Pirate cards!

It all started when my co-worker started to play "pirate music" one afternoon. It cheered me up and I got the pirate music in my head - and it stuck!
You've got to go with the flow, right? This is what happened!

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A Caribbean Pirate Adventure Card:

Stamps: “My Island” by Waltzingmouse stamps, “Skull bottle label” by Inkadinkado, Sparkling spring #2 (Prima), Travel Almanac (Prima), Printery (Prima)

Inks: PTI True black, Adirondack alkohol inks, Ranger’s archival ink (Vermillion, Jet black, Sepia), Versa Color Pinecone.

Cardstock: Pti Ocean tides, DCWV Teal

Embossing folder: Sizzix Textured Impressions CIRCLES & DOTS Embossing Folders 656974

Other: Martha Stewart Vampire Bling Stones, Brass charms from Shipwreck beads, twine, homemade coffee filter flowers, foam dimensionals and patterned paper from my stack.

 

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Machine Room Pirate Card:

Stamps:  Disney Pirate Party, Travel almanac (Prima), Berry leaf background (Prima)

Inks: Alkohol inks, Ranger’s archival ink (Plum, Vermillion, Sepia, Jet black)

Cardstock: Bazzil brown, PTI true black

Paper: Martha Stewart Vampire collection

Other: homemade background (see earlier post), homemade coffee filter flower (see earlier post), twine and wine bottle charm from Shipwreck beads.

My Cousin the Farmer

Front

The farmer from Oh Crop! looks suspiciously like my cousin - who is a farmer! Is the spitting image a coincidence or did the artist really do some research to see how a proper Swedish farmer looks like? The similarity is stunning! :)

Anyhow, he had to have a barn, a duck in the barn and some chickens around it. Looks like he got some hay in, even though we had a wet summer!

Back

Stuff used:
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Stamps: Hero arts s5215 clouds, BB: farm and barn (PTI), Oh crop! (There she goes stamps)

PTI dies: Shape up: Barn, Block alphabet (lower case), On the farm dies

Other dies: MFT fresh cut grass

PTI inks: Aqua mist, Pure poppy

Other inks: Mango madness (Versa Magic), Tea dye (Distress ink)

Other: Stamper’s select white cardstock (PTI), Ripe avocado cardstock (PTI) Purpe poppy cardstock (PTO), True black cardstock (PTI), olive green cardstock (Bazzil), tissue paper, googly eyes (Panduro), dimensional foam, Copic markers, Faber Castel PITT artistic pen, glue pen, glue gun tape.

Jane Austen's sliding frame card

Don't you just find interactive cards very interesting? I do! I thought it'd be extra interesting with a sliding old picture from Jane Austen's time, especially since the birthday girl happens to be a big fan of the books. I heard that she liked it. :) I hope you like it too!

Orna’s birthday card:

PTI dies:

Movers &Shakers – sliders

Block alphabet (lower case)

Simply Jane

PTI stamps:

Simply Jane

On the farm

Movers & Shakers Sentiments

Home made coffee filter flowers (see earlier post)

Cardstock: PTI pure poppy, aqua mist, dark chocolate

Patterned paper: Tilda collection 2011 (Panduro)

PTI ink: Dark chocolate, Spring rain, Harvest gold, New leaf, Ripe avocado

Distress ink: Tea dye, black soot

Pearls

The last plunge of the year?

Too bad you can't see the foam adhesive! That bridge is high above the water! :)

I just had to make a flip flop card! I've been planning on that for a long time, I just didn't have the time.... I was inspired by this card by Betsy Weldman:

Stuff used:
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Die: flipping out (PTI)

Cardstock: blue (Panduro and DCWV), Classic craft (PTI)

Ink: Memento - rich cocoa

Distress ink: -tea dye, broken china

Versa Mark watermark

Stamps: BB: farm and barn and Faux ribbon (PTI)

Impression plate: sunshine (PTI)

Distress stickles: picket fence

White embossing powder – Reprint

Embossing pearl powder – Ranger

blue bling stones

Stamp-a-faire Homemade Embellishments

It's not very often I recreate an entire card, but I think I'll do that much more often! I learn a lot when I try to copy and I also have to push myself a bit out of the comfort zone, using different embellishments, colours and layouts.
I love Melissa Philips!  I followed her tutorial on how to make a handmade felt ribbon embellishment.
This is my take on her card:

Well, I'm no Melissa, but this is the result! :)

This is Melissa's original card:

Your challenge is to create some custom embellishments using inspiration from one of the tutorials above.  Then create a project using them.  You can choose to re-create an exact project from one of the team members or design something of your very own.

I used:
PTI stamps:
Movers & Shakers Sentiment
Fancy Flourishes
BB: Text Style
First Fruits

PTI Ink:
Canyon clay
Classic Kraft
Fine Linen
Aqua Mist

PTI felt:
Vintage cream
Canyon clay

I also used a wooden button, some twine, sewing thread and craft and white cardstock.

Stamp-a-faire Camp Card Challenge

I'm continuing the Stamp-a faire challenges today! The original hours doesn't work completely when you're in Scandinavia, and I had to go to bed before the last 2 posts on Nichole's blog. Anyhow, I'm sure I'm not the only one going on today too! :)

Well, here are my 3 cards, made with the technique from Betsy's tutorial!

Stuff used:
In the Meadow Silhouettes die and stamp (PTI)
White cardstock, patterned paper from Tilda Collection (Panduro Hobby) and twine in 3 different colours.

And here are the rules:

--Create your own card set using inspiration from one of the tutorials showcased above or develop your own design.  Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.

Stamp-a-faire Limited Supply Challenge/Ribbon Techniques Challenge

Edited: I'm entering the  Stamp-a-faire Ribbon Techniques Challenge with this card as well, because I made a bow like the one on Dawn's video!

 Okey dokey, here we go again!

I used an even more limited supply than the list below. I don't have the Natural Beauties set yet and because of that I decided to go with Lace Bouquet as my stampset of choice.
I used a saddle stitch ribbon instead of the bitty dot, because I just had a saddle stitch ribbon in the right colour!
I tried to use the buttons, but I didn't like how it turned out, so I skipped them. 
The paper I used:  Stamper's Select White and Aqua Mist
The inks I used: Aqua Mist, AMuse "Fern" that has the same colour as Simply Chartreuse and Hawaiian shores.
I had to use some foam adhesive as well - or the card would fall apart! :D

Here are the rules:

Your challenge is to create a project using the limited supply list provided below.  You can choose to re-create one of the designer projects or design something all your own.
These are the specifics that were provided to each of the team members.  You can use as many or as few as you like and any inks you prefer.  You may also add in dies, twine or glitter if you desire. Please do not use any other products besides those listed below, however you can substitute the Natural Beauties stamp set for another floral set if need be.

• STAMPS: Natural Beauties only (or another floral set as a substitute if needed)
• PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse
• RIBBON: Hawaiian Shores Bitty Dot
• BUTTONS: Simply Chartreuse

Stamp-a-faire Ribbon Techniques Challenge

I loved Erin's cake! But how could I make one myself without the dies and stamps from "Make a Wish"?

Hmm...

I found out that if I cut from the base of the wite cardstock, I could use the bottom of Fillable Frames #9 and the house from Love Lives Here. (The little heart is from the house too!)
The stamps I used come from "Movers & Shakers Sentiment" and "Mat Stack #1" and were stamped with PTI True Black.

Ribbons used: PTI saddlestitch Aqua Mist and Scarlet Jewel.
Oh, and I used PTI white cardstock, as well as some other stuff from my stack!

Here are the rules:


--Create a project utilizing your take on the Ribbon Technique Challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and one of the ribbon techniques shared above.

The farmer's egg

Sets used: Wake up and Green Acres.
The background is from another company (TSG's Oh Crop!) and is there to show that the little farmer from Green Acres fits perfectly in all kinds of rural communities! (And fits even on holidays in the Middle East - as we've seen before!)

Here is my little happy farmer again with his good egg! To make the "old photo" I used only brown shades of copics and lots of Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
What do you think of his Van Gogh-hat? To make it look like that, I used both copics and Distress Markers (especially Picket Fence!). I'm not sure you should use them both, but it worked! :)
Up close and personal, it has a somewhat felty look! It turned out pretty cool - though I'm not really sure you can see it!

The Farmer on vacation

Sets used: Zoo Crew, Surf and Turf, Wake Up, Get Outta Town, Green Acres and Little Lady.

Ah, you know the drill by now! :) Once more: the farmer on Holiday!
(Every day is a much better day with a huge ice cream, right?)
You probably figured out that the waves and the sand dunes are the same stamp. (It's the waves from Surf and Turf!)
To make the water I cut out a piece of patterned paper and drew a circle with a marker, all around.

The shy giraffe

Sets used: Zoo Crew, Surf and Turf, Green Acres and Promenade.

InLinkz doesn't want me to publish more pics from the same post, so here it is, once more.
(I hope this scene makes you smile!)

Paper Smooches card again....

Sets used: Swanky Snowdudes, Surf and Turf
(God Jul = Merry Christmas in Swedish.)

InLinkz (used for entering here) doesn't want me to publish more pics from the same post so here is the Snowfamily on Ice - once more!
Oh, I think I forgot to mention that the letters I've used are from MFT (their Typewriter Alphabet set).

My Paper Smooches cards...

Sets used: Promenade, Happy Camper, Promenade, Party Posse
("Ha en jättebra födelsedag" = "Have a great birthday" in Swedish)
The footprints are stamped with Memento London Fog ink. I've used patterned paper and lots of copics and Memento Tuxedo Black ink... Of course I had to use my beloved bling stones as stars! (I think that's all.)

Falling completely in love with Paper Smooches stamps I decided to try out for the PS guest DT spot in August. Please wish me luck!

(Here is the total collection! InLinkz doesn't want me to publish more pics from the same post, I'm sorry if my new posts becomes a bit repetitive!)

Sets used: Swanky Snowdudes, Surf and Turf
(God Jul = Merry Christmas in Swedish.)

Sets used: Zoo Crew, Surf and Turf, Green Acres and Promenade.

The tree is made from layers of stamped (and masked) trees from the Promenade set!
I hope you can see the dimension that is added!

Oh, and how about a farmer on vacation?

Sets used: Zoo Crew, Surf and Turf, Wake Up, Get Outta Town, Green Acres and Little Lady.

I like to build up dimension, though I think it's a bit hard to see it...

Sets used: Wake up and Green Acres.
The background is from another company (TSG's Oh Crop!) and is there to show that the little farmer from Green Acres fits perfectly in all kinds of rural communities! (And fits even in other settings, like having a holiday in the Middle East - as we've seen before!)

See, he checks each egg! This egg has quite a bit of dimension foam under it, but how on earth do I show it in a pic?

Sets used: Green Acres, Party Posse, Smoocheroos and Promenade.
This is the same card I used with the last PS SPARKS challenge, though I add it here too!

Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge July 1-8 Trends Watch challenge

As my dear blog readers probably already know, I found out (rather recently) that I really enjoy Paper Smooches! 

The new Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge uses the image of this cool cart as our inspiration:

(Hmmm... easy? Not. But after awhile I started to think "stripes"... And I can see them use this very cart in the stores - if they have any carts there!)

I hope you like my little scene with the black cat who accidentally adopts a little fox! (Who knows what happens in the city? Once I found a badger in the heart of the city, and my city is the 5th or 6th biggest in Sweden!)

Hope you have a lovely Saturday!



Stuff used:

Paper Smooches Stamps:
Promenade
Green Acres
Party Posse
Smoocheroos

Other:
Grey card stock, special copics paper, copics, twine, dimension foam and Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

SPARKS challenge June 11-17

Hi again, everyone!
Today I had to participate in Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge. You see, I have recently fallen pretty bad for Paper Smooches. It just started with me needing an aquarium set - and now I'm sunk!!!

Stuff used:
Stamps: Paper Smooches "Surf and Turf"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black
Colour: Copic
Cardstock: PTI stamper's select white
PTI dies: Negative space from seed packet frame 1, tag sale #5
Blue bling stones

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SWEDISH:
Hej igen!
Idag var jag tvungen att delta i  Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge. Det är så att jag har fallit ganska hårt för Paper Smooches. Det började med att jag behövde ett akvariumset - och nu har jag sjunkit totalt! (Hehe...)


Grejjer:
Stämplar: Paper Smooches "Surf and Turf"
Stämpeldyna: Memento Tuxedo black
Färgläggning: Copic
Cardstock: PTI stamper's select white
PTI dies: Negativ yta från seed packet frame 1, tag sale #5
Blå blingstenar

First Farm Card

I've been looking for a fun barn to colour for awhile. Seems like farms and barns are in this season! (Lucky me!) This is one of the barns (and cows) from There She Goes Stamps (from the set "Oh Crop!")... More barns is to come this summer!


Stuff used:
PTI ribbon - Aqua Mist saddlestitch ribbon
Craft cardstock
Special Copic Paper
Black bling stones
Paper from Melissa Frances - Kitchy Kitchen

Stamps:
There She Goes Stamps - Oh, Crop!

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SWEDISH:
Jag har letat ett tag efter en rolig lada/bondgård att färglägga. Nu verkar det plötsligt dyka upp bondgårdsset som svampar ur marken! (Vilken tur jag har!) Denna är från There She Goes Stamps (från setet "Oh Crop!")... Det lär komma mer bondgårds-kreationer från mig denna sommar!

Grejjer:
PTI band - Aqua Mist saddlestitch ribbon
Craft cardstock
Speciellt Copic Paper
Svarta bling stenar
Papper från Melissa Frances - Kitchy Kitchen
Stämplar:
There She Goes Stamps - Oh, Crop!

A Thank You Card to My Boss

This is my Thank You Card to my boss who is retiring on Thursday. He's been helping me out so much, all the time! I'll miss him terribly! I hope he'll come and visit us often!


Stuff used:
Copic ciao, distress inks, white Signo pen, special copic paper

Stamps:
PTI - Fresh Alphabet
Stampers anonymus - Mini Ornates 064
There She Goes Stamps - Cutie Pi

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SWEDISH:
Här är mitt tack-kort till min chef som går i pension på torsdag. Han har hjälpt mig så mycket, hela tiden och alltid varit så snäll mot mig! (Jag har arbetat med honom som chef i nästan 20 år!) Jag kommer att sakna honom så mycket, men jag hoppas att han kommer hälsa på oss ofta!


Grejjer:
Copic ciao, distress ink, vit Signo pen, speciellt copic papper


Stämplar:
PTI - Fresh Alphabet
Stampers anonymus - Mini Ornates 064
There She Goes Stamps - Cutie Pi

I'm the Big Cheese of the Week!

I am the Big Cheese of this week at the Waltzingmouse Makes Blog! Yee-Haw!!! Thank you so much for choosing my card and your sweet words, and thanks to everyone that commented on my cards in my posts and in the Waltzingmouse gallery!

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Jag är "the Big Cheese the week" på Waltzingmouse Makes Blog! Yee-Haw!!! Tack så mycket att ni valde mitt kort och för alla snälla ord. Tack också till alla som kommenterade i mitt inlägg samt på Waltzingmouse gallery!

Waltzingmouse Stamps Sketch Challenge #99 - second entry

 The second card today is more elegant. I hope you like it!

Stuff used:
EK Sucess punch - Moroccan Border
TH rosette
Panduro cardstock (sky blue)
Paper roses: peach (My Moments)
Bazil kraft cardstock
PTI stamper's select white cardstock

Stamps:
Back in the Saddle - Waltzingmouse Stamps
Way out West - Waltzingmouse Stamps

Inks:
True black, Fine linen, Classic kraft (PTI)
Distress inks (Tumbled glass, Broken China, Tea dye, Wild honey, Peeled paint, Vintage photo.)