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.

My Viking Hero!

 

Jeg har fått helt dilla på denne nydelige die-rammen fra Hero Arts! Har lagd flere kort med den og stemplene fra Mai kit'et, og de kommer snart, må bare blogge denne tøffe lille vikingen først! Han er fra Roberto's Rascals som du kan finne hos C.C.Designs. Jeg var så heldig å kjøpe flere av digi-stemplene før de forsvant, men man kan enda få Roberto's Rascals som gummistempler  :)

I have had SO much fun with this gorgeous window die from Hero Arts! It came in the My monthly Hero May kit, and I've made many cards I'll soon show. But first this supercute tough little viking dude from Roberto's Rascals ♥ You can get him and others through C.C.Designs, I was so lucky to snag a bunch in digistamps, before they quit carrying them, but they still exist in rubber!

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I enter my card in theese fab Challenges: [Ends on]
● C.C.Designs FB group ~ July challenge! [July 26th.]
● Craft Rocket Ch. #50. ~ Summer! [July 27th.]
● Crafting With An Attitude #41. ~ Always Anything Goes [July 29th.]
● Little Miss Muffet #194. ~ Anything goes! [August 9th.]  
● Crafty Creations #371. ~ Anything goes [August 5th.]
● Simon Says Wednesday #52. ~ Anything Goes [July 31st.]
● Cards 4 Guyz #199. ~ Men's fashion: Viking clothes  [July 30th.]
● Retarte #125. ~ Anything goes (2nd.entry)[August 25th.]

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Stamps/Images: C.C.Designs digistamp by Roberto's Rascals 'Viking Henry' (discontinued - but they are in rubberstamps!). Norsk Stempelblad Ett trykk 'Stempelplate 34b' art journaling heart. Stempelglede - Grunge collection 1 'Grunge Ornamental Circle' & 'Grunge Corner'. The My Hero textstamp comes from a magazine freebie 'the best of Cardmaking Magic' by Christina Griffiths.
Papers: I prefer Canson Montvale aquarelle paper (200 g/m coldpressed) for my motifs. Bazzill cardstock. Plain white cardstock.
Embellishments: Panduro Hobby 'Tilda pärlemor knappar' mother of pearl buttons.
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'. Panduro Hobby scalpel and self healing mat and fussycutting scissors.

Dies: Hero arts MMH May 2018 Tree of Life kit window fancy die with frame die.

Essentials/Adhesives: Bonefolder. Gluedots. Double sided tape. 3D foam/mosegummi. High-Tack Double Sided Red Tape (Red Liner/Stix2/Miracle tape). Tonic craft (fluid) tacky glue.
Techniques/Mediums:  I used misc. Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor and distress image and papers. To heat emboss I used a Versamark inkpad, a heat gun tool & Rangers clear embossingpowder. Wink of Stella clear silver brush marker.

the Vikings!

..Congratulations on the day!

En av de digistempel skaperne jeg har dilla på for tiden er Saturated Canary 's Krista sine nydelige jenter, som denne søte vikingebærta! :)
Har ikke jeg en tøff bror? Sjekk denne artikkelen på VOL ~ hadde faktisk aldri trodd han skulle klare dette, og resten av familien, venner og kjærestn trodde det samme, men han trådde til og klarte det utrolige! Det er vel kansje litt Vikingblod i årene?! :) 

My brother Kevin have recently made an amazing trip by bike ~ With no form of training other than the occasional walking the dog and one testrun with his new bike & gear, just a week before this 70 mile long trip!!! Well, there's viking-blood in his veins I reckon ;) 

It's no secret that I have lots & lots of digi-stamps, Saturated Canary's Krista is one! I Luv her blog as well as the great images she creates ~ this viking-girl is really one of the coolest, and perfect for us in scandinava! Go check out the SC shoppe & be amazed! :)
 

I'm entering my card in theese fab Challenges:

● By the Cute & Girly July ch. ~ A day at... a costume party, or maybe a Viking themed Larp? (=Live-role-playing / norsk: Laiv).

● Saturated Canary #21. ~ Bling it Out!
● Simon Says Stamp & Show 16/07 ch. ~ No Rules!
● That Craft Place 8/07 ch ~ Anything Goes!
● The Poodles Parlour 13/07 ch. ~ Use a Digi Stamp.
● Totally Papercrafts #125. ~ Lots of Layers (got 4!).

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Stamps/Images: Saturated Canary Digital stamp 'Vicky the viking'. Simply Cards & Papercrafts magazine #93 bonus content - David Parkins 'Valentine digital images'. Kreativ Hobby text-stamp. Clearstamp from Kaisercraft 'Keys', and from Scrappers Choice 'Kart' (map). Magnolia 'BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup' rubberstamp. Unknown irish knot rubberstamp.

Papers: misc. Bazzill cardstocks. DCWV Mariposa Cardstock 'Fleur with Gold Foil'. Handmade banana paper, from the cover of a stationary set I bought many years ago on Gran Canaria. Panduro Hobby 'Ursus inspirations - Festival/Tunis' handmade natural paper with silk fibers & gold embossing.

Embellishments/Tools: Tim Holtz® Alterations Sizzix Bigz Dies - Weathered Clock. Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Curved Rectangles' & 'Labels 8'. Ribbons unknown. Kremmerhuset - Washi tape 'Daily like'. Nille Memories rhinestones. Spellbinder Frameabilities 'Scalloped Edge Frame' (the inverted inside of the die!). I used Twinkling H2o's and Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads to watercolor and distress image and papers, as well as some sandpapering!

Owl tag for my Mum ♥

Merker at denne sommeren har fløyet bort når jeg kommer til bloggen min! *tørker støv* Har vært i Lofoten stort sett siden slutten av mai, noen snarturer innom hjemme, rasket med meg litt ting og tang i kofferten... Å glemme klær går an, glemme distress inks'ene er umulig! :) 
Sist vi var hjemme i Blokken var hybelkaninene blitt så store at jeg nesten snublet i dem! *hehe* Hvem gidder å dra frem støvsugeren i den varmen som har vært? Og midt i all den fartingen frem og tilbake? Neida, satt heller med ei vifte i nærheten, iskald pepsimax og scræppet en tag til mammaen min, med ei ugle på siden hun er så glad i dem ♥

Ukens utfordring hos Creative Fingers #45. er sponset av DillyBeans, og som alltid er det 'Lag-hva-du-vil' med et valgfritt tema som denne gangen er å bruke 'Fargen SORT + andre farger', men hovedsaklig sort! Siden det er sommer vil den vare i 14dager, så her er tid nok å være med :)

Min niese på 10 år tok dette flotte bildet her på Hammerstad Camping :)

 

Helt fantastisk sommervær iår! Oppe i 32°C! Har jo hatt noen torden dager også ~ og duallverden for et regnskyll, trodde det var syndefloden som stod for døren... om jeg hadde trodd på sånt da ;) Men i morgen blir det visst sol og fint vær igjen ~ og da blir det kansje tur på Vikinge festivalen ~ Lofotr museumet på Borg iløpet av helga? 

I know that I've been absent when I get to my blog and have to dust away imaginary dust-bunnies! ;) The time has just flown by, summers gone soon and now it's almost fall.. 
Well, at least it's livable now! There's been times with record tropical heat, up to 32°C here on Hammerstad Camping ~ fantastic for northern Norway, just check out the pretty postcard photo my 10 year old niece took with her iPad up above! Have had som days now with thunder and lighting, and such heavy rainfall.. thought we might need Noahs ark.. ;) But tomorrows forecast is sunny again, so we might get to go to the Viking festival at Lofotr viking museum this weekend!


I'm joining the B-Team for this weeks challenge #45. at Creative Fingers. The sponsor is DillyBeans & the Theme is as always Anything Goes, with an optional twist this week of using 'Black & ......any other colour(s)'. You are most welcome to join in! :)

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

● A Vintage Journey #12. ~ Time Flies! ~ w.Tim's techniques! [August 20th.]
● Stamping Sensations ~ August Anything Goes! [August 31st.]
● Scribble and Scrap #24. ~ Anything Goes! [August 13th.]
● Time 4 Scrap #44. ~ Animals! [August 15th.] > broken?
● Dilly Beans ~ Create a Project/Character Based on YOU! [August 14th.] [TOP 3 Pick!]

Me and my mum are different in many ways, I'm much more of the brown/dark fan, as for her, she tends to like the white vintage romance style. I read Stephen King & like my solitude.. She reads the Bible & love the company of others.. But we love alot of the same things too ~ our family, vintage, owls & cats, sci-fi, art & crafts, painting.. quotes!
"Life is a Journey... Not a destination!" So don't be in a hurry to get there ~ take your time in each moment & enjoy the sights, make memories, enjoy creating & sharing ♥

Stamps/Images: Dilly Beans digital stamp '539-Owl'. Lazar StudioWERX Inc rubberstamp 'Funky Holidays' (swirl). Createwings Designs digital element house from 'Creation C23 Bundle - This Moment'. Quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson ***INPUT when I get home***.

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Misc scraps & papers.

Embellishments/Tools & Techniques: 
Tim Holtz Sizzix Big Shot Die 'Tags And Bookplates'. Prima flower. Reuse of Old button and some ribbons from shirts/blouses.
 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. I swiped some DI inkpads over the tag, added water let run, heatgun & blended again, spattered with some Distress Inks spray mister with refill DI's, dried off ~ then I embossed the image, and stamped parts of the tag with my swirly stamp, plus transparent WOW embossing powder.. *Sooooo SHINY!*    
 Added Glossy accents to some details, some washi tape and Panduro waxed thread. Some background paper is done with mixed media ~ acrylic brown, black n gold paints + bubblewrap on my Gelli Arts 6x6 Gel Printing Plate. And on the top of the tag I've used Ranger Ink Dylusions 'Black Marble' spray ink & Tattered Angels Glimmermist 'coffee shop' and a stencil 'Memory Box Stencil - Flourish 88519'.