Dream Big!

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Er fremdeles helt ødelagt i ryggen, hekseskudd er ikke noe å spøke med! Har stort sett ligget på sofaen i en uke, og ser ingen særlig bedring ~ såvidt jeg klarer å kle på meg sokkene! :P Så det blir nok enda en stund til jeg kommer meg på scrapperommet..
Men i mellomtiden har jeg jo flere kort som jeg har lagd tidligere, som disse to der jeg har brukt den nydelige vindu diesen fra Hero Arts kit'et som kom i mai.

Har abonnert på Hero Arts sine kits helt siden mai i fjor, og alltid blitt superfornøyd med innholdet og kvaliteten. Anbefaler absolutt å prøve, kjempepris og god porto er det også! :) Se bilde eksempler på to av disse kits'ene nederst i bloggposten.

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I'm still glued to my sofa, as my back has been all stiff and sore (lumbago/crick in the back). So no crafting for me for a while! But here's a couple of cards I made earlier with the May Hero Arts kit, and the gorgeous window tree die ♥

I've been subscribed to Hero Arts monthly kits since may last year, and have always been super happy with the contents! Fantastic kits, great value and quality ~ I definitely recommend trying one! :) See examples of the kits I used in my card ingredients blurb at the bottom of this post.

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I enter my first card, with the little boy in theese challenges [Ends on]
● Simon Says Wednesday ~ Distress it! (2nd.entry)[Aug.14th.]
● Cards Galore Encore #54. ~ Anything goes (2nd.entry)[Aug.31st.]
● Little Miss Muffet #195. ~ Always AG [Aug.22nd.]
● Retarte #125. ~ Anything Goes (3rd.entry)[Aug.20th.] 
● Papirlosjen #07-08. ~ Alt er lov! (bidrag#3.)[31. August.]
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EDIT: I won a $10 voucher to shop with at Little Miss Muffet! Thank you very much ♥

My second card, the flying girl, I enter into theese challenges: [Ends on]
● Simon Says Monday ~ Sprinkles & Splatters! [Aug.20th.]
● Crafting with an attitude #42. ~ Always AG (2nd.entry)[Aug.24th.]
● QKR Stampede #308. ~ Anything goes [Aug.16th.]
● The Corrosive Ch. #8. ~ Always Anything Goes [Aug.31st.]
● Scrappelyst ~ august: dies (bidrag#2.)[31. August.]...

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Stamps/Images: Hero Arts MMH May 2018 Tree of life clearstamps & co-ordinating dies. I also used stamps from the MMH August 2017 Celestial kit. Hero Arts 'Woodgrain Bold prints Background'. Kort & Godt 'S-176' & 'S-248'. Ett Trykk - Norsk Stempelblad 'Art Journaling 3 RS_34B'. Prima Marketing inc. clearstamps  'Celebrate Jack & Jill #545109', 'Jack & Jill #542023', 'Annalee Butterflies' and 'Optimist #542419'.

Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs/inked backgrounds. Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Designerpapers. Prima Marketing inc. 12x12 'Celebrate! with Jack & Jill coll. - Sweet Valentine'. Scrap Orchard 'Our Life / SO Woodland' digital collab kit (owl element by Bella Gypsy).

Embellishments: Washi from the MMH May 2018 kit.
Tools: I always use my Scor-Pal to score n fold my cards. My distress tools from Ranger Ink is always in use ~ Tim Holtz® Mini Ink Round Blending Tool & the Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool and Foams. Martha Stewart 'Flourish Edge Punch'.
Dies: Hero arts MMH May 2018 Tree of Life kit window fancy die with frame die. Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Curved Rectangles S5006'. Sizzix Thinlits DieSet 5PK 'This & That - Charming' by Echo Park'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. 3D foam/mosegummi. High-Tack Double Sided Red Tape (Red Liner/Stix2/Miracle tape). Rangers Glossy accents.
Techniques/Mediums:  I used misc. Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor and distress images and papers. Hero Arts 'iridescent gold shimmer' inkspray from the MMH Aug. 2017 kit, and the 'seafoam shimmer' inkspray from the MMH June 2018 kit. Prima chalk ink 'teak wall'. Rangers Archival inkpad 'Sepia'.

Fairy Happy Easter!

Håper alle har ei kjempefin påske ~ til tross for dårlig vær... her regner og blåser det sånn at internett'n detter ut hele tia! Håper jeg får til å blogge dette, editoren kommer opp med feilmeldinger 'det oppstod en feil under forsøk på å lagre eller publisere innlegget ditt'.. o_O

Vår sponsor er Crafty Sentiments for denne ukens utfordring #32 hos Creative Fingers ~ og som vanlig har vi 'Lag-hva-du-vil' med et valgfritt tema som denne gangen er 'Påske'! Jeg fikk velge meg 'Scilla Fairy' digistempel å vise frem ♥ Nydelig! Jeg elsker alt magisk/fantasy, og alver og feer spesielt!

Hope you all are having a Happy Easter wherever you are in the world! :)
I just  hope I'll be able to blog this post ~ the internet is acting up, with the bad weather we are having it keeps falling out, and the stupid editor keeps coming up with 'unable to save' messages... :( And no, I don't do the schedule-post-thingy, as that one seems to fail half of the times! So here's some pixie-dust.. *poof* NOW it will work I'm sure *lol*

One thing I love alot is everything magic and fantasy ~ and especially elves, pixies and fairies ♥ I even have a pixie tattoo! I have a really sweet blog-candy down a post, with a couple of fairystamps up for grabs if your interested :) 

I was very lucky to get to choose this gorgeous fairy digi to ink up from this weeks challenge sponsor Crafty Sentiments at Creative Fingers :) #32. It's always anything goes with optional theme of 'Easter' this time. You're welcome to join us! We also have a Design Team call going, see the info about it here. 

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

● Stamp and Create ~ April: Spring Flowers! [May 3rd.]
● Hanna & Friends #194. ~ Easter [April 23rd.] 
● Stamping Sensations ~ April: Use those Dies and/or Punches! [April 30th.]
● Fab 'n' Funky #212. ~ Flower Power! [April 22nd.]
● Crafty Little Fairies ~ Up And Away! [April 23rd.]

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Stamps/Images: Crafty Sentiments 'Scilla Fairy' digistamp. Prima 'Celebrate Jack & Jill Easter' clearstamp set. Papirloftet - påske stempler (retired easter stamps). Lazar StudioWERX Inc rubberstamp 'Funky Holidays' (swirl). Kaisercraft Clear Stamps 'Hummingbird CS808'.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Prima - Sunkissed coll 'shady nook'. Panduro Hobby 'All that is spring' Tilda coll paper pad. SO Collab 'Winter Woodland' journaling digi element from Bella Gypsy Designs. My digital daydream at Etsy - Alice in Wonderland 'alice journaling cards2'.
Detail back of the card.

Embellishments/Tools: Martha Stewart 'Flourish Edge Punch'. Simply Cards & Papercraft magazine embossing folders 'Spring' (freebie from issue #122 April 2014). Dollarama yellow rhinestones. Galerie adhesive rhinestoneflower. Ribbon unknown. Darice Embossing 5x7 Folder 'Honeycomb 1218-94'. 
I used Twinkling H2o's as u can see

The shiny H2O's show up better in this detailed pic.
And as always, my precious Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads/markers to watercolor and distress image and papers!

Miss Cupcake Gift-box & beeing Thrifty!

ArtByMiran er sponsor denne gang hos Creative Fingers, og som vanlig har vi 'Lag hva du vil' med et valgfritt tema på utfordring #24, som er 'Alt annet enn et kort!'. Jeg fikk dette kjempesøte digi-stemplet for mitt DT-bidrag, og dekorerte ei helt enkel eske jeg fant på salg på Notabene, for å romme en liten gave til min enda søtere niese! ♥

My DT creation for the Creative Fingers Challenge blog ~ This time around our sponsor is ArtByMiran, and I got this sweet cupcake-girl to color up! If you want to join us in Challenge #24, it's Anything Goes with an optional twist of 'Anything But A Card'! 

I've altered a giftbox I found on sale in the local bookstore. Dressed it with an owl fabric I found to be very cute, got five metres of for about 4$! And I actually stitched the sides of the box ~ wich ended up really ugly looking and my fingers hurt like... *bleep*.. But it will make a nice present for my sweet niece who's been asking me for a secret box to hold her keepsakes in ♥ and to give her the Hits for kids CD I also found on sale! 
 
Don't u just love shopping AFTER the holidays? Everything is so much cheaper, calmer and stressfree ~ I've even stocked up on lots of birthday and friend gifts to give away during the year, alot of this years christmas pressies too! 
I also swipe a good deal of free gift wrapping papers after shopping in a store ~ even if I just buy something for meself, so I don't have to buy expensive paper-rolls to wrap in when a gift is due! *Hush hush*... 
So that's my Top tip for today ~ be thrifty and save yourself some time and money.. so that you can buy more sweet crafty stuff for yourself! 
.. And to please find out how to sow before stitching away on your project ;) Top Tip has a great list ~ I really wish I'd printed out and looked at while before I started sowing *lol* Been several years since I last tried :)

I enter my creation into theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]

● Top Tip Tuesday ~ Stitching! (by hand) + (TIPs above) [March 3rd.]
● Feeling Crafty #25. ~ Dies and/or Punches! [Feb.28th.]
● Live & Love Crafts #20. ~ Love N' Lace [Feb.28th./tops later this month]

detailed images ~ and how bad stitchwork looks like...
 

Stamps/Images: ArtByMiran digistamp 'Miss Cupcake'. Scrap Orchard Collab 'Our Life' owl digi element from Snips and Snails Designs, and SO Collab 'Winter Woodland' journaling digi element from Bella Gypsy Designs.

Papers: Canson Watercoloring paper, and misc scrap pieces of paper. (Keen eyes might recognize the stripey paper as the backingsheet behind the magnolia stamps when u buy them! Nothing nice gets wasted here!).

Embellishments/Tools: the BowEasy tool. Notabene cardboard gift box, adhesive pearls. JYSK Owl fabric. Marianne Designs Creatables 'Frame LR0293'. Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Petite Ovals Large'. Nille Memories washi tape, satin ribbon. Lace unknown. Dymo tape machine. I used Twinkling H2o's and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads n markers to watercolor and distress image and papers.