Penny Black Ballerina Cat!

Utfordringen hos Sukkersött #68 er: Feiring! Og det ble et veldig enkelt og rosa kort, med et av mine favoritt stempler fra Penny Black, Pink-Toes :)

Don't you just love Penny Black stamps? This one is a favourite of mine - ended up beeing a very pink card for the norwegian challenge #68 Celebration, at Sukkersött.

Stamps/Images: Penny Black - Tip-toes, Magnolia - BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup. Kreativ Hobby - Hurra for deg... (=Hurrah for you)
Papers: Bazzill, Making Memories Journaling paper 5th avenue.
Embellishments: Spellbinders die - Oval classic Scallop large.

Tv-series, T-shirts & Pretty boxes!

I julegave til meg selv bestillte jeg gaven over alle gaver.. Buffy og Roswell - helt komplett serie dvd boxer! :) Og de kom rett på døren for en uke siden fra amazon.co.uk! Har allerede komplett Farscape, X-files, Charmed og Angel, og nå skal jeg bare fylle på med noen til av Futurama, så har jeg (nesten) alle mine favoritt serier! Dr. Who og Torchwood står også høyt lista over serier jeg kommer til å skaffe meg etterhvert.. med flere! *hehe*
(PS: ikke kjøpt alt på amazon - noe på CdOn og Play.com)
Tror jeg traff blink med de fleste julegavene iallefall, som en guitar hero t-skjorte til lillebror som er hekta på det. Har kjøpt mange t-skjorter på Play.com til andre i gave
<- og til meg selv også (bilde) - kjempetips til dem som også liker gratis porto! Bare husk å handle for under 200kr for å slippe toll ;) - Oppdatert valuta + kalkulator på toll.no!

Men for de små julegavene så er en pen eske man har scrappet selv bedre å få enn ett julekort! Og mye billigere ;) Her er noen av eskene jeg har laget. Har ingen mal, bare prøver meg frem. Så ofte ender jeg opp med lokk eller bunner som ikke passer (blir for løse), men da lager jeg bare enda flere *hehe*

As a xmas present for myself I got the whole series of Buffy and Roswell DVD's! They arrived a week ago on the door, straight from Amazon.co.uk, so since then it's been a Buffy marathon *lol* I love sci-fi, fantasy & horror tv-series. Can't get enough! It's the theme for me in books and movies to ofcourse, and I'm a Twi-fan as everyone else, except not as obsessed as many.. ;) Angel is and will always be my first choice of vamp :) I already have the whole Angel series on dvd, as well as many other faves like: Farscape, Charmed, X-files and more. Right now I'm collecting on Futurama - funniest cartoon show ever!!! And next on the list to get is Dr.Who & Torchwood!
Last year I didn't only get cool xmas pressies for myself, Play.com is a great source for great gifts - just LOVE their T-shirts, as you can see on the top pic, that's all mine!

For the smaller presents a nice box to give them away in is a nice touch - and you can even just give the box it self, wich is a real cheap but appreciated gift! Theese are some I've made, without a template - just trial and error.. Wich I had a lot of! Did get many box tops and bottoms that didn't fit eachother, but I just made some more, and lucked out! But there are many templates to find online I'm sure, I just wanted to try and make my own:) Sometime in the near future I'm gonna get myself a scor-pal, and then I'll make tons of boxes real easy!

They're real cool to make, and to give away instead of a card - just put a sentiment on the inside, or if the box is for someone else to give away, I add a note they can write on with tape on the back so they can attatch inside. It would be extremely difficult to write inside the lid ;)


Main Stamps/Images: Cornish Heritage Stamp by Kim Hughes "Owen the Owl". Pixie digital stamp from Charmed Cards & Crafts. The stamp from Motivet is "Doraline med nyckelpiga (Doraline w. ladybug)", and "In a nutshell" from Penny Black.
Misc Text stamps used: Aud design 5b, Kort & Godt, Kreativ Hobby, Norsk Stempelblad - Ett Trykk.
Papers used: Bazzill, Core'Dinations, Misc cardstock & Designer papers - Scenic Route, Panduro, DCWV, Basic Grey, Making Memories Journaling paper.
Embellishments: MM brads, QK & Spellbinders dies, Basic Grey chipboard stickers, Prima, stickers, ribbons & felt.

Happy New Year 2010!!!

Et riktig godt nytt år alle sammen!!! En hektisk mnd. er over for de aller fleste - er glad jeg slipper unna meste julekaoset siden jeg ikke har barn. Jeg har bare en pusekatt som er så livredd nyttårsraketter at jeg måtte sitte i et par timer med ham på fanget - inntullet i et pledd! 'Beibien' min.. *lol* :)
Det har vært litt tungt de siste mnd. etter at pappa døde, han fyllte opp så mye tid, at det virker nesten tomt i huset nå, med bare meg og moren min. Så vi har planer om å flytte - kansje iløpet av det nye året :) Isåfall skal jeg innrede verdens beste scrappe-rom!!! Har sett utrolig mye flotte løsninger både på scrapping.no og på twoPeas gallery > Scrap rooms > slik som DETTE helt fantastiske rommet! *sukk* Skal definitivt ha meg en slik vegg å henge ting på :)

I slutten av januar skal jeg og moren min til Thailand sammen med storebror og niesen min - Det blir helt herlig!!! Har ikke kunnet slappe av eller gjøre som vi vil på tur - siden hmmm... aldri? Først hadde vi Siljesnuppa vår boende, så kom bestefar og når han gikk bort, så var altzheimer'n til pappa allerede blitt for ille til å ha mer glede enn stress ut av feriene. Skal sørge for å ta med stempeltrykk og alt av male-remedier, så kommer det masser nye kort fra meg på nyåret!!
I denne posten er det derimot mange 'gamle' kort - som bare har blitt liggende på pc'n og ventet på å bli blogget om. Bare klikk på bildene for å få opp en større utgave ;)




Happy New Year everyone!!! Hoping you've had a wonderful Christmas :) December was pretty hectic for most I'm sure, but I don't have any kids so I didn't stress much. However on newyears eve I sat with my cat Tamlin bundled up in a blanket oon my lap - for almost two hours!! He's afraid that the rockets will get him I think *lol* All panic, but safe inside the blanket :)

The last months has been heavy emotionally since my dad died, but me and my mum are coping good now, and soon we're off to Thailand for a much needed vacation! My eldest brother Pit, and my little niece Ariel are going with us. I'm taking with me lots of stampmotifs and my aquarelle paints, so I will have lots to create when I get home! January 24th is the date & three weeks in paradise :)

Our house is now too big for just me and my mum, so sometime this year we'll move into a new home, close to my uncle and his family. And he live in the house he and my mum grew up in, so she'll feel right at home!!! And the view there is gorgeous, all mountains and the sea below! My mind is already occupied finding solutions for my new scrap-room!!! Ikea will be my ruin I fear - there is so much great stuff to buy ;) And I've been browsing through the twoPeas gallery > Scrap rooms > and found awesome scraprooms like this one! *I wish*
Main Stamps/Images: Webimages printed out on bazzill. Heart stamp from Hänglar & Stängler. Toves Design stamp "Skøytekari". Magnolia "BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup".
PaperPiecings I made of a cat - recipe found on the web (let me know if u know where!). Cats Pajamas cat stamp. Cornish Heritage Stamp by Kim Hughes "Owen the Owl". Cornish Heritage 6x6Stamp "Distressed circles". Kreativ Hobby "Diva" stamp. Disney Clearstamps.
Misc Text stamps used: Kreativ Hobby, Norsk Stempelblad - Ett Trykk, Scrapmagasinet, Lazar StudioWERX Inc, Stempelhobby/Kin Flicks + unknowns.
Papers used: Bazzill, Misc cardstock & Designer papers - Panduro, DCWV, Basic Grey, Prima Journaling papers.
Embellishments: MM brads, QK & Spellbinders dies, Prima, dentalfloss, stickers, rubons, felt ++

the Blog Candy winner!

With the help of Random.org, #8 is the lucky number this time: Janice M! Congrats! Her lovely blog is called Inkee Paws.

Please send me your name & adress in an email to: tindaloo @ hotmail.com (just remove the spaces)
Mention the BlogCandy in the subject line & Let me know if you'd prefer regular paper or aquarelle-paper for the stamp-motifs I'll include! Hope you'll have tons of fun with it all :)

& a big Thanks to all of you for playing!!! *hugz*

On another note - the craft fair didn't happen for me this time, wich I'm a little bummed about, especially since the fee was paid already.. But i talked it over with my family on friday, and we didn't want to take any chances since a fair is a big crowd. Probably 2-300 people, and the swine-flu has grown the last couple of weeks here. My nephew has had to stay with us until his vaccine kicked in, 'cause his family have it. And earlier today we heard my uncle might have it too! Since me and my mum haven't gotten the vaccine, don't want any either - though there are riskfactors - we just try to be careful not to get exposed :)

Here is a card I made some time ago but haven't gotten around to putting in my blog. My favourite little guy from Doodle Factory! :)

Stamps/Image: Starving ArtiStamps - Doodle factory 'Twinkx'. Kort & Godt Textstamp reads: Happy (birth)day.
Paper: Bazzill Misc cardstock.
Embellishments: The frame, made with misc scrap paper and a puzzlepiece-puncher?, is bought on a forum from another scrapper :)

Out of this world!

Lagde dette kortet etter en Skisse-utfordring hos A spoon full of sugar: #76. Og den herlige marsboer'n er et 'digitalt stempel' - noe jeg ikke har prøvd så mye før, kjempemoro! Man kan skrive ut akkurat i den størrelsen man vil :)
I made this card after the sketch by Sonja at the A spoon full of sugar challenge #76. And this is one of my first tries at digi stamps - it's so easy & superfun! :)

Stamps/Image: Digital stamp of the UFO's and stars - from artist Dustin Pike! Robots are from Storage Units Ink & More - lets compute, & you compute me. Text-beep-stamp is from the Basic Grey Gamma Series Stamp Kit.
Paper: Bazzill cardstock. Cherry Arte - Arcade 'Alien invasion'. Sassafras - Serendipity Robots 'Back to the future'.
Embellishments: I've painted the images aquarelle pencils + water, and I added a lot of glitterglue & 3Ddots.

Quixotic Birthday!

Den aller første utfordringen til den nye bloggen Quixotic Challenge er Bursdagskort! Følte for noe fargerikt og moro, og man kan bruke hvilke produkter man vil - Mine doodle factory stempler har ligget litt avglemt, men denne lille fyren hadde veldig lyst å være med å leke. Er han ikke søt? :)The lovely webshop Quixotic Paperie has opened a brand new challenge blog! #1. wich is Birthday themed. And you can use any kind of products, so this time my cute little Doodle factory guy got to come out and play :) I've been shopping there too so next time I might give my new Kraftin'KimmieStamp Charlotte a try!

Stamps/Image: Starving ArtiStamps - Doodle factory 'Twinkx'. Magnolia - BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup. Kort & Godt Textstamp reads: Happy birthday.
Paper: Misc cardstock, Bazzill, and a paper from Sandylion Disney 'Fairies theme pack'. From the BAM POP! volume 2 coll. papers: a speach-bubble cut out.
Embellishments: Prima flower Essentials 4 - Dude. Basic Grey brads. Fiskars Scalloped Lace Border Punch.

Posting #100 & BlogCandy!

Wow! --------CLOSED-------

Ikke bare er dette innlegg #100., men jeg har også hatt over tolv tusen hits på siden! Så nå er det tid for en bloggcandy igjen!
Det du må gjøre er: Skrive om candyen min i bloggen din og linke tilbake hit fra den, og kommentere under så jeg vet at du har gjort det ~ så er du med i trekningen! Stenger Søndag 15.Nov. klokka 21.00 :)
This is my 100th posting, so I'm celebrating with some candy! Also I'm going to a fair next weekend (see last posting), so I'm a little exited about that! This is a thanks for all the nice comments on my blog, to all my followers, and to all you bloggers out there who's lurking on my blog from time to time ~ I see you! There's been more than 12.000 hits - how cool is that! :)

This candy is open to all who has a blog (I will ship anywhere) and it will close after I get home from the fair, on Sunday 15th of November ~ 09:00PM my time (See clock on the sidebar). And I'll draw randomly.
I only ask that you post about my candy on your blog ~ or in your candy-sidebar, with a link back to here ~ and leave a comment below. You are free to follow my blog too - but only if you wish :)
The Candy: Unmounted SugarNellies & some embellies on top ~ and I will also put in 10 secret sweet stamp-motifs(prints) as well! :) PS: the 2 text stamps say 'so sweet so sweet' & 'made with love'. The three image stamps can be found here at Funkykits: Peek a Bunny. Maggie with Stick & Accesories! & Nellie with Puppy.

SuperDad!

Jeg har litt smånerver for tiden - og lager kort på spreng, fordi det bare er en uke til jeg skal på Håndtverksdagene på Melbu (Hadsel), 14. og 15 November - og jeg skal ha en liten salgbod der med kortene mine ++ litt papirhobby småtterier :) Blir kjempespennende! Og første gangen jeg har sittet på 'utstilling', vært mest familie og venner, og venners venner som har kjøpt kortene mine til nå..
Håper bare jeg har lagd opp nok til da. Det var jo meningen at jeg skulle bruke disse mnd. etter sommeren til det, men så ble jo pappa syk og ble lite tid til hobby.. Og med begravelsen og greier.. så det ble først nå at jeg har fått opp produksjonen. Heldigvis har jeg en masse kort og ting som ikke er solgt, så det går nok fint *krysser fingrer* :)

Pappa ville elsket å få dette kortet - han likte Fantomet, Tarzan og Supermann, og når jeg var liten så var han jo min SuperPappa :)

Utfordringen hos Cute Card Thursday #85. denne gang, er å bruke primærfargene: Rød, blå og Gul. Det er ganske sterke farger og ikke så ofte jeg bruker dem - går jo mest i myke jordfarger, vintage-type kort, men primærfarger passer kjempegodt til gutte-kort eller til menn har jeg funnet ut!

A little exited theese days, and nervous 'cause I'm going to have a stand with my cards n stuff, at Melbu Crafts Christmas-Fair on the 14th & 15th of November. This will be my first try at such an event so wish me good luck! :)

Cute Card Thursdays challenge this time is #85. Primary Colours: Red, Blue & Yellow. Not the typical colors I like using, but perfect for a boy or male-type card :) And in light of fathersday, this is one for all the dads...
As a kid my dad was SuperDad, - very strong and he wrestled with crocodiles to save mum (very good with the tall tales my dad *lol*), and he loved reading the cartoon 'the Phantom', and I remember watching the Superman-movies with him when I was little - So he would have loved getting this! :)

Stamps/Image: Eat Cake Graphics 'Mr.Billingsworth' (The 'S' on his chest is drawn on). Kreativ Hobby ticket stamp 'Journaling linjer' (handwritten txt= 'Superdad'). And I also used a Magnolia stamp 'flames' under the superman-image.
Paper: Cherry Arte 'Arcade - Alien invasion'. From the BAM POP! volume 2 coll. a frame + yellow paper. The red dotted paper is from Panduro Design.
Embellishments: The image pops out with 3D-squares, wich doesn't show in the scan.

Sweet Dexter the Bear X-mas card

Dette kortet har jeg laget etter skisse #22 til Sugar Bowl utfordrings bloggen. Og man skulle inkludere Blonder på kortet. På tide å få fart på julekortene! *hehe* Det søte teddy-stemplet er fra Sugarnellie, som jeg har kjøpt på FunkyKits. Og jeg får faktisk snart (håper jeg) en spennende pakke derfra - HomeGrown Autumn kit09!!
Gleder meg såå masse :) This card is made after the sketch by Kathy Challenge #22, for the The Sugar Bowl Challenge. Included should be Lace, wich I luckily had a piece :) The teddy-stamp is SO cute, and soon i will get more Sugarnellies from FunkyKits! I'm waiting for the HomeGrown Autumn kit09 - wich I know I'll be having loads of fun with! Hope it lands in the mailbox real soon :)
Stamps/Image: SugarNellie - 'Dexter the Bear' by Little Cotton Rabbits. Can be bought at FunkyKits - UK.
Kortets innside {Click on the pic below to see the Inside of the card} Sugarnellie stamp - Cherub by Leanne Ellis. And the Text-stamp (=Merry Christmas) is from Stempelhobby/Kin Flicks (no longer in business).

Paper:Bazzill/cardstock. Panduro Design - Vintage Christmas 'cherished'. Ladybug & Friends 'when you wish - christmas snow'.
Embellishments: Creative Imaginations epoxy stickers by Christine Adolph (text & tree). Prima - Got flowers & Artful collage flower. Plus some Lace & a BG brad!

Back to the 80's with a Twist!

Utfordringen hos Stampin' for the Weekend - er #22 - Back to the 80's with a Twist! Velge en av låtene: "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" av Cyndi Lauper + bruke fargene: Oransje, blå og lilla. The challenge this week at Stampin' for the Weekend #22 is: Back to the 80's with a Twist! Using the colors orange, blue & purple, as well as picking one of the 80's songs in the challenge - mine is "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper.

Stamps/Image: Skater Katie from PapilioStamps, wich can be bought at Steffens. The text-stamp Kort & Godt - says 'Congratulations'.
Paper: Bazzill cardstock, & Making Memories Spiral Journaling by Noteworthy.
Embellishments: Prima flowers - the big one is a 'Painterly petals'. QK RS-0101 leaf.

Stampotique Baby Cakes!

Stampotique har mange kjempestilige stempler - litt spesielle, goth inspirerte og merkelige stempler.. Dette er ikke goth, men den furtne minen på 'Baby Cakes' er ikke vanlig å finne på vanlige stempler - og passet så utrolig bra til denne teksten. Angrer litt på at jeg solgte det, mulig jeg må kjøpe det på nytt ;)

Utfordringen hos Charisma Cardz #43 - Ingen bakgrunns papirer - så her er det motivet i fokus.
The Challenge #43 at Charisma Cardz is - No Backing Papers, so here the image is in focus, and I do love this cutie stamp! Stampotique has the coolest goth inspired stamps - and I have two more girls, this one I've sold - wich I kinda regret now...
I may have to buy it again! *lol*

Stamps/Image: Stampotique - Baby Cakes (Jill Penney & Daniel Torrente). Magnolia - BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup. Text-stamp is from Stempelhobby/Kin Flicks (no longer in business) 'Venn 1' by Ksenia - and it reads: 'Nothing warms more than some encouragement from a friend'.
Paper: Bazzill cardstock.
Embellishments: Prima artful collage flowers. QK RS-0101 leaf. Basic Grey brads. The image is cut out with Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels 4.

G is for Green...

G = Grønn er utfordringen til ABC bloggen denne uka - og dette er vel så grønt så det kan bli :)
Having Green as the main color is this weeks challenge at ABC - I'm a little low on green patterned papers, so pure cardstock this time - but green it is!

Stamps/Image: Cornish Heritage Stamp - by Kim Hughes - Owen the Owl. Text-stamp (=congrats on the BD) from Kreativ Hobby, and Magnolia - BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup.
Paper: Misc bazzill cardstock.
Embellishments: Misc. ribbons, and lots of cats eye chalk. Image is painted in H2O, but the shimmery paint doesn't show well in the scan - imagine the shine!

Fairy Magic cards :)

Fra Faerie Song Art eller hos SCACD - magiske stempler! Jeg elsker alt av fantasi, alver, feer, drager og pixies... Har tilogmed en pixie-tatovering, et islandsk/norrønt symbol, og to drager på kroppen! :) Så jeg blir alltid kjempeglad når jeg finner nye fantasifulle stempler på nett - at det går litt hardt utover pengeboka får så være *lol*
I love all that's magical - Fairies, pixies, dragons & Fantasy! It shows in my stampcollection, 'cause my Visa pops up instantly when I see something whimsical & magic in new stamps :)
And theese cuties is created by Valarie Wade and come from Fairy Song Art Stamps, and u can get them there or with Susanas Custom art and card design.
Even my body tattoos show my love for fantasy - a pixie sitting on a mushroom.. a seadragon on my arm and a tiny dragon on my ancle, and a islandic/norse runic symbol on my wrist.
Stamps/Image: Fairy Song Art Stamps - Sweet Delights by Valarie Wade: Angelica & Flirty Valentine. Text-stamps from Kreativ Hobby (wish u a magical day), & Hanna stamps - Graffiti Mini CS Set.
Paper: Misc scrap-paper & cardstock, tags from Daisy D's & the rose-journaling note sheet is Prima.
Embellishments: Prima flowers. Blossom-flower-brad is from Imaginisce. Misc. other brads n' stickers.

Riley the moose cards

Jeg kommer til å legge ut flere kort over de neste ukene som jeg har laget for en tid siden, men ikke har fått tid til å blogge :) Her er et par kort laget med litt til-overs-papir-biter, med motiv fra Hanna Stamps - en herlig liten elg som heter Riley!I haven't had much time to go online during the last months, but i've been crafting some - so there will be lots of cards popping up on my blog from now on :)

Here is another Riley card - he's a cute little character isn't he? The shop u can get him at is Hanna Stamps! I've gotten tons of new stamps, and i can't wait to try them all out, now that I have lots of time to play :)

Stamps/Image: Hanna Stamps - Riley the moose - Coffee riley. Text stamp from Kreativ Hobby.
Paper: Leftover scrap-papers, Basic grey & Sassafraslass, and cardstock.
Embellishments: My Minds Eye - Tres Jolie - Ooh la la 'Sunshine' french borders (flowers sticker). I've colored the stamp-motifs with LePlume pens this time.

In memory of my dad :)

My dad died last month, after beeing sick for some weeks, and it's been a sad time for all in the family. Because of the altzheimers, he didn't reckognize us anymore - not even knowing who he himself was or where he was, but he knew us as someone who cared for him and that he was surrounded by warmth all the time, up until the end. The pages above is from the front and back of the pamphlet for the funeral, with psalms inside. It's much more personal to make it oneself rather than having the funeral-bureau do it, - Like with the front and the berries he always used to fill up the freezer with in the early days.. And the back with the mountains and scenery as of Lofoten where he grew up. And I wrote a poem in memory of him, in wich I mention that we will remember him as he once was - before he got ill and forgot most things, - when he was as strong as the mountaingoat, a real 'king of the forest'.. And that he now is as 'free as the birds' from one of his favourite songs, but that we'll always miss him... ♥

PS: The pamphlet was created in word and paint, and the backgrounds is from different sets of gorgeous recycled letterpaper made by the company Hippopotamus.

...thoughts on Altzheimers & my dad

To all my internet buddies.. I haven't been able to craft or blog as much, and as often as I want to - or to go to my fave communities and chat with fellow scrappers. My health haven't been the best of late, and also because my dear old dad is taking up a lot of time during the day...

Theese days I'm working on a new project - a picture book in A4 size that my dad can look at, and we can read on the backs places and things from the past to trigger the small parts of his memory that still is there... Like his mum and dad and the place he grew up :) My dad has had the Altzheimer's disease since the early 90's, and the last months it has gotten so much worse, to the point that he doesn't know who we are, or sometimes even himself. He sees things and people who aren't there, and can't comprehend the simplest of things, like why there are people inside the tv - looking at him and talking to him...

We have him still at home, although he needs help with absolutely everything now, from going to the bathroom, feeding him, dressing him, and supporting him when he walks.

It's so sad to see how quickly he's deterriating. We have to be at his side most of the day, 'cause he is like a child, getting anxious when he doesn't see us, and in need of attention all the time. Luckily he loves music, especially oldtime-dance-band music, like Vikingarna (a swedish band), so we have a cd playing constantly to calm him down, and we sit and hold his hand a lot...

It's me and my mum who are the caregivers, and it's beginning to take it's toll on both of us. And especially my mum, who has moved him into her room to keep an eye on his movements during the night. We haven't got the best of health between us - my mum have Sjøgrens. And we share other things like rheumatic pains in the joints, backpains, fibromyalgia, strong migrains (my mum didn't get so much migrains after her menopause - wich makes me long for that, although I'm 34...), Oh and some allergies too.. And I have some hormonal wackyness goings on wich is not quite fun.. (with the need to shave like a man). And no - we're not total wrecks in this family - just a little bit! *lol* ;)

My three brothers are in full-time jobs, and are busy busy busy.. But they visit and chat with dad sometimes, and my youngest brother have taken him on a short walk once a week, as well as giving him a good shave - he only complains when me or mum tries :) My dad has always been a very active man, and taking hikes in the woods and mountains has been his hobby. Now that his feet won't carry him long, and his appetite is low, and he is wobbly all over... the trips has ceased. But that makes him very agitated and restless... He get's medecine to calm down a bit, but the constant talking and confusions are very tiring.. So I'm wondering how long we can keep up.
But we want to keep him at home as long as humanly possible. Both me and my mum have worked in the healthcare system, and know firsthand how the elderly and the ones with dementia are treated. Not that they don't have the best healthcare the county can offer - it's that the county isn't able to provide the thing that's most needed - human contact. They sit there in their chair with the staff rushing past all day long, no-one is able to just sit and hold hands and talk. Too short on cash for that... hopefully more effort will be done this year with the change of the 'political regime'?

The Norwegian election for priminister and political party was last night. I didn't vote.. I voted last time - on the guy who won, but I can't see much progress. And promises have been broken.. Haven't heard any good from the other 'windbags'.. so I couldn't decide!
Anyway... wow - this was a very long rant! Glad I begun writing this in english, 'cause I think I'm skipping on the translating today! :)

Sugarnellies Dress-Up Maggie!

Er ikke dette stemplet søtt? Minner meg om når vi var små og kledde oss ut i mamma sine klær :) Dette er laget etter Kathy's Sketch på The Sugar Bowl utfordring #18. Og jeg fikk brukt opp litt restepapir også, har en full skuff av små biter, så det blir mye kort fremover der jeg ikke er sikker på produsenten :)

I love this cute stamp - reminds me of when we were kids and dressed up in moms clothes :) This is made after the Kathy's sketch in The Sugar Bowl challenge #18.

Stamps/Image: Sugarnellie - Dress-Up Maggie, Toves Design - Kosemoseklem (hugs&cuddles for u my friend)
Paper: Leftover scrap-papers, and bazzill cardstock. The notepaper is from a Making Memories spiral journaling book - Love notes.
Embellishments: Flower unknown. QK - buttons RS-0139, wich I've glazed with Ranger's Glossy accents - a great tool! :)

Sugar & Spice & All Things Nice!

Den nye utfordringsbloggen Anyone for Anya? er oppe og går - og den første oppgaven er altså å lage noe i stil med 'Sugar & Spice & All Things Nice'... Når jeg hører dette er det 'sukkersøt pastell' som ringer i hodet mitt! *lol* Dermed et litt utypisk kort for meg, siden jeg liker mere 'jordfarger og vintage stil'..
...Og siden jeg var så godt i gang, ble det ett til med HouseMouse også! Dette kortet syntes jeg passet til Tuesday Morning Sketches farge utfordring: #8 - lilla, grønn og kraft/mosegrønn... :) Finally it is the first challenge at the new blog Anyone for Anya? And it's a nice one - although not very 'me' in the color-department ... *lol* When I saw the theme - Sugar & Spice & All Things Nice - I immediately thought of sweets & pastel colors!

And I was so in the 'mood' when I was done with my card of Anya for the challenge, that I made one more pastel card. With one of my fave mice - Maxwell!!! This card fits Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge #8 - I think! This is not after a sketch but a color challenge: eggplant, celery & kraft - But I didn't have any kraft left, so I used yucky olive instead! *lol* Stamps/Image: The Greeting Farm - Anya stamps 'Shine'. House Mouse - Feeling Rosy (Maxwell).
Paper: Panduro hobby Scrapboooking Moments - Aqua coll. papers, & some leftover scrap-papers /cardstock.
Embellishments: Flowers unknown. MM brads. My Minds Eye - Tres Jolie - Mademoiselle 'Mother' french borders (stripes + text sticker). The star-stickers are Tatty Teddy. And Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels 4. Cats-Eye chalk inkpad used was Blue Iris, and the images are colored with DistressInk/H2O/watercolors.

Sweet Kiss!

Dette stempelmotivet er fra Victoria Case - kjempeherlige designs hun lager, bare ta en titt i webshoppen hennes! :) Hun har både digitale motiv og gummistempler, som dette. Jeg har laget dette kortet etter skissen i utfordringsbloggen VC Stamp Challenges #13.This card is made after the sketch in VC Stamp Challenges #13. Victoria Case have some real sweet and cool designs, both digital and rubber! Here is her VC Stamp Shop.

The scan of the card doesn't show very well that half of the patterned blue paper is heat embossed with clear EP. Also this time I've put away my watercolors and used LePlume markers - on plain paper! Works fine when I want a more intense coloring :)

Stamps/Image: Victoria Case - Steal a kiss. Magnolia - Tildas fåglar (Tildas birds). Inkadinkado - Bohemian flourishes.
Paper: Bazzill cardstock. K&C - Brenda Walton - mira indigo word swirl. And a green scrap-paper..
Embellishments: Prima flowers, BasicGrey brads. Dies: Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels 4. + Cats Eye Chalk ink.. And again, it doesn't show in the scan, but the image 'stands out' with 3D tape.

BlogCandy Winners! :) 1-2-3-4!

Should have known to add a longer deadline, not many has signed up to get theese goodies *lol* ;) But the more chances for the ones who did! And since no one had given the same answers, I didn't need to 'choose away' any of you, like the last time I had a blogcandy - now that was a really difficult task! :)
I actually used 5 hours and 25 minutes on my new blog background & header, there were some html to be fixed as well... And I'm not too bright about theese gadgets *lol*

Ta-da!... Chrisd was the closest with 5 hours, yippi!
and... Kari & Kristin came up 2nd and 3rd! hurra!

Wishing I could send to all of u (but not having enough ink nor paper ;) - I have randomly picked one more to get stampmotifs from me!!!
And her name is... JanJ!

Can all the lucky winners send me your name & adresses in an email to: tindaloo @ hotmail.com (just remove the spaces)
Please mention BlogCandy in the subject line & Let me know if you'd prefer regular thick paper instead of aquarelle, in case u only color with copics! :)
Thanks for playing!!! *hugz*