Hi friends!

Just popping in to share a book card I made yesterday.

I choose papers from My Mind´s Eye, and one vintage image from Antique Images.

I covered over the image and stamped with a pair of horse stamps from Inkadinkado.

Round the edges I added red Stickles and framed it with Spellbinders lattice Rectangles die.

I colored the lace a little with Copic markers. Twine was also colored in with Distress Ink and tied around the page. The sentiment from You Do was stamped and cut out, the edges was sponged with vintage photo Distress Ink. One fabric flower was made by swirling strips of fabric.

For the swirls I used a pair of Spellbinders Floral Fluorishes dies. Pearls and flowers finish of the front side. On the spine I placed a Latchette Border die cut from Memory Box and a brad.

I used seam binding which I colored in with Distress Ink in shades of brown to tie together the card.

I think that´s about all, here is the inside...

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:

Charisma Cardz Challenge - Your Favourite Animal

Stampin Royalty - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Pearls and Swirls

You Are No.1

Hello friends!

Then it was time for a new week ... again! I do not know where the time flies, half the summer has already passed! And today it is not hot out here with me I'll tell you, only 17*C.

Today's card I thought could be for a man even though there are flowers on it. I think everyone likes flowers, even men, if they are not too cute.

 I have used stamps from Glitz Design, and the flowers are stamped with Distress Markers on a frame that I cut out of an Echo Park sheets of paper, I had to touch up the colors a bit by hand.

I used the Ladies&Gents papers from Webster´s Pages. On the inside I made a note pocket, for money or whatever you like.

The metal corners from Tim Holtz was first layered with gesso, then I dripped over Oregano Alcohol Ink. and simply let it dry. I really like the green color they got.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I wish you a nice, warm and sunny summerday wherever you are.

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:

Frilly and Funkie - Make My Metal Altered

J&C Creations - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp And Show - No Rules

Vintage Udfordring -Anything Goes

Timeless Tuesday - Sentimental

Make It Monday - Anything Goes



Christmas Gift Bag

Hello, and happy Saturday!

A few days ago it tumbled down a package in my mailbox from Inkido/Papercraftscandinavia with Christmas papers.

Oh dear, I thought. It happened to be one of the hottest days so far this summer and some Christmas mood, I just could not feel.

But I grabbed an old scrapbook paper, and just like that, I was immediately inspired to make this gift bag. In addition, the nice images and papers are inspiration in itself.

I used one image from Santas Christmas sheet and the Winter Stars paper from the Forever Santa collection.

Around the edges of the image, I put on Picket Fence Crackle paint and sprinkled on glitter.

The chipboard star was first painted with a layer gesso, then stamped with the Snow Crystal stamp before I gave it a layer glitter Stickles.

A Christmas stamp was stamped and placed behind the image, together with one doily and gauze.

Some flowers and leaves was adhered in the left corner. A tag made of the same papers was tied round the handle.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge - N for Not a Card
Totally Gorjuss - Its Christmas

Live Your Dream

Hello, and thanks for stopping by!

Today´s card was a fun project. I wanted to make a stair step card, but they usually not become so good, for some reason. But this I like.

I started by stamping the big stamp from Dylusions Traveling Travis. The image was colored with Copic Markers and cut out.

From the beginning I did not know if there would be a he or a she, but I decided finally it would be a he, so I fixed a little beard for him. And in his ear, I hung a chain and a safety pin to give him a punky style.

I cut the image into three parts and adhered them on the card which is made of paper from BoBunny Little Miss Lizzie.

The sentiment was made on the computer and printed directly on a post card that I cut from a Ephemeria Collections sheet. I stamped Happy Birthday to another one, and adhered them together with the other.

The fence is made on black cardstock with a Memory Box die. The clock was the last I adhered and I do not remember wherefrom I got it.

And now we arrive at the most important! My stair step cards tend to be heavy at the back and fold in all different directions, so I simply took a black ribbon around the card that holds it together a bit.

It turned out great, and the effect of the cut legs appears more.

That´s all from me today!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:

Crafty Creations - Free For All

Celebrate The Occation - Happy Birthday

Dream Valley - Anything But Square

Top Tip Tuesday - 1 For The Men/Masculine

Cards For Men - Happy Birthday

Ett Trykk - Noe For Gutta

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Enjoy Your Day

Hello and happy Monday!

Today I have a card for a man to show you. I have tried to give it a simple design using the sketch over at Charisma Cardz Challenge this week.

I used an image from Phindy´s Place and a Reprint sentiment stamp. A mayfly and another smaller stamp from Pinkpaislee the Butterfly Garden collection was also used.

A piece of leather from a twisted rope was adhered under the sentiment, I thought it looked like waves.

But I started by coloring the image with Copics and adhered it to a piece of cardstock cut and embossed with one Fleur De Lis Squares die. A few stickers from Tim Holtz was adhered over the image.

Prima papers from the Nature Garden Collection was used. A blue paper ribbon behind the image was added and I think that´s all I have to say about this project. Here is the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

CMC Copics Challenge - Navy Blue/Dark Blues

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Splashy/Water themed

Paper Crafting Journey - Summer

Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime

Timeless Tuesday - Card or Project With Summer theme

Top Tip Tuesday - 1 for the Men/Masculine

Ett Trykk - Noe For Gutta

The Bride And Groom Is Congratulated

Happy Friday everyone!

I´m back today with one more wedding card. I´s an easel card,

and this time I used a digital stamp from Elisabeth Bell that I colored with Copics.

I made the sentiment on the computer and printed out. Then it was cut and embossed.

The image were cut out with the out of the box technique before it was adhered over a white piece of cardstock that had been cut and embossed with one Spellbinders Heart Circles die.

The bird papers were bought from Panduro several years ago and are probably not to purchase anymore. The edges was first painted with white acrylic paint and then Picket Fence Crackle Paint.

A bow was tied  and topped with a rose. Some rose ribbon was adhered underneath.

A stick pin and bead leaves finish of the card.

I forgot to say that the wings got some Star Dust Stickles for some sparkling.

He is so cute, the little one!

Have a wonderful weekend, spread a little love!

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:

Bearly Mine Challenge - Ribbon(s) and Bow(s)

Stampalot Challenge - What´s Your Crafty Passion

Totally Gorjuss - Sweet and Simple

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Today You Will Be Celebrated

Hello, blog friends!

This week at Frilly and Funkie they have a fun challenge which is about textures and use of material (fabric).

Here is my take on it...

I had an old blouse with floral embroidery on and which I were planning to throw away.
I cut out a strip from it and then I used my Distress Markers in a few different colors. Thereafter I wet the fabric lightly with water, so that the colors floated out and mixed a bit.

In the middle of each one I placed a white flower and a brad.

I cut out a lovely image from a Slöjd Detaljer paper. Above it I added a piece of a cake-paper.

And in the lower part shows a piece of paper lace.

The sentiment from Stämpelkällan was stamped on an old address label.

The sweet papers comes from Maja Design Vintage Summer Basics paper pad.

I added some silver details and a blue glittery brad.

Okay... I think that´s all.

Now I'll go out and enjoy the sunny summer weather we have today here in Sweden.

Hugs, Birgit

Entered Challenges:

The Ribbon Girl - Girlie Card

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Allsorts Challenge Blog - In Bloom

Scrapperiket Utfordringsblogg - Bingo (Stempel, Blomster, Maling/Mist)
Little Miss Muffet - Sparkle

The Stamp Man Challenge - Bling It On