Today I'm happy - new wonderful stamps arrived

Hello and welcome!

Today I'm very happy. Because I received the most beautiful, coolest, prettiest funniest, cutest stamps ever! When I first saw them I could'nt take my eyes of them -  and here they are, from Rubber Dance to my green ugly mailbox straight to my studio ☺

Tadadaaaa:

Aren't they absolutely adorable? I think so! And so much fun I gotta have with them - you wait and see. So, this is my first prosject made in my Art Journal with my new stamps from Rubber Dance:

Here is some close ups of the beauties:

This stamp is from the Think again set

If you want to buy them and/or others stamps, remember to use the magical code Anita 2016 and you will get 15% of on your purchase.

And just because I'm happy, it's tuesday and it's raining here in Bergen I will give you a direct link to the goodies:

Textured Flowers

Today I choose to be happy

Last but not least I want to say thank you to Bibi that she creates all these wonderful stamps and sends them to me. I love you, Bibi! ♥

Big hug to Bibi, big hug to Susanne Rose who has designed these Textures Flowers, and a big hug to all of you readers and followers! Love you all! ♥

Hugs, Anita

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Be the reason someone smiles today - a summer gift tip

Hello and welcome,

these days I've been playing with Visible Image stamps. They are just gorgeous! So much beautiful and stylish you can make with them. This time I want to make a simple and elegant frame art.

I think they were absolutely stunning. What do you think?

Here is some close ups:

Some stamps, some ink, some cool technique, some paper and a frame, and VOILA!

 

Had you been happy if you had one of these as a gift? I consider to give them away as a gift...

Thank you for visiting. I hope you come back soon!

Hugs, Anita
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Time to tango on the dark side

Hello and welcome

Today I am on the dark side of the moon, whoooaaahahaa.... Well, almost. I discovered this cool blog, Dream in Darkness, after a tip from my good friend and co-conspirator, Bibi (owner of Rubber Dance), and I just felt it right away; I have to participate in this cool shallenge, so to make a long story short, here is my contribution:

Of course I've used Rubber Dance stamps! A lot! ☺

Below you will find a list of links of the stamps I've used:

- Mushrooms

- Collage Elements I
- Collage Mix
- Vintage Script
- Sarcastic Superpower

Excluding Rubber Dance stamps I have used Archival ink and gesso and white and black pen. Here is some details:

Who is smiling? Creepy!..

Karma has no deadline

With this strange and slightly dark side (black Art Journal page) I join in the month Challenge over at Dream in Darkness - Time to tango With Rubber Dance.

This was fun! ☺

Hugs, Anita
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It's all about the summer - a tag, and some good news

Hello and welcome!

Today I have great news - I've been chosen as one of the Design Team Member at Hjerteboden.  I'm so excited and happy!

And my first contribution for Hjerteboden is this Tag:

It's all about the summer. The month Challenge at Hjerteboden is Summer.

On this Tag I've used:

Distress Ink

Wycinanka Polaroidramme

Manilla Tag #10

Rubber Dance Stamps

I hope I gave you some inspiration to join in at the Challenge at Hjerteboden.

I will soon come back, hope you stay tuned ☺

Hugs, Anita

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Mushroom in my heart - Art Journal page

Hello and welcome!

Today I want to tell you about Mushrooms.

I looooove mushrooms! So when I was lucky to got these amazing mushrooms stamps from Rubber Dance with Helen Allen's wonderful tutorials was there is no doubt at all - of course I would try the tutorial 7 in the video accompanying Rubber Dance's Mushroom stamp set. The tutorial from Helen Allen is a very detailed and pleasing step by step video that not only shows you how to get the given result, but she also comes with tips and tricks along the way that you can use on other projects as well. Along with stamp set and the video you also get a list of what you need to create the same projects. There are a total of 10 videos in which she deals with, among other cards, art journal pages and a mini bok.Take a look at the intro video which I've linked below so you get a little more information about what you get if you buy this stamp kit with videos. It is definitely worth the money!

This was so much fun that I actually had to make two Art Journal pages in two different books. The one I made after Helen Allen's tutorial step by step bothcolor and text. The second that I made, I've used some other colors, as well as another text which I have written with my Fineline Applicator in Norwegian.

I also have a blog post today over at Rubber Dance Skandinavian blog where I also write about mushroom - in Norwegian. You can hop over and check it out here.

The Mushroom stamp set and 10 video tutorials can be purchased both at Helen's Etsy Shop and on Rubber Dance Stamps website, and there are links to both below, There is also a link to Helen's intro video.

Link to Helen's intro video

Link to Helen's Etsy Shop

Link to Rubber Dance Stamps website

 

That was all for now folks, I hope to see you again soon. Have a wonderful and creative day!

Hugs, Anita

♥

Recycled paper bag - from brown to bling

Hello and welcome!

I've been shopping at Søstrene Grene. That is a Danish interior design-, stationery-, gift wrapping-, kitchen goods- and Craftstore. When you shop in their store you will get all your items in a paper bag like this:

After watching one of Marta Lapkowska's tutorials in YouTube I'l get very inspired to amp up the bag. So after prepping it with gesso I realy pimp it up with modeling paste, thread, Lindys Stamp Gang sprays, Distress sprays, and Lindys Stamp Gangs Magicals.

When everything was properly dried I draw a heart on a old Music sheet and cut it out and glued it down at the bag. I also stamped this adorable woman from Rubber Dance on a tissue paper and tear it out and glued it down on the bag. When all this was dried I colored the lady with Promarkers pens. And I used black and white Gelatos for shading around the heart.

Around the edges of the bag I used some black acrylic paint and VOILA a bling bag instead of a brown bag.

What do you think about this bling bag? Did you get inspired to never ever again throw a brown paper bag but just pimp it up? ☺


Thank you for visiting me! I wish you a very nice and creative day!

Hugs, Anita
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When words fail - Art on Monoliths

Hello and welcome!

A while ago I was the Lucky winner of some georgeous stamps and Monoliths from Visible Image.

I was so happy to win this and after seeing their website, as well as watching Marta Lapkowska's Mixed Media art videos, I just have to order the guitar stamp and the butterfly stamp. They are absolutely adorable! Visible Image are not exactly in the alley of mine so I had to wait both long and hard before they appeared in my mailbox, but finaly here they are:

bambambammmm:

Excluding the stamps I've used Tim Holtz tissue paper, Distress Ink and gesso and some splatters, and Modeling paste,  Lindy's stampgang sprays and Magicals.

This guitar speeks to me

It's a shame that it is not possible to see the beautiful colors and the shimmer on this Monoliths.

I had a great time making this piece!

Thank you, Visible Image for this wonderful giweaway all the way to Norway, and thank you Marta Lapkowska for your very inspiring tutorials on YouTube ♥

And to all my readers and followers thank you for visiting my blog! I love to hear from you, please leave me a comment. If you have any question I be glad to answer them!

See you soon. Have a beautiful and creative day!

Hugs, Anita

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