Winter wonderland

Art Impressions challenge this week is about Winter Wonderland. I didn't need to go far for some inspiration, for it was a stunning -32 degrees Celsius today. It is cold for sure, but as my husband says, extreme temperatures, extreme beauty. At the end of this blog, a photo he took in December, when the temperatures hit nearly -40C at the place where we spend most of the winter.

But first to the AI challenge. Santa was very kind to me and got me 2 very generous gift boxes of AI stamps. Among them this heartwarming Fred & Millie stamp. The card is bigger than most of my cards, 15x15cm. I think the extra space was needed this time. 

I added some white Distress Stickles to create frost on the ground and embellishment  

In my little bag of New Zealand Paua shells I found an almost perfect heart shape 

Materials used:
Stamp: AI Fred & Millie

Paper: BG Jovial Blizzard 

Coloured with Distress inks & markers

Tag cut out from Garphic45 Home Sweet Home papers 

I submit the card to AI Challenge #175 

And finally, I promised you to post my husband's photo of the beautiful -40 degrees Celcius. This was taken in Kilpisjärvi, very northern part of Finland. It was during the polar night, when the sun doesn't rise for 6 weeks above the horizon. But, as you can see, it is not dark and terrible, but rather beautiful. If you want to see more of his stunning photos, click the picture, it'll take you to his page. 

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Little girls

A friend of mine asked me to make a card for a little girl's first birthday. I had just got the Little Sprout stamp on mail and there was the perfect change to try it out. As I often do, I was looking for inspiration online, and Reneë's card was what got me. So here are the two cards I made for my friend to choose from.

Stamp: Art Impressions Little Sprout

Papers: Studio Light Paper Pad 16 & 11

Pion Design My Beloved Sun

Coloured with Distress Inks, as always

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Summer's day

It's in the middle of the coldest winter here, lots of snow and really cold temperatures. Thus, it is logic, that a crafter would think of summer, isn't it?

My first Valentine's Day card for this year is made with Graphic45 Home Sweet Home collection papers. I fell in love with these some time ago, but it took until now to use them in my projects.

After all those Christmas cards, I am so pleased to get into the love, flowers and soon-to-be summer themes!

New year's resolutions

Wow, it was a busy week last week at the Christmas market where I was selling my cards. It was my first time selling my cards to other than my mum & grandma,  so a bit nervious to start with, but had a lot of fun in the end. I hope the cards will bring lots of joy and smiles to the people who they are sent to. Must say that the AI stamped cards are a great way to give people a smile.

The photo was taken on the first day, you can see how nervious I was :D

But then to this week's challenge!

I used to make them too, new year's resolutions. Then I understood that I rarely kept them and stopped making them. Maybe they were the wrong kind of resolutions? One should only make them like "I allow myself eat as much chocolate as I want" or "I can buy as many new stamps as I want this year". No problem keeping those!

The card I made for this week's Art Impressions challenge is going to be sent to a good friend of mine to wish her happy new years, and I am sure she'll get the joke. The stamps are of two different characters, but I think they work as one and same person when coloured the same.

As always, I coloured my stamped images with Distress Inks and markers. I tried some hand lettering for the sign, something I think I will be practicing more this Christmas time..

Stamp: Art Impressions Sylvia

Clock: KaiserCraft collectables

Die: Sizzix & Die-namics

 Stamp: Art Impressions Madge

Background paper BoBunny

Die: Spellbinders

I submit the card to the Art Impressions Challenge #174. Check out also the new AI stamps (which would have been fun to have for this challenge) and the awesome cards by the DT!

It's the last AI challenge this year, so I wish all of AI team and followers a joyful holiday and happy new years! I look forward to see you next year. 

Santa Klaus is coming to town

Something very different this time. A couple of months ago I was selecting new Christmas stamps for this year's cards. My husband walked pass my computer and saw this stamp set. There was an immediate custom order made for a set of Christmas cards that would finally suggest that I am not the only person making decisions on Christmas cards in this family.

Stamp used: Brett Weldele Zombie Santa
Coloured with Distress Inks

All the cards have got this red page inside. 

Season's favourite colours

The oh, so familiar colours of the season, red and green are the theme of this week's AI challenge. This week I used the same stamps as last time, I just think they belong together :)

Stamps used: Art Impressions Reindeer games set & Cliff as Santa

Papers: This&That Christmas collection by Lori Whitlock
Flowers from I Am Roses

I submit the project on Art Impressions challenge #173, Rudolph red & evergreen. Make sure to click the link below and check out the other, always as awesome cards on the challenge and of course, see what the design team has been up to this week. They are ever so inspirational.

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Reindeer games

Wow, time does fly. It's been a very long while since my last post. I have not forgotten my crafts, quite the contrary - I have been making cards for the annual Christmas market. I'll post some photos of those later.

I got my new Art Impressions Christmas stamps a couple of weeks ago, and conveniently, Art Impressions has a challenge this week "Be Merry". Just can't help but love these funny characters! I think Cliff's face is a perfect answer to her question :)

Here's the card I submit to the challenge.

Stamp: Art Impressions Reindeer games set & Cliff as Santa

Papers: BoBunny Sleig ride

Remember to check the other cards and the new AI Christmas stamps at: