A tiny castle

A birthday card for a young princess. It measures 6x6 inches when flat. The front and the back are folded in halves. The cute stamp is Sassy Princess Marci by La-La Land. :-)

Gone Fishing!

Been home sick for the last four days. Not very common for me, but I guess it has to happen every now and then as I'm in contact with so many people every day through work. I've mostly stayed in the sofa - listening to the radio and drinking blackcurrant toddy. I've also colored in some stamp motifs, and tonight I even made a card! The stamp is Gone Fishing Luka by La-La Land. :-) (the sun and the balloons are just drawn by hand) The thread is waxed linnen thread. It's really easy to shape in the right positions, and secure with a small drop of glue.

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Christmas coming up...

October already! I should have started two months ago... These last few months until Christmas will be flying by. They always do. I made this year's first Christmas card today. It's hard to find my mojo, probably because I so rarely make cards these days. But I just got a large order of stuff in the mail, and I really hope I get to use it all in the weeks to come.

On this card I've used some of my all time favorite papers by Cosmo Cricket (they are old, but gorgeous!). The stamp is by  Wild Rose Studio, and it's adorable! It's inked with brown ink, and colored with Promarkers and colored pencils.

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The Secret Garden

Two updates in one day! Well, aren't I the wild one? Another card with a stamp by Sarah Kay and Stampavie. Papers by Graphic45. Coloring with Copics, Promarkers and Inktense pencils.

This made me think about "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I loved that book as a kid. :-)

Always Explore

I'm re-exploring my old stuff again. Old stamps by Stampavie and Sarah Kay, and very old papers by Daisy D's and Junkitz.

Coloring done with a mix of Promarkers, Copics and Inktense pencils.

Clean and Simple... Thanks for visiting :-)

Accordion card.

Accordion Card... They are not too difficult, but it requires very accurate folding, cutting and gluing for a good result. The accordion should fold down completely flat when pressed together.

Tim Holtz alterations tag
Butterflies and trees are made with dies by Memory Box.
Stamp by Whiff of Joy.
Coloring done with Promarkers and Derwent Coloursoft pencils.

The sentiment is stamped on a tag, and can easily be pulled out from the top of the card. Flip the tag, and there's a hidden pocket for money.

Card closes with magnets.

Watch out!

Today I made a card using some of my own stamps from back when I made PapilioStamps. I've rarely been using them, as I guess I just feel done with the motifs after drawing them. But it's been so long, so it did feel better now. Quite simple card without any patterned paper or other stuff. Just stamps, markers and pencils.

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More Christmas (soft pencils on kraft cardstock)

I've had a few of these Paintbox Poppets stamps laying around for years. I believe they have later been released as clearstamps with less shadows and details. Mine are mounted rubberstamps, and I must admit: Gorgeous as they are, they are just too hard to color in with good results for me. Until... I had this great idea to stamp them on to kraft cardstock, and color with some high quality soft pencils by Derwent. I love the result! The colors really pop when added to this background.

I had so much fun, I decided to do the same with these mice by Penny Black. I love the softer feel of the cards when using kraft instead of white, and the pencils are also much softer looking than markers. But then - I always add pencils on top of markers to add structure.

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