Category: Terje

April 12, 2013

Guesting for We R Memory Keepers

Happy Friday, everyone!

Today I’m guest designer with We R Memory Keepers. Have you seen my layout on their Facebook and followed the link here? If so, welcome! Good to have you! If you’re a regular reader, welcome back

I received a lovely assortment from WRMK’s “For the Record” line and was really drawn to this dark paper and the sentiment tag. The photo is of my husband, one of the first I took using the camera I had just bought. As you can see, I used WRMK’s Sew Easy – so easy! I’ve always admired those who do a lot of detail work on their pages, and using these tools made it easy to add embroidery! I layered the photo using some of the other papers and a doily (a staple of mine!).

From the Silhouette store, I got a couple of shapes from WRMK, but ended up using these butterflies on both layouts. I added some sequins to make it even more dreamy.

Instead of using Thickers or anything like that for a title, I used this tag. Turning it slightly to fit in the corner made the page more interesting, breaking with my normal, grid-like style.

My second layout also features my husband. We took a two-day motorcycle trip last summer, with more than just a few ferry crossings. For the trip, we brought this classic Norwegian chocolate crackers called Kvikklunsj and he had a few strips every time we caught a ferry, while posing for me and my iPhone! The photos are not from the same crossing, but that doesn’t really matter

There is a lot going on on this page here! I used one of the WRMK papers, but cut out the print on the side. Instead I added it on top of plain white cardstock, but… I cut out the butterflies and added more of those dark papers beneath it, creating a very cool effect. I used the same paper for the Silhouette-cut title.

Once more, doilies! I got some silver and gold foil doilies at Etsy and used those to layers the photos. This made me cut out even more butterflies (well, the ones from the negative space…) and embossed those with gold embossing powder.

I didn’t want the page to be too cute, so instead of adhering the butterflies to the page, I used my mini-stapler.

I really hope you’ve enjoyed your stay on my blog today and that you’ve been inspired. Have a great weekend, everyone!

April 2, 2013

Simple Scrapper April Blog Hop

Welcome to Simple Scrapper’s April blog hop! This time we’ve got an amazing give-away. I promise you, you won’t be disappointed.

This month I’ve got two layouts to show you: The one I made using one of the new sketches from Simple Scrapper’s April collection and the one I made using April Story Starter prompts.

I really liked the letter-sized sketches this month! It’s been a while since I made a layout this size, and in a way I was amazed how crowded the paper became

For this layout I chose a photo of T and Nymeria, our youngest cat. I used I Lowe Scrap paper and a Sodalicious tag instead of journaling.

I cut parts of the title using my Cameo, but also added some flair and October Afternoon alphas stickers.

The banner was cut without measuring much. I added a doily to layer it all a bit more (a stapler for me, isn’t it?).

For the Story Starter prompt, I went a bit outside the box. I chose a self-portrait of myself, but added a card instead of that fourth photo on the sketch.

I used some Becky Higgins PL journaling cards as extensions of the photos and added the journaling.

The journaling is about one of the reasons why I chose this profession. The journaling on the card reflects many of the thoughts I have each morning as part of getting ready. It can be easy to feel down on yourself, feeling you never do the right thing, working as a teacher, so I try to tell myself what I do correct

Now that you’ve seen my pages, I really think you should hop on over to the next designer on the list!

Simple Scrapper (Jennifer Wilson)
Jeryn Carlisi
Lisa Corbin-Polak
Ronnie Crowley
Holly Humbert
Margrethe Aas Johnsen <– THAT’S ME!
Amy Kingsford
Aimee Maddern
Jean Manis
Van Nguyen
Melissa Priest
Celeste Smith
Sara Case Strickland

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The Premium Membership at Simple Scrapper provides skills and shortcuts to help you simplify and find more meaning in your memory keeping. Each month members receive a new collection of sketch templates and Story Starters, story-focused prompts for pages and projects.

March 27, 2013

Unpublished layout

I was looking through the folder where I keep the layouts I made in 2012 and I came across this one – a previously unpublished layout.

On this I used Amy Tangerine Sketchbook tappers and embellishments + an embroidered tag by Sasha Farina. She is amazing with the needle and you can get your own tags in her shop. The stamp is by Kelly Purkey – love her designs! After adhering the die-cut title, I decided to outline it using a black marker. That makes is easier to read and adds a bit of dimension!

Thank you for visiting!

March 26, 2013

A friend is someone who…

Happy Tuesday!

Today I want to share a layout that I made after being very inspired by this week’s Studio Calico challenge. Kinsey’s layout is so gorgeous! I’ve never really used my Silhouette Cameo like this before – making a large, negative space title like this, but it was really fun! I chose to use one font only, but still emphasising some of the words by making them larger.

I chose to paper by Amy Tangerine only. I bought these last summer and haven’t used them yet (!!!). I love the colors and the patterns, but they haven’t really fit the layout I’ve made this year. I chose to spice things up a bit, but still try to choose papers that “fit the words” so that they were still readable.

I had originally printed a 4×6 photo, but seeing how large the title came out, I had to re-print as 3×4. I layered using the same papers plus some doilies.

It was so much fun cutting a large, bold title like this – I’ll definitely be doing it again! If you want to download the title as a cut file (.studio), you may do so here. I would love to see you create something with it, so if you do, please link me up!

Thanks for visiting today!

February 2, 2013

Summer of 2012

It’s been a couple of months and I can finally share this layout I made for Scrap365. I had been published in two previous issues after submitting layouts on a whim. I then received an e-mail asking if I’d be interested in creating specifically for an article. The article was a challenge of sorts, giving two very different designers the same recipe. This is what I made:

I used photos from the summer that had just past. From the top left: Building the deck behind the new house, our friend in our living room, the dead forest close to Stord (on our motorcycle bike-trip), Terje on the ferry, self-portrait, the lovely island Hidra.

If you want to get the issue, this layout was published in the December 2012-issue.

There will be a couple of previously-secrets layout coming soon, so keep watching this space!

January 28, 2013

A new layout + WINNER!

Hello, all!

I hope Monday is treating you alright!

Yesterday I made a layout for Cocoa Daisy’s January “Pleased to meet you”-challenge. The challenge this month is to scrap like MandyK. I chose her layout “Every girl dreams to have her own pony someday” as inspiration, tilted onto its side and drew a quick sketch. I printed my photo as large as I could on a A4-paper and used it on my own layout, copying Mandy’s large photo-style.

I used a ribbon underneath the doily to create some dimension, wrinkling it all up and stapling it down (I could not live without my stapler!).

I got some punchinella sheets (as I’ve heard them be called) with my last order from Cocoa Daisy and immediately fell in love! These things are gorgeous! (sparkly and flimsy at the same time!!!). I sliced on diagonally and added behind the photo on top of each other to create dimension and layers.

Also, Scrap365 has picked a winner for the FOCUS program from Simple Scrapper…Elpimi – you’re the winner! Please e-mail scrap365@traplet.com with your details! Congratulations

Thanks for taking part in the blog hop last week, everyone! See you soon!

January 5, 2013

Three New Projects

Hello! It’s Saturday!

My second post in December for Scrappin Studio has been up for almost a week, so I thought I’d share the projects here as well. All of these projects were made using Studio Calico’s December kits.

I’d like to start off with a layout with a photo of what greeted me when I came home one day. My husband loves his motorcycles and this year, since we’ve moved into a new house and he wants to take really good care of them, he carefully moved his favorite bike into his little den on the first floor…

On this layout I used the gold glitter paper to cut out a title using my Silhouette. The font is called Nova Solid.

I used a paper doily as a journaling spot (looks like this is starting to become one of my staples!)

The second layout is a scraplift of Tina Azimus’ layout by the same title. I really like doing layouts like this to pick some of the highlights of the year that’s passed.

On this layout, I’ve included photos from the entire year: My in-laws’ 50th birthday party, when I was offered a permanent teaching position, the trip we took on the motorcycle last summer, his sister’s wedding, my trip to Krakow, my friend’s wedding, our cats and general everyday photos.

My last project is a card lift. I really loved the card Emily Pitts made for Simple Stories and wanted to make something similar. For this card I used the Murray Hill add-on (B-side of the camera paper from KI Memories, as well as the alphabet stickers and fantastic smile washi tape from the same brand).

Normally I’m not a card maker, but simple cards like this works for me!

That’s it from me for this time. I’ve loved this chance of working with the gorgeous Studio Calico kits for Scrappin Studio. Jaime, thanks for having me guest twices this year. It’s been an absolute pleasure!

December 27, 2012

Two projects for Scrappin Studio

As I mentioned earlier, I’m guest designing for Scrappin Studio this month. Scrappin Studio is a store that sells Studio Calico kits to the Asian market. I’ve made two projects using December’s kits and will post another two projects later this month.

I made a mitten card using a Silhouette cut file and made it into a to/from-tag for a gift.

I took the photo for this layout while we were looking for the car rental company in Heathrow Village in October. We went to England to attend a wedding and flew into London and had planned to hire a car to drive up north. However, we’re not used to the car rental companies being located so far away from the airports. T looked really lost and I just had to snap a photo.

In other news, the Christmas celebration was at T’s parents’ and we had a good time. We had left-over turkey at my sister’s yesterday and we’ve just come home from my mom’s place tonight. It’s been a good few quiet days at home and I’ve really enjoyed it. I have to get a bit more scrapping done for Scrappin Studio soon as well as write a report (I study part time). Back at work next week!

I hope you’ve all had a good weekend and celebration (if you celebrate). See you soon!

December 21, 2012

January sketch with Scrap365/Sketchbook365

Hello, all!

I know it’s been ages, and apart from the same old excuse about work taking over, I have no other reason for not posting here lately. I’ve been keeping up with my DT obligations, but that’s about it. But today I have something to share.

The layout didn’t make the deadline over at Sketchbook365, so I thought I’d post it here.

I just love this photo of Terje and Nymeria and wanted to use the Dear Lizzy tag on something… Also, I really love sequins these days and I’m lucky enough to subscribe to two kit clubs that both include them in their kits. For this layout I used the November kit from Cocoa Daisy.

I hope everyone’s had a good December so far. We had the last day before the holidays yesterday so today I enjoyed sleeping in and have made two layouts and a card so far. One of the layouts and the card will be up on Scrappin Studio’s blog very soon – I’m guest designer there again this month.

Before you leave, please click this link and join and create something beautiful using the new sketch. You have until January 17th!

July 31, 2012

I love you…

Another month, and another prompt from A Year in the Life of an Art Journal. While I do feel bad about not participating when the other guest hosts arrange the prompts, I do love to play when it’s my own.

I tried art journaling a few years back, but my love for paper and grids and order stoppe me from getting where far. Some people say I just need to get some paint on my hands and I will be converted. I’m not so sure. I’m a neat girl and that’s all there’s too it.

But, I realize that there’s a fine line between art journaling and scrapbooking and whichever style you choose, it’s still art. Whatever you call it, it’s cool with me.

Maybe it was the whole journaling-aspect that made me sweat? If you know my style, you know there’s not a whole lot of journaling going on on my pages…

THE PROMPT: Love
THE STUFF: A list of things you love right now, a photo of a person you love, etc.
THE TECHNIQUE: Hearts – draw one, paint one, sew one, cut one out from a magazine. Whatever you come up with!

I knew I wanted to make a layout with “flying hearts”, but my initial plan of cutting hearts from a newspaper with my Silhouette Cameo fell through pretty quickly when I realized my cutting mat is still too sticky… Pulling and scratching newspaper paper from the mat is no fun. Trust me on that!

I ended up using a patterned paper instead.

Background paper from Sodalicious, stamp by Kelly Purkey, tape from Freckled Fawn. I love these Thickers!!!
And I love my husband. Which this layout is about.

THE PROMPT: Love THE STUFF: A list of things you love right now, a photo of a person you love, etc. THE TECHNIQUE: Hearts – draw one, paint one, sew one, cut one out from a magazine. Whatever you come up with!

THE PROMPT: Love
THE STUFF: A list of things you love right now, a photo of a person you love, etc.
THE TECHNIQUE: Hearts – draw one, paint one, sew one, cut one out from a magazine. Whatever you come up with!