Guest Designer-Sketch Saturday #157 Party Bag Candy

Today marks the 3rd birthday of Sketch Saturday!!

Congratulations!!

To celebrate the design team and I have got some candy going on!!

Very exciting!

the candy is secret and hidden in each of the designers and guest designers (me) creations!
To be elligable for the candy all you have to do is make a project using this weeks sketch (shown below) link up you project as usual to and on Sketch Saturday, then come and leave a comment and link on this post too.
You have until next Friday 8am (UK time) to enter our personal candys
and for the Grand Prize you have until Friday 11.59pm.
The winner of my secret candy will be announced here next saturday

There is also a FAB. prize to be won! Random org will pick a lucky winner of a £50 voucher from Craft Barn!!

Here is my candy bag made following this weeks sketch.....
(turned upside down)

Here is the sketch to follow...

So what are you waiting for?!

Recipe:
Papers from October Afternoon,
Tutorial followed from Splitcoast stampers.
(more info coming later)
I am also entering this bag into the following challenges:

A spoonfull of sugar - Things with wings. (the Owl)

Kort o Mania - 40# - without a stamped image.

Creative card crew - Anything goes.

I would like to thank Sketch saturday and Maya for asking me

and having me as Guest Designer for the month of May,

I really enjoyed myself :O))

Good Saturday all!

Hugs Nina xx

Guest Designer - Sketch Saturday nr 3

Hei hei everybody, and welcome new readers, its Saturday!!

Woop Woop!

The sun is shining and there is another great sketch

challenge going on over at sketch saturday!

Where I am guest designer for the month of May.

A little rash of close-ups...The motiv is from prima, painted with Tim Holtz Distress ink refils.

The lovley papers are from My Minds Eye,

Stella and Rose collection.

Wooden hearts are from Panduro 'Tilda collection'

Text stamp from Hobby Art.

Here is the sketch I followed...

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Anything goes challenge blog - Eyes down its time for Bingo,

(Punches/die cuts, pins/charms, Pearls/gems)

Paper sundaes challenge blog - Birthday.

Creative card crew - Cute and girly.

If you go down to the woods today you'll never believe your eyes,

if you go down to the woods today you're in for a great suprise.

cos' every Macaulay that ever there was is gathered there for certain because,

todays the day the macaulays have their picnic....

Lol

yes its the weekend and Mummy bear, Daddy bear, Kim bear,

Scott bear and Uncle Bibob bear are all going for a lovley walk and picnic in the forest!

what fun and excitment we antisipate for our day! :O))

Have a nice day you too where ever you might be.

Hugs Nina xx

Guest Designer Sketch Saturday 2

Wow time flys when you have fun!

With all the fantastic weather we have been having,

a lot of time is being spent in the garden

and its starting to come together :O)

Enough of my waffel and on to my

Guest Designer project for this week over at

Sketch Saturday!!

Theres a great sketch to follow this week

nice and easy... and the winner gets a

25$ voucher from Simon says Stamp!!

What are you waiting for get creating ;O)

(The silver baby rattle in this photo was actually played with by my father-in-law

when he was a baby some 85 years ago! I just had to mention it :O)

As you can see I went for a vintage/shabby look again, my favourite style!










I have used spellbinders: circles, scalloped circles and classic hearts.
Versa magic ink - shimmery pink,
Archival ink - coffee,
Stamps Waltzing mouse,
Martha Stewart edge punch - Lace,
Crop a dile and silver eyelet,
String and gray organza ribbon - Minne Hjørne,
Flowers - StoryTeller (sponged with Versa Magic)
Silver Teddy charm - Kort og Godt,
Design papers from...aaahh! erm...Inkido (I think!)
Circle attached with 3D tape,
sewing machine around the edges,
Distressed edges with sissors and Tim Holtz pumice Stone.
and last but not least cream and warm gray cardstock.



Happy weekend all!

Hugs Nina x

Guest Designer for Sketch Saturday 1

When I was approched to be Mays Guest Designer for Sketch Saturday by the lovley and tallented Maya, I didn't need to think twice!

Such great sketches they have there, and this weeks sketch by Maya is no acception, I really enjoyed following it.

They have a great sponser this week to boot!

Maya's sketch...

My interpritation of the sketch....



I have used papers that my husband has designed!!

What a tallented chap!

Lasse usually designs gaming graffics
but I managed to twist his arm into making some paper designs,

what to you think??


Lovley flowers from storyteller.

Stamps from waltzing mouse,

The frame is from panduro, I first painted a layer of light green hobby paint.

I used Tim Holtz' crackle paint - Picket fence,

then I used distress ink 'old paper' on a sponge to add to the effect.

The lace is from Minnehjørnet, the brass heart is from 'kort og godt'
and the half pearls are from 'Kaiser'.

Busy busy week and weekend here,

Birthday party celebrations for my big 4 year old

with guests all the way from scotland!

Hope the sun shines all weekend!

Hugs Nina xx

Guest Designer DYSU.

YOO HOO!

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I won top 3 and was then picked as a guest designer over at 'DYSU'

(do you stack up?)

The challenge this week

(and it was a challenge for me!)

is to make a project using the provided

digital image from Sassy Studios,

using theme

'Yellow'.

My Least favourite colour of choice,

and I was a

'digital image virgin'!

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This card Sat deep inside!

(translated from the great Nowgian language),

I'm not too unhappy with the results,

But it is far from my favourite project :O)

Working with this digital stamp has not scared me off them,

I will no doubt be giving them a go again :O)

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I made this card using papers from

October Afternoon,

Measuring tape scraps from an

LO course I was on with the tallented Trine,

(thats where I got the idea to roll the tape up too)

Buttons and apple brad from my bits and bobs box.

Alfabet Chipboard from sassafrass.

I have sewn around the circle of vintage green bazzil with my machine

and I used distress reinkers to paint the image.

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I have so many projects on the go at the moment that I havn't had time to be posting things here but expect a wave of them soon ;OD

Thank you so much for all of your comments,

I love reading them.

Almost the weekend folks,

Have a good one!

Hugs Nina xx

ps. Can someone help me...

I don't use double spacing when I am writing this post in draft,

yet when I actually post it the spacing is all over the joint!

A little annoying me thinks,

I'm sure it will be a non-brainer quick fix,

but I can't seem to figure it out.... :O(

Raise the bra! Guest Bar Tender.

Hello peeps,

Wow seems like i havn't been in blog land for AGES,

and i havn't so not so strange it seems that way!

Things have been a bit busy here to say the least, and blogging has been put to the bottom of the list along with a whole load of other things.

I'm not sure what people are doing here at the moment, so i am looking forward to doing a round through all of your blogs to see what you have been upto, unfortunatly that will have to wait a bit longer until Scott gets well again, and in the meantime Kim has developed a nasty cough and the ear specialist has decided he needs another ear operation which is now due in the next couple of weeks, poor wee monkey.

I am just so wornout!

It dosn't help that my illness Lupus is making me even more tired. Oh dear not much happy news coming from me today, sorry about that!

Its not all that bad, i'm sitting here smiling and I do have a wonderful assistant

to help me 3 days a week so I shouldn't complain :O)

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On to my card I won a challenge at 'Raise the bar'!! woop woop :o)

My prize was to be Guest Designer for this weeks challenge, the challenge being

"raise the bra"

to make something for

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

It was to be pink and include a stamped image of a woman on the front.

(although Unfortunatly I didn't get it delivered to them on time, boob hoob)

Here is my tag card:

I am very aware of breast cancer as my mum died of it, I was thinking about her and reminising the wondersful lady she was whilst making this card.

I have decided to send it to her sister, my Aunt Lisa that lives in Australia :O)

I will have to come back to the recipe at a later date as my time has run out!

Hope you are all well

Hugs Nina x

Totally Gorjuss Challenge #48 GDT.

Its that time again this week for a new challenge from

Totally Gorjuss,

Our challenge this week is called 'wild thing' and is to include an animal,

the lucky winner will recieve a £10 voucher from

Crafters companion

( such a great place, they have so much to offer!!)

Without further ado here is my effort as Guest Designer:

And I decorated the inside a bit too :O)

An unusual card for me this week, its not really my style I don't think. I mean its ok, but I don't love it!

I hope my Great Aunt and Uncle like it though as I am sending this to them, they have been married for 60 years this October! How NUTS is that?!

I mean its great! But dang, thats along time, and they are so sweet to each other...

it must be love :O)

Recipe: (sorry, not for a long marrige ;O)

Inks:

Versafine-Onyx Black

Catseye-purple (for distressing edges)

Painted with Reinkers - Frayed Burlap, Walnut Stain, Tea Dye, Antique Linen, Bundled Sage, Barn Door, Tattered Rose.

Stamps:

Text stamp - Waltzing Mouse

Hedgehogs - Penny Black

Papers:

Roses are Red - Vibeke Spigseth

Sheet music - The Exclusive

Watercolour Paper 200g

Tools and equipment:

Nice New Pink Cuttlebug ;OD

Spellbinders, Creatables-Marianne Design, Shapeabilities - Fancy Tags

Embellies:

Flowers - Story Teller

Purple Rhinestones - Kaiser

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Penny Black at Allsorts September Challenge - Punch away!

Saturday Challenge - Anything goes.

Kreativ Hobby - Card with a coloured motiv.

Pixie Dust Studio Challenge #40 - Fur or feathers, use an Animal on your card.

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Thank you for all of your lovley comments, I love reading them :o)

Have a great weekend!

Hugs Nina x

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GDT Totally Gorjuss - Challenge nr 47 - Flowers.

Yee hoo :O) Another week, another challenge and another wedding card made for an order!
Its been quite a busy time for me on the wedding card front :O)

This weeks challenge over at Totally Gorjuss has the theme 'Flowers' so you have all week to come up with a project to do with flowers or with flowers on it or in a flower shape... the list could go on and the choice is yours :O)

Here is my DT card:

Thanks  for looking and to those who take the time to leave comments :O)

Nina x

GDT Totally Gorjuss - Challenge - 46 sketch

This week its challenge # 46 at Totally Gorjuss,
we have a sketch challenge for you ......

A nice and easy sketch drawn by Net.
This weeks sponser is Joanna Sheen, she is very kindly giving away a £10 gift voucher to spend in her online shop and craft place!
Free postage aswell so you actually get to pick goodies for £10!





Here is my card as Guest Gorjussette:

Ohh I love this Tilda stamp, and I have really enjoyed myself making this card. I have a love for everything oriental although this dosn't always show through in my work. I just had to order her as soon as I saw her, She arrived last week and here she is already inked up :O)
The text stamp has such a beautiful message, which translated into English from Norwegian roughly says, and I LOVE it.....



"Those who only crave sunshine have never kissed in the rain"


Recipe:
Inks:
Archival Ink - Coffee ( white with 2 sugars please, Ha ha). Painted with Reinkers - Old Paper, Mustard seed, Dried Marigold, Tea Dye, Black Soot, Frayed Burlap, Barn Door, Walnut Stain, Distressed with Vintage Photo ink Pad.
Stamps:
Chinese Tilda, North star Stamps.
Papers:
Papermania, Paper Design, Page from a vintage songbook, Shiney and Vanilla - Bazzil, Watercolour paper 200g.
Tools and Equipment:
MM. Distresser and sandpaper, Die Frame - Marianne Designs, Crop-a-dile, Sewing Machine, Embossing Pistol, Tim Holtz Distress Embossing powder - Vintage Photo.
Embellies:
Retro flower punch Medium and small, Brads from American Art, Old peice of string.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Stamp something - Something cute

Wild Flower Wednesday 3o - Fall colours

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #75 - Distress-it.

Stampin' for the weekend #46 - Shabby or Vintage

Creatalicious Challenges # 13 - Vintage

Paperplay Challenges week 35 - In stitches

Simon says stamp and show your layers

All That Scraps Blog - Anything Tilda

Have a good week

Hugs Nina

Totally Gorjuss Challenge 44- GDT - You're a star!

You're a star! Is the theme challenge over at Totally Gorjuss this week,

Its a great theme and can be used for a whole range of ideas, check out the other fab design team members for inspiration!

I am also entering this card for the following challenges:

Kort o Mania - Favourite stamp. Chosen cos its one of the few boy stamps I have ever used :O)
Papertake weekly - Layout.
Stampin for the weekend - Anything goes
Charisma cardz # 33 - Die cuts.
ABC Challenge - 'B' is for Blue.

Recipie:

Inks: Archival Ink - Coffee (i'll take a Latte thanks) Reinkers - Tea Dye, Walnut Stain, Brushed Corduroy, Wild Honey, Bundled Sage, Broken China, Pumice Stone, Faded jeans.
Stamps:hÄngelar and stÄnglar ( Hannemor Takk :O)
Papers: Bazzil - Middle blue, Dark blue, and Pommagranite red.
Tools and equipment: My new Crop - A - Dile! Thanks Kim and Scott :O) Quick cuts.
Embellies: Ribbon - Bikubben, pussy cat sticker - Accessorize, eyelets - Memory Keepers
Chipboard Star sticker - Sassafras.



Wishing everyone a lovley weekend :O)

My Boys and I are going to the park and to feed some ducks at a local pond today as my husband gets the day off to go and oggle VW cars at a show!

A trip to the beautiful seaside village Son is on the cards for sunday, visiting family, so not much of a crafty weekend ahead, shame cos I can't wait to try out some of my new stamps I got for my birthday this week, but looking forward to it none the less! :O)

Thanks so much to all of you lovley people who are kind enough to leave me comments I really do love reading them :O)

Hugs Nina xx

Tilda Friend card - GDT Totally Gorjuss

Helloooo I'm down here... :OD

Our challenge this week at Totally Gorjuss is a great Sketch sponsered by the lovley

Joanna Sheen The lucky winner will recieve a £10 gift voucher to spend in her shop!

Its been a day in the garden for my family and I, picnic lunch and all.

Hubby cut the overlong grass on our massive lawn ( must make more flowerbeds...) whilst I did a bit of raking and my boys played in the left over rain water from yesterday in a great big muddy puddle at the end of our driveway! They had a ball, and where covered in mud, grass and sand before the day was over! They got a quick wipe down before we went in for spag.bol. for dinner, then they were both orange! The plan of course was bath before bed but the munchkins were so tired out we would have had troubles keeping them awake to do it!

What the heck i'll just have to change their bed clothes and they can have a bath in the morning!

Enough spraff from me and on to my card...

The lovley Tilda stamp and Cuttlebug I borrowed from the very tallented Wenche, so if you havn't seen her work pop over to her blog and be wowed :O)

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake challenge - Distress

Cute card Thursday - Whatever

Crafty card makers - Spotlight challenges - Punches

Recipe:

Inks: Versafine - onyx Black, Colourbox Chalk - purple, Silver and black. Tilda is painted with Distress Inks Reinkers - Aged Mahogany, Tea Dye, Frayed Burlap, Tattered Rose, Bundled Sage, Pumice Stone and Barn Door.

Stamps: Tilda from Magnolia, and text from the paperloft (?)

Papers: MME - Quite contrary, Tilda papercraft paperstack, Maja Design, Light purple and light gray bazzil, white cardstock and 200g watercolour paper.

Tools and equipment: Bosskut - leaf flourish, spellbinders - Labels one, Circle small and Petite Ovals. MS punch. Gelly Roll pens - silver and white. 3D foam pads.

Embellies: Flowers from Storyteller, half pearls and silver rhinestones from kaiser.

The stamps says translated into English: 'A friend like you is the best a person can have'.

I have made such a mess in my wee hobby room this week! I am going to have to spend the rest of the evening tidying it up before I am able to embark on my next crafty project!!

I hope everyone is (if there is anyone still reading that is!) is having as nice a weekend as I :O)

Hugs Nina xx

Wedding Card Order - GDT

I am a bit late in getting this card out here, I am a Guest Gorjussette for Totally Gorjuss and the challenge that closes this evening is the theme - Congratulations!

Its been an mad week here, all go. We have been away camping as a family for the first time, the trip went to Sweden. The weather was mixed and my two wee boys LOVED it :o).
We celebrated my youngest sons 2nd birthday whilst away and are having his party with family this weekend. My Eldest son ( 3ys) really enjoyed the holiday but misunderstood when morning was ( I don't call 3 am ish when the sun rises morning!!) So we have something to work on before we go camping again! Lol. Luckly when they first fell asleep they slept like logs cos it wasn't the quietest campsite I've been to, it was the opposite!

Back to the point! The card was ordered for a wedding (..no, you don't say!) it was to have a vintage style and be able to hold a rather aqward shaped gift card.
Without further a do, here is a rash of photographs...

Recipe

Inks: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distressed with ink pad - Vintage Photo, floral stamp tinted with reinkers - vintage photo, Victorian velvet.

Stamps: Scrolling along - Penny Black, Text - Minnehjørne

Image: By Gudrun Loennecken for Minne Hjørne.

Papers: By Paper Design - Hjerter (Hearts) Vanilla and dark brown Bazzil.

Tools/equipment: Spellbinders - Classic circle small, Labels four, Distress crackle paint - Clear rock candy. Martha Stewart rose leaf punch.

Embellies: Lace and rings - Minne Hjørne, Swirls - Say it in Pearls, Flowers - storyteller, Prima, stick pins - JBS #18.

The text stamp inside says "sammen er et godt sted å være" - In English: Together is a good place to be".

By the cute and girly - July challenge - warm summer days.

Ooh baby baby GDT Totally Gorjuss # 41

Hello friends,
Here is a card I made as Guest Gorjussette for this weeks challenge #41 over at Totally Gorjuss the theme is Baby baby and I used Baby Millie for this project, such a cute image don't you think? Designed by Rachelle Anne Millen for Sugar Nellie.

Recipe

Size: 15 x 15cm.

Ink: Archival Ink - Coffee, Distressed with Ink pad - Vintage Photo, painted with Reinkers - Barn door, Brushed corduroy, Frayed burlap, Weathered wood, Tea dye, Tattered rose, Black soot,

Stamp: Baby Millie, Text stamp - Kreativ Hobby

Paper: My Minds Eye - Be Loved collection, Mat stack Brights, Vanilla bazzil, Watercolour paper 200g

Tools: Spellbinders - Classic squares small, sewing machine Eyelet tool from We Are Memory Keepers.

Embellies: Paper flowers from Storyteller, Vintage buttons, Distress stickles - Scattered straw, ribbon from Bikuben.

I am entering it into:

Skisseboden - challenge #5 - Layout.

Paper Play Challenges - week 40 - Anything goes.

DDCC # 83 - Anything goes.

Simon Says - We are all going dotty ( Hard to see? the back ground papers have faint yellow polkadots )

Thats all for now folks :O)
Hugs Nina xx

Totally Gorjuss challenge #39 - GDT.

Heeellooo peeps another flat out busy week has just flown by, things aren't stopping at the week end either, its full steam ahead into next week!
This week Totally Gorjuss has a great challenge. 'Thinking of you' is the title, its a great one because it can be used in so many ways, as you will see if you look at all the different styles on the DT cards.
You've got a whole week to make a card a load it up so what are you waiting for!!! :O))
Here's my GDT card:


I have never made a card before using black and gray, so that was a bit of a challenge in itself!

The lovley DP is from maja design, CreaDiem, and its gorjuss don't you agree?!

I used white and gray bazzil paper, flowers from story teller, black colour box chalks on the edges, MS rose petal, MS fern, MS around the page Iron gate punches. Ribbon from Papermania, half pearls from a local craft store.

Last but not least a rub on sentement from Basic Gray, phew! :O)

AAgghh shit its 1am already and my wee boys have taken to waking up at 6am recently!

So I must throw myself in bed at superhero double action speed!! ;O)

Hope you's are all haveing a great weekend where ever you are what ever you are doing.

Summery hugs from Nina

Totally Gorjuss challenge - guest designer.

Hey peeps,
Damn its been hot today! I spent it on the beach and in the garden with my boys, couldn't have been better :O)

Below are 2 cards I made for the Totally Gorjuss challenge 38 as Guest designer.
The theme this week is Water Water.

If anyone wonders about what papers,stamp etc I have used then please just ask by leaving a comment. I'm a bit worn out after the days activities in the sun, and I am set for an early start in the morning so i's off to kippsville soon.

The second card I am aslo entering for Trykkpressa Juli utfordring, fun photo challenge, hvor jeg lot meg selv bli inspirert av alle de herlige fargene :O)

Wishing everyone a great weekend where ever you are :O)

Hugs Nina x

Yoohoo! Guest Gorjussette for the summer!

Wow They picked me!

How cool, I'm really looking forward to contributing to the Totally Gorjuss challenge blog.

They have a fun new challenge every saturday with great prizes to be won! Everyone can play, all you need is something gorgeous on your card.

SO why don't you pop over and join in on the fun, I look forward to seeing your entrys.

Hugs Nina xx

Mitt bidrag som gjestedesigner hos Scrappekammeret:

Dette var gøy! Oppgaven går ut på å lage noe med inspirasjonen du får av noe eller noen du er glad i...
Jeg valgte vennene mine.
Bli med du også, klikk deg inn på scrappekammeret, der får du også lest mitt innlegg og litt mere info om hvordan jeg ble inspirert til å velge dette tema.