Mechanica ~ the Steampunk girl

Art By Miran og Scrapper's Delights har sponset utfordring #120. hos Creative Fingers, og jeg har vært så heldig å få denne søte steampunk jenta fra ABM ♥ Du er hjertelig velkommen til å delta. Det er alltid 'Lag-hva-du-vil' som tema! :)
 
Bare ELSKER å fargelegge steampunk og vintage! Da kan jeg bruke mine favoritt farger og stæsj! Jeg har brukt en ny Creative Expressions dies som kom i posten igår, og jeg tror den kommer til å være min favoritt-ramme-dies fra nå av! Ordntlig lekkert ble det.

 
For this fortnights challenge #120. at Creative Fingers, we have two lovely sponsors, ArtByMiran and Scrapper's Delights! 
I have been so lucky to get this cute steampunk girl from ABM to ink up as my DT project ♥ The challenge is as always themed Anything Goes, and you are most welcome to join in! :) 

I just absolutely LOVE coloring in steampunk and vintage images, as I can use my fave colours and stash. I got this fabulous Creative Expressions frame die in the mail yesterday, and it will for sure be one I'll use very often, it looks really elegant ♥

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

● Simon Says Monday ~ Sparkle & Bling! [Nov. 13th.]
● Crafting With An Attitude #21. ~ Always Anything Goes [Nov. 27th.]
● Crafty Girls Creations #29. ~ Always Anything Goes [Nov. 16th.]
● Southern Girls #148. ~ Anything Goes [Nov. 24th.] 
● Deep Ocean #141. ~ Die Cuts or Punches [Nov. 14th.]
● Lemon Shortbread #28. ~ Anything goes! [Nov. 21st.]
● Retarte #89. ~ Anything goes [Nov. 14th.]  
● 613 Avenue Create #191. ~ Anything goes! [Dec. 1st.]

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Stamps/Images: ABM ArtbyMiran 'Mechanica 279 digi girl'. Scrappers Choice Clearstamps 'Konfirmasjon'. Panduro Hobby CS 'Vintage resor'. Lazar StudioWERX Inc rubberstamp 'Funky Holidays' (swirl). Kort og Godt 'M-260'.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Plain white and brown cardstocks. Cretewings digital 'moth' element. Scrap Orchard Collab 'Woodland' (owl digital print out).

Embellishments/Tools: Creative Expression Craft Die by Sue Wilson Background coll. 'Swirly Vine CED7106'. Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels One' and Grand Dies 'Labels One'. Sizzix Framelits Die Frames with Sprigs and Stamps by Hero Arts. My Mind's Eye - MME Bohemian 'Barefoot' gold gems. Scrapmagasinet bling, and Nille Memories rhinestone stickers.
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. Inka Gold from Viva Decor 'Gold' & 'Copper'. Distress ink crayons for some shading.

Northern lights & Star gazing

Jeg må bare bekjenne.. jeg lider av scrapomani... Ser jeg et stempel jeg syns er fantastisk, bare MÅ jeg ha det i samlingen min, som er blitt tusentalls av etterhvert som årene går.. og jeg vet jeg ikke er alene om det. Det er nok mange av oss som har denne 'hemmelige' lasten ;) 
Og dessverre for oss er det alltfor mange flotte motiv som hele tiden blir lagt ut som fristelser .. oi oi oi så fint! Dermed har jeg mange flere jeg ikke har fargelagt og brukt enn de jeg har lagd noe med, og det er på tide å gjøre noe med! :)  Herved erklærer jeg at minst annenhvert kort eller prosjekt skal ha et hittils ubrukt motiv på! Og minst ett år gammelt!

Papirplanetens utfordring for November har 'Jul - Blå, Sølv og Hvit' som tema! Og det er lov med andre farger også. Vi håper du blir inspirert til å delta! ♥ 

Mitt motiv stempel er to små søte snømenn ♥ 'Star gazing' fra Impression Obsession som du kan finne her. Har også brukt et av kantstemplene fra Autumn Leaves settet 'Stampology - On the Edge' for første gang, det er ni flotte stempler der og selvfølgelig har jeg bare brukt et av dem før, selv om det er mer enn 5 år siden jeg kjøpte det... Har brukt sølv embossing pulver for å lage en fin ramme rundt. 

Bakgrunnen har jeg lagd med distress inks, og her oppe i nord har vi stadig slike flotte farger på himmelen. Nordlys teknikken med distress inks kan du se mere om på youtube! Linker til dem lengre ned i den engelske blogg-teksten. Det var også en artikkel i Ett Trykk nr.3 side.67, fra i år, om du har det bladet :)

I have something to confess... I am a stamp-o-holic... that means my guilty pleasure is the cronic hoarding of rubberstamps, clearstamps and digital stamps.. and yes I hoard scrapping supplies such as design papers as well.. I know I share this with so many of you.. and Gollum! As him I am a lost cause.. ;)  ... My preciousss!
Unfortunately there is not enough crafting hours to be able to use all those fabulous stamps, so most have never even been taken out to play! That is super sad.. and something that I have to change! 

I solemnly swear to at least have one old stamp never to have been used and one year old or more, on every other project from now onwards on my creations! Like this super cute snowman duo gazing up at the stars and the northern light ♥ This christmas card is my DT inspiration for PapirPlaneten, a norwegian challengeblog and craft shoppe.


I used the pine trees die and a circle die to draw a frame for my distress inked northern light sky. Shades of green are the most usual aurora borealis up here in the northern parts of Norway, it very active all winter, and I live in a rural area, so there is not much light-pollution, not managed to get good photos of it though :)
I can't find the video I once saw how to create such a background now, since it's so long ago, but it is a similar technique as Jennifer McGuire uses here: Starry Night Sky Stamping & Inked Shaker Cards. Just make it go diagonally instead, and use colours for northern lights! How to Create a Galaxy Background is also a cool technique for a night sky by TheCraftBunny :)

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

● Winter Wonderland ~ Frosty or well wrapped up! [Nov. 3rd.]
● Crafting by Designs November ~ Anything goes! [Nov. 26th.]
● Artistic Inspirations #166. ~ Anything goes! [Nov. 6th.]
● Allsorts #387. ~ Let's Make A Start On Christmas! [Nov. 4th.]
● Craft your passion #366. ~ Always Anything Goes! [Nov. 6th.]  
● Simon says Wed. ~ Anything goes (2nd. entry)[Nov. 2nd.]
● Pile It On #120. ~ Use scraps! [Nov. 12th]
 (the trees are cut out on a leftover piece of unknown green paper)

EDIT: I got Top 3 picked at both Winter Wonderland and Craft your Passion! Thank you :)

Scandinavian challenges: [innen]

● Scrap from your heart #3. ~ Jul/Christmas! [28. Nov.]

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(colors went wonky, not as bright blue as it looks!)
 

Stamps/Images: Impression Obsession - 'Star gazing F6748'. Autumn Leaves 'Stampology - On the Edge'. Panduro Hobby 'God Jul'. Kort & Godt 'S-198'. Prima the Goods 'corner stamp four/clearstamps 2'. Hot off the Press 'HOTP just a note'.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Unknown green paper. Prima Marketing inc. 'Madeline' 6x6 paper pad.

Embellishments/Tools: Marianne Design Creatables die 'Horizon Pine Trees LR0283'. Spellbinders™ Nestabilities 'Labels One' die. Crafts Too Presscut 'Circle Nest Dies PCD46'. Crafters Companion Embossalicious 6x6 Embossing Folder 'Vintage Decorations'. Marvy Uchida corner rounder punch. Misc. adhesive pearls bling.
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. Heatgun tool with Misc. embossing powders, silver/white, clear and a pewter. Rangers Perfect pearls (a teaspoon in a little mister spray with water). Wink of Stella 'Clear' glitterpen. Scalpel and self-healing craft mat.

The Distress Ink recipe for my northern lights background are: Blend swipes of Tumbled glass, Twisted citron and Cracked Pistachio for the northern lights. Add Salty Ocean for definition, and fill the rest of the sky. Then blend Black soot on top of some of the blue and a lot of black towards the edges. I sprinkled/flicked with fingers water droplets onto the surface several times, drying in between, and finished it off with a light mist of perfect pearls, as well as some spatters/blobs flicked with a watercoloring brush off from an acrylic block.

the Book Elf

Bugaboo Stamps & Star Stampz er våre flotte sponsorer hos Creative Fingers for utfordring #119. Mitt hovedmotiv, den søte lille bok-alven er fra Star Stampz, pg det var utrolig moro å male selv om det er nokså detaljert og tok mye lengre tid enn et vanlig stempeltrykk. Da passet det aller best inn i min egen bok, ville ikke gitt det bort på et kort ;) 
Som alltid er det 'Anything Goes', som betyr 'Lag-hva-du-vil' på vår utfordringsblogg, og du er hjertelig velkommen til å delta ♥

I'm really enjoying creating in an art journal, I feel I have no self-inflicted restrictions when I make something for myself, a page in my own book.. I'm sure it's like that for other crafters too - you hesitate using up your prettiest embellishments and designerpapers, because when u do, you'll never see them again.. Like this fabulous background I made from one of my favourite paperstacks, DCWV 'Once upon a time'. 

For this fortnights challenge #119. at Creative Fingers we are lucky to have two fab sponsors, Bugaboo Stamps & Star Stampz, and as always it is an 'Anything goes' theme. You are more than welcome to join with your creations! :)


As a bookworm myself, I am totally in love with Star Stampz adorable little Book elf, and elves n fairies is always very welcome in my stash ♥ The image on the left of my art journal spread is from the old childrens book I'm working in! (The fairytale is named 'the Princess and Henrik'). Recycling an old book instead of buying a brand new expensive journal to create art in is a great budget saver :)

I have created a color swatch chart for my distress inks and various ink sprays into a .pdf file of my scanned chart. 
(It's a blank one I had drawn in approx. A5 size with all the names only. The first ten pages has the distress ink names on it, the next pages are some of my other inks, so when printing, print out pages 1 - 10. Or all pages if you want those too ofcourse!) 
You may use it as your own color referance, if you'd like to have it? It sure made my life easier! I can now find the excact shade of color and match it up to my images when I paint :)

You can download the .pdf file here ~ freebie for your own private use!
Do not share it ~ instead direct people here, thanks :)

I enter my art journal spread in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on] check 18/12

● The Ribbon Girl ~ October: AG w. ribbon [Oct. 29th.]
● Inspiration Destination #109. ~ Anything goes [Nov. 1st.]
● Anything but Cute #18. ~ Autumn Day mix.media (2nd.entry)[Nov. 4th.] winner jan.12th.
● Simon Says Wedn. ~ anything goes [Nov. 2nd.]
● More Mixed Media ~ AG opt. Orange! (2nd.entry)[Nov. 3rd.](top5)
● Not Just Cards #37. ~ Anything goes (2nd.entry)[Nov. 11th.] 
● Creative Artiste #19. ~ AG mix.media [Oct. 31st.] 

Scandinavian challenges: [innen]
● Scrappiness #21. ~ maling + stensiler [15. November] 

Check out how shiny and fabulous those inka golds looks! The glittery paints on the image itself are twinkling H20's and wink of Stella. Including all those blingy brads, my page is really standing out :)

 

Stamps/Images: Star Stampz 'the Book Elf' digistamp.

Papers: DCWV 'Once upon a time' 12x12 paperstack. Plain white cardstock. Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed).

Embellishments/Tools: Marianne Design Creatables 'Anja's Oval LR0376'. Panduro Hobby stencil 'lace', and also misc. brads. Washi tapes from Panduro, Nille, and Sandylion Tapeworks. El Corte Inglés rayon cord. Misc. Lace and ribbon unknown. Scotch 3M Fiberglass tape. Masking painters tape. Sense chipboard tag. Provo Craft Zision Silent Setter for making holes and attatching eyelets. Prima Marketing inc. Distressing Tool by Ingvild Bolme.
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. I also used Wink of Stella clear glitter pen. And lots n lots of Inka Gold from Viva Decor 'Gold' & 'Steel blue'. Distress ink 'Vintage photo' stains and misc. Spray stains, and Dylusions 'Melted chocolate'. White Gesso and Liquitex matte gel. Tacky glue from Aleene's.

Steampunk Lucy Loo

Jeg har sagt det før, og jeg sier det gjerne igjen og igjen ~ Jeg elsker Steampunk og Vintage ♥ Varme rustne brune fargetoner og eldet metall, klokker og tannhjul. Romantiske victorianske klær og hatter, og en reise til en alternativ tid der det er maskiner og fremkomstmidler er dampdrevne! Den fantastiske steampunk jenta på art journal siden min er fra Unky LaStrange ~ The East Wind. Om du melder deg på nyhetsbrevet (til høyre i tew bloggen) får du et gratis digistempel hver måned!

TEW og Elvenstar Art er våre flotte sponsorer hos Creative Fingers for utfordring #118. Som alltid er det 'Anything Goes', som betyr 'Lag-hva-du-vil' på vår utfordringsblogg, og du er hjertelig velkommen til å delta :) 

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I absolutely LOVE Steampunk and all things vintage colors and the warm browns and autumnal colors :)

For this fortnights challenge #118. at Creative Fingers we are lucky to have two fab sponsors, The East Wind and Elvenstar Art, and as always it is an 'Anything goes' theme. You are more than welcome to join with your creations! :) 

The awesome steampunk girl motif on my art journal spread is from TEW's Unky LaStrange, and she's got so many cool digistamps in her shoppe, you can even get a freebie each month if you sign up for her newsletter (right side on her blog here).

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

● SanDee&amelies Steampunk ~ October: Anything Goes! [Oct. 31st.]
● Inspiration Destination #107. ~ Anything goes [Oct. 17th.]
● Anything but Cute #18. ~ An Autumn Day mix.media [Nov. 4th.]winner jan.12th.
● Simon Says Mon. ~ Explore The world! [Oct. 17th.]
● Cards & More #169. ~ watercolor [Oct. 24th.]
● More Mixed Media ~ AG opt. Orange! [Nov. 3rd.]
● Not Just Cards #37. ~ Anything goes [Nov. 11th.]
● Pile it on #118. ~ Sparkle! (2nd.entry)[Oct. 15th.](I won for #117.) 

EDIT: I was in the Designers Spotlight at Simon Says, and I quote:
Meihsia says: These are such gorgeous pages with many fantastic steampunk elements and beautiful colors. The texture on the background is fabulous!
I also was chosen as one in the Mix Media Top 5! thank you so much :)

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Stamps/Images: The East Wind TEW digistamp 'Lucy Loo Over the Rainbow'. Stampers Anonymous - Tim Holtz 'Attic Treasures' rubberstamps.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock. Maja Design 'Vintage Autumn Basics - No. XIII'.

Embellishments/Tools: Live & Love Crafts 'baubles' charms. Misc. gears and cogs unknown. Panduro Hobby Waxed thread/twine. Sizzix Thinlits Dies 'Gearhead' by Tim Holtz. Misc. Eyelets and Brads. Creative Imaginations ~ Love Struck collection by Marah Johnson 'Winged Hearts Metal Brads'.
Stencils: iStencils ~ Patti Tolley Parrish 'PTP 8x8 Round Exclusive'. Tim Holtz 'Mini Stencil Set 8'. Bubblewrap.
Techniques - Image & Papers: 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. 
Mixed Media Background:
Tim Holtz Distress Crayons 'Set 3 TDBK47926'. Tsukineko, Tattered Angels glimmer mists, and Distress ink Sprays - All misc. browns, copper and gold spray mists. Distress ink Stain 'Vintage photo'. 
Panduro Gesso white and Relieff pasta. Glossy accents. Aleene's tacky glue. Funfoam/3d foam. Viva Decor Inka Gold 'Old silver' & 'Copper'. Wink of Stella 'Clear' glitter pen. Faber Castell PITT Big brush pen 'nougat'.