Scraptastic 2013; part 2 and 3

So my recap of the events in Belgium last month continues, and here is more fun from the trip.

My second class on the first night was a 2 hrs class with sweet Carmen Roets, and the project was to alter a cigar box. 
We used Graphic 45 papers, a lot of black paint, some fussy cutting and some Tim Holtz stamps and the result is really really cool!
This was Carmens first scrap class, but she can rest assured that she was awesome! 

Wasn't this such an awesome way to alter a cigar box? 
I'm on my way to my attic to dig out the bag with old cigar boxes and boy am I going to have fun! 
After this class it was late and my hotel room called for me to get some much needed rest, after all I did get up at 03.30 that day….

Here she is - sweet Carmen! <3

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My first class on Saturday was with Ania Dabrowska aka Finnabair. 

I had all together 3 classes with Ania.

(yes, I know - you're thinking AGAIN?, but I simply lovelovelove her classes, and many of the original classes I had signed up for got cancelled. Not that Ania's classes wasn't an amazing substitute! They truly were! )

The first class was a layout class using tea, and since the first time I heard about her tea stain coloring, I've wanted to take one of these classes. I love the effect from the tea, and this was definitely not my last project using it. I have to try this technique with different kind of teas, and especially the typical Norwegian "nypete" (rose hip tea) that has a wonderful red-pink color.

I'v been wanting to make a layout with an old picture of my great aunt and uncle that built the house that we now live in. I was always very close to them, and it's only right that their photo comes up on our wall.

 

Here's the layout all framed and ready for hanging. I love it so much! 

Take care my friends! See you soon!
Hugs Cecilia

Prozart 2013; part 3

My mind keeps drifting back to those amazing days in Czempin, Poland, and I find myself smiling. I love thinking about all my new friends, people that I'm already looking forward to seeing again. I enjoy thinking about the workshops and the new techniques I learned, the beautiful wild animals and birds, the walks in the forest and around the pond, the evening around the open fire and I love the thought of coming back next year and seeing everybody again.

The third workshop we had was with Czekoczyna aka Kasia Krzyminska , and it was so much fun and such a great, educational, inspiring and fun workshop - just the way I like it! 

We got awesome papers, embellishments and water colors to play with, and I had the best time! I used another of the great pictures that Marcin took on the first day of the event and this is my result:

Kasia is just one of those people that you instantly fall in love with. She is sweet, gentle, humble, incredibly funny, generous and immensely talented. And she is such a great teacher, I so hope she'll be back next year for another class or that I get a chance to watch her magic somewhere else. You can also see her on Live with Prima shows on ustream! Check out her blog here, you won't be disappointed!

Thank you Kasia, for making ProzArt even more memorable! <3

Since this is my last summary from ProzArt, I'm including some pictures to try to show how interesting it was and some of the wonderful people. 

So long Czempin, ProzArt and all my new friends! See you in 2014!

Thank's for stopping by! Take care!
Hugs Celia 

Prozart 2013, part 2

I've been trying to figure out what it's going to take for me to actually use my blog more and post more often, and I've realized that it's actually a quite obvious answer; make it simple! 

So from now on, I'm going to write in just one language, and since pretty much every one that reads my blog understand English, that'll be the language to use. 

I'm also going to stop watermarking my pictures, as this is (to me) such a time consuming thing to do. I'll just put all my trust in people and hope that no one copies the pictures or uses them as anything other than ideas and inspiration.  

I might be writing something about what I've created, and I might not - that'll depend on how I feel about writing that day, but I'll probably write something.. Maybe just something about the weather, or whatever is on my mind.

Another thing I've figured out is that I want to use more sketches and inspiration blogs for my projects, although I haven't quite gotten around to it yet. 

The reason for that is that every time I start looking online for an idea, I end up not making anything at all. I just end up in cyber-I-wish-I made-nice-things-too mode, and all my creativity drains out of my body, so I really really have to learn to JUST look at the sketches/inspiration photo and then START! 

I do feel that this'll come one of these days, and I am a patient girl, so I'm waiting!

Now - here's my first 'simple' blog post. 

This is the second LO I made in Czempin, Poland at the Prozart event. This one in Finnabairs class.

(I'm still amazed by the fact that 4 days and in many ways, such a brief encounter with new people, can make such a huge imprint in my heart and soul. I miss the people, the place and the atmosphere…)

I love the details, the colors and the fact that in every class I've taken with Finn, it's actually 8 all together now, I always love the result! She is such an amazing teacher and person, I recommend anyone that likes mixed media to take one or two of her classes.

Take care, and so long! 

Hugs Celia

Dronning Sera

Jeg syns egentlig det nesten er pinlig å si det, men jeg har aldri scrappet en LO av vår søte lille Bichon Havanais Sera. 

Jeg har så mange fine bilder av henne, og jeg kan love at det blir mange flere layouter i fremtiden! 

Fra Prima er det både blomster, ramme, wood icons, brads, glidlås og lyspære. Fra Tim Holtz er det Grungeboard hinges, hjerte, pil og krone, de siste to malt med Distress Paint silver, klokke, tag, og nøkkel. De små hvite blomstene har jeg laget av fimoleire, det samme med den lille rammen under bildet. Dusty Attic piggtråd chipboard.

 Hovedpapiret er FabScraps, de andre er Prima, My Minds Eye, Kaisercraft og Basic Grey.

I'm almost embarrassed to say it, but I've never made a layout with our sweet little dog Sera. I have so many beautiful pictures of her, so there will be a lot to come.

From Prima there is flowers, frame, wood icons, brads, zipper and light bulb. From Tim Holtz I used clock face, tag, key and grungeboard hinges, heart, arrow, and crown, the last two painted with Distress Paint silver. I made the little white flowers and frame with fimo clay. Barbed wire chipboard from Dusty Attic. Papers are FabScraps, Prima, My Minds Eye, Kaisercraft and Basic Grey.

Takk for at du tittet innom!/Thank you for stopping by!
Klem/Hugs Celia 

LO; Once upon a time...

Jeg har hatt dette litt uvanlige bildet liggende i snart 4 år, og endelig fikk jeg laget noe fint med det. 

Dette er nemlig begynnelsen på mitt livs kjærlighetshistorie, for bildet er av min mann og hans gravemaskin - første gang vi møttes. 

Jeg hadde ringt en graver da jeg skulle bygge altan på hytta og jeg endte opp med altan, ektemann og uendelig mye lykke! <3

Jeg har brukt papirer fra My Minds Eye, blader og blomster fra Prima og WOC. Fuglene, benken, lyspæren, filttreet, sommerfuglen og bokstavene er også fra Prima.

This picture is the start of the love story of my life. It's a picture of my husband the very first time I met him, 4 years ago. I needed som digging to be done at my summer house, when I wanted to build a patio and I ended up with a patio, a husband and a lot of happiness! <3

I used papers from My Minds Eye, leaves and flowers from Prima and WOC. The rest of the embellishments are from Prima.

Takk for at du tittet innom!/Thank you for stopping by!

Klem/Hugs Celia

LO; Only you

Mer Poppydesign og kjærlighet! 

Jeg blir veldig inspirert av fine papirer og denne gangen var ikke noe unntak. Disse pairene fra Poppydesign traff meg rett i mitt kreative senter og jeg koste meg skikkelig med denne layouten.

Jeg har brukt Poppydesign emballasje og papirer og Bazzill kartong, mistet med Art Anthology "Warm" mist og kladded litt med Art Anthology Gelate i "Big Dip O'Ruby". 

Jeg stemplet den fine Poppydesign rammen på ett Poppydesign papir og klippet ut. 

Bokstavene er Making Memories og Jillibean Soup, den siste fargelagt med Art Anthology Gelate "Black Leather Jacket". 
Jeg digger glitteret i Art Anthology gelatene! 

More Poppydesign and love!

I used papers and packaging from Poppydesign and Bazzill cardstock. I misted the background with Art Anthology "warm" mist and painted with Art Anthology Gelate in "Big Dip O'Ruby". I stamped the cool Poppydesign frame on a piece of Poppypaper and tucked it underneath. The letters are from Making Memories and Jillibean Soup, the last one colored in Art Anthology "Black Leather Jacket" 
I love the glitter in the Art Anthology gelates!

I'm entering this LO in the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Lots of Layers
Kort o mania - Alt er lov/Anything goes
One Stop Craft Challenge - add some glitter

Takk for at du tittet innom!/Thank you for stopping by!

Klem/Hugs Celia

LO; Promise me just one thing...

Jeg har lenge hatt lyst til å lage en LO med dette fine bildet, men jeg måtte "vente" på de rette papirene og detaljene. 

I've been wanting to make a LO with this picture for a while, but I had to "wait" for the right papers and embellishments.

Det er ett bilde av meg og min kusine Lindsey, som er en helt nydelig person. Hun er tankefull, melankolsk, fargerik, verbal, morsom, alvorlig og eventyrlysten og hun har ett av de vakreste smil jeg vet om, men som ikke altfor ofte blir fanget opp på film, så dette blinkskuddet er jeg veldig glad i. ;) 

This is a picture of me and my cousin Lindsey who is such a gorgeous  person. She is thoughtful, melancholic, colorful, verbal, funny, serious and adventurous, and she has one of the most beautiful smiles that I know - it's just not all that often caught on film, so I really love this picture. :)

Jeg har virkelig kost meg her med masse lasercut chipboard, puncher, Prima blomster og Tim Holtz metall. 

I've really gone overboard with lots of laser cut chipboard, Prima flowers and Tim Holtz metal.

Jeg tok ett bilde av skrivebordet mitt midtveis i prosessen, og lurer noen ganger på hvordan det kommer herfra til det ferdige resultatet, men det funker hver gang! :)

I took a picture of my desk somewhere in the middle of the creative process, and I sometimes wonder how I go from this to the finished result, but it seems to work every time! :)

I'm entering this LO in the following challenge:

Papirdokkene - Alt er lov

Takk for at du tittet innom!/Thank you for stopping by!

Klem/Hugs Celia