A Gift For A Friend

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all are enjoying the summer!

I've just started my 3 weeks Summer vacation, and I entend to enjoy every second of it :)

Anyway, here's a little summer surprice gift I made for a friend of mine ;)

Magnolia - image

Distress Ink - colouring

Norsk Stempelblad/?  - sentiments

Maja Design - Vintage Spring DP's

Bazzill - cardstock

Spellbinders/Marianne Design - dies

CC Design - leaf punch

Wild Orchid Crafts - flowers & pearls

I'm entering this in to these challenges:

bunny zoe's carfts - pink & white

trykkpressa - flowers & butterflies

nordsalten hobbyklubb - flowers
hjerteboden - sun, summer & vacation

Thanks for poppin' in - enjoy your day!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Sketchy Colors - Challenge #143: Sketch

Good Morning!

Sketchy Colors is having Challenge #143 up and running :)
This time we have prepared a new sketch for you, and Letraset is sponsoring us with another awesome price!
The DT have made some beautiful projects for your inspiration, so check them all out at the SC blog ;)

I've made an advent calendar this time, and this is actually the project we made at the latest class I held at Unik Hobby!
The cute image and beautiful papers are from Bildmålarna - of course :)

Advent Calendar
Size: 6,75" x 8,5"
Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distress Ink - Weathered Wood.
Stamp: Bildmålarna - LWF "Christmas Fun".
Colouring: Distress Ink - Refills (tattered rose, tea dye, worn lipstick, weathered wood, stormy sky, barn door, aged mahogany, pumice stone, vintage photo, walnut stain, scattered straw & forest moss).
Papers: Bildmålarna - Frosty Christmas "Blue Christmas" & "Mr. Snowman", Bazzill - blue cardstock, Canson - Montval aquarell paper 200g.
Tools: Spellbinders - square dies, Martha Stewart - Aspen Snowflake patp, EK Success - snowflake punch.
Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Self Adhesive Rhinestones, Panduro - foam letters.

Thank you so much for peeking in - have a lovely day!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Bildmålarna - Handyman

Hello Sweeties!

Today I thought I'd show you the creation we made at my first colouring class at Unik Hobby this month :)

We coloured up one of the latest and cutest images from Bildmålarna - Mimo Carpenter, with Distress Ink Refills, and used it for a Pocket Tag Card.

Pocket Tag Card
Size: ca 5" x 7"
Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distress Ink - Pumice Stone & Shipped Saphire.
Stamps: Bildmålarna - Mimo Carpenter & a birthday sentiment
Colouring:
Skin: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye.
Cheeks: Tea Dye + Worn Lipstick (mix 2:1).
Hair/Hammer/Basket: Scattered Straw, Vintage Photo.
Pants/Caps: Faded Jeans + Shipped Sapphire (mix 1:1).
 Caps/T-shirt/Pocket/Shoes/Hammer/Ruler/Shadow: Pumice Stone.
Papers: Bildmålarna - Flowers of Spring, Bazzill - blue & white cardstock, Canson - Montval aquarel paper 200g.
Tools: Spellbinders - Classic Rectangles, Quick Kutz - Stars dies, Memory Box - Tag die, Martha Stewart - Stars edge punch, black pen (faux stitching).
Embellishments: Bildmålarna - Charm & Chain, Wild Orchid Crafts - Self Adhesive Rhinestones & Organza Ribbon.


I'm entering this in to these challenges:
Divas by Design - tag you're it
Crafts and Me - birthdays
Moving Along With The Times - happy birthday
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp and Show - depht of distress
The Sisterhood of Crafters - stars
The Paper Shelter - punches/dies
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Celebrate the Occation - happy birthday
The Stamping Boutique - bingo (image & sentiment/brads/2 dif DP's)


Thanks for peeking in - enjoy your crafting!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Vilda Stamps - June

Hiya!!!!

Wow, a month is really nothing when it comes to it, right?

It's already that day a month, when it's time for my DT creation at Vilda Stamps :)

This time I’ve made an Easel Card with a Summer feeling, were I’ve masked together the image ” “Flugsvampsstuga” (V148) and “Saga” (V10), and added the text “You Rock My World“ (V448).

Hope you like it :)

Easel Card

Size: 6" x 6"

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distress ink - Aged Mahogany.

Stamps: Vilda Stamps - “Flugsvampsstuga” (V148), “Saga” (V10) and “You Rock My World“ (V448).

Colouring: Distress Ink Refills.

Papers: Maja Design - Life in the Country, Magnolia - A Little Yummy for Your Tummy, Bazzill - red & white cardstock, Canson - Montval aquarel paper 200g.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Doilies, Self Adhesive Pearls, Seam binding Ribbon, Carnation, Sweetheart Blossoms, Open Paper Roses 10 mm & Rosebuds 4 mm, Liquid Pearls - White Opal, Stickles - Diamond.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:

Stamp With Fun - sketch

Bearly Mine - flowers

Celebrate the Occation - welcome summer

Crafty Sentiments - bright colours

Ladybug Crafts Ink - double trouble

Papertake Weekly - bingo (ribbon, free, blooms)

Bunny Zoe's crafts - girls, girls, girls

Craft Your Passion - flips & folds

Hooked on Craft - flowers

Lollipop Crafts - flowers in bloom

Love to Create - Summertime fun

Paper Playtime - anything goes + a sentiment

Stamp and Create - bold and bright

There She Goes - winged things

2 Sisters - plaid/stripes

Craft Your Days Away - bingo (pearls, ribbon/lace, glitter)

Crafty Calendar - flowers in bloom

Sweet Stampin' - Summer fun

Totally Gorjuss - holiday

Crafty Ann's - it's a girl thing

Raise the Bar - hello Summer

Thanks so much for visiting - have a great day!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

Kurs hos Unik Hobby i Juni

Hallo i luken!

Her kommer litt info og sneak peeks på kursene jeg skal holde hos Unik Hobby i juni :)

Kurs: Fargelegging med Distress Ink Refiller

Sted: Unik Hobby på Hamar

Tid: Lørdag 9. juni kl 11.00 - 14.00

Pris: Kr 350.- inkl. kurspakke

Påmelding til Unik Hobby senest 6.juni

Dette må du ha med selv:

♥ Distress Ink Refiller: Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Worn Lipstick, Scattered Straw, Vintage Photo, Faded Jeans, Shipped Sapphire & Pumice Stone

♥ Tynn malepensel (f.eks Goldline nr. 2) og malepalette (f.eks hvit keramikkflis)

♥ Distress Ink Puter: Shipped Sapphire & Pumice Stone + svamper (til sverting av kanter)

♥ Svart Stempelpute (f.eks Archival Ink - Pitch Black)

♥ Pinsett, saks, svart tynn tusjpenn

♥ Dobbeltsidig tape, flytende lim, limputer

♥  Evt. tørkepapir og vannbeholder

♥♥♥

Kurs: Fargelegging med Prismacolor Premier Pencils (+ Promarkere)

Sted: Unik Hobby på Hamar

Tid: Torsdag 14. juni kl 17.30 - 20.30

Pris: Kr 350.- inkl. kurspakke

Påmelding til Unik Hobby senest 11. juni

Dette må du ha med selv:

♥ Prismacolor Premier Pencils: 1092 Nectar, 945 Sienna Brown, 1031 Henna, 1012 Jasmine, 946 Dark Brown, 948 Sepia, 1096 Kelly Green, 1029 Mahogany Red, 1078 Black Cherry, 1070 30% French Grey, 1072 50 % French Grey & 1074 70% French Grey.

♥ Promarkere: Blush, Buttercup, Pale Pink, Meadow Green & Satin.

♥ Papirstubb, tynner (f.eks Daler Rowney - Low Odour Thinners), sandpapir, blyantkvesser og skalpell/kniv

♥ Dobbeltsidig tape, flytende lim, limputer

♥ Saks og pinsett

♥ Distress Ink Pute: Seedless Preserves (evt. Victorian Velvet) + svamp (til sverting av kanter)

Med forbehold om endringer.

Da er det bare å melde seg på - håper vi ses til kurs i juni!

Klem fra Lena Katrine

DT Bildmålarna - Mini Card

Hey Everyone!

When I'm crafting, everything doesn't always end up as planned!!!

When I was finished colouring this whole image from Bildmålarna, I ended up ruining the beautiful girl, by smudging paint all over her ;(

But the little bear was still doing quite fine, so I thought instead of throwing the whole image in the bin, I decided to make a Mini Card with the little bear, using up some paper scraps I had laying around on my desk :)

Mini Card

Size: 10 x 12 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distress Ink - Seedless Preserves.

Stamps: Bildmålarna - LWF "Your Birthday", North Star Stamps - Carpe Diem.

Colouring: Distress Ink Refills.

Papers: Bildmålarna/Pion Design - scraps, Bazzill - scrap cardstock, Canson - Montval aquarell paper 200g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Classic & Petite Scalloped Circles, Martha Stewart - Butterflies punch.

Embellishments: Bildmålarna - Charm, Wild Orchid Crafts - Lily, Open Paper Roses 15 mm & 10 mm, Rosebuds 4 mm, Guipure Lace, Organza Ribbon & Self Adhesive Rhinestones.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:
Let's Ink It Up - bling
Critter - flowers
Hooked on Craft - flowers
Love To Create - bingo (die cuts, charm, ribbon)
Ooh La La - ribbon/twine
Simon Says stamp & Show - anything goes
Bunny Zoe'z Crafts - anything goes
Partytime Tuesday - colour plum
Tuesday Throwdown - fabric
Die Cutting Divas - flowers
Ladybug Crafts Ink - anything but square

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

DT Bildmålarna - Calendar Page: May

Good Morning!

I thought I'd show you my Calendar Page for the month of May today :)

I've once again coloured up one of the cute images from the latest Little Winged Friends collection by Bildmålarna, with Distress ink Refills. 

I've cut out the image, and mounted her on the calendar page, where I've also used some of the beautiful papers from the "Flowers of Spring" collection by Bildmålarna!

Calendar Page - May

Size: 14 x 19 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distress Ink - Weathered Wood.

Stamps: Bildmålarna - LWF "Letters and Roses".

Colouring: Distress ink Refills.

Papers: Bildmålarna - Flowers of Spring "Birdsong" (scraps), Bazzill - blue cardstock, Canson - Montval aquarell paper 200g.

Tools: Martha Stewart - Flourish edge punch.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Satin Ribbon, Paper Heart Doily, Self Adhesive Pearls & Rhinestones, lace.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:
Crafts and Me - punches/die cuts
Just Keep on Creating - anything goes
The Paper Shelter - anything goes
Creative Craft - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - cute cute cute
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - ribbon/twine
Hooked on Craft - flowers
Lexi's Creations - ribbon and lace
Tammy's Scrappin' Corner - punches/dies
Let's Ink It Up - bling
By The Cute and Girly - spring is in the air
I Brake for Challenges - florals
Mema's Crafts - Bingo (blue, ribbon, bling)

Thanks for peeking in - have a great day!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Vilda Stamps - Card Storage Box

Good evening!

I've made my first project as a DT for Vilda Stamps!!!

Woohooo! How exiting :)

A big thank you to Milo who asked me if I'd like to join her DT!

As my first project for the Vilda Stamps blog, I've made a Card Storage Box :)

I found the inspiration to make this here, but made my own version/template of it.

On the front I've masked together 2 beautiful images and coloured them with Distress Ink Refills. I even tried out the technique of making clouds in the background :)

Inside the box I've used a lovely sentiment.

Hope you like it - enjoy!

Card Storage Box

Size: 4" x 4" x 4 3/4" x 6 1/4"

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distress Ink - Tumbled Glass & Victorian Velvet.

Stamps: Vilda Stamps - "Freja", "Trästaket med brevlåda" (masked together) & "Dream as you could live forever..." (sentiment).

Colouring: Distress Ink Refills.

Papers: Bildmålarna - Flowers of Spring "Dusty Pink Sky", Pion Design - From My Heart II "Valentine Angels", Bazzill - pink & turqouise cardstock, Canson - Montval aquarell paper 200g.

Tools: Martha Stewart - Flourish edge punch & Butterflies punch, Marianne Design - Lamp post die, Magnolia - DooHickey Fence die.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Self Adhesive Pearls, Flowers Soft - Heather, Camelia - Rhinestones, Stickles - Star Dust.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:

Creating for all seasons - anything but a card

Divas by design - anything but a card

Just keep on creating - anything goes

Little Darlings - pastels

The Paper Shelter - wings and things

Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything but a card

Stampavie and more - spring

Whimsy Stamps - punches or die cuts

Die Cutting Divas - gardens

Paper Minutes - newest stamps

Sassy Cheryl's - butterflies

The stamping boutique - anything goes

Craft your passion - die cuts and punches

Lawnscaping - stamp a scene

Lexi's creations - punches and dies

Lollipop crafts - spring

Simon says stamp and show - anything goes

Whoopsiedaisy - anything goes

Aud Sentiments - spring/summer colours

Southern Girls - fancy folds

Crafty sentiments - spring creations

Creatalicious - butterflies and flowers

Oozak - anything goes

The crafters Cafe - spring with pastel colours

The craft garden - spring colours
Crafts 4 eternity - something new
Stampin' for the weekend - sparkle and shine
Timbroscrapmania - anything goes

Thank you so much for visiting - have a lvely weekend!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

DT Bildmålarna - Challenge #22: Bingo

Hi again!


It's not often I'm having two posts on the same day, but today I have the pleasure of hosting the new challenge at Bildmålarna :)

For Bildmålarna's Challenge #22 I have come up with this theme for you:

Bingo!

You may choose any 3 themes on a row to play along;)
Please visit the Bildmålarna Challenge Blog to read more about the challenge terms!

Here's my card made for the challenge - I hope you'll find some inspiration from it, 'cause I did manage to add all 9 themes in to it *lol*

Frame Card

Size: 5" x 6 3/4"

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distress Ink - Stormy Sky.

Stamps: Bildmålarna - 7 Deadly Sins "Envy" & "Lamp post", Inkadinkado - Kids Quotes, Whimsy Stamps - Everyday Mini Postage Stamp Sentiments.

Colouring: Distress Ink Refills.

Papers: Bildmålarna - Flowers of Spring "Birdsong", Bazzill - vanilla & blue cardstock, Canson - Montval aquarell paper 200g.

Tools: Martha Stewart - Swirling Lace PATP, Flourish edge punch & butterfly punch, Magnolia - DooHickey swirl die.

Embellishments: Bildmålarna - Charm & Chain, Wild Orchid Crafts - Seam Binding Ribbon, Self Adhesive Pearls, Poppy Flower, Sweetheart Blossoms, Open Paper Roses 15 mm & 10 mm.

I'm entering this in to these challenges:
Sweet Stampin' - girly but NO pink
Sugar Creek Hollow - die cuts/punches
Rouge Redhead Design - Spring fashion colours (blue)
Our Daily Bread Design - 3 letters from 'Spring' in your embellishments (swirl, pearls, ribbon)
Craft Your Days Away - metal
2 Sisters - flowers
Creatalicious - butterflies and flowers
Panduro - colouring
Nordsalten Hobbyklubb - bingo (swirls, pearls, charm)
Card & Scrap - flowers
Scrapperiket - bingo (flowers, pearls, punch/dies)
Stamptacular Sunday - anything goes

Thanks for popping in once again - take care!
Hugs, Lena Katrine