A new creation....actually

Hi there everyone!

I`ve actually got a NEW creation in store for you today. It`s a mixed media layout of my eldest daughter. She was in a bit of a crazy, funny mood when she took this selfie. Of course i had to use this for my layout as i thought it was kinda cool. 

I started off with some modelling paste and a checker stencil. Next i used a stencil with numbers and some viva decor copper paste. For the spraying i used sprays from Lindy`s Stamp Gang. The final stencil i used is the leafy one, which i combined with distress ink, spiced marmelade.

When all the mediums had dried i stamped some text and a poststamp in random order. For the final touch on the background i used a cap of one of the spray bottles to "stamp" small circles of white gesso randomly. When finished with the background i started prepping the metal. I coated the metal with white gesso and then painted them with blue metallic blended with black, for the right shade.

Next task was to emboss the chipboardpieces. I have used embossingpowder from Lindy`s and Stampendous. I just love the blue shimmery colour of the arrow/feather piece. It doesn`t show too good on this pic but i promise it`s lovely.

I thought the sentiment was a bit describing for the mood in which the pic was taken, so i just had to use it. This piece was embossed with enamel from Stampendous. Here i have used Ivory. I just love the gold specs in it. 

The photo was matted with a designpaper and a white paper using chipboard to make a more layered effect. I also added some playingcards just for the fun of it.

For some last finishing touches i have added a few flowers, some metal stars and some bling. And then splattered with black and white gesso as well as the two colours used on the background. 

That`s it for this time. Hope to see you back here soon.

ArJo`s Tag & ATC kos

Hi there everyone!

I`m joining in a little challenge on Facebook by ArJo`s Tag & ATC kos. 

This month Marianne Johansson is the guest designer and she has set the theme this time. Theme set is M - for Maling or in english, P for Paint. 

We have to have a painted background and somekind of stamping and/or stenciling. All with paint.

Here is my take on the challenge.

I started off by painting the whole tag with white gesso. Next i started dabbing spots with Distress Paint (Milled lavender and Weathered wood) sprayed with water to make it run easier. Then i just held it different angles to get the paint blended. Then dried it with my heat gun. I then dabbed some extra spots here and there and dried it.

I then used Art Alchemy Opal Magic and Metallique Acrylic paint together with some stencils to create patterns. Stencils i used are Mini Harlequin, Mini Viva la art and Mini Complicated hearts. All by The Crafters Workshop. I also stamped a honeycomb pattern using black gesso. 

I also used some shimmerz spritz (Plum pudding) to get some pink spots. I also used the top of the bottle to dip into the spritz to make circles. Finally i splatted some paint here and there. Here i have used White gesso plain, white gesso blended with Plum pudding spritz and Weathered wood distress paint. 

I used my Dymo to make the text strips. To make it darker and more dramatic i used black gellato and rubbed it around the text and the edges. Around the ART text i used a gel pen course i didn`t want to muck it up too much.

To finish off my tag i coloured up some seambinding to match my tag. For this i used Plum pudding spritz for the pink one and Luminarte H2O Key Lime paint for the green one. I then added some bling and the metal medal from Tim Holtz.

If there is anything you would like to know about the creative prosess, don`t hesitate to ask. I will help as best as i can.

Thanks for visiting me today.

Confirmation cards

Hi there!

Just popping in to show you a couple of confirmation cards i did on commission.

I believe all the paper used are from Kort & Godt. Please arrest me if i`m wrong. I accidentally tossed away the strip that had all the information so i don`t exactly remember, lol. And there it was again.....senile, lol

I don`t like the light. The pics were taken outside in daylight but i think they turned out too blue-ish. But the colours should be white / light grey.

I think these finished cutout pics are so cool. And they are perfect to use on boy cards. What i love about these papers is that all the elements you need to make a card, are all there. You have the paper, the image and the sentiment. This is awesome. 

This makes it super easy to make a card in a hurry.

Thanks for stopping by today. I wish you all a great weekend.

I`m entering these in Papirdukkene`s challenge - Anniversary

12 Tags of 2016 - January

Hi everyone!

Hope you all are enjoying your weekend. I however have decided to particiate in the 12 tags of 2016 by Tim Holtz. This is the first time i`m entering these tags challenges. I am so excited.

This first one is a Technique remix from earlier projects by Tim. Links to these techniques is provided in Tim`s post.

And here is my take on the project.

I was a bit unsure of how i could pull this off, as my inventory of embossing folders are rather slim, lol. I only own 3 pieces as embossingfolders haven`t been a passion of mine. Two of these were absolutely not suitable for this project so i just had to go for an old one from Marianne Design. I was actually going to get rid of it but now i`m happy i didn`t, hahaha.

Another problem i had, was chalk. Absolutely non-existant in this household. So what to do? Well i cheated a bit. Instead of the chalk technique i used white embossingpowder and a white colouring pencil to achieve the same look. 

Well, I was at least satisfied with the end result and i had a lot of fun doing it, Hope you like it as well.

Supplies i have used:

Tag and bookplates die from Sizzix

Metal tape from my local hardware store.

Black craft tag from Ranger.

Embossing folder from Marianne design.

Bird Crazy stamp and dies set from Sizzix and Stampers Anonymus

Tiny Junkyard findings from Prima

Metal word bands from Tim Holtz Idea-ology

White embossing powder from Ranger

White colouring pencil from Lyra.

Black and white acrylic paints

Embossing pad from Tsukineko

Thanks for visiting me today.

Ny inspirasjon til sommerutfordringen hos ProMarker Norge

Heisann folkens!

Vi i DT hos ProMarker Norge har laget litt ekstra inspirasjon til sommerens utfordring. Vi håper dere vil la sommer være sommer for ei lita stund og bare kose dere med litt papir og noen farger. Det er alltid like spennende å se hva dere kommer fram til. Hopp innom utfordringsbloggen vår å få litt inspirasjon og for dere som ikke vet hva utfordringen er allerede, så finner dere det ut der, hehe.

Sponsor for denne utfordringen er fortsatt Lacy Sunshine Stamps. Hopp gjerne innom butikken. Masse kjempesøte motiver å finne.

Som inspirasjon denne gang har jeg dekorert ei eske som har stått og samlet støv ganske lenge. Jeg har jo sett rundt omkring alle disse flotte kreasjonene hvor det er brukt mixed media, så nå tenkte jeg å prøve meg fram litt, hehe. Vet ikke helt om resultatet ble så bra. Artig var det i allefall å leke med masse søl. Ja for masse søl ble det virkelig, hehe. Håper dere bærer over med meg, det ble litt mange bilder denne gang.

Først kan vi jo bare ta fargene jeg har brukt her:

Hud: Coral. Sunkissed pink, Bush, Tan
Hår: Black, Cool grey #3,4 og 5
Øyne + lepper: Burgundy, Crimson, Poppy, Cocoa, Tan
Klær + hatt: Reef blue, Capri blue, Powder blue, Slate, Winterberry,
Lavender, Cool grey #3, Black, Icicle, Gold Metallic.

Esken kjøpte jeg på en Notabene butikk da de hadde opphørssalg. Fikk den pluss noen flere for en slikk og ingenting, hehe. Esken har jeg malt både innvendig og utvendig først med 2 lag hvit akrylmaling.

Deretter fant jeg fram de papirene jeg ville bruke. Disse brukte jeg decoupage lim for å få limt dem godt fast. Deretter fikk papirene et strøk med lim oppå seg for å forsegle alle kanter. Overflaten fikk en fin glans med fin struktur i. Så langt synes jeg resultatet så lovende ut.

Deretter fant jeg fram noen masker jeg hadde. Utvalget mitt er ikke akkurat det største, så det ble mye av det samme, hehe. Jeg brukte en slags modell pasta sammen med maskene. Jeg prøvde å ikke lage en jevn flate fordi jeg ville ha litt ekstra struktur i arbeidet mitt. Det vises kanskje best på bildet under.

Da modellpastaen hadde tørket var turen kommet til Cracle Paint. Jeg tok noen vilkårlige strøk her og der med Distress Weathered Wood og Rock Candy. På flere av bildene vises sprekkene i malingen veldig godt. Jeg ble kjempefornøyd med resultatet.

Deretter brukte jeg glimmer mist (en slags gullfarge, skal oppdatere det når jeg kommer hjem på søndag. Glemte å notere meg det før jeg dro på ferie) Det vises best på bildene ret over og rett under.

Så helt til slutt gikk jeg over med hvit gesso for å fremheve sprekkene litt mer og for å få et litt mer shabby utseende. Og så fikk kantene på lokket noen fine rub-ons som jeg har hatt liggende uten å vite hva jeg skulle bruke dem til. Resten av pynten er blomster fra Prima og en metallsommerfugl pyntet med en knapp i vintage stil. Samt litt flytende perler langs kantene. Nedenfor ser dere litt flere bilder med det ferdige resultatet.

Utfordringer jeg deltar i:

Cute card Thursday - Anything goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Die cuts and/or punches

MilkCoffee Challenge - Show us those colouring skills

Addicted to stamps and more - Anything goes

Crafting by designs - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Anything goes

Creative moments - Anything but a card

Inkspirational - Anything goes

Lady Anne`s - Anything goes

The Paper Shelter - Anything goes

Jeg setter veldig pris på konstruktiv kritikk. Jeg likte sluttresultatet ganske godt selv. Det er jo dessverre ikke helt det samme å se resultatet bare på bilde som å se det i virkeligheten. Jeg kunne egentlig godt ha tenkt meg å puntet med litt metallpynt men som jeg nevnte tidligere så er ikke utvalget så stort, så jeg lot den være ganske enkel. Håper kreasjonen min faller i smak. Takk for at du droppet innom bloggen min og besøkte meg. Det setter jeg stor pris på. Lykke til med utfordringen hos ProMarker Norge alle sammen!

Guest Designing at Top Tip Tuesday

Good morning peeps!

As a designer for Kenny K`s Krafty Krew which is sponsoring today`s challenge over at Top Tip Tuesday, i`ve been so lucky have been asked by the lovely Samantha to create something for this challenge. Of course i had to grab the opportunity to give it a try, lol. It`s a real honour as these girls are really talented. Thanks for having me with you for this challenge!

The theme set for the challenge is:

Kidz / Teens

For my card today i`ve used an image called Ryder Cole and he is available here, at Kenny K Downloads. The papers i have used is from the Prima Printery Collection. I roughed up the edges a little bit for a worn look and then matted the image using a stamp shaped die cut from Marianne Design.

The colours i have used are:

Skin: Vanilla, Saffron, Oatmeal, Tan

Hair: Cocoa, Mustard, Buttercup

Trousers: Navy blue, True blue, Sky blue, Arctic blue

Jacket: Umber, Warm grey #3,4 and 5, Shale, Burgundy, Berry red, Lipstick red

Other colours: Black, Pear green, Lime twist, Lime Zest, Lime green

My Top Tip for you:

If you find yourself in the lack of the right colour cardstock to use as a mat behind your layers of design paper or your image, i usually just take a plain white cardstock and use my ProMarkers to colour around the edges with the desired colour. This way you get the exact colour you want. Just remember to soak your edges with a lot of colour so you get those smooth transitions.

Challenges entered:

Papelitos -Anything goes
Through the Craftroom door - Anything goes
Artistic inspirations - Anything goes
Eureka stamps - For the kids
Paper Playtime - Anything goes

I hope you`ll find the time to come and play over at Top Tip Tuesday, and also take a peek at what these fabby girls have created for your inspiration.

New release and blog-hop at KennyK`s Krafty Girlz

Hi Bloggettes!

I just managed to squeeze in a KennyK card. I have wanted to participate in the blog-hop, so i just had to create a card to enter too. I have used the gorgeous and sassy Carmen Electrafying. She is to be found right here.


I love the grunge style though i haven`t done much of this lately. I have made a lot of sweet cards so with my dad having birthday today, i`d had to make him a card, lol. This should be right up his alley, lol.

The ProMarkers i used for the colouring are these:

Hair:
Pastel yellow, Primrose, Buttercup.

Skin:
Vanilla, Saffron, Oatmeal, Tan

Boots:
Black, Ice grey #1,2,3,4,and 5.

Bandana and Nickers:
Berry red, Crimson, Cardinal red, Gold Metallic.

Some gears from Tim Holtz.


Look at the glasses. Doesn`t it look like real glasses? I put on some glossy accent and i`m real satisfied with the result.



These are the challenges i`m entering:

KennyK`s Krafty Girlz - Anything goes bloghop challenge
Sassy studio designs - Dare to be sassy #82 Clean and Simple
Southern Girls - Challenge #23 Happy Birthday
Tuesay Throwdown - Challenge #58 Something metallic
Heidi`s Hobbystuggu - Utfordring #4 Noe for en mann

Thanks for looking and have a nice weekend.

Hugs...Mona

Egenlaget bakgrunn

Hei Bloggere!

(For my foreign readers please use my translation button on the left)

Å lage egne bakgrunner er ikke noe jeg gjør så mye av. Så jeg har prøvd meg på en av Tim Holtz` teknikker. (jada jeg vet det, kommer stadig tilbake til TH, hehe. What can i say? Jeg digger mannen:-)) Han gjør så utrolig mye spennende som er så artig å prøve seg på. Og det som er så fantastisk med denne teknikken er at kreasjonene aldri blir lik uansett hvor mye man prøver.


På denne bakgrunnen har jeg brukt hjemmelaget glimmermist laget av re-inkere og perfect pearls. jeg har brukt fargene aged mahogany, broken china, brushed curderoy og mustard seed. Disse har jeg blandet med aged patina perfect pearls (gullfarven) i mini-mistere fra Ranger.


Først tok jeg ett hvitt, litt glatt papir og sprayet flere flekker av hver farge, og lot de blande seg litt. Dette også for å få noen litt rennende effekter. Disse vises dessverre ikke så godt på kortet. Etter at papiret hadde tørket (brukte hårføneren min for å hurtigtørke det, jeg har ikke en sånn fancy varmepistol, så man tager hvad man haver) svertet jag alle kantene med distress ink, brushed curderoy og deretter stemplet jeg det med et tekststempel fra....ja Tim Holtz, hehe.


Dette vises dessverre ikke så godt men jeg har prøvd å ta et nærbilde av venstre øvre hjørne, hvor det vises best. NB! det er KUN 1 av stemplene jeg har brukt som ikke er fra TH. Og det er stemplet med noter og sommerfuglen på. Dette er et stempel fra Forma Hantverk. Så stemplet jeg rundt alle kantene med et svirvelstempel. Til slutt brukte jeg det blødende hjertet i øvre høyre hjørne. Prøvde å unngå å dekke det til med så mye stæsj.


Til de andre bakpanelene har jeg brukt handlaget papir (ikke av meg). Og til slutt laget jeg nok en bakgrunn til hovedstemplet som er et ordtak fra TH. Denne bakgrunnen laget jeg med samme taknikk som den første men jeg sprayet med noen dråper vann i tillegg for å få små flekker i fagene. Her har jeg også kun brukt brushed curderoy og mustard seed og så til slutt svertet kantene. Jeg har også brukt det samme svirvel-stemplet som på den andre bakgrunnen men med en annen farge. (aged mahogany)


Til pynt har jeg brukt et par steampunk bilder fra The Graphics Fairy. Det var ikke helt med beregning, men jeg synes effekten med at hånden kommer ut av det mørke hullet i siden var litt artig. Det eneste jeg synes er litt synd er at jeg ikke klarer å få fram skimmeret i kortet.

Dette kortet skal leveres i disse utfordringene:

Kort O Mania - Utfordring #26 Bruke minst 5 stempler på forsiden av kreasjonen
Nordsalten Hobbyklubb - Utfordring #16 Selvlaget bakgrunn
Oldie But a Goodie - Challenge #4 Add a butterfly
The Three Muses - Things with wings
The Wild Flower Patch - Challenge #37 All twined up
Alphabet Challenge Blog - Z for zig zags
Crafty Emma`s Store Challenge - Buttons and bows
The Stamp Man - Challenge #8 Cards for men
Sukkersøtt - Utfordring #98 Metallpynt
The Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #23 Sentimentally yours
Flutterby Wednesday - Challenge #127 Open challenge with a butterfly, fairy or an angel on it.