this years first Halloween-tag

I had the ladies around last friday - everyone doing their own project. I wanted to try my new distressed embossing powders, so I made this little tag for Halloween - just trying to keep it simple - not even adding a ribbon....

This is the first time that I join the creative inspirations challenge, where the theme, this week, is Halloween.

Hope you all like it!
The stamp is from Stampotique.

Lena

Faces for wednesdaystampers

Ever heard of Poul Pava? Here you see some of his napkins torn into pieces, because of the lovely faces he has made in this gorgeous, childish style... Love his creations!
This week wednesdaystampers would like to see our creations using faces.
I made another journal page, using faces from Poul Pava, using stamps from Cherry Pie Art Stamps, a die cut frame from Sizzix, a Tuscan Rose male face and some water colours.
I really enjoyed this one, ladies!

Lena

Cupcake for scrappy accents and a fragment charm for studio L3

As my youngest daughter had tummy-ache and had to stay at home from school, I made her this little tag to cheer her up (she loves baking cupcakes!!!). The theme at scrappy accents this time is cupcakes so that did fit very well. AND at Studio L3, Linda wants us to try out page 64 in Tim Holtz book "Compendium of curiosities" - this is week 17("CCC #17.").So I made fragment charm with another cupcake to join that challenge aswell.
The stamp is from American Art Stamps and the little cupcake is from (believe it or not!) Ikea!
Hope you all stay well without any tummybugs!!!

Cons. 15 and 16 for scrap a la fraise

This page was made out of recycled stuff . Old paper, wine label...



This page is my entry to "schoolstart".
I still have to finish cons. 14 and cons. 17.... great fun!

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!