Have a blast!

Hi there.
It's been a while... I've been out of sorts for the last few months but finalyy I see the light. The crafting light! It started with a sore hand that needed to be treated with antibiotics and a thing to keep my hand stabelized. So that sucked... craft wise. On top of that I've been writing my two thesises, for my teaching degree. This week I'll now if I passed or not on the second one. I'm so nervous right now but since I can craft again, I'm good ;-)

I'm trying to catch up on some DT stuff and will start blogging again for my amazing teams shortly ♥

For this post I thought I'd show a card I made for a CAS-ual Fridays Challenge with the theme "Off the edge". I'm using stamps from the set called "Ka-boom". Since the theme is "Off the edge" I decided to make som sparks using tissuepaper falling off the side. The image, sentiment and a little background is colored with ZIG Clean Colors. They're amazing!

That's it for today. Hope to see you soon again!

Birthday Challenge - with Kitty Bee Designs

Hey there.
It's time for another Aloha Friday Challenge with Kitty Bee Designs. Challenge #81 is themed "Birthday" and the awesome sponsors are...

 All Dressed Up Stamps - https://www.etsy.com/shop/alldressedupstamps

and

 Make It Crafty - http://www.makeitcrafty.com/

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I used an really cute image from Make it Crafty called "Carlie with Flowers".
She is colored with my watercolor pencils (as usual nowadays) and gave her a bright blue dress :-)
I used happy colored patterned paper and sewed a bit for some cute contrast. I also added some lace to the flowers in her hand and the same kind to the flowers in the bottom corner.

Kitty Bee Design Blog: http://kittybeedesigns.blogspot.com
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kittybeedesigns
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KittyBeeDesign
Challenge Blog: http://alohafridaychallenges.blogspot.com

Anything Goes at Paper Smooches - #3

Ok. Just one more ;-) Here is my third, and last, card for the Anything Goes challenge over at Paper Smooches.

I'm in love with these flowers. The Adorable Array die is so beautiful!

For this card I die cut the flowers out of a distress inked watercolor paper. And again on a plain white one. It's some tiny paper pieceing to put everything back inside the die bit I think it turned out great.

I used the same distress inks for the papers behind the flower and the sentiment to make it all match. The sentiment is from the Paper Smooches "Best Buds" stamp set,

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I'm also entering my card to the
Simon Says Clean and Simple Challenge.

Dimension & Bling

I'm on a roll ;-) I've made so many cards recently and it feels great!

Today I'm playing over at Cas-ual Fridays and their challenge #156:

I used stamps from the Cas-ual Fridays stamp set Ka-Boom. I think it's so fun :-)
I made a background on watercolor paper with distress inks and cut out a square in the middle. I then turned that piece one time to add even more dimension to the card. I stamped the image and sentiment and added some black/gold Wink of Stella to the bomb.

The middle piece is attached with 3D squares on top of the sparkly background so that the gold shows around the edges.

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I'm also entering this card in the

Simon Says - Clean and Simple Challenge

Anything Goes at Paper Smooches - #2

Here is my second card for the Anything Goes challenge over at Paper Smooches.

This is also a CAS card and I made this card similar to the owl card simply because I like it :-)

This time I used two dies from Paper Smooches. I used a cut from the Honey Comb die as a stencil and made the background. And the flower  die is called Adorable Array. I used watercolor pencils to color in the flower and bud and left the rest of the die empty.

The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.

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I'm also entering my card to the
Simon Says Clean and Simple Challenge.

Anything Goes at Paper Smooches - #1

I'm entering an Anything Goes challenge over at Paper Smooches.

My card is very CAS and I'm showing off my new crush. This owl is SO cute and tiny and I just LOVE it ♥ I colored it with Spectrum Noir markers and I hope it looks as fluffy as I was aiming for :-)

The owl and the "hi" is from the stamp set Feathered Friends. The "hi" is just half of the actual sentiment in the set.

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I'm also entering my card to the
Simon Says Clean and Simple Challenge.

Challenge reminder - with Sasayaki Glitter

A little reminder for the challenge over at Sasayaki Glitter. Please join us!

My reminder card features the adorable Amy in the Garden. She is colored with Spectrum Noir markers. Summer girl all the way ♥

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Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/sasayakiglitter

By the Sea - with Pretty Cute Stamps

It's challenge time at Pretty Cute Stamps. The theme is "By the Sea" and you need to use a PCS design.

If you upload your project on the PCS blog you have a chance to win a $15 gift certificate for some amazing PCS shopping!

The card for today is made with a dolphin from a set called  "Sea Ya Soon" and a sentiment from the Sea Life Sentiments set.

The dolphin is colored with Spectrum Noir markers and she spins! The video isn't quite ready but as soon as it is I will post it here :-) The background is made with a stencil I made using a digital file from the Silhouette design store. I just used a few distress ink colors and a make up sponge to color it in.

Summertime Challenge - with Pretty Cute Stamps

Det är dags för en utmaning hos Pretty Cute Stamps. Temat är "Summertime" och du måste använda motiv från PCS. De har precis börjat med digistämplar och det finns flera passande motiv :-) Du ska även passa på att handla clear stamps för när de är slut i lager så kommer de endast att finnas som digimotiv.

Om du laddar upp ditt alster på PCS-bloggen har du chans att vinna $15 att handla för i shoppen!

Mitt kort är gjort med ett motiv från ett clearstamp-set som heter "Sunshiny Day". Jag använde liknande teknik som jag gjorde här men istället för att blöta ner papperet stämplade jag först och blötte motivet efter. Solglasögonen färgades svarta och vita i efterhand.

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It's challenge time at Pretty Cute Stamps. The theme is "Summertime" and you need to use a PCS design. They recently started with digi stamps and there are several great sets available right now :-) And don't forget to shop clear stamps while still in stock.

If you upload your project on the PCS blog you have a chance to win a $15 gift certificate for stamp spending at PCS!

My card is made using a clear stamp set called "Sunshiny Day". I used a similar technique that I did here but instead of wetting down the paper I stamped first and added water to the design afterwards. I colored in the sunglasses with black and white when everything was dry.

Another rainbow

Fick lite feeling och gjorde ett till kort till utmaningen hos Paper Smooches. Den här gången använde jag deras die som heter "Rainbow".

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I kind of got into it and made another card for the challenge over at Paper Smooches. This time I used their die called "Rainbow".

Challenge at:

Rainbows

Idag är det dags för ett kort jag gjort för en utmaning hos Paper Smooches. Tänkte vara med och tävla i deras regnbågsutmaning. Till detta kort valde jag att använda deras dies från ett set som heter "Paisley" och ett som heter "Borders 2". Textstämpeln är från ett stämpelset som heter "Best Buds".

Innan jag stansade ut paisley-delarna målade jag olika färger med akvarellfärger. Efter det torkat placerade jag de små diesen på färgplopparna och stansade ut flera fina delar i ett svep :-)
Eftersom kortbasen är svart så tycker jag att färgerna verkligen sticker ut.

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Today I made a card for the May challenge at Paper Smooches. I thought I'd try my luck in their rainbow challenge. On this card I used their die set "Paisley" and "Borders 2". The sentiment is from their stamp set "Best Buds".

Before cutting the paisley pieces I painted some different colored blobs with watercolor. After it dried I just placed the small dies on each blob and - voila - a whole bunch of paisley parts in a few cranks with my Big Shot :-)
Since the card base is black I think the colors really pop.

Challenge at:

Roses, Lace & Butterflies - with Gecko Galz

Ny utmaning med Gecko Galz!
Temat är: Roses, Lace & Butterflies.
Motiven jag använt kommer ifrån det vackra Blue Birds of Happiness digital collage. Jag valde bort "butterflies" ur temat men dekorerade med en doily (lace) och pappersrosor. Självklart får mina paljetter plats också :-)

Blog: http://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com
Etsy-butik: https://www.etsy.com/shop/geckogalz
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/geckogalz/

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New challenge with Gecko Galz!

The theme is: Roses, Lace & Butterflies.

The images I used are from the Blue Birds of Happiness digital collage. I didn't use "butterflies" from the theme but decorated with a doily (lace) och paper roses. Ofcourse I never forget my sequins :-)

Blog: http://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com

Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/geckogalz

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/geckogalz/

Spots & Dots - with MAWTT

Ny utmaning hos MAWTT (Moving Along With The Times) Challenge blog.

Året startar med temat "Spots & Dots".
Mitt kort är ganska enkelt med ett motiv från 2 Cute Ink. Det heter "Birthday Friends" och är en digistämpel. Som vanligt jobbar jag med mina Spectrum Noir markers :-)

Bakgrunden är stämplad med olika Distressdynor och stämplarna är två från mitt gamla företag <3

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New challenge at MAWTT (Moving Along With The Time) Challenge blog.

The year stars with the theme "Spots & Dots".
My card is kind of CAS using a digital design from 2 Cute Ink. It's called "Birthday Friends". As usual I'm working with my Spectrum Noir markers :-)

The background is stamped using Distress inks and the stamps are from my old company  <3

I'm entering the following challenges with my card:

Crafts Galore Encore - Challenge #25: Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Challenge #157 - Anything goes (with a twist: CAS)