Nordic Christmas card ⛄

En stund siden sist det var aktivitet her i bloggen ~ har hatt litt mye å stri med de siste månedene ... familie, min egen og andres dårlige helse, og datatrøbbel... Prokrastinert å kjøpe ny laptop.. Den jeg ville ha ble plutselig borte fra markedet, og da den kom tilbake hadde den nye spesifikasjoner. Måtte lete på nytt etter 'drømme-laptopen' 🤔
Muligens funnet den, regner med å bli litt mere produktiv når jeg har kjøpt den, for ikke å snakke om ny kreativitet! Å tegne med blyant har vært for vondt for mine dårlige hender, så jeg håper å kunne bruke laptopen som digitalt tegnebrett og lage digistempler igjen!

Snømann motivet på kortet mitt er lagd av meg, og er et digistempel jeg selv har tegnet, malt med akvarellfarger og så scannet, så det kan printes ut som clipart! 'Doodle Snowman with a heart PRE-COLORED'. 😊

Julekortet er mitt DT bidrag hos Creative Fingers #283., der jeg er sponsor denne gang! Som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema, og velkommen skal du være 💗

 

It's been a while since it last was activity here on the blog ~ i have had a lot to deal with theese past months ... family, my own and others bad health, computer troubles ... Procrastinating buying a new laptop.. The one i wanted suddenly dissappeared from the market, and when it returned it came with new specifications i didn't like. A new search for my 'dream-laptop' then. 🤔
Possibly found it, and i hope i will be more productive when i finally buy it, and to get a creative boost as well! A digital drawing surface will enable me to make more digistamps out of my doodles ~ my hands has been too achy to grip a ledpencil for a very long time.

The snowman motif on my card i have drawn myself, and made into a digital stamp. But i also scanned the watercolored image, so that it can be printed out again and again as clipart! 'Doodle snowman with a heart PRE-COLORED'
Wich is what i used to make my card for this fortnights challenge #283. at Creative Fingers ~ of wich I am also sponsoring! 😊
As always it is an 'Anything goes theme', and you are more than welcome to join with your creations ~ challenge is running for four weeks during our summer schedule. 💗...

 

 

I enter my ⛄ card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
● Peace on Earth Christmas #69. ~ Christmas themed AG [Aug.15th.]
● Dream Valley #319. ~ Christmas in July [Aug.11th.]

● A Cut Above ~ August: AG [Aug.28th.]
● the Holly & Ivy Christmas #166. ~ AG Christmas JFF[Aug.12th.]
● Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday ~ Aug.: AG [Aug.28th.]

● Digi Choosday #wk.31. ~ Anything Goes! [Aug.19th.]

● Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #235. ~ AG [Aug.17th.]
● {PIN}spirational #316. ~ August: Diecuts JFF[Aug.31st.]

EDIT: Thank you for picking my card as the winner at Digi Choosday! I'm sorry i missed it, have been sick for over a month and things has slipped away from me  🙃

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I made a pocket for a gift card or money.

Stamps/Images: Digi Doodle Stamps by Tindaloo (or Tindaloo Digi Doodle Stamps) 'Doodle Snowman with a heart - PRE-COLORED'.
Papers: I used Neenah Solar white cardstock for my motif. Bazzill cardstock. Creotime cardbase. Panduro Hobby christmas papers, and heart sticker.

Embellishments: Kort & Godt ribbon.
Tools: I always use my Scor-Pal to score & fold my cards. EK Success® Whale Of A Punch 'Large Circle 1.75' and 'Polkadots edge' border punch. Panduro Hobby scalpel and self healing mat. Martha Stewart 'Flourish Edge' Punch.
Stencils/Embossingfolders: ...
Dies: Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits 'Nordic Winter'. CarlijnDesign Cutting dies 'Abstrakte Trekanter' (CDSN-0146 abstract triangles). Lawn Fawn '#LF772. Stitched Hillside Borders Cuts', and '#LF1923. Fancy Wavy banner'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Fiskars - Easy Action Softgrip Micro-Tip Scissors. Bonefolder. High-Tack adhesive tape Sookwang Scor-Pal tape &/or Red tape. 3D foam/mosegummi. Indigoblu 'Lancashire Rose' gilding flakes.

Techniques/Mediums: The snowman was cut out with my favorite scissors that dont hurt my hands, and a scalpel. Drew upon the squiggly lines of the scarf with Sakura gelly roll glitter gold pen, and highlighted some whites with gesso.
For the background i used an inlay technique, where i cut out the
'Nordic Winter' coverplate die in white and blue cardstock, added a sheet of adhesive behind the blue one. Then used the smaller white reindeer cutouts as puzzlepieces, and rubbed gildingflakes on top of the exposed adhesive.

Gnomie Christmas!

For noen dager siden fikk jeg en svær pakke fra USA og Simon Says Stamps med masse spesielle dies/stempler (ikke solgt noen andre steder enn hos dem eller vanskelig å får tak i ellers), bla. denne kjempesøte gnomen ♥ Har hatt lyst på den lengelenge, og da jeg skulle lage mitt DT bidrag så måtte jeg teste den og lagde dermed julekort i juni! Kortene er litt mixed media stil da jeg har gnikket (og splættet) gullvoks på dem.

Creative Fingers #210. er denne gangen sponset av vår DT Angelique med en flott premie! Dermed har vi hatt fritt frem med kreasjonene. Som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema, og velkommen skal du være!  :)

 

My DT inspiration for this fortnights challenge #210. at Creative Fingers, are theese two Gnomie Christmascards! Recently I got a huge package full of goodies all the way from Simon Says Stamps in USA ~ an awesome company btw ~ and finally this little gnome die is mine! So ofcourse I had to try it out, even though its a bit early for christmascards lol :) They're a bit mixed media with gilding flakes, gold wax both rubbed & splattered on them.

Creative Fingers is sponsored with a fab prize from our Angelique. As always it is an 'Anything goes theme', and you are more than welcome to join with your creations ♥

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I enter my cards in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
● Krafty Chicks #563. ~ Christmas [June 16th.]
● Creative Moments #216. ~ AG [June 20th.]

● Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday ~ June: CAS or AG [June 30th.]
● Fezziwigs Festive Frolics ~ Cold and Frosty/Christmas [June 29th.]
● Simon Says Monday ~ Mixed Media [June 13th.]

● Word Art Wednesdays #495-496. ~ AG [June 22nd.]

● Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas #545. ~ AG Christmas [June 11th.]
● Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #159. ~ AG [June 19th.]

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Stamps/Images: Panduro Hobby Clearstamp sets 'God jul 510045', Vibeke Spigseth 'Best friends 510115', 'God Jul 510166', Vibeke Spigseth 'Season greeting 510113' & 'Ginger party 510161'.
Papers: Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed). Bazzill cardstock. Neenah white cardstock. Misc. bits of scrap papers, mostly Panduro Hobby Christmas Designerpapers. Silky Silver paper. Handmade embossed recycled cotton paper from India.
Embellishments: ...
Tools: I always use my Scor-Pal to score & fold my cards.
Stencils/Embossingfolders: ...
Dies: Simon Says Stamps 'Lil Gnome sssd 112101'. Gummiapan 'Liten god Jul die D160927'. Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels 8 - S5019' & 'Petite Ovals Large'. QuicKutz (now LifeStyle crafts/WRMK) 'Parade alphabet DA0312'. Sizzix Tim Holtz cover die 'Nordic Winter 664199'. Lawn Fawn Cuts 'Fancy Wavy Banners'. Mama Elephant 'Creative Cuts - Cloud Nine' ~ I buy my LF & ME dies at S-Craft in Norway ♥
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. High-Tack adhesive tape Sookwang Scor-Pal tape &/or Red tape. Tonic Studios Nuvo Glue pen. Bearly Art precision craft glue.

Techniques/Mediums: I used a wide piece of supersticky sookwang tape behind the cover die and added gilding flakes. Indigoblu 'Megaflake Chocolate Box' & 'Lancashire Rose' gilding flakes.
 The 'god jul' diecuts are cut out from a piece of cardstock with Viva Decor Inka Gold wax 'Gold' on, wich I also had rubbed on the edges of my cardstock. Then the leftover wax I had on my Tim Holtz Tonic Glass Media Mat was watered down and I flicked on drops of the gold with my Tim Holtz Distress Splatter Brush.

Fairy Special Kitten card

 

Dette kortet er mitt DT bidrag hos Creative Fingers #180., med motiv fra vår flotte sponsor Ching-Chou Kuik. Jeg har massevis av nydelige CCK motiver, både digistempler og gummistempler som dette jeg har brukt. Et av mine favorittmotiver, vakker jente og en nydelig pus som minner meg så om min Tamlin ♥ *snufs*

Motivet heter 'Purple Woods' og er fra CCK & Sweet Pea Stamps. Digi versjonen kan du nå finne her i etsy butikken hennes.
Som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema, og velkommen skal du være :)

My DT card for this fortnights challenge #180. at Creative Fingers wich is sponsored by the wonderful Ching-Chou Kuik. I love her images, and have quite a large collection of both digis and rubberstamps, going back many years ~ remember Sweet Pea Stamps? This is one of my alltime favourite motifs! It got a pretty girl & a kitten that so reminds me of my Tamlin.. *shedding a tear* Still miss him alot even though its been ten years now.. He was such a sweetheart ♥

The rubberstamp motif is called 'Purple Woods' but is also now available now in her digistore on etsy as part of a collection of four images, wich you can find here! As always Creative Fingers has an 'Anything goes theme', and you are more than welcome to join with your creations :)

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I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
● Ching-Chou Kuik ~ Valentine/Love/Someone Special (see inside card)[feb.26th.]
● Brown Sugar #298. ~ Anything goes? (entry#2.)[march 3rd.]
● Your Next Stamp #133. ~ Inside and Out! [march 5th.]
● Pammie's Inky Pinkies #PIP2007. ~ Anything goes [feb.23rd.]
● As You Like It ~ Favourite Animal = Cats! (see main txt)[feb.26th.]
Why Cats are my fave animal: Whats not to love? Cuddly, furry, lovable and independent. So very fierce and loyal ♥ A beautiful creature! Cats are my spirit animal :) I'm a cat-lady for sure, and sometime in the not so far off future I will get a new cat ~ most likely a rescue cat or kitten.
● Simon Says Monday ~ Frame It! [feb.24th.]
● Incy Wincy Designs ~ Anything goes [feb.29th.]
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Scandinavian Challenges: [innen]
● Kreativ Scrapping #2. ~ Favoritt = stempelmotivet! (bidrag#2.)[28.feb.]
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"No one is as kind and good as YOU"

Stamps/Images: Ching-Chou Kuik 'Purple Woods' Sweet Pea Stamps rubberstamp. PapirDesign 'Dans i regnet' CS.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Bo Bunny 'little miss maree' Designerpaper. Tag unknown.
Embellishments: TapeWorks Sandylion Butterfly Washi SC9628. Gold Punchinella (looks silvery in the photo, but it is gold).
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. EK Success® Whale Of A Punch 'Large Circle 1.75'.
Stencils/Embossingfolders: Prima 6x9 'Swirly Florals' stencil by Finnabair.
Dies: Marianne Design Creatables 'Anja's Oval LR0376' die. Nellie Snellen Dies 'Straight Dotted Round MFD085'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Sookwang Scor-Pal tape. High-Tack Double Sided Red Tape (Red Liner/Stix2/Miracle tape). Sakura gellyroll gold pen. IndigoBlu Mega-flake 'Chocolate box' gilding flakes.

Techniques/Mediums:  I used misc. Luminarte Twinkling H2o's Shimmering Watercolors, and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers to watercolor. And I used 'Gathered twigs' to distress diecuts and papers.
I added tape behind the cutout motif, the holes then had adhesive behind it, so I rubbed some gilding flakes into them for a nice metallic look!

Gilded Autumn greetings

 

Jeg er veldig glad i å bruke bladgull, men oi oi.. som de flyr rundtomkring og setter seg fast på absolutt alt! For all del ~ IKKE vær forkjølt når du holder på med bladgull.. ETT lite nys og halve eska med bladgull fløy sin vei... ;) 

Har lagd et høstlig kort med en nydelig bakgrunnsdie jeg nylig fikk i posten. Måtte jo bare prøves så snart som mulig ♥ Og alle de flotte blomster stemplene (kinesisk lykt/japanlykt/jødekirsebær ~ Physalis alkekengi wikipedia artikkel) også inni og bakpå kortet, er fra Septembers Hero Arts kit.  

Om du lurer på hvor det blir av bloggcandyen jeg har lovet en stund nå, så er den snart her! Tar bare litt lengre tid enn jeg antok å gå gjennom allt scrappestæsjet mitt, men litt uti november regner jeg med å ha pakket ut og sortert meg noenlunde ferdig ~ og det blir enda mere flott oppi bloggcandyen :)

I am very fond of using gilding flakes, but they sure are messy! They fly all over the place and get stuck to EVERYTHING.. A good tip for ya: Do not, and I repeat: DO NOT be sick with the flu or sore throat when using your gilding flakes.. ONE little sneeze and half the box of flakes went up in the air, and landed all over me and the table! LOL ;) 

I've made an autumn themed card with the gorgeous background die I got in the mail recently, had to try it out as soon as possible, and it looks awesome when cut out ♥ And all the lovely flower stamps that I used, are called Chinese Lanterns or Japanese Lanterns, as well as Hozuki and the latin plant name Physalis alkekengi ~ see Wikipedia ~ and they were part of the September My Monthly Hero Arts kit.

Aaand if you're wondering where the blogcandy is at, that I promised for a while now, it is soon here! It's just taking a bit longer than I thought to go through all my crafty stash (too much stuff!), but I reccon that a week into november ++ I will have it all unpacked and somewhat sorted. And more things to put into the blogcandy is always a good thing right? :)

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I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
● A Blog Named Hero ~ Oct.: Color palette/Fall & Leaf theme [November 10th.]
● Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #92. ~ Always Anything goes [November 3rd.] 
● QKR Stampede #319. ~ Always Anything goes [Oct. 31st.] 
● Brown Sugar #283. ~ October theme (Halloween or Autumn) [Oct. 31st.]

EDIT: I got in QKR's Top 5 Pick! Thank you ♥

Scandinavian Challenges: [innen]
● Scrappelyst ~ Oktober: Høst! [31. Oktober.]
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"Autumn is the second spring of the year,
where all the leafs are flowers." 

Stamps/Images: Hero Arts MMH September 2018 kit stamps. North Star Stamps clearstamp sets 'Store gode tekster' & 'Ord på veien 2'.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Creotime cardmaking white cardblanks 15x15cm. Plain white cardstock. Nille Memories kraft Designerpapers. Kremmerhuset? 'On the road' note journaling bookpages.
Embellishments: none needed :)
Tools: My distress tools from Ranger Ink is always in use ~ Tim Holtz® Mini Ink Round Blending Tool & the Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool and Foams.
Dies: Hero arts MMH September 2018 kit co-ordinating dies. Apple Blossom All Occasion Collection 'Christmas Wintry Additions' die set. Card Making Magic Die Set 'Quatrefoil Trellis' 6x6 by Christina Griffiths.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Gluedots. Double sided tape. 3D foam pop up dots from Nille. Hero Arts clear lacquer glue.
Wink of Stella glitter brush pen 'clear'.
I used super strong adhesive tape Scor-Pal 'Scor-Tape Double Sided Adhesive Sookwang 5inch x 27yd' behind the background die, and Indigoblu 'Megaflake Chocolate Box' gilding flakes.


Techniques/Mediums: I used misc. Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers to color, watercolor and distress images and papers. To heat emboss I used a Versamark inkpad, a heat gun tool & Panduro Hobby 'kobbar' copper embossingpowder. I doodled with a fine line micron black felt tip marker, and shaded with an Faber-Castell Pitt artist 'nougat' big brush pen. Prima Ingvild Bolme 'teak wall' chalk inkpad.

Sweet Queen Bee

 

Er det Juni allerede?! Mai fløy så fort forbi.. Sommern er her ~ vel, iallefall noen steder i landet ;) Her har vi hatt noen få god-dager med varmebølge, men stort sett kjennes det som vinteren enda er her med rundt 5 grader.. Stakars lille humlene og biene! De må være så fortumlet, de trodde jo det var sommer når gradestokken nærmet seg tredve! Om du ser noen svimete lodne små veps, ville bier og humler, gi dem litt sukkervann og bananskall så de kommer seg :) De er så kjempeviktige for naturen vår, så vi må hjelpe når vi kan! ♥ ♥ ♥

Den vakre dronningbien på kortet mitt er et digistempel fra Scrappers Delights, og om du liker denne typen stempler, så kjører de faktisk et kjempesalg akkurat nå ~ da de skal over i ny butikk/nettside nå i juli.

For litt fakta om bier, anbefaler jeg en titt på youtube videoen litt lengre ned eller kansje se på disse som er på norsk:.
🐝 NRK TV ~ Naturligvis ~ sesong 1 episode 3 som handler om humler og villbier.
🐝 Intressant fakta fra Summende hager ~ Humlas historie.
🐝MiljøAgentene ~ klikk på 2018 bladet med tema: Insekter. 
(nb. åpner et dokument - pdf fil - med hele utgaven av bladet)

Har du forresten sett at jeg har en bloggcandy med masse flotte 
dies og stempler ++? Ta en titt her og bli med i trekningen :)

Is it June already? Where did the month of May go? I feel we just passed April.. Summer is here, well, some days! Some days it feels like winter still, with under 5 celsius ;) Poor little hornets, bees and all the cute fuzzy bumblebees! They must be so dazed and confused, thinking summer was here when we had this surge of high tropical temperatures, and then its back to winter almost! 
So when you see a little one struggling on your veranda, be kind and give it sugarwater and a banana peel if u got one :) They are so vitally important to our nature eco system so we have to help them out when we can! ♥ ♥ ♥

The pretty QueenBee on my card is by Scrappers Delights, who by the way are running an awesome sale right now, as they're transitioning into a new store in july. They're also retiring alot of images, so there's a last chance 'retiring' section as well.

 

Bzz bzz ~ have u seen my awesome Blogcandy?

Here is a link I found to a very interesting youtube video in a fun cartoon by Kurzgesagt ~ In a Nutshell: The Death Of Bees Explained ~ Parasites, Poison and Humans.
I'm sure you will enjoy their channel as they have loads of information share and explained in a very fun way. Show your kids! :)

There are SO many more youtube videos on the topic of bees that's dissapearing.. and why bees are so important to us, but I wanted to share this one by Animalogic on this post so that you can watch it below, it's amazing!

I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
🍯 Allsorts #469. ~ Insects, Bugs, Bees & Butterflies! [June 1st.]
🐝 Crafty Cardmakers #212. ~ things with Wings! [June 3rd.]
🍯 Retarte #122. ~ Anything goes [June 12th.]
🐝 The Crafty Addicts #48. ~ AG opt. Spring Is in the Air [June 5th.] 
🍯 Crafty Friends #84. ~ B is for Bee! [June 1st.]
🐝 Scrapy Land Ch. #90. ~ AG w.Die Brand SL sells! [June 3rd.]
🍯 Simon Says Stamp Wed. ~ Anything goes! [June 5th.]
 
Scandinavian Challenges: [innen]
🌺 Scrappiness #5. ~ Bruk dies (bidrag#2.)[14. juni.]

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Stamps/Images: Scrappers Delights 'Bee Digi 7' digistamp. Hero Arts 'MMH July 2017 Garden kit' clearstamps (bee trail and text). All Night Media 'Dragonfly' rubberstamp.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Bazzill black cardstock for base. Plain white cardstock.
Embellishments: Panduro Hobby 'Vintage news' Washitape.

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. Stampers Anonymous 'Mini Stencil Set 8, stencil #5.' by Tim Holtz.
Dies: Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits Dies 'Mixed Media 2'. Marianne Design Emb.folder & Dieset (hexagons) 'DF3404 - Chickenwire'.
Essentials/Adhesives: 3D foam/mosegummi. Scor-Pal Scor-Tape Double Sided Adhesive, strong high tack (5 inch x 27yards wich is amazing value at Blitsy). Rangers Glossy accents. Indigoblu IndigoBlu 'Megaflake Chocolate Box' gildingflakes.

Techniques/Mediums: I used misc. Luminarte Twinkling H2o's Shimmering Watercolors, and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & Oxide inks to watercolor and distress image and papers. I used plain white cardstocks to smoosh inks on, and stencil on, to make my own papers. To heat emboss the text, I used a Versamark inkpad, a heat gun tool & black Hero Arts embossingpowder.
The most fun technique is also the most messy! I rubbed gilding flakes onto strong adhesive tape, and bits went flying everywhere!  You can see the similar process on this blogpost ~ Cupcake Kitten ~ exept this one is much easier as I just covered the back of my cardfront with adhesive tape, directly behind the openings of the intricate swirly Mixed Media diecut. And then used a scrubberfoam scoochytool (also from a IndigoBlu kit) to rub off any access flakes. The result always amazes me :)