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mandag 7. april 2014

DT PMN #4

Det er min tur til å inspirere i ProMarker Norge-bloggen i dag. Her er bildet vi skal la oss inspirere av:


Jeg har jo allerede funnet frem påskefølelsen, så da ble det dette:

Jeg har brukt ProMarkers til å farge en del av blomstene. Det er noe jeg ikke gjør veldig ofte og første gang jeg har gjort det på denne måten (bortsett fra testen på Scrapp Med Hjertet-treffet). Her kommer en aldri så liten bildeserie av hele "egg-prosessen" fra start til slutt.

Jeg begynner med noen grelle egg fra Nille, som jeg gir en omgang med gesso og lar det lufttørke.

Disse eggene var faktisk så grelle at jeg måtte til med to strøk gesso for å dekke det meste av fargen. Da ser det slik ut. Øverst ligger det klart noen biter med Tim Holtz tissue paper som jeg skal dekke egget med.

Jeg bruker Multi Medium Matte for å lime på papirbitene og jeg dekker selvfølgelig både topp og bunn.

Når egget er dekket og tørket, maler jeg over det hele med godt utvannet hvit akrylmaling. Bare for å få et litt dusere inntrykk. Og siden jeg først var i gang, tok jeg like gjerne et par egg til med i prosessen. *S*

Når det siste strøket med utvannet maling har tørket finner jeg frem blomster og stæsj til å pynte med. Jeg hadde en del fargede blomster, men ikke alle i de fargene jeg ønsket, så da har jeg funnet frem noen ProMarkers i ønskede farger.

Før jeg setter i gang fyller jeg en minimister med Alcohol Blending Solution.

Så er det bare å sette i gang med fargeleggingen. Jeg begynner med Poppy.

Så legger jeg på Amber i kant med der jeg har lagt Poppy.

Og litt Gold helt innerst.

Så legger jeg blomsten på litt plast og dusjer med Alcohol Blending Solution. Fargene flyter da fint inn i hverandre og vi har en sprekt farget blomst i stedet for en kjedelig hvit.

Et par Daisies fra Wild Orchid Crafts får samme behandlingen med Maroon.

Slik ser de ut etter et par dusjer med misteren.

Til slutt går jeg løs på noen hvite roser, også fra Wild Orchid Crafts, som får Royal Blue-farge.

Og igjen noen dusjer med misteren. Hvor mye farge som flyter ut avhenger selvfølgelig av hvor mye man sprayer. Lite spray, lite blending. Mye spray, mye blending. Ganske logisk egentlig. *lol*

Så er det bare å lime i vei. Jeg liker å begynne med det som skal ligge underst, men det ender alltid oppmed at noe må flyttes på likevel. Da er det veldig greit å bruke et fleksibelt flytende lim, som holder ting på plass, men ikke tørker så fort at du ikke rekker å flytte på ting. Min favoritt er Aleene's Tacky Glue.

Og slik ble det ferdige resultatet. Jeg har limt på en blondekant rundt midten og pyntet med noen perler fra Panduro. Nå kan påsken bare komme! *S*

Håper du ble inspirert til å finne frem ProMarkerne dine og blir med på utfordringen hos ProMarker Norge!


Utfordringer:
Nordsalten #93 - Annet enn kort/Påske
Kort'O'Mania #105 - Påske
Kreativ Scrapping #4 - Påske
Papertake Weekly - Anything goes
Simply Create Too #58 - Easter or use bunnies







mandag 31. mars 2014

Altered påskeegg

Våren og påsken nærmer seg og da må man jo ha påskeegg! Jeg syns det er utrolig gøy å dekorere påskeegg, men jeg gjør det altfor lite. Det blir vel ett egg i året og dette er årets:
*Spring and easter is coming soon and that calls for easter eggs! I think it's great fun to decorate easter eggs, but I don't do it often. I guess it's an egg a year and this is the annual egg: *

Jeg har brukt et knall oransjefarget egg fra Nille som jeg først malte med gesso, så kledte med tissue paper fra Tim Holtz og malt over igjen med uttynnet hvit akrylmaling. Så er det bare å lesse på med blomster, fjær, sløyfe, perler og blonder. Enkelt og dekorativt!
*I've used a bright orange egg from Nille that I painted with gesso, covered with tissue paper from Tim Holtz and repainted with watered out white acrylic paint. Then I went wild with flowers, feathers, bow, pearls and lace. Simple and decorative!*


Challenges:
Scrapomania #11 - Vår i luften
Simon Says Monday - Anything goes
Simply Create #58 - Easter or bunnies
Crafty Catz #224 - Anything goes

søndag 9. februar 2014

Morsdag

Som nevnt i går, har vi scrappet og kost oss på forumet med Cornelias inspirasjon helt siden fredag kveld. Den herlige skissen hun ga oss inspirerte meg veldig og det ble to kort av samme skisse! Den maskuline varianten kan du se her. Mens her kommer en feminin variant:
*As I mentioned yesterday we've been scrapping and having fun at the forum with the inspiration of Cornelia since Friday evening. The fab sketch she gave us inspired me a lot and I made two cards from the same sketch. Click here for the masculine version, while here's a feminine version: *

Det måtte jo bli et morsdagskort, siden det likevel er morsdag i dag. Arkene er fra samme FabScraps kolleksjon som det maskuline kortet og skissen er den samme, men utover det er det ikke mye til felles mellom de to. Jeg har sydd litt mer på dette kortet og tag'ene har fått mønsterark og blomster til pynt. Blomstene og perlene på de punchede sommerfuglene er fra Wild Orchid Crafts . Tekststempelet er fra North Star Stamps. Dette føler jeg er veldig MIN stil, uten at jeg aner hva jeg skal kalle stilen. Enkelt, likevel med lag og stash og uten fargelagte motiver.
*It had to be a mothers day card since it's mothers day in Norway today. The papers are from the same paper pad from FabScraps as the masculine card and the sketch is the same, but other than that there's not much in common between the two of them. I've done a bit more sewing on this one and the tags are dressed in patterned paper with flowers for embellishment. The flowers and the pearls on the punched out butterflies are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The sentiment stamp is from North Star Stamps. I feel this is very much MY style but I have no idea what to call it. Simple, yet layers and embellishments without colored images.*

Håper alle mødre der ute blir tatt godt vare på i dag! Ha en fantastisk søndag!
*I hope all mothers out there are being pampered to day! Have a wonderful Sunday!*

Challenges:
As you like it - Your Favorite Style
Simply Create Too #54 - Mothers day or for a female
Nordsalten #89 - Søm/Morsdag

torsdag 3. oktober 2013

DT Charisma - BINGO!

I love bingo! Especially papercraft bingo. And that's what's happening over at Charisma today. You'll have to pop over there to see your board and while you're at it, check out the prizes from our fab sponsors.




Here's my bingo card for today.

(I have absolutely no idea what's going on with Blogger today, cuz the photo didn't look this blurry until I uploaded it! If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!)

I've made a fall card with an image from our lovely sponsor Time for Tea Designs, called Fall Leaves. As usual colored in with my ProMarkers. And as usual there had to be some Maja Design paper on my project. This time it's the green background paper from the Ska vi ta en Fika collection. I've teamed it up with another paper from FabScraps, didn't notice the name of it though.

I followed a sketch from Sketchy Colors and kept the decorations simple. Just the brown satin ribbon from The Ribbon Retreat, a few leaves underneath a seambinding bow (from Wild Orchid Crafts) with twine from Waltzingmouse Stamps, a button and a charm from my stash. The pearl lines are from Vivi Gade.
Easy peasy and I have BINGO! *S*

Now it's your turn to shout bingo when you upload your project to the challenge blog. Me and my teamies will be over to check the results. ;-)

Challenges:
Sketchy Colors #180 - Skisse 
Fab 'n' Funky #187- Ribbon
Simply Create Too #47 - Fall/Autumn

torsdag 16. mai 2013

DT Charisma - No digis

Another Thursday, another Charisma challenge. Check out the prizes from our sponsors:
 
PRIZE ONE

Pink Cat Studio are offering one lucky winner 5 digis from their online shop! wow!
PRIZE TWO -
And a second winner this week will receive a £10 voucher for My Mums Craft Shop! 
 
 
This weeks challenge is absolutely no digi stamps.
 

I haven't used many stamps at all, digis or other. Just the pennant stamp from Panduro. I filled it in with my son's name. My little man turned four a couple of days ago and this was the card he got.

The papers are really old ones from Melissa Frances that I've teamed up with white and kraft Bazzill cardstock. The edges are slightly inked with Distress Ink Walnut Stain and I added some faux stitching with a Zig marker. I painted the chipboard number with gesso and acrylic paint and overheated it on pupose, to get a little more texture to it. I also inked it a little bit with Walnut Stain.

And that's just about it for today. Hop on over to the challenge blog to get more inspiration from the other gals and join in on the challenge too. Be sure to check out the prizes from our lovely sponsors too.

I'll enter this card for the following challenges:
TPE #199 - Masculine birthday theme
Crafty Catz #182 - Anything goes
Simply Create Too #37 - Anything goes
Totally Papercrafts #166 - CAS
Crafty Creations #222 - KISS (Keep it simple)

onsdag 6. mars 2013

Spring cleaning

Det er utrolig hvor mye litt organisering og noen små innkjøp gjør for inspirasjonen av og til! Det har gått litt trått med kortlagingen her i det siste. Som den store prokrastinatoren jeg er, så tok jeg heller noen runder i nettbutikker og organiserte både papirrester, stempler og blomster i stedet for å lage kort. Jeg fant ark jeg hadde glemt at jeg hadde, som jeg kunne kombinere med nye lekre blomster som kom i posten. Og før jeg visste ordet av det, så hadde jeg flere ideer enn jeg kunne lage og TRE halvferdige prosjekter på bordet på en gang!
*It's amazing how much a little organizing and a few new buys will do for your inspiration sometimes! Cardmaking has been a bit slow lately. As I am a major procrastinator I rather did some online shopping and organizes paperscraps, stamps and flowers instead of making cards. I found papers I forgot I had that I could combine with some new gorgeous flowers that came in the mail. And before I knew it I had more ideas than I could make and THREE half ready projects on my table at once!*

Dette kortet skulle være et bestillingskort, laget etter en skisse fra Mojo Monday. Bakgrunnsarket er faktisk et juleark fra The Paper Loft. Jeg håper ikke noen syns det ser veldig julete ut? Det er i alle fall kombinert med et noteark fra Inkido og kartong fra Bazzill, selvfølgelig.
Blomstene er fra Wild Orchid Crafts og jeg er SÅ stolt av meg selv som endelig klarer å kombinere noe annet enn bare roser! Disse liljene fra WOC er jo bare helt herlige og den store tofargede Trellis rosen er til å spise opp! Tallene er stanset ut med Quickutz Winter Wishes. Både blonden og båndet bak har vært i lageret mitt lenge og jeg aner ikke hvor de kommer fra. Tekststempelet er fra Staz og har aldri vært i bruk før.

Deilig å endelig føle at inspirasjonen kommer litt tilbake! Håper bare det varer denne gangen. :)

*This was supposed to be a commision card, made after a sketch from Mojo Monday. The background paper is actually a christmas paper from The Paper Loft. I hope no one thinks it looks very christmasy? Either way it's combined with a sheet music paper from Inkido and cardstock from Bazzill, of course.
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and I'm SO proud of myself for finally being able to combine something other than just roses! These lillies from WOC are just gorgeous and the large two-coloured Trellis Rose is just eadible! The numbers are die cut with Quickutz Winter Wishes. Both the lace and ribbon have been in my stash for ages and I have no idea where they're from. The sentiment is from Staz and has never been used before.

It's so great to finally feel that the inspiration is returning! Just hope it'll last this time. :) *

Challenges:
Really Reasonable Ribbons #67 - Show me the green and ribbon
Crafty Creations #212 - Green
Simply Create Too #32 - St. Patricks Day [or use mostly green]
Creative Card Crew #31 - Ribbon
Papertake - Anything goes
Simon Says - A bit o' green

torsdag 7. februar 2013

DT Charisma - Love

 Yup, it's that time again. Loooove is in the air in the Charisma blog too. And as always, there are som great prizes for you from our lovely sponsors:
 
PRIZE ONE
J and C creations are offering a £10 Voucher to their online shop!!
 

PRIZE TWO
$10.00 Winner Certificate
 
 
Here's what I did for today:
 
I got out my ProMarkers and coloured in this brand new qutie from Saturated Canary, I think it's called Hugs and Kisses, and paired it up with some papers from Pink Paislee. The yellow banners are from the same paper stack, but they were a little more yellow than I wanted them, so I put on some Distress Stain Picket Fence to tone it down a bit. And then I inked the edges with Distress Ink Picked Raspberries.
The papers are plenty embellishments for my taste, so all I added was a butterfly that I punched out with a MS punch and coloured with the same ProMarkers that I used for the hearts in the image (see colours below), and a few pearls.

Here's a close up of the image. And a list of the colours I've used:
Hair: Umber, Henna, Cocoa, Cinnamon, Sandstone
Skin: Coral, Sunkissed Pink, Blush, Ivory, Dusky Pink
Lips: Rose Pink, Blossom
Eyes: Duck Egg, Cool Aqua
Hearts: Rose Pink, Pink Carnation, Blossom, Cerise
Top and stockings: Canary, Lemon, Soft Lime, Primrose, Morning Mist, Rose Pink, Blender
Skirt and Shoes: Burnt Umber, Cinnamon, Tan
Box: Warm Grey 2, Tan, Morning Mist
Shadows and outline: Almond, Putty, Warm Grey 1+2, Blender

torsdag 24. januar 2013

DT Charisma - Hearts and flowers

It's time for another challenge with Team Gem over at Charisma Cardz Challenges. This week we're looking for hearts and flowers. And as always we have some fab prizes to offer:
 
PRIZE ONE
 
Stamp Fairy are generously offering our lucky winner a $10 voucher to their online store! Wow!

 
PRIZE TWO
MarkerPOP.com
 
Marker Pop are a new sponsor of ours!! They are generously offering a $10 voucher for their online shop, be sure to pay them a visit!!
 
 
Here's what I did for the challenge:
 
I started out with a plain pink background, but I thought it was too boring, so I stamped the heart stamp from SU Sprinkled Expressions stamp set all over it in Memento Angel Pink. Then I found some ancient papers in my stash to go with the cute little bunny from our sponsor Stamp Fairy. I believe the pink one is from EK Success. The grey one I have no idea. All I know is that it's flocked and I've never found a use for it until now.
The sentiment is from the same SU stamp set and I've stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black. Doesn't look black to you? Well, you're right. I thought the pure black print was too hard, so I used the second print which looks a lot more grey and match the colour scheme much better. :-)
All the flowers are from a punch set from Panduro (Marvy?) and some of them got a bit of Stickles Frosted Lace on them.
The image is coloured with ProMarkers:
Grays: Warm Grey 1, 2 and 4
Ears and paws: Budding Rose, Morning Mist, Almond
Heart and bows: Baby Pink, Blossom, Rose Pink
 
Challenges:


fredag 18. januar 2013

The one that almost got away

Every now and then there's a few cards that slip out of the house without me remembering to snap photos of them. This one I didn't forget, but my camera broke down right before christmas and had to be turned in for repairs, so I fiddled around with two different compact cameras and a cell camera to get pics of the last few creations in 2012. I know for sure that I took pictures of this, but I can't for the life of me figure out where those pics are! So I had to resort to the recipient snapping some photos. Which means I can't really complain about the quality. Anyways, this is the very last of my chocolate cards and the last thing I made in 2012.
It's fairly simple with a sentiment from Norsk Stempelblad, die cut from Sizzix, swirls and poinsettia from Magnolia dies and snowflakes and branches from MS punches.

The papers are from Maja Design. And on the inside I've used the MS Cherish edge punch. I didn't want to stash it up too much, as the recipient was my brother. Guys like it simple, right? *S*
 
And I believe the contence (a large chocolate bar) was already dug into when this picture was taken. I'll take that as a sign that the gift was acceptable. *lol*
 
Challenges:

søndag 18. november 2012

Syv uker igjen til jul

For meg er liksom julemessa det store kick-off'et til julestemningen og etter intense forberedelser den siste uka, var vi klare på lørdag og tok i mot store og små til en koselig dag med julemesse.  *To me the christmas charity fair is the big kick off for the christmas spirit and after intense preparations the past week, on Saturday we were ready to take in both young and old for a nice day at the christmas fair.*

I år leverte jeg faktisk bare telyskort til messa. Disse kortene er alltid en hit, kort og gave i ett! Og her er ett av dem: *This year I actually only made tea light cards for the fair. These cards are always a big hit, card and a gift in one. And this is one of them:*
På forsiden fikk jeg brukt både nye Spellbinders dies, nye stempler fra WMS og et relativt nytt tekststempel fra Kort og Godt. Pluss noen gamle halvperler og en rest av et sølvbånd fra lageret mitt. *In the front I got to use both new Spellbinders dies, new stamps from WMS and a fairly new sentiment stamp from Kort og Godt. Plus some old pearls and a leftover silver ribbon from my stash.*

Inni kortet er det som alltid plass til tre telys, fire teposer og en dekorert fyrstikkeske. *Inside the card there is as always room for three candles, four teabags and a decorated matchbox.*

På baksiden har jeg endelig fått tatt i bruk mitt nye Raggsocka-stempel fra ROX stamps. Inni er det stemplet med et WMS-stempel og satt på en liten sølvsløyfe. *In the back I've finally got to use my Raggsocka-stamp from ROX stamps. Inside I've stamped a WMS stamp and attached a tiny silver bow.*
 
Challenges:
 

søndag 23. september 2012

Herlig søndag

Hvis lørdager er perfekt for ti minutters kort, må søndager være perfekt for fargelegging. I dag har jeg kost meg med Whispy fra Saturated Canary. *If Saturdays are perfect for ten minute cards, then Sundays must be perfect for coloring. Today I've been enjoying myself with Whispy from Saturated Canary.*

Hun er fargelagt med Promarkers og har fått Stickles på vingene og i skjørtet. *She's been colored with Promarkers and got Stickles on her wings and in the skirt.*

Kortet ble satt sammen med utgangspunkt i ukens skisse fra Mojo Monday. Jeg har brukt ark fra Magnolia og stemplet kantene med Inkido Stars. *The card was put together based on this weeks sketch from Mojo Monday. I've used papers from Magnolia and stamped the edges with Inkido Stars.*

Skissen ble nok ikke fulgt helt eksakt, jeg kunne jo ikke skjule motivet! I stedet la jeg en tekst på en tag bak motivet, et triks jeg har lært av Elin. :) *I didn't follow the sketch excactely, I couldn't hide the image! Instead I put a sentiment on a tag behind the image, a trick I learned from Elin. :) *

Ikke mye dekor på dette kortet, men et par roser fra WOC med stickles og en sommerfugl fra en MS punch, som jeg har fargelagt med de samme fargene som digistempelet og strøket på litt Stickles. *Not much decor on this card, but a couple of roses from WOC with stickles and a butterfly from a MS punch which I colored with the same colors as the digistamp and applied a little Stickles.*
 
Challenges:
 
Supplies:
Papers: Bazzill, Magnolia
Stamps: Saturated Canary, Papirloftet, Inkido
Ink: Fluid Chalk - Creamy Brown
Accessories: Doilie (Wilton), roses and seambinding (WOC), Bakers Twine, jumprings, charm, selfadhesive pearls, stickles (Icicle).
Other: Magnolia tag die, Martha Stewart Butterfly punch
Promarkers: Blush, Sunkissed Pink, Ivory, Henna, Cocoa, Tan, Almond, Rose Pink, Pink Carnation, Blossom, Sandstone, Satin, Warm grey1, Warm grey2
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