Technique challenge (Hard Core Crop #3)

I finished another Core'dinations challenge. Yeah, for finishing 4 of them! This challenge is to use an antiquing technique.

This layout started out for a strip it challenge, but I came up with a better idea for using strips, so I converted my rainbow strips to this technique-challenge by antiquing them. This was totally an experiment outside my comfort zone, but I love how the layout turned out. So children-artsy-cute! But most importantly I had sooo much fun just playing with cardstock!

And here are a few detail shots. I was inspired by another challenge to score my paper. I used old Quickutz alphas to cut the letters and sanded them after I glued them to the background paper.  

This was also my first layout using my all mine favorite photo of my two boys. I predict using it on more layouts....

Had my 6-years old help me with this mess (such a nice change from always having to pay attention not to wrinkle mommy's nice papers. hi hi). He diecut the clouds and letter too: 

Thanks for looking! Have a great weekend.

Die cut challenge (Hard Core Crop #7)

I managed to finish a third challenge last night from the challenges posted on the Core'dinations blog. A challenge to use Core'dination cardstock with die cuts. Having so much fun with this...

I cleaned the dust off an old Quickutz leaves-die and a newer Papertrey ink flower-die and made this card. Used a Studio Calico stamp and their fun wood veneer woman to add a femine touch to the masculine colors.

I also did a color challenge (click here to see) and a trendy challenge (click here to see)

Trends Challenge (Hard Core Crop #2)

I did another challenge from the Core'dinations Hard Core Crop. A challenge from my fabulous and talented friend Kim Jeffress. The challenge is to be inspired by the trends right now. Absolutely love the Cosmo Cricket Core' cardstock I used. It's just perfect for school-related projects!

I created this layout for the challenge featuring my son, who will start school in a few weeks. I was inspired to use these trends: woodveneer, Smash-items, stamps, chevron, datestamp and banners.

I also did a color challenge and a die cut challenge. Click the links to see.

Thanks for stopping by!

Color challenge (Hard Core Crop #8)

I have deadlines coming up for projects really soon, but for the past two weeks I have gotten into a true vacation mode of just having fun and relaxing with my family. Nothing wrong with that, but now I need to get into the creative spirit again, and what better way to get the creative juices flowing than to challenge yourself? Always works for me, so when I was invited to join the Hard Core Crop I knew that was what I needed...

The first challenge I have finished is a color challenge and I created this card:

The challenge was to use these colors: 

I used these perfectly matching Core'dinations papers:

I was inspired by another hard core challenge to create handmade embellishments and made the flowers and leaves on the card. I cut out two types of flowers. One is just a layer of circles with a fabric brad and the other one is those cute rolled flowers.   

I finished a few more challenges (click to see my projects): die-cut challenge and trends challenge.

All mine, sweet baby!

Her er et par baby layouts jeg har levet den sidste tid for love2scrap. Jeg har primært brugt Crate Paper og lidt OA.

Here's a couple baby-layouts I've created for love2scrap using Crate Paper and OA.

Sweety layout (og giveaway)

Dette drengelayout i pigefarver lavede jeg til en skitsekonkurrence hos Elle's Studio. Jeg vandt...for jeg var den eneste som deltog! ha ha. Nå, men jeg har et par giftcards til gode hos dem, og et af dem vil jeg udlodde til en læser. Skriv en kommentar til dette indlæg og jeg finder en vinder af et $5 giftcard i næste uge.

Won a sketch challenge at Elle's Studio with this layout. I was the only one participating!!! Anyway, the $5 giftcard  I won will be given to a reader of my blog. Just leave a comment and I'll select a winner next week.

Project Life - uge 13

Holdda op, det er en måned siden jeg sidst har haft et Project Life indlæg! Tiden går stærkt. Her er sidste uge i marts, hvor en lille ny ankom til vores familie.

Wow, it's been a month since my last Project Life post. Time flies! Here is the last week of March, when the new addition was added to our family.

Og siderne enkeltvis. De første to sider er før-fødsel. Jeg har tilføjet en halv side på 6x12 midt i ugen plus en lille plastiklomme til pjece fra sygehus plus fødselsattest.

Og de næste to primært indeholder noget fra sygehuset. Bemærk den flotte "No 2" tegning, som Stine var så sød at sende til mig.

Historien om min gamle pude kan læses, når man løfter den lille 'memo'-tab. Jeg fik ikke lige taget billede af det, men jeg kan afsløre at puden var fra 1985 og nu er smidt ud! Jeg har været opereret på den (og blev glemt, men fundet på Hvidovre Hospital) og den har rejst til flere forskellige kontinenter. Det var vemodigt, men nødvendigt, at smide den ud. Den har ikke været brugt i mange år, men indeholdt sååå meget historie at den bare blev liggende på skabet!