DT Sketchy Colors - Challenge #82: Sketch

August is almost over, but first we have a new challenge at Sketchy Colors :)

Marianne has made a great SKETCH for you to play with for our Challenge #82, and the DT's made some beautiful samples for you to have a look at :)

Papirloftet is sponsoring us with some great prices the whole month, so 

play along with the sketch, upload your beautiful creation to our challenge, and you might win some treats :)


A while ago, I came a cross these georgeously cute Toby Tumble images by Pachela Studios at Cuddly Buddly, and I just had to buy a few to play with :)
So here's the first card I made with one of these cuties:

Size: 5" x 8"
Folding: Regular
Ink: Adirondack - Espresso, Distress Ink - Faded Jeans & Barn Door.
Stamps: Cuddly Buddly - Pachela Studios "Toby Tumble - I've been painting" (digiimage), Papirloftet - gratulations sentiment.
Colouring: Prismacolor Premier Pencils.
Papers: Maja Design - Life in the Country "Summer Kitchen", "Grow Strawberries" & "Close to the Lake", Bazzill - red & white cardstock, copy paper 280g.
Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic Squares, Magnolia - DooHickey "Leaf".
Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Sunflowers & Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Tim Holtz - Ornate Plates.

I'm entering these challenges with this card:
Cuddly Buddly - Say something nice
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Happy Birthday
The Emerald Faeries - Birthday
Digis With Attitude - Anything Goes
The Poodles Parlous - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Do You Stack Up - Boy/Man
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Gingersnap Creations - Primary Colours
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Flower Power
Scrappekammeret - Kammerpikenes format (no 12"x12"/6"x6")
Cards for Men - Anything Goes

Thank you for all your sweet comments - I truly appreciate everyone of them!
Hugs to you all,
Lena Katrine

In memory of...

One year has gone by...one long year, but it still feels like yesterday that you passed away.......

I can't see you

But I see you anyway

I can't touch you

But I touch you anyway

I can't feel you

But I feel you anyway

You're around me

Anywhere, everywhere

Silently you embrace me

and I know you'll always be there for me

In my thoughts, in my heart...

I miss you so much....

In memory of my beloved "mommo"

DT Sketchy Colors - Challenge #81: Blue Tones

Happy Sunday!

Sketchy Colors is ready with a new challenge again - Challenge #81, and this time we'd like to see creations in BLUE TONES!
My DT-fellows have all made such georgeous creations, so check them out at the challenge blog, along with the great price that's offered by Papirloftet!

I've made a Criss-Cross Card this time, using one of the adorable "Attitude" girls from hÄnglar & stÄnglar :)

Size: 15 x 15 cm
Folding: Criss Cross Card.
Ink: Adirondack - Espresso, Archival Ink - Cobalt, Distress Ink - Faded Jeans.
Stamps: hÄnglar & stÄnglar - Attitude Girl, Kort & Godt - Sentiments.
Colouring: Prismacolor Premier Pencils.
Papers: Maja Design - Life in the Country "Spring Seeds" & "Close to the Lake", Bazzill - blue & white cardstock, copy paper 280g.
Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Label, Stampin'Up! - Word Window Punch, EK Success - Corner Rounder Punches.
Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Lace, Seam Binding Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls, Pearl Spray, Open Paper Roses 25 mm, 20 mm, 15 mm & 10 mm, Rosebuds 4 mm, Eyelets, Silver Tread.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:
Just Magnolia and hÄnglar & stÄnglar - Sentiments
Crafts 4 Eternity - Flags/Tickets/Tags
Craft Ann's - Scallopes/Fancy Borders
The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Blues or Blue/Greens
Stampavie and More - Girlie
Scrapbook Sisters - Blue
Truly Scrumptious - Lace it up
Try It On Tuesday - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Bingo
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Stamp 'n Doodle - Fancy Folds

Thanks for poppin' in - enjoy your day!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

Little Darlings Christmas Release!!

Hi everyone!

Just popping in to let you now, that Love To Stamp will be releasing the Little Darlings Christmas Collection on Monday 22nd!!!

So pop on over to the Love To Stamp Store, and order your favourites on Monday!

I'll try to squeese in some crafting time the next days, so I'm able to show you my fave on Wednesday, when the new Little Darlings Challenge #6 is coming up, but I can't promise you anything yet...

Me and my hubby are using our summer vacation to redecorate almost our intire 2nd floor!!!

That's a lot of work, but we'll get there in the end - and it's becoming sooooo nice :)

Have a great weekend friends!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Sketchy Colors - Challenge #80: Sketch

August is running fast, and today we're ready with a new challenge at Sketchy Colors :)

Kaia has made a great SKETCH for you to play with for our Challenge #80, and the DT's made some beautiful samples for you to have a look at :)

Papirloftet is sponsoring us with some great prices the whole month, so what are you waiting for?

Play with the sketch, and upload your beautiful creation to our challenge, and you're in for a treat :)

I've made a tall card this time, in blue-/greyish tones, and using one of the amazing images by Tickled Pink Stamps :)

These images are just perfect especially for teens, I think!

Size: 5" x 8"

Folding: Regular

Ink: Adirondack - Pitch Black, Distress Ink - Black Soot & Weathered Wood.

Stamps: Tickled Pink Stamps - Lil Perfect Match Lolita "Christina", Papirloftet - birthday sentiment.

Colouring: Prismacolor Premier Pencils.

Papers: Magnolia - You Are So Special "Love Letter", A Little Yummy For Your Tummy "Blackberry Dots" & "Blueberry Dot", Bazzill - dark blue & light bluish cardstock, copy paper 280g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Label 18 & Long Ovals, EK Success - Scalloped Diamond edge punch, Martha Stewart - Eyelet Lace edge punch.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Open Paper Roses 25 mm, 20 mm, 15 mm & 10 mm, Semi Open Roses 8 mm, Rosebuds 4 mm, Sweetheart Blossoms & Self Adhesive Pearls.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - Birthdays
Crazy 4 Challenges - Monochromatic
Card Making Mamas - Birthday Cards
Mami Doodles - Flowers
Stampin' For The Weekend - Spots/Dots
Crafts 4 Eternity - Photo Inspiration (colours)
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Punches/Die Cuts
Divas By Design - Birthdays
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Happy Birthday
Anonyme Scrappere - Summer
Stampavie and More - Girlie
The Pixie Cottage - Say It With Flowers

Thanks for stopping by - take care!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

Winner of My Give Away

Good Morning!

The time has come - Mr. Random has worked his magic, and drawn a winner of this Label Maker Give Away :)

And the winner is...

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...No 42...

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ANGELLA

Congratulations sweetie!

Send me your snail mail address, and the Label Maker Set will soon be on your way :)

Thank you to everyone that entered!!!

I will have more candy up for grabs later on - I'm still doing some scrap cleaning, and I'd noticed a couple of weeks ago, that my counters have passed 250.000 visitors and 1000 followers!!!! Woohoooo!!!!! That's something to celebrate, right :)

Tudelu for now!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Lili of the Valley - Challenge #109: Thank You

Happy Thursday!

Lili of the Valley is again ready with a new challenge - our Challenge #109, and a new theme for you:

Thank You!

The DT-fairies have once again all made some beautiful samples for you to take a look at, and we have TWO great prices up for grabs - this time sponsored by Lili of the Valley and The Ribbon Girl, 

so check out the Challenge Blog!

Here's the card I've made - a card to say thank you to a great friend, for a surprice gift I got this summer :)

Size: 5 1/2" x 6"

Folding: Regular

Ink: Adirondack - Espresso, Distress Ink - Pumice Stone.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - Summer Girls "Milly - Just For You" & Additions "Mixed Circular Sentiments".

Colouring: Prismacolor Premier Pencils.

Papers: MME - Stella Rose "Hazel", Bazzill - ivory & brown cardstock, copy paper 280g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic & Scalloped Rectangles and Classic & Scalloped Circles, EK Success - Scalloped Diamond edge punch, Martha Stewart - Royal Butterfly punch.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Satin Ribbon, Lace, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Wild Rose 25 mm, Open Paper roses 20 mm & 15 mm, Semi Open Roses 8 mm, Rosebuds 4 mm & Sweetheart Blossom.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:

Mami Doodles - Flowers
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Outlines - Lovely with Lace
The Pink Elephant - Butterfly
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo (colours)
Designed 2 Delight - Bling
Ellephantastic - Add Some Layers
Paper Creator's Crafts - All about Flowers
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Flutter by Wednesday - Open
Stampavie and More - Girlie
The Emerald Faerie Garden - Lace
The Pixie Cottage - Say it with Flowers
Truly Scrumptious - Lace It Up

Thanks for stopping by - have a lovely day!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Little Darlings - Challenge #5: School Days

Bonjour amis!

I'm home from Paris, and I've had a fantastic time in this amazing city!!!!
I'll try to redigate and upload some pictures for you later on :)

But, today we're ready with our Little Darlings Challenge #5, and the new theme we've set up for you is:

School Days!
The girls have all made some georgeous samples for you again, and there's a great price offered for one lucky entrant, so head over to the LD challenge blog and have a look :)

I've made a card using the cute image "Jump", cause it really reminds me of my years in elementary school, where we used to enjoy jump roping in every free time between our sessions :)

This is so much fun to do when you're a kid, but jump roping ain't just as fun any longer, when you seem to pee your pants on every 10th jump *LOL*

Well, here's my card - hope you like it :)

Size: 6" x 6"

Folding: Easel-Card

Ink: Adirondack - Espresso, Distress ink - Pumice Stone.

Stamps: Little Darlings/Love To Stamp - "Jump", Bildmålarna - Autumn Tree, Lili of the Valley - Inspirational Sentiments.

Colouring: Prismacolor Premier Pencils.

Papers: Mindy Terasawa - "Summer Breeze" Papers, Bazzill - pink, brown & teal cardstock, copy paper 280g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Petite Scalloped & Classic Ovals.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Seam Binding Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls, Poppy Stem Flowers, Open Paper Roses 15 mm & Pearl Spray, charm.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:

CLP - Sketch #39
Bearly Mine - Charms
Celebrate the Occation - Back to School
Daisy Doodles - School Time
Sentimental Sundays - Sentiment & Flowers
Sparkles Forum - One for the Girls
Just Some Lines - Outdoors/Summer
My Cheri Crafts - Back To School
Crafty Catz - Back to School
Daring Cardmakers - Poppies/Gladiolies
Mami Doodles - Flowers
Raise The Bar - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for visiting, and thank you so much for all the sweet comments you give me!
Take care and have a lovely day everyone!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Sketchy Colors - Challenge #79

Sketchy Colors is back from our Summer Break, and ready with a new challenge!!!
For our Challenge #79 we have some pretty colours for you to make a creation in:
Pink, white & gold!
The DT's have made some beautiful samples using these colours, and Papirloftet is sponsoring us with a great price, so head over to the challenge blog and have a look!
Remember to check if you're one of the lucky 6, that won one of the DT's 6 prices for our July challenge too :)

I've made a vintage looking card this time, with some gold embossing and a shaker frame filled with gold glitter - hope you like it!

Size: 6" x 6"

Folding: Easel-Card/Shaker-Card

Ink: Archival Ink - Jet Black, Distress Ink - Pumice Stone, VersaMark - Watermark.

Stamps: Stempelglede - Happy Birthday sentiment & Grunge Hearts Collection (splat).

Image: 3ndypapir - Sweetheart "Love" (die-cut image).

Papers: Pion Design - Minnenas Atelje "Pink Butterfly" & "Letters", Bazzill - pink & ivory cardstock.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Petite Scalloped & Classic Ovals, Martha Stewart - Swirling Lace edge punch & Royal Butterfly punch, JudiKins - Embossing Powder "Gold", 3D-tape, acetat.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Curly Wild Roses 40 mm, Sweetheart Blossoms, Gypsophilas on a Stem, Long Stem Stamens, Self Adhesive Rhinestones, German Glass Glitter, microbeads.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:
Craft Creations - Butterflies
Crafter's Companion - Glitter & Glitz
Cupcake Craftroom - Soft & Sweet
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Birthdays
Sir Stampalot - Anything You Fancy

Thanks for stopping by - have a lovely day!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

My Little Darlings Blog Hop Winner & A Little Give-Away

Hi friends!

Today I'm enjoying a fantastic sightseeing in Paris :)

But I still thought I'd let you know who the winner of my Little Darlings Blog Hop stamp "Go Team Go" is...

A big thank you to all of you that joined in our Blog Hop!

The winner of this awesome image...

...is...

LISBETH B.

CONGRATULATIONS SWEETIE!

All the winners from our Blog Hop is being announced on the Love To Stamp Store Blog today!

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GIVE AWAY


I'm doing some scrap cleaning, and I found these new and unused (the "Label Maker Machine" is just unpacked) Label Maker items hidden away somewhere in my kaos!

If you'd like to have this set, just add a picturelink in your sidebar, and sign up to the blue froggy beneath!
You'll have until Friday 12th at 9 pm to enter, and I'll announce the winner choosed by Mr. Random the same day :)

I'm still enjoying Paris for a few days more, and today I'm off to Champagne - Woohooo :)
Wish you all a great Weekend!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Lili of the Valley - Challenge #108: Roses

A new week - a new challenge at Lili of the Valley!!

For our LOTV Challenge #108 we have a new theme for you: 

ROSES!!

The "little fairies" have once again made some outstanding work this week, and there's a great price up for grabs, so head over to the LOTV Challenge Blog and have a look!

Of course I had to use a image with roses on, so I went for the beautiful LOTV image "Emma Swing" from the Summer Girls Collection, and lots of roses to embellish the card as well :)

Size: 6" x 6"

Folding: Easel-Card

Ink: Adirondack - Pitch Black, Distress Ink - Pumice Stone.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - Summer Girls "Emma Swing" & Additions "Mixed Circular Sentiments".

Colouring: Prismacolor Premier Pencils.

Papers: MME - Stella Rose "Hazel" Papers, Bazzill - white, pink & foggy brown cardstock, copy paper 280g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic Rectangles, Classic & Scalloped Circles, Martha Stewart - Swirling Lace border punch.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Venise Lace, Vintage Seam Binding Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls, Mulberry Leaves, Gypsophilas on a Stem, Hip Rosebuds, Open Paper Roses 25 mm, 20 mm, 15 mm & 10 mm.

I'm entering this in to these challenges;

CLP - Sketch #39
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Critter - Summer Fun
Kaboodle Doodles - In The Garden
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Ooh La La - Circles
Paper Playtime - Summer
There She Goes - Celebrate Summer
Woodware USA - Anything Goes
Come And Get It - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Summertime
Sentimental Sundays - Garden Party
Sparkles Forum - One for the girls
Stamptacular Sunday - Friends are Heaven Sent
Card and Scrap - Summer

In a few hours I'll be on a plane to Paris together with my mum :)

I've never been there, and I'm looking so much forward to spend 5 whole days in this fantastic city!

I'll promise to show you some pictures when I get home :)

Thank you for visiting me - take care and have a lovely weekend!

Hugs, Lena Katrine