Owl post!

Brun er min favoritt farge ~ og alt av jord-toner, spesiellt oliven/mose-grønt. Disse fargene passet så perfekt til dette nydelige ugle jenta fra PolkaDoodles, vår sponsor denne uken hos Creative Fingers #91. ~ og som alltid er temaet 'Anything Goes', som betyr 'Lag-hva-du-vil' på vår utfordringsblogg, og du er hjertelig velkommen til å delta :) 

Brown is my favourite colour (no surprise there) along with moss/olive greens and other earth-tone colours. I thought they would be perfect for this lovely stamp from our sponsor this week, PolkaDoodles over at Creative Fingers! Challenge #91. theme is as always 'Anything Goes', create whatever you wish, and you are most welcome to join in! :)

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

● Our Creative Corner ~ Shades Of Autumn! [Sept. 28th.]
● Inspiration Destination #49. ~ Anything goes [Sept. 8th.]
● Not Just Cards #23. ~ Always Anything Goes! [Sept. 7th.]
● Stamps and Stencils ch. ~ Up, Up and away w. autumn! [Sept. 30th.]
● Simon Says Monday ~ Trio of Colors! Brown, Green & Black/Gold [Sept. 6th.]
● Craft Your Passion #277. ~ Anything goes [Sept. 6th.]  
● Crazy challenge #205. ~ Watercolor! [Sept. 13th.]
● Pile it On #84. ~ Friends! [Sept. 5th.]

EDIT: I made TOP 3 at Stamps & Stencils for my second entry which was a mixed-media project My Vintage Journey ~ Home... All my award badges are on my About me page :)

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Stamps/Images: PolkaDoodles 'Octavia Best Friends Owl'. Hot Off The Press 'Hoot Hoot HOTP 1114'. Inkadinkado 'sleepy owl'.

Papers: Bazzill 'Pinecone' cardstock. Plain white cardstocks.

Embellishments/Tools: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels One' and Grand Dies 'Labels One'. Basic Grey 'Hang 10' ribbons. Crafters Companion 'Chevron' 6x6 Emb Folder. EK Success® Whale Of A Punch 'Large Circle 1.75'. Panduro Hobby Sjabloner (honeycomb stencil) 'Mønstre-Tekst'. Bling 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. I have also used a Gelli Arts printing plate with my brayer to create the background paper using a stencil, and misc. black & brown acrylic paints as well as Distress Ink spray 'Antique gold'. Drew some details n dots with a Pigma micron 01 black pen.

Owl tag for my Mum ♥

Merker at denne sommeren har fløyet bort når jeg kommer til bloggen min! *tørker støv* Har vært i Lofoten stort sett siden slutten av mai, noen snarturer innom hjemme, rasket med meg litt ting og tang i kofferten... Å glemme klær går an, glemme distress inks'ene er umulig! :) 
Sist vi var hjemme i Blokken var hybelkaninene blitt så store at jeg nesten snublet i dem! *hehe* Hvem gidder å dra frem støvsugeren i den varmen som har vært? Og midt i all den fartingen frem og tilbake? Neida, satt heller med ei vifte i nærheten, iskald pepsimax og scræppet en tag til mammaen min, med ei ugle på siden hun er så glad i dem ♥

Ukens utfordring hos Creative Fingers #45. er sponset av DillyBeans, og som alltid er det 'Lag-hva-du-vil' med et valgfritt tema som denne gangen er å bruke 'Fargen SORT + andre farger', men hovedsaklig sort! Siden det er sommer vil den vare i 14dager, så her er tid nok å være med :)

Min niese på 10 år tok dette flotte bildet her på Hammerstad Camping :)

 

Helt fantastisk sommervær iår! Oppe i 32°C! Har jo hatt noen torden dager også ~ og duallverden for et regnskyll, trodde det var syndefloden som stod for døren... om jeg hadde trodd på sånt da ;) Men i morgen blir det visst sol og fint vær igjen ~ og da blir det kansje tur på Vikinge festivalen ~ Lofotr museumet på Borg iløpet av helga? 

I know that I've been absent when I get to my blog and have to dust away imaginary dust-bunnies! ;) The time has just flown by, summers gone soon and now it's almost fall.. 
Well, at least it's livable now! There's been times with record tropical heat, up to 32°C here on Hammerstad Camping ~ fantastic for northern Norway, just check out the pretty postcard photo my 10 year old niece took with her iPad up above! Have had som days now with thunder and lighting, and such heavy rainfall.. thought we might need Noahs ark.. ;) But tomorrows forecast is sunny again, so we might get to go to the Viking festival at Lofotr viking museum this weekend!


I'm joining the B-Team for this weeks challenge #45. at Creative Fingers. The sponsor is DillyBeans & the Theme is as always Anything Goes, with an optional twist this week of using 'Black & ......any other colour(s)'. You are most welcome to join in! :)

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

● A Vintage Journey #12. ~ Time Flies! ~ w.Tim's techniques! [August 20th.]
● Stamping Sensations ~ August Anything Goes! [August 31st.]
● Scribble and Scrap #24. ~ Anything Goes! [August 13th.]
● Time 4 Scrap #44. ~ Animals! [August 15th.] > broken?
● Dilly Beans ~ Create a Project/Character Based on YOU! [August 14th.] [TOP 3 Pick!]

Me and my mum are different in many ways, I'm much more of the brown/dark fan, as for her, she tends to like the white vintage romance style. I read Stephen King & like my solitude.. She reads the Bible & love the company of others.. But we love alot of the same things too ~ our family, vintage, owls & cats, sci-fi, art & crafts, painting.. quotes!
"Life is a Journey... Not a destination!" So don't be in a hurry to get there ~ take your time in each moment & enjoy the sights, make memories, enjoy creating & sharing ♥

Stamps/Images: Dilly Beans digital stamp '539-Owl'. Lazar StudioWERX Inc rubberstamp 'Funky Holidays' (swirl). Createwings Designs digital element house from 'Creation C23 Bundle - This Moment'. Quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson ***INPUT when I get home***.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Misc scraps & papers.

Embellishments/Tools & Techniques: 
Tim Holtz Sizzix Big Shot Die 'Tags And Bookplates'. Prima flower. Reuse of Old button and some ribbons from shirts/blouses.
 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. I swiped some DI inkpads over the tag, added water let run, heatgun & blended again, spattered with some Distress Inks spray mister with refill DI's, dried off ~ then I embossed the image, and stamped parts of the tag with my swirly stamp, plus transparent WOW embossing powder.. *Sooooo SHINY!*    
 Added Glossy accents to some details, some washi tape and Panduro waxed thread. Some background paper is done with mixed media ~ acrylic brown, black n gold paints + bubblewrap on my Gelli Arts 6x6 Gel Printing Plate. And on the top of the tag I've used Ranger Ink Dylusions 'Black Marble' spray ink & Tattered Angels Glimmermist 'coffee shop' and a stencil 'Memory Box Stencil - Flourish 88519'.

The angels have the phonebox!!!

Oi! Glemte nesten å legge inn dette kortet før fristen gikk ut på et par av utfordringsbloggene ~ glad vi ligger noen timer bak USA ;) Har hatt migrene og er litt døgnvill.. Gikk nesten glipp av en gratis-porto-kupong også ~ enda jeg bruker ha sånt nedskrevet ved dataen, i tilfelle kjøpelysten tar overhånd *hehe* 
Har så mye stempler at det tyter ut av skuffer og skap! Skal legge ut en del for salg på scrapping.no om noen uker, må bare rydde litt mere ~ og elle melle mellom de jeg egentlig ikke trenger, og de jeg bare MÅ beholde, sånn i tilfelle!!! Noen som kjenner seg igjen?

Oh my! My migrains has been disturbing my sleep pattern, so I get confused what time and day it is! Or... maybe there's a weeping angel lurking here somewhere? *jikes!* Almost made me forget to post my card today (tonight) luckily still a few hours ahead of USA, it's very handy when it comes to blog challenges that! ;) 

And yes, I am still playing around with my blue and green inks! Promise I'll change it up for my next card! *lol*
I wrote at length about the Gelli plate on this post here ~ video links ++ And I'm totally in love with this tool! I used it to create my background, wich is masked and used alot of different techniques on, like mixed media with stencils and paste! Fun Fun Fun!

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

● Viva Las VegaStamps ~ April: Bring on SUMMER! [April 30th.]
There is a mood inspiration photo on the ch.blog, structures/scene stamping!++
● Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything Goes! [May 7th.]
● Loves Rubberstamps #101. ~ Pinterest Photo Inspired! (see ch.blog) [May 5th.]
● Cheerful Stamp Pad #85. ~ Use embossing powder! (=Star) [May 11th.]
● 613 Avenue Create #69. ~ Anything Goes! [May 3rd.] [TOP 3 Picked!]
● Pile it On #17. ~ Ink-on-paper Stamping! [May 3rd.]

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Stamps/Images: Viva Las Vegas RubberStamps 'Plate 925'(Doctor Who), and 'London Skyline'. Papercraft insp mag issue 123 'Happy Day' clearstamps (banner). Magnolia 'by (town) sihuette'. Lazar StudioWERX Inc rubberstamp 'Funky Holidays'(swirl).

Papers: Bazzill 'dark denim' cardstock. Canson Montvale aquarelle paper. Plain white cardstock.

Embellishments/Tools: Martha Stewart 'Flourish Edge Punch'. Lifestyle Crafts/QK RS-0281 star (retired). Adhesive pearls from Notabene. Sense adhesive decorative sticker border. EK Success Corner Adorner Medium Round Punch. Gluedots & 3D foam. Panduro Hobby stencil text (Sjabloner Mønstre-Tekst). Club Scrap April 2005 'Tranquility' stencil. Bubblewrap works really great as a stamp/stencil! Gelli Arts 6x6 Gel Printing Plate.
Coloring/Background paper made with a brayer and misc inks n paints: I used Pebéo modeling paste and green paint. Transparent Embossing Powder from Ranger. Tsukineko - Walnut ink spray misters 'Cornflower', and 'Willow'. Twinkling H2o's and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor and distress image and papers. 

Super Hero Boy!

Scrappers Delights er vår sponsor for denne ukens utfordring #30 hos Creative Fingers ~ som vanlig har vi 'Lag-hva-du-vil' med et valgfritt tema som denne gangen er å bruke Perler/halv-perler! Jeg fikk 'Super Hero Boy' digistempel å vise frem, kjempesøt! Og jeg har prøvd meg på et typisk guttekort... med Perler!!! Ikke helt typisk det da, og litt utfordrende... men det funket til slutt!
Vi har også en DT-Call på utfordringsbloggen ~ så om du kunne tenkte deg å være med på vårt design-team, ta en titt her! :)

Jeg har latt kreativiteten flyte fritt, og lekt meg med Gelli Arts gel printing og lagd flere bakgrunner, både på dette kortet og på flere som kommer etterhvert! Kjempemoro med stenciler og blekk og maling :) Mere info på engelsk lenger ned i tråden, med flere flotte linker til videoer på youtube! 
PSst: imorgen har jeg bursdag, så det blir nok en el. annen overraskelse her i bloggen snart! :)

Text: 'For a tough guy/tough cookie'

Our sponsor this week at Creative Fingers is Scrappers Delights. And I have used the digistamp 'Super Hero Boy'. Isn't he sweet? ♥ If you want to join us in Challenge #30, it's always Anything Goes with an optional twist this time of 'Pearls'! 

We're also currently expanding on our design team, so if you're interested in joining us at Creative Fingers DT, take a look see at our DT CALL!
 
I really wanted to do a boy card and with this digi ~ and I struggled a bit with adding pearls to it... a bit unusual to go with a boy-theme, but at least they are blue! *lol* :)
Had some new cogs-dies too from Sissix that I wanted to play with ~ perfect for boys or steampunk cards I think.

My background paper is done with a brayer and different colored inkpads ~ on a Gelli Plate! I'm totally hooked on this new technique, after seeing this video by Lavinia Stamps on youtube 'Card creations using the Gelli Plate', I knew I just had to buy one. It arrived recently, and I've made lots of fun backgrounds ~ wich will end up on cards soon :) Gelli Arts have their own channel on youtube with tutorials on how to use the gel plate. And this lady ~ Patti Parrish ~ has some very cool techniques that I'll try out sometime (she's very entertaining too!).

And by the way.. Tomorrow is my birthday so there will be a surprise giveaway soon!!! :) 

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

● Bloggers (Lisa Somerville) ~ Stencil it! [April 10th.]
● Crafting Musketeers #12. ~ Monochrome! [April 28th.]
● The Crafting Cafe ~ April: One For The Boys! [April 30th.]
● 4 Krafty Girlz  #15. ~ Anything Goes! [April 16th.]
● Creative Knockouts #31. ~ For a Child! [April 9th.]

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Stamps/Images: Scrappers Delights 'Super Hero Boy'. Tiddly Inks 'Steampunk paper pack gear digi frame'. Panduro Hobby Clear Stamps 'Vibeke Spigseth - Poppy Design 'Tekster 510122'. Kort & Godt Clearstamps 'Til Konfirmanten - Jente' (the marbled effect stamp). Buzzcraft Clear Stamp Set #468 (the stars stamp). North Star Stamps 'Vaskelapper, gutt-jente-venn-elsket' (wash-label). 

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. White plain good quality papers, and also Canson Watercolorpaper. Plus Misc scrap paper.

Embellishments: Sizzix Thinlits Die Sets 'All About a Boy' and 'This & That, Charming' by Echo Park. QK 'Nesting Stars CC-5-020'. EK Success 'Inverted Corner Punch', and Whale of a Punch 'Large Circle'. Stencil from ClubScrap feb'05 'Love'. Panduro Hobby - Scrapbook Moments adh. pearls (teal/blue).
Techniques: Gelli Arts 6x6 Gel Printing Plate. Background paper made with a brayer and misc inks, like Ranger's Adirondack 'wild flower' dye ink pad. The pattern is made with a piece of metal punchinella.
I used Twinkling H2o's and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor and distress image and papers.  
Comfort Craft Distressing Tool by Ingvild Bolme for the edges -> This btw. is also a new addition to my stash, and I LOVE it! Usually I have had 'sandpaper-fingers', I've could have been a cat-burglar with fingerprints almost vanished *lol* But this tool is awesome for all your distressing needs! Highly reccomend it - I got mine at Joanna Sheen.