Feature Friday and a Goodbye

Thank God it’s FRIDAY! And that means Feature Friday with The Character Cafe. But This FF is very special for me and a little sad since it’s my last one. It’s time to say goodbye to the best Team and Owners ever. It’s been a fun, inspiring and creative three month term! Thank you!

If you want to be a part of this team in the future, you could. You can find the DT call with all information HERE. The call is open until September 20 th. And if you want to help us improve and also have a chance to win some really nice TCC blog candy you should go HERE.

Over to the card and the image. I thought it'd be proper to save one of my all time favorite TCC images to my last DT project. Meet Seamore Turtle. Isn't he magnificent???

Recipe: Paper; Bazzill, MME, Water color paper. Image; Seamore Turtle, The Character Cafe. Ribbons, glass stones, Crackle accent.

I colored him with Distress ink and added a layer of Crackle accent which gives an aged and a little watery look. I love how the image came out. The Crackle accent made the Distress ink blend together so very nice.

You can find more Character Cafe inspiration with the rest of the Fantastic Design Team

Elaine
Billie
Shelley
Heather
Colleen
Sara
Stephanie
Mary

Thank you for the last 12 weeks!
Big Hug Tesa

TCC Feature Friday

Wohoo!!! It’s Friday! And a lovely Friday it is! The rain is pouring in kind of a horizontal way, it’s cold, windy and grey. It’s like autumn. I love autumn (not necessarily autumn with this kind of weather though). And the first two weeks of University is coming to an end which means time to BREATH! And -  It’s Character Cafe’s Feature Friday! I made today’s card last weekend, and I’ve been waiting since then to be able to show you – I have used the cutest word art ever. 

The image is part of the Baby Talk Word Art from the August releases.  I love this card. It came together in no time and I really like the clean and simple look, letting the image stand for itself. I’ve printed it directly on my card base, using the Bazzill Straw cardstock. Straw is the new love of my life!!! (sorry sweet Kraft). I colored it with my copics put on a border and a ribbon and voila. Done. I’m a little sad I couldn’t get the colors right on the photo. Oh well.

This week’s Work it Wednesday challenge is ALL about STICKLES. It’s hosted by Billie who has done a great tutorial and one AMAZING LIST! Check it out HERE.

The Fab Design Team has been working on the August releases and you can check the gals projects out on their blogs:

Elaine

Billie

Shelley

Heather

Colleen

Sara

Stephanie

Mary

Have a wonderful Friday and a lovely weekend!

Tesa

TCC Feature Friday

It’s Friday and wow, does that feel good! It feels good to end a busy week and it sure feels good to play with The Character Cafe images again! Thank you all for participating in the Blog Hop last week! It was so much fun and all the sweet comments are kept close to my heart!  It was my last Blog Hop with Character Cafe so it was really special. Next Hop will be the launch of not only new images, but a new Design Team. And maybe YOU will participate as one of the new designers? There is a DT call out HERE! This is one special team with the loveliest ladies EVER giving you the opportunity to work with awesome images, so do apply!!!

Back to the Feature Friday business! I’ll continue with the Holiday theme and cute, cute, cute Angelica. She comes in a set of four images. Three with sentiments, all Christmas related, and one image without sentiment – which make her really versatile since you could use her for any card really. Simply put a flower in her hair and voila! Who doesn’t love angels???

Thanks for popping by! Here are the links to the rest of the DT ladies and their Feature Friday projects.

Billie

Shelley

Elaine

Heather

Colleen

Sara

Stephanie

Mary

Have a great day!

TCC August Blog Hop

The August releases from The Character Cafe is here and that means Blog Hop Time! The blog hop gives you the opportunity to see all the new images in different projects done by the DT,  the chance to win 4 images of YOUR choice and get a 30% discount on a purchase (good until Tuesday!) All you have to do to be able to win  is follow through the Blog Hop, leave a comment at the blogs involved (see below) and become a follower.

This month I got adorable Ally in a Christmas outfit. She comes in a set with four different Christmas accessories and you can find her HERE. It was pure joy to bring out my Christmas stuff again and I went a little crazy with the stickles. But I think Ally deserves a little bling in her life!

You are near the end of the hop and if you didn’t come here from Billie  you might want to start from the beginning. There will be a FREEBIE along the road! To end the Blog Hop you shall go to The Character Cafe Blog. And to get the 30% off your purchase, you need to enter this code:  58620271

Here is the full Blog Hop List:

• Start at The Character Cafe Design Team Page
• Steph
• Heather
• Kelly & Kendra
• Colleen
• Elaine
• Billie
• Tesa – and that would be ME!
• And finally you should go to: The Character Cafe Blog

Hope you are enjoying  the Blog Hop!

TCC Feature Friday

Hi ladies and occasional male! Hope your week has been a good one! Mine has! It’s Friday and that means it’s time for me and the rest of the DT gals to use the cute digi images from The Character Cafe.

This week I’ve played with Ziggy Bee from the July Releases. I’ve been hiding some of my favorite BG Urban Prairie paper in my stash but at once I had colored Ziggy, I knew it would be perfect. I love the little flowers! I printed the image twice and cut an extra flower out and put it on a 3D to get some dimension effect.

Colleen is hosting the Work it Wednesday challenge this week with a sparkling theme – GLITTER! And don’t we all love some sparkle in our lives??? You find her great tutorial for an awesome card AND the challenge HERE!

And be sure to check out what the rest of the team have been up to!

Billie

Shelley

Elaine

Heather

Colleen

Sara

Stephanie

Mary is having the flu and wont be participating this week. Keep her in your good thoughts!

Thanks for visiting!

TCC Feature Friday

Howdy folks! Hope you have had a great week, enjoying the last month of summer! It’s time for The Character Café’s Feature Friday and this week I’ve worked with the cutest little kitten ever. The image is called Gift Giver Kitt-E and is part of the July releases and can be found HERE.

 Recipe: Paper – Bazzill, Maja Design. Image – The Character Cafe.  Copic markers, Nestabilities, QK leaf die cut, Prima flower.

She is so cute, and there are so many details on this, that I wanted to keep the rest of the card pretty clean. She is colored with Copic markers and I still have a lot to learn when comes to these. And I’m for sure enjoying myself when at it!

If you want a chance to win this image, or any  of The Character Cafe image of your choice, you should join Shelley at the TCC blog for a ribbon challenge. It runs until Tuesday so you’ve got plenty of time (and it can also be combined with any other challenge out in blog land!) There is a Guest DT spot in the hat too!

I made one for fun and combined it with today’s  365 card challenge. I’ve used another of TCC’s July releases, the gorgeous sunflower. I’ve used it before, but not one of the sunflowers with sentiment (there are four images included, three with sentiments, one with only the sunflower).

Recipe: Papers – Bazzill, Graphic 45. Image – The Character Cafe. Buttons – American Crafts. Copic markers and lace.

During the day the rest of the DT gals will showcase their work with TCC images and you can find them here:

Billie

Shelley Work it Wednesday hostess

Elaine

Mary

Heather

Colleen

Sara

Stephanie

Happy Friday all!

Oh, by the way – a little note on the card from yesterday… Hehe, one might need to know me in person (and been into my house) to know exactly how freaking’ sarcastic I was…

TCC Feature Friday

The weeks sure run by fast! It's Friday, AGAIN (TG) and that means a new Feature Friday with the cute images from The Character Cafe and the TCC girls.

This week I have had the joy of working with the Boyz Word Art. This set is so much fun and versatile since it works great with cards AND layouts. I had some really nice fishing photos on my desk, so I decided to go for the layout option. I printed the image from Character Cafe which will be my title on a transperancy, colored the fishing pole and the fish with my Copics (you do know they work great with acetate and transparencies!?)

The fish has a beautiful yellow green transparent color that doesn't really show in the photo. Anyhow, we sure had to wait for that big catch - still...

This week Heather is hosting a FAB tutorial and challenge over at the Character Cafe Blog! It's a must see. The theme is scenery, and Heather is the queen of making a scenery!!!

And must sees are also the projects done by the Design Team for this Feature Friday. Be sure to pop by!

Billie

Shelley

Elaine

Mary

Heather (WiW)

Colleen

Sara

Stephanie

Signing off from Stockholm - where me and dear son are enjoying a mini vacation. It is such a BEAUTIFUL town and we have had a great time so far. I'll be back with some photos tomorrow when we're home again. But I must warn you, I'm a lousy photographer and scrapbook mum. I went to this vacation (the ONLY ONE this year) with a low charged battery that was empty within 24 hours...

TCC Feature Friday and a "KAOS"

It’s Friday and time for a Feature Friday with The Character Cafe. I have the pleasure to host the Work it Wednesday challenge this week, so I don’t have any new card to share. But the rest of the Design Team do! AND the challenge runs until thuseday next week, and can be combined with any other challenge, so be sure to play along!

And this week, we also have our first ever GUEST DESIGN TEAM member. VERDA! She has done an amazing card so be sure to pop by her place HERE!

Billie
Shelley
Elaine
Mary
Heather
Colleen
Sara
Stephanie

Have a lovely Weekend!

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Jag fick en underbar överraskning för ett tag sedan av söta Ulrika -en KAOS award! Häromdagen damp den ner i min postlåda. Med den gulligaste motivering man kan tänka sig. Jag rodnar fortfarande! Tack snälla!!!

Jag har kopierat informationen om KAOS från Ulrika:

Skaparen av KAOS awards är ljuvliga Yoli och hon skriver så här:
"KAOS - Kreativa Artister med Otrolig Skaparglädje
En levande logga som sänds till någon man uppskattar.

Men istället för att ha den digitalt, så skapar man riktiga scrapverk och skickar dessa vidare. Den som får, ska i sin tur skicka vidare egengjorda KAOS-awards till dem de uppskattar.

Awarden heter ju som sagt KAOS oavsett vem som gjort dem.
Å på dessa ska ens egen stil, eller specialiteter finnas med.
Varje KAOS-award innehåller:
* Titel: KAOS - Kreativa Artister med Otrolig Skaparglädje
* Skaparens eget namn
* Storlek: 10x15cm

Sedan ska man ju givetvis fota/scanna awarden och blogga om den också. På så vis blir ju awarden ett digitalt minne, men också något man kan fysiskt spara och titta på.

I bloggen utser man också nästkommande TRE KAOS-vinnare. Kanske skriva en liten förklaring om varför dessa fått awarden, eller bara lämna länk till dem."

Det här ska bli jättekul att få föra vidare, men först måste jag fundera och skapa lite! Återkommer!

Och tack igen, Ulrika!!!