Wishing you hugs and kisses

Here is another project I made yesterday. This time a card with a romance/sweet theme for roses on paper using one of my fav Tildas from Magnolia. I also made the card a Christmas one since there are so many challenges out there with a Christmas theme this week. I thought I'd be fresh and see how many I could fit the card into :)

Christmas theme:
papertake weekly
everybody art
charisma cardz
Magnolia down under
2 red bananas
Paper make-up
Flourishes

Red and green colourcombo:
Corrosive challenges by Janet
365 cards
Tellen's place
colourcreate

Other ones:
Paper cutz - anything goes
sketch saturday. - I turned the sketch 90 degrees.

Phew, that was quite some challenges :)

Tip of the day:
I have bought a holder for scrapbookpapers with a couple of compartments where I keep papers and cardstock that are matched together. Sometimes I just feel like colouring so I take out those papers and colour the image so it matches the papers. I then store the image and papers together. Whenever I feel like making cards, but don't have the energy to colour images I take out this holder and look through it to see what I have "half done". It's like having a cardkit ready to go. The only thing is to remember that I have it, lol. I actually almost forgot it. Good thing I didn't since it's Christmas papers and a winter image. On the other hand I just got it so maybe I just need to get used to using it.



Colour: promarkers
Border: spellbinders
Papers: sandylion and daisyd
Text: free download from dafont.com
Stamp: Magnolia

Winter love

I made this adorable ATC especially with this week's theme at the Simon says stamp challenge blog. The theme was "winter love" and this stamp directly came to mind. I've been a little tired of making regular cards so I wanted to try something different. I'm determined to succeed with my distress inks and yesterday I gave it another try. I think even Tim Holtz himself would've been proud or what do you say?
Simon says stamp is also sponsoring a candy if you join this week's challenge. The candy can be found at Chris' blog.

Do I dare to mention that I made this stunning colour combo by mistake?! I was distressing the edge with vintage photo when I accidently turned my sponge somehow and added the red from it. I use make-up sponges for now (just ordered the felt and tool). I use one sponge for 2 colours. I kept thinking: "what would Tim do?" and just kept on going adding colours. In the end I was blown away. You have to excuse my modesty, but I haven't managed with anything distressed yet and this one turned out beautifully - even better than I had imagined.

The vintage look is this week's theme at the promarker challenge blog.
Sophisticat had "ATC" as their challenge.
The pixie cottage wanted you to use stitching.

I used my nestability to cut out a hole in copy paper and made one shape in post-it paper to create a mask. I used the copypaper to cover the ATC and stamped the image in the hole. Then I covered the image with the mask and stamped a music note image over the right side and embossed with clear powder. Afterwards I sewed a zig zag seam to the right and added the different inks around the whole piece. I made a snowflake from 3 different die-cuts that I inked in different colours. I then glued it together and added a flat-backed pearl. I used an alphabet to write "love" on the right hand side. I coloured the image and added the specially made snowflake. Finally I added some glitter on the flake and text.

Distresses: Vintage photo, fired brick and broken China
Promarkers: ivory, saffron, cinnamon, cool aqua, berry red and orange
Stamp: Sarah Kay

A brand new challenge blog for gypsy lovers

Ok, I have to admit. I didn't even know what a gypsy was when I visited the cuttlebug spot today. "There is a new challenge blog for gypsylovers". Uh-uh I thought to myself. Good for them. There is always so many new gadgets out there. Curious as I am I found out what it was and realize it's an extra gadget to use with your cricut. I wanted that machine before my qk squeeze (aren't they in a museum by now?) and my cutiebug. I'm curious to find out more about it and to see what everyone does with it. There are already some great projects on the new challenge blog called the gypsy spot.

To celebrate the launch custom crops has kindly donated one to be given away as candy! Wow! Make sure you enter before december 1:st when the winner will be chosen.

Lilac Christmas

Today I've been playing with the amazing new stamp from sweetpea stamps. I woke up today with a craving - there's no better word for it - to craft! I have a huge DT package with stamps that are hinting to me to be inked so who am I to refuse? Of course I needed to join some challenges, I went through my growing challenge list and here's what I came up with with the card:

fridaysketchers had a wonderful sketch this week that suited perfectly with this stamp. I really wanted the image to be the focalpoint and the sketch allowed that. I used my brand new spellbinder snowflakes instead of the circles.

stampin for the weekend had a lilac/silver colourscheme. I only coloured half of the image to give it a different look. The image speaks for itself and I like that you can see how it looks before and after colouring. As usual I used my promarkers and white twinkling H2O for the flakes and details.

By the cute and girly had "winter wonderland" as their theme.

Creatalicious had "something for Christmas including snowflakes and lots of sparkle/glitter."

Crafty calendar had "weather" as this month's theme. Thought the snowy weather behind the girl suited the theme wonderfully.


If you are inlove with these stamps as much as I am then you can purchase the newest release at a special price. Lynette - the owner of sweetpea stamps is having a sale that already started and is running through Cyber Monday. If you are a first time customer you will get a free Fantasy Art Collection stamp (Lynette's choice) on orders over $20! So what are you waiting for? Click HERE to go straight to the shop and don't forget to mention me during checkout. Enjoy!



Colour: promarkers blossom, pastel blue, ice grey 1 and 3, ivory and silver, white twinkling h2o.
Paper: art blanché from EK success, bazzil bling
Tools: spellbinders shapeabilities create a flake 1

Black friday sales

I have been webshopping like crazy the last few days. I don't know how you shop, but I always need to look through EVERY single page to make sure I don't "need" anything. I did that while shopping at simon says stamp yesterday and checked out with 12 tubes of flowers among other things...a LOT of other things. That's about 60 in each one, lol. Let's just say I qualified for the free shipping on international orders. They have that at $150...Funny thing is that I read that and thought to myself:"$150! Does anyone come up to those amounts?!I guess maybe when several people join in on the order" LOL OR maybe it's people who just got out of the hospital and are happy to be alive and crafting. I ordered some Whiff of joys since it's better for me to buy them from the US than directly from the Whiff of joy shop due to the exchange rates. Feels weird.

Today I shopped at a new place called a cherry on top. I found them while looking for a paperset I found at someone's blog. I loved the papers she used in her project and googled it since I've never heard of the company. It's from we R memory keepers and the set is called Tiffany's. Just the right style and colours for me. So spot on! So they had a lot of specials, I even got a discount on shipping. One of the specials was to buy a 4x8" qk alphabet for only $10. I had it in my basket but after looking through their page a couple of hours it disappeared (out of stock) Oh well, I got tons of goodies. I'm really looking forward to that box (yes it was another box...do I hear a candy coming up? I think so...)

Other companies that have sales are Queen kat designs, sweetpea stamps and Whiff of joy. If you "need" something you should take part of the deals :)

Sweetpea stamps are having a sale on some of the beautiful fairystamps. Check them out and make sure you mention me during checkout :)

Queen kat designs - 20% off Queen Kat Design Stamps 20% off the Supplies Category. Good through november 30:th.

Whiff of joy - 20% off winterstamps. Until december, but who dares to wait?

A cherry on top - everything 10%-70% off. Good thru midnite, Sunday, Nov 29. [all times EST] Check out their Thanksgiving sale for more info and offers. Must use code: "THANKS".

Simon says stamp - everything 15% off with coupon "bf15". Ends friday at midnight.

Scrapyland - the best place to buy all your dies. The only place I've been buying dies (and now Michelle's, see below). Superdeals right now.

Michelles scrap - a tiny little store, but even better prices. If you're looking for great deals on nesties, Magnolias or Basic Greys that's the place to look. She also has a cute stampline of her own. Make sure to mention I sent you. Until the end of the month she has a 10% off everything in her store using code "10percent".

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I can't wait to get all the goodies I ordered. It's going to be a crafty Christmas...

New challenge blog and candy

There will be a new norwegian/english challenge blog every sunday called sketchy colors. It's open for everyone and it's in both english and norwegian, so no excuses ;) The only scare would be the talented DT. I know some norwegian cardmakers and they are crazy talented!
The name of the blog is because it will mainly consist of sketch and colour challenges.

I think that's great because it's a bit scarse with challenges on sundays.The first challenge starts at 29th of November, at 9 am – their time, which is 4am at the earliest in the US. For those of you that live there, let's just say a new challenge will be up by the time you get up. Kind of like Christamsmorning, lol.

To welcome everyone the "leaders" are offering a candy. Go to the blog to read all about it. The winners will be announced saturday the 28th of November at 9pm – our time!

Black friday sale at queen kat designs

A quick note to let you know there is a sale going on at queen kat designs. All QK stamps and supplies are 20% off. The store has gotten a new beautiful look - you have to check it out. Purple for everyone, lol.

Another offer:
November 8th through November 30th
Buy 2 stamp sets get 1 separates stamp free
Buy 3 separates stamps and get 1 free
($3.99 value or less)

For every 2 stamp sets you order you get 1 separate stamp for free! The more you order the more free stamps you'll receive.

Wishing you a nice Thanksgiving :)

New sweetpea stamps and referral program

I've been playing with the new stamps from plate 23 (above) from sweetpea stamps. I just couldn't stay away from ink and rubber yesterday, lol.
So much has happened with sweetpea while I was gone. The shop got a new look, the DT team got a new logo to put in the sidebar (I just haven't figured out how to put it up yet), tons of new stamps have come out and so much more. There is also a referral program where the DT members can earn rubber$ if they send people over to shop. So when you shop make sure to mention me when you check out. You need to write my full name (Katarina Maserak) and e-mailaddress (under my profile) All details here. Thank you.

There is a sale going on at the moment, so don't miss out! If you haven't seen the new fairystamps from the talented ching-chou kuik go and check it out. I love these stamps - there are a delight to colour. Here's one of the new stamps I got in my DT package. Isn't she a beauty?



There is also a challenge going on on the blog. When you've gotten your stamps make sure to join! You need to e-mail your entry before dec. 12:th to be in a chance of winning a $5 giftcard. You can enter as many times as you like. All details in the sidebar of the sweetpea blog.

Ok, on to my bookmark project. I've been playing with my distress inks. I really like the look Tim Holtz makes on his Christmas tags. Even if I follow him step by step I can't figure out how he does it! At least I had fun yesterday even if it didn't turn out like his.


I used broken china (blue) around the edges, sprayed with water and dried with my heating gun. Then I inked a swirlstap with green peeled paint and stamped a couple of times on the side. I sprayed with water again and let it bleed a little before I heat-set it. I inked up the girlstamp with black ink and stamped on the bottom of the bookmark. I coloured it slightly on the edges with my promarkers. Finally I inked the sentiment with versamark and stamped three times on the top. I stamped it so the whole text could be read. I then brushed some red pearl-ex over it to add that shine.

Back home

I'm back home from the hospital now. Nothing unusual was found, the doctors can't explain why I'm in pain, I got painkillers, end of story.

Moving on...

I got TONS of new "toys" while I was gone. Here's my fun list to play with:

*7-8 house mouse
*8 or so sugar nellies
*1 magnolia parrot
*one big box of craft goodies, some chipboard albums, stickles, stamps, nesties etc.
*three bags of sale items from my local shop (what do you mean? I HAD to help them empty the store before the move)
*two sheet of sweetpea stamps

Ironically enoough I don't feel like making cards, lol. I'm into sewing and jewelrymaking right now. Yesterday I finished a project for a friend - can't show it yet since she might be lurking around here. During the weekend I finished 2,5 sets of earrings. I got an order for a pair of those angelearrings that I auctioned out. My first jewelrysale! Woohooo!

I'm not even close to be fit for fight, but whenever I can I try to craft a bit. I'm trying to take it easy, but I miss not showing you my projects. I'll be back - it might be a bit more seldom in the beginning, but I'll be back :)

P,S. I got a great Amy Butler bag pattern. I know just which fabrics to use. Just need to figure out the pattern. Haven't yet, lol. Maybe I should try to do it my way and see if it makes sense...hmmm....I'll let you know how "my way" turns out.

November blogcandy

Hi everyone. Hope you are enjoying autumn. I'm still in the hospital, so I'm enjoying the rain from inside. I finally got internet on my laptop so I thought I'd use the time to find some candy for you :)

Linda is giving away candy to celebrate coming in 9th place of Demonstrator of the Year. Her candy will close when she reaches 2000 hits.

Suzette is giving away a whole set of 12 Christmas sentiments. Ends 15:th.

Jacque is celebrating her 6 month blogoversary and for getting loads of visitors. Here's what you can win if you join before the 15:th midnight MST:


Jacqui has a cute forever friends candy to thank her visitors. Open until 14:th.

Debbie has an amazing holiday candy to celebrate over 200,000 hits! Ends 16:th.

Pattie has made a beautiful box and she has filled it with goodies. One lucky winner will get this on the 16:th.


Danielle has a candy to celebrate her recent birthday. Ends 16:th.

True has a nice glitter set for one lucky winner to celebrate reaching 30,000 hits. The winner will be drawn 17:th, the same day she celebrates her 47:th birthday. Happy birthday True :)


Lydia is celebrating having over 27,000 hits! She has a lot of mixed goodies in her candy. Ends 17:th.

Blankiefinder is having a Christmas candy with a bunch of images (among other things) from great companies. She will add to the candy for every 10 followers. Ends 18:th.

Shirley is celebraing her birthday, blogoversary and over 10,000 hits with a fab candy. Ends 19:th.

Kaytee is giving away a somewhat secret candy of different things. Winner will be chose on the 19:th.

Claire is having a wonderful mix of things to celebrate over 600 followers and over 99,000 hits. Ends 20:th.

Jude is having a weekly candy to support her fight against Alzheimers. Think it ends sunday 22:nd.


Fran has a wonderful candy consisting of papers and a cute stamp from the new Whiff of joy line. Winner will be announced on the 22:nd.


Rach has a great punch and stampcandy. Ends 22:nd 8pm GMT.

The pixie cottage is having their first blogcandy to celebrate their new talented illustrators. There are some real cuties there, but my favourite is the penguins I think. Candy ends 22:nd.


Leah has been lucky enough to win a bunch of candies herself and now she's repaying the favour. Her candy ends 23:rd.

Allissa has a ticket sentiments candy. She has designed them herself and you can see samples of them on her blog. You need to join before midnight 24:th.


Maggie is giving away some homemade real candy. Be warned, it's not fat free. She used to own a candyshop so I'm guessing this candy is heavenly. Ends 27:th.

Jacque is giving away a Christmassy candy to get us all in the Christmas spirit. Winner will be chosen 27:th.

Jo has another Basic Grey candy for us kindly donated by Simon says stamp. Winner will be drawn on the 28:th.

Shawne has a wonderful Christmas candy, don't you think? Drawing will be on the 28:th.


Jude has another candy to support her Alzheimer's cause. Think it ends 29:th and here's the cutie from sugarnellie you can win:


Linda is offering a very cute Christmas candy on her blog to thank all her supporters. It will end the 29:th - before she goes to England for 5 weeks.

Conni has the cutest candy ever - love those MME Christmaspapers and the cute PB stamp. She's celebrating the many visits and comments to her blog. Ends 29:th.

Martine is sharing some delicious candy on her blog. Tons of stuff you can't live without :) Ends 30:th midnight GMT.

Debbi has been asked by letraset to put together a pack of 12 promarkers and a little tutorial. And to celebrate she's giving away...promarkers! There will be 4 winners. Candy closes noon 30:th.

Heidi is quickly reaching 15,000 hits and she's celebrating by giving away a beautiful paper set in browns and blues. The more people that join and spread the word the more candy she will add. Ends 30:th and the winner will be chosen dec. 1:st.

Lorie is celebrating 10,000 hits with a huge candy. Ends at the end of the month.

Marley is celebrating having over 100 followers with a huge candy. Join in before december 1:st.


Elisabeth is the very talented illustrator who has drawn some of the cutest girls ever. You can get her designs from Whiff of joy, SCACD, Belle's and whistles and ladybug and friends. Now she has the biggest candy I've ever seen: the winner will get FOUR entire stamp collections Elisabeth has drawn for the companies listed above. The winner will also get an exclusive t-shirt from E herself. Good thing I came across this candy. It's only open for 7 days and ends tuesday dec 1:st.

Kerry is having an extra candy - a wonderful Christmas themed one to get us all in the right mood :) Winner will be announced dec. 1:st.

Mina is celebrating her blogoversary, a bunch of followers and a huge amount of hits. She has put together quite a candy. Ends dec 1:st.

Kathrin is finally having a candy to celebrate all the hits and followers. Ends 30:th and here's what you can win:


Amy is giving away some Christmas candy to celebrate the December, Sweet November release over at All That Scraps that is coming up on the 7th. Not sure when the candy ends so hop on over ASAP.