En Liten Hilsen Mini Book

Hello.  Welcome.  Hei og velkommen. See, it's not that difficult is it??  It's my design team premier over at Rubber Dance Scandanavian blog today so get yourself over there and leave me some love and support.  What do you mean you don't speak Norwegian??  I'm not taking that as an excuse.  Just whip out your google translate.  Although between you and me, he does have some funny ideas when translating Norwegian, so let's just hope my Norwegian is better than his translation LOL.  As a last resort I have published the pictures in your own language, so you can have a look at least.  There's lots of lovely pictures.  Here's a peek

Also check out the new stamp release at the Rubber Dance blog.  There are winners on both blogs as well for those who have already been commenting.  It's definitely the place to be so hop over and leave lots of lovely comments in whatever language floats your boat.  Hope to see you there.  Hugz

Antipodean Sereotyping

Hello.  Welcome.  Here I sit.  A glorious Norwegian evening.  My friends are eating lobster and drinking wine and I am tying tiny corks onto a paper hat.  Personally, I think I'm having most fun.  Maybe I need more wine.........

Here's Cheery Lynn's Captain Kangarooooooo.  G'day.  Keeping it simple cos, well it's a party and you have to try and be sociable.  I added the hat from Cheery Lynn Arizona Cowboy set and hand tied some tiny corks for added inter-actability.  I mounted him on a card embossed using Sizzix Rays folder and tinted with distress ink.  

Joining the fun at
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 196 - Summer Fun
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Tie It Up
DRS Designs Challenge 186 - I Can Feel It
Love 2 Create Challenge #15 - Mixed Media

Thanks for dropping by.  Off to join the party people.  Have a great weekend everyone.  Hugz

Anyday Woo Hoo

Hello.  Welcome.  Here to share something a little different from my usual.  Actually, not sure what my usual is, but this just feels like something a little different from it. 

I cut Simon Says Stamp Diamond Parade from hot pink card and adhered it to a black base card.  I stamped Unity Stamp Co. Woo Hoo owl on white card, fussy cut and added him to my card.

Joining the fun at
Unity Stamp Co. Friends With Flair
Unity Stamp Co Challenge 30 - Colour
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - Diamonds
Our Creative Corner - Mexico Moods

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Wishing You a Very Chilli Christmas

Hello.  Welcome.  Since I was over at MFP I thought I'd try the Popcorn Wrap Stocking Stuffer tutorial and join in the Christmas in July hop challenge.  I don't do microwave popcorn so I decided to be creative with chocolate

Hmmm, nam.  Perfect.  I've altered the dimensions given in the tutorial to 12 x 8" and 10 x 4" for my papers

NBUS alert!!  I've used MME Snowed In papers.  This was a 2008 release!!  Too pretty to use!  Get 'em gone girl!!  Ooh, GEGG.  Maybe Darnell would like that one.  

Actually the altered dimensions worked perfectly for me cos I wanted to use MFP Nutcracker stamps and they are quite tall thin images.  I stamped and embossed the nutcracker and colored with sharpies and my gold pilot pen.  The frame was cut using Spellbinders Labels 23.  The sentiment is also from the nutcracker set

Joining the fun at
MFP Stamp Shop Christmas in July Blog Hop
Winter Wonderland - Christmas Carols/Songs We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Thanks for dropping by.  Back soon maybe since Mr Mojo and Mr Organised seem to have got it together.  Famous last words.....  Hugz

Woven Tiger

Hello.  Welcome.  Crafty time has been sadly lacking and I have so many thing started and not finished.  That's me folks!!  So I decided to sit down and concentrate on just one thing.  And Lo! a Tiger appears in the east.   Sorry!  It's the christmas paper.  But hopefully you won't notice that LOL.  

Over at MFP they have a lovely tutorial on weaving a card center so me and Tiger thought we'd join the fun.  My base card, woven pieces and tiger are all on Basic Grey Jovial paper.  I picked up a few pieces of this cos I thought it was lovely summer colours and liked the printed text look.  Ahhhh.... christmas carols text!  Ah well, who reads it that close.  We're going for the seasonal birthday look.  The Tiger and the sentiment are from MFP Tiger set.  I cut the sentiment using Simon Says Stamp stitched tag die and tied on a tuft of wool that maybe looks like the end of a tigers tail??  Well, artistic license at work.  My panel was embossed with Couture Creations Ohh La La embossing folder and I added some Shabby Shutters distress ink.  

Joining the fun at
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 273 - Weave the Center 
FSC Challenge 101 - All About the Men 
Unruly PaperArts RAQ -Manly
DRS Design Challenge 186 - I Can Feel It 

Thanks for dropping by.  Back soon.  Hugz

A Dark and Stormy Knight + a Winner

Hello.  Welcome.  The inclement weather that had been forecast finally arrived so I took all precautions, barricaded myself in my craft room and crafted like a good 'un.  I feel restored.  Over at Viva Las Vegas stamps they have a lovely moody board.  Just perfect for grey rainy days

I used a piece of dictionary paper sent to me by Tricia.  Thanks Tricia.  Hugz.  I stamped VLVS Steampunk Warrior on silver metal and embossed with black embossing powder.  I die cut Sizzix Harlequin Border from black metal, added a section along the bottom of the book paper and some of the diamonds randomly on the card.  I inked the edges with black archival and mounted on a grey card base.  

Joining the fun at
VLVS August Challenge
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - Diamonds
FSC Challenge #101 - All About The Men
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
The Artistic Stamper Creative Team Creative Challenge - Anything Goes

Many moons ago, well one moon ago, I proposed a little Name That Bloke competition on this post.  I would like to thank the five lovely ladies who supplied a name and made me very happy that they played along.  So here's the bloke

And of the names supplied I thought BORIS suited him just fine.  So Tangled Blue Rose
drop me an email with your snail mail address and the doggy stamp is yours.  Thanks again for playing along ladies.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hope you are getting time to be crafty.  Hugz

Newsflash! Starting Small

Hello.  Welcome.  Well, would you believe.....  The lovely Bibi at Rubber Dance had a design team call and guess what??!!  One of the lucky ladies is ME!!  Gosh, wow and by the way I'm joining the Scandinavian team!  So I hope you will be visiting and maybe we can all learn a little Norwegian LOL.  Oh, that's maybe you can learn a little Norwegian.  We are all hoping I already know a bit!!  Anyway, my first post on the Rubber Dance blog will be 9th August, so to keep you interested I decided to do a little something using this months challenge colours

For a chance to win some lovely rubber make something using the challenge colours and stamping.  The theme is optional and you don't have to use Rubber Dance stamps, but of course we would love to see them LOL.

I cut my ATC base from textured card using Sixxix ATC die and stamped the beach babe from Take the Plunge in Colourbox Irish ink.  I masked her and stamped Spooky ATC background using Mowed Lawn distress ink.  

 

I stamped the beach babe again using Archival Potting Soil and fussy cut her.  I paper pieced her costume and coloured her towel with Mustard Seed distress ink. 

I added some black embossing powder as a grungy border and stamped and embossed the smallest butterfly from Antique Botanicals.   I fussy cut my butterflies and coloured with distress.  Hopefully my beach babe looks like she's in the garden.  Love that image.  All the stamps are available at Rubber Dance

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at

Stamping Sensations - Stamps and Dies

Repeat Impressions WIW July Anything Goes Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Card and Scrap Udfordring 101 - Alt er Lov