this week.

I have this time take some inspiration from my teamie Tracey V that used this wonderful image on her card last time the B-team hosted the challenges. It's called 100% cute and it's found here. She is coloured with my normal Letraset family and paired up with some designer papers from Bildmålarna. They are wonderful to work with and has an amazing quality to them. The colours are wonderful too. Love them! A new found love for me.

To decorate my card have I used a lace and a wonderful butterfly charm that I got from my friend Annelie that makes the most amazing creations. Thanks so much! I love the "kit" you sent me for Christmas. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Magnolia Sweden (the lace flower). A pearl swirl from Prima, some lilac pearls from BunnyZoe, and a liquid pearl maker from Rangers are also used to decorate this card.

As always we have a $30 gift certificate up for grabs if you use a TPS image to play with and are picked by Mr Random. Playing with another brand gives you the chance of winning three digis of your choice. That's also nice, but of course we love it when you play with our brand. We love giving away the big prize!

Hope you come and play with us!

Crafty hugs,
Marie

Challenges for this card
Passion for Promarkers - Your favourit colour combo (white, pink and green for the moment)
Baffies Krativladen - Anything goes
I love Promarkers - Anything goes
Nutcrafters - Cute and girly
Creative Card Crew - Girly
Top Tip Tuesday - Lavishly luscious Layers

Tuesday again

Hello there! Tuesday and I finally have a new card to show you. I have been out riding my new bike. Not the motor version. I hate high speed if I don't make it myself. Put me on a bike or in a rowing boat I will be a happy gal. That's speeds for me. We have some splendid summer weather as well with 20-25 degree Celcius. Nice and lovely but I don't get much done. LoL

So on to my card. I have used an old stamp that never have been used from Bildmålarna. Coloured it with distress inks. Yes, I know, again! How will this end? My poor Letraset family. The designer papers are from Bearly Mine Design and the digi set Floral Breeze, one of the newest sets over at the Bearly Mine Store. Some stunning papers in there. Don't miss out on these.

Some flowers from I am roses and my stash. I am roses is also our sponsor this week over at the Bearly Mine Challenges. Our theme for the week is Anything goes, so I bet I'll be seeing one or two of you there. That's what I am hoping for at least.

Love n hugs
Marie


Challenges for this card
Creative Craft Challenges2 - Distressing (Colored with distress inks and all edges are distressed with ink)
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenges - Something with wings
Oldie but a goodie Challenges -  Things with wings (The stamp is from last Summer)
Sweet stamps blog challenges - Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Dig out the old (the stamp from last summer, never used before)

My second Wendsday challenge

Hello and good morning! Again I might add. It's Wendsday again and you all know what that means here in this blog. Yes that's right double posting and this is the second one today. We have a lot of love going on in different challenges these days and the Paper Shelter is no different. We have the theme of Be my Valentine.

As soon as I saw this cutie with the gold fishes I know I had to make a card with it. Now it didn't turned out as planed so this have to do. The designer papers are from Eco Park flowers from Wild Orchid and the rest from my ever growing stash. My little darlings are coloured with Copics as they was nicer to me and didn't mess up the print. I have now managed to sort that and I am back with the dear old Letraset family. I also felt the need to make a shaker card out it and last night my boys was shaking like crazy with the card. :)

Oh, I bought some storage for the third brand of markers; Spectrum Noir. They are perfect for the copic pens. Tons of the markers goes in there and easy to bring along. Just a little tip on the way.

So as usual we have the big old $20 voucher up for grabs when it comes to a winner who have used a Paper Shelter image. Three lovely images of your choice if you have used another digi or stamp brand. Lovely as always.

So with this I invite you to come and join us for our challenge this week over at the Paper Shelter.

Love n hugs

Marie


Challenges for this card
Deep Ocean Challenges - Love
Party Time Tuesdays - Valentines
Top Tip Tuesday Challenges - Love / valentine's