Super Sketchy Sunday

Sundays mean a new sketch by Pam over at 365 cards. They are usually both inspiring and a little difficult. Today’s sketch is no exception!

I decided to do a RAK holder card (sort of) of a type I saw in a magazine a while ago. I have this little thing that will be going out with the mail today so it suited me fine.

The papers are yummy Bo Bunny which I’ve been hoarding quite some time now. Thought it was time to start cutting in them. Love the combination of orange and pink! All the stamps are new Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps. They will be in store soooon! 

I didn’t be quite as productive as I thought I’d be yesterday evening. I sat glaring at my stuff for an hour and then I went to bed. I was asleep before 9 pm… It felt goood!

Wish you the best of Sundays!

Tesa

Home Alone!

Wohoo! Hubby and son went to a Hockey game and I’m left at home, alone, free to spend the evening the way I want it! This is one rare occasion which I will treasure! And I will for sure spend the night by my scrap desk. YAY!

Before I do that, I’ll share the cards I made this morning. I got the most AWESOME stamps from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps yesterday and I had to start playing with them. I fell in love with this little bird, so I made two 4x4 Valentine’s cards with it.

This first one is based on the beautiful sketch of the week from Stamps and Smiles. Next one is based on the Get Sketchy sketch, and is also made for the 3 S challenge over at 365 cards. S as in Stripes, Squares and Spring.I’m heading to my scrap room! Wish you all a lovely Saturday!

Tesa

I Wish you Blue Birds….

The 365 cards’ challenge was to use the 3 B’s: Blue, Blossom and emBossing. This card was so much fun to make! I got to use my favorite stamp set right now – the Yoo HOOO! set from Firecracker Designs – and to FINALLY use an embossing folder I got ages ago. And I like how it turned out. I’ve corrected the flower after the photo was taken. I also tried the G challenge – to use Green, Glitter and Grosgrain.

These stamps are from Firecracker Designs too, from the Paper Roses set. FCD have the best sentiments around. Promise!

Time to make dinner! Have a great day!

Tesa

Sixten on his first layout (and a card)

I got photos of my nephew only hours after he was born. And I’ve tried to scrap them ever since. Lesson learned is that I don’t do the cute baby blue pages very well. But once I let go of that, and brought out my Origins papers, which are perfect in colors for the photos, I made this in one evening. I choose two photos from his first hours of life. One of how CUTE he is, one that allows us to remember how TINY he was – 10 weeks early and all. I’ve based the layout on a sketch by the oh so talented Julie Bonner. Speaking of sketches, I’ve also made a card based on Card pattern’s sketch of the week. A great sketch it was.The stamp is I Flip For You - one of the new Valentine’s stamps from The Rubber Café. Angus showing off for Stella… LOL!

Take care!

Tesa

Too much…

…pink and princess was the result of my try at today’s 365 cards challenge. Scheeeeez…. But since I did it, I thought I’d share it…

The challenge was 3 x P: Paisley, Pink and Princess. Well, the pink paper in the background is stamped and embossed with a Hero Art’s paisley stamp even though I ended up covering most of it in my desperate tries to make this work. Still love my Fleur de lis! But have you seen what is coming from Spellbinders now…. Ayayayaayyyy! I used the lovely sketch from Sketch Saturday.

As a compensation for all the pinkness, here is a layout I did last summer with a fab DT kit from 1WorldScrap. My 1 year term is over and I will miss the gals and the amazing kits put together by Anke and her team! This is dear son and hubby watching birds early spring 2009. Love to watch them together.

See you soon!

Tesa

Sunday Morning Therapy

I went to bed really early yesterday, and no mishaps during the night meant good sleep and an early morning. I spent it in my scrap room with a couple of challenges and a new treat bag folding I found on Helen’s blog. LOVE THIS! Very easy, quick  and totally cute.

I’ve used the 365 cards Super Sketchy Sunday sketch (which was a totally fab one!) and I’ve also been inspired by the Sukkersött’s challenge – children's songs. One of my favorites are from Thumbelina: Let me be your wings. But ok, here she’s gotten her wings…  well anyhoo…

I’m off to do a couple of more treat bags!

Have a nice Sunday!

Tesa

Mini album and a 6x6 layout

This last week, I’ve been working an a mini album about our vacation 2008. I think it turned out ok, but it didn’t photograph well. Sorry about that. Well, here are a couple of pages from it:  I’ve used some scrap papers in neutral colors, and added the pinkish prima paper as accent. All the decoration is stamps from Prickley Pear Rubber stamps, I’ve mainly used Paris and Mothers day half sheet,     Lazy Days of summer half sheet and Mainly Flowers half sheet.

And I’ve used the same stamps for a 6x6 layout too. I simply adore this photo, cause we had the best of times when I took it on our mini vacation to Stockholm last summer. We’re having a calm day at home today, dear son got the naughty bug yesterday and I spent the night taking care of the poor thing. He has the fever and sleeps in the couch right now, finally it seems like the bug is giving in. The sad thing is, I had to call our tomorrow crop off. Don’t want to spread this to my friends. Oh, well, I hope they will be able to come another day instead.

Have a lovely Saturday night!

Tesa