Gudruns papirblog

It's a time for everything

2011-11-30T20:52:00.000+01:00

Dear friends.

My blog has been neglected for quite some time now.

As my life has taken a steep turn, I needed to use all my time and energy here with my kids and family.

Right now there is no time for creativity, no time for paper love.

It makes me sad - but I know I will be back one day.

Thank you so much for all your sweet comments, for all the love you have shared here on my blog. It has meant a lot to me.

Love you all.

gudrun

Fall at scrapstreet

2011-10-15T17:08:00.001+02:00

Hi my friends.

Make sure you visit Scrapstreet blog today to read my post there. :)

see you!

Pencil Lines

2011-10-07T10:00:00.000+02:00

Hi all.

Here is my layout for this weeks sketch over at Pencil Lines Sketch blog.

I SO enjoyed Carinas sketch.

Please jump over and play!!

Now, there will be new directions coming to Pencil Lines,

and they are having a DT search starting this week.

Pencil Lines DT is a wonderful Team, and I so enjoy this wonderful, inspiring sketch blog.

Head over to the PL blog for more info on the DT call.

Have a great weekend!

scrapstreet

2011-10-05T13:47:00.000+02:00

I'm SO happy to be a part of the staff at scrapstreet online magazine.

Here are two of my layouts in this months two magazines: Scrapstreet and Ginger scraps.

You can find the above LO in THIS article

you can find this LO in THIS article.

Make sure you run over to scrapstreet for tons of FREE inspiration!!

And : make sure you turn in your pages for my

January White on white call!!

I'll LOVE to see your work in the mag. :)

You can find all the calls and details HERE.

oh dear ...

2011-10-04T22:21:00.000+02:00

Hi my dear blog friends.

Long time no see.

Life has been crazy around here lately.

I have been in Austria - had the best time ever -

teaching some workshops, meeting wonderful people, eating yummy food ....

Here are some little glimpses

all pictures by Karin Düker and Marianne Hope.

Pixie of OZ sneak and trip to Austria

2011-09-22T23:43:00.000+02:00

Hello my friends.

Tomorrow is the day for the new release of the digi stamp collection "Pixie from OZ" from Pixie Dust studio.

These images are SO cool, and I promise, if you go to the pixie shop you'll find SO many verstile, fun, super cute digi stamps.

Enjoy these little sneaks

Early Tomorrow morning I'm off to Austria, to scrapQueens to teach 4 workshops.

I'm so Excited!!

So If you've wondered why I have been a bit absent, the answer is: I have been preparing for my workshops.

Now I'll have to pack my bags and get ready.

I'll leave you with my last sneak of the Pixie Dust release - that are my contribution to this weeks Pixie Challenge as well.

Make sure you go over to the Pixie Challenge blog and join the fun.

See you next week.

HUGS

My Boy

2011-09-21T23:43:00.000+02:00

So proud of you my dear Edvin!

We had confirmation at church this sunday and a big party for him with family and friends.

Love to see this boy grow and be a wonderful, lovely, talented, warm-hearted person.

3ndypapir blog-challenge

2011-09-10T22:10:00.000+02:00

I created this layout for this months challenge over at the 3ndypapir blog.

I was SO inspired by Anias wonderful challenge.

Make sure you join the fun!

just a card

2011-09-08T21:45:00.000+02:00

Hi friends.

It is time for a new challenge over at the Pixie Dust challenge blog.

Go check it out

Happy news!!

2011-09-07T13:33:00.001+02:00

The brand new 3ndypapir Christmas collection

"White Christmas"

is up.

Go check it out over at the 3ndypapir blog!!

A Layout

2011-09-06T00:43:00.000+02:00

I created this layout a little while ago, using my current favorite Cosmo Cricket paper,

Odds and Ends.

Pictures of my favorite bike riders :)

Eirik and Sol in San Fransisco.

Scrapstreet.com

2011-09-04T18:26:00.000+02:00

I am thrilled and so very honored to find my name among the super talented people at

scrapstreet

Here are a couple of layoutsc I recently made:

This last one is made with the last bits and pieces of my september kit from Cocoa Daisy. (sorry for the poor photo of the layout)

Both layouts with lots of yummy Basic Grey papers. :)

Thanks for stopping by.

FINALLY!!!

2011-09-02T10:36:00.000+02:00

Today is the first of my two new 3ndypapir collections up.

"Blue Sky"

Go see it all over at the 3ndypapir blog.

Rainbow flowers

2011-08-30T23:25:00.001+02:00

Recently I was challenged by my wonderful friend, Torill, over at scrappehuset.

She challenged me to force one of my "scrapbooking fears", and do something I usually not do in scrapbooking.

I had a hard time finding something I "fear", because scrapbooking is just pure joy for me.

I looked trough my drawers and stash ... and what did I find:

...

a huge box filled with white paper flowers.

...

I love flowers, but I hardly ever use premade paper flowers.

So - I grabbed the flowers, mists and a cute picture of my lovely Eirun girl.

I started off with misting a lot of flowers in different colors. I wanted to make a flower rainbow. :)

When all the flowers were nicely colored with all different mists, and had dried completely, I arranged them on to my layout.

I added some more fabric-and plastic- flowers and some bling.

It was SO much fun creating this layout, and play in this fun challenge.

Thanks a bunch Torill. I had a blast. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Cocoa Daisy Guest designer

2011-08-29T16:31:00.000+02:00

Hi friends.

SO happy and honored to be this months guest designer at

Cocoa Daisy.

I had SO much fun creating with this months kit "printers drawer.

Here are just two of the projects I created for my september GDT gallery. You can find the rest of my projects here, in the Cocoa Daisy gallery.

Thanks for popping by.

And have a great week!

People at work

2011-08-27T00:58:00.000+02:00

Hi friends.

Busy days here at my house.

Just popping in to share this weeks challenge card for the Pixie Dust challenge, and a few pictures.

People are working here these days. walls are painted, outdoor areas fixed, indoor staircase fixed and painted, kitchen still in progress...

Still lots left on the to do list...but with all these wonderful helpers I'm sure it will all be good...

Happy weekend!

Summer memories

2011-08-21T22:47:00.000+02:00

Hi my friends. Yes, it is still a bit left of the summer...even here in Norway. But school have started for my kids, and the lovely, warm vacation is now just heartwarming memories.

Created this multi photo layout from our vacation with our wonderful friends at Fosen.

I was inspired by this weeks challenge, by Lisa, over at

Cocoa daisy

to create this layout.

Hidden journaling behind the pictures.

all patterned papers are from my cocoa daisy august kit. :)

TFL!

and have a great week!!

Cards

2011-08-19T20:07:00.000+02:00

Hi friends.

This week I have created some new cards with the suyper cute new "candy jar" collection from pixie dust studios.

Love these digital stamps. :)

The first card is made with patterned paper from 3ndypapir, sweetheart collection.

This cards background paper is from Cosmo Cricket.

And this last card is made with 3ndypapir and MME patterned paper.

This card is made for this weeks "TEEN" challenge over at the pixie challenge blog.

Make sure you join, for your chance to win some awesome digi stamps. :)

Summer memories

2011-08-15T22:30:00.000+02:00

Made this layout for sketch 249 over at Pencil Lines sketch blog.

Love these happy, sunny summer memories.

All papers and stash are from my Cocoa Daisy july kit. :)

Beautiful places and beautiful friends

2011-08-14T21:59:00.000+02:00

Hi my friends.

This last week I have been SO lucky being around some wonderful, lovely friends.

We have been abit around the country, but all these pictures are from the beautiful place Bessaker, Fosen. This is at the coasline of Trøndelag, and I tell you, the nature is amazingly beautiful!!

The culture is still alive, the people are so warm and lovely the food is yummy ( if you are a fish-lover ;) ).

We had some really nice, cosy days up there.

This was the last piece of vacation. School starts on thursday.

Can't say I'm super excited to start "the neverending everydays" again .... but I know it will be all good as soon as I get in to the swing of things... ;)

Thanks for popping by!

Be thankful

2011-08-07T14:18:00.000+02:00

So many things to be thankful for.

Thanks for all your support, your kind thoughts and wishes.

Thanks for all the love you share here on my blog, on my FB page and trough kind and sweet e-mails.

Thanks for beautiful heartwarming gifts.

Thanks for being my cyber friends.

You all mean a lot to me.

Even if I can't see you in real life, even if I have never met alot of you my dear blogreaders you r comments, your love and your encouragement makes my heart smile.

Thank you!

This card is actually made to this weeks brand

new monthly challenge

over at 3ndypapir bloggen.

My wonderful, dedicated, talented designers have started this super cool project this autumn.

Maya is hosting the first challenge.

Make sure you join the fun - for your chance to win some goodies. ;)

scrappy stuff :)

2011-08-05T19:22:00.000+02:00

Finally time to create and play. :)

The rain is pooring down outside today, and my dining table is filled to the brim with scrappy stuff.

It feels so good to finally have the energy and joy to make stuff.

I have created two little bookmarks for my girls, using the brand new, and OH SO CUTE "winter" collection by Pixie Dust Studio.

Make sure you come over to The PDS challenge blog as well this week to join our "anything goes" challenge. And have your chance to win some really cute digi stamps :)

this "here I come" layout was created for sketch #247 over at

Pencil Lines sketch challenge blog. I so love this picture of Iver, embracing the pacific ocean.

Make sure you go over to pencil lines on sunday for a new sketch challenge too. :)

This "Melon & Peaches" layout is made for this months sketch challenge by Lisa Pace, over at Cocoa Daisy.

I so loved Lisas skatch, and the June Cocoa daisy kit was perfect for these colorful, fruity pictures.

This layout is all about Sol, enjoying the wild strawberries in our garden. It was actually made for one of the CHA-challenges over at Two Peas, but I never came to post it.

Now, have a happy weekend you all.

hugs

just be

2011-08-04T00:46:00.000+02:00

Hi my friends, and again thank you so much for all your sweet comments, your thaughts and prayers. I really, really appreciate it, and it means a lot to me.

Things are slowly getting back to normal.

We still cry, are terrified, sad and angry.

It has been some heavy days here in Oslo, and our little country , Norway, after the terrible happenings in Oslo and Utøya.

The beautiful thing in the middle of this is the People of Norway have all shown so much love, so much care and so much warmth. The flowers that are all over our city tell their story We will fight the evil with love, and care for each other.

Personally I needed some time after the tragedy, to care for my family, to meet friends, talk, cry, ponder, be silent, hug and show that we love eachother and really care.

Needed to just soak in the beauty of our wonderful nature.

I will be back now.

I will create, do the things I love, scrapbook, make art, create cards and designs.

Things will be back to normal ... time will work for us ....

but we will never forget.

Time

2011-07-28T10:52:00.000+02:00

Time.

Just need some time to recover, to think, to ponder.

Will take a few days off.

Thanks for all your love, all your thaught and prayers.

It is all so much appreciated.

Light a candle

2011-07-22T23:30:00.000+02:00

....light a candle and cry for all the young people that have been killed and injuried at the Utøya camp.....

....light a candle for those who have been killed and injuried in Oslo today.....

.....light a candle for all those people that have lost their loved ones, their kids, their mom or dad, their family-members and friends.....

....light a candle to tell the world we will never let terror like this damage or destroy the democracy and freedom of our country....

....light a candle because you care....

Terrified

2011-07-22T20:16:00.001+02:00

Terrified and sad are the words of today:

what I have to share with you today, my friends are these pictures from the bomb blast in Oslo and the attac at Utøya.

This is so terrifying and it makes me so very, very sad. :(

I don't have words for what I feel about this.

I'm so sorry for all the people that have lost their dear ones in this bomb attac and the terrible happenings at Utøya.

Things like this should never ever happen!!
All we can do is listening to the radio and hear what is going on, and pray for all the people that are offer for these actions.

You can read more about it on CNN, BBC or NRK

I had planned on sharing some cute cards with the brand new PDS stamps, but all we manage to do is listening to the radio and hear what is going on.

We can't believe this is actually happening in our nice, peaceful city and our beloved country.

THE Journey

2011-07-20T00:15:00.002+02:00

Hi my friends.

Thank you for all your kind wishes on my journey / vacation to california.

I tell you: we had the best time ever!!

It was all gorgeous and beautiful!

We enjoyed the time at a beautiful Hotel at the beach of Chanal Island, Oxnard, and got to stay a lot at the beach.

We also came to visit a lot of fun places: Six flags, Sea World in san Diego and Disney Land.

It was all super fun and lovely.

We went on a road trip to Sequoia to see the giant trees, to Yosemite national park to se the beautiful falls and nature and to Death Valley to see the desert and to feel the heat ( 122F ) ( 50 degrees celsius)

We also visited the beautiful city: San Fransisco, wich we all emmediately fell in love with.

This was just a tiny little glimpse of my journey.

I'm sure I will tire you with more ... and of course all the photos will keep me busy scrapbooking for quite a while.... ;)

Thank you for popping by.

Thanks for all your kind comments. Thanks for all your thoughts and love - it really means a lot!!

Iver 13 :)

2011-07-17T00:46:00.000+02:00

Gratulerer med dagen kjære, kjære Iver gutten vår!!

Happy happy birthday to our beloved Iver.

You are the funniest, kindest, most talented, warmhearted boy.

Love you so much!!

Wish you all the best on your 13th birthday today.

LOVE!!

ready for the adventure

2011-06-21T00:25:00.000+02:00

Hi my friends.

Just wanted to pop in and say happy, happy summer!

I'm ready for vacation. Ready for our big journey and adventure to Los Angeles, California.

I have created this travel journal. Inspired by the "on the road" minialbum by Ali edwards.

I will try to keep my little notes and memories in this book, and add my thoughts and capture the moments along the way.

this is just a few of the pages in the book I wanted to share with you.

Now big hugs you all!!

last week of school

2011-06-17T23:14:00.000+02:00

Next week will be last week of school here in Oslo.

My kids will be laving school on monday - due to our trip to California.

So this weeks pixie challenge: school / bookmark theme, was perfect here at my house.

I created this thank you card for one of the teachers.

Will create three more for the other teachers ;)

Happy weekend you all!

my day

2011-06-14T01:17:00.002+02:00

Hi my friends.

Thank you SO much for all your kindest birthday wishes on my facebook page, on my e-mail, on Cocoa Daisy forum, on my profile at "The Color Room" and other places.

I SO appreciate it all, and you totally made my day!

big hugs!!

This has been a beautiful day here in oslo.

the weather was good and I celebrated my day at my mothers house.

My kids and my mom made delicious food and the girls made me their special crunchy chocolate cake.

We had a great time outdoor in the sun.

it was all good.

Thank you mom, Edvin, Iver, eirun, sol.

I love you!!

When we arrived home Edvin and Eirik had arranged a wonderful surprise for me:

I found this romantic, beautiful, new bench in my garden, along with a basket full of yummy strawberries.

It just couldn't be any better!

And, at last I got some cozy, wonderful scrappy time - just for me

:) :)

I created this mini album with pictures from my day.

All patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket ( the new line: Odds and Ends )

Now, Thanks for popping by!!

xoxo

in the spotlight

2011-06-11T22:53:00.000+02:00

Hi friends.

I'm so happy and honored to be in the spotlight over at the Cosmo Cricket blog this weekend.

You can se more of my projects, with the brand new "odds and ends" collection, and learn more about me if you visit todays blogpost at the Cosmo blog.

See you there!

The layout above is made using the new "odds and ends" line. LOVE the colors and the beautiful patterns.

The layout is all about my mothers birthday. Our family gave her a new bike. She really love to ride her bike around the little city where she lives...and we found she needed a new one. The kids were SO happy to give her this gift. The girls decorated the cycle-basket with flowers before we gave it to her.

Thanks for popping by.

Happy weekend!

Some sunshine on a rainy day :)

2011-06-07T13:51:00.000+02:00

It's a rainy day in Oslo today.

It's pooring down.

A good day for scrapbooking.

I found these sunny, happy spring photos of Eirun and Sol, and Inspired by the Color challenge over at

the Crate Paper blog,

I created this layout.

Thanks for popping by!

have a great week

My sunshine :)

2011-06-06T19:01:00.001+02:00

Hi friends.

Hope you are all fine.

Days are crazy and busy around my house.

As you know I'm working on my kitchen.

Right now I'm here with 4 kids, no stove, the fridge in front of the sofa in the living room, all the kitchen utensils in boxes around the house, no running water ( except in the bathroom ).

Yea, Life is good, isn't it! :p

Now well

...

it eventually will be good

I just have to work on it

...

I have now sanded the kitchen floor with a huge sanding machine, and I'm working on the coating with a special oil coating.

The carpenter is working on the kitchen cupboards and will finish them in time.

It will all be good!

:) :) :)

Now on to this weeks sketch challenge over at the

Pencil Lines sketch blog.

Sketch 241 is up with special guest Sarah Jane - and sposored by her company Little Musings.

I had a lot of fun playing with these super cute digital stamps.

My layout is all about my little sunshine - the happy, creative, wonderful girl in my life.

She brings me so much joy.

And she LOVEs to write.

She writes little books, little stories and little love notes for all of us in the family. :)

This layout was made today.

LOVE this picture of these fun, happy, wonderful boys.

I'm sure they will be something big one day.

One actor - one musician

;)

This layout will probably be the foundation for a class I will teach in Austria in september :) :) :)

Thanks for popping by!

Have a great week!!

playpen

2011-06-05T13:43:00.001+02:00

Hi my friends.

I have had a wonderful weekend with my husbands family in Trondheim.

Bapthism of my kids youngest cousin - the cutest, most beautiful little princess.

So I'm two days late on showing you this super cute new release from Pixie Dust studio.

Love the darling playpen images. :)

You can find them all here.

And make sure you join this weeks "homemade embellishment" challenge.

best friends

2011-05-25T22:49:00.001+02:00

This post is all about "friends layouts".

Because what is life without friends? I'm so lucky to have some really wonderful, nice, lovely friends. And nothing makes me happier than when my best friends kids are best friends with my kids. How awesome is that!!

These layouts are inspired by two of the challenges at the Cocoa daisy Cyber crop.

both layouts are about friendship, about people I love.

It feels good to create layouts about good memories.

Wish you were here!

Now, thank you my dear blogfriends, I really love you too!! And your visits on my blog and your sweet comments mean a lot to me.

Have a great day.

Pencil lines #239 and a winner! :)

2011-05-25T00:36:00.000+02:00

Hi my friends.

This layout was made for this weeks sketch # 239 over at Pencil Lines sketch blog.

Make sure you jump on over to the PL blog to soak in all the inspiration, and join the fun :)

This layout is about Eirun, and the beautiful spring flowers she keeps on bringing in. She loves flowers, and she put them together and decorate the table every day.

All papers and embellishments are from my april Cocoa Daisy Kit.

This card is made with the latest digistamp set from Pixie Dust Studio; Circus.

Make sure you join the challenges at Pixie Dust Challenge blog for your chance to win. ;) ;)

Thank you so much for all your super kind and sweet comments on my 100 000 blogpost.

All your comments makes me so happy, and they all mean a lot to me.

hugs!!

The Winner of the 100 000 giftbox is

FIE!!

Please e-mail me your name and addy. ;)

Now have a great week you all!

Cocoa Daisy Layouts

2011-05-20T20:51:00.001+02:00

Hi friends.

It has been a busy week here in Oslo, with our national day celebration on may 17th, and all kinds of things happening at school, a shoot for a commercial movie, and the rebuilding of my kitchen and doorway and windows...

I so wanted to attend the Cocoa Daisy Cyber Crop last weekend. Luckily I managed to join a bit ... most chat, but also a few layouts. So glad we are able to still finish up and upload the layouts for the crop before the 22nd. :)

The above layout is pictures of Sol. She created her own little book and made up a story she wrote in the book. And then she read it all to me.

I created this layout with room for the book and pictures of her. :)

The other layouts are of my girls, and one layout from the beautiful food markets in Stockholm. :)

Thanks for popping by, and have a great weekend! :)

And dont forget to leave your comment on this post for your chance to attend in my 100000 visitors celebration. :)

shiny and soon 100000

2011-05-13T19:30:00.000+02:00

Hi my friends.

I'm SO sorry blogger messed up this week, and deleted this post.

I have made the exact same post over again today, so no worries ;)

All the comments made between may 12th 7pm and now, may 13th 7pm are all gone :( :(

So please leave a new comment.

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Seems like I soon will have my 100 000 visitors celebration here on my blog.

THANK YOU all for visiting my blog, thanks for all your encouraging, warmhearted, kind comments.

It really mean a lot to me!

For the celebration of the 100 000 visitors I plan on putting together a treasure box with some scrappy goodies.

So please just leave a comment on this post and I'll draw a random winner as soon as I hit 100 000

Now on to this weeks challenge over at

Pixie Dust Challenge blog.

This week the challenge word is SHINY.

My card is misted with glimmer mist ( not too visible on the picture tho... )

I have added silver and golden stars, pink gem stones and painted the heart and the crown with pink, shiny smotch.

Thanks for stopping by!

splash

2011-05-06T16:49:00.000+02:00

The super cute new digital stamp collection "splash" is up over at Pixie Dust Studio.

Love this summery fun collection.

Also make sure you join this weeks challenge over at the PDS challenge blog

;)

happy weekend!

Capturing moments

2011-05-04T20:20:00.000+02:00

Our family was so lucky to get free tickets to the fair "tusenfryd" from our neighbor.

I went there with Eirun and Iver, and we had the best time.

I even got some cool snapshot with my beloved hipstamatic app.

I'm really into these "grungy" looking little pictures lately. It makes it so fun and easy to document and capture little moments of life.

This layout is made using all patterned paper from my wonderful Cocoa daisy "central park" kit.

I created a envelope with room for a large tag with journaling, and even more photos.

thanks for stopping by.

Pixie Dust Sneak Peek :)

2011-05-02T18:02:00.000+02:00

Hi friends.

Today is the day for the sneak peek on "SPLASH" - the new

Pixie Dust digital stamp collection

that will release on may 5th.

These summery images are SO very cute!

Stay tuned.

I used all Cosmo Cricket "salt air" patterned paper and stickers for this card.

Cosmo Love and card challenge

2011-05-01T01:23:00.000+02:00

I created this layout for this saturdays blogpost over at

The Cosmo Cricket blog.

Must Love "salt air" the happy, colorful, summery" line by cosmo cricket.

And have you seen the new "odds and ends" collection?

Make sure you check it out! Can't wait to get my hands on these goodies! :)

I also created this super simple card for this weeks challenge over at Pixie Dust challenge blog.

Used some super old pieces of scrap paper as background. Note to self: Never throw away old treasures... LOL

Have a great weekend.

120th birthday and some scrapbooking-love

2011-04-28T23:43:00.001+02:00

Today my grandmother asta would have had her 120th birthday.

We had a nice lunch and planted some beautiful flowers at her grave.

She was a wonderful person, and all I remember of her is lots of laughter, love and warmth.

She loved parties, and had lots of friends even in her old age.

This day made me dig in to my really old pictures. Love these little, old treasures.

Here are three of my pictures:

upper left: (Granma) Farmor Asta and me ca 1976

upper right: Asta ca 1938

low: Asta with the Black hat up left, her mother ( my great grandmother) in the middle and my dad, the little boy with dark hair, on the first stair (right) ca 1930.

Now on to a bit scrapbooking.

I created this layout with pictures from the fair (tusenfryd tivoli) last summer.

My girls really had the best time ever. :)

This layout was inspired by this months challenge over at Cocoa Daisy and a sketch challenge by Donna Jannuzzi at Ella Publishing blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

easter, summer, breakdown, layouts and just little bits and pieces of life....

2011-04-27T22:41:00.002+02:00

Hi my friends.

Hope some of you are still here..... it has been a while... yes, I know.

My computer had a breakdown during easter.

Luckily Hubby solved the problems when the store opened and he could buy a couple of new discs.

The week of Easter was so good. BUSY but good.

Lots of kids around the house. It was so nice to make a happy, cozy easter celebration for my kids and all their little guests.

The weather in Oslo has ben the best ever.

FINALLY after the long, long cold winter easter brought us almost real summer.

This layout was made for this months challenge over at Cocoa Daisy, using the CD april kit. LOVE it!

Pictures from a little bike ride with Eirik and Sol during easter break.

I created this layout

a while back for the great "words and perspectives" project over at Sue Myldes blog.

I was SO happy to be invited as one of her special guests.

My word is Life.

You can read more about my journaling and perspective HERE.

Make sure you visit sues blog and look trough all the wonderful, inspiring layouts and artists that have participated in the words and perspectives project.

The layout below is made for this weeks sketch # 235 over at Pencil Lines Sketch blog.

Used my favorite Cosmo Cricket patterned paper for this project.

Picture of Sol and Momo, at Sols birthday.

Machine stitched the heart on top of all the paper strips.

Crazy isn't it....

first this loooong, cold winter here up north, and then all of a sudden the summer came ... well at least warm and lovely spring.

Here are two little pictures from our summery easter :)

thanks for popping by!

Pencil Lines 233

2011-04-12T16:24:00.000+02:00

Hi friends.

Here is my very first layout made for Pencil Lines Design Team.

I'm so happy to be a part of the wonderful, inspiring sketch blog.

This layout is made using this weeks sketch ( # 233 )

by Anna Bowkis.

Make sure you come on over to Pencil Lines Sketch blog to soak in all the wonderful inspiration by the other girls at the design team. Hope you feel inspired to join the challenge :)

I used papers and enbellishments from Cocoa daisy March Kit on my layout.

Here is a picture from beautiful Stockholm city, Sweden.

I was so lucky to have a wonderful, fun weekend there.

Enjoying the early spring, beautiful flowers, great food...

gone shopping...

2011-04-08T11:16:00.005+02:00

I was totally inspired by this weeks challenge, by Kelly,

over at the Studio Calico blog.

had a blast dig in to my SC march kit.

LOVE the happy, bold colors.

I had totally fun playing with my mr Huey mists and crackle paint + mists on the chipboard stars.

Pictures on this layout are my two crazy little girls at the warehouse. They are always up to something ...

what better way to use a shopping trolley?

Pictures taken with my hipstamatic app.

product list:

patterned paper: American crafts, Cosmo Cricket "salt air", Studio Calico "woodland"

chipboard stars: Jenni Bowlin

Cracle paint: Ranger white

Mist: Studio Calico Mr huey "schoolhouse" and "cream"

sticker tags: studo calico

letter stickers: American crafts Thickers "dear Lizzy", some old sassafrass (?) orange letter stickers

staples

** Just a note to my norwegian friends: I have started a brand new blog, I call it ( My Kitchen )

Mitt Kjøkken.

Hei Venner! Jeg har startet en ny blogg. "mitt kjøkken". Den skal inneholde små og større oppskrifter og notater fra mitt kjøkken. Ikke noe fancy, bare enkelt og ærlig. Ta gjerne en tur innom!! MITT KJØKKEN**

FINALLY!!!

2011-04-07T23:24:00.004+02:00

Just HAD TO share these happy, happy spring pictures from Oslo Today.

OH we have waited for this.

The girls was SO, SO happy when they came home with the very first flowers this spring :) :) :)

Release day and a challenge :)

2011-04-07T22:27:00.002+02:00

Hi my friends.

Today is the day for a new challenge over at Pixie Dust Challenge blog.

Go check it out and play! :)

It is also the big release day for the new Pixie collection:

Love all these cuties!

Egg Hunt and two winners :)

2011-04-05T22:52:00.007+02:00

Happy day!

Today is the day for the first sneak peek of the super cute easter collection "egg hunt", by Pixie Dust Studio.

The digital stamp collection will release april 7th, so stay tuned!

I really LOVE the darling images of this collection

And now, on to the winners of my little RAK at the My little Shoebox bloghop.

I promised to draw two norwegian winners for some MLS goodies.

Drumroll:

Ann Cicilie

and

Aquarell

Please e-mail me your addy and I'll send you the goodies

gudrun@papirmolla.no

Sketch inspiration

2011-04-02T23:40:00.002+02:00

Hi friends, and happy weekend.

the weather in Oslo have been grey and rainy today.

More fit for indoor scrapbooking than outdoor activities....LOL Good for me :)

This weekend I was inspired by a wonderful sketch by Virginia Tillery, and the sketch-challenge over at the Lily Bee blog.

I have played with my glimmer mists on the beautiful "resist" paper by House of 3 and Pink Paislee, along with bits and pieces of the lovely Lily bee papers, chipboard-embellishments and rub-ons.

I printed some paragraphs about our dear girl Sol on to the backing of the Lily Bee Rub-ons packaging.

The journaling is about how Sol is right now, when she turned 9.

Sol actually means sun in norwegian. And she is truly the sunshine of our life :)

I had so much fun creating this layout.

So if you are as much in love with Lily Bee as I am - make sure you go to the Lily Bee Blog and join this great challenge :)

Happy weekend.

Birthday Photos

2011-04-01T10:36:00.003+02:00

Some favorite shots from her big day :)

Happy Birthday Sol!!!

2011-03-30T18:51:00.004+02:00

Today my little baby girl turns 9.

I can't believe it!!!

Happy, happy birthday dear Sol!

The sunshine in our family.

The happy, playful, kind, lovely, caring girl.

We wish you a wonderful day and all the best for your year.

TWO cards are made for Sol today. And what could be better than a princess in her garden and a happy, happy raggedy Ann.

Both images are from the brand new Pixie Dust collection "british invation" that have its release today. :)

MLS goodbye bloghop

2011-03-28T16:00:00.001+02:00

Hi my friends, and friends of My Little Shoebox.

Today is the day for the large farewell bloghop at My Little Shoebox.

If you just happened on my blog today, please go back to My Little Shoebox blog for all information about the hop.

Make sure you hop hop along the way and visit all the fabolous designers on the list and return back to My Little shoebox for your chance to win great prizes:

My Little Shoebox

Carol Figueiredo

Aphra Bolyer

Beckie Dreyer...

Cynthia Stevens

Deanna Misner

Debbie Sherman

Erin Payne

Erin Yamabe

Gudrun Loennecken - You are here

Heather Brown

June Goh

Kathleen Glossop

Melanie StanczykNicole Wragge

Pamela Young

Pattie Beltran

Rocio Duran

Shemaine Smith

Susan Dupre

Taj White

Tracey Locher

I have created a card and a layout for this hop using the OH so Beautiful "Oasis" line.

LOVE the bright, happy colors, love the designs, love everything.

How ever I will say goodye to MLS today. This awesome, generous, lovely manufacturer and the super talented team will be much missed in my heart.

But life is busy, and I need to move on. :)

As a little extra gift to my norwegian friends - and because MLS products are SO hard to get here in norway - I have this special little gift for you.

I'll pick two random, norwegian girls for two packages of wonderful MLS goodies.

lease Just leave a comment, and I'll pick two random (norwegian) winners.

Thanks for stopping by!

Now HOP HOP over to the wonderful, talented

Heather Brown s blog.

**this bloghop goes live 8am PST SORRY if my blog is up a bit early due to time difference**

got flu

2011-03-24T13:01:00.003+01:00

Yes, I admit it. I feel really sorry for my self....

Having the flu or a bad cold is one of the worst things.... really ... when the sun is shining outside, the spring is coming, and I even had to cancel a scrapbooking class today. Buhuuu!!

Will be back - hopfully in better shape - real soon.

2011-03-18T23:39:00.003+01:00

Today I spendt the day at home with Sol.
She has catched a cold. Poor girl.
Even tho she managed to play at a wonderful concert this evening.
Sol and edwin played with two brass ensebles at the music shool here in Oslo today.
It feels so good to see them love their music so much.

Tomorrow we'll be off to tante Elins 75th birthday. All she wanted as a gift was us giving her some music - so our family band will play at the party.
So looking forward to that.
:)
As we had a nice and cozy day at home I managed to create some little projects too.

The above layout are made for this months challenge over at
Cocoa Daisy.
It was all about using a quote ....
I found this house with the quote on at Pintrest, and fell in love emmediately. The perfect "note to self" for me ;)

Thje other little project is just a sneak peek of my Step-by-step project coming up over at the
Cosmo Cricket blog
on saturday.
Make sure you stop by for some fun inspiration :)

Have a great weekend!

xo

All smiles

2011-03-16T22:56:00.004+01:00

I'm OH SO HAPPY and honored to be on this list along with all these talented ladies :) :)

I'm so looking forward to start working with annas wonderful, inspiring sketches.

This layout is inspired by a sketcha s well.

Not a PL sketch, but this months sketch challenge over at

Cocoa daisy.

Loved this sketch, created by Lisa.

I can see spring :)

2011-03-14T15:38:00.007+01:00

Today has been a wonderful day here in Oslo.

Finally spring seems to find it's way here up north.

The snow is all slippery and wet, and the sun has been bright and warm. I had my lunch outside my favorite local café, and it was so good to feel the sun on my face and hear the little birds sing :) :

Here are some of my MLS-projects for this month.
These papers are all so happy and bright - they all bring a smile on my face. :)

You can see more of my projects on the MLS blog.

Also make sure you join this months sketch challenge!

I'll show you my take on it later ;)

Scraporama, the paper show at Hellerud was a great happening this weekend.
I got to meet so many wonderful people - all in love with papercraft, scrapbooking, stamping and card making.
It was so good to meet you all!! :)

Now the "sweet heart" collection by 3ndypapir (my design)
is almost sold out!!!
:)
Can't believe all the wonderful comments and all the love you all have given me for this collection.
Thank you!!! It really means a lot to me
:)

Here are two little glimpses from my 3ndypapir stand.

Trine took this picture of me sitting in the middle of the crowd at my stand. Probably busy showing how to create some paper flowers, talking to somebody or selling my papers :)

:)

Follow The Red Cape PDS Bloghop

2011-03-11T13:00:00.001+01:00

Hi all.

Welcome to this Pixie Dust Studio Blog Hop.

If you just happened on my blog today, please go back to

Pixie Dust Challenge Blog

for all the details.

Make sure you leave a comment on the challenge blog and all the designers blogs along the hop, for your chance to WIN the gorgeous red cape digital stamp set By Pixie Dust STUDIO .

Here's the hop order:
Pixie Dust Challenge Blog {http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/}
Karen {http://karenscards.blogspot.com/}
Tasha {http://milliesmagicalmoments.blogspot.com/}
Jami - March GDT {http://sgtstamper.com/blog}
Margie - DTC {http://ohbumbleismemargie.blogspot.com/}
Joyce - Challenge Coordinator {http://jolaras.blogspot.com/}
Gudrun {http://papirbloggen.blogspot.com/} You are here!!

Erin {http://stamptillucramp.blogspot.com/}
Taylor {http://taylorusry.blogspot.com/}
Cat {http://catscraftycorner.blogspot.com/}
Shelly {http://jaspere-jaspereslittlecorner.blogspot.com/}
Melissa {http://8ers.blogspot.com/}
Cyndi {http://scrappychickcyndi.blogspot.com/}
Kathy - Owner/Illustrator {http://pixieduststudio.blogspot.com/}Thanks everyone!

Now hop on over to

Erins blog

for more gorgeous inspiration :)

Thanks for stopping by, and happy hopping!

**all patterned paper used on this card by 3ndypapir, digital stamp by Pixie Dust Studio**

"Håndlaga 2011" and a challenge :)

2011-03-10T20:49:00.003+01:00

More snow in Oslo today.

This winter seems like it will never come to an end...

Still over 1 1/2 feet snow in my garden....

Now, well .... days are at least longer and lighter now.

...

Yes, I'm starting to long for spring...

Feels good to create some bright, spring-inspired cards :)

This card is for this weeks challenge over at

Pixie Dust Challenge blog.

Håndlaga 2011 is a blog and a contest for all norwegian designed things and all things handmade.

You can nominate norwegian designed items

( like spesific papers from 3ndypapir for example ;) )

spesific handmade things (norwegian )

or (norwegian)blogs featuring handmade things.

Love this idea. How fun would that be to be featured on a blog / contest like this.

So please, if you love some of the 3ndypapir products - or my blog for that sake,

go ahead and nominate.

You can find all the details

here

(you should probably use google translate if you don't read norwegian language ;) )

Thanks for popping by.

I'm alive..... :)

2011-03-09T20:13:00.002+01:00

Hi my friends.

Wow! days are running by so extremely fast.

This weekend and the past couple of days was filled with music,

a real ball ( dance with original baroque dresses and winer waltz ),

a concert with the best violinist in Norway; Henning Kraggerud , lots of practising with the orchestra in beforehand of course.

I love my music.

Love to work with so amazingly talented people.

Lucky me!!

I also managed to do one more of my absolute favorite activities:

a Scrapbooking crop in Ski.

Love to meet my crafty, super talented, fun, gorgeous, happy, warm hearted, lovely friends.

Love to laugh, talk and create.

I had so much fun!!

And .... I managed to create 5 layouts!!!

not bad, eh ?

here are two of them:

The above layout are pictures from my instamatic

Just little glimpses of my march 2011

This layout is some pictures of Sol with one of her favorite teddys.

Used some of my all time fave Lily Bee products on this.

Will show the other layouts later, when I've added some little journaling and so on ...

And last but not least:

Today is the very day for sneak peeks for the upcoming

Pixie Dust Studio Release.

This friday Pixie Dust will host a blog hop for your chance to win this entire collection.

So make sure you head back here on friday!! :)

see you!

Our Vintage Affair

2011-03-03T09:02:00.002+01:00

I'm SO happy and honored to be this months guest over at the wonderful, inspiring Challenge blog " Our Vintage Affair ".

Our Vintage Affair is a challenge blog for scrapbookers and cardmakers who love to make Vintage style projects. Each month there will be new and very exciting challenges.

Polly (ARTfulWings) and Loreta (Loriete)

hope you will join in and enjoy their vintage, super inspiring, fun challenges.

3ndypapir is the sponsor for March, so if you join the challenges you'll have the chance to win the entire "sweetheart" collection.

This vintage inspired layout is my contribution to this months sketch challenge.
The cute vintage picture is of my mother and her sisters.

More New York and Moonbeam release

2011-03-01T08:40:00.002+01:00

Hi my friends.

I have been playing with some more of my photos from New York lately.

Love how this picture from the wintery city turned out.

Played with a resist designer paper by house of three and my bottle of mists, rubons, little pieces of patterned paper...oh, I LOVE IT!!.

Today is the big day for the Moonbeam release over at
Pixie Dust Studio.
Check out these über cute images!

Cocoa challenge and Moonbeam sneak peek

2011-02-27T15:12:00.005+01:00

Have been creating some little things this weekend.

I so enjoy my paper craft between peeking in on the computer to cheer on the norwegian skiers and skijumpers in the ski world cup in Oslo.

I created the layout above for this months sketch over at cocoa daisy.

:)And now on to the sneak peek on the super cute NEW collection "moonbeam"

from Pixie Dust studio.

All the images are so wonderful, and I can't wait to show you more on the release day march 1st.

Have a great sunday.

XOXO

in stitches.... :)

2011-02-24T22:14:00.004+01:00

Inspired by my incredibly talented friend, Hanne, I have been sewing a bit lately.

One handbag (I'll show you later ) and this little purse.

Actually I love to sew, but It is way too long since I played with my favorite fabric and sewing machine.

THIS challenge over at Pixie Dust gave me the kick to make this purse.

It will be perfect for little girls on summer vacation.

:) :) The super Cute girl is a digi stamp from Pixie Dust studios, printed on to a transfer sheet and ironed on to the un-bleached cotton fabric before sewing the bag.

the super cute flower fabric and the yellow fabric are both some of my fave fabrics by Cosmo Cricket. :)

NOW we are enjoying the Winter break with lots of time off, having just the best time....

the ski world cup is here ( in Oslo ) and we enjoy it all! :)

Happy weekend!!

OH, and not to forget:

Make sure you go to

Taylors blog

to see if you are amongst the winners of the viritual Valentines blog hop

Inspired

2011-02-17T10:46:00.003+01:00

Hi my friends.

Hope you all have had a good week so far.

This week is last week before schools winter break here in Oslo, and we are all looking forward to a wintery week off. :)

I have been inspired by so many things lately.

I found (trough my friend Sue ) this wonderful place:

Pintrest,

where you can pin up inspiring pictures.

This place makes me happy :)

I have been inspired by the beautiful Cosmo Cricket papers and a great challenge over at Cocoa daisy, to create these two layouts.

I made these hearts...sort of by accident.... LOL

But LOVE how they turned out with crackle paint and epoxy. :)

Had a mini photo shoot with me and Eirun a few weeks ago.

She is the sweetest girl, and we have so much fun together. :)

I feel so blessed to be her mom.

(and the mom of all my 4 kids, actually.... :) :) )

Have a great weekend.

Winter

2011-02-16T12:22:00.003+01:00

It is still ice cold, white winter here in Oslo.

And, yes, we still enjoy it :)

The kids love the snow, and enjoy the lighter, longer days in february, playing outdoor in the snow.

the girls created this super cute snowman outside our front door.

He is welcoming everybody that comes to our door.

And tha good thing is, because of the cold days he'll probably have a long and good life, bringing smiles to our cold winter faces :)

To create this layout I have used patterned paper and rubons from Lily Bee, Love their happy colorful design.

Digital stuff from Ali Edwards :)

Thanks for stopping by.

New Pixie Dust release today

2011-02-15T11:31:00.003+01:00

Hi all.

Happy day!

Today is the release of the brand new "have a ball" collection over at Pixie Dust Studio.

I have created three cards using this super cute collection.

Two princess cards. Perfect for little girls - and large girls ;) birthday cards.

All patterned paper used for the two princess cards are by 3ndypapir ,

the new "sweetheart collection.

Love this super cute little guy.
Perfect for all kinds of kids birthday card. He just makes me smile
:)
all patterned paper on this card is by Cosmo Cricket.
:)

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great week.

xo

Valentine bloghop

2011-02-14T14:00:00.002+01:00

Hi all.

Today I'm joining a great big blog-hop.

So if you just happened upon by blog today, please go to

Taylors blog

for more information about this valentine bloghop.

If you just came here from Erin Leveilles blog you probably know all about the bloghop already.

;)

I have created TWO cards for this bloghop,

using digi stamps by Pixie Dust Studio.

LOVE these super cute stamps. :)

So please join this great bloghop today, and get the chance to win some fabolous prizes!

So what you should do:

Make sure you go back to Taylors blog for more info, and the entire list of blogs

(if you haven't already ).

Leave as much love as you can ;) and soak in all the wonderful, beautiful valentine creations shared on this bloghop.

You will have until Thursday at 6:00 PM EST to comment on all of the blogs .

The more love, the higher chance to win. ;)

They will pick random winners among the comments. :)

Now, Hop on over to

Mackenzie Bruckler

and then to

Melissa (Pink Cat)

Have fun!!!

You'll have the chance to win these prizes:

StampInsanity - with a set of choice for one winner

Meljens designs - 4 digis to one winner

Pixie Dust Studio - 2 digis to one winner

Lizzie Anne Designs - $10 gift certificate

Christian Paper Crafts - 1 year general membership

Paper Pretties - 3 total winners: 1 person will receive Timeless Love stamp set; 2 people will receive 5 digis of their choice from the store

Karber Digital Images - 2 digis to one winner

Di's Digi Downloads - 5 digi images to one winner

The Scrappychick Boutique - 2 6x6 Cosmo Cricket paper pads to one winner

Stampendous - 4 cling rubber stamps from new release to 1 winner

Pink Cat Studio - 5 digis of winner's choice to one winner

Amber Ink - $10 gift certificate

Simply Betty Stamps - 3 digis of the winner's choice

Mark's Finest Papers - set of their choosing to the winner

Dreamweaver's Stencils - a couple stencils, pearlescent embossing paste and a palette knife- Chi Chi Memories - Meaning of Love Digi Stamp Set to one winner

Little Potato House - $20 gift certificate

Kenny K digis: 4 digis to one winner (AND: 2 digis to anyone who uses a Kenny K image for their hop card)

HAPPY, HAPPY Valentines day to everyone.

xoxo

gudrun

**the hop starts feb. 14th at 8 AM EST **

Have a Ball

2011-02-14T13:47:00.004+01:00

Hi my friends.

It is time for a sneak peek at the NEW release "have a ball" from Pixie Dust Studios.

Love these digital stamps, they are all so cute and fun to work with.

Happy Valentines, you all!

SWEET love

2011-02-13T00:18:00.003+01:00

Hi my friends and happy valentine weekend.

Are you ready for some sweet love?

I couldnt resiste this super cute bag filled with sweet macroons at Stockfleths. I decorated the bag with this perfect matching paper from My Little Shoebox.

Perfect gift or to serve at your 2teaparty for two on valentines. Right. ;) ;)

Aren't these macroons the most colorful and fun and delicious

These little "cakes" just makes me happy.

I found a recipe for strawberry macroons

here

and for some colorful macroons

here

Must try!!

Happy weekend my friends

xoxo

vintage photobox

2011-02-08T01:34:00.002+01:00

I was so inspired by the february photo box challenge over at our vintage affair blog.

This box would be a perfect new home for the old pictures I came across in and old envelope in the attic.

I used all brand new "sweetheart" patterned paper by 3ndypapir for this project.

Cosmo Love :)

2011-02-05T23:35:00.005+01:00

Hi my friends.

It's my turn up for the product review over at the

Cosmo Cricket blog today.

And I had absolutely NO problems choosing my absolute favorite line to showcase. :)

I have to say I LOVE all the three new Cosmo Cricket lines, the colors and the patterns are all wonderful!:

"salt air"

"UPcycle"

and the one I chose today:

"Social Club"

These layouts and the card are all mede with the wonderful "social club" line.

You can read more about my projects on the Cosmo Cricket blog

Thanks for stopping by my blog
:)
Have a great weekend.

XO

happy day

2011-02-03T22:14:00.004+01:00

So happy to be a part of the wonderful Pixie Dust DT :)

Make sure you visit the Pixie challenge blog and the Pixie Dust studio.

These digi stamps are all SO cute!!

These cards are of course made with the brand new "sweetheart" collection by 3ndypapir.

and the Cupids Corner PDS digi stamps.

Thanks for popping by

Back home :)

2011-02-03T00:57:00.003+01:00

Had the best time in New York.

Good food

Good Music

Great people

Good company

Good to be home

good to see my kids

good to relax

good to create and capture the memories

Some scrappy love :)

2011-01-28T02:16:00.003+01:00

Just wanted to share some layouts I've made the last couple of days now, just before I'm off to NY.

Have you seen the old pictures above..

I found this in a box in the attic.

WOW! Can't believe these pictures are from 1917!!

My grand father obviously had a camera in the very early days, and took alot of very unique, candid shots. Finding all these old pictures, "just like that", made me over the moon happy....and I just needed to create.

This paper from sassafras was a perfect match. :)

Some really good memories.

Yes, I know I have scrapped this picture before....I just love this picture, and can't seem to scrap it too many times....LOL

A couple of cards.
Had so much fun creating these.
The card above are created with the new CosmoCricket UPcycle. :)

Have a great weekend!!!

HI

2011-01-25T01:00:00.003+01:00

Hi friends.

I'm so happy, happy

...

Will go to New York next weekend

Just one more Cosmo Cricket card, with the happiest Pixie dust digi stamp image and the brand new upcycle collection. :)

NEW Cosmo Cricket

2011-01-23T23:31:00.002+01:00

CHA winter is just around the corner, and all the wonderful NEW lines from Cosmo Cricket can be seen HERE.

I tell you, it is all GORGEOUS!

Here are a few layouts I have made lately, with the stuff I so generously got from CosmoCricket. :)

Have a great week

Calendar

2011-01-18T15:14:00.007+01:00

Can't believe it, it is january 18th already.

The days fly by so quickly.

I feel like this year will go by in just a snap...

No, well, better enjoy TODAY, and don't think about how fast it will go by. ;)

Early in january I created this cute little Calendar with My Little Shoebox papers.

Super easy to make.

Just created the large envelope out of a 12x12 inch paper.

Printed the calendar on to cardstock, and cut out each coaster.

Created 12cards out of patterned paper, that would fit inside the envelope.

Made a hole in the envelope, where the calendar coaster could peek out.

Adhered the calendar coasters to the cards, making sure it would fit inside the "envelope-window".

voila!

A cute calendar to have by the phone, or on the fridge door, in the office.... or wherever you need a calendar.

Make Sure you visit My little Shoebox blog this week for sneak peeks of the NEW super-fun 2011 collections. :)

"Sweetheart" :)

2011-01-16T20:40:00.003+01:00

Welcome "sweetheart".

Welcome 3ndypapir 2011 spring collection.

Welcome my friends,

Here is the brand new 3ndypoapir 211 collection

"sweetheart"

Repurpose, Reuse and a challenge :)

2011-01-15T20:44:00.003+01:00

Hi my friends, and

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH

For all your wonderful, kind, encouraging comments on my new 3ndypapir release. You all made me so happy. More pictures will come tomorrow, so stay tuned. :)

....

Today wanted to share a little reuse project I have made.

I have this large pile of old blue jeans. I have had plans on using them forever. And the day before Edvins birthday I decided I wanted to give his room a little makeover.

I purchased a new cover for his bed at Home and Cottage, wich inspired me to dig in to the pile of jeans and make a new pillow-cover as well. :)

It made me happy to use my sewing machine for sewing fabric ( not just paper :P ) and what made me even more happy: Edvin was SO happy when he came home and discovered the little makeover in his room.

This pillow was made out of one of his favorite jeans that are too small now ...

a great way to reuse the favorite jeans.

Oh, and not to forget:

It is my turn up having the saturday challenge over at the Cosmo Cricket blog today

My challenge is all about January.

Make sure you join the fun, and post a link to your january layout over at the Cosmo blog, for your chance to win a "Circa 1934" Kraft Kit
:)

Have a great weekend.

edvins birthday and NEW 3ndypapir collection :)

2011-01-13T17:46:00.003+01:00

This lovely, caring, talented, kind, fun, friendly, happy, boy turns 15 today.

Can't believe it is 15 years since he was a little baby boy...and now he is a young man.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Edvin!!!

We love you!

Sol and Eirun was busy all yesterday night and today after school making a birthday cake for you. SO cute :)

Music is a large part of your life - you love music, and play in ceveral different bands. Today was no exception, and now you are off to the symphonic band( with two large chocolate cakes for your friends).

Have a great day my lovely boy!

Yes it is a happy day today.

Sort of one more "birthday".

This is the day for the first sneak peek of the brand NEW spring2011 collection by 3ndypapir:

"sweet heart"

More pictures and newsletter for the stores will come during this weekend.

Gudrun

winter days

2011-01-08T22:01:00.003+01:00

Hi my friends, and once again Happy New year.

Hope the first week of 2011 have been good for you all.

I feel like 2011 will be a good year.

I have started building a new kitchen in my house - old walls are torn down, sun and daylight will fill my new kitchen.

But it is a long walk to get there...

Here are a couple of scrapbooking projects I have been playing around with the last days.

Winter is here, and we enjoy the short, but beautiful winterdays. ...and my winter pictures need to be scrapped as well.

Had so much fun creating this layout ( above )

Used lots of cracle-paint ( white and "old paper") and glimmer mists and gltter glue on this ( it doesent show very well in the picture tho....)

On this layout I painted a rusty snowflake with white cracle paint - it made it look so cool and kind of frozen. :)

Have a great weekend

xo

Happy new year!

2011-01-02T00:15:00.002+01:00

Welcome 2011

welcome 365 new days, filled with possibilities, things to learn, happiness, worries, love, laughter, art, capturing, memories, things to forget, everydays, holidays, music, scrapbooking, photo, friends, and so many many more things.

I'm looking forward to this new year.

I love blank, new sheets waiting to be filled.

I love the endless possibilites of a new year.

I hope you my dear lovely blogfriends will share this year here on my blog with me as well.

I'll try to keep on filling my blog with things I love, with ideas, my love for creating things, my love for photography....

Happy new year to you!

hope to see you back soon.

Merry Christmas

2010-12-24T00:24:00.004+01:00

Dear friends.

Wishing you a very merry Cristmas!

The tree is lit, the kids are asleep.
The decorations are up.

No fancy, trendy stuff, just good memories and warm and cozy.

I'm looking forward to the greatest, most magical day of the year.

Wishing you all the best too.

The Nutcracker

2010-12-22T01:02:00.004+01:00

Today I went to Oslo Opera hall with my kids to see the Nutcracker ballet.

This is a tradition of ours, and the ballet is SO beautiful, and always brings us all in to the right Christmas mood.

This year it was special, because it was the first year ( for us ) visiting the new opera-house.

Last year it was all sold out, and we were not able to get any tickets, so this year the kids ( and I ) was totally happy and excited to go to the opera-hall.

You can find more pictures from this 2010 Nutcracker HERE

I have made a little Christmas card and a giftbag with the fun Cosmo cricket christmas line.

Tomorrow I'll go hunting for this years christmas tree.

oh, you think I'm late??!!??

Well, we usually put up our tree at the 23rd ... so it is still time ....

gifttags

2010-12-20T18:05:00.007+01:00

What!? Is it 20th of december already??

Can't believe this december went by SO quickly!!

I had so many plans and ideas I wanted to do and share with you before christmas, and now it is only 4 days left...

It is time to hurry up and wrap the last gifts.

I have made some cute gift tags to share.

You can use the circles as is.

I have printed mine on 85 % of the original size, and punched the corcles with my 2 inch circle punch
Then added a larger circle with 3D foam-tape and then another even larger ( 3 inch ) scallop sircle.

On the other side of the tag I added a smaller white circle ( 2 1/2 inch ) and a 2 inch circle of a wintage picture. ( used pictures from "julie" cut out sheet by 3ndypapir and from collagesheets designed by me for Minnehjørnet )

These two little gifts for my darling little nieces are just wrapped in white paper, added red paper ribbon, a chrochet star / heart-ornament and the gift tag.

You can download the norwegian gift tags ( pdf ) HERE

and the English gift tags ( pdf ) HERE.

Enjoy and have fun!!

And some free vintage pictures for you.

Just right click on the picture and save. ;)

December daily

2010-12-19T15:55:00.004+01:00

Hi.

Today is a cold and grey day in Oslo, but it is all good and we are starting to come in to the right christmas mood.

Yesterday I attended The most fun christmas concert " the source of Christmas" at Cosmopolite in Oslo.

We go to this concert every year to hear lots of talented artists: "the source";

Mats Eilertsen, Per Oddvar Johansen, Trygve Seim og Øyvind Brække, and all their international guests.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSO7hDJhNOU

Yes, and it is finally time to share some more of the pages in my december daily album.

I really do enjoy this december journey along with Ali Edwards.

My pages are pretty simple, but this year I have tried to focus on the little stories, and the little everyday memories.
Even if our days have been crazy and busy It is always some little things to remember.

on december 10th and 11th we made my hubbys favorite Christmas cookies. "kongen av danmark" ( english: the king of denmark cookies)
(recipe inside the tiny brown paperbag on the right page )
This is always a fun and happy happening in our family.
The dough have to be made one day ahead, and then, the second day we have to roll the little cookies.
We use to gather around the table to make the cookies, and it is a great way to spend time together, relax, talk, laugh and make plans for what we want to do at Christmas.
I devided my two day pages with a little piece of hambly overlay with the number 10 on one side and 11 on the other.

Here is my page for des. 13th.
We celebrate St Lucia that day, with special buns baked with safron.
At school and in all kindergardens they celebrate with a lucia parade, singing the special songs and eating buns.
This page are made on white cardstock and slip in to a pageprotector.
Recipe for the buns is printed on the back of the white cardstock.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaJbR4a5Afc

Chocolate Snickerdoodle Drops

2010-12-18T01:14:00.002+01:00

Today I made these delicious Chocolate Snickerdoodle Drops with my kids.

First time I tried this recepie, and we had so much fun making these little cookies. And they are SO yummy.

This will be my new favorite Christmas cookie. ;)

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 egg
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
1. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed 30 seconds. Add the 1 cup sugar, soda, and cream of tartar. Beat until combined. Beat in egg. Beat in cocoa powder and as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour.
2. Drop by slightly rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Stir together remaining sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle dough with sugar-cinnamon mixture. Bake in a 375 degree F. oven for 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on wire racks. Makes about 30 cookies.

christmas star ornaments

2010-12-17T09:55:00.006+01:00

Hi my friends, and welcome to december 17th.

Hope you are all fine, and enjoying your december.

Today is the last day of school before Christmas for my kids, and the christmas decorating of our house will soon begin.

We save the tree and the most "serious" decorating for the 23rd, (as we celebrate christmas eve on the 24th ;) )

But It is always fun and good to decorate little by little during december as well.

Today I'll share some of my all time favorite STAR ornaments.

Love these tree.

As soon as you know how to make them they can be made in all sizes and variations.

Today I've made it easy for me, by just re-dericting you to some very instructive "how-to"s and videos.

You can find instructions on how to make the above beautiful swedish paper-star

HERE

Mine is not stuck together in the middle, but is all fluffy.

In Sweden these stars are usually made of wood / particleboard ("never" or "spon" in norwegian)

and the large ones have a light-bulb inside, and are hung in the windows.

These super cute little 3D stars are made by Eirun and me the other day.

I love to hang them on the Christmas tree, or use them as decoration on my christmas gifts.

So fun to make and very affordable as decorations. ;)

You can find a great instruction on how to make them

HERE

This LARGE paper-star looks gorgeous in my window.

I used 3ndypapir "felicia" for my star.

My star has 8 points, and are made out of 2 pieces of 12 X 12 inch patterned paper.

The pieces for each point measures 6 X 6 inch, but you can make the star any size you like.

My star is glued together using a hot-glue gun.

In the instruction shown here the star has only 6 points, wich works perfect for smaller stars.

You can find the instruction

HERE

and another step by step tutorial

HERE

Thanks for taking your time stopping by my blog today.

Have fun creating, and enjoy the season!

gudrun