Lovey Dovey Oliver

Good afternoon all.

Oh boy, did you watch the Olympic Opening??? Wasn't it brill??? I truly enjoyed myself and thought it was amazing, very British. Full of a lot of influential music, a show for all the senses and what about letting 7 young people lighting the cauldron - loved it. My favorite moment..... when Her Majesty The Queen turned around to 007 she had a wicked little smile on her face. And right now the boys and I are watching the Cycling Road Race in which Britain hopefully will get a medal. ....... or 3 :). I love watching the Olympics - to watch 4 years of hard work, pain and dedication come together in such a wonderful celebration.

Ok, so I am squeezing a little crafting time in as well. I did colour up the same image with both Promarkers and Prisma Pencils, here is the final card. Will enter this into Splendid Stamping with The Greeting Farm.



Materials used: Lovey Dovey from TGF - Papermania card-stock - MME papers - TCS Studio "Transport" stamp set.

Thank you for dropping by and have a fab day. Hugs, Mette

DeeDee

Good morning Ladies.Just a quick post from me as I still have 2 poorly kids - getting better but best to be on the safe side I think. And it's another miserable day here - wet and grey, they have said we can expect April to be a complete wash-out :(. Here's hoping May will bring lots of warmth and sun.

Still busy sorting my stamps and cataloguing - feel really ashamed that I have so many images, both rubber and digital, and I don't use half of them. Finding lots of little gems and I am in the process of thinking of a good way to start using them (possibly a showcase week where I would show one letter (A, B etc) per week - not sure yet). I need to find a much much better place to store my digitals, too risky on the PC if things go wrong. A disc per letter (A, B, etc)??

Anyways, before Nurse here has to start working again, here is today's card ......

......... I do love The Greeting Farm stamps. They are fun to colour and would be brilliant for SMASH'ing once I get time. This little girl hasn't been coloured as I am entering her into ....

CHALLENGES

Farm Fresh Friday - No colouring
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything goes + Kraft

MATERIALS USED
DeeDee from The Greeting Farm
Cardstock and Kraft
Bo Bunny designer paper
Versamark
Black Disco embossing powder
Buttons

Oh, I DO NOT LIKE this new blogger thing and most certainly not the way my posts look either. Maybe once I am used to it and can find my way around it I might like it more. It's like anything else - we don't really like changes but once we get used to them we don't really mind.

So, Thank you so much for visiting and have a brilliant day. Hugs, Mette

Football Ian

What's this!!! Another post from me today. Well, in between my cleaning, washing and ironing I managed to make this card for the lastest case'ing challenge over by TGF Farm Fresh Challenge. These are really fun and I wanted to make a boy card as I don't make nearly enough and they really aren't that hard (although my brain still think so). This little fellor has been coloured with Promarkers.

MATERIALS USED

Football Ian @ The Greeting Farm
DP: Bo Bunny
Card Stock

Hope your evening is enjoyable. Hugs, Mette

Miss Anya

Morning all.

A real quick post from me today as I am rushed off my feet - not even going to get time to do a little crafting at all (sad face). The sun is shining and we better make the most of it as we all know that good things never lasts long lol.

Just wanted to quickly share this card with you which I put together yesterday. I used one of the many wonderful stamps from The Greeting Farm and my Prisma pencils.

MATERIALS USED

Miss Anya @ The Greeting Farm
Papers: Daisy Bucket
Ribbon
Gem
Whiff of Joy Sentiment
VersaMagic Ink and Memento "Tuxedo Black"

CHALLENGES

Dutchdare Card Challenge - Spring
ABC Challenge - Ribbon
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Spring Colours
TGF Farm Fresh (WoW) - Spring colours
Tuesday Throwdown - Spring
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Totally Papercraft - Sketch

Thank you for dropping by and have a fantastic weekend, Mette

Friday Sketchers + Stamp Something + more

Good morning all.

Well, I have been a little quiet this past week but Phoebe has taken a while to get over her cold, like a yo-yo really - one day feeling good, next day feeling bad. And now I have caught it. I must admit I am feeling dreadful and have not been in a mood to do anything apart from feeding my kids (essential) and just basic washing, tidying and cleaning (necessary).
But I did make this card today and yesterday. I am practising with my Prisma pencils to get a better result, especially the hair and the very talented Jen Shults is an expert. So my thanks goes to her for passing on her knowledge and I do love the hair on this image. If you use Prisma pencils I would highly recommend a visit.
Right - I am off again as my eyes are hurting and need a rest (again).

MATERIALS

Image: Megan from The Greeting Farm
Papers: K & Co (blue), Memory Box (Olive) + unknown (orange)
Hero Arts "Thoughtful Messages"
Inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black)and versamark
Heat it Up! Orange emboss powder
Button
Ribbon
Prima Flower
Brad

CHALLENGES

Friday Sketchers - sketch
Stamp Something - Spring
Color Throwdown - Pumpkin/Old Olive/Marina Mist
Crafts and me - Anything goes
Stamp with fun - Spring
Splendid Stamping - Spring

Thank you for swinging by and have a lovely weekend, Mette

Awesome Dude

Good morning Thursday.
Whoa hoo - the sun is shining lol. Sorry for always going on about the weather but living in England we party when the sun is shining. Phoebe is slowly settling into school but I think she still misses me :). I have a lot of time to myself but don't seem to get a lot done - kinda feel a little lost all on my own. Time to go back to work again I think.
I have a boy card for you today. We tend to do mainly girly cards and forget about the other half. Besides I have a few male cards to get done and one of those for my boyfriend who absolutely LOVES motorbikes. So I am on the look-out for the perfect image. Any suggestions? hehe
This image is TGF - isn't he super! Coloured him with promarkers and used a lot of my scrap papers (have a big box-full like the rest of you), pc generated words and buttons to complete the card. I hope you like it and it will be entered into the following challenges

Anyone for Anya - Blue/Green/Beige
Digital Tuesday - Sports
Stamp with fun - Sketch

Thank you for droppping by and have a great day, Mette

You're way Cool

Good morning Sunday.
Finally got my computer back after 14 days and boy am I glad to get all my stored stuff back (downloaded papers, digis etc). Been using the laptop but I don't have things stored on that.
Friday we took Phoebe to Gulliver's Kingdom in Matlock, Derbyshire, It's a theme park for children under 12. Boy - did she love that. We went on most of the rides and daddy even got stuck in one lol - he has very broad shoulders (body-building lol). Well, the picture above shows her favorite ride - the Merry-go-round. We left with a happy little girl who's face was painted as a pink cat and she was wearing a glittery cowgirl hat (yes - I have glitter everywhere).



This is my card for today. This cutie is called Friday and she is from The Greeting Farm available HERE. I made her for this week's Quixotic challenge Black, white and ??. I choose red. She has been coloured with Promarkers and layered onto different papers. The flower is from Prima and a die-cut. Sentiment is one of my favorites from TLC. I just love these little Creepy girls :)).

Thank you for dropping by and hope you have a lovely sunday, Mette

You're How Old??

Phew!!! I can't remember the last time the weather was this hot for this long. Been enjoying the lovely weather with my kids so crafting comes second atm.
Yesterday my little girl had her first proper visit at the local village school where she will start in September. She looked so cute in her little uniform and so proud. I will add a photo as soon as I can. She has another 2 visits before school breaks for the summer.
I managed to make this card which I will be entering into 4 different challenges. This lovely Anya is from a stamp kit by The Greeting Farm called "In the Spotlight" which I won at Quixotic. I coloured her with my usual Prisma pencils and blenders. Following the sketch at Anyone for Anya I used papers from K & Co "Classic K". The flowers are from Prima and the funny sentiment is from TLC.

Entering this card into the following challenges

Anyone for anya - sketch
A Pocketfull of Posies - For the girls
Everybody-Art - birthday
Stamp with fun - Birthday

Hope you have a lovely day and thank you for dropping by, Mette

1 card for 3 challenges

Don't usually make a card that would cover different challenges but there are so many good challenges out there that there aren't enough hours to make a card for each of them. And with 3 kids it's even more difficult hehe.
I made this card following the sketch over at Stamp with fun. The bow, buttons and bling is the challenge at Simon Says who also wanted to see a few Greeting Farm images. Everybody Art challenge want a Song title and as my daughter is currently watching Ariel non-stop I keep humming "Under the Sea".
I used this lovely Mermaid image from The Greeting Farm and coloured her using Prisma pencils and blender. Her tail is covered with glitter glue to make it more "Fish-like". Hope you like her

Recipe

Image: The Greeting Farm
Papers: from stash
Buttons: from stash
Flowers: prima
Beads: Bunny Zoe's
Ribbons: Craft Central (local craft shop)

Thank you for droppping by and hope you have a lovely day, Mette

A card and an ATC

Firstly I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year. Hope it will be filled with happiness and some wishes come true.

I have managed to make 1 card. It's my daughter's 4th birthday on the 19th January and I made her a sweet pinky card following the sketch at Mojo. I do love the sketches there - they are usually easy but so effective. I have used this super image by TGF - isn't she adorable????

Ingredients:
Image: Marlene Monkey by TGF
Papers: Summertime Designs
Flower: Prima
Colouring: Water colours


Next I would like to show an ATC which I made for the Crazy Amigo challenge - snowman. I have used this super digital image by the talented Michelle Perkett - please visit her PCP group - she's such a lovely lady. I love this snowman - he really does make me smile.

Ingredients:

Image: Michelle Perkett

Colouring: Water-colours and glitter glue

Thank you all for visiting me in 2009 and I hope we all rise to new challenges in 2010. Mette

Anyone for Anya

My niece has just past her final apprentice exams after 3 years of being taught the ropes as a hairdresser and beautician. And she passed with flying colours. I am so proud of her - too bad she lives in Denmark otherwise I could do with a little beautification lol.
I am sending her this sweet card which I made for the Anyone for Anya recipe challenge:- 3 papers, 2 buttons, 1 bow. My favorite colours are citrus colours as they remind me of hot summer days. Hope you like it.

Stamp: The Greeting Farm "Annika"

Papers: still can;t remember hehe

Buttons and ribbon from a local market

Thank you for popping by and have a lovely day, Mette

Quixotic No. 1 "Birthday"

There is a new challenge blog in Bloggerland. Elaine at Quixotic and her super DT have started a challenge blog and as it was Elaine's birthday on the 4th November the first theme was .................... you guessed it "Birthday".

My "dad" is 60 at the end of November and I wanted to make him a special card. He loves Country Music, Line dancing, playing the guitar and he and my mum visit Nashville when they can. I thought it would be super to join the first ever challenge with a card for my "dad".

This handsome cowboy doesn't look anything like my dad but he was the only image I had which fitted a little. He is from The Greeting Farm and I have coloured him with Prisma Pencils. The papers are from K & Co. and I made some myself too.

This is the inside of the card. For those of you who don't read danish it simply says:-

Grandad - happy 60th birthday.

I hope you like him. I had a great time making the card. Just wish I had a guitar to add.

Thank you for stopping by and hope you have a crafty day, Mette

The cupcake ATCs were made for Addicted to ATCs September swap "Cupcakes. I made identical ones for easiness although I changed the colours scheme.








These I made for the ATC Swappers September swap "Favorite Stamp". And at the moment I love Anya stamps.
I made 4 identical ATCs as it was easier. I quite liked them :).



















Have a crafty day. Hugs, Mette