Safari

I made the trip of my life when I was 21. I went to Tanzania and lived there for 5 weeks, teaching English to the students living in Marangu. That was really an adventure. So this is a card inspired from Africa. And the main motive, the elephant, is my all time favourite animal!

The elephant stamp is from Magnolia, the African paper is from DCWV Safari Stack and the DCWV Animal Cracker Stack. I've embossed the background with Espresso and added Dimensional Pears to the frame and border - Mushroom around the elephant and Espresso on the border.

I'm joining this card for this weeks Crafty Creations Challenges where the theme this week is Around the World.

So Lucky to Have You

I was about to do a Around the World card for the Crafty Creations Challenge this week. I wanted it to be Swedish with an image of Pippi Longstocking, but when I started to make the card it got way to messy. So I resigned and made this card with a Lucky Clover instead. The paper is just from a cheap scrapbooking package and the letters are from the latest Creative Club package.
I think I'll make a Swedish card with Pippi and an Around the World card with some African inspiration instead.

Congrats to your Drivers License!

Two cards in the same style. I kind of like the blue best. Which one do you like the best? Why?

I'm entering these cards for the Stamp Something challenge where the challenge this week is to make a card that celebrates something. Worth celebrating are the things that only happens once in life! Like getting your drivers license! That really was a happy day for me since I took it really late in life and thought that I could never learn to drive a car...

I've used letters from Panduro, the car stamp is from Panduro - their Retro stamp set, the car paper is from Panduro as well... The ribbons are from DCWV - Travel. Really shouldn't buy so much stuff from Panduro since they are really too expensive.

Next week I'll get my order from Simon Says Stamp! worth 176$... :) That was this months paycheck... Sadly I didn't get the order before Ascension Day since I've been off work for four days now. Should have been fun to use all my new stamps and stuff then. But hey, It will soon be weekend again!

Thanks and Congrats!

Daring Cardmakers challenge this week is to make a card with flags. I'm still working on the cards for the Song and Music Week and I thought this would be a cute idea. "Tack" means thank you.


I cut lots and lots of flags in different colours so I thought that I'd better use them and made a second card in the same style. This time I made it for my cousin Marie who has her birthday in the beginning of June. There is a chance that she'll read this and see her card, but I'll take it. :) I would like to join in the Sweet Stampin' Challenge for this week - Get Personal! "grattis" means congratulations!

Thanks for playing the piano!

Another card for the Christian Song and Music week that I'm about to attend this summer. This might be a card for our lovely pianist. He plays so beautifully and he manages every music genre that he's asked to play during these weeks. Gospel, classic, pop, big band jazz and just ordinary church music. I hope he'll like this card.

I've used a picture from internet. The note paper in the background is from Karen-Marie-Klip and it's called Ivory Notes from their Classic Collection. The paper that looks like real music sheet is from Panduro. The text says "Thank you".

I'm joining in with the Friday Sketchers Blog Challenge #102 with this card.

Leon 1 years old

A card I made for my best friends cousins boy that turned 1 years old not long ago. I wrote the text of a children's song inside.

"A small boat often gets its belly wet
when the water splashes
I wonder what it is thinking about?

It is thinking that there are fishes
swimming about in the blue water
I wonder what they are whispering?

They are whispering that there is a treasure
far down in the bottom of the ocean
I wonder who got it?"

Have a Bright Merry Christmas!

This is a christmas card in different colours... I've combined different challenges just to see where it goes... And I think it's kind of funky and cute. It's a bit confusing and I'm not sure if it is my paper with the golden swirls or if it is the striped paper... But I can live with that. What really bothers me is that my Embossing Pen left a blue colour on the stamp after I'd heated the embossing powder with my new heat gun. I have no idea why? Any ideas and tips?

I've used papers from Emma's Garden from Panduro and Mimosa Christmas Angel stamp from Bildmalarna. The bell is from a chocolate bunny I ate this easter!

Cupe Cake Craft Challenges this week has a button-challenge. I'm not sure if my "button" counts. I didn't have any buttons in the right colours except a brad that looks like a button... Not sure if that disqualifies me then?

Roses on Paper Challenge Blog has a colour challenge this week; yellow, pink and orange. And my Mimosa Christmas Angel is bought from Bildmalarna.

S2G's challenge this week is to use a ribbon. I've used two. :)

Sketch and Stash Challenge had a funny sketch this week. Looks like this:
Susie & Vikki's Christmas Club Challenge #16 is to use Jingle Bells.

The ABC Challenge this week was U is for Unused Stash. And since I've just started my cardmaking carrier, this was really simple. I haven't used my Mimosa stamp before, or my golden swirly paper.

And finally, Sweet Sampin' Challenge Blog has a colour combo; yellow, green, orange and pink.