People at work

 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!

xo

Summer memories

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!!

Beautiful places and beautiful friends

  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!

xo

THE Journey

 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 :)

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!!

my day

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

Capturing moments

 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.

xo

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

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!

FINALLY!!!

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 :) :) :)

Birthday Photos

Some favorite shots from her big day :)

vintage photobox

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.