Easter gift-set

This weeks challenge at Susana's Store blog is to prepare a gift set. I decided to prepare an Easter gift-set -since the holiday is almost around the corner.

For my card I decided to colour the Buttermilk Hen with my copics and then create a card 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" with my soft blue cardstock and the DPs from Laura Ashley.
I used my sandblock on the DP edges.
I then found an old mini-basket to put my gift in - being eggs and hens for decoration of a sprig of (birch) twigs. I added some matching ribbon from SU. After that I altered a match box with the same set of DPs and then used my SU punches to cut out the image - Violet Cupcake with. The image is also coloured in matching colours with the DP with my copics. Added a Bella Bauble to the center of the DP flower.Flowers is always a must when it's time for gifts - so I decided to use this tall vase that is perfect for one single flower. (It's sooo tall - and that's why the first picture in this post is a little bit blurry - sorry for that)

I added a "tag" on the vase/flower. This "tag" can also hold some small items - like a piece of chocolate. However - I needed something to go with the matches and then the incense (that my sister-in-law purchased in India) was just perfect. I picked the one's that had the matching colours - of course ;-))

Julia with flowers had to be on this tag with the matching DPs. I wanted to colour her with a more "Laura Ingalls"-style - if you know what I mean. The different warm greys does not really show here, but.....
Well - now it's your time to be creative - so please share your gift-set ideas with us and upload them on SCS or PCP with the keyword "TIOT12".

Kram - Anki

Happy Easter

Can you believe it - it's almost Easter!!

Wow - time flies. I guess I better start on some Easter cards now...hihi...... Well - I normally do not send as many Easter cards as I tend to do for Christmas - but it's always fun to bring something when we celebrate Easter together with family and friends.

So I hope this candle will go perfect together with another Easter gift and candy (of course:-) This is my first candle ever.... Well - I wanted to try for sooo long, but thank's to Iris: no more excuses - I had to make one. She is hosting this weeks challenge at RoP.

I wanted to make this short, but rather "chubby" candle...hihi..... So I decided to cut of Tilda with bunny from the Magnolia Easter collection. Coloured them on white tissue with my SU markers and then transferred the image to the candle. Ribbon from SU, Prima flowers and brads from RoP. I wanted them in the bottom - so that they did not have to be taken off from the start. Added some stickles too on the image (after it was transferred) - not sure though on how stickles burn, but you always have to have some excitment don't you ;-))

Hope you want to play along and show us your candles. Also - make sure that you do not miss the next Magnolia - "Chasing butterflies" collection that's on their way. Summer has them up for pre-order - so pop over and make sure that you get some.

Kramis
Anki

Spring is here

or at least it was here this weekend. It's so funny every year - as soon as the sun pops up - well then you suddenly see your neighbours again ;-)) Out in the garden, burning leaves, planting seeds etc...hihi....... I guess it's the same everywhere and not only in Sweden.

Well - the Spring feelings this weekend gave me the inspiration to use Cathrine with butterfly for this weeks Try it Out Tuesday. Our project/card should only be made with 2 layers and 2 embellies. That's a very hard challenge for someone like me - that has gone from - only a very limeted numbers of layers and embellies to - well a lot just in 1.5 year ;-))

I was so pleased that I had the lovely DP from the Dovecraft Fantasy pack to create the scene with. They are perfect for projects like this. For the second layer (behind Cathrine) - there I used one of the papers from my "left-over-collection"...hihi.....

I coloured Cathrine with my copics (please don't forget to check out the copic bundles that are available at Susana's). I added some stickles to the flowers on her dress, on her shoes and for the ribbon. I then added vanilla ribbon (from SU) and one single flower from my stash.

There you have it - my 2 embellies :-))

Looking fwd to read your comments and see what you will come up with. Please remember to use the keyword "TIOT11" when you upload your cards on PCP or SCS.

Also - don't forget to check out the cards made by my dear DT friends.

Kram - Anki

Another award and Svensk Scrapbooking

First of all - I do hope that you all had a wonderful weekend. We just had so much fun and even had lunch outdoors on Saturday. Isac did not want to go inside at all. They are saying that there will be snow coming again - but I try to stay positive ;-)

Also - I will not be able to check in on you as much as I want to this week. The reason is that I am working on the finalized sketches for the next set of Anki's Sweethearts. So just some short updates from me:

We have a contest on the Swedish Scrapbooking site - for a chance to win some Ank's Sweethearts stamps. It's going to be fun to hear how many participants we managed to get and also if they had the correct answers - hope so.

Then I received this lovely award from Lynda! Lynda - you are sooo sweet and your Swedish is improving every day...hihi...... I will keep on sending you secret comments to translate ;-)

I am so happy that I got this award and I am passing it on to each and everyone of you that always leave such wonderful, supporting, fun and sweet comments. It's always so nice to hear from each and one of you and one day - I hope we all could meet at a World Convention Scrapping Event - wouldn't that be fun?? ;-)) So grab this award and pass it on to your readers.

I will be back tomorrow with a new Try it out Tuesday challenge (need to finalize the pics now).

Kramisar - Anki

Moving again?

God Morgon! (That's your first Swedish lesson for today ;-)
I am home with Isac today - he is feeling much better, but we will stay indoors and play - so therefore I will keep this post very short.

Just wanted to share this little card that I made for one of my friends - that are moving again.
The image is one that I received from my dear friend Renate. It was so fun to colour with my copics and yes - I do need more colours. Have you seen the copic bundles that Susana has in her store? They are great!

Also used the DP from Laura Ashley and added - very unlike me - purple flowers and a purple ribbon (from SU). But I actually like it - hope you do to. Of course I needed to use my new nesties - still asking myself how I ever could live without them before...hihi....

Don't miss my DT friend Christine's tutorial on Susana's store blog. She creates the most wonderful scenes - and she shows you how to do it - a lot of work - but the result is wonderful.

Kramisar - Anki

Awards from the Sweet Jane

Coming home from a very long day at work - having something to eat and then just quickly check my emails -and yes - there was the comment from Jane - she is such a sweet person and I do hope you pop over to her blog and send her some love ;-)

She has sent me these 2 lovely awards - THANK YOU JANE - you made my day!


Well - there will not be any cards posted today, since I came home from work so late. I do hope that I will be able to create some tomorrow - hopefully together with Isac. He is still not feeling weel - the poor thing. The fever is gone, but he has a terrible cough. I feel not 100% either - but I am still standing - so far ;-)

Wish you all a very lovely evening and I will check in on you tomorrow + pass on the award above.
Kram - Anki

Happy

St Patrick's Day!

This weeks TIOT - at Susana's store blog - was to use any shades of green and one neutral on our projects.

I decided to go for vanilla as my neutral - for the ribbon (from SU), text (used my Eliza) and for the lilacs in the vase. Added some shimmerz - on the text and the flowers. Stickles on the vase and the leaves. Then I had to have some Bella Baubles as well - a girl can never add to many blings on her project...hihi.....Flowers and DPs from stash + the DP with the fairy on is from the Dovecraft Fantasy pack.
Hope you would like to play along and upload your project on SCS or PCP with the keyword
TIOT10. Also don't forget to check out the other DT ladies wonderful projects.

Kram - Anki
PS. Sorry - but the flash reacted against the shimmerz - therefore the card is a little bit too bright.