I VIKE you Very Much! 🧡

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Nesten hver gang jeg ser et viking stempel ~ så 'MÅ' jeg kjøpe det... Er jo norsk (og nordlending om dere ikke visste det fra før) så jeg syns det er kjempemoro med viking stempler! Og så er de utrolig tøffe på gutte kort :) 

Har denne noe skjeggete vikingen fra Avery Elle, han barske på innsiden er fra MFT, og jeg har også flere vikinge digis og gummistempler fra mange forskjellige ~ som jeg selvfølgelig enda ikke fått lagd kort med... Jeg er ikke veldig produktiv, men er veldig glad i å kjøpe og samle ;) Men om du klikker her så kommer det iallefall opp et par kort med C.C.Designs Roberto's Rascals & Saturated Canary Vikinger!

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Almost every time I spot a viking stamp or set ~ I 'MUST' own it... I'm norwegian after all so I think it's superfun with viking themed cards! And they're always perfect for boys & men too.

I got this bearded viking from Avery Elle, the burly one on the inside is from MFT, and I have lots n lots of other vikings too, both in rubber & digi stamps. But I have ofcourse not used most of them yet... I'm more of a hoarder crafter and less the productive crafter ;) However I got a couple cards here on my blog with vikings by C.C.Designs Roberto's Rascals & Saturated Canary if you click here!

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The white signo uniball pen is awesome to make dots & glass/window effects!
And the Pigma micron felt tip black markers are great for doodling, 
like lines in the beard, clothes & other details, waterproof so no bleeding!

I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on](checked 27/3)
● Catch The Bug ~ March: Make a Scene! (non-bugaboo entry)[March 16th.]
● Color Crazy Craft Ch. wk#9. ~ Always AG w. Coloring! [March 21st.]
● Cute Card Thursday #572. ~ Anything goes! [March 13th.]
● QKR Stampede #338. ~ Always AG! (non-QKR entry)[March 14th.]  
● Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #101. ~ Always AG! (entry#2.)[March 16th.]
● Word Art Wednesday wk.#376-377. ~ AG w. sent. +GD! (entry#2.)[March 12th.]
● Simon Says Wednesday ~ Create a Scene! [March 12th.]
● Pile it On #152. ~ Your Favourite color = Brown! (entry#2.)[April 6th.]

EDIT: I got TOP 5 picked at QKR Stampede! Thank you ♥
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Stamps/Images: Avery Elle Clear Stamps 'VIKING Set 023451'. Hero Arts MMH January 2019 kit stamps. My Favourite Things 'MFT Viking' clearstamp. Hero Arts clingstamp by Lia Griffith 'Woodgrain Bold prints Background'. Creative Stamping Magazine #39. A4 stampset 'Truly Scrumptious' (2017?).
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Plain white cardstock. Creotime cardmaking cream white cardblanks. DoCrafts - Papermania Craft Coll. 'Pastels' 12x12 paperpack.
Embellishments: ...
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'.
Stencils/Embossingfolders: ...
Dies: Hero Arts MMH January 2019 kit die. Stitched square dies ?
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Gluedots. Double sided tape. 3D foam/mosegummi. High-Tack Double Sided Red Tape (Red Liner/Stix2/Miracle tape). Rangers Glossy accents, stickles. Signo uniball white pigment ink pen. Amos silver grey glitterglue. Ranger Stickles 'sprinkled sugar'. Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal drops 'Dark walnut' & 'Gloss - Simply white'. Pigma micron felt tip black marker.

Techniques/Mediums: I used misc. Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & markers to watercolor and distress image and papers. To heat emboss the 'I vike you..' sentiment I used a Versamark inkpad, a heat gun tool & Top Boss white embossingpowder. Using some post-it notes as masks for my window to stamp the sweet jars inside, and to make the banner before stamping the woodgrain.

Pink, Grey & Silver combo ~ Confirmation easel card

 

Jeg er veldig glad i å lage staffeli kort som dette, spesielt til anledninger som konfirmasjon, dåp og bryllup. Det blir alltid en hit hos mottakeren og gjestene på festen ~ og et slikt kort passer perfekt som dekorasjon på et bord med gaver og kort :)

Likte veldig godt fargekombinasjonen rosa, grå og sølv ~ blir nok flere kort med disse fargene sammen :) Konfirmant kortet er mitt DT bidrag hos Creative Fingers #159. Vi er sponset av Angelique for denne utfordringen, så vi har hatt fritt valg å bruke hva vi allerede har av motiver. Som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema, og velkommen skal du være ♥

I love making easel-cards, especially for events like confirmation, baptism or weddings. They always go over very well with the recipients and the people at the party ~ and is a nice decoration piece on the table where all the cards n gifts are displayed :) 

The pink, grey & silver combo is a pretty one, wich I really liked alot. Thinking of doing more cards with theese colors! My confirmation easel-card is my DT creation for this fortnights challenge #159. at Creative Fingers. We're kindly sponsored by our Angelique this time, and as always it is an 'Anything goes theme'. You are more than welcome to join with your creations ♥

I was asked to make this card for the grand-daughter of one of my mums friends. And whenever I get requests like this, I want to know about special hobbies/interests and favourite colors, and if the card shall have a money/giftcard pocket or not. For example, this girl is a bit of a tomboy, loves the color grey, silver & pink, football, singing and music. And I got a photo of her as a child, wich I edited with a pretty photomask to remove the 'noisy' background, and used as the main image. It gives it a special meaning for the giver and the recipient. (Image is censored).

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I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
● Creative Craft Cottage Digi Creations #101. ~ For the Girls! [March 31st.]
● Classic Design Team Open Ch. #3. ~ Always AG DTs! [March 28th.]
● Crafts Galore Encore #61. ~ Always AG (2nd.entry)[March 30th.]
● Creatalicious Ch. #158. ~ AG + opt. CAS (2nd.entry)[March 14th.]  
● Die Cut Divas ~ March: Anything goes! [March 31st.]
● Do-Al(l) Kreatives #27. ~ Fancy Fold! [March 31st.]
● Crafty Creations #385. ~ Always AG [March 12th.]
● More than One Score at Scor-Pal #57. ~ Soft and Subtle! [March 31st.]

Attention please, challenge moderators/commenters: my card was made quite a long time ago, but has never been shown online. Forgot about it (as some time had to pass before showing it so the recipient would not see it..) and I only found and edited the photos now. So in that sense I regard it as still 'new' ~ but I will understand if you think it disqualifes my entry ~ if so just skip it :)
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Made my bow with the Bow-easy-tool I L♥VE that thing!
See a video tutorial by Kraftin' Kimmie here :) 

Stamps/Images: Kort & Godt stamp sets 'S-142' & 'M-143'. Scrappers Choice CS 'Konfirmasjon'.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Pion Design 'Grey I' designerpaper. American Trad. Designs - Elegant Wedding coll. 'Gray floral & hearts'. Best Creation inc. Silver Glitter cardstock. Panduro Hobby 12x12 paperpad 'Circus'.
Embellishments: Pink ribbon from Whiff of Joy.

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. Bow-easy-tool.
Embossingfolders: Simply Cards & Papercraft #161. 'Elegant occasions'. Crafters Companion Embossalicious 'Seasonal Music'.
Dies: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels One s4161' & 'Grand Dies - Labels One'. Elizabeth Craft Designs Die 'Stand Up Helpers 1-792'. QuicKutz (new branded as LifeStyle crafts/WRMK) 'Storybook 4x8 Mini Alphabet', 'RS-0003 heart swirl', 'RS-0457 treble clef', 'RS-0456 notes'. Joanna Sheen Signature Dies - Set of 5 Narrow Edger Dies set 'Classic Arch SD483', 'Bubble SD181' & 'Decorative heart SD485', and All Occasion Dies 'Set of 3 Corners #153.' (football). Marianne Design Folder DF3413 Hearts border die.

Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Gluedots. Scor-pal Sookwang Double sided tape. High-Tack Double Sided Red Tape (Red Liner/Stix2/Miracle tape).
Techniques/Mediums:  I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad 'hickory smoke' to distress image and papers. It doesn't show very well in the photos, but I stamped the girl stamp inside the card with the grey ink, then heat embossed with a Versamark inkpad, a heat gun tool & clear embossingpowder from Ranger.
The easel card is simply scored in half twice, once to make a folded card, then a second time on the middle of the front flap. I diecut the stand-up helpers two thirds of the way down on the second cover of the card. A formula that has worked well for all my easel-cards, either with stand-up helper dies like here, or with a barrier like flowers or other 3D elements to keep the easel in a locked position.

Sending you a latte love! ☕

Et kaffe kort i vintage bruntoner og med utrolig flotte dies og stempler fra Hero Arts ♥ Kan ikke si nok go'ord om HA sine månedlige kits! Hver måned får jeg et kit i posten, rett på døra - og 9 av 10 ganger elsker jeg det! Absolutt verdt å abbonnere! Om du ikke vil legge ut så mye penger på en gang, kan du alltids håpe på at det ikke selger ut på release-dagen og kjøpe bare et kit. 
MEn det er alltså kun Hero Arts selv som selger disse, og de kommer ikke tilbake når de er solgt ut.. (bortsett fra det som blir kåret som årets favoritt) så det er ganske eksklusive stempler og dies. I begynnelsen av hver mnd. er det snik-titt på månedens kit så man kan bestemme om man vil ha det, og man kan også vinne kits på bloggen deres! Gleder meg masse til mars kit'et kommer, akvarium og tropisk sjø og korallrev tema :)

A coffee themed card in vintage brown colors and awesome stamps & dies from Hero Arts ♥ I cannot say enough praise for HA monthly kits! Every month I get a kit in the mail, delivered straight to my door - and 9 times out of 10 I'm absolutely loving it! It's SO worth it to be a subscriber. If however you don't want to spend as much money at once, you could always hope that it doesn't sell out right away on the release day (many kits have done so in the past) and you could buy just the one kit. 
BUT it's only Hero Arts themselves who sells theese, and they're not coming back once they're sold out.. (except for the one that's voted for as the most wanted kit of the year), so it's quite exclusive stamps &  dies. You can also try and win a kit on their blog! I'm so exited for this months kit, aquarium and tropical sea & coral reef theme :)

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I enter my ☕ card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
● Creatalicious Ch. #158. ~ Anything Goes + opt.CAS [March 14th.]
● Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #101. ~ Always AG! [March 16th.]
● Simon Says Wednesday ~ Anything goes [March 5th.]
● Crafts Galore Encore #61. ~ Anything goes [March 30th.]
● Word Art Wednesday wk.#376-377. ~ AG w. sentiment [March 12th.] 
● Love to Scrap #119. ~ Anything goes [March 31st.]
● Crazy 4 Challenges #473. ~ Coffee or any hot beverage! JFF[March 8th.]
● Pile it On #152. ~ Your Favourite color = Brown! [April 6th.]
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Stamps/Images: Hero Arts 'Woodgrain Bold prints Background' clingstamp by Lia Griffith. MMH August 2018 Coffee kit stamps & dies. Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine Issue #177. 'Coffee break' stamps.
Papers: From the Hero Arts Coffee kit, a tea & coffeestained textured paper. Creotime cardmaking kraft A6 cardblanks & C6 envelopes. Unknown, possibly Panduro, roll of  oldfashioned pictures kraft paper. Plain white cardstock & paper scraps.
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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'. Marvy Uchida 'Corner Punch'.
Stencils/Embossingfolders: Simply Cards & Papercraft Magazine Issue #177. 'Coffee break' stencil.
Dies: Hero Arts MMH August 2018 Coffee kit cafe window fancy die. MMH March 2018 kit 'Hello' die. Nellie Snellen Dies 'Straight Dotted Round MFD085'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Scor-pal Sookwang double sided tape. High-Tack Double Sided Red Tape. Hero Arts lacquer glue pen. Tonic Studios Nuvo Crystal drops 'Chocolate fondue'.
Techniques/Mediums: I used Tim Holtz Oxides ink pads 'Walnut stain' & 'Vintage photo', and the 'Vintage photo' regular Distress Ink pad to watercolor and distress image and papers. Splattered some of the inks with a brush onto the card as well.

SING like no one's listening!

 

Sååå masse rosa & bling! Litt for mye kansje? ;) Jeg har brukt Visible Image stempler og stensil på DT Kortet mitt hos Creative Fingers #158. Vi er sponset av Angelique for denne utfordringen med et flott stempelsett, så vi har hatt fritt valg å bruke hva vi allerede har av motiver. Som alltid har vi et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema, og velkommen skal du være ♥

Jeg er desverre noe forsinket med kortet mitt denne gang. Har vært fri for internett pga. uværet som var nylig, og lynet slo ut den dingsen som sender internett rundt om her - trafo? mast?  Har bare kommet meg på nett noen minutter av gangen siste uka med 4G så dårlig her jeg bor, rart hvor fort man får fri-for-nett-abstinenser, jeg 'trenger' å kunne strømme tv-serier og se på youtube ellers går jeg på veggene... Har brukt litt mere tid på scrapperommet enn ellers da ~ så det var jo én god ting! ;)

OMG there's Sooo much bling & glitzy pink here! Not usually my style, but when requested I do have to bring the glam ;) This is my DT card for this fortnights challenge #158. at Creative Fingers. We're kindly sponsored by our Angelique this time with a stamp set, and as always it is an 'Anything goes theme'. You are more than welcome to join with your creations ♥

I'm sorry this is a day late, the resent storm and a lightning strike blew out the internet sender thingy, and the few times I managed to get online with my phone, the 4G was so bad I couldn't do anything.. drove me almost up the walls not having access! They only made a temporary fix for now, and I'm very happy for that, but hopefully it will get fixed soon too full capacity. It felt a bit sluggish when streaming, and I do love my daily dose of youtubes & binging tv-series.. The only good thing that comes out of internet-downtime is more time spent crafting! ;) 


I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on](last check on 19/3)
● Love to Scrap #118. ~ Anything goes/monochrome! [Feb.28th.]
● Dream Valley #196. ~ Sparkle & Shine! [March 2nd.]
● Crafty Creations #384. ~ Anything goes [Feb.26th.]
● Word Art Wednesday #374-375. ~ Anything Goes [Feb.26th.] 
● Pile it On #151. ~ Pretty in Pink &/or Feelin' Blue! (entry#3.)[March 2nd.]
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Scandinavian Challenges: [innen]
● Scrappelyst ~ Februar: Glitter & Glam! [28.feb.]
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Stamps/Images: Visible Image 'SING' clearstamp set ~ UK company with an amazing coll. of images & stencils, ships worldwide ~ all at very sweet prices!
Papers: Creotime cardmaking (pre-folded) white cardblank & envelope. Plain white cardstock. DCWV 'the Rockstar stack' 12x12 foiled lips designerpaper. Hunkydory Party girl adorable scorable 'Glitz & glamour' (text banner).
Embellishments: Silver metal star ribbon unknown.
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'.
Stencils/Embossingfolders: Visible Image 'Geometric Maze' 6x6 stencil.
Dies: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels 4 - S4190'.
Essentials/Adhesives: Double sided tape. Red Liner Miracle tape.
Techniques/Mediums: I used misc. Ranger ink Dyan Reaveley Dylusions ink sprays (Tips & techniques youtube). Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads & Distress Spray Stain to watercolor smoosh & distress image and papers, as well as edging the sides of the papers with a black permanent inkpad - Tsukineko Versafine Onyx black, excellent inkpad for stamping! There's lots of glitter & shine in the ink smooshed background also, using mica in a water spritzer, but everything else is SO shiny it was difficult to get good photos!

Valentine ❤️ pop-up card!

 

Det sukkersøte motivet på kortet mitt er et digistempel jeg har hatt lyst til å bruke veldig lenge ~ har såååå mange digis lagret på laptopen, og utrolig mye allerede printet ut.. Det blir jo alltid til at man bruker det 'aller siste nye'. Men siden valentines er i februar tenkte jeg at akkurat dette ville passe perfekt som mitt DT bidrag hos Creative Fingers #157. der Bugaboo Stamps er sponsor! 
Vi har alltid et 'Lag-hva-du-vil' tema på vår utfordringblogg og alle er velkommen til å delta :)

This supercute motif is a Bugaboo digistamp I've had printed out for what seems like.. years?! I got SO many digis saved on my laptop, and a huge amount already printed out on watercolor cardstock... But it's always the newest most 'in' right now images that usually grabs my attention first!
Valentines is coming up and I finally seized the moment for coloring this cutie couple for my DT creation at Creative Fingers #157. where Bugaboo Stamps is our sponsor. 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 💌 card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on](last check 19/3)
● Catch the bug ~ Bugaboo ~ February: Anything goes! [Feb.9th.]
● Allsorts #505. ~ LOVE! [Feb.8th.]
● Simon Says Stamp Wednesday ~ Interactive Card! [Feb.12th.]
● Pile It On! #151. ~ Pretty in Pink! (entry#2.)[March 2nd.]  
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EDIT: I was one of the lucky winners at Catch the bug ~ a coupon for 4 Bugaboo images! Thank you ♥
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❤️ Scandinavian Challenges: [innen]
● Scrappiness #01. ~ Gjør noe nytt og spennende! pop-up (bidrag#3/3)[14.feb.]
● Kreativ Scrapping #2. ~ Bretteteknikk! pop-up [26.feb.]
● Nordsalten Hobbyklubb #168. ~ Hjerter! [28.feb.]
● Scrap from your Heart #30. Valentine/Morsdag! [27.feb.]...

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how awesome is that interactive ❤️ pop-up die?
took me a long while to figure out how to not mess up the 
bending slits that make the 'pop' effect, but so worth it :)

Stamps/Images: Bugaboo Stamps 'Ava and Deacon Love Word' digistamp. North Star stamps 'Valentine tekster & kjærlige hilsner'.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Marianne Design 'Vintage Romance' 6x6 pretty papers bloc.
Embellishments: Lilac satin ribbon that came wrapped around a HeroArts kit.
Tools: I always use my Scor-Pal to score n fold my cards. EK Success® Whale Of A Punch 'Large Circle 1.75'. Cut 'n' Shape #9. fleur de lis corner punch.
Dies: Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits Dies 'Mixed Media 2'. Neat & Tangled 'Pixelated Heart' Die.
Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Double sided tape. 3D foam/mosegummi. High-Tack Double Sided Sookwang Scor-Pal Tape and Red Miracle tape. Tonic Studios Nuvo crystal drops 'Silver lining' and glitter drops 'white blizzard'. Silver glitter unknown.

Techniques/Mediums:  I used misc. Luminarte Twinkling H2o's Shimmering Watercolors, and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor the image. And I paperpieced some elements like the tiny bow, heart, girl feet, and the boys hand - popping up with 3D foam dots. I added some doodling to the image and word with a black Micron felt tip liner pen. The lace diecut I added very strong tape behind, and added silver glitter to the openings, burnishing it in place with a bonefolder. 
I used the ribbon to keep the card locked together as it wanted to pop open - and I rgret not tying it first and taping it to the front, leaving the ends to be tied on the back with a button / magnet or somethin, as the ribbon has to be tied again by the recipient, and not everyone is able to make a nice bow ;)