Long time, no see......

Oh my......

It's been SO long since I last blogged, but now I'm back again.

Due to renovation of our house my office has been stacked away for over 1 month so it's been hard to create things. But now the office is officially opened again and I'm creating lots of new things. Mainly for the Feb12 issue of Ett Trykk( so I can't show that to you yet).

Meanwhile I can show you stuff I made for Ett Trykk October 2011 issue.

Here is what I made for the theme "Christmas Party"

~ A Christmas Party Invitation ~

 ~ A Folder for Napkin and Cutlery ~

~ A small gift for the guests ~

I used these products:

Inks: Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy, Archival Ink - Jet Black, Coffee
Stamps:  Inkido - vintage stamps, unknown - invitation, Stempelglede - sentiment
Papers: Water colour paper, brown paper bag, Graphic 45, Karen Foster
Other: Martha Stewart - Arch Lattice border punch, Cornice border punch, Scandinavian Snowflake punch, Holly punch, Stampin' Up - red twine, tag punch, Wild Orchid Crafts - rose, Inkido - red pearls, eBay - lace. Old Stamps.

Ett Trykk August 2011 ~ Hjemmelagde Fruktspyd ~ Homemade Fruit Sticks

For the August 2011 issue of Ett Trykk I made a tutorial on how to make your very own fruit sticks at home. This is a fun way to serve your fruit and the kids love it.

 Here is a selection of the small fruit sticks.

 For these large ones I used barbeque sticks.

 I used small cocktail sticks for some of the fruit sticks.

And here is our cat trying to disturb my photoshoot!

Wish you all a happy weekend :)

Ett Trykk August 2011 - Homemade Gifts #3 ~ CD-box

Den tredje og siste gaveideen jeg laget for Ett Trykk August 2011 var en CD-eske.

I also made a cd-box for Ett Trykk August 2011 issue.

Størrelse: 12,5 x 14,5 cm

Blekk: Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy, Walnut Stain, Milled Lavender, ArchivalInk - Coffee

Stempler: Hänglar & Stänglar - motivstempel, Inkido - old letter

Papirer: Bazzill - hvit, kraft, Inkido - Forever Mønsterpapir

Annet: Kort & Godt - splittbinders, Stampin' Up - tag die, Marvy Uchida - hjørnepunch, Ranger - Stickles Milled Lavender, ukjent - hyssing, kakeserviett, Wild Orchid Crafts - blomster

Teknikker: Alle kanter er svertet med brunt blekk.

Andre ting: Esken er laget etter egne mål. Kutt et papir i 6"x12". Lag brettekant på 3", 3 3/8", 8 3/8" og 8 6/8 ". På langsiden lages det en brettekant på 1". Lokket er 20,1 x 12,7 cm og brettes på 5 6/8" og 6 1/8". Sommerfuglene er klippet ut av mønsterpapiret. Motivet er stemplet på Kraft-kartong og klippet ut. Kakeservietten er stemplet med tekst-stempel og klippet til for å passe i hjørnet av esken.

Ett Trykk August 2011 - Homemade Gifts #2 ~ Chocolate Box

Dette er en sjokoladeeske jeg laget til Ett Trykk August 2011. Malen til esken er fra  http://mytimemadeeasy.com.

This is a homemade chocolate box I made for Ett Trykk August 2011 issue. The template for the box is from  http://mytimemadeeasy.com.

Størrelse: 6 x 13 x 7 cm
Blekk: Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy, ArchivalInk - Jet Black
Stempler: Norsk Stempelblad - tekst
Papirer: Bazzill - hvit, Maja Design - Crea Diem mønsterpapir
Annet: Martha Stewart - grenutstanser, Spellbinders - fancy tags #3, Inkido - halvperler, bånd, Wild Orchid Crafts - blomster, Ranger - Stickles Frosted Lace
Teknikker: Alle kanter er svertet med brunt blekk. Blomstene er påført glitterlim.
Andre ting: Esken er laget etter mal fra http://mytimemadeeasy.com.

Ett Trykk August 2011 - Homemade Gifts #1

This is one of the gift ideas I made for Ett Trykk August 2011 issue.
The template for the cigar box is downloaded from justsomethingimade.com/2011/04/mini-cigar-box-template-free-digital-downloads/

I made a small card for the box and is was just as a gift to a confirmand. We put money inside the box.
Jeg laget et lite kort til å ha inni esken sammen med pengegave.

Størrelse: 10,5 x 7 x 2,5cm
Blekk: Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Papirer: Akvarellpapir, My Mind's Eye - Stella & Rose Mønsterpapir
Annet: Tim Holtz - nøkkelhull, ukjent - knapper, vintagebilde, Inkido - bling,
Teknikker: Malen til esken er lastet ned fra justsomethingimade.com/2011/04/mini-cigar-box-template-free-digital-downloads/, printet ut på akvarellpapir og klippet ut. Alle kanter ble svertet med brunt blekk, før esken ble limt sammen. Kortet måler 9,5 x 6 cm. Esken er perfekt til pengegaver, eller fylt med sigarer/sjokolade til far.
Andre ting: Navnet er skrevet med skrivemaskin.

More Christmas Gift Bags

Wow! I've been a bad blogger lately, and I'm so sorry for that. But here I am, still alive and blogging:)

I've been SO busy with work, preparations for Christmas and also for my 30th birthday celebration. A few days too early, because my birthday isn't until Wednesday the 22nd :) I celebrated it yesterday with family and friends, and it was such a nice time. Well, well, enough about that. Now I want to show you the rest of the gift bags I have made for my friends for Christmas.

Here I used glittery paper from Reminisce. Stamp from Inkido and ribbon from my stash. The bling snowflakes are from Prima.

 Inside I used pink paper from October Afternoon and vintage photo from Ladybug and Friends.

 On this 2nd bag I used paper from MME, stamp from Inkido and ribbon from Søstrene Grene.

 Inside I used a felt snowflake from Stampin Up and vintage image from Ladybug and Friends.

 The 3rd bag was made with paper from Papirdesign and stamp from Inkido.

 The sheet music paper is from Inkido and the image from Ladybug and Friends.

 On the 4th bag I used paper from Papirdesign, ribbon and birch heart from Panduro.

 Inside is snowflake paper from Inkido, vintage image from Ladybug and Friends and lace from Kort & Godt.

 On the last bag I used paper from Papirdesign, homemade wrinkled vintage ribbon and stamps from Waltzing Mouse Stamps and Inkido.

Green paper from and lace from Inkido and vintage image from Ladybug and Friends.

Inkido Archive Folder

It's been some days since I last blogged now. I'm quite busy with editing wedding photos from last Saturday and I'm also preparing a lot of stuff to bring to Lillestrøm next weekend. I will be joining Inkido at the Gift and Interior Fair in Lillestrøm(Oslo). Inkido's stand is number E01-19b, and I'll be there Saturday and Sunday. Please stop by and say hi if you're going too :)

Det har blitt noen dager siden jeg sist blogget nå. Jeg er opptatt med å redigere bryllupsbilder fra sist lørdag, og jeg har også forberedt en del ting som jeg skal ha med til Gave- og Interiørmessen(Lillestrøm) neste helg. Jeg skal stå på Inkido sin stand(E01-19b) både lørdag og søndag. Så hvis du skal innom messen, så må du bare stikke bortom og hilse på :) 

OK, here is my latest project. It is an Archival folder, made after Angella's tutorial. I made a Christmas folder for small Christmas cards and tags. I submit this to A Spoon Full of Sugar, where this week's challenge is Christmas in August.
The papers I used are from the Candy Tree collection which I've designed for Inkido. I used Candy Stars, Sweet Candy Flakes, Merry Christmas and Mint Candy Stripes. The folder has been sprayed with Glimmer Mist Old Lace to give it a nice shimmer. All other supplies for this project are from Inkido and Kort og Godt.
Ja ja, her er ihvertfall mitt seneste prosjekt. Min kjære venn Angella har laget en flott forklaring på hvordan man skal lage en arkivmappe. Så da måtte jeg jammen meg prøve jeg også. Det ble en julepost-mappe som kan inneholde små julekort og /eller julegavelapper. Og jeg slenger denne mappen med på A Spoon Full of Sugar, for denne uken er oppgaven "Jul i August" :)

The heart is chipboard and was covered with the Sweet Candy Flakes paper. I painted the edges with Picket Fence crackle paint from Tim Holtz.

 Here are two tags I made for the folder. I will fill it up with more tags and cards as Christmas is getting closer :)

Here is a close up of the tags.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving me sweet comments :)

Vintage Gift Box

This is a box I made a long time ago, but I haven't been able to show it before now(because the recipient has received the box). I covered the box with a criss cross card on top. The vintage script paper I have used is Calambour and is called Travel Collection and I also used a page from an old book. The tags have been stamped with a collage stamp from Inkido.

Here is the tag in the criss cross card. The wings are Tim Holtz dies(Sizzix). I painted them with clear crackle paint. The ribbon and brad is from Panduro. The stamp in the corner is from Prima.

The vintage image is downloaded for free from Shabby Chic Papirskatter.

The inside of the box was covered with the same script paper as on the criss cross card.

And the bottom of the box was decorated like this. My blog address has been written with my typewriter on some twill type. The wings and regal crest are dies from Tim Holtz :)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today :)

Happy 30th birthday

Yesterday was my husband's 30th birthday and this is the card I made him.

I made a folded card with a mini album inside and a small envelope for some small treasures. I used papers(Autumn Meadows) and cardstock from Stampin Up. The card is very inspired by the mini album in folder which I learned at Gudrun's class at the Ski gathering in March.

On this tag I used an angel stamp from Tim Holtz, "KLEM" stamp from Papirgleder and "Gratulerer" from Inkido.

 On the edges I distressed with my Tim Holtz distressing tool and inked with Vintage Photo and Brushe Corduroy ink. After I painted it with Clear Rock Candy Crackle Paint from Tim Holtz. The black corrugated cardboard behind the tag is first sanded and then painted with white Picket Fence Crackle Paint.

 Here you see how the card is locked. The ribbon is twill tape from Stampin Up. The lock I got from a sweet friend a long time ago:)

 The card is folded on my Scor Pal. As you can see I didn't just fold the card in two, I made some space in between the front and back because I was adding a lot inside the card. The mini album inside is fastened with this brown hemp twine. I added a pearl and some buttons to decorate.

 Inside the card I made a mini album with some memories form our wedding in Miami last September. I edited and cropped the photos in photoshop to give them a vintage look matching the style of the card.

 Here you see the photos. I have added some cute stickers from K&Co which Claudia gave me. The bottle cap is from a glass bottle of Coca Cola and inside is a text which says "Some flirting going on" and I think this was perfect for my little album.

Behind the mini album I made a small envelope for some small treasures from our wedding day. The envelope was made after Gudrun's directions at the Ski gathering :) Thank you Gudrun for the inspiration!!

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I also wanted to tell you about Inkido's Easter Blog Candy which is going on at the Inkido blog. All you hae to do is to tell about the blog candy on your blog and leave a comment on the Inkido blog. You have until April 5th(11:59 PM GMT+1) to join. Good luck!

And Happy Easter to all of you! Now it's time for us to go hunt for those Easter Eggs in the garden:)