Hooray, Hurrah, Hurra...

Well, hooray! Or hurra in my language. Love this cute mouse by... oh, lawd... It's been so long, and my brain just stopped working. Messing up my space looking for the package. I'll be back with the name when my head is back on my shoulders. Sorry. Very simple cards... Always trying to use some of my scraps.

(ETA: Whiff of joy! Ahhh... How could I forget?)

A happy weekend to you all! :-)

Coloring with Promarkers, Inktense and Colorsoft pencils.

Accordion card.

Accordion Card... They are not too difficult, but it requires very accurate folding, cutting and gluing for a good result. The accordion should fold down completely flat when pressed together.

Tim Holtz alterations tag
Butterflies and trees are made with dies by Memory Box.
Stamp by Whiff of Joy.
Coloring done with Promarkers and Derwent Coloursoft pencils.

The sentiment is stamped on a tag, and can easily be pulled out from the top of the card. Flip the tag, and there's a hidden pocket for money.

Card closes with magnets.

NEW from Whiff of Joy!! (WEDDING & BABY)

I've received the NEW, stunning, amazing, wonderful, adorable, superduper lovely Wedding and Baby Collection by Elisabeth Bell for Whiff of Joy! This collection is the most stunning ever! It will be released on June 14th. Wow, there are so many must-haves in this one.

The WoJ Design Team and the guest designers will be showing previews from today, so be sure to check out the member's blogs (links in the sidebar).

I have to run off to work, but I can't wait to get back home and play more with my new rubba :)
Have a great monday!

Shy Willow

Surprise, surprise! Another Whiff of Joy card! Another square punch background! :-D
Stamp is Shy Willow. She sure is beautiful.
Have a wonderful weekend!

Cocktail Recipe Book (PoM - WoJ)

The Design Team and us Guest Designers over at Whiff of Joy was challenged to make a gift for dad as our Project of the Month. Here's my take on the challenge. This is a spiralbound recipebook, for all those yummi summer drinks with oranges and strawberries.

The book was made using Zutter Bind-it-all. Paper by Daisy D's. Stamps from the summer stamp kit by Whiff of Joy and Elizabeth Bell. (can also be purchased individually). Alphabet stickers by Making Memories.

Promarkers:
Poppy, Red and Blossom
Orange and Pumpkin
Raw Sienna, Mustard and Vanilla
Lime green, Olive green, Apple, Marsh green and Forest green
Cinnamon

Remember to check out the DT's projects here!
Thanks for visiting! :)

Willow with Cookies

Another card with the square punch and scrap paper background. Motif by Whiff of Joy (Willow with Cookies).

Coloring done with Promarkers.
Skin: Coral & Blush
Hair: Umber, Raw Sienna & Mustard
Clothes: Umber, Cinnamon & Vanilla

Thanks for visiting :-)

Oakley's Apples

Oakley has been growing some delicious apples. I believe he's sharing them with people passing by, in hope that this act of kindness will bring joy and happiness. I've made a bunch of these quilt-like backgrounds, with my square punches and paper-scraps. You might have to see a lot of these backgrounds on my cards in the future.

Stamps:
"Oakley with wooden sign" and sentiment by Whiff of Joy.

Coloring:
Promarkers by Letraset.

Thanks for visiting!

Flower basket (Whiff of Joy)

These baskets made with the Cricut-machine are so cute. The cartridge is "Tags, Bags, Boxes & more". Paper by My Mind's Eye. Flowers by Prima.

Stamps (both Willow and sentiment) by Whiff of Joy (summer stamp kit 2009).
Coloring done with Promarkers.
Skin: Coral and Blush
Hair: Umber and Raw Sienna
Dress: Red, Carmine, Rose Pink and Cinnamon

Whiff Of Joy and Oct. Afternoon (Cherry Hill)

More cherries! Oh my gosh, don't you just looooove these papers by October Afternoon? The stamps are from Whiff of Joy again. Some fresh and funky colors on this one, but then... I love strong colors. Coloring done with Promarkers.

I made this card for the challenge over at A Spoon full of Sugar. This weeks challenge was to make a card for a celebration. Check out the challenge and the fab prices!

More new WOJ summer stamps!

Here are two more cards with the Whiff of Joy Summer stamp kit. I just love the theme with fruits and berries in this collection. And I found that they were perfect with these papers from Creative Imaginations.

Stamps motifs and sentiments are both by Whiff of Joy. Thanks for visiting, and thanks for the wonderful comments I've received on my previous posts :-)

NEW from Whiff of Joy!! (Summer stamp kit 2009)

Have you seen the Summer Stamp Kit from Whiff of Joy? Oh my! It's so gorgeous! I have been playing with these stamps for some days, and I just ADORE them! I'm so happy to be able to post one of my cards already. I have more, but I need to get them photographed first.

Card:
Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Paper: Journaling book by Making Memories Greenhouse Paperie.
Sentiment and stamp motifs by Whiff of Joy and Elisabeth Bell.

Promarkers :
Skin: Cinnamon, Coral and Blush
Hair: Umber, Raw sienna and Mustard
Shoes: Cinnamon and Vanilla.
Green tones: Olive green, Marsh green, Apple and Lime green.
Blue tones: China blue and Cornflower

WoJ Challenge #29

It's been a while since my last update. Sorry about that. Life's been busy - and I haven't been able to show off some of the things I've made. Here's a card from tonight, for the WoJ Challenge blog. This week's sketch is by the fab Katharina Frei from Whiff of Joy Stamps.

By the way, I'm a guest designer in May and June on the WoJ Design Team. I'm so totally blown away by the fact that I was chosen for this awesome GDT-spot. As my readers probably have noticed already, I absolutely adore these stamps!

Check out Katharina's blog to see more, and remember to follow her links to the other guest designers, and to the design team.

Card:
Stamp by Whiff of Joy: Willow with Flower Basket
Papers and sentiment by Making Memories, "Paperie Mocha"
Promarkers:
Hair: Umber, Raw Sienna, Mustard
Skin: Cinnamon, Coral, Blush
Blouse, basket and shoes: Cinnamon, Vanilla
Pants: Umber, Cinnamon
Flowers/leaves: Carmine, Rose pink, Forest green, Apple, March green

I'll be back! soon! :-)

WoJ-Challenge #25

Whiff of Joy challenge #25. The awesome sketch is done by Katharina :-) Velvet paper by Making Memories. I love this sketch - and I bet I'll use it again. I hope you all are enjoying yourselves this weekend. Thanks for visiting :-)

Also: Check out the norwegian scraptop 100. A new top 100 list of norwegian scrapbook- and card related sites. (Husk å registrere din side hvis du er norsk stempler/scrapper :-) )

Cute Card Thursday - challenge #54

Another Whiff of Joy-card for Cute Card Thursday's challenge #54. Paper by Rouge de Garance. Sentiment by Norsk Stempelblad. :-)

Meet the family

Hi, again! Time to introduce ya'll to our smallest family members: Goldie and Rambo. See them swimming happily in the background? I wish I could tell you more about them, but honestly - there isn't much to tell. They just swim most of the day. Sometimes they just sort of float... One of them likes to swim upside-down, sometimes backwards, sometimes backwards and upside-down at the same time. It looks a bit weird, but I do think they are healthy. Just a wee bit weird.

The card: Whiff of Joy! again! Surprised? Coloring done with promarkers. Paper, flowers, bling and butterfly by Prima. Glimmer mist by Tattered Angels (Sapphire), silver and turquoise stickles. Rhinestones by KaiserCraft.

Thanks for visiting!

Whiff of Joy..... Again!

Some busy weeks right now. I visited my parents on the oposite side of the country last weekend. Then I had to prepare and host classes during the week, and this weekend I attended Scraporama, a large scrapbooking/stamping fair, where we (Steffens) had a stand. So much fun, but I'm completely bushed right now. I did get some shopping done, though, so there's some pretty papers waiting for me, to get back to creating again.

I've received some e-mails while I was out and about. I'll get back to all of you. Just give me a couple of days :)

Here's a new card, by the way. Another one of the oh-so-pretty Whiff of Joy motifs. Luuuuuv them!

Blue card (Friday Sketchers)

The challenge over at the Friday Sketchers Blog this week, is to make a card following the very talented Mumur's sketch. I ended up rotating the sketch 90 degrees ccw, as my motif was to tall for the sketch. I hope it's still recognizable. Papers by KaiserCraft, stamp by Whiff of Joy (again!), swirls and sentiment by Autumn Leaves. Flowers and bling by Prima. Wishing you all a wonderful sunday. :-)

Two more cards today! (WoJ)

Updating twice today! Wow... That must be a new record on this blog. Two more cards with the WoJ-stamps. I colored in a bunch of them yesterday with my Promarkers, and all I had to do today was to cut and mount them on cards. Of course, I had to make the cards first...

Pink card: Papers and bling by KaiserKraft. Stamp by Whiff of Joy.
Purple card: Paper by Daisy D's. Bling and flowers by Prima. Sentiment by Making Memories.
Thanks for visiting!! :-D

WoJ-Challenge: Lavender & Lace

I made this card for the challenge over at Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog. This week the challenge is to make a card with lavender and lace. Great challenge! I found an old paper by K&Company in my stash. I just love the colors in this paper. Melinda hugging heart is colored with Promarkers. Sentiment by Norsk Stempelblad.

Whiff of Joy is having a Guest Designer call

Whiff of Joy is having a guest designer call over at the WoJ Challenge Blog. Check it out! Katharina Frei has made a great sketch for us to use in this challenge. I had to make a card using her sketch, as I'm totally smitten by these stamps nowadays. Papers by Basic Grey (Periphery). Flowers and bling by Prima.