Happy Holidays! 🎄

God Jul! 🎄 Denne helgen har jeg vært litt på etterskudd, hatt null energi og dagene har flydd så fort forbi... og med alle bloggpostene på Creative Fingers har jeg helt glemt av min egen! lol 😊

Om du bruker å delta på utfordringene våre hos Creative Fingers, så tar vi en pause og den nåværende utfordringen #245. varer til over nyttår, 4 uker istedenfor de vanlige to. Vi har vår årlige bloggpost idag med julekort fra designteamet, og vi la også ut en super Bloggcandy igår!

I fredagens blogpost hos Creative Fingers takket vi alle våre flotte sponsorer gjennom 2022. Mitt kort er en spesiell takk til vår DT Anne Constantly-Carding som har sponset oss så generøst med flotte digitale kits fra CraftsUPrint, som det jeg har brukt på kortet her ~ Blooming Mystery Watercolor, Blue Set. 💗

 

 

Happy holidays this Christmas weekend! 🎄 The days has just flown by way too fast, my energy is still on low and I've totally forgot about my own blogppost with all the posts i made over at the Creative Fingers blog lol 😊

If you love participating in the blog challenges at the Creative Fingers Blog, you may have noticed the DT's are taking a holiday break. The current challenge #245. will last four weeks instead of two, until past new years.

We have our annual inspirational christmas blogpost today on the 25th. as well as an awesome blogcandy posted yesterday and on friday we the CF Design Team sent a thank you to all our wonderful sponsors throughout 2022! (including myself!) My card is thanking our dear DT Anne, who generously sponsors beautiful digital kits at Creative Fingers, like the one that i have used on my card ~ Blooming Mystery Watercolor, Blue Set. 💗

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Check out Anne's digital kits at CraftsUPrint!

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❤️ ❄ ❤️🎄 ❄️ 🎄 ❤️ ❄ ❤️

 

I enter my Thanks card in theese fab Ch.: [Ends on](last checked 4/2)
● Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday ~ December: AG (2nd.entry)[dec.31st.]
● Morgan's ArtWorld #12. ~ Always AG (2nd.entry)[dec.27th.]

● Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2251. ~ Always AG [dec.25th.]
● Ally's Angels #65. ~ anything hand made [jan.9th.]
● Dragonfly Dreams ~ Dec.: Anything But Christmas JFF[dec.31st.]

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Stamps/Images: Anne Constantly-Carding ~ Craftsuprint 'Blooming Mystery Watercolor, Blue Set' and on the back i used an element from the 'Floral Beauty Paper pack & Clipart' digital kit. Createwings Designs blue hearts from the 'Feathered Friends' digital kit.
Papers: I used Neenah white cardstock to print the images. Creotime cardbase cardstock. Notepaper. Satin lilac shiny cardstock unknown.
Embellishments: Marianne Design 'Butterlies CA3117' adhesive bling. Notabene silver gift paper ribbon.
Tools: I always use my Scor-Pal to score & 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'. ProvoCraft Silent Setter tool. Panduro Hobby scalpel and self healing mat.

Stencils/Embossingfolders: Memory Box 'Tessatina' stencil.
Dies: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels 8 - S5019'. Lawn Fawn 'Speech bubbles #LF1622'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Gluedots. High-Tack adhesive tape  Sookwang Scor-Pal tape &/or Red tape. 3D foam/mosegummi. Tonic Studios Nuvo glue pen and Aqua Shimmer gold brush.
Techniques/Mediums: I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers to distress image and papers ~ Shaded Lilac, Uncharted Mariner, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina.

Showing my LOVE of embossing! 😍

Jeg var desverre ikke i form til å lage noe som DT inspirasjonsbidrag i forrige uke, men tenkte jeg kan legge inn i ettertid noen kort og en tag jeg ikke har fått blogget enda fra da jeg var med på Bikubens Vårscrapp online treff! Ingen tvil her om at favoritt teknikkene mine er tørr-embossing, heat-embossing og distressinks?
👓 Har fått nye briller, og for første gang er det progressive glass, noe som ikke har vært greit å venne seg til... følt meg sjøsyk og svimmel, migrene, og gått på dørkarmer og nesten ramlet ned trappa hjemme! Denne bloggposten har tatt over ei uka å skrive for bokstavene er litt 3D innimellom...
Så dette er en påminnelse for Creative Fingers #231. 😊 Jeg er sponsor denne gang med mine digi stempler som premie, og som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema. Velkommen skal du være!

 

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Unfortunately I was not able to create anything as DT inspiration for #231. at Creative Fingers last friday, having troubles with my eyes and a longlasting migraines on and off.. 👓 Got new glasses, wich now were progressive ones for the first time, and boy are they proving difficult to get used to!!! Been 'seasick', feeling naucious and dizzy, and going from moving my head to focus (instead of just shifting my eyes) has been the most straining.. It's starting to feel better now wich is such a relief! Won't miss almost falling down the stairs and stubbing my toes!!! ... and this blogpost has till now taken me more than a week to complete because the breaks from looking at the words on the screen is too much in 3D!

I will need to go back to get the glasses better fitting on my nose and over the ears, and the temple tips was tugging my hair out each time I took the glasses off, as the plastic tips was not flush with metal, hair got stuck so I had to wrap some dark colored washitape around them! .... yeah, I really wonder what the optician will say about the pretty black glitter washi when I go see them next week LOL! 😂

The challenge is still ongoing for about another week so this serves as a reminder post, adding theese retrospectively ~ and I get to show some cards and a tag I had yet to blog from the online crop event I attended last weekend of march 😊 Can u tell I LOVE to emboss? Both dry-embossing and heat-embossing are my favourite kind of technique, besides getting inky with distressinks 😍 I am sponsoring with 3x of my digistamps as prize, and as always, theme is anything goes. You are more than welcome to join with your creations 💗

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Digi Doodle Stamps by Tindaloo ~ on Etsy 
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a Tiger TAG / bookmark
text 'You are so unique'.

I enter my cards & tag into this Challenge: [Ends on]
● Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday ~ May: Anything goes! [May 30th.]

EDIT: My Marilyn Monroe steampunk card was one of the Top picks at Elliebelle's! Thank you ♥

 

All my creations here was made during the norwegian crop event 'Vårscrapp med Bikuben'.
● Bikuben Online Scrappetreff
Oppgave #6. ~ Fargepalett & #13. ~ Mixed media [27/3] ✔ ended!
(a crop event on FB back in march, link goes to the shop hosting event as it was not public.)

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The inside of the cards from the left,
art gallery / steampunk / housemouse.

 

..and the back of cards from the left,
steampunk / art gallery / housemouse.

Stamps: House-Mouse Designs 'Keeping cool' rubberstamp. Visible Image 'Stay weird', 'Create it!' & 'Somewhere in time' CS. Kort & Godt 'M-457' CS.
Printed images: Maremi SmallArt free thank you papers (leafs) with purchase. Marilyn Monroe photo. Joanna Sheen CD-Rom 'the Jane Netley Mayhew collection CD-ROM 2 disc set' tiger image.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Hampton Art white envelopes & A2 (usa sized) cardbases. Panduro Hobby 'Stora Manila tags ivory' 9x16 cm. Tonic Studios Craft Perfect 'Moonlight rose' Mirror cardstock. Ranger ink Tim Holtz distress collection Core'dinations cardstock.
Designerpapers: Prima Marketing inc. 'Almanac collection' A4 paperstack. Other misc. scraps of papers.
Embellishments: brown unknown satin ribbon.
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. EK Success® Whale Of A Punch 'Large Circle 1.75'.
Embossingfolders: Altenew '3D ribbon waves'. Memory Box '3D EF1013' (swirly waves). Do Crafts Xcut & Emboss 'Steampunk Cogs'. Sizzix 'Botanical' Tim Holtz 3D texture fades.

Dies: Hero Arts MMH0322 kit fancy window die (art gallery). Mama Elephant 'Cloud Nine' die. Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels One s4161', 'Blossom S4192', 'Oval Classic Scallop Large S4111' & 'In'spire Dies - Bird Banner' dies. Nellie Snellen 'Magic Stamping Card Die Set' Heart die.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Gluedots. High-Tack adhesive tape  Sookwang Scor-Pal tape &/or Red tape. 3D foam/mosegummi. Rangers Glossy accents. Aleene's tacky glue.

Techniques/Mediums: For the cards I used misc.  Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers to watercolor and distress image and papers. To heat emboss, I used a Versamark inkpad and Versamark marker, a heat gun tool & Panduro Hobby copper/koppar embossingpowder. I used sandpaper to distress as well.
For the tiger tag I used Distress ink pads 'Vintage photo', 'Rusty hinge', 'Peeled paint', and Distress ink Spray stain 'Rusty hinge'. Distress crayons 'Vintage photo'. Viva Decor Inka gold waxes.

The Moth Girl

Har jo lovet en bloggcandy her på bloggen, men det blir enda noen dager til.. Venter på en par pakker som det er noe oppi som skal i bloggcandyen, men ting tar jo ekstra lang tid nå i disse coronatider... Og når ting endelig kommer (alt etter om det er på døra eller på posten) så kan det ta lengre tid, siden jeg sjøl-isolerer og ikke har vært utafor huset på mange uker. Tar ingen sjangser her, siden både jeg og min mor som bor i etasjen over, er i høyrisiko gruppene. Heldigvis har jeg en bror som shopper, henter og bringer og setter fra seg ting på trappa til meg ♥ ♥ ♥

Dette 🦋 kortet er mitt DT bidrag hos Creative Fingers #184., med motiv fra vår flotte sponsor Ching-Chou Kuik ♥
Motivet heter 'the Moth' 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 :)

May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun.
And find your shoulder to light on.
To bring you luck, happiness and riches.
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
~ Irish blessing ~ 

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If you're on the lookout for my promised blogcandy, it's still a while to wait! Days, a week, I don't know. I'm self isolating so I haven't gone anywhere for many weeks now, during theese corona-times.. so unless it is a drop off door delivery, my brother does the shopping for me and fetching/sending post at the postoffice & stuff, leaving everything by the doo. Not taking any chances here, both me and my mum who lives upstairs, both are in high risk groups ♥ ♥ ♥

My DT card for this fortnights challenge #184. at Creative Fingers wich is sponsored by the wonderful Ching-Chou Kuik ♥
This rubberstamp motif is called 'the Moth' 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]
● Ellibelle's Crafty Wed. ~ April: Bugs, Blooms, Butterflies! [April 30th.]
● Crafts Galore Encore #74. ~ Always AG (entry#2)[April 29th.]
● Artsystamper Ch. #13. ~ Things With Wings [April 19th.]
● Through The Craft Room Door ~ April 14th. AG! [April 21st.] 
● As You Like It ~ Favourite: Animal or People? [April 22nd.]
It's kind of equal for me, no favourite, all depends on what mood I'm in to color, either an animal or a human.. But I definitely love coloring pretty girls, especially fantasy creature girls! And those are people right? So that's my favourite! :)
● Pammie's Inky Pinkies #PIP2015. ~ Anything goes! [April 19th.]
● Word Art Wed. #434-435. ~ Anything Goes [April 21st.]
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🦋 Scandinavian Challenges: [innen] 
● Scrappelyst ~ April: Lag på lag! [30. April.]...

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Stamps/Images: Sweet Pea Stamps ~ Ching Chou Kuik 'The Moth' rubberstamp w. text (image can be found here as part of a digital stampset).
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. DCWV 'the Mariposa' 12x12 paper stack. Unknown stationary paper from a swap. Prima marketing inc. 6x6 'Optimist' paper pad, and 'Songbird collection' A4 paperstack.
Embellishments: RibbonGirls black lace. MT Washi twilight butterfly. Galeria orange rhinestones. Basic Grey orange rhinestones. MME Bohemian 'barefoot' gold gems.
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 & Fiskars decorative corner punches.
Stencils/Embossingfolders: Memory Box 'Tessatina' stencil. 13@rts mixed media stencil 'Round w. butterfly'. Stampers Anonymous stencil - Tim Holtz 'Wildflower THS035'.
Dies: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Royal Circle'. Nellie Snellen Dies 'Straight Dotted Round MFD085'. Creative Expressions Craft Dies by Sue Wilson - Industrial Chic Collection 'Frame & Tag CED25006'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Double sided tape. High-Tack Double Sided Scor-pal Sookwang 5" tape. Aleene's tacky glue original. Wink of Stella clear glitter brush pen.

Techniques/Mediums:  I used misc. Luminarte Twinkling H2o's Shimmering Watercolors, and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers to watercolor and distress image and papers. 

Creative Fingers Thanks our sponsors & BlogCandy!

 

Som du kansje allerede har fått med deg, om du bruker å delta på utfordringene våre, så tar vi en pause til over nyttår. Men vi har en bloggpost første juledag (eller julaften for de som ikke bor i norden) med julekort fra designteamet, og i dagens blogpost hos Creative Fingers takker vi alle våre flotte sponsorer gjennom 2019. Mitt kort er en spesiell takk til Bugaboo Stamps og Jodie ♥ 

Vi har også en flott bloggcandy til to vinnere, og jeg sponser det ene stempelsettet :) Du ser bilde litt nedenfor kortet.

As you may already have seen on the Creative Fingers Blog (if you love participating in the blog challenges there) the DT's are taking a holiday break now, but will be back with an inspirational christmas blogpost on the 25th. and then start up again in the new year with new challenges. But until then there is two awesome blogcandies to give away, one of wich I am sponsoring! 

You are most welcome to try your luck there, and when you do, please also check out the the wonderful cards the CF Design Team have done to thank all our wonderful sponsors throughout 2019! 

My card today is to thank Bugaboo Stamps ♥ Big monster hugs to Jodie!

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You can see the inspirational CF thank you blogpost 

& enter for a chance to win > here!

I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on](checked 11/2)
● Bugaboo Catch the Bug ~ Dec.: Anything Goes! [Dec.14th.]
● Crafting With An Attitude #58. ~ Always AG [Dec.24th.] CLOSED???
● Cute Card Thursday #612. ~ Anything Goes [Dec.18th.]
● Crafting By Designs ~ Dec.: AG (last challenge!) [Dec.31st.]  
● Creative Moments #182. ~ AG! [Jan.21st.]
● Ellibelle's Crafty Wed. ~ Dec.: Creatures Great and Small! [Dec.29th.]
● The Corrosive Ch. #12. ~ Always AG [Dec.29th.]
● Crafts Galore Encore #70. ~ Always AG [Dec.30th.]
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EDIT: I was one of the winners at Catch the bug, so lucky to have won a giftcard from Bugaboo Stamps! Thank you! :)

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Stamps/Images: Bugaboo Stamps 'My Lil Monster Cute' digistamp. Hero Arts 'MMH March 2018 kit' text stamp.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Designerpaper from My Minds Eye MME - Kaleidoscope coll. 12x12 'Sunny days - Stripe/Orange paper'. plain Notepaper.

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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. Panduro Hobby scalpel and self healing mat.
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Dies: Fuzzy Lemon 'Baby Hands heart' Die. Piece-by-Piece die set from Diecutting Essentials mag.#54. 2019. Memory Box 'Groovy Symbols'. Hero Arts 'MMH March 2018 kit' (speach bubble). Creative Expressions Craft Dies by Sue Wilson - Finishing Touches 'Stitched Hills and Clouds CED1495', and Fillables Collection 'Jewelled Heart CED21005'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Versafine Onyx Black inkpad from Tsukineko. Bonefolder. Sookwang Scor-Pal Double sided tape.


Techniques/Mediums: I used misc. Luminarte Twinkling H2o's Shimmering Watercolors, and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers to watercolor and distress image and papers. Then added shine & details with Tonic Studios Nuvo Aqua shimmer brush pen 'Midas Touch' & Signo Uni-ball white pigment ink pen.

Lighten Up ~ Great things will happen!

 

Disse morsomme fiskene så jeg i en av Sandy Allnocks youtube videoer, og også hos Julia Altermann her & her. De er så utrolig flinke å fargelegge ♥ 
..Og selvfølgelig måtte jeg jo bare ha dem! :) Har dere også det sånn? Ser noen lage et kort og 'bare-må-ha' stemplene & produktene de bruker? Jeg er iallefall veeeldig skyldig i dette.. Spesielt når jeg ser på Jennifer McGuire! Oi Oi Oi så mange ganger jeg shoppet masse flotte ting og tang ~ og MYE som jeg enda ikke har brukt ;)

Nyttårsforsett: Bruke mere av de tingene jeg har ~ og gi bort det som jeg har for mye av eller vet jeg ikke kommer til å bruke... SE BLOGCANDY'ene jeg har her! ♥

Theese superfunny fishies I saw in one of Sandy Allnocks youtube videos, and also on Julia Altermanns youtube channel here & here. They are fantastic artists, both so awesome at coloring ♥ .. and ofcourse then I just gotta have 'em! Do you also have that urge sometimes? Seeing someone create a card and just immediately must have the stamps n products they are using? I am definitely guilty in this.. Especially Jennifer McGuire is my always-enabler! WOW.. I can't count the times I've rushed to shoppe all fabulous crafty stuff ~ but only actually ended up using a fraction of ;)

NewYears resolution: Use more of the stuff I own ~ and try parting with some of the stuff I have too many of or ones I know I'll never use... SEE THE BLOGCANDY giveaways here! ♥

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I enter my 🐟 card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on](checked on 17/2)
● Artistic Stampers ~ January AG w.rubberstamps [January 31st.]
● Happy Little Stampers ~ January Watercolour opt.Texture [January 31st.]
● Crafter's Castle #13. ~ AG opt.Fun Techniques! info @ the end of post! [Jan.31st.]
● Crafty Friends #99. ~ Add a Charm! [January 11th.] 
● Colour Crazy #wk.51. ~ Always AG! [January 11th.]
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EDIT: I got named as one of the Top 3 winners at Crafty Friends! Thank you ♥
 
Scandinavian Challenges: [innen]
● Nordsalten Hobbyklubb #167. ~ Gled en venn! [31.Januar.]
● Kreativ Scrapping #1. ~ Sterke farger [26.Januar.]
● Scrap the Rainbow #8. ~ Alt er lov (bidrag#2.)[30.Januar.]
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Stamps/Images: Avery Elle clear stamps 'That Bites'. The Greeting farm 'TGF My guy Ian' & 'TGF Oliver & Amelia - Little Dreamer' sentiment stamps. Creative Stamping #43. 2017 magazine freebie cs set 'Sea view collection' .
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Studio Light paperpad 'SL02'. Sandylion? (very old) striped paper.
Embellishments: Anchor charm & Eyelets ~ unknown. Dark brown leather Ribbon reused from jewellery. Panduro Hobby misc. blue beads.
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. ProvoCraft Silent Setter tool.
Dies: Jeanine's Art Dies - Beach Fun Collection 'Beach Frame die JAD 10038'. Memory Box 'Oceana Corner Die'. Joanna Sheen Signature Dies 'Coral Border SD570'. Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels 4 S4190'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Gluedots. Double sided tape. 3D foam/mosegummi. High-Tack Double Sided Red Tape (Red Liner/Stix2/Miracle tape). Rangers Glossy accents & 'icicles' stickles. Tonic Studios Nuvo Jewel Drops 'Sea Breeze'.

Techniques/Mediums:  I used my 15+ yrs old aquarelle pencils to watercolor the images this time to change things up! Need to do that more often, forget I have them! Got inspired by Sandy Allnock :) Bruynzeel plus Inktense pencils. Also misc. Luminarte Twinkling H2o's Shimmering Watercolors, and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers and ink sprays to distress the diecuts and papers. White chalk ink from Hero Arts. To heat emboss the sentiment I used a Versamark inkpad, a heat gun tool & neon green Sparkle 'n' Sprinkle embossingpowder. Signo white uniball pen on some details.