Pirate tag and card

AYE AYE, 

OOH'R ME HARTEYS....

Here is a Pirate tag and birthday card I 

made a little while ago.

I love that Edwin stamp!

I've used real road maps as background papers.

 Using sandpaper to roughen up the edges.

and a going over with 

Distress ink pad 

Vintage photo & old paper.

I painted Edwin with distress ink refils.

The card is 13.5x13.5cm 

& the tag has an 8" base.

SHIVER ME TIMBERS!

Jeg vil bidra med
udfordringen panduro har 
med thema 
'Børn' 

Cheers Nina x

Vintage Design Team Challenge # 44

We have an ANYTHING GOES challenge

going on at  

Vintage Challenges 

(Of course in Vintage/shabby style.)

and since its summer we also have an extended deadline, 

you have until the 

28th of July 6pm

No excuses for not joining in then! 

We have a new sponser this time as well,

Scrapdesign

Here is my designteam contribution:

I'll start at Edwins feet... 

To give the card a real ship deck feeling

glued on some coffee stiring sticks,

 that were rather

unusually made of bambu.

First I distressed them with Tims Distress Inks,

then cut them to size with a strudy pair of sissors

The treasure map you can  just see here on the left 

(or should I say port or starboard ;) 

I made myself.

A vintage book page, again distressed.

I used Distress Reinkers to paint,

and bought the design paper from Panduro.

 I borrowed my boys pirateship for the photoshot :O)

 And the insides are decorated too for once! 

After these photos were taken I sold the card,

and the buyer was planning on framing it in for her son,

So I added his name on the front in a rough banner type style.

I hope my project has given some inspiration! 

Thinking that you don't always have to use things for the

purpose they were made for! 

ie. the hot drink sticks!

Look forward to seeing lots of 

Anything Goes Vintage projects!

Good summer 

Nina

x

Vintage Design Team Challenge #42

Helloooo 

A Design Team card I made for Vintage

Our challenge this time over at the Vintage Challenges is SO

easy this time EVERYONE should join in ;OD 

Its 'Use stamps' ! 

(On a vintage/shabby project as always).

The sponsers are 'Crafty Individuals' 

they have loads of cool stuff!

You have until the 28th of June 6pm to enter.

The background papers are from Panduro

Tilda collection, the dress is paper pieced 

with scraps one of which was a 

lovley quality peice of old wrapping paper.

Punches used are Martha Stewart Doily, 

Retro flower punch small, medium and large.

The dress stamp is from

KreativeHender

Half diamond blings in the flower are from Storyteller.

Ribbons from MinneHjørne

Entering this in for:

Allsorts challenge #159 - paper piecing/piercing
(open til 22/6)

Have a lovley week 

Nina xx

Challenge # 41 - For a child - Vintage Design Team.

Our challenge at Vintage Challenges this time

is to make a shabby/vintage style card or project for a child.

You have until 6pm on the 28th of May 

to link up your projects.

I have made two cards,

the first one I really did like making,

The Mo Mannings Digital stamp

was a joy to paint!

I used my Tim Holtz reinkers.

I made the background paper with 

Tim Holtz Distress card stock,

Impressabilities 'Fleur de Lis'

and sand paper before I 

roughed up the edges with a pair of sissors.

 The Text stamp on the tag is from Stempel glede, 

And the letter stickers are from Prima.

This is the backside of the tag, 

I don't know who made this stamp, 

It was given to me by my friend  

HanneMor 

(her blog is really worth a visit if you havn't been by the way!)

Mo Mannings digital stamp.

Rough edge details.

This is the second card, a quickie since there 

was no painting involved.

The design papers and text stamp are from Minne Hjørne.

Stamp and bronze heart from Kort og Godt.

I am entering into the following challenges:

Sugar Creek Hollow #11 - Tags.

(fri 18/5)

 Allsorts Challenge week 154 - Card for a man or boy. 

(fri 18/5)

Pixie Dust Challenge #126 - For the boys.

Cards for Men #10 - Kicking back.

(20/5)

Papir Avisen #9 - Vintage.
(18/5)

Have a great 17th of May all you Norwegians out there

where ever you may be in the world.

Wave you flag up high!

Hugs Nina xx

Happy Birthday!

Wow, its been a while since I posted here. 

This dosen't mean I havn't been creative,

I have been a very busy bee,

Including spending a fab weekend at a Scrap-meet (Skitreff),

last weekend, with so many tallented lovley ladys all in one building its enough to

BLOW YOUR MIND!!

Always great to meet faces from the Blog world and get to know some new ones too.

I've just not had the time to take photo's and post my projects :O)

So its 'catch-up time' now....

Here is a birthday card I made a while back for a 6 yr old sweetie.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - challenge #89 - Layer upon layer.

Pixie dust studio - challenge # 97 - Happy Birthday

Hope you are all well, and enjoying the cosy Autumn weather :O)

 (Hot soup......homemade rolls.....cups of tea...... wood burning stove litt........ 

grilling sausages in the woods...candles litt....woolly rugs to tuck up in.... not to mention the beautiful colours it brings.....aahhh I love Autumn) 

ENJOY!!

Hugs Nina xx

Another first - Paper peircing.

I am working through my list of 'things to try out'

and this time I chose 'Paper peicing'.

I really enjoyed doing it and am pleased with the result too :O)

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Side-on view.

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The card is for my sweet wee neice Anna

Who is celebrating her 1st birthday!

Front view.

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Inside view.

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Close-up of paper peiced dress.

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Close up of embellishment.

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The layout is a sketch by Kikki over at the Sugar Bowl.

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I have used papers from MME,

and Crate paper as well a Bazzil and 200g Watercolour paper.
The embellishment is from 'Kort of Godt'.

Ribbon from Panduro,

Flowers from 'story teller'

The text stamp is from Hobby Art.

I have distressed all of the edges with a mix of Vintage photo and Tattered rose.

I have sewn the pannels with my sewing machine.

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I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - Challenge #51 - Sketch

Paper Sundaes - Challenge #53 - Distressed

Totally Papercrafts - Challenge# 50 - Add a heart

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So fingers crossed I'm lucky!

Hope everyone is happy, thanks for stopping by!

Hugs Nina xx

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

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 - 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

feeling kind'a blue?

This blue card is made for the challenge over at Totally Gorjuss challenge
# 34 - For the boys.
This card is for a young boy... of some kind, Lol, I havn't decided which boy or what the occation is yet so I havn't included any sentement on it so far :O)

This cute little giraff motiv is from snag'em stamps, I have coloured him with Tim Holtz reinkers, colours; Weathered wood, Tumbled glass and Antique linen.

The DP are from my leftover papers file ( the blue is from Tilda (panduro), I remember that!)

as is the ribbon and the sweet heart brad.

Otherwize I have sewn round the edges with a lovley bold red thread :O)

Have a nice evening one and all. Sofa is calling here! :OD