Family on holiday-book 2010

This is a booklet I bought as a kit from lilith in the springtime. I simply adore how she puts different medias together and makes it look so beautiful. It's the second kit I buy from her so I know what I'm talking about!



So I saved it and took it with me on holiday. Sitting there sewing and stitching in the shade of a tree as we came back from the beach - loved it! Coming home, I put in some pictures and the " family on holiday-book" was finished.




Now Lilith has opened a little shop and if you are interested you check it out.



I'm sure I will do the same next year...




... and to be honest - it was like opening a parcel at christmas when I started.



Lena

Books for wednesdaystampers

I love working with art journals. I made this page for Wednesdaystampers challenge, where this weeks theme is "books".
I used some collaged images and the stamps are from Zettiology, Cherry Pie Art Stamps and Crafty Individuals.

Lena

Black for Scrappy Accents and Wrinkle-Free Distress for Studio L3

At Scrappy Accents Jaine would like us to create something in the colour black.
At the same time Linda at Studio L3 would like us to show some examples of Wrinkle-Free Distress a la Tim Holtz "CCC #16."
I used a catstamp from Cherry Pie Art Stamps, the colours "black sot" and "weathered would" from Rangers , a black lace and some stickers.

Wish you all a nice evening!

Lena

STEAMPUNK

This week Wednesdaystampers has given us the theme "steampunk". This is my interpretation.

Lena

summerideas 2010

Decorations made of old kitchentowels and other tresures from fleamarkets.



Great fun to find the old stuff and then putting everything together.

Ice cream for Scrappy accents

My dear friend Jaine took over and restarted a crafty site called "scrappy accents". Here everybody with a creative mind, may join and share crafty experiences. This month the "theme" is "ice cream" , so I made an ATC with to children slicking icecream in the hot summersun (stamp - Tim Holtz)and put the word "childhood" on the card. I still believe I got the best icecream when I was a child...

Polka Dots for Wednesdaystampers

... a big girl in a dotty world.
This is my entry to Wednesdaystampers weekly challenge - this week; polka dots.
I used stamps from Stampotique and Artemio, stickers, dotty lettres, a dotty brad and dotty masking tape.
Fun to get started again!

Lena

Holidays in les Landes

Some photos from our last holidays in France - les Landes.



A friend of mine bought a house there a couple of years ago. Now she has finished the decorations and I simply fell in love! Look at all these things! Of course , you find Ikea stuff in between, but all the other stuff is found in small shops and on "marches" in the region.





Can you hear the ocean...



AND... this is it! I will definately loose at least 5 kg before christmas - otherwise no pudding for me!
School starts next week and so does my "regime".
In the end the summer didn't turn out to be so bad. Friends and party are important too ! So, ok autumn, you may come!

wednesdaystampers' challenge this week

...what a week!
The challenge at wednesdaystampers this week is " fancy dress". This dress might not be the fanciest but at least my dancing girl is wearing a dress!!! The dress is made out of old book pages and they almost fell apart when I tried to paint them.
The canvas is made for my friend Marie-Claire, who is celebrating her birthday this coming up saturday. The idea came out of the magazine " entre les artists". AND because I stamped the lettres I thought I could put it on the blog and join the challenge...

" When life plays you sour notes, dance to your own song..."

Lena

"stitched" for wednesdaystampers

...hello world! ...back from holidays and after spending the first day sorting out laundry in the basement, I allowed myself to surf the net again.
"Stitched" is the theme for WS this week. I made this journal page thinking of my mother a couple of weeks ago, and now I use it for this theme.

The only stamps used, are the swirls. The image is from Tuscan rose and I used several papers and yarns to finish the page. As you can see, the stitching is made by machine. Just love the text!

I put it on my blog now, thinking of my friend Katherine , who is on holidays in Australia with a part of her family, and the rest of the family still in Europe. I'm sure her husband must miss her a lot!

Take care, dear , in the land down under!

Lena

text messaging for GPP crusade 43

At the GPP this month we are supposed to try text messaging as we do the crusade no 43.
As I went on holidays I found old magazines and I enjoyed myself cutting out words about holidays. In the end I had to add some sad words aswell ( written by my old typewriter in the summer house) :"jävla förväntningar!!!" = xxxxing expectations!!!.... because every year I believe family life will be smooth and sunny, and every year I have to accept that life isn't that simple.

We did have sunny days too, but why will I never learn that lesson...?

(... already looking forward to my next holidays, because I'm just one of those who cannot stop hoping...!)

happy august!

Turquoise for WS wednesdaystampers

This is my journal cover in turquoise. I made it a while ago as I wanted to try to glue on fabric. I tore paper , wallpaper, notebooks, fabric and ribbon into strips or pieces and glued it with gel medium onto callico. Before it dried I covered it with silk paper and glued once more. As it was completely dry it had this strange , soft touch - almost like rubber. I decorated it with beads and different stampings.
Now I store quotes and journal pages in it.
Because of this lovely colour I thought it could be my entry to the challenge at wednesdaystampers this week, where the theme is "turquoise".

Have a nice week everyone!