Diamond wedding anniversary!

 A couple of months ago our luxemburgish scrap group called Mosaikscrappers had a workshop, held by my dear friend Jaine.

 We used a lot of different medias to create the backgrounds for this mini book.

 Watercolours with papers and stamps from Theresa Collins.

 So, after having had a great weekend in the hotel Historischer Krug in the northern part of Germany (not far away from Flensburg), I just had to order the photos, glue them in and within a week after the celebration, I was able to send the book to my parents in law.

AMAZING! Diamond = 60 years marriage... and they still keep going!

Bravo, bravo, bravo...!

Lena

SDC 152 and Q&L challenge in one go

The DT at Stampotique Design Team challenge asks for something sentimental this week. So I combined it with the Q&L challenge, where the word this fortnight is either proud or vintage,

I used 2 gorgeous stampotique stamps (by Magda Polakow and Jill Penney) together with another "de stempelwinkel" stamp. The background is gesso, paper, texture paste and distress inks.

The words "be with someone who is proud to have you"  - found on Pinterest...

Hope you like the page!

xxx

Lena

CAS for the Artful Times

Being scared of the future - feeling insecure by not knowing what comes next...?

Our son now has to decide what to do with his life, our eldest daughter is in the same situation and our youngest daughter is about to change school to change her education...! All these worries.

See the changes as opportunities instead  - it is easy to say, I know, but I do wish all those youngsters out there the very, very best !

This is the card I made for Artful times where the theme is CAS (clean and simple).

The little bird is NOT the latest Dina Wakley one - I found it in a little shop in Flensburg 2 weeks ago and of course I fell in love. No brand - just beautiful...

( I painted a glossy card with panpastels, then cut it to fit the size of the card. The bird was stamped on watercolor paper and painted with neocolors. The splatter is drawing ink - just to keep it all together..)

Happy Saturday !

XXX   Lena

my mountain page for Craft barn

Woopsi - suddenly the 2 weeks disappeared !
This is my entry to craft barns Q&L challenge - this time with the word mountain.

I used a lot of stamps on this one and I`m trying to get out of my comfort zone by using different colours...

" Life will test you, but remember this, when you walk up a mountain your legs get stronger..."

See you again - maybe tomorrow!

Lena

funky boxes for SDC 150

Some years ago , a friend of mine ordered Sizzix dies with me and apparently I had said I wanted to have the funky boxes thick cut. Today , I  found a way to use that die - joining the SDC challenge no 151 where the theme is "boxes".

I stamped with stampotique stamps after cutting out the boxes. The eyes are colored with different Faber Castell before adding glossy accents to get the "groovy" look...

... and the chosen word "passion"?   ... because I cant help myself from loving these weird faces!

Wish you all a pleasant week!

x x x    Lena

celebrate SDC 150 !

After a very busy week, I finally found time to join the latest SDC challenge about celebration.Their 150th challenge!

I used the resist technique with wow embossing powder, a gorgeous Aladine background stamp and , of course -  2 wonderful Stampotique stamps (helping hands and Clover ).

Sorry for the weird shade, but the sun returned to Luxemburg and I really enjoy being outside again!!

Wish you all a wonderful weekend!

Lena

Distance for SODAlicious

Using SODA papers , SODA stamps and SODA tape , I enjoyed myself this lovely afternoon creating this journal page for SODAlicious no 52 art journal challenge.

Wish you all a lovely start of the new week!

Lena

My new water color mini album (Vienna)

 Last weekend our scrap group here in Luxemburg (Mosaik scrappers ) had another whole day workshop. This time held by Michele Burger.

 She taught us how to add water colors in our work and it sure was very interesting.

 I finished this little book and will send it to our "old" friends in Vienna.

 I didn`t like writing with the brush, but I enjoyed splashing and adding stripes.

 It is amazing how much the added color does to the pages!

 Michele had ordered the material at Dani Peuss in Germany and she put together the kits herself.

It was a gorgeous day with a lot of interested, happy and hard working scrappers.

Thank you Michele for this wonderful workshop!

Lena

Music for the Q&L challenge

"One good thing about music, when it hits you you feel no pain" (Bob Marley)

Another journal page for the Q&L challenge at the craft barn.

I used stamps from de Stempelwinkel (enchanted ink) and Infiniment scrap and I tried to keep the page in Jamaican colours.

Hope you like it!

Lena

SDC "tag"

Tomorrow a very special little boy will celebrate his first holy communion in our village. I really don`t like making cards , but now I really had to...!
I used stamps from Stampotique and a german company called Stempel Gallerie.

With this card I enter the latest challenge at SDC.

Wish you all a lovely sunny sunday!

Lena

SDC challenge no 146

Another SDC challenge - now no 146 - pink /orange.

I used stamps from Stampotique and Sodalicious. Colours - dylusion inks.

Hope you like it - right now we need those warm colours in Luxemburg - it is cold and rainy and we should be happy - we need the rain.. But still , we had gotten used to the bright sunshine and now we freeze...!

..." there is sunshine in my soul today..."

Happy Eurovision evening everybody!

Lena

UNIQUE for the craft barn

This page is created by using stamps from Sarah Hurley`sspecial edition by Jaine Drake 
and The Form & Feder by Felicitas Klink.
It is my entry to the  Q&L challenge at the Craft Barn.

Colours used : NeocolorsII

Quote - You are UNIQUE - but you are not the only one...

... very true !!!

Hugs

Lena