DT Sketchy Colors Challenge #40 V:S Unik Hobby Septhember Stamp Challenge

Sketchy Colors is back with another color challenge: Yellow/Orange, Green & Brown!

Check out the grand price and the DT's great work this week at Sketchy Colors!

I've combined our SC challenge #40 with my Unik Hobby september challenge - a cute Penny Black Slap Stick Stamp: "For Godness Sake".

I've made a friendship map, filled with loving words and bags of seeds - seeds of love!

The idea to the map, did I get from Suzanne J. Dean's tutorial in Magnolia Ink Magazine No 3.

I dedicate this project to my dearest "mommo" (grandma), that died a month ago.
She would have turned 84 years old today...

Size: 13 x 13 cm

Ink: Adirondack - Espresso, Distress Ink - Pumice Stone & Peeled Paint.

Stamps: Penny Black - For Godness Sake, Whiff of Joy - sentiments.

Papers: Maja Design - Skogspromenad " När löven faller" & "Varm nyponsoppa", Bazzill - Jam & green cardstock, Letrazet - Cartridge Paper, sketch paper, 5 white envelopes, 5 white paper bags.

Tools: Spellbinders - Labels 10, Magnolia - DooHickeys Vintage Tag, Martha Stewart - Eyelet Lace edge punch, BossKut - Daisy Leaves, Magnets (to keep the map closed).

Embellishments: Kort & Godt - pearls & berries, WOC - Cherry Blossoms & Roses, Prima - petal flowers, ribbon.

Colouring: Letrazet - Promarkers.

I'm also entering these challenges with this creation:

Penny Black - Week 120 "Indian Summer"

Stampin' for the weekend - #47 "Tag it"

Stamp Something - "Fall colours"

Fashionista Friday - #48 "Flowers"

Craftalicious - #9 "Harvest festival/Autumn"

Crafty Creations - #86 "Falling Leaves"

Truly Scrumptious - #41 "Sketch"

Papertake Weekly - "Animal Magic"

A Spoon Full of Sugar - #122 "Anything Goes"

Creative Card Crew - "Autumn/Fall"

A Crafty Little Place - #57 "Brown, green & orange"

Paper Playtime - #17 "Autumn"

Scrappekammeret - #15 "Recipe" (2DP + textstamp)

Stamp and Create - #5 "Pearls and Gems"

You can read this post in Norwegian at the Unik Hobby Blog :)

Thanks for visiting - take care!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Sketchy Colors Challenge #39

Sketchy Colors is ready with our challenge #39, and this time we have a new sketch (made by me :) for you to play with!

So what are you waiting for - head over to Sketchy Colors and take a look at the sketch and grab your craft stuff! Remember to take a look at the DT's great work this week too!

Inkido is once again sponsoring us with a great price - well worth playing for!

Size: 15 x 15 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Jet Black, Distress Ink - Pumice Stone & Broken China.

Stamps: MoManning - Patience (digi), Inkido - text.

Papers: Inkido - Tuva Lagoon, Knitted Owls & Tailored Stripes, Bazzill - white & aqua cardstock, Letrazet - Cartridge Paper, sketchpaper.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Rectangles, EK Suksess - Scalloped Diamond edge punch & leaf punch.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Cherry Blossoms, Paper Roses 10 mm, Self Adhesive Pearls & Pearl Hearts (Coming soon?), Inkido - Rhinestones, Ranger - Glossy Accents, Martha Stewart - glitter.

Colouring: Letrazet - Promarkers.

Thank you for visiting - have a lovely day!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Ett trykk: Issue 04/10 Sketch

Today I'm gonna show you the card I'd made for the Ett trykk issue 04/10!

And this time we're so lucky to be sponsored by 3ndypapir for our cards :)

Card recipe:

Size: 12 x 18 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee

Stamp: Norsk Stempelblad AS - text

Papers: 3ndypapir - "Blomstereng", "Søtt" & "Sommerhilsen", Bazzill - green cardstock, white cardstock.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Petite Ovals, Fiskars - edge punch, sweing machine.

Embellishments: Stoff & Stil - ribbon, Kuttut - charm, rhinestones.

The image is cut out from one of the DP's.

Thanks for stopping by - have a nice day!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Sketchy Colors Challenge #38

Sketchy Colors is ready with a new challenge, and for this Challenge #38, we'd like to see projects made in the Colors: Turqouise/Teal & Red

Pop over to our challenge blog, to get to know what the price are, and to take a peek at the DT's great work this week!

Inkido is our sponsor of the month, and for this card I've used papers, cardstock, text (stamp) & embellishments sponosrd by Inkido:

Size: 15 x 15 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Jet Black, Distress Ink - Broken China & Pumice Stone.

Stamps: Kenny K - digi (image), Inkido - text.

Papers: Inkido - Knitted Owls, Tuva Lagoon, red & teal cardstock, Letrazet - Cartridge Paper.

Tools: QK - CC Labels & Stars.

Embellishments: Inkido - Ribbon, lace, pearls, rhinestones, flowers, methal & head pins,

Ranger - Glossy Accents.

Colouring: Letrazet - Promarkers.

I've used Sketch Saturday's sketch week #120 to make the card :)

Take care!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Ett trykk: Issue 04/10 Tutorial Tea-Light Card

In the August issue of Ett trykk/Norsk Stempelblad, I made a tutorial on how to make a tea-light card.

The brain behind the original tea-light card, is actually German, but we couldn't manage to find out who,

so I started out by drawing a new template with "wings" to close the "box" :)

You're welcome to try out my template and tutorial, but I'll appreciate if you'll link back to me, if you publish a tea-light card where you've used my kind of template!

Start by cutting out the template in a piece of cardstock that messures 22 x 30 cm. Cut and score as the template shows.

Punch/cut out panels in the shapes/sizes/papers you want for your card, stamp and ink.

Glue the panels in DP to the cardstock, and remember to cut out the stripe where the candles will show.

If you want the card to be held together with ribbon, you must cut a small opening where you want the ribbon, in the line where the "tea-light box" will be glued (you can take a closer look at where I've placed the cut further down).

Panels on the one side...

...and the other.

Fasten the images/texts, and fasten the ribbon on the backside, by gluing your perconal stamp over it.

When all the pieces are glued to the card, you can glue the "box" to the card, by adding glue on the left 1cm stripe of the cardstock (on the front side of it - this pic is showing the backside of the "box").

Now you can fill the card with tea-lights, and embellish it the way you like :)

Recipe for my tea-light card:

Size: 12,5 x 16 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Jet Black for stamping, Distress Ink - Victorian Velvet for inking the edges.

Stamps: Norsk Stempelblad AS - sentiments.

Papers: Maja Design - DP, Bazzill - antique pink cardstock, sketch paper.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Mega Long & Scalloped Ovals.

Embellishments: Kort & Godt - pearls and ribbon, Storyteller - hvite flowers, Hobbyhimmelen - lilies.

I'll be very happy to hear what you think of my tutorial - have a great day!

Hugs, Lena Katrine