NOT a DT Card :)

Hi peeps!

For the first time in a looong while, I've made a card "just for fun" for a special challenge :)

At Sugar Bowl Challenge Blog, Marlene has made a great Sketch for Challenge #50, and it was so fun to play with :) There's also a theme to the challenge - Embossing.

Actually, I made another card at first, but when the card was finished, I thought it was something wrong about the image I used...hmmm, it turned out, that the stamp I used,  wasn't a Sugar Nellie stamp *LOL*

So I grabbed another "neglected" image, and started over again, and here's the final result :)

Size: 15 x 15 cm

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, DistressInk - PumiceStone & Victorian Velvet, Water Mark Ink Pad.

Stamps: Sugar Nellie - image, Lili of the Valley - text (not in store).

Colouring: Distress Ink - Refills (mainly Pumice Stone and a mix of Spun Sugar & Dusty Concord).

Papers: Memory Box - Gossamer Collection, Bazzill - white & pink cardstock, Canson - Montval aquarellpaper 200g.

Tools: Spellbinders - Nesting Label, Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, EK Success - Snowflake punch, StampinUp! - Word Window punch, Martha Stewart - Scandinavian Snowflake punch, Inkido - Frost Embossing Powder, Heat Gun.

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts - Open Paper Roses 20 mm, 15 mm & 10 mm, Semi Open Roses 8 mm, Rosebuds 4 mm, Aster Daisies, Gypsophilas & Self Adhesive Pearls, Ranger - Stickles "Star Dust" (I luv this glitter glue), lace.

I've used Dry Embossing on the white panels, and Heat Embossing on the snowflakes.

I'm also entering these challenges with this card:

By the Cute and Girly - "Bling it On"

Nordsalten Hobbyklubb - #21 "Winter Card"

Sir Stampalot - "A Winters Tale"

Whoopsi Daisy - "Free and Easy"

Sukkersött - # 107 "Birthday Card"

Thanks for peeking in - have a great weekend!

Hugs, Lena Katrine :)

Sugar Bowl Challenge #15

Sugar Bowl's Challenge #15, remains a sketch made by Gayle, and the options; ribbons and bows! I wanted to use some of my beautiful new papers, and here's the result ;)

The front of my card:

The insides:

The back:

The card in perspective:

A close-up of the beautiful "demure-girl":


Card recipe:
Size: 13 x 18 cm
Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee for stamping, Distress Ink - Weathered Wood & Tea Dye for distressing the edges, Distress Ink - Refills for colouring.
Image: Sugar Nellie - Honey & Pip "Demure".
Sentiments: Stempelglede - "Happy Birthday" (front) and "Great friends are life's real treasure" (indide), My Costum Stamps - Signaturestamp.
PP: MME - Pretty Please "Blossoms" & "Pink Floral", SEI - Bridgeport "Pavilion" (the one I cut out the butterflies from).
Cardstock: Bazzill - Light Turqouise, Aquarelpaper 200 gr.
Embellies: Wild Orchid Crafts - Roses and Rosebuds, Unik Hobby - Charm, Ribbons, and Pearls.
Tools: Stampin'Up - Top Note Die, Martha Stewart - Heart Lace Border Punch & Frond Punch, Spellbinders - Nestabilities Labels 2, Gluepads for mounting the panels.

♥ Thank you so much, for all your sweet comments - I wish you all, a fantastic day! ♥

Sugar Bowl Challenge #8 Tiets Sketch #2

When I saw this sketch, I knew this was my opportunity, to try to use more than 2 different patterened papers - on the same card ;o) Oh boy, that was a real challenge to me!!! But here's the result for this weeks Sugar Bowl Challenge #8 - Tiets Sketch #2, I managed to use 5 different patterened papers, and actually I'm quite pleased with the result :)

The front of the card:
This girl is such a cutie-pie, don't you think? The little sentiment means:"For you, my dear friend".

Inside; As you can see. I've used the same sketch on every page of the card:)
The sentered sentiment on the left side means:"Great friends are angels, who lifts us up, when we forget how to fly". The little sentiments says:"Thanks for being you", and "Greatings from the heart".

The back:
My signaturestamp in center. The small sentiment says:"A big hug from me".

Some closeups:



Card recipe:
Size: 15x15 cm
Ink:Archival Ink - Coffee for stamping, Ditress Ink for colouring, and ColorBox Fluid Chalk - Creamy Brown for inking the edges.
Stamps: Sugar Nellie - "Lost in thoughts", Norsk Stempelblad - Small sentiments, Papirloftet - Framed Sentiment.
Patterened paper: K&Company - Classic McKenna Paper Pad.
Cardstock: Bazzill - Moss-green and light green. Watercolour-paper.
Embellishments: Prima - Flowers and Say it in Pearls, Kort og Godt - pearls.
Tools: Punch Bunch - Fern Punch and Butterfly Punch, Brown pen for stitching, Gluepads for mounting the main panels on every side.

Sugar Bowl - Sugar Sugar April

Another paperbag inspired by Maya's Gift-bag-tutorial at Inkywings, made for the Sugar Bowl Challenge Blog. This months Sugar Sugar Project for April , is to make something other than a card, with the easter/spring theme. This is a spring-themed bag (here in Norway the foxes are coming out of their winter lair now:), that I'm gonna fill with some small goodies and give to a friend! I've used the Stampavie Challenge Sketch #2 for the layout on the bag. I even challenged myself into using three different patterened papers - woohoo!!

The front:

The back:

Some close-ups:




Size: 10 x 16 cm
Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee (for stamping), ColorBox Fluid Chalk - Dark Brown, Warm Green and Prussian Blue (for the edges), and Distress Ink (for colouring).
Stamps: Sugar Nellie - Gurjuss Girls, Stempelglede - Sentiment ("Friendship makes the soul blossom")
Paper: Maja Design - Mina Vänner "Carina 2, 6 and 7", Bazzill - Turqouise and Offwhite Cardstock.
Embellishments: Prima - Flowers, Papirloftet - Ribbon, Unik Hobby - Charms, Norsk Stempelblad - Rubons ("To you" and "From me"), brads and eyelets.
Tools: Martha Stewart - Floral Lace and Frond Punches, StampinUp - Word Window Punch, Spellbinder - Nestabillities, Tim Holtz - Distresser.

Guuult er kuuult!

I just had to have this title in norwegian :o) In english it means something like "Yellow is so cool"!
I was suppose to finish and post this card yeasterday evening, as I promised a good friend of mine... I'm really sorry Maya (she's probably been checking my blog ten times last night ;), but here's the story:
Hard day at work yeasterday - when I came home from work, and had made dinner and eat it, I was so tired, that I decided to rest for an hour...
Well, I fell a sleep about 7 pm last night, and woke up at 6 am this morning!!! *tji-hi* So I finished my card this morning, and here's my first yellow card ever (and probably not the last ;):






Some weeks ago, Maya challenged me to make a yellow card. I'm a bit slow, so when we where at the Scraporama Fair, Maya had bought me some yellow patterened paper, and yellow and orange ribbons, just to get me started ;) Thank you so much, sweetie - I've used the patterened paper and the orange ribbon on this card - honouring you Maya! I even got the cute stamped image from her!
The card is also made for this week's Sugar Bowl Challenge #7, where the theme is spring or easter - and I feel this card is a little bit of both (and probably the closest to an eastercard I'll ever gonna make:)! And I made the card after the Sketch #52 at "Kortskissen" Card Challengeblog.

Size: 15 x 15 cm
Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee and Black, Distress Ink - Tea Dye, Mustard Seed, Scattered Straw, Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo and Fired Brick.
Stamps: Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss Girls, Norsk Stempelblad AS - Mini-Texts, Stempelglede - Texts
Papers: 3ndy Papir - "Sunny Days", Bazzill - Yellow Cardstock and white dotted cardstock
Embellishments: Ribbons, Prima - Flowers, Papirloftet - Gem-brads, Unik Hobby - Butterfly-charms, Panduro - Headpins, Scrapp og Lapp - Methal-pearls, and some eyelets and yellow brads
Tools: Martha Stewart - Doily Lace Punch, Stampin'Up - Word Window Punch, Spellbinder - Oval Nestabillities, Inksenssials - White Opalic Pen

Whishing you all a great, sunny sunday, and a terrific easter!