DT Lili of the Valley Challenge #83 & GDT Paper Take Weekly

Peeps to you all ;)

Another challenge is up and ready for you at Lili of the Valley, and for our Challenge #83 we want you to show us some Romance :)

The rest of the fairies have as usual made some beutiful samples with the theme, so be sure to pop over to the challenge blog and have a look!

I was also asked by my sweet DT-friend Dawny, to join Papertake Weekly for their Challenge #53 this week :) Since their theme is Flowers this time, I decided to combine it with the romance theme at the LOTV challenge :)

Be sure to visit the Papertake Weekly Challenge blog this week, to check out the DT's georgeous work, and to have a peek at the great price sponsored by Lili of the Valley!

Well, here's my romantic flourish card:

Size: 15 x 15 cm

Folding: Easel-Card

Ink: Adirondack - Pitch Black, Distress Ink - Victorian Velvet.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - Together Forever (image & sentiment).

Colouring: Letraset - Promarkers & Prisma Colour Premier Pencils.

Papers: Memory Box - Gossamer Collection, Bazzill - white & pink cardstock, Letraset - Cartridge Hevyweight Paper 270g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Label, Martha Stewart - Cherish Hearts edge punch, Punch Bunch - Butterfly punch.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Open Paper Roses 20 mm & 15 mm, Semi Open Roses 8 mm, Rosebuds 4 mm, Aster Daisy, Gypsophilias & Self Adhesive Pearls, Kuttut - Heart Doilies, Prima - Say it in Crystals, Ranger - Stickles "Star Dust".

I'm also entering these challenges with this card:
CLP (Crafting Life Pieces) - Sketch #33
Nordsalten Hobbyklubb - #23 "Valentine & Hearts"
Mami Doodles - #19 "The magic of love"
Craft Your Passion - #43 "Bling on your love"
Double Dutch - #61 "Love is in the air"
Lexie's Creations - #32 "Valentines"
Magical Mondays - #14 "Flowers"
Pear Tree Designs - #34 "Flowers"
Pile it On - #5 "Punch it"
Simon Says Stamp and Show - "Show some love"
Stamp with Fun - #96 "Sketch von Tina"
Anything Goes - "Butterflies"
Claudia & Company - #73 "Unique Fold"
Tuesday Taggers - "Feel the lurve"
Anonyme Scrappere - #15 "Pink & White"
Creative Belli - #110 "Jewelry"
I ♥ Promarkers - #51 "Anything Goes"
Penny's Paper-Crafty - #46 "Hearts a flutter"
Simon Says... - "Love is in the air"

Thanks for stopping by - have a great day!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

Sketchy Colors Challenge #29

A new color challenge is ready for you at Sketchy Colors - Challenge #29!!!
This time we would like to se creations in blue, green & pink.
Scrapmagazinet is again sponsering us with a great price - check it out!
And remeber to take a peek at the rest of the DT's work too - they're simply georgeous!!

This is my card - Oh, and I love these colors :)

Recipe:

Size: 15 x 15 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee for stamping, Distress Ink - Black Soot & Stormy Sky for inking the edges, and Refills for coloring.

Stamps: hÄnglar & stÄnglar - image, Papirloftet - sentiment.

Papers: Maja Design - Äntligen "Naturen doftar" & Crea Diem "Sin lyckas smed", Bazzill - white & blue cardstock, Canson - Aquarellpaper 200 g.

Tools: Nellie Snellen - Multi Frames 006 (Bunny Zoe's Crafts), Spellbinders - Classic Ovals & 

Petite Scalloped Ovals.

Embellies: WOC - Cherry Blossoms, Kort & Godt - pink roses & pearls, Unik Hobby - roses, 

Prima/Kuttut - Gypsos.

I'm also entering this card into these following challenges:
Stamp Something - Something Summer
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge #108 "Enjoying the Sunshine"
Bunny Zoe's Craft - Challenge #1 "Nice & Girly"
Sentimental Sundays - Challenge #7 "Summertime"

Thanks again for visiting and leaving me such nice comments :)

♥ Happy crafting! ♥

Hugs, Lena Katrine

Sketchy Colors Challenge #25

...and some (other) challenges...

Sundays just come running, don't they :)

Sketchy Colors is ready with another color challenge - Challenge #25, and now we want to see projects in the colors of the earth/nature!!

D'Amour Allure is still sponsoring us with a great price - so go check it out at Sketchy Colors!!

Here's my card in earth colors - I chose mainly colors of brown, orange and dark yellow, and made an easel card :)

Recipe:

Size: 10 x 15 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, VersaMark - Watermark

Stamps: Inky Wings Design

Papers: DCWV - The Rustic Stack (plain orange paper) Bazzill - brown & yellow cardstock, craft tags

Tools: Martha Stewart - border punch, Heatgun & clear embossing powder

Embellies: Kort & Godt - Methal swirls, Unik Hobby - flowers, keys & spacers, Papirloftet - string

The image is stamped with Coffee ink, then masked, before I stamped the crackle stamp and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then it's inked up with Vintage Photo.

I'm also entering this card into these following challenges:
Scrappekammeret - Challenge #8 "Vintage"
Papertake Weekly Challenge - "Say it with Flowers"
Secret Crafter - Challenge #84 "No patterned paper"
Create4Fun - Challenge Week 21 "Vintage"

♥ Thanks for visiting - have a great day! ♥

Hugs, Lena Katrine

Sketchy Colors Challenge #17

A new challenge is ready for you at Sketchy Colors!!!

For our Challenge #17, we would like to see projects in the colors of white, brown, turqouise and orange :)

Head over to our blog, to get some inspiration from the rest of the team, and take a look at the great price - the last one sponsored by Unik Hobby!

As I've mentioned before, I'm going for a wedding theme this month (at SC), and here's my 4th w-card, in the non-traditional wedding colors of white, brown, turqouise and orange!!!
I've followed a great sketch at Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog, so I'm also entering theire Challenge #72
with this card :)

Recipe:

Size: 15 x 15 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee for stamping, Distress Ink for coloring and inking the edges.

Stamps: Whiff of Joy - image & sentiment.

Papers: K&Company - Wild Safron Paper Pad & DCWV - The Rustick Stack.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nestabilities Labels 13.

Embellies: Flower arrangement from Unik Hobby, Kort & Godt, Papirloftet & Prima, Ribbon from Minnehjørnet, Pearls from Kort & Godt.

Thank you for visiting!

♥ Have a lovely sunday! ♥

Hugs, Lena Katrine

Sketchy Colors Challenge #14

Finally sunday again!!!

And I'm so lucky to have the hole day to my self and my crafting supplies *yey*

But first - Sketchy Colors is ready with another sketch at Challenge #14 

- so head over to the SC blog and take a look! 

This month we're so lucky to have Unik Hobby sponsoring us with some great prices too :)

Even though I don't now any who's getting married in the near future, I've decided to make only wedding cards for my SC contributions this month, and here's my first w-card out :)

Recipe:

Size: 15 x 15 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee for stamping, Distress Ink - Refills for coloring, Distress Ink - Antique Linen for inking all the edges.

Stamps: Lili of the Valley - image, Papirloftet - texts.

Papers: DCWV - The Rustic Stack Collection patterned paper, Ladybug & Friends - vanilla cardstock, Canson - Aquarellpaper 200 gr, sketch paper.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nestabilities Circles, Matha Stewart - borderpunch.

Embellies: Roses from Papirloftet, Kort & Godt, Prima and Unik Hobby, charm and spacers from Anne's candy, pearls from Kort & Godt, coffee napkins from Kuttut, May Arts ribbon from Inky Wings, Glitterstick.

I'm also entering this card for the Lili of the Valley Challenge 48 - that is to make an easel card.

Hope you enjoyed looking at my card :)

♥ Have a great day, take care and have fun! ♥

Hugs, Lena Katrine

Sketchy Colors Challenge #7

I usually looove sundays - but not when I'm working nights, and have to sleep all day!!!

That means no time for eighter family or crafting :(

Anyway, Sketchy Colors is ready with another color-combo-challenge for you in our Challenge #7:

TURQOUISE and BROWN!

Please head over to the Sketchy Color blog, to read more about the challenge, to take a peek at this week's price sponsored by North Star Stamps, and to take a look at the rest of the DT's great work playing with these colors!

I looove this color-combo! It always inspire me to create - even when I'm not actually inspired to make anything :)

I've made a birthday card, using my new old hÂnglar-stamp that I got in my adventcalendar from Maya - thank you so much my friend, I looove this stamp - she's a real cutie!

I'm also entering two challenges with this card:

Papertakes Weekly - Sketch #32 where I've been using this sketch

and The Pink Elephant - Challenge #49 where the theme is BIRTHDAY!

Size: 14,5 x 14,5 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distress Ink - Refills and Weathered Wood & Walnut Stain Pads

Stamps: hÂnglar & stÂnglar - image, Norsk Stempelblad AS - text (Birthdayhug!), NSS - sentiment

Paper: Kaiser Craft - Duchess Collection "Imperial", Bazzill - Brown & Turqouise Cardstock, Watercolour paper 200 g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nestabilities Circles.

Embellies: Papirloftet - White flowers, Prima - Mini Gypsos and Pearl Swirl, Wild Orchid Crafts - Roses, Unik Hobby - Charm, Kort & Godt - pearls.

Thank you for visiting - have a lovely sunday!

Hugs, Lena Katrine

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