Just adore me - a new challenge

Hello and welcome! 

Today there is a new Challenge over at Rubber Dance. The color is Ultramarine Blue, Turquoise and Sandstone. The theme is make a tag. I choose both, colour and theme.

I made a tag and used Dina Wakleys Paint in blue, turqouise and cheddar with a brush and water so I got this cool effect.

Then I stamped the sentence, the elephant and the leaves on Dina Wakleys Tissue paper, cut them out and glued them on the tag. I used Tim Holtz Distress Crayons in Grey and Brown to color the elephant.

Around the edges and for shadowing I used black Distress Crayons. White Paint for the splatters.

Here are some details of the tag:

The Rubber Dance challenge runs until the end of the month. You can use the colours and/or make a tag.  Don't forget if you are shopping at Rubber Dance you can get free worldwide shipping with my code ASFreeShip when you spend over €15! 

Thank you for visiting. 

Hugs, Anita
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I haven't been everywhere but it's on my list - An art journal spread for a travel dreamer

Hello and welcome!

I love to travel. I have been in many different countries during my almost 50 years of life. I have been in Sweden, Denmark, England, Croatia, Austria, Ireland, Spain, Italy, France, Tallinn, The Netherlands, Thailand, Bali and Mauritius. And of all the countries and cities I've been to, it's one country I totaly falled in love with, and I dreaming of returning to maaaany  many times, and that is Mauritius. 

What a wonderful country! A beautiful People! Imagine that so many religions can live so close together on an island without war.....The largest group, 48%, is Hindus. 32.7% are Christians, with the Catholic Church as the largest church community. 17.3% of the population belongs to Islam. And they live together in harmony. I love the Mauritus People. 

Me, my husband and our daughter who was one year at that time spend a month on Mauritus in 2014. We also get married there, so I have many good and lovely memories from this beautiful island.

This art journal spread is my homage to the country I felt so deeply in love with.

 And with this I also participate in Dina Wakley's and Rangers' #ShowusyourMEdia challenge this month as having theme travel.

Materials used:

- Art journal

- Dina Wakley's stamps: Scribbly Insects and Funky Journal Shapes

- Dina Wakley's Paint - color: Lime, Marine, Ocean, Tangerine, Cheddar and     Lemon

- Collage Words

- Collage paper

- Black and white pen

- Dina Wakley's Ultra Thin Gel Medium

Some details:

Thank you for visiting! 

Hugs, Anita

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For the love of it - Mixed Media Jewelry and a new Rubber Dance Challenge

Hi and welcome
this month there is a new Challenge over at Rubber Dance blog, and I have made some Jewelry for the inspiration:

Please join the Challenge, it is very fun, and you can win great prices.

For the Jewelry I've used round Tags, acrylic Paints in the color dark red, lime green and violet, Gel plate, Metal embellishments, Necklace and Stamps.

The stamps is from Rubber Dance:
- La Mappa
- Vintage postcard
- Think again (the heart)

Hope to see you in the Challenge.
Take care.

Hugs, Anita
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What I admire - a confidences in my art journal

Hello and welcome,

I want to show you an art journal page I made for the ShowusyourMEdia challenge this month.

The theme is to create a piece of art about what you admire. Is it a grand admiration or is it small and simple? How does what you admire enrich your life?

I admire people who brighten up my day and are happy which gives more of themselves than what they take, Those who dare to show happiness and joy. Happiness is what I admire the most.

Happy People enrich my life by beeing happy. You happy, me happy. That is very contagious.

 I have used the burlap page in my Dina wakley Media journal. I stamped the woman on cardboard. Cut out in a square and stretched around with a black pen. Outside the frame I wrote "I admire people who brighten up my day and are happy which gives more of themselves than what they take".

Materials:- Dina Wakley's Media Journal

- Dina Wakley's Scribbly women stamp

- Dina Wakley's Circle Script stamps
- Dina Wakley's Scribble sticks
- Dina Wakley's Collage paper

- Archival ink in black and pink

- Black pen

- White cardstock

- Dina wakley's Ultra thick Matte Medium

Thank you so much for stopping by! Take care. And remember; "Always look on the bright side of life..."

Hugs, Anita 

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Altered Accordion book

Hi and welcome

This month there is a wonderful Challenge over at Rubber Dance.

I made a accordion book using both the month colour and theme out of an old Children Club folder from our vacation last summer.

The back 

The inside

The front

The outside

Please hop over to Rubber Dance and join the challenge.

I have made a video of how I made this book, but something went wrong so you may have to wait a few days before you can see it on YouTube. Sorry about that!

Materials:
- Stamps from Rubber Dance;
Carved Whimsy Wood, A little Birdie, Artist Plate, Celestial Dancer #2, B for Bird
- Acryl Paint from Dina Wakley Media
- Gesso
- Distress Crayons from Tim Holtz
- Stencils
- Tissue paper from Tim Holtz

I will soon come back with the video tutorial.

Hugs, Anita
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CASual Friday - Clean and simple spring card

Hello and welcome

Today there is CASual Friday over at Rubber Dance Blog, and I was so lucky to been asked to give you some inspiration.

Hop over and take a look at my blog post.

Here`s a sneak peak:

Thank you for visiting. I wish you a wonderful weekend.

Hugs, Anita
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Looking all around for you - An art journal page for the Rubber Dance Challenge

Hello, and welcome

These days it is freezzzzzzing cold in Norway!

Here in Bergen where I live it is around 12 minus degrees celsius, but I heard it on the radio this morning that there were ceveral places in Norway where it was all the way down to minus 41,8 degrees... (!) That is cold!!
So I am very happy that I have a house, a woodstove and a lot of wood, and that I have my little nest where I can sit comfortably and enjoy myself crafting while the "murder" snails is freezing to death (I hope..) Do you have murder snails where you live? (These nasty brown big snails who eat all of the flowers and salad in the garden)

This month there is a new Challenge over at Rubber Dance, And this month the theme/color is circles, stamps, buttons diecuts/lavendel, black, light grey.

Here is my make for your inspiration. 

I hope you will join the Challenge, it is fun and you can win prizes 😊

This is a art journal page in my Dina Wakley journal.
Supplies used:
- Stamps from Rubber Dance - Butterfly Trio
- Stamps from Rubber Dance - Solid Butterflies
- White gesso
- Acrylic Paint
- DWM marking tools
- Archival ink, in black, grey, and lavendel
- Black pen
- Round gelli plate

Some close ups for details: 

Thank you so much for visting. Good Luck in the Challenge!

Hugs, Anita
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