HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR my dear blog readers and friends!

Hope you've had a wonderful year and am looking forward to a new great one!

Paper Smooches Pep rally Week Blog Hop

Hi Everyone!

PS DT Blog Hop
It's Pep Rally week and we are here today to share a sampling of the NEW Paper Smooches JANUARY 2018 release with you!  ONE new stamp sets and FOUR new dies will be available to purchase at 8:00pm PT on January 3rd.  You will find our new products HERE once they go live.  

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 will increase your chances) 
• Deadline: You have until midnight PT on Sunday, December 31st to leave a comment. 
• Please check the Paper Smooches blog on Monday, January 1st 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)

Paper Smooches supplies i used to create this card are called:

Embroidery Hoop Die

Stitched Circle Die

I also wanted to share my favorite Paper Smooches cards from 2017. I just LOVE designing withPaper Smooches AWESOME Products ! Can you tell!!!???!!!

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 

Sunny Studio Favorites 2017

Hi Everyone!

Today I wanted to share my favorite cards I for my guest spots on the Sunny Studio Design Team . I absolutely ADORE Mendy's Amazing designs!

Have a great Day!

Karin

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Ute's bloghop

Merry Christmas!

My Dear friend Ute in Switzerland asked if I wanted to join her Christmas blog hop and of course I said yes!

This is what I made:

A super simple design using Mama Elephant's cute reindeers and my Silhouette to create the lacey window.

If you are doing the hop you should have come from super talented  Frau Vögeli and then jump on to my awesome friend Ute at Beru Crafts

The bloghop starts at Bastel Traum - a GREAT online shop for everything papercrafting so should you get lost you can always return there - that's also where you find all the info about the hop!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Karin

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Lawn Fawn 2017 Favorite Cards

Hi Everyone!

Today I wanted to share my favorite cards I for my designer spot on the LawnFawnatics Team. I absolutely ADORE Kelly Marie's Amazing designs!

 

Have a great Day!

Karin

 

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Paper Smooches Favorites 2017

Hi Everyone!

Today I wanted to share my favorite cards I for my spot on the Paper Smooches Design Team . I absolutely ADORE Kim's Amazing designs!

 

Have a great Day!

Karin

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My Pinterest

Ute's Calendar

 

Hi Everyone!

I'm so excited to be part of my Dear friend Ute's Advent calendar at Bastel Traum. The posts there are Always super inspiring and if you love challenges you have to visit!

For the calendar the participants are asked to share something (Christmas) special from their country and I decided to share what I Think is the starting Point for Christmas - when we bake our Lucia Buns at the end of November.
I found this recipie here: Info and recipie from; http://www.scandikitchen.co.uk/recipe-lussebullar-swedish-saffron-lucia-buns/

Scandinavians celebrate St. Lucia’s Day on 13th December – the day we wake up early and sing the light into the darkness. Processions of children in white robes tied with red sashes walk through towns holding candles. At the front, a girl – the Lucia Bride – wears a wreath of real candles in her hair. In Sweden and Norway, saffron bread and buns are traditionally eaten on this day, and they are referred to as Lussebullar, Lusseboller or Lussekatter depending on where you are. We also enjoy these buns at our famous Glögg parties – they are proper festive!

This recipe is taken from our book The Scandi Kitchen by Bronte Aurell (RPS, £16.99) Photo by Peter Cassidy – available signed from our online store or in our cafe. Also available in all good bookshops in both UK, Scandinavia and USA.

MAKES 30

Ingredients:

• 50 g fresh yeast or 25 g dried yeast
• 400 ml whole milk, heated to 36–37°C
• 1 g saffron powder (if using saffron strands, grind to a powder in a pestle and mortar and soak in the milk beforehand)
• 150 g caster sugar
• 200 g plain skyr, quark or Greek yogurt, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 175 g butter, softened, at room temperature
• approx. 800 g white strong flour
• handful of raisins
• beaten egg, for brushing
• 3–4 large baking sheets, greased and lined with baking parchment

How to:

If using fresh yeast, add the yeast and milk to a mixer with a dough hook attached. Mix until the yeast has dissolved, then add the saffron powder. If using dried yeast pour milk into a bowl, sprinkle in the yeast and whisk together. Cover with clingfilm and leave in a warm place for about 15 minutes to activate and become frothy and bubbly. Add the saffron powder. Pour into a mixer with a dough hook attached. Add the sugar and mix together for a minute or so, then add skyr, quark or Greek yogurt, salt and egg, and mix well. Gradually add the softened butter in pieces and begin to add the flour gradually while mixing, making sure there are no lumps of butter. You’ll need around 800 g or so of flour, but the exact amount depends on how the dough feels. Keep mixing until you have a dough that is still sticky, but doesn’t stick to your finger too much when you poke it. Too much flour makes the buns dry. If you’re using an electric mixer, knead for about 5 minutes or knead by hand for 10 minutes. Leave the dough to rise in a warm place until it has doubled in size (about 30–40 minutes in a bowl covered with clingfilm).

Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Cut the dough into 30 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece in your hand into a long cylinder, then transfer to the baking sheets and mould into an ‘S’ shape (see picture opposite). Add a single raisin to the centre of the point where the ‘S’ shape curves (two raisins for each bun). Leave to rise again for 25 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) Gas 6.

Brush gently with egg and bake them in the preheated oven for 10–12 minutes. The buns should have a slight tinge of brown on top. Leave to cool under a damp dish towel (this prevents them from becoming dry).


Hugs, Karin

Lawn Fawnatics : Use your favorite set

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

Those of you who follow me know this is a top favorite set (-: and the Scalloped treat box Winter add on and Scalloped treat box would also be at the top of a Favorites list!!!

Make sure to pop over to the Lawn Fawnatics blog for lots of wonderful inspiration from my talented teamies and of course to play along for your chance to win 25 $ to the Lawn Fawn Store!


Supplies I used for this card:

Stamps:
here-we-go-a-waddling
Tiny Tags Sayings


Dies:
Tiny Tags
Scalloped treat box Winter add on
Scalloped treat box


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

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Sunny Studio Stamp's winter release: Warm Hugs

Hi Everyone!

I'm here to share a new card that I've created with Sunny Studio Stamp's winter release! 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.

Today I used the super adorable set called Polar Playmates.
Instructions:

Make a square cardbase from light blue cardstock  and create a snow anel bg by dry embossing a panel of white cardstock. Stamp, color and trim the cute images from the Husky stamp set and assemble on panel to create a cute  arctic scene.

 

Sunny Studio Supplies I used:

Polar Playmates





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

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Sunny Studio Stamp's winter release: Layered Poinsettias and Snow Flake Background

Hi Everyone!

I'm here to share a new card that I've created with Sunny Studio Stamp's winter release! 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.

Layer stamp the poinsettia and leaves using different shades of red  and green ink. Trim. Make a window card from white cardstock . Create a beautiful bg for the windowopening by stamping snowflakes on  blue cardstock. Stamp sentiment and adhere panel to cardbase . add flower and leaves to center of the window.

Sunny Studio Supplies I used:

Petite Poinsettias
Snow Flurries






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

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Sunny Studio Stamp's winter release: Birthday Bears

Hi Everyone!

I'm here to share a new card that I've created with Sunny Studio Stamp's winter release! 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.

Build a snow scene layering white diecut hills on blue polkadot paper and add glitter to the edges. Stamp, color and cut images and adhere to scene with foam adhesive.

 Sunny Studio Supplies I used:

Playful Ploar Bears







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

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Paper Smooches December Release #4

Hi Everyone!
Welcome to a new post with Paper Smooche's  latest release! I just love everything about it! For this post I have played with the super fun  :   

Paper Smooches supplies :

Notebook Basic die

Feathers:

Hello Love die :

Butterfly duett :

Gift Tag dies

Bookmark dies

Polka Dot Borders die

Square die

Banner Dies

3D Cross 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 

Sunny Studio's Winter release - Sealed with a kiss

Hi Everyone!

I'm here to share a new card that I've created with Sunny Studio Stamp's summer release! 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.

1.       Seal

Make a cardbase and Diecut a panel from white cardstock. Stamp and mask the seal – then stamp the hole in the ice. Color the seal – I used copic markers and stamp sentiment.

Diecut hearts from red cardstock and adhere around the image. Adhere panel to card with foam adhesive.

Sunny Studio Supplies I used:

Polar Playmates






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

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Sunny Studio Stamp's winter release: Merry Christmas Bears

Hi Everyone!

I'm here to share a new card that I've created with Sunny Studio Stamp's winter release! 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.

Today I used the super adorable bears from Playful Ploar Bears . I stamped the gift, cane and the cup first and then masked them before stamping the bears. When that was done I colored my images with copic markers and fuzzy cut them.
I made a cardbase from white cardstock and trimmed a panel that was slightly smaller and inked that with distress ink . I sprinkled on some embossing powder and embossed that for snow and then I adhered the panel to the base with adhesive tape. I then diecut a stitched Square frame that I added to the card with foam adhesive.

Sunny Studio Supplies I used:

Petite Poinsettias
Playful Ploar Bears
Polar Playmates
Snow Flurries





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

Have a great day, hugs, Karin 

Paper Smooches December release # 2+ # 3 + WINNER of GIVEAWAY

Hi Everyone!
Welcome to a new post with Paper Smooche's  latest release! I just love everything about it! For this post I have 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

I am also happy to announce the Winner of my Technique Tuesday GIVEAWAY (stampset + coordinationg dies of your choice) :
It's Marie-Greta from the IG comments.
(I have sent you a PM through IG)

Have a great day, hugs, Karin