Rock Hard!

Feel free to interpret the title as you want to:

• Is it me telling my mum to (still) rock hard?
• Is it her beeing rock hard (no, she's really a sweetie, but she's quite tough, too)?
• Or is it just the feeling you get when you hug a cairn?

Your choice :-)

Papers & cut outs: Pink Fresh. Alpha: American Crafts. Sequin covered hearts & enamel hearts: Freckled Fawn. Brads: MME

Details:

Since I don't do any DT work atm, just scrap for my own amusement and to preserve memories, I suck inspiration wherever I find it. The idea for this spesific design came from a lifting challenge at Paper Issues (where I also bought the papers):

I have a hard time using large heart shapes, I replaced the large hearts in the layout with pieces of paper. I still you still can see the main design in my lift. Agree?

Garden Gnome Model

We spent last weekend hiking in the Norwegian mountains. It was one of those wonderful fall weekends when the days start out with chilly mornings, just below the freezing point,  and end up with sun and temperatures at least 15 degrees higher. Mix it up with some wind and there are hours you take mittens and bonnets on - off - on - off - just because it's either too hot - or too cold.

I took some snapshots of my oldest son one of those hours - he really could not decide if to keep the bonnet on or not. With the bonnet half way off he reminded me of a garden gnome...

Papers & stickers: Bella Boulevard. Alpha: Echo Park & American crafts. Cut outs & buttons: Pebbles

 Close ups/details:

The deign is taken from this lovely sketch from Creative Scrappers.

Thank you for taking time to stop by! Do you have a garden gnome, btw?

Lockers in Wroclaw (Scrap lift)

I visited Wroclaw, Poland, in December. The main reason for the trip was the Christmas market, but we did some sightseeing, too.  Oneone of the bridges lovers had put up lockers to show their love, and I found the collection so pretty and colorful, that I needed to take a photo of it.

Papers: 4heures37. Word stickers: American Crafts. Wood weeners: Project Lift/Becky Higgins. Twine & charm: unknown

The idea for the design came from one of the April scrap lift challenges at Paper Issues. Here is the layout to lift, made by Janet Grzanka-Dlugokenski 

I used the layout as a sketch and kept the main elements, like the large vertical paper strip and the right side embellishment cluster

What a surprise: I doodled :-)

Cute wood weeners

Please come back later this week, as I have more up the sleeve for you :-)

A wine drinker's heaven

Italy.
Piemonte.
Barolo.

Do I need to say more?

Some times themed/ photo papers work out on layouts (why do I keep buying them, when I find them difficult to use?)!

Background paper: Paper House Design. Other papers: unknown Alpha: American Crafts. Corrugated word: Jillibean Soup. Wood weener words: Becky Higgins for American Crafts. Chipboard: unknown

Close up of cluster (and wine)

The background paper is bought recently, but the other must be 7-8 years old. 

The design is taken from the April 15th sketch at Stuck?! Sketches

It might be hard to recognize the sketch because of the image of the big wine bottle on the background paper, but it's there, just have a look - layers, cluster and title *lol*

Thank you for stopping by - your visit means a lot to me!

Good Times (Stuck?! April 1th Sketch)

For my birthday last year, husband and kids gave me a riding weekend  up in the Norwegian mountains.

Summer can be chilly in the mountains, but it still was a wonderful weekend - good, sturdy horses and a beautiful landscape. I was teamed up with the horse Hogda Viljar - a good choice made by the instructors - not too hot a horse, but not completely dead either :-)

Papers & stickers: Doodlebug Designs. Words: American Crafts. Wood weener: Freckled Fawn. Brads: unknown

Even if the mpintains hadn't dress in fall colors yet, I found the Doodlebug Designs Friendly Forest collection perfect:

Legg til bildetekst

Saddlebag - for food and extra clothes

The design is taken from the April 1th Sketch at Stuck?! Sketches, a great sketch to work with.

I hope I can do i similar tour this summer, too, but might find one with a little more speed and action!

Tons of Work (Scrap Lifting part III)

I am a garden junkie. I love digging, weeding, cutting and getting dirt under my nails. My long time goal is to have a pretty, low maintenance garden, but I I'm not sure if I'll ever get there :-)

One of the thinkg we do to keep weeds away/down is cover up areas with thick layers of bark. We haven'd refilled in ages, so last summer we needed tons to get back on track. Actually, me & the husband managed to get rid of this huge pile in just a short weekend, using nothing else but wheel barrels & shovels!

All papers & cut outs: Pebbles. Alpha: American Crafts. Ribbons & brad: unknown

 Details

Doodling...

Some vellum cut outs without (!) doodling.

The bright green freshes up the page a bit!

The design is taken from the base layout at one of the March Scraplift Challenges at Paper Issues. I just loved all the layers and the big bow!

Do you enjoy gardening?

Kitten Portraits (Scrap lift part II)

In September our three year old cat Mercedes had four healthy, lovely kittens: Kalle, Figaro, Septima and Preben Mohammed. Here they are at six weeks old.

Black word stickers: Authentic.  All papers & other stickers: bella Blvd Color Chaos. Black word "smitten: Amy Tangerine/American Crafts. Fishbone rubber charm: Aroundtheblock

Details:

Polka dot overlay

I got the idea for the  layout whan I spotted the mid March scraplift challenge at Paper Issues. The overall design and somewhat busy background paper inspired me to make my layout:

Which kitten we kept (we could not keep them all, even if we wanted to)?
The ginger, fluffy one (Preben Mohammed)...

Christmas Market in Wroclaw

I have never been to a Christmas marked in any other country than Norway, so I decided it was about time - I was sure a Christmas marked any palce else would be different than at home.

We picked Wroclaw, Poland, for our first "European" Christmas marked, think staring with a not too big one, could be good. Besides, Wroclaw have an interesting, but also cruel, story, and most of what you need is in walking distance from the town hall.

Was the Christmas market different here than in Norway? Yes, as expected. More lights, different food, different merchandises. But we relly enjoyed it!

Here are my two sons in the market square:

Papers, cu outs & rosette: Pebbles. Alphas: Basic Grey (small), American Crafts (large)

Close ups

Glitter & bling :-)

I just cannot let be doodling on my pages

This layout was made at the Paper Issues Spring Crop, using this sketch from the sketch challenge:

I haven't worked with lots of layers in a while, but I love how it turned out.

Do you go to Christmas markets, btw?

Sparkle

I have issues with a few joint muscles, but acupuncture helps!
I don't feel very much like sparkling when I lay on the bench with needles on my hip, but the needles surely are my friends!

Papers, washi & cut outs; Pebbles. Word (Friends): American Crafts/Amy Tangerine. Bling: unknown. Glitter enamel dots: Freckled Fawn. Ribbon: Unknown

Close ups:

This layout was made at the Paper Issues Spring Crop, the "Bling Me Up, Scotty" challenge: Bling it up! Create a layout with lots of bling bling. Glitter, diamonds, shine. It's all good here.

The Pebbles Wonderland collection was perfect for this challenge with all the glitter covered cutouts!

Glitter covered cut outs

Thank you for taking time to pop by!

Queen Elizabeth Look Alike

He he, or may be not. But my cousin claimed I looked royal in my outfit at the riding school Christmas Show in December:

Papers, stickers & rubber Square: Doodlebug Designs. Rosette: Pebbles. Alpha American Crafts. Horse badge: Karen Foster

 Close ups:

This layout was made at the Paper Issues Spring crop, and the challenge "About You".


I admit it. I don't often make pages about myself, usually as I am behind camera. When was the last time you did a page about yourself?

The empty cage

Ouch - I have obviously been slacking on blogging my creations again - It's so easy to just put them up on FB, and forget about the blog. But I promise, the baby cards I promised you in my previous post, will be up on Tuesday!

Last monday we put our old cocker spaniel Scoobie down, and her crate is now empty:

Papers: Doodlebug Designs. Black stickers: Authentic. Other stickers: Doodlebug Designs. Alpha: American Crafts.
Cocker Chipboard: Memory Maze

The house is empty - you know the small details like her begging for food or cuddling, barking when the door bell rings etc etc. But I admit I don't miss all the fur around!


Close ups

My English Cocker Spaniel didn't have a cut tail, but I still find this chipboard so adorable (Memory Maze)

I still can't let be drawing on my pages - iit seems to have become my signature :-)

The design for the layout is taken from the March sketch at Scrapping Clearly:

I flipped it to fit my photo, but bisides from that stuck pretty close to the sketch.

Thank you for popping by, and please come back as I have more pages to show you!

Let it snow

We finally have "real" winter and snow here in my part of Norway. But brrr!, it has been cold the last couple of weeks: between -18C and -10C (0-10F). But I don't complain: I prefer the clean & cold snow over grey & dirty!

Snow means shoveling. As our roof is steep and slick, the snow on it usually comes down from it all at once - which means more shoveling. And of course the snow lands just outside the front door: that's what the journaling in this layout is about :-)

Cardstock & vellum: ClubScrap. Paint/modelling paste: Panduro. Mask: ClearSnaps: Alphas: American Crafts. Snowflake brads: Freckled Fawn. Dies: Life Style Crafts. Doilie: unknown

The January Take 5 Tuesday Challenge at Paper Issues, inpired me to make this layout. Here’s how it works: each month there will be a list of items to use as inspiration and starting point for your project. From that list, you pick 5 items to use on your project. From the January liste I picked color green, snowflake, die cut, paint, alpha sticker, title, cardstock and hand written journaling.

Close ups/details:

Paint, modelling paste, doilie, vellum snowflake, flocked snowflake

Doilie, vellum snowflake, flocked snowflake

Thank you for taking your time to stop by! What's the weather like in your part of the world?

The Handyman - TSC March 1th challenge

Hi!

This blog has been quiet fro two weeks - but for reasons:
1) I took a one week break from every day life and spent them with my family in the snowy mountains here in Norway. So needed - so lovely!
2) Back home I got the cold from h*** - fever, running nose etc etc - all my energy was focused on staying in bed and getting better. I still have the largest cold sore ever to remind me - it looks like somebody hit me with a stick unde the nose - nice :-)

In between beeing away and sick, I created this example for The Studio Challenges latest challenge:

Use as many of these Items in your layout as you can....
                  Mist
                  Stamping
                  Sequins
                  Chipboard
                  Brads or Eyelets
                  Thread
                  vellum
                  yellow

Patterned papers: Lemon Owl. Cut File: Silhouette Studio. Alpha: American Crafts. Stamps, vellum & green brads: ClubScrapp. Sequins, fiber, screw eyelets: unknown. Ink: Archival. Mist: Ranger

 I have used all the items except yellow - just because yellow was added after my layout was done.

Details:

Journaling says: "It's great to be a DIY when the house needs some improvements. But Cliff, why don't you wear pants while painting?"

Do you want to play with us at The Studio Challenges? Head over to the blog to see how it rolls!