Sankta Lucia

Today we celebrate Lucia all over Sweden. It's a very old tradition and if you want to read all the details - check it out here. Also - each city elects there very own Lucia every year - so for some girls - it's a dream that comes true..

We are going to my parents this morning with some Lucia buns and Ginger bread cookies. Isac and his cousins Rebecka, Victoria and Julia are going to sing some songs for them and bring them the cakes. Isac was dressed as Santa when they had the Lucia event at the kindergarten (Friday). Here you have some pics of him from his very first Lucia event - 2007, then he was a Gingerbread boy in 2008 and this year he wanted to be Santa.

Well - that's why I thought of Lucia when I saw this cute image - Star of Bethlehem.

I coloured them with my copics and used my Basic Grey DPs of course. Went for a clean layout and added Country Elegance Flowers and some extra bling! The white birds in the left corner is a rub-on that I've received.

Well - I guess you want the chance to win some more Advent candy - so please pop over to BnW blog and leave your name and link.

Looking fwd to read your comments here as well.

Kram - Anki

Anki's Digi Illustrations now available

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Just a quick note to let you know that I've opened my Etsy shop with the Anki's Digi Illustrations. I am adding more items during the weekend. Hope you will like what you find there.

If you have any questions - please let me know. I hope I can answer all of them - but remember - I am very, very new to this - so I am trying to make the set-up as clear as possible.

Kram - Anki

Merry X-mas and a Sneak Peek of Anki's Digi's

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Hope you are having a wonderful week so far. Here things are fine, but if I must complain - I don't have enough time for the fun stuff - creating cards :-) So here's a pic of a card that I made for a X-mas card challenge over at our local craft shop - Pysselakuten. And I even tried to make the image in 3d - cutting several layers and adding together....That was tricky, but fun....

Sorry for keeping this post short - but I also wanted to let you know that I will try to set up my own Etsy shop - offering Anki's Digi images for you. I have a few and plan to release them this weekend (keep your fingers crossed that it will work).

Just as a teaser - here you have a sneak peek with a part of an image called Angel girl...

Kramis and looking fwd to hear from you and especially what you think of the Angel girl above. I just coloured the image quickly in Photoshop - and yes - I am very new to this as well:-)

Anki

Time to bake

Well - I guess it's time to bake the X-mas cookies - unless you've already started. We'll we have already baked our Lucia buns. For those of you that don't know what Lucia - is - it's a Swedish tradition that we celebrate Dec 13th. I promise to tell you more about it on the BnW Advent Calendar Dec 13th ;-) Anyway - here's the pic of the Lucia buns and you will find the recipe here.

Now on to the card that I want to show you today. It's baking with Nana. Isn't this the cutest image ever? I so love it. It reminds me of my sweet Grandmother Aina. She and I was very close and all of us loved it when we got the chance to bake with her. She would bake the most delicious cookies.

I coloured the image with my copics and yes - as you all know by now - I love, love, love my Eskimo Kisses DPs :-), Added the sentiment from Aud Design, ribbon from stash and a heart charm.

For those of you that want the chance to win some Advent Calendar Candy - pop over to our BnW blog and leave your comment there. However - I love to hear from you on my blog as well...

Kram and happy baking!

Anki

Fancy fold

How are you ladies? I guess you all are superbusy with the preparations for X-mas.

Always wondering why the days run so fast in December...hihi..... Anyway - we have a new

TIOT for you - just to make sure that you get a break from all the things on your "to-do-list".

This time we want you to show us a card with a special fold - using one of the new E Bell stamps for SCACD. Well - I decided to just play and see what I could come up with and hm...not sure what to call this fold - but it has to be Anki's Special...hihi..... I cut my cardstock into 6 x 6 and fold it. Then I cut almost half of the front off. Added some layers of Basic Grey DP and cut the window with my punch. Added ribbon and acetate sheet for the window. Coloured sweet Atlantia with my copics and added stickles as highlights on some parts. (Therefore the flash reflection - sorry.....). Created a frame around Atlantia (put it on 3d dots), added Bella Baubles instead of nails :-) and then glued the framed picture to an accordian fold so that you can lift the image out of the cardbase and make it stand on your desk. Not really sure on how to describe it - but I hope you understand what I mean.

Added a punched circle (to avoid the framed pic to fall down), Country Elegance flower and Prima Flower Center Sultan. The sentiment is a rub-on - sent to me from my sweet friend Tammi. Well - I hope you like the Anki's Special fold ;-)

Also - I do hope that you have not missed the SPECIALS that Susana has put together for you. I'm sure you will need something (you can always wrap it and say that it's to you from your secret Santa...hihi.....)

Kram

Anki

Anki's Digi freebie

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For those of you that don't know it yet - I have made a few digi images for free.
The only thing you need to do to get your hands on them - is to respect my copyright and angel policy of course - and then become a member over at Anki's Sweethearts PCP group.

Enjoy and let me know if you run into any problems when you resize them etc.....

Here you have Santa's Helpers!

Kram - Anki

Box it up - and the chance to win

Well - it's X-mas time soon and of course we all love gifts - don't we. Well - I really needed a break from making X-mas cards - so I decided to make a girly giftbox instead.

Coloured the sweet Susan with my copics and altered a pillow box with my June Bug papers.

Added a blue ribbon (from SU) around the "flaps" that you fold to close the pillow box- don't know what to call them...hihi....Then I attached some matching Hydrangea flowers and spacers. The box will hold the necklace that you see in the front.

Hope you like it and that you would like to play with us. It's nice to get a break from the X-mas card making - right :-)) -

Oh and yes - if you leave a comment on my blog and become a follower of my blog and the SCACD blog - then you get the chance to win this necklace and the pillow box. How does that sound to you??? You have until Dec 15th to leave a comment and of course - if you want to - mention this candy on your blog.

Kramis - Anki