Christmas card #8

My second Christmas card in march. I've forgotten to comment on it lately, but my new years resolution of always using something new on my card, still stands.

This time I've got several new things on my card. I've had this stamp for a good while now, but today is the first time I actually make a card using it.

 Not easy to see, but I've used clear UTEE over the image. Put it in the freezer for a while and bent it to make a few cracks. Over at Hjerteboden that's the challenge this month, to use UTEE, and I thought it was perfect for this card as I think it adds to the vintage feel.

Size:
6" x 6"
Paper:
Cardstock: kraft
 DPs from 3ndy and magnolia
Ink:
Memento - rich cocoa, distress ink - vintage photo
Stamps:
Magnolia. Inside the card there's a christmas-sentiment from Norsk Stempelblad.
Colouring:
Promarkers
Other:
Dies from Spellbinders, Cheery Lynn dies (the doily) and Magnolia, taupe-coloured roses from WOC, seambinding ribbon, old paper with gothic writing, alphabet-stickers (spells "merry christmas"), pearls, snow writer to add a touch of snow on the roses, stickles - platinum, wooden spool from Jenny Bowlin (painted with white acrylic paint), string, UTEE

Challenges I'm entering my card in:
* Promarker Norge #3 - fargelegg i sarte, duse farger
* 3ndypapir - romantisk/shabby stil
* Kort O Mania - vintage
* Scrapperiket - Craft
* Hjertebodens juleblogg

Karens Doodles - something special

Recently, I won a challenge over at Nordsalten Hobbyclub (yay!). The prize were 3 digistamps of my choice from Karens Doodles. And wow - it wasn't easy to choose among all her lovely digistamps! Except for one - I knew I had to have it.

And I've used that image to make a card now. The challenge over at Karens Doodles this week, is "Something special". I've made a birthday card to my husband - because he's special to me <3. He's my personal car-fixer, and that's why I just HAD to have this stamp. It's absolutely perfect. And he liked it too!

 Isn't this image awesome? I fell instantly in love with it, but I guess I'm biased towards oil, grease and dirty work-clothes :p

Size:
6" x 6"
Paper:
Cardstock: nature and brown
DPs from Papirdesign
Ink:
Memento - tuxedo black
Stamps:
Karens Doodles, norsk stempelblad
Colouring:
Promarkers
Other:
Tim Holtz dies, gears, tickets, 7gypsies brads, distress stain (used on the tag and the hardware findings from TH), pearls, buttons

Challenges I'm entering my card in:
* Karens Doodles Challenge blog - something special

Christmas card #7

My plan of making 3 christmas cards a month is still going strong, and here's my 7th card this year - the first card in march.

Ever since I saw these christmas stamps from Stempelglede, I knew these would look good on a card with this folding technique. I have no clue what it's called, but I've seen it all over the internet. It's a fun card to make :)

 The front. I've used glimmermist - pearl on the red roses, but it doesn't show well. I've used puffy velvet white on the tree, to make it look like snow. 

 The inside. Merry Christmas greeting, and plenty of space to write

Back. I haven't done anything here yet, as I haven't decided yet. Usually I just use my personal "handmade by"- stamp here. I took a picture to show the tag I've hidden here. 

Size:
6" x 6"
Paper:
Cardstock: nature
DPs from Maja Design
Ink:
Distress ink - walnut stain and fired brick
Stamps:
Norsk stempelblad, Panduro, Kort og Godt and North Star Stamps
Colouring:
-
Other:
Spellbinder dies, Marianne dies (the snowflake), Magnolia dies, roses from WOC, red/white twine bought at Panduro, offwhite seam binding ribbon, cheesecloth, liquid pearls - white opal.

Challenges I'm entering my card in:
* Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - No image, just words
* Hjertebodens juleblogg