This is so me!

På rejäl finlandssvenska måste jag medge att jag är en "sottapytty" (går inte ens att översätta, men helt enkelt råddig o städande ligger lågt på prio-listan). Jag deltar i: Catch the Bug (Stella Says Sketch och Color Challenge), C.R.A.F.T. (Inspired by a movie: Shirley Valentine about a bored house wife), Deep Ocean (Just for a girl), Penny's (Guys or Girls), Crafty Catz (AG) och Passion for Promarker (Make it Digital). Nåväl,  jag är ingen hemmafru så jag behöver väl inte ha dåligt samvete för att det är ostädat hos oss, utgår jag ifrån i alla fall :)

Grattis-pojke

Min grattande pojke deltar i: Artistic Inspirations (For the Kids), Incy Wincy (Birthdays), Tuesday Morning Sketches, Southern Girl (Swinging in the Breeze) och Digi Sketch (AG). Och jo, det stör mig helt otroligt (fast jag absolut inte är en perfektionist) att raden med knapparna inte är rak... :)

Sommardagar

Jag är förkyld, så bilder och tankar på sköna sommardagar värmer. Jag deltar i: Dream Valley (Vintage), Sketch Saturday (Sketch), Whoopsi Daisy (Monochromatic), CWL (Friends), Penny's (Guys and Girls),  C.R.A.F.T. (Inspired by a Movie: My Girl) och TTCRD (AG).

P*skarteluhaaste #222 - Bingo

Jos on kahden prinsessatyttären isä (sekä ei niiin muotitietoisen pojan), täytyy varautua pinkkiin synttärikorttiin. Väritin Broken Box Stock-freebie kuvan Promarkereilla, ja koska olin tulostanut kehykseen liian ison kuvan, leikkasin (taas, esim tässä ja tässä... tapahtuuko tämä liian usein?) kahden lapsen hiukset sojottamaan hieman raamin ulkopuolella.

P*skarteluhaasteessa #222 teemana on bingo, ja osallistun tällä rivillä: Valkoinen - X=Tähti - Stanssi.

Beauty 2

Käytin uudemman kerran tätä Bugaboo-kuvaa, inspiroituneena Amalian haasteesta (Karkkivärit). Tämän oli kokeilu tehdä vähän erilaista korttia, enkä ole aivan tyytyväinen lopputulokseen mutta kokeilemalla saa ainakin enemmän kokemusta :) Osallistun myös Creative Knockouts (No Square cards - and the white in the pic is only background, not part of the card) haasteeseen.

Spring is coming...

Today there was definitely spring in the air and I just love it :)

I'm participating in: Totally Papercrafts (Spring), Cupcake Inspirations, Glitter'n'Sparkle (Funky Colours), Fan-tastic Tuesday (AG) and Papertake Weekly (Sketch).

Beauty!

I love this sentiment, so you'll see another card using it in a bit as I get to posting it. I'm participating in: Catch the Bug (Stella says Sketch), Crafting for all Seasons (Sentiment as focus), Card Mania (Use sentiment), Love to Create (AG), Allsorts (Ladies Day) and TTCRD (AG).

Vintervantar

Vintern ger vika och våren verkar vara på väg, men ännu behövs vantar. Mina julvantar deltar i: Winter Wonderland (The most wonderful time of the year), ABC Christmas (D is for die cuts), CHNC (Use sentiment), Christmas Cards All Year Round (Blue + White) och Card Mania (Use a sentiment).

My first DT membership: Seems a Little Sketchy #59

I was so overjoyed to have been asked to become a DT member over at Seems a Little Sketchy!

Still being quite a newbie, I'm relying heavily on available sketches, and I just love love love the idea at Seems a Little Sketchy, namely that there are sketches available in advance for future challenges. So that is a great place to check out for some inspiration!

This week, Lacy Sunshine is the sponsor and I just adore the cute & lovely Bubbles - Ice Skating. Also, inspiration and being overjoyed (and somewhat daunted) by being part of the lovely DT , I got carried away and made two cards :)

Våren kommer...

... hoppas jag i alla fall! Jag deltar i: Gem of a Challenge (Spots and Stripes), Digi Sketch (Sketch + Theme: Glitter it!), Fab'n'Funky (Spots or Stripes), Suzy Bee (Whimsical/Fantasy), Milk Coffee (Girly), Robyn's fetish (Elves, Fairies...) och Glitter'n'Sparkle (Bright Funky Colours).

Best Friends and Sisters...

... but both want to be the girl in the pink dress. That's my daughters :) I'm participating in Catch the Bug (Colour Challenge), Feeling Sketchy (Sketch #80), CWL (Friends), Crafting by Design (AG) and Milk Coffee (Girly Challenge).

Nyaste Nytt!

Nu blev det ett pojk-kort igen, och när jag ser på det så blev det rätt lika gårdagens kort. Skissen tog jag från Sketchy Colors, och deltar också i: Crafty Little Fairies (For the Boys), Artistic Inspirations (Masculine),  Fan-tastic Tuesday (Happy and Bright), Crafty Bloggers Network (All about boys), Crafting by Designs (Just for Boys) och Pinspirational (AG).

Fotbolls-pojke

Ja, bra gick det inte för Finland i dagens ishockey-match, men tur nog är pojken på mitt kort så liten att han bara njuter av att spela för nöjes skull. I all sin enkelhet blev det här ett glatt pojk-kort, men visst är det lustigt hur färgerna förändras (och mina tankar på vad jag borde ha gjort annorlunda) på fotot av kortet. Jag deltar i: Glitter'n'Sparkle (Sketch), Crafty Little Fairies (For the Boys), Artistic Inspirations (Masculine), Get Inky (Buttons), Fan-tastic Tuesday (Happy and Bright), Crafty Bloggers Network (All about boys) och TTCRD (AG)

Monsterkärlek

Jag tycker detta gulliga monster passar bra för ett kort till ett barn. Jag deltar i: I love Promarkers (Sketch), Catch the Bug (Bingo: Pearls - Embossing - Bugaboo image), Paper Crafting Journey (Love is in the Air), Totally Gorjuss (Lovey Dovey), Send a Smile 4 Kids (Die cuts / punches) och Cupcake Inspirations (colours, hearts and dots that actually are pink and not greyish as they seem to be in this pic).

P*skishaasteen mallin mukaan mennään

P*skishaasteessa oli kiva luonnos mitä varmasti tulen hyödyntämään toistekin. Inspiroituneena tästä korttikeräyksestä päätin tehdä vauva-kortin.

Christmas Love

Oh no, I'm going have sooo many christmas cards done by December... I'm participating in C.R.A.F.T (Christmas), CHNC (Christmas Love), CHNC Extra, Totally Gorjuss (Lovey Dovey), Suzy Bee (Sketch) and Pinspirational (AG)

Happy Bugaboo-Bear Birthday

Mitt födelsedagskort deltar i fölande utmaningar: Feeling Sketchy (Sketch), Catch The Bug (Bingo: Button - Bugaboo image - Flower), Card and Scrap (Alt kan feires), Dream Valley (Tag your it!) och Crafty Little Fairies (Teddies).

Iltapäiväteejuhlat

Vintagearkun ihana kuva ja It's all about the Vintage-haaste (resepti: 1 nauha -  2 metallikoristetta -  3 kukkaa) yhdistettynä erittäin kivoihin metallikoristeisiin mitä voitin joitain viikkoja siiten Iva Novasta antoivat inspiksen tähän korttiin. Tämän lisäksi osallistun seuraaviin haasteisiin: Suzy Bee (Sketch), Penny's (Monochrome), Lexi's Creations (Monochromatic), Crafting by Designs (Anything for love - and I sure do think these cuties at the tea party show love) ja Divas by Design (With love).

Shopping Diva

Oooh, I'm tickled pink to have won Bugaboo digis this weekend, so inspired by that I used the lovely shopping Bugaboo-Scarlette - but who am I kidding? I already had plans to do so :) I'm participating in: Crafty Catz (Lady in red), Ribbon girl (Colour: Red), Catch the Bug (Stella Says Sketch), Kort o Mania (Punch eller dies), Catch the Bug (Bingo: Use Pink & Red - Sentiment - Flower), Sentimental Sunday (Pack a Punch), Allsorts (Use Brads), Brown Sugar (Use a die cut or punch) and Charisma Cardz (Inspired by a Movie: Confessions of a Shopoholic).

Loving Grandma

The Dearie dolls are so lovely, and I think this grandma with her grandkids is just so great and you just feel the love looking at it! I'm participating in: Cupcake Inspirations, Artistic Inspirations (Valentine), Creative Knockouts (Spots & Dots), Crafter's Café (Must have hearts) and Feeling Sketchy (Sketch).

Sommarkänsla

Jag måste varva med lite sommarkänsla, och Doodle Pantrys hjälp gick det bra :) Jag deltar i följande utmaningar: Doodle Pantry, Crafts 4 Eternity (Sketch), Allsorts (Brads), TTCRD (AG) och ABC (F is for Flowers: the die cut and the embossing and the brad is also chosen as to look like one :)

Young Love part 3

I delved into the archives at Vintagearkku and decided to reuse this picture, once again cutting it off slightly (a miffed girl watching this cute couple). I'm participating in: Pinspirational (Young love), Penny's paper-crafty (Monochrome), Creative Knockouts (Spots & dots), Pile it on (Stripes and/or dots), Artistic Inspirations (Valentine), A Creative Romance (Let's get Sentimental), Sweet Sketch Wednesday (Sketch) and Fan-tastic Tuesday (Romance).

Young love part 2

I was happy to have found the Feeling Sketchy challenge last weekend, and the lovely sketch inspired me to participate a second time. I was heavily inspired by the theme at Pinspirational (Young love) and immediately thought of this image from Vintagearkku (see the link at the right hand side to freebies) and in addition to that I'm participating in  Crafty ribbons (Ribbon & bow) and Penny's paper-crafty (Monochrome)

Young love

Isn't this Kenny K freebie fun? I immediately tought of a 50's diner I've only seen in movies, so my colours were inspired by Cry Baby (even though some of the glittery details are not clearly seen in this pic). I'm participating in: Sketch Saturday, Charisma Cardz (Inspired by a movie: Cry-baby), Crafters Café (must have hearts), Creative Inspiration (love), Passion for Promarkers (Have a heart), Pinspirational (Young Love), Artistic Inspirations (Valentine), Glitter n Sparkle (Valentines / add some red) and Paper Crafting JOurney (Love is in the Air).

Yet another Valentine...

My vision for this card did not quite come true, e.g. you can hardly see the hearts in the upper right corner. But I still think it looks a bit better IRL ;) I'm participating in: Catch the Bug (Theme: Love), Whoopsi Daisy (Include a sentiment), Fan-tastic Tuesday (Romance), Totally Gorjuss (Sentiment as main focus), Love to Create (Use red and/or pink), Deep Ocean (Love is all around) and TTCRD (AG).

Want a cup of hot chocolate?

At first I though this sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday (Sketch) was almost too difficult, but now I couldn't stay away from giving it another go :)  What just was meant to look more like gingerbreads just turned out to look like flowers, and I just couldn't get the colours photoed to resemble how they look like in real life. And I think I'll need to add a Merry Christmas-sentiment... I'm also participating in: CHNC (Use Die cut or punched shape), CHNC Extra (February), ABC Christmas (C is for Chocholate dreams - in this case the drink and the brown colours), Papertake Weekly (Have a heart) and Allsorts (Colours beginning with B: Brown and beige).

Vauva-kortti

Luin tästä korttikeräyksestä Kätilöopistolle vastasyntyneille ja kasvaville keskosille, ja sen jälkeen on syntynyt (hih!) enemmän vauva-kortteja koska ajatus heräsi, että kehtaisinko ehkä osallistua omilla luomuksillani talkoisiin... ehkä... Osallistun seuraaviin haasteisiin: CWL (Baby), Seems a little Sketchy (Sketch), Pile it on (Stripes and/or dots), Winter Wonderland (No Stamping Allowed) ja Love to Create (Red and / or pink).

Fairy tale owl

Isn't this owl just like out of a fairy tale? Well, that's what I think and it was the Pinspirational pic that inspired it and the colour choices I made. I used (almost completely) the Creative Inspirations sketch #7. I'm also participating in Totally Papercrafts (Hey Cutie), Winter Wonderland (No Stamping allowed), Divas by Design (Die cuts) and Suzy Bee (AG).

True Friendship

This sentiment is so true, and it feels very Finnish :) Also to explain, Valentine's day is here referred to as Friend(ship)day (Ystävänpäivä, Vändagen) so it does not have only the romantic connotations typical elsewhere.

I'm entering the following challenges: Catch the Bug (Theme: Love - btw, catch this Bugaboo-freebie while you can, it's very versatile and I was heavily inspired by the DT cards when making this one!), Cupcake inspirations (inspirational cupcakes from which I chose colours, the flower-y background paper and the hearts), Card Mania (Love is all around), Whoopsi Daisy (Include a sentiment), The Squirrel and the Fox (Love), Totally Gorjuss (Sentiment as main focus) and Get Inky (Valentine's/Love).

Love(ly) duo

I decided to once again (see here and here) use the cute Bugaboo-love fairy, only this time as a duo (symbolising my girls who quickly decided who is the one in red, and who is in pink). My love(ly)-duo participates in: Catch the Bug (Love), Creative Inspirations (Sketch #6), V's Sweet Ideas (Red, White & Pink), The Squirrel and the Fox (Love), Brown Sugar (Valentines), Simon Says Wednesday (Have a Heart) and Get Inky (Valentine).

Vändag

Inte vet jag vad jag ska göra med alla mina Valentin/vändagskort då jag inte har för vana att skicka såna. Men kul är de att göra hur som helst :) Clear it Out (Brads + karaoke: All you need is Love, in the Love Actually version), Sketch Saturday (Sketch), The Squirrel and the Fox (Love), Brown Sugar (Valentines),  Fab'n'Funky (Calling all Brads), Simon Says Wednesday (Have a Heart), Artistic Inspirations (AG/Hearts), Crafts 4 Eternity (With Love),  Suzy Bee (AG) och Crafty Catz (Love is in the Air).

Julgran

Visst är det vitt ute, men julen känns nog rätt avlägsen. Tur fyndade jag lite julpapper som inspirerar :) Jag deltar i: Clear it Out (Brads + Karaoke, with my song being Jingle bells / Bjällerklang, as I have two girls who still insist on singing daily christmas songs ;), Winter Wonderland (No Stamping allowed), CHNC (Use Die cut or punched shape), Fab'n'Funky (Calling all Brads), Feeling Sketchy (Sketch),  CHNC Extra (February) och Suzy Bee (AG).

More Girl Power!

Wuhuu, flickor är grejt (men så är också pojkar!). Jag deltar i: CWL (Baby),  Pile it on (Ribbon), Suzy Bee (AG), V's Sweet Ideas (Red, White & Pink), Sentimental 's Sunday's (Birthday card for a special woman - and who could be more special than a baby girl whether it's you own daughter, niece or whomever - girls are great!), Sweet Sketch Wednesday (Sketch), Simon Says Wednesday (Have a Heart), Artistic Inspirations (AG/Hearts), Crafts 4 Eternity (With Love), Love to Create (Birthday/Anniversary), Fairy tale (More than two colours) och Crafty Catz (Love is in the Air).

Baby-kort

Mitt baby-kort deltar i följande utmaningar: CWL (Baby), I love Promarkers (Birthday), Pile it on (Ribbon), Allsorts (Colours beginning with B: Brown & Blue), Suzy Bee (AG), Papertake Weekly (AG) och Crafty Bloggers Network (All about Boys)

Silpuista sydämiä

Osallistun Villakeijun kortteiluhaasteeseen tällä kortilla. Hyödynsin pieniä paperinpalasia mitkä olivat jääneet yli näihin sydämiin, ja rusetti on vapaalla kädellä tehty tällä nauhalla joka on joskus koristanut saamaani pakettia. Oikeastaan olen vähän samaa ideaa käyttäen tehnyt aikaisemmin tämän ja tämän kortin.

Osallistun myös seuraaviin haasteisiin: Pile it on (Ribbon), Simon Says Wednesday (Have a Heart), Artistic Inspirations (AG/Hearts), Crafts 4 Eternity (With Love), Fairy tale (More than two colours) ja Crafty Catz (Love is in the Air).

Snöflingor till salu!

Oops, jag tänkte glömma lägga upp den här härliga QKR-snögubben som säljer snöflingor :) Jag deltar i Digi Sketch (Sketch +  Theme: Use Green), CHNC (Stripes and/or spots), CHNC Extra (February), Totally Papercrafts (Hey Cutie), Fairy tale (More than two colours) och Passion for Promarkers (Spots and Stripes).

Father & Son

Isn't this QKR Father & Son duo cute? I used a previous sketch from Creative Inspirations (Sketch #1) and am also participating in CHNC (Stripes and/or Sports), CHNC February Extra (AG Christmas) and Totally Papercrafts (Hey Cutie).

Kärleksbrev

Här för den gulliga Dearie Doll flickan kärleksbrev i min egen tolkning på skissen från Tuesday Morning Sketches. Jag deltar också i: Suzy Bee (Flowers), Crafty Little Fairies (Love), A Gem of a Challenge (All you need is love), Robyn's fetish (Valentine's Day), Fairies Challenge (Love is in the Air), Milk Coffee (Valentine's/Love challenge), Lexi's Creations  (Valentine's day/Love) och Simon Says Monday (Love Notes).

Birthday girl

Bugaboo:s Birthday Girl is such a cutie :) I'm participating in: Tuesday Morning Sketches, Catch the Bug (AG), Suzy Bee (Flowers), Simon Says Wednesday (Have a Heart), Dream Valley (No Design Paper), I love Promarkers (Birthday) and Crafty Catz (AG).

Vändagsfamilj

Ibland då jag ser bilden på kortet jag gjort får jag lust att göra förändringar på det, som tex i detta fall. Men vi kör nu ändå med Dearie Doll-familjen i denna tappning i dessa utmaningar: Sketchy Colors (skiss), Allsorts (Love is in the Air), A Gem of a Challenge (All you need is love), Robyn's fetish (Valentine's Day), Fairies Challenge (Love is in the Air), Milk Coffee (Valentine's/Love challenge), Lexi's Creations  (Valentine's day/Love), Crafty Catz (AG) och Simon Says Monday (Love Notes).

Coffee saves lives

Right now I'm in dire need of this life saving, golden elixir... And yes, this is how I look and feel in the mornings most days ;) I'm participating in: Catch the Bug (Stella says sketch), Catch the Bug (February AG), Winter Wonderland (Digi Days), Crafty Catz (AG), Papertake Weekly (AG) and TTCRD (AG).

A whiff of cherry blossom

I was inspired by the theme over at Crafts 4 Eternity (Oriental), but it was suprisingly difficult for me to think what elements to choose. But the overall feel I wanted was a whiff of cherry blossom, so my flowery background paper and the pink bow was meant to bring that to the table. I'm also participating in: Pile it on (Ribbon), Papertake Weekly (AG) and TTCRD (AG).

Julkortsproduktionen kommer igång...

Den söta Dearie Doll flickan blev bortglömd förra julen, men nu kom hon i användning. Jag deltar i: Fab'nFunky (Christmas), CHNC (Stipes and/or Sports), CHNC February Extra (AG Christmas) och Digi Sketch (Sketch + Theme: Green).

Love is in the air and blogosphere

I used this lovely Bugaboo valentine-fairy again and am participating in many love-inspired challenges in blog-land: Sketch Saturday, Passion for Promarker (AG), I love Promarkers (Love is in the air), Allsorts (Love is in the Air), A Gem of a Challenge (All you need is love), Creative Romance (Show us some love), Robyn's fetish (Valentine's Day), CRAFT (Love/Valentines), Catch the Bug (February Anything goes), Fairies Challenge (Love is in the Air), Milk Coffee (Valentine's/Love challenge) and Simon Says Monday (Love Notes).

Howdy!

Min Bugaboo-Cowboy deltar i: Digi Sketch (Sketch + Theme: One for the Men), Simon Says Monday (This is where the Cowboy rides away...), Passion for Promarker (AG) och Send a smile 4 kids (For the Boys).

All you need is love....

Bugaboos love-fairy has inspired some lovin' feelings and I'm participating in: Tuesday Morning Sketches, Passion for Promarker (AG), I love Promarkers (Love is in the air), Winter Wonderland (Digi Days), Allsorts (Love is in the Air), A Gem of a Challenge (All you need is love), Creative Romance (Show us some love) CRAFT (Love/Valentines) and TTCRD (AG).

Dancing Cowgirl

Lite färgterapi blev det med det här kortet :) Jag deltar i: Catch the Bug (Stella says Sketch), Simon Says Monday (This is where the Cowboy rides away...), Passion for Promarker (AG), Winter Wonderland (Digi Days), Totally Gorjuss (Sunny Colours), Delicious Doodles (Die cuts / punches) och CWL (AG).