Weddingcard in White and Gold

 Good morning everyone
Looking throught my blogs postinglist I found this weddingcard I almost forgot to show!

I made it some time ago, after a tutorial in Ett Trykk. I think it's kind of fun, with all the pockets for tags and small cards.
I haven't used any coloured images or photos on this card, only stamped texts.
Some of the greetings/ sentiments are embossed with goldcoloured embossingpowder. 
The folding gives you one quite large pocket, with room for a larger tag/ card, on this I have stamped a cute, little poem:

I decorated the front and back of the tag with the same papers and panels:

On the frontside of the card there's two more pockets.
I've put two tags in one of the pockets, and a sentiment mounted on magnetic paper in the other pocket:

Here I've put the magnet on the fridgedoor: 

This is how the back of the card looks like ( I love using this stamp on the back of my weddingcards):

Materials used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

DP: Papirdesign

Ink: Colorbox Gold, Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark

Stamps: Papirdesign, Kreativ Hobby, Panduro, Kort & Godt

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace PATP-set

Embossingpowder Gold

Halfpearls, Pearlstrings, Swirlstrings, Flowers, Ribbons, Charms

Magnetic sheet

 I'll join these challenges with  my weddingcard:

Divas By Design - Tags

Paper Pretties - Tongue Tied

Tuesday Throwdown #156 - Anything Goes

Dream Valley #61 - Fancy Folds

Scrappin All Over #14 - Bretting, mer enn 2 bretter

Anything goes Challenge Blog #97 - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar #51 - Anything Goes

Sister Act #16 - Anything Goes

Let's Craft And Create #74 - Anything Goes

Squigglefly #28 - Emboss Me

The Crafter's Cafe #20 - Anything Goes

The Order Of The Opus Gluei #161 - Weddings

Yellow Birthdaycard

Wonderful Friday morning - no work today, grey, windy weather, the house is in a real mess - and do you know what; I don't care! Today I'll stay in my work room, cutting, glueing, colouring, glittering, listening to a book - doing all the things I really love! 

Maybe I'll go to the shop to get some food in the house, and maybe - just maybe - I'll put some clothes to wash. There won't be any homework to check when the kids get home from school, there's no work tomorrow, so I can stay up untill real late - I LOVE FRIDAYS! Don't you?

First of all I'll post the birthdaycard I've been working on the last days.

I'm not really a user of brightcoloured papers or bold colours, but I think I've managed it quite well with this one - It's a little bit of both bright and bold, don't you think???

I used lots of different dies and punches, ribbons, liquid Pearls, a sunflowercharm - and distressInk (WalnutStain) on ALL edges. The greeting is from Kort&Godt, and fits perfect onto the tag from the  Spellbinder Fancy Tag set.

Inside the card I used a paper from Primas Sun Kiss Collection as background. Around the panels I used a Martha Stewart PATP-set. The butterflies are also Martha Stewart-punches.

The birthdaygreeting is from North Star Stamps.

Here's a close-up of the two Tildas laying in the flowers. I had big doubts buying the papers from Primas Sun Kiss Collection, but I found them so summery and "happycoloured"  with the big sunflowers and lovely butterflies that I couldn't resist them...

Colouring the Tildas clothes, I think I used ALL yellowcoloured ProMarkers.

Here's a list of the challenges I'll send my card to:

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Hip 2B Square

Hooked on Craft Challenges - Flowers

OLLCB - Ribbon or Twine

Kort o Mania - Bingo (Punch/ Bling/ Osteklut)

Crazy 4 Challenges - Birthday Card

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays - Flowers

Paper Pretties - Bold Bright Colours

Crafts and Me - Fabulous Flowers

Delightful Challenges - 5 or more Flowers

Joanna Sheen - Happy Birthday

Just a quick post today - now I'll head back to my workdesk.

Have a nice day everyone, thanks a lot for stopping by. 

Your comments make me even happier than crafting does ---or should it be "do" ???

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Edwin Chasing Butterflies

Last week, of course the day I wasn't home, my daughter needed a birthdaycard for a boy in her class, but couldn't find any boys cards in the box. Oh, was she furious!
So the last days I've worked on "masculine" cards.
It's difficult!
This is one of the three I've finished so far.
I've used stampimages from Magnolia (Edwin and the butterfly). Texts are from Kreativ Hobby and Norsk Stempelblad AS. Papers are (mostly) Piondesign. Flowers are from Prima. I've also used two Martha Stewart butterflypunches, cheesecloth, crystal glitterstickles and Liquid Pearls. All paperedges are distressed and used DistressInk WalnutStain on - I used that on the butterflies too.

Here come three more pictures:
First a close-up, showing Edwin and the butterfly, coloured with ProMarkers:

Then a (bad) one showing the inside; I used my new Marta Stewart PATP on the text- and greetingpanel:

On the back I put on my personal stamp:

I'll enter the card into these challenges:
CLP - Sketch
Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean - Butterflies
NSHK - Maskulint
Allsorts - Three in a row

Kort o Mania - Gutta Boyz

Happy SpringtimeBirthday

This might be a post with very little text. I've tried several times writing, but everything seems to disappear...

Well - here's the latest birthdaycard I've made - in springcolours :)

The image, Tilda from Magnolia, is coloured with ProMarkers.

I've used papers from Mjajdesign, and distressed all edges. The panels are sewn together.

I used lots of flowers (from Prima, I think), blings, lace, ribbons and bows, pearlstrings and charms. I squeezed some liquid pearls around too (I simply LOVE Liquid Pearls!)
Underneath Tildas panel I made room for a tag (Magnolia DooHickey) and stamped a greeting on each side of it.

Now, before the text disappears, here's four more pictures showing the card. The first with the tag pulled out, the second shows the inside, the third the backside (where I used my personal stamp). The last is a close-up showing Tilda (and the liquid pearls...)

The springtimecoloured birthdaycard will be entered to these challenges:

Stampin' for the weekend - BINGO (Diagonal row: Ribbons/ Lace/ DieCuts)
Simply Magnolia - Bling and Bows
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes with the option of adding stitches
Deep Ocean - Spring

Delightful Challenges - Spring Colours
NSHK - Søm (Stitching)
Papercrafting Journey - Anything Goes
Let's Ink It Up - Show us your flowers

Blue Christmascard

Tonight I have a christmascard to show again. I think christmascards is my all-time-favourite cards to make. I always get happy making christmascards :D

I think the papers on this card are from Panduro and MajaDesign. I just love the icy blue colours on these.
The image is Edwin, from Magnolia, coloured with ProMarkers. He's got a little "fur" on his jacket - I think it's soo cute!
I've also used a Martha Stewart edgepunch, Spellbinders Dies Labels Fifteen and Classic Ovals LG, a Magnolia Snowflake doohickey, a Tonic Snowflakepunch, flowers from Wild Orchid, brads, bling and liquid pearls.
I've distressed all edges, using DistressInk WalnutStain.
On the front of the card I sew the panels down.
The texts, both on the front and inside the card is from Kort&Godt.

The inside of the card. I like to put quite large blank panels inside the card, to give space to write a few words...

A close-up of Edwin with a present and a basket full of apples - RED apples for christmas :)
This picture hopefully shows the bling and liquidpearls a bit better:

My blue christmascard will go into these challenges:
Sunday Sketch & Stamp - Sketch
Allsorts Challenge Blog - It's your choice
The Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

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Birthdaytag

Today I have a birthdaytag to show. It's made with Magnoliaimages and -Dps.
I've used a lot of pink, shiny, glittery, girly embellishments, like flowers, pearls, halfbeads, laces, ribbons - you know what I mean!
Tilda got lot of pink glitter on her dress and her hair is highlighted with goldcoloured glitter.
I also used a goldcoloured heartcharm.
All edges of the Dps are distressed (DistressInk PumiceStone).
I made the letters with My daughters Cuttlekids alphabet (haven't found any alphabets as cute as this one...)

on the back I stamped a greeting with a stamp from Norsk Stempelblad (19B), and put on some halfbeads.

close-up of Tilda in her glittery dress :)

I'll send my card to these challenges:
Just Magnolia - Make a Tag
Simply Magnolia - Red &/ or Pink with White
Crafts And Me - Distressed
Paper Crafting Journey - Make it CUTE!
Allsorts - Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday - Charm Me!

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February Christmascards

Today I finished my three februarychristmascards for Hjertebodens Julebloggs year-long challenge. 10 months to go, 30 cards to make - easy, peasy! Well, it's easy to say when it's snow outside...

This month I made three quite different cards, but all with lovely Magnoliaimages on - it seems I'm becoming more and more fond of Tilda and Edwin each time I use them. I coloured with ProMarkers, as I use to :)
Papers are mainly from Papirdesign, Panduro, Majadesign and Pion Design - and some pieces from my scrapbox.
I've used all kinds of embellishments (charms, rhinestones, halfbeads, ribbons, laces - you name it...), dies, punches, glitter... - and my all time favourite doohickey; the snowflake!

With each card I'll give you the links to the challenges I'll enter in addition to
Hjertebodens Juleblogg, they have a Bingochallenge this month.
I managed both 1, 2 and 3 rows with my cards :D

First my blue christmascard, with Edwin out in the snow, goes for these challenges:
NSHK #48 - Winter Wonderland
Magnolia-Licious - Blue and Brown
Christmas Challenges (with sketches) - Sketch
The Paper Shelter #51 - Winter Blues
Hjertebodens Juleblogg - Bingo;
I have 2 rows; Charm/ Blonde/ Glitter and Tag/Doohickey/ Glitter

My Easelcard will go into these challenges:
ABC Christmas - C for Charming
Christmascards all year round - Heart
Hjertebodens Juleblogg - Bingo; on this card I have it ALL, 3 rows (Charm, Blonde, Distress, Hyssing, Blomster, Hjerte, Tag, Doohickey, Glitter)

And my third card, the "Magic Card", will go to these challenges:
Sketchy Colors - Sketch
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge - Feature an angel or a fairy
Hjertebodens Juleblogg - Bingo; 1 row: Charm, Blonde, Distress

I think it is so "cute" that it can stand upright with just the two little flaps on the sides ;)

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Magic Wedding Card

For the 4. and last challenge of Anonyme Scrapperes Anonyme Timeglass I've made the card that's been in the back of my mind for the whole challengeperiod. The theme for all challenges have been Valentine or Love, in different variations. This last challenge is a free challenge (but still with the Love/ Valentine theme, though).
I made the card as a Magic Card, the Tutorial is made by Marianne for StampARTic. It is really easy to follow, and I think these cards are truly wonderful, and perfect for weddingcards (and for birthdaycards, and christmascards and... the list goes on and on...)
I used a picture from a Valentinemagazine I think I bought last year (but as quickly as the years go by, it might just as well be three years ago...) I cut it out and distressed the edges - like I did to all edges, With DistressInk WalnutStain.
I used a Martha Stewart edgepunch along the edges.
The textstamps are from Papirdesign ("Til brudeparet"). On the frontside I embossed the texts with gold embossingpowder, the I cut out the text and rings - using both scissors and knives, a h*** of a job!!!
Inside the card I used Spellbinders Labels Four for the panels.
That should be about it...

Here comes the card, first the front, standing. Then the inside, and at last the back of the card:

I have had so much fun making the projects for the four challenges at Anonyme Scrappere. I considered it well before I joined the challenge, well aware that I wouldn't have as much time as I use to, or like to, for the challenges, but I also felt that the timeaspect was a challenge in itself, that I could need. Now I know that I can work quite fast - if I need :)

I'll enter the Magic Wedding Card into the following challenges as well:
DYSU #58 - Love
PaperPlay Challenges - Love Letters
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
and Of Course:
Anonyme Scrapperes Anonyme Timeglass

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Red and Pink for Mothers Day

I have joined in on Anonyme Scrapperes "Anonyme Timeglass"-challenge.
I just hope I find time and inspiration to finish all 4 coming challenges.
The theme for all challenges will be Valentine/ Love, and this first challenge is called Red or Pink.
Having only a day to complete each project it can be difficult for me, who can sit moving around bits and pieces for hours - well, maybe it is just this kind of challenge I need once in a while...
I couldn't decide wether to use red or pink, but then I came to think about a few other challenges going on, that wanted us to use red and pink together.
Red and pink!
I can't remember to have tried that before!
Funny - I had to give it a go, and here is my project:

This is a card for my mother (firstcoming Sunday is Mothersday in Norway). Well, it's not only a card, it is a folder where she can put her Bingosheets.
Every Tuesday night our local radiostation arranges bingo, and I know she likes to play bingo, so I decided to make this one for her (and to put some Bingostuff in it - unfortunately I forgot to buy the other sheet they use to play...still many days 'till Sunday, still time to buy it... :D)
I used cardstock from Bazzill and DPs from Pion. The image is a Magnolia, coloured with ProMarkers and dressed in a paperpieced dress. I used a Spellbinders die for the panels behind Tilda. All edges are distressed (DistressInk WalnutStain). Then I decorated with lace, gazcloth, pearls, Liquid Pearls, flowers, pearlstrings, punched hearts, ribbons and bows. The Bingosheet is printed from the internet, I also sprayed two tags (one pink and one red) and stamped a little greeting onto them. On the punched hearts on the leftside of the card I wrote "MAMMA" ("MOTHER" in norwegian)
(Think,and hope, I remembered everything).
The next picture shows the inside, where I made two "pockets" to put the Bingosheets,

...and the backside. Very simple, but I had to show the lovely DP from Pion.

So, I'll send my mothers Bingofolder for these challenges:
Anonyme Scrappere, Anonyme Timeglass - Red or Pink
Totally Tilda - Pink and Red Together
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Pink and Red
NSHK - Hjerter (Hearts)
I Love ProMarkers - Love is in the Air

(and hope she won't visit my blog before Sunday ;)

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Hanging Hearts

These two wallhangings will go up on my wall (leftside of my mirror :D) for ValentinesDay - well I plan to have them hanging there for a while longer than for that day only, but I think that will be a nice occasion to put them up :)
I used these two "shy-looking" Magnolias - I think they're soo cute, and perfect for a "love you"-project like this.
The big hearts are made of quite heavy corrugated cardstock, then covered with DPs that I painted "a little" white over, and distressed the edges on.
I stamped some swirls onto the hearts with DistressInk, I think that ink can give a little softer tone than other inks.
Then I put on most everything of the stuff I love; doilies, laces, swirls, pearls, bows, flowers, charms and blings - oh, and glimmermist and glitter, not to forget - LOL
Of course the images are coloured with ProMarkers.

Here comes a couple of close-ups, first the Tilda-heart:

...and here is Edwins heart:

I'll enter these challenges with my Hanging Hearts:
TOMIC #35 - Valentine and Hearts
MDUC #132 - Love Is In The Air
Magnolia-licious Highlites - Vintage & Shabby Chic
Magnolia-Mania #139 - Anything Goes
Simply Magnolia - Hearts & Love

Birthdaycard

I have tried to make a girliy, shabby chic/ vintage-styled birthdaycard - I'm not quite sure I've succeeded with the plan I had when I started, but this is how it turned out.
I even made a matching envelope for it :D
I used a digital image, bought from Funky Kits some time ago. I think Grace standing is absolutely adorable. I'm quite satisfied with the colouring on this one (ProMarkers, of course), so I figure she can't be difficult colouring ;)
I used two DPs from MajaDesign. The paper with the butterflypattern was a piece I've had laying around for ages, never finding the right use for it - until now, when I used it as backing of the image, and cut some butterflies out of it. I glittered these butterflies before I attached them to the card.
I've also used some dies to cut different swirls and the insidepanels.
All edges are distressed, and I used the sewingmachine on the edges of the panels on the frontside of the card.

Here's the inside. I used two different Martha Stewart Butterflypunches.
The textstamp is from Kreativ Hobby and the swirlstamps are from Autumn Leaves.

The back of the card; can it be made simpler...

Now; the challenges I put my card into:
CLP Challenge Blog - Sketch
Charisma Cardz Challenges - Vintage
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog - It's All About the Girls!
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

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Heddas elegant birthdaycard

My daughter Hedda (10 years) has made cards again. She finished this birthdaycard earlier today (sick and home from school, it's nothing else to do but cardmaking or reading).
We've found a wonderful challengeblog for kids; La-La-Land Crafts For Kids, where she found the challenge "2 different ribbons" that inspired her to make the card. Then she asked for a sketch (should think she was a pro, listening to her talking about "sketches", adhesives, colours and cutting and so on - LOL. Well, I found some sketches around, and she picked this one from Sketch Saturday.
She has used papers from Papirdesign, the stampimage is from Lalaland (rubberstamp, this one) that she has coloured with aquarellepencils. The textstamps are from Kort&Godt (outside) and Kreativ Hobby (inside). She has distressed all of the edges of the DPs. Inside she has used the Spellbinders to make the "greetingpanels" (picture below).
When she had finished the card I was sent outside to take pictures - LOL.

I think she has done a great job on this one, so I thought I'd help her putting it into some challenges:

La-La Land Crafts For Kids - 2 different ribbons
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
Scrapperiket - Anything Goes