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.