Christmas gift tag in a jiffy.

Hello and welcome my beautiful and creative friends.

I've made some Christmas gift tags that I will show you now just before the day before the day. These are very simple and quick to make. So if you suddenly discover that you do not have labels for Your Christmas present, you can easily make them yourself in a Jiffy,

These I first groomed with gesso then I used my brayer with green and turquise and blue achrylic Paint on my Geli plate and made some pattern, and printet my tags.

On the other side i've used Pink, Gold and Purple colour and print them.

When both sides were dry I stamped Merry Christmas and a design on one side, while the other side, I will use to write To and From.

All stamps I have used here comes from Rubber Dance. You can buy these, and many more in Rubber Dance's online store. Just remember to use the code Anita2015 and you will get 15 % discount on your entire purchase. 

Since it is now just before Christmas, I wish to take this opportunity to
wish you all a perfectly wonderful Christmas
and a wonderful New Year!

I hope to see you again next year. In the mean while please visit Rubber Dance Scandinavian blog and check out my post tomorow, 22. December about a Christmas Tag, and my tut. on Tuesday 29. December -There will be an Art Journaling going on...

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Viser oversettelse for Siden det nå er like før jul

Oversett heller fra Siden det nå er like før jul

Take care of yourself and take care of each other ♥ Life is fragile ♥

Big and warm wishes and hugs

Anita ♥

Simple but elegant Watercolor art

Hello and welcome my dearest friends.

Are there more than me who is a little too busy now before Christmas so that there is too little time left for crafting? It's only to look forward to Christmas is over so we can continue what we like the best ☺

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Today I'll show you a picture I created using watercolors and stamp.  The beautiful flowerstamp is from Rubber Dance. Simple but elegant, don't you think?

Remember to use the code Anita2015 in the Rubber Dance online store to get 15 % off of all you're buying!

I hope to see you soon again. Take care!

Hugs, Anita

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Art Journal page tutorial at Rubber Dance Scandinavian blog

Hello and welcome

hope you are still alive after black friday chaos ☺I kept me safely at home.

I just pop in to give you a litle peek of my Art Journal Tutorial at Rubber Dance Scandinavian Blog today.

Don't forget about the 15% discount code you'll get on your next order in the Rubber Dance online store using Anita2015.

Please come and visit me again soon.

Take care!
Hugs, Anita
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Flower Power - A tribute to Mimi Bondi

Hello and welcome

today the winter has arrived to Norway and my hometown Bergen. When I get up this morning the temperatur was about -1c (minus one celsius). Thats cold! But at least we have sunshine in Bergen and that's the great part ☺

Anyway, I am reading the fantastic book of Mimi Bondi from the Sunny side of life: "No shenanigans". Do you remember me getting the book? I told you about it on my previous blog post. You can see the blog post here



I have chosen one of her wonderful artwork and gone step by step and made this:

I just love these flowers and the intense colours. This is my preliminary favorite painting!

It's a bit odd to make warm flowers when it's winter out here ☺

I think it was absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much, Mimi for your fantastic tutorials and inspiration. I must also say that I think it was very nice to read the book too. Many good tips and humor. I would recommend anyone to buy this! Yes, it was the current advertising *LoL*.

Thats all for today, folks. I will soon come back with more. Make sure to stay tuned ☺

Hugs, Anita
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The ultimate Christmas house with a little twist

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I've been very busy lately, both with a few social dinners and family visits, but also accompanied my eldest daughter to the hospital for her monthly medicine. Getting the Multible Sclerosis (MS) medication that she must have take even a whole day at the hospital. A little stress for both mother and daughter. So while we sat there I thought hmmm it's almost Christmas, maybe I should show the stylish Christmas house that I have made in between battles.

And here it is - my christmashouse. I am very proud of the results ☺It was so much fun making this madhouse ☺

And here - just because I like you so much, is a step by step tut. of how I did this marvelous house:

I started with a canvas shaped like a house and gesso it

and took out my tim Holtz stencil called Holliday Knit and stenciled with red and green acrylic paint, like a panel on the house. 

the roof is made of watercolor paper in 100 lb, cut into a bunch of small round triangles, and painted with gold paint

then I find my Rubber Dance rubber stamps Giraffe, Deer and Pinecones and stamp them on a tag with Archival Black ink, then I collored them with Distress Ink and cut them out.

I painted with yellow and white in the windows to get the effect of lamplight from the inside of the house. I also stamp the girafe and deer in the window, just to gain a little shade

and here is the animals and the pinecones in color

I stamp the beautiful snowman with Distress ink on a tag

 I colored the hat with Distress ink

 and the rest of the snowman with promarker pens

I glued a lace ribbon at the transition between the wall and the roof before I glued all the tiles on the roof

I took the snow paint and pushed a litle snow on the roof,  window sills and bottom of the wall with a big brush

I glued some bling up under the eaves for icicle effect

and here is some close ups for my project

I am in on the Challenge with my christmashouse at:
Scrappiness - jul
Anything But Cute - its ornamental
Noor Design - Anything goes
Live and love crafts - Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe - glitter, snow

The snowman, deer, pinecones and giraffe is all Rubber Dance stamps, and you can buy them and other beautiful and fun stamps here.
Don't forget if you are shopping at Rubber Dance you can get 15% off with my code  Anita2015

I hope to see you soon again.
Now I will have a good time reading and enjoing my new book that finaly had arrive in my mailbox: The book from the beautiful and very creative Mimi Bondi

A very early happy face *LoL*

I'm sure I'm going to be very inspired and that I certainly is going to show you some of my creations inspired by Mimi Bondi here on my blog, so be sure to stay tuned.
You can even sign up for follow my blog so you make sure you dont miss a thing. You find the button "Bli medlem på dette nettstedet" on the right hand sidebar.

See you soon. Take care ♥ 

Hugs, Anita
♥

Art Journaling with Tim

Hello and welcome

I got totally random over this blog called Vintagejourney and they have going on a challenge called Art Journaling with Tim and I thought hmmmmm this is just perfect for me. Because I love Tim Holtz's stuff (you know what I mean) and I love Art Journaling so here I go. This  is my contribution to the challenge:

Ps. I am sorry for the quality of the photos. 

In my big Dylusions Creative Art Journal from Ranger I've used Tim Holtz tissuepaper Melange, I've used Tim Holtz Butterfly stamp from the Perspective collection, I've used - of course, Distress Ink in brown colours and some purple, and I've used Tim Holtz Small Talk.

At the background I used Tissue paper from Tim Holtz Idea-ology and colour it with brown and purple Distress ink with the mini blending tool. The picture I find in my stuff, used my patternscissors and cut it out, then I coloured around the edged with Distress ink Vintage Photo.

I used a Manilla Tag for the sentence and inked around the edged with my mini blending tool.

Then I glue some ribbon at the botton of the tag.

I stamped the butterfly with purple and pink Distress Ink on a tag and cut them out.

Then I glue it all down on my page. And it turned out this way. I hope you like it. I do!

With brave wings she flies
and
collect beautiful moments

I had a moment when I created this page. I get peace in mind and feeling kind of happy. It was a moment I tell you.

This is a bit away from my ordinary colours and a bit away from my sort of theme, but I realy liked it and I think I maybe will do more of this colours and theme in the future.

Any way, I'm in on the challenge at Vintagejourney and I do hope you like it.

Hope to see you soon again. Thank you for visiting.

Hugs, Anita
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Topsy Turvy canvas

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I hope you are feeling fine. I am in the mood for something Topsy Turvy today☺ And just because of that I am join in on the Challenge over at Our Creative Corner - which is exactly Topsy Turvy theme.

Today I want to show you this upsidedown canvas I made.

This was really fun. I began to tear various papers into pieces and pasting them on the canvas a litle here and there.

As you can see the canvas is a little bit pink. That's because it is a used canvas that I was not happy with and painted over. So obviously something shining pink through, but it does not do any thing.

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Viser oversettelse for Noe av papiret jeg brukte er faktisk besvarelser fra eksamen

Oversett heller fra Noe av papiret jeg brukte er faktisk besvarelser fra eksamne

Some of the paper I used is actually answers from exam in tax law at the University of Bergen - upsidedown. How cool isent that!☺ The exam are handwritten and the paper are lined so I think they are very fine and can be advantageously used in mixed media art . I've used Matte gel medium to glue the pieces on the canvas and then dried with heat gun.

For the colur I've used Pan Pastel. They are just georgeus!  I have not used them before so I was a little excited about how it was to work with. I loooove them, though!

I though I need a little black so I grab the beautiful Heart from Rubber Dance Arty Hearty and stamp some here and there. I also used a stamp from Pick a number to get some circles, for as you know circles is the shape that appeals to most people. It is researched that circles provides peace and tie together so it suits this piece where everything stands on its head ☺

I used white poscapenn for some splatter, and my paint brush to paint a purple frame in non-perfect shape. That's because in a world where everything is upside down (except your heart) nothing is perfect.

And for that I really would renew me today I've used one of these great chipboards from EyeConnectCraft - the broken heart. 

I painted it with gesso first since it is brown basically. 

Then I painted it with Purple Dylusions paint and scattered purple glitter on it. I took eyelets in each hole and threaded silver wire through so that the heart was connected. Then glue it with a little glue on each side og the heart on the canvas so it's just stand out of the canvas.

And voila - here it is!

I hope I inspired you to go on with the art, and that in your life sometime the world must be upside down just to get on the right track again ☺

All the stamps i've been used is from Rubber Dance and the lovely chipboard heart is from EyeConnectCraft.

Do you want to buy Rubber Dance Stamps? You can get 15% off using code Anita2015 when ordering in the webshop.

I hope to see you soon again. Thank you for visiting ♥


Hugs, Anita
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The 22nd Top Talent - Our Creative Corner

Hello and welcome my dearest friends!

Today I have the honor to be the 22nd. Top Talent over at Our Creative Corner. I am so exited and happy. Thank you for choosing me!

You can read a little interview of me and see the canvas I made for this occasion by clicing here.

This is the canvas that I made:

You can see both interview and som more details of my canvas by visiting Our Creative Corner.

The stamps I have been used on this canvas you can buy at Rubber Dance Stamp online store. If you want to save some money on your order you can use the code Anita2015 and get 15% off. Isnt that nice? :-)

If you want to I can give you a step by step how I did this canvas. Just leave me a comment.

Thank you for stopping by - I hope to see you back soon. Take care!

Hugs,

Anita/Niti
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Happy Birthday!

Hello and welcome

Today, just because I have birthday, I want to show you my canvas that I made - inspired by the very talented Nika (nikainwonderland), for a present to my self :-))

Happy birthday to me and everyone else who has a birthday today!

I wish you a very nice day! Thank you for stopping by. See you soon.

PS. Come and visit me tomorrow, okey? (There is something going on.....)

Hugs,
Anita/Niti
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Make your own (art) book - step by step

Hello and welcome

Today I want to show you something awsome! I have found a new super hobby: Make my own book. Yes, you read correctly, I have made my own book, and it was awsome. I looooove it! I want to do more of this!

The front of the book

The back of the book

Of course I will show you step by step how I did it. 

Here is a overlock picture from my worktable:

As binders I have used cardboard in size 15 x 20,5 cm. I have outside of the cardboard glued down a piece of fabric and sewn onto a heart in the lace fabric. I've sewn and glued back and glued gauze surface before I measured, cut and paste on cardboard.

And inside the book? Well,  there is everything from notes, sketches, recipes, painting techniques, artworks of my little daughter at 2 1/2, and drawings from other kids that have been visiting and drawed og painted, knitting patterns, interior design tips, etc. Yes, everything that interests me it is this book. It's both, handwritten as well as cutout form magazines and old book etc.

There are also bits of whimsy and envelopes in this book. This is an brilliant way to reuse. Take all you have left of your bills (after you have paid them off course), advertising, wallpaper remnants, fabrics .... well everything goes, it's just your imagination that stop you

Everything is in A4 format and then I folded the sheets so that they then become A5.

I put them together every four sheets fold them out and sew with a sewing machine in the middle. It goes about 15 such batchers in one book.

Art from my daughter :-)

I hope I inspired you to do your own (art) book. It was very fun to do, I promise you :-)

Now I am gonna make a Christmas (art) book. I can show you it when I'm done, so make shore you stay tuned so you don't miss a thing ;-)

If you have any question just use the comment field below. I hope to see you soon. Thank you so much for stopping by. And if you make you own book I would looove to see it - please send me a picture of it.


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