my piece of paper

Hi there!

Today´s card is another just because card! 

This card was made using one of the bunnies and his little bird friend
from the "McGregor´s Garden" set from Hello Bluebird! 

As I colored the bunny with warm grey Copics I thought it would be
perfect to match with kraft cardstock! The grass and the sky were colored
with Distress inks. (The shadow under the bunny was colored with Copics.)

A super easy and quick card!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Tina

Hello!

The Modern Misses digital stamps from
Lily of The Valley is so much fun to play with!
I needed some more "just because" cards and this
image is so cute and perfect for so many occasions!

For these two cards I colored up Miss July!

I colored them a little different from each other and just
couldn´t resist coloring one of the bath ducks pink!

Images, shadows and backgrounds were colored with Copic markers.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Tina

Hi there!

When making this card I realized I need more Hello/just
because cards. Often times you need them kind of right away...
and its great to have a few to chose from!

For this card I used the sweet kitten and puppy, 
and their tiny friends, the duckling and the turtoise
from the "Rain or shine" set from Mama Elephant!

Images and background were colored with Copic markers!
And I used a white gel pen for the polka dots.

On its way to brighten someone´s day!

Thank you for stopping by!

Tina

Hello!

I just couldn´t resist the "Book worms" set from Mama Elephant!
Lots of adorable critters, with and without glasses, single books,
pile of books, rows of books, apples and... even a little worm too!
The combinations seem endless with this set!

First project I made using this stamp set was a card!

Images and background were colored with Copic markers.
I applied a coat of Glossy Accents to their glasses!

Sentiment stamps from Gummiapan (just wanted to say thanks).

More to come...

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

 Tina

Hi there!

I have been thinking long and hard about how to make
a pretty card using these cute little frames "Mini picture frames",
from Lawn Fawn and I came up with this idea to use the frames
together with the "Hippity Hop" bunnies from Mama Elephant.

Sorry about the bad quality of the photo above,
it really doesn´t make the colors justice, as the inside of the
frames are purple in real life. Below is a better picture!

I always have quite a clear picture in my head about the
cards I work on, I often draw a quick sketch, and in the end when
the card is finished it usually looks close to my original idea. 

For this card I had envisioned a patterned paper, maybe floral
piece of cardstock and I ended up using this black/white striped washi tape!
I started out making the frames white as I thought white on white
looks good, but when the card was all finished and done I
realized that black would be the perfect choice for the frames...
so I die cut a new series of black frames and glued them on top of
the white ones and I love how it turned out!

Bunnies were colored with Copic markers, the backgrounds in
the frames were colored with Distress Inks Shaded Lilac and
Wilted violet, and some droplets of water were added to them!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Tina

Hello there!

I hope you are as fond of the cute bunnies and chicken
from The "Party Animals" set from Mama Elephant as I am!

This might be my favorite stamp set ever, considering
how many cards and tags I have made with it already!

A few more are in the making or as ideas in the back
of my mind waiting to make it on to a card!

For this card I used only one of the bunnies,
flying away holding a balloon!  

The striped background was made using masking tape and
Distress Inks. I didn´t own a stencil with stripes at the time this
card was made, so I masked and inked stripe by stripe.

Bunny and balloon were colored with Copic markers. 
I used a white gel pen for the polka dots on the balloon and the 
stripes on the party hat! Sentiment, meaning Congratulations 
in Swedish is from Gummiapan. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 Tina

Hello!

For my birthday my sweet Instagram friend L sent me some
images for me to color. I have to admit I have felt a little nervous
coloring them up, just because I was afraid to totally mess them up!

What if I colored outside the lines and couldn´t save it
with my colorless blender ?!!!
What if I colored some strange color combinations
that would look awful together ?!!!

I finally decided to color their dresses pink and orange and to
color the girl wearing the pink dress a red head to match her friends dress!

I didn´t color outside the lines and I didn´t chose a
(in my opoinion) strange color combination!

 I love this cute stamp! The "Huggy Squidgies", from
Stampingbella are just too adorable. And I love the sentiment, so true!

I colored the image with Copic markers!

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today!

 Tina

Hello there!

For this birthday card I used the cute bear from the "Just Sayin" set from
Hello Bluebird. How cute is he holding his sign, ready to deliver a message!

I chose not to use any of the 30+ words from the stamp set,
but a cupcake instead (the cupcake is not included in this set)!

Image and background were colored with Copic markers.
Sentiment stamp is from Gummiapan, I love the size of it!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Tina

Hello!

Today´s card is a birthday card made using two of the cute
critters from the "Party Animals" set from mama Elephant!

These little bunnies and chicken make me smile every time! 
Today they are celebrating with a glass of white wine!

Colored with Copics and background colored with Distress Inks.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Tina

Hello crafty friends!

I am celebrating today as I have finally finished the
Clothing Class I have been taking over at Kit and Clowder! 

My last photos are uploaded for feedback! Yay!!!

It took me longer than I expected but I only have myself to blame as
I from time to time prioritized other things instead of practicing
coloring pleats, folds and a bunch of other techniques!

I am so happy that I decided to take this class, so much class material,
so many lessons and videos and so much valuble feedback from Alyce!

The final assessment, to color this beautiful image above,
using different techniques learnt from class!

Well, back to the reason I decided to take this class...
as you might know by now, the photo below is the reason
I decided to take this class as I wanted to learn how to color this
particular dress beautifully, as I wasn´t happy at all with the
only way I knew how to color it at that point. 

Not that I will be coloring this dress only, 
but I was thinking more like, this is the type of dress
I want to learn how to color in a pretty way!

After lots and lots of practice, really focusing on the placements
of the pleats and folds, shadows and light,
going over the images two or three more times takes a lot of patience...

 The zig zag technique below is my absolute favorite for this dress!

I am definitely going to take the Skin & Hair class too, but not right away. 
I am thinking January would be a great time to dive in to that as I usually 
find myself totally exhausted from the Holiday card making frenzy and 
my mojo usually goes on vacation that time of year too! 
Looking forward to taking that class! Maybe Santa will surprise 
me with the Copics I need for that class!

Thank you for stopping by today!

 Tina

Hello!

This card is on its way to the other side of the world,
I am finding so much joy in sending Happy Mail and
hope that this card will brighten the recipients day!

When making more advanced cards I like to draw a
quick and very simple sketch, in the end the outcome may not be
exactly like my original idea but I find it helpful,
especially when there is a lot of masking involved!

So...please don´t laugh at my quick drawing skills...
this is my sketch for the card above!

Bunnies and chickens!
The numbers tells in wich order to stamp the images when masking.

The stamp set is "Party Animals" from Mama Elephant!

Colored with Copic markers! The letters on the balloons
are from the alphabet die set "Moxie" from QuicKutz.

These little cuties are so easy to stamp and color on
the envelope as well and if I have the time I think its
worth doing as it makes the envelope super cute!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Tina

Hello crafty friends!

You can never have too many "just because" cards, can you?!

For this card I colored Miss August from the Modern Misses
Collection, a digi stamp from Lily of The Valley.

Miss August was colored with Copic markers
and I used a white gel pen for the dots on her top!

This card is also my entry for the Daily Marker coloring Contest!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Tina

Hello there!

A little over a year ago I signed up for the on-line Clothing Class at
Kit and Clowder. Now I am finally down to just a few lessons left!
Yay! I probably could have finished the class earlier, but sometimes
its hard to find the time it requires, and not to mention, the patience.

These last few weeks I have been focused on practicing my coloring
and below you can see what I have been coloring!

Sheer fabric...

...iridescent fabric...

...and the no-line coloring technique.

It is so cool how different an image looks coloring it
with the usual black out lines vs no-line coloring!

Thank you for stopping by today!

 Tina

Hello there!

I am trying to get better at actually send cards and
#mailitmonday is a perfect reminder for that!

This one I am going to send to a dear friend who could use
some encouragement and happy mail to brigthen her day!

Stamps used on this card are from the "Rain or shine" set from Mama Elephant,
colored with Copic markers, glitter was added to the flower and the little cloud!

Thank you for stopping by!

Tina

Hi there!

This is my first time participating in The Mod Squad Challenge!

This week the challenge is "Getting in shape", as in;
You may NOT use a rectangle or square as your card base!

My first thought was to make a circle shaped card, but thinking
again I decided to go for a triangular shaped card with a circle!

This is also my first time making a triangular shaped card!

The cute little dog is from the "Rain or Shine" set from
Mama Elephant, colored with Copic markers!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Tina