Tag-Steampunk card.

Hi there everyone!

Are you ready for the easter holidays? I`m nearly getting there. Just a few hours at work tomorrow and then i`ll have 13 days off from work. I can really need them now, lol.

So lets just get down to buisness. I have attended several classes with Yasmin Tölche. And this card is from one of them.

This is a card created by folding a large tag (size 12 i believe) in half. As usual we created lots of layers to create more of a 3D effect. We started off with several layers of designpaper. We cut out a lot of ephemera from one of the DP`s of Graphic 45 to use as embellishments on the card. The white wings and the large cog in the background is embossed with several layers. 

Before the embellishing we used some twine to keep some of the layers together. Next we started building the layers of embellishments. The metal heart is coloured with a red ProMarker. (Poppy)

To finish it off we glued on some microbeads and metal cogs. The bow is coloured with inks from Lindy`s Stamp Gang mixed together to get this dirty greenish look. 

Hope you like the card. Thanks for visiting me today. And....

Rainbow card

Hey peeps!

Today i just want to show you a quick and easy card i created a while ago. I`m so bad at blogging my creations. Shame on me, lol.

This is a CAS one. I`m not that comfortable making cas cards but i liked the idea of this one.

I was challenged to go out of my comfort zone and create something using the colours of the rainbow and this is what i came up with. The feathers are created wit paperclay and molds. I used my ProMarkers to colour them in the colours i needed. I then adhered them to a double-paneled card. To finish it off i added some stickles on the edge of the panels and added a sentiment.

Vintage mixed media canvas

Hi everyone!

Is anyone starting to get in some Christmas mood? Well i`m not! So i`ll just have to work on it, lol. In the meanwhile i have worked on something else. I got commisioned a vintage canvas and that`s what i`m going to show you.

The size canvas is about 6x8"...ish.

I started with priming the canvas with gesso. Next i used some modelling paste and stencils to make some extra texture. I started gluing down my embellishments when the paste had dried. I used a chipboard frame from Blue fern studios and a leaf branch from Dusty attic.

The image is from Ppinkydolls and is coloured with ProMarkers.

I have used flowers from Prima mainly but also some few others. Several metal work pieces and some lace. It all were thoroughly covered with gesso before i sprayed the whole thing with several colours of sprays from Lindy`s Stamp Gang.

I finished it of with some gems and some liquid pearls.

Look at the gorgeous sparkle of the flower. It was coated in a generous layer of Stickles stardust. Looove how it turned out.

Hope you like my new project. Thanks for stopping by today!
I allways appreciate some love, hint, hint, wink, wink, lol.
See you soon.

I`m entering these challenges:

Nordsalten hobbyklubb - Anything goes
Kort o Mania - Anything goes

Confirmation cards

Hi everyone!

I have some confirmation cards i would like to show you. the first two are commisioned ones and the last one i did for my niece`s confirmation.

This first card for a boy, is quite simply made. I have used some decorative papers from Kort & Godt. I just cut out the picture to use as vocalpoint, layered it and added a text stamp and a couple of gems. And voila....finished. The same papers are used on the inside.

This next one is more of a shabby vintage one in white and cream. I`ve used some gorgeous with lace trim. Also added a gorgeous star half circle die and mounted it around and behind the image. Put on a die cut on top and embellished the card with flowers, a wood heart and a pearl pin and a charm. Behind the image you can also see some cheesecloth.

This last one is the one i created for my youngest niece. She was the last one to get confirmed. The image is by Jeremiah Ketner and is available here. She is coloured with ProMarkers.

The clay elements are homemade, using silicone molds. 

Well...i allmost can`t believe it. 4 posts so far this month. Where is it going to end, lol?

It`s good to have the mojo back. Hope to see you back soon.

Kit and Clowder swap card

Hello everyone!

I have been a bit lazy when it comes to blogging my stuff but i`m turning another leaf now. So for a while forth i will be posting creations i have done a while ago and not have been able to blogg about.

This card was made for a swap at Kit and Clowder. Many of you may have heard of Kit and Clowder and many of you, not. This is an online colouring class by Alyce Keegan from Australia. She`s an amazing lady who gives everything for this class. The community has grown rapidly these couple of years it`s been around. And the support and humor in this group is so great.

Here i have coloured up an image by Ching-Chou Kuik She called Lily and is available here.

Resin birdcage by Prima below.

If you feel that you`re interested in learning how to colour, this is the place to be. Take a peek. Alyce is such a sweetheart and she does everything she can to help you out. Please visit Kit and Clowder here, if you want to learn how to colour. 

Thanks for stopping by today. It`s allways appreciated.

Kit and Clowder Christmas card swap

Happy New Year everyone!

 I just want to tell you about this amazing lady....Alyce from Kit and Clowder. She is leading this facebook-group of the most amazing girls. It is so great to be a part of this community.  There is allways some backing up no matter what you struggle with and they allways cheer on you if you have great things going on. 

She is also doing online colouring classes. And i just have to say they really makes a difference in your colouring technique. If you want to check it out you can find it here. 

It`s not only colouring we do. There is bingo weekend every first weekend of the month, there are challenges, there is a book club for those who want to join in. And lots more. Among one of the things we do is swapping stuff, lol. And the card below is the one i entered in this last years Christmas card swap. 

I had to restart colouring 3-4 times as i managed to muck things up. I guess you can understand the relief i felt when i finally finished the image without any huge flaws, lol. It`s been a while since i coloured and my confidence is not on top i`m afraid. Anyway...here it is.

This card was sent to Chris Neal across the big pond to USA. I hope she liked it.

Last challenge at My Besties Norway.

Hi everyone!

We have reached a crosspath over at My Besties Norway. Our DT leader has decided step down and close the blog so this will be our last challenge for now. I`ve also decided to step down so i won`t be back if or when the team is gathering in the future. So i want to thank you all for beeing such wonderful supporters for our team and challenge. It has been a blast visiting you.

Well...let`s get down to buisness. This last challenge is a nice and easy one.

ANYTHING GOES

For this one i`ve used IMG102. Isn`t she a total cutie. I just adore her.

The colours used are:

Skin: Vanilla, Saffron, Oatmeal, Tan, Sunkissed pink for cheeks and Coral for lips.

Eyes: Umber, Rose wood (FM), Chestnut, Terracotta

Dress and hat: Slate, Winter berry, Iced pearl, Soft Mauve (FM) Ice grey #1,3 and 5

Shoes: Umber, Fire wood (FM) Khaki

Hair: Cocoa, Saffron, Mustard, Buttercup

Flowers, Forest green, Pear green, Coral, Sunkissed pink, Sand dune, Dusky rose

Bow and basket: Pineapple crush, Eggnog, Primrose, Mustard, Tan

I created this flower just by using some flower shaped bling i had laying around and finished it off by gluing a pearl on top. Just love the look, lol.

Resin element from Prima.

I find these big beads so beautiful and just had to incorporate them somehow. Just love the colour. 

This gorgeous sentiment is from a digi element pack designed by Michelle Roos available here.

Hope you like my creation for this challenge. I`m looking forward to seeing yours. Please join in our last challenge over at My Besties Norway.

Challenges entered:

O.S.A.A.T - Anything goes with the colour purple
Deep Ocean Challenge - Laces and Pearls
Glitter n sparkle Challenge - Anything goes
That Craft Place - Anything goes
A gem of a Challenge - Lots of layers
Kit and Clowder - Anything goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge - Things With wings
 Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
Southern Girls - Sparkle and shine

My Besties Challenge #30

Hi everyone!

Now we`re up and running with this year`s last challenge over at My Besties Norway.

 

For my card i have used IMG440, available here.

I have used a LOT of colours and here they are:

Skin: Vanilla, Saffron, Oatmeal, Tan and sunkissed pink for the cheeks

Hair: Cocoa, Mustard, Saffron, Buttercup

Eyes: Azure, Cool aqua

Lips: Coral, Pink mittens

Hat: Shale, Burgundy, Crimson, Poppy, Lipstick red, Pink mittens, Holly, Forest green, Green shoot, Ice grey # 2, Icicle, Blender

Outfit: Shale, Burgundy, Crimson, Poppy, Lipstick red, Pink, mittens, Sunkissed pink, Ice grey #2, Icicle, Blender, Khaki, Mustard, Buttercup, Holly, Forest green, Green shoot.

Shoes/mittens: Umber, Fire wood, Khaki

 

This snowflake is a piece of chipboard from Dusty Attic. I`ve painted it with gesso before i put on a coat of Crackle paint. I finished it off with some diamond dust and a snowflake brad on top. I also inked the edges a bit with distress ink, vintage photo.

 I also had to put on this cute little resin angel as the last finishing touch.

Other products used:

Designpapers from Maja Design and Marianne Design

Diecuts from Marianne Design

Metal corners from Live and Love Crafts

Bells from Korthobby

Resin-angel from Nille

Pearlstring from WOC

For all "furry" dots i have used Fairy dust from Korthobby.

That`s it from me today. Hope you like my card. Thanks for visiting. Please make sure to visit our challengeblog over at My Besties Norway. And don`t forget to enter the challenge as well. Love to see what you create.

Cloud Lily canvas

Hi everyone!

Mona has done something she doesn`t know how to do, lol. I`ve created my first canvas using this totally adorable Cloud Lily from Ppinkydolls. 

I was so scared that i was going to muck things up, but i`m so pleased with the end result. I`m just so sorry that the pics doesn`t do it justice. If i have had any idea of how much fun this would be, i would have tried this much earlier, lol. 

I`m warning you right now....this is going to be a pictureheavy post. I`m just a bit bummed by the fact that i missed the daylight and my flash killed allmost every pic i tried to take. But it will have to do.

I started to colour in the image. Cloud Lily from Ppinkydolls. Using my fabby ProMarkers and FlexMarkers. As it has been sometime without colouring i`m just starting to figure out how to use them again. I can tell you...colouring i just like fresh goods. It has to be maintained or it gets degraded after a while, lol. 

Colours i used:

Skin: Vanilla, Saffron, Oatmeal, Tan, and Sunkissed pink for cheeks.

Lips got some Coral

Hair: Aubergine, Amethyst, Winter berry, Pink Pearl

Outfit and wings: Baby pink, Pink mittens, Antique white

Cloud: Ice grey #1 trough 5

Shoes: Umber, Warm grey #2 and 4

Eyes: Azure, Cool aqua

I started with decoupaging the image to the canvas. Next i did the same thing to some paper pieces randomly placed onto the canvas. Sorry they don`t show too well. I know where they are, so i see them but i don`t think you can tell, lol.

Next up is the stencils. I used some texture paste to make some texture. I used a text stencil and a honeycomb stencil. You can see the text at the side of the canvas, on the image below. The honeycomb you can see on the first pic on the left side. For some extra texture i mixed sand in the gesso as well.

I then added some lace from my stash. I mixed my own blend of acrylic paint from white and purple. Blending it to a lavenderlooking kind of colour. Which i used painting all the sides and selected areas on the top. 

I also painted the chipboard frame with white acrylic paint. The frame is the Circle flourish chipboard frame from Make it Crafty. I don`t know if it is available any longer though. I tried to find a link to it but it seems like the shop only contains stamps now. When it had dried i glued it onto the canvas.

Next i glued on all my items of choice. I have flowers from Prima and Storyteller, Leaf from Wild Orchid Crafts. Metal embelishments from Prima and Korthobby.

When it all had dried i painted the whole thing with gesso and finally spritzed averything with mists from Lindy`s Stamp Gang. I made sure to heat-set it all between every colourchange so it didn`blend too much. I absolutely love all the shimmer. Here is the list of stuff from Lindy`s i used:

Startbursts:

Gag me with a spoon of grey

Jazzy Jivin` Purpple

Golden Lump o`cool (dark grey with gold shimmer)

Soft Water Taffy (pink)

I also used Cactus gold (Glitz spritz) and Golden sleigh bells (Magicals)

The lightbulbe (under) is from Junkyard findings by Prima. Under the flower you also can see some banners from Melissa Frances. The star on the left is also from the same company. The key is also Prima. I`m not sure but i think the heart maybe from Korthobby. If not, i`m sure you`ll help me correct it, lol.

The Resin corner is from Prima`s Shabby Chic Treasures and the bird and branch is a metal-embellishment form Korthobby.

 

For the finishing touches i added some bling, pearls and stickles glitter glue here and there. I also tuched up some small areas with the golden sleigh bells magicals from Lindy`s. And that sweet tile from Prima as the last little "must have" thingy.

Here`s a last look at this sweetie from Ppinkydolls Art. I hope you have enjoyed my little tale about this canvas. Well at least i hope i didn`t bore you to death, lol.Hope i did`t forget anything, lol. Don`t hesitate to ask me if there is something you are wondering about. I will try and help you as best as i can. 

Thanks for visiting me.

Challenges entered:

November challenge at Ppinkydolls Art over at Facebook