Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The Holidays Challenge #145

It is time for another challenge over at SweetStamps.com and this time the theme is Holidays. Since it is close to Christmas I of course made a card with a bit of a "christmassy" feeling.

I used some Red Dylusions Spray Inks, Green Color Wash Spray and some Perfect Pearls Spray ink plus some red Stickles to make this card. I also used the negative of a SweetCuts Die to keep the splatter in a somewhat regular shape. Hope you like the card.

As usual you can join the fun. Make sure to visit the SweetStamps blog for more information and the complete Challenge Rules.

Products from SweetStamps.com used on this card:

Monday, November 25, 2013

Finally!

Äntligen har Adezza löpt och det kanske är kattungar på gång. Förhoppningsvis blir det kattungar i början på januari, närmare bestämt vecka 3.Om du är intresserad av en kattunge i denna kull är du välkommen att höra av dig till mig. Kolla gärna in hemsidan för mer information också.
S*Amun Ra's Ragdoll - www.amunra.se

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My cat Adezza has finally been mated with Ramses. I have waited for Adezza to come in to heat since June and it has been a long wait, but now finally! If all goes well she will deliver her kittens in the beginning of January, can't wait.


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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

10 minute craft dash - Uniko Studio

Today Uniko Studio is sponsoring the 10 Minute Craft Dash over at Pretty Pink Posh. The 10 minute craft dash is a challenge where you should attempt to make a card in 10 minutes or less using the color inspiration provided.


I made a card using the new Stunning Snowflakes from Uniko Studio and some nice colors of Distress Ink and embossing powders. A fast an easy card that I made in just 7 minutes and 2 seconds. 

By joining this challenge you also have the chance to win a £15 Gift Certificate to use in the Uniko Studio store. So get ready and start crafting!

 






Uniko Studio Products used:

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Winner Uniko Studio

Today I want to announce the winner of the Uniko Studio Blog Hop and since my favorite stamp set was the BRIGHT Butterflies Set, this is also what the winner from my blog will get. 

So I asked random.org to draw a winner from the comments on my blog and the lucky number is 2.

That means Jane is my winner of the BRIGHT Butterflies Stamp Set. Please contact Beverely by emailing her: beverley [at] unikostudio.com.

Congratulations and a big thank you to all of you who commented on my blog post. I appreciate all of your nice comments and I am really happy you liked my card. 

Anything Goes Challenge #144

It is time for another challenge over at SweetStamps.com again and this time the theme is Anything Goes. I made a pretty fast and easy one layer card this time using some favorite butterfly stamps.

Hope you like it.

As usual you can join the fun. Make sure to visit the SweetStamps blog for more information and the complete Challenge Rules.











































Products from SweetStamps.com used on this card:

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Thanks Challenge #143

Today I have made a card for this weeks challenge over at SweetStamps.com and the theme is Thanks.

I started by cutting my patterned paper into triangle shapes and glues them onto a piece of cardstock. Then I stamped my flower image on top of everything and colored the image with some Wink of Stella pens. To get a little more dimension to the card I stamped the image one more time on some white paper and colored the flowers with Copic Markers and cut them out.


After I had adhered the cut out flowers to the card I stamped my sentiment and added all of the embellishments before I finally colored the edges and adhered the piece to my cardbase. I colored the edges with Black Soon Distress ink to get that "imperfect" look. Then I drew some faux stitching lines around the edge and the card was finished.


As usual you can join the fun. Make sure to visit the SweetStamps blog for more information and the complete Challenge Rules.

I also entered this card into the following challenges:

CAS(E) this Sketch! 

Products from SweetStamps.com used on this card:

Monday, November 11, 2013

Simply the best

Denna månad har vi i designteamet hos Uniko Studio fått välja våra favoritstämplar och göra ett kort med dessa. Det var inte alls svårt för mig att välja min favorit då jag verkligen gillar de vackra fjärilarna i BRIGHT Butterflies. Så här kommer ett kort som jag har gjort med dessa stämplar.

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Today we are revisiting some old stamp sets over at Uniko Studio and the design team all chose their favorite stamp set to work with this month. Of course I had to choose my all time favorite BRIGHT Butterflies. I just love these great butterflies and the matching die set.

This was a very fast and simple card as usual and I hope you like it.











































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Don't forget to hop along and take a look at the rest of the posts and projects in this amazing blog hop. Next up in the hop is Gayatri with some gorgeous tags she made with the Poinsettia stamp set, so visit her blog to check them out. 

And be sure to comment along the way! Each of us in the design team and Beverly are giving away a prize, so enjoy the inspiration and comment for a chance to win on all of the blogs.

Bev (UnikoStudio)
Aimes
Amber
Erika - you are here
Gayatri
Nicki
Ren-Yi
Stacey
Taheerah

Guest DT Oct/Nov
N@Ali 

Uniko Studio products used:

I also entered this card into the following challenges:
CASE Study Challenge #165 
Simon Wednesday Challenge

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

My Craft Room

Idag tänkte jag lägga upp ett inlägg som kanske är lite tråkigt att kolla igenom för en del, men det är många som har efterfrågat ett inlägg hur det ser ut på mitt kontor. Så här kommer en bildkavalkad från mitt rum.

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I have had a few request about showing what my craft room looks like and I have finally taken the time to photograph the room. So here is a short "walk through" in my craft room/office.

Here is a view of my room from where I enter the room. In the front you can see my two Råskog carts where I store my Project Life materials and my Art Journaling stuff. 

Next to the carts are my work desk where I stand. In the different boxes under the desk is some materials and tools that I use a lot while crafting.

And to the right of my desk (which is in the center of the room) is a shelf unit where I store some random stuff and my albums.

Here is a closeup of my Project Life Cart:

































And here is a closeup of my Art Journal cart:

































Here is a photo of the shelf unit (Expedit from IKEA) where I store my albums, some random stuff and things I have an extra copy or two of.






















Next to the Expedit unit I have an Alex drawer unit. I use this as my die cutting station:

































On the left side of my work desk I have another Expedit unit on top of a drawer unit. Here I store my most used cardstock, Tim Holtz stamps and some other random stuff. I also have a few binders with different inventory solutions so I can easily keep track of the stuff I own. In the blue boxes I store stencils, alphabet stickers and other stickers. I also have some extra albums here that didn't fit in the other shelf.

































Inside the top drawers I store all of my chipboard pieces and alphabets:

































In the left drawer I store my clearstamps and my thin dies. I use Avery Elle stamp storage pockets to store my stamps. They are sorted in alphabetical order and by company, but I still need to make dividers for them. The dies are stored by theme in plastic CD pockets. I also store my clear blocks in this drawer:





















In the bottom left drawer I just store some random stuff that didn't fit anywhere else. I still need to sort through that drawer and do something with it. I didn't take a picture of that since there is nothing to see except a mess of patterned paper scraps mixed with all sort of random stuff that can be found around a house.

In the right middle drawer I store some stamps from gel-a-tin since I didn't want to remove them from their tins and put them in storage pockets. I also store my inks, stamp cleaners and other often used stuff in there. Here is a closeup of the drawer:





















The final drawer in this unit is used to store stamp inks and reinkers:





















Here is the office part of my room and this is where I spend the most time. Here I have my computer, my printer and all of the office and gaming related stuff that I need for work and for gaming. (I play loads of computer games).





















On the right side of my computer is my printer and my Silhouette (yes I do have the first one they released, but it works just fine). In the drawers and cabins underneath is stuff for my computer and all of the office supplies and gaming equipment. (I still haven't had the energy to put the handles on the doors and drawers, but I'll get there eventually).





















On the left side of the computer is a spot for my sewing machine. This is also where I take all my card photos.





















In the corner is a shelf unit with this spinning wheel in it. I store random embellishments and extra Project Life cards here.

































Ok, so lets turn around and face the door where we entered the room. Here you can see my work desk from the other side and here I have two chair where I can sit and work and have friends over. I also covered my desk with paper so I don't ruin the desktop when painting. I'll paint the top of the desk with the same color I have on the floor when I get the time. Here you can see my somewhat temporary Copic Marker storage too.





















I store my Copic Markers in old (clean) cat food containers. They are sorted by color.

   































Closest to the door is an old shelf unit that we had in out living room before. I "stole" it and now I use it to store some random items and extra materials that I have. I also have two DVD units next to it where I store all of my cling mounted stamps (except the Tim Holz ones which I store in the large Expedite shelf).

































In the bottom cabin I store extra journals, all of my papers, materials for shipping and some extra cardstock.





















And finally I have a small shelf next to my door where I store my stickles, liquid pearls and Distress Markers and other colored pens. (Yes I did spell liquid wrong on the photo, no idea where that e came from. Sometimes my hands work faster than my brain.)





















So that was my craft room and a seriously long post, but I hope you liked it.

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Nature Challenge #142

Today I have made a card for this weeks challenge over at SweetStamps.com. The theme is Nature and I used a beautiful bird stamp and the sentiment that comes in the pack. 

I stamped the image with black ink on a piece of white cardstock and then I colored the image with some regular colored pencils. I wanted the image to have very muted colors and I just lightly colored it to get that subtle coloring. I then used some red Stickles to get some glitter and extra interest to the card. I colored the edges with black ink and matted the cardstock on a piece of black crdstock to get a small frame. The cardbase is a deep red cardstock from Bazzill.  The sentiment is sold together with the bird stamp and I embossed it in white on the same cardstock as I used for the cardbase. 


As usual you can join the fun. Make sure to visit the SweetStamps blog for more information and the complete Challenge Rules.


Products from SweetStamps.com used on this card:

Monday, November 4, 2013

Frames Challenge #141

This post is a little late due to some problems with my Internet connection.

This card should have been posted in Tuesday since that was the day for the new challenge over at SweetStamps.com. This time the theme was Frames and I made a card without a sentiment this time.

I used Dylusion Spray Inks, Colorwash spray and Perfect Pearl Mists to make the background. Then i stamped on the background with a few of the ArtsyFartsy cling stamps and in the end I cut of a strip of the sprayed background and put it on top together with some dark red ribbon to make a frame. Well, I made a quarter of a frame anyway.


As usual you can join the fun. Make sure to visit the SweetStamps blog for more information and the complete Challenge Rules.


Products from SweetStamps.com used on this card: