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2012 ebber ud i dag. Sikke et år! Er dybt taknemmelig for min familie, som nu inkluderer to skønne drenge og verdens bedste mand. Ku ikke blive mere lykkelig! Jeg har traditionen tro samlet nogle af mine yndlings layouts fra året der gik.

 

2012 ends tonight. What a year! I am so thankful for my family, which now include two wonderful boys and the greatest husband. I am as happy as could be! As I've done before, this year I have also gathered some of my favorite layouts.

 

 

Welcome 2013

Happy New Year!

Glædelig jul

Min december blev slet ikke som jeg havde håbet og planlagt. Der blev ikke bagt julekager og lavet konfekt, det kreative stod på stand-by og mine fotos til December Daily har været et par uger undervejs fra print, så albummet er stadig helt tomt! En skygge lagde sig over julehyggen, da en god ven blev voldsomt påkørt af en bil den 3. december og kulminerede med hans bisættelse i fredags. Alle mine tanker og bønner er gået til ham, hans kone og to drenge. Denne tragiske hændelse har helt naturligt sat dagsordnen for os de sidste par uger, men på opfordring af vores ældste søn fik vi sidste weekend et juletræ og har pyntet op i huset. Og nu er der fyldt med sne udenfor, så jeg tager mig sammen og finder julestemningen frem til Melvins første jul - og begynder også snart at glæde mig voldsomt (jeg mener rigtig voldsomt) over vores kommende lange rejse til Asien.

My December didn't turn out as planned and hoped for. Din't bake cookies, wasn't creative at all and my December Daily is nothing but foundation pages. A dark shadow cast over our Christmas spirit when a good friend was hit by a car on Dec 3 and culminated with his funeral this Friday. All my thought and prayers went to him, his wife and two boys. This tragic accident naturally set the agenda, but our son requested a tree, so last weekend we decorated the house and got a Christmas tree. Today we had a snowstorm, so I will get my acts together and find the Christmas spirit in time for Melvins first Christmas - and will soon start to really (I mean really) look forward towards our long Asia-travels!

 

Rigtig glædelig jul!

 

Have a merry Christmas!

Model for mor

Et layout lavet for Scrapper.dk med brug af October Afternoons Midway serie og lidt fra mine gemmer.

A layout created for Scrapper.dk using October Afternoons Midway collection.

Julekort med embossing og Core'dinations

Jeg fik lavet lidt julekort i dag med Core'dinations karton! Du kan se mere info på Love2Scraps blog.

Managed to get some Christmas cards done today using Core'dinations cardstock.

December Daily [Foundation pages]

I år var jeg faktisk færdig med mine basissider i mit december album før 1. december. Men de første dage af måneden kunne jeg ikke finde mit album (ja, nu har jeg officielt så mange scrapting, at ting ofte blir væk for mig), så jeg kom alligevel bagud, trods intentioner om at følge med for en gang skyld! Det er nok bare ikke meningen at jeg skal det!
De sidste uger har jeg haft travlt med julefotografering, men nu er sidste session i hus (udover fotos af mine egne børn, som naturligvis mangler...) og jeg mangler kun redigering. Så det blir skønt at arbejde med papir igen... Her er min album forside og forsiderne til hver dag frem til jul.

This year I was actually finished with my foundation pages for the december album before December 1. But I misplaces the mini album for days and got behind despide my effort to be 'on time' this year! Just isn't suppose to happen for me I guess!
These past weeks I've been busy with Christmas photography, but with all sessions done and only editing left, I am happy to get creative with paper again...Here is the album front and foundation pages for each day till Christmas Eve.

 

 

Jeg har brugt en masse ældre julepapair, primært fra sidste år.

Look at you

Det er blevet min uge hos Scrapper.dk igen. Idag har jeg lagt dette layout på med endnu et højstole-foto. Elsker disse fotos, for det er det jeg ser, når jeg går rundt og rydder op: En glad dreng i hans højstol som elsker at følge med i hvad jeg laver, gnave lidt i legetøjet og derefter 'tabe' det på gulvet! Jeg har sørme et godt liv...

 

Love these photos of my boy sitting at the table. Guess it's because this is what I see when I run around (cleaning) the house: A happy boy excited to see what I do, chewing on his toys and then 'dropping' them on the floor! I truly have a great life...

 

Dubai on my mind

Da mormor og morfar kom hjem fra Dubai havde de købt en Lego Burj Kalifa med til Asbjørn, så han kunne bygge den inden han selv skulle ned og se den. Vi starter vores kommende to måneders Asien-rejse med afslapning i Dubai fra 1. januar. Det er jo lige om lidt...

Asbjørns grandparents brought a Lego model of Burj Kalifa from their visit to Dubai, so he could build the skyscraper before going to see the real deal. We start our upcoming two month Asia travels with relaxation in Dubai on Jan 1.

Remember the RED ribbon? {World AIDS Day}

Kan du huske det RØDE bånd? Det er noget tid siden jeg selv sidst har set det røde

bånd. Det er som om det er blevet pink! Den 1. december er det World AIDS Day, og ligesom rigtig mange andre danskere tager jeg nu ordet, for at tale om en livsvigtig sag. Det handler om hiv og aids. Sygdommen fra 80’erne, som vi ikke taler om så meget længere. Måske fordi vi tænker, at der ikke er stor risiko for, at det rammer nogen, vi kender. Eller måske er det fordi, vi helst ikke vil mindes om, hvor hård en sygdom hiv i virkeligheden er.

 

Jeg har lavet to kort til denne dag, for at hjælpe med at skabe opmærksomhed omkring AIDS og få det røde bånd tilbage på dagsordnen. AIDS er her endnu.

 

 

I mange år var hiv det samme som en dødsdom. Der var ingen viden, ingen behandling. Kun liv, der sluttede alt for tidligt. I dag kan hiv-smittede få behandling, der giver et lige så langt liv som alle andres – i hvert fald i Danmark. Den livsforlængende medicin holder ikke alene sygdommen i skak. Den er også så effektiv, at man som velbehandlet hiv-smittet ikke længere skal være bange for at

smitte andre; hverken den man elsker eller det barn, man ønsker sig. Så langt er vi kommet i dag.

Men desværre har hiv en alvorlig følgesygdom. Følgesygdommen hedder HIVfobi – altså angsten for at blive smittet i situationer, der er helt ufarlige – og den rammer især venner, kolleger og den nære familie. Det kan være en berøring, et knus, et kys, en rift på fingeren eller en hård tackling på fodboldbanen, der sparker usikkerheden i gang. Og når vi bliver usikre, bliver vi bange. Og når vi bliver bange, tager vi afstand. Derfor lever alt for mange hiv-smittede en isoleret tilværelse; tør ikke stå frem og tør ikke tale åbent om deres sygdom. Ikke af frygt for at dø, men af frygt for omverdenens reaktion.

Der findes endnu ikke en vaccine mod hiv. Men der findes heldigvis én mod HIVfobi.

Vaccinen er viden. For kun ved at tale om hiv - om hvordan hiv smitter, og i særdeleshed om hvordan hiv ikke smitter, kan vi nedbryde tvivl og usikkerhed. Det skal siges larmende højt, at hiv ikke smitter ved social kontakt; heller ikke ved kys eller ved kærtegn. Der er ingen grund til at tage afstand.

Så lad os derfor bruge World AIDS Day til at bekæmpe den ubegrundede angst for hiv, fordi den gør mennesker fortræd. Lad os tale HIVfobien ihjel. Og lad os starte i dag.

 

Tak fordi du lyttede.

 

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Do you remember the RED ribbon? It's been a while since I've seen the red awareness ribbon. Seems like it's more pink these days! December 1 is World AIDS Day and like many other Danes today I will now speak about a vital matter. I am going to speak about HIV and AIDS. The disease from the 80s which we hardly ever talk about anymore. Perhaps because we think the risk of someone we know becoming infected is not very big. Or perhaps we would rather not be reminded of the true severity of HIV.

 

I created two cards for this event. To help spread awareness and put the RED ribbon back on the agenda. AIDS is still here.

 

 

For many years HIV was a death sentence. No knowledge, no cure. Only lives that ended far too soon. Today HIV-positive people can get access to treatment and live for as long as everyone else - at least in Denmark. The life-sustaining medicine not only keeps the disease at bay. Because of the effectiveness of today’s medicine, people with controlled HIV do not have to fear infecting others anymore, neither the one they love nor the child they wish to have one day. This is how far we have come today.

Unfortunately the disease has a severe sequela. The sequela is called HIV phobia – the fear of being infected in situations that are totally safe – and this sequela especially affects friends, colleagues and close family. It only takes a touch, a hug, a kiss, a scratch on the finger or a rough tackle on the football field to kick-start the feeling of insecurity. And when we feel insecure, we get afraid. And when we are afraid, we distance ourselves from the unknown. This is why far too many HIV-positive people are cut off from other people, afraid to stand forward or to talk openly about their disease. Not from fear of dying, but from fear of the outside world’s reaction.

There is still no vaccine against HIV. But luckily we have a vaccine against HIV phobia. The cure is knowledge. Because only by talking about HIV – about how HIV is transmitted and especially how HIV is not transmitted, we can eliminate doubt and insecurity. Let it be shouted from the rooftops that HIV is not transmitted through social contact. Kissing and hugging cannot transmit HIV. There is no reason to keep a distance.

So let us use World AIDS Day to fight the unfounded fear of HIV, because this fear only hurts people. Let’s kill off the HIV phobia. Let’s start today.

 

Thank you for listening.

Drengekort

Her er to drenge kort, som er på Love2Scrap's blog i dag. Kortene er lavet med rester fra det netop afholdte Baby-scrap kursus.

Here are two cards for little boys. They went up on Love2Scraps blog today and are made with leftover scraps from a baby scrapbook class I just taught.

Hard Core {Holiday} Crop

Welcome to the 2nd Hard Core Crop! This crop is all about getting you inspired to create for the Holidays. Design Team Member and guest designers will be hosting challenges on their blogs and giving away great prizes!

Please head over to the CORE BLOG for full details and crop rules. And we have a Facebook Hard Core Crop page HERE to chat and hang out with fellow Hard Core Croppers. So make sure you head over there, too. Feel free to invite your friends, too! You never know when challenges or giveaways will pop up over there.

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My challenge to you is to create SOMETHING FOR GIFT WRAPPING. 

It could be a giftbox, giftcard holder, tags, giftbag, garlands for wrapping around presents, etc.
The rules are simple: Anything goes, as long as it's something to hold or embellish a gift that includes Core'dinations cardstock!

 

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For this challenge I have created a few gift wrapping ideas to get you inspired. First up is a clothspin with a Poinsettia to embellish e.g. a giftbag.

The flower was created using the Tim Holtz Distress Collection. I sanded the cardstock and used matching Distress ink. Both techniques together give such a beautiful dimension to the flower.

Next are some cards to hold your 'flat presents'. I have used the new David Tutera Celebrate Card Making System to create the cards. Check out the David Tutera How-To section of the website for a FREE downloadable PDF of these projects (and more).

First a card for holding a CD/DVD:

And what about a sewn garland to wrap around a gift? This garland was made using the David Tutera Flower Seals and snowflakes punched from Glitter Silk cardstock.

The winner of this challenge will get a David Tutera Celebrate prize package.

(content of prize package may vary but will be equal value of what you see above)

(Challenges must use the link tool below. If you do not have a blog, please feel free to use Photobucket, Flickr or any other photo sharing site that provides links. You must use Core'dinations ColorCore cardstock (which includes David Tutera Celebrate products) to win this challenge. Feel free to use other products, too. You may NOT combine this challenge with any of the other HCC challenges but you may complete this challenge as many times as you like. You must link by 8pm, December 2nd).

Upload your gift wrapping idea using the inlinkz tool below. And don't forget to share on Facebook, too...

I hope you are inspired to create something for GIFT WRAPPING! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

H is for Happy!

Jeg har været så heldig at få to sønner, som elsker deres senge. Med Melvin var det fra første gang han blev lagt i den gamle Juno seng (som jeg selv har ligget i som baby). Her er et billede af ham i hans favorithjørne, hvor han gerne putter sit hoved.

I have been blessed with two boys who absolutely love their beds! Here is a picture of my happy little baby all tugged into his favorite corner of the bed.

 

The amazing Jack Sparrow!

Asbjørn elsker at klæde sig ud, og da han var vokset ud af sit elskede Kaptajn Klo var det perfekt at finde et nyt pirat kostume i Disney butikken i Firenze sidste efterår. Mød den nye Jack Sparrow!

Til dette dobbelt layout (8.5x11"-format) har jeg brugt en blanding af Echo Park's This&That og October Afternoons Sasparilla serier.

Asbjørn loves to dress up and since he grew out of his beloved Captain Hook costume it was time for a new pirate costume. We found one at the Disney store in Florence last fall. Meet the new Jack Sparrow!

Stor nok til højstol

Jeg fik scrappet i sidste uge! Jeg lavede fem layouts imens jeg hyggede med en veninde. Det kan man jo blive helt afhængig af ;-)
I dag er dette layout kommet på Scrapper's blog. Jeg har brugt Echo Park For the Record 2. Det er noget tid siden jeg har bryugt mønstret papir som baggrund, men synes det fungerer fint her, hvor fokus stadig er på billederne. Det er ikke til at fatte, at min lille baby er blevet så stor allerede!

I finally finished some layouts last week (actually five.yeah!) while having a great time with my girlfriend. Could totally get use to that ;-)
This went up on scrapper's blog today. Ive used Echo Park's new For the Record collection. Haven't been using patterned paper as a background for a while, but I like how the busy paper still leaves the focus on the photos. Can you believe my baby boy is such a big boy already?

Hope you have an awesome day... Thanks for stopping by today!

Brandt-Lassen Photo

For et år siden nævnte jeg, at jeg arbejdede på noget spændende. Så fik jeg en besværlig graviditet, en baby og meget mindre tid! Men nu er jeg endelig klar til vise jer min foto blog. Jeg er næsten et år bagud med at opdatere den med billeder, men satser på at indhente det.

Kig forbi min foto blog og læg endelig vejen forbi min Facebook side og 'like' den. Her er et udsnit af den type foto jeg tager og baby-fotos fra mit seneste indlæg.

A year ago I mentioned I was working on something exciting. Then I had a difficult pregnancy, a baby and very little time! Now I am finally ready to promote my photography blog. I am a year behind on updating it with photos but plan to catch up. Here are some newborn pics from my most recent blogpost and a few samples of the type of photos I take.  

Check out my photopraphy blog and please do stop by and like my page on Facebook.

Velkommen sommer

Jeg er godt nok inde i en tør periode med at få lavet layouts! Håber det bliver bedre snart. Jeg skal scrappe med en veninde i morgen, og håber at få nogle sider færdige!Her er et jeg har lavet for nyligt med et tidligt-sommer billede fra sidste år. Det er inspireret af mit yndlings layout lavet af den fantastiske Sophie Crespy.

I am really in a creative drough when it comes to layouts. Hope it gets better soon. Have a crop tomorrow and hope to finish a few pages!I created this recently with an old early-summer photo from last year. It was heavily inspired by my favorite page done by the fabulous Sophie Crespy.

David Tutera Cards

Det er vist på tide at vise nogle af de kort jeg har lavet for Core'dinations med det nye David Tutera Cardmaking System, som desværre kun sælges i Joann-butikkerne i USA. Systemet indeholder tre trin med allerede udskåret/evt. embosset karton og pynt. Det er bare at samle det - og det er hurtigt! Og jeg elsker hurtige projekter :-)

I think it's about time I share a few cards I did with the David Tutera Celebrate Cardmaking System. This system is brilliant with everything already diecut and ready to go. It takes just minutes to do a card, and I'm all into finishing my projects really fast :-)

Dette solstråle kort er på Core'dinations blog og der er how-to's på hjemmesiden for de efterfølgende kort. Det kommer der også snart How-to til solstråle kortet.

The sunburst card is up on the Core'dinations blog and how-to's are available on the webpage for these two following cards: (a how-to for the sunburst card will be there soon).

 

 

 

Og så vil jeg gøre lidt reklame for et Hard Core online crop i slutningen af måneden. Masser af udfordninger i julens tegn og masser af lækre præmier. Jeg deltog i det første af slagsen denne sommer, og blev helt forelsket i de teknikker man kan lave med Core'dinations karton. Det kunne være sjovt hvis I havde lyst at være med denne gang...

 

And save the date for a Hard Core Crop at the end of the month! Lots of challenges and great prizes. I participated this summer and had so much fun. Totally fell in love with sanding my cardstock...

 

Link to Facebook event.