Go where your dreams take you - Travel Journal

This travel journal is my last project for my blogpost for Kaisercraft this month. I created this journal to have something to work on, while I was going on a holiday. The journal is decorated on the front, and the pages are left with just the paper from the collection, ready to be decorated while I am on holiday.

I have used a Bind it all machine to create the binding of the album. The cover pages are created from card board.

I have added a few envelopes throughout the album, to give space to store the collectables for the collection, before I use them in the album.

The pages has been simply decorated with papers from the collection. The pages will be decorated further at a later stage.

Updates can be found in later blogposts, on the decoration of some of the pages of this journal.

Kaisercraft products: Just landed collection: P2097 Journal | P2096 World Map P2099 Baggage | P2101 Polaroids | P2102 Subway | P2105 Sign Posts | P2104 Flight Path | PS454 Postmarks - Gloss | PP998 Paper Pad |CT857 Collectables | DD771 Travel Word Pack | FL576 Travel | FL576 Flourish Pack Travel.

Other: Zutter  - Bind it all

Bon Voyage layout

We are showing the "Just Landed collection" with wooden flourishes in kaisercraft's blog today.

I have created a mixed media layout with mists, stencils, collectables and the wooden flourishes.

FL576 Wooden Flourishes Travel

The background has been created with orange Kaisermists, stencils, gesso and black ink.

The city scene has been created with a stamp and black embossing powder.

I have used coloured car polishing wool, sewing thread, die cuts and papers i layers. The plane has been coloured with black embossing powder. The compass has been coloured with orange Kaiserink. The words has been cut out from an orange foam board.

Kaisercraft Products: Just Landed Collection | P2097 Just Landed | P2102 Subway | CT857 Collectables | CS265 Clear Stamps | FL576 Wooden Flourishes Travel | DD547 Decorative Die Circle Vines | IT 911 Mixed Media Designer Template | KM108 Kaiser Mist Orange | DD711 Travel Word Pack | IP729  Ink Pad Tangello | IP719 Ink Pad Black | CD603 Premium cardstock Black.

Combining project life and mixed media - and meeting Becky Higgins

A few days ago, Connie challenged me to create a few Project life pages for Hobbykunst, before  Becky Higgins classes. I really do not do a lot of Project life, mostly because I enjoy more mixed media and 3D projects, and the pockets restricts this slightly.

These pockets are some of Becky Higgins own pockets, and has room for 4 - 15x15 cm inserts. This gave me the idea, to make a nontraditional Project life page - with mixed media and without the Project life cards.

I have used the paper "Stationer's Desk- Red Ink" from Prima and orange bazzill. The photo, is one I have taken in New York on 5th avenue.

I have used gesso, distress paint and ink from 13 arts. on the background paper. I have also used some of the new cork embellishments from Rayher, and I used these under the Prima tags.  The heart is a paper heart from Rayher. I have added a photo over it and sticky foam letters.

I have also tested out some of the new stickers from Hobbykunst on this page, and they work wonderful on mixed media projects to add more details.

So, I finished the layout last night, and went to Hobbykunst to deliver the Project life page, and then Becky Higgins suddenly appeared.....

Becky is going to have classes for Hobbykunst from Thursday to Saturday. All the Exclusive classes are fully booked, but there are still spaces in the Classroom courses.

I am entering these challenges:

• Crazy challenge - Children's games (Yellow car game - spent endless holidays playing this with my daughter on holiday - was not allowed in New York)
• 7 kids challenge - Anything goes
• Brown sugar challenge - Anything goes
• Scrappehjertet - Alt er lov
• Fussy and fancy - Fun in the sun
• Hiding in my craftroom - Anything goes
• Crazy 4 challenges - A little bit of sunlight (yellow)
• Cute and daisy - Summer fun
• Creatalicious challenges - Butterflies
• Project life i Norge - Bildeinspirasjon

A holiday layout

I was asked to be guest designer for Alt om Scrap this month. I was asked to make something for the theme "Travel". I made a layout with photos taken a year ago in Australia (Shell Beach at Shark Bay and  Kangeroo Island).

Papers are from Prima's new collection, Ava Princess and Lily Princess. I have used stencils, distress paint, gesso and distress ink to create the background effects. I have used shells, flowers and pieces of sponge (used for soap making), lacer cut wood boarder from Prima and Prima clay tiles.  The small round circles are are pieces from Rayher Ribbon. The clay key, is handmade. 

I have also used gauze cloth under the flowers and photos. The birds in the top right corner are made by Gunn-Eirill

I am entering these challenges:

• Divas by design challenge - Flower Power
• Cinspirations - Shabby chic
• Papirdokkene - Minst 10 perler eller bling
• Kreative verden - Tekstil
• Paula holifield crafts - Are we there yet?
• Country view challenges - Paper chase
• Crafts and me inspiration - Anything goes
• Emergency crafters challenge - Flowers
• Just b creative crazy - Anything goes
• Laineys crafty space just for fun - Anything goes
• The craft garden - Pastel colours

12 tags of Christmas 2013 - A maskuline tag - Tim Holtz style - tag number seven

This tag was number seven of a series of 12 tags in the December issue of the Norwegian magazine - "Ett trykk". I wanted to show different styles and techniques. This is an example of a maskuline tag - Tim Holtz style

The original tag is made is a dies from Tim Holtz Sizzix Die TAG & BOOKPLATES Movers And Shapers. The background has been made using Distress Paint – peeled paint, forest moss, broken china og salty ocean. I have stamped with im Holtz – Stampers Anonymous – Mini Blueprints #3 and Tim Holtz: Cling Rubber Stamp Set - Stuff 2 Say

The gear dies are from Sizzix: Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die By Tim – Gears cut in cork. 

The photo is an old family photo

Crossing the ocean - a Mixed Media layout challenge

Once, i read the words: “ You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore”.  I think this is quite describing, because to get further - one has to challenge oneself and try new things. Sometimes I have to challenge myself too, and try things I haven't done before. It's about a year since I started with Mixed Media, sprays and paint. I started with a class with Sherry Mendoza and Gry Anita Smith Murud. They both gave me lots of inspiration.

Last summer, I was given a task from Hobbykunst, to make a layout about myself, as a part of the Design Team. This was also published in the magazine - Ett trykk in October, and therefore could not be published online before.

I used a canvas and turned i backwards - so I could make a 3D effect inside the canvas

Australia is a country very close to my heart. The background photo is taken from inside a cave from The Rocks at Kangaroo Island, outside Adelaide in Australia. The sea meets the ice on the South Pole on the other side. To create the cave effect in the canvas, I used yes paste.  The photo of the Wallaby and the Koala is also taken on Kangaroo Island. 

Papers: Prima; Familia – Lifetime, Graphic 45; - Olde Curiosity Shoppe - Butterfly Species and Docrafts; Wellington Paper Pack

Mission possible - A pink paper helicopter

Kort O Mania has a new challenge. I made a different birthday treat for the challenge, a paper helicopter. A lot of things have been crafted out of paper. I was looking for something new, and a helicopter was something I had not seen before. I thought this would not be a "a mission impossible". The inspiration came from the pink papers and the Swedish song "Rosa Helikopter" (Pink Helicopter) by Peaches.

 The helicopter was made from scratch. I have used acetate in the windows in front. The rotors rotate when you blow on them. The base has also been made from scratch.

For the helicopter, I have used white Bazzill and papers from Maja design - Sofiero - Exuberance of flowers in bloom and Vintage Summer Basics. The gras is from Basic Gray

The stamp is Craft Star from Kenny K. The stamp is coloured with promarkers.

All the flowers are handmade from Washi tape. They have also got some gesso on them for effect. The bling is from Panduro. The little button has the text "Believe in yourself"

The Butterflies are from are from Graphic 45.

The small jar was bought in Melbourne. The crone is from Hobbykunst and the charm of the hand is from KortHobby. The buttons are random mix of leftovers.

Template for my helicopter is published here: Template

I am entering these challenges:

• Craft your passion - Challenge 173 -  3D - Winner
• Trykkpressa - Washi   - Vinner og topp 3
• Korthobby utfordring - August utfordringen - Fargerikt -  Vinner
• Kaboodle doodles - Challenge 182 Anything goes with paint (Gesso) - 
• Crazy challenge 150  - Summertime - 
• Inky impressions challenges - Button
• I love promarkers -  Mechanikal - Top 3
• Picture and scrap - utfordring 59 - Alt er lov
• Promarker norge - Utfordring 21 - Alt er lov
• Scrap creations - Anything goes
• Fussy and fancy - Challenge 94 - More than one fold - Top 5
• Scrappin all over - Utfordring 14 - More than two folds - Top3
• Cute and daisy - Things with wings -
• Nordsalten hobbyklubb - Utfordring 78 - Rundt og rundt og rundt -

The Shambles - A shaker card

 This time, I have made a British shaker card. The background papers are from "Grandma`s School Book - 6 Tum - Blue Wings". The two ladies are part of a rubber stamp from Art Impression "Picture Perfect". They are coloured with promarkers.

  I have used a photo stamp of The Shambles in York behind the window. The fence is a homemade cut file, made from a photo I took of a fence in Brighton. The lamp post is a homemade cut file made from a photo I took  in Sweden. The bike is also a homemade cutting file made from a photo of a bike.

The papers inside are from Prima - Botanical collection.

I have left space for a message on the back of the card.

I am entering these challenges:

• Ett trykk - jubileumsutfordringer - uke 3 - Utfordring 8 - Fotostempel

• Art impressions stamps - Challenge 108 - Layer it up

• Crafts and me - Challenges 129 - Bling it up

• By the cute and girly - april - April

• Bearly mine - Challenge 82 - Spring flowers

• Carabbie moments of craft - Spring

• Milk coffee challenge - Spring

• Riley and co - Spring

• Shellys images - Challenge - Flowers

• Picture and scrap - udfordring 53 - Dies

• Inky impressions challenges 105 - Punches and/or dies

• Cards galore challenges - Vintage

• Cupcake craftroom - Summer blooms

• Flat friends - Challenge 7 - Stiching

• love to scrap - challenge 4 - Cut if out

Not all those who wander are lost..... and a freebie

 Kort o Mania has a new challenge this fortnight. This time, I have decorated a notebook from Hobbykunst. The background is made by using different blue left over papers. The papers are torn into small pieces and glued directly onto the book with Mod Podge.  After this, a thin coat of Gesso were added. This is the first time I have really tried Mod Podge and Gesso together to make a background. The girl is a digital stamp from Saturated canary -  "Packlight". The girl has been coloured with promarkers. The book cover has had a final layer of Mod Podge to seal the pieces. I have also added a ribbon as a bookmark.

"Not all those who wander are lost" is written by J.R.R Tolkien  - and I could not find a stamp with these words on - so I made my own digital stamp. Please feel free to use it in your own projects. You may store it on your own Pc, but please don't sell them or post them on your own homepage or blog - link back to this blog instead. 

I am entering these challenges:

  

• Incy wincy designs - Something new (New background technique)
• Simonsays stamp and show - Challenge embrace old (Use of old favourite left over paper)
• Crafty sentiments - Sparkle and shine
• Crafty catz weekly challenge - Anything goes
• Totally gorjuss - Anything goes with Ribbon 
• Promarker norge  - #8 "Alt er lov"

Finally summer! Sailing boat with template

Endelig er det sommer. Blir ikke så mye tid til scrapping da, men noe blir det. Jeg har fått utfordring av Helle - Å lage en seilbåt i papir. En herlig utfordring. Så da var det bare å sette igang. 

Papirer er fra "Wellingtons Paper Pack" fra Docraft. Malen på båten ligger nederst i dette innlegget. Mastene er laget ved å rulle papir. Alle stemplene er fra Magnolia. 

Jeg har brukt stempler fra "Tilda gone fishing". Motivet er fargelagt med Promarkere. På enden av tråden på fiskestangen har jeg montert en liten fisk fra Korthobby. Roret er kuttet ut med Silhouette maskin etter eget mønster.

Den andre figuren i båten er favorittstempelet mitt: "Koala hug Tilda". Dette er også fargelagt med promarkere. 

Fiskegarnet er laget av et stykke sekkestoff - hvor enkelte av trådene er dratt ut. I garnet er det feste brads med form som skjell, ekte skjell, fiske charms, tag fra en brusboks, flaskepost og en liten krabbe. Krabben er brettet i papir. Denne er brettet etter instruksjon fra Youtube - link til denne filmen kan du finne fra tutorial siden min.

Flaskepost er laget av en miniflaske med en papirbit fra en gammel bok. Papiret er svertet i kantene med distressink og rullet sammen i flasken.

Ankeret og bølgene har jeg skåret ut med Silhouette maskin. De har jeg laget mønster til selv.

Slik ble skuta. 

Her er malen

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Templates and Copyright - Please read.

This is my own template. The inspiration is from looking at several sailboats. You are free to use my templates, and publish your own craft. However, it would be nice if you link back to me. Please do not sell or publish my templates, as they are or edited! My templates are copyrighted by law.

Dette er min egen mal. Inspirasjonen er hentet fra å se på flere bilder av flere seilbåter. Du kan fritt bruke malen til å lage dine egne arbeider. Du kan også fritt publisere ditt eget arbeide. Jeg ville imidlertid satt pris på om du linket tilbake til meg. Du har ikke lov til å publisere eller selge mine maler, som de er eller redigert. Mine maler har copyright under  Åndsverksloven.

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Jeg deltar på disse utfordringene:

• Incy wincy designs - Summertime        -
• Trimmies craft challenge 163 - Summer                                         Top 3
• Panduro hobby - Sommer                                                             Winner
• Simon says stamp and show - Layered -
• Stamp with fun - Challenge 169 - Favorite stamp (Koala Hug Tilda)
• Crafts and me challenges - Challenge 92 - Stitching (On the sails) -
• Scrap-creations - (Use something new - Bought the Wellingtons papers 1 week ago) Top 3
• Whoopsi daisy  - Make your own embellishments (Crab) -
• Magnolia-licious challenge - Colour challenge -
• Papirpikenes verden - Utfordring 5 - Det våte element -
• Deep ocean challenge 29 - Sea of love -
• Stamp and create - July challenge - Hands full of love
• Lets ink it up - Challenge 25 - All girl                                              Winner
• Papiravisen - Bildeinspirasjon (tolket som vann og prikker) -

A scrappers colouring album

Som mange scrappere, tar jeg også med stemplede motiver, som jeg fargelegger når jeg skal reise. Tidligere har jeg ikke hatt noe god oppbevaring på disse, så derfor lagde jeg meg et lite reisealbum.

Digitalstempelet av damen har jeg tegnet selv - fordi jeg ikke fant noe stempel av en scrapper.  Mønsterark er fra Melissa Frances - Antonia. Svirlen er skåret ut med Silhouette maskin.

Selve permen har jeg laget av vanlig tynn papp - bazzill tykkelse. Permen blir stiv fordi det er så mange lag med mønsterark over. I kantene har jeg malt med Snow Paint fra Panduro. Permen lukkes med magnet som er gjemt innimellom arkene i permen.

Motivet  har jeg tegnet på frihånd. Det er fargelagt med fargeblyanter. Bokstavene "me" er Foam Stickers fra Panduro. Disse er malt og distresset med Snow Paint. Effekten på kanten av bildet er også Snow Paint.

Teksten er sammensatt av teksten jeg har sett på to forskjellige "vintage skilt". Hjørnesvirle er fra Kort Hobby.

Albumet er enkelt pyntet inni. For å henge opp motivene, har jeg brukt holderen inni en tynn ringperm. 

Motivet inni er fra Nellie Snellen - Sweet Elin - Frog on Flower. Dette er fargelagt med promarkere. På vingene har jeg brukt Stickles og GLossy accent.

Baksiden er også helt enkelt pyntet, uten for mye tredimensjonalt. Dette er mest av praktiske årsaker. Kantpunchen er fra Martha Stewart.

Stempelet bak er Mo Manning sitt, Bronte and Bella. Gummistøvlene har fått et lag med Glossy accent. Dette motiver er også fargelagt med promarkere. 

Jeg deltar på disse utfordringene

• Pandurohobby - Fargelegging (her med fargeblyanter og promarkere + dette er et fargeleggingsalbum)
• Vintageudfordring - Udfordring 38 - Gjenbruk (Metallstripen inni til å henge bildene i, er fra en perm)
• My time to craft - Challenge 177 - Fairy (inside)
• Crafts and me challenges - 3D embellishment
• The crafty pad - Challenge 165 - Die 
• Pink gem challenge - Challenge 43 - Aquamarine -