I ♥ tree frogs!

Har alltid vært fascinert av disse fargerike og søte froskene ♥ Samlet på postkort av frosker da jeg var yngre og lagde tilogmed et maleri basert på et slikt kort! ..Som en av brødrene mine likte så godt at han 'stjal' for å ha hjemme hos seg ;)

Derfor er jeg kjempeglad å få dette flotte digistemplet fra Beccy's Place, og å vise frem dette kortet som mitt DT-bidrag hos Creative Fingers. Stemplet er egentlig med en vanlig grønn frosk, så pupillen er feil vei i forhold til at jeg har malt i fargene til en trefrosk, men det var det første jeg tenkte på! Til utfordring #108. har vi som alltid et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema :)

I ♥ tree frogs! Always been facinated by theese colorful & cute little frogs. I used to collect postcards with frogs on them, and even made a painting based on one of the cards! ..Which one of my brothers loved so much that he sort of nicked it from me ;)

So I was super happy to get this sweet Beccy's Place stamp to color up as my DT-creation at Creative Fingers. This is actually not supposed to be a treefrog so the pupil/slit is the wrong way, but I just wanted to ink it like one anyway! ♥ You are welcome to join us for this fortnights challenge #108. We always have 'Anything Goes' as a theme :)

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

● Beccy's Place ~ April: Anything Goes! [April 30th.]
● Crafty Gals Corner #69. ~ Anything Goes [April 3rd.]
● Fairytale Stampers #66. ~ Anything Goes [May 14th.]
● Little Miss Muffet #136. ~ Anything goes [April 3rd.] 
● Petal Lu #12. ~ Anything goes [May 1st.]
● Inspiration Destination #83. ~ Anything Goes [April 3rd.]
● Simon Says Wedn. ~ Anything Goes! [April 3rd.]
● Cuttlebug Mania ~ Butterflies [May 9th.]
 
Scandinavian challenges:
● Scrappegarasjen #23. ~ Bruk dies [10 Mai]

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Stamps/Images: Beccy's Place digistamp 'Frog and Oleander'. Magnolia 'BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup'.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. My Mind's Eye MME Bohemia coll. 'Barefoot Love Dots/Red'.

Embellishments/Tools: Memory Box die 'Drifting Butterfly Frame'. Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels 8 - S5019' & 'Frameabilities 'Polka Dot Frame - S5016'. QuicKutz (new branded as LifeStyle crafts/We R Memory Keepers) 'lizard RS-0074', 'RS-0024 Grass', 'KS-0067 leap frog', 'KS-0163 Hibiscus'.
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.

Feline Friend Birthday card

Kortet mitt idag var kjempegøy å lage bakgrunn til.. SPLÆTT! Masse risting med malepenselen og noen spruter med distress ink sprayene mine ~ men det beste er vel selve splættene, de ser så stilig ut og er veldig enkelt å lage: Ta en Tim Holtz distress stains (med sånn svamp-påførings-topp) og dunk den hardt mot papiret så blekket spruter (lurt å legge arket/kortet oppi ei pappeske eller noe først), og det blir en utrolig kul effekt! ..Jeg 'gjenoppdaget' teknikken her forleden da jeg mistet flasken på bordet.. ble en masse søl, men fikk jo et a-ha øyeblikk ;) 

Vi har to flotte sponsorer i utfordring #107. hos Creative Fingers ~ Lemon Shortbread, & Bridget's Stamps som mitt nydelige motiv er fra. Som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema :)

I had such fun creating this cards background! SPLAT! A whole lotta shaking, flicking and spraying ~ but the coolest effect was the splats! Don't they look cool? I 're-discovered' the technique when I dropped my distress stains bottle on my crafttable and made a right mess.. but it did give me an idea for my next project! So to do the same just remember to protect your work surface, like by putting the card base / paper in a cardboard box or something first, then forcibly put the dabber bottle against the paper, and the artistic cool-looking splats appears! I LOVE my Tim Holtz inks ♥

***SPLAT!***

For this fortnights challenge #107. at Creative Fingers ~ we are again so lucky to have two wonderful sponsors: Lemon Shortbread & Bridget's Stamps who gave us lovely digis to work with ♥ And as always the theme is ~ Anything goes, and you are welcome to join! :)

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

● Craft Rocket #13. ~ Favourite Colour Combo: Brown & Blue [April 26th.]
● Crafts Galore Encore ~ April Anything Goes [April 30th.]
● Penny's Paper-Crafty #273. ~ Anything goes [April 19th.]
● Crafting by Designs ~ April Anything Goes (2nd. entry)[April 25th.]
● Sweet Stamps Technique ~ April Anything Goes [May 10th.]
● Star Stampz ~ Use A Digi! [April 27th.]
● The Sisters of Craft ~ April Anything Goes [April 30th.]
● Creative Card Crew #110. ~ Die Cut! [April 18th.]

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Stamps/Images: Bridget's Stamps digi 'Cat and Female - Feline Friend'. Kreativ Hobby text stamp 'Gratulerer med dagen'. Queen Kat Stamps 'Time piece' by Jeanie Dickinson. Unknown stamp 'håper dagen din blir like fin som deg' stempel.

Papers: Bazzill Cardstock & Plain white cardstock. Panduro Hobby 'Circus' Paper pad. Basic Grey 'Basics Manila'.

Embellishments/Tools: Crafts Too Presscut 'Circle Nesting Dies PCD46'. EK Success® Whale Of A Punch 'Large Circle 1.75'. QuicKutz 'Leaf RS-0102'. Panduro Hobby sequins 'Tilda paljetter antik guld'. Hot Off The Press 'feather' embossing die (HOTP freebie in Simply Cards & Papercraft #132). Unknown Coffee stain stencil.
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. Glossy accents. Ranger Clear embossing powder. Heat gun tool.

I used theese Luminarte Twinkling H2o's Shimmering Watercolors, and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers to watercolor and distress image and papers. Plus the distress stain dabber & spray stains you saw above.

Goth Fairy Ambrosia!

Wow! Tredje bloggposten i dag, tror øynene mine er blitt firkanta og hendene mine er vel helt ødelagt :P Men det var vel verdt ei våkenatt for å få alt inn. Beklager om jeg har vært litt fraværende rundt om bloggland, har ikke mye overskudd igjen nå..

Ble veldig fornøyd med dette kortet (sjeldent at jeg får en idé og klarer å fullføre uten å endre på alt så jeg ender opp med noe helt annet enn jeg startet med), ble akkurat sånn jeg så for meg!  ♥

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Også denne gangen har vi to flotte sponsorer i utfordring #106. hos Creative Fingers ~ Holly Durr Art & Scrap N' Dipity som mitt motiv er fra. Som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema :) 

Phew.. this is my third blogpost today.. Ever heard that you'll get square eyes if you watch the tv or pc for too long? :P *lol* what they use to say to children to make them go out and do something active for a change.. Well I am sure my eyes gotta be square by now, feels like it anyways! Up all night, and my fingers aches.. 
But I am very satisfied with how this card turned out ♥ Made the angelic looking fairy a goth makeover, and the idea I had for the card ended up like I pictured it in my mind, so that's a first! Usually NEver ends up looking like I plan! ;)

For this fortnights challenge #106. at Creative Fingers ~ we are again so lucky to have two sponsors: Holly Durr Art & Scrap N' Dipity who gave us lovely digis to work with ♥ And as always the theme is ~ Anything goes, and you are welcome to join! :)

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I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on] checked 7/7
● Scrap N' Challenge ~ March:. Anything goes [April 14th.]

● ABC challenges ~ E is for Everything/AG [April 12th.]

● Crafting for all Seasons #123. ~ DieCuts/Punches! [April 11th.] blog missing?
● Crafty Girlz ~ March:. Anything goes [April 13th.]

● Crafting by Designs ~ April:. Anything Goes [April 25th.]

● Petal Lu #11. ~ Anything Goes [April 14th.] no winner?
● Forever Dark ~ March:. Anything goes (last) [April 3rd.] blog missing?
● The Artistic Stamper ~ April.: All Things Distress (3rd. entry) [April 30th.]

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DigiStamp: Scrap N' Dipity 'Fairy Ambrosia – Looking for Love'.

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

Embellishments/Tools: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels 4' & 'Labels 18'. All-occasion "That Folder" embossing folder Papercraft Ess. magazine #122. Scrap-Lovers & Nille memories rhinestones. 
Prima Marketing inc. ComfortCraft Distressing Tool by Ingvild Bolme. (a Must have tool in my opinion!). TGR - Tiger store washi tape. Ribbons I've re-used from the necks of blouses, u know the hanging ribbons :) Docrafts - Papermania 'Little Cake Shoppe Tasty Trims' embossing folders. Memory Box Stencil 'Tessatina'. iStencils 6X6 'PTP-033 Bubbles Stencil' by Patti Tolley Parrish.
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 theese Luminarte Twinkling H2o's Shimmering Watercolors, and misc. Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers to watercolor and distress image and papers. Ingvild Bolme white Prima chalk ink. Ranger Stickles 'frosted lace' and Glossy accents. And some doodling with a micron fine felt tip pen to make the fairy goth ♥

Tilda with Magnolia branch

Papirplanetens utfordring i April er 'Våren og/eller Konfirmasjon', og jeg har brukt vårens farger på mitt DT-kort! Været er enda ikke så flott som på bildet der, men man kan jo håpe! Sola har iallefall tittet litt frem og smeltet bort snøen! Som hovedmotiv har jeg søte lille Tilda fra Magnolia ♥  Vi håper du blir inspirert til å delta :)

Du finner dette og mange andre Magnolia stempler hos PapirPlaneten, og de har også flere gamle Magnolia ink blader om du ikke har snappet dem opp!  Kjempesynd at de sluttet å lage dem, svenskene hadde virkelig et blad jeg trodde kom til å vare! :( Krysser fingrene og tær for at det aldri kommer til å skje med mitt favoritt scrappeblad Ett Trykk ♥ 

This is my DT inspiration card for PapirPlaneten, an norwegian challengeblog and craft shoppe. The theme for April is all about Spring & Confirmation, I chose to do spring colors! The easter has just passed, the snow has melted away and the sun has even shown up once or twice :)


I'm finding that I absolutely can't finish off a card without adding some Glossy accents *lol* Anyone else has this need? Just look at the fab result on that butterfly.. *gasp*! :)

I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
● All About Magnolia #12. ~ Spring! [April 3rd.]

● Allsorts #356. ~ Wings! [April 1st.]
● Fantasy Stampers #59. ~ In the Springtime! (no digis) [April 8th.]
● The Artistic Stamper ~ April.: All Things Distress! (2nd. entry) [April 30th.]
● That Craft Place #7. ~ Anything goes (last!) [April 9th.]
● Lovely Hänglar or Sweet Magnolia #132. ~ Pearls/Gems [April 21st.] 

Scandinavian challenges:
● Scrappelyst ~ Mars.: Minst 3 mønsterark! [6. April]
● Papirlosjen #3. ~ Vår i luften! [4. April]

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Stamps/Images: Magnolia Stempel 'Tilda with Magnolia branch', 'Tygblommor/Tøyblomster', Løvbord, Trollgräs, og et Magnolia copyright stempel.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Basic Grey 'Basics Manila' og 'Prima Madeline' 6x6 PaperPads hos PapirPlaneten.

Embellishments/Tools: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Blossom S4-192', Grand Dies 'Labels One'. Marianne Design Emb.Folder Extra die 'DF3404 - Chickenwire'. QuicKutz (LifeStyle crafts/WeRMemory Keepers) 'Beehive DD0292' ++. Sizzix Bigz die 'Basic Shapes 658300 & Sizzlits Butterfly delicate'. Basic Grey rhinestones 'Bling it'. Washi tape & Bling Pearls from Nille Memories.
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. Glossy accents.

Fly Away with Me...

Jeg har faktisk tre bloggposter idag! Jeg vet, mot normalt ;) Blir vanligvis bare en i uka, men jeg har hatt flere prosjekter liggende nesten ferdig på scrappebordet og fikk endelig tid til å gjøre dem ferdig etter å hatt fullt hus med familie i hele påska ♥

Min tag / bokmerke er inspirert av fargene og følelsen av fri natur på bildet fra Viva Las Vegas Stamps sin utfordringsblogg litt lengre ned i posten.

..You are never too old to set a new goal, or to dream a new dream..

I actually got three blogposts on for today! I know, SO not the normal for me ;) Usually I only get one out each week, if that, with my health I don't often get to craft. And this easter I've had the house full of family all the time, so no go on all the half-finished projects on my desk!  Tons of fun though ♥


My tag (often used as bookmarks here) is inspired by this image from VLVS challengeblog, the colors, the clouds, the sky and feeling of the wide open nature!

I enter my tag/bookmark in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]

● Viva Las Vegas Stamps ~ March inspiration [April 1st.]
● Crafty Ribbons #147. ~ Handmade tag! [April 12th.]
● Southern Girls ~ Anything Goes [April 13th.]
● Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything goes! [April 5th.]
● The Crafty Addicts #12. ~ AG/Spring time! [April 12th.] 
● The Artistic Stamper ~ April.: All Things Distress! [April 30th.]
● Eureka stamps #186. ~ Spring is in the Air [April 2nd.]
● Deep Ocean #125. ~ Fave color combo ~ [April 3rd.]
When its not all about the browns, I do love Blue & greens plus Orange & yellow too!
● Crafty Gals Corner #65. ~ Anything goes [April 5th.] 

EDIT: I was the random chosen winner at VLVS! :) 
 

The Twinks I used on this tag!
 

Stamps/Images: Viva Las Vegas Stamps - VLVS Plate 918 'Boy In Cape', 'Blowing Dandelion and Extra Seed', and 'Banksy Balloon Girl'. Panduro Hobby - Vibeke Spigseth CS 'A5 Luftballong'. Kort & Godt 'M-198'. Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz Clearstamp coll. 'Lost n Found'.

Papers: Panduro Hobby Manila tag. Aquarelle paper.

Embellishments/Tools/Techniques: Ribbon unknown. I used my heatgun and smooshing technique with distress inks on my craft mat, and dabbing the tag. On the balloon side of the tag I blended in ink, then sprayed lightly with water for a speckled effect.
 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 my Luminarte Twinkling H2o's Shimmering Watercolors, as well as misc. blue & green Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor and distress image and papers. Glossy Accents.