Sunday Watercolors: Hollyhocks

It is Sunday and time for me to share a new watercolor. This time I have some pretty Hollyhooks. I used a photo I took at Brännö last summer as reference.  I use Winsor Newtons Professional watercolors and Daniel Smith's extra fine watercolors. The paper I use is 140lb Arches rough or fine.

I also share my watercolors and cards here:  My Instagram

If you want to see more of my watercolors, you can view them HERE or in my PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a greatday, hugs, Karin

Published Card Saturday

It is Saturday and time for my Published Card Saturday feature. This time I'm sharing a card that was published in the issue 106 of Paper Crafter. I got the chence to play with some new stamps from Kaiser Craft.  They come free as digis with the Paper Crafter Magazine! It is a GREAT Magazine in many ways and their blog is awsome too - make sure to check it out HERE!

You can view more of my Projects here: My Instagram and My Pinterest

Have a great day! hugs, Karin

PS DT May Release Blog Hop Rose Frame dies

Hi Everyone! 

It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches MAY 2017 release with you!  TWO new stamp sets and SIX new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on May 2nd.  You will find our new products HERE once they go live.  The release date was postponed one day because Kim will be on her honeymoon until May 2nd !!!!.

To add extra fun to our blog hop...we are offering up a prize! 

The prize - a $25. gift code to choose what you like at the PS online store.

Here are the details:

• FOUR winners will be chosen at RANDOM from any of the design team blogs and the PS Blog to win the $25. prize.
• Just leave a comment on any of the design team blogs listed below or the PS blog for your chance to win!  (you do not need to comment on all blogs to qualify but it increases your chances) 
• Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Tuesday, May 2nd to leave a comment. 
• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Wednesday, May 3rd to see if you are one of the FOUR lucky winners.  

Alice Wertz

Jill Hawkins

Karin Akesdotter

Laurie Schmidlin

Michele Boyer

Savannah O' Gwynn

Teri Anderson

To increase your chances of winning:

• Tell us that you Facebooked about our blog hop
• Tell us that you Tweeted about our hop
• Tell us that you posted on your blog about our blog hop

(which means that you have up to three extra chances to win on each blog)

Once again, I am in LOVE with Kim's new designs/products - the rose frame die is soooo beautiful and can be used in so many different ways - here I die cut the rose, separated the parts and inked them before assembling them again. When that was done I coveren the whole rose in glossy accent and sprinkled on some glitter. This rose is even more beautiful in real life than what I managed to capture in this photo.
The wonderful triangle die cut background is also a new die, available on april 2nd and you will se more use of it for the rest of my May release projects for PS because it is GREAT - adds texture to any project in a very fast, simple and beautiful way!
Now pop over to see what my super talented teamies have created with the new May products - know you will be amazed!

Paper Smooches supplies :

Rose Frame Die 

Triangle die

Here is where you'll find the Paper Smooches online store!

I also share my cards and watercolors here:  My Instagram and  in my  Paper Smooches PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Paper Smooches April Release #4 Pineapple Thanks so much!

Hi and welcome to a new post with Paper Smooches  latest release! This time I played with the super fun  Thanks so much die  and Pineapple 2 die.   

I created my background by simly layering some cardstock in beach sea and sky colors and then diecut a rectangle. The pineapple is first die-cut and taken apart - then inked with distress ink before assembled again. As a finishing touche I added some brown lines with a watercolor pencil to add shape to the pineapple.

Paper Smooches supplies :

Thanks so much die

Pineapple 2 die

Here is where you'll find the Paper Smooches online store!

I also share my cards and watercolors here:  My Instagram and  in my  Paper Smooches PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

If You were Ice cream ... Sunny Studio

Hi Everyone!

Today I (Karin Åkesdotter of PeppermintPatty's Papercraft) am  here to share a new, very summery card that I've created with Sunny Studio Stamp's summer release! This is an awesome layering stap set called Two Scoops. You can shop them HERE and if you want some amazing inspirations from the awesome Sunny Team you should pop over to their blog HERE

I started out by making a cardbase from White cardstock and matting it with pink striped patterned paper. I then stamped my icream from Three different shades of pink and then the cone from two different light Browns and then fuzzy cut them. It is so fun to see them develop into their 3d look as you stamp each layer!!!The ink and paper I used are from MFT stamps.

I then inked a panel of White cardstoch with peacock feathers distress ink and stamped the sentiment in the top right hand corner. I adhered the icecream cone to the panel with foam adhesive and did the same with the panel to the cardbase.

Sunny Studio Supplies I used:


Two Scoops






I also share my cards and watercolors here:  My Instagram and  in my PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Sunday Watercolor: Lighthouse

It is Sunday and time for me to share a new watercolor. This time I have a lighthouse from the     coast I use Winsor Newtons Professional watercolors and Daniel Smith's extra fine watercolors. The paper I use is 140lb Arches rough or fine.


I also share my watercolors and cards here:  My Instagram

If you want to see more of my watercolors, you can view them HERE or in my PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a greatday, hugs, Karin

Guest Designing for Marker Pop

Hi Everyone!

Today I'm excited because I'm guest designing for one of my favorite challenges - The Marker Pop blog Challenge. They are Always so fun and inspiring!
This time their theme is watercolor and those of you who know me know that I LOVE watercolors and those of you who don't can view some of my paintings HERE.

For my cardmaking though I like to try different Products and for today's card I played with my new Distress oxides. I used Tim Holtz new stencil called layered stencil floral  and inked the White cardstock with distress oxide ink from Rangers.
The colors I used are Faded Jeans, Broken China, Peeled Paint and Walnut Stain. I kept the stencil in Place and then sprayed the flowers with water Before I removed the stencil and that created this Beautiful watercolored look. This was really fast and easy and very fun to make!
The hello die I used is from MFT stamps.

Pop over to the Marker Pop Store for more inspiring Products to play with  and to the Marker Pop blog for fantastic inspiration from the talented Design Team!


I also share my cards and watercolors here:  My Instagram and  in my PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Published Card Saturday - Sprinkled with love!

Hi Everyone!

It is Saturday so I'm here to share a published card again. This card was published in the  SPRING   issue of
CardMaker 2016.

CardMaker is a fantastic Magazine and they share lots of  wonderful inspiration on their blog.

You can view more of my Projects here: My Instagram and My Pinterest

Have a great day! hugs, Karin

Paper Smooches Release #3 Thanks so much!

Hi and welcome to a new post with Paper Smooches  latest release! This time I played with the super fun  :   

Paper Smooches supplies :

Here is where you'll find the Paper Smooches online store!

I also share my cards and watercolors here:  My Instagram and  in my  Paper Smooches PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Home Tweet Home - Sunny Studio

Hi Everyone!

I'm here to share a new card that I've created with Sunny Studio Stamp's adorable new summer release! For today's card I used a super sweet set called A Bird's Life.

I simply diecut a stitched csalloped square and then stamped 4 of the cute bird houses in each of the corners. I stamped the sentiment to the center before I stamped, colored and fuzzy cut a bunch of the adorable birdies from the set. When I had them all ready I placed them out where I thought they fit the best and used tape adhesive to tape them to the card - so fun playing with these cuties (-:

I then made a cardbase with a blue panel matted to it before I adhered the scallopped square to the card with foam adhesive.


You can shop them HERE and if you want some amazing inspirations from the awesome Sunny Team you should pop over to their blog HERE



Sunny Studio Supplies I used:
A Bird’s Life





I also share my cards and watercolors here:  My Instagram and  in my PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

I'm entering this for some fun challenges too:

Sir stamp-a-lot, A blog Named Hero

Copic Marker Sweden - Gult är fult, men fint på kycklingar!

Create with stamps, TheHeartDesiresblog

simplylessismoore, Penny Black

Deep Ocean, paruscardmakingchallenges

wordartwednesday

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge: Outstanding Occasions

Hi Everyone!
I'm here to share a card for the new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge. This time our theme is Outstanding Occasions and this is my take:

When I saw the theme info I immediately knew I wanted to make a baby card so I could make use of one of my favorite Lawn Fawn sets: The Hello baby set - I just ADORE the sweet critters in that set! I paper pieced the umbrella and I colored the adorable bunny with color pencils.
Make sure to pop over to the Lawn Fawn blog for lots of wonderful inspiration!


Supplies I used for this card:

Stamps:
Hello Baby
Home sweet home

Dies:
Stitched rectangles
Stitched circles


Other:
Memento Ink
Scotch foam tape
Tombow adhesive tape

You can shop your Lawn Fawn products HERE
I also share my cards and watercolors here:  My Instagram and  in my PINTEREST FOLDER
I want to play too so I'm entering this for the baby challenge at Create with stamps

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Sunday Watercolors : Rose

It is Sunday and time for me to share a new watercolor. This time I have a soft rose in one of my top favorite color scheme. I use Winsor Newtons Professional watercolors and Daniel Smith's extra fine watercolors. The paper I use is 140lb Arches rough or fine.


I also share my watercolors and cards here:  My Instagram

If you want to see more of my watercolors, you can view them HERE or in my PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a greatday, hugs, Karin

Published Card Saturday HB-day Butterfly

It is Saturday and time for my Published Card Saturday feature. This time I'm sharing a card that was published in the issue 106 of Paper Crafter. I got the chence to play with some new stamps from Kaiser Craft.  It is a GREAT Magazine and their blog is awsome too - make sure to check it out HERE!

 

You can view more of my Projects here: My Instagram and My Pinterest

Have a great day! hugs, Karin

Paper Smooches April Release #2

Hi and welcome to a new post with Paper Smooches  latest release! This time I played with the super fun  Pineapple Crush 2 - a set full of fun sentiments that also compliment the Pineapple Crush stamp set!:   

With this set you can create all your favorite drinks (-: 

Paper Smooches supplies :

Pineapple Crush 2

Here is where you'll find the Paper Smooches online store!

I also share my cards and watercolors here:  My Instagram and  in my  Paper Smooches PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Sunday Watercolor: Meet Elsa

Here's a new pet portrait - this time of a sweet little    -dog named Elsa.

I use Winsor Newtons Professional watercolors and Daniel Smith's extra fine watercolors. The paper I use is 140lb Arches rough or fine.


I also share my watercolors and cards here:  My Instagram

If you want to see more of my watercolors, you can view them HERE or in my PINTEREST FOLDER

Have a greatday, hugs, Karin

Published Card Saturday

It is Saturday and time for my Published Card Saturday feature. This time I'm sharing a card that was published in the issue 105 of Paper Crafter for a Pop-up cards section - so fun to make!. It is a GREAT Magazine and their blog is awsome too - make sure to check it out HERE!

You can view more of my Projects here: My Instagram and My Pinterest

Have a great day! hugs, Karin