Oslo today

It has been a wonderful day in Oslo today. Eirik and I had a day off, enjoyed the beautiful weather had a trip in our old wooden boat and lunch at one of the little islands here inthe Oslo fjord.

Lotus #143

New challenge is up over at LOTUS Paperie. This weeks challenge is to use note paper. I really LOVED this challenge, and had a blast making my LO. Picture of my two boys relaxing and reading in the shade of the walnut tree - could it be any better? :)

OPEN

This weeks word up over at One Little Word: "OPEN". A wonderful word. Run over to the OLW-blog and read Karlas heartfelt words and see all the beautiful LOs made by the OLW-girls.
Join the fun and link up your LO for your chance to win

Karlas awesome "Journals 3 ways" online class and the beautiful september kit by The Paper Niche.

Finally I feel like I am back to my good ol' self again. As you know I have been ill allmost all september (THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SWEET MESSAGES AND THOUGHTS!! - much appreciated!!) I have been tired, sad, lonely and felt no good at all.... SO I grabbed the chance to make this note to myself. There are SO many beautiful, wonderful, amazing things in my life - I just need to open my heart and my mind and see and feel all the beauty. :)

So for my blogday over at my Stamp BOX-blog I made this little gift card-BOX. This is a perfect little gift for some friends or neighbors, to remind them how much they mean to me - that I care and love them even if days are busy, and we have less time meet and chat and just relax - like in the wonderful long summerdays.

If you want to know more about how I made this cute, recycled box-card, please visit my Stamp BOX blog.

XO

FALL

Fall is definitive here, and I enjoy the colors, the crisp air and the indoor time that allows me to create and play with my stamps and my scrapbooking stash.
Today I have a blogpost up at my Stamp BOX blog . Please come over and have a closer look at my fall creations :)
I had so much fun creating this card and the LO about my little girl. She loves all things beautiful in the nature, and every day she shows me something she finds beautiful. "mom! Look at this color, isn't it beautiful!" or " mom, the raindrops on the trees looks like silver... isn't it beautiful!" This little girl teaches me to enjoy, and to see the nature all over again - wonderful!

have a great day you all!
~gudrun~

Hi all!

Hi you all, my dear, sweet blog-friends. Thanks for all your sweet comments. MUCH APPRECIATED!!
Finally I'm back here on my blog. I have been ill for a couple of weeks (allmost three actually).
I got a really bad flu that knocked me out for a while.
But finally I fel a bit better, and things starts to get back on track again. :)

Well allthough I have not been well I have not been in bed all time...you know life is still happening around here, and a mother have to do what a mother have to do. :)
SO the other day I made this little wallet-card for a friend of Iver.
I had so much fun making it, using papers from Cosmo Cricket "the Boyfriend" collection and my sewing machine. :)

I also started this fun little project using what I had around the house.

-some empty toilet-paper rolls, some cloth-tags a mini mini file folder, a little piece of cardboard and some of my all time favourite Cosmo Cricket papers from the Boyfriend collection.

I made a mini album with pictures from Ivers 11th birthday. He celebrated it twice this year, but I made this album from his actual birthday july 17th.

It isn't allways fun to have birthday in the midde of the summer vacation. All friends are away, and maybe you spend the day in the backseat of a car.... But this year was different for Iver. We were at home and he got a few friends over for a party. We celebrated all day long. I think he must have had the best day ever. He was so, so happy all day. So I made this album for him to remember his 11th birthday. :)

This is some of the things I've been workin on lately.

I also work on some Christmas-projects and a brand NEW christmas collection for 3ndyPapir (!!) so stay tuned :) :)

my Stamp BOX blog hop :) :)

Welcome to the ABC Blog Hop with myStamp BOX today!

You should have arrived from Tracey's blog.

If you have just happened upon my blog today, you may want to head to the start of the blog hop today, the myStamp BOX blog.

Here is the ABC Blog Hop schedule just in case you missed anyone:

mSB blog*

Cathy*

Tracey*

Gudrun*

Jolene*

Lara*

Leica*

Marci*

Trace*

Ally*

mSB blog*

For participating in the blog hop by leaving a comment on each and every participating myStamp BOX designer's blog, you have a chance to win one of TWO brand new stamps sets being released this month! So leave a comment on all the blog posts and then come back to the mSB blog and tell us what you favourite project was along the way for a chance to win!

Have fun!

I have created three little projects using my favourite mSB-alpha stamp " rustik outlines". As many of you know I LOVE types, fonts and alphas, so this bloghop went straight into my heart - and I had a blast making my LOs and card.

I wanted to use my alphas in a "new" way, and decided to make backgrounds.

On my card and on the school-LO I stamped with acrylic paint. The acrylic paint makes a fun texture, and the stamped images appear a bit messy. I loved that look for my background on this simple LO and the card. On the "for You" card I also sprayed the background with glimmer

mist to make it sparkle. :)

On this LO about my dear boy I also used the "rustic outlines" alpha as a background, but this time the letters are put together to words. Words about things that matters to this boy @ the age of 13

I made the background using glimmer mist and the negative piece of a alpha-chipboard package, I gently sprayed the glimmermist over the "mask" to make the shape of the larger letters appear just a little bit darker than the cardstock.

Then I stamped the words on top of this.

Hope you enjoy the bloghop and find LOTS of inspiration :)

You can find all the awesome mSB-alphabets here. They are all so cool and versatile, and affordable too.

Now make sure you find your way over to JOLENEs blog to continue the bloghop. :)

Happy creating.

~gudrun~

*the bloghop starts at 12 pm (noon) EST (1pm Atlantic; 12pm EST, 11am Central Standard, 10am Mountain; 5pm Central European)*

New Lotus challenge

New challenge is up over at Lotus paperie today. Challenge #140 - a wonderful sketch by Tania.
So head on over and join the fun!
The rain is pooring down here today and it really feels like fall is here .... anyhow, the wet weather gives me plenty of time to finish some of my house-projects and some creating. ;)

:)

Beauty

New word up #59 over at One Little Word today. Ronda Picked BEAUTY this time. A wonderful word. I had a blast making my LO.
Used one of my favourite photos of my girls from this summer. Beautiful memories from a beautiful place, a beautiful evening ....moments of beauty. :)
Go check out Rondas words and join in on our OLW-challenge for your chance to win a awesome Label Tulip Kit. :)

This second LO is made for a totally FUN challenge hosted by Angie Backen over at SiS.
It's based on a sketch by Angie, and some guidelines set by SiS-members. SO glad I found time to join in on this challenge :) Allmost all products on this LO are from the AWESOME july kits from Kenner Road.

red currants and a mini album. :)

Hi all. I have been busy being a good housewife today. So, my house is nice and tidy and clean, (allmost no piles (!!)) my windows are shining (yes I washed them too) and my fridge is filled with nice yummy red currant juice. I was SO lucky to get all the red currants from "grand dads" garden. and I made juice out of all the berries. SO YUMMY! Couldn't thank them ( grand dad and his wife) enough!! So to say Thanks for a Wonderful vacation at their house and thanks for all the red currants and black currants we brought back home, I made them this little fun minialbum / wallhanging.
Used the awesome patternd papers from Cosmo Cricket Early Bird - it was perfect for these pictures. Had totally fun making this simple little book.

xo

gudrun

Happy mSB-news :)

my Stamp BOX are searching for new designers. This little stamp-manufacturer are the most awesome - the stamps are super cute and versatile and being on their design team are so fun and inspiring. Make sure you grab your chance and submit your work for a chance to be a part of the team. :)

To celebrate the DT-search the mSB-team decided to have a fun bloghop on sept 5th. COME JOIN the fun!!

You can se the DT-search details here or read more about it on the mSB-blog.

myStampBOX is searching for additional members for their design team!!
We are interested in designers with a variety of styles who can creatively showcase myStampBOX designs in their cards, altered art and scrapbook layouts. No previous design team experience is necessary.
Team requirements:* 4 projects per month* 1 blog entry per month including photos of a project and instructions/tutorial* Upload all projects to the myStampBox website gallery and 2 other online galleries* Submit at least 4 projects per term for submission to print magazines of your choice* Occasionally help with additional design opportunities - new stamp sets, classes, newsletters, etc.
Team benefits:*bio and picture on the website, with links to your blog*a starter kit of stamp sets and additional stamp sets throughout your term*other free scrapbooking supplies from product partners as they become available*30% discount on purchased myStampBox stamps during your term
Term is 6 months, beginning October 1, 2009
my Stamp BOX website: www.mystampbox.com
Please send applications to: mystampbox@sympatico.caInclude:
*personal information (your name, address & phone number)*a short paragraph about yourself and why you think you’d be a good fit for myStampBox.*link to your blog or gallery online*5 examples of your work showcasing your stamping ability and style
Call ends Friday, September 11, 2009International applicants are welcome to apply.

at home

Hi! Here is a little peek of what I'm working of these days. As many of you know I live in a pretty old house - a house that needs alot of paint, redecoration and renovation. I did alot when I moved here, but then I had a break from doing things in my house for a while. However the house still needs alot and now I'm back with paint and new enrgy. :)
I'm also trying to get all this little things in place. I'm SO tired of mess, and piles of things all over. So, when it was my turn to share a tip over at One Little Word today I chose to make some small boxes for the kids "office", where they can keep things like glue, erasers, pencil sharpeners, scissors and so on. I also decorated a glass jar for their pens and markers. To learn how I made this please come over to OLW today! :)

I made this LO of my dear boys a little while ago with the WONDERFUL Boyfriend collection by CosmoCricket. Love this collection - just up my alley :)

SCHOOL

School started yesterday and now we are back in the swing of things here in our household. It's so good to see all my kids go to school, being so happy - meeting friends looking foreward to the new schoolyear.
I've been working on a few LO's for Lotus lately - had totally fun using fingerpaint and watercolor:

Time to play

Hi all. i'm finally back after a couple of weeks vacation. Had a great time with friends and family, sun, bathing in the sea, relaxing and all the things I love to do in this summer time.
But It is also good to be back in the swing of things again.
This week it is my word up over at One Little Word. So please come PLAY along!!
I also made this little garden-calendar with this awesome new paperline - Earth Love - by Cosmo Cricket and the blackboard minialbum. You can also see it on the Cosmo Cricket Blog :)

Here is a little LO I made with one of my favourite photos from this summer. This is also for challenge #136 over at Lotus paperie.