SOUS March 16th - Explorer at the beach - sketch by Sandi Clarkson

FRIDAY!!!!

And friday means that it is time for another sketch challenge over at Stuck On U Sketches, this week with a gorgeous sketch by Sandi Clarkson.

I started my layout with the rediscovery of these two beautiful pictures of my daughter form the summer of 2010 - taken by my brother actually. I just love how concentrated she is studying the things she can find at the beach. That was always one of my favourite things to do as a kid too. 

I did a lot of experimenting on this one using Tsukineko Goosebumps, inspired by Linn Sjåfjell. Idea was to give the background paper some texture, which I later accentuated using distress ink (vintage photo), but I did not like how that turned out (too dark and dull), so I also added some bright green stains using a paint dabber from Ranger. in the end I was very happy. You cant see the texture in the photo I am afraid, so you will just have to believe me ;)

Thanks for stopping by - hope you liked my layout. Here is the gorgeous sketch Sandi made for us this week. Please come join the fun at Stuck On U Sketches :)

SOUS December 9th - a sketch by Sandi Clarkson

Happy friday to you all!! Hope you will take a break from your Christmas preparations to join our challenge at Stuck On U Sketches this week. We have a gorgeous sketch by our own Sandi Clarkson for you. Maybe you have another christmas card to make or maybe new christmas pictures of the kids - this sketch will be perfect for both.

That said - I did not go for anything christmassy on my project this week... I am making something for christmas for someone, and this is the start of it, but I don't know if (s)he comes around my blog, so I cannot tell you more ;)

My project is 8x8", so not an ordinary card. Have used this very cute couple from Magnolia, and I have colored them with distress ink - only Pumice stone. Papers are from Papirdesign and 3ndy Paper. Flowers are from Prima and the lace I have picked up from my favourite craft store TreL. 

Pearls re also from Papirdesign.

SOUS die cut challenge - CHRISTMAS TREE

It is December - one of my favourite months! This year I have done so much preperations beforehand, so I hope for a peaceful Advent with lots of joy, crafting and candles. It is dark most of the time now, so for me there is nothing better than making a great cup of tea, light some candles, listen to Christmas music and make something for Christmas. Hope I can inspire you to do the same.

The die cut challenge at Stuck On U Sketches this week is the Christmas tree. I know that a lot of my american friends have this up and lit already, but in Norway we don't usually decorate the tree till December 23d. Last year we spent at my parents house, and we got to cut our own tree. This year we are at home in Bodø, so we have to settle for a store bought one,  but I long as I can smell the needles on the tree I am happy!

My dad, husband and daughter with one of our trees from last year

Enough chatting and on to my card: I have used one of the Christmas trees from the Christmas solutions cart for my card. I love this swirly tree. there is a quite similar one on the Lyrical letters cart, but I think this is the more elegant one.

I found a tutorial for making the folding on my card HERE. Text is in norwegian, but I think you can understand it from the scheme (she uses metric measurings). I love these "wooden" papers from Papirdesign. They are from a collection from 2010, and can be used for every season. Pearls are also from the same producer. Not much going on on this card, but that is me LOL

SOUS October 7th - A christmas card

Time for a new die cut challenge at Stuck On U Sketches!! and this week the challenge is TREE!

I love these challenges. Each time I find myself discovering cuts that I have not noticed before. I got the Christmas solutions cart when I got my Gypsy, and I love the cuts on this one. I had not noticed the trees on this one till I searched for something else, but these were perfect for a winter scene for a christmas card, and they suited my Edwin stamp perfectly!!

Edwin is painted with distress inks. If you have not seen my tutorial on how I do this, you will find it HERE.

have not used much more embellishments on this card. The papers are from my scraps and are from Daisy D., the snowfalke/star die is from Marianne Design and the text stamp I do not remember where I got (it is one of my first stamps).

Hope to see you participate at Stuck on U Sketches. We have another great prize for the month of October, and please go check out my team members tree projects :)