Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The weather is changing
Här var hönsen ute och det är uppenbarligen barmark och inte alls så kallt och jäkligt som nu.
Nu är det runt 10 grader kallt och helt vitt ute med ca 10 cm snö och hönsen har vägrat gå ut sedan länge. Skitväder!
Hade varit kul att visa med en bild från idag, men nu är det för mörkt för att fota. Kanske nått att fixa i morgon. Är ju faktiskt ganska kul att kunna gå tillbaka och se skillnaderna från år till år.
Jag hade ju för mig att det var jättekallt för två år sedan och varmt i fjol den här tiden, men tänk så fel man kan ha.
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Found this image today while going through some old stuff. This one is taken two years ago on this day and apparently my chickens were still outside. There is snow and it seems like it is fairly warm. Not like this year with cold weather and about 10 cm of snow and my chickens haven't been out in weeks. They refuse to go outside if there is snow on the ground.
Wish I had a photo of today to show you, but maybe that's a mission for tomorrow. Just realized that it is kind of fun to see the difference from year to year.
Last day of Hearfelt Creations
Tyvärr gick jag inte vidare till nästa omgång utan var en av de 7 medlemmar som fick lämna gruppen. 10 stycken nya har kommit till och 10 stycken av oss "gamla" fick stanna. Att jag inte var en av dem var väntat, men inte desto mindre tråkigt för det. Jag får istället välkomna de nya medlemmarna och tacka för alla underbara produkter jag fått och de härliga 6 månaderna med företaget.
Här är mitt sista kort
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Today is the last time I'll post for Heartfelt Creations. I wasn't one of of the ten members who got to stay, instead I was one of the seven that had to leave. It was expected, but still a bit sad. But I am so happy for the time I had with the company and I want to send a bit thank you to Heartfelt Creations for all the wonderful products I have received these past 6 months. I also want to congratulate all the members who are staying on the team and welcome all of the new ladies.
Here is the final card I made
Products Used:
HCPC 3504 Bold Vintage Floret Background PreCut Set
354803 Scallop Oval Large
354802 Classic Oval Lg
Cardstock, Adirondack Pitch Black, Black Marker, Black Soot Distress Stickles
Project Instructions:
Cut a piece of light cream cardstock to about 8-1/4" wide and 5" tall, fold in half to make the card base.
Cut an oval hole in the card front with the oval spellbinders die.
Cut a piece of the same cardstock and cut a hole with the scalloped oval die ans line it up with the hole in the card base. Trim the edges. Make sure to take a slightly larger scalloped oval die so you can make a frame.
Cut a piece of transparency and adhere to the back of the card front. I used some old packaging.
Cut a small oval frame and adhere on top of the transparency to hide the glue on the inside.
Stamp the background image on the inside of the card in black ink. Make sure to place it so that it can be seen through the transparency.
Stamp half the sentiment on the inside of the card and half on the front.
Draw some faux stitching lines around the front of the card.
Finally add some black stickles to the flower on the inside.
Let it dry and the card is finished!
Godmorgon Laxviken
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This sight is what welcomed me this morning at 6 am when I walked the dogs.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Let it snow even more
Gick väl sisådär, men jag är ganska nöjd med resultatet ändå.
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Since I printed all of the images from the Super FREE Saturday Kit from Uniko Studio I had a few left over from my last card. So i decided to try something new and I used stickles and glossy accent to the ornament. I wanted a shiny 3D effect and even though it may not have gone as well as I would have wanted I am still happy with the result.
8 weeks
De springer runt och de leker och sladdar över golvet i köket.
De slänger i sig mat och däremellan sover de som om de vore knockade.
Underbara är de
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The two boys at home are now 8 weeks old and they are running around like crazy.
All they do are playing and eating, and in between they sleep like they were knocked out.
They are so adorable
Monday, October 29, 2012
More snow
Här var det -10 grader i morse, men inte långt härifrån fanns det stackare som hade ända ner till -22 grader. Usch säger jag bara. Jag vill ju inte ha så kallt. Lite kallt och lite snö så att man kan åka skidor med hundarna vore ok, men jag gillar inte kylan.
Har gjort ytterligare ett kort med det digitala setet från Uniko Studio. Denna gång skrev jag ut bilderna på skrivaren och gjorde ett "riktigt kort". Kortet text lämpar sig ju ganska bra med tanke på snön som faller utanför fönstret i alla fall.
Har en del julkort jag måste göra också, men jag lyckas inte så bra med det. Jag vet inte vad det är med julkorten som gör att det tar stopp. Det finns ingen inspiration överhuvudtaget och de kort jag gjort har jag fått kasta då de sett rent ut sagt fördjävliga ut. Menmen, jag ska sätta mig ner i veckan och verkligen göra ett gäng så kanske det lossnar.
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I have made another card with the Super FREE Saturday kit from Uniko Studio. This time I printed the papers and images and used them on a "real" card.
I have been trying to make some Christmas cards as well lately, but things are not going to well. I don't know what it is, but I just can't seem to find the inspiration. I'll try again this week and this time I will finish the cards and they are going to be great! :)
Saturday, October 27, 2012
let it snow
Det går att ladda ner här
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It's Super FREE Saturday over at Uniko Studio today and I am really excited to show you what I have been doing with the Christmas kit called HoHoHo.
I did a digital Christmas card that I can print out and send or just email to my friends and family.
Be sure to check out the Uniko Studio blog and website for more information
Download the kit here
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Uniko Studio
Besök gärna deras fina hemsida
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I am pleased to announce that I am now part of the Digital Design Team over at Uniko Studio
They make the most gorgeous stamps and digital stamps and papers. Be sure to check out their website
There is a.... card
Nu är det näst sista kortet på min DT-period. Känns lite tråkigt.
Denna gång gjorde jag ett kort som är lite utanför vad jag normalt sett brukar göra.
Har använd papper från Vintage Floret kollektionen och svart cardstock.
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Time for a DT card for Heartfelt Creations again.
This time I made a card that is a little bit out of the ordinary for me.
I used the beautiful papers from the Vintage Floret Collection and some black cardstock.
Products Used:
HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCPC 3500 Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die
HCDP1 227 Vintage Floret Paper Collection
Cardstock, Copic Markers, Adirondack Pitch Black, Black Marker, Glossy Accents
Project Instructions:
Cut a piece of light cream cardstock to about 8-1/4" wide and 5" tall, fold in half to make the card base. Cut a piece of patterned paper to 5-1/2" x 3-3/4" and draw a black line around them with a black marker. Then mat it with black cardstock. Cut a piece of patterned paper to 2-3/4" x 4-1/2" and draw a black line around them with a black marker. Then mat it with black cardstock. Cut out the sentiment from one of the papers in the paper pack, draw a black line around it and put in on black cardstock. Adhere the pieces to the card base. Stamp the flowers and leaves on white paper and color them with copic markers. Cut out the images with the coordinating dies and glue them together to make flowers. Add some glossy accents to the flower centers and fold in the leaves to make a bud. Adhere the flower to the card. Finally draw a black line around the edge of the card.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Crazy woodpecker
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This crazy woodpecker is making holes in out house. Not nice at all.
7 weeks
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My babies are now 7 weeks old and still just as cute as before
Städa hela dagen
Här är några för- och efter bilder.
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I have been up all day cleaning and re-organizing my pantry. Something that was more than necessary. After 6 hours of cleaning I am finally done and even though it may not be the most organized pantry out there I am more than happy with the result.
Here are some before and after shoots.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Making Cat food
Nu maler vi kött och hjärta och allt sånt till katterna så att de ska ha nått att äta i vinter.
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We are taking care of a lot of meat today and are also making food for the cats.
Lunch break
Kattungarna har börjat få rått kött och de älskar det.
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The kittens are eating raw meat. They love it.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Milk thief
Ramses stjäl mjölk och verkar inte fatta att han är för gammal. Det verkar å andra sidan inte hans mor göra heller, hon tar hand om honom som om han vore 6 veckor gammal.
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There is an intruder stealing milk from the bar. Ramses, the stupid cat doesn't realize he is too old for such silliness. Neither does his mother though. She is taking care of him like he would be 6 weeks old.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Just thinking about you
Idag är det sista dagen att rösta på sina favoriter och jag hoppas såklart att jag är en av dem som får fortsätta en period till. Jag håller tummarna och hoppas på det bästa, även om jag vet att mina chanser är mycket små. Vi får väl se var det slutar.
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Here is this weeks card that I made with products from Heartfelt Creations. I Have now made two cards this month and I have two more to go. I really wish I could continue on as a DT member at Heartfelt Creations. The customers of Heartfelt Creations have been voting for their favorite members and those with the most votes will continue on the team. Obviously I am hoping I am one of them, but with so many talented ladies on the team my chances are slim. But nonetheless I have had a great 6 months on the team and I have been able to work with so many wonderful products. I am glad I got the chance to be part of the team for this long. And for now I am still crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.
Products Used:
HCPC 3474 Heartfelt Expressions PreCut Set
HCPC 3500 Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCPC 3494 Delicate Asters PreCut Set
HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die
HCD 726 Delicate Asters Die
HCDP1 227 Vintage Floret Paper Collection
741 Shell White Microfine Glitter
Cardstock, Copic Markers, Adirondack Jet Black, Glossy Accents, Black Marker
Project Instructions:
Cut a piece of white cardstock to about 8-1/4" wide and 5" tall, fold in half to make the card base. Cut a piece of patterned paper slightly smaller and adhere to the card base. Stamp the flowers and leaves on white paper and color them with copic markers. Cut out the images with the coordinating dies and glue them together to make flowers. Add some glossy accents to the flower centers and sprinkle some glitter on top. Let it dry and tap of the excess. Cut a piece of white cardstock to 3-3/4" x 4-1/4" and stamp part of the sentiment. Then cut a piece of the same cardstock to 3-3/4" x 1-1/4" and stamp the rest of the sentiment. Draw some faux stitching lines around the pieces and adhere them to the card base. Adhere the flowers and leaves to the cars and bend the petals and leaves to make them more realistic
6 weeks & still growing
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My kittens are now 6 weeks old and they are two big boys who loves to play and eat. They are now running around in our house and exploring every little corner of every room.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Snö
Nu kommer snön. Fy!
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Nu kommer snön. I hate snow!
Monday, October 15, 2012
3 years old
Grattis Bruno på 3 årsdagen.
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Happy birthday Bruno. Now our Little baby is turning 3
Wedding plans
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The date i set and the work with planning the wedding has started.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Engaged
Min sambo överraskade mig med att fria igår under älgjakten. Jag sa såklart ja, så nu blir det bröllop till sommaren
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My boyfriend proposed to me yesterday and I said yes. So now we have a wedding to look forward next year.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Trött liten pojke
Bruno är helt slut efter dagens jakt.
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Bruno is really tired after a day in the woods.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
to a beautiful you
Kika gärna in på deras hemsida och blogg för inspiration. Om ni lämnar en kommentar i deras blogg senast den 16 oktober så kan ni vinna hela kollektionen.
Här är mitt bidrag denna vecka.
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The Vintage Floret collections is finally out and you can get it over at Heartfelt Creations. Be sure to check out the blog aswell for some great inspiration.
The Vintage Floret release is a beautiful collection of ancient luxury. This month’s paper release is similar to the wallpaper of a quaint Parisian café. The textured flower stamps add a quiet delicacy to every project. The typography is a delightful combination of botanical growth and grandmother’s old typewriter stored away in the attic.
There are 5 new PreCut Stamp Sets, one 12x12 Paper Collection, and one beautiful new exclusive Spellbinders die designed for Heartfelt Creations. Leave a comment on the HC blog by October 16th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $134.93
Products Used:
HCPC 3504 Bold Vintage Floret Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCPC 3503 Vintage Floret Bouquet PreCut Set
HCPC 3500 Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set
HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die
HCDP1 227 Vintage Floret Paper Collection
Other Products: Cardstock, Distress Markers, Black Staz On Ink, Liquid Pearls, Chalk Ink
Project Instructions:
Cut a piece of cream cardstock to about 5" wide and 8-1/4" tall, fold in half to make the card base. Cut a piece of patterned paper slightly smaller and adhere to the card base. Stamp the Floret Bouquet on watercolor paper and color with distress ink. Cut out the image to be slightly smaller than the piece of patterned paper and distress the edges with a scissor and chalk ink. Adhere the piece to the card base. Stamp the Mini and Open Floret images on watercolor paper and color them in with distress markers. Cut them out with the coordinating die and adhere them to the bouquet image and bend the petals towards the center of the flower a bit for a more realistic look. Cut small strip of cardstock and add color to the edges. Mask of part of the sentiment stamp and carefully put stamp ink on the stamp. Remove the mask and stamp the sentiment on the small strip of cardstock. Cut to a good length and adhere it to the card. To finish the card add some liquid pearls to the center of the flowers.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Assar
Detta är Assar, han är ett Helsingefår och även mitt första egna lamm. Han och hans syster föddes i januari 2011. Assar har lite problem med sina horn och har därför varit på väg till slakt många gånger. Nu har han dock hittat ett nytt hem och en egen flock med damer, så vi har sågat av hans horn några gånger för att förhindra att de växer in i huvudet på honom. Egentligen vill man ju inte avla på djur som har felaktiga horn, men eftersom denna ras är så liten så finns det inte så många bra avelsdjur ännu. Och Assars gener är för viktiga för att tas bort bara på grund av att han har fel på hornen. Avla bort honproblemen kan man börja göra lite längre fram när det finns större antal avelsdjur. Hans horn växer dock bara snabbare och snabbare känns det som och det går snabbare för dem att nå huvudet nu, så jag tror inte att kan kommer att kunna leva så länge till ändå. Men han hinner ju i alla fall med att sprida sina gener vidare i år.
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This is Assar, he is a Helsinge Sheep, another rare breed that I have. I just have a few animals of this breed now since I am trying to stick to one breed.
Assar had some problems with his horns and as you can see from this photo we have cut the horns quite a bit. They are growing in to his head and need to be cut to make sure he doesn't suffer. Normally I would not want to keep an animals like this, but genes are too important and he will be moving to a flock of ewes in a few weeks. At least he will be able to spread his genes a bit this year.
Bert
Bert ska snart få flytta till en egen flock med massa fina damer.
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Here is Bert, he is also a Klövsjö ram. He is the smallest in the group of rams and will be moving to a flock of ewes later this month. He was one of three siblings born and thats why he is smaller than the other rams. The others were alone and got a lot of food for themselves.
Bosse
Han är äldsta lammet i hagen och är riktigt stor och fin.
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This is Bosse, he is the first born Klövsjö lamb. Born i January when it was really cold outside.
He is a large and handsome male that hopefully will get his own flock of ewes later this year.
Pojkarna i hagen
De är så stiliga de små pojkarna.
Kommer lägga ut några bilder under dagen och börjar med en bild på de två vita Klövsjö-pojkarna Billy och Berne
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Today I was up at sunrise and took some photos of my rams.
The guys are so handsome, right? :)
Will be uploading a few photos today and I am starting with this photo of the two white Klövsjö sheep rams called Billy and Berne.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
5 weeks and growing
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The kittens are now 5 weeks old and they are growing fast. They are exploring every corner of their pen and are now trying to escape and explore the whole house. They are so adorable.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Adezza & Rhianna
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Still trying out the new camera without actually trying to take great photos. I am just testing it and trying to figure out what setting to use and so on. Here are some photos I took of my two cats Adezza & Rhianna
Super zoom
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I have been trying out my new zoom lens as well. I just sat town on the doorstep and took some photos of things around me. I know the photos aren't very good, but I was just trying out the lens. I am so glad to have this kind of lens again. I had one in Namibia and was able to take photos of animals from very far away and I have missed that a lot. Hopefully I'll see some animals here in Sweden too so I can take some good photos.
Ny kamera
Nu har jag slagit till och har köpt min en ny kamera. Invigde den såklart med lite bilder på kattungarna.
Är faktiskt otroligt nöjd med kameran.
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Since my old camera didn't work so well anymore I have finally bought a new one.
Of course the first thing I decided to try my camera on was my cute little kittens.
I am really pleased with the way the photos turned out.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Copic coloring
På bilden syns också mitt marker-förvaring. Har sorterat dem i gamla kattmatsburkar som såklart är rengjorda. Ska måla dem vita också så småningom.
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I am practicing my marker skills. I have a pretty large collection of Copic Markers that I want to start using more often. I am definitely not skilled in coloring, but maybe I'll improve with some more practice.
On the image below you can also see the way I store my Copics right now. I have cleaned some old cans of cat food. I'll paint them white as soon as I get the time.
Clearstamp storage
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Now I am almost done with rearranging my clearstamps. I have moved them to CD cases and have made a binder with images and numbers so I can easily find the case and stamp I am looking for. Hopefully this way I'll actually start using my stamps. I just need to find somewhere to put all of the cases until I finish the craft room upstairs.
My Wish For You
Blev ett grönt litet kort med en söt fjäril på. Tycker verkligen om stämplarna från Heartfelt Creations, de passar till så mycket och det är så otroligt roligt att det finns tillhörande dies som gör att jag kan stansa ut bilderna enkelt.
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Here is this weeks card for Heartfelt Creations.
It is a green and simple card with a cute little butterfly. I really love the stamps from Heartfelt Creations.
And don't forget to vote for your favorite Design Team Semi-Finalist and your favorite DT Member. You can find the voting for the semi-finalist on the Heartfelt Creations blog. And to vote for your favorite Designers you can CLICK HERE to submit your vote. Voting ends on October 17th, 2012.
Products Used:
HCPC 3499 Delicate Asters and Butterflies PreCut Set
HCPC 3496 Delicate Twining Asters PreCut Set
HCPC 3497 Script Aster Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3494 Delicate Asters PreCut Set
HCD 726 Delicate Asters Die
Cardstock, Distress Markers, Chalk Ink, Black Staz On ink, Stickles, Washi Tape
Cut a piece of green cardstock to about 8-1/4" wide and 5" tall, fold in half to make the card base. Cut a piece of the same cardstock slightly smaller and distress the edges with chalk ink in green and brown. Adhere a strip of washi tape to the bottom part of the piece. Stamp the twining asters, 3 delicate asters and the butterfly on watercolor paper and color them in with distress markers. Cut out the twining asters with the ovals die from spellbinders and use the coordinating aster die to cut out the aster flowers. Adhere the flowers to the twining asters image. Use the scalloped ovals die to cut out a scalloped oval ad adhere it to the back of the twining asters image. Adhere it to the piece of green cardstock and add some stickles to the flower center and cut out the butterfly and adhere it to the image. Finally adhere the piece to the card base.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Time to store
Har fått hem en beställning på 100st dvd-fodral utan skivhållare. Ska användas till stämpelsortering.
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I just got a shipment of 100 clear dvd cases without the hub. They are going to be used as stamp storage.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Thanks a bunch
Mitt i alla städning så gjorde jag i alla fall detta kort bara för att hitta på något annat för ett litet tag.
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Here is a card I made with products from Heartfelt Creations.
I used the flower and papers from the new Delicate Asters release.
Growing up fast
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My kittens, Hondo and Hanbal, is growing up so fast. They are now 4 weeks old and are exploring the world around them. Hanbal is the brave one and Hondo is more of a "momma's boy".
Decilitermått
Hittade dessa söta decilitermått på Åhléns i helgen.
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I found these cute measuring cups the other day.