DT Charisma - Stitching

Another Thursday, another challenge over at Charisma Cardz Challenges. This time we're stitching it up. And as always we have some excellent prizes for you. Just check out our sponsors:

So what did I do for todays challenge? Well, it's been a lot of layers, colored images and distressing from me lately (or so it feels *S*), so I wanted to do something clean and simple. The only problem was that I couldn't think of anything to do that didn't include an image or lots and lots of stash (and work!). But then I discovered one of my first and greatest sources of inspiration was back after a long brake from cardmaking and I think I got a bit (con)fused. Here's what I came up with:

Not quite CAS, but not all the layers, image and stash from my previous projects either. I've already hidden my Maja Design Paper pads to force myself into using something else on my cards. So for this card I dove into my pile of scraps, and what did i find lying there just waiting to be used?  ... Maja scraps!! *lol*

And no Maja without distressing the edges. Slightly torn and inked with Fluid Chalk Creamy Brown. The panels are also machine sewn, since that's the challenge for today.

For the sentiment I got to get out my poor neglected Verve Stamps, from the stamp set Blessings and the Vintage Oval Frame stamp and die, also from Verve.

A seambinding bow from Wild Orchid Crafts and a big pearl to top it of, and that's it for today. Now it's your turn. Hop on over to the challenge blog to see what the other gals did and don't forget to link up your own creation. Looking forward to seeing your creations! ;-)

Challenges:

Mojo Monday #305

ABC challenge - S for Stitching

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

2 sisters #155 - Anything goes

Mojo Monday

I was actually on my way to bed when I realized I almost missed the deadline on the Mojo Monday contest, and I love Mojo Monday sketches and Verve Stamps, so I couldn't let that happen. I got upstairs and whipped up this card real quick.

 

I grabbed the first piece of leftover paper that was on my desk, and that was the dark turquoise one from Kaisercraft Utopia Collection. Got a couple of other pieces from the same paper pad, stamped up and die cut the most wonderful sentiment I know of (from Verve of course) and inked the edges slightly with Distress Ink Dusty Concord. Since there are tons of challenges related to love, hearts and/or Valentine's around these days, I thought I'd catch a few of them too, so I punched out two little purple hearts that are peeking out from underneath the bow. And there you have it, a card for a loved one.

 

Challenges:

Mojo Monday #279

Cute Card Thursday #255 - Love Struck

Daring Cardmakers - Love is in the air

Totally Papercrafts #153 - Valentines or Love

Crafty Catz #169 - Love is in the air (feature a heart)

Allsorts w193 - Valentines

2Sisters #130 - Hearts

Crazy4Challenges #172 - Hearts, but not red or pink

Pink Mojo-licious xmas

Mojo Monday serverer igjen en lekker skisse og jeg måtte bare la meg inspirere. Jeg hadde ikke akkurat planlagt å lage et rosa julekort, men disse lekre arkene fra Vibeke Spigseth skriker jo etter å bli brukt. *Mojo Monday is again serving up a fab sketch and I just had to let myself be inspired. I didn't exactely plan on making a pink christmas card, but these yummy papers from Vibeke Spigseth are just crying to be used.*

Kantene er svertet med Fluid Chalk Creamy Brown. Borden er stanset ut med MS Swirling Lace kantpunch på hvit kartong. Denne kartongbiten har også fått en stripe ark fra samme blokka som det rosa arket, en sølvstripet Washi tape og en bitteliten stripe av bakgrunnsarket. Teksten er fra Kort og Godt og er stemplet med Memento Desert Sand i en Spellbinders labels fourteen die cut og svertet forsiktig med Distress Ink Antique Linen. Snøfnuggene har fått Stickles på seg i fargen Frosted Lace og perler i midten. *The edges are sponged with Fluid Chalk Creamy Brown. The border is punched out with MS Swirling Lace edge punch on white cardstock. This piece of cardstock also got a strip of paper from the same paper pad as the pink paper, a silver striped Washi tape and a tiny strip of the background paper. The sentiment is from Kort og Godt and is stamped with Memento Desert Sand in a Spellbinders Labels Fourteen die cut and carefully inked with Distress Ink Antique Linen. The snowflakes have got Stickles on them, colour Frosted Lace, and pearls in the center.*

 

Challenges:

Mojo Monday #270

The Pink Elephant #177 - Girlie

C.R.A.F.T. #185 - Christmas

PaperPlay w49 - Christmas is coming

2 Sisters #121 - Snowflakes

My time to craft #200 - Non-traditional Christmas Colours

Papiravisen #18 - Utradisjonelle julefarger

Fab 'n' Funky #150 - Not a traditional Christmas

Anonyme Scrappere #56 - Å jul med din glede

Scrap'a'long #22 - Jul

Ladybug #4 - Christmas and/or Winter

Søndagskos

☺Husk å sjekke ut min giveaway / remember to check out my giveaway!☺

En herlig avslappende dag i dag. Mannen er endelig hjemme etter en ufrivillig forlengelse på en jobbreise og jeg fikk sitte i ro og fred på lekerommet en stund. *A wonderful relaxing day to day. Hubbie is finally home after an involuntary extended business trip and I got to sit in peace and quiet in my playroom for a while.*

 

Jeg tok utgangspunkt i skissen hos Mojo Monday. Motivet er et stempel fra Panduro, fargelagt med ProMarkers farger fra Spring Collection (Morning Mist, Fresh Meadow, Budding Rose og Blender). Arkene er fra en blokk jeg har hatt liggende i årevis, men sjelden tar meg råd til å bruke, V&A "Hannoverian Sheet Linen". Jeg har svertet kantene med Fluid Chalk og sydd rundt kantene. Blomstene er fra WOC og Papirloftet. Satinbånd fra lageret mitt og seambinding fra WOC. Tag'en og swirl'en er begge Magnolia dies. I tillegg har jeg brukt et par metallhjørner fra Kort og Godt og en kakeserviett fra Wilton. *I took a que from the sketch at Mojo Monday. The image is a stamp from Panduro, colored with ProMarkers colours from the Spring Collection (Morning Mist, Fresh Meadow, Budding Rose and blender). The Papers are from a pad I've had around for years but rarely can afford to use, V&A "Hannoverian Sheet Linen". I've inked the edges with Fluid Chald and sewn around the edges. The flowers are from WOC and Papirloftet. Satin ribbon from my stash and seambinding from WOC. The tag and the swirl are both Magnolia dies. In addition I've used a couple of metal corners from Kort og Godt and a doily from Wilton.*

 

 Challenges:
Mojo Monday #263

Cupcake Craft #214 - Two's company

Creative Card Crew #21 - Birds

Anonyme Scrappere #52 - Rosa

Top Tip Tuesday #87 - Things with wings

ProMarker Norge #10 - Rosa og grønt

C.R.A.F.T #177 - Use Metal

 

A small sign of life

All kinds of germs have been ruling our house lately. First me with the flu, then my son with an eye infection, then my husband with the flu, our daughter with the flu, me again with an even worse flu AND an eye infection, then on saturday, both the kids with fever and finally me again with some serious stomach ache. Life is unfair!

And all this illness doesn't really spark the creative plug in me. I had great plans for the World Cardmaking Day yesterday, but all that came out of it was three unfinished cards. In spite of stomach issues I had to drag myself upstairs today, as I have deadlines on far too many projects now and I finally finished something. Nothing too complicated, I just had to join in on the Mojo Madness.
Hope to be back in better shape real soon!
 

 

PS: For those of you who might be waiting for that small celebration I was talking about a while back, well it just got a little bigger. Check back later this week. ;-)

 

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:

Mojo Monday #259

Love to Create #33 Things with wings

The Pink Elephant #166 - Monochromatic

ProMarker Norge #9 - Rosa

Simply Create #22 - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz #37 - Things with wings

2 Sisters #110 - Things with wings

Papiravisen September - Tag

 

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

Mojo for the boys

To innlegg på en dag skjer ikke ofte i denne bloggen! Men sånn blir det når det er så mange herlige utfordringer! Dette kortet er laget etter samme skissen som det forrige kortet mitt, men denne gangen i en maskulin variant. *Two postings in one day doesn't happen often in this blog! But that's what happens when there are so many wonderful challenges! This card is made from the same sketch as my previous card, but this time it's a more masculine take on it.*

Også her har jeg brukt et av de herlige stemplene fra WMS settet "Holiday labels" (kan du forstå at disse rammene er ment for jula!?) Dekoren er enkelt og greit et stempel fra Tim Holtz, satt sammen med noen sirkler klippet ut fra mønsterarket (WeRMemorykeepers), en gam1mel rest jeg hadde liggende. Knapper og twine er et must på guttekort, syns jeg, så det måtte med her også.

Challenges:

Mojo Monday #248

Trykkpressa juli - Noe for gutta

Crafty Catz #140 - Spots

PaperPlay w27 Happy birthday

Top Tip Tuesday - One for the men

Papertake -  Anything goes

Supplies:

Papers: Bazzill cardstock, WRM

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps, Norsk Stempelblad, Tim Holtz

Ink: Distress Ink - Gathered Twigs, Memento - Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Buttons (Maya Road, Kaisercraft), twine (WMS)

Mojo's back

Jeg har tilbrakt en del tid på lekerommet i det siste, men jeg ble inspirert av veggbildet jeg lagde i forrige uke, derfor har det blitt mest lek med farger og mist og litt art journaling. Ingenting som egner seg for fremvisning... foreløpig. ;-) Men i dag ble det faktisk et par kort også. Inspirert av Mojo-skissen denne uken, satte jeg sammen dette kortet. *I've spent some time in my playroom lately, but I was inspired by the picture I made last week, so it's been mostly playing with colors and mist and some art journaling. Nothing suitable for publication... yet. ;-) But today I've actually made a couple of cards too. Inspired by the Mojo sketch this week I put together this card.*

Challenges:

Mojo Monday #248

Wild Orchid Challenge #53 - Punch it out

ScrapThatColor - Juli

Supplies:

Papers: Bazzill Cardstock, Maja Design - Vintage Summer Basics

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps, Kort og Godt

Ink: Fluid Chalk - Creamy Brown, Distress Ink - Milled Lavender and Gathered Twigs, Memento - Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Flowers (WOC and Kort og Godt), Seambinding (WOC), Twine (WMS), button (Global Hobby), Pearls (WOC)

Other: MS punch - Cherish, Spellbinders die - Labels fourteen

Combined Mojo Madness

Jeg måtte bare være med på denne ukens Mojo Madness. Jeg gjorde et forsøk med Maja-kortet mitt tidligere i uken, men jeg glemte meg litt bort underveis og syns ikke jeg kunne levere det. Dette derimot, skulle være mer likt skissen.. og langt ifra min stil! Simon Says Stamp-utfordingen denne gangen er nemlig inspirert av dronningen av Englands diamant jubileum og de ber om kroner og/eller juveler. *I just had to join in the Mojo Madness this week. I had a go earlier this week with my Maja-card, but I got lost along the way and didn't think I could enter it. This, on the other hand, should be more like the sketch... and far from my style! The challenge at Simon Says Stamp this time, is inspired by the Queen of England's diamond jubilee, and they're asking for crowns and/or gems.*

Kronene satte meg på ideen om å bruke Glitz-arkene, som er eldre enn min kortlager-karriere(!!) og juvelene er et sticker-ribbon fra Panduro. Stjerna er stanset ut av selvklebende folie og embosset, noe som jeg syns ga en veldig stilig effekt. Sløyfen laget jeg ved å lime et tynt svart bånd oppå et bredere hvitt bånd, deretter laget jeg to doble sløyfer med bare svart før jeg limte sammen hele herligheten og festet en stor bling i midten. *The crowns got me on the idea of using these Glitz papers that are older than my cardmaking career(!!) and the jewels are a sticker ribbon from Panduro. The star is die cut from adhesive foil and embossed which I tought was a really cool effect. The bow was made by sticking a black ribbon on a wider white ribbon, then I made to double bows in black before I glued the whole thing together and adhered a big bling in the centre.*

Challenges:

Mojo Monday #244

Simon Says - Add crowns and/or gems

Card and Scrap #33 - Bling

StampARTic - Black and white +1 (pink)

Supplies:

Paper: Bazzill cardstock, Glitz Design, Ranger Foil Sheet

Accessories: Satin ribbon (WOC, Søstrene Grene), Black sheer ribbon (WOC), pearl sticker ribbon (Panduro)

Nok et konfirmasjonskort

Det går i konfirmasjonskort her om dagen, denne gangen i det min kjære mann kalte "et spenstig fargevalg". :)

Jeg fikk endelig brukt mine Glitz-ark, som har støvet ned i flere år, faktisk! En annen ting som har lagt på vent i årevis, er stjerne-bindersene. De kjøpte jeg på Nille en gang i tiden. 

Og jeg fikk prøvekjørt min splitter nye Cheery Lynn doilie die, som ble med meg hjem fra Bikuben da jeg var der.

Jeg kan vel være enig i at dette er spreke farger, men i følge min 14-årige niese er dette den kuleste fargekomboen i hele verden, så da satser jeg på at dette kortet kan gjøre en konfirmant lykkelig.

*It's all about confirmation cards these days, this time in what my dh called "a feisty choice of colors". :) I finally got to use my Glitz papers that has been collecting dust for several years actually! Another thing that has been on hold for years are the star paper clips. I bought them at Nille some time ago. And I got to test run my brand new Cheery Lynn doilie die that came home with me from Bikuben when I was there. I can agree that these are spunky colors, but according to my 14 year old niece this is the coolest colorcombo in the entire world, so I'm hoping this card can make some confirmant happy.*

Challenges:

Charisma Cardz #17 - Pink and black

2 Sisters #90 - Anything goes

Scrapperiket #50 - Metallpynt

Card and Scrap #31 - Metallpynt

Nordsalten #53 - Flower Power

Mojo Monday #240 - Sketch

Supplies:

Papers: Bazzill cardstock, Best Creation, Glitz design

Stamps: Kort og Godt

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Flowers (WOC, Prima), crystals (WOC), paper clips (Nille), ribbon (unknown)

Other: Cheery Lynn doilie die

Stars and stripes

Jeg føler at jeg har litt å ta igjen etter min spontan-ferie, så i dag slo jeg flere fluer i en smekk med dette kortet. *I feel like I've got some catchin' up to do since my impulse vacation, so today I killed a few birds with one stone with this card.*

Kortet i seg selv er temmelig enkelt og greit. Stjernearket er fra Magnolia, det stripete er en rest. Er usikker på produsenten og skulle gjerne hatt flere av dette arket, så om noen kjenner det igjen så gi meg gjerne et lite hint. *The card is pretty straight forward. The star paper is from Magnolia, the striped paper is a leftover. I'm not sure where it's from and I would love to get some more of it, so if anyone recognize it a little hint would be great.*

Challenges:
Papiravisen #8 - Nasjonalfarger (USA)
Cards for Men #9 - Texture
Sentimental Sundays #100 - Cards for kids
Mojo Monday #239 - Sketch 

Back to normal

Endelig tilbake til min egen komfortable stil etter å ha lekt meg med lag på lag og fargelegging. 

*Finally back to my own comfortable style after playing around with layers and coloring.*

Det ble et herrekort etter skissen hos Mojo Monday med et av de morsomste sitater jeg har hørt på en stund og det passer perfekt til mottakeren! *lol*

*I made a masculine card after the sketch at Mojo Monday with one of the funniest quotes I've heard in a while and it fits the recipient perfectly! *lol* (It's not easy when your bangs disappears and comes out of your nose)*

Blomsten lagde jeg selv med punchede sirkler av avispapir, litt Glimmermist og Distress Ink. Stiftene var veldig blanke og sølvfargede, så jeg farget dem med ProMarker Burnt Sienna.

*I made the flower myself with punched out circles of newspaper, a little Glimmermist and Distress Ink. The staples was very shiny and silver, so I colored them in with ProMarker Burnt Sienna.*


Challenges:
Mojo Monday #228
Allsorts #141 - Free and easy February
Creative Card Crew #4 - Masculine
Trykkpressa - Monokromatisk


Supplies:
Paper: Bazzill, Kaisercraft - After five collection, newspaper
Stamps - Norsk Stempelblad
Ink: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Glimmermist - Creme de Chocolat, ProMarker - Burnt SiennaOther: Spellbinders - Label sixteen, Circle punches, mini brad, staples

Winter Birthday

Mulig jeg er litt spesiell, men hver gang jeg skal lage kort til mine nærmeste, har jeg store vyer og som oftest ender det med noe helt annet, og det blir liksom aldri bra nok. Sånn ble det også med bursdagskortet til lillesøster. Men det sies at det er tanken som teller, og tanken var absolutt god.

Et vinterlig kort etter skissen hos Mojo Monday. Jeg har etterhvert fått dilla på embossing og embossede snøfnugg har vært en gjenganger denne vinteren. Nå fikk jeg testet ut et nytt embossing pulver som jeg trodde skulle gi en mer glitrende effekt på snøfnuggene som er stemplet på det røde arket, men dessverre ble jeg skuffet. Likevel er jeg ikke helt misfornøyd med sluttresultatet, selv om det ikke ble det jeg hadde tenkt.

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I might be a bit odd, but every time I'm gonna make a card for someone in my closest family or friends I have great ambitions and it usually ends up with something completely different and it never turns out good enough. That's what happened with my "little" sister's  birthdaycard. But they say it's the thought that counts and the thought was definately good.

A winter birthday card after the sketch at Mojo Monday.  I'm pretty hooked on embossing and embossed snowflakes has been seen on several of my cards this winter. This time I got to try out a new embossing powder that I thought would give more sparkle to the snowflakes I stamped on the red paper, but sadly I was disappointed. Still I'm not completely dissatisfied with the end result even though it didn't turn out to be what I intended.

Challenges:
Mojo Monday #222

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes (option of a new theme - New embossing powder)

StampArctic - Winter challenge

DYSU #53 - Let it snow

Supplies:

Paper: BoBunny - Midnight Frost collection

Stamps: Snowflakes (Imaginisce), sentiment (Papirloftet)

Ink: Distress Ink - Stormy sky, Embossing Ink (Ranger)

Accessories: Ribbon, button, glitterglue, pearls - all from my stash

Other: Snowflake punches (unknown), Embossing powder - Frosted Crystal and Silver (Ranger)

A favourite

"Din favoritt fargekombinasjon" er utfordringen hos Paper Sundaes denne uken. Smal sak, tenkte jeg og gikk rett på min Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue blokk. At jeg har lilladilla er vel ingen hemmelighet. Og for ikke så altfor lenge siden, oppdaget jeg herligheten med å kombinere lilla med grønt. Namnam! :)
Jeg tok utgangspunkt i Julee sin fabelaktige skisse hos Mojo Monday og jeg er ganske godt fornøyd med resultatet. Tror faktisk dette er en av mine favoritter.
Legger dette også inn hos Allsorts #125 Lavender and Lace og Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes.

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"Your favourite colour combination" is the challenge at Paper Sundaes this week. Easy-peasy, I thought, and went straight for my Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue paper pad. The fact that I have a passion for purple is no secret. And just a little while ago, I discovered the gorgeousness in combining purple with green.Yummy! :)

I worked from Julee's fabulous sketch over at Mojo Monday and I'm quite pleased with the result. I think this may actually be one of my favourites.

I'm also entering this at Allsorts #125 Lavender and Lace and Sentimental Sundays - Anything goes.

Edited to add: I just realized that the background paper I've used looks blue on my screen! Either it's just my computer screen that's playing me a trick or it might be my poor photographing skills, but the paper is purple IRL. Hope it doesn't disqualify me at Allsorts Lavender and lace challenge. :-/

 

 

Supplies:

Papers: Bazzill cardstock, Lilac Avenue (Kaisercraft)

Stamps: Hero Arts

Ink: Dusty Concord Distress Ink (Ranger)

Accessories: Lace, Flowers, Pearl Spray, self adhesive pearls (WOC). Ribbon, string and button from my own stash.

Almost unbelieveable

Det kan nesten se ut som om jeg er tilbake i gamet! I alle fall fikk jeg kastet sammen dette kortet etter skissen hos Mojo Monday denne uken.
Jeg har brukt papirer og diecut fra KaiserCrafts Utopia-serie. Jeg har sagt det før og jeg sier det igjen, jeg elsker KaiserCraft papirer! :) I tillegg fikk jeg endelig brukt min nye MS Cherish punch. Mitt aller første eBay-kjøp, som jeg aner kommer til å bli en favoritt.. om jeg bare finner ut av prinsippet med Punch-around-the-page. *lol*
Siden Scrap-a-long har en åpen utfordring denne gangen, hiver jeg meg med der også.

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It can almost seem like I'm back in the game! At least I threw together this card after the sketch at Mojo Monday this week.

I've used papers and diecut from the KaiserCraft Utopia series. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I love KaiserCraft papers! :) I also got to use my new MS Cherish punch. My very first eBay buy, which I'm sensing is going to be a favourite.. if I can only figure out the principles about Punch-around-the-page. *lol*

And since Scrap-a-long is having an open challenge this time I'll throw myself in there too.

I've found a new love

Jeg har tidligere fortalt om min kjærlighet for Magnolia ark, som jeg er så glad i at jeg ikke tør å bruke dem. Vel, jeg har funnet en ny kjærlighet i arkene fra Kaisercraft, og disse kan jeg bare ikke la være å bruke! Jeg bestilte en stabel fra USA, siden mange av 6x6 blokkene ikke finnes i norske butikker og jeg kan allerede si at min neste bestilling er rett rundt hjørnet. Er ikke disse bare deilige!?

Kortet er laget etter skissen hos Mojo Monday. Jeg blir også med på utfordringene hos DYSU - #23 Birthday og Scrappekammeret #32 Kammerpikenes oppskrift.

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I've previously posted about my love for Magnolia papers that I love so much I can't afford to use them. Well, I've found a new love in the papers from Kaisercraft and these I can't help but to use! I ordered a huge stack from USA since many of the 6x6 pads aren't to be found in Norwegian stores, and I can already say that my next order is right around the corner. Aren't these just yummy!?

The card is made after the sketch at Mojo Monday. I'll also enter the challenges at DYSU #23 Birthday and Scrappekammeret #32 Kammerpikenes oppskrift.

Testing Techniques - part 3

Noen ganger er det gøy å teste ut nye ting og komme ut av "komfort-sonen". I dag var ikke en av de dagene. Det begynte med en skisse fra Mojo Monday og et mønsterark som jeg ikke aner hvor det kom fra. Og derfra ble det bare verre! *lol* Men jeg fikk i det minste prøvd ut en ny MS kant punch og ny Spellbinders dies, og jeg prøvde meg på "stenciling" med dies'en.

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Sometimes it's fun to try out new things and get out of the comfort zone. Today was not one of those days. It started with a sketch from Mojo Monday and a DP that I have no idea where it came from. And from there it only got worse! *lol* But at least I got to try out a new MS edge punch and a new Spellbinders die, and I tried stenciling with the die.

Til alle mødre

Gratulerer med morsdagen til alle mødre og spesielt til alle alenemødre der ute. Jeg er ikke en av dem, men jeg har en mann som i perioder reiser mye, og det har gitt meg en enorm respekt for aleneforeldre! Det er virkelig ingen enkel jobb å ta seg av barn helt på egenhånd, selv om man har verdens flinkeste og snilleste barn (som selvfølgelig alle foreldre har! ;)). Dere gjør en fantastisk jobb! Håper alle får den oppmerksomhet de fortjener i dag og nyter dagen!

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Happy mother's day to all mothers and especially to all single mothers out there. I'm not one of them, but I have a husband that sometimes travels a lot, and that has given me an enourmous respect for single parents! It's really not an easy job to take care of kids all on your own, even though you have the sweetest, nicest kids in the world (which of course all parents have! ;)). You do a fantastic job! I hope you all get the attention you deserve today and enjoy the day!

I'll enter this card for the following challenges:
Mojo Monday - Sketch 177
Kort o Mania - Utfordring 33 Ikke 6x6
My time to craft - Challenge 127 Hearts and flowers
Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 151 Hearts and flowers
Paper Play Challenges - 11w6 Hearts and flowers but not Valentine
A Spoonful of Sugar - Challenge 138 Let's see some love

More winter

Vinteren her i nord virker av og til endeløs, men nå er sola tilbake så dagene blir lysere. Og mye kaldere! *lol*
Jeg har heldigvis fått vært en tur til storbyen og fikk med meg en liten haug med godsaker til scrappingen. Blant annet en større snøfnugg punch som jeg fikk testet på dette kortet. Et vinterlig kort laget etter skissen hos Mojo Monday og til utfordringen hos Sentimental Sundays.

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The winter here in the north sometimes seem endless, but now the sun's back so the days are lighter. And a lot colder! *lol*
I was fortunate enough to get a trip to the big city and a small pile of goodies got to go home with me. Among others, a bigger snowflake punch that I got to test run for this card. A winter card made by the sketch at Mojo Monday and for the challenge at Sentimental Sundays.

Mojo's back

Takket være Mojo Monday har jeg fått mojo'en min tilbake når det gjelder guttekort. I alle fall liker jeg å tro det selv! ;-)


Med dette kortet deltar jeg i følgende utfordringer:
Mojo Monday - Challenge 163
Cards for men - Challenge #22 Anything goes (as long as it's male)
Paper Play Challenges '10 - Circles
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Challenge 57 - Spots and stripes

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Thank's to Mojo Monday I've got my mojo back when it comes to cards for boys. At least I like to think so! ;-)