Altered wooden box

Hi there everyone!

Hope you are all having a great day. The winter has finally arrived here in Trondheim....brrrrr. It`s cold but it looks so much britghter and cleaner outside now. So much better than the pooring rain. But, it won`t stay for long. The first snow never does.

Today i want to show you a wooden box i altered as a present to my eldest daughter.

In the top of this box is a small canvas which i primed with white gesso and decoupaged the image onto. 

Next i adhered all my chosen embellishments and gessoed it all.

On the sides i used some different stencils and put on some texture paste blended with sand to get this rough look on them.

Before i glued the canvas to the box, i sprayed it several times with sprays from Lindy`s Stamp Gang. And i just love how it turned out. 

Just look at all this yummy gorgeous shimmer. Looove it!

That`s it for today. Thanks for visiting me and hope to see you soon back again.

My first ATCs

Hi everyone! 

I`ve tried something i`ve never done before....ATCs. For those of you that don`t know what an ATC is. ATC stands for Artist Trading Card. These are sized 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch. They may seem small but this size is set because they are supposed to fit into the standard card collector pockets.

A little while ago i entered a small challenge on Facebook where we were given a recipe on how to go ahead creating these ATCs. I never thought i`d pull it off but i made it, lol. And i had so much fun as well. So this is something i want to try out more. Hope you like them.

I started off with 4 different heavy designpapers. I painted them with gesso blended in water to get at more transparent look just to tone down the pattern of the paper. 

Next i took some silk paper and stamped it randomly with several stamps. I then crinkled it up and glued it onto the paper sheets. 

For the last steps i first put on some tissue tape and then stamped it with a background stamp. Last step before embellishing was spritzing them with sprays from Lindy`s stamp gang. 

Finally the cards were ready to get embellished. I cut out some vintage images from a cuttingsheet from Kort & Godt and put on some text stickers from Authentique. And some other small embellies.

I actually like how they turned out. So i`m definately going to try this again soon. I`m sorry i didn`t get to catch the shimmer of the colours. Daylight here is quite poor on this time of year. But i can asure you the shimmer looks fabulous! 

Thanks for taking the time to visit me. Allways love visits.

Cloud Lily canvas

Hi everyone!

Mona has done something she doesn`t know how to do, lol. I`ve created my first canvas using this totally adorable Cloud Lily from Ppinkydolls. 

I was so scared that i was going to muck things up, but i`m so pleased with the end result. I`m just so sorry that the pics doesn`t do it justice. If i have had any idea of how much fun this would be, i would have tried this much earlier, lol. 

I`m warning you right now....this is going to be a pictureheavy post. I`m just a bit bummed by the fact that i missed the daylight and my flash killed allmost every pic i tried to take. But it will have to do.

I started to colour in the image. Cloud Lily from Ppinkydolls. Using my fabby ProMarkers and FlexMarkers. As it has been sometime without colouring i`m just starting to figure out how to use them again. I can tell you...colouring i just like fresh goods. It has to be maintained or it gets degraded after a while, lol. 

Colours i used:

Skin: Vanilla, Saffron, Oatmeal, Tan, and Sunkissed pink for cheeks.

Lips got some Coral

Hair: Aubergine, Amethyst, Winter berry, Pink Pearl

Outfit and wings: Baby pink, Pink mittens, Antique white

Cloud: Ice grey #1 trough 5

Shoes: Umber, Warm grey #2 and 4

Eyes: Azure, Cool aqua

I started with decoupaging the image to the canvas. Next i did the same thing to some paper pieces randomly placed onto the canvas. Sorry they don`t show too well. I know where they are, so i see them but i don`t think you can tell, lol.

Next up is the stencils. I used some texture paste to make some texture. I used a text stencil and a honeycomb stencil. You can see the text at the side of the canvas, on the image below. The honeycomb you can see on the first pic on the left side. For some extra texture i mixed sand in the gesso as well.

I then added some lace from my stash. I mixed my own blend of acrylic paint from white and purple. Blending it to a lavenderlooking kind of colour. Which i used painting all the sides and selected areas on the top. 

I also painted the chipboard frame with white acrylic paint. The frame is the Circle flourish chipboard frame from Make it Crafty. I don`t know if it is available any longer though. I tried to find a link to it but it seems like the shop only contains stamps now. When it had dried i glued it onto the canvas.

Next i glued on all my items of choice. I have flowers from Prima and Storyteller, Leaf from Wild Orchid Crafts. Metal embelishments from Prima and Korthobby.

When it all had dried i painted the whole thing with gesso and finally spritzed averything with mists from Lindy`s Stamp Gang. I made sure to heat-set it all between every colourchange so it didn`blend too much. I absolutely love all the shimmer. Here is the list of stuff from Lindy`s i used:

Startbursts:

Gag me with a spoon of grey

Jazzy Jivin` Purpple

Golden Lump o`cool (dark grey with gold shimmer)

Soft Water Taffy (pink)

I also used Cactus gold (Glitz spritz) and Golden sleigh bells (Magicals)

The lightbulbe (under) is from Junkyard findings by Prima. Under the flower you also can see some banners from Melissa Frances. The star on the left is also from the same company. The key is also Prima. I`m not sure but i think the heart maybe from Korthobby. If not, i`m sure you`ll help me correct it, lol.

The Resin corner is from Prima`s Shabby Chic Treasures and the bird and branch is a metal-embellishment form Korthobby.

 

For the finishing touches i added some bling, pearls and stickles glitter glue here and there. I also tuched up some small areas with the golden sleigh bells magicals from Lindy`s. And that sweet tile from Prima as the last little "must have" thingy.

Here`s a last look at this sweetie from Ppinkydolls Art. I hope you have enjoyed my little tale about this canvas. Well at least i hope i didn`t bore you to death, lol.Hope i did`t forget anything, lol. Don`t hesitate to ask me if there is something you are wondering about. I will try and help you as best as i can. 

Thanks for visiting me.

Challenges entered:

November challenge at Ppinkydolls Art over at Facebook

Finally back

Hi everyone!

Today is the first time i`m being creative since i have moved. I`ve been a bit stressed out course i haven`t managed to get my craft room completely up and running yet. Yesterday when i was doing this card i couldn`t find anything of the stash i needed so i was completely bummed out by this. First i couldn`t find the cord to my printer to get an image printed and coloured up. Luckely i had a 3D decoupage set from Sherri at hand so it saved my project this time. Then my heat gun has dissapeared and of course and i had decided to use paint on my creation. So i had to wait for it to dry up....and my patience is like zero, lol. And of course i couldn`t get a decent pic of the finished result either so my evening was absolutely "perfect".... not, lol. Well anyway i finished my card. Poor Eva Gro patiently sat and waited for me to finish up. She`s just such a sweetheart. 

Well... This is my first card in ages. I`ve been moving and we have been in between housing so we have lived for a month and a half at my brother in law. It went very well but i`m so happy we finally are in our own house. So all my crafty stash has been in a container for...well... at least 8 months. I had to pack everything down before the showing of our old house. My craftroom was made into a loft livingroom. 

So now i`m just bubling over with creativity. I have so much i want to do but i have to be patient...yeah me...patient. Not a good combo, lol. Have to get my room up and running first. Now it just looks like a bomb has hit the place. Not good, lol.

Ok i have to stop rambling on now. Here is my card.

Today we have a new challenge going live at My Besties Norway. The theme set is:

Distressing: Inking and/or tearing

For my card i have used Tina Tatter 3D decoupage set. She is just such a cutie. 

I have ruffled up all the edges and painted them with gesso to get the shabby look. I embellished with a rose trim from Marianne Design and roses from Papirhobby. Rosebuds from Kort og Godt and Metal corners from Live and Love Crafts.The bling swirl i don`t remember where it`s from. I`ve lost the package it was in.

Ok, so that was all from me today. Thanks for sticking by me through all my rambling, lol. Please hop on over to My Besties Norway and join us for this challenge. Good luck everyone!

Challenges i`m entering:

One Stitch at a Time - Anything goes with a flower
That Craft Place Ltd - Shabby chic
 Di`s Digis Design - Girly
Brown Sugar - Anything goes
Card Makin Mamas - Vintage or shabby chic
Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything goes
C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Add a charm/use metal (i used metalcorners)
Southern Girls Challenge - Girly / Shabby chic
Divas by Design - Pretty in glitter

Christmas is upon us!

Hey everyone!

The last challenge before Christmas, at least by my part, lol. I`m really looking forward to spend some time with our family and friends. I also got the great news today that i don`t have to work at Christmas day, so i really am going to enjoy myself.

Well...we are having our last challenge for the year over at Crafty Purple Frog. And surprise...the challenge is the very unusual theme of Christmas, hahaha.

The image i have used the decoupage sheet called Red hearts, available here. These sheets come pre-coloured and is designed by Ching-Chou Kuik. Take a peek in the Crafty Purple Frog digi shop and you`ll find lots and lots of gorgeous designs. Both decoupage and pyramage. Below you can see some closeups. I have just blinged it up a bit with some stickles diamond.

Ok...that`s all from me today. I wish you all a merry Christmas! And if you find the time we would love it if you came over to the Crafty Purple Frog and joined our last challenge of the year.

For someone special

Hey Peeps!

I`ll just have to do this as a quick post. I have a nasty headache andi just feel like throwing up.

Today we are having a new challenge over at The Crafty Purple Frog and the theme is: For somone special. For my card i have used Night rose decoupage sheet, available here. These sheets come pre-coloured, so i have not coloured it myself.

I put some stickles diamond in her hair and on a few details.

The decor is actually some pieces i have cut off som table decorations.

I will enter some challenges later, but now i have to go lay down. Hope my head gets better soon...ok as good as it can, hahaha. Take care everyone!

Challenge #26 at CPF

Good morning everyone!

We are back with another challenge at Crafty Purple Frog. And the theme is "Thank you".

Amy has recently released some new images in her online shop. They are so gorgeous. I have used one of these new ones for my sample card. It is called "Enchanting Gold" and it is available right here. I have used the decoupage sheet.

The papers i have used is from the new Prima Romantique collection. The lily is also from Prima.

These chrystals i clipped off a candle light decoration. I think they fit perfectly on my card.

Below is a better wiew of the 3D effect of these sheets. I think they gives a fabulous debth to a creation.

Challenges i`m entering:

Delightful Challenges - Colours of fall challenge
Hanna and Friends - Challenge #115 Fall / Halloween
Pals Paper Arts - Challenge #115 Fall / Thanksgiving
Crafting for all Seasons - Challenge #11 Fall flowers / Halloween
Fab`n` funky - Challenge #94 Fall colours
Digital Tuesday - Challenge #132 Fall colours


I really look forward to see all of your creations over at Crafty Purple Frog, so make sure to join in on the fun. As usual all the top 4 winners will receive a prize. So just check out what you might win in the challenge blog. Just remember if you don`t enter, you don`t win.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Multiple layers - new Crafty Purple Frog challenge

Hey my sweet friends!

It was so awesome to see so many gorgeous entries in our last challenge over at Crafty Purple Frog! There is soooo much talent out there in blogland. It is so inspiring to come and visit you and get some new input, lol. I really do need it sometimes, lol.

Well...this time we want to see layers on your creations. For my card i have used papers from Bearly Mine Design and the image is called Red is my passion and it is one of the gorgeous decoupage sheets in the Crafty Purple Frog shop. The image is designed by Ching-Chou Kuik. I have NOT coloured it myself. It comes pre-coloured.


Below you can see some more closeups. I hope you can come and join us at Crafty Purple Frog. Happy craftin` .





Challenges i`m entering:

Digistamps 4 joy - Challenge #28 Anything goes with a bonus
Papercraft Star - Challenge #64 Lace
The Paper Shelter - Challenge #33 For the girls
Penny`s Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge #63 Anything goes
Simon says - Anything goes
Anything goes - Challenge #50 Anything goes
Deep Ocean - Challenge #9 Happy Birthday
Going grey with scrap creations - It`s a girly thing
Jen`s digistamps - Let`s hear it for the girls
Critter sketch challenge - Challenge #84 Anything goes
Scrapperiket - Bonusutfordring, Charms
4 Crafty Chicks - Challenge #57 Anything goes
OSAAT - Challenge # 81 Favourites - Sparkle, lace and flowers
Sew Many Cards - Challenge #69 Ovals
Lollipop Crafts - Challenge #50 Anything goes
The squirrel and the fox - Challenge #1 Anything goes

Have a great day

My first creation for The Crafty Purple Frog

Hey Peeps!

As i announced a few days ago i have joined the fabby DT at The Crafty Purple Frog. And this is my first time entering the challenge as an inspirator rather than a competitor, lol. So i really hope my creation will do. I have never tried decoupage before so this was really fun. I have made a tag for this challenge as the challenge is ANYTHING BUT A CARD.


I used this sheet called "The love is gone". You can find it right here in the Crafty Purple Frog shop. You can find some amazing images designed by Ching-Chou Kuik in the shop. So go on and have a looksie.


Amy is also greaciously sponsoring a grand total of 5 sheets for the winner. Also the next 3 entrants will get prizes too. How awesome is that!!!





Don`t forget to enter our "anything but a card" challenge over at The Crafty Purple Frog.
We are waiting for your fabulous creations!

Challenges i`m entering:

Amber`s Crafts and Stuff - Challenge #21 Sparkle and shine
For Fun Challenges - Anything goes challenge
Ruby`s Rainbow - Challenge #9 Gems
A Spoonfull of Sugar - Challenge #161 Create a tag
Scrap creations - Buttons and/or bows challenge

Thanks for looking!