Birthday gift for Stella, 4 years (picture heavy)

Happy saturday everybody :)

I hope you are well, no matter your whereabouts in this world :)

I´d like to showcase a giftset I made for one of Signes pre school buddies, Stella. They are so cute togheter! The bestest of friends :)

As it turnes out Stellas mother, Anna and I have been going to the same school between ages 7 and 15! Not in the same class though but still - the world is a small place. So I wanted to make something a little extra today because Anna has done so much for our family this past year :) She has helped us out with Signe a few times taking her home when we have been working late. Thank´s Anna!

(Of course I have also bought Stella a little something she will enjoy right now, I don´t think Stella will be so intrigued if this was all we were to give her - after all kids are all about toys ;)) However I think her mother will treasure this :) It´s an lo that I made and then adhered to a 30*30 cm deep edge canvas frame and a matching card. If you check in here with me on a regular basis I´m pretty sure you´ll regonize the card. I made it for a MDUC challenge a while back and I just added a few details to it now for a more personalized look. :)

I´m so in love with the papers I used, they are from Pion Design and is called "Minnenas ataljé". I love thier delicate and vintage look - very shabby! The photo of Stella is taken by her mother when she was one year old and is Anna´s fav picture. :) Not hard to see why ha? She is such a cutie! I have added loads of Prima flowers to it and have also used quite a lot of laser printed cardstock (the leaves and corner adornments) that was a gift to me from lovely Kylie and came all of the way from Australia! Thank you so much hunni :) I adore them! The foam letters are from thickers from Prima. The small alphabeth stickers are from MME. Metal key from Panduro. The small and medium roses in beige, brown and pink is from WOC. I have used a PATP set from MS to get the lacey edge both on the photomat and the edges. The amazingly beautiful butterfly is also from Prima. I think this frame will hang beautifully in Stellas room. I made sure it blends in perfectly with her pinky walls ;)

I hope Anna and Stella will love this as much as I do :)

Thank you so much for checking in with me today :)

And I´ll be back later today to show you the card I made for MDUC´s new challenge so I hope to see you then :)

Hugs xXx



Little darlings is rocking!

Hiya cuties!

Thank you so much for checking in today, I´m very exited about sharing this card :)

I immediately fell in love with this supercute image from the Love to stamp store she is part of one of the recent Little Darlings collection named Back to school, she is Music 101. Isn´t she just the coolest with those sunglasses? I think she looks like playing guitar and singing is the best thing ever, don´t you. That is one happy smile! A little bit like me when I´m satisfied with a card ;)

I paired her up with some papers from Webster´s pages and coloured her with my DI´s on 300 g watercolourpaper. The stars are grungeboard from TH that I first painted with Tea Die crackle paint and then added some MS glitter to. The ribbon is seam binding and the alphabeth stickers are BG. I had so much fun making that last joy fold card I had to make another one ;)

Again, thank you so much for looking!

Hugs xXx

Magnolia Down Under challenges 112: Frame it!

Hi my gorgeous craftbuddies!

How are you all doing?

I´m starting to get the hang of some things again but boy, oh, boy! To become a student again totally changed everything :) It´s a good thing it´s for the better ;)

I´m here today to show you a card I have made just to play a little! So, some of you might know it´s not my week at Magnolia Down under challenges but when I finished the card I went by the blog to get a before peek at everybodys stunning creations and realized mine would fit in the theme just perfect :) We wan´t to see you create with a frame of your choice added around the image. I had so much fun with mine and I know you will too if you join in!

The stunning frame I used for my card is a gift from one of my most treasured friends in blogland, Karita. Thank you so much, sweetie! I love it and I´ll use one of them again soon :)

When I made this easel card I had a few other challanges listed in my head that I wanted to join in too. Have you guys seen the AWESOME tutorial Minna posted on the StampArtic blog about how she makes those amazing shaby chic looking cards of hers? If not, you simply must go do that :) Thank´s for sharing Minna :) In addition to that StampArtic´s challenge blog is arranging a shabby chic themed challenge for us all to join :) Check out the dt cards - they blow you away! When I made this card my goal was not to copy or do a rip off of Minnas lovely style so I tried to use her technique but with my style. I think I suceeded pretty well. I have added loads of Distress ink Picket Fence all over the papers, the frame and the lilac flowers, hope that´s enough to call it shabby chic ;)

In addition to StampArtic I also have been wanting to join in the sketchchallenges with my friend Chelsea, she is the owner and founder of the Crafting life´s pieces  challenge blog. This is what the sketch looks like this month:

Awesome ha?

Thank you so much for checking in with me today :)

I would be thrilled if you left me some love before you head off :)

Hugs xXx



dt Tickled pink stamps: Tent card tutorial

I´m here today to tell you it´s my turn to host a tutorial over at the Tickled pink stamps blog.

If you are intressted in seeing how I make my tent cards click the link to learn more about it ;)

I have made my tent card using my all time fav TPS image called Lil allsorts Fairy Kira  and I coloured her with my distressers. The sentiment and the die is also from the TPS store, the senitment comes from a valentine kit but unfortunately it´s out of stock right now. I´m sure Kel will restock again though ;) The valentine die is available now though :)

The patterned papers are from Panduro Hobby and the gorgeoues checkred ribbon is a gift from my friend, Dena. Thank you hunni, I love it!

The buttons are from a local sewing store called Stoff & Stil.

Thank you so much for checking in with me today :)

Hugs xXx

Tickled pink stamps is sponsering Creative Inspirations

....so if you feel like winning a gorgeoues TPS price you definately should join in the sketch challenge over at the Creative Inspirations Wednesday's Challenges.

So head on over there to learn more about that and you should also check our Tickled pink stamps blog to look at the cards that some of my gorgeous teamies has created for this occasion. :)

I have used my favorite {PINK}ette for this card, her name is Coraline and she is so sweet! Love that big bow in her hair and the yummie muffin on the plate. The sentiment is also from TPS. She´s inked with my distressers on 300 g watercolour paper.

I´m getting in the swing of things as a student at uni, a little more each day. Feels great!

I´m getting tired of the wheater though...I feel like it´s been raining her in Scania constantly throughout the summer. Now it´s cold as well...so autumn is definately here again.

Uhhh....I´m soooo not the biggest fan of autumn...

Chin up, Louise! It´s just the wheater ;)

Thank you so much for checking in today!

Hugs xXx

dt Deep Ocean Challenge #7: Hearts

WOHOO!
Time for another challenge with us at Deep Ocean today! :)
I had sooo much fun with the joy fold card I made for the theme this fortnight which is all about HEARTS! 
It´s been a while since I chose to work with this fold but that will change, I love it!
The result is almost like a valentine card don´t you think? ;)
Patterned papers are all from Magnolia and so are the stamps. Rollerskating Tilda is part of the latest collection "The winner takes it all". When I first saw it, I thought it was a collection with all nice stamps but they didn´t really speak to my heart but it´s a funny thing, now I love them all ;)
Rollerskating Tilda is my fav though! The heart corner stamp was part of the Valentine collection of this year. I stamped it with black and then added stickles star dust to it. The heart is actually grunge board from TH that I have painted with Distress Ink Picket fence crackle paint and then I added some german glass glitter from WOC. It´s so beautiful! The roses are also WOC and the lily comes from Magnolias own range of flowers.

We would LOVE to see you join in so head on over and check out the projects  my lovely teamies has created  for this new challenge.
Surprise us!

Thank you so much for checking in today :)

Hugs xXx

dt Magnolia Down Under challenges #111: Texture

Oh, my God!

I´m tired, sooooo tired... 

But in a good way ;) I´m now a student as of thursday this week!! It feels great but there is so many new elements in my life now that I throw myself in our couch every night exhausted ;)

Love the feeling of not having to go to work but I sure miss my coworkers, they´re all so gorgeous :) The perfect solution would be to bring them all to uni with me, but I guess that´s kind of impossible ;) LOL!

Enough about me and onto the card I´m showcasing today :)

It´s already time for me to tell you about our new challenge at Magnolia Down Under, time sure flies by, ha?

This week we would love to see what you create with TEXTURE in mind.

I have been wanting to make a white on white card for sooo long! Have seen great ones around in all of your blogs, my fabby friends, and this is how my interpretation turned out.

I had so much fun making it and I dare promise you that another one is on the way ;) He,he,he Lol!

I´m so happy with it, what you all think? ;)

The Tilda is from the Merry little Christmas collection that was released last year. I love it! She is adorable!

I have embossed the papers with two diffrent folders to achieve the structured/textured surfice. The snowflakes that are place on various places are "waist" from when I cut out the snowflake border with a PATP set from MS. I added stickles to the snowflakes, the flowers and the image. I coloured Tilda with my much loved distressers. :) Yes, I got a new ink pad ;) The flower is from Prima, I have used a die from Spellbinder to cut out the banner. Alphabeth stickers from MME. Swirldie from Magnolia, as the charm.

Don´t forget to run over to the challenge blog to wiev the stunning work my teamies has created :) They rock!



Thank you so much for checking in with me today!

Hugs xXx

Louise

dt Little Darlings challenges #6: Pleates or ruffles

Time for another challenge with us ladies in the dt over at Little Darlings :)

We are so amazed and were so inspired to see your gorgeous designs this fortnight and we hope to see you all again this time around. We would like to see you create something with PLEATES and / or RUFFLES in mind. Nice and simple ha? ;)

I have made a card with an image from the Little Darlings range that you can shop at the Love to stamp store named First Bell. My daughter Signe is about four and a half now and this is how I imagine her on her way to her first day at school. I think she´s adorable!

The patterned papers are from Melissa Frances, my fav paper pad called 5th avenue :)

Ribbons from the Magnolia Store in Borås. The image is coloured with Copics. Flowers from WOC :) The sentiment is part of a stamp kit that my friend has designed but it´s currently out of stock in the store so I´m sorry but I can´t link to it. The shabby white little lock is also from Melissa Frances.

Don´t forget to head on over to the challenge blog to take a look at all the beautiful cards made by my teamies :) You´re in for some serious inspiration :)

I couldn´t resist joining the current sketch challenge with the amazingly talanted ladies in the Pink Ink sketch challenges this week! If you haven´t looked at the lovely work they made for us to inspire us you missed out big time! Go have a lookie.

Here´s the sketch:

Thank you so much for checking in with me today!

It means a lot to me :)

Hugs xXx

Louise

dt Love to stamp: Little darlings chrissy stamps

Today I´d like to showcase my first christmas card for 2011 :)

It features this stunningly cute little girl from Angie´s own brand Little Darlings. You can find them in her very own online store  Love to stamp. The image is called Decorating the tree and will be available tomorrow at 22:00 togheter with these amazing stamps:

Super cute ha??

I loved making this card and of course my first chrissy card needs to be totally chrissmassy and therefor in the colourcomobo red and green.

The papers are from a paper pad I bought last year from Webster´s Pages. I added some stickles to the image that is coloured with Copics. Flowers from WOC, and the charm and pearl thingy is from the Maggiestore in Borås. The alphabeth stickers from MME spells out Merry Christmas in swedish.

Thank you so much for visiting me today :)

I´m off to work on my dt card for the new Little Darlings challenge that goes live on wednesday :) There is still time to join in on our current challenge though. Check it out buy clicking my link above :)

Hugs xXx



The winner of my 300 followers candy :)

First of all I´d like to thank all of you for taking part in the chance of winning my candy!

I´m blown away with the number of entries :)

I had to ask Mr Psychicscience.org to help me pick the winner :)

And the winner is

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Random numbers generated Aug 20 2011 at 11:40:15 by http://www.psychicscience.org/

and that is CAMILLA

Big congrats, hunny :)

Please email me your mail address here:

louise.fraenell@hotmail.se

Thank you for participating in my celebration, Camilla

And of course the rest of you ;)

Thank´s for checking in with me today

I´ll be back tomorrow with a Little Darling card :)

Hugs xXx