Lycaonia ~ DT for Creative Fingers!

Dette er min første bloggpost som medlem av Creative Fingers DesignTeam! Har vært gjeste-designer for andre utfordringsblogger før, men dette er første gangen jeg er med som permanent team-medlem. Kjempegøy!
Kommer til å ha en bloggcandy for å feire det, og at jeg utrolig nok har rundet 40.000 besøk på bloggen ;)
Delicious Doodles er sponsor denne gang og temaet på utfordring #15 er hva som helst med noe gammelt fra scrappestæsjet ditt... Jeg hadde både fine gamle designerark, pynt og et digistempel som har ligget ubrukt i over ett år, absolutt på tide å gjøre noe med ;) Nydelig motiv, elsker varulv-vibbene jeg får fra dette ~ fantasy fan som jeg er!

This is my first blogpost as a member of Creative Fingers DesignTeam! I've been a guest DT on a couple of other challengeblogs in the past ~ but never as a full member, wich will be both super fun to do and inspiring :)
I'm going to have a blogcandy soon to celebrate and also because I've seen 40.000+ visits on the blog! So, heads up! ;)

 
This time around our sponsor is Delicious Doodles and if you want to join us in Challenge #15, it's Anything Goes with an optional twist of Use something Old from your ScrapStash!!! :) [= Digistamp, charm & DP]

For my card I've used 'Lycaonia', a digi I've had for ages, and it was absolutely about time to ink it up, gorgeous as it is! I'm a big fantasy lover, and read lots of books of the supernatural ~ about werewolves, elves, vampires and such ~ and I get a strong werewolves-vibe from this image! So I made a fairytale christmas card :)

 

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I also want to enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [ends on]
● Creative Moments #32. ~ Anything Goes/Winter Wonderland [Dec.31st.]
● Tuesday Throwndown #176. ~ What Christmas Means to You
... cuddling up with a good fantasybook while it's snowing & cold outside :) [Dec.31st.]
● That Craft Place ~ Christmas! [Dec.21st.]
● 4 Krafty Girlz #8. ~ Anything Goes. [Jan.8th.]
● Simon Says Wednesday ~ Let it Snow! [Dec.17th.]

EDIT: 21/12 I've been wondering why there were so few comments on this post ~ there's usually several DT comments from challengeblog if u play, so I discovered now that none of the inlinkz etc. entries are there! A glitch in the system or in my memory? I'm sure I entered them right after posting this... oh well! Just making this edit in case anyone wondered why I added my entry to the ch.blogs so late - it was not backlinked, my blogpost is not altered either :) 

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Stamps/Images: Delicious Doodles 'Lycaonia' digistamp. Lazar StudioWERX Inc 'Funky Holidays'. Kort og Godt 'Julestempler S-198'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Basic Grey - Blitzen 'Jack Frost'. Kremmerhuset notebook kraft papers, and misc scrap papers. 
Embellishments: Amos Glitterglue. Snowcrystal charm unknown. Washitape from Panduro Hobby 'Snöstjärnor'. 3D foam tape & Gluedots. Nille - red & white twine.
& Tools: QuickKutz - Lifestyle Crafts 'Norway Die Set Coll QKDS-CC-03-BIG', 'Storybook' 4x8 alpha, and Nesting Shapes 'Nesting Lace Squares'. Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Labels 8 - S5019'.

I used Aquarelle paper Canson for my image ~ and color mediums were Twinkling H2o's & Tim Holtz Distress Ink markers & pads to watercolor and distress image and papers.

Faith, Hope & Love

Noen ganger trenger man å lage et kjappis kort - dette bryllupskortet var et sånt et! Tror jeg brukte en halvtime på det - og vanligvis tar prosessen min 2-3 timer... Veeeldig glad i masse stæsj og håndmalte trykk, men dette glansbildet var søtt nok i seg selv ♥ Se den flotte siden jeg fant om Glansbilder! :)

Sometimes u need that quickie card, and this weddingcard is just that - took me about 30 minutes, tops! Usually it takes me 2-3 hours or more, lots of stash and painting the image... But this cute scrap relief (?) that I've had for ages, was cute enough in itself :) Don't know what to call it really in english - but I found this page referring to it as scraps in english and diecut in USA - here in Norway they're called glansbilder. 
I used to collect them as a child, and still buy them occasionally, to use in my scrapbooking. Many has embossed/relief surfaces, and some with glitter. Would love to see theese getting a new reneissance into our hobby as cardmakers! It's a great resource :) 

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

● Cute Card Thursday #297. ~ Anything Goes. [Dec.4th]
● 4 Krafty Girlz #7. ~ Anything Goes. [Dec.11th]
● Clear it Out ~ Anything Goes! [Dec.16th] -> I won! StampArt by Kathryne prize :)
● Simon Says Monday ~ Flourish Challenge. [Dec.8th]
● TokBobok #7. ~ Anything Goes. [Dec.31st]
 

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Stamps/Images: Kreativ Hobby - 'Hånd i hånd, side ved side' og 'Tro, håp og kjærlighet'. Papirloftet - Clearstamp Anledninger Stempelsett. Magnolia 'Bryllups swirl'.

Papers: I think this is a design paper from one of Tim Holtz' paperpads (?) Plain white paper. Making Memories 'Wedding' spiral journaling book.

Embellishments/Tools: Unknown bling/rubon, and glansbilde/scrap relief diecut. Vellum pocket.

Stamping with Steven.. again :)

Jeg simpelthen elsker dette stemplet! Søk på 'Steven' i bloggen min ~ så ser du hvor mye *lol*  :) Et veldig enkelt kort til meg å være ~ passer ikke med så mye stæsj til guttekort... Men masser av tøffe maskuline stempler på kortet veier opp for fraværet av stæsj ;)

Siden dette var et staffeli konfirmantkort lagde jeg en pengelomme på innsiden, som i de aller fleste kort jeg lager til spesielle anledninger ~ helst litt diskré, i tilfelle det ikke blir en pengegave.

Inside detail: Money pocket

Simply adore this stamp ~ if u search the name 'Steven' you'll see just how much *lol* :) This is a very C&S easel card for me actually.. I weighed up for the lack of stash by using a dozen stamps on it though ;) 

I enter my card in theese fab Challenges:

● Addicted to Stamps #69. ~ your favorite punches and dies.
● Charisma Cardz #45. ~ Vintage creations.
● Anonymous Stamps ~ November ch. is Anything Goes.
● SweetStamps #144. ~ Anything Goes!
● Incy Wincy Designs ~ Make an Easel card!

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Stamps/Images: North Star Stamps 'Single Steven' & 'Grunge - listen to the music' clearstamp. Scrappers Choice clearstamp sett 'Konfirmasjon'. Kort og Godt Stempel S-142 (flourish text stamps). HobbyHimmelen clearstampsett 'Egne Spor'. Lazar StudioWERX Inc rubberstamp 'Funky Holidays' (swirl).

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Panduro Hobby Designerark - Vintage Drama 'Tosca'. Misc. papers from Simple Stories 'Documented' collection & 6x6 PaperPad. DCWV glossy paper from the 'Tattered Time' matstack collection.

Embellishments/Tools: PapirDesign satín ribbon - sateng bånd konfirmasjon, beige Silver metal star and star brads - unknown. Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Labels 8'. Whale of a punch by EK. Success 'Circle'. I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor and distress image and papers.

Fortuneteller Tag & BlogCandy winners!

Just looking for the blogcandy winners? Scroll down ;)

Kom heim for noen dager siden, kjempesliten etter et 14'dagers opphold på Kurbadet i Tromsø - i Rygg-gruppa :) Var veldig bra da - mye trening i basseng og med diverse apparater. Fysioterapi og foredrag. Minuset var at det gikk på fisk og vegetar - jeg som vanligvis spiser kjøtt sånn 4-5 ganger i uka, og ikke er spessielt glad i fisk ;) Men jeg var positivt overrasket over flere av vegetar-rettene, med soya'kjøtt'! 

Hadde med meg malesakerne og laptoppen - men fikk liten tid til å gjøre mye utav det, var så sliten etter dagens opplegg at det ble tidlig til sengs hver kveld... Helgene var jeg og brukte opp alle pengene mine nedi byen, gikk på Egon's og spiste pizzabuffet, og besøkte søskenbarnet mitt Ingar ♥

I've been away for 14 days stay at Kurbadet in Tromsø, the North-Norways Rehabilitation centre. Not a drug-rehab *lol* but a rehab for people with health problems like me, as rheumatic illnesses, bad backs and fibromyalgia and so on. There were daily fysiotherapy sessions, training in the gym, and swimmingpool training. Loved it there - even if there was only vegetarian/fish meals - and I'm a big carnivore ;) 
On the weekends I went by bus downtown (Tromsø is a large city with tons of shops to spend away all my money in) and got the pizza-buffet at Egon's... *Yummy!* And my cousin lives in Tromsø, so I got to visit him and his girlfriend and relax a bit there - Sofa - pepsi max - taco - a movie! = Heaven :)

I  didn't have much time for coloring the stamped motifs and tags I had with me, or use the internet on my laptop - hence my abscence from the blog - but I did make this tag for halloween! (didn't get it in the facebook challenge though - so I missed out on this months freebie at Simply B.. gonna buy in next month if I know I'll have time).

I enter it in theese cool Challenges:

●  One Stitch At A Time #188. ~ Use a Digi!
●  Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe #149. ~ Anything but a card!
●  Creative Fingers #10. ~ Anything Goes w. optional twist Distress!

Stamps/Images: Simply Betty digistamp 'Fortune Teller Betty'. Make it Crafty - Alice in Wonderland coll. digistamp 'Chesire Cat'. Lazar StudioWERX Inc rubberstamp 'Funky Holidays' (swirl).

Papers: Montvale Aquarelle cardstock.

Embellishments/Tools: Sizzix Tim Holtz Big Shot Die - Tags And Bookplates. Misc ribbons reused from t-shirts. I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink markers & pads to watercolor and distress image and papers. 

My BlogCandy Winners!!!

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Random.org has chosen, and the DigiPrize goes to....

#7. Jenn Zeeb of Stamplified!

The Gorjuss stampset goes to...

#3. HildeM of Hildes scrappeunivers!

(How cool is that - a namesister!)

Congrats to both winners ~ and better luck 

next time for all the others ♥♥♥  

(Pssst: will be another when I hit the 40.000 visits milestone :)

Wedding card ~ I do!

Det nydelige hovedmotivet er fra A day for Daisies ♥ Tammy lager de fineste motivene for bryllupskort synes jeg ~ bare ta en kikk i ADFD kategorien Wedding & Music :) Romantiske, vakre og perfekte motiv til bryllup!

♪♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♪♪♪♫ Amor Vincit Omnia ♫♪♫♪♪♪♫♪♫♪♪♫

I just love this beautiful motif from A day for Daisies by Tammy Thompson. She creates the best images for use on weddingcards in my opinion! Just browse the ADFD category of Wedding & Music ~ Romantic, gorgeous & perfect for wedding cards ♥

I enter my card in theese fab Challenges:

● A day for Daisies #80. ~ add Flowers. (floral images!)
● Card and Scrap #63. ~ Merkedager, Bryllup osv. (scandinavian ch.)
● The Sisterhood of Crafters ~ ANYTHING GOES Time!
● Digistamps 4 Joy #78. ~ Embossing (I used dry embossing).
● Creatalicious #56. ~ Wedding Day!

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Stamps/Images: ADFD June 2012 Club Kit 'I do' digistamp. Magnolia 'Til Brudeparet' (=to the bridal couple). Lazar StudioWERX Inc - Funky Holidays (swirl). Panduro Hobby Clear Stamps Stempeltekster A6 'Amor'.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock & misc scrap papers. Bo Bunny 'Kiss the Bride'. Designerark Panduro 'Eternal Love' (amor vincit omnia). Paper doily from an unknown source. Panduro Hobby 'Winter Memories' 12x12 Tilda designer block. Making Memories 'Wedding' spiral journaling book.

Embellishments/Tools: Adhesive pearls from Notabene. Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Lacey Circles S4293'. QuicKutz Border Embossing Folder Flourish, RS-0787 Love, RS-0085 Dove, RS-0456 Notes, RS-0457 Treble Clef, RS-0003 Heart swirl & RS-0400 Heart mini. I used Twinkling H2o's and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor and distress image and papers.

Amalias Baptism card & BlogCandy!

♥ BabyGirl ♥

Wow! Mitt blogginnlegg #300! Det blir det bloggcandy av ;) Scroll til bunnen av innlegget for å se hva du kan vinne! 
Men først tenker jeg å vise frem et kort jeg var veldig glad for å lage ~ min lille niese Amalia ble døpt ifjor, og fra meg kom det en altered bok-eske (skal blogge den også snart). De andre søsknene mine ga dette kortet. Og det ble også mange fine gaver både til den lille og til den stolte storesøster! ♥  
Mo Manning lager bare helt nydelige digistempler ~ og mange vakre småbarn bilder som ser ut som 'ekte' småbarn!!!

As this is my blogentry #300, and to celebrate coming back to blogland after a years hiatus... I have some sweet candy for you below! Last year was my sweet niece Amalias ♥ baptism and I made this card to be given from the family. I also made an altered decoupage book case (box) that I'll blog about later on. 
Mo Manning is one of my favourite artists, and this sweet image is just one of many of her gorgeous designs. I especially love her children stamps, as they really look like actual children! :) 

This is a card never shown off before, so it's kinda new! And I'm entering it in theese fab Challenges:

● Mo's Digital Pencil #202. ~ Say it with flowers.
● 4 Krafty Girlz #2. ~  Anything Goes!
● Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe #142. ~ Cute Kids ♥
● The Sisterhood of Crafters ~ Devine Digi's! (second entry)
● Mema's Crafts ~ September's Challenge ~ Ribbon/Lace and/or Flowers!
 

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Stamps/Images: Mo Manning 'babygirl s'. Papir Design CS Stempelsett 'Barnedåp'. Meljens Designs 'Baby Bottle'. Magnolia 'BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup' rubberstamp.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Papers from Panduro Hobby - PaperPads 'Garden Vintage' & 'Circus'. PapirDesign - Herman og Emilie coll. 'Lillesøster'.

Embellishments/Tools: Spellbinder Nestabilities - Lacey Circles S4293. EK Success Whale of a Punch Circle used on my signature on the back, digi motif circle is handcut. EK Success Inverted corner punch. QuicKutz 2x2 dies - love RS-0787. Kremmerhuset blonde. Panduro Hobby - Scrapbooking Moments adhesive half pearls. Nille Nemories butterflies n roses stickers.. I used Twinkling H2o's and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor and distress image and papers. 

Yey!!! Here is the fab blogcandy I've mentioned, and it's a good one, with two winners this time! (About the same in value ~ and it's a ship Worldwide candy!)

#1. DigiPrize from two of my fave artists, Mo Manning & Tammy Thompson: $6 Gift Certificate to sweep up some cuties at Mo's digital Pencil store PLUS a $4 Gift Certificate to find yourself a gorgeous A day for Daisies digistamp! (The vouchers will be purchased after the candy draw).

#2. A Gorjuss Clearstamp set ~ The Bear!

 How do I enter u ask? 

Well, first of all I would appreciate if you were a follower to my blog, but it's not necessary to win ;) But you do have to mention this candy with a link to it, either on your own blog or other like facebook or a forum! (Crafters only please!)

Then enter your info in the inlinkz below! (your email will only be visible to me). And add #1 or #2 to your name for the candy you wish to win! If either will be fine, add only your name ♥

This candy will end on November 5th. at 21:00/9:00 PM. 
norwegian time ~ see my sidebar clock!

Witchy Mercedes

~ I put a spell on you! ~

I dag er det Fredag den 13'de, så kortet jeg har sittet med i natt for å få ferdig, passer vel fint ~ håper det ikke bringer ulykke! *lol*

Jeg elsker Halloween motiver og 'Witch Mercedes' er en kjempeflott digi mottatt for å delta i Simply Bettys Facebook Challenge. Vinneren vil bli kåret med 'voting' fra den 14-16 september, så om du liker mitt kort værsåsnill og stem på meg ;)

I LUV Halloweeny motifs, and this is an awesome digi 'Witch Mercedes' ~ wich I got 4 free to participate with in the Simply Betty Stamps Facebook challenge. The winner will be chosen by most votes, so if u like my card, please go vote for me between September 14-16th. ♥

I enter my card in theese fab Challenges, and I sure hope that Friday the 13th. doesn't bring me bad luck ;)

● Simply Betty Stamps Facebook challenge ~ Halloween colors, and anything goes Halloween!
● One Stitch At A Time #180. ~ Use a digi! (used a digi from DD in shop)
● 4 Krafty Girlz #1. ~ Anything Goes!
● The Sisterhood of Crafters ~ Devine Digi's!
● Southern Girls #36. ~ Make Believe... Witch & Skellington ♥

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Digi Stamps: Simply Betty Stamps - Witch Mercedes. Delicious Doodles - halloween border. Tiddly Inks - Twisted Tree, Whatever skull border. Dustin Pike - SpellC.

Rubber Stamps: Inkadinkado mini stamp set - haunted house. Kraftin' Kimmie - Mr.Punkinhead, Batty Princess pumpkin, Happy Vampy halloween text, Horace the Ghost gravestone. Stamp it Crazy - Graveyard Skellington & Jack Skulls. Lazar StudioWERX Inc - Funky Holidays (swirl).
Papers: Bazzill cardstock. And misc scrap papers - think the bottom one is from the retired Basic Grey 'Black tie' coll.

Embellishments/Tools: QK RS-092 Spider. Cuttlebug Basic Grey embossing folder owl. Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels 8 - S5019. I used Twinkling H2o's and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads + markers to watercolor and distress image and papers.

Doctor Who Christmas!

Det var ikke uten grunn at forrige innlegg refererte til favorittserien min, Doctor Who! Tenkte jeg skulle starte gjenreisingen av bloggen med å legge ut noen kort fra jula i fjor ;) Doctor Who er en av de få tv-seriene (og jeg ser maaange serier) som jeg kan se gang på gang og aldri gå lei. 

Kortet til høyre (øverst) er ikke fra noen tv-serie, men et bilde av kunsteren Brigit Ashwood. En 'Babe' til en nevø, den andre nevøen har jeg lykkes i å gjøre Doctor Who fan av, ergo et Tardis kort! ♥ Og til ei god venninne, også rekruttert til who-universet ~ a silent christmas!

It was not without reason I referred to Doctor Who in my previous entry, as I planned on blogging theese rather special christmas cards. I'm a real sci-fi nerd and have recruited both family members and friends to the universe of Doctor Who ♥ With a computer meltdown (mostly salvaged though) health issues as well as struggling with low energy ~ theese cards (and more coming) have all been forgotten about, since I've neglected my blog for more than a year... So I got oodles of creations to blog, as well as a blogcandy coming up this month :)
The two cards up top went to my nephews (the one on the left, up top, not of any tv-series, but a fab image of artist Brigit Ashwood).

As theese cards have never been showed off before, I'm entering in theese fab Challenges: (all cards fitting the themes below)

● Tuesday Throwdown #164. ~ Anything Goes.
● Cards in Envy ~ Manly Challenge (A2 cards).
● Our Creative Corner ~ Forgotten Things Challenge. ('The Silent' makes you forget that u ever saw them or met them! Jikes! Also all theese cards were kinda forgotten about :) 
● Challenges 4 Everybody #28. ~ Anything Goes.

Images: Images printed out of Doctor Who (bbc.co.uk) and Angel? motif from Brigit Ashwood.  

Stamps: Lazar StudioWERX Inc - Funky Holidays. North Star Stamps - Hjørnetekster JUL a6. Christmas text stamps is from 'Julehilsner' by Ksenia Sazonova. Magnolia 'BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup' rubberstamp. 
Papers: A couple of embossed christmas generic cards from a bookstore, and a Karen Marie Klip base card. Bazzill cardstock. And I remeber using up a lot of old scrap-paper leftovers wich I don't remember the origin of, except the santa circle is from a panduro paper. 
Embellishments/Tools: Cuttlebug A2 Embossing Snow Flakes. NorDies - ND God Jul (Scrapmagasinet). Silver brads. Misc Washi tapes. Distress inked edges.

Keep calm.. and Don't BLINK!

Bloggen min har nå ligget her på webben og samlet imaginært spindelvev i over ett år ~ og uten å gå i detaljer så har energien som var vekk kommet tilbake i det siste, og jeg synes tiden er inne for å åpne den opp igjen! Jeg kommer til å ha en RAK om ikke så alltfor lenge for å feire en ny giv ~ og som takk til alle som fremdeles følger med på bloggen min! ♥

Yes, it's true ~ I'm back! :)

And no, much as I wish, I haven't been whisked away by a mad man in a blue box all this time, but wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey stuff did happen, and without oversharing ~ I haven't had the energy to keep the blog up and running. But that doesn't mean I've boxed up my creative urges! Now and then I've been scrappin' and making cards, and I've taken pics of it all, so it will show up in my blog anyday now, as well as new creations! :)

 

But I must not forget to thank you all for sticking by the blog, all of my followers and stalkers ~ I will be having a sweet blogcandy this month, to say thanks & celebrate me coming out of hibernation ♥