Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Happy New Years! :)


I've made a fun SBS X-mas Bookmark today! Almost didn't make it at all as my printer settings had gone weird, and somehow green, even if I said print black? So the digi didn't stick to the paper as it should, and I had to print again ~ but NO more ink *lol* Got there in the end though, with a half hour to spare before new years and deadlines.. Yes, sitting with ink on my fingers tonight, the only difference from any other night in my scraproom is that I have a drink beside me, Mojito :) Happy New Years!!!
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I enter my bookmark in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
Outlaws ~ Progressive/Freebie Chall. Dec.1st! [Dec.31st.]
Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes! [Jan.6th.]
Inspiration Destination #14. ~ Anything Goes!
[Jan.6th.] 

Stamps/Images: Simply Betty (Outlaws digi freebie) 'Sweet Gothic Kids - Tangled Wednesday'.
Papers: Plain red cardstock. DCWV designer paper from the 'Once upon a time' glitter 12x12 paperstack.
Embellishments/Tools: Panduro Hobby Double-do nr40. Relieffstanse Bord 065348. EK Paper Shapers Corner Ad. Med. Round Punch. Misc eyelets, stickers and washitape.
Techniques: 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 & markers to watercolor and distress image and papers. Also Stickles, Glossy Accents and white acrylic paint.

Friday, December 26, 2014

AuroraWings ♥ Christmas ~ Thank You Card!

  God Jul & Godt NyttÅr! :)

I dagens blogpost hos Creative Fingers takker DesignTeamet våre flotte sponsorer, og jeg vil sende en spesiell takk til Mitzi, kunsteren bak AuroraWings.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AuroraWings?


Today the DT's of Creative Fingers Challenge blog is thanking our generous sponsors through this past year! We have created cards for all the awesome artists, and I would like to say a special thank you to the sweet Mitzi of AuroraWings ♥ And don't forget, there is still a couple of weeks left to join our challenge #61. with a great prize from Ching-Chou-Kuik!

Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!
(PSst: a little heads up ~ I'll have a blogcandy up for grabs very soon!)
 
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I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
AuroraWings group on Facebook ~ December ~ Season's Greetings! [Dec.31st.]
AuroraWings Ch. Blog #10. ~ All That Glitters! [Jan.17th.]
Allsorts week 290/291 ~ Last minute gifts!
[Jan.1st.]
Animal friends #21. ~ Anything goes w. animal! [Dec.31st.]
Divas by design ~ Last challenge! Anything Goes! [Jan.14th.]
PaperTakeWeekly ~ Pick A Fave = Anything Goes! [Jan.5th.]
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday ~ Anything Goes!
[Jan.7th.]
Pile It On! #49. ~ Christmas/Holidays [Jan.3rd.]  

EDIT: I won Mitzi's Artist's Choice Award with an awesome prize of a badge & $20 in digis!!! How cool is that! I will have a major problem picking my choices of digis though ~ there are SO many gorgeous ones! :) 

Stamps/Images: AuroraWings 'Christmas Kitten' & 'Kitten in a Stocking'. Lazar StudioWERX Inc rubberstamp 'Funky Holidays' (swirl). Magnolia 'BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup'. Kort & Godt M-130. Santa image and front textbanner is recycled from an old christmascard.
Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Plain white, green cardstocks. CreateWings Designs 'Creation 23 Quick Pages' a digikit with Catherine Designs.
Embellishments/Tools: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Petite Ovals Large'. QuicKutz (new branded as LifeStyle crafts/We R Memory Keepers) 'Snowflake RS-0386' & 'RS-0281 star'. Martha Stewart 'Flourish Edge Punch'. Crafts gold rhinestones, unknown snowflake.

<~ I've added Rangers Ink Stickles and Glossy accents to the image, it really makes a lot of difference! This digi and more can be found for free if u join the Stamps by AuroraWings group on Facebook! Mitzi has super qualitylineart, and wonderfully details in her art! 


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 & markers to watercolor and distress image and papers. 

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Prove you're not a robot?... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Just a little heads up! I just discovered I had gotten a reCAPTCHA  'prove you're not a robot' thingy in my comments form on my blog! It wants a Word Verification now! How annoying!!! Fiddled first with the settings - nope - even with allowing all to comment it was STILL there.. 
Searched for a solution and here it is: if you go to your settings and let the comment form be embedded (not pop up on a seperate little page if u had that) it works for some of us but not all blogspot users it seems! Worked for this blog :) Here is how to.
And blogger people ARE working to fix this recent issue... A quote from one of the forumposts there:
The unwanted CAPTCHA is the result of a coding / design mistake, that Blogger made earlier this week.  They are working on improving it.

The Real Blogger Status ›Confusion From Comments And The CAPTCHA Blogger Help Forum ›Getting Rid of reCAPTCHA ??  

I absolutely prefer the popup comment form as you can see the card while commenting. But until then alot of people aren't getting comments from DT's and friends on their blogposts and cards (most challengerules says to turn off verification) and many aren't aware they got a robot-thingy on their blog.. And as it is there because of a blogspot-bug not the blogger him/herself, please take the time and do the captcha verification when u comment, even if it's annoying, hopefully they will fix it soon ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(Update 12/12 14:00):  The CAPTCHA for moderated blogs should now behave as normal.  Non moderated blogs are still pending.

TangledBlueRose also has a good soloution which will work for some of us! Thanks :)  
If you are on Blogger and posting a comment on another Blogger, just do not enter the 'proof'. It lets you skip it and post the comment if you are Blogger to Blogger. Anything is worth a try :)

Friday, December 12, 2014

Baby Robin Christmas Card


Ukens utfordring hos Creative Fingers #60. er sponset av Beccy's Place! Jeg valgte denne lille fuglen for mitt DT-kort ♥ Ikke en fugl vi ser her til lands (?) men den ligner på dompappen, så jeg skal lage nok et kort med sort/grå/røde farger :) Som alltid er det 'Lag-hva-du-vil' hos CF ~ og designteamet har laget julekort denne gangen ~ som passet veldig bra, siden jeg har hundreogørti stykker å lage.. hehe, alltid i siste liten! ;)
http://www.beccysplace.com/

I  love this cute little baby Robin! Don't think we have this bird in Norway, but it is supercute, and the form looks very similar to our 'Dompap' just in black, grey and red, a finch-bird I believe.. So I'll try and color it up like one for another card soon! :)
Beccy's Place is the sponsor this week, and I've made a christmas themed card for my DT project at Creative Fingers Challenge #60. We always have 'Anything Goes', and lots of fun prizes :) You are most welcome to join us ♥

I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
Crafter's Cafe #94. ~ Christmas/Holiday Season! [Dec. 16th.]
Creative Knockouts #67. ~ Tis The Season! [Dec. 17th.]
Crafty Little Fairies December ~ Holly and/or Ivy!
[Dec. 28th.] broken?
Creative Moments
#57. ~ Anything Goes w. optional twist "Winter"! [Dec. 15th]
Pile it On #49. ~ Anything Goes Christmas/Holidays! [Jan. 3rd.]
Fab 'n' Funky #241. ~ Christmas! [Dec. 16th.]
Whimsy Inspirations #78. ~ Anything Goes! [Jan. 5th.]

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Stamps/Images: Beccy's Place 'Baby Robin' digistamp. Bo Bunny 'Father Christmas' clearstamps. North Star Stamps Clearstamp NSS 'Juletre med God Jul'. Panduro hobby / Poppy Designs - Vibeke Spigseth CS 'Tre & Pingvin'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Plain white and brown cardstocks. Panduro Hobby 'Vintage Christmas' and others designpapers. Selfmade journaling paper. Createwings Designs digital mouse element from 'Winter woodland' Scrap Orchard collab.
Embellishments/Tools: Marianne Design 'Circle and Flower Stitch CR1248'. Martha Stewart 'Flourish Edge Punch'. Whimsy Shapeology Die 'Double Scallop Doily'. Crafters Companion 6x6 Emb.Folder 'Vintage Decorations'. Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Petite Ovals Large'. Buttons.
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 & markers to watercolor and distress image and papers. I also heat-embossed the christmastree, and added stickles and glossy accents to text n details on  the front.