Dare to fly high

The last canvas made in 2009 - strongly inspired by fabulous Kelly Rae. She is my big muse. I love her art. It's New Year's Eve and with this painting I'd like to send a H U G E thank you to each and every one of you who visit my blog. You make it worth blogging :)

Happy New Year!

Top 10 for 2009

I'm joining the band of all of you that make Top 10 lists! I've had so much fun today visiting your blogs and looking at all the gorgeous stuff you've made this year. Thank you for the inspiration :)

I actually had an easy job picking mine, 'cause I haven't made tons of cards this year... I've played to much with paint and Art Journaling... *lol* But never the less - here's my list:

1. This was a card made for the mag - with selfdesigned new stamps. It's always exciting to use new stamps! And the card was made in my "Stiching maniac" period... You'll find more details here: Window card

2. This card was made for a girl's confirmation. All I knew about her was that she loved fingerboards. So I made a fingerboard card :) More details here: Fingerboard card
3. I had a crush on pastels (and sewing) (and flowers) (and pearls) (*lol*) when I made this card for the mag. More details: Pearls

4. This one just to show you that I have hÄnglar stamps too...! Not too many, and not too well used, but I have the stamps! And I've used my abosulute favourite color combo - red & turquoise. (I love the combo sooo bad that I'm about to fill my home with stuff in these colors!) 5. 2009 has been a year filled with beautiful moments, and making new friends are the most precious ones. This card was made for a beautiful woman that I hope to share tons of moments with in the next years. More details: Ingrid go'ing

6. I renewed our bedroom this year, and put up a gorgeous wallpaper. Still madly in love with it! And a dear friend of mine challenged me to make a card with the wallpaper... Here's how it turned out. More pictures here: Wallpaper card

7. I had really planned to join the challenges of 2S4Y this year, but ended up just making a few... I'm glad it soon will be 2010 - new year, fresh start :) Here are some more pictures: 2S4Y entry

8. This card just makes me smile. It's one of these cards you have SO clear pictures of in your mind, but when it comes to turning it into real, it lives it's own life. Totally! You may call it magic :) More details: Vennskap

9. I just love doodling. And mixed media. And collaging. And painting. And mixing it all together! I made this card for a class at the Ski gathering and it's one of very few cards that I have had troubles giving away! More about the card: Love

10. The last card I've picked for my list, is a "F I N A L L Y!!!! I'm over the frustrating creative block!!!"-card. I hate those periods. Really! Big time! And the joy I feel when I manage to create again is huge! Details: Vennskap

Well, that's my list for 2009. Hopefully I'll find joy and pleasure in card making in 2010 too.

*hugs*

Testing out my new studio

Yesterday I finally got to use my new art studio, an oh my - did I have tons of plans! As usual things didn't turned out just as I had planned... This painting has more than 10 layers! I tried and I tried and I tried, but it just didn't work! So frustrating! And I can't blame the new studio - the room is perfect. I guess my fingers just got rusty... Well, the room is inaugurated - that was the main goal for the day :)

Hope you all have great Christmas days! And thanks for the lovely comments you leave for me. I really, really appreciate it *hugs*

Some glimps of my new dining room

My new dining room is finally ready (or as ready as can be before painting and putting up new wallpaper... which isn't going to happen before Christmas....) I love my new-old furniture! I'm thinking of painting them white... what do you think?
The last year I've been collecting old picture frames... and they've got a temporary 'home' on this wall. I've used plain scapbooking paper in the frames.

The chairs will have new seats... but not before Christmas...

I bought some gorgeous roses yesterday (and sadly they're already hanging....).

Love this one! So practical, so beutiful.

Cute window with old curtains from Hungary (bought on a flee market).

This one is for corners. Fits perfect for my corner :) (And on top of it you can get a glimps of my very own baby shoes - used for my first steps.)

Beautiful old coffee cups from my mums aunt.

And let me introduce: Lovely Lily :)

New 'dingeldangel' for my candleholders.

As you can see, I've chosed to use red, pink and light turquoise as decorating colors. And I like it!

More pictures to come... tomorrow :)

To and from - tags for Christmas

Heeey! I've tested my new studio! It's time for some Christmas gift wrapping and I needed some to-and-from-tags. Here are the first 9 - shiny stars :) I've used Spellbinder dies, glimmer mist and some embellishment.

And the studio works! Big time! It's even easy to clean and keep the desk tidy, because almost everything is in reachable distance. Pick what you need - then easy put it back in place. Me like :)

Tomorrow I guess I'll have to spend some time buying the gifts that will be wrapped and marked with the fresh'n homemade tags... Yes, I know - I'm running out of time this year too....

Nytt hobbyrom - New Studio!

Finally!! My new art studio is ready! For the last 3 weeks I've been reorganizing and moving all my stuff to a new room. (The old one will be my office and study room.) And I'm SO satisfied! Plenty of space (compared to the old room...) and practical solutions. A huge desk for cardmaking (picture above) - perfect for me who like to work standing.
Most of my paints and mists and tiny bottles - easy to reach, easy to find. Looove it!

A whiteboard for some of the stamps I use the most.

And a HUGE rack for all my stuff (and believe me - I've dumped a lot of stuff too!).

I even have a desk just for my sewing machine! Finally! I have so many sewing ideas that I hope to play with soon.

Just look at these wonderful pieces of fabrics! You just have to be inspired, right?

And the smallest table is for my painting. I'll buy an easel (staffeli) and paint BIG! Can't wait!

Now - back to work. Still got some things to do in the house... Wish you all a great 4.th Sunday of Advent!

*piiiip*

Nå har det gått så lang tid siden sist jeg blogget at jeg nesten har glemt hvordan jeg gjør det... Det har vært en litt for hektisk høst, dette - med farteprogram så godt som hver eneste helg siden sommeren. Og med hangleform, sår hals og snufsenese i nesten like lang tid, sa det plutselig bare stopp. Helt tomt batteri. Og den siste måneden har jeg ladet opp igjen så godt jeg har kunnet, blant annet ved å droppe alt som droppes kan... deriblant både blogging og kreative sysler. (Kortet over ble laget enten i fjor eller året før....)

Og så fikk jeg plutselig et veldig behov for å rydde rundt meg. Og da mener jeg ikke bare sånn overflaterydding som jeg egentlig er aller best på. Nope. Nå snakker vi helomvendingsrydding! Tømme alt, sortere, kaste, omorganisere og få på plass igjen. Og den i utgangspunktet snille og enkle planen min bare vokste og vokste - større og større! Og fra å bare skulle finne et bedre system på hobbykontorrommet mitt, kom jeg plutselig på å flytte hobbyrommet til et av rommene i kjelleren. Men det rommet har vi brukt som verksted, proppet full av ti millioner duppeditter fra Clas Ohlson, Biltema og Maxbo, i tillegg til ørten malingsspann... og det måtte jo flyttes for å i det hele tatt få plass til mine ti millioner duppeditter - selvfølgelig! Og siden vi ikke har en haug med tomme rom i huset, måtte vi tømme et av de andre rommene for å få plass... og så nok et rom for å få plass til det vi tømte ut av rom nummer to... jepp, skjønner tegningen? Nå - mer enn 3 uker senere - har vi vært innom nesten alle rommene og F Y så utrolig mye tingogtang vi har samlet opp...!

Når stua var i farta, ble - vips - skinnsalongen solgt på Finn... Og like - vips - måtte vi til Ikea og kjøpe en ny sofa.... Og minst like - vips - så forsvant spisestuemøblene, og nok en - vips - svipptur innom Blå Kors sin bruktsjappe i Tønsberg ble det ny spisestue også (gubben kaller den "gamliskroken"....).

Herlighet, jeg blir nesten anpusten av bare å fortelle om dette, jo! Men, det nærmer seg heldigvis slutten nå. Et tonn med tingogtang er sendt til Blå Kors, en haug på søppeldynga og resten har fått nye og mer funksjonelle plasser. Jeg har store planer om å både male vegger, tapetsere og svinge kosten over noen av møblene, men det blir ikke før jul... Nå skal de siste tingene på plass og så skal det jommen bli jul i Grendeveien også! Og p a u s e fra ryddeprosjekter!

Det kommer nok noen bilder fra heimen snart, men i mellomtiden viser jeg fram noe jeg har laget heeelt selv! Jeg har jo nettopp lært meg å hekle - og koser meg virkelig med det! Har flere prosjekter på gang... Og her en kveld irriterte jeg meg over de utrolig kjedelige lampettene i vinduet og bestemte meg for å gjøre noe med dem i stedenfor å kaste dem eller gi dem bort. De funker jo, selv om de er kjipe å se på. Så satte jeg i gang med heklekroken (og jeg minner dere på - i all beskjedenhet - at jeg nettopp har lært meg å hekle!). Uten peil eller oppskrift satte jeg i gang med å hekle nye lampeskjermer! Jeg har ennå ikke helt knekt lesekoden når det gjelder hekleoppskrifter, så jeg endte opp med å komponere noe helt av meg selv. Og jommen ble det ganske så stilig!

Sånn ser lampa ut:

Sånn ble hekleskjermen:

Og sånn er den på:

Og med lyset tent:
Vel, det ble en lang sak.... Jeg vet ikke hvordan dagene fremover blir, men jeg vet at jeg iallfall gleder meg til å bruke det nye hobbyrommet mitt - når det måtte bli. I mellomtiden ønsker jeg dere gode førjulsdager. Det nærmer seg nå....