so sorry for your loss...

 Hej again - long time and no post.

I had to make sad cards lately -  two old friends past away and now a neighbor.

I know that death belongs to life, but still... always so sad to say goodbye.

I have to think and remind myself that death can be a relief as well.

Lena

another energy giver - gratitude!

 Easy to forget or ignore.

Gratitude is an energy giver -  never forget or ignore!

Take care!

Lena

Christmas card -25

 A Christmas card doesn`t have to be red, green or even blue. My cards this year all turned out pastell. 

A change - yes, and I like it.

BUT - tradition is tradition - I just HAD to add some christmasy red. 

The words written are from an old Christmas song in swedish " nu har vi ljus, här i vart hus..." - something like "now we have candles/light in our house..."

And then , of course, I had to add some sewing. I found this wonderful thread in Creafil, a nice store here in Luxemburg. It has 2 colours - christmasy red and beige. Loved that combination! Perfect for framing my cards.

Take care out there!

Lena

To the best son ever!

  Groovy style, I know... I can't help myself but loving this art☺️.

Daniel Torrentes stamps follow me wherever I go - this one is called "kopf". 

Our son just turned 36 (!) and he likes weird things too, so this one is for him.

Nothing is life is perfect - me neither, neither my craft , nore my art - I like what I'm doing - enjoying the process. 

A friend of mine, Katherine, makes these wonderful, PERFECT cards. Have a look and get excited!

Happy birthday, dear Oliver!

m (Lena)

Happy bear - thday, Joé!

 A birthday card for "our" beloved "maybe to come" son in law - Joe. A lovely, warm person filled with energy and positive vibes. Already a father and now expecting number 2. We feel lucky that our Lisa found you or maybe it was the other way around - you found Lisa. 

Anyway - we wish you the very best on your future path through life!

To create this card I used my very beloved Van Gogh watercolors  and stamps  from  www.rosiestudio.com (NZ) and cats on apple trees (DE).

Looking forward to spring!

Lena

..next one... no 2.

Here is the next one. I do like to use my sewing machine to add some accents.

My cool sheep - of you go to (?)...

Enjoy!

Lena

sparkle & shine

Another challenge at SimonSaysStamp.

This time sparkle & shine .

I embossed my "sketched heart"  and the "old tab" with black sparkle from Ranger.

The background paper is a leftover from Christmas cards.

All dies from Gummiapan .

xxx

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

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

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

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

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

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

Autumn with Scraps

 

Autumn.

Autumn with different colors -  here an intense purple .

This is a gelli print background with maple leaves.

I used this lovely image called Scraps , designed by Torrente&Penney at Stampotique .

Take care, out there!

Lena

Happy birthday, dear Katherine!

 

A birthday card for a friend turning 60!

Digging through my boxes of stamps I finally found this gorgeous flower from Paperartsy ( HotPick). 

Lena

A card for Sunanda.

 A free style card for my friend Sunanda. 

Yesterday we got the good news that she is recovering from Covid .

I made this card for her when I worried most and it became like a therapy for me . It helped me deal with the situation.

Stay safe!

Lena

GOD JUL!

My Christmas card for the Craft Stamper.

Merry Christmas!

Lena

Summer and sunshine for Simon says Stamp

 This week the Wednesday challenge at Simon says stamp is all about summer and sunshine.

Making this card , I used a designer die from Echo Park paper co. and the sunburst stencil from Tim Holtz.

Luxemburg is waiting for another thunderstorm. Hot and sticky!

Wish you all a nice Sunday!

Lena

a card with patterned paper

Another challenge at Simon say stamp - this time about using patterned paper.
I used papers from Echo park, a stamp from Kesi art , some washi tape and a die from technique tuesday.

Have a nice week out there!

Lena