Hello...thanks for stopping by my blog today!

I have a really colorful Triangle Star card to show you. I thought that it is not often I use clear and bright colors on my cards, so I picked up a pair of colorful papers in yellow and red and this is what it became out of it.

I used Beutley Bear stamp set that was free with Cardmaking&Papercraft 2011, colored it with my Copics and a little glitter Stickles.

Here is the inside, papers from Panduro and Papermania.

Stamp: Vilda Stamps

I kept my card pretty simple because of the strong colors on the papers.

Happy Tuesday!

Hugs, Birgit

I´d like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Our Creative Corner - (Flowers, Yellow, Glitter)

Crazy 4 Challenges - Spring

Paper Cafting Journey - Anything Goes



Spring Is In The Air

Well, it may not be correct yet, but I think that the signs of spring appears more and more every day now, and it has become a little bit warmer here in my little part of the world.

And my heart melts when I see this little doggie and the happy birds, I get happy too:)

The stamp are from Stampavie Laurence Collection. I have colored the image with my Copics and white Acrylic Paint because I felt that some colors needed to be toned down a bit. I wanted the dog to be creamy-yellow, not chicken -yellow.

The eyes and the nose got some Glossy Accents, the flowers got glitterglue instead.

The sentiment are one freebie from last year. I used Prima Marketing papers Romantique Collection and Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares as a die cuted frame for my little cute doggie.

And of course the all important flowers, this time from Petaloo. Ribbon, butterfly, gems and natural cord finished of my card.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, with plenty of sunshine and singing birds.

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - I used the Sketch

Allsorts Challenge Blog - Say It With Flowers

Crazy 4 Challenges - Spring

Timeless Tuesday - I chose the color Green, Yellow, Peach and Brown.

Wags´n Whiskers - Spring Break

Make It Monday - Anything Goes



Flower Bottle

Hello friends... time for something new!

I have no card to share today, but instead I have a bottle in which I have used Wendy Vecchi´s Faux Crazed Glass Technique. I have recently seen this really cool technique and wanted to try it!

Here is my finished bottle. Since this was my first attempt, I took just a regular soft drink bottle and of course it has no cork, so I took a screw cap that fitted to the bottle neck.

Here is a closeup which shows the texture of the bottle. I have decorated with a lot of flowers, lace and charms. The label were cut out from one Forever Collection 6x6 sheet, you find it at PaperCraftScandinavia.

There is not much more to say about this project. Thanks for stopping by and have fun!
Hugs, Birgit

Home-made Just For You

Hi, I did get inspired by The Shabby Tea Room and their Colourful Confections challenge to create this shaped birthday card.

 

I took a small cookie cutters that I had and stamped with it. Then I painted with Copics and to preserve in the middle, I used a little Glossy Accents. The cokies were cut out and placed on a piece of fabric that I've drawn with a white pen around the edges.

I got the shape of my card by using the largest Spellbinders Label Ten and un old Panduro cupcake paper. The heart was covered with gesso and Picket Fence crackle paint, then I sponged the edges a little bit.

For the tag I used a Rox stamp. Some other decorations, I used also as you can see.

This became a real "sweet" card. O´kay...now I'll go drinking coffee and then go out in the sun!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:

Celebrate The Occation - Birthday & Shape Card

Ett Trykk - Shaped Cards

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Phindy´s Place - Distressing

Delightful Challenges - Spring Colours

You Are Amazing

This time, I was inspired to make a card with no embellishments after I have seen this week's challenge at Stampin Royalty. It's really challenging to do it, usually it will be a lot of decorations on the cards to make it look good.

I just got home a stamp set with beautiful horses from Inkadinkado, so naturally I wanted to use them immediately. And over at Charisma Cards Challenge they wants us to use the masking technique, which I thought was perfect this time. I used three horse stamps and an old stamp, which I think is supposed to be grass, I used it as it anyway.

I stamped on a piece of Organic Tree paper from Fabscraps, and then I colored with Copics and Distress Inks. The image became maybe a little dark but got a feeling of stormy winds, skies opened and wild horses, at least I think so.

I used Spellbinders Label Eight to cut a hole in a piece of a Prima Marketing Romantique Collection paper. The edges were applied with Picket Fence Crackle Paint, then placed over the horse image.

The sentiment were stamped with You Do stamps in Peeled Paint Distress Ink. One staple and pieces of a swirl which were lying on my work table was also used.

This card is also for the Green or Good Luck challenge at Paper Sundaes.

I think that was all. Thank you for reading this far, now I wish you a really great day!

Hugs, Birgit



Take The Time To Do Nothing.

Hello and happy Saturday everyone!

Thank you for stopping by to see my latest project.
I usually play music while I sit and do my cards, and this time I listened to Sinead O'Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U so I might say that she and her ballad has inspired me to this card.

The blue background, I made by first painting with blue and white acrylic paint. Then I took Distress Crackle Paint - Rock Candy just because it was closest, and laid on a layer, and before it dried I pressed the Tim Holtz Tissue Paper on top.

Then I stamped with Decorative Lamp from Kaiser Kraft and clear embossed it.

I painted the image a bit with Copics and the chimney got Diamond Stickles.

The sentiment from Roxstamp was cut out by hand, the flowers were also painted with Copics.

The large flower, I made by a piece of fabric and some decoration band. In the middle I placed a Jewel Center from Petaloo. The other papers I used are from Papirdesign.

Have a fabulous weekend, and thank´s again for stopping by!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:

Lothian Crafts Online - 2 Main Colours

Kreative Stempelfreunde - Inspired By Your Favourite Song

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes



We Congratulate

Hello, and welcome back to my blog again!

Today I used a stamp from Bildmålarna that I have had for quite some time, but it has not happened that I have used it until now. This card shall be for a little guy.

I colored with Copics, added some PaperPen dots and Glossy Accents.

Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares and Big Scalloped Squares dies were used, and round the image edges I added some old rough ice glitter stick.

Then I layered over stitched Spring Time papers from PaperCraftScandinavia.

I´ve finished off with yellow roses, gems, lace, ribbon, brad, and one Floral Fluorishes die swirl.

That´s all I have to share today, thanks so much for looking!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:

Cards For Men - I Used The Sketch

Celebrate The Occation - Birthday (Must Use Bling)

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Just For Men

Top Tip Tuesday - Stitches (Real Or Faux)