Altenew dahlia stencils

I totally fell in love with Altenew's Dahlia layering stencil and had to get it. I cut out some masks with a large post-it note pad (full stick) and could then easily mask off the flowers and leaves and use different colors. I used distress ink and an ink blending tool.

I cut the finished panel down a bit and layered it with a piece of black card stock. The stamped sentiment reads "Thanks so much" in Swedish and is from Slöjd-Detaljer. I also added some Clear Droplets from Pretty Pink Posh and some sequins from a Neat and Tangled pack.

The finished panel was cut with the 2nd largest rectangle die from a Hero Arts set. I also cut a black A2-sized panel with the largest rectangle die in that same set. I offset the panel to one corner for something different. The stamped sentiment reads "Thanks so much" in Swedish and is from Slöjd-Detaljer.

The finished panel was cut with the largest rectangle die from a Hero Arts set. The stamped sentiment reads "A big hug" in Swedish and is from Slöjd-Detaljer. I also added some sequins from a Neat and Tangled pack.

The finished panel was cut with the 2nd largest rectangle die from a Hero Arts set. I also cut a black strip of cardstock and attached it to the left side. The finished card is a bit smaller than an standard A2-sized card. The sentiment is die cut with a Lawn Fawn die.

Challenges
Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - Stencil it
Simon Says Stamp - Wedneday Challenge - Stencil it

Happy heart day with cute seals in red/pink

I used the cute Lawn Fawn set Sealed with a kiss. The background is done with Distress Oxide Inks in Candied apple and Picked Raspberry and a stencil from 13Arts.

Challenge
Lawn Fawnatics challenge 21 - Inspiration board

Happy heart day with cute seals in violet/pink

I used the cute Lawn Fawn set Sealed with a kiss. The background is done with Distress Oxide Inks in Wilted violet and Picked Raspberry and a stencil from 13Arts.

Challenge
Lawn Fawnatics challenge 21 - Inspiration board
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Anything goes

Seal popup surprise card

I saw a video a year ago with the talented Nina-Marie Trapani and I was totally intrigued and had to try it out. I liked it so much so I had to do it again this year. I used the little Lawn Fawn seals on the front. The inside is done with distress inks and a 13Arts stencil.

Go check out the video for how to make them. Remember to crease the folds REALLY well. To get the first measurements correct I score the first lines in my paper trimmer. That helps the fold to be truly symmetrical. I use my bone folder for all the folds.

The card folded up.

The card folded out.

Trifold birthday card with flying elephants

I saw such a cute video with Nicole Sphor the other day with the new release from Mama Elephant with flying elephants on or with balloons. I don't have that stampset so I thought I would recreate it with what I have at hand. I dug out the Adorable elephants set from My Favorite Things and also a cute set from WPlus9 and went to town.

I used Bristol Smooth paper and stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink since I would be watercoloring this panel.

Laying out the images before hand to space them out

The whole panel fully stamped, now with erased pencil lines so they wouldn't get trapped under the ink.

The whole panel colored. The clouds are done by sponging with distress ink in Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean. I used a Lawn Fawn cloud border die cut card panel as a stencil.

The front panel of the card, sentiment die cut from Gummiapan and stamped sentiment from Slöjddetaljer. It reads Congrats on your birthday in Swedish.

The panel folded out.

Monoprinting, hugs and congrats

I used a stencil and the technique "monoprinting" to achieve the background. So much fun! You start by smooshing your chosen inks on your stencil, you spray it with water just til the ink beads up. Then you carefully turn the stencil around and place it on your watercolor cardstock and press. I put a paper towel on top as well so if any water comes ozing out through the stencil, it's caught by the paper towel. Then lift the stencil up and let dry. You never get the same result twice so it's always exciting to see what you get.

I finished the card off by die cutting them with a Hero Arts rectangle die. I also cut a blue mat with one size larger die and then mounted on a white card base. The sentiments are from Lawn Fawn, die cut in black card stock (3 layers) and then with some Wink of Stella on top.

Vacation and me-time, ink smooshing and die cutting

More inspiration taken from Pinterest and then finally getting a full morning to myself and putting it together =)

For this one, I used a cute tree die set from My Favorite Things. The landscape stiched border and the rectangle stiched frame is from Lawn Fawn. Also the paper is Lawn Fawn, love that paper!!

Here I wanted to try out ink smooshing with some color combinations that I hadn't tried before; Cracked pistachio, Seedless Preserves, Salty Ocean and a bit of Chipped Saphire. I stamped the images with Chipped Saphire, Dusty Concord and also a Versacolor in Silver. A bit of Hera Arts white ink was also used through a Tim Holtz stencil. The sentiments are from Gummiapan. Loved how it came out!

Penguin party

I wanted to participate in Lawn Fawnatics latest challenge which is Black, white and bright and immediately thought of the penguin stamp set to use. However, that is a winter themed one and I couldn't really think of a way to make it in to spring/summer so I simply went with holiday theme and a real penguin party!

I stamped the images on to water color cardstock and colored them in with Zig clean color real brush markers. The tree is a solid stamp so that is stamped with Twisted citron Distress ink and the stump is colored with a brown Zig. The background is done with distress inks and some masking. I did the rays with a Tim Holtz stencil and sponging. Then I heat embossed with Holographic embossing powder. I finished of the sky with some Nuvo glitter drops.

Challenges
Lawn Fawnatics - Black, white and bright

Hjärtan och stjärnor - Tim Holtz inspirerad

Sista tiden har jag varit helt uppslukad av Tim Holtz designer. Han hade ett antal "Facebook Live" innan den stora mässan Creativation 2017 där han visade sina produkter som han kommer ut med i år. Blev helt begeistrad och började kolla in hans blogg som är full av inspiration. Stort misstag, många timmar har gått åt *smile*

Jag hittade mängder med tekniker jag ville prova men började med "monoprint". Du kan kolla in Tims alster här. Man använde ink på en stencil som man sedan sprayade med vatten och "tryckte" mot vattenfärgspapper. I nedan exempel så använde jag en stencil från 13Arts med hjärtan på. Tyckte det var så himla kul att testa med olika färger, olika mängd vatten och olika mönster.


Såg även ett kort på Pinterest med stjärndesign och bestämde mig för att använda det som inspiration för att sätta ihop det hela. Använde Tim Holtz "Small talk" som sentiments (vad heter det egentligen på svenska... hälsningar....?!).

Sedan heat embossade jag stjärnor i guld och använde mig av en mängd die cut stjärnor i olika storlekar. Vissa stansade jag ut mitten på så den blev ihålig. De olika korten är ihopsatta med olika höjd för att få lite liv och variation. Kortbasen är i "kraft cardstock" som är stämplad med olika stämplar. Bakom den stora stjärnan är det även dekorerat med ett rosa juteband.

Alla tre varianterna.

"Take risks, do your best, never give up!"

"Do what you love, love what you do, adventure awaits you".

"Stay curious, choose to shine, make it happen".

Lite olika höjder.

Måste testa mer av denna teknik. Var superrolig!

Har lagt med det här kortet i Simon Says stamps Wednesday Challenge; Anything goes

Explosionskort med alla hjärtans dag tema

Mer inspiration via YouTube. Denna gång av en video av Nina-Marie Trapani som visade hur man kunde göra "explosionskort", alltså kort som har en sida som vecklar ut sig (och vecklar ihop sig). Tyckte de var jättesöta och ville testa.

Använde mig av en stencil från 13Arts för att göra bakgrunden med hjärtan. Distress inks så klart. Så enkelt att jobba med detta. Använde mig av några söta mönsterpapper för sidan. Även där har den vita baksidan fått hjärtan på sig med hjälp av samma stencil.

Framsidan. Ska tänka på att inte använda border die med korsstygn när jag ska göra alla fyra sidorna. Så enkelt att man förstör ett hörn eftersom det blir en överlappning.

Så här ser korten ut på insidan. Under förutsättning att man inte använder för tjockt papper på insidan och gör alla vikningar ordentligt, gärna med en "bone folder" så viker kortet ut sig och ihop sig väldigt enkelt!

Newton sends more hugs

Loving the cute stamps from Newton's Nook. They are right now having an "Inky Paws challenge" on their blog so I'm entering this card as well. The challenge is to use a heart in the design as well as to use some stamps from Newton's Nook line.

The kitties are from Newton's Antics stamp set and the sentiment is from Newton Unwinds stamp set.

Newton sends hugs

Loving the cute stamps from Newton's Nook. They are right now having an "Inky Paws challenge" so I'm entering this card. The challenge is to use a heart in the design as well as to use some stamps from Newton's Nook line.

The kitty is from Newton's Antics stamp set and the sentiment is from Newton Unwinds stamp set.

Första försöket med Distress Inks

Dags för första försöket med Distress Inks. Testade med två olika typer av papper;

• Water color paper 
• Tim Holz special stamping paper 

Snacka om att de reagerade olika beroende på vad man gjorde. Jag testade dels mini ink blending tool direkt, detta med vatten tillagt. Testade även att lägga distress på ett akrylblock och spraya med vatten och dra över pappret. Tog också fram en stencil med snöflingor och testade med både mini ink blending tool och med penslar. Penslar var absolut bäst här. Verkade som mini ink blending tool fungerade på Tim Holz papper och penslar/akrylblock fungerade vattenfärgspappret.

Det syns på resultatet att jag har lite mer övning kvar innan det är något jag egentligen vill visa upp men det är kul att prova.