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.

Sweet words and birthdays :)

Time for a new word up at One Little Word. Denise picked SWEET - a perfect word for this sweet summer time. I had a blast making my LO. Pictures of my sweet little girl picking cherries in our garden. Could it be any sweeter? ;)
This time we were SO LUCKY to be sponsored by Evalicious. She have the CUTEST Etsy-shop. Make sure you join this word up for your chance to win goodies from Evalicious :)

details from my LO with evalicious-flowers and patternd paper, EARLYBIRD by Cosmo Cricket.

Summertime is birthday-time here at our household. I love quick and cute ways to make birthday-cards. If you want to read more about the technique I used for these two cards visit my Stamp BOX-blog. It's my turn up having the step-by step tutorial today. Hope to see you there. :)

Have a great day.

xo

3ndy summer challenge :)

RUN over to 3ndypapir-blog and join our summer challenge for your chance to win a pack of our summer-collection :)

The challenge is all about scrapping your favourite summer-pictures using 3ndypapir :)

See you there!

Have you sen these little cuties. I just fell in love with the world of amigurumi. I have made mini crocheted animals for years, but didn't know the japanese word for this little work of art until my friend Revlie told me. Go visit her blog for more inspo ;) And guess what: If you make a GOOGLEserarch on amigurumi you will find a world of beauty!! So this is my little summer (non-scrapbooking)-project. I make cute, little crocheted teddy bears :) The ones you see above are NOT mine, I found the pictures on flickr SO SO cute!! :)

xo

Challenges and happy days :)

I love summer and lazy days. Even if it rains it can be good just to be around the house - clean a little bit, do some crafty stuff or just relax. If you need some challenges to get your mojo flowing you should definately dive into the wonderful world of challenge blogs. :)
This week challenge #133 is up at LOTUS. The LOTUS-girls have also made a brand new forum - make sure to check it out!!
and challenge #18 is up at Scrapping Across the universe. Bree also have some exciting news and wonderful prizes to share - so hurry over to satu to check it all out :)


I was SO, SO happy and surprised to be features on a wonderful, inspiring blog last week with this LO. Make sure you visit Outside The Box for tons of inspo :)

thunder storm and summer breeze

The thunderstorm and rain are straight outside my window.... earlier today we had sun and a little summer breeze.... dinner and icecream in the garden..... So, that's what summer is like in Norway....quick changes... But my LO's today all celebrate the bright and sunny days.
My "flower lover" is featured at Scrapstreet.com Magazine in july. Make sure you check out this awesome free online-mag filled with all kinds of gorgeousness and inspiration. :)


And time for a new word up at One Little Word.
Revlie picked "WHY". A wonderful little word. Go check out Revlies thoughts on this word, and all the other OLW-girls amazing LO's.
This time the team was sponsored by ZVA creative, LOTS of cute stuff I tell you! - join in on this weeks word for your chance to win the prize-package from ZVA. :)

THE BEST week

Many of you may allready know last week must have been the happiest for me.

I was super, super honored and over the moon happy to be chosen for the new design team at Cosmo Cricket. I have been in love with the Cosmo papers for years, so this is really a dream come true. :) :)

I was also SO happy to be last weeks guest at Pencil Lines sketch blog. Lene and I = 3ndypapir sponsored the team and the prize, and it was SO fun to see how all the talented PL-girls created awesome stuff with our papers. :) Run on over and get inspired :)

MY LO for the sketch seen above. :)

LOTUS challenge #132

SO, what more can make a girl like me even happier....YES!! NEW patternd papers! :D

Here are some sneaks of the new releases from Cosmo Cricket:

I'm totally in LOVE!

Run on over to the COSMO CRICKET blog to see ALL the new releases for CHA summer 2009. And they have some awesome giveaways going on too. :)

Giving away stuff also makes me happy.... and I have picked a random winner for the Christmas in July giveaway: Ida/Little pleasee mail me your adress ( gudrun at papirmolla.no )

:)

And, Last, but not least:

THANK YOU all my wonderful blogfriends. You all make me SO, SO happy by leaving your sweet and supportive comments, cheering on me, leaving your love and making me feel good. It means the world to me.

Love you all!

xo

a day in july

Yes, It's july allready yes, actually july 10th... I'm back home after a wonderful week of vacation.

I feel so blessed, so happy, so filled with warm, happy memories. Now the rain is pooring down and days are a little bit chillier - it's time to scrap - to visit friends, to eat strawberries, to capture those wonderful memories.:)

Here is some little glimpses of my summer days and a 100% digi LO I made using all 2peas digital kits. And not to forget about this Christmas in June-giveaway of mine.... I'll give you to the end of this week to leave a comment on THIS previous post for a chance to win.

Have a great day.

xo