An Altered Snowman

I bought this Snowman a month ago at a local craft store. Yesterday Sunneva and I „scrapped“ it together. She did so much herself. She cut the paper, inked the edged and layered all the snowflakes and flowers for me. As you can see I let her color the Hat ! I don‘t have it in me to change it... well at least not until next year. We are going to use this Snowman to count down to Christmas for us. We had an amazing time creating this together !

All other supplies I got from HSS. Dream Street papers, Imaginise snowflakes and Prima flowers, Basic grey brads, Doodlebug jewel, Lanzing buttons, MM thread, Queen & co felt ribbon and Snowflake Sequins. Cricut Joy of the Season and George letters.

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Christmas Cards

This will be the first Christmas since I started scrapping (2004) that I will be sending Christmas cards I created. I scrapped 50% of our Christmas Cards this year and hopefully I will do them all next year. They are all pretty simple but I feel good sending them out. These two are a little bit different from all the others I did.

Most of the Supplies I got from HSS. Papers are Bazzill and Dream Street Wonderland. The amazing snowflakes are from Imaginisce. The flower is Prima. The chipboard is MME. The journaling box is Joy of the Season Cricut cartridge. The brads are Basic grey.

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A 2-pager

This is a LO I started more then 3 months ago ! I just finished the journaling this morning.

I got my supplies form HSS: Felicity papers from Sassafras Lass, American Crafts thickers, Queen & co brads and 3-D stickers are from EK success. I did alot of stiching !!!

Title: Gingerbread Cookies, subtitle 2007.

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HSS DT upload

It's an upload day over at HSS and these are my projects. I got all the yummy gorgeous supplies over there. I'm telling you it's the best online store you can find with a great service. I have been using pictures from this time Santa came to our house a few times on LO's but I just had to create a mini album with these cute pics of the kids with Santa.

Title: Santa 2007
Supplies: The album is from Pageframe Design and they are on a great deal over at HSS. Papers are all Dreem Street you can get all the DS lines over at HSS. Bazzill. A lots of Q&co stuff felt ribbon, pearls and title letters. Stickles and Tim Hlotz distressing Ink. Doodblebug jewl. The stamp is Basic grey and the in StazOn. Flowers Prima and Heidi Swapp. The brads I used on the flowers are from Imaginisce and also the stickers on the second page. The journaling box I made with Cricut the Joy of the Season cartridge. MM stickers

I always take a picture of Sunneva infront of the Christmas tree on Christmas morning. This one is from last year. She is always so excited but this is also my DD birthday so we spend the morning making him a great breakfast and we wake him up with the Birthday song. That makes the waiting a little better for her.

Supplies: Papers MME and Bazzill. The gorgeous christmas tree is from Page Frame Designs and they are with a 20% discount. Q& co pearls I just love those. Doodlebug jewlels. Stickles. Glitz frosting. MM stickers.

These pics I took last year on the first Snow day. My DD really loves to eat snow as you can see :-)

Title: Yummy

Supplies: MME papers and Bazzill. Snowflake by Page Frame Design. Q&co pearls and felt frenzy. Stickles. MME stickers and American crafts thickers.

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The second newsletter from Skrappa

Check out the second newsletter from my local scrapstore here in Iceland. It's fantastic or at least I think so :-) I have a Christmas mini album in it. to all my foreign friend I have this to day: you can enjoy the projects even though you can't read the text right - lol.

The Newsletter from Skrappa

More soon !!! I have my DT uploads for HSS in few days. I have a cute mini to show and few winter lo's. Head over to HSS and check out the fantastic christmas discounts !!!!

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A page and a project

It's been too long since I uploaded something new here. I have been so busy at work and my social life has never been so busy as it is these weeks.

We have an amazing guest designer over at HSS Julie Overby her challenge was: "This challenge is all about cutting it up Create a layout with 'fussy cutting' on it."

I used the nov kit from Studio Calico to create my LO. Title Together. It's been so long since I scrapped (or at least it feels like it's been long) that I felt rusty.

I have Ali Edwards in my bloglines and I love all the fun scrap projects she does. Documenting Dec is one of them and I'm going to do it. The hole point of this project is to have the album ready when Dec 1 comes along. The only thing I'll have to is to print out the pics and write the journal each day. The title of this mini album is: 26 days of Dec 2008.

Guess what happend to my "baby" over the weekend ??? A co-worker was playing with my camera (lesson never hand over your camera to someone else) and he ruined some part of it so now it's beeing fixed (or at least I hope they can fix it). I'll borrow my dad's camera !!! I feel like someone hurt my baby.

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HSS DT upload

It's been some time since I have been here but you know how life can be...way too busy sometimes.

Today is an upload day over at HSS. I did 2 LO's and a card this time around and ofcourse I got all the products I used for these projects over at the HSS store.

So here are my projects:
A Christmas Card
This card design I saw on few blogs few weeks back and I totally love it here is a link if you want to check it out. I'm going to put the Christmas pic this year in the right box and a text about"what happend this year in our family" in the corner pocket.

Supplies: Bazzill, MME paper, Q&co brad, Pageframes acrylic tag, Doodlebug bling, MM ribbon, Basic grey stamp, Tim Holtz ink and Tombow Mono Aqua Liquid Glue.

Title: Hó hó

Every year since Sunneva was 2 a Santa Claus has come to our house on Christmas day. He sings few songs with her and gives her a gift. The kids next door who are our friends have always been at our house when he comes. This is such a fun moment each year. These are pics from last year. Can you see the joy shining from their faces ? I love this.

Supplies:Snowed In Collection 12 X 12 Paper Kit 10pk from My Mind's Eye,Ladybug Doodlebug Jewels 32pk, One of my favorite products this year.Black & White Pearls 50pk by Queen & Co. , Gree Vine 3/4" Mini Felt Fusion by Queen & Co.,Swirls Grungeboard Elements from Tim Holtz,Fired Brick Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads from Ranger,Christmas Red Stickles Glitter Glue from Ranger,Crimson Glitter Florals from Heidi Swapp,Bazzil,Queen&co christmas rose brad.

Title: Christmas Girl

This is just a cute pic I took on Christmas Day morning last year.

Supplies:Snowed In Collection 12 X 12 Paper Kit 10pk from My Mind's Eye,If you don‘t love this bling you need to get your eyes checked !!!!Christmas Jewels from Queen and Co.,Dots Grungeboard Elements from Tim Holtz,Fired Brick Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads from Ranger,Limeade Doodlebug Pigment Ink Stamp,Christmas Red Stickles Glitter Glue from Ranger,Stars Sublime Lace Cardstock by KI Memories,Bazzil,Over and outTFL

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HSS guest challenge

I have not been in much creative mood lately but hopefully that will change soon.

I did though finish a mini album for Skrappa's next newsletter. I'll be posting pics of that one when the newsletter is out.

As always we over at HSS have a great guest designer for Oct Helen MacCain had a great challenge this month check it out here her sample LO is freaking fantastic.

This is the challenge:
"What is one of one of those little things that make your town, family, children or state what it is? It can be unique, funny, an inherited characteristic, or a landmark, maybe something that only occurs seasonally. Scrap about it, with or without a picture, and tell your story."

Title: Kópavogur (the name of the town I live in)
Journaling: Reykjavík --Gardabear--Kópavogur ? Will Kópavogur be the last town I live in ? As things are now I think so but only time will tell. I'm just getting to know my new town but there is one building there the Church that I have always admired. I don't go to church so it's not about that. In my mind this building has always been a symbol for Kópavogur.


Supplies: Papers and journaling box MME, Coredinations ColorCore Cardstock, Hambly rub ons, Maya Road chipboard, Glitz stickers and Prima flowers.

So my scrapfriends Kathie and Anna Sigga tagged me thanks girls. I'll post 7 random facts about me tomorrow. I'm too tired now to do it.

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A 2-pager and my weekend project

Today is the first day of Winter and we have snow ! I love snow and I really need to take my DD out and get some cute snow pics.

This is a 2-pager I did last weekend. I could not for the life of me figure out how to scan the first page. For some reason it was all a mess so I just took a photo of it. These are pics from my mom's suprise birthday. She turned 70 last year and did not celebrate her birthday. My parents spent her birthday in Germany so when they came home we held her a suprise party.

Title: Suprise Birthday party

Supplies: Rusty pickle patterned paper and die cuts, bazzill paper, prima flowers, Fancy pants stamps, American Crafts thickers, MM stickers, Q&co pearls (I just love those pearls) and a lot of Tim Holtz distress Ink.

So this weekend I'm going to try to finish up my Skrappa newsletter project. I started it last weekend but need to find some inspiration to finish it ! So that is on my to do list this weekend with some other things.

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Scrap weekend

I did 11 pages this weekend. My little scrap group annual scrap weekend trip was a success as always.

I did few LO I'm thinking about using for my next HSS DT upload so I will not share them here but here a few I can share.

Title: Friends

Title: Summer dance
Supplies: Bazzill, SEI, Amiercan Crafts, Scenic Route, SU, Making Memories and embossing glitter.
Supplies: Websters, Making Memories, American Crafts, Prima, Bo bunny, KI memories, Maya Road and Tim Holtz.

Title: Pre-school girl. Supplies: Bazzill, Sassfrass lass, KI memories, Q&Co, Prima, Fancy Pants, Basic gray and American crafts

Title: Kisudeild (the name of my DD pre-school class). Supplies: Bazzill, Crate Paper, Sassfrass lass, Basic gray all from the latest Studio calico kit

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HSS DT projects

While Iceland and rest of the world are falling apart because of the banks I found some calmness in my little hobby. I have been feeling empty latley and not too creative but it was HSS time that brought me back to scrapping.

Here are my DT projects for this month over at HSS I have said it before this is the best place to shop !!! Best online service in the hole world. Don't take my word for it try it !

A little Fall card
Supplies: papers from Imaginisce, Coredinations ColorCore Cardstock, Q&Co felt ribbon, Maya Road chipboards, Tim Holtz embossing supplies and distressing Ink.

Title Sweet Heart
Supplies: papers and brads from Imaginisce, Cricut Walk in my Garden cartridge, prima flowers, American thicers, Making memories sticers

Title: Chalk Art.

Supplies: Bazzill scalloped papers, papers from Imaginisce, KI memories shapes, AC thickers, Jenni Bowlin felt butterflies.

I did this card using a CPS sketch This is the first Christmas card I have ever made !!!!

Supplies: Bazzill, Pink Paislee, Q&Co felt, Maya Road chipboard, Colorbox ink, glitter embossing powder and SU white ink.
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Birthday LO's

I did not make the cut this week over at Bad girls but my amazing and talented friends Patti, Gabi and Tracey all got through !!! I'm so hoping they all go all the way. This was a great journey and I learned a lot.

Here are 2 LO's I did few weeks back both from Sunneva's 4 birthday.

Title: Birthday in a Pre-school

Title: 4th year old birthday party

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MM blog

Another one of my LO's The Taste of nature will be a featured LO on the Making Memory blog tomorrow :-) Just wanted to share. Check it out it's there click the link.

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Bad Girls top designer

I made it through to next round over at Bad Girls Top Designer competition. This round the teacher is Bethany Kartchner really cool teacher. The assignment is to use accessories effectively in a lo with the designes rules in mind: Texture, balance, unity and harmony.

I took these pics this Summer when my DH and his crazy friends played in Mud Soccer competition. They had never done it before but they finished #3 of 24 teams ! My DH was the star in the team :-) Pretty fun.

Texture: buttons, fibers, chipboard, distressing, embossing and burlap fabric. The titleletters are made from two sets of letters and they overlap each other and are distressed.

Balance: I created balance with the 3 pics lined up together and the circles in the 2 corners keep the weight at balance. The flow is created by using repetition of color and elements thoughout the LO.

Unity: The circle shape come from the ball in the pics and I used it on the lo with circles in the corners, buttons and journaling box. Also the stars wich are the theme of the LO. My DH was the star in his team.

Harmony: The colors are pulled from the photos. I tried to take the dirt and roughness from the pics scene and keep them going on to the LO. With the distressing and the burlap.

The title is: The Mud Soccer Star

SuppliesPapers: Bazzill, Pink Paislee, American Crafts and Paper Loft. Fibers Basic gray. Distressing Ink and embossing powder Tim Holtz. Doodlebug glitter. Hambly transparancy. Rusty Pickle chipboard stars. Cricut and Stamped cartridge (title letters). Making Memories sticker letters. Buttons lansing. Journaling box silk-screened Labels. Burlap (the fabric) from the Paris Flea market BG kit.

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HSS Scrap pink weekend

It's Scrap Pink weekend over at HSS. We have amazing prizes over there and the cause is great !!! I'm hosting a bingo game over there and ofcourse doing the challenges. Here is what I have come up with this weekend.

Denise challenge was to create a card using scrap stripes so here is my take on that. Dreem Street papers, MR chipboard and Jenni Bowlin felt butterfly.

Kathi's challenge was to create a LO using a ad she posted as an inspiration. Here is my LO.
Title: Capricorn and the journaling is about how my DH fits in with his star sign. Supplies Dream Strett papers, Bazzill and FP stamp.

Annita hosted a scrap pink challenge and here is what I came up with.

Title Snow Angle. Supplies: Bazzill, MM noteworthy papers, MR chipboards, Heidi Swapp paint, embossing glitter, Prima flower, doodlebug ric rac, American Crafts glitter letters and SEI letters and Jenni Bowlin journaling card.

Kristin hosted a ribbon challenge. I had so much fun with this one I just let myself go crazy. I have no idea which ribbons I used they have been in my stach for such a long time. Papers Bazzill and Daisy's D. Q&C brads, corner brads and flowers. Jenni Bowlin journaling die cut and Scenic Route chipboard letters.

Title: The gift. Journaling about this tradtion we have. Sunneva put a gift under a charity tree for a girl at the same age is she is every christmas.

Kathi's second challenge a Recipe challenge. I had use 5 different pp, chipboard and button/s. I used my latest Studio Calico kit for this one and added few elements the chipboard, flower and button.

Title: Father and daugther. Journaling is about how the two of them are always playing aroun.
Ellen posted a great sketch and I did this LO using it.

Title: Cutie. Supplies Dream Street papers, FP stamps, Hambly, Q&C brads, American Crafts glitter letters, MM sticker letters.

I'm hoping I can do more today !!! What a weekend :-)

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Rusty Pickle sept challenge and Scrapping Outback

I got a happy email today. I won the Rusty Pickle sept challenge with my LO: After 1 year. Rusty Pickle is sending me a RAK whooo hooo so soon I'll be getting happy mail.

My amazing adorable friend Kathie just tagged me with a I love your blog tag. Thanks gorgeous !!!! I'll have to think about who I will tag.

It week 6 over at Scrapping Outback chipboard school and only one assignement left after this week. I have been having so much fun. I have learned a lot and I amazed by the talent over there not only the teachers but also the students.

For this challenge I painted a gorgeous butterfly chipboard I got from Scrapping Outback with Making memories paint. I used clear embossing powder on it and while it was still hot but some tulle over it. I embossed it 2 times more and then but glitter on it. It looks really cute IRL the pic is not too good. I just have to say that this line from Autumn Leaves is one of the most gorgeous line I have ever seen. Totally yummy.

Title: Angle

Supplies: Bazzill bling, Autumn Leaves papers and ribbon, Q&C brads, Scrapping outback chipboard butterfly, American Crafts glitter letters and Making memories sticker letters.

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