02 januar 2009

FØRSTE FREDAG JANUAR

Scrapbook Express - the pink forum - had
"half holidays" scrapbooking relay race
arranged by Ruffa

















I always do the relay races, al though I'm a very slow scrapper. This picture is taken by a photographer in Elverum. The Holter family has a lot of familygroup pictures.
And I am - one lucky girl - having them all

We had to redo a sketch of Ingvild Bolme She is just marvellous with flowers. Im not.
We had to start with white cardboard and the paper should be in only one color.
I used The Wonderland Collection from Cosmo Cricket. I love their papers.
The swirvls! are from Inkadinkado - they are so fragile! Embossed in white.
The flowers are covered with clear and golden embossing - having made some retro flowers in The Wonderland Paper. The pinebranches are made by a lovely McGill punch Covered with clear stickles from Ranger I also used some Prima Bouquet Flowers painted in Cranberry color with Acrylic Paint Dabber from Adirondack The letters are Maddie from QuicKutz painted in Cranberry color too. I've inked all parts with my best scrap friend; Versafine Vintage Sepia.
Thank you for beeing with me to the end - have a wonderful Evening!

01 januar 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR


Happy New Year to ALL of you!
Today I woke up early - Nichlasen is still sleeping - even the birds are quiet. It's pretty cold outside - minus 15 Celsius - the trees are covered with shiny snowflakes and the sun's trying to breake through the foggy sky. It's winter in Norway!
I've been on sick leave since December 17. - my right arm! has been doing too much in 2008 - inflammation - and the doctors order not to do a thing with my arm! Well, I'm a person that can't sit with my hands in my lap - but this time I had too. The pain was awful! And I'm doing better - it's cribling in my fingers to scrap and to finish the Karinusbua genealogy.
Today I hope to get my Wii fit connected - Nichlasen is helping me - and hanging my new lamp on the roof - I need it for my scrapping. Getting older demands more light.
The picture is taken Christmas Eve 2007 - after returning from Åsnes Church and Christmas Service.
Have a wonderful New Year - and read Alf Prøysens "Du skal få en dag i mårå"
DU SKAL FÅ EN DAG I MÅRÅ
Lyrics: Alf Prøysen Music: Otto Nielsen
Det var en liten gutt som gikk og gret og var så lei
hæin skulte tegna Babylon, men lærer'n hæin sa nei.
Hæin ød'la hele arket, hæin var tufsete og dom,
men så hørte hæin et sus som over furukrona kom.
Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står,
med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.
Og da kæin du rette oppatt æille feil ifrå igår
og da får du det så godt i mårå kvell.
Og om du itte greie det og æilt er like trist
så ska du høre suset over furua som sist.
Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står
og med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.
Og så vart gutten vaksin og hæin gikk og var så lei
han hadde fridd åt jinta si, men jinta hu sa nei.
Og hæin gret i ville skauen: >>Detti blir min siste dag<<
men da kom det over furua det såmmå linne drag
Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står
med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.
Og da kæin du rette opp att æille feil ifrå igår
og da får du det så godt i mårå kvell.
Og om du itte greie det og æilt er like trist
så ska du høre suset over furua som sist.
Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står
og med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.
Og nå er gutten gift og går og slit som folk gjør flest
med småbruk oppi Åsmarken der kjærringa er hest.
Og hæin syns det blir for lite gjort og streve titt og trutt
og trøste seg med furusus når dagen blir for stutt.
Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står
med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.
Og da kæin du rette opp att æille feil ifrå igår
og da får du det så godt i mårå kvell.
Og om du itte greie det og æilt er like trist
så ska du høre suset over furua som sist.
Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står
og med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.
© 1971 Ehrlingförlagen AB / Musikkhuset A/S

22 desember 2008

BITTE LILLE JULAFTEN

One December Night - I wonder - isn't that a Christmas Song! I don't remember - anyway it's almost Christmastime and Santa is coming - I hope!

This is my south view. It's what I see when my eyes are wandring around.

Have a wonderful day - today and tomorrow. I'm going to drive Nichlasen at work - shopping some things I rally need - and then decorating the house.






07 desember 2008

THE FIREPLACE












This card was fun making. I wish I had a lots of spare time to just make cards!
Good Night and Sweet Dreams!

CHRISTMAS CARD








This is a Penny Black rubber stamp - I like her stamps. I've tried to make this years Christmas cards in different colors - not red! The Happy Hollidays are made in shrink plastic - fun to make - try it!

SECOND SUNDAY IN DECEMBER






I'm not a quick blogger - I'm a slow blogger. My life is pretty busy these days - not because it's Christmas - I'm not through with last years Christmas!! Busy because life is busy! I want to partcipate in scrapping - blogging - stamping - politics - genealogy - crops and a lot more that is fun - and gives me a lot of joy!

Here are some pictures of my brother - taken this years September - in Osen. The place God left but never forgot.
Have a nice trip - don't forget to have fun!


11 november 2008

SCRAPLIFT








Hello - I'm back! At the pink forum we had this scrapping relay - and we had to lift a layout made by Tracie H. And I do'nt know who she is - sorry!

We have a border collie - her name is Cindy C. She had to remove a tumor from her head - poor Cindy - and the veterinary had to made some stiches on her head - the picture s are taken right after we arrived from the clinic. She loves the bathroom floor - probably because of the warmth in the floor.

The "mouth's" are made by Krumelure and her Scrapmagasinet. She is a wonderful person and she makes amazing stamps - just look! I've painted the mouths with alcohol ink - the idea are from Ett Trykk.

The circle are made by the small retro flower punch. I punched them in shrink plastic and painted them white.
The papers are from imaginationproject - the colors are just me! I do love colors.

Have a safe journey, sleep well and good night!



10 november 2008

BEATE AN AMAZING SCRAPPER AND HER CANDY

Beate is a scrapper who gives me a lot - her vintage styled layouts, scrapped in colors.
Her photoes often in black and white - I just love black and white photos.

SCRAPPESTAFETTEN HØST 2008











Hello - long time since I wrote in this blog of mine. The world is busy - and so am I! I have a demanding job - that I love. I have hobbies like scrapping and stamping. I have my genealogy that are so exciting. And at last my little big border collie, CindyC. Ohh I almost forgot my son, my own little angel thar are apprentice's in a "nerded" store in our Capitol Oslo.
This layout are one of many in the "scrappestafetten" at the pink forum We were challenged to pick a color - I chose yellow - then we had to make a lift in vintage style - a layout made by Sessad.
I have used Grafton Maxwell Avn cardstock from Scenic Route Colletion The angel is from this collection - I just love the cardstocks from 3ndypapers - the two girls are just fabulous.

I liked the challange - thank you Ruffa!

The picture - taken in our garden at Gamleveien in Flisa - is not very good - and it's a dias. But I can still feel the taste of the sweets that my aunt from California had sent us - the taste of cinnamon - the taste of America.

My sister and I had got pink baby dolls and sweets from aunt S. It's early in the 60s - 1964 / 65 - and we were so proud.

I've used a lot of scrap - painted in yellow - some laces - the sweet are painted with alcohol ink and my ink pad Versafine in vintage sepia.

Have a nice journey - have a wonderful November - the month in front of Chistmas and December. Ho ho ho!

05 oktober 2008

THE FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER


It's wintertime and I'm like the bears - making myself a comfortable lair! The candle glasses are from Magnor - a place nearby Sweden. Their making wonderful glasses. Just look for yourselves!
Good Night and have some Sweet Dreams!

STILL SUNDAY OCTOBER 5TH




A blue winter and Christmas card. The stamp is from Anita's, I've used distress ink and grungeboard from Tim Holtz crushed velvet from Doodlebug Varme klemmer stamp from Ett Trykk The cardstock and paper are - well I bought them for a while a go!
Thank you - Ett Trykk - I've had a marvelous time - the challenges - the excercises - the spirit from your designers - it's been a "sunny" week-end!

SUNDAY OCTOBER 5TH






Here's my card - white and beige. The Saint Nick stamp is from inkadinkados The cardstock are plain beige and white. The paper with golden letter - I have no idea which company made that - but it's lovely! I've used string, some old pearls, clear stamp from inkadinkados which I embossed white. I stamped on shrink"plastic" and I don't remember the name of the stamp, sorry! I had a wonderful time making this Christmas card.

04 oktober 2008

October 4th CARD MAKING DAY

Hello - I have to do little dusting and cleaning here - but first - take a look at ETT TRYKK
The very best Norweigian Scrapmagazine ever! The designers are just IT!

Happy birthday to you ALL, cardmakers and scrappers! We are having the very - very best hobby!

This layout is old - its fall here in Stange - the farmers kreeps out from here and there - starts reaping all over. The picture is printed on white bazzil - the straw are real! - I picked them before the flames eat them all. Some farmers still burn down their land after harvesting - its not a good thing to do - neither for us nor for the entire environment. This fabulous land - the very best Norvegian soil - are still farmland and this was the last time they burned it!
I called the layout - de som stod igjen - the remains one

13 august 2008

13. AUGUST

I dag har det vært ferie i heimen - har ikke utført noe fra min lange ferietingågjøreliste. Og godt er det!

Har sendt tre kort til Kristiansand - håper det "unseen" faller i smak.

Det er så mange nye blogger og candyer og tagger og awarder som er der ute - jeg greier ikke å følge med på alt - det blir til at jeg roter rundt der jeg er kjent - samtidig så er det inspirerende og givende! noen ganger å løpe rundt fra nye siter til siter. Det er i hvertfall ikke kjedelig!

Her er en blogg - Et Hus - som har festet seg hos meg - ser ut som det blir et kreativt sted å stikke innom - og bli kjent. Flotte designere - kreative og glødende - alle fem - pluss hoveddesigneren med sin egen kjente rosa stil - britastilen! Lykke til alle seks!

10 august 2008

SECOND SUNDAY IN AUGUST






This August is wet and cold and theres no summertime in sight. Too bad! But then again I'm able to paint and decorate my scraproom. I'm making myself a scrap / media / genealogy room. I'll post pictures when I'm done.


My aunt from Kristiansand stayed some days with my mother in July. She was going to Cocktailstua with her youngest son, Kristian. He had a new motorbike and drove all the way from Mandal. Tough gay!


My aunt Randi wanted me to make a card for a couple thats having their Golden Wedding Day. It's a challenge at the pink forum and it inspired me to make this - your welcome to leave a few words - have a wonderful week and enjoy whatever your doing!

20 juli 2008

Tagget...

Denne skulle jeg ha svart på for lenge siden. Kirsten Aune har tagget meg med dette. Og du skulle ha sett det jeg leser akkurat nå - bare scrappeblader!

Book challenge:
Pick up the nearest book. Open on page 123. Find the fifth sentence. Post the next three sentences. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.

Her er min bok - blandt de mange som er i - ved - under - ved siden av - rundt om mitt nattbord. Karsten Alnæs sin Historien om Norge - Under fremmed styre - side 123 - setning fem:

......Efter at vi hadde sett dem slik to ganger, gikk de forbi oss med samme letthet som de møtte sine ene, for det kalde strøket og det at vi til stadighet så dem, påviket oss slik at vi efter hvert ikke brydde oss om det......

Og hvem skal så bli tagged? Moia - Merete - Stine - Hilde - Tea

Lykke til - alle fem! Gøy med bøker!

COLD - ICECOLD SUNDAY IN JULY





Og slik ble After Eight dåpsesken til lille Filip.
Papiret er kjøpt hos Happy Hobby på Gjøvik - hos Hilde.
Var der på treff i juni - alletiders treff.

07 juni 2008

SYVENDE JUNI 2008


Today I'm 49 years old! And today I'm starting the countdown for my next birthday, getting 50!! Celebrating in the USA! On the internett I found a map - not an ordinary one - one with no text just names of all the states. Now I'm using my pen - writing down all the people I know in The USA - and the Cities I want to see - to explore!



This is the book - from 1840 - telling how IT started in Osdalen - Lene Martinusdaughter Luvåsen went to Idaho in the USA - Oline Dorthea Martinusdaughter Valen went to Madagascar in Africa - and the oldest, Ingeborg Martinusdaughter Ulvevadet who were "stuck" in Osdalen, Åmot, Hedmark, Norway.



Later I will tell about how it started in Flisa - Hof - Åsnes and who left Norway - for the promised land USA. Have a wonderful "syvendejuni"