Egg hunt

This layout is made for a sketch challenge at Veckans Skiss (week 15).

As there are a lot of Rhododendrons in the pictures I choose to draw/doodle some Rhododendron leaves on the background. I also added ink, mist and paint. The dots are made with modeling paste and a template to make some texture. Most of them are then painted with acrylic paint.

I especially want to thank both Zima and Camilla for giving me the Liebster Blog Award. I have received it once before so I decided not to pass it on this time. But I feel so honored to receive it not just once, but twice… and a third time! I’m truly thankful! Please pay these kind and talented women a visit at their blogs! :)

Thanks for looking!!! And thanks for leaving comments! Of course comments in Swedish are welcome too! :)

Giggle

This LO is made for a challenge at Svensk Scrapbooking. I was very inspired by their sketch and I thought it was perfect for this idea that I have had for quite a while.

The LO is about DD and her giggling. She doesn’t really giggle about anything special – it seems to me that it’s the giggling that is the point. :)

This LO is all about paint and doodling. First I colored the background with two shades of Distress Stain. I then made random dots with acrylic paint. Finally I did a lot of doodling. So, so fun!!!

Here’s some close ups:

Thanks for looking!!!

Ps. Det är öppen omröstning i forumet så gå gärna in här och rösta på min layout! Ds. :)

Love to sing

At Svensk Scrapbooking there are some extra challenges going on during Easter. One of them has a bird theme and the challenge is to make a layout with “chickens, hens, cocks or migratory birds”. You are encroached to exaggerate the bird theme. :)

I did a layout about DD who LOVES to sing. She is always singing – about everything possible and impossible. It's mostly songs that she makes up herself :)

Of course I couldn’t resist using a sheet music patterned paper. And of course I couldn’t resist to add a lot of paint on it… ;)

Here’s a chipboard covered with PP and some ink. The eye is a rhinestone. The branches and leaves are cut with a die and doodled.

I thought that tickets suited the theme…

These birds are stickers from Basic Grey.

I hope you like my “exaggerated” bird page! Thanks for looking and for all your wonderful comments!!!

(If someone wants to leave a comment in Swedish, please feel free to do so. :)

Happy Easter!

Two challenges – sugar and spice (part two)

And now to the “cool” page. This LO is made for Punky Scraps sketch challenge (# 44). I loved the sketch and I immediately came up with this idea that is very close to the sketch.

I’ve used the fabulous papers ‘Wonderland’ from 7 Dots Studios. To create the background I used Adirondack Color Wash, gesso, bubble wrap, acrylic paint, mist etc.

So… which one do you like most??? Sugar or spice???

Thank you so much for looking! Your comments make my day! :)

Two challenges – sugar and spice (part one)

This time of the month I’m normally waiting for new challenges to be published. But I found out that Punky Scraps challenges have a deadline about a week into the following month so I have been working with two of them the last couple of days :) The reason I’m calling this post sugar and spice is because the layouts happened to turn out that way – one sweet page, and one cool page.The first layout is for the “Get Picky Challenge” (# 45).

This month you should include: kraft cardstock, a picture of yourself, tree of something, masking and something red, something metal, something lucky, fabric, green paint, something pleated and stitching. Quite a challenge, ha? You don’t have to include it all but I decided to do so. Here’s the result:

On this picture you’ll see; kraft cardstock, a picture of yourself, masking and something red, fabric (the “trim rose”) and green paint.

Here you’ll see tree of something, metal, something pleated and hand stitching. (I stitched the trim to make it pleated).

And finally, something lucky – me and DD!

Thanks for looking!!! The second LO is on its way up!

Our new kitchen

April’s challenge at ARTastic is to be inspired by ‘Café on the Left Bank’ by Julie Podstolski. Your layout should also be “food related”. Looking at my layout you may ask where the food theme is. It’s in the boxes – containing our new kitchen! They will start building it after Easter so we will live in a mess for a while… Here’s my take on the challenge:

I love the colors in this pencil drawing. Isn’t it inspiring?

The background paper is decorated with acrylic paint and black gesso. There is also a lot of fuzzy cutting on this page.

The black flowers are hand drawn.

Thanks for looking!!! I hope you want to join in on the challenge! I would love to put my vote on YOU at the end of the month!!!

You look lovely today

Finally! Last weekend I only managed to make one layout and even though it turned out the way I wanted I didn’t like it. And then I went on a business trip unable to scrap… But yesterday I was back in my scrap room having a LOT of fun! And here’s the result:

The layout is made for this week’s palette at The Color Room. It’s made with my monthly kit (switch) from Zima. Zima went on a scrap exhibition and was kind enough to think of me so this time my kit included some brand new stuff! :)

I used two different techniques with the template. I added paint (blue) and then swiped it of the gesso. I also painted on the gesso (with red).

Here's a picture of the kit:

Thank you SO much for looking! Your lovely comments make my day!!!

Playing silly

I had some PP from Lily Bee that I realy love and wanted to make something nice with. So I popped over to Lily Bee’s blog and found this inspiring sketch! This is my take on it:

All the papers are Lily Bee’s Head over Heels. I just added a chipboard, some flowers and loads of paint!

I really enjoyed working with patterned paper and paint in this particular way, so I will definitely do that again!

(The blue and yellow flowers are part of a DT-present from Jane Howden at ARTastic. Thank you SO much, Jane!!!)

Thank you SO much for looking!!! Have a nice day!

So happy to be with you

When I saw this text sticker by Basic Grey I immediately thought of this picture of me and DD. And when I saw this month’s inspiration picture at Mollys Scrapbooking I came up with this idea:

I wanted to use a lot of hearts so I made some butterflies with two heart shaped dies. (No, I didn’t get enough of either love or hearts in February…) The background is decorated with gesso and acrylic paint – using different techniques.

The banner is made of braided twines and a patterned paper from Basic Grey.

Thank you SO much for stopping by and leaving comments! You’re the best!!!

By the way… I’m featured on The Color Room this week! That too makes me incredibly happy ;) LOL!

A wonderful day!

This LO is made for March Challenge at Scrap Perra. The challenge is to use black, white and one more color. I chose greyish purple as I thought that would bring out the cold and warm colors in the picture.

As usual I used a lot of gesso and acrylic paint on the background (with different techniques). I used white to create a feeling of snow and the greyish purple to capture the colors in the ice. (Black is found on the frame around the LO and in the twine. I also used some black paint.) Here’s some close ups:

Thanks for popping by and leaving comments! It really makes my day!

More fun together

March challenge at Kraft it up! Is a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 challenge. The LO should contain:

1 = Piece of Kraft Cardstock or Patterned Paper
2 = Photos of any size
3 = Three word title
4 = different pieces of patterned paper
5 = different embellishments

I hope this background paper will be considered as a “kraft patterned paper”. I had an idea to color some of the pattern on the background paper to make it part of the decoration. This is how it turned out:

I used ProMarkers to fill in the pattern. I also used some gesso and acrylic paint on the background.

This picture shows tree of the five demanded embellishments – butterflies, a die cut with text, and tape. (I also used some brads and a button). The patterned papers are framing the pictures – and one of them is part of the butterflies. The butterflies are made of patterned paper cut with a die, feathers (I thought it was fun as the girls use feathers when crafting on the pictures), and black pearls.

Thanks for looking! I hope you enjoyed it!!!

Our paradise

There’s a new challenge up at ARTastic! This month you should be inspired by a painting by Ken Done called Chinamen’s Beach. You should also add palm trees or palm leaves, a picture taken on the beach and 2-3 beach embellishments. Here’s my take on the challenge:

And here's some close ups:

Thanks for looking!!! I would love to see you play along!