let's party!

 

A happy card in a yoga pose - looking forward to the coming year - let us join the party of 2024!

Joining the party at Simon Says Stamp . 

xxx

Lena

Christmas card / hanger

 

Another "card" to hang on a christmas tree or as another decoration this lovely time of the year.

Happy 3rd Advent!

Lena

Christmad card using a die or two...

 

A Christmas card made to a dear friend of mine. I used 2 dies (standard circle from Spellbinders and a part from a Christmas tree from Sizzix) so I can join the challenge at SimonSaysStamp Wednesdaychallenge where you are supposed to use a craft die.

Stamps used from Inkadinkado, Reprint , Carabelle studios and MyStampBox.

Wishing you a lovely week!

Lena

Winter blues

 A Christmas card in blue , made for a friend in Holland and at the same time for SimonSaysStamp .

Their latest challenge is all about the "Winter Blues". 

xxx

Lena

trees

 

Fooling around, playing with dies from Gummiapan and Sizzix 663413 ( Lisa Jones) to enter the latest challenge at SimonSaysStamp. 

Take care out there!

Lena

"thinking if you"

 

Today it is fathers day on Sweden - the first one without my father alive. 

This card is for him - thinking of you - not only today.

I didn`t think I would have you in my mind as often as I do. We have been separated for years but now I feel you closer to me than in a very long time. Maybe because there are no borders between us anymore? 

I feel your presens every day. In a happy way. 💓

This card is made with watercolors, NeobolorsII , a die from Kesi`art (paraplui) , a stamp from Stampotique (candle) and the text from Ali Edwards. 

I join the challenge at Simonsaysstamp where the theme this week is Thinking of you.

Wishing you a lovely sunday!

Lena

Embossing green

 Back from holidays, back from Vietnam...

...still thinking GREEN though,

and I believe that I will for a long time.

The best it yet to come? My hope for our green planet.

The latest challenge at Simon Says Stamp is all about embossing so I add this card to their 

wednesdaychallenge.

Let`s hope November will bring us some sunny days as well! I know we are blessed to get rain but it could be nice to see some sun in between the clouds too !

Lena

work in progress

 

Playing with my gelli plate...

I get the feeling that my Christmas cards this year will be more pink than red.

Having fun!

xxx

Lena

The origami fox :) with a beautiful background!

 I made this card using the most beautiful background stamp EVER - morrocan tiles from Birgit Koopsen.

I embossed it black and then added another background stamp called "textures in my journal" ( by Zorrottes) which I embossed white..

I found an "oldie" in my stash - the autumn grunge leaf by Susan Weckesser and the last stamp used is the "renard origami" from Carabelle Studio.

This week at Simon says stamp the challenge is to use background stamps , so here we go!

xxx

Lena

Autumn with an acorn and an oak leaf :)

 Autumn will finally arrive "today". Thunderstorm and weatherchange - looking forward to nice walks in our beautiful forests nereby.

Here I have used Sizzix` acorn and oak leaf blueprints  - Tim Hotz`Alterations  - stamped with versafine and colored with NeocolorsII. 

xxx

Lena

A mixed media quilt.

 My latest project - locking forward to "normal" temperatures and the beauty of late summer/autumn colours.

Lena

sparkle and shine #enjoy the moment

 

At Simon Says Stamp this monday the theme is sparkle and shine. I`m in  the mood for coloring, stamping and cutting out images , so this is my tag for that challenge.

Sparkly flowers, dragonfly, caterpillar and even the eyes of the art doll.

It made me think of the quote;

" accept both compliments and criticism - it takes both sun and rain for a flower to grow"

Bye for now.

Lena

Gummiapan dies and stamps :)

A couple of years ago I met Gummiapan (rubbermonkey) at a trade fair in Germany. I like the quirky style.

Now I have been told that they make advent calendar loaded with dies - how cool is that ?

Of course I had to find my "old" box and put a card together.

Autumn will arrive pretty soon with its wonderful colours and loads of goodies to find in the forest.

So here we go - a card made with products from Gummiapan and with this card I join the wednesdaychallenge at Simon says stamp. 

xxx

Lena

...the very last one `for the road...

 Experimenting with different medias - love this freedom...

" a profound awareness of the universe that triggers feelings too deep and mysterious for words"

Take care out there!

Lena

maybe the last one before the holidays???

 "just another tag"

Using gelli prints, transperancy film, a collage image from Flow, loads of different colors and even rub-ons from Studio Calico. I had fun again! 

A little gift for the latest member in our local yoga-group. 

Take care out there!

Lena

having even more fun...!

 ... and now I can`t stop my self...!

Another tag  from left-overs and my latest stamp ,

from Kate Crane.

I will join the SimonSaysStampChallenge with this tag as well. The theme there is still "anything goes".

" the secret to living well is

eat half.

walk double,

laugh triple

and love without measure."

Sounds ok .

Lena

perfection...(?)

 

For the love of summer!

 

...life doesn`t have to be perfect to be wonderful... ( it sure would make it easier though!)

A card made for the "anything goes" at Simon says stamp wednesday challenge. 

xxx

Lena

hooray for you!

 

Our dear Florbela turned (?) and I missed it!

Sending you a belated birthday wish!

Hooray !

Lena

layers...

 

Spending joyful time in my room - here is my layered page for the latest Simon Says Stamp wednesdaychallenge .

 

Layers made of gelli plate background, stamped images, white paint, dots, text and some glossy accents.

xxx

Lena

Flowers for the latest wednesdaychallenge

 

Inspired by a friend I wanted to join the challenge at Simon Says Stamp where the theme last week is/was Flowers. 

This is my dream garden filled with flowers, veggies and humming bees.

Lena

mixed media doodling

 

My first attempt - a doodled AJ page.

I really enjoyed my time in my room, escaping the heat outside.

The color of  beautiful poppies, with heavy gold and black accents.

xxx

Lena

A collage - exciting!

 ...for you who has/have(?) become with forest🙏. 

xxx

Lena

a GREEN page for my father

 

GRÖN =green

Green as my fathers beautiful forest.

Loads of different dies and of course the lovely distress inks...

Take care out there and  STAY GREEN!  (grön)

Lena

Who are you?

 

Who are you when no one is watching?

( self reflexion...)

A mixed media page, inspired by the soft spring colors.

xxx

Lena

INSP(I)RING

 

2 cards inspired by spring rain and tulips. 

Take care out there !

xxx

Lena

Easter - not too far away...

 

Hippity, happity, happy easter!

Playing with distress oxides .

Just love the soft colours given to us this early spring. 

xxx

waiting for "more" spring...

Lena

March - intense color and preparing for easter😉

 

Everybunny needs somebunny sometimes...🐇🐇

Weatherwise Dear Luxemburg isn't very friendly right now - but hej, ho, we need the rain coming this week. 

We'll have to cheer us up with happy colors and do things inside for now.

xxx

Lena

still playing with colors...

 ...still february...still playing with colors 😊

xxx

Lena

Color your february!

 February - often cold, wet and grey...

I decided to add some color into my daily life😉.

xxx

Lena

A card for dear Monique

 A card for Monique using distressed oxides and stamps from Carabelle studios (" rainbow is my favorite color" by Birgit Koopsen) and Lavinia stamps. 

x

Lena