Getting Ready for Christmas anyone!?

Getting Ready for Christmas anyone!?

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Have a great day!  Hugs, Karin

New Class + Giveaway! : Creative Watercolour Techniques for Cardmakers and Art Journalers !!!

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COME join an inspiring class called CREATIVE WATERCOLOR to learn lots of new watercolor techniques that  will improve your cardmaking, art journaling and watercolorpainting!

I am so excitied to be a guest artist for this class !

Until the 18th of November you can get it half price off by entering the code  FIRSTDIBS when checking out 

Info:

Creative Watercolour: Techniques for for Hobbyists, Art Journalers, Paper Crafters, Calligraphers and the Enthusiastic Amateur
Watercolour isn't just for single-minded painters! In this course, artist Angela Fehr demonstrates watercolour techniques and applications for using watercolour in your creative pursuits, whatever they might be!

Covered in this course:

• basic techniques and an overview of watercolour terminology
• tools and materials recommendations and how to use them
• using watercolour with masks & resists
• wet-in-wet techniques
• watercolour special effects
• product demonstrations: pigment markers, pigment powder, watercolour pans, masking fluid, pen & ink, watercolour pigment sheets & more

4.5 hours of video content in 12 lessons.​

With Lessons by Guest Authors:

Lindsay Weirich (The Frugal Crafter on Youtube)

Karin Akesdotter (Peppermint Patty's Papercraft) Me!


Samples of my watercolors:

Want to win an enrollment for this course? I have a spot to give away! Just comment below and I'll draw a winner next Monday!

But don't hesitate to enroll HERE right away, because if you have already purchased the course, and win you will have your payment refunded. 

Doodlewash blog: Charlie O’Shields
Scarlett Damen (video post)
Kimberly Crawford’s blog
Guest Author: Lindsay Weirich, the Frugal Crafter
Nina Brackett’s blog
Enter to win the grand prize here! (Contest closes November 18th)

Creative Watercolour Techniques is priced at $59 USD, however until November 18th, students can get the course for $29 (50% off) using the discount code FIRSTDIBS 

                                           4 of about 30 cards I'll be sharing in my video in the course.

Use THIS LINK to sign up for the course and don't forget the 50%off code; FIRSTDIBS !

Have a great day and a wonderful hop!

Hugs, Karin

You can view more of my watercolors in my Watercolors Gallery or by following me on Instagram.

Guest designing for Hero Arts : A Vintage Christmas

Hi Everyone! I am so super excited because I am guest designing for Hero Arts today.  I've had a wonderful time playing with Hero Arts beautiful new vintage sets: 

 

For the first card I simply stamped the beautiful mistletoe stamp from the Happy Holly Days set two times and colored them with Copic markers.

I then fussy cut them and tied them together with a thin piece of red ribbon. (I actually didn’t have red ribbon, but white that I colored with my Copic markers — a super fast and easy way to get ribbon in exactly the color you want!) The sentiment is from the beautiful Snowy Tree set.

For my second card I started out by stamping the fir twig from the Vintage Christmas Post set with green ink and then diecut the panel using the Rectangle Infinity Dies. I diecut it two ways to get it wider than it is from the beginning. I then stamped my cones with dark brown ink and colored them with Copic markers before fussy cutting them.

The cone stamp is from Happy Holly Days. I then added them to my panel with foam adhesive along with some red pearls. The sentiment is from the Holiday Messages and Tags set.
I also share my cards, watercolors and papercraft projects on  Instagram.

Have a great day!  Hugs, Karin

Sunday Watercolors; Flamingo and Hedgehog

You can view more of my watercolors in my Watercolors Gallery or by following me on Instagram.

Tuesday Watercolors!

Just poping in here to share anothe watercolor today - this one is from the archipelago south of Gothenburg.


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If you want to see more of my watercolors, you can view them HERE

Have a great Tuesday, hugs, Karin

Hero Arts Holiday Challenge!

Hero Arts is back with a new Challenge and I'm so happy - I have Always LOVED their challenges!!!

For this card I stamped the Beautiful Holly stamp from CL998 Happy Holly Days in White on vellum and colored with copic markers. I then added some Glossy accent for extra dimension.

The sentiment is from the set CM103 Holiday Animals

                                                       Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Congratulations on Your Baby !!!

Hi!
Today I'm playing along with the challenge at CIC called Oh Baby and this is my take:

It is also for the layer upon layer challenge at Papirdesign and since it is for a baby boy I will share it here too;

Hjerteboden: Maskulint
Hobbygarasjen: Maskulint eller til mannen
Papirplaneten: Maskulint
Scrappegarasjen: Less is more

 

 

I will also share it at Virginia's View Challenge called Focal Point.

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Sunday Watercolors: Seagull

For today's Sunday Watercolors I have a seagull for you!

I tried two different versions but they came out too alike - I wanted to get a looser version and it usually helps to paint a second painting of the same subject - when you "know" the subject well - but not this time )-: 

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Have a great Sunday, hugs, Karin

CIC #379

Hi!
Today I'm playing along with the challenge at CIC called Oh Baby and this is my take:

It is also for the layer upon layer challenge at Papirdesign

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Masculine

I'm playing along with some fun masculine challenges with this card:

Hjerteboden: Maskulint
Hobbygarasjen: Maskulint eller til mannen
Papirplaneten: Maskulint
Scrappegarasjen: Less is more
Scrappelyst: Skarpe farger

                                                       Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Sending You Love - Hero Arts

I have returned to one of my favorite dies from Hero Arts - the the celebrate-tag-stamp-cut-by-lia and am playing along with Sketch challenge at CAS(E) this sketch the Anything goes challenge at Createalicious  - inspired by Sending You a Love Song - Jeffery Osborne.
I'm entering this for the challenge Word Art Wednesday which is Anything goes and at the SSS Wednesday Challenge it is Clean and Simple so I'm entering this there as well (-: !!!  Also I embossed my diecutting for A Blog named Hero's Texture challenge #HeroArts

Have a great Sunday, hugs, Karin

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Lawnscaping Challenge # 139 Pinterest Inspired

Hi Everyone!

I'm here today to introduce a new challenge at Lawnscaping. This time it is a   Pinterest Inspired   Challenge!!!

For my card I used the following Lawn Fawn Supplies;
Stampsets: HERE
Dies: HERE


Our GREAT sponsor for this challenge is Ellen Hutson!!! You can win a 25 $ giftcertificate to the store YEAH!!!
Pop over to Lawnscaping for all the info you need and to join the challenge and to check out some Amazing Projects by my super talented teamies! Hope to see you there!

I want to play along with some fall challenges too: Penny Black and More, Stamping Sensations and at Ribbon Girls' it is "Anything Goes".

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Happy Halloween !

I'm entering this for some fall Challenges:
Penny Black and More, Stamping Sensations and the fall / Halloween color challenges at Marker Pop , Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge , SSSMonday Challenge and The Hearts desires, and at Ribbon Girls' it is "Anything Goes" and at DD challenges it is pumpkins!.

I will also share it at Virginia's View Challenge called Focal Point.

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Color Challenge at Seven Hill Crafts

Hi Everyone!

Today I have a card for the Color Challenge at Seven Hill Crafts. I will also share this with the Ribbon Girls' it is "Anything Goes" challenge.

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Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Halloween Pumpkins

I'm entering this for some fall Challenges:
Penny Black and More, Stamping Sensations and the fall color challenges at Marker Pop , Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge SSSMonday Challenge and The Hearts desires, and at Ribbon Girls' it is "Anything Goes" and at DD challenges it is pumpkins!.

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Scarecrows and Corn Rows

I'm entering this for some fall Challenges:
Penny Black and More, Stamping Sensations Marker Pop and at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and at Ribbon Girls' it is "Anything Goes".

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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The Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop

Altenew has a super fun challenge going with so many awesome sponsors it is unbelievable! It is called "The Ultimate Challenge Blog Hop and of course I had to play along! For my card I stamped the Beautiful peony in White on vellum and then colored it with copic markers. It is also for the color challenge at "Less is more" - lilac and turquoise  and at All Sorts I was inspired by their "Frame it" 372 Challenge (card #5). And at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and at Ribbon Girls' it is "Anything Goes".

I will also share it at Virginia's View Challenge called Focal Point.

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Lily of the Valley - Christmas

This is a card for two Facebook challenges I wanted to play along with:

Copic Marker Europe - Seeing Red  and Lily of the Valley - Christmas

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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You are FABULOUS !!!!

This is a card for the "Bring on the Red challenge at Copic Marker Europe, and the Inspired by Challenge at All Sorts.

I used Kath's card as inspiration from the Week 353 - International Women's Day post.

It's also for the Friendship challenge at Time Out and the Anything Goes at Ribbon Girls' ! I will also share it with Simon Says Stamp and Creatalicious and Deep Ocean Challenges where it is also"Anything Goes"

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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HB2U

Today I'm playing along with some fun challenges with this card:

It is for Virginia's Focal point challenge and the Anything Goes at Ribbon Girls' ! I will also share it with Simon Says Stamp and Creatalicious where it is "Anything Goes"

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Fall Challenges

I'm entering this for some fall Challenges:
Penny Black and More, Stamping Sensations Marker Pop and at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and at Ribbon Girls' it is "Anything Goes".

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Merry Christmas with Paper Smooches !

Hi Everyone!!!

The new challenge at Paper Smooches is a color story and this is my take:

This is a favorite color combo for Non traditional colors for Christmas cards - For the challenge at As You like it. And at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge and at  Deep Ocean Challenge Blog it is "Anything Goes" I'm also sharing this at Christmas at Sweet stampin Christmas Die Challenge and the

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

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Sunday Watercolors: Simplicity

It's a while since I painted these but the bottom one was made by just playing around with my paints -  and it came out as quite a nice lanscape scene. Also it fits the new theme at World Watercolor Group which is - the beauty in the simple things in life.

You can view more of my watercolors in my Watercolors Gallery or by following me on Instagram.

Have a great day, hugs, Karin

Hero Arts color-layering-Cardinal

I used the color-layering-Cardinal from Hero Arts - so fun to stamp! I'm entering it for the SSS Wednesday Challenge where the theme is Stamping and It is also for the challenge at A blog named Hero which is : Texture (I used embossing paste)

Have a great week! Hugs, Karin

Use your pow(d)er!

Hi Everyone!

I have two cards I wanted to share with you today. The first one is for the Tree Challenge At Doubble D Challenges and the second is one I made for the Simon Says stamp Monday Challenge which is to use embossing powders.

I will also enter the second one for Bastel Traum's Danke/Thanks challenge and Createalicious "Anything goes" challenge.
Papirdesign: Stempel

And at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge it is "Anything Goes"

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Have a wonderful day!

Karin

Season's greeting - B/W with pop of color

Here's a card I made for the fun challenge at Copic Marker Sweden where the challenge is to make a B/W card with a pop of one color.  This is my take! Lots of texture on this one too so I can enter it for A Blog Named Hero's texture Challenge!

Papirdesign: Stempel

Scrappegarasjen: Less is more , Stamping Sensations: For the boys

I'm sharing this at Keep on Creating

Have a great day!

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