LIME scrapped

Welcome

2011-05-06T20:26:00.003+02:00

- and thank you for stopping by!

I'm sorry to say that I don't blog here any more, but you can find me posting away at:

limeblog.net

Hope you have time to stop by me there!

Today scraps and a sweet deal

2009-11-06T18:40:00.011+01:00

Cara of Sweet Tomato designs (she has a freebie template out today, so jump over) is out with a new kit called Today. The kit is filled with colors and elements suited for a whole range of scraps; from the everyday to the holiday kind. I had a lot of fun with it, and LOVE the deep brown and reds combined with the sky blue and lime green.

You can get the kit at Pretty Scrappy only for the month of November, and there is a sweet deal and a challenge. Buy the first part of the kit, make something with it and the load that into the appropriate gallery to receive the second part of the kit for free. What a sweet deal :) Here is a look at the mini-kits:

I've made a few layouts with them already.

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everything from Sweet Tomato designs, click image for journaling

...........................walk-about..............

template by Janet Phillips all else from Sweet Tomato designs, click images for journaling.

....waiting...........................................

all from Sweet Tomato designs; just a little part of the last LO, all of it will be uploaded to galleries on Dec. 1st.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND, AND HAPPY INTERNATIONAL digital SCRAPBOOKING DAY!!

a few childhood memories scrapped

2009-11-01T14:37:00.005+01:00

I've been scrapping a few childhood memories for Ali Edwards class Today & Tomorrow at Big Picture Scrapbooking. I love the class, even though I haven't had time to do all the challenges in the appropriate weeks. I'll do it in my own pace, though, a little bit here and a little bit there. The biggest challenge is to get a some of the photos from my childhood scanned in at mom's house. I knew of a few she have - and I'm hoping to find a few others that I can use. Looking forward to get my hands on those, but so far I've been doing a bit of catching up on week 3 - and gathered a few childhood memories. I plan on adding a second page to each of these with photos that goes with the stories.

my random childhood memories vol. 1

credits: template by Ali Edwards; alpha by Sahlin Studio; papers from Every Life Has A Story Chapter 3 by The Digi Chick collab; staples and brads from 365-series (March and February) by Crystal Wilkerson

my random childhood memories vol. 2

credits: template by Ali Edwards; alpha and elements by Sahlin Studio; papers from Life's a Beach by Sahlin Studio; background paper and stitches from Any Given Day by Creashens

I'm using my first language on these ones (Norwegian), here is a few words about the content: 1. how my grandmother read the same book for us every time we came to visit 2. about my grandma's bread and 3. how the smell of dirt reminds me of picking potatoes 4. how my mom decorated the house at Christmas 5. about a solo song I did as a kid 6. about play mates only I could see.

Here is the words as I wrote them:

1. HAKKEBAKKESKOGEN

Kvar gong me sov over hos mormor leste ho eit eller fleire kapittler i boka Hakkebakkeskogen. Dette gjekk over fleire år og det var like kjekt kvar gong, sjølv om me til slutt kunne nesten heile boka utanatt. Eg hugsar eg og bror min låg over i huset deira ei sommarnatt, det var uver og tora slo hardt mellom fjella. Me var nok litt redde og det var ikkje lett å finne roa, men mormor visste råd – ho fann fram boka og me sang og leste til veret stilna og augo vart smale. Når eg nå ser boka i bokhylla mi, kan eg ikkje anna enn smile. Gode minne og takksemd fyller tankane.

2. BRØDET TIL BESTA

Eg voks opp på ein gard med Besta og Bestefar som næraste nabo. Det var ikkje reint sjeldan at eg stakk innom dei for ein liten prat – og kanskje for ei brødskive også om det var rette tida på dagen. Besta laga det beste brødet og det var moro å vere med henne og blande deigen, elte han og legge deig-brøda over på steikebrettet. Skulle ønske at eg hadde skrive ned korleis ho laga det, kunne tenke meg litt besta-brød smak nå også.

3. LUKT AV JORD

Lukta av jord får meg til å tenke på alle vår og haust dagar (eller kveldar) som vart bruka til poteter da eg var lita. Det var mykje strev i det å få potetene ned i jorda på vårparten og så opp att midt på hausten. Eg kan ennå kjenne korleis lukta av rå, svart jord fylte nasebora då eg sto bøgd over åkaren, med handa retta ut for å plukke opp nokre nye poteter. Og sjølv om eg skrubba henda flittig, var det ennå svarte rendar att etter ein lang dag i potetåkeren - og ei svak lukt av jord følgde med oss så lenge potetopptakingsdagane varte. Men sjølv om det var slitsamt var det også veldig kjekt - heile familien var igang med arbeidet og ofte kom det også andre innom for å hjelpe oss ein dag eller to. Det var eit godt fellesskap, godt å vere mange ute på åkeren å rope til eller le saman med om ei lita potet susa mot ein uvitandes bakende.... Mamma laga alltid god meddag desse dagane og det var ekstra koseleg å setje seg til bords og delta i praten før me igjen måtte ut og finne poteter - store, middels og små.

4. JULEHUSET

Kvar jul så lenge eg kan hugse har mamma pynta huset til trengsel. Det er ei kule, ein snømann, ein engel eller ein nisse i kvar ei kro. Jula var for oss i familien ei tid for glede og feiring. Det var ei tid da det meste gjekk greitt, da me som barn fekk gjere meir som me ville enn nokon annan gong gjennom året. Det var tid for spikkeband og julebukk, for selskap både heime og hos familie og venner. Og det viktigaste av alt – det var ei tid da mamma var glad og avslappa. Sjølv dei største kranglane endte når me svingte opp heime og julemiddagen var bare minutter unna, nå skulle jula nytast.

5. HVORFOR ER DET KRIG

....var tittelen på ein song eg fekk synge heilt aleine som 10-11 åring ein syttende mai på samfunnshuset. Det var skikkeleg skummelt, men også kjempegøy. Eg kan god hugse kjensla av å få gjere noko eg lika og som eg var god til, sjølv om eg normalt aldri ville ha foreslått meg sjølv om nokon ønska ein solosang. Dette var min fyrste smak av å stå framføre andre og opptre og eg hadde det kjempemore (sjølv om eg aldri ville ha tørt å innrømme det den gongen – det var eg alt for beskjeden til da). At eg seinare fekk vere med tenåringskoret og synge inn denne sangen på kassett - saman med alle dei andre songane koret song - var også med blanda kjensler. Men eit viktig minne. At det stort sett er bare meg som kjenner igjen mi eiga stemme på det opptaket seier meg noko om kor fort eg lærte å bruke stemma skikkeleg etter kvar som eg fekk starte med korsang både her og der.

6. PINNE OG PANNE

Eg har alltid lika godt å snakke med meg sjølv, ting blir liksom så mykje klarare når ein høyrer tankane sine høgt (sjølv om det nokre gongar kan virke litt rart for andre som tilfeldigvis kjem forbi kontordøra mi når eg trur at eg er einaste der...). Eg har blitt fortalt at eg starta tidleg, sjølv om eg ikkje kan hugse det sjølv. Pinne og Panne var mine leikekammeratar i sandkassa lenge før eg visste kva usynleg ven var for noko.

So there you go, another Saturday spent scrapping ;)It was fun, and I can see many more of the same kind of childhood memory scraps coming....

Hope your November started good, we're just chilling at home - blogging, watching telly and enjoying the warmth from our fireplace while the snow is making our garden all bright and white.... Soon the dinner is ready and we have found some energy for a busy week ahead.

Be blessed!

speed scrap anyone!?

2009-10-28T19:36:00.006+01:00

Do you love Speed Scraps?? I do - and I know a whole bunch of others do too. Cara of Sweet Tomato designs is hosting a fun speed scrap tonight at 9 pm EST:

Got to love getting a page finished in a couple of hours - and being able to participate in it together with other scrappers and have some fun as well :) I really wish I could join in on this one - but it's far to early in the morning for me (like 3 or 4 am my time) and I have to work tomorrow, so no sleeping in.

Have some fun for me will ya?!!!! ;)

Spooks - LO's and a blog train

2009-10-26T20:43:00.007+01:00

I've been doing a bit of scrapping lately - but sadly not much blogging (at least not here). But now I'm back to show you what I did with Spooks, the new kit from Sweet Tomato designs.

If you want some freebies I also have links to a blog train at the bottom of this post. Yay! And this week the kit is 25% off at both Pretty Scrappy and Designs in Digital - go grab some godies for Halloween ;)

Since I live in Norway we don't celebrate Halloween that much, so I based my LO on my thoughts about the season instead of showing what we (don't) do...

Anyway, here it is - I can't tell you how much I love the colors Cara used in this kit - and that spider is just too cute:

credits: template by me (lime); papers and elements from Spooks by Sweet Tomato designs

journal: I have never carved a pumpkin...
Growing up in Norway in the 70th (and 80th), I didn’t know much about the tradition and celebrations of Halloween. It was first in my teens that I started to learn a few things about it, mostly from watching American sit Com's and dramas on TV. I didn’t pay much attention to it, though, the series mostly aired on the wrong time of the year anyway. So most years the fall went by without much thoughts about the season celebrated in other countries. Our stores wasn't filled with pumpkin and scary crows to remind me about it either. Now I know more about the day and how it is celebrated, I also know a bit about the days origin. It's still not a part of my years of celebration, but now we can find scary masks and plastic pumpkin in stores here as well.
Lately I’ve seen Halloween emerge as a celebrated day in our country as well, even small and mostly among the young school kids. I know my kid have started to pick up on it; there might be some trick or treating coming from him in a few years (and a question for some fun and scary costumes). I guess it’s manly the commercial side of it all, that is the background for the emerge of new traditions here. I’m not sure I like that very much; If you asked me I’d rather have Thanksgiving. We live in one of the worlds riches countries, we should set of one day of the year to give thanks and to acknowledge the gift of living in a safe country.
I've registered that there are some different opinions among the churches wheter to celebrate this day or not; knowing a bit about the history I understand why even though I haven't given it much thought myself since this isn't much celebrated here. That being said there isn’t just bad associated with the season; I love the colors, the candy and the overall fun and happy thing about it. And if anyone where to come visiting us on the last day of October, I surely would go in search of any kind of candy or sweets to give them :D

I also made a more spooky LO with MT and his grandpa:

credits: template by Janet Phillips (moderated); elements and papers from Spooks by Sweet Tomato designs

journal: September evenings are dark and never long enough. My dad usually works on the field till he can't distinguish the grains from the grass – and then he have a few many things to take care off ion the farm; in the darkness. MT helped him hold the light one of these fall nights- and he had so much fun making scary faces and spooking around with the flash light. Safe in the darkness, with his Grandpa right by his side.

As you can see - I had some fun making these!!

Now, are you ready for some blog hopping?! The train are already set in motion and here are the stations. Behind all of these links are a freebie from one of my talented friends of the Sweet Tomato designs CT-team and we're starting with Cara the Sweet Tomato herself:

Sweet Tomato Designs
Michele
Fleur
Sherry
Janet
Aimee
Glenda

Happy hunting :D

I'm a new CT for Sweet Tomato Designs :)

2009-10-03T12:43:00.005+02:00

Cara of Sweet Tomato Designs have given me a place on her CT team. I'm so happy and can't wait to start creating with her designs. As a CT for Pretty Scrappy (the store) I've already scrapped with two her kits, the Darjeeling Kit and Autumn Bliss

I love her deep, rich colors; the yellow in both of these kits are making me feel light and warm :D This is what I have made before (click images for credits and journaling):

And this one I made yesterday (with an old photo I've been waiting to scrap forever):

I only wish I knew when this photo was captured, but the cell phone ¨photo file doesn't tell me that. My guess is 2-3 or something years ago. I know for a fact that it's taken when we lived in the western part of Norway, but that is all (at least for now). :)

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We got our first snow of the season today. I was planning moving to our new house, but I'm not driving on snowy roads with my summer tires - so now I'm blogging instead :D

Better go and pack a few more boxes, this snow is bound to go away in a few hours and then we'll see if we are in the mood for moving like planned - or if we rather stay here a little bit more (having fun surfing on our broad band, hehe). In that case we are going to the store because we are out of a few essentials...... Anyhow, see you around!!

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this is a cross-post from limeblog.net

this scrapbooking thing

2009-09-18T08:30:00.006+02:00

A year and some months ago I downloaded PSE (photoshop elements) determent to find out if doing digital scrapbooking was as fun as Valerie told me it was. And, man, was it ever. I've been making a lot of layouts over these months and have had so much fun.

my two very first LO's, to the left a quick page - to the right using a template. click image for credits!

Lately I've also started making cards and gifts as well; what most scrap bookers call hybrid scrapping. And that has been more fun and giving (and time consuming) than I ever thought possible.

click images for credits

This week I received my new 8x8 albums in the mail and I've started to print out some of the layouts I did last fall to put into them; one album for us, one for places and one for family & friends. I'm so happy for the memories I have preserved (some I have forgot ever making). I'm learning new stuff about PSE every month and many of the older layouts make that clear with their lack proper shadowing and other things I didn't know how to do back then. A few of them are really not my best work (to put it mildly), but I have decided to keep them as they are (more or less - I'm adding a bit of shadow on most and removing some of the more heavy shadows on a few). The layouts themselves tell a story about my way as a scrapper and I want to keep that intact too.

I'm now, sadly, out of photo paper - but can't wait to print out the rest of it!!

mini albums to my favorite twins :D

Right now I'm also working on a few gift for some very special girls (have been working on and off on this for the last month took me some time to get the rings and things for them....), I'm now ALMOST finished and I'm so happy with how they turned out. Hoping the girls will love them too!!

I'm going to bed now, only have one more mini album shot more to show you; the dangling one ;) Loving this one! And, by the way, all photos are SOOC (straight out of camera). I usually only edit photos when I'm going to use them in a layout or print them or make gifts...... I used a hight set ISO and lots of ugly indoor lights to capture these beauties :p

Looooving the view of all the papers; some thin, some thick (the thick one have images on both sides).
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The above is a cross post from limeblog.net - so sorry for not updating the last month (and a half!!), I've been busy thought, with both regular scrapbooking and hybrid stuff.

Hope to see you soon!!

some pretty scrappy stuff ;)

2009-08-03T11:37:00.012+02:00

My creative work had to be set away for a couple days this week. My real life needed some attention there for a while since my Grandma died Wednesday night . It's sad and I will miss her terribly, but it's also what was expected since she was 98.5 years old and we already had her with us on over-time (or how to put it). I'm so thankful for all the years we had her with us.

Anyhow, last night I finished up my assignment for July at Pretty Scrappy and got started on some for August as well ;)

#3 LO for July:

A double paged faith scrap.

I used the fun and funky Sunset Funk from Inkin' Creation for this one. I love the colors in this kit and that gorgeous see-through sun ;)

Here is my double paged go (the individual sides are below the credits):

credits: template by Ali Edwards; papers and elements from Sunset Funk by Inkin' Creations; strawberry from Strawberry Hill by Studio Ellie; camera stamp from Photogenic by Paislee Press

scripture (Ecclesiastes 3:9-13) :
What do people really get for all their hard work? I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. So I concluded there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. And people should eat and drink and enjoy the fruits of their labor, for these are gifts from God.

Left side:

Right side:

Color Challenge in August:

This month's challenge is posted in the forum. Please head over and join in on the challenge!

Collab kit LO:

In the month of August the kit is called Drama Queen. Look out for freebies and a blog train starting here at Crystal's blog (it's not stopping at Lime station this month). Here is a preview of the kit; available now at Pretty Scrappy.

Here is where it took me:

credits: template from Blocking Templates and word tag from Snipettes: Life's a Beach both by Sahlin Studio; hanging clip from Monstrosity by Britt-ish Design; staples from Drama King and papers and elements from Drama Queen both by Pretty Scrappy Designer Team

journal:
Nothing like spending time with great friends and jumping on the trampoline together!

christmas in july...

2009-07-27T14:38:00.007+02:00

The Daily Digi got me do it!!

I'm not one for being early when it comes to preparing for December and Christmas. Late November usually suits me just fine.

That was before this post and this image:

Isn't it just beautiful!! (creation and image by Janet Phillips - the daily digi)

It got me wanting to make something gorgeous for our first upcoming Advent- and Christmas time in the old pastor house (yep, moving there this fall).

To be honest I've wanted to do one of these ever since I first saw the idea of December Daily at Ali's blog last year. So in December 2008 I took a lot of photos and even wrote a journal (where is that anyway?!?!), my plan was to make the pages digital and then print them all as a photo book. But I never came around to actually making it...... (and then my computer got hungry and ate all my photos...or rather he got sick with a virus).

But no shame in trying again! And this year I'm eager to make my own album. I've never done that before, but why not?!?!

I downloaded Janet's bracket shape and made a few shapes of my own to make the album a mix max of different shapes and possibilities. I clipped on papers from "Have A Jolly Holiday" collection by Gina Marie Huff and printed them out at home. Tonight I plan on cutting out the rest of the shapes and bind the pages together with a lace or something (have to go to a hobby store to get rings to bind it; no one of those around so I'll do that later).

These are a few of the pages I've got printet; together with gold cardboard card stock they are making up my fundation for the december daily 2009 album. I'll add photos and journaling cards as I see fit when I get to the actually days. The goal is to make the album as we go so I don't have to make 25 pages at Boxing Day!! Whis me luck ;)

This is me hoping to actually get an album filled with photos and words (and those gorgeous doodles by Gina) by New Years. I'll keep you posted....in December(!)

meeting mr. king crab

2009-07-27T00:26:00.007+02:00

We spent a week in North Norway in May/June, visiting some good friends. Every morning we walked from the guest house and to our friends home; from one side to the other of the little town. One day we saw that the fishermen where loading crabs of a boat. And we had to get closer and have a look. It was amazing to see these huge crabs up close, MT got a little bit scared of their long legs, though....

So whit this I give you the LO (mentioned below) I was supposed to finish in a few vacation nights.... I got it finished today a couple of weeks after I got it started:

credits: template, journal and day tag from The 365 Challenge {May} kit by Crystal Wilkerson; papers, alpha and element from Ocean Dreams by Chris Greiser

journal:
It was so fun and special looking at these huge crabs while the fishermen loaded them of the boat. Will you hold one? the fisherman asked MT. NO! MT screamed. The crabs were just too big and too alive!

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This was the second of my CT-assignment for the month of July. I worked on the kit Ocean Dreams by Chris Greiser (image linked to shop; right now on sale for $3)

summer scrapping thoughts and a LO

2009-07-26T22:30:00.007+02:00

Brought my laptop with me on vacation expected to do some scrapping in the evening and night. But didn't do much more than read email, update facebook and twitter + read favorite blogs (scrapping one as well as family and friends). One of the first evenings I got started on a LO, but I have still to finish it (will do tonight, though - look for a new post later).

We got home Thursday morning after driving all night. After some sleep and a not so much productive day I've slowly gotten my LO and projects together. I've still a few things to fix before work starts on Tuesday - but I'm planning to get there....tomorrow I'm off to buy some more ink to my printer and a few more heavy weight card stock to get my December Daily album ready (EARLY!!) - can't wait to fill it with photos and words. Thanks to Janet and The Daily Digi for inspiring me :D

But for this post I wanted to show you my first page of Summer Highlights (I'm planning to make the second in September adding the late summer photos - it will be a super two page spread with a quick look on what happened the summer of 2009):

Credits: template from SUMMER 8x8 mini album by Janet Phillips; papers and elements from Splish Splash by Casey Krause; wordart from Summer Sorbet by Zoe Pearn (part of The Digi Files 6; available only the month of July 2009)

Journal:
This summer we have been having fun with friends & family, seen our new house, enjoyed nature, taking baths in both cold and warm water, eaten dinner outside, been at home and on travel, ride the ferry, laughed, eaten ice cream and enjoyed the sunshine.

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This LO is one of my CT-assignment at Pretty Scrappy here is the preview of the Splish Splash kit by Casey Krause (image is linked to store right now you can get the kit for only $1).

july collab at PS = blog train + freebie w/coupon

2009-07-01T12:57:00.013+02:00

July 1th arrived at my place with sunny, warm & beautiful weather. Got to love summer (no matter how hot it turn - at least here at our place with the long cold winter it's highly appreciated!!) - and now our bathing season have started. To celebrate that I've scrapped the second bath of the season (10 days ago - it was still pretty cold).

credits: template by Molly Schneider; alpha from 365 February Kit by Crystal Wilkerson; all else from Drama King; collab kit July from Pretty Scrappy

journal:
Finally the summer days are here again and the water is getting warmer each day. We love it and go swimming as often as we can - here MT’s is on his second bath. Still so cold that he doesn’t dip his whole body in it.

Pretty Scrappy is out with a new collab (I used it on the LO above) - DRAMA KING - and a few of us got to take part in the train of freebies. Yippee. Here is mine (click image) - thank you for downloading! Please let me know if anything is wrong and leave me a link to your version if you upload it to any galleries - as always I love to see it!!

freebie download link store link kit link

Included in the zip file are one 4x6 QP with the word summer and one without.... there is also a coupon to save a little in the store. (collect all the coupons by downloading all the freebies). Let me know if something is wrong with the download.

Here is what I scrapped with it:

Credits: template by chililime design {me} (coming freebie of July...); papers and elements from Drama King by Pretty Scrappy designers (July collab.); date stamp from Date Me no. 2 by Paislee Press

You're next station on the blog train is:

Suzan

Here are all the stations - in case you slept through some of them ;) :

Lynn - Mara - Kathy - Wendy - Tanya - Helen - Jewel - Manda

- You are here!! - Suzan - Gail

Happy journey - and don't forget to say thanks!!

stuff+pages

2009-06-27T18:22:00.011+02:00

A little reminder: I haven't seen any responses to my template challenge. If you have made a LO and just forgot to tell me please place a comment in this post. In a couple of days the template will not be available, so download now if you like it. :) (You can download the template by clicking the image two posts below.....)
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We've had such great warm summer weather lately. I love it :) Right now I'm blogging to you from our veranda - with the bugs zooming around me and the neighbor cutting grass on the field. Nice!! I wanted to show you a few of my latest scrap pages and some other stuff too. So here we go.

1. CT-stuff; Pretty Scrappy

- a new collab kit is soon in the store, look out for blog train freebies on July 1st.

- June assignment
I have done three out of four LOs this month (the last one i coming soon - just didn't turn out like I wanted at first so I had to start from scratch....)

The Ferry Ride - I love this photo of my nephew and niece. Glad I finally got to scrap it!!

credits: papers and elements from lazy summer by double dutch design; alpha foam stamp alpha - sorbet by sahlin studio

journal:
It was so exciting! My FAVORITE nephew and niece were visiting me at my home by the fjord. We were FERRY RIDING for their first time. They loved it - although it was a new feeling - and I LOVED having them there with me showing them everything that was my everyday life.

s.a.f.e - I love this gorgeous eye! Can't wait to see all of her in our vacation in July (and her sisters too!) ;)

credits: paper and element from unconditional love by late night scraps

I promised my self to make more faith scraps (like Jess of Scrapbook Ideas do). It's about time I made some!! The scripture is from Psalm 17:8. I hope to do some more soon!!

2. The Spraground

I've been a fan of Jessica Sprague for a while and did a great FREE class with her last fall. This week she's celebrating 2 years in business with freebies and challenges.

So far I've only got time to enter one challenge - but for that I made 2 scraps(!) The above shown faith scrap and this strawberry one below. It took me some time to get it together, but I love the result. Come back for updates on this one; hopefully I get to scrap about him actually EATING the strawberries too ;)

Bloom On

credits: page from sprung by creashens; elements from strawberry hill by ellie lash; quotes from foam stamp alpha - sorbet by shalin studio; heart stamp from make it count by fei-fei's stuff; wordart from bloom + grow by ali edwards (songbird's april kit)

journal:
Strawberries are MT’s favorite berries. In the garden we have a few plants planted by the previous owner.I was thinking about removing them, but MT wanted them to stay and to care for them. This spring he has gone to look at them almost everyday. Some days he even remembered to give them some water. Although, the last weeks he seems to have forgotten them completely. I told him to go look today - and he was so surprised.

wow. they have gotten so big!! when can I eat them??!! I reckon there will be a some days before they are big enough.I'm only glad to see something in my garden are eatable...

Jessica is hosting a new FREE class in July - as long as you sign on by midninght Sunday EST. Click image below to join.

3. An apple layout

I found this kit called apple apple by luck browsing through the after 5 store. I love it and it has a lot of apples in it ;) Here is my first go scrapping with it. From our everyday life.

credits: paper and elements from apple apple by emiko designs

journal:
MT is enjoying a mouthful of delicious apple. 12. mai 2009

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Kiddo have been telling me to finish this up and come join him for a bike ride - for a while. So I'll better go on a little journey with him before he'll head to bed. Tomorrow the plan is to go swimming somewhere. Summer life is good!! ~~(I'll try to come back later and add a few more designer links in the credits...)~~ DONE!

Wishing you all a nice and blessed weekend. Thanks for reading!!

recent LO's + reminder

2009-06-20T23:58:00.004+02:00

A little reminder: only one day left of the template challenge. If you haven't already, jump to this post, download the template and join in the challenge. There will be a price of $3 for the winning layout!! :) (You can download the template by clicking the image two posts below.....)
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Just a couple of recent layouts to show you. I try to scrap one LO each day, but this week I haven't been much productive. But I made this from MT's first bath of the season. It was so cold - but he was super happy for it still; what is it with children and water?!? ;)

Anyhow it was made for the Copycat challenge at Oscraps - the challenge runs to the end of the month, so lots of time for you to join in on the fun ;)

For credits, journal and a chance to leave me some love: click the image!

Then there is this simple, but heart felt LO, I made last week with photo from our trip to North Norway a couple of weeks ago (we had such a great time there will be several layouts with photos from that short vacation - in the last post I used a few in the LO's of Tuesday and Saturday). This is also in answer to a challenge, this time at Catscrap.

For credits and a chance to leave me some love: click the image!

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Thanks for looking - now go and join in my challenge and get that template scrapped in your unique way!! I look forward to see what you'll make! :D

simply perfect + reminder

2009-06-19T22:22:00.010+02:00

A little reminder: only a couple of days left of the template challenge. If you haven't already, jump to this post, download the template and join in the challenge. There will be a price of $3 for the winning layout!! :)
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I wanted to show the layouts I made last week joining in on the Sue Cummings spotlight challenge Simply Perfect at Oscraps. It was so much fun - and so many talented scrappers attending - and I'm so happy for being able to make a new LO for 6 of the 7 days the challenge lasted. I got nominated for layout of the day on 5 of the 6 LO's and on Sunday I won the price. I was so happy and proud and couldn't believe how lucky I was - and now I have $25 to use in Sue's shop. Yay!!

Here are the LO's:
for credits, journaling - and to leave me some love please click the images.

Tuesday - perfect spring day at the beach

Wednesday - cup o' coffee

Thursday - in a Pink Cadillac

Friday - the PERFECT new bike

Saturday - perfect SMILE

Sunday - the most PERFECT day

It was a PERFECT week :)
I've joined in on a few of these spotlights at Oscarps and they are always fun. This week I had so little time for the challenge (and even less time to dig out some older photos - even though it would be fun) - but hoping to attend next week / spotlight. Come join me?! ;)

project 365 - february month scrapped

2009-06-17T23:55:00.003+02:00

Yay!! I got another month scrapped, I'm so proud of my self :)

Here is Project 365 for the month of February:

Credits: elements, wordart, alpha and paper from Photogenic by Paislee Press and Audacious designs; element from Honeybee by Paislee Press designs; wordart from Make it Count by Fei-Fei's stuff: template by me {chililime design} - for the freebie and challenge read previous post (!!)

template challenge and a feebie

2009-06-15T19:29:00.007+02:00

Okay, guys, here it is the a-month-full-of-photos template that I spoke about in the last post. Thanks for the comments there, glad you wanted to try out the template too. Here it is available for download. (But only for a short while, so get your copy now.)

---> And don't forget to join in on the challenge!!!

Do you have a few months of project 365 photos laying there on your computer not being scrapped??! I had. It made me sad. So I made a template. A month-full-of-photos kind of template. I've made it into a freebie for you - and a challenge! Come join me in getting those great photos scrapped by following the 5 steps below:

1. Download the template
2. Add your photos and whatever else you like
3. Upload to you gallery of choice
4. Leave a link in the comments of this post by June 21th
5. You can be the one winning $3 giftcard to a scrapping store of you choice

Can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with!!

A larger preview:

I hope to get February scrapped really soon - looking forward to see how you find uses for the template so please show me if you want to participate in the challenge or not.....

project 365 - january month scrapped

2009-06-13T13:30:00.004+02:00

I got a bit frustrated with me not being able to get the project-365 photos edited and scrapped. So I made a template for a whole month full of photos. That did the trick. I got inspired again. And I LOVE how the month of January came out:

Credits: elements and papers from Photogenic by Paislee Press and Audacious designs; template by me

My plan is to use the same kit (I love this kit, perfect for project 365 and so beautiful!!) for all the months - as well as the template I made - only to use different background pages and move the month name around a bit.... We'll see how it works ;)

If you want the template - let me know! :D
I'm thinking of making it a freebie.....

May CT layouts

2009-06-12T09:58:00.009+02:00

I've been busy with work, vacation and scrapping lately. My house is suffering, but in a couple of weeks my summer vacation will start - so then I have all day to clean. LOL. I guess I'm going to scrap and take photos all day long.... Ahem. Anyway.

I want to show off the last two LO's I did as a CT at Pretty Scrappy (May assignment):

The first one I did with creations by Rachael's kit My Little Artist. I love the feel of this kit and the alpha is one of my favorites.

I used my own template (I'm still in a boxy mood) and photos I've been dying to scrap for so long.

Click image for credits :)

From Scrappy Shannon I got a Christmas kit to work on; Let us Adore Him.

Although it's not in season at the moment it's a cute and sweet kit. I especially loved all the manger images (or how to put it in English).

I have a bunch of photos from past Christmases to scrap, but I opted for the tree (once again). I love how it shines and for me it's hard to celebrate the season without it (not impossible, though). I guess it has something to do with the time of year where it's so little light during the day, we go out of the door while it's still dark outside and when we are back home it's dark again.....

Click the image for credits.

And then I'll better start working on the assignment for June!!! :D

If you love to scrap and would like to be a CT I believe that there still is an opening at Pretty Scrappy, just follow this link and see if there is room for one more.

Fun in the Sun

2009-06-12T00:57:00.007+02:00

Oh, I'm such a bad blogger. But I have been scrapping a bit lately so over the next few days I've got stuff to show off :D

But first let me tell you that the June collab from Pretty Scrappy is out (have been out for a while, ahem) - Fun in the Sun. It's a happy and fun summer kit, filled with vibrant colors. And this is how it looks like:

- and here is where to go to buy it. Please use coupon code SunnyFun for $2.00 off (good until June 30, 2009). With the kit you'll also get these quickpages for free.

I've made this page with it:

credits: paper, elements and font from Fun in the Sun collab by Pretty Scrappy; template by me

journal:
MT loves to visit our neighbor and do some jumping on their trampoline Here he is jumping away a sunny day in the middle of May.

layouts + a winner!

2009-05-23T13:49:00.013+02:00

It's been some busy days lately in my real life so I'm just now getting around to posting my recent layouts and the winner for my challenge (last week). Yay!

Layouts
(for credits click at the images):

I joined in on the chat with Amanda of Taylor Made designs yesterday. It was fun and very new to me - but I think I will try it out again ;) In the chat she had a challenge for us and I made this LO:

Amanda wanted us to focus on the use of blending modes and she linked us with this tutorial. It was so fun, I don't do this very often - at least not on photos (I love to bled papers!!). Here is my original photo:

First I made this:

Using these blending modes:

o. original
1. screen
2. multiply 90%
3. soft light (black-white)
4. screen (sepia)
5. soft light (sepia)
6. overlay (sepia)

Then I made this - my favorite:

Using these blending modes:

1. filled the background with light-blue color
2. color dodge
3. screen
4. overlay
5. vivid light
6. saturation (black and white)
7. soft light

When I put together the layout I originally wanted to use the original photo, but I ended up changing it up a bit (using blending modes that I can't remember) and making it black and white... It took me some time to get the layout together, but I'm so pleased with the result!! Thanks for the challenge Amanda - and for the freebies as well!!

Then I made this for her other challenge at Catscrap:

Spotlight
This week Fei-Fei stuff's is in the spotlight at Oscraps, she gave us freebies and the full tilt challenge (it lasts till Sunday so why not join in on the fun!!). I made two LO's using her fantastic tilted templates:

And finally over to the winner
of my challenge!
I love how you used my template Natacha! Thanks for joining in and please send me an email to limeblog (here you put in the at) gmail.com and let me know where you want to spend the $4 price - and I'll send you a giftcard from that shop! You might be the only one entering my challenge - but I love how you dressed it non the less!!

The image is linked, please jump over to her gallery and give her some love and see credits for the papers and elements :D

I'm now putting a password to my template, send me an email (address above) if you want it ;) And if anyone use it (it's been downloaded 250 times so I guess someone is using it...) - please let me now!!

free block template + a challenge!

2009-05-08T11:12:00.006+02:00

As you can see from my latest scrapbook pages I've hit a boxy nerve. I just can't stop using the blocks for my layout (or so it seems). As a result I decided to make my own templates from scratch just to satisfy my need for squares(!) lol.

Then I thought it would be fun to share - and to make it a challenge! If you - download the template below, make it your own, upload it to your favorite gallery and then return back here no later than May 15th (midnight) - I'll enter you in a drawing of $4 to spend at your digi scrapbook shop of choice.

Seems like fun?! I hope so! Can't wait to see your take on it!!

Here is one of the two layouts I made with this template (the other one is a few posts down - and is the very first LO I made using my own template - that was kind of special!):

credits: papers and elements from It's my party, March collab at Pretty Scrappy, template by CHILIlime design {me}

journal:
Candles from MT's 6-years birthday party, I love how the lights are in focus and the children are blurred in the background.

Now it's your turn!
Download by clicking the image. (Let me know if anything is wrong)
Remember:
HAVE FUN!
Hoping to see your creations soon!

speed scrapping again

2009-05-06T23:04:00.009+02:00

Super fun with Speed Scraps at Scrapmatters two days in a row :D
Almost pulled a scrapping muscle there, but I dragged my self over the finish line. And this is what I made:

Yesterday:

credits:
elements and papers from Troublemaker by Flergs; alpha from After School by Lynne-Marie; template by me

journal:
Last summer we went in several stores looking for a small skate board for MT. But everyone was sold out. In the end we gave up and I think MT forgot that he wanted it sooooo badly. The snow board he got for Christmas helped probably... But when I looked for a small extra gift for his birthday I found it: a skate board in his size. He was so happy and have been trying it ever since. Like everything else it's not as easy to jump and ...... as he thinks so right now he's a bit upset with it. But I'm sure he's going to pick it up again soon - practice makes master!

Today:

Credit:
papers and elements from In the Neighborhood by Casey Krause; string and staple by Britt-ish design; template by me

Journal: I love watching how spring takes over and chasing the winter away. This year it came early.

This last one was one of my ct-assignment at Pretty Scrappy this month. Orginally I fell for the bold colors and the drawings, but in the end I used a couple of white papers and very few elements... ooops. The alpha is gorgeous, though.

MT and Bea

2009-05-05T15:19:00.004+02:00

Bea is one of our good friends from back where we used to live 1.5 years ago, she is also one of MT's godparents. We don't see her as often as we wish, but this weekend we spend a few days together.

Credits: elements from shine on and unscripted no.3 by TaylorMade; papers and elements from bloom+grow by Ali Edwards, Amy Wolf and Meredith Fenwich; papers and element from de*lovely by Paislee Press and The Queen of Quirk; template by me

Journal: This weekend our good friend Bea came to stay with us. It was so nice to catch up, celebrate birthdays, drink coffee and just hang out together. I shot a few photos of Bea and MT, this one is my favorite. I love MT's half smile and the way Bea looks at him. So much humor and love there!

As you can see; I'm still testing out my block templates ;)

flower girls

2009-05-03T16:44:00.005+02:00

I love spring flowers :)

Made with the May collab from Pretty Scrappy - Dew Drops - and my own block template.

journal:
Spring of 2009 I learned this:
Invite girls to a boys birthday party - and you suddenly have the house filled with flowers. Thank you girls!!

Happy belated {inter}national
scrap booking day!!
I'm a bit on the busy side this weekend, but come back in a few days and I'll have the template ready for you as a freebie ;) ...maybe sooner?

may blog train and a freebie :)

2009-05-01T14:00:00.010+02:00

It really is sad that I'm only been here for the blog-trains lately, but that's life - a little too busy now and then - I do have a few scrap pages to show off, though, so I'll be back as soon as possible.

But here is the blog train at least. And a freebie :)

This month the designers at Pretty Scrappy teamed up to make the Dew Drops kit:

As you can see there are plenty of papers and elements, I used only a few to create this BB:

Hopefully I get some time to play with the kit some more and make a more rain-related LO ;) I'm loving the kids under the umbrella and the boot.

Anyhow I've made the above BB into a QP for you to grab. Please leave me a little comment when you do. Thank you for downloading!

Click the image to download, let me know if there is a problem.

Follow the links to other freebies
- and have a great weekend!

Allison http://on-allisons-time.blogspot.com/
Amanda http://mrsmooshka.blogspot.com/
Candy http://www.scrapsofcandy.blogspot.com/
Creations By Rachael http://creationsbyrachael.blogspot.com/
Designs By Angel http://www.scrappingwithangel.blogspot.com/
Designs By Mel http://designsbymel.blogspot.com/
Helen http://www.helenparker.blogspot.com/
Inspired Mommie Designs http://inspiredmommiedesigns.blogspot.com/
Jas http://jscrapbug.wordpress.com/
Jewel http://bothmadandgenius.blogspot.com/
Just Passin Thru http://justpassinthru.wordpress.com/
Kathy http://kathy70.blogspot.com/
Ladybug Pages http://theladybugpages.wordpress.com/
Lady V dZine http://ladyvdzine.com/
Late Night Scraps http://latenightscraps.blogspot.com/
Lime http://limescrapped.blogspot.com/ <-- you are here!
Malunke http://malunke.blogspot.com/
Neissa http://myscrapsofus.blogspot.com/
Scrappy Shannon http://scrappyshannon.blogspot.com/
Share Your Moments http://shareyourmoments.typepad.com/
Stacey Crossley http://staceycrossley.blogspot.com/
Teri's Thingomyjigs http://www.teristhingomyjigs.blogspot.com
Wendy http://www.inkinandthinkin.typepad.com/

funk-a-licious blog train freebie

2009-04-02T11:16:00.008+02:00

Finally I'm on track and ready to open up station Lime scrapped for the April blog train with the Pretty Scrappy collab kit. Welcome to Telemark and Norway, we have spring approaching, slowly but steadily. Our little creek is filled with melting water and the snow is rapidly melting away.

Anyhow, it's a Funk-A-Licious month at Pretty Scrappy, this huge collab is now available in the shoppe:

I made a LO with it yesterday:

Love that frame :D
I did recolor the alpha, though. (link to gallery coming shortly)

Journal:
In March 2009 I took on a little project; taking photos of the yellow things in my life
The goal was to bring some sunshine and spring into the last cold winter month.
At the end of the month I even found some outside yellow at my parents farm.
Nice!

I've also made a brag book quick page for you to download. Please say thanks if you do :)

Let me know if there is any trouble with the download!

Here is the other train stations:

Amanda http://mrsmooshka.blogspot.com/
Anne http://limescrapped.blogspot.com/ <-- you are here!
Baby Yaks http://babyyaks.blogspot.com/
Barb http://barbknits.blogspot.com/
Britt Bree http://brittneycreations.blogspot.com/
Brooke http://www.brookedesigns.blogspot.com/
Casey Krause http://prettyscrappy.blogspot.com/
Claudia http://cantinhodacindy.blogspot.com/
Creations By Rachael http://creationsbyrachael.blogspot.com/
Designs By Angel http://scrappingwithangel.blogspot.com/
Designs By Mel http://designsbymel.blogspot.com
Helen http://www.helenparker.blogspot.com/
Jas http://jscrapbug.wordpress.com/
Jewel http://bothmadandgenius.blogspot.com/
Just Passin Thru http://justpassinthru.wordpress.com/
Kathy http://kathy70.blogspot.com/
Kay http://grandmaspixels.blogspot.com/
Ladybug Pages http://theladybugpages.wordpress.com/
Late Night Scraps http://latenightscraps.blogspot.com/
Lynn http://themathematiciansassistant.com/
Martha http://www.awayfromthechaos.blogspot.com/
Neissa http://myscrapsofus.blogspot.com/
Scrappy Shannon http://scrappyshannon.blogspot.com
Share Joy http://scrappysolano.blogspot.com/
Share Your Moments Designs http://shareyourmoments.typepad.com/
Teri's Thing-O-My-Jigs http://teristhingomyjigs.blogspot.com
Wendy http://www.inkinandthinkin.typepad.com/

ENJOY SPRING :)

two new LO's and a freebie

2009-03-20T12:09:00.012+01:00

Sorry for kind off disappearing from my blog... I went on a week vacation and then I fought some cold for the next week and now I'm trying to catch up on things while my kiddo is fighting his cold ;)

I've only done two LO's so far in March with more than 15 days between them. I kind of lost the touch there for a while, but hope to be back now. This I made on March 1st:

credit:
papers and elements from shine on and indefinitely kits by TaylorMade Designs

journal:
This photo makes me think of all the dancing and breaking you’ve been practiced - and about how good you are at it. You’re made wonderfully with the rhythm and moves in your body. Use it and be proud. I know I am!

And this I made yesterday:

credits:
new kit totally buggin by Mira Designs and Britt-ish designs
template by denise beatty originals (tuesday template, scrapmatters)

journal:
I loved to watch you walk around in the garden, in June 2006, looking, touching, smelling and rolling around in the grass.

Hopefully I can make some more LO's soon :D

But first let me tell you that I've made my very first template freebie. I hope you like it! Let me know if you find something wrong and please say thanks if you download!

Download
If anyone wants the .png files only I can help you with that (just leave a comment - or send me a mail to limeblog on the gmail.com place...).

Have a blessed weekend!

It's my party - feebie

2009-03-01T09:38:00.009+01:00

The blog train is moving again.
Welcome to station LIME in the winter wonderland of Norway.

Anyway, the March Collab from Pretty Scrappy is on it's way. Since it's the store's 1 year birthday this month the theme is party:

It's my party

As creative team member I got to scrap with it this week - and made these two Brag Book pages:

Credits (for both):
paper, elements and alpha from It's my party, the March collab kit from Pretty Scrappy.

I made you some freebie QP as well, click the image below to download. Hope you like them, I'd love a comment as a thank you - and please let me know if anything is wrong; I'm going back to box since 4shared is having some issues, even though I'm going to miss the commenting....

Here are links to other QP freebies, made with the It's my party kit:

Anne http://limescrapped.blogspot.com/ <---- you are here!
Baby Yaks http://babyyaks.blogspot.com/
Barb http://barbknits.blogspot.com/
Britt Bree http://brittneycreations.blogspot.com/
Claudia http://cantinhodacindy.blogspot.com/
Creations By Rachael http://creationsbyrachael.blogspot.com/
Designs By Angel http://scrappingwithangel.blogspot.com/
Designs By Mel http://designsbymel.blogspot.com
Dorothy's Creations http://dorothyscreationss.blogspot.com/
Inspired Mommie Designs http://inspiredmommiedesigns.blogspot.com/
Jamie http://lifebydesign.typepad.com/
Just Passin Thru http://justpassinthru.wordpress.com/
Ladybug Pages http://theladybugpages.wordpress.com/
Late Night Scraps http://latenightscraps.blogspot.com/
Lynn http://themathematiciansassistant.com/
Neissa http://myscrapsofus.blogspot.com/
Pretty Scrappy http://prettyscrappy.blogspot.com/
Scrappy Shannon http://scrappyshannon.blogspot.com
Share Joy http://scrappysolano.blogspot.com/
Share Your Moments http://shareyourmoments.typepad.com/
Stacey Crossley Designs http://StaceyCrossley.blogspot.com
Starving Artist Designs http://xandra-a84martin.blogspot.com/
Teri's Thing-O-My-Jigs http://teristhingomyjigs.blogspot.com
WVASweetness Designs http://wvasweetness.blogspot.com

Have a fun March!!
Thanks for stopping by, have a safe journey - hope to see you again some other time :D

week 3 - 2009; 365 project

2009-02-22T13:45:00.003+01:00

And then I give you week 3-2009. I have so much fun scrapping these :D

Sorry for writing in Norwegian, but I do want to make them into a book at the end of the year - and I don't think that that will happen if I have to translate 52+ scrap pages to my own language before I get them printet... Please ask if you want a short translation - or just jump over to my blog and the 365-project archive where I've written a bit about the days in English ;)

Credits:
Paper by from Ziggly Designs, scraporchard.
Template and elements from Life 365 series by Gina Marie Huff/ Weeds and Wildflowers

week 2 - 2009

2009-02-16T22:26:00.004+01:00

Finally finished another couple of LO's with my 365-photos!! My journal is in Norwegian, but if you want to read a little about the days you can visit my blog and the project-365 section

week 2(a)

week 2(b)

credits:
Paper by from Pineapple Plantation Designs; template and elements from Life 365 series by Gina Marie Huff/ Weeds and Wildflowers

2 new M-boys; CT scrap

2009-02-16T20:37:00.006+01:00

Saturday I finally finished my CT-assignment for last week, I think I tried this in three different ways before I got the look I wanted.... I used the soft and light kit called Baby's First Christmas by Stacey Crossley Designs available at Pretty Scrappy (preview to the right).

I love this photo of MT hugging little M while Great Grandma is holding the baby. Love the expression of carefulness on MT's face. He was so scared of hugging little M too hard :D

Credits:
template by Alamama, Scrapmatters; paper and elements from Baby's first Christmas by Stacey Crossley Designs; heart element from Love and Kisses - February collab kit from Pretty Scrappy; alpha by Britt-ish design, scrapmatters

journal: I love how MT gives little M a hug, ever so carefully..

In October of 2005 I adopted my boy and brought him home, in December of the same year my cousin became father to his little boy. Here they are with their great grandma on her 95th birthday party. Both boys was new to our family, one baby and one 2,5 years old. They both got the same name as their Great Grandpa had. Great Grandma couldn’t be more proud.

just another day in paradise - week 1 - 2009

2009-02-09T00:49:00.002+01:00

Finally I got the first scrap page finished with my 365-project photos. It was so fun to make and I look forward to the others. I decided to go for the Life 365 - stuff from Weeds and Wildflower. It is gorgeous and versatile as well. I love the templates, making things so much easier :D I plan to make a book of these pages so I kept the language my own - Norwegian. It's not a lot of text - you can find more by looking up the photo on the 365 Project 2009 area of my LIMEblog.

January 2009, 1-4 (Background paper is by Pinapple Plantation Designs)

cute trouble

2009-02-06T16:31:00.003+01:00

My kid accurately described in only 2 words :D

Credits:
alpha is plasticle me alpha by Britt-ish design (recolored); elements and papers are from monstrosity kit by Britt-ish design.

This is a scraplift of this LO by Brittney of Britt-ish design, she has so many fantastic layoutsit was hard choosing, but I loved the letter and simplicity of that one.

Speed Scrapping for Rachael B :D

2009-02-04T23:55:00.007+01:00

I finally got to speed scrap again tonight, it's been SO long ago and I missed it terribly. It was a rush, as always, but so fun with a scrap page finished in two hours. And I actually like it!!!! What is better than that?! ;)

As you can see of my title; I used this speed scrap to scrap with a kit I just downloaded a few hours ago: Winter Wonderland by Creations by B.

It's one of my February assignment as a CT at Pretty Scrappy. And it's gorgeous (look up, click image to go to the store), I'm sure to use something form this kit for other winter photos!!

This was my first try ever to use a grid (or storyboard), and I will for sure use that again. It was fun and a super way to get more photos into the LO without crowding it too much :)

My kid is good at skiing, at least for his age - but he desperately wants to do like the big boys. So he tries and tries until he gets there. That's ENDURANCE in my book. Way to go kiddo!

Credits:
grid by Mushy (Michelle Filo); alpha by Britt-ish design; papers and elements from Winter Wonderland by Creation by Rachael B.

Journal:

I AM SO PROUD of you for hanging in there and NOT GIVING UP, even though you fell more times than you stood. But at last you made it over the little jump; just because you tried ONE MORE TIME!

It's late here, better go to bed. I'll add a few links later. Night!!

Love and Kisses blog train

2009-01-31T16:10:00.011+01:00

The blog train is moving again.
Welcome to station LIME in the winter wonderland of Norway. (I'm a bit early since I'm away from the computer tomorrow, Feb. 1th, when most of the other stations are opening their doors - and that's when you find the kit in the store as well!)

Anyway, the February Collab from Pretty Scrappy is on it's way:

Love and Kisses

As creative team member I got to scrap with it this week - and made these two Brag Book pages:

Credits (for both):
paper and elements (and alpha on the brown LO) from Love and Kisses, the February collab kit from Pretty Scrappy. Some recoloring is done by me.

I made you some freebie QP as well, click the image below to download. Hope you like them, I'd love a comment as a thank you - and please let me know if anything is wrong; this is my first try with 4shared.

Here are links to other QP freebies, made with the Love and Kisses kit:

Anne http://limescrapped.blogspot.com/ <---- you are here!
Baby Yaks http://babyyaks.blogspot.com/
Barb http://barbknits.blogspot.com/
Brittney Ferguson Designs http://brittneycreations.blogspot.com/
Creations By Rachael http://creationsbyrachael.blogspot.com/
Designs By Angel http://scrappingwithangel.blogspot.com/
Designs By Mel http://designsbymel.blogspot.com
Dorothy's Creations http://dorothyscreationss.blogspot.com/
Inspired Mommie Designs http://inspiredmommiedesigns.blogspot.com/
Just Passin Thru http://justpassinthru.wordpress.com/
Lady V DeZine http://ladyvdzine.com/
Late Night Scraps http://latenightscraps.blogspot.com
Lynn http://themathematiciansassistant.com/
Neissa http://myscrapsofus.blogspot.com
Pretty Scrappy http://prettyscrappy.blogspot.com/
Sarah http://iamsimplysarah.blogspot.com/
Scrappy Shannon http://scrappyshannon.blogspot.com/
Share Joy http://scrappysolano.blogspot.com/
Share Your Moments http://shareyourmoments.typepad.com/

Have a sweet February!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a safe journey - hope to see you again some other time :D

The Love of Lime

2009-01-27T22:26:00.008+01:00

The very first time MT tasted lemons - he hated it. It was too sour he told me!

But recently he have developed a love for the LIME taste. And his mother couldn't be happier ;)

For my CT-assignment week 4 at Pretty Scrappy I had to scrap about this event; having Dorothy's beautiful papers to scrap with made it as bright, light and happy as I imagined.

There is some blending of papers going on there in the background and I changed some colors and added an overlay by Vera Lim to get the feel I was after.

And here it is; The Love of Lime:

Credits:
Template by Pressed Petals/Alamama; papers, elements and alpha from Oh, happy day by Dorothy's Creations; Overlay by Vera Lim.

Journal:

He used to find sour fruits something to avoid, he loves sweets. But then he got a second taste, of LIME, and he changed his mind. Now sour is GOOD!!

REAL LOVE

2009-01-24T13:23:00.006+01:00

Jess Gordon is out with another Valentine's kit: REAL LOVE. This one a mini kit with lots of stuff in it(!) Right now it's for sale at her store. To the right is a preview of the kit - gorgeous! Looove the brown and white papers, and the words from the Bible she used as inspiration and also to decorate some of the papers:

“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” 1 Corinthians 13:1-8a (NIV)

I am one of the lucky few that got to scrap with it before it was in the store and this was my first try (I was so busy at work, so it came together in a hurry, if I should do it again I would clip the brown paper with a proper mask because I kind of like that idea):

I looove brown paper and I soooo wanted to use it, but I couldn't quite get it to fit with the photos and the overall idea for the page (I was so tired, couldn't get my brain to think it up again.. LOL). Because of that I wasn't too happy with it so I worked on it again last night - and this is the final result (Jepp! It got different from the first!):

Credit (for both LO's):
elements, paper and alpha from Real Love by Jess Gordon

So what are you waiting for? Run over to Jess's store - or jump over to her blog and get inspired with her writing, freebies and great tips & tricks.

sweet

2009-01-20T00:08:00.006+01:00

I've had this LO in my photo shop (elements) tray for over a week. It almost drove me crazy because I couldn't get the photos to stand out like I wanted. Then I learned how to ink my edges, and I did it on the photo frames with a darker color of blue and pink - and whooola - my photos popped like I wanted :D

And here is finally the finished result:

Credits:
template (pocket full of templates #2) and hanging clip from Brittney of Britt-ish design; paper, element and alpha from So Flirty by Jess Gordon

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We have almost a meter of snow now, it's been snowing a lot the last couple of days. I don't mind, but I wish I had some time to shovel some snow off my drive way (and some larger muscles...but I guess I'll get that after??!!??!)

I've now drifted into January 20th better get me some sleep if I ever shall get up in the morning! Night :D

Blowing Bubbles

2009-01-18T12:37:00.009+01:00

I've been working on Babyyaks kit November Baby for my CT-assignment this week. I love the colors of this kit and are planning another LO using the gorgeous greens - if I only can find some time ;) It's snowing like crazy outside and I really should be outside shovel some of it away from my driveway - just can't bring myself to start.... We'll see when MT is finished playing online games in a little hour or so.

Anyhow, back to the scrap page; I went back to November 2006 and found these fun photos of MT playing with soap bubbles. I love those photos ;) I extracted some soap bubbles from another photo, I'm not sure if I like it or not - wish they had been against a blue sky - but I couldn't find any. This will do, I might go back and fix it later on, though.

credits:
alpha by Britt-ish design; all else from Babyyaks

journaling:
BLOWING BUBBLES
As long as I’ve known him, MT has loved to blow bubbles. I love his smiles of joy and curiosity from this bright November day.

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Thanks for the download of my freebie BB QP (post below), right now the counter are at 640(!!) I'm happy and amazed about how many wanted it and I so appreciate those that took the time to leave me warm and nice comments :D It warmed my heart!

Thank you so much!!

January Blog Train

2009-01-12T23:28:00.009+01:00

Welcome to station Lime scrapped on your January blog train journey. Now you've gotten far north - to Norway - and I got a BB QP for you to grab! But first a few things.....

Pretty Scrappy is out with another collab kit; Rough and Tumble. This is perfect for scrapping the boys in the house as well as about all the mess the kids make. Colors are brown, green, blue and orange. Above is a preview of the kit. Click the image to jump over to the store if you like.

Yesterday I made this LO with it:

Credit:
All papers and elements from Rough and Tumble collab kit from Pretty Scrappy store.

I love how it all came together; simple - but perfectly making the photo stand out :D

So there, enough talk, over to the brag book quick page download :D This is my second attemt at making a freebie, so be nice - I love a comment as a thank you if you download.

Click image to download. Enjoy!

This is what I did with it:

Credit:
All papers and elements from Rough and Tumble collab kit from Pretty Scrappy store.

The train is moving on, hop on board - next stop is Baby Yaks.
Have a safe journey, hope to see you again another time!

Here is the full list in case you missed some:
Allison http://on-allisons-time.blogspot.com/
Anne http://limescrapped.blogspot.com/ <-- you are here!!
Baby Yaks http://babyyaks.blogspot.com/
Barb http://barbknits.blogspot.com/
Caroline http://www.kennasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Creations By Rachael http://creationsbyrachael.blogspot.com/
Designs By Angel and Elizabethhttp://scrappingwithangel.blogspot.com/
Designs By Mel http://designsbymel.blogspot.com
Dorothy's Creations http://dorothyscreationss.blogspot.com/
Inspired Mommie Designs http://inspiredmommiedesigns.blogspot.com/
Just Passin Thru http://justpassinthru.wordpress.com/
Late Night Scraps http://latenightscraps.blogspot.com/
Lynn http://themathematiciansassistant.com
Neissa http://myscrapsofus.blogspot.com/
Pretty Scrappy http://prettyscrappy.blogspot.com/
Sarah http://iamsimplysarah.blogspot.com
Scrappy Shannon http://scrappyshannon.blogspot.com/
Share Joy http://scrappysolano.blogspot.com/
Share Your Moments http://shareyourmoments.typepad.com/
Stacey Crossley http://nicoalgoesdigiscrapping.blogspot.com
Teri http://teristhingomyjigs.blogspot.com

So Flirty :)

2009-01-12T09:56:00.008+01:00

Jess is out with another kit at her sunshine studio scraps store. I got to be among the first ones scrapping with it. So fun, and also a challenge since pink isn't really my color - but there is other colors too ;)

If you pop over to the store you can see that she also has quick pages made, leafs to go with the flowers and even some printables. Lots of GOOD stuff!!

This kit is perfect for Valentines day and for scraps of your loved ones - and, as you can see, it even works for BOYS and firework!!!

Here is my first go:

Credits:
template by Britt-ish design; staples from Christmas Heart by Jess Gordon; papers, elements and alpha from So Flirty by Jess Gordon.

Here is my second go, a bit simpler approach! The above took me more or less all weekend to finish - this one below took a couple of hours ;)

Credits:
All from So Flirty by Jess Gordon

our Christmas tree

2009-01-05T08:59:00.005+01:00

We're back to everyday life with early mornings, pre school and regular work. But our Christmas tree will stay with us some more days. I scrapped this yesterday, from our putting-the-tree-up-day December 23rd.

Credits:
template, hanging clip and alpha by Brittney design; papers and elements are from the winter wonderland 2 collab by the studio girls and guy (alpha and papers by studio mgl, circle + swirl clusters and papers by studio Ziska, tag and bow by polkadot plum).

Look around for the blog train with the Jan collab from Pretty Scrappy, I'm planning to make a brag book page :D But now; off to the office!

Word for 2009

2009-01-04T01:37:00.006+01:00

Happy New Year!!

I was inspired to find a word that could follow me throughout the year. I found a word that evokes a lot of feelings in me. Both good and bad.

VULNERABLE

I think it’s the right word for this year.

Time will show if I think that a year from now Because of the computer crash I’m starting the new year rebuilding and downloading. Feeling a bit vulnerable since I lost a lot of stuff that was dear to me, but also fine since new beginnings are exciting and can give new directions and answers that the old me couldn’t see….. Here is hoping 2009 will be a good year!!

credits:
template by Scrapmuss design; staple by Jess Gordon; all else from Dan by Just passin’ thru (I'll hook up the links in the morning, it's so late here...)

journal: It might seem like a strange word. But for me it’s a word that suits me both in my personal life and when I think about how everything are connected and how my choices affects others far away; the environment etc. Now I’m curious; how will this word give meaning throughout the year?!

This was my CT-assignement for week 1 - 2009, I got to scrap with the kit Dan from Just passin' thru. Here is a glimpse at the preview. You can find the kit at Pretty Scrappy :D

For the last months I've been a CT for the Pretty Scrappy shop. Every week (give or take) I scrap a LO for them with different designers and kits. Ususally I scrap a challenge with this; most often from Scrapmatters - this time it was the Tuesday Template challenge.

This way the kit gets more attention and I get some inspiration for my LO.

Merry Christmas!!

2008-12-27T02:11:00.004+01:00

A late, but warm wish to you from me!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The photo is from our Christmas Eve and my mom's Christmas tree. I've edited it a bit; loved that brightly colored Christmas decoration and wanted the surroundings to be less bright so I added a sepia layer and did some erasing.... ;) The gift in the background was the largest gift under our tree - and the first one my kid decided to open. No surprise there - LOL. He loved what was inside it, though, and we both had a wonderful Christmas celebration at my parents place.

Hope you enjoy the holidays!

Hugs :D

2 happy guys

2008-12-21T23:45:00.007+01:00

I'm late, but finally finished with the LO for my ct-assignment this week.

I got to play with the gorgeous Winter Bliss kit by designs by Mel; love the purple and lilac of this :D

We put up our purple heart at the beginning of Advent, that and the stars (light) in the windows, is a most for me during the 4 weeks before Christmas. Here Grandpa is helping MT put the heart back in place; a couple of happy guys!

credits:
template by Monsu
all else from Winter Bliss by designs by Mel

my wise man

2008-12-18T23:56:00.005+01:00

I've had almost no time for scrapping lately, but tonight I set out to do a quick one with MT as a wise man. He got to be one when he went with me at work instead of going to the kindergarten/preschool. Lucky guy!

Credits:
template, paper, elements and alpha by Britt-ish design

I'm so tired, must go to bed soon - have services with the school in the morning. Advent is a busy time around here. Night!

faith; ct-scrap

2008-12-12T00:25:00.008+01:00

Time have been so busy lately, but tonight I got some time to scrap. I don't think I ever have had so much white space in a layout before :) The shadowing almost drove me crazy, but I got it the way I wanted in the end.
This is my CT assignment at Pretty Scrappy and I used babyyaks' kit september baby.

Credits:
template by Britt-ish design; all else from september baby kit by babyyaks.

My faith is my foundation for this life as well as the next. I used to work in that church, and took this photo of it right before I moved.

Better get some sleep.

blog train freebie!

2008-12-01T22:25:00.011+01:00

Welcome to beautiful Norway and Telemark.
Right now the snow is falling making our home a winter wonderland.

It's so great to see you; hope you are having fun riding the blog train!!

I made a BB QP for you to grab with the new collaborate kit from Pretty Scrappy; Changing Seasons (here is more previews of the kit and another LO made by me!)

Here is my go with the QP:

Now it's your turn. Download it by clicking the image. Please leave a comment when you do, this is my very first freebie and I'm excited and want to hear from you!

Thanks for coming by to my little part of the cyber world :D

Your next stop on the blog train is at Lynn's place.

Here is all the links in case you got lost or missed some:
Allison http://on-allisons-time.blogspot.com/
Baby Yaks http://babyyaks.blogspot.com/
Brittney Ferguson Designs http://brittneycreations.blogspot.com/
Claudia http://cantinhodacindy.blogspot.com/
Creations By Rachael http://creationsbyrachael.blogspot.com/
Creative Apples http://creativeapples.wordpress.com/
Designs By Angel http://scrappingwithangel.blogspot.com
Designs By Mel http://designsbymel.blogspot.com
Dorothy's Creations http://dorothyscreationss.blogspot.com/
HeartPrints by Design http://heartprintsbykc.blogspot.com/
Inspired Mommie Designs http://inspiredmommiedesigns.blogspot.com/
Jaydensmama Designs http://jaydensmamadesigns.blogspot.com/
Just Passin Thru http://justpassinthru.wordpress.com/
Kenna's Designs http://kennasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Lime Scrapped http://limescrapped.blogspot.com/
Lynn http://themathematiciansassistant.com/
Mariscrap http://mariscrap.over-blog.com
Pretty Scrappy http://prettyscrappy.blogspot.com/
Sarah http://iamsimplysarah.blogspot.com/
Share Joy http://scrappysolano.blogspot.com/
Share Your Moments http://shareyourmoments.typepad.com/
Teri's Thingomyjigs http://www.teristhingomyjigs.blogspot.com
Scrappy Shannon http://scrappyshannon.blogspot.com
Jessica http://jessicadixon.blogspot.com/

Have a fun and blessed Advent!

changing season

2008-12-01T17:41:00.010+01:00

Pretty Scrappy is (soon) out with their December collaborate: Changing Season, it is gorgeous with a lot of papers and elements in brown, cream, purple and green.

I got to scrap with it this weekend and made a LO of me(!), a brag book LO and a QP for you to download. (Yea!)

Credits:
hanging clip and staple by Brittney at Britt-ish design; all else from Changing Season, december collab. by the Pretty Scrappy team.

Here is my brag book LO; Joyful - waiting for Christmas to arrive.

credits:
all from Changing Season, december collab. by the Pretty Scrappy team.

I guess things are busy at the Pretty Scrappy shoppe today since they are moving to better locations, but as soon as they are back online - and I get the links for the other stops - I'll join the December blog train. The store is up and the blog train post is above this one.

Because I made my very first freebie

- Joyful; waiting for Christmas to arrive -
so be kind :D - ~~and check back later for the download link and other stops on the blog train.....~~ download by clicking the image :D

my blessing

2008-12-01T17:13:00.005+01:00

Almost didn't finish this on time. Almost. But here it is, my ct work of last week - with my blessing of this world....

(I used the Going Dotty kit by Munchkyn Scraps at Pretty Scrappy. Here is a preview with link to the store: ) - as soon as the shop is back online, I'll update this!!

This time I really dipped in the bold color style!

credit:
template by Haynay (tuesday template challenge, Scrapmatters); all else from Going Dotty by Munchkyn Scraps, Pretty Scrappy.

As soon as I'll get the links for the other stops, I'll join the December blog train at Pretty Scrappy - I have a freebie brag book QP for you to grab(!) My very first freebie, so be kind :D

thankful for

2008-11-26T23:47:00.005+01:00

It's busy this time of season for a pastor, but here it is, as I promised the other day. My second layout made by Jess Gordon's new kit: Christmas Heart. Right now her store is 50% off, if you're ready for a great deal :) You can also find more great inspirational LO's made with this kit at her blog.

This is the season of gratitude and I'm so thankful for so much; this is my current top 5.

Credits:
template and word art by Emily Powers; paper and elements from Christmas Heart by Jess Gordon

This LO also goes to the gratitude challenge at Hodge Podge Art. It's still open a few days ;)

Happy Thanksgiving to anyone that celebrates that!!

Christmas Heart

2008-11-24T23:46:00.014+01:00

Saturday I got an email from Jess asking if I would join her "one kit ct-call" one more time, she was about to open her own store (the store is open now, check her out!) and needed some LO's to go with her new kit Christmas Heart.

I love getting such emails - off course I would scrap for her! After downloading the kit I found that this was a beautiful kit filled to the brim with Christmas love, but without being the standard red, green and white. I've had so much fun scrapping with it this weekend and look forward to do more as I get around to it. ;)

Here is the previews:

(click the images to go to the store)

Isn't it GORGEOUS?!!?!!

I have plenty of photos from the last three Christmas' with MT so it was about time I scrapped another Christmas LO. So this is what I made:

credit:
template by Jeni Hopewell; brush, funky stems, by Britt-ish design; all else from Christmas Heart by Jess Gordon.

journal: MT's very first Christmas was celebrated at the farm. Grandma and Grandpa were so happy to have us living there for a month. This photo was taken when we helped Grandma dress the tree on December 23rd. I loved watching how much fun they had together sharing the joy of the season. Christmas is our family's favorite time of the year!

I did another one as well, but that'll be for another post, since I have an early morning tomorrow - and it's already past midnight. Better get to bed soon!! Night :D

lime ;)

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cross posted to limeblog.net

created beautiful

2008-11-23T01:23:00.003+01:00

I redid the photo I made as a gift for my uncle's birthday, this is edition 2:

credits:
border and stitching by Emily Powers; stitches and bow (around photo) from Erica Zahne

I love that flower!!

speed scrapping again

2008-11-19T10:32:00.004+01:00

Last night (my time) there was a speed scrap at scrapmatters. And after getting MT to bed, I joined in on it. This time it took me so long to come up with a story. I felt like I had nothing to tell. That wasn't the truth, though, there is always plenty to tell once I find the right angle ;)

So this was what I told:

credits: papers, alpha and elements from kindred spirit by Scrapmuss designs and Erica Zane (I blended both background paper and alpha); hanging clips and yellow paper (blended with the alpha) from the bright side by Britt-ish design; 5 button by Mira design

journal: MT and the other 5 year olds got a advent calendar from church last Sunday. I stood in the back and took a few photos to remember the day by and even though they are a bit blurry and “long distance” I love them. And this one is my favorite. If I hadn’t snapped it I never would have seen the look of joy, happiness and curiosity in the face of my son and how he shows the other kids what he finds on the calendar. Maybe he’ll become a pastor like his mummy one day after all. LOL.

I even have a couple more of these photos, so I think there is another scrap coming :D Maybe that's for the next speed scrap?! Seems like that is the only time I get on with stuff and don't use the whole day going to and from...

Enjoy life - and SMILE!
lime :)

made a gift...

2008-11-16T22:23:00.006+01:00

My uncle celebrated his birthday today and I made him this:

I printed it out and framed it and I was very happy giving him something I spent some hours creating.

It's my first try on real word art, and even though I need some more practice, I had so much fun trying it out ;) I most certainly will do this again!

I made a puzzle with the words, because I wanted to focus on some of the words (FAGERT, beautiful + ÆVA, eternity + HJARTA, heart) - and keep it inside a square. My uncle got a bit confused trying to read it, but got it right in the end. I might do it a bit simpler to read next time around, but I also like that you need to focus and search a bit to get it right........

Anyhow this is how it is in Norwegian: Alt skapte han fagert i si tid, jamvel æva har han lagt i hjarta deira. In English: He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

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Hopefully there is a movie on or something, I'm tired but not quite ready for bed.... No movie, so boring, should get myself to bed now it's late and I am really tired(!)

Best wishes for the week to come!
Hugs

Lime ;)

decorating - CT

2008-11-16T02:53:00.005+01:00

Couldn't help but do another! Originally I planned to have this photo together with the onces from Christmas Eve (see post below), but it didn't fit. And now I'm glad I didn't push it, because it looks so much better on it's own :D

credits:
paper and elements from All I Want for Christmas by Pretty Scrappy; alpha, word art and glitter splat from Britt-ish design; gold stars, circle and swirl from E. Lash; bubble by Megan Fisher.

The photo is a bit blurry, I posterized it and I LOVE how it turned out!! This is the first time I used brushes to make a frame (the stars around the photo), I've been so frighten of dealing with brushes - but this was both easy and just what I wanted for this LO. I love Christmas :D

christmas eve 2006 - CT

2008-11-15T22:49:00.007+01:00

The last couple of weeks I've been a CT for the Pretty Scrappy shop. It's a bit new to me and I've been a bit confused lately about how everything runs, but I think I've started to get the hang of it ;) Hopefully the gallery at their site is back online soon as well, right now they have a bug.....so we have a no posting policy.

Since I was so late last week, I decided to get a head start on next week's assignment. I've used the new kit All I Want for Christmas from (and by) Pretty Scrappy.

I've been working on this all day. It almost drove me crazy, but finally I got it like I wanted!!

And here it is, our Christmas Eve of 2006:

Credits:
papers and element from All I Want for Christmas by Pretty Scrappy; swirl and eyelet ribbon from Stacy Crossley design, pretty scrappy; stitches from Britt-ish design, scrapmatters; tree stamp from november kit by Songbird Avenue

Journal: We celebrated Christmas Eve by our selves in 2006. It was our own decision and we had a great time together just the two of us. We ate the traditional Christmas dinner and then we opened gifts while we played some Christmas tunes and had time to appreciate each and every present. MT was so happy and we both enjoyed our evening.

fall beauties - CT

2008-11-15T01:37:00.005+01:00

Edited to add a preview of the kit.

I've been doing another ct-assignment for the Pretty Scrappy place. This time with an all new kit that barely have made it to the store. The designer behind it is 88 designs by M and the kit is called Journey Home.

It's kind of winterly around here. But I went back to fall for this kit:

credits:
template by Britt-ish design; papers and elements from Journey Home by 88 designs by M; frame and ribbons from Backyard Summer by Creations by Rachael B; alpha by GG digital design

journal: I brought my camera with me outside to capture this nature work of art. I was intrigued to see the flowers still blooming even though it had been cold for several days. Of course there is dying as well, but that only adds to the beauty, strangely enough.....

It's late here at my house. I'm waiting for a download to finish and then I'm off to la-la-land ;) More scraps tomorrow, I've just downloaded another kit from Pretty Scrappy to ct....

2008-11-13T11:16:00.003+01:00

I just love speed scraps, I can't help myself. Lately I've been able to attend the evening one as well, even though it is in the middle of the night. I do it because it makes me smile, it's fun to scrap with others and to see what they makes out of the instructions AND nothing makes me do scrapbook pages that I am happy with faster than this.

This I did in the night before Wednesday:

Credits:
template by Scrapmuss design (I love this template!!); papers and elements from "Let's kick it!" by Britt-ish design; date from Simply Sweet design

journal:
In February we visited old friends back west. We miss them a lot and it was great to see MT having so much fun with his old pals. Even though it also was strange and sad for him that his place and seat in the kindergarten was taken over by others. We moved and everything changed.

I'm really pleased with this, even with the journaling!!

HUGS!

sour

2008-11-10T23:35:00.004+01:00

I joined in on the daytime speed scrap at scrapmatters tonight (my time!). I scrapped some of my favorite photos from our February stay at our friends last winter.

So I give you the SOUR taster ;)

credits:
template, paper (yellow), date tag and alpha by Britt-ish design; papers by E. Lash; stitches, staple, bracket and hanging clip from the new kit "let's kick it" by Britt-ish design; swirl from the November kit from Songbird Avenue

journal: MT got to taste a lemon at our friends house. He was curious about the taste and liked the smell of it. Now he knows to stay away. He likes things SWEET not SOUR

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Right now I'm trying to download my next kit for my ct-assignment from Pretty Scrappy, but my internet connection isn't much working right now.... :( have to wait till tomorrow since it's already midnight - and I have an early morning.

So; night!!
lime ;)

fishing with my friends

2008-11-09T20:53:00.006+01:00

For some odd reason this LO haven't gotten it's own post before now. I finished it a few days ago, working as a ct for the Pretty Scrappy place with the Backyard Summer kit from Creations by Rachael. This was the first LO I made, summer time was the second.

This summer MT got to spend some time with our friends and neighbors from when we used to live by the large fjord. It was so nice for him to stay with them for a couple of days since he has missed them so much. It was also great because I've never taken him fishing and now he even got the chance to go out on the fjord. They fished some fishes that looked just like small sharks, MT found that so funny and exiting :D

Here they are, the fishing buddies:

Credits:
stitches by DeCrow design, we are storytellers; template by Britt-ish design, scrapmatters; papers, alpha and elements by creations by Rachael B, pretty scrappy

journal reads: On our summer vacation MT got to spend some time with our old neighbors and friends. He even got to go fishing. Lucky guy. That is great memories to bring back to our inland home.

I'm back home after a great 24-hours with family. And even though the weather could been better it was so nice them all. It's Fathers Day here in Norway today and it was nice to be able to give my dad a hug and a big Congrats!

summer time

2008-11-08T14:17:00.005+01:00

//Edit: this LO got chosen as layout of the day at digi chicks. I'm honored and happy :D Thank you, guys!//

We are rushing out of here, but before I go I wanted to show you my latest LO.

this is Summer Time to me:

Credits:
template by Emily Powers, we are storytellers
all else from backyard summer by creations by Rachael B, pretty scrappy ~~(I'll hook up the links when I'm back online, sorry)~~ Done.

journal: Sun. Ice cream. Happy kid. Rain. Friends. Fjord. Vacation. Beach. Memories. Farm. Warm days. Hot. Greens. Visitors. Summer nights. Barbecue. Grow. Slower pace. Visiting. Family. Blue sky. Snake. Thunder storm. Outdoor living. Less TV. Bike. Bathing. Shorts. Busy at work. Responsibillities. Land mower. Mountain. Water. Butter flies. Joy. Sun burn. Smile. Happiness. Crops.

Better go! See you guys later :D
Enjoy the weekend!!

the soccer guy

2008-11-07T23:06:00.006+01:00

I've been speed scrapping again at Scrapmatters. It is so fun, but this time I really felt the rush at the end and barely finished in time. I hope I can continue speed scrapping also next week, even though I'm back at work. Maybe not the night time, though ;)

This is what I came up with, inspired by Britt's newest kit:
Credits:
all by Britt-ish design.
Paper and embellishments from her new kit Let's Kick It. I love the colors, useful for so much more than sports!! Don't forget to jump over to her site, there is a freebie awaiting as well...

journal:
Ever since I met MT he has been in love with playing soccer. When we lived in Sogn he often played in our front yard and if I joined him he was all smiles. These photo is from one such day. I love that he has a passion for the game and hope that he can keep the joyness of it all also when he’s old enough to play in the kids league.....

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One of these days I hope I find the inspiration and time to make a proper heading for the blog. I don't like the current one very much! But I have to go to bed earlier today and I have a few other projects this weekend, so it might take me some time. But it is on my agenda :D

Ok, signing out now. Sleep tight.

Lime ;)

my everyday life, ed. 1

2008-11-07T00:34:00.008+01:00

I'm working on my everyday life project for November (I shot a photo each hour, more or less, yesterday, and plan to do that each month...) - I have added all the photos, but nothing more. I plan to write a bit about each of the photos and to add some papers and embellishments. So this is not the final result, just ed. 1 :D

Credits:
template by Scrapmuss design (I've added 16 squares)

And now I really have to go to bed. Need some sleep! My kid is a bit sick and will probably stay home tomorrow, so I need all the energy I can get..... He is no fun when he is bored. But he's really cute, though, and my absolute favorite boy in this wold!!

the ski jump

2008-11-06T12:13:00.010+01:00

I usually hate getting up early in the morning. I'm such a B-person (or what you call it in English...). But there is one thing that can get me out of bed and that is speed scrapping. It is so fun and also a bit challenging so it gets me on my toes. Last night I joined Brittney and the others for some scrapping speed, it took me a bit too long to get out of bed so this time i never did catch up on the conversation. But this is what I scrapped:

credits
template for Tuesday Template Challenge by scrapmuss design; alpha, button and frame from The Bright Side by Britt-ish design; paper and elements from Songbird Avenue, November kit, Frosty Kisses.

journal: MT is seriously in love with winter. When the snow came he jumped up and down of joy and wanted to go skiing right away. He's quite good at skiing, but one of the things he really want to do is to jump with his skis. For that he need to build a ski jump and practice his skills.

I love the overall feel of it, but I was planning to add some sort of instruction answering the how to in the title, and why on earth do I always forget to add shadows these days??!! I'll add to it this weekend and will post it again on Sunday. I'm planning to make a winter book using these LOs with the Frosty Kisses kit, so I want it all to be as good as I can make it ;)

I'm off to do some house cores. Back later to work on my photos from yesterday documenting my day. Here is a few snippets of it:

frost nature

2008-11-03T15:06:00.008+01:00

I'm loving the nature around us.
When you go close up they are like fine art .

A frosty collection:

Credits:
November kit from Songbird Avenue, FROSTY KISSES; alpha by Britt-ish design; font by Ali; template by Scrapmuss design

new kit at songbird avenue

2008-11-01T23:58:00.009+01:00

Songbird Avenue is out with a new kit, FROSTY KISSES. It is so gorgeous and perfect for all my winter photos!! The guest designers for this November kit are Little Dreamer Designs. 100% of this month’s profits will benefit the Toys for Tots.

I just had to scrap a few of the photos from today (I have a bunch, will upload tomorrow!). Those snow flakes will be used over and over again, and the papers are so diverse and beautiful - not to mention many!

Credits:
paper and elements from the november kit from Songbird Avenue; alpha by Britt-ish design; date by Mira design; template by Jen*uine Artistry

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I'm sitting here by the fire writing this, waiting for it to burn out so I can go to bed. I'm tired. Should have slept some more last night, but was late in bed. Seems like it's almost impossible to call it a night before 1 am these days..... Not good, I know, gives me a head ace. But there is so much scrapping to do! :D

Night!

Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day

2008-11-01T13:04:00.005+01:00

Wow, I've never heard of this day before now. But I'm certainly going to take advantage of the great discounts and freebies around the digi scrap world. How fun! :D Check out my creative juice on my sidebar for great places to visit. Enjoy.

...but that will be later, first we are going outside in the beautiful, sunshiny and snowy winter day. I'll be sure to bring the camera, I plan to scrap more about our first snow later tonight. I also have a story to tell at limeblog.net - hopefully later tonight. I'll tell you when it's told(!)

Have a GREAT day!

lime ;)

Cozy Sweater by Jess Gordon

2008-10-31T23:41:00.008+01:00

Jess Gordon is out with another kit. Cozy Sweater got inspired by the favorite warm sweater of Jess's son (read more about it at her blog, a LO with both the sweater and the boy is due!).

It's available for a short time at Christina Renee's store, so jump right over.

here is what I got inspired to make:

Credits:
paper and elements from Cozy Sweater by Jess Gordon, available at Christina Renee Designs; snow elements from winter breeze from MK design
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Thanks for another ct-call, Jess :)

I'm happy to do another; I'm sure you can't stop creating kits even though this months block party at Christina Renee's place is over.... ;)

Everyday magic

2008-10-31T23:30:00.003+01:00

Brittney of Britt-ish design hosts a challenge at Scrapmatters called everyday magic. For almost a month now I've been meaning to scrap a page about our everyday days. Finally I got around to it tonight :D

Our everyday days is just as magical as any special day. Here is some photos from our life:

Credits:
Template by Scrapmuss design; paper, elements and alpha from the bright side by Britt-ish design; labels made with the labelmaker at atomic cupcake

Better catch up on some sleep! See you tomorrow.

a scraplift and new ct adventures

2008-10-31T10:08:00.004+01:00

After not doing scraps for a few days I did two late yesterday evening /this morning ;) The first one was for speed scrap #39, I scrapped about MT and snow ball making. The second one was a scraplift challenge and I scraplifted this:

and came up with this:

Credit:
the bright side kit by Britt-ish design

I love those angel wings ;)

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And right when I was finished and ready for bed I got an email from Jess, asking if I would do another ct-job for her and her new kit. But off course! So that's what I'm doing today.

That and drinking coffee......

Speed Scrap #39

2008-10-31T06:22:00.003+01:00

Joined Speed Scrap at Scrapmatters tonight (and by that I mean night!) I'm seriously tired and are going right to bed as soon as this is posted. ;)

Credits:
everything is from "the bright side" by Britt-ich design!

fun creating

2008-10-27T21:50:00.021+01:00

One of the really great things in my life right now is the joy of scrapping and taking photos. I'm in the middle of learning new things about PSE (photoshop elements). I've always loved colors and making stuff, but now I feel like I have a proper tool to help me creat beautiful stuff (at least I think they are... ;)). Tonight I've tried out how to use an overlay thanks to Happy Scrap Girl's freebie (THANKS!).

See here what I did with a photo of MT. I love this grunge look, it suits this photo so well! :D

And then I've been trying to make papers using my own photo as a background. I'm only a student here, but I'm having so much fun trying it out!

Although I think I need a color palette to work with......you should have seen all the other colors I tried - lol. And some more practice! Not to mention that I need to use the highest image quality when I'm shooting photos, so I can make a 12x12! Maybe I also need to figure out what RAW is all about ;)

Enjoy your day!
lime :)

my Father's world

2008-10-26T02:02:00.005+02:00

This is my Father's world
an old hymn about Gods creation

This is my Father’s world,
and to my listening ears
all nature sings, and round me rings
the music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world:
I rest me in the thought
of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;
his hand the wonders wrought.

This is my Father’s world,
the birds their carols raise,
the morning light, the lily white,
declare their maker’s praise.
This is my Father’s world:
he shines in all that’s fair;
in the rustling grass I hear him pass;
he speaks to me everywhere.

This is my Father’s world.
O let me ne’er forget
that though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the ruler yet.
This is my Father’s world:
why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring!
God reigns; let the earth be glad!

- Isn't it some beautiful words?
Thanks to Jess and the Olive kit I got to know it :D

Olive - Fathers world

2008-10-26T01:27:00.001+02:00

I got inspired and did finish another LO from the Olive kit. This time the lyrics of the sheet of music you can see was what got me going. Read it here (roll down a little bit) - here at my place.

It's lots going on here, seems to be my style ;)

credits:
alpha, paper and elements from Color Theory: Olive, by Jess Gordon, available at Christina Renee Designs; staples from Mira design

It's so late, it's almost early..... Got to go to bed, night!

Olive

2008-10-25T20:04:00.007+02:00

Yesterday Jess of Scrapbook ideas announced that she wanted a ct-team for her first kit. I found the courage to apply. And was accepted - how cool is that!! Thanks for having faith in me, Jess ;D

At the Christina Renee designs several designers have participated in making the collaborate kit think pink, Jess was one of the designers. Afterward the designers started designing a full kit in only one color, they called the project "Color Theory". The designers got to choose their own color to make their kit in - and Jess choose the OLIVE color.

This is what Jess designed:

You can read a bit more about this in her blog.

At first I got a bit scared when I started scrapping, this was my first ever ct-call - and even though it was just for this kit I wanted it to be fantastic and special. After a while, and a lot of interruptions later, I calmed down, added a bit of colors and came up with this (as close to one color LO I can get!):

Credits:
alpha, paper and elements from Color Theory: Olive, by Jess Gordon, available at Christina Renee Designs; stitches by Britt-ish design, available at Scrapmatters.

This was in fact my second attempt with the kit, I wasn't too happy about the first - but later tonight I'm going to see if I can make it to something I want to show ;)

just blow

2008-10-24T00:09:00.007+02:00

I joined the other speed scrap of the week at Scrapmatters tonight. Not often they comes so close together, but kind of nice to speed scrap twice in one day (sort of...). I'm really tired, so this is just a short post - the linking and such will be done tomorrow!
The first edition:

The second edition:

Credits:
Papers by Britt-ish design and Scrapmuss design. Elements by britt-ish design and Mira design. alpha by E Powers. Template by Joy revisited design.

Winter approaching

2008-10-23T05:20:00.006+02:00

Another speed scrap in the middle of the night. This is too fun ;)
Posted this to the gallery at Scrapmatters:

credits:
papers and elements by MK designs; date by Mira designs; alpha by Ellie Lash designs; template by Sya's blueprints

A few minutes later (but to late for the speed scrap) I altered it a bit and are more satisfied with this version, no matter if it doesn't count in the challenge ;)

I'm going back to sleep now.
Ups, my kid woke up, better get him to sleep, it's nighty night for the both of us ;)

summer friends

2008-10-22T17:14:00.003+02:00

I've been wanting to scrap this photo of MT and his friends for a long time. It is from this summers sunny days by the beach. We don't see our friends so often these days, and we really enjoyed staying with them for a few days :D

Credits:
paper and elements from peachy keen, Songbird Avenue October kit; elements by Mira designs

I scraplifted the above LO from this LO by Neeceebee (Denise) at Scrapmatters.

I loved the hands and the focus on friends and summer.

I wanted to use the blue color as well, but my LO wanted it differently..... :D

And one of these days I am going to have more space and air!

ahem.....maybe?!?!

we are going to eat some dinner now. better get my son of the computer and tear myself away too. we are a terrible geeky family ;)

fall farm

2008-10-21T11:49:00.009+02:00

I love taking photos of the farm in the fall. There is something about the harvesting of nature. Here is a few photos, I've taken this fall, scrapped:

Credits:
Template by Scrapmuss design; papers and elements by Emily Powers

Journaling:

When fall comes there is always lots to do at the farm. Picking fruit, harvesting the crops and sowing some for the next season. I love the fall time at the farm, at least those days without rain, and I wish I could spend more time outside this beautiful time of year, helping dad with it all. I guess he’d love that too!

watching ya!

2008-10-21T01:57:00.008+02:00

I've spent the last hour or so talking online with a friend from the other side of the world. Internet do rock - and surely brings people together, from all kinds of places! Nice talking to you, Val! So glad to know you and for sharing the joy of the pack rat, blogging and the digi scrapping kind of life. lol. ;)

....I have also finished a new scrap page with MT and my dad, from this weekend. I love his smile watching his grandpa approaching. ;D

Credits:
paper and elements from Falling in love (mostly) by MK design; date ribbon, stitches and staples by Mira design

Now it's late. Better get some sleep!!!
Nighty. night!

the speedy biker

2008-10-17T15:38:00.005+02:00

This has been in the making for a few days. Had some problems figuring out title and journaling. I love this photo of MT, he's just himself talking away......telling stories. He loves to ride his bike fast ;)

This was my first ever try on extraction, it won't be the last. That was seriously fun :D

credits:
papers and elements by Emily Powers; elements by Andilynn designs; elements by Britt-ish design; element by Dani Mongstad; elements by Angela Powers; elements by Mira design; paper by Ellie Lash;alpha by Jeni Hopewell design; alpha by Cinnamon design

Have a blessed weekend!

snowy scrap

2008-10-17T01:01:00.005+02:00

I barely finished this one tonight, it was harder to do than I imagined..... how come?! lol. Anyway I think it might be a bit overdressed, but I'm happy with this for now. Wish I did some real journaling, though. I might add that later!

Credits:
template by Britt-ish design; paper, alpha and elements by MK designs

The photos is from December 30th of 2007. MT had so much fun with all the snow we got last year since we hardly got any snow by the fjord, where we used to live.

And now he's waiting for the snow to come again; he want to use his skis and make jumps for the toboggan. ;) His mom would rather be driving on snow free roads a month longer....

Edit:
~added a bit more off journaling:

MT loves to play in the snow
we lived for a few years by the fjord with hardly any snow. Now we live closer to the mountains with plenty of the white stuff!

Nighty night!

speed scrapping in the night

2008-10-16T05:27:00.005+02:00

Couldn't help but join in on the speed scrap at Scrapmatters tonight. It's right in the middle of the night here, so usually I'm not able to do this "evening" edition. But I'm not going anywhere tomorrow and I managed to get out of bed a couple of hours ago.....

...and scrapped this:

Credits:
Template by Janet Phillips; Elements and paper by Britt-ish design; Elements and paper by Emily Powers

I'm really pleased with the result, I love these outdoors photos from October 11th! I might scrap a few more....but now I long for the bed again. It's only 5:30 am here and I've been up for two hours, need a bit more sleep me thinkes.....

Nighty, night!

tell your tales

2008-10-14T12:38:00.007+02:00

The talented and inspiring Jessica Sprague is opening a new class - Stories in Hand.

Anyone can register, there is plenty of room and the whole thing is free as well.

How great is that!

I'm planning on signing on, come October 20th, sure could use some tips and tricks to tell the stories of our every day life - not only the big event.

Take a look at the flyer for the details.

SEE YOU THERE!?!?!

speed scrap #34

2008-10-14T00:53:00.007+02:00

I joined in on the Speed Scrap at Scrapmatters tonight. Since MT went to a friend I was afraid I wouldn't reach it, but thankfully I easily found both photos and papers. And even though I had just one hour to finish, I got it posted in time. I think this is the fastest LO I've ever made!!
Take one:
Credits:
Paper, elements and alpha by Dani Mongstad; Button from the September kit by Songbird Avenue; Brad by Mira Design; Template by designs by Rhonda

The alpha did bother me, though, so after I put MT to bed I used another half an hour to produce a sligthly different look.
Take two:
Credits:
Paper and elements by Dani Mongstad; Button from the September kit by Songbird Avenue; Brad and alpha by Mira Design; Template by designs by Rhonda

Now I can go to sleep feeling I accomplished something.

Which one do you like?

joyful

2008-10-13T13:05:00.005+02:00

This took me some time, but finally I got it right ;)

Love this photo of MT, I took it on Saturday, October 11th, while rooming around in the forest/fields by our house. It's my first ever go on selective coloring, and that was seriously fun! (a big thanks to Saturday special at scrapmatters for the challenge AND for showing me how to do it! This week we're supposed to do extractions, can't wait to learn how to do that!)

So here it is:

Credits:
papers (blended by me) and elements from the October kit from Songbird Avenue; template by Kylie M designs; alpha by Melanie Lucas; hanging clips, date and torn strip by Britt-ish design; staple by Mira design; cross stitches by Amy Teets.

pretty sweet

2008-10-10T23:45:00.009+02:00

At the moment I'm on sick leave from work (or how to call it), I am so tired of thinking about a few problems we have there, that I had to take a two week long time-out, to regroup and recover. Hopefully this will do us all some good.

Scrapping is one of the things that take my mind of things. And I really enjoy it too :D

This is my sweet niece and todays LO, that I made using the newest kit from Mira design. Love it.

Credits:
Papers and elements from Sweet Bird by Mira design + elements from ABC label and Boyish Charm by her; datetag by Britt-ish design; template by Sya's blueprints.

I'd better get to bed, it's midnight and I try to start a new trend of a not-so-late bedtime.... It's not going that well as of yet, but there is always hoping! ;)

Love
anneberit

peachy keen and fall colors

2008-10-10T14:23:00.019+02:00

Yesterday I worked on a new scrap page, I wanted it to be all about the beautiful colors of fall, use it as my entry at the In Living Color challenge at Srapmatters and I wanted to use the new October kit from Songbird Avenue, that I bought a week ago. It took me some time to get those three together!

I usually tend to not use too many soft and pinkish colors, but this kit is more than that - no matter the name and the overall feel of PEACHY KEEN ;) And off course - I look forward to scrap pages of my niece and my friends three daughters with it - it is perfect for those occasions!

To the left is an image of the kit.
This month’s guest designer is Pamela Gibson! This month’s proceeds go to benefit the Animal Haven.

It's still up for sale, so jump over to Songbird Avenue and take a closer look.

Back to my fall colors.
After some blending and some help from other fantastic kits (see credit) this was what I came up with; after working on and off for most of the day :D lol

Credits:
Papers from Peachy Keen; October kit from Songbird Avenue;
Paper from Autumn Woods, September kit from Songbird Avenue;
Frame (blended into the red background paper) from Endless Summer, July kit from Songbird Avenue; Elements and alpha from Whooo Loves Fall and Boyish Sharm by Mira designs;
Tree element from Snow Wonder by Ellie Lash;
Template by neeceebee design

Later I'll try another approach with the kit (mentioned above), maybe even I can go all peachy?!?!

here is FALL

2008-10-09T09:51:00.006+02:00

Did this for the sketch challenge at DigiChick. The photo was taken at my parents farm last weekend, the view is north west. Love the snow on top of the mountain in the background, the snow on the mountain came October 1st.

Credits:
Template by Juli Fish; Hanging clip by Britt-ish design; Word tag by Dani Mongstad; Paper, elements and alpha by Mira design

WELCOME!

2008-10-08T13:46:00.008+02:00

HI! Nice to see you!

I created this blog mostly to have a place to redirect you to my real LIMEblog. Sometimes I'm not able to comment on blogger blogs with other than having a blog there my self; so now I have one too and can comment where ever I like ;) (almost...)

Then it also is a nice place to showcase my scrap LOs.

I might find other uses for this blog in the future also, but for now please head over here for more of me!

Love
anneberit

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Welcome

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Spooks - LO's and a blog train

I'm a new CT for Sweet Tomato Designs :)

this scrapbooking thing

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christmas in july...

meeting mr. king crab

summer scrapping thoughts and a LO

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project 365 - february month scrapped

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project 365 - january month scrapped

May CT layouts

Fun in the Sun

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free block template + a challenge!

speed scrapping again

MT and Bea

flower girls

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It's my party - feebie

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2 new M-boys; CT scrap

just another day in paradise - week 1 - 2009

cute trouble

Speed Scrapping for Rachael B :D

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The Love of Lime

REAL LOVE

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January Blog Train

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Word for 2009

Merry Christmas!!

A late, but warm wish to you from me!MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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faith; ct-scrap

blog train freebie!

changing season

my blessing

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Christmas Heart

created beautiful

speed scrapping again

made a gift...

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sour

fishing with my friends

summer time

the soccer guy

my everyday life, ed. 1

the ski jump

frost nature

new kit at songbird avenue

Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day

Cozy Sweater by Jess Gordon

Everyday magic

a scraplift and new ct adventures

Speed Scrap #39

fun creating

my Father's world

Olive - Fathers world

Olive

just blow

Winter approaching

A late, but warm wish to you from me!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!