Mermaids Magic Wish ~ Bookmark Tag

Jeg har ei niese som elsker havfruer, ikke så rart ettersom hun heter Ariel ♥ Denne tag'en tenkte jeg hun kan bruke som et bokmerke! Det er det jeg bruker mine tags til, leser mange bøker og blader og jeg hater 'eselører' ;)
Det var egentlig meningen jeg skulle lage denne til Ching Chou Kuiks fb gruppe, siden den var en freebie, men internett fjusket i går så da ble jeg for seint ute.. MEn blogges må den jo selfølgelig, ble veldig fornøyd med fargekombinasjonen her, Tim Holtz sine distress inks er sååå fine ♥ ♥ ♥ Gleder meg til å få tak på de nye DI Oxide blekkputene ~ for en effekt! Kjempelekkert ~ se videoen her ♥ 
(EDIT: fikk være med alikevel :)

A bookmark tag for my niece Ariel ~ who ofcourse is nuts about mermaids ♥
Sadly I was not able to enter my tag into the challenge it was created for ~ the digistamp was a CCK freebie, soOo pretty! But internet was out so I was not able to get it in until today. I added it to the CCK FB group anyways just to share, but ofcourse not entering the draw :)
(EDIT: My entry was valid said Bonnie, cool :)

I was very happy with my coloring on this, Tim Holtz distress inks are always just dreamy to paint with.. And did you see? On Creativation (CHA) he announced new Oxide inkpads!!! ♥ AWESOMENESS ♥ Cannot wait to get theese to play with :)

I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: and the one above! [Ends on]

● Ching-Chou Kuik digi chall. February ~ Love is all around! [Feb. 28th.]
● Morgan's Art World #2. ~ add Ribbon! [Feb. 8th.]
● Color Crazy ~ week 4 ~ anything goes [Feb. 10th.]
● Crafts Galore Encore #38. ~ Anything goes [Feb. 28th.]
● Crafting from the Heart #145. ~ anything goes (2nd.entry)[Feb. 4th.]
● Lemon Shortbread #34. ~ Always Anything Goes (2nd.entry)[Feb. 12th.]

Scandinavian Challenges: [innen]
● Scrappiness ~ Prøv noe nytt! ~ masking fluid! (bidrag#2.)[15. feb.]
● Kort O Mania #169. ~ bruk av dies/puncher (bidrag#2.)[15. feb.] 

EDIT: My tag was chosen in Veras Top 3 at Lemon Shortbread! Thank you ♥
And OMG Ching-Chou Kuik herself picked me as the february Artist Choice Award! I'm so lucky to get five new CCK images to play with ♥ Such an honor!


Stamps/Images: Ching Chou Kuik 'Magic Wish' digistamp.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Panduro hobby tags.

Embellishments/Tools: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels one'. Sizzix embossingfolder 'Texture impressions 658300'. Crafters Companion Die`sire Edge`ables 'lattice flourish'. TGR tigerstore (purple) and Papirgleder (Love) washi tapes. Basic Grey fibers/ribbons 'bel-1268'.
Techniques: 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. Rangers Glossy accents. Masking fluid from Winsor & Newton. Sakura gellyroll pen. Zig Kuretake calligraphy marker.

Magic Is All Around Us!

Min aller første art journaling side ♥ Alver er et tema som har gått igjen i livet mitt helt siden jeg var barn, og trodde de fantest på ordntlig, så det passet godt å begynne med! (Stemplet fins også som silhuett stempel, lagde et kort med den her). 

Har sett SÅ mye flott mixed-media på youtube og bloggere i det siste, at jeg fikk lyst å lage noe annet enn kort :) Ta en titt på feks. Finnabair / Art Files, Maremi, Vicky Papaioannou, Donna Downey, France Papillon, Limor Webber, og Gabrielle Pollacco for å nevne 'noen få' av favorittene mine ♥ Og Prima marketing inc. kanalen har også mye mixed media inspirasjon.. og ønskelista mi blir bare lengre og lengre.. For foreløbig har jeg ikke så mye slike produkter (Får prøve å vinne i lotto!), men jeg har bestillt masse spennende fra Bikuben, så der gikk tilbake-på-skatten pengene ;)

Sparte litt penger på selve journaling boka da - fant meg nemlig en eventyrbok til 10kr. på brukthandelen med gode tykke sider! Den er passe stor, litt over A4, så nå kan jeg bruke alle de spesielt fine arkene jeg har kviet meg for å klippe opp til å ha på kort - og pynt som jeg egentlig har lyst å beholde selv, og ikke 'bare gi bort' på kort jeg lager ;)

Hovedmotivet er et nydelig digistempel fra Scrapper's Delights som er vår sponsor i denne ukens utfordring hos Creative Fingers #110. Og som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema :)  
Har du sett bloggcandyen min forresten? Mye flott scrappe godis, og alle kan delta! ♥

This is my first ever art-journaling page & I must say I am very happy with it! I love fairies, pixies and elves ~ and as they've been such a big part of my life ever since I was a child (and actually believed they were real) it seemed a perfect page to start with ♥ I've been watching so much gorgeousness online lately, so I wanted to make my own Art Journal! Such a lovely fairy stamp this is (I got the silhouette as well - see my card with it here). 

There is SO much inspiration on youtube and blogs from amazing artists like Finnabair / Art Files, Maremi, Vicky Papaioannou, Donna Downey, France Papillon, Limor Webber, & Gabrielle Pollacco to name but 'a few' of my favourites ♥ And the channel for Prima marketing inc. too. My wishlist keeps getting bigger and bigger ;) I have spent all of my return-on-taxes-money on new craft stash, so when those packages arrives I'll be in heaven for sure!

I saved a few bucks on buying an old fairytale book at a second-hand store for a dollar! It's a big book with nice thick pages, and some pages I'll be using almost like they are, since they're so pretty ♥
 

Details of the book before I covered it!
Look it's the Emperor without any clothes on! ;) 
I had fun reading the old fairytales in this book while gluing pages together and deciding wich ones to keep for artjournaling on... Sorry emperor, you got gessoed! :) 
[The Emperor's New Clothes by H.C. Andersen]

 
For this fortnights challenge at Creative Fingers we are lucky to have Scrappers Delights as our sponsor, who gave us lovely digis to work with ♥ You are very welcome to join us for this fortnights challenge #110. We always have 'Anything Goes' as a theme :)
By the way .. Have you seen my new Blogcandy? So much yummy.. and It's open to every crafter worldwide too ♥ 
 

I enter my page in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on] checked 7/7

● Scrapper's Delights blog #55. ~ Anything goes (2nd. entry) [May 31st.]

● Scrapper's Delights FB May ~ Anything goes (2nd. entry) [May 31st.]
● Creative Knockouts #143. ~ Anything goes [June 1st.]
● Star Stampz ~ Hand Coloured Image! [June 7th.]
● Bastel-Traum #41. ~ Fantasy! [June 15th.]
● The Crafty Addicts #16. ~ Anything Goes/Bling On It! [June 7th.]
● Simon Says Wed. ~ Anything goes [May 31st.]
● Stamps & Stencils ~ Mixed Media Think Pink! [June 1st.]

Stamps/Images: Scrappers Delights 'Magic Is All Around Us' Digistamp. PaperArtsy - Cat's Meow 'Fairy' rubberstamp set.

Papers: Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed). Prima Marketing inc. designpaper 'Coy' from Flirty little secret coll.

Embellishments/Tools: Crafts Too Presscut 'Circle Nest Dies PCD46'. Onion tape and purple washitape from TGR Tiger-Stores. Basic Grey Bling it on rubons & rhinestones. Paper doily.
Techniques: 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. 
White gesso. Punchinella used as a stencil. Glossy accents.

Bee Happy Tag!

A very quickie post today ~ not feeling so great.. But I have this tag with the cutest little bee to show you, sorry for the photos beeing blurry :)

...Have you seen my new Blogcandy? So much yummy.. and It's open to every crafter worldwide too ♥
 

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

● Scrapper's Delights FB May ~ AG+Glitter (prog. freebie bee 12/5) [May 31st.]
● Scrapper's Delights blog #55. ~ Anything goes [May 31st.]
● Open-Minded Crafting Fun #5. ~ fave technique: Distress Ink smooshing [May 31st.]
● Creative Card Crew #112. ~ Anything goes [May 15th.]
● Crafting with Friends #20. ~ Anything goes [May 18th.]
● Crafting for all Seasons #125. ~ Embossing [May 24th.] dissapeared?
● Simon Says Stamp Monday ~ Emboss it! [May 16th.]  

EDIT: I was picked in the Designer Spotlight at Simon Says by Zoey who says: Aren’t these two tags just adorable?! The bee is so cute and the stencil used is just perfect for the “bee” theme! Thank you Zoey ♥
 

Stamps/Images: Scrapper's Delights 'Bee Digi 7'. Magnolia Stamps 'Flärp med knapp'.

Papers: Aquarelle paper & Plain white cardstock.

Embellishments/Tools: Sizzix Tim Holtz Bigs 'Tags And Bookplates'. TGR Tigerstores washi. Darice Bee 3pk Embossing Border Folders. Ranger Glossy Accents & Stickles, plus misc. Amos Glitterglues. Unknown ribbon. Panduro Hobby Stencil/Sjabloner 'Mønstre-Nett'.
Techniques: 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 ~ and u can see I did alot of 'smooshing' on my tag too. I made the holes with my ProvoCraft Zision Silent Setter.

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! :)

inside detail w. possibility of giftcard/money 'belt'

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.]

back & image flap detail 

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 ♥

..it was a dark and Spooky night..

Råstilig monster stempel motiv, ikke sant? Akkurat i tide for Halloween! Men egentlig funker det vel året rundt, iallefall til en fantasy/scifi/horror fan som meg selv ~ the Walking Dead, Supernatural, Game of thrones, the Vampire Diaries, American Horror Story ++  er kjempefan av disse og mange flere. Og SSD er en av de få som har mange tøffe motiver i monster sjangeren!

Jeg er gjeste-designer denne måneden også for Sassy Studio Designs, og dette er mitt GDT bidrag til SSD's Oktober Progressive Utfordring, som foregår på facebook gruppa deres. .. som jeg nesten glemte av! Fant det ut helt i siste liten *puh*!
 
Om man deltar i denne utfordringen for første gang, mottar man et gratis digitalt stempel man bruker, og neste mnd. får man et nytt å bruke osv. hver mnd. Om man ikke bruker stemplet, må man kjøpe mnd. stempel for å være med igjen! Her er link til reglene :)

..Og så må du ikke overse den kjempeflotte Bloggcandy'en..

..som jeg har akkurat nå (tom. 25 november!) Alle er vinnere!!! :)..

Isn't this a gorgeous spooky babe? She's a cross between all the coolest monsters, ghost, zombie, frankensteins bride and a bit mummy.. a real ghoul! Had such fun coloring her up, then forgot all about it as my migraines kicked in, and tonight I got a flashback that I had something to deliver ~ to the Progressive challenge at SSD's FB group for October.

If you parttake in the ch. for the first time, you get the digistamp for free, otherwise you can buy in if you missed a month. The progressive part is you using that image and you get the next months image for free as long as you keep playing :) Stop by for the next one in November! Rules are listed here.

I'm a GDT at Sassy Studio Designs this month too, so I'm not participating in the Prog.ch. only doing a show & tell of this awesome image..  which I almost didn't make the deadline for *phew* Rushing the layout as I have, I'm not completely satisfied with it... but very happy with the coloring, not a usual type of color combo this, with pale eyes and a zombie skintone ;)

inside detail

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

● Simon Says Monday ~ Throwback to.. MonsterMash (missed it) [Nov. 2nd.]
● Left of Center #101. ~ LOC Halloween / Use skulls! [Oct. 30th.]
● Sweet Stampin' ~ Halloween (must stamp=lots!) [Oct. 30th]
● 613 Avenue Create #147. ~ Anything goes or Subway art [Oct. 31st.]
● Morgan's Art World #10. ~ Halloween [Nov. 9th.]
● Deep Ocean Ch. #115. ~ Halloween [Nov. 2nd.]
● Craft Rocket #2. ~ Spooky! [Nov. 3rd.]
● The Pencil Case Wk5. ~ Eerie colours [Nov. 7th.] I made TOP 3!
● 4 Crafty Chicks #269. ~ Happy Halloween! [Oct. 27th.]
● Pile It On #92. ~ Cute and/or Spooky! [Oct. 31st.]

..& Did you see my yummy Blogcandy!?..

..Everybody is a winner :)..

Stamps/Images: Sassy Studio Design digistamp 'Buttercream Babe - Halloween'. Lazar StudioWERX Inc rubberstamp 'Funky Holidays' (swirl). Kort & Godt 'M-143'. Inkadinkado mini clear stamps 'Spooky ghosts', and 'Haunted house'. Purple Onion Designs Stamps 'Vintage Damask Background'.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock.  
Digital kits: Tickled Pink Studio 'Only You minikit'. (journaling frame). Createwings Designs 'October Night' elements (bats).
 I have made (in Photofiltre) the spooky scene inside the card with misc. digi elements and masks.: Studio Blagovesta 'Something Wicked This Way Comes Bundle'. Sweet Caroline Studio by Celeste Knight 'Fright papers - Halloween'. Gallery Yopriceville Free Clipart 'Halloween Tree and Skeleton Clipart Image'.

Embellishments/Tools: EK Success® 'Inverted Corner Punch'. Marvy Uchida punch 'corner rounder small1'. Tigerstore TGR lilla washi.
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. 

The damask background is just sooo much more fab 'in real life', with a mica powder shine and made with clear embossing powder (all from Ranger) and Tim's DI 'Hickory Smoke', 'Black Soot', 'Stormy sky', 'Faded Jeans' & 'Broken China'. Check out a tutorial on this technique by one of my crafty gurus, Jennifer McGuire on youtube here: Easy Distress Ink Watercolor Backgrounds. (I didn't iron it off though, and yes ~ Tim is still my crafty guru number one, but Jennifer is a close second.. together with Dyan Reveley ofcourse.. aaand a couple others! *lol*).