Lace & Heart Challenge #154

Today is Tuesday again and I am a bit late with my card for this weeks challenge over at SweetStamps.com. I have had a busy few days since my cat gave birth to her kittens and everything didn't go as planned. 

This week the theme is Lace and Heart and I did my best to match that theme with my card this week. I did struggle a lot to fit my only heart stamp on the card and eventually I decided to leave it. Do I did a lace and heart card without the heart today. 

And as usual you can join the fun and win some great prizes. Make sure to visit the SweetStamps blog for more information and the complete Challenge Rules.

Wishing you the happiest of days

As a second post today I though I would show you a card I made a few days ago for the monthly project theme over at Whiff of Joy. The theme this month was Valentine Tag and at first I totally forgot about the whole tag thing and made a valentine themed card. I did realize my mistake in time though and made a tag instead (that's the tag I showed you earlier today so scroll down and you'll see it). But I still have this card I made and the video I filmed while doing the card so why not show it here on the blog anyway. 

This card is a very easy and simple card using just a few products. I had some great patterned papers and didn't really feel the need to over embellish this card. I just used a sentiment stamp, dies and pattered paper. I hope you like it.

YouTube Video:

Supplies:
Whiff of Joy - Nested Hearts Die-lights
Whiff of Joy - Birthday Phrases
Whiff of Joy - 6x6 Paperkit - Frühlingserwachen
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Storyteller - Pearls
Bazzill - Cream Cardstock

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I also entered this card to the following challenges:

CASE Study Challenge #175

CASology Week 79: Contrast

Addicted to CAS Challenge #30 

Keep it simple #32 - square

WoJ Monthly Project Theme - Valentine Tag

The Design Team at Whiff of Joy have a project theme each month and a few members from the theme create a project with that specific theme. This time I am creating a project using this months theme. And the theme this month is Valentine Tag. For more information check out the Whiff of Joy Blog.

So what I did was to create a tag with a bit of a different Valentine feeling. I was a bit tired of all the red colors since I have made a lot of Christmas cards and such, so I ended up using blue and craft instead. Hope you like it.















































Products used:
Whiff of Joy - Nested Hearts Die-lights
Whiff of Joy - Birthday Phrases
Whiff of Joy 6x6 Paperkit - Frühlingserwachen
Whiff of Joy - Pearl Brads - Blue Basics
Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Archival Ink - Jet Black
Manilla Tag
Twine

Catching up on PJ

Förra året påbörjade jag ett "Project Life"-fotoalbum för att få ett lite enklare sätt att hålla ordning på alla bilder man tar och dokumentera vardagen på ett lite mer intressant sätt. Normalt sätt så är väl tanken att man ska göra en eller två sidor för varje vecka, men i vårt liv händer det dock inte så mycket. Så det finns inte direkt någon möjlighet att dokumentera så pass mycket varje vecka, om man inte vill visa vad man ätit varje dag eller att jag suttit vid datorn idag med etc. Så jag kör mest lite som det blir och försöker i alla fall se till att det blir minst två sidor varje månad, det räcker bra så.

Jag ligger dock lite efter och håller just nu på med februari 2013, så jag har lite jobb framför mig om jag vill komma i kapp och börja på januari 2014 snart. Men det spelar kanske inte så stor roll att jag gör albumen i efterhand.

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Last year I started doing Project Life so I could document my life in a more fast and simple way. The whole scrapbooking thing really overwhelmed me and I could never seem to finish a page. So Project Life is really more my style. I will still make the occasional scrapbook page and have that as an insert in my album, but I do not feel the need to do a lot of pages anymore. 

Usually the whole idea is to make a spread for each week of the year, but our life isn't very eventful and we don't have any children so unless I want to document what I eat everyday and have the same "I sat by the computer"-image for each week I need to do some changes. So what I decided to do was to make about a spread or two for each month. We take photos of the things we feel like we want to document and then I print them all and if it ends up being two spreads or four doesn't really matter. My albums will be very thin and a bit boring at times, but I don't really care.

I am still way behind on this whole thing though and I am just about finished with February 2013. I am trying my best to catch up now and I'll hopefully be able to make a month everyday until I am caught up.

Here's a photo of my work in progress. This month ended up having two spreads and I was exclusively using the Becky Higgin's Kraft Core Kit.

Anything Goes Challenge

Today is Tuesday again and time for a challenge over at SweetStamps.com. This week the theme is Anything Goes and I have made a card using the negatives of a medallion die and some pearls. Easy and very clean. Hope you like it.

And as usual you can join the fun and win some great prizes. Make sure to visit the SweetStamps blog for more information and the complete Challenge Rules.

Products from SweetStamps.com used on this card:

Fall - Art Journal Page #1

Today Whiff of Joy are having a release of some great new products. This is the first release for 2014 and they are starting off the new year with a sweet, romantic theme. Perfect for the upcoming Valentines Day! Whiff of Joy is releasing heart-warming rubber stamp images along with some awesome mixed media collections and sentiment sets. The die-lights for this month compliment the romantic theme and I am sure you are going to love them as well as our new charm sets!

The members of the design team are all participating in the fun of this release and we are celebrating this with a Blog Hop. If you came here from Maria Sabina Raita's blog you are right on track, if not hop on to the Whiff of Joy Blog were the hop started. I don’t want you to miss a single stop on this hop!

This release also includes a lot of beautiful "mixed media style" stamps and just fell in love with these stamps and felt that I just had to use them. So I ended up doing something that isn't really in my comfort zone and maybe not what you would usually see. I made an Art Journal page using the supplies from this release, I also used some older products from earlier releases. I hop you like my page and get inspired to use all of the great new products in this release, there is something for everyone
 

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Whiff of Joy will be giving away 1 rubber stamp and one die from this release to one very lucky winner. The winner will be drawn from those who have left a comment on each of our DT blogs and the Whiff of Joy blog.

At the end of the hop, go to the Whiff of Joy Blog, let they know that you have left a comment at each stop of the hop by using the inlinkz tool and you will be entered for a chance to win! A complete list of the hop can also be found in the bottom of this post, just in case you get lost along the way.
The hop will remain open until midnight Wednesday January 22nd CEST. Winners will be announced on the Whiff of Joy Blog.

So, hop a long to you next stop at Susen Muller's blog. 
I hope you feel inspired and thanks for stopping by.

Whiff of Joy Blog
Katharina
Jeanette
Sonja (Flati)
Karina
Colleen
Vicky
Kathrin
Stacy
Andrea & Clarissa
Marion
Maria Sabina Raita
Erika - You are here
Susen Muller
Maria Therese Hatloy
Evgenia
Elena Smoktunova
Whiff of Joy Blog

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If you are interested in getting your own items from this release, don't forget to head over to the Whiff of Joy Shop for a complete look at all the new goodies.

Hejdå Mi-Ra

Idag har min söta hona Mi-Ra flyttat till ett nytt hem, känns redan lite tomt här hemma. Jag är säker på att hon kommer att få det riktigt bra i sitt nya hem och hon behövde verkligen få komma till någon som kan ge henne massor av uppmärksamhet och där hon slipper konkurrensen av andra katter. Så vi önskar Mi-Ra lycka till och hoppas hon får det bra.

I veckan kommer jag att placera mig på golvet framför kattungelådan igen och vänta på att Adezza ska föda sina små. Väntade hela förra veckan och sov på golvet i vardagsrummet för att jag trodde hon skulle föda, men inget hände. Räknade sedan ut att jag hade räknat helt fel på dagarna och råkat räkna en vecka två gånger (snurrig eller vad?). Men nu så ska det stämma och på onsdag går tiden ut och jag hoppas att allt går bra. Ramses är redan kastrerad så det finns inga andra chanser denna gång heller. Jag håller tummarna i alla fall.

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One of my cats (Mi-Ra) have just moved to a new home since she didn't really like it here with the rest of my cats. She want to live in a home where she can get all the attention. I am sure she'll like her new home but she will be missed.

I'll be spending all my time at home the upcoming week since my cat Adezza is expecting to give birth. I hope all will go well so I can show you all some cute photos of kittens again. 

Sweet little Mi-Ra:

With Love - Uniko Studio Challenge

Today it's time for a new challenge over at Uniko Studio and this time we are making cards based on a great sketch that Gayatri have made. Since Valentines Day are coming closer I went ahead and made a card with a bit of a love theme. 

Be sure to check out the Uniko Studio Blog for complete challenge rules and a chance to win some great prizes. 

Uniko Studio Products used:

Sneak Peek day #3 - Whiff of Joy

Welcome back for the second sneak peek here on my blog. Today I have made a card using some of the new Mixed Media style stamps. I used a lot of products and this card is probably more complicated and artsy that I usually make. But I wanted to try making a card using the same style I use in my Art Journal. There is also a YouTube Video for this card.
So I hope you like it and don't forget to check out the Whiff of Joy Blog.

YouTube Video:


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Whiff of Joy - Birthday Phrases Stamp Set
Whiff of Joy - Arrows & Hearts Stamp Set
Whiff of Joy - Paper Art Stamp Set - http://goo.gl/SeRN48
Whiff of Joy - Die Lights - 3x4 Card Hearts
Whiff of Joy - 6x6 Paper Pad - Frühlingserwachen - http://goo.gl/8lspHt
Whiff of Joy - Box of Charms - Eyelets
Bazzill Cardstock
Distress Ink - Walnut Stain
Dylusions Spray Ink - Melted Chocolate
Dylusions Spray Ink - White Linen
Perfect Pearls Mists - Perfect Pearl
Basic Grey - Mixed Brads - Fact & Fiction
Flowers - unknown brand

Sneak Peek day #2 - Whiff of Joy

Whiff oh Joy are having a new release on January 20th and we are having a Blog Hop on the day of the release. But from the 16th to the 19th we'll be showing you a few sneak peeks of the content in the new release. I'll be showing you a peek today and tomorrow and then I'll participate in the blog hop on the 20th as well. 

I have made a card today using a few of the new products and I have also made a short YouTube Video. But since this is just a peek of the release I am not showing you any new products in the video. You'll have to wait until release day to see all of the goodies released. 

So to my card for today. Do you ever experience that your mind has this great idea of what you should make and then when you start crafting nothing seem to work and your project just turn in to a huge mess? Well, that happened to me. I had this idea of what I was going to do with the great products that I had in front of me, but when I started nothing worked out. I was thinking a long time that I would just throw away the card and start all over, but then I changed my mind. I am not afraid to show my failures and even though I don't like the card someone else might. So today I am showing you a card that I am not really happy with, but I love the products I used and I want to show you a peek of the wonderful stamps and dies that will be released on January 20th.

So I hope you like it and don't forget to check out the Whiff of Joy Blog.

YouTube Video:

Monthly Technique Challenge - Kissing

It is time for a new monthly technique challenge over at SweetStamps.com today and this time the challenge is to use the "kissing" technique. "Kissing" means that you ink up a solid stamp with a light ink and a patterned stamp with a dark ink and then you "kiss" them together. This will give the solid image a darker pattern on top of the lighter color. Then you stamp this on you paper. It is a very easy and fun technique that you can use for a lot of things.

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:

Winter Blues Challenge #152

Today is Tuesday again and time for a challenge over at SweetStamps.com. This week the theme is Winter Blues and I have made a simple card using a nice lace medallion stamp. I colored it with a mix between Distress Markers, Wink of Stella Pens and Stickles. It started out needing color, and then I ended up over coloring it so it stood out too much. So I had so salvage it somehow and decided on adding a piece of light blue vellum. And I do thing I managed to salvage the card pretty nicely.

And as usual you can join the fun and win some great prizes. Make sure to visit the SweetStamps blog for more information and the complete Challenge Rules.

Products from SweetStamps.com used on this card:

Uniko Studio Revisited - Arrows

This month we are having a new revisited theme at Uniko Studio and this time we are revisiting the Essential Accents: Arrow stamp set. This is a great stamp set that can be used for both cardmaking and regular scrapbooking. I like arrows and therefore I do like this set a lot.

The card I made this month is a one layer card and it's pretty simple with just a minimum of stamping and accents. I hope you like it, and don't forget to check out the rest of the design team blogs for some more great cards.

Hope you like the card and don't forget to take a look at the Uniko Studio Blog for more inspiration. Next on this blog hop is Gayatri so don't forget to hop on to her blog. 

I also made a tutorial on YouTube again, you can find i below or on my YouTube Channel.

Uniko Studio (Bev)
Amber

Erika
Gayatri
Nicki
Ren-Yi
Stacey
Taheerah


YouTube Video:


Uniko Studio Products used:

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I also added this card to the following challenges:

Mexiko!

Nu har det gått ett litet tag sen vi kom hem från Mexiko och även om det var riktigt skönt att komma hem så måste jag erkänna att man nu börjar längta tillbaka lite. Vill tillbaka till värmen och vattnet och känslan av att man verkligen inte behöver göra något annat än fundera över vart man ska äta.
Dröjer nog inte länge tills det blir dags igen skulle jag tro.

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It has now been a while since we got back from Mexico and even though it was so nice to get back home we are now starting to wish we were still there. Miss the sun and the ocean and the fact that all you had to do during the day was to figure out where to eat. Have a feeling that it won't be too long before we travel somewhere again.

Kraft Paper Challenge #151

Another week has passed and today was the first day a lot of people got back to work after the holidays. I started working a few days ago, but I still haven't really woken up from our trip to Mexico. Feel like I need a holiday to recover from my holiday, it you know what I mean. I am super tired all the time and just can't stop sleeping, but I am still trying to get stuff done. And since it is Tuesday today there is a new challenge over at SweetStamps.com and ofcourse I have made a card for today. The theme this week is Kraft Paper, and since I love to work with kraft colors this challenge is just "up my alley".


I made a really simple card (as if that would have been surprise) using an adorable butterfly stamp from the "artsy fartsy" line. Did some paper piecing and kept it very clean. I also made a video that I uploaded on YouTube, don't forget to check it out. Hope you like it.

And as usual you can join the fun and win some great prizes. Make sure to visit the SweetStamps blog for more information and the complete Challenge Rules.

YouTube Video:


Products from SweetStamps.com used on this card:


I also entered this card to the following challenges:
kis! #30

For Your Birthday

Idag tänkte jag visa upp ett kort jag gjort med några produkter från Whiff of Joy. Fick en hel hög med härliga produkter som jag bara inte kunde låta bli att använda.

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As a celebration of the fact that I am now part of the Whiff of Joy Creative Team I wanted to share a card I made using some of the gorgeous products you can find in their store. I also managed to put together a video of me making the card, so I hope you like it. 

I hope you like the card I made and don't forget to take a look at the Whiff of Joy blog and shop for more inspiration and great products. I also made a tutorial on YouTube and you can find it below or on my YouTube Channel.

YouTube Video:


Whiff of Joy products used:
Essential Backgrounds - Spots & Dots II  
Festive Occasions 
Small Banners Die-Lights 

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I also added this card to the following challenges:
CASE Study Challenge #172 
CASology - Week 76 
Inkspirational Challenge #46 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge 
CAS(E) this Sketch #58  

Be Mine

Då var man som sagt hemma igen från semestern och det är dags att börja tillverka lite nya kort. Är skönt att vara hemma igen i sitt eget lilla rum.

Ja, och om någon undrar över eventuella namnändringar på olika sociala medier så har jag och min kära man äntligen fått vårt nya efternamn. Så vi firar in detta nya år med att byta namn och numera heter vi Winterlia i efternamn.

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I have finally settled in after my holiday and I am getting back to making cards and videos. Since I was away when Uniko Studio had their December release Blog Hop I though I would make a card now using the new products instead. 

I really like the new set of stamps and I love how they coordinate perfect with some of the older sets as well.

And if anyone wonders about the sudden name change on the different medias here on the Internet, the simple explanation is that me and my husband finally got our new last name approved. So from now on we'll be Mr. & Mrs. Winterlia.

Hope you like the card and don't forget to take a look at the Uniko Studio Blog for more inspiration. I also made a tutorial on YouTube again, you can find i below or on my YouTube Channel.

YouTube Video:


Uniko Studio Products used:

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I also added this card to the following challenges:
CASE Study Challenge #172 
CASology - Week 76 
Inkspirational Challenge #46 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge 
CAS(E) this Sketch #58 

New Design Team

Jag är numera en del av 2014 års Design Team hos företaget Whiff of Joy. Wihi!

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I am happy to announce that I am now part of the Whiff of Joy 2014 Design Team. Yay!