a heart for my daughter❤️

 "Just" a heart for Emilie.

Lena

A collage (with a cow from Zillertal, Austria)

Soo tired of fake news  - not beeing able to belive in what I thought would be facts. 

What happend to morality and reability?

I made this collage thinking of our friend ,Günther, who sadly passed away yesterday. He was one of the first persons in Vienna who made me feel at home when I moved there 31(!!!) years ago. A good man.

A man to remember with a smile in our eyes. The cow is from Zillertal in Austria and I think he would have a smile in his eyes if he could see it.

xxx

Lena

tied together

 A tag for us women.

Not always easy...

Never stop enjoying the "small" things in life!

Lena

Winter blessings.

 Wishing you all a wonderful 2026!

xxx

Lena

another energy giver - gratitude!

 Easy to forget or ignore.

Gratitude is an energy giver -  never forget or ignore!

Take care!

Lena

Hannas postcard swap autumn 2025

 Well, well, well... so far so good :)

I have now recieved 7 out of 10 postcards from the postcard swap organized by iHannas postcard swap. 

So far 6 from the States and 1 from Canada. All sooo different and wonderful! Looking forward to the last 3 ones to arrive..

Take care out there!

Lena

An energy giver

Looking back - sooo many things happened in 2025 .

I feel lucky to have met Catrin Jacksties - she was our guide on our trip to Canada. 

She loves nature and colors , so this card is for her. A very special person with a strong connection to earth, water, trees and all in all NATURE. 

She would get energy by hugging a tree or watching the ocean. I can follow her way of thinking and "feeling" because I can feel this too. 

So here we are, just some days before Christmas and I feel grateful. 

Take care out there!

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

a page for my cousine - a reminder to have confidence in tomorrow

Confidence

For you, Nilla.

Lena

Hannas DIY Postcard Swap Autumn 2026

 Some years ago I joined  iHannas postcardswap and this year I decided to do so once again.

 

My postcards are ready to be sent and I hope someone will be happy to recieve one. 

It is nice to get an oldfashioned postcard in the letterbox...

I had fun making them and now I`m looking forward to get 10 handmade postcards in MY letterbox!

xxx

Lena

the finished scrap/junk book

 Some of the finished pages of the canadian booklet. 

A wonderful journey in a wonderful country with wonderful people.

I like to bind it all together, not using a "normal" book. I saved a lot of different items from the trip and then addad papers , stamps and washitape. I ´m happy*

Next project is sewing an advent calendar for our little grandchild - Greta.

Here we go - take care out there!

Lena

My canadian Junk Journal

 Back from wonderful Canada! We spent 3 weeks travelling from the east to the west with a group of people. Everything organized by german company called world-insight. Not the easiest way to travel - you move every day, living in different hotels and always move around with your suitcase. But this way it is possible to see A LOT and really get to know the country...

I promised myself I would make a junk journal with photos and collected "stuff" (tickets, maps...) .

So - this is the start. It will take me many days to finish it.

Take care out there!

Lena

Diversity

 Nothing in life is ever perfect - embrace this fact.

Diversity to celebrate - embrace our differences.

Another collage - I really enjoyed this one.

Hafida Zizi is a Moroccan artist. We went to her exibition in the Women`s Museum in Marrakech last year and I fell in love with her bold style - celebrating women in a male-dominated world.

A collage to celebrate all our living creatures - our diversity!

xxx

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)

playing with neocolors

 

My take on neocolorsII .

Love, love , love how they get "smudged" together.

Hot and vibrant, like the weather here in Luxemburg today.

I wish you all shade and cool drinks on this very beautiful day!

Lena

a moment in time - a time to enjoy!

 

Another happy collage - enjoying the moment where I am right now.

Take care - out there!

Lena

Green"isch" me-time

 Hej again!

Using old stamps I`m having fun inside enjoying the sound of the rain outside.

Love, love love my "oldies"...

(does Stampotique still exist?)

xxx

Lena

just because...

 

...

...my love of stamps,

   leftover scraps,

   aquarelles

   and this lovely me-time just putting "things" together...

Just because, just another...

collage (*)

xxx

Lena

   

   

A collage - today as a grandmother!

 Oh happy day!

This feeling of "walking on pink, fluffy clouds" - that`s me right now.

Welcome to this big, crazy world, little Greta! 

Sooo much in love!

Lena

Mothers day in Sweden

 Another collage in my Amy Tangerine booklet - today honoring Motherhood.

I had a lovely visitor in my craft room - my cousin from Sweden. She fell in love with the gelli plate and of course she had a go.

Today is our last day here for a while. We will go and help my mother. She is almost blind and since covid she is alone in her house. Now it`s time for me to step in and help where I can.

So, we`ll be back in July and til then I will not be able to post anything here.

Take care !

Lena