Cherish yesterday, Live for today, Dream of tomorrow.

 

Today I made a card to celebrate the new year and to celebrate blogging (for which I have so much to be grateful for) with my dear, and super talented bloggie friend Annette Allen. I was inspired by her post HERE and by the sketch at Annabelle stamps .

 

 

Have a wonderful day and a very Happy New Year!

Hugs, Karin

 

 I'm also entering this card here:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Daring Cardmakers - Paper Piecing

Aud Sentiments Challenge -  Anything with a sentiment 

Happy New Year!

 

Happy New Year!
Today  I have a card for Ellen Hutson's Classroom challenge ;Hero Arts 2013 Take 'n Make - Wood Stamps I used 3 of my top favorite HA woodblock stamps; Newspaper bg, Silly Scape and Smiling girl.
I'm also entering this card at;
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Just Us Girls - New Years Sparkle
Dutch Dare Card Challenge -Celebration
Paperminutes - Happy New Year

WMSC # 129

Good morning everyone! Hope your Christmas was wonderful! As I am a few minutes late posting this, you might already have heard that the challenge I'm here to introduce will be the last sketch that will be posted at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge Blog. I've really enjoyed designing for it every Saturday so I'm so sad to see it end, but luckily I know Claire has lots of fun things in store for Waltzingmouse Stamps - and us ! - for 2013! Anyway here's my card:

The great sketch we have this week is from our super talented Mischief Maker Edna Morrisedie:

For wonderful inspiration from the rest of the Mischief Makers and some of the DT's and for all the info you need for participating and your chance to win a full set of WMS of your choice go straight HERE!

For my card I used Waltzing Mouse Stamps from Santa is coming to town. The patterned paper I used is from My Minds Eye.

I'm entering this for the challenges at:

Simon Says stamp: Anything goes

Oozak; Anything goes + red

Deep Ocean Challenge - 2W - #41 Santa is coming to town...

Have a great day, hugs, Karin!

Sunday Watercolors; Another Swedish West Coast scene!

It's Sunday and I'm here to share another watercolor with you:

This time I'm not sure wether I like my painting or not - tried to crop it to see if I liked it better that way - but I still don't know... I think I like the water and the sky, but maybe the house or the front rocks are what disturb me... Well, here it is anyway!

If you want to see more of my watercolors you can either click the "My Watercolors" button in the top list or in my Watercolors file on Pinterest; http://www.pinterest.com/peppermint42/watercolors


 (OBS - the paintings there are not only by me, though I wish because I've collected some favorites)

Have a great Sunday, hugs, Karin

A Joyful Christmas !

 

 

This card was made inspired by CARDS sketch challenge:

 

I'm entering this card for Inkido's  "Waiting for Christmas" challenge
and the snow flake challenge at 100%norr
Craftymess Challenge  Vintage Christmas
Oozak  Anything goes plus red
Stampin' For The Weekend  Let it Snow
Simon Says Stamp - say Merry Christmas

Lawnscaping Challenge # 48 - Make it Shine!

Hi Everyone!
I'm here to introduce a new challenge at Lawnscaping. This time we challenge you to "Make it shine"!!!!
We have wonderful guest designers with us this time too: Chan ! 

For my card I used stamps from Making Frosty Friends and Frosties. My letters are glittery but it doesn't show so well in the pictures )-: 
Our fabulous sponsor this week is; Lawn Fawn!!! You can win a set of your choice YEAH!!!

Pop over to Lawnscaping for all the info you need and to join!

 Jag ställer upp med detta i 100% Norr snöflingetävling!

Hugs, Karin

WMSC # 128

The weeks really fly by and it is Saturday again - and I love Saturdays, not only because I'm off work but  because it means that  I get to introduce a new sketch at the Waltzing Mouse Stamps Sketch challenge.

This week we have a great sketch from our super talented Mischief Maker Kim Duran:

For wonderful inspiration from the rest of the Mischief Makers and some of the DT's and for all the info you need for participating and your chance to win a full set of WMS of your choice go straight HERE!

For my card I used Waltzing Mouse Stamps from Compliments of the season. The patterned paper I used are from October Afternoon, Basic Grey and K and Co.

I'm entering this for the challenges at:

 

Simon Says Stamp; Favorites (October Afternoon's paper will always be a true favorite!)

Happy Holidays; Young Crafters Unite

 Aud's Sentiments; Holiday Sentiments

 

 

Have a great day, hugs, Karin!

Tag with a feminin touch!

 

There's wonderful inspiration shared at Ellen Hutson's blog - 12 days of tags with a feminin twist! I was inspired by this tag by Jennifer McGuire and I used my favorite Hero Arts bg; Dot flower - perfect for projects all year round!!

 

Other very inspiring challenges:

 

Simon Says Stamp; Favorites 

Happy Holidays; Young Crafters Unite

Catered Crop  Gift Tags

Craft Room Challenge -   Make a Tag, Aud's Sentiments; Holiday Sentiments

Papertake Weekly - White

Oh Tannenbaum

My card today was inspired by the picture from The Alley Way Stamps "Be Inspired" challenge. I was also inspired by the tree challenge at Creative sensations.

 

I was also inspired by these challenges:

Happy Holidays; Young Crafters Unite
Stamping Sensations - TreeMendous
Charisma Cardz - Christmas!!!

Man and Snowman

 

The snowman stamp I used is from Torico's Birdie Brown - check them out - they are WONDERFUL!  the twigs are from Hero Arts and the Patterned Paper from Aspen Frost by Basic Grey

I was inspired by the following challenges:
Happy Holidays; Young Crafters Unite
50 shades of Basic Grey at Paper Issues and the It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas challenge at Basic Grey.
Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – Week 1, Let it Snow
Totally Papercrafts – For the Boys
Charisma Cardz - 3E, C10 - #48 Christmas!!!

With Love at Christmas

 

My card today is for Cloud 9 's December Bloghop. New wonderfully inspiring pictures. I think I picked up a little from both actually - the brids, the red, kraft and white, the twine, the wreath on the wall.
Happy Holidays; Young Crafters Unite
Oozak; Anything goes + red GDT
Joanna Sheen Challenge - 2W, SIO, F - (2nd week) With love at Christmas
Charisma Cardz - 3E, C10 - #48 Christmas!!!
+ I'm showing this off at the Kraft Journal too!

Cool Friend!

 

 

There's a new fun challenge up at SPARKS challenge blog and I had to make another card for it - polaroids are so much fun!  For my card I used stamps from a wonderful set called Swanky Snowdudes.

 

 

The beautiful snowflake patterned paper I used is from Basic Grey so I'm also entering this for the Snowflake challenge at Simon Says Stamp and the 50 shades of Basic Grey at Paper Issues and the It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas challenge at Basic Grey.

Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – Week 1, Let it Snow

Totally Papercrafts – For the Boys

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Happy Holidays; Young Crafters Unite

Missing Your smooches!

 

 

There's a new fun challenge up at SPARKS challenge blog and I had to join - polaroids are so much fun! For my card I used stamps from a wonderful set called Chubby Chums.

 

 

 

 

I'm showing this off at the Kraft Journal too!

 

Have a great Sunday, hugs, Karin

 

WMSC # 127

The weeks fly by and Christmas is coming closer and closer (-: This is my wintry take on this week's sketch at the Waltzing Mouse Stamps Sketch challenge. WMS really have the best stamps for this time of the year - the problem is not coming up with a design for the sketch, but to choose which of the wonderful stamps to use!

 

 

 

 

This week we have a great sketch from our super talented Mischief Maker Teresa Kline:

 

For wonderful inspiration from the rest of the Mischief Makers and some of the DT's and for all the info you need for participating and your chance to win a full set of WMS of your choice go straight HERE!

For my card I used  beautiful patterned paper from Basic Grey's Aspen Frost collection so I'm also entering this for the  the 50 shades of Basic Grey at Paper Issues and the It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas challenge at Basic Grey. +   Charisma Cardz - Christmas!!!

Happy Birthday Lynette!

Today is my dear and super talented Lawnscaping teamie Lynette's birthday and this is the card I made for her! You'll find this and other great birthday cards on the Lawnscaping blog today - can promise lots of great inspiration so pop over there right away! The stamps are from Lawn Fawn's Flutter by and You've got mail set.

I'm entering this card Papertake weekly's "Anything goes" challenge.

Have a great Friday, Hugs, Karin

Publications

Just popping in today to share a few cards I recently had published in Cards Magazines:

CARDS September 2012 - Back to school

CARDS November 2012 -- Teacher Holiday

                                                     CARDS August 2012 - Summertime

Wishing you a great Wednesday, hugs, Karin