Wallhanging to Greet the Summer

Good morning to each and everyone of you.
It's Midsummer, I really hope the weather improves a little during the day. It's not raining, but it's very cloudy. On midsummernight we have bonfire and barbecue, not nice if it's rainy...
Well, I'm greeting summer anyway:
I made this little wallhanging the other day, to hang by my kitchenwindow.

I have used img 851 and 855 from Sherri Baldy. Both are brand new images - aren't they just supercute!

The images are coloured with ProMarkers. (Full suppplylist further down).

Around the images I used some of the chunky embossing enamel - fun stuff :)

I tried to use light colours and make it in a little shabby chic style.

 The paperedges are distressed; ripped, torn and inked with DistressInk WalnutStain.

It doesn't show well in the picture, but the pennants are attached with a white satinribbon.

I'll enter the wallhanging into these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps #59 - Gorgeous Lace

Stampin' for the Weekend -  Anything Goes

A Creative Romance #2 - Don't be Square

Totally Papercrafts #172 - Flowers and Bows

C.R.A.F.T. #212 - Recipe

Divas by Design - Distressing

I Love ProMarkers #173 - Anything Goes

Chocolate Coffee and Cards #41 - Bingo (Lace -  Ribbon - Flowers / Flowers - DieCut - Charm)

NMWC #10 - Bingo (Ribbons - Pearls -Sparkle/Glitter)

Supply List:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Designpaper: Authentique, collection Grace

Colouring: ProMarker: Ivory, Dusky Pink, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Tan, Walnut, Terracotta, Gold, Apricot, Oatmeal, Pear Green, Marsh Green, Coral, Pastel Pink, Soft Peach, Primrose, Mustard, Sandstone, Warm Grey 1 & 3 and Blender.

Dies: Nellie's Multiframes MFD 007, Memorybox Virtuoso Music, Spellbinders Garden Weave, Magnolia DooHickey tag.

Punch: Martha Stewart leafpunch

Embossinmg: Stampendous Frantage Chunky White  and Aged Copper Embossing Enamel.

Embellishments: Flowers, Leaves, Pearls, Halfpearls, Raffia Ribbon, Rhinestone, Lace, Cheesecloth, Ranger LiquidPearls White Opal, Ranger Stickles Frosted Lace, Vintage Seambinding Ribbon (Tim Holz)

DistressInk WalnutStain to ink the paperedges.

Eyelets, twine and ribbon.

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Summer Holiday

Hi again, everyone.
Yesterday was the kids last day at school - lucky them; 2 months vacation just started.
I really miss those endless summerdays!
(I miss teaching too, especially this time of year :) )

This image - My Besties img 854 -with the long, wild hair, trying to be tamed with ribbons and braiding, is just like my daughter Hedda. So I tried to colour it in her colours, with her favourite colours on the clothes and in the papers (Magnolia) and embellishments.
You can find lots and lots of My Besties images here.
I coloured the image with ProMarkers.
 Hedda was very satisfied with it, as she brought it to her teacher on the last day.

Some of the butterflies (Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Large and Small Punch) are glued on stringswirls. I think it gives such a fun effect; almost as they're flying above the card. Of course the butterflies are glittered, as are the flowers :)
The circleshaped greeting above the image (saying "Thanks") can spin around.

The inside is simple decorated. We used Martha Stewarts Vintage Floral PATP-set to make the panels.
Upon the we attached scalloped circles made with an Marvy Uuchida punch.
The greetings and images on the left side are Hannah stamps, bought ages ago...
we put on a few butterflies inside too

I'll enter the following challenges:

Sketchy Colors #168 - Sketch

I Love ProMarkers #173 - Anything Goes

Passion for ProMarkers #203 - Floral Fantasy

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz #188 - Anything Goes

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My Besties Christmascard

 

I have made a christmascard!

The new digis we were given from  My Besties really gave me the right inspiration to go on with my christmascards - so that's what I'm doing; it's summer, the sun is shining and I'm making christmascards. 

I have a terrific time doing it!

Isn't this little cutie just adorable!

I chose to colour her in blue- and beigetones - a colourcombo I probably wouldn't have thought of hadn't I visited ProMarker Norges challengeblog...

You'll find a supplylist further down, now I'll try to let the pictures speak for themselves...

As always I have decorated both in- and outsides of the card:

 

Supplies Used:
Stamp Focal Image: IMG848
Stamp sentiment: Kort & Godt,
Cardstock: Bazzill Kraftcardstock
Designpaper: Papirdesign
Colouring: ProMarkers
Ink: DistressInk WalnutStain, Versafine Onyx Black
Punches: Martha Stewart Aspen snowflake PATP-set, Tonic snowflakepunch
Dies: Magnolia Snowflake, Sizzix  Framelitz Snowflake, Memorybox Frostyville Border, Sizzix frame Fancy Oval
Other: Seambindingribbon, snowflakecharm, "pearl"metalswirls, Glitterstickles Frosted Lace and Baby Blue,


I'll enter these challenges:
ProMarker Norge #19 - Blå og Beige i Duse Farger
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmaschallenge #128 - Use a die cut and/ or punch
Everybody Art Challenge #240 - 2 Motivpapiere
Totally Papercrafts #170 - Punches and Dies
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Buttons & Bling At Ooh La La Challenge Blog

Hello again
We have a brand new challenge for you today at Ooh La La Challenge Blog Today.
Before I go any further I have to say
Congratulations 
to the winner and Top 3
And a huge thank you to each end everyone who joined our "Inspired by Nature"-challenge.

Next fortnights theme is
"Buttons & Bling"!
Fun, or what?
I had a lovely time making this card. For a change I used white DistressPaint (PicketFence) on the paperedges. A little difference from the dark edges I normally make...
I've recently bought some pearlboxes and metalstash, to make my own pins. I love it! To sit and find good pearlcombinations is so relaxing! On this card I used a plain white/ silvercombination.
And finally I've started to use some of those buttons I've saved over the years...
(further down you can find a list of products I've used)

Now it's your turn.
I hope many of you will dig out our Buttons and Blings and join us on this challenge.
I hope you've found a little inspiration here,
at the OLL-blog you can find much more of it,
just pop over there and see what the rest of the girls have made.

Products:
Size: 6"x6" Easelcard
Cardstock: Bazzill
Image and papers from "Yesterdays Memories" CD
Textstamp from Staz
Martha Stewart "Vintage Floral" PATP-set
TH Distress Paint (Picket Fence) on paperedges
Ranger Glitterstickles on flowers
Laces, Flowers, Leaves, Buttons, Halfpearls, Rhinestones, Seambindingribbon
Homemade pin

I'll join these challenges with my card:
Crafty Catz #186 - Lace & Buttons
Crafts and Me #136 - Something Old
Papirdokkene #48 - Juni, J - Juggel og Juveler

Delishious Die Cuts at My Besties

Good Morningto each and everyone of you.
It's monday morning and time for a new
My Besties Challenge
This week the theme is
"Delishious Die Cuts"
Great - or what?!?
 I love my dies, and for this challenge I used both some of my most used ones, the tag (Magnolia DooHickey) and the swirl (My Favorite Thing). I had almost forgotten that I had the butterflies (Cheery Lynn). I'm not sure that the Spellbinderdie I used at the top and bottom of the right side, have cutted through papers before, though I've had it for years...
I also used Martha Stewarts Doily Lace edge punch on some of the paperedges.
The panels are sewn together.
Apart from the dies to decorate with, I used:
Lace, cheesecloth, seambindingribbon, twines, flowers, metalswirls, halfpearls, rhinestones, Glitterstickles, LiquidPearls - and there is a heartcharm attached to the bow. I didn't see what a strange position it fell into in the picture before I had loaded it...
The Glitterstickles is used on the butterflies and the flowers. On and around the image I used lots of LiquidPearls (LOVE IT!)
The image, Frilly Lilly Messy Bessy, from Sherri Baldy, is coloured with Pro- and FlexMarkers.
For me, markers works best for colouring these images.
The textgreetings are from Papirdesign.

Well, I hope you found a little inspiration here and  want to join us for our "Delishious Die Cuts"-Challenge.
Pop over to
My Besties Challenge Blog 
to get inspiration from the other DT-girls
and to check out rules and closing-date.

Welcome

I'll enter the following challenges with my card:
A Creative Romance #1 - Anything Goes
I Love ProMarkers #171 - All Stitched Up
My Mum's Craft Shop #6 - Dies, Dies, Dies
Stampin' for the Weekend - Cute
Totally Papercrafts #170 - Punches and Dies
Charisma Cardz #22 - Tons of Layers
Passion for ProMarkers #201 - All That Glitters
Deep Ocean #53 - For a Girl
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

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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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Terrific Tilda Anything Goes for Fashionista Challenge

I'm back again, girls :)
This time I'll try to inspire you to join our
Terrific Tilda Anything Goes
over at
Fashionista Challenge

I'd also like to say
CONGRATULATIONS
to our voted winner

I have made a summercard for this challenge - and what can give you the good summerfeeling more than strawberries???
I have used DPs from MajaDesign to go with the strawberry Tilda. Tilda is coloured with DistressInks.
I used white Gesso and DistressInk OldPaper on the paperedges. Most of the panels are sewn together.

I made the banner with the summergreeting myself.
The ribbon has a strawberrycharm attached - unfortunately I couldn't get it the right way in the picture, but it IS a strawberry.
The insides and backside are simple decorated, with the same papers as on the front

Now, I hope I have given you a little inspiration to head over to Fashionista Challenge and join our new challenge :)

I'll send my Summer-Tilda card to these challenges:
Totally Tilda #72 - More than One Fold
Midweek Magnolias #62 - Colour Challenge
It's A Magnolia Challenge #57 - Alles mag
Charisma Cardz #20 - Here Comes Summer

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Inspired by Nature at Ooh La La

Hello again, all crafters out there.

I'm back with todays second post - and yet another one up to come.

This one is to announce and inspire you to join the new challenge at

Ooh La La Challenge Blog.

The theme for this challenge is "Inspired By Nature".

Again I've used papers and image from OLL - you can visit the online Craft Shop to see samples from the CDs, and even find some freebies :)

I made my card quite simple, with a bow, a charm and a pin as only decorationelements.

On the paperedges I drew glitterlines - and gave the white flowers a glittertouch.

I hope many, many of you girls will join us on this challenge. 

Hop over to the 

Ooh La La Challenge Blog 

to see the lovely creations the rest of the DTgirls have made. 

I promise you good inspiration over there!

I'll soon be back :)

Add Something Metal or Metallic to your Card at My Besties

Good morning, girls.
I'll come with 3 blogpostings today, so I better start early :)

We have a new challenge at My Besties today, a quite easy challenge this week:
Add something Metal or Metallic on your Card.
Not very much metal on my card, but I think the key and the heart suited so well on this one.
It's made as a Joy-Fold-Card, with designpapers from MajaDesign.
The image, Messy Bessy, from Sherry Baldyn, is coloured with Pro- and FlexMarkers. The dots on her clothes have got tiny LiquidPearls in WhiteOpal.
The DP-edges are inked with DistressInk WalnutStain. I also put on a few white halfbeads.
To make the paperswirl, the corner and the tags I used dies from My Favourite Things, Spellbinders and Magnolia.

Here's the inside - or should I say insideS, as the JoyFoldCard open up in two steps...
The stamped greeting is from Staz.

Pop over to the My Besties Challenge Blog now, to find out what the rest of the DT-girls have made, and to see the prize you can win - get lots and lots of inspiration there (you can even find some freebie-images, if you look around a little), and join us!

I'll join these challenges with my newest card:

Addicted To Stamps #57 - Bingo (Charm, Text, Perlen)
Crafty Catz - A Fancy Fold or Two

I Love ProMarkers #169 - Anything Goes

Passion for ProMarkers #199 - Anything Goes

Card and Scrap #55 - Lag på Lag

Crafts and Me #134 - Lots of Layers

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A Card For You - On Your Birthday

 This weekend I have coloured - I've coloured a lot!

I have got lots of My Besties digis, and practises during the weekend showed me that these images works best with markers - at least for me. So, I have "dusted off" my Pro- and FlexMarkers, and had a jolly good time :)

For this card I used papers from MajaDesign, Vintage Spring and Vintage Summer collections - I think they work well together.

I used both punches and dies and DistressInk (WalnutStain and OldPaper) on the DPs.
To decorate the card I used flowers and leaves, a feather, cheesecloth, some lace and halfpearls.
Around the image I used white- and goldcoloured embossingpowder.
-oh, and some glitter on the flowers, and liquidpearls (OpalWhite) on the "dots" on the clothes.

The inside, clean and simple, with a stamped birthdaygreeting from Staz:

I have to decorate all sides of the cards I make. It doesn't feel finished until the back is covered too - even only with a matching DP, as on this one:

I'll send the card to these challenges:
Kreative Verden - Skisse (sketch)
Joanna Sheen - Girls, girls, Girls
Passion For ProMarkers - Anything Goes
Scrappin All Over - Fargeutfordring Rosa, Grønn og hvit (colourchallenge pink, green, white)
Deep Ocean - Ribbon and/ or Lace
Through The CraftRoom Door - Anything Goes

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Voting Week at Fashionista Challenge

 

It's Voting Week at Fashionista Challenge

The DT have chosen their Top 5,

now you can vote for your favourite amongst these.

Our commenting winner will get 2 free digis from

our newest sponsor

 Sherri Baldy

" Besties"

Blog Hop Winner

Good morning everyone!

Today the winner of My Besties Bloghop is announced!

And here on my place, I'll announce the winner of my candy, but first of all I have to thank all that have visited and commented and an even bigger thanks to those that have chosen to follow my blog. I really appreaciate it!

Well - I guess you want to know who the winner of the candy...

...and this lovely stamp from Sherri Baldy My-Besties Clear Rubber Stamps is?

Del

Congratulations!

Please contact me on

lisbethkarlsen@hotmail.com

to arrange for your prize

(Please write "Bloghopwinner" in the subjectline)

Don't forget to visit 

My Besties

to see who won the Hop

and 

for a brand new challenge

This week the theme is 

Birthday

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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 :)

Tilda blowing hearts

Good morning everyone!
Today I have a birthdaycard with a Magnoliaimage to show you.

This time I've used Tilda blowing hearts, and again it's coloured with DistressMarkers and -reinkers.

DPs are also from Magnolia.

I used Bazzill Kraftcardstock as base for the card.

I used lots of laces, cheesecloth, ribbon (the text "Gratulerer" is norwegian for Congratulations), both flowers and butterflies (Martha Stewart punches) are glittered. Some of the butterflies are glued to the swirled strings on the flowers, to make them "fly" over the card.
I folded two ribbonpieces and attached them with brads.

Inside:
MagnoliaDP, Martha Stewart Vintage Floral PATP-set, MS Monarch Butterfly Large and Small punches.
Text is from North Star Stamps.
Edges (Outside too) are inked with DistressInk WalnutStain.

I'll send this birthdaycard to the following challenges:

Marvelous Magnolia #26 - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Magnolia Madness

Totally Gorjuss #183 - Bingo (Lace/ Ribbon/ Flowers)

Deep Ocean #51 - Let's Sparkle

Dutch Dare Card Challenges #216 -  Ribbons and Lace

Through The CraftRoom Door - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too #37 - Anything Goes

Kort o Mania #85 - Alt er Lov (Anything Goes)

Scrap'a'Long #27 - Dies og/ eller Punch

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Have you joined the My Besties bloghop from my top-post?

If not, I hope you will :)

Seeing Red at Ooh La La

Hi again.

We're Seeing Red over at Ooh La La Challenge Blog today,
and we want you to join us.

This challenge will end Sunday 26. so there's plenty of time to find your red stash :)
I have made a little "giftbagcard", with a tag/ card with a greeting stamped on inside.
The images and papers are from the Yesterdays Memories CD. You can find it in the craft shop, if you'd like your own copy of it.
I used the same image on the front of the bag and the insidecard - aren't these ladies elegant!
I tried not to "overdo" it in decorations, I felt the white, red and gold was kind of enough in itself.
Here comes many more pictures showing the bag and card from different angles. Hope you'll like it:

Now, head over to Ooh La La Challenge Blog to see the Red creations from the rest of the girls, be inspired and join the challenge!

And don't forget to join the bloghop mentioned in the stickypost on top :)

White Bookcard for Confirmation

Hi fellow crafters - I´m alive :)
Tonight I have a quite pictureheavy post, so I´ll try not to write too much.
Some time ago I was asked to make a bookcard for a girls confirmation. The picture, I guess, is from the christening, and was given me to be used on the front of the book. So I decided to pick up the colors from the clothes in the picture, mainly white, to use on the book. As you can see I let myself quite loose in laces, ribbons, pearls, charms, glitter and gems, and lots of butterflies. I had a super terrific time making this!
Inside the book I managed to sneak in a little pink - it´s for a girl! A little touch of pink is needed for a girl!
Well, enough talking - here´s the rest of the bookcard:

 

I´ll enter the bookcard into these challenges:

Totally Gorjuss #183 - Bingo (Lace, Ribbon, Flowers)

Kort o Mania #85 - Alt er Lov

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Through The CraftRoom Door - Anything  Goes

Crafts and Me #132 - Lace

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp! - Things With Wings

Delightful Challenges - Stash It!!

Simply Create Too #37 - Anything Goes

Alphabet Challenge - G for Glitter and Gems

Crafty Catz #182 - Anything Goes

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Magnolia Tag

Here's another tag I've made.
Isn't this Magnoliaimage cuuute?
It's coloured with distressink. Around the image I've put on little dots made with LiquidPearls.
The "wings" on the tag are made with Martha Stewarts Floral Wine Deep Edge Punch.
I love putting on lots and lots of embellishments.
Here I've used laces, ribbons, cheesecloth, charm, flower, several die-cuts and pearlstrings.
The banner (almost hidden underneath the velvet ribbon-bow) is homemade. I also made the shakerbox with the sentiment inside.

I bought those glassbeads for naildecorating. It didn't work out as planned at all! They wouldn't stick to the nail, there were teeny-tiny, tiny glassbeads all over the place! 
One of them got stuck underneath my thumbfingernail, and wouldn't get loose. After a couple of weeks the finger started turning green underneath the nail, and I realized that I couldn't get it out by myself. I had to see the doctor... He had to remove most of the nail, but couldn't find the glassbead - of course he couldn't! One alone of those pearls is invisible!

The finger is much better now, though I still don't have my left thumbfingernail. And without that nail, I try to keep the other 9 nails shorter too, so it doesn't show too much...
So - the glassbeads are now used in cardmaking, the fingernails short and without any polish - can't wait for it to grow back again, and to try out the purple powderglitter for nails :)

Well, enough about that.

I'll send this tag to these challenges:
Midweek Magnolias #59 - Lovely Lace
Kort o Mania #85 - Alt er Lov/ Anything Goes
NSHK #73 - Flagg og/eller Vimpler/ Flag or Banners
Inky Chicks #3 - Shabby Chic
Totally Gorjuss #181 - Ribbons and Pearls

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Good Luck Bags

God morning. I have two little projects to show you here.

A while ago two girls started their practice in the tower where I work.
 I made these little bags for their final theoretical tests - a little god-luck-bag.
Inside the bags I put some candy, then I put on two different Tildatags.

The images are coloured with distressink. Around the images I squeezed out teenytiny drops of liquidpearls.
I used different laces, ribbons and diecuts to decorate the tags. The paperedges are inked with DistressInk Walnut Stain.

The first tag is kept in most bluetones.
The sentiment on the punched out circle means Good Luck.


The second bag is more in pinktones. Good Luck on this one too.

I'll enter these challenges:
lovely hÄnglar or sweet Magnolia #168 - Anything Goes
 Midweek Magnolias #59 - Lovely Lace
Stampin' for the Weekend - Die cuts and/or Punches
Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Anything But Birthday
TTCRD - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesdays #118 - Anything Goes

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