Happily ever after!

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..Hand in hand

Side by Side

Together on the highway of Life..

inside & back of the card

..And now Faith, Hope, and Love abide, 

but the greatest of these is Love.. 

1 Corinthians. 13:4-13 

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Noen bestillingskort jeg lagde i sommer, til bryllup og 25 års sølvbryllupsdag!

♥

Showing off some wedding cards wich I made this summer but never got around to post on my blog! The one below had a photo of the couple ~ here I put white cardstock on for privacy ~ and was for a 25th (silver) wedding anniversary :)

inside & back of the card

I enter my cards in theese challenges:  

Crafty Cardmakers #53. ~ Anything Goes.
My Mum's Craft Shop #27. ~ Remind you of a song! "Here comes the bride"...

One Stitch at a time #83. ~ also Anything goes!

and for theese; the middle card fits the challenge :)

Die Cut Dreams #100. ~ Use a poem on your card!
There's Magic in the Air with Paper Cupcakes ~ inspired by Scripture.

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Have u entered my blogcandy yet? 

A good chance of winning some yummy stamps, as there's 

only a few entries ~ and  it closes on Saturday the 15th! 
♥

Digital images/stamps: Land of Enchantment (Etsy shop) 'ViNTaGe NoTeS DIGITAL collage sheet - atc.63' & freebie on blog '1x3sh7'. ForDesigner.com 'People Silhouette2'. A day for Daisies Rupunzel digi set 'Prince In My Tower'.
Rubber Stamps: Kreativ Hobby txt stamp 'hånd i hånd'. Marah Johnson - Creative Imaginations 'Love Struck'. Magnolia 'Bryllups swirl'. Unknown wedding rings stamp. 

Papers: Bazzill cardstocks & misc scrap papers. Panduro Hobby - 'Love Poetry - Simply Love', & 'White Christmas'. Bo Bunny 'Kiss the Bride'. DCWV 'Once upon a time glitter cardstock' from the Once upon a time 12x12 paperstack. American Crafts 'ceremony'.

Embellishments/Tools: Bunny Zoe's Ornate Heart Lock Charms. Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels 8 - S5019. Plain white satin ribbon. Star brads unknown. Nille Memories & Notabene deco stickers. QK REV-0072 Circles lim ed. 4x4. Silver foil, wich I embossed with Cuttlebug 5x7 embossing folder by Tim Holtz 'Clockworks'. EK success Large Circle punch & inverted corner punch.

Red Hearts ♥

Jeg har allerede mange stempler fra Sweet Pea Stamps ~ men motivet jeg har brukt på disse kortene er fra et digitalt decoupage ark fra Crafty Purple Frog som du skriver ut og klipper så det blir i 3D, og det er utrolig mange vakre motiver å velge mellom! ♥ Husk blogcandy'en min før den 15. oktober! 

I already have lots of Sweet Pea Stamps ♥ but I'm sure going to get more of theese gorgeous digital 3D decoupage papers from the Crafty Purple Frog! 
BTW: u can get your own sweet pea image if u join my blogcandy before the 15th! I got an TGF stamp set + a Papilio & Sweet Pea stamp up for grabs!

details of the 3D effect!

I enter my cards in theese challenges:
Crafty Purple Frog ~ Lots of layers!
One Stitch at a time #82. is to use a Digi! 
Delightful Challenges ~ make it dimensional :)

inside and back of the cards

Stamps/Images: Crafty Purple Frog ~ digital decoupage by Ching Chou Kuik 'Red Hearts'. Sweet Pea Stamps ~ Meridith Dillman's 'Blue Fairy'. Magnolia 'Bryllups swirl'. Andy Skinner - Personal Impressions acrylic stamps 'Gothic'.
Papers: Bazzill & plain cardstock. Handmade asian cotton paper. FancyPants 'Happy Holidays' 8x8 paperstack. Prima 'Melody' collection 6x6 paperstack.
Embellishments/Tools: The butterfly charm is from Kort Hobby. GlitzItNow frosting rhinestones, Nille Memories epoxy stickers. Charms 'love' from Bunny Zoe's, wich I've used alcohol inks from Ranger on. And some plain packaging twine.

Baby Boy Baptism card

Har laget et dåpskort i helga, på bestilling fra broren min. Med bilde inni som jeg har sladdet. Så nydelig liten gutt! ♥ ...babyen altså, ikke broren min *lol* ;) 

This weekend I've made a baptismcard on order from one of my brothers, for a friends baby boy ~ So cute! ♥

 

inside / back of the card ~ click on the pics to make bigger

I enter my card in theese challenges: 
Sukkersött #139 ~ Dekorer hele kortet / Decorate the whole card! 

Southern Girls #28 ~ Anything Goes!

Simon Says Stamp ~ Anything Goes ~ with optional Brads!

Stamps/Images: Lili of the valley 'Baby Christening'. Magnolia 'BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup'. Papir Design CS Stempelsett 'Barnedåp'. Papirloftet 'Nyfødt' CS Stempelsett. Papirloftet - clearstamp text 'En stjerne er født'. 

Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Daisy Bucket Designs - Shabby Green Door 'On the wings of a dream - songbird'. 7 Gypsies 'Enfant bleu'. Making Memories - spiral journaling book 'Poolside Paperie'. 

Embellishments/Tools: Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels 4 & Labels 22. Panduro Hobby glitter brads. Plus some unknown embellishes,- lace, ribbon, rubons etc. The image is painted with a mix of Twinkeling H2O & Distress inks. Edges inked up with Cats Eye chalk pad.

Warm Autumn Hugs!

Her har jeg 'hybrid scrappet' med et freebie eple digi-stempel, utklipps bilde og stempler :) Eplene ser kjempegode ut! *sulten*
.. Jeg har forresten litt stempel-godis å by på i form av blogg candy i forrige post under her.. men ingen som biter på enda! Er det virkelig så lite intresse for å vinne flotte Sweet pea, Papilio & TGF stempler?! ;)

This is my card entry in the CDAC Progressive Challenge #3. with the theme = Create something with a Fall/Autumn feeling (=cdacpc3), and I've used Glitterbabes yummy apple freebie :)
I'm also entering my card in the Kort 'O' Mania challenge #47. wich is beeing inspired by anything 'Autumn', and Paper Pretties Monday Ch. is also 'Fall' inspired! One Stitch At A Time #81. Use your Favourites ~ Mine are anything by Tim Holtz, Spellbinders & Primas!!! ♥

Detail from the back of the card.

..Autumn is the second springtime of the year,
where all the leaves are flowers..

BTW: If u love freebies ~ join my blogcandy below and maybe you'll win a TGF stamp set - or a Papilio & Sweet Pea stamp!!!

Stamps/images: Glitterbabe's 'apple bowl' CDACPC3 freebie digital stamp. Magnolia rubberstamps 'Bryllups swirl', 'Flärp med knapp'. Hot Off the Press (HOTP) Paper Pizazz 'Annie's Kids' punch outs. Norsk Stempelblad/Ett Trykk - Clearstamps tekst07. North Star Stamps - Ord på veien 2 CS A5.
Papers: Bazzill cardstocks. Making Memories - Vintage Hip collection 'Gracen - flowers'.
Embellishments/Tools: Spellbinder Frameabilities - Cherry Pickin' SBS5-021. Tim Holtz® Alterations 'patchwork' Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. Nille Memories epoxy stickers. Prima Fancies flower 'Aloha petals'. The stamps are painted with a mix of Twinkeling H2O's & Distress inks, and I also re-colored the punchout image and cut it out better :)

Sweet & Toxic BlogCandy!

♥ Hiya! ♥ It's about that time I did a BlogCandy for all my sweet followers & creepers, don't ya think? ♥ I count 51 lovely followers, and a ton of hits ~ 11652 unique Visitors ~ Thanks for all the lovely feedback ~ I wish I could visit all your blogs back & leave some love! ♥
♥ This summer I had been bloggin' for three years ~ so I went & bought some lovely stamps from some of my fave stamp-makers to do a nice little give-away 4 U! ♥ ♥ ♥

♥ There will be TWO lucky winners ♥

#1. will get the Greeting Farm set 'Sweet & Toxic' (comes with ez-mount on), and #2. will get the 'Soft Goth Night' from Sweet Pea Stamps along with Papilio's 'Kristtorn' (both unmounted). I'll also be including some stamped motifs for both the winners ~ either watercolor or plain paper! (sorry, no copics here ;)

In order to participate in my ♥ Sweet & Toxic ♥ candy ~ Rules::

• Add my candy on your blog / sidebar. (Feel free to take the sidebar pic too)
• OR: If u don't have a blog, just spread the word ~ on a forum for example, and tell me where :)
• Add your name to the Linky tool below (This is my first try at this linky thing ~ so I hope he doesn't dissapear on me... but if u can, leave a comment for me also!)
• Optional ~ become a ♥ follower of my blog ~ but only if u want to! :)

The candy ends on October 15th. at 9:00PM / 21:00 my time

(see clock in the sidebar). And I will ship this candy worldwide! :)

Rockin' babe Door sign!

Dette er et av de aller kuleste TGF jentene! Stilig rocke-babe :)

(I've written 'Remember!' on the note)

Thursday has to be one of the coolest stamps made by TGF in my opinion! I enter in theese 6 fab challenges with my Kewl Rockin' babe door-sign :)
● Basic Grey Challenge #53 ~ Pink and Brown
● Fab 'n' Funky #90 ~ Eyes down for Bingo! Options chosen diagonally: Embellishment + Ribbon + Die cuts (but horisontal - Digi, Ribbon & 3 papers also works!)
● Creatalicious Challenge #26 is an easy one ~ Anything Goes!
● Lollipop Crafts ~ Use Eyelets or Brads ~ I used both!
● One Stop Craft Week #149 ~ Girlie :)
● Quirky Crafts Challenge #19 ABC ~ Anything But a Card challenge!
(Please go and cast your Quirky vote for me on Friday 23rd ~ Saturday 24th! But only if u think this is a great creation! ;)

Stamps/images: The Greeting Farm 'Thursday'. Magnolia rubberstamps 'Bryllups swirl'. Digital muffin from Tiddly Inks - Down to My Bones Paper set 'skull'.
Papers: Misc cardstocks, cardboard & Basic Grey scrap papers. Teresa Collins - Bella Girl Die-Cuts paper. Basic Grey - Pheobe 'Ghiradelli square'.
Embellishments/Tools: Making Memories board clips 'love'. JoAnn Stores Inc. color coated 'Bright bookplates'. Eyelets & Ribbon - unknown. Basic Grey Brads. Sugarcoated glitter brads from Notabene. Panduro Velvet ribbons. Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels 4 S4190, Labels 8 S5019, & Curved Rectangles S5006. Cuttlebug A2 Embossing folder 'script texture'. And I've used the MM edgescraper to ruffle the edges & Cat's Eye chalk ink. The TGF stamp is painted with a mix of Distress inks & Aquarelle colors.

Robot Door sign :)

Syns dette ble et ganske tøfft gutte-dørskilt! Utfordringsbloggen Stamp Something lukker sine dører (forhåpentligvis ikke for godt ~ likte denne!) med en siste ~ Åpen utfordring :) Totally Gorjuss #97. er 'Gutte/Manne-ting!'


My door sign for a boy turned out pretty cool I think! :) I'm entering Stamp Something's one last challenge ~ hopefully they'll come back in the future, I enjoyed playing along here :) The theme is Anything Goes. And also in ~ Its a man thing! theme for Totally Gorjuss Challenge #97.

Stamps/images: Pink Cat Studio 'Robot SROB'. HobbyHimmelens Clear Stamp 'egne spor'. Basic Grey Gamma Series limited Ed. Stamp Kit sta-1842 (#10 Robots). Papirloftet Clearstamp 'Tiny Alfabet Firkant'.
Papers: Misc cardstocks. DCWV 'Crystal Skull' Silver Foil. Panduro designer paper sett.
Embellishments: JoAnn Stores Inc. color coated 'Bright bookplates'. Eyelets & Zig-Zag ribbon - unknown. Basic Grey Brads. Panduro Velvet ribbon. Tim Holtz' Cuttlebug 5x7 Embossing die 'Clockworks'. Sizzix Originals Large Die 'Pocket'. QK Revolution REV 0072 Circles lim ed. 4x4.

Bookworm Bookmarks!

Åååå så søt liten bokorm! ♥ Niesen min er nettopp begyndt i andre klassen, så jeg håper hun får bruk for disse bokmerkene ~ og mere lyst til å lese! Da jeg var på hennes alder var jeg allerede en liten bokorm, husker enda første gangen jeg leste en bok med mere tekst i enn bilder .. om Den lille Prinsen. Vakker bok!


My second entry for the CDAC Progressive Challenge #2. with an optional Back To School theme (=cdacpc2), and I've used Jens Digi Stamps bookworm freebie here ~ he's so cute!

Theese bookmarks are for my little niece who has just started on the 2nd grade ~ I hope she'll get a better appetite for reading soon! There is so much lovely children books out there ~ Alice in wonderland for example!
When I was her age I was at the liberary often and picked out books to dream away in.. but then I got started reading even before I began school ~ my elder brother wouldn't read my Donald Duck mags. out loud for me, so I had to learn the letters early.. *lol*
By then I was hooked, and became a frequent visitor at the liberary.. The first book I fell in love with that had more words than pictures in it was The little Prince. Also any book by Astrid Lindgren was a sure favourite ♥

Stamps/images: Jens Digi Stamps 'Bookworm on book with glasses'. Elizabeth O. Dulemba Coloring Page Tuesdays Digis - Back2SchoolBooks. Magnolia rubberstamps 'Bryllups swirl'.
Papers: Misc papers/cardstock & We R Memory Keepers - White Out collection 'Frenzy - Rumble'.
Embellishments: QK Revolution REV 0072 Circles lim ed. 4x4. EK Success Whale of a punch Paper Shapers - Circle.
BTW: If anyone wondered ~ the book I'm reading is a Dr.Who book 'Wetworld' :)

Back To School Card

CDAC forumets Progressive Challenge nr.2. er snart over, og her er mitt første bidrag ~ jeg syntest ikke noe om nesen på dette freebie stemplet, men selve jenta var kjempesøt så jeg likegreit fjerna hele nesen! ;)

This is my first entry for the CDAC Progressive Challenge #2. with an optional Back To School theme (=cdacpc2), and I've used the Tortagialla freebie ~ but I removed the nose as I thought she would look cutest without it! ;) *lol*

I'm also entering my card in the One Stitch At A Time challenge #79. wich is Anything goes, & that is also the easy theme for Di's Digi Designs first challenge! Wo-hoo! :)

Detail of inside the card

Stamps/images: Tortagialla 'Angel heart girl with glasses' digital stamp. Magnolia rubberstamps 'Bryllups swirl' & 'Medal'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstock. We R Memory Keepers - White Out collection 'Frenzy - Rumble'. Handmade mulberry/dried flower paper.
Embellishments: Spellbinder Frameabilities 'Scalloped Edge Frame'. Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Blossom S4192'. Galerié Europris selvkleb. dekorasjon / rhinestone flowers. Butterfly sticker from Taiwan 'Funny stickers'. Ribbon from a local florist shoppe. And I've used the Bow Easy tool from Stamp & Create to get the nice bow!

Animal Antics!

Flere nydelige dyreunger fra Joanna sheen & Giordano's Puppies and Kittens CD! De er nå aller søtest når de er små ;)

Here are two cute animal cards wich I made with Giordano's Puppies and Kittens CD, wich I got here from Joanna Sheen ~ adorable!

I enter my first card in The Poodles Parlour Challenge ~ Animal Antics. And the carpe diem kitten card in the CD Sunday Challenge Blog ~ Just Because.

Update: I made top three at CD Sunday :)

Stamps/Images: North Star Stamps 'Carpe Diem'. And also NSS CS 'Bursdagstekster' A5 (Birthday txt). The animal images is printed out from the Joanna Sheen CD-Rom 'Giordano Puppies and Kittens'. The leaf stamp is from the PRIMA CS set 'Crenee no.3'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstock. Webster's Pages ~ Your Life. Beautiful coll. 'Serendipity'. And some other scrap papers.
Embellishments/Tools: 7 Gypsies Brads In Tin Assorted 'Metal'. Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Lacey Circles' S4293. Kaiser Craft rhinestones.

Ching Chou Kuik!

Ching Chou Kuik er en fantastisk kunstner! Jeg har allerede mange stempler hun har designet fra Sweet Pea Stamps ~ og dette er min favoritt, minner meg så mye om min lille Tamlin pus! ♥ *snufs*


She's truly an amazing artist, Ching Chou Kuik! I already own lots of her rubbers from Sweet Pea Stamps ~ but this is definitly my favourite as it resembles my own sweet fairy cat ♥ Tamlin! R.I.P.

I enter my card in theese challenges:
Sweet Pea Stampers ~ Heard it's your Birthday!
Crafty Purple Frog ~ Birthdays challenge here too!
Flutter By Wednesday #169. is Celebrate! (+ fairy, angel or butterfly)
By The Cute and Girly September Challenge ~ All things Bright & Beautiful!
& the Paper Shelters challenge #29. ~ is Anything Goes! :)
Stamps/Images: Sweet Pea Stamps ~ Ching Chou Kuik's 'Purple Woods'. Magnolia 'Bryllups swirl'. North Star Stamps ~ NSS 'Gratulasjons tekster' A6 clearstamps (=Warm congratulations on your day).
Papers: Bazzill cardstock, & paper from the DCWV Mariposa 12x12 stack.
Embellishments/Tools: Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Labels 8', & Borderabilities 'Petite Lattice'. Prima ~ Painterly Petals 'Tea n silk'. Nille/Upikit.com stickers. Panduro Hobby ~ Tilda Papercraft bubble stickers 'söta ord'. 7 gypsies ~ Pretoria coll. large brads.

Sweet Princess Penny

Jeg får bare ikke nok av disse herlige digistemplene fra A day for Daisies! Nå har jeg anskaffet meg enda flere nye stempelkit, blandt andre ~ It's A Pretty Cute World ~ hvor du finner denne lille skjønnheten, og jeg har nettopp lastet ned det nye ADFD klubb kit'n for September... bare helt ♥ !
I'll never get enough of theese beautiful digis from A day for Daisies! This princess is from one of the new kits It's A Pretty Cute World, and there are also the cutest owls ever! I've just downloaded the September club kit wich is awesome! ♥ Can't wait to ink 'em all up!

I'm playing along in theese challenges with my card:
Desert Islands Crafts Challenge #15 ~ Where I used itinerary № 5, 9 & 10. dimension, green & embossing. (Plus № 2, 7, 8 also ~ I think!?)
Rainbow Lady's Challenge #168 ~ Let's Emboss it.
Charisma Cardz Challenge #35 ~ Anything Goes.
And also in the ADFD September Card Game at CDAC!

Stamps/Images: Digistamp from A day for Daisies 'Princess Penny'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstock, & paper from the DCWV Mariposa 12x12 stack.
Embellishments/Tools: KaiserCraft Rhinestones. Miss Elisabeth's metal trimmed sticker. The digistamp has been paperpieced together ~ dress is colored with LePlumes, the girl with twinkeling H2O's & distress inks. And embossed with a DoCrafts (Magazine free gift) Me to You - Tatty Teddy dots embossing folder.

Dare 2 Dream ~ By The Cute & Girly

Mitt tredje og siste GDT bidrag for By The Cute & Girly for August mnd. som hadde 'Havet/Sjøen' som tema :)


My third & last GDT card to show from 'the Sea' August challenge at By The Cute & Girly, wich I thought I'd blogged before but it was in the draft section! But I have showed off my two first ones earlier so it's ok ;) I had fun beeing a Guest DT, wish I could do it again sometime!

Stamps/Images: Sweet Pea Stamps - ching chou kuik's 'The Koi'. Marah Johnson Creative Imaginations - Love Struck Set. Magnolia 'Bryllups swirl'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstock n swiss dots paper. Prima journaling notes #812836. Prima 'fairy flora' 6x6 stack.
Embellishments/Tools: Basic Grey Bling It Rhinestones. Spellbinder Nestabilities - Lacey Circles S4293. The image is painted with a mix of Twinkeling H2O, Distress inks & Aquarelle colors.

Baptism Easel Cards

Jeg har lagd et par dåpskort på bestilling, og ble veldig fornøyd med dem :) Det har blitt mange staffeli kort i det siste ~ blir alltid så stilig resultat!


I really enjoyed making theese cards on request for two infant baptisms ~ and with easel cards it always looks more fancy and decorative :)

I enter my girly pink card at Hanna and Friends Challenge #108 wich is to use LOTV stamps, & I luv theese images ~ so sweet! And also in the Bunny Zoe's Crafts #15 ~ Easel Cards.

My little dudes green card I enter in the scandinavian challenge blog Kort O Mania ~ Utfordring #45! Mann/Gutt (=Boy or Male card), and also the Totally Gorjuss Challenge #95 ~ As you like it! Mo's images are of my absolute favourites ~ theese little ones reminds me very much of my two younger brothers when they were kids ~ so adorable! ♥



Stamps/Image: Lili of the valley 'Baby Christening'. Mo's Digital Pencil 'Brothers'. Scrappers Choice 'hjerter/hearts'. Prima Clear stamp 'Vintage Script'. Aud design 5b runde tekst stempler (=circle stamps 'a little prince/princess'). Papirloftet Clearstamp Nyfødt (=Newborn) Stempelsett. Kreativ Hobby Design SMU11 Noter (Notes) svingende. Penny Black 'Angel Baby'. Magnolia 'BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup'.
Paper: Bazzill cardstocks. Basic Grey - Cupcake coll. 'Frosting'. Webster's Pages - Lullaby Lane coll. 'Puppydogs & Pigtails', and also petite papers stack 6x6 from the lullaby Lane & Life's Portrait papers. DCWV Mariposa 12x12 stack paper.
Embellishments/tools: Panduro Hobby pink half pearls. Notabene heart deco sticker. KaiserCraft rhinestones. Unknown teddy bling. QuicKutz 4X8 alfas 'Storybook' & 'Chemistry'. Spellbinder Nestabilities 'Labels One' s4161 & 'Lacey Circles' S4293. DoCrafts Emb.folder 5X7 ME TO YOU coll. 'Primrose background'. Ribbon (at the moment unknown).

In a nutshell ~ Baby frame

Var på loppemarked i helgen og gjorde et kjempekupp! Et av de gammeldagse arkivskapene fra ungdomskolen jeg gikk på (tror jeg, ligner iallefall!), for kun 150,- jeg var så heldig!
Ser for meg at stemplene mine får pent plass i den, eller noe annet stæsj.. Må iallefall male den først. Kjøpte også en hvit høy melanin hylle med plass til masse ark for en billig penge! :) Skal legge inn før og etter bilder når jeg får pusset opp og malt dem! .. Og nå vil jeg vise frem en søt liten ramme med et av mine favoritt stempler fra Penny Black ♥


I'm so happy after this weekends fleamarked sale ~ because I found an old archive closet with many shelves for my stamps & also a tall bookshelve wich I can picture tons of papers will fit in.. I will blog before & after photos when I've sanded down & painted them :)
Also, I'm showing off this photo frame that I've altered, and I'm entering it in theese challenges:
Stamp & Create in August ~ Critters ~ Bugs or any animal.
Basic Grey #51 is an easy one ~ Anything Goes!
The Crazy Challenge CCH #82. ~ New (Home, Baby, friend etc.)
Cupcake Craft #157. ~ Alter It!
Dutch Dare DDCC #127. ~ Anything But A Card

Stamps/Image: Penny Black 'In a nutshell'. Magnolia - BakgrundsSwirl Bröllup. Papirloftet - Clearstamp Nyfødt (=Newborn) Stempelsett.
Paper: Basic Grey - Pheobe coll. 'Ghiradelli Square - phe 767', and I think the pink paper is from the same collection too.
Embellishments/tools: Panduro Hobby wooden frame. Edges inked up with Cats Eye Chalk dark brown. QuicKutz REV Cookie Cutter nesting SQUARES-01. Spellbinder Nestabilities - Labels One s4161. Panduro Hobby glitter brads & clip charms 'love'.

Victorian Fairy Fan!

Det er freebie digitale stempler i denne utfordringen hos CDAC Progressive Kick off Challenge nr.1., og jeg har brukt Priscilla Styles sin vifte digi.

This is my card for the CDAC Progressive Challenge Series One (=cdacpc1), and I've used the gorgeous Priscilla Styles victorian fan freebie from Crafters Digital Art Center!

Stamps/images: Priscilla Styles Digi 'Victorian Fan'. Land of Enchantment Etsy Digital art - ViNTaGe NoTeS DIGITAL collage sheet 'atc.63'. Stämpelboden rubberstamp 'Älvsiluette 1 & 2'. PaperArtsy - Cat's Meow rubberstamp 'Fairy'. Magnolia rubberstamp 'Bryllups swirl'.
Papers: Regular green cardstock. Graphic 45 - Once upon a springtime coll. 'Pixie Post'. Clover Scrapbook kit - Spring. Making Memories - Vintage Hip Gracen coll. 'Red'.
Embellishments: Basic Grey bling it rhinestones.

Syren ~ By The Cute & Girly

Mitt andre GDT bidrag for By The Cute & Girly i August!
* Havet/Sjøen * er tema og det er enda god tid til å være med på denne :)
My second GDT card to share with you this month of August at By The Cute & Girly. The theme is ~ The Sea. There's still plenty of time to join in!
Whether you're thinking of hot sandy beaches or stormy waves crashing, let the sea be your inspiration and share your creations with us!


Stamps/images: The Greeting Farm 'Syren'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstocks.
Embellishments: Cheery Lynn Designs XL 6"x8" Embossing Plate - She Sells Seashells E139. Spellbinder Nestabilities - Blossom S4192. Dress it Up 'Land Ho' (seahorse & waterbeads). Green star button I think is from MM. Velvet Ribbon & Tilda bubble stickers 'söta ord' from Panduro Hobby. I've used Rangers Stickles ' Frosted lace' & Glossy Accents. The image is painted with a mix of Twinkeling H2O, Distress inks & Aquarelle colors.

Feeling the Blues..

Var et utrolig merkelig værfenomen her om dagen ~ natt til 1 August.. Noen som vet årsaken? Forurensning? Støv? Tok mange flotte bilder som dette!
Jeg har også et enkelt monokromatisk blått kort å vise frem ~ kansje til noen som er like glad i Gene Kelly og gamle romantiske musikaler som meg? Jeg har det med i fem utfordringer, som du kan se litt under her :)


Beautifully weird clouds on sunday night ~ August 1st. Anyone know why such bright pinkish clouds? Got lots of awesome photos of the phenomena :)

My Blue card is with one of my favourite actors of the golden Hollywood era ~ Gene Kelly, I luv musicals from that period! & I'm entering it into theese challenges;
Stampalots August challenge is ~ Whatever You Fancy.
The CES challenge is #47. Feeling the Blues. [Update: I won!!! a £10 spending spree!]
At Cards for Men this week it's #16. a Clean & Simple theme.
And at Creative Craft World it's 'Anything But Birthdays'.
And for My Mums Craft Shop Challenge 17 is ~ Monochromatic!

Stamps/Images: Image of Gene Kelly 'Singing in the rain' altered color & printed on glossy cardstock. Personal Impressions acrylic stamps - Andy Skinner 'Gothic'. Magnolia 'Bryllups swirl'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstocks. Makeing Memories Journaling book 'Poolside' Paperie. Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash 12x12 'Vintage Shabby'.
Embellishments: Pink Paislee 'Facinating' brads. Hero Arts gemstones 'Baby Blue & Clear'. Used sandpaper to get a white edge on the image & papers!

a New Love ♥

A day for Daisies sin utfordring var å bruke en eller to av de 'hemmelige ingrediensene' for #23. Dette digi stemplet av mor og barn er bare helt nydelig! ♥ Og det passer kjempefint på et staffelikort :)

New Love ~ New Joy ~ Congratulations!

A day for Daisies Challenge #23. has two "Secret Ingredients", in wich I think I recognized both, but decided to use only one, as I really wanted to paint up this image to have on an easel card :) Lovely newborn image don't ya think?

Inside & Under the Easel card

Stamps/Images: A day for Daisies 'New Love' digistamp. Magnolia 'Bryllups swirl' rubberstamp. Papirloftet Clearstamp 'Nyfødt' Stempelsett. Prima clear stamp kit 'Jack n Jill 2'. Personal Impressions acrylic stamps - Andy Skinner 'Gothic'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstocks. Crate Paper - Static Collection 'Voltage'. Cosmo Cricket - Dutch Girl collection 'Sofie'.
Embellishments: Kaiser Craft rhinestones. Unknown ribbon - tied neatly with the Bow Easy tool! The image is painted with a mix of Twinkeling H2O & Tim Holtz Distress inks. The photo doesn't show the shine of glimmer in the H2O's ~ but you can see the glitter on the flower petals, wich is Stickles 'Frosted Lace' by Ranger & Tim Holtz :)

the Sea ~ By the Cute & Girly!

Mitt aller første gjeste designer bidrag for en utfordringsblogg! :) Var så heldig å bli plukket ut til å være GDT hos By The Cute & Girly i August, med temaet * Havet/Sjøen * La det være en inspirasjon, og bli med på utfordringen! Den varer ut hele August mnd. så det er nok med tid! Dette er det første av tre kort jeg kommer til å blogge iløpet av mnd. De to andre ligger på By The Cute & Girly!


I love the By The Cute & Girly challenge, and I was so lucky to be chosen as Guest Designer this month! Please join us in this fun challenge of

*** The Sea ***

Whether you're thinking of hot sandy beaches or stormy waves crashing, let the sea be your inspiration and share your creations with us!
There's some great prizes from Simon Say's Stamp, Joanna Sheen, & 2 Cute Rubber Stamps!
This is my first card to share with you ~ there will be a couple more as you see on the challenge blog :)

Stamps: Sweet Pea Stamps - ching chou kuik's 'The Koi'. Sunday International stamp set 'Kanji'. Magnolia 'Bryllups swirl'.
Papers: Bazzill cardstocks. We R Memory Keepers - White Out collection 'Frenzy - Rumble'.
Embellishments: Spellbinder Nestabilities - Lacey Circles S4293. Quickutz Sea Shell RS-0114 RETIRED. Hero Arts gemstones 'baby blue & clear'. Pearls n beads from Dress it Up buttons 'Land Ho'. The image is painted with a mix of Twinkeling H2O, Distress inks & Aquarelle colors.