Sketchy Colors#106..ready for a new challenge!?:)

Good Morning everyone!:)

Sketchy Colors #106 is ready with a new challenge today, and for our Challenge #106, we have a nice sketch for you to play with!

 Today I am sharing a card that I have made using up some of my scraps!;)

For this card I've used this lovely image, from Sweet Pea Stamp, by ching chou kuik's , called 'It's My Birthday',and you can find her here, alone, or together with 3 other beauties, on Plate #20

I have coloured my image with markers, Copic's off cause!;))  I have cut out my image with a rectangle nestie and backed it with a BEAUTIFUL "heart-frame" and a few other dies, from Hobby-Hagen (is'nt it soo beautifuul, do you think!?;D).The gorgeous papers are from Inkido and Bo Bunny,  I have used a retired die for my corners , and all the edges are beeing sewed with a sewing-machine-

"It's my birthday"

"It's my Birthday" in the dies "Sweetheart Frame"
I have'nt picture of my inside yet, but maybe I'll take some photos and add them later!:)

I hope you will join our challenge and check out all the fabulous samples the DT have made. 

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I've been using these Copic colors:

Skin: E21,00,000,0000, R21

Hair: E57,E55,E53,E51

Dress and Wings: BG75,BG72,BG70 V12, V10, V00
Shadow: C3,C1,C00
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I enter my card into these challenges:

Making it with Meslyn - Birthdays

Bunny Zoe - Celebrations

Delightful - Use Pattern Paper

Crafts & Me - Shades of Spring

Moving Along With The Times - Lots of Layers

Allsorts - It's Your Choice

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Catch The Bug - Hearts, Lace & Pearls

Craft Us Crazy - Favourite Colour/Embellishment (turquise/violet, pearls, dies)

Crafts and me challenge-shades of spring

Crafty Emma - Colour challenge Blues and Cream

Allsorts - Free and Easy February

Card Makin' Mamas - cards only – , Happy Birthday

Scrapbookaholic by Abby , Birthday

Stempelsonnen Challenge - must have stamp as main focus - A Flower for You

Paper Crafting Journey Make it cute

Cute Card Thursday - Winged things

Scrap it With a Song Inspired by the song "My Heart Will Go On"

Paper Pretties -  punches/diecuts

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Thank you for visiting me!! I appreciate all the sweet comments!
Wish you all a beautiful Sunday♥!:)


Hugs, Ellen

DT Sweet Pea Stamp-Peony, and BIG SALE!

Hi Everyone,

For my card today, I colored up  "Peony" and it's one of my favorite by the amazing artist ching-chou kuik who's whole collection you can find HERE.!

This image, "Peony", can you find here,on  plate 97.:)

Sometimes it's hard for me to start coloring but Sweet Pea Stamps stamps weave their own enchantment over me by the time I'm finished coloring the image:).

I coloring this beauty with my Copics.

The flowers are a mix of Prima, and this beautiful DP is from Pion Design-Minnenas Atelje!

I added some gorgeous lace, flowers and ribbon from WOC, and some butterflies punched with a Martha Stewart punch!:) 
A lot of butterflies, and birds together in "harmony"..I(Ilove butterflies;D)

All the edges are distressed with Distress ink-Vintage Photo, and sewed with my sewing machine!:)

This birdcaged, and bird are from a Tim Holtz dies, and I've added some brown Sisal gras inside the cage, to make it look like a nest!:) On the bird I've used tissue paper.

 Beautiful papers, from Pion Design-från mitt hjärta!

 Tag inside, with beautiful sentiments from NSS.

And the other side, with a place to wright personal greetings. This is diecut from Marianne Design.
Leaf from Martha Stewart die.

Here is a close up of the image, beautiful "Peony", and you can find here HERE

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Hurry over to the Sweet Pea Stamps shop today!!!! You'll be glad you did!;) As you can see here, they have a BIG sale going on!!!:)

Blog Candy!!!!

Place this ad on your blog, with a link to our website, then post your blog address below in the comment section and you will be entered to win a 10 count grab bag. You must post this by tomorrow, Jan 17th. I will pick one winner on Wednesday, Jan 18th and post it on the blog.

$1, $2 & $3 Sale updated!

view here:

$ Sale

Plus check out our Valentine Sale here:

Valentine's

I'm entering this card into these challenges:

Crafty Calendar - News

Bloggers - Wings and Things
Fairy Tale - Something New
Jellypark - Something in my pocket
Stampin' for the Weekend - Out with the old

Dream of the Valley: anything goes (ends 21st Jan)

Fashionable Stamping: butterflies or bugs (ends 28th Jan

Gingerloft: anything goes (ends 21st jan)

Dis Digi Design: thank you

Papirdokkene-Noe gammelt og noe nytt (meste er gammelt, men nye dies, motiv, )

Crafty Catz - Use something new (Image and dies)

Alphabet challenge - Y for you can choose

Crafty Calendar challenge - New news (The dies are new for me )

Delicious Doodles challenge - All things new

Fairy tale challenge - Something new

Mad for markers - New colour combos (green, grey and purple)

Gingerloft -Anything Goes  

simply Stampin-diecu

tLittle Miss Muffet Challenges -Something New (Tim Holtz Dies, Marianne Design dies, Image 
Crafty Creations - Something New (Image, dies,

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Thank you for stopping by, and your sweet comments!

Hugs, Ellen

Christmas card with Rosemary♥

Good morning, and what a glorious morning it is too...the sun is beating down once again , on Sandefjord/Norway:)

 You see we shout about it ,and get excited because it happens so rarely this time of year!;)) 

I've made it a Christmas card, because I've promised myselfs to make at least 3 Christmas cards, each months this year, so when december comes I've a lot of Christmas cards as I can send to all of my firiends♥..juuhu!:))

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So, today I would like to share with you some lovely goodies from Sweet Pea Stamps, and I have coloured  this beautiful image by Karen Middleton, with Copics, but for optimal look, I've to buy some few color-refils , because some is almost emty.!

Her name is "Rosemary", and you can buy her as a single one, or together with 3 other lovely ladies, HERE on sheet 17-plate#184

And... if you just have to have them all, you can grab them in discounted shipping these days!

The papers I have used are Pion Design paper, that I purchased last year. I am commiting myself to not buying any more Christmas papers till I use up the mounds I have from last year and maybe even the the year before that!;)) 

Is'nt that snowflake/star border soo beautiful♥!?;) This is from Memorie Box, and I've bought it on Hobby-Hagen, Stokke, as all my other stuff on this card!;)

I'm so happy and proud to be a part of their DT♥!

I've made a place for a envelope with a tag, for personal wrighting, behind the image.

All the edges are distressed with Vintage Photo.

Added a little stitching, a sparkly flourish and some beautiful flowers from WOC! :)

This envelope made with a die from Tim Holtz/Sizzix, and I love it!♥

The "Happy Christmas" border is from Pion Design's.

Cute Christmas sentiments from North Star Stamp

That's all for today!:)

I enter this card into these challenges:

Deconstructed Sketch-Sketch

Rainbow Lady's-"The many Faces of Women"

Hjertebodens Juleblogg

Challenge Up Your Life - Bingo (purple, die cuts, sparkle)
Craft Your Days Away - New Beginnings
CES - Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - Something New (Snowflake dies)
Card Makin' Mamas - New   (Snowflake dies) 
Little Miss Muffet - Something New   (Snowflake dies) 
Sassy Studio - Celebrate (christmas)
Southern Girls - Sparkle
Freshly Brewed - Something New   (Snowflake dies) 
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
7 Kids Challenge Fund - Something New   (Snowflake dies) 
Bling It On - New Beginnings
By the Cute and Girly - New Beginnings
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Scrap Creations – Glitter

ABC Christmas-Anything goes

Crafts and me-Anything goes

Thanks guys for stopping by today . I really appreciate your visit.

Wish you all a beautiful day♥!

Hugs, Ellen

Dt Sweet Pea stamps, 2 cards with beautiful images from Karen Middleton

Hello everyone...
Today, I want to show you 2 Christmas-cards, better later than never:))

 I've been  using Sweet Peas Stamps images, by Karen Middleton, on both cards.

Love all of her beautiful images♥

 For my first card I used the lovely image, Courage, sheet #5 Plate #115. and coloured it with copic markers.

DP are from..hmm, Bo Bunny, I think:)

I've to show you this very beautiful vintage charm, which was in one of my Christmas presents:)♥

"Courage"

For this one i use a image, perfect for a Christmas-card again, by Karen Middleton's , and her name is"Light the Stars" . 

You can find her here, onsheet #5, Plate #116.♥

She's also coloured with Copic Markers, in traditional Christmas Colours, and the DP are from the Swedish company, Pion Design, and the make the most beautiful vintage/shabby chic paper, ever!!:)

Wish ..."Have a Magical day", sentiment from Sweet Pea Stamp, and  I use this words a lot on my cards♥!:)

Behind the image I've made a little envelope, with a tag inside, for personal greetings!

"Light the Stars" 

Closer up to her, swinging around the moon, hanging on beautiful Christmas stars!:)

The flowers are from WOC, and under them, I've added spice and a little piece of

Cinnamon beside!:) It smells like Christmas♥

I have promised myself to make Christmas 2-3 christmas cards every months until the next Christmas!;)*

Thank you all so much  for stopping by.

And, I wish you all a happy day♥. 

Big Hugs, Ellen

New Year SALE over at Sweet Pea Stamps!!!

New Years coupon 4 U!

We have a New Years coupong for you!

Save 25% on your entire order trough us. Simply enter: Newyear

at the time of checkout, and this percentage will be deducted off your order!

You can find all the beautiful images HERE♥

Blog Hop, and a big sale on Sweet Pea Stamp, and a great opportunity to get some beautiful images♥:)



Help us celebrate Cyber Sunday and Monday!
Simply post the badge below to your website and add a link to our sale page:
http://www.sweetpeastamps.com/category/sale.htm
by tonight.


You will be entered to win a $20 gift card with us!
We will post the winner on Tuesday, here on the blog.

DT Sweet Pea stamps, "Party Rose"

SALE UPDATE!!! 40% off Sale & Grab Bags!

I hope you haven't missed that sweetpea stamps are carrying stamps drawn by Elisabeth Bell? Right now we have three new images. They can be used for Christmas and New Year's cards, but can also be used all year around.

I also want to let you know about the huge 40% off sale. All sheets from 1-126 are on sale!:)

Today I have a card to share with you using this sweet "Party Rose" image from Elisabeth Bell, and you can get her at Sweet Pea Stamps.

This card was created using papers from  BoBunny, flowers from Prima and WOC. 

I've colored the image with copics!:)

Gorgeous "Party Pose", and if you like her you can find her here, together with some other beautiful images from Elisabeth Bell!;)

"Party Rose".  Isn't she a darling?;)

That's all from me today, and I wish you all a wonderful day!:)

Hugs, Ellen

Sketchy colors sketch challenge#94/Sweet Pea's beautiful "Flowing in Blue"

Hello all of you scrappers!:)

Hope you all are having a beautiful day!:)

It's Sunday again, and we're ready for a new challenge from Sketchy Colors#94 :)

The challenge this time is a sketch, made by Marianne.

And the prize is sponsored by 3ndy paper

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I've made a birthday card, this time, for a little-"big" (11 years old;D) girl, and she've picket out the DP and image herselfes!:)).

So here is what she's get;).

This beautiful image is from Sweet Pea, and is called "Flowing in Blue".

 I love this image, by ching chou kuik , and if you want her to, you can find her here, on plate #47!

I've colored her with Copic's, and the DP are something from my "old stuff";)

 Butterfly, flowers, pearls and lace are from WOC.

Butterflies from Martha Stewart punch.



 Sentiments from "Stempelglede",

Tag inside the bag-card, with "Magi" from Stempelglede.

 All the edges are sewed with my sewing machine, and I've adde some Crackle paint and glitter-Star Dust some different and small places!

Cheesecloth under the image.



"Flowing in blue"

Is'nt she just beautifuuul, dont you think!?;)

I've added some pearlmaker in her hair!;)

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I'm entering the card into these challenges:

Ladybug Crafts Ink – Fairies

Pattie’s creations – birthday or thankful

Sweet Stampin – a Birthday something

Charisma Cardz - Lace and Pearls
Paper Minutes - Children's Birthday

addicted to stamps-pearls and lace

papertake-when is a card not a card

stampavie and more-not square

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That was all from me today!:)

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog,

and have a wonderful Sunday :)

Hugs, Ellen

"The arrival of Spring!

Hi everyone!:)

I hope you all are having a great weekend!;) Mine has been super-have, but I've been without internet for several days, but yesterday, the installer.man came .. and I was soo happy to see him, because I can do some blogging again..and see some news on the TV;))).

So, that's why it has been so quiet here!;)

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But..this week we are (Sweet Pea Stamp) showcasing images by Sweet Pea Artist Conie Fong♥!

She makes the most beautiful images, and here is one of them, called "The arrival of spring".

Isn't she just cute!?:)

And the best part..All Conie Fong images are 20% off this week, and you can find them HERE on Plate #185, as a single one, or together with 3 other lovely images;)

I've colored this image with Copic's, and used DP from Maja Design-"Ska vi ta en Fika".


I've made this as a birthday card, to a girl who LOVES lilac!;)

 Flowers and lace from WOC, and the lovely small violins are from Melissa F.

 " The Arrival of Spring", by Conie Fong♥.

The end!;)

Sorry this post is so short, but I actually have a lot of postes that I've to finish in my blog today..puuh..

What was life BEFORE Internet/blogs..LOL!;)


I'm entering my card into these challenges:
Craft Your Days Away - Bingo: Lace, charm, gems
The Scrapping Cottage - Bingo: Lace, bling, flowers
CRAFT - Cute
Stampavie and More - Anything Goes 
Crafts and Me-Birthday
-Deep ocean Challenge-Vintage
Truly Scrumptious - Bingo: Lace, brads, glitter
Party Time Tuesday - Bling it on
Digital Tuesday - Anything goes

Wish you all a wonderful evening, and thanks a lot for all your kind comments!

Take care, wherever you are♥!

Hugs, Ellen