Poor light and mad colours

I seriously need some better lighting at my crafting desk. It's located in probably the darkest corner of the household which originally was an intention as it used to be my computer table and I hate when light glares onto my monitor.

Things have changed though. Even if I'd only use it as a computer table I now have nice widescreen LCD monitor which my beloved hubby gave me for my birthday. Yes, he is lovely. No, you can't have him. So there.

Last night I TOTALLY misjudged the colours while colouring my image and the result is positively mediterranean as opposed to muted vintage chic. Boo-hoo. I tried to tone things down a bit with pale papers - I am starting to like Lily Bee stuff now.

Just imagine the image in soft pale colours now and you see what I tried to achieve. :D

I have seen those litte portable daylight lamps on sale in craft shops online, think I might give one of those a try first!I was following a sketch from Friday Sketchers - it's lovely and very easy to work with!

Card recipe:
Cardstock Bazzill bling & Bazzill Kraft
Patterned papers from Lily Bee and Joanna Sheen
Stamps: main images from Bildmalarna, sentiment Elzybells, stitches HOTP (I think)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black, Rich Cocoa and Sand
Colouring medium: Whispers markers
Flowers: More of the chain store cheapies I took apart and also some Primas
X-cut butterfly punch
Ribbon, charm and brads from my stash

Thank you for looking!

Annika

A colourful card

I do like Basic Gray products a lot. Funny thing is that I only had some sheets of BG papers in my stash. HAD because I used them ALL up for this card I made for Just Magnolia challenge!



I also decided to enter this card to Basic Grey challenges - this week they want to see paper-piecing on the cards.

Card recipe:
Cardstock: Core'dinations
Patterned papers: Basic Grey
Stamps: Magnolia, Elzybells & Tingtura Stamps
Flowers: Prima
Ribbon: Poppicrafts
Felt Sticker: Martha Stewart Crafts
I also used Stickles Mermaid, Uniball white gel pen and brads & bead caps from my stash.

Thanks for looking!

Annika

Here ducky-ducky-ducky...

Oh, the day I discovered Whiff Of Joy website - I won't say here that I heard angels singing but it was pretty darn close!

WOJ challenges are always gorgeous as well, even if I don't plan to take part I sneak to their blog every week to ogle at DT work.

This time Katharina's sketch was way to tempting to resist :D Of course I was reaching for beloved angels or Charlotte at first but then decided different and used one of the gorgeous whimsical Party Animals images. Sooo cute AND fun!


Making Memories Flower Patch papers fitted in with my theme perfectly - love that stack. My only complaint is that it's gummed too heavily, it's hard to get pahes out without ripping them. Anyone else has that problem?

Rest of materials used:
Cardstock: Bazzill Bling, Core'dinations, Papermill
PP: Making Memories
Stamps: Whiff of Joy
Image coloured with Prismacolour pencils and Sansodor
Ribbon: Poppicrafts and stash
Nestabilities circles
Flowers: Prima
Brads: ummm, my stash, don't remember the brand
Martha Stewart Border punch

Happy Easter and thanks for looking!

Annika

Whoa, my first combined challenges

There's quite a few firsts in that little card really.

1) My first combined challenge
2) My first Simon Says Challenge card (well, it IS their first challenge...)
3) My first time to attempt to make a flower myself (erm, OK, I've seen better results but it's MY flower and onto the card it goes!)

Maybe I can think of something else - nope, not really!

I used Friday Sketchers sketch as a base for the card, wonderful clean lines this time and DT work fab as always ... when I grow up I want to be on DT as well! :D
Card recipe:
Cardstock: Bazzill, Papermill, Core'dinations
PP: K&Co
Stamps: Whiff Of Joy, Autumn Leaves
Image coloured with ProMarkers
Nestabilities Curved Rectangles and Nesting Flowers
BossKut vine
Lace, velvet ribbon, tulle and pearls from my stash
Flower made with ancient scraps found in my drawer

Thanks for looking!
Annika

Mojo Monday week 81

Here's my interpretation of the sketch!

Thanks for looking!

Annika

Mimosa and her quiet moment with coffee and cream

Friday Sketchers has a lovely sketch this week - well, I'm a bit late posting my card but better late than never, right?

I coloured little cute Mimosa with Whispers markers and went a bit mad with sparkle gel and metallic rub-ons.
Materials:
PP - Joanna Sheen & K & Co
Pearls: Ebay
Flowers: Prima & Joanna Sheen
3D paint from Pebeo, vine die from BossKut
Image from Bildmalarna

Thanks for looking!

Annika

2 Sketches 4 U - Kazan's sketch 23

Kazan's sketch this week is so lovely, elegant and simple and therefore sooooo tricky to get right! :D

I decided to give it a go anyway, cause that's the kind of mad woman I am. This time I actually even like the result a little. That's owing to the lamp table I nicked from sitting room so I have some place to put my Big Shot as my work space is quite small. (Don't tell my husband, OK! :D He might want the lamp table back...)

As I now didn't have to sit on the floor while rooting around in drawers looking for dies I happily dug out my Sizzix texture plates and boy, there's great variety there! AND they're a bit bigger than embossing folders so you can emboss card fronts no problem, the trick is just spray it lightly with water before running through Big Shot and you get nice deep impressions.

And then I just cut a piece of packaging from Prima crystals for patterned paper...


Supplies:
Card base: Papermania scalloped card
Ribbon: Poppicrafts
PP, bling & flowers: Prima
Stamp: Aud Designs
Sizzix texture plate

Thanks for looking!

Annika

2 Sketches 4 U - Lauras Sketch 22

I have to admit I am officially addicted to 2S4U... They make the most gorgeous setches and DT is soo talented and versatile, makes me all humble about me modest abilities :D

Loved Lauras sketch, it could be used in many different ways. I'm in paper-piecing mode this week so had a go again! :D


Thank you for all the inspiration you are giving me! Would be lost without you, honest! Keep going!

Materials:
PP: Cosmo Cricket Everafter
Cardstock: Core'dinations pre-distressed
Stamps: Joanna Sheen & Magnolia
Wings: Heidi Swapp (...I think)
Stickles: Ice Gold & Black Diamond
Ric-rac, twill, charm & pearls from my stash

Thanks for looking!

Annika

Crafting with kids

That was the challenge this week on 2 Sketches 4 U.

Well, I only have two, one is 3-years old and another 6 months so I wisely picked the one who's out of nappies.

We have made cards before but that usually involves plastering a lot of stickers onto a sheet of paper and pronouncing it a card.

This time we sat down and picked everything out together. I helped him to glue down the paper and hold the sticky ribbon straight (well, kinda :D). He chose the rooster from pack of Martha Stewart chipboard animals and put the foam dots on all on his own.

I had to show him which way around to put letters om though! :D

So here's the young crafter Cillian:
And here is his work of art, which had to be given to Nana so fast I barely got a chance to take a photo!
I was very tired last night so only had energy to make a very fast card. I used Lily Bee papers since they were out already from my last project. I loved that sentiment from sheet of Pink Paislee rubons, so built the card around it.


Materials used:

Bazzill Kraft cardstock embossed with Sizzix texture plates, Lily Bee papers.

Fiskars border punch, Pink Paislee flower and rub-ons.

Ribbon is from Poppycrafts.

Thanks for looking!

Annika

That's what happens when you colour image first...

...and then go rooting with papers to match. Took me ages before I remembered K & CO Mira stash and it's sad existense in the bottom of my drawer.

I used the sketch from Cute Cards Thursday to put everything together.

The result COULD blind you and/or invoke an epileptic attack, but hey, the colours work well together, ok!

That flower I put together for entirely different project, then decided that it doesn't work there at all, it's been floating around my craft table and annoying me for a while. Now I have found a perfect place to dump it. Finally. Phew.

Image is coloured using Prismacolour pencils with Sansador & blending stamps.

I wouldn't be surprised if my next project involved Whispers markers since Mr Postman brought those today ... what a nice guy.

Ok, Here's the card. Bright alert!

Materials used:
Stamps: Sugar Nellie, Aud Designs, Cornish Heritage Farms.

Papers: K & Co Mira

Fancy Pants ribbon, Bazzill tulle. Flowers from Poppycrafts & my stash. Pearl - Papermania. Brad from my stash.

Fiskars border punch.

Thanks for looking!

Annika

Weird tendencies in Casa Messy

Now this is becoming a wee bit unsettling.

Once again I set out to make a card with a VERY clear idea in my head about how it should look like.

And of course ended up with something utterly different.

I suspect a crafting poltergeist or forces of cosmic misfortune or something in these lines.

Anyways, the card is for 2 Sketches 4 U challenges and for once I actually followed Lauras sketch quite precisely ... or that's what I think.

Sigh.

Oh yes, and due to the baba howling I didn't have enough time to take a better picture. Sorry.


Papers are DCWV Garden Party, Cardstock Bazzill, rub-on Melissa Frances, stamps Bildmalarna (adore their stuff!) and lace from my stash.

I HAVE started on bonus sketch as well and might even finish it in this decade if the stars are right.

Double sigh.

Thanks for looking!

Annika

Ooohhh, it just keeps all going wrong

It's almost ironic that I decided to try my hand with Mojo Monday sketch since my mojo has been kickin up quite a fuss lately.

Things just ain't working out.

But I persevere (she says bravely, wind blowing in her last-groomed-3-months-ago-hair).

I managed to get everything wrong with this card. Dimensions, proportions, stamps and even the sketch, for Heavens sake.

But I'll post it anyways as a warning example to all of those (that means YOU) who take their mojo for granted.
Used DCWV Sweet stack, Bazzill cardstock, Sakura pens, Robin's Nest Dew Drops. Ribbon is Making Memories, button Basic Gray. Stamps are both from Tanda Stamps.

Thanks for looking!

Kazan's sketch on 365 Cards

I was really excited to see Kazan's sketch on 365 Cards. I love 2 Sketches 4 U and all of Kazan's and Laura's work.

But let me tell you I struggled big time. I think my mistake was picking out Prima Peaches stack, for some reason it never works for me but this time I was determined to go through with it.

Well, it took me two evenings of putting all together and tearing everything apart again. I am still not 100% happy with the card, but it's miles better than my first attempts!


Papers all from Prima Peaches stack, Sentiment K&Co, cardstock from Bazzill & Papermania, black pearls from Papermania, ribbon from Poppicrafts & Joanna Sheen, butterfly & 3D paint from my stash.

Thanks for looking!