More Christmas Cards

Here are some more cards

I really liked how this simple card turned out. I'll use it as template for the 'photo-cards' I'll be making. The shadow figures are cut on the Gazelle and on a brown-golden-glittering cardstrock. This cardstock is really thick and I had some problems making the correct adjustments for the gazelle to cut through.

Next card uses SEI's christmas papers called Holly Lane. These papers are really thick and can be used as cardstock. The flowers are from Prima.

I loved creating this card! I think the colours turned out really well.

The stamp is Rachelle Ann Miller and super cute (as always!). It is coloured by Gelly Roll Metallic from Sakura, and some Frosted Lace stickles as snow.

The frame is from K&Comp 'Blue Awning' collection. It comes glittery in nice muted colours. I really like the papers from the Blue Awning collection but haven't used the much... must go scrapping at once! ;)
The ribbon is from IKEA.

The last card for today is kind of different. The folding is like a 'window'. I have seen these with something that holds the 'windows' together, but I didn't wanted that. So instead I stamped another Rachelle Ann Miller stamp onto some small kitchen labels. I coloured with Derwent colour pencils and added the swirl, which is in wood. The swirl is coloured with Hollyberry Glimmer Mist.

As sentiment I added a rub-on. I also hadded some half pearls as snowflakes.

Christmas cards (Warning: Picture overload)

Let the festive season begin! I hope everyone that will get one of the christmas cards really feels the joy and happiness of christmas. I'm pretty pleased with the results =) I've only been doing this for less then a year! So it is the first time all friends and family will get handmade cards.

I have a couple more to do, but they are going to include photos so I need some time to find the perfect one! =)

So here it comes. First some pictures of all of them

And now some presentation of each and some close ups.

This card has a lot of buttins from Basic Grey and the patterned paper is from Making Memories FaLaLa collection. I have glues the buttons with Scrappy Glue and blinged the paper and 'God Jul' a bit with stickles. Behind the buttons are a strip of punchinella and a felt ribbon. The punchinella have a secured with zig 2 way glue. A handy little pen useful for putting glue onto small pieces.

Some more pictures















Next card is a real colour bomb. I have been playing with my Derwent colour pencils and some of the Gelly Roll pens from Sakura. I love the effect both of these gives. The derwent pencils are solvable by attenuation (I don't know the corect english word...) and can be mixed into water colour effect. To add some more dimension I have added 3D crystal Lacquer on the ribbon and on the leaves. This gives a slightly rised transparent surface (which is very hard to capture on photo).














The next card is really simple to make. I have cut the scalloped edge on the Gazelle, but this can be made by hand. Just draw the scalloped edge on the backside of the paper, using something round, for example a coin, as template. The tree was drawn on free hand and cut by hand.
At the top I added a brad and the flowers are from Prima, Essentials 4. Each flower has a brad as center.

I'll continue with some more in next post.

I'm back!

Back in buisness so to say. I have a new job! It is sooo wonderful and a big relief.
I've even got my MoJo back =) So now I only have a few christmas cards left to do. I will try to photo all I have made and post here before I send them away.

The end

At last I have created something. This time a LO about the company I've been working for so long. The paper is from the 'rock star' line from DCWV and I think it mirrors my feelings and the state of the company at the moment. I was prepared for these thougher times, or so I thought. This is much harder then I had imagined for just a couple of weeks ago. But to go from 130 to 0 in 1 week is just too much.

I hope this LO will help me remember how I feel about this in the years to come. It is not the first time and it won't be the last time I'm standing without an employment for sure.

Wind of changes

Phu, what a week. It is very down at the work at the moment. Seems like we all have to go home unemployed tomorrow. I have not been in any mood for scraping for a long time and this doesn't help.
Anyway, I was on a job interview yesterday and on the way home we stopped at a scrap store to cheer me up a bit. I bought a couple of papers and some stamps from Rachelle Ann Miller. The cute snowman and snowwoman stamps and the little bunny with bird. They are soooo cute and I'm looking forward to have some time crafting with them.

Hope something will cheer me up soon, so I can continue with the christmas cards... I have quite a few to go.

Rain and work

Sorry, no writing in a long time. Just a lot of work and not time either for crafting or writing. The fall rain is just pouring down and everything is grey and heavy.
At least to cheer up the moment we are going to Gothenburg this weekend. Hopefully I'll be able to visit at least one scrapbook store...

Birthday card

Just a short post to show the birthday card. I found the inspiration I needed on http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/. There was a sketch I wanted to giv a try.And my try

Patterned paper from DCWV, Denim Blue Posies. The focal point is not a stamp, but a clip art printed on the computer.

Last night

Late yesterday evening did I have time for some scrapping again. It feel so good when you have worked all day to just relax a bit and let the creativity flow.

I created with the papers from the KnK kit I received earlier this week. I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. What do you think?

The papers are from Bo Bunny

Some of the details

The leaf is from the garden and the words are from a K&C sheet with glitter stickers. Flowers are Petaloo. Journaling spot is Bo Bunny.

Today I'm supposed to spend my crafting time to do a birthday card. I just don't feel the creativity at the moment, so I have to go looking for some inspirational blogs... Do you have any suggestions just let me know! I'll collect those that inspires me most in my Bloglist.

See you later!

Another christmas card

I found this inspiring sketch today when I was visiting some blogs.

The sketch was found on http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/, an interesting blog I will visit again.

I had a go with the sketch and it inspired me so much so I think I got a bit out of scope =) Here is my try:

Not following the sketch that well... but this is my first ever challange.

I used a red cardstock from Bazzill as cardbase and the green paper in the background is from a package with Rub-ons from imaginisce. The stamp is from Rachelle Ann Miller. I have used stickles on the threes and background.

The scallop in the card and the trees are cut from my pink treasure - The Gazelle!

See you soon again!

Christmas Card

Yes, it's time to start with the christmas cards. I don't have an aweful lot to do so I'll make one now and then =)

I found the layout for this wonderful card at Christmas Cards All Year 'Round blog at http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/. It is a simple card to make and a lot of fun. Inside you can put a small gift, in this case the snowman poop (marshmallows or any other candy).

I have used light blue cardstock from Bazzill and the pattern paper is from Bo Bunny Believe collection. I have stamped the inside with a christmas greeting.

Jipee

Today the monthly kit from Kit 'n Kaboodles (KnK) arrived in the mailbox. A wonderful kit with autumn in mind. Just look at the picture:

The papers are from Bo Bunny, Beautiful Life Collection. I'm really found of the papers from Bo Bunny. Have you had a look at the papers from the 'Beau Jardin' collection? Or the dotted cardsstock? Just gorgeous!
I can't wait to use the kit, I have at least one photo that springs to mind immediately.

What I like so much about Kit 'n Kaboodles, apart from the kits, is the ability to do some serious shopping and have the items shipped together with the kit. In this way you save on the package and handling fees and you get the latest new decorations and papers and stuff from the states.
Gerri-ann is doing a great job finding new interesting items each month and her design team is inspiring us all.

I recommend you all to have a look at their website http://www.knkclub.com/.

Shared memories

This is my first post to the blog.

This blog will be about me and about memories. It can be something very simple, like what has happened during the day, or some older memories from childhood.

I like to capture and share my memories as scrapbook pages. Scrapbooking is a mental cure for me, taking me flying with memories and make me, for a while, forget the hectic everyday work. I can be creative and play with colors and forms, something that doesn't happen very often in my professional work as a telecom project leader. I also use this creativity to create cards and stamping.

This blog will also be about gardening. Another hobby of mine where I can let my creativity flow. I'm much better on dreaming away, painting pictures of a wonderful garden in my head, then actually doing the garden. But one day I will get the time I need and create that dream garden. Until then I will tease you here with memories from the real garden and from my dream garden.

This blog will probably touch on the everyday life that is mine and that I actually like pretty much. As a background you can find more information in 'about me' to the right.

As things are now, I can't promise to write every day, maybe not even very often, but I'll share when I have something to share, so please come back and have a look now and then.