mandag, juli 27, 2009

2S4Y - Laura's sketch #31

Time for a new 2S4Y-sketch. This week Laura has made a great sketch that filled my crazy head with ideas. That I can like! And as usual the finished card ends up totally different from what I had planned.... A soft and romantic look this time:
Outside it's raining... I guess I just have to keep up my creative work indoors. What a pity *lol* Wish you all a great day!

søndag, juli 26, 2009

Some glimps from my birthday

I've been complaining about my bicycle for a while, and my hubby (OP) actually wanted to by me a new one for my birthday. But I stopped him. It's way too expencive for a birthday present! And, I also told him (stupid, stupid, stupid Åshild!!!) that I first wanted to see the next couple of weeks how much I actually use the bike before concider buing a new one... So, instead of a brand new bike, he bought me a pink bike helmet! And new biking shorts (the ones that makes you feel like a overgrownedup Pamper's up'n go-kid...!). And I just know that the next weeks are dedicated to bicyckling - dressed up in a pink helmet and a sexy Pampers up'n go size XL...! What a scenario.... say no more...
Okey - just to be sure you got the whole picture: I did like my presents! I needed a new biker shorts, and I know (at least the rational part of me, if not quite the vainy part...) that I need a helmet if I'm to go biking. And, hopefully this will get me on the right track - and in some weeks I'll buy me a brand new bike on sale :)

And we've spent this beautiful day at Skrim, a nearby mountain. We walked for about 3 hours and it was all just beautiful. A great way of spending the birthday :)
Now off for some birthday food & cake at Peppe's *lol* I like to do it the easy way....
Thanks for all your sweet comments and wishes. I really appreciate it.

Hugs,
Åshild

Eeeehmm.... I guess this is my day...

... *lol*

And I'm waiting for the sun to shine
because we've planned
to spend the day outdoors,
walking in a nearby mountain.

*hipp, hipp*
Wish you all a great day :)

lørdag, juli 25, 2009

Finally - a new Art Journal page

You'll find it in my AJ blog: Kreativ dagbok.

2S4Y - Kazan's sketch #31

I haven't been entering a 2S4U-challenge for ages... and I've missed it! I'm a big fan of Kazan & Laura's great sketches. This week Kazan is the designer and here is my entry.
Wish you all a great weekend :)

onsdag, juli 22, 2009

A green box - one more Ampersand project

A green box - decorated with stampboard tiles from Ampersand. I've used alcohol ink and UTEE, along with stamping. The tiles are cute'n small, only 1"x 1".
How to - step by step:

tirsdag, juli 21, 2009

Featured Guest Designer at Ampersand Arts

Some months ago I was asked to be the Featured Guest Designer for the genious product Stampboards from Ampersand Art Supply. Here is a link to the project I made: "We have meaning".
Some how to's:

Painting, painting, painting...

... but not on canvases. On walls. I've been visiting my mother's Summer Cabin, and several of the rooms have dark wooden wainscot on the walls. I so wanted to lighten the room, and started painting... and painting... and painting...
One of the room has a lot of 'dead space' because of the slanting roof, and my brilliant brain got an even more brilliant idea: design and make H*U*G*E drawers! There's a lack of storing places at the cabin too, so these drawers could really be usefull. Underneat you can see one of them - unpainted. The size of the drawer is actually 1x1x1 meter.
And finally - the room is all done! (The doors will be white too, but I left that job for my mother... she needs something to fill her loooong teacher holiday!) The drawers are 'hided' behind the old, blue bed.
And, while painting the first room, I slept in a room that was perfect when we were kids - with two homemade bunks (køyesenger). But when all us kids all grown up - and the beds still measures 1,75 m - it was time for an extreme makeover. And, I'm so sorry to say that I totally forgot to take the 'before' pictures... You just have to imagine a 4x4 m room, with wooden wainscot all covered with these bunks. The room was dark and unpractical...

...untill I got crazy with the hammer and the paint! And - taaadaaaa - here is the new room:

mandag, juli 20, 2009

Some second hand shopping

Finally back home after almost 3 weeks on the road... Good to be home :) Hopefully the next days will be filled with creativity, 'cause I've really missed my collage-stuff!

But, I wanna show you some stuff I found in a Second hand shop (Fretex). The picture above - 3 beautiful photo frames.

And this gorgeous plate:
5 cute bowls perfect for ice cream or strawberries :)
And a beautiful set of 34 pieces in German porcelain: (I only paid NOK 295,-!)



Guess I just have to start drinking coffee.....