Sunday, February 23, 2014

Du er ikke redd .....

Litt stille fra min kant, lover å komme sterkere tilbake. Bare vent til etter månedsskifte - da kommer det masse. Men nå er det vinterferie så da blir det lite oppdatering av bloggen.

Denne layouten ble laget for Inzpira magazine 6/2013 med Fancy Pants design.


Monday, February 17, 2014

Color by the numbers - Paper Issues

Are you ready for a new link up here at Paper Issues? Well, we have a fun one for you called Color by the Numbers.

Here is my layout with the Paper Issues Swag bag.





Our sponsor this month is Pinkfresh Studio. One lucky participant will win a goodie bag filled with Pinkfresh products. You can find Pinkfresh products in the Paper Issues store and on the Pinkfresh web site.


Still need ideas?

  • What's your favorite/lucky number?
  • What would you do if you won the lottery?
  • Use number paper or a number as a focal point.
  • Add color to your page using gelatos, mists, Copic markers, watercolors, inks, etc.
  • Use bingo card and/or calendar embellishments.
  • Is there a date that has special significance for you?
  • Share a project using Pinkfresh products.


Link your projects (new or old, we're not picky) between now and March 2nd for a chance to win and please be sure to link back to Paper Issues.

New Inzpira magazine

I am so proud to present the first NEW Inzpira magazine issue for Ipad in App Store

Here is a little sneak




Link to App Store through iPad

or search for Inzpira Magazine

Thursday, February 13, 2014

My Creative Scrapbook background tutorial

Making a background to complement the papers

I love to make colored background on white cardstock to give my pages a little more texture and color and I will show you a few steps of my creative process.

First finished layout












I start up with white cardstock and some clear gesso. You might ask why clear gesso and not just regular white gesso and the answer is that the white gesso looks a little yellow on white cardstock and that the clear gesso absorbs the colors of mist more than it deflects it like with white gesso. While gesso gesso feels kind of smooth on you page, the clear gesso feels much rougher.



Don't worry that your page gets a little wobbly by the gesso, water and mist, think more about the fun you have playing with different techniques instead. I mixed mist with water and water with Peerless Transparent Watercolors - a paper with colors together with a brush. Use paper or babywipe to remove some excess color or water and to get different shades of the same color. Drop some mist and you will see the mist spread like when water freezes.



Spray some water to get more shades of color. (A fun thing here is to use salt - so feel free to try different things to get the mix of shades)




After the first layers of colors dried I dropped more mists on the page. Then I used a stencils and smeared heavy gesso on to give it some texture and soften the blue/green tones. Then I stamped with a grey stamp pad all over the colored areas. 



Then I cut the papers in pieces, crunched them a little to give them a little more texture and stapled them together and decorated with some chipboard and dimensional stickers. Finished layout.



I hope you get a little inspired to play with colors by this little tutorial.
Hurry over to our website and reserve your kits before they're all gone.

While you're on the website, we hope you'll take a few moments to soak up the amazing inspiration in our design team gallery.

For more of my tutorials  go here
Here you can see my first video making the same kind of background.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Sweetie - Paperhaus magazine

Sharing my latest Paperhaus magazine layout

Valentines is just around the corner and I wanted to use some of the lovely Valentines themed materials to make this layout (Crate Paper and Fancy Pants) without focusing on the theme too much.

This is the finished layout.






I started with some distress stains in yellow and pink. and adding some drops of mist. I love working with layers and my opinion is that everything goes and you don't have to measure anything, just use your scissors and cut pieces in different sizes and start to layer them. I often use a staple to adhere the layers so that I can easily put pieces in between the main layers.




I used my old Silhouette to make the title Sweetie. Here I have used a light colored cardstock and then used a Distress Stain to get the pink color.



I also love to use vellum and transparent pieces when I scrap to get a different texture.





Thanks for stopping by - I hope I have inspired you to pick up Valentines papers and scrap.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

My Creative Scrapbook 3/3

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, love is certainly in the air.
and... we're so delighted that love is also in our February kits!

We hope that YOU will feel the love this month, too.

Here is my third layout with the February Main kit.  Be back on the 13th - then  I will another layout with a tutorial.



he kits
February 2014 Main Kit
featuring Crate Paper Love Notes



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February 2014 Creative Kit
featuring Pebbles Yours Truly



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February 2014 Limited Edition Kit
featuring Kaisercraft Key to my Heart



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February 2014 Album Kit
featuring Bo Bunny Head Over Heels



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Do you LOVE what you see?
We encourage you to hurry over to our website and reserve your kits before they're all gone.


While you're on the website, we hope you'll take a few moments to soak up the amazing inspiration in our design team gallery.

Friday, February 7, 2014

Challenge SST

I am part of a challgen. Scrap Supreme Tournament and this is my entry for the first challenge.





Here are the pictures I have used


For the title I used my OLD Silhouette. I used white cardstock and painted the pieces with Black soot Distress stains.


2014 Notebook

Time for a new issue at Paper Issues! The theme for the next two weeks is called Fill 'er Up.

I made a notebook for 2014 that I can fill with notes... Made with the Fancy Pants collection Be Loved.


If you need any other ideas for this issue - look at the blog. 

Link up your projects (new or old) between now and February 16th for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the Paper Issues store.


**Be sure to link back to Paper Issues for a chance to win.**


If you are in a shopping mood - use the code CHRISTIN to get 20 % off you next offer.


Thursday, February 6, 2014

My Creative Scrapbook February kit 2/3

My second layout with the  February 2014 Main Kit
featuring Crate Paper Love Notes



The kits
February 2014 Main Kit
featuring Crate Paper Love Notes



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February 2014 Creative Kit
featuring Pebbles Yours Truly



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February 2014 Limited Edition Kit
featuring Kaisercraft Key to my Heart



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February 2014 Album Kit
featuring Bo Bunny Head Over Heels



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Do you LOVE what you see?
We encourage you to hurry over to our website and reserve your kits before they're all gone.


While you're on the website, we hope you'll take a few moments to soak up the amazing inspiration in our design team gallery.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

My Creative Scrapbook February kit 1/3

Love, love, and more love!

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, love is certainly in the air.
and... we're so delighted that love is also in our February kits!

We hope that YOU will feel the love this month, too.

Here is my first layout with the February Main kit






February 2014 Main Kit
featuring Crate Paper Love Notes

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February 2014 Creative Kit
featuring Pebbles Yours Truly

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February 2014 Limited Edition Kit
featuring Kaisercraft Key to my Heart

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February 2014 Album Kit
featuring Bo Bunny Head Over Heels

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Do you LOVE what you see?
We encourage you to hurry over to our website and reserve your kits before they're all gone.

While you're on the website, we hope you'll take a few moments to soak up the amazing inspiration in our design team gallery.

Monday, February 3, 2014

My Creative Scrapbook Sneaks

Sharing some sneaks of the February kits from My Creative Scrapbook.

Remember to visit our Design Team Gallery on the 5th to see all of the samples the team has created to inspire you with!

Sneak peek of our February Main Kit




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Sneak peek of our February Creative Kit


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Sneak peek of our February Limited Edition Kit





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Sneak peek of our February Album Kit