Christmas Matches

I made this a while ago, just haven't showed it yet.
It is a box with matches inside,
decorated for Christmas.

The papers are last years Christmas collection from Pion.
I layered with a book page, cheese cloth and a doily. 

The image is from Pion too, I think.
The "knobs" are from Tim Holtz.

I embellished with Berries from Panduro,
Tim Holtz pearls, die cuts, a snowflake charm,
some roses from Storyteller, pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts,
and a swirly-thingie from Kort og Godt.
I used some gold Stickles on the roses.

Challenges:
Card and Scrap - Blomster
Deep Ocean Challenge - Goodbye Summer

Hiking Edwin

A sweet blog friend mailed me some images of Edwin
after I commented on her beautiful card that this image was
just lovely and on my wishlist.

That is one of the things I love about blogging and scrapping,
people are so giving and kind and love to share both materials,
inspiration, help and sweet comments.

I started inking him up at once,
my fiancees brother turned 22 this week,
and he has become quite outdoorsy and sporty the last years.

The papers I used are all from Pion.
It was not the side with the trees that made me buy that sheet of paper,
I never imagined I would ever use that side, but this time
it felt just right.
The tag was hanging on some clothing I bought for Sofie. 

I painted Edwin with my Distress Reinkers.
Hair: Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain.
Skin: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo and Aged Mahogany.
Clothes: Pumice Stone for the sweater and Stormy Sky or Faded
Jeans for his pants, I cant remember.
Shoes: Walnut Stain.
Backpack and cane: Vintage Photo, Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint,
Black Soot and Pumice Stone.
I shaded the clothes with Black Soot.
The ground is Peeled Paint and Pine Needles,
and I used Wethered Wood and Black Soot around Edwin.

I used Cherry Blossoms from WOC. The lace, berries and other flowers I
think are from Storyteller. The arrow is from Panduro, I added a pearl in the middle.
I used a swirl die cut, and a ticket from Tim Holtz.
Some stapled details and cheese cloth behind the image. 

Challenges:
Totally Gorjuss - Sketch
Creative Inspirations - Case it
Tildas Town - Autumn Scene 
Come and Get it - Bingo (pearls, lace, dies)

A Season of Love

My very first Magnolia Christmas card of the season!

Again, I struggled so hard with the colors and papers

and embellishments. I don't get why Christmas cards

in red are so  hard for me to do. I never have the right papers,

and nothing ever gets right.

I was happy with the result though, until my fiancee said

that I should use a girl that looks older,

because people think the is just a child.

So what, it my reply. :p

I used old papers I had lying for a year or three,

from My Minds Eye and Bo Bunny, I think?

Behind the image I have a layer with an old book page,

and several strips of tape that I just bought at Panduro.

I also used a bit of cheese cloth. 

I tried something different in coloring this time.

I have a hard time with red, because I don't want it to look

pink. Usually I go with Aged Mahogany for Christmas,

but this time I tried Fired Brick, a color I usually think is to orange,

so I never ever use it. But I knew that the colors wary on what paper you use,

so I tried a bit on this one, and went with Fired Brick.

I did some shading with Black Soot. The apron, fur and other white areas are shadowed

with Pumice Stone. Her skin is Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, and Victorian Velvet

for blush. Her hair is Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain. 

I have this set of stickers that I love but never managed to use,

and now I think I can, this one just felt right with the colors etc.

Love the sentiment on it.

I added a little pearl, and some Diamond Stickles. 

I used a pearls from Tim Holtz, berries from Kort og Godt,

roses from Wild Orchid Crafts,

and some Diamont Stickles.

A couple of swirl die cuts,

and my Martha Stewart Lacy Heart puncher. 

This is what the card looks like inside.

I used some doilies, I also have one on the front

but I think I covered it all up. :p

The bottle is from Panduro, I put some Martha Stewart glitter in it,

and glued the cork on.

Some twine from WOC is tied around, and the pieces end in two reindeer

charms from Kutt Ut. In my head the bottle contains magic powder that makes

the reindeer fly. Yeah, seriously, that`s what I was imagining when I made this. :p

But I think the whole twine and reindeer-thing looks messy to anyone else...

Challenges:
Sketch Saturday - Sketch
ABC Challenge - W for Wishes
Magnolia Down Under Challenges - Bingo
(Charms, Die Cuts, Flowers)

Pink and purple *CLP DT*

I am writing this on sunday, and tomorrow I have to get up at

4 a.m. to catch the plane my sister in law calls "the way to early plane".

I am going to Bodø to start the school year with the first gathering of the

semester. For you who don't know, I am studying to be a teacher,

and I am doing it with internet and gatherings at the university.

This is my third year, and this is bachelor year! I am sooo dreading it!

This card is for a girl in Sofie's kindergarten, she is having

a birthday party tomorrow (or last Monday, if you will).

I asked her what her favorite colors where.

Pink and purple, she told me without hesitating.

My kind of card-receiver! 

This card is my interpretation of this weeks gorgeous sketch

over at CLP Challenges. Come join us! :)

 I colored Tilda with my Distress Reinkers.
The skin is Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo and Aged Mahogany.
Her hair is Antique Linen and Vintage Photo.
The dress is Victorian Velvet, and the shoes are Walnut Stain.
The Teddy is Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Black Soot and Pumice Stone.
I shadowed around the image with Weathered Wood.
I used some Star Dust Stickles,
and dotted Liquid Pearl around the frame.

I used some swirly die cuts that I got from a friend,

a doily, pink pearls, and flowers and twine from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The number 5 is from American Crafts.

The swirls and some flowers have Star Dust on them. 

The curly branch is from Kort og Godt,

I have a Prime flower, a tulip from Papirloftet,

and pins and flowers from WOC. 

The papers are from Maja and Magnolia.

The letters are from My Little Shoebox.

I used some cheese cloth,

my Martha Stewart lacy heart puncher,

and a flower charm.

The letters are covered with Crackle Accents,

mostly to make sure they stick. 

Tilda Pennant for Sofie's room

This project I think I started to plan about a year ago,
and I have had the bazzil base for the pennants lying around since then.
This week I finally made the letters, cut out the patterned paper and
chose and inked up some images.

I wanted to do it a little more shabby,
but I just love the papers and I settled for a cleaner look.

No embellishments! *gasp!*

But I think it looks quite cute in Sofie's room. :)
The cards on the shelf are the birthday cards I made for her second and third birthday.

The papers are from Maja, and I love them so much!
I used my Martha Stewart lace punch, forgetting that it was actually broken.
One of the little holes is missing, the little pin broke of the last time I used it.

I used two images from Magnolia,
both are colored with Distress Inks.
I used Antique Linen and Vintage Photo for the hair,
Tattered Rose and Vintage Photo for the skin and Aged Mahogany for the blush,
Victorian Velvet and Black Soot for the clothes,
and Pumice Stone for the wings and socks.
I used some Star Dust Stickles on them too. 

The letters I drew up and cut out of Bazzil.
Then I painted them a few times with Gesso,
then covered them with a thick layer of Crackle Accents,
and then Star Dust Stickles. 

The pennants are glued on a strip of seem binding ribbon,
and I stapled each pennant for extra support. 

Challenges:
Tildas Town - Anything Goes
In the pink - Things with Wings (not sure if its pink enough, but I'm trying. )
Magnolia-licius - Color Challenge

Wish right now

Oh, I sooo enjoyed being back at my scrap desc!
This image I colored before I left for vacation,
and I had the papers ready,
so today I just sat down and started cutting and embellishing.

The papers are from Maja Design and Magnolia.
I have finally gotten some more cheese cloth too!
It was a bit tighter than I like it,  but it' will do. 

The image is of course from Magnolia,
and I have colored Edwin with my Distress Inks.
I have been asked if I could tell what color I use,
so lets see if I remember:

Skin - Tattered Rose and Vintage Photo
Hair - Antique Linen and Vintage Photo
Pants - Wethered Wood and Black Soot
Shirt - Chipped Shappire
Socks - Black Soot
Plane - Faded Jeans and Black Soot

I finally got me some of those swirly-thingies, I love them!
These are from Kort og Godt.
The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

The clip and photo strip are from Tim Holtz.
I also used some pearls from WOC. 

Challenges:
Kort o Mania - Bursdag

Candy winner!

Hello again!
I am now back from my holiday,
my daughter and I have been with my mother and her husband
at his families cabin, and finally I found the summer!
I got a little bit of a tan (Anne-style, normally I`m not white, but clear),
and now I feel so glad to be home! I have missed my fiancee and my stuff
and my bed and my scrapping, and my sweet blog!

I don't have anything to show you just yet,
but I have some new scrappy stuff I soon will dig into.

For now, I`ll warm up by drawing the winner of my
Tildas Town Candy!
I know, it was stupid of me to set the ending date right before
I left for my holiday, it should have been open until now.

According to random.org, the lucky winner of my candy iiiis....

Number 17, and that is Dorte!

Send me an e-mail at felixiren@hotmail.no,
and remember to go into Tildas Town and find your
favorite stamp!

Thank you all for visiting me while I was away,
now I am going to get started on a round of blog visits.

Lots of hugs!

Special Gift *CLP*

This card is for my sweet friend Elaine, 
who I was supposed to surprise with me remembering her birthday
that I blackmailed her into telling me about this winter, and instead I was
more than a month late, because I had written down the wrong month!
*facepalm*

Better late than never, I say.

This is my card as DT-member to CLP,
I just loved that sketch. 

Tilda is painted with Distress Inks,
and I used some Star Dust Stickles and Liquid Pearls.

I used flowers, lace, stars, pearls and crystal stamens from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Some Prima flowers, one from Papirloftet,
and seem binding ribbon from WOC, and little pearl angel charms.
The brad is from Panduro.
The white fabric flower was a bit big, so I trimmed of one round
to make it smaller. 

The sentiment is from Magnolia, and I used twine from WOC.
I think the doily is from Kutt Ut.