Tilda with her cat for LLC

Good morning friends and followers :) 

Im very exited to tell you all about this weeks inspirational post in the LLC blog. 

Our theme this week has been "Animal Antics" and Id like to showcase a card I made featuring my very first Tilda from Magnolia. She was bought about four years ago and isn't she adorable holding that cat? She reminds me of Signe, my oldest daughter as she carries our neighbors poor cat...;) 

I colored her with distressers on 300 g watercolor paper and can you see the new lush Frantage color fragments I used? They are soooo lush and Im so happy to finally have them in my hands ;) 

The frantage embossing powder is the aged rose one and its the first time I used it, loved it! 

In the picture below you get a better idea of what Im talking about, see those little lovely flings? 

Before I leave you Id like to show you some more pictures of my card. As always I have the products I used listed at the end of this posting via Inlinkz. 

Thank you so much for looking in today :) 

Lots of love :) 

April showers brings May flowers

Hi there everybody! 

Its sunday and my turn to host the inspirational post in the Live and love crafts blog. Today Ive chosen to work with an utterly amazing rubber-stamp by Wee stamps illustrated by the talanted Sylvia Zet. And you know what?? Im so HAPPY I think I could pass out ;) lol Lovely Mariska, dt coordinator at Wee emailed me asking me if I wanted to guest design for them? EH...let me think??? No! Of course Im just kidding I had to say YES right away! I will be a guest in may together with some other stunning guests, if you want to know more check the Wee blog here. 

Over at Live and love crafts our weekly theme is April showers brings may flowers. And little Hopeful by Wee is perfect for this occasion for two reasons I think. Of course has luscious flowers in her hair but also since my fav season is summer and spring is the next best thing Im loving her name too. Hopeful, Im hopeful summer will come ;) Soon ;) 

Can you see that amazing lace Ive used, its a real broad one and I LOVE it! As usual you can find the links to all items used via Inlinkz at the bottom of this posting. With a simple click it will take you right there in the LLC store. 

I hope you like todays make

Lots of love 

Sketch time at MDUC

Time for a new challenge over at Magnolia Down Under tonight and this week its a lovely sketch my beloved teamie Kylie created. Above you can see how I interpreted it and this is what the sketch looks like:

Once again Ive used an oldie but goldie Magnolia Tilda, she is called Butterfly Tilda. I colored her in a wee hurry (and I am soooo not satisfied.. but at least I made the challenge on time) with my di´s on 300 g watercolor paper. We just got back this wednesday from a little mini vacation visiting my MIL in Hudiksvall which is hubbys hometown. We had a great time but I was so glad to be back home again. Im so in love with my house even though it actually is a bit to small for us. Ehhh... or at least I think so because I want my own craft room ;) lol The alphabet stickers says Mothers Day which is coming up here in Sweden at the end of this month. 

Well, enough said, I hope you enjoyed my creation and feel inspired to join us. If my creation didn't do it for you (I dont blame you, my coloring of this one is....well...not good ;))  then yo should check the MDUC blog for more STUNNING creations by my teamies. They always rock my world and this week we are join by new dt Lillemor, welcome to our family :) Were also welcoming our first gdt, the lovely and talanted Karina. Dont forget to drop by their blogs and share the love ;) lol

Lots of love 

LLC Challenge May: Lilac / Purple

WHOOOOOT WHOOOOOOOOOOT! 

May 1st today and its already time for a new challenge over at the Live and Love Crafts blog. Im so exited to tell you all about it because well...its PURPLE/LILAC which is my fav color atm. 

I have created a card with a shape that I cut out using my Silhouette Cameo. The stamp is once again an oldie but goldie and actually was part of my "price" for being named Blogger of the month in the Mag Ink in the beginning of this year. I have been wanting it ever since it came out and just never got around to buy it. She is inked with di´s on 300 gr watercolorpaper and I added loads of stickles to various places of the image. The sentiment is also a Magnolia and fits well with the theme I choose for the card. Can you see the castle? Its one of the new dies! YAY!! I love it, it was a gift from a very beloved friend in blogland, Camilla. THANKS sweetie, I loooooove it! In case you didn't know Sandra stocks sooooo many amazing charms and this wish weld I thought is perfect on here. And hey...just look at that cute Angel Cherub...awwww! Click the pic below via Inlinkz and it will take you right there. 

Heres some close ups of my project: 

Thank you so much  for checking in with me today and Im hoping to see you all join the challenge :)
Lots of love, 

Traveling with LLC

Good morning friends and followers :) 

Im so exited about this weeks theme over at the Live and Love crafts blog, we are showcasing traveling projects. I haven't travelled many exotic or far away countries but my absolute dream is to be able to come to Australia at one point. I have so many gorge friends there and Im very intrigued about the landscape, the outback, and of course the amazing animals. Too see a koala bear or kangaroo IRL would be awesome and whilst there I wouldn't mind seeing Sidney - in fact I wouldn't have minded that a least bit ;) Fortunately both me and hubby dream about this so it may come true at some point. In case you are wondering thats me on the suitcase, hurrying to catch the plane to Sydney ;) 

I usually never put myself in Tilda's shoes. I quit often make up stories around the lovely images though ;) 

Ive cut out the suitcase using my silhouette Cameo and its a box that opens but I haven't done my packaging yet so I guess I will be traveling very lightly ;) lol! 

The Tilda is from an older collection, "Bon Voyage" released in 2010, she is colored with my di pads on 300 g watercolor paper. The big lush lace flower is new in stock over at Live and Love crafts and is by Prima, you can find the link to take you straight to it at the bottom of my post via Inlinkz. The 

frantage I've used around the image is the shabby pink one. MMM...such a lovely thing for a pink addict ;) 

Thank you so much for checking in with me :) 

Lots of love

Spring has sprung (LLC)

Hi and most welcome here! 

Its already sunday again, sometimes I get scared cause time is going so fast.

My little Ella has had a rough week with a stomach bug, and Ive been feeling so sad for her as she's only nine mths. Im soooo fed up with these jerms now...

But as you know Im a summer type girl and guess what...some days these week has felt as though spring is finally here. 

So thats just perfect because this weeks theme over at the Live and Love crafts blog is just that - spring! 

As always Im the last one in our amazing dt to showcase my make and the girls has been busy creating the most awe things for you all. So do not forget to head on over and check those out. 

For me spring is the second best season of the year and it can still be pretty cold here in Sweden til summer hits. I was a little lost on what to do because there are so many things you could do but when Signe, my oldest daughter went outside this wednesday as the sun was beaming in just a dress and a parasol saying: -"Mummy, look at me, Im outside in the summer sun" I immediately thought of this oldie but goldie Tilda: 

So these apples are quickly becoming my all time LLC  fav! At least this second as Sandy stocks so many gorge stuffy stuffs. The charm is so sweet to and fits right on here, they are strawberries which really are more of a summer thing here but...as Signe is as sweet as those they need to go on to ;) The flower shape is cut using my silhouette Cameo and Ive used one of the amazing Pion design papers from the "Alma's sewing room" collection. And well...I keep on telling Sandy she stocks the BEST Seam binding ribbon and so I tend to use it on every creation ;) The sentiment is from Stempelglede. 

As always you will find all the products Ive used listed at the end of this posting via Inlinkz. 

Im hoping you will like todays make :)
Lots of love,

We are going green at MDUC

....so I bet now you're wondering why my card is...blue??

Ha, ha, ha! 

This week at Magnolia Down Under we would love to see you join in with something Magnolia featuring something recycled. As some of you may know monday last week was my birthday and I received a lovely package from my very good friend Camilla and you can never guess what she wrapped it in?? Some corrugated paper - Ive been looking for that at Magnolia several times because the had it near the registrar when I first came to the store. So thank you so much my dearest Camilla! I love it, just as much as the beautiful handmade card and goodies! Love you! 

Now that I look at the card I realize the corrugated paper hardly shows but it is there, right underneath the cheesecloth. Ive used an all new Tilda and she is a ballerina dancer. Isn't she cute with the crown a little to the side ;) Here she is in a close up. Ive used Frantage shabby blue around her. As always I colored her using di pads and I also added loads of stickles here and there. 

For the layout i followed the gorge sketch over at The sketchy challenges. Thank you girls, I had loads of fun. Heres what it looks like: 

Before I head off I want to remind you to visit the MDUC blog the see the stunning creations by my lovely friends :) 

Im hoping you will like this and maybe have the time to play along whilst recycling something. Thats always good for the environment.

Lots of love! 

CLP midway reminder

Hiya all and welcome here! 

This is my second posting as a very proud CLP DT member and this month Im on time too - rofl! ;) 

All jokes aside - gosh that feels nice! :) 

As always the sketch in it self is out of this world beautiful ;) This is what it looks like: 

I made this card featuring the most adorable little Tilda, isnt she adorable looking over her shoulder like that? I made a card where I colored her just like that and placed her on that very same spellie too but I was never quit happy about it but I love the image so I thought I should give it another try ;) I think the biggest difference was all that amazing Frantage I added to the edges ;) 

You can see the frantage and my coloring really well here. 

The sentiment is also a Magnolia. So are the keys I cut out using a die called "Vintage keys". A little heart charm to match Tildas heart, some seam binding and a blue rhinestone. 

Heres a view of that broad beautiful pink lace, it was a gift for my birthday from a beloved friend. Thank you so much Elise, I love it so much I hardly didnt have the heart to use it ;) 

The light pink flower with the blue rhinestone is bought at the Magnolia store in Borås. All the other flowers are WOC. 

Thank you so much for checking in with me today! 

Lots of love