Imagine.. Alien Love Monsters!

..We come in Peace.. / ..Vi kommer i fred..

Hehe! Det Måtte bare bli et sci-fi kort med dette motivet! Hadde med meg favoritt kruset mitt inn på scrapperommet for å få inspirasjon til fargeleggingen. En tidligere brevvenninne fra Riga i Latvia sendte meg det over 15 år siden ♥ Hadde faktisk over femti brevvenner en stund.. men så begyndte jeg med scrapbooking og ble hekta på kortlaging, så ble det dessverre ikke tid til brev lengre... dessuten var det så lite å skrive om etter jeg ble ufør ;)
Noen av diecuts'ene og det ene monstret blir et senere prosjekt.

De morsomme monster motivene er fra Bugaboo Stamps, vår sponsor i denne ukens utfordring hos Creative Fingers #112. Og som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema :)

 

My DT card for this fortnights challenge #112. at Creative Fingers is full of alien monsters! As always it is an 'Anything goes' and you are more than welcome to join with your creations.
I luv all things sci-fi and just one look at this fun image from our fab sponsor, Bugaboo stamps ~ I saw cute little aliens! :)

If you take a look above in my scraproom pic, u will see my fave mug from an old penpal (a girl in Riga, Latvia), which inspired the bright colors. It's actually more than 15 yrs old, the mug! Once I had 50+ penpals, but the crafting took completely over as my main hobby ♥ ♥ ♥

Had a few leftover monster and aliens I didn't end up using, so there will be a similar themed project soon I think!
 

I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends On]

● Cardz 4 Guyz #125. ~ Movies: Close encounters of the 3rd kind! [June 28th.]

● Simon Says Wed. ~ add Shimmer (H2O twinks+Wink of Stella) [June 28th.]
● Crafting With An Attitude #16. ~ Anything goes [June 26th.] 
● Pile It On #110. ~ Old (clearstamps) New (memorybox) Blue (paper) [June 26th.] 
● As You Like It ~ Fave Die: the Crafts Too Circle die set [June 29th.] 
It is my most used one at the moment. Don't know how I managed before this awesome set of 24x dies! The largest of the dies I can't fit through my BigShot, but there are 20+ that does! I've used the dies on theese cards, and u can get it from the GlitterPot and lots other shops :)
 
Scandinavian challenges:
● Card and scrap #120. ~ Dies [28.Juni]
● Hobbygarasjen #38. ~ Alt er lov [25.Juli]
● Kort o Mania #155. ~ Puncher eller dies [30.Juni]


EDIT: Got picked in the TOP3 over at As you like it & at Cardz 4 Guyz!

inside detail
 

Stamps/Images: Bugaboo Digi Stamps 'Love Monsters' (and colored not used My Lil Monster Cute'). Cats Pajamas CS 'I ruff you'. Scrappy Cat CS 'Inspirations Sayings'. Pink Cat Studio 'Robot SROB' rubberstamp set.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Prima Marketing inc. 'Youth' collection 6x6 paperpad.

Embellishments/Tools: Crafts Too Presscut 'Circle Nesting Dies PCD46'. Memory Box Dies 'Groovy Symbols'. QuicKutz (new branded as LifeStyle crafts/We R Memory Keepers) 'UFO RS-0638', (and not used diecuts 'ALIENS KS-0641'). Bosskut die 'Flying Saucer 0945'. EK Success® Whale Of A Punch 'Large Circle 1.75'.
Techniques: I always use my Scor-Pal to score n fold my cards. I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed). My distress tools from Ranger Ink is always in use! ~ Tim Holtz® Mini Ink Round Blending Tool & the Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool and Foams. I used misc. Luminarte Twinkling H2o's Shimmering Watercolors, and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor and distress image and papers. Glossy Accents. Wink of Stella 'clear'.

Confirmation Easel Card ~ for a Boy!

Da dama til en av brødrene mine bestillte et staffeli Konfirmasjons kort for en gutt som skulle konfirmeres på Fredag, visste jeg dette stemplet ville være midt i blinken. Og kortet ble veldig godt mottatt :) Har brukt stemplet flere ganger før med stor suksess! (se tag: Confirmation) Så all ære til stempel produsentene! :)

This easel card was made as a comissoned card for a boys confirmation day last Friday, given from one of my brothers girlfriend & their family ~ and I've been told it was a hit.. So I'm very satisfied with the outcome, but all credit goes to theese awesome stamps ~ my favourites to use on male confirmation cards! :) 
I've used this one, 'Steven' before on cards (check out the 'Confirmation' tag to see previous cards), and while I was at it I colored in some more images of the same ~ so there will be more soon!

Inside detail ~ money pocket!

I'm entering my card in theese challenges:

• Crafty Cardmakers #67. ~ For the Boys! (my second entry, the first is my sailboat box!).
• Fab 'n' Funky #119. ~ Celebrating Male-ness!
• Kort O Mania #62. ~ Alt er lov (anything goes).
• Oldie but a goodie ~ Die cuts & Punches! (actually everything u see is more than 6 mnths old! Papers, dies, stamps and embellishes!)
• The Corrosive Challenge #148. ~ The Man, the Myth, the Legend ~ Tim Holtz ♥ (I've used distress inks, embossing folder & distressing techniques by the master himself :)

Inside the card

Stamps/Images: North Star Stamps 'Single Steven' & 'Grunge - listen to the music' clearstamp. Scrappers Choice clearstamp sett 'Konfirmasjon'. Kort og Godt Stempel S-142 (flourish text stamps). HobbyHimmelen clearstampsett 'Egne Spor'. Magnolia 'BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup' rubberstamp. Scrappy Cat clearstampset 'Inspirations'.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock & swiss dots. Panduro Hobby - In Time coll. 'Pocketwatch'. Pion Design - Till Far (for father) coll. 'Fickur' (pocketwatch). DCWV - The Rockstar paperstack coll. 'Doodle rock'.

Embellishments: Waxed Linen thread from Panduro Hobby. Nille Memories paperclip. Ribbon is a reuse from a jumper, heart charm unknown. Black craft foam (mosegummi) used to raise the 3D elements This is a great tip ~ to use foam with tape instead of using up all those small expensive square dots!

The Millionaire/Monopoly money bill is from a trashed game where I kept the money ~ wich is great for explaining where to put the moneygift! 

Underneath detail

Tools: Cuttlebug - Tim Holtz® 'patchwork' Texture Fades Embossing Folder. QuicKutz 'Sketchbook' Mini 4x8 alphabet set & QK RS-0085 'Dove' (retired). Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Labels 8' & 'Labels One'. Magnolia Doohickey's Dies 'Tilda Lace'.  Whale of a punch by EK. Success 'Circle'.

Edges are distressed with Distress Ink, and the Image is painted with the Tim Holtz Distress Ink Markers ~ totally in love with theese! 

Hold on to your dreams...

Prøver meg på en skisseutfordring denne gang ~ ikke det letteste for meg, å arbeide ut ifra en skisse, da jeg aldri ser for meg hvordan det skal se ut eller hva jeg kommer til å bruke før jeg starter. Men det er jo en utfordring å bryne seg på da! :)

~ ♥ ~ PSst: I got some yummy BlogCandy below this post! ~ ♥ ~

Having a go at a sketch this time ~ wich i'm not the best at, as my cards never is planned but comes out during the making, and I spend so much time trying to get the sketch to fit that I'm rarely satisfied with the outcome ~ but I quite liked this one, though you can't go wrong with Tammys lovely digis! :)

I'm entering my card at:

A day for Daisies #40. ~ Found Paper (see info below).

CLP Crafting Life's Pieces #46. ~ The sketch for the Month of April.

Craft-Room Challenge ~ Music.

Craft Your Passion #104. ~ Dots and/or Stripes.

Southern Girls #41. ~ You Got Something You Wanna say?

Detail from the inside

Stamps/Images: Digistamp from A day for Daisies 'Dressed for Show'. Scrappy Cat 'Inspirations Sayings' clearstamp set. Magnolia rubberstamp 'bröllups swirl'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstock & B. Bling cardstock. Panduro Hobby Vellum notesheet. 7 Gypsies - Victoria Paper coll 'Printemps'. Paper Adventures 'Claire Hampton - Vintage rose ramblings'. Journaling paper is a digi from FreePrettyThingsForYou.com. The 'found' paper is the frame wich is made of a handmade banana paper, from the cover of a stationary set I bought many years ago on Gran Canaria.
Embellishments/Tools: Spellbinder Frameabilities 'Scalloped Edge Frame'. Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Blossom S4192'. Magnolia Doohickey's 'Tilda's Lace' Die. Heart brad from Eyelet Outlet. Notabene pink rhinestone wings. The ribbon is recycled, from a blouse. The digi on watercolor/aquarelle paper was painted with Distress inks & twinkeling H2O's. The dresses (printed on DP) were paperpieced on top of the torso and feet with 3D cushions.

Burtonesque Lili!

The Burtonesque Dolls sin utfordring var litt vanskelig ~ lette høyt og lavt blandt stemplene mine for å finne noe som kunne 'dobles' ~ ettersom temaet denne gangen er å vise dobbeltgjengere ~ som i Tweedle-dee & Tweedle-dum fra Alice in Wonderland! Med digistempler kan man snu og vende som man vil, så jeg har 'doblet' Lili fra Simply Betty ♥ Er også med i Kort 'O' Manias utfordring #43 - Alt er lov, og Basic Grey utfordring #47. Sying.


The Burtonesque Dolls challenge is to show us your double! Double Burton and double the fun :) So I rifled through my stamps & almost gave up on finding one that would suit the challenge ~ then I gave cute Lili kitty from Simply Betty a twin ~ or perhaps a sweetheart? ♥ I'm also playing along with the Basic Grey challenge #47. Stitching ~ faux! And Kort 'O' Manias #43. Anything Goes :)

Stamps: Digistamp from Simply Betty 'Lili'. Tiddly Inks - Down to My Bones Paper set 'skull' & Love Hurts set - 'lovehurts' digi stamp. Scrappy Cat clearstamps 'Kitty Cat'. Sassafras Lass CS set 'Stitched borders'.
Papers: Bazzill bling cardstock & Basic Grey - Black Tie coll. 'Allegro' (retired paper).
Embellishments: Scrapmagasinet pearl bling. Primas & QK flowers doodads RS-0349. Notabene pink glitter brads.