another energy giver - gratitude!

 Easy to forget or ignore.

Gratitude is an energy giver -  never forget or ignore!

Take care!

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

  

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

a moment in time - a time to enjoy!

 

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

Take care - out there!

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

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

...on wheels

 ... another challenge at Simon Says Stamp , where the theme tis week is " things on wheels".

This little lady is definately on wheels , moving forward into the future.

Feels nice to be playing along!

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

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

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

...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

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

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

It all begins in your mind!

 

Positiv thoughts make less space for negativ thoughts !

Keep feeding your mind with beauty!

xxx

Lena

SKYNDA LANGSAMT...

 

A journal page for my mum - skynda langsamt = hurry slowly.

Hurrying around to please others and to prove that she still can do things.. just like my grandma.

Instead it is better to "touch a few" and let them " touch" you to .

Gelli plate background with stamps from Carabele studios .

Take care out there!

Lena

Talking to yourself.

 

...be kind to yourself!

An art journal page using a rhubarber leaf as background .

Stamps from Stampotique (Daniel Torrente) ,  Carabelle studios and Catsonappletrees.

xxx

Lena