It's a time for everything

Dear friends.

My blog has been neglected for quite some time now.

As my life has taken a steep turn, I needed to use all my time and energy here with my kids and family.

Right now there is no time for creativity, no time for paper love.

It makes me sad - but I know I will be back one day.

Thank you so much for all your sweet comments, for all the love you have shared here on my blog. It has meant a lot to me.

Love you all.

xo

gudrun

Fall at scrapstreet

Hi my friends.

Make sure you visit Scrapstreet blog today to read my post there.  :)

see you!

Pencil Lines

Hi all.

Here is my layout for this weeks sketch over at Pencil Lines Sketch blog.

:)

I SO enjoyed Carinas sketch.

Please jump over and play!!

Now, there will be new directions coming to Pencil Lines,

and they are having a DT search starting this week.

Pencil Lines DT is a wonderful Team, and I so enjoy this wonderful, inspiring sketch blog.

Head over to the PL blog for more info on the DT call.

Have a great weekend!

scrapstreet

I'm SO happy to be a part of the staff at scrapstreet online magazine.

Here are two of my layouts in this months two magazines: Scrapstreet and Ginger scraps.

You can find the above LO in THIS article

you can find this LO in THIS article.

Make sure you run over to scrapstreet for tons of FREE inspiration!!

And : make sure you turn in your pages for my

January White on white call!!

I'll LOVE to see your work in the mag.  :)

You can find all the calls and details HERE.

oh dear ...

Hi my dear blog friends.

Long time no see.

Life has been crazy around here lately.

I have been in Austria - had the best time ever -

teaching some workshops, meeting wonderful people, eating yummy food ....

Here are some little glimpses

all pictures by Karin Düker and Marianne Hope.

:)

Pixie of OZ sneak and trip to Austria

Hello my friends.

Tomorrow is the day for the new release of the digi stamp collection "Pixie from OZ" from Pixie Dust studio.

These images are SO cool, and I promise, if you go to the pixie shop you'll find SO many verstile, fun, super cute digi stamps.

:)

Enjoy these little sneaks

:)

Early Tomorrow morning I'm off to Austria, to scrapQueens to teach 4 workshops.

I'm so Excited!!

:)

So If you've wondered why I have been a bit absent, the answer is: I have been preparing for my workshops.

Now I'll have to pack my bags and get ready.

:)

I'll leave you with my last sneak of the Pixie Dust release - that are my contribution to this weeks Pixie Challenge as well.

Make sure you go over to the Pixie Challenge blog and join the fun.

:)

See you next week.

HUGS

My Boy

So proud of you my dear Edvin!

We had confirmation at church this sunday and a big party for him with family and friends.

Love to see this boy grow and be a wonderful, lovely, talented, warm-hearted person.

:)

3ndypapir blog-challenge

I created this layout for this months challenge over at the 3ndypapir blog.

I was SO inspired by Anias wonderful challenge.

Make sure you join the fun!

:)

just a card

Hi friends.

It is time for a new challenge over at the Pixie Dust challenge blog.

Go check it out

:)

Happy news!!

The brand new 3ndypapir Christmas collection

"White Christmas"

 is up.

Go check it out over at the 3ndypapir blog!!

:)

A Layout

I created this layout a little while ago, using my current favorite Cosmo Cricket paper,

Odds and Ends.

Pictures of my favorite bike riders :)

Eirik and Sol in San Fransisco.

:)

Scrapstreet.com

I am thrilled and so very honored to find my name among the super talented people at

scrapstreet 

:)

Here are a couple of layoutsc I recently made:

This last one is made with the last bits and pieces of my september kit from Cocoa Daisy. (sorry for the poor photo of the layout)

Both layouts with lots of yummy Basic Grey papers.  :)

Thanks for stopping by.

xo

FINALLY!!!

Today is the first of my two new 3ndypapir collections up.

"Blue Sky"

Go see it all over at the 3ndypapir blog.

:)

Rainbow flowers

Recently I was challenged by my wonderful friend, Torill, over at scrappehuset. 

She challenged me to force one of my "scrapbooking fears", and do something I usually not do in scrapbooking.

I had a hard time finding something I "fear", because scrapbooking is just pure joy for me.

I looked trough my drawers and stash ... and what did I find:

...

a huge box filled with white paper flowers.

...

I love flowers, but I hardly ever use premade paper flowers.

..

So - I grabbed the flowers, mists and a cute picture of my lovely Eirun girl.

 I started off with misting a lot of flowers in different colors. I wanted to make a flower rainbow. :)

 When all the flowers were nicely colored with all different mists, and had dried completely, I arranged them on to my layout.

I added some more fabric-and plastic- flowers and some bling.

It was SO much fun creating this layout, and play in this fun challenge.

Thanks a bunch Torill. I had a blast.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Cocoa Daisy Guest designer

Hi friends.

SO happy and honored to be this months guest designer at

Cocoa Daisy.

I had SO much fun creating with this months kit "printers drawer.

Here are just two of the projects I created for my september GDT gallery. You can find the rest of my projects here, in the Cocoa Daisy gallery.

Thanks for popping by.

And have a great week!

People at work

 Hi friends.

Busy days here at my house.

Just popping in to share this weeks challenge card for the Pixie Dust challenge, and a few pictures.

People are working here these days. walls are painted, outdoor areas fixed, indoor staircase fixed and painted, kitchen still in progress...

Still lots left on the to do list...but with all these wonderful helpers I'm sure it will all be good...

:)

Happy weekend!

xo

Summer memories

Hi my friends. Yes, it is still a bit left of the summer...even here in Norway. But school have started for my kids, and the lovely, warm vacation is now just heartwarming memories.

Created this multi photo layout from our vacation with our wonderful friends at Fosen.

I was inspired by this weeks challenge, by Lisa, over at

Cocoa daisy

to create this layout.

Hidden journaling behind the pictures.

all patterned papers are from my cocoa daisy august kit.  :)

TFL!

and have a great week!!

Cards

Hi friends.

This week I have created some new cards with the suyper cute new "candy jar" collection from pixie dust studios.

Love these digital stamps. :)

The first card is made with patterned paper from 3ndypapir, sweetheart collection.

 This cards background paper is from Cosmo Cricket.

 And this last card is made with 3ndypapir and MME patterned paper.

This card is made for this weeks "TEEN" challenge over at the pixie challenge blog.

Make sure you join, for your chance to win some awesome digi stamps.  :)



Summer memories

Made this layout for sketch 249 over at Pencil Lines sketch blog.

:)

Love these happy, sunny summer memories.

All papers and stash are from my Cocoa Daisy july kit.  :)

xo

Beautiful places and beautiful friends

  Hi my friends.

This last week I have been SO lucky being around some wonderful, lovely friends.

We have been abit around the country, but all these pictures are from the beautiful place Bessaker, Fosen. This is at the coasline of Trøndelag, and I tell you, the nature is amazingly beautiful!!

The culture is still alive, the people are so warm and lovely the food is yummy ( if you are a fish-lover ;)  ).

We had some really nice, cosy days up  there.

This was the last piece of vacation. School starts on thursday.

Can't say I'm super excited to start "the neverending everydays" again .... but I know it will be all good as soon as I get in to the swing of things... ;)

Thanks for popping by!

xo

Be thankful

So many things to be thankful for.

Thanks for all your support, your kind thoughts and wishes.

Thanks for all the love you share here on my blog, on my FB page and trough kind and sweet e-mails.

Thanks for beautiful heartwarming gifts.

Thanks for being my cyber friends.

You all mean a lot to me.

:)

Even if I can't see you in real life, even if I have never met alot of you my dear blogreaders you r comments, your love and your encouragement makes my heart smile.

Thank you!

This card is actually made to this weeks brand

new monthly challenge

over at 3ndypapir bloggen.

My wonderful, dedicated, talented designers have started this super cool project this autumn.

Maya is hosting the first challenge.

Make sure you join the fun - for your chance to win some goodies.  ;)

scrappy stuff :)

 Finally time to create and play.  :)

The rain is pooring down outside today, and my dining table is filled to the brim with scrappy stuff.

:)

It feels so good to finally have the energy and joy to make stuff.

I have created two little bookmarks for my girls, using the brand new, and OH SO CUTE "winter" collection by Pixie Dust Studio.

Make sure you come over to The PDS challenge blog as well this week to join our "anything goes" challenge. And have your chance to win some really cute digi stamps :)

this "here I come" layout was created for sketch #247 over at

Pencil Lines sketch challenge blog. I so love this picture of Iver, embracing the pacific ocean.

Make sure you go over to pencil lines on sunday for a new sketch challenge too.  :)

 This "Melon & Peaches" layout is made for this months sketch challenge by Lisa Pace, over at Cocoa Daisy.

I so loved Lisas skatch, and the June Cocoa daisy kit was perfect for these colorful, fruity pictures.

This layout is all about Sol, enjoying the wild strawberries in our garden.  It was actually made for one of the CHA-challenges over at Two Peas, but I never came to post it.

Now, have a happy weekend you all.

hugs

just be

 Hi my friends, and again thank you so much for all your sweet comments, your thaughts and prayers. I really, really appreciate it, and it means a lot to me.

Things are slowly getting back to normal.

We still cry, are terrified, sad and angry.

It has been some heavy days here in Oslo, and our little country , Norway, after the terrible happenings in Oslo and Utøya.

The beautiful thing in the middle of this is the People of Norway have all shown so much love, so much care and so much warmth. The flowers that are all over our city tell their story We will fight the evil with love, and care for each other.

 Personally I needed some time after the tragedy, to care for my family, to meet friends, talk, cry, ponder, be silent, hug and show that we love eachother and really care.

Needed to just soak in the beauty of our wonderful nature.

I will be back now.

I will create, do the things I love, scrapbook, make art, create cards and designs.

Things will be back to normal ... time will work for us ....

but we will never forget.