Serendipity November Challenge

It is time for another Serendipity DT challenge, and this month we were to make shaped cards! And once again I had to step out of my comfort zone...LOL!
I chose to do a circle card, but it ended up more like a snowflake or something...hee hee. Not the most practical card, but I just could`nt help myself:)
I used the beautiful Christmas Chapel image, and colored it with Distress Inks. The "snowflake" shape was made from Spellbinders dies.

And If you would like to take part in the customer challenge this month, you`ll have the chance to win a gift certfificate! You`ll find the information you need at the
Serendipity Stamps gallery.

And for some more inspiration, please visit these awesome ladies:

Amy
Anya
Jennifer
Kathie
Kelli
Lynda
Shannan
Sue

I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!!

OCC ~ Vintage

It`s already thursday (again), and today I found the time to make a card:) It`s been raining for MANY days now, and today it`s actually snowing a little too! So the weather is at least perfect for indoor activities.
Sorry about the bad picture though, the lighting is just terrible today!

The card turned out kind of vintage/shabby chic, so that would make it perfect for the vintage challenge at Our Creative Corner.

I used a stamp called He knows from Heartfelt Creations. I stamped, colored and cut the flowers, and layered them for the 3d effect. The sentiment is from the Mini Message Cursive set. The frame was made using Spellbinders dies.
I kept the rest of the card neutral and simple to make the flowers pop even more. The background is cuttlebug embossed. Borderpunch from Fiskars....and of course some pearls to finish it off:)

I hope you have a wonderful day, and thanks for visiting!

Christmas tree

Happy thursday!

Today I have a Christmas card to share, with a beautiful image from Heartfelt Creations. It`s called Blue Spruce. I stamped it with Archival Ink, Olive, colored it with Distress Inks, and added some rhinestones for the sparkle. The first background is CB embossed and sponged with white pigment ink. The frame and the side elements are all spellbinders dies, papers from Graphic 45.

I hope you have a wonderful day, and thanks for stopping by!!

Autumn Owl!

This is a card made with one of Serendipity`s newest images. It is called Autumn Owl. I think it`s gorgeous!
I`ve colored it with Distress Inks. The background is cuttlebug embossed craft CS, slightly sponged with white ink. The frame is made with circle and square Spellbinders dies and the corners were cut with my Cricut. The decorative elements are Spellbinders dies too.

....And for those of you who had questions about the Ornament in my last post...



These were my supplies:


The little flourish die is called Floral Accents...
Simply attatch them around the circle with dimensionals.



Use dimensionals between all layers, and some hardware for the ribbon...



Was that simple or what!?
Hope this was helpful, and that you would like to try it out!

Thanks so much for visiting, and have a wonderful day!

Serendipity October challenge!

Happy thursday everyone!
It`s time for the monthly Serendipity DT challenge, and this time Mary has challenged us to do a christmas ornament or gift!
I have never done an ornament before, but had a blast doing this one, and it was super easy too!!

Once again I chose to work with the beautiful Snowflake flourish images. They come in two sizes, and I`ve used both for this ornament. The images are stamped with Color Box pigment brush pad, Cerulean, and colored with a lighter shade of blue. For the ornament shape, I`ve used spellbinders dies. I also added silk ribbon and a bow, and of course some pearls to finish it off.

So now you need to check out some more amazing works by the rest of the team:

Amy
Anya
Jennifer
Kathie
Kelli
Lynda
Shannan
Sue

And don`t forget the customer challenge at the Serendipity stamps gallery!
If you take part in the challenge, you will have the chance to win a prize!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Want to see something FUNNY?

Whenever I`ve finished a card I often show it to one of my kids, just to hear their opinion. You know, you always get the truth from kids...
So when I showed this card to my son today, all he did was to LAUGH!!
I said "what is it?" And he said "aah...the image is so funny..."
Yeah, right!! I could see all over his face that he was lying!
(I think he was laughing at the card in general...LOL!)

And after seeing his reaction, I had to laugh too!! So at least this card gave us a joyful moment of laughter this afternoon:))

Well, the image used on this FUNNY card is from Heartfelt Creations and is called Bubble Bath. It is colored with Distress Inks. Papers from Crate Paper, and borderpunch from Martha Stewart.

Thanks for stopping by today (and If you are laughing right now, that`s OK too)!!

OCC~Monochromatic mania!

This is a slightly different card made for the monochromatic challenge at Our Creative Corner. I guess you could say that I spent some quality time with my cuttlebug last night...LOL!

The sweet little Snowflake image is from Serendipity. I stamped it with Color Box Fluid Chalk, Pink Pastel, and sponged with Distress Ink, Antique Linen. All the layers are Spellbinders Dies, except the ones holding the ribbon. Those are Cuttlebug Dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful day!!

Graceful swan

Happy monday everyone!

A while ago I was so lucky to be asked to do a card/tutorial for the online magazine StampArtic. The theme was "Frames on cards", and you might have noticed that frames are one of my favorite things to add to my cards:)

This is the card I came up with, and if you want to see the step by step instructions, simply head over to StampArtic.
As usual the images were colored with Distress Inks, and the stamps used are from Heartfelt Creations , Graceful Swan, and Filler Leaves.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Royal Fruit!

Today I have a Heartfelt Creations card to share with you. I used a delicious Grape image, and instead of the regular purple ones, I decided to go for green grapes!

The image is colored with Le Plume Markers and Distress Iks. The decorative "top" is made from Spellbinders dies. Added some bling and a bow to give it kind of a royal feel :)

Thanks so much for visiting, and have a wonderful day!!

Very Vintage Rose

I`ve seen so many gorgeous cards using this weeks sketch at the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge blog, and just had to try it too!

After all those Very Vibrant colors at my last post, I thought I`d go for Very Vintage this time...LOL!
I used a Rose image from Serendipity as the focal point.
It is colored and distressed with Distress Inks. I`ve used metal corners to create the vintage "frame", and Spellbinders dies for the decorative elements.

Thanks so much for visiting, and have a happy day!!

Boo!

The Serendipity DT challenge this month was to make a halloween card.
And I have to tell you I was WAY out of my comfort zone...LOL!!

I found this cute little ghost image. I popped up the fence and made it a little longer to fit the frame. I have done some masking on the trees, which by the way is from the new line of stamps. The background is sponged with Distress Inks, and the frame is embossed with a cuttlebug embossing folder.

Be sure to check out these amazing works as well:
Amy
Anya
Jennifer
Kathie
Kelli
Lynda
Sue

Thanks so much for visiting, have a wonderful day everyone

Just a note...

I am sorry for my absence lately... I am sure you feel it too... fall is such a busy time! With the kids back to school, lots of homework, lots of activities... days are flying by so fast!

Anyway, here is a "just a note" card using
this gorgeous Daisy Bouquet from Heartfelt Creations.
As usual the image is colored with Distress inks. All decorative elements are Spellbinders.

Thanks for visiting, and I hope all of you have a wonderful Sunday!

Winter covered bridge

Happy friday everyone!
This is a card made with one of the NEW winter/christmas stamps from Serendipity!
The new line of stamps are truly gorgeous. I have tried to create a vintage scene with the Covered Bridge. As usual I`ve done the coloring with Distress Inks.
The decorative elements are Spellbinders. Border punch from Fiskars.

Have a lovely weekend, and thanks for looking!

Serendipity August Challenge!

Once again it is time for the monthly Serendipity DT Challenge, and this time it`s all about Monochromatic Cards! One of my favotite colors is brown, you may have noticed, so I chose to work with this absolutely gorgeous Mustang image!
Perfect, since I LOVE horses!
I colored the image with Distress inks, and used the Fleur de Lis Pendants from Spellbinders for the first background. The second background is CB embossed.

Be sure to check out the other DT members work also:


Amy
Anya
Jennifer
Kathie
Kelli
Lynda
Shannan
Sue

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!

Camelia Rose...

This is a card made with one of the gorgeous Pendants from Spellbinders. I absolutely love them. They are so decorative alone, that all I added was a 3d Camelia Rose. The image I used for the rose is from Motivet, and as always I colored it with my beloved Distress Inks *LOL*.
Oh, and of course I added some bows:)

Thanks so much for visiting, and have a wonderful evening!!

Tulip Bucket

Wow, It`s been a while since my last post.... Feels like forever!
BUT, I`ve had a wonderful vacation with my kids and my husband!!
Hope all of you had a great summer too. It is not completely over yet, but
next week it`s back to work, and school for the kids:o)

This is another Heartfelt Creations DT card. The Tulip bucket is as usual colored with Distress Inks. It is a tall card, and I kept the layout and details rather simple. Papers are from Graphic 45.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Thanksgiving....

If I can do Christmas in July, I can certainly do Thanksgiving too, right!?
This sweet little pumpkin image, and text are both from Heartfelt Creations. The pumpkins are gold embossed and colored with Distress inks. I have used papers from Cosmo Cricket, and lots of stitches.... Border punch from Martha Stewart. And I think that`s about it.

Just to let you know, I`m going on vacation in a couple of days (FINALLY!!), so it might be a little quiet around here...
I hope all of you are enjoying the summer too, thanksgiving is yet far away...luckily:o)

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Serendipity DT Challenge!

It is time for another Serendipity Challenge, and this time, it`s Christmas in July!!
And OH MY, did I have a hard time picking my image this time! Serendipity Stamps has a huge selection of gorgeous Christmas/Winter stamps. And the best part is that you right now can get a great deal, because Serendipity is having a Christmas in July sale! So head over and take a peek!! It will last until July 19th.

Also be sure to check out the new Serendipity Gallery. In fact this time YOU can also take part in the challenge, and have a chance to win a prize!!
We would LOVE to see your Christmas Cards!!
And, check out the other DT members creations too:
Amy
Anya
Jennifer
Kathie
Kelli
Lynda
Shannan
Sue

Well, I just got home from night duty at the hospital, so while you guys enjoy your day, Im going straight to bed:(

Thanks for stopping by!!

OCC ~ Pet parade

This weeks challenge over at Our Creative Corner, is to use a pet or an animal on your card. I guess you can call this little cutie a pet, at least for a small child, so I`m entering this card to the challenge.
The image is from Serendipity Stamps, and as soon as I saw this little pal, I was in love :-)
And what I also love about it, is that it can be used for so many occasions.
As usual I have colored it with Distress Inks.

Have a great evening, and thanks so much for stopping by!!

Sweet Peas Paper Wallet!

As you see, I have a slightly different project to share today... It is a paper wallet! With a sweet image from Flourishes in the "window". I am entering this "card" to the "by the sea" challenge at Flourishes. After all, the Sweet Peas are blue...*lol*.
I thought this wallet would be great for moneygifts, and this is how I did it:

I made a foldercard from plain, brown cardstock. Made the oval window with a nestabilities die. Ran it through the cuttlebug to emboss it.
Then, I distressed it with Walnut Stain. At the end I clear embossed the whole thing to give it a realistic look. The straps were made with a gorgeous (I think) "Burberry" paper, eyelets and buckles.
The wallet is held together with a metall brad and a small magnet.
Oh, and the image is colored with Distress Inks.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Autumn Corsage

In fear of ruining the wonderful summer feeling, I have made a card in autumn colors!
I must admit though, that I hope that autumn is far away...:o)
The gorgeous autumn corsage image is from Heartfelt Creations. It is colored as usual with distress inks, and layered for the 3d effect. I have also used a lot of gold embossing and bling... and some glossy accents for the berries.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and enjoy the summer!!

Prepare yourselves for some GLAM !

I absolutely love neutral or earth tone colors, but sometimes I just feel like doing something bright and colorful. That`s how this card ended up in HOT pink...*LOL*
Well, the card is made for
Heartfelt Creations, with this beautiful rose image.
The image was colored with Le Plume Markers, cut and layered for the 3d effect.

I hope everyone enjoy these beautiful summer days. I am still going to work for 3 looong weeks before my summer vacation:)

Thanks so much for visiting!!

Serendipity Challenge

It`s time for the very first Serendipity design team challenge, and the theme is "Garden". Sounds like something right down my alley, since I love everything garden or flowers:) I chose this beautiful garden wagon image, and it is colored with Distress inks. I kept the layout design quite simple, the frame is made using nestabilities and cuttlebug dies.
The "fence" is made using a Martha Stewart punch.

Also be sure to check out the other designteam members awesome projects! You find their links on my sidebar.

Thank you for visiting today!!

Blue Bells!

This is my very first DT card for Serendipity Stamps! It actually evolved to become a little more complicated than what I first had in mind, but thats all forgotten now... *lol*! I`ve used this gorgeous Blue Bells image, and colored it with Le Plume markers. Then, I embosset the entire image with clear embossing powder several times, and then I made it crack for an aged look.
The frame is made from Core`dinations cardstock.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a wonderful evening!

Summer!

One of my favorite things about summer is Strawberries!! I absolutely love them. They taste like heaven, and are beautiful too:) This gorgeous strawberry stamp is from Heartfelt Creations, and as usual colored with Distress Inks. I tried to give it a touch of summer with the red and the pink togheter.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and enjoy the rest of this beautiful Sunday!

Morning glory...

For this weeks challenge at The cuttlebug spot, I`ve made a card with stamps from Heartfelt creations. The frame was embossed and colored with Distress inks, then cut out and placed on dimentionals. The image was also colored with Distress. The background was made with Cuttlebug embossingfolder.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

I have some news...

Hi everybody:)

See the new logo on my sidebar??
Im so excited and happy to tell you that I have been selected to be on the brand new designteam of Serendipity Stamps!
They are definitely one of my favorite stamps, and I cant wait to get started!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope all of you will have a wonderful weekend:)

~Yvonne~

A birthday card

This is a birthdaycard for a very special friend of mine. She has the most beautiful arab horse, and when we were younger we went horseback riding almost every day.
So at least I know she will love the image, which by the way is from Inkadinkado, colored with Distress inks. I`m also entering this card to the "Bit o`Bling" challenge at Cute card thursday.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Sweet Peas...

Today I have made a card with the gorgeous Sweet Peas set from Flourishes. I absolutely love that set. Its so elegant. As usual I have colored the image with distress inks, and as you see I have used a few nestabilities...
Since I had some extra time today, I have also simply decorated the inside of the card...which I have never done before!
I hope all of you are enjoying this beautiful sunny day (at least its sunny here:))

Thank you for visiting!

Spring is sprung!

It`s definitely spring here now, so here is a spring card, even if I did not use traditional spring colors on this one...
I tried to make my own "DP" by using the same stamp several times on the background (Serendipity). Colored with distress inks.

Thank you for visiting, and have a wonderful day!

Vintage baby

Finally I found the time to make a card! This one is for the challenge at The cuttlebug spot. The challenge is to use a window or frame on your project. I`ve used vellum and lace to frame my image. I`ve also used some CB embossingfolders. The image is from Serendipity, colored with Distress inks.

Thank you for visiting, and have a wonderful spring day!

OCC- color challenge

This card is for the color challenge at Our Creative Corner. The rose image is a piece of a larger stamp from Inkadinkado. I have used it several times before, but I love it so much, and I never get tired of roses... They are colored with Distress Inks. Papers from Melissa Frances.

Thank you for visiting, and have a wonderful week!

Cute card thursday

Today I have finally had the time to make a card for the floral fantasy challenge at Cute card thursday! These last few weeks have been sooo busy. A lot of working and several birthdays, weddings, confirmations... Spring is always very busy, but oh so lovely!!

This card actually started out as one of my "pretty" ones, but ended up totally straight and kind of masculine!! Well, whatever *LOL*.
The stamp is from Motivet, layered. Papers from Sassafras Lass and Kaisercraft.

Thank you for visiting, wishing all of you a wonderful week:)

Purple Lilies

This is a clean and simple card with Lilies from KH design. This time I`ve colored with Le plume markers. Text from Serendipity, gold embossed.... and I guess thats all I have to say about it:)

Thank you for visiting, and have a wonderful evening!

Wedding card

We have a few weddings coming up this spring and summer, so this time I`ve made a rather quick and simple wedding card, with no colouring:) Quite unusual for me, but fun for a change. Text from Serendipity, swirls are grungeboard with glimmermist.

I hope all of you are enjoying your easter holiday, I`m starting mine today!!

Thank you for visiting!

Old country scene...

I fell in love once I saw this country scene from Serendipity. I just think it looks so peaceful. I`ve only used different shades of brown colouring it (and yellow for the sun), trying to create an old feeling. Papers from Graphic 45.

Thank you for visiting, wishing you a wonderful weekend!

Sweet peas...

When I see Sweet Peas, I think of country garden and old lace... Thats what inspired me to do this card in a vintage style. The gorgeous Sweet Peas stamp is from Flourishes, and I have distressed the edges with Distress Inks. The image is also coloured with distress Inks as usual:)

I would also like to thank everyone who have given me awards. I really really appreciate it!!!

Thank you for visiting, and have a wonderful evening:)

Just another card...

Not too much to say about this one, since I have forgotten where the stamp came from... This was actually one of the first stamps I ever bought:) I have as usual coloured the image with distress, and as you see I have used some nesties, and the background is embossed vellum.

Thank you for visiting, and have a wonderful day!

Daffodils

I have made this very simple easter card for the ribbon challenge at Flourishes. I really love these daffodils. They are so beautiful. I cant wait for them to show up in the garden...
As usual I`ve coloured with distress.

Thank you for visiting, and have a wonderful evening!

Getting sentimental...

Yesterday is history
Tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift.

This card is for a challenge at Flourishes. The challenge is to use a sentiment, word or quote as the focal point of your card. The quote I`ve used is a stamp from Serendipity, and of course I had to add some flowers...:) Coloured with distress.

Thank you card

Finally some time to craft! This time I made a thank you card:) The rose is made with a stamp from Inkadinkado, layered for a 3D effect. I love that technique:) The crackeled background stamp is from Cornish heritage farms. Frame made with cricut.

Thank you for visiting, and thank you also for the sweet comments!!
Have a wonderful evening:)

Yvonne.

A personal challenge...

I have given myself a personal challenge. -Not to use flowers of any kind *lol*. So then I decided to do a male card....with a car!!! And this is how it turned out...
The car stamp is from KH design, papers from Graphic 45, and the straps were made from cardstock, eyelets and some metal embellishements.

Thank you for visiting, and have a wonderful day!!

Sukkersøtt # 29

Oppgaven hos Sukkersøtt denne uken er å ramme inn motivet på kortet. Jeg har brukt punch fra Fiskars til å ramme inn dette motivet fra Penny Black. Liker motivet veldig godt, men det er digert, så det er ikke plass til så mye annet... Fargelagt med Distress og Le Plume.

The Challenge this week at Sukkersøtt, is to frame your motif. I`ve used punch from Fiskars to frame mine. The image is from Penny Black, and I love it, but it`s so huge there`s not room for much other stuff... Coloured with Distress and Le Plume.

Another flower challenge...

I really needed some colours, and I made this card for the flower challenge at Flourishes. The magnolia flowers were made with Flourishes stamps, and I used pink and green stamp pad for a more "hand painted" look. Then coloured with different mediums. I have also added tiny pearls and butterflies.

Thank you for visiting!

Arty Girlz # 72

This weeks challenge at Arty Girlz is to use flowers on your creation. It was`nt too difficult for me, since I almost always have flowers on my cards *lol*. Flower stamp from Pink Poison, coloured with distress. Cardstock from core d`inations, papers from Melissa Frances.

Thanks for visiting, and have a wonderful day!

Stamp ARTic technique callenge

I made a christmas card for the technique challenge at Stamp ARTic. Poinsetta stamp from Flourishes, Swirl stamp from Stempelglede.

A new card.

First of all I want to say thank you for the awards I have been given! I really appreciate it even if I have`nt been passing them on!

On this card I`ve used stamps from Rubber Stampede and Stempelglede. The cornes are gold embossed, and I have also used gold cardstock even if it does not show on the picture.

Flowerfairies

Bare et lite kort jeg har laget i dag. Egentlig ikke min vanlige "stil", men jeg synes bare dette stempelet er så søtt. Ha en fortsatt fin kveld!

Just a little card I made today. Not at all my usual style, but I just love this cute image. Have a great evening!

Cute card thursday

Dette kortet er til "create a scene" utfordringen hos Cute card thursday. Bakgrunns stempelet på den blå bakgrunnen er embosset og farget med blått, og er fra Stempelglede (Det er teksten også). Blomster og kollibri fra Motivet, fargelagt med Distress.

Takk for besøket!

This is a card for the "create a scene" challenge at Cute card thursday. The background stamp on the blue background is embossed and inked with blue, and is from Stempelglede. (The text also). The flower stamp and the hummingbird stamp is from Motivet,coloured with Distress.

Thanks for visiting!