Fine Meya #2!

Jeg var akkurat ferdig med mitt kort til lille Meya da min svigerinne spurte om jeg ville lage et kort fra dem også, og jeg sa selvsagt ja! 

Det er få ting som er morsommere enn å lage kort for andre, og hennes eneste ønsker var fargene rosa og brunt. 

Jeg har hatt noen "trekkspillkort" fra Bazill liggende en stund, og fant ut at dette var den perfekte tid for det. Jeg ville bruke Papirdesign sitt herlige klippark "Lykkeliten" i rosa, og jeg hadde problemer med å velge hvilken jeg skulle bruke, så da var dette kortet perfekt.

Jeg brukte vimpel- og swirldies fra Magnolia, dies fra Spellbinders, sommerfugl- og kantpunch fra Martha Stewart, der kommer også de små hjertene fra. Bokstavene er en Sizzix-die. Blomst og bling fra Prima, og osteklut og bånd fra Bikuben.

The second card for little Meya, that I made for my sister-in-law, is an accordion card from Bazzill. I used papers from Basic Grey, Pion and a cut-out paper from Papirdesign. Punches from Martha Stewart and dies from Magnolia, Spellbinders and Sizzix. Bling and flower from Prima and cheese cloth and ribbons from Bikuben.

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

Klem/Hugs Celia

Mamma'n til Øyvind!

Jeg fikk en forespørsel fra en god venn om jeg kunne lage et kort til hans mammas 80 års dag, og gjett om jeg sa ja! Det er ingenting jeg synes er koseligere enn å lage kort på bestilling, og det blir spesielt når det er en mann som spør for det hender ikke så ofte.
Jeg fikk frie tøyler, det var bare 80 og mamma som skulle med og her er resultatet:

Jeg koste meg skikkelig med fargelegging av dette herlige Lily of the Valley motivet og Distress re-inkers. Jeg har ikke blitt helt fortrolig med markerne enda, liker fortsatt best re-inkere og stains til fargelegging av motiver. De herlige papirene er fra Glitz, klokken er Fx-design, blomstene Prima og dies fra Sizzix, Magnolia, Spellbinders og Tim Holtz. Seam binding båndet er fargelagt med Distress stains.

Innsiden er laget til å matche utsiden, også her med Spellbinders dies.

I got a request from a good friend to make a birthday card for his mom, and I imediately said yes! He gave me freedom to do whatever I wanted, just include that she turned 80 and mom. Papers are Glitz, flowers are Prima and the stamp is Lily of the Valley, colored with Distress re-inkers.  Dies from Sizzix, Spellbinders, Magnolia and Tim Holtz. The tag says "The worlds best mom" and the stamp on the side is the first sentence of the Norwegian happy birthday song.

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

Klem/Hugs Celia

Linn-tin-tin!

Min kjære venninne Linn fylte 40 år og jeg ville gi henne en virkelig personlig gave og fant ut at minialbum var det eneste riktige. Fy søren som jeg koste meg da jeg lagde dette. Digger Nature‘s Garden serien til Prima og ikke minst muligheten til å pøse på med herlig pynt og blomster! Når motivene på bildene er så fine som dette er det virkelig ingen sak å lage fine ting!

My dear friend Linn turned 40 and I wanted to give her a really personal gift. I found out that a minialbum was the perfect thing to make, and boy did I have a good time making this little beauty. I totally dig Primas Nature‘s Garden line and not to mention the chance to fill up pages with gorgous embellishments and flowers. When the pictures are as pretty as here, it‘s easy to make pretty things!

Det er tar litt vel lang tid å oppsummere hva jeg har brukt, men spør gjerne hvis det er noe dere lurer på.

It takes too much time to write down everything I used in this album, but if you have any questions about it - feel free to ask!

I‘m entering this project in the following challenges:

Truly Scrumptious - #80 Anything goes 

Stampin‘ for the Weekend - Layers

Papertake Weekly - Cute Cute Cute :)

One stitch at a Time - Use your favourites

OLLCB - #105 Ribbon or Twine

Fab  ‘n‘ Funky - #120 Buttons and Bows

DYSU - #71 Use a Flower

Crafty Creations - #169 Frame it!

Crafts and Me - #83 Punches and die cuts

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

LO; Norwegian Nature

En venn av meg tok dette fantastiske bildet og med en gang jeg så postet på FB spurte jeg om jeg kunne få en kopi! Det er noe med fargene og fokuset som tiltaler meg noe vanvittig og endelig fikk jeg scrappet bildet sånn at fargene kom til sin rett. Dessverre kan jeg ikke si det samme om bildene jeg tok av LO'en...

A friend of mine took this picture and the minute I saw it posted on FB I asked if I could get a copy! There's something about the colors and the focus that just goes straight to my heart and I'm so happy I finally got to make a LO of it that really enhances the colors. Unfortunately I can't say the same thing about the pictures I took of the LO...

Fussy cut av blomstene er inspirert av Synnøve. Her kan dere se de flotte tingene hun lager!

The fussy cut of the flowers are inspired by Synnøve. Here you caan see more of her great creations!

Dessverre er ikke hodet mitt helt med om dagen og jeg kastet "navnestripen" fra papirene før jeg fikk skrevet det ned...

Unfortunately my head's not where it should be these days so I threw out the "namestrip" from the papers before I got to write it down... 

Recipe:

Papers: the ones I know are Magnolia

Dies & Punches: Martha Stewart

Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts, Prima, Kort & Godt, Tim Holtz, Glitz, Maya Road

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

Klem/Hugs Celia

Leftovers..

Min andre herlige nabo fylte år og jeg hadde masse superfine papirrester igjen etter albumet til den første naboen og resultatet ble ett kjempefint kort. 

Jeg stemplet det utrolig søte nye stempelet mitt fra Jenni Bowlin med Colorbox chalk i Charcoal og embosset etterpå motivet med Ranger Frosted Crystal embossingpulver.
Brukte MS punch på kanten og 3 Magnolia Doohickeys, 1 Spellbinder die og 2 Sizzix dies. Tekststempelet er fra Kort & Godt, stjerne fra Melissa Frances, bokstavene er Thickers, blomstene er Petaloo, Papirdesign, WOC og Prima. Alle kanter er svertet med Charcoal. Hinge clip fra We R Memory keepers, bånd fra pinkpaislee. Kartong er Bazzill og mønsterark er Kort & Godt.

It was time for my other neighbor's birthday and I had a lot of beautiful paper scraps left from the album I made for the first neighbor and it made a great card.

I stamped the motif with my new Jenni Bowlin stamp and embossed it afterwards with Ranger Crystal Clear embossingpowder.
I used an MS punch on the edge and 3 Magnolia Doohickeys, 1 Spellbinder die and 2 Sizzix dies. The text stamp is Kort & Godt and says Happy Birthday. The letters are Thickers, the flowers are Petaloo, Papirdesign, WOC and Prima, the star is Melissa Frances. All the edges are chalked with Charcoal, the hinge clip is from We R Memory keepers, ribbon from pinkpaislee and cardstock is Bazzill and the design papers from Kort & Godt.

This card is entered in the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Flower Power

Sketchy Colors - Grå og Blå

7 Kids College Fund - Monochromatic

Allsorts Challenge - Anything goes

Crafts and Me - Distressed

DYSU - Layers

Totally Papercrafts - Ribbons &/or bows

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

Klem/Hugs Celia

Lilla femman

Min kjæres lillesøster fylte år og jeg lagde ett kort som ble like søtt og vakkert som henne. Hun er minst i en søskenflokk på fem og blir dermed kalt Lilla Femman.

Utfyllende oppskrift på kortet kommer senere, da jeg ikke husker alt nå.

My hubby's little sister celebrated her birthday and I made a card that turned out just as sweet and beautiful as her. She's the youngest of five siblings and is therefor called Lilla Femman, which meens Little five.

The full recipe will come later, I can't seem to remember much right now. :-/

 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Charisma Cards Chall - Pretty in Pink

Allsorts - One or more hearts

Cute Card Thursday - You're a gem

Craft your days away - Distressing

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

Klem/Hugs Celia.

Summertime at SMI

Dette kortet lagde jeg til de fantastiske legene og sykepleierene på SMI, uten dem ville ikke livet vært så godt som det er... :)

 This is a card I made for the wonderful doctors and nurses at SMI. Without them life wouldn't be as good as it is... :)

Jeg har brukt den herlige sommerserien til Maja Design, ett utrolig kult stempel fra Paper Makeup Stamps, fargelagt med Copics. Swirl diesen er min favoritt Doohickey fra Magnolia og swirl stempelet er også derfra. Bokstavene er Basic Grey, retro blomster punch er EKSucces, charm fra kuttut og sommerfugl fra Nille. Bånd er fra Panduro. /

 

I've used the lovely summer papers from Maja Design, a great stamp from Paper Makeup Stamps, colored with Copics. The swirl die is my favorite Magnolia DooHickey and the swirl stamp is also Magnolia, the letters are from Basic Grey, retro flower punch from EKsuccess, charm from kuttut.no and butterfly from Nille. The ribbons are from Panduro.

Dette kortet bringer med seg sommerens varme inn i den kalde novmber dagen / This brings back the warmth of summer in cold November.

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

Klem/Hugs Celia

40 yrs of marriage!

My friends parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary and I made a card for the occation. Inspired by the ever so talented Yasmin, you can find her blog here, and the wonderful Fleur, her blog is here, I made this card. I love the way Fleur uses the Marianne design English roses, so I had to borrow some inspiration there.

One of the things I'm really happy with here is the coloring. I feel that I'm starting to get a hang of my Copics and I love the colors I used.

I made an easel card and used the lovely papers from Maja Design and xxx. Cardstock is TH Adirondack. The motiv is from Lily of the Valley and as I said, colored with Copics. The dies for the flowers and leaves is Marianne design, the swirl die is my all time favorite Doohickey from Magnolia. I used some cheesecloth behind the motiv and cut out the numbers on the Cricut with the "Plantin Schoolbook" cartridge. The label inside is made with a new Cuttlebug die cut-and-emboss set.

The text inside translates: "We don't find happiness, we create it."

Well, I might have found me a new favorite Doohickey; this set of labels that i use for my signature stamp are just adorable and so versatile.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday - You choose

Craft Your Passion - Double up with pink

My time to craft - Punches & dies 

Top Tip Tuesday - Layer it

Totally Papercraft - Layer upon layer

 

 

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

Klem/Hugs Celia

Dad's album #1; Babygirl

My dear father turned 71 this summer and I wanted to make something special for him, with mostly pictures of my brother and me, something he would always treasure, and decided to make an 8,5" album. (quite a lot more work than I imagined, but so much fun... )


I'll be showing the LO's one by one, so that I have something to post on a day with less productivity... ;)

This first one is one of my favorites, but maybe for me, the hardest one to do. I wanted it to be pretty much all white, but had to give in on the picture and letters.

I've used Bazill cardstock and then dies from Cuttlebug, Magnolia and Marianne Design. I've used a Martha Stewart punch and an embossing folder from Sizzix. Alle the different ribbons are from Bikuben and pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts. I sewed around the edge with my Sew Easy.

I'm entering this LO in the following challenges:

The Shabby Tea Room - Vintage White

Hanna and Friends - Anything goes 

One stitch at a time - Punch it

OLLCB - Punches/dies

Fab 'n' funky - It's a hard theme

Simon Says Stamp - Dies to Die for

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

Klem/Hugs Celia

 

Suitcase full of gratitude.

I've talked about this amazing girl before, my sweet sweet niece, and this time it was her "confirmation" day. She is such a mature and loving person and not at all like any other 15 year old I know, and she decided that the gifts was not a good enough reason to have a confirmation, (and here in Norway, that's pretty much the only reason people do it - I know that was my reason once upon a time...)
So the family decided that a better reason to throw a party is hard to find. She gave it up for all the right reasons and because of that she deserved it even more.
She was also the toastmaster at our wedding 1 month ago and we wanted to give her something as a thank you from us. 
We got her a gift certificate and I made a suitcase to put it in, a hard challenge, but really fun too.

I found the totorial for this amazing little gem in the last issue of the Magnolia Ink Magazine. I've used cardstock from Biltema and design papers from Papirdesign. The motif on the outside is Lily of the Valley, colored with Copics. Inside is a mini Magnolia, also colored with Copics. Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima. The dies used are Spellbinders. Embellishments are from Kort og Godt, Tim Holtz and Scrappiness. Bling swirl is Prima and butterfly punch is EKSuccess.

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:

Stamptactular Sunday Challenge - Just sayin'

Simon Says Stamp - Dies to die for

Die Cut Dreams - Flower Power

Fab 'n 'funky - It's a hard theme

My time to craft - 'L' is for ; Lily of the valley, lock, "leather", leaves

OLLCB - Punches/dies

One stitch at a time - Punch it

One stop Craft - Girlie

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

Klem/Hugs Celia! 

Edit 29.09.2011: 

This project was selected Top 3 in The One Stop Craft challenge, with the theme; Girlie, and I'm proud to post their banner here!

 

 

Marianne design...

Bokstavelig talt, for denne gangen klarte jeg ikke dy meg og falt i staver over ett nyyydelig kort som den utrolig dyktige Marianne hadde laget her. Det er ukens skisse hos Sketchy Colors også, men jeg måtte bare scraplifte litt ekstra og det ble veldig liftet gitt... men så ble resultatet veldig fint også! ;)

Literally speaking, because this time I just couldn't help myself and totally fell for this beautiful card that the ever so talentet Marianne had made here. It's this weeks sketch at Sketchy colors, but I just had to scraplift a little axtra, and boy was this card lifted... but then the result turned out awesome too! ;)

Det er min kommende svigermors bursdag i dag, så kortet er til henne.
It's my mother-in-law-to-be's birthday today, and the cards for her.

 

Jeg har brukt cardstock fra Bazill og designpapir fra Marianne Design. Blomstene er dies fra Marianne Design. Motivet utenpå er søte Mimosa fra Blidmålarna og inni er mini Tilda fra Magnolia, begge fargelagt med Copics. Swirl die er Doohickey fra Magnolia og swirl stempel er også derfra, bånd fra The Ribbon Girl, punch fra Martha Stewart, dies ellers fra Spellbinders. Teksten er skrevet ut med Word på ark fra Pink Petticoat. 

I have used cardstock from Bazill and the patterned paper is by Marianne Design. The flowers is a die from Marianne Design. The motif on the outside is the sweet Mimosa from Bildmålarne and on the inside a mini Tilda from Magnolia, both of them colored with Copics. The swirl die is a Doohickey from Magnolia and the swirl stamp is also Magnolia, the ribbon is from The Ribbon Girl, punch from Martha Stewart and the rest of the dies used are Spellbinders. the text is written in word and printet on a paper from Pink Petticoat.

 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Stampavie and more - Challenge #138: Birthday

Cupcake Craft Challenges - Cupcake 138... Lots of layers

Top Tip Tuesday - Challenge #30: Open challenge

Scrappekammeret - Utfordring #29: Alt er tillatt!! 

Hanna and Friends Challenge Blog - Challenge #91: Pink/brown

Kort o Mania - Utfordring 38: Vintage 

Truly Scrumptious - Challenge 55: Vintage

Crafts and me challenges - Challenge #31: Pink and sweet

Crafty Creations challenge blog - Challenge #115: "It's as easy as 1,2,3"

Sketchy Colors - Utfordring #67: Skisse 

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

Klem / Hugs Celia 

 

Raining love...

Jeg måtte krype til korset og fjerne min lille nedteller etter bare 9 kort, turen til Sarpsborg i går endte på Scrappiness, med en stor pose godsaker! Blant annet disse nydelige papirene fra Maja Designs nye Fika-serie - utrolig fine!
Cardstock er Bazill, motivet er herlige Tilda fra Magnolia fargelagt med Copics. Teksten er fra Whiff of Joy, dies fra Spellbinders og blomster fra Wild Orchid Crafts. Swirl-stempelet inni er en favoritt fra Magnolia og båndet kjøpte jeg i en blomsterbutikk i Spania. Halvperler fra Kort & Godt.

I admit it , I had to take away my counter after just 9 cards, since the trip to Sarpsborg yesterday ended at Scrappiness, with a shoppingbag full of goodies! Amongst other things, I got these gorgous patterned papers from Maja Design's new Fika line - it's so pretty!
Cardstock is Bazill, the motif is sweet Tilda from Magnolia, colored with Copics. The text is Whiff of Joy, dies from Spellbinders and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. The swirl-stamp inside is a favourite of mine from Magnolia and I got the ribbon in a flowershop in Spain. The pearls from Kort & Godt.

Jeg tok bilder sent på kvelden, postet innlegget og bildene og fargene ble deretter, så ved første mulige dagslys tok jeg nye bilder og her ble fargene slik som de skulle. Jeg innser at jeg har litt å lære om kamerainnstillinger... ;)

I took the pictures late last night, postet my card and pictures and unfortunately the colors turned out bad, so at first ray of sunlight I took new pictures - now with the right colors. I do realize that I need to learn a thing or two about adjustments on my camera.. ;)

 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Week 101 - A sketch

Stamptacular Sunday - Challenge #106: Girls & Swirls

Sukkersött -  Utfordring #120: Blomster

My time to Craft - Challenge #136: On the spot

Papertake Weekly - Truly dimensional

Stamp Something - Sassy Circles something

Top Tip Tuesday - Spring has sprung

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

Klem / Hugs Celia

  

Edit 18.04.2011

Jeg vant Sukkersötts utfordring denne uken med dette kortet, med tema blomster, og er stolt av å legge ut deres logo her på siden! / I won Sukkersött's challenge this week with this card, the theme was flowers, and I'm proud to post their banner here!