For an angel

Here is a Christmascard I made with not traditional colours. Every webshop I wanted to get paperpads from different webshops, but they were always out so I decided to make Christmascards with the papers I had. This one could actually work all year around, but I think the image is better for this time of year. The saying says: "for an angel" and I'm sending it to a woman I shared room with in the hospital a couple of years ago. She really helped me through a very hard time and we became friends.

I have used papers from basic grey. The background paper behind the image is actually a cut-out from a previous project. I made the circle to fit in the aperture. The image is coloured with promarkers and I added some glitterglue to the wings to make her extra magical.

Challenges:
cupcake craft - look at the light
promarkers - celebrations
sir stampalot - bingo (punch, tags, ribbon AND pearls, stickles, ribbon)
stamptacular - Christmas glitz
whiff of joy - sketch

Season's greetings

Welcome to my weekly post of sweetpea stamps. This week we are focusing on the images of Conie Fong. This one is called Buttercup and looks very much like a summerstamp, especially as it comes with a little butterfly hovering around the girl's head. I decided to cut the image out instead making it a Christmas one. Doesn't she look like she's waiting for Santa?

I coloured her with oilpencils and used basic grey papers. The big piece with flowers is from the jovial collection and the smaller one is also BG, but I can't remember the name of it. All I know is that it's from a very old collection as I bought it years ago.

Challenges:
Basic Grey - mix'n'match
Everybody art - advent
Papertake weekly - first Christmas
Simon says stamp - red/green/blue
Stamptacular - sketch
Totally gorjuss - Christmas traditions
Wags n whiskers - Christmas themed

Quick and easy matchbox

I have a quick and easy project for you today: a small decorated matchbox. I used one of the tiny collage stamps from plate 19. I don't know if you have seen this idea, but a couple of years ago it was very big in Sweden. Everyone was decorating matchboxes as a going away present. I didn't really get it, but thought I'd give the decorating itself a try. I think that matching (sorry about the pun) this with a candle and a bathgel maybe would be a better going away present. It's such a simple, cheap and great way to personalize your gifts. Maybe an idea for the upcoming holidays?

Challenges:
Basic Grey - anything goes (I used patterned paper from the fruitcake line called "pine branch")
Midnight madness - sketch #127