Top Ten 2010

2010 has been a great crafting year for me. I finally found my style in colouring after searching hard. I started with Promarkers but felt that it was a to "easy" challenge for me. Then I moved on to tombows that was kind of fun but I didn't quite like the colouring range on them. One evening I decided to try distress inks and gosh, it just blew me off the chair. This was exactly what I had been looking for =)

I also became a member of Magnolias design team, so most of the cards I've made this year have Magnolias figures on them =)

So I can't think of a better way to end my cardmaking 2010 by picking out my Top Ten favourites!

1. Starting with my first distress coloured motife. This is hÄnglars adorable stamp. I just love the Maja design papers on it. The colouring is not great but it's my first and I like it alot =)

2. Here's a valentinecard with both distress inks and tombows that I made in february.

3. This card i really liked since it's just in one colour (and my favourite Magnolia stamp)

4. I made this card for a friends daughter. I like the colours and papers.

5. Here's one that I didn't like at first, but the more I adjusted it the better it became ;)

6. This card I made for the magazine "Ett trykk".

7. Here's a card I made for a friends son.

8. This easelcard was made for fathersday.

9. A coffin I made for halloween. After much cutting, glueing and curses it came togehter just fine =)

10. One of the latest cards that I made. I like everything about it =) and that is not often!

I hope that you've enjoyed my top ten list =)

Have a Happy New Year my friends!!

...and go easy on the firecrackers and rockets for both animals, humans and the enviroments sake =)

Hugs
Malin

Last christmascard...promise

This is the last christmascard in a loooong while now! Now I want to focus on doing something different =)

I hope that you all had a great christmas!!

This is a card that I made in 15 minutes...my mother asked if I could make on to a friend of hers, and so I did =)

It's the lovely Tilda from Magnolias Christmascollection.

A short post today =) My hand still aces a little but it is much better! I have a big scar in my palm but it will fade away and almost become invisible the doctors said. I'm just happy to be able to make cards without getting pain! Scar or no scar.

Have a great day!!

Hugs
Malin

Jewellerybox

It's about time for an update now!

I hope that you all have had a great christmas!! I must have been really good this year because Santa brought me a new car! Totally unexpected and I almost choked when I saw it!! We have a Volvo v70 since before and it is drinking gasoline like crazy. It's plenty of money to drive to work and back (for me it's 60 km every day) and the new car is a volvo C30! small and just perfect!! Unfortunatley there is a blizzard outside (with a class 2 storm warning) so I can't drive it right now ;P
I also got ALOT of beautiful presents from my loved ones.

This is a present that i made for my little sister. I'm glad that I did it before my operation ;)
It is a jewellreybox with handmade earrings an a bracelet.

...It is my first time trying to do jewellery so don't look at it to close haha =)

Her name is Emelie so i put, sort of, her name on the Box "MLI". First I painted the box with distress crackle paint "picked fence". I dressed the box in papers from 7 gypsies (I think) and kaiser craft.

She is a "Bling"person so ofcourse I had to put rhinestones everywhere ;)

The flowers are from Prima.

On the lid I attatched a little mirror.

Close up on the earrings

There's a little drawer in the bottom in which I put the big earrings with the bracelet . All jewelry matches =)


Now I'm off to the couch for some slacking ;P The holidays are the best!! =D

Have a great day!
Hugs
Malin

Win, win, win =)

Today it's my turn to host Magnolias inspiration blog's christmas calender! =D You have a chance to win a christmas gift from Magnolia in my Magnolia blog.

For this I've made a special card that I'll show here too =)

It's a candlecard with matches.


It opens like a book and inside you findthe matchbox in the same patterned paper as the rest of the card. (I only used one paper, doublesided, for the whole card =)


Ofcourse I just had to use Magnolias Santa. He's so cute! I've painted him with distress inks; Walnut stain, vintage photo, tattered rose, black soot and weathered wood.
The background for santa is cut out and brushed with sephia accent toped with distress clear crackle paint.


I attatched a toggle(?) to close the card so that it doesen't pop up.


The adorable snowflakes are painted with puffy velvet.


So, don't forget to visit my Magnolia blog if you want to win a christmas gift from Magnolia! =)

Have a great day!

Hugs
Malin

Door decoration

The other day I was at IKEA for som candle shopping (a clear advantage to live 5 minutes away). I found a cute door decoration too (just the branches) so my brain started to imagin what it could look like if I used my craftingthings at home. It did'nt come out the way I wanted (as always) but it now hangs on our front door welcoming guests =)

I used the cute Tilda with ornament from Magnolias latest ollection. She's painted with distress inks tattered rose, vintage photo, walnut stain, black soot, barn door and forest moss.

I also used snowflakes (Martha Stewart) and painted them with puffy velvet and stickles.

Around the branches is a big red ribbon. On some of the branches I glued little white frosted pearls.

I massacred an old candledecoration to get the golden leafs and put a red rose in the middle.

Have a nice sunday!!

Hugs
Malin

Ljus och grejer

Oh my god I just realized that I've forgotten to blush up the cheeks on this Tilda!!

It's not easy to make everything with just one hand. I'm so happy that I've managed to colour a couple of motifes befor the operation! I mean, try to colour a stamp with the wrong hand would'nt be a great thing to do ;P

The healing is starting to set in so I can do a little at a time. I still have alot of pain and can't bend my fingers that much but I would go nuts if I just sat on my bottom the whole day! =)

I've maid a candlebag(?) with matches and used one of Magnolias new cute stamps. By the way have you missed to visit Magnolias new blog? Everyday you can win a present so rush in and take part in the holiday celebratings =)

I've painted Tilda with distress inks Black soot, walnut stain, vintage photo, tattered rose, weathered wood, barn door.

I've got some questions about wich paper I use to colour on. It's of the brand Canson (300g aquarelle)

The matchbox

The whole package

You All have a great weekend!!

Hugs
Malin

Owl and operation

Här sitter jag helt handlingsförlamad med en nyopererad högerhand...Dom tröst tog jag faktiskt och beställde hela Maja Designs nya "ska vi fika" kollektion hos Altheas för endast 299 kr! Superpris för 30 st underbara papper som annars kostar 14 kr st!

I'm newly operated in my right hand...as a comfort I just had to buy Maja designs lovely new collection of papers from Altheas.

Den här söta uglan kommer från papermaze och är målad med distress inks; Vintage photo, walnut stain, Spiced marmelad, black soot, pine needle, weathered wood och faded jeans.

This cute owl comes from Papermaze.


Ha en härlig helg mina vänner! Själv ska jag bara sitta på rumpan och äta godis hela helgen ;P

have a great weekend my friends! I'm going to sit on my butt the entire time and eat candy ;P

Kram/Hugs
Malin

Första advent!

Today it's the first advent (?) here in Sweden. I don't know if others have it too but here you celebrate that it's four weeks left for christmas. I'm sure that it has some other religious meaning too... Well for me it means that we put up christmas decorations in the windows and around the home =) Cozy cozy!!

Yesterday I went to a scrapmeeting. We were 9 crafters who got toghether and made cards the whole day =)

I made a christmascard (surprise ;P) with one of Magnolias new stamps.

I've coloured her with distress inks: faded jeans, black soot, tattered rose, barn door, vintage photo, weathered wood and walnut stain.

I put some stickles on the heart and wings.

I'm sorry that I haven't been able to update but I've been working on many projects to the next Magnolia ink magazine! It's going to be amazing with the new design that I've heard rumors about ;P And ofcourse all the talented ladies on the team!

On Wednesday I'm off to get an operation of my right hand (at laaaast) so there will be little updated for a couple of weeks. I'm going to work hard (until wednesday) on making some cards that I can show you meanwhile so it won't be totally empty in here =)

And don't forget to take a peek in Magnolias blog in Wednesday!!!!

Thank you all for your sweet comments! as soon as my both hands are fixed I promise that I'll comment in your blogs too!

Big Hugs
Malin

Ännu ett julkort

Japp, här kommer ännu ett julkort från mej =)

Jag har inte haft så mycket tid att göra kort eftersom jag har jobbat på lite projekt till nästa Magnolia ink. Och så jobbar jag heltid så det är knapert med övrig tid =) Men Pysseltagen hade en rolig utmaning som jag hoppade på.

Yup, here's yet another christmascard from me =)

I haven't been able to update here as often as I would like to, but I've been working on projects for the next Magnolia ink magazine. Besides working fulltime there's not much time over for "freestyling" =)

Here's one of Magnolias new winterstamps. It's adorable Tilda and she's coloured with distress inks barn door, black soot, walnut stain, tattered tose, vintage photo, wild honey and weathered wood.

Jag har till och med klätt insidan av kortet! =)

I've even dressed the inside for once! =)


Ha en fin dag! =)

Have a great day! =)

Kram/Hugs
Malin

Fathers day

Idag är det farsdag här i snöiga Sverige. Min pappa är inte mycket av en "kort person" så det ä inte lika roligt att ge honom ett kort haha =) Jag menar visst uppskattar han det men han vill hellre ha en serietidning eller en chokladkaka (vilket han även får utöver presenten). Han säger det ju inte högt men jag känner min pappa ;)

Därför gjorde jag ett hjärtformat kort utan figurer på. Ett enkelt symboliskt kort...eller enkelt och enkelt...så jättelätt var det inte att göra ett easelkort i hjärtformat kan jag lova!

Today is fathers day here in snowy Sweden. My dad is not a "card person" so it's no fun to give him a card haha =) I mean he appriciate it but he would rather have a comicmagazine or a chocolatebar (wich he always get's besides a present). He doesn't say it out loud, but I know my dad! ;) Therefore I made a card in heartshape without any figures on. A simple symbolic card...or simple...it was'nt that easy to make a easelcard in the shape of a heart!



Jag har använt cracklepaint, pearl maker och en massa chalks på det här kortet. De små bokstäverna är magnetstämplar som jag har stämplat och klippt ut till små fyrkanter.

I've used cracklepaint, pearl maker and a lot of chalks on this card. The small letters are stamped with magneticstamps on aquarellpaper and cut out to tiny squares.


Ha en fin dag alla! Själv ska jag ut till mina föräldrar och äta köttsoppa med klimp =)

Have a nice day!! I'm getting ready to go out to my parents and eat some soup with meat and dumplings =)

Kram/Hugs
Malin