Hello Gorgeous - Layout - Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo

Hello my sweet neglected followers! This past few months have been soo crazy busy. I've been the leader of this huge festival in my community with loads of people selling their homemade items, and all sorts of other things. It's been a crazy time but hopefully I'm back to my old self with scrapbooking, teaching classes and taking photos! :) 

So for my first share of many (hopefully) is my DT layout for Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo's newest challenge "Beauty". It's not to late to join in and I hope you do! :) 

Like I said; this month is all about "Beauty" and I found this fun Snapchat photo of me and Olivia. Heather Thompson's sweet sweet daughter from when they visited me here in Norway this summer. She is such a dollface! :)

It's been a long time since I've made scrapbook layouts. I've mostly made cards and other of the page projects. So I wanted to keep this layout clean and fun. I've used white cardstock for my base and distress inks from Tim Holtz for my blue background with some yellow splashes with Dylusions ink. I stamped with a star background stamp from Carabelle. and used mostly Prima products as embellishments. 

The "Hello Gorgeous" sticker is from Simple Stories, and most of the flowers are from Prima and Wild Orchids, added some bits of lace and ribbon and - Voila! A little layout was born!

If you'd like to join Scrapki's challenge this month, please head on over to the Scrapki-Wyzwaniowo blog for details and a little look at this months prizes sponsored by 7dots Studio and UmWow Studio.

Thank you so much for stopping by my neglected blog today! I truly appricate it! :) HUGS!

Vintage Cards - DT Wild Orchid Crafts

Hello lovelies, it's my turn over at the Wild Orchid blog and I have two vintage cards to share with you.

The first card has more details and the other, I used loads of the Open Roses, Wild Roses and the Pretty Flori flowers. The papers are from Scrapberry's.

The beautiful resin bird is from Prima and was a perfect sentiment to my card. This card is actually a card without media. Shocking isn't it? hahaha :)

I used an old bookpage from a book that's from 1878.. I know.. really old, but this book is in such bad shape, so I think it's better to give it a new use in my scrapbooking.. Ok.. Over to my second card..

This card is a smaller card using the same type of paper as the first one, from Scrapberry's. I embellished with Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and some rhinestones.

I'm joining in these challenges with first my card:

• I Kropka - Birthday Challenge
• Noor! Design - Flower Challenge
• Scrap from your Heart - Spring Colors 
• Papirplaneten - Spring Colors 
• Let's Craft and Create - Spring Themed
• Inspriational Challenges - Spring Challenge
• Crafty Friends - Animals or Birds 
• Cards und More - Anything Goes 
• Crafty Cardmakers - Things with wings 
• Creatalicious Chllenges - Anything Goes 

Thank you so much for dropping by my blog today! I'd love to hear what you think. 

- Yasmin

Special - Layout - DT Scrapberry's

Hello my lovelies! Yesterday it was my turn over at the Scrapberry's blog. I made a layout this time I would like to share with you:

I used the "Words Live Forever" collection from Scrapberry's and some bits and pieces from the "Primavera" collection. I aslo added some old bookpages and doilies.

I started my page with embossing some starts with a stamp from Northstar Stamps. I used white ink to add the script with another background stamp, but this one is from Prima. I splattered some white dylusions ink and some glimmer glam "Rockin on Sunshine" to add some more interest.

I ended up not using any flowers on this, just paper embellishment, rhinestones and resins. All from Scrapberry's. Do you spot the super cute flair button?

The resin are from an older Scrapberry's collection, but you could still get them. It's from the "Vintage Circus" collection. I think the carousell was cute as my little Finnley is sleeping in my lap.

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today, for more inspiration with Scrapberry's products. Please go check out the blog. Hugs!

About my absence, lost mojo and a first share..

Hello lovelies.. It's been a long time.. over a month since I posted anything. I've been struggeling.. loads.. with myself, my creativity.. not feeling like doing anything. Not finding the pleasure in hinding out in my scrapbook room like I used too. My scrapbooking is my sancturary. A place to hid from the stuff going on around me.. and there's loads of stuff going on. I have a.. let's say a difficult family life. I don't keep it a secret because I think that knowlegde gives you more understanding of how things are. My oldest son as ADHD and Aspergers, witch again leads to the difficult family life. Just dealing with the everyday things has been hard lately.

My creativity left me 1,5month ago.. a long with my self-confidence about the projects I make. They say that You are the worst critics to yourself. Believe me.. I truly am the worst critic. I take everything very personally when I do something. Like when I'm out taking photos. I can blame myself for the rain - if it rains. I know it's not my fault.. but I just do.. and then I don't sleep for days because I'm not happy with the things I made or the photos I took. So I stopped making stuff.. I wanted to make things.. I just couldn't.. I would sit at my desk an shovel the papers around me. I could cut into something only to not get anywhere with it. I questioned everything I did.. Still do.. And I felt really sad about it.. beause this is my lifestyle. This is what I love to do. So I cut myself away from everything scrapbooking as well.. I haven't been visiting loads of blogs, keeping up on facebook. Just went to my desk to work, turned of the lights and left it like it was at night.

I push myself to make something now.. Even though I know it's not amazing or it isn't the best I've ever made.. But just to make something and maybe it will come back to my finger tips. So I've made something small today.. It's for the new Scrapberry's challenge this month and it's all about Kids. You an make a card for small friend, scrapbook with kids or make something for a kid like I did.

I made this little notebook for my son to practice his ABC's. He just started 1grade in August.

I even covered a pencil with the same paper as the book. I've used the "Forest Friends" collection from Scrapberry's on my little notebook here. Hopefully my son with like it to..

If you managed to read my rantings on the top, I would like to thank you for it. I'm not fully back I would say.. but I've made something now.. More than I have in ages.. Thank you so much for reading this and stopping by!

Hugs to all!

Maritime Card - DT Scrapberry's

Hello my lovlies! Today I'm up on the international Scrapberry's blog and I've pulled out some of my favorite papers from Scapberry's "Holiday Romance" and made a maritime card.

I did some serious fuzzy cutting on this.. I love to fuzzy cut and I love those papers I can find some elements with in the paper to use. These are perfect for that.

I used a whole bunch of Scrapberry's products on this, all from papers to flair buttons and chipboard.  The sentiments means "Happy Birthday" and are stickers from a Norwegian company called Papirdesign.

I also embellished with Finnabiar Art Stones and real shells picked from the beach near my house. The cheesecloth I misted with some Color Bloom.

I'm joining in these challenges with my card: 

• Creative Moments - Anything Goes 
• Hjerteboden - Anything Goes
• Kreativ Scrapping - Sommer & Sol
• Papirlosjen - Anything Goes
• Papirplaneten - Summer Challenge
• Scrappegarasjen - Summer Challenge
• Inspriation Destination Challenge - Anything Goes 
• Stampotique - Beach or Sea Challenge
• Card and Scrap - Anything Goes Challenge

Thank you for stopping by my blog today and if you would like to see more fantastic creations with Scrapberry's products. Please head on over to their blog. See ya! :) 

Summer Challenge - Scrapberry's

Hi everyone! There's a new challenge up on the Scrapberry's blog and this time you can make anything as long as it has a summer feel to it.

I used the papers from the "Sweetheart" collection for my card. It has these awesome papers you can fuzzy cut and I really like fuzzy cutting. So I cut out this pretty girl and added some rhinestones and a banner.

 I'm joining in these challenges with my card: 

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• Hjerteboden - Anything Goes
• Hobbygarasjen - Anything Goes 
• 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
• Simply PaperCrafts - Just for Fun

Thank  you so much for stopping by my blog today! :D 

Remember - Layout - DT Scrapberry's & Maya Road

Hello!! It's too long since my last post but today I'm up on the Maya Road and Scrapberry's blog with a vintage layout.

This is my grandmother's siblings and she's the one with her head turned.. Anyways, used loads of Scrapberry's products and Maya Road embellishments. I also played with some mediums on it, lots of stamping and splashing. 

I  love resin frames and Scrapberry's as loads to offer. I also added the metal plaque with the word "Remember". The "Photo Archive" collection from Scrapberry's is perfect for Vintage layouts like this one.

I fuzzy cut some images out of some of the papers in the collection. The Resin flowers and rhinestones are so gorgeous. I love them.

The key and felt rose is from Maya Road the same with the feather you just can spot on the photo. I painted it with Finnabair's Metallique paint. 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! Be sure to visit the Maya Road and Scrapberry's blog for more inspiration. 

Explosion Box - DT Scrapberry's

Hello my lovelies! Back again today with my first project this month for Scrapberry's designteam. I've made a Explosion box for my nieses confirmation and I've played with the gorgeous blue papers from the "Butterfly Collection".

I've used a chipboard cake from Crafty Moly for my center piece and decorated it with butterflies fuzzycut out of the papers in the collection. The Rhinestones and the blue flowers are also Scrapberry's embellishements. The little golden dots around the egde of the cake is "Dimentional Crystals" by Art Anthology.

Here's the box when put together with the lid on top. I've decorated with a large bow, flowers from scrapberry's and Prima and beautiful resin butterflies from Scrapberry's.

The sides hold pockets to put money and the fourth "flap" has place to write to the recipient.

A little detail on my box. This is one of the pockets to put some money.

I'm joining in these challenges with my explosion box:

• Card and Scrap - Merkedager (Konfirmasjon) 
• Hjerteboden - Use Flowers Challenge
• Hobbygarasjen - Moodboard Challenge
• Kreativ Hobby - Butterfly Challenge
• Kreativ Scrapping - Flower Challenge
• Scrappiness - Themed Challenge (Konfirmasjon) 
• Polkadoodle Crafting - Things with Wings Challenge
• Crafty Cardmakers - Pearls & Gem Challenge
• The Ribbon Girls - Anything Goes Challenge
• Card Mania Challenge - Flowers Challenge

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today! Would love to hear what you think :) 

Happy Tag - DT Flying Unicorn

One of the things I love the most to make is tags. They are so fun and fantastic to make with leftover papers. I got this large cardboard tag in my April Kit of the Month from the Flying Unicorn and I just had to make something with it.

I've used beautiful Prima papers from the "Tales of you and me" collection by Frank Garcia. I love adding loads of embellishments and flowers.

I've used a large chipboard key from Crafty Moly and word stickers from Heidi Swapp. I've also fuzzy cut out butterflies and added flowers that came in the kit. The kit is all sold out, but look out the 20th for new sneakpeeks of the kit. And be sure to pre-order the kit!

I'm joing in Scrapiness challenge: Not cards, Layouts or Project Life challenge with my tag :)

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today :) 

You & Me - Mini Shadowbox - DT Scrapberry's

Hello my lovelies! Today it's my day at the Scrapberry's blog and I have a little sweet project to share with you today. It's getting closer each day to Valentine's day so I made a little project with me and my husband using products from Scrapberry's. 

So I adore using these small wooden boxes you get embellishements in and making these small shadow box frame things. This time I took a fun picture of me and hubby to use in my box. The picture isn't perfect. But why does everything need to be?

So I've used the brand new "Butterflies" collection for this shadowframe. I used the die-cut sheet and It had all I needed to complete it. The ruffle ribbon on top, added with the rhinestones in the same color just gave it a little pop. The resin word "you&me" is perfect for my little piece.

Love the little saying in this and added a little die-cut chipboard heart for sweetness. :)

Thank you so much for stopping by me today! Hope you enjoyed my project. For more projects please take a look at the international Scrapberry's blog.