out of control - don`t (!) stress (???)

 Life is kind of chaotic "right now" (when is it not?).

I need to pull the breaks and focus on less "things" at the same time.

Let`s see how long I can keep that promise😅...

LETTING GO is my new key word.

Take care out there!

Lena

a book mark for Simon Say Stamp

 A book mark for the monday challenge A book mark/getting inspired by a book at Simon Says Stamp. 

For me , kind of getting back to basic with the colours. Still love this combination -old paper, red and black.😊

...and look what I found - the VERY BEST stamp ever  "I WAS HERE"! Do you still remember that polish company making the groviest stamps, papers and stencils ? Sodalicious. Sad that the company doesn`t exist anymore...

Wishing you many hours reading great books!

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

The sun is getting stronger ☀.

 How very true!

Still so pale and far away - our important sun is gathering strength and coming towards us.

I `m longing for a nice tea outside , letting the sun "lick" my face , giving me power and vitamin D.

Warm hugs!

Lena

🌞

a collage for 2025

This is my take on a collage . I started tearing magazines into pieces and sorting them by colour. 

Now, one can barely see the pieces as I covered most of them with colour!

Hmmm...

Anyway, this was fun.

Tomorrow is another day - let's see what it brings😊.

Lena
 

Playing with indian ink.

 Another Selvtid.dk - class. Trying to get the feeling of working with indian ink. 

Learning by doing.

Sooo much fun!

Lena

a layered tag

 ...couldn`t stop myself .

My crafty friend Katherine told me that she had made a card including 6 words for a paper challenge called time-out. There I was - inspired and I had loads of time!

I made this layered tag using stamps, tags, old scraps, washitapes and some stiching as well.

SO - I used the words " layer - heart - stich - food".

I had fun!

(have you tried the pears with a red touch? - delicious, I promise!)

Lena

Aquarell with Selvtid.dk

 Selvtid is a danish company offering 4 videos/ month , sharing their way of painting with watercolours, stabilos, goaches etc. Very easy and comforting. No stress. I can watch whenever I want to , I can print the instructions and even the "omrids".

This one I finished yesterday. Sooo many "mistakes" made but I like it anyway - reminds me of winter in Sweden when we made our own skiing trails through the forest. The sun was so low and we knew we had to return pretty fast to avoid getting lost in the dark.

Happy freedom!

Lena

A collage/journal page...

 

...and about turning a nice event into an emotional chaos.

Now we have experienced this 2 years in a row. Life is like a rollercoaster and at the same time like a box if chocolate - you never know what you get.

We "just" have to deal with it and try to get the best out of the situation.

Call me a drama queen - this is my way of getting my mind clear again.

Let us be joyful and hope that 2025 will bring us something to laugh about!

With love.

Lena

...and the very last one this year😊

 So, the year is coming to an end. 

Christmas day is a quiet day in our house. We relax and think about the busy day we had yesterday with the family at home. 

Everybody seemed happy with the gifts presented. 

The food was good and we had some lovely family news as well.

All in all a nice good bye to 2024 and positive thoughts for 2025.

I will spend the coming days sorting out old "stuff" and probably throwing away parts I don`t use or need anymore . 

I don`t like the long and dark January - I prepare myself now with loads of crafty things to draw, paint, glue, sew... maybe a nice collage or sashiko or watercolors with Selvtid.dk ... 

We will see what the future brings!

Take care out there!

Lena

4.Advent - another card on it's way🙂

 Almost the same scenery;

A watercolor backround, a piece of gelliprint backing and transparency film. 

Hold together with a black seam and small stripes of fabric.

Decorated with posca dots and the main focus is the dog with a little  hat.

Just makes me happy.

Wishing you all a lovely day!

Lena

..and here we go - No 4!😊

Here we are - No 4 is on it`s way!

Happy Advent!

Time to enjoy!

Lena