500K Celebration Blogcandy! 🎁

(see closeups of the blogcandy below!)

Whoop whoop! 🎉 The ticker on my blog has actually rounded 500.000 unique visitors ~ according to google if i am to believe it ~ what a milestone! 🥳 🎂

Wow ... I am so amazed that this little blog has had so many visits over the years ~ ever since the humble start of a newbie blogger back in July of 2008!
Living with chronic bad health i found a creative outlet in papercrafting, going from mainly scrapbooking i started to make cards instead and coloring and mixed media ~ and hoarding crafty stuff i probably never be able to use all of! 🤣
Through this wonderful hobby i have made many friendships along the way, via the community of other bloggers and crafters all around the world online, on designteams like Creative Fingers, so many FB groups and forums ~ thank you! 💐
Unfortunately I am not always able to post regulary or chat & comment much due to my health issues ... so i just want you all to know that i am truly thankful for all of your visits and kind comments on my blog 💗

🎁 I wanted to show my appreciation with an awesome crafty blogcandy give away for this 500K celebration ~ wich will last about 4 weeks ~ giving you all plenty of time to enter to win, and also to pick up the freebie word art digistamp below! The swirly heart is from the Doodle Heart collection in my shop, and i have added a lovely font saying Thank You! 😊

~ Digi Doodle stamps by Tindaloo on Etsy! ~

~ 'Swirly Heart Thank You Word Art' by Tindaloo ~
LIMITED FREEBIE - WILL BE REMOVED WHEN BLOGCANDY ENDS!

click to see bigger size - then just
right click on image and save to device

[Credits: Font used Hello Bella by NJ Studio at FontBundles]

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NB: please read my TOU before
taking & using the digistamp, thank u!

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CLOSEUPs of the Blogcandy!
(click on them to see bigger images)

Ribbons, stencil, washitapes, many texts to cut out,
a brush, and a tag and twine set.

Lots of misc. papers and cute stationary!

Lovely baby die set, an embossingfolder with a die frame, several awesome clear & rubberstamps, and a box of heart brads!
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There are so much yummy crafty stuff from some of my favourites brands here:
Lawn Fawn, Magnolia, Simon Says Stamps, Storyteller, Panduro, Scrapbooking made simple, Prima, Diddl, Imagination Crafts, Vivi Gade, and DoCraft Papermania ++

This BlogCandy is open to all you wonderful crafty people who stop by my blog ~ I will ship worldwide ~ and while I would appreciate it if you were a follower of my blog, it's not necessary to win ♥ But please ~ absolutely NO Non-crafters or 'Candy only' people, that would not be fair...

🎉 Enter below with a link to where you post your creative stuff, and to be eligible to win, i ask that you do spread the word by mentioning this candy and/or use the top blogcandy photo or the smaller sized one below ~ either on your own blog (sidebar is fine) or other, like a pin, instagram, facebook, twitter(X) etc.

The 🎁 blogcandy will end on December 1st at 21:00/9PM.
norwegian time ~ see my sidebar clock.
♥ 🎈 Good Luck! 🎈 ♥

Happy Holidays from the Creative Fingers DT! 🎅🏻

❤️  God Jul & Godt NyttÅr ❤️

 

Vi i DesignTeamet hos Creative Fingers ønsker alle en koselig julefeiring og viser frem noen julekort til inspirasjon idag ⭐ Vi har også en kjempeflott BloggCandy, sponset av meg og Angelique som du kan finne > her <! I denne bloggposten hos Creative Fingers takker vi alle våre flotte sponsorer gjennom 2021, og ikke glem å delta på vår utfordring #221. som er forlenget og varer helt frem til 7 januar!

 

Kortet mitt har kjempesøtt motiv fra House Mouse ~ ganske kjapt og enkelt med printet bilde fra Cd-Rom kjøpt hos Joanna Sheen. Synd at de ikke kan sende utenlands lengre, dumme brexit og eu regler..

 

 

❤️ Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! ❤️

 

Today the DT's of Creative Fingers Challenge blog is wishing everyone Happy Holidays and sharing some christmascards to delight & inspire! ⭐

 

My card has a supercute House Mouse motif from a CD-ROM I bought from Joanna Sheen. So sad that they cannot ship outside of UK anymore, stupid brexit and EU rules....
 

We also have an awesome Xmas BlogCandy today, sponsored by myself and Angelique!!!

 

enter our BlogCandy
> on this CF blogpost here <
for your chance to win some of theese goodies!

 

Don't forget that our last challenge of the year is extended all the way into 2022! You can enter your creations here: Creative Fingers Challenge #221. Also see our Thank You Sponsors blogpost here 💗

 

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❤️  🐭 ❤️🎄 🎅 🎄 ❤️  🐭 ❤️

 

I enter my 🐭 card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
● House-Mouse & Friends Monday #355. ~ AG opt. Snow/Glitter! [Jan.2nd.]
● Crafts Galore Encore #94. ~ Always AG (2nd.entry)[Dec.30th.]

● Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2151. ~ AG [Dec.26th.]
● Critter Crazy #57. ~ AG w. Critter! (2nd.entry)[Dec.25th.]
● Polkadoodles #Wk.52. ~ AG [Jan.6th.]

● Winter Wonderland ~ Dec.: AG Christmas! [Jan.6th.]

● Cardz 4 Galz #162. ~ Christmas Animals! [Dec.29th.]
● Creative Knockouts #432. ~ Tis The Season! [Dec.29th.]

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 didnt show up in photos much, but there is lots of shimmer on baubles and tree! and three of the baubles has been popped up w. 3D foamdots :) 

 

 

Stamps/Images: House Mouse Designs CD-rom from Joanna Sheen 'The House-Mouse Triple CD Collection 15572' ~ image printed out and also Createwings Designs ♥ blue hearts from 'Feathered Friends - FF Elements2' digital kit.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Hero Arts 'Snow' white cardstock. Panduro Hobby designerpapers.
Embellishments: ....
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'.
Stencils/Embossingfolders: ...
Dies: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels 8 - S5019'. Gummiapan 'Liten god Jul D160927'. Mama Elephant Creative Cuts 'Cloud Nine'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. High-Tack adhesive tape Sookwang Scor-Pal tape &/or Red tape. 3D foam/mosegummi. Tonic Studios Nuvo 'Midas Touch' Aqua shimmer brush. Sakura 06 black gellyroll pen (for the eyes).

Techniques/Mediums: I used misc. Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to distress papers 'Salty Ocean' & 'Tumbled Glass'.

Tindaloo's BlogCandy Winners!

 

Welcome crafty friends! 😊 

First of all a big thank you to everyone who entered my Blogcandy, both here and the one over at Creative Fingers, where I sponsored our celebratory Blogcandy. Go > here < to see the winnerpost!

I appreciate you all so very much! 💗  I love making cards and hopefully inspire others by posting on my blog and as DT at Creative Fingers, and doing the occasional blogcandies to brighten someones day. It is also a way of apologizing for not beeing able to comment as much or beeing as present online as I wish to be, due to my health. I truly wish I could send out a blogcandy to everyone!

💗 Stay safe & healthy ~ keep on crafting! xoxo 💗

 

 

(images + info about contents see original post)

🎈 AND THE WINNER IS... 🎈

eligible winners are picked via random.org

No.5. Fikreta

💗 Congratulations! 💗

 

~ How to claim your blogcandy ~
Please send me your name and full adress within the next 14 days,
with 'Tindaloo's Gorjuss Blogcandy Winner' in the subject line!

  ~ email Tindaloo at tindaloo[@]hotmail.com ~
nb: remove the [ ] brackets first, it's just there as a spam mail precaution!

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And here is the BONUS chance winner who will get

a digistamp (of their choice) from my etsy shoppe! 😊

 

🎈 AND THE WINNER IS... 🎈

eligible winners are picked via random.org

No.13. Tina Z. Treebug

💗 Congratulations! 💗

 

~ How to claim your blogcandy ~ 

Please send me your name and request the image of your choice from the ones I have listed in my etsyshoppe, within the next 14 days, with 'Tindaloo's Bonus Blogcandy Winner' in the subject line!

  ~ email Tindaloo at tindaloo[@]hotmail.com ~
nb: remove the [ ] brackets first, it's just there as a spam mail precaution!

Tindaloo's Gorjuss BlogCandy!

 

If you didn't know already, there is a gorjuss blogcandy right now over on the Creative Fingers Challengblog! We're celebrating reaching our #200. challenge! I have been a part of the CF designteam since challenge #15. ..Imagine that, all the way back to 2013, when I wrote about joining the team in this blogpost, also mentioning that I had just rounded 40.000 unique visitors on my blog ~ now the count is way past 370.000 unique visitors ~ much thanks to beeing on a designteam I reckon! (If I shall believe blogger.. I think they do count the spam bots as well so.. oh well, LOL!) I am truly grateful to all the crafty peeps who stop by my blog. Have a Happy Creative and Healthy New Year 😊  

 

Click on the link up above or on the image you will see in my sidebar to the Creative Fingers Blogcandy. You will there find a second chance to win the supercute Gorjuss rubberstamp which I'm also giving away here in my own BlogCandy!

 

 

 

The contents of this mini blogcandy:

💠 Gorjuss mini rubberstamp no.56. 'Dear Alice'. 

💠 Crate Paper 'Prudence coll. accent rubons' sheet.

This BlogCandy is open to all you wonderful crafty people who stop by my blog ~ I will ship worldwide ~ and while I would appreciate it if you were a follower of my blog, it's not necessary to win ♥ But please ~ only ONE entry each & NO Non-crafters or Candy only bloggers, that would not be fair!

The only thing I ask of you is that you spread the word by mentioning this candy with a link to my blog. Feel free to use the blogcandy photo, (or the small one in my sidebar) either on your own blog (sidebar is fine) or other, like a pin, instagram, facebook, twitter etc.

And here is a BONUS chance to win: If and when there is 10, 20, and 30 + entries ~ I will pick up to three more winners who will get a freebie digistamp (of their choice) from my etsy shoppe! So do get the word out 😊

  

The candy will end on February 22nd. at 21:00 (9 PM)
Norwegian time ~ see my sidebar clock.
♥ 🎈 Good Luck! 🎈 ♥

Stay safe & healthy ~ keep on crafting!

Creative Fingers Thanks our sponsors + BlogCandy!

I fredagens blogpost hos Creative Fingers takket vi alle våre flotte sponsorer gjennom 2020! Har hatt migrene så er en smule på etterskudd med min egen bloggpost.. Mitt DT kort er en spesiell takk til Some Odd Girl Stamps ♥  

Vi tar en pause i utfordringene frem til over nyttår. Men det kommer en vinnerpost neste fredag, og en bloggpost første juledag (eller julaften for de som ikke bor i norden) med julekort fra designteamet, og vi har også en flott bloggcandy til to vinnere. Jeg sponser den ene premien! :)

 

enter to win at Creative Fingers!

 ..Thank you for being a fantastic friend..

 

As you may already have seen on Creative Fingers friday blogpost, the DT's are taking a holiday break now. But we will have the last winners of this year in a week, as well as our now annual inspirational christmas blogpost on the 25th. Then we'll start up again in the new year with new challenges. Until then we also have two awesome blogcandies to give away, one of wich I am sponsoring!

The CF Design Team have made some gorgeous cards to thank our wonderful sponsors throughout 2019! The card I made has an Alice in a teacup motif from  Some Odd Girl Stamps ♥

 

inside detail

 

Stamps/Images: Some Odd Girl 'Teacup Alice' digistamp. PapirDesign 'Te og Kaker PD16184' Clearstamps. Kort og Godt 'M-193' Clearstamps.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Panduro Hobby 'Circus' 12x12 Designerpaper pad. Silver mirror card.
Embellishments: DoCrafts Papermania 'silver shimmer dome sticker'. Panduro feather stickers. Unknown ribbon. Washitape 'love' from Papirgleder.no.

Tools: I always use my Scor-Pal to score & fold my cards. Panduro Hobby scalpel and self healing mat.
Stencils/Embossingfolders: ...
Dies: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Decorative Elements Thirty-Nine S4-464', 'Labels 8 S5019'. Lawn Fawn 'Quilted backdrop #LF1625'. Crafts Too Presscut 'Circle Nesting Dies PCD46'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. High-Tack adhesive tape Sookwang Scor-Pal tape &/or Red tape. 3D foam/mosegummi. Tonic Studios Nuvo Aqua Shimmer brush pen 'midas touch'.

Techniques/Mediums: I used misc. Ranger Ink ~ Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers to watercolor and the stamped image.

Just keep swimming.. & blogcandy winners!

 

Såe... beklager at det har vært så stille på bloggen min, har slitt litt ekstra med helsa i det siste og ikke klart å sitte på scrapperommet (eller 'sitte' ned i det hele tatt..) og hendene har vært så oppsprukket at hver minste bevegelse har vært smertefullt, ganske sannsynlig forverret psoriasisen pga all håndvaskingen de siste mnd.. 🙁

Har ikke vært noen steder siden mars eller hatt noen andre enn familie på besøk, så jeg er såå glad for å ha netflix og alle andre strømmetjenestene ~ og youtube har vært min beste venn! Mange som live-strømmer og jeg ser både på mixed media, kortlagere, matkanaler, gamere og ikke minst humor ~ en god latter er det man trenger nå! 😄 Du finner lenker til 'noen' av favorittene mine litt lengre ned!

Creative Fingers #191., er sponset igjen av vår DT Angelique, med ikke bare en men to flotte premier ♥ Som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema. Velkommen skal du være 😊 Utfordringen vil vare i 4 uker siden vi har sommerferie på designteamet.

..om du titter innom for å se hvem som vant min forrige blogcandy, så rull litt lengre ned! 👍

I'm sorry to not have been present much lately, my health has been worse than usual, and I haven't been able to sit down and craft (or sit down at all really..), and my hands psoriasis has been really cracked and sore ~ probably due to all the extra washing.. 🙁 

My DT card(s) today took me several days to make beacause of those darn aches, and I am sorry it's so late (supposed to be up last friday), but I got to make two cards at the same time though, as all the supplies were already on the table!

Creative Fingers #191., is sponsored by our own DT Angelique again, with not just one but two lovely prizes! As always it is an 'Anything goes theme', and you are more than welcome to join with your creations 😊 The challenge is lasting 4 weeks, as we are still on summer schedule.

 

 

I have not been anywhere since march, or had anyone but family over to visit, so I'm starting to get a bit antsy! Soo happy to have netflix and all the other streaming apps, & youtube have been my best friend with all the live streams and all the mixed media, card craft, gaming & foodie contents ~ and a happy dose of humour! Some good laughs we all need now ~ Go check out some of my fave  channels for some inspiration & comedic relief 😄 

Here just a few: Crafters Jennifer McGuire, K Werner, Tim Holtz (+on FB watch) Dede Willingham, Finnabair, Keren Tamir, Patti Tolley Parrish, Kelly Latevola, Sandy Allnock, Maremi SmallArts, Koren Wiskman, Scrapbooking Made Simple. Nintendo switch gamer BeatEmUps. Foodies Jamie Oliver, Barry Lewis, Delish, Akis Petretzikis & chili challenger: First We Feast! I happen to loooove hot food, I hot sauces like Sriracha & Tabasco on everything, and carolina reaper chili powder for special occasions! 🌶️ Just for fun/standups Graham Norton Show, Michael McIntyre, Sarah Millican, Russell Howard, Comedy Central Drunk History, Good Mythical Morning. At Qi, Today I Found Out & Kurzgesagt you'll learn some amazing facts, and for some cuteness overload: Kittisaurus! Simon's Cat! If you have any tips for channels to follow (most likely I already do, I'm subbing to a gazillion channels) please feel free to leave a link in the comments!

 

🌷 🌺 🌤️ 🌺 🌷

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Now for the winners of my previous blogcandy,

Gorjuss ~ Mini Summer BlogCandy!
by the magic of random.org, I am happy to announce that

Guri
you are the winner!

and

  bonus prize of one digistamp from 

my etsyshoppe goes to
Alex

 

Gratulerer! Congratulations to you both ♥

Please email me with your address / request and if u can also mention

you're a BlogCandy winner in the headline topic so it won't get missed!
😊 👍

 

(testing a new way of giving my email - via an image - to stop some spam)

If you didn't win this time, there is plenty new chances, as I often do giveaways!

🌷 🌺 🌷 🌺 🌷 🌺 🌷 🌺 🌷

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🐟 ~ Finding Nemo ~ 🐠

 

🐟 I wish to enter my black frame diver card in theese challenges: [Ends on]
● Simon Says Monday ~ Summer Memories! [Aug.16th.]
● Crafty Gals Corner #210. ~ Summer Fun! [Sept.8th.]
● Ally's Angels #37. ~ Anything goes [Sept.10th.]
Scandinavian Challenges: [innen]
● Nordsalten Hobbyklubb #186. ~ Embossing [31.aug.]
● Hobbygarasjen ~ August: Alt er lov! [25.aug.]
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🐠 .. and my yellow mermaid card: [Ends on]
● Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #139. ~ Always AG [Aug.16th.]
● Creative Knockouts #363. ~ Finish The Inside! [Aug.19th.]
● Cute Card Thursday #647. ~ Bright Colours [Aug.19th.]
● Crafty Creations #412. ~ Always AG [Aug.31st.]
● QKR Stampede #402. ~ Always AG [Aug.31st.]
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inside detail ~ same for both cards

frames were actually A4 sized sheets that

I patched together into squares!

 

& the back of the cards

 

 

Stamps/Images: Hero Arts 'MMH March 2019 kit', 'MMH July 2020 kit', 'CG811 School of Fish Bold Prints' rubberstamp.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. misc. Bazzill cardstocks, bling and textured papers. Plain white cardstock. Notabene Kiky Creative Products inc inkjet printer 'seashells' designerpapers. Blue silk mulberry paper from MMH May 2017 kit.
Embellishments: Plastic half-beads droplets unknown.
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: ...
Dies: Hero Arts 'MH0319 kit co-ordinating stamp dies & Aquarium fancy die', 'MMH0720 kit co-ordinating stamp dies & fancy edge die of ruins', 'DI779 Underwater Pillar Window Die C', and 'MMH0318 kit die of bannertag'. Crafts-Too Presscut 'Circle Nesting Dies PCD46'. Marianne Design 'Embossing Folder die - Scales'. Apple Blossom All Occasion Collection 'Christmas Wintry Additions to THAT folder' die set.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Double sided Sookwang Scor-Pal tape. 3D foam/mosegummi. High-Tack Double Sided Red Tape. Rangers Glossy accents ~ not just used as a glue to fix the 'bubble' embellishments to the card but also to make 'bubbles' and add a glossy finish to the diver, stingray and the text on the black card.

Techniques/Mediums: I used misc. Hero Arts reactive inkpads & Ranger ink Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads + oxide inkpads, to watercolor, smoosh background technique, and distress image and papers. Hero Arts iridescent watercolor ink from the 'MMH October 2018 kit'. Nuvo Wink of Stella 'midas touch gold' brush from Tonic Studios. To heat emboss I used a Versamark inkpad, a heat gun tool & clear Ranger ink embossingpowder.