Paper Piecing at I ❤️ ProMarkers

 

Good Morning to you all.

Today we start a brand new challenge over at 

I ♥ ProMarkers

 The theme for this weeks challenge is
Paper Piecing

Sponsor for this weeks challenge is
Kenny K

Prize is 3 images

So; on to my project for this challenge.
I decorated a little bag to keep the pictures I plan to use in my PL album.
I used the image Retro Selfie for my project. Skin, hair, shoes and camera are coloured with ProMarkers. The dress and hairband are paperpieced. That means I printed the image, in same size as the coloured image, on to a piece of (scrap) paper then cut it out and glued it on to the image.
And finally I got to use my fun camera stamps from Papirdesign - I knew I needed them!

Backside of the bag:

Camerastamp:

Charm:

Ribbon and tags:

Retro Selfie

I'll join these challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Card Mania #69 - Use a Metal Embellishment
Allways Something Creative #100 - Alles Geht
The Crazy Challenge #198 - Use Ribbon or Lace
Dream Valley #107 - Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap #45 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean #105 - Add a Charm
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes

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I hope you've liked my Paper pieced project.
Please visit

I ♥ ProMarkers  
to see what the rest of the DT girls have made to inspire you to join us

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So Long
 

Main Color Pink at My Besties

Good Morning Crafting Girls!
Today I have several posts coming
(…just hope this planning-stuff works as it´s supposed to!)
First off is my card for the new challenge at
My Besties
You may already have guessed the theme;
yes, it is
Main Color Pink

So everything on my card is pink - well, except from the hair, I didn´t dare to colour it pink…
The image is Messy Jessie
 I used Distress ReInkers to colour this image - have to try it now and then…
The papers, apart from the Bazzill cardstock, are from Melissa Frances, the C´est la Vie-collection
I just got my hands on two dies from La La Land (the banner and the heart-border), and had to use them both right away :D

Here´s the insides - pink here too:

I hope many, many of you will find time to make a pink creation and join us
-Hop over to My Besties
to see the lovely cards from the rest of the DT
-read the rules
-make your card
-join us
-have fun!

See you later
 :)

A Cup of Coffee with My Besties

Hi again, girls :D
I´ll just make a quick post tonight
I have to show you a card I made with Sherri Baldys lovely My Besties Img 834 Emily Espresso
Of course I had to colour her in"coffee-colours" and use coffepapers - and one with hearts ;)
(All colours and supplies are listed below)

The tag has a little coffee-sentiment stamped on:

Pro- and FlexMarkers used to colour the image:
Skin: Ivory, Blush, Tan, Dusky Pink
Hair: Walnut, Tan, Caramel
Clothes: Walnut, Chestnus, Sandstone, Tan, Caramel, Cinnamon, Burnt Sienna, Linen (F),
Blossom, Pale Blossom (F), Pear Green, Pastel Beige

Other Supplies:
Bazzill White  and Brown Cardstock
DPs Bildmålarna Picnick Coffee, Flowers of Spring - Dusty Pink Sky
Textstamp: Kort & Godt
Flowers: Papirdesign and Storyteller
Dies: Spellbinders Standard Circles LG, Spellbinders Scalloped Circles Large,
My Favorite Things Swirl, Marianne Design LR 0120, LR0193, Magnolia DooHickey tag
Raffia, Laces, Twine, Cheesecloth
Heartcharm, Homemade Pin
Sakura Gel Pen

I´ll enter my Coffee-card into these challenges:

Totally Gorjuss #198 - Bows!
2 Sisters # 158 - Square Cards
Sister Act #21 - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Divas By Design - Use Some Twine
Inky Chicks #11 - Use a Bestie image
The Cutie Pie #51 - Anything Goes
Squigglefly - Use Ribbon, Twine or Floss
Challenges 4 Everybody #27 - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society #15 - Use Twine
Card and Scrap #59 - Alt er Lov
Pile It On # 34 - Designer Paper

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GDT at I LOVE ProMarkers

Great news from me today!
I have been asked to be a Guest-DT over at I LOVE ProMarkers for August!
Of course I said "yes" -or maybe what I said something more like "YES!"
I Love ProMarkers may be one if the challenges I most often join, and now I have got the chance to join all their talented DT-girls for an entire month - It`s so EXCITING!
The first challenge I`ve made a card for is the "Use a Doily"-Challenge. I hope you see my doilies :)
I layered 3 doilies onto each other before I "squeezed" the middle of them a little together, then I positioned it in the corner. The image, Sherri Baldys Img 815 (of course coloured with ProMarkers, you`ll find a list of which colours I`ve used further down), is mounted inside a "shakerbox". Actually the whole front of the card is a shakerbox. I made the window using Spellbinders Petite Scalloped circles Large. Around it I used lots of flowers, leaves and butterflies - yes, they are glittered, both the flowers and the butterflies ;)
Here you can see the "shakereffect" better:

This picture show te front- and backside of the card. You can see I`ve used the same DP on both:

Here\s the inside of the card:
I used the same Spellbinders-dies for the textpanels, as I used for the window on the front.

Colours I used for the image:

Skin: Ivory, Dusky Pink, Blush, Tan
Pear Green, Meadow green, Pastel Green, Buttercup, Pink Pearl (F), Blossom, Pale Blossom (F)

Other materials:

Cardstock: Bazzill
DP: Maja Design Vintage Spring Basics 5th of May
Dies: Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles Large, Joy! Crafts DL102 (Butterflies)
Textstamp: Staz
Flowers, Leaves, Pearlstrings, Microbeads
Glitterstickles Diamond
DistressInk Walnut 

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Wings challenge at Fashionista

Finally
My third post today
And finally we´re into the third week of the Wings-challenge over at

Fashionista Challenge

That means I can post my Wings-card
and welcome you to join us

Our sponsor for this challenge is
Sherri Baldy "Besties"

so again I got the chance to create with one of these lovely images
(Actually, as I were coloring this one, I thought of switching to an image with only one figure. It took me hourS to finish this one(!) But when the coloring was done, and I could start the glittering it was worth the time - I  L O V E to put on glitterdetails! So all wings on the card are glittered, both the butterflies and the fairies :)
(sitting here writing, I started wondering; could an entire image be colored with glitterstickles? Hmmm - think I´ll save that idea for a rainy day…)
I´m so sorry I haven´t got the list of ProMarker-colours used on this image. I completely forgot to list them as I coloured, and it´s just too difficult trying to remember when they´re all packed...
Well - enough writing, here´s my card...:

…an easel card…:

…and this shows the inside:

As this is the third week of the challenge, you may have joined us earlier, but remember you can enter this challenge three times (one for each week), so there´s still time to make another card with Wings…
And if you haven´t visited Fashionista Challenge earlier, be sure to do it now.
Come on, join us
:)

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School Challenge at My Besties

Good morning on a wonderful Monday.
It´s time for a new challenge at 

My Besties

This week our theme is

School

I used this little cutie, Img 863, for my Schoolcard.
(I´ve decided to use this image on Heddas schoolstash (papers, tags etc) this year)
I used papers I´ve had for years, I mean many, many years, so I really can´t remember where I got them from…
The little stamps I used around the image and on the tag are from an old Hannah-set called Teach.
The charms, brads and metal embellishments are all school related, and bought over years.
At least I kept track on the colours I used on the image. You´ll find a colourlist further down.

This next picture show both the front and back of the card. On the back I used the same paper as the fronts backingpaper...

Here´s the inside. No, it is not Post-it-notes! It is the very last of an old DP, I think it was from Karen Foster, but I may be completely wrong so please feel free to correct me...

ProMarkers colors used for the image:

Skin: Tan, Dusky Pink, Blush, Ivory

Eyes: Marsh Green, Pear Green

Lips: Sunkissed Pink

Hair: Walnut, Caramel, Sandstone, Buttercup

Clothes: Warm Grey 1, 3, 5, Burgundy, Poppy

Bag: Tan, Sandstone, Satin

And, of course Blender

I´ll join these challenges with my school card:
The Crafters Cafè #22 - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Card and Scrap #59 - Alt er Lov
ProMarker Norge #21 - Alt er Lov
Sister Act #18 - Anything Goes
2 Sisters Challenge Blog #155 - Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody #26 - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Stamp Society #12 - Anything Goes
Pile It On #31 - School Time
Kitty bee Designs #5 - School

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This is one of those Mondays when I have three postings coming up.
I´ll be back here in not too long - hope I´ll see you later ;)

Remember to visit
My Besties challengeblog,
to see what the rest of the girls have made for this challenge.
Read our rules and join the fun!

New Christmas-Besties

Good morning friends and followers.

I think I now can show you the christmascard I made with one of the new My Besties-images.

Isn't she just  l o v e l y ! ! !

Sherri has made so many beautiful images for us to play with, this is only one of them. You can find many, many more here

I love the snowmangarland she's holding - that's why I put on the snowmancharm ;)

I also think that thick embossingenamel sort of looks like snow here. I sprinkled in some silverembossingpowder between the chunky white embossing, to make it a little more sparkly.
Of course I had to put on some glitter on her clothing as well...
You'll find a full colour- and materiallist further down in the post.

Next; a couple of photos showing the card opened and the inside of it:

To colour the image I used Pro- and FlexMarkers:

Skin: Ivory, Dusky Pink, Blush, Tan

Hair: Gold, Buttercup, Primrose

Clothes: Arctic Blue, Glacier Blue, Warm Grey 3

Other details: Blossom, Pale Blossom, Marsh Green, Warm Grey 5
and Blender - lots and lots of Blender

Ranger Stickles (Diamond) and LiquidPearls (White Opal)

Supplies for the card:

Size: 6"x6" Easelcard

Cardstock: Bazzill

DPs: Scrappers Choice "Snøballkrig, Three Bugs In A Rug "Snowman", Bo Bunny Powder Mountain Collection

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark Watermark Pad, DistressInk WalnutStain

Dies: Spellbinders, My Favourite Things

Punch: Martha Stewart Lace Scalloped Heart

Embossing: Stampendous Frantage Chunky White embossing enamel, Zing Silver embossing powder

Embellishments: Halfpearls, Pearlstrings, snowmancharm, Organzaribbon, cheesecloth, Homemade (!) Pin

PreCut DieCut (from Kort & Godt) mounted with 3D-foamtape inside the card.

I also stamped a christmasgreeting  (from Kort & Godt) inside the card.

 I'll join these challenges with my card:
Christmas Card Challenges #33 - Embossing
Crimbo Crackers #45 - Girly
 Scrap'a'Long  #28 - Perler, Perler, Perler
Papirdokkene #49 - J - Juli - "Julen"
Addicted To Stamps #60 - Viele Lagen
Challenges 4 Everybody #24 - Anything Goes
C.R.A.F.T. #215 - Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas in July
Simply Create Too #41 - Christmas in July
2 Sisters Challenge #152 - Make it Sparkle
TTCRD - Anything goes
Creative Belli #174 - Christmas
I Love ProMarkers #177 - Anything Goes

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Another Shaped Card

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 Thought I'd show you another shaped card I've made.

Our ongoing challenge at My Besties inspired me to make more shaped cards :)

This time it's made as a shakercard. 

The image inside the shakerbox is Sherri Baldys "img 697 May Blossom".

It's coloured with Pro- and FlexMarkers, as usual ;)

The cardshape is made wit Sizzix Frame, Fancy Oval.

The little shakerbox, hanging underneath is made with a dies from the same set.

The greeting inside it is from Papirdesign.

 The next two pictures show the card "folded out".

On the back of the card I attached two oval shaped papers, with stamped greetings on.

This picture shows the card lying flat. 

Here you can see the tiny beads inside the shakerboxes better:

I'll enter my shaped shakercard into these challenges:

Party Time Tuesdays #126 - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Anything But Square

Pause Dream Enjoy #13 - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays #160 - For The Girls

On Stop Craft #231 - For a Friend

Scrap'a'Long #28 - Perler, Perler og Perler

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Yellow Giftbag

Hello again, fellow cardmakers!

The last weeks have been oh-so busy, but now I'm back. Back to colouring, cardmaking, playing with lovely papers and embellishments - It is SO good!

Today I'll show you a giftbag I've made during this busy days - have to do a little crafting, in between, to keep sane...

The image, one of Sherri Baldy's My Besties - isn't it just adorable? - is coloured with Pro-and FlexMarkers.

The designpapers are really old, so I have no idea of the brand or where I bought it.

The paperedges are inked with DistressInk WalnutStain.

I used a Spellbinders dies and a Magnolia DooHickey dies, two Martha Stewart punches (Lace Heart edge punch and the leaf).

I used flowershaped buttons to make the bags closing. Then I put on some lace, flowers, twine, halfpearls and a ribbon.

The text (Nyt livet - spis sjokolade. "Enjoy life - eat chocolate") is from Storyteller. Of course the bag is supposed to contain a little chocolategift :)

I'll enter these challenges:

Card and Scrap #56 - Bruk Blomster

No Matter Which Challenges #10 - Bingo (Middle column; Pearls/ Flowers/ Buttons)

 Totally Gorjuss #186 - Anything Goes with Flowers

Addicted To Stamps #57 - Bingo (Ribbon/Lace/ Flowers/ Text)

 Through The CraftRoom Door - Anything Goes

 Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean #53 - For a Girl

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #210 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz #186 - Lace & Buttons

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My Besties Challenge and Bloghop

 This post will stick on top till Sunday May 19.
Please scroll down for newer postings

Hi you all.

I'm So happy to be one of the DT-girls at My Besties!

This is my first Besties-post, and I'm sooo excited!
We have a new challenge for you today, and we continue the Bloghop that Team A started last week
(Team A's hop is still open, so visit them too).
You can win all kinds of goodies over at the blogs of every DT girl. 
We've all got some great candy for you. 
And Sherri is giving away one fabulous, beautiful candy over at the My Besties Challenge Blog.
  
This is what's in my candy:

+ Sherri is giving my winner this My Besties clear rubber stamp

Here's what you need to do to enter our Blog Hop:

1. Become a follower of the Besties Challenge Blog

2. Leave a comment at the Besties Challenge Blog

3. Leave a comment on the DT-girls posts

It isn't necessary to become a follower of my blog to enter the Hop, but of course I'd love if you do :)

Here's the Hop order:

My Besties Challenge Blog

DOROTHY
Chris

Céline

Katie

Lisbeth

jane 

 Nicole

Eva Marie

Hanny

Lisa

GDT Janiel

  

Well - back to the actual challenge.

 Todays Challenge is Monochromatic. 

The card you make for this challenge will have to be in one colourtone - FUN, or what?

I have used Calico Callie for my card, She's coloured with DistressInks in most all brown-/ beigecolours. The papers and decorations are kept  in the same colours as Calico Callie.

This is how it turned out - with lots of laces, halfbeads, pearls and swirls.
The flower and the ribbon are sprayed with Glimmermist (CoffeeShop), the stringswirl and the diecut swirl are painted with GlimmerGlam (EspressoBean).
The paperedges are inked with DistressInk (WalnutStain).

The inside is decorated clean and simple, with the same papers as the outside, and a stamped greeting (Staz)

I hope you have liked what you've seen and read about, and now want to join the Bloghop.

You start the hop over at My Besties Challenge Blog, I hope to see you back here soon :)

Tesa-folding with Kenny K-image

I've had huge troubles both with the blog and the pc the last days. Posting pictures was a real pain! At last I managed through the good old internet explorer, but it took its time...

I realized I had far too few confirmationcards for girls, so now I've started on the girly cards, and this is one of them.
Not traditional girly colours, but I think it works quite well. These DPs from Papirdesign are girly enough - even in blue :)
I used the "TESA-folding" to make it, a fun and decorative foldingtechnique, I think.

The folding makes a pocket on the back of the card, perfect for a tag with a little greeting on:

I'll send the card to these challenges:
Kenny K's Krafty Krew  #141 - Tic Tac Toe (Swirls, Digi Image, Ribbon, Die Cuts/ Flowers, Lots of KLayers, Swirls, Glitter)
Totally Gorjuss #181 - Ribbons and Pearls
Simon Says Stamp! - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Fabulous Folds
Creative Inspirations #211 - Ribbons & Pearls

TTCRD - Anything Goes
NSHK #72 - Festlige begivenheter

Crafty Boots - Use a stamped character



Pretty In Pink at Fashionista Challenge

Good morning everyone

Today we have a new challenge for you over at Fashionista Challenge.
First; a huge congratulation to the chosen Top 5!
And then an even bigger congrats to the voted winner :)
Exciting times, isn't it?

This months theme is "Pretty In Pink"

Easy, peasy - right?

Our sponsor for this challenge is Saturated Canary, and I got this beautiful digi called "Reading Beauty" to play with.

Oh, did I have a good time making this one - playing with all my pink stuff was so FUN!

The image is coloured with DistressInks (markers and refills).

I put on lots of halfpearls and gems, and laces and ribbons. 

The flowers have got a coat of glitter on :)

All paperedges are inked with DistressInk WalnutStain.

The DPs have been around for years, so, unfortunately, I really can't remember where they are from...

The inside will look something like this...

...but I must admit I haven't finished it completely

-I dont like to attach the greetingpanel before I've found the perfect greeting/ sentiment for it, so this it what the insides really look like right now:

I hope this will inspire you to find your pink stash an come join our Pretty In Pink-challenge.

If not: Click over to Fashionista Challenge to see the fabulous creations the rest of the girls have made

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Birthdaycard in Blue

 Hi again

Tonight I'll show you a birthdaycard I made the other day.

The image, a Kenny K-digi, is coloured with Distress Markers and -refills.

Since the image mainly is coloured in bluetones I chose blue Dps, from MajaDesign, to go with it.

Paperedges are inked (DistressInk WalnutStain).

I used Martha Stewarts Vintage Floral PATP-set on one of the DPs.

 Underneath the image I tucked in a "tag" I made of a piece of heavy plastic (originally a tag from a jacket or something). I tied different twineribbons to the tag.
I also put on a couple of laces and a bow. The bow has a charm attached (a purse with a mobilephone).

The inside of the card. One of the same DPs as on the front, and the same PATP-set used for the greetingpanels. The stamped greeting is from Norsk Stempelblad.

On the back I used much of the same "sketch" as on the front, and the same DPs and punches, again.

I'll enter the Blue Birthdaycard into these challenges:

Kenny K's Krafty Krew - Layer it Up

One Stitch At A Time #152 - Use a Digi

Gingerloft - Ribbons and Bows

A Gem Of A Challenge - Add A Bow

Inky Chicks #4 - Mothers Day or Birthday (I chose Birthday)

Crafts And Me #121 - Charmed, I'm Sure (Add A Charm)

Creative Card Crew #30 - Birthday

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Dream Valley #51 - Ribbon and Bling

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Happy Birthday

 Today I have a birthdaycard to show you.

I think this is the first Kenny K-image I've coloured with DistressInks. I've always thought that these images should be coloured with ProMarkers (or markers, in general), but I decided to give the inks a try, and I think it worked quite well...

DPs are MajaDesigns. 

The swirl is made using a MarianneDesign-die.

Underneath the image I put a tag (Made with a Magnolia DooHickey-die), I tied a ribbon with the text "Gratulerer" (Congratulations) to the tag.

Of course the edges are distressed and inked (some day I will make a card without tearing and ripping the papers - I think...)

All layers are sewn together.

I also put on some halfpearls and three pink brads.

Around the image I put on lots of tiny little pearls with Opalcoloured Liquid Pearls.

I used the same sketch (Sketchy Colors) making the inside, I just rotated it and left out one of the layers:

The Challenges I'll send the Birthdaycard to:

Sketchy Colors # 150 - Sketch

Crafty Catz #170 - Bingo (Pearls/ Dies or Punches/ Ribbon)

ABC Challenge - H for Happy Birthday

Charisma Cardz #6 - Anything Goes