Irina is the owner of a brand new stamp company called lalaland crafts. The release will be on the 12:th of august, but you can check her blog to see some sneak peaks of the stamps. They are definately my style :)
The first release are six stamps from two artists and the second release that is already in the works will involve three different artists. But don't let me ramble on. Read for yourself on her blog and check out the cuties.
Irina is also having a blogcandy to celebrate the occasion. You can join until the 4:th of august.
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Inky Impressions 2nd Design Team Call
The Inky impressions are having a DT call. I thought I'd try out since I've been planning to do so for a while now. I started on a beautiful altered project, but I can't finish it yet so I'll show you what it looks like now - it's almost done, but I'm waiting to get the Tim Holtz clear crackle paint to put on the lid and then I want the image on top. I've made my own embellishment from a piece of mesh fabric that I distressed.
But the official projects I'm applying with are these. It's supposed to be one favourite card and a project, so here goes:
My fav card for the time being is this one. It was made for a sketchchallenge and here's the sketch:
I made a pretty creative interpretation if I may say so myself. I'm very proud of this card since distressing, sewing and Magnolia aren't my specialties. I'm quite proud of the golden flower. I made the embellishment myself by stamping and embossing a red paperbrad. I also distressed the flowers to match better. The image is coloured with promarkers.
The other - non-card - project is a post-it holder. I absolutely love this image. I only had one since I got it from a friend. It was stamped on waterpaper (or whatever it's called) and I have coloured it with tombows and a waterbrush. It gives a totally different look than promarkers. I like both looks and these two projects show my colouringskills. I also love my cuttlebug embossing folders as you can see:)
I think these two projects show my style pretty well.
I just wanted to show you the altered box I've been making for a couple of days. The lid is lowered and I think it would look awesome with some crackled paint over the paper and then Tilda on top. I haven't yet decided where to put embellishments and how to put it all together. I didn't want to rush it since I think the box will look amazing when it's done properly. Don't you just love the old style Tilda?
With all these Tildas you might think I'm a huge Magnolia fan, but the truth is I just got my second, third fourth and fifth magnolia about 2 months ago. I guess they are really growing on me. I always thought cute animals were my fav, but it's so hard to choose now with all the cute girlstamps!
But the official projects I'm applying with are these. It's supposed to be one favourite card and a project, so here goes:
My fav card for the time being is this one. It was made for a sketchchallenge and here's the sketch:
I made a pretty creative interpretation if I may say so myself. I'm very proud of this card since distressing, sewing and Magnolia aren't my specialties. I'm quite proud of the golden flower. I made the embellishment myself by stamping and embossing a red paperbrad. I also distressed the flowers to match better. The image is coloured with promarkers.
The other - non-card - project is a post-it holder. I absolutely love this image. I only had one since I got it from a friend. It was stamped on waterpaper (or whatever it's called) and I have coloured it with tombows and a waterbrush. It gives a totally different look than promarkers. I like both looks and these two projects show my colouringskills. I also love my cuttlebug embossing folders as you can see:)
I think these two projects show my style pretty well.
I just wanted to show you the altered box I've been making for a couple of days. The lid is lowered and I think it would look awesome with some crackled paint over the paper and then Tilda on top. I haven't yet decided where to put embellishments and how to put it all together. I didn't want to rush it since I think the box will look amazing when it's done properly. Don't you just love the old style Tilda?
With all these Tildas you might think I'm a huge Magnolia fan, but the truth is I just got my second, third fourth and fifth magnolia about 2 months ago. I guess they are really growing on me. I always thought cute animals were my fav, but it's so hard to choose now with all the cute girlstamps!
Friday, 31 July 2009
Magnolia Christmas card
I had a great idea for the friday sketchers blog today and I just had to join even though it's after 2am! As always I'll get better pics up soon, but for now you'll have to do with this.
I've also joined the magnolia-licious highlights challenge. The theme for this week was "Christmascards". It's a little too soon for me to start thinking about X-mas cards since I only send a few, but it was fun to take out the wintery stash. I have sorted all my Christmaspapers to a seperate holder that I've put away, so it was fun to see what I had in there.
A new Magnolia blog I found the other day called Magnolia down under challenges also had "Christmas in july" as their challenge, so I'm entering there too :)
I'm very proud of my interpretation of the sketch. I might put something more in the lower right corner, but I didn't dare ruining the card with too many "not-thought-through-stuff".
I used masking on the card too that was for stampin for the weekend. I masked the gift she's holding in her hands. It's actually an easterstamp, but I masked over it. I also chopped her braids off, that's why she looks a bit like Edwin ;D
I've also joined the magnolia-licious highlights challenge. The theme for this week was "Christmascards". It's a little too soon for me to start thinking about X-mas cards since I only send a few, but it was fun to take out the wintery stash. I have sorted all my Christmaspapers to a seperate holder that I've put away, so it was fun to see what I had in there.
A new Magnolia blog I found the other day called Magnolia down under challenges also had "Christmas in july" as their challenge, so I'm entering there too :)
I'm very proud of my interpretation of the sketch. I might put something more in the lower right corner, but I didn't dare ruining the card with too many "not-thought-through-stuff".
I used masking on the card too that was for stampin for the weekend. I masked the gift she's holding in her hands. It's actually an easterstamp, but I masked over it. I also chopped her braids off, that's why she looks a bit like Edwin ;D
Thursday, 30 July 2009
Totebag giveaway
If you'd like to win this adorable handmade totebag, make sure to hop over to Kim's blog and enter. Candy closes friday 31:st and a winner will be picked on the 1:st of august.
If you're not lucky enough to win you can follow the instructions HERE and make your own :)
If you're not lucky enough to win you can follow the instructions HERE and make your own :)
Exciting news!!!
I have managed to fulfill my second new year resolution - to get on a designteam!!! I just got a mail letting me know that I'm one of the new 5 members of sweet pea stamps. I was supposed to find out today, but haven't checked my mail until now, late evening, because I didn't have any expectations on getting accepted. So it blew my mind even more when I read the mail. I even missed the subjectline of the mail: "Welcome to Sweet Pea Design Team" , lol.
The funny thing is that the coordinator of the DT is a woman I know from a swapgroup. I haven't talked to her for a long time, but now I recognized her name. It's such a small world - especially in blogland.
Today I was in town in a scrapshop that is closing. She had 70% off, so I got some papers and more brads (My big box is overflowing, so I sense some of that will go into a blogcandy I'm planning in august. What? Is august already on saturday?! Eeeek! Now I have even more reasons to celebrate so I'm hoping to have a weekly candy or something like that). I'm really looking forward to using my new stash for the DT projects. I have bought quite a lot things lately, I'll show you later.
Anyhee - I'm totally gobsmacked and still shocked my name is on the company's homepage. Take a look HERE
YEY!!! Thanks everyone who has supported me. I also noticed I now have 37 followers. Amazing. Lots of hugs to all of you out there. Now I'm off to dreamland, but before that I'm going to shake my booty and be happy. It doesn't get much better than this :D
The funny thing is that the coordinator of the DT is a woman I know from a swapgroup. I haven't talked to her for a long time, but now I recognized her name. It's such a small world - especially in blogland.
Today I was in town in a scrapshop that is closing. She had 70% off, so I got some papers and more brads (My big box is overflowing, so I sense some of that will go into a blogcandy I'm planning in august. What? Is august already on saturday?! Eeeek! Now I have even more reasons to celebrate so I'm hoping to have a weekly candy or something like that). I'm really looking forward to using my new stash for the DT projects. I have bought quite a lot things lately, I'll show you later.
Anyhee - I'm totally gobsmacked and still shocked my name is on the company's homepage. Take a look HERE
YEY!!! Thanks everyone who has supported me. I also noticed I now have 37 followers. Amazing. Lots of hugs to all of you out there. Now I'm off to dreamland, but before that I'm going to shake my booty and be happy. It doesn't get much better than this :D
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Five challenges in one
Today I managed to incorporate five different challenges into one card.
The first challenge (I have about an hour until the deadline, yikes) is Carols sketch fun where there was this sketch:
Second challenge is cute card thursday and they wanted you to use eyelets. It was quite a while since I used them, so it was a great challenge. I added two eyelets in the left corners for the ribbon to go through (although I didn't know it at the time ;)
Third challenge: colour create. The theme was blue and white with an optional vintage feel.
Stamp with fun wanted you to use pearls (I used both halfpearls in the corner and actually pearly bling - sneaky, sneaky)
Final challenge is roses on paper where you have to use a specific company brand - I used Sarah Kay. Their challenge was to use hearts. I used them both in the border and on the heartlock.
Stamp from Sarah Kay coloured with tombows, dies from quickutz. Borderpunch from fiskars.
The first challenge (I have about an hour until the deadline, yikes) is Carols sketch fun where there was this sketch:
Second challenge is cute card thursday and they wanted you to use eyelets. It was quite a while since I used them, so it was a great challenge. I added two eyelets in the left corners for the ribbon to go through (although I didn't know it at the time ;)
Third challenge: colour create. The theme was blue and white with an optional vintage feel.
Stamp with fun wanted you to use pearls (I used both halfpearls in the corner and actually pearly bling - sneaky, sneaky)
Final challenge is roses on paper where you have to use a specific company brand - I used Sarah Kay. Their challenge was to use hearts. I used them both in the border and on the heartlock.
Stamp from Sarah Kay coloured with tombows, dies from quickutz. Borderpunch from fiskars.
Monday, 27 July 2009
New release blog candy from the doodlefactory
Starving artistamps - home of the doodlefactory - are releasing new stamps. To celebrate, and help spread the word, they are offering a big candy. You can win FOUR sets of stamps! The winner will be drawn tuesday evening, so that only gives you today and tomorrow to enter. If you're into these whacky cuties, don't miss out.
Image taken from the starving artistamps blog linked above.
Image taken from the starving artistamps blog linked above.
Saturday, 25 July 2009
Getting ready for the bloghop
I hope you'll join too on Whiff of joy's bloghop. I thought it would start now, but I was off with an hour. Can't wait! :D
Friday, 24 July 2009
Whiff of joy candy
Today I thought I'd tell you about the new release from Whiff of joy. Elisabeth Bell has designed a new fall collection and you can pre-order your kit until august 7:th.
Here is a little sneak peak:
Katharina (the owner of Whiff of joy) has a candy on her blog to celebrate the release. Oh, and there will be a parteyyy on saturday, so I'll see you there :)
Here is a little sneak peak:
Katharina (the owner of Whiff of joy) has a candy on her blog to celebrate the release. Oh, and there will be a parteyyy on saturday, so I'll see you there :)
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
My cousin's graduation card - Magnolia's Edwin
I thought I'd show you the card I made for my cousin's graduation.
I worked hard and long on this card and if you remember I had a hard time picking out the papers and embellies. Nothing seemed to match until I found some things from my old stash (the text paper for instance) to go with the new things I'd bought. I wanted the card to be "graduation-like" which usually means blue/yellow (like the Swedish flag) and a lot of white. I didn't want to overdecorate it with girly stuff like flowers, but since flowers are a big part of graduation (the students get bouquets and other things hung around their necks) I wanted to incorporate some at least. I used a piece of sheer ribbon with the big flower and a yellow bling brad.
I used Edwin (the boy's name) from Magnolia's graduation collection. It was such a great timing since I had no idea what image I would've used otherwise. I used white bling cardstock and a bunch of layers, the blue embossed cardstock is a cuttlebug embossing folder which I absolutely love!
I really wanted to make the card special so he knew it was just made for him, so I used rub-ons to spell out his name and to put the date on the little tags in the corner. Edwin is mounted on a silver mirror card and coloured with promarkers. You will not believe what I managed to do at 3am the day before I was leaving for the graduation:
I was so happy with the outcome of the card and that I had made it on time. I just wanted to add some silver dots on his shoes to make it look like those eyelets you have to thread the laces through. I open up my silver pen and....BLOB. It left a huuuge blob on his whole shoe! I tried to pick it up but it soaked through the paper leaving it all icky. It was beyond repair, so I had to start over and colouring him agian. So this is the second Edwin (actually I coloured a couple before just to see how it would look, but that's a different story) I'm just glad I didn't blob in the middle of the card. I didn't have any extra materials so I wouldn't have been able to make another one exactly the same. It was sooo aggravating. I was done with EVERYTHING, just thought I'd "spruce up" the shoes a bit. Phew, good thing the panel came of too, so I could mount on a new one. I was so close to disaster, lol
The inside of the card - I wanted to write something inspirational besides the usual "congrats". I found this sentiment in Magnolia's graduation line. I found a similar alphabet to the rub-ons and printed the sentiment from the computer.
Anyhee, I'm joining this week's challenge on magnolia licious highlites with this card. They are also having an Edwin based bloghop if you want to check it out.
I worked hard and long on this card and if you remember I had a hard time picking out the papers and embellies. Nothing seemed to match until I found some things from my old stash (the text paper for instance) to go with the new things I'd bought. I wanted the card to be "graduation-like" which usually means blue/yellow (like the Swedish flag) and a lot of white. I didn't want to overdecorate it with girly stuff like flowers, but since flowers are a big part of graduation (the students get bouquets and other things hung around their necks) I wanted to incorporate some at least. I used a piece of sheer ribbon with the big flower and a yellow bling brad.
I used Edwin (the boy's name) from Magnolia's graduation collection. It was such a great timing since I had no idea what image I would've used otherwise. I used white bling cardstock and a bunch of layers, the blue embossed cardstock is a cuttlebug embossing folder which I absolutely love!
I really wanted to make the card special so he knew it was just made for him, so I used rub-ons to spell out his name and to put the date on the little tags in the corner. Edwin is mounted on a silver mirror card and coloured with promarkers. You will not believe what I managed to do at 3am the day before I was leaving for the graduation:
I was so happy with the outcome of the card and that I had made it on time. I just wanted to add some silver dots on his shoes to make it look like those eyelets you have to thread the laces through. I open up my silver pen and....BLOB. It left a huuuge blob on his whole shoe! I tried to pick it up but it soaked through the paper leaving it all icky. It was beyond repair, so I had to start over and colouring him agian. So this is the second Edwin (actually I coloured a couple before just to see how it would look, but that's a different story) I'm just glad I didn't blob in the middle of the card. I didn't have any extra materials so I wouldn't have been able to make another one exactly the same. It was sooo aggravating. I was done with EVERYTHING, just thought I'd "spruce up" the shoes a bit. Phew, good thing the panel came of too, so I could mount on a new one. I was so close to disaster, lol
The inside of the card - I wanted to write something inspirational besides the usual "congrats". I found this sentiment in Magnolia's graduation line. I found a similar alphabet to the rub-ons and printed the sentiment from the computer.
Anyhee, I'm joining this week's challenge on magnolia licious highlites with this card. They are also having an Edwin based bloghop if you want to check it out.
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