Cards by Malin aka Boop

Happy New Year!

2012-01-04T17:21:00.000+01:00

Hi all!

Wow, not much creativity going on in this blog lately! Weird, I actually made quite a few cards this christmas, but they were all made for a fair, and I guess I just didn't take the time to snap photos and posting them online. But they were all pretty clean and simple... no wow-factor really.

I made these two cards today. Some of my oldest digital stamps for PapilioStamps - and I still love these images. Actually, these were the first stamps I drew, because I made these before I produced any rubberstamps, and I never had the guts to send them to production. I just didn't know if anyone would like them. After years, I released them as digis instead...

Coloring was done using a mix of Copics, Promarkers and Derwent pencils. I resized the images to fit the small (8,5 x 13,5 cm) cards.

Sentiment by: Stempelblad
Swirl stamp by: Autumn Leaves

Thanks for visiting :))

Freehand cards

2011-09-12T09:15:00.000+02:00

More penwork. And yes, I'm keeping them clean and simple... :)

More doodled cards...

2011-09-11T10:58:00.000+02:00

I can't stop this! I... need... to... doodle... more...

Sing for me...

2011-09-08T17:22:00.001+02:00

I haven't given up stamping - but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do, and I really feel like doodling a lot these days. That's why I've taken up hand drawn cards lately. Don't need much equipment, and I can doodle whenever/wherever it pleases me. Suits me perfectly! :)

This one's called "Sing for Me"

Cute Steampunk?

2011-06-07T19:23:00.000+02:00

I had tons of fun making this card today. The stamps are digital, Countess Palatine Dahlia and Steampunk Porthole. Both are colored with Promarkers. The paper is by Sandy Lion (I believe), and the sentiment is... hmm... Crafty Individuals(?). Blue flowers and leaves are colored with glimmer mist, and there's also some old clock parts, brads and bling :)

These stamps are both really detailed, and it takes some time to do the coloring. But I love detailed stamps, and I find them really fun to work with. :)

Thanks for visiting! :)

Sweet girl and sweet cupcakes.

2011-05-26T20:51:00.000+02:00

I finished this card today, with the lovely cherry-papers by October Afternoon. I adore this paper! The stamp is Teen Billie (PapilioStamps Digi), colored with promarkers. (I also colored the cherries with red promarker, to match the image). I used my Cricut to cut the shape of the card - wow, I really should use that machine more often :)) Thanks for visiting!

Creations this week :)

2011-05-21T19:47:00.001+02:00

Yey! A new card again! I just finished this one with the cute Teen Millie (digital stamp by me and PapilioStamps :)) Always fun to create in girly pink, and there are always birthdays coming up when these come in handy.

I also made a bunch of placement cards for the christening of the neighbours' dauther. They asked me for 40 cards, but I didn't have a lot of time, so I made some really clean and simple ones. I think they look cute though.

Thanks for stopping by! :))

Lida with Toy Boat

2011-05-14T20:53:00.000+02:00

One more card with a stamp by PapilioStamps (Lida with Toy Boat), and papers by October Afternoon (Ducks in a row). Coloring done with Promarkers and Derwent pencils. Thanks for visiting :))

Birthday card (Flowers for Mommy)

2011-05-06T19:58:00.000+02:00

Wasn't really happy with this card, but happy about being able to make something. I heart all the papers by October Afternoon - they are so pretty, pretty, pretty. These are from the Ducks in a Row-line. The stamp is Flowers for Mommy, colored with promarkers and pencils. :)

Sandy and Candy. And what to do with all those buttons...?

2011-05-04T18:10:00.000+02:00

I've had these really old papers by Christina Cole for ProvoCraft laying around. I've always loved this line of papers, both for the pattern and the colors. It's my kind of colors i guess. But I can't save 'em for like forever, can I? I need to use some stuff (and make room for new stuff). But it's crazy just how little stuff you can put on one card. Three buttons? Hey, I need to make a couple of hundred cards (with three buttons on each) just to empty that one box! Guess I should hurry up and create... Stamps are Sandy and Candy (digistamps) :))

Papilio Teens, Mandy.

2011-05-03T21:49:00.001+02:00

I finally got around to clean up my scrapspace. Not that it's perfectly clean now, but at least I got enough space to sit down and make a few cards. I sorted all my stash, and put it in see-through boxes - making it easier to spot what I need when I need it.

These cards features my own digistamp Papilio Teens, Mandy. The papers are mostly scraps I found in my mess, so I have no clue what they are. I spot some old Basic Grey and some Kaisers, but the rest... I'm clueless.

Naughty or Nice?

2011-04-11T23:09:00.001+02:00

This weekend was spent at a large crop with lots'n'lots of scrappinstampin chicks! Too fun, and I heart all the creative ladies out there. I've really been wanting to lay my hands on some of these super cool girls by KennyK, and when I found them in one of the shops at the crop, I couldn't resist getting a few of them. They are so awesome! I had such a great time coloring these babes!

The cards are all quite simple. I have a hard time concentrating on complicated projects while in a room with 120 other women *lol*. I wonder why! But I guess we're all different - 'cause there was some really stunning creations going on in that room! I had a great time :))

Christmas cards and tags

2010-12-02T21:12:00.001+01:00

I'm a bit sad and embarrassed now... Hardly any time for stamping for a long, long time. Almost everything I've made the last few weeks has been mass production (and not even masses of mass production...). I was asked to join a few others in a small crafts market this weekend, and I've been making some cards and tags for this. Not nearly enough, but then... I might not sell one single card. Who knows?

I don't feel it's anything to show, really - but I need to update the blog every now and then :-D, so I threw some of the stuff together and took some pics tonight. The card above was one of the samples for a class I held a few weeks ago. So was the next one: a great way to use some of all the scraps that keeps piling up. Not to happy about the fake stitching, but well...

Gift tags.... Lots and lots of gift tags:

Wine bottle tags... or tags for.. whatever: (lots of those too :))

Some large cards. I've had this package of prefolded cardstock laying around for ages. Finally found some use for it:

Thanks for stopping by :))

Mass production...

2010-10-12T18:08:00.002+02:00

Don't want you all to think that I'm not doing anything these days. I am! I am! It just isn't very exciting. I keep getting questions from people if they can buy a card or two, and I'm usually forced to say no, as I just don't have many fitting cards laying around. I do have a fairly large box of finished cards on the top of my closet, but they just doesn't fit very many occations. Biker Bob doesn't want a card with a pink fairy, Pouting Penny hates green, Grandma Gretchen doesn't know what a skater is, and so on...

Well, I decided to spend a few days on mass production of some simple cards. I stopped by the bookstore and got some of those sheets with pictures (Like I didn't have enough of those already! *lol*)

And yeah, I dived into those stacks of old scrap paper. It just goes on and on and on... Well, I guess I can sell these mini-cards really cheap :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Fairy Snow - Christmas in July

2010-07-23T22:13:00.001+02:00

Only five months until christmas! These months will probably fly, so I better get started on the christmas cards :) Felt like doing some real distressing today, it's been less of that lately. And I played with glimmer mist again. Always fun, but a bit hard to capture on photos.

The stamp is Fairy Snow. I'm kind of happy about how she turned out. Pink is really a great color for winter and christmas, and I think I will use it more often. Not sure where the sentiments are from, but papers by Melissa Frances and MME (Signature Life), a page from an old book, felt snowflakes by Little Yellow Bicycle

Coloring: Inktense pencils by Derwent mixed with water

Thanks for visiting! :o)

Fairy Kitty

2010-07-21T20:39:00.001+02:00

Ever had metal roofing on your house? This old house got a metal roof some years ago, and it's cold in the winter, and too hot in the summer, and it gets really green of moss and dirt. But the one good thing about it is that when it rains, it's very, very cozy upstairs in my room. I guess I'm more creative when the rain is pouring down on my metal roof, so loudly that I can hardly hear myself think.

And that's why I spent today making cards too. And even though I might own somewhere about a million fairly new papers, it gives me some satisfaction to use my very old stuff. So I found this 6x6 paperpad from K&Company (I've had it laying around since the beginning of time I think), and I managed to use some of them for the very first time.

Oh, and the stamp is Fairy Kitty (by PapilioStamps. Surprised?) It's my first card with this stamp. I think Kitty loves her kitten as much as we love our little cat. Our cat is a year old these days, and her name is Silke (Silk). She's the cutest, kindest, best cat ever :)

Thanks for visiting! :o)

Sail away...

2010-07-21T00:31:00.001+02:00

Yeah... wish I was gettin' ready to sail away. Sail away to a place where the sun always shines. But then... how on earth would I manage to fit all my craft supplies in a tiny sailboat?

But this little fellow (or is it a girl? Your choice...) is Ready to Sail.

Not too happy about how this card turned out, but as long as we're creating and having fun, who cares?

Thanks for visiting! :o)

Maya doesn't mind some rain.

2010-07-20T16:25:00.002+02:00

Maya's Swim

Heavy rain today, and no weather for Boop to go swimming. But Maya doesn't care about some rain. -So what? she says. -You'll get wet anyway.

But she didn't expect this, did she? Moahaha, I'd rather spend the day in the craftroom, than having to deal with an octopus on my head.

Hope you all are enjoying summer, and I do hope you all have better weather than we have :)

Fairy Penny loves Peonies. So do I.

2010-06-28T00:08:00.000+02:00

Peonies are my favorite flowers, and that's exactly how Fairy Penny feels too. She lives in a lovely Peony garden, where the flowers could be of any color you'd like. Papers by Basic Grey, and coloring done using Promarkers and Inktense pencils. :)

Luckily for me, my mother has the most beautiful peonies in her garden every summer. Even when I used to live on the other side of the country, she brought me some when she visited. I even remember some years ago, she wrapped them in wet paper, and mailed them to me.

Also: If you own a stamp by PapilioStamps, you can enter this challenge: "You could be the Winner!" Be sure to enter before 7 July. :-)

Thanks for visiting! :-)

Fairy Auburn

2010-06-25T21:00:00.000+02:00

Hi, again! It should have been a card filled with sunshine and colors today, as we're still in June. But every time I looked out the window during the day, it felt like autumn was already here. Grey skies and rain all day. But I really don't mind that much. I love autumn - it's my favorite time of the year. And the best thing about rainy days is that you can do the things you like to do indoors, without having to feel bad for not enjoying the outdoors.

So I made this card, pretending September was knocking on the door, bringing a thermos of coffee and asking me to join her for a walk in the woods to collect mushrooms. Stamp is "Fairy Auburn", colored with Promarkers and Inktense pencils.

I will enter this one too into the challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar, as it fits this week's theme :) Check them out!

Also: If you own a stamp by PapilioStamps, you can enter my challenge over at the Papiliostamps-blog: "You could be the Winner!" Be sure to enter before 7 July. :-)

Thanks for visiting! :-)

Fairy Bliss

2010-06-24T22:27:00.002+02:00

Feels wonderful to be creating again, even if it's just a simple card or two. Who cares if the stash fills up the whole livingroom, dining table, coach and half of the ground floor. The cat is having a ball trying to get my ribbons out of the Pull-EZ, and trying to have little naps on top of my papers.

Well, this is what I made this afternoon. A card with the stamp "Fairy Bliss", and papers by Basic Grey. I'm not sure about the brand of the sentiment... sorry about that. I made this for the challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar, please check out their wonderful challenges, sponsors and designers. This weeks challenge was to make a "Good Luck"/"Best Wishes"-card. My card is colored with Promarkers and Inktense pencils - as usual.

Also: If you own a stamp by PapilioStamps, you can enter my challenge over at the Papiliostamps-blog: "You could be the Winner!" Be sure to enter before 7 July. :-)

Thanks for visiting! :-)

Runaway Bird - (a Pop up card)

2010-06-22T19:31:00.005+02:00

You know how it is when there are just too many unpleasant things spinning around in your brain, and you need something to take your mind of things. Yeah... well, that's usually when I start on projects where I'm kind of clueless. Like a card with a pop up birdcage... But figuring it all out, made me occupied for a while there. And then I just grew tired of the whole thing, so I guess I'll save the cover of the card for another rainy day.

And - needless to say - it's all just paper. And glue. A ruler, a tired brain and a tired scalpel too.
And a runaway bird.

Thanks for visiting! :o)

My new webshop is open!

2010-06-18T23:19:00.000+02:00

I finally opened my webstore today! yiiihaaa! Also releasing my new line "Papilio Fairies" this friday evening. The webstore is open for customers in Norway for now, while I'm working on a solution for customers abroad. I hope this will be in place very soon.

Feel free to browse the store at www.PapilioStamps.com
Wishing you all a wonderful friday night :)

Lida, My Princess

2010-06-17T15:21:00.003+02:00

Another motif from the latest PapilioStamps. This one is called "Lida, my Princess". Still using those gorgeous papers from Webster's Pages. I just love their papers! I've used Promarkers and Inktense pencils on this one too.

Lydia's Party

2010-06-16T22:54:00.005+02:00

I finally managed to make a few cards. Wohoo... After carrying a ton of my stuff downstairs to the livingroom, I spent a few hours doing the things I love to do. I don't know why I can't seem to find the time and energy more often.

Here's a card featuring the stamp "Lydia's Party" from my latest collection by PapilioStamps. Hope you all like it. Coloring: Promarkers by Letraset and Inktense pencils from Derwent. Patterned paper by Webster's Pages.
Actually, I made a bunch of cards earlier this spring, but they were all given away without having their photos taken. I haven't been too eager updating this blog, have I? Let's hope I will be a good blogging girl from now on...

Out of hibernation

2010-03-11T09:58:00.002+01:00

Yeah. I know. I really don't update this blog too often, do I? And I really don't get to be creating with paper too often these days, either. My room is just too friggin' cold in the winter, and what a winter we've had! I've spent most evenings downstairs in my warm and cozy sofa, knitting and reading. But yesterday I finally sat down to create cards again.

Easter is coming up real soon! Wow, time flies. It feels like christmas was just here. I made a few Easter cards with papers from Imaginisce, and stamps by Penny Black. I always enjoy coloring with Promarkers. I need more colors, though. I heard they released some new ones while I was hibernating.

And then I made some clean & simple cards out of my beloved kraft cardstock. I really prefer the Clean & Simple style for myself, but I find it hard to mix with the fun of coloring. I guess I should stick to both.

Well, that's all for today, folks. Hope ya'll are enjoying spring :)

Christmas Recipes...

2009-11-29T22:25:00.002+01:00

I made these books for Christmas recipes today. So easy - and a great idea for affordable and fast Christmas gifts.

Above: Patterned paper by Daisy D's, Alpha stickers by Making Memories, image from Minnehjørnet.
Below: Patterned papers by My Mind's Eye (deer-paper) and 3ndy Design (Checkered paper). Stamp motif (deer) by Making Memories (correct me if I'm wrong here... :) )

Thanks for visiting! :o)

More matchboxes (- and some prev. stamps back in stock)

2009-11-23T20:54:00.002+01:00

I've made some more matchboxes... Yeah, I know - not very exciting. But it's better than nothing, don't you think? I've made some cards too, but to be honest, I wasn't happy about how they turned out. But I did have a great time with my Promarkers :)
I also wanted to take the opportunity to tell you that some of my earlier stamp collections are back in stock. Maya's surprise, Maya's sled, Christmas love and Brita's cookies are some of the stamps that's been out of stock for ages. They are now available here.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Hi all

2009-11-10T00:33:00.002+01:00

Thanks for your nice comments on my last post :) I'm still creating - but I don't have any pictures to share today. Sorry. I'll be out travelling this week, but will be back with pics some time during the weekend. I'll be visiting the north of Norway the next few days. Really looking forward to this trip :) Wishing you all a wonderful week.

She's alive!

2009-11-03T15:17:00.009+01:00

I know... It's been ages since I last updated this blog. Actually, it's been ages since I last did anything creative at all. After we moved, I've been filling my days doing everything but scrapbooking and stamping. I've been knitting like a crazy person, painting my livingroom, getting settled in our new home, taking long walks, reading and catching up with family and old friends.

It's been like a long, long vacation. But I guess that was what I needed. Crafts should always be fun, even if you do it as a job or as a hobby. I think it all became a bit overwhelming for a while there.

But I think it is starting to become fun again. I bought a bunch of matchboxes a while back, and started to decorate them. Fun and easy, and just what I needed to get back in action. Did you notice? I'm hooked on curling old book pages... *lol*

Now I just can't wait for christmas! :)

No action at the moment

2009-07-07T14:26:00.002+02:00

Not much cardmaking at the moment. Sorry about that. We will be moving some time during the next couple of weeks, and all my stash has been packed in neat boxes already. I will be creating again by the end of july, I hope. (I can't wait!)

I noticed some new comments on my blog candy. This candy is over, and the winner was Trine. Please see my last entry. :)

Wishing you all some wonderful summer days! I will spend my days packing, cleaning and reading some awesome books.

:)))

And the winner is.....

2009-06-16T01:45:00.002+02:00

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

37

Timestamp: 2009-06-15 23:42:09 UTC

And number 37 is Trine Blix!
Congratulations on winning my Blog Candy!

(Trine, please send me your adress. You'll find my email adress in the sidebar)

Thank you all for entering my little contest! So much fun!

(THIS CANDY IS OVER!) PopUp Wedding Card (new WoJ) and a BLOG CANDY!

2009-06-12T19:22:00.005+02:00

The weekend's here! And I'm having tomorrow off from work. That means there will be time to create! Can't wait :)

Here's finally the card I made yesterday. It's a pop-up card. The flowers are cut from a paper by Webster's Pages, and pops up in two layers as the card is opened. All stamps are by from the Women's Delight-collection by Whiff of Joy (Release on sunday!!! Woohoooo!) Coloring done with Promarkers.

Now you'll have the chance to win one of the new stamps by Whiff of Joy!! (Willow holding a baby to her shoulder). I will put these other goodies in the envelope too. Just comment on this post before monday 15th, and I'll draw a winner. :))) (AND please pass on the message to your friends!)

Please come back later :)

2009-06-12T01:07:00.002+02:00

Hi! I've just finished a card, and I wanted to post it, but the glitterglue needs to dry - and I need to sleep. I just wanted to let ya'll know that I will be posting a blog candy friday evening. Please come back then, for the chance to win one of the amazing new stamps from Whiff of Joy and some other goodies. (And also to see my new card if you're interested :) )

NEW Women's Delight coll. - Mother and Child card

2009-06-09T20:24:00.003+02:00

Hi, girls (and boys). Thank you all for the wonderful comments I've received. Here's another card with the wonderful Women's Delight-collection from Whiff of Joy (release on June, 14th). Papers from Making Memories, and chipboard-sentiment from My Mind's Eye. Coloring with Promarkers. The gift box was made by tracing a chocolate box my husband brought home from a restaurant for me. I just love the tiny butterfly that also functions as a closing-mechanism. Thanks for visiting!

NEW from Whiff of Joy!! (WEDDING & BABY)

2009-06-08T08:18:00.004+02:00

I've received the NEW, stunning, amazing, wonderful, adorable, superduper lovely Wedding and Baby Collection by Elisabeth Bell for Whiff of Joy! This collection is the most stunning ever! It will be released on June 14th. Wow, there are so many must-haves in this one.

The WoJ Design Team and the guest designers will be showing previews from today, so be sure to check out the member's blogs (links in the sidebar).

I have to run off to work, but I can't wait to get back home and play more with my new rubba :)
Have a great monday!

Shy Willow

2009-06-05T19:52:00.001+02:00

Surprise, surprise! Another Whiff of Joy card! Another square punch background! :-D
Stamp is Shy Willow. She sure is beautiful.
Have a wonderful weekend!

News from Whiff of Joy!

2009-06-03T22:40:00.001+02:00

Check out the fabulous news on Katharina Frei's Blog! Whiff of Joy will be releasing a super-wonderful new line of stamps by E. Bell soon! :)

Cocktail Recipe Book (PoM - WoJ)

2009-06-01T23:30:00.004+02:00

The Design Team and us Guest Designers over at Whiff of Joy was challenged to make a gift for dad as our Project of the Month. Here's my take on the challenge. This is a spiralbound recipebook, for all those yummi summer drinks with oranges and strawberries.

The book was made using Zutter Bind-it-all. Paper by Daisy D's. Stamps from the summer stamp kit by Whiff of Joy and Elizabeth Bell. (can also be purchased individually). Alphabet stickers by Making Memories.

Promarkers:
Poppy, Red and Blossom
Orange and Pumpkin
Raw Sienna, Mustard and Vanilla
Lime green, Olive green, Apple, Marsh green and Forest green
Cinnamon

Remember to check out the DT's projects here!
Thanks for visiting! :)

Willow with Cookies

2009-05-27T20:40:00.003+02:00

Another card with the square punch and scrap paper background. Motif by Whiff of Joy (Willow with Cookies).

Coloring done with Promarkers.
Skin: Coral & Blush
Hair: Umber, Raw Sienna & Mustard
Clothes: Umber, Cinnamon & Vanilla

Thanks for visiting :-)

Oakley's Apples

2009-05-26T20:00:00.006+02:00

Oakley has been growing some delicious apples. I believe he's sharing them with people passing by, in hope that this act of kindness will bring joy and happiness. I've made a bunch of these quilt-like backgrounds, with my square punches and paper-scraps. You might have to see a lot of these backgrounds on my cards in the future.

Stamps:
"Oakley with wooden sign" and sentiment by Whiff of Joy.

Coloring:
Promarkers by Letraset.

Thanks for visiting!

Summer stamp kit 2009 - Singles for sale now!

2009-05-24T11:12:00.002+02:00

Hi, everybody! Just wanted to let you all know that the Willow & Oakley Summer Stamps 2009 can now be purchased individually over at Whiff of Joy! Check them out! :-D

Have a wonderful and creative Sunday!

Flower basket (Whiff of Joy)

2009-05-23T16:37:00.003+02:00

These baskets made with the Cricut-machine are so cute. The cartridge is "Tags, Bags, Boxes & more". Paper by My Mind's Eye. Flowers by Prima.

Stamps (both Willow and sentiment) by Whiff of Joy (summer stamp kit 2009).
Coloring done with Promarkers.
Skin: Coral and Blush
Hair: Umber and Raw Sienna
Dress: Red, Carmine, Rose Pink and Cinnamon

Whiff Of Joy and Oct. Afternoon (Cherry Hill)

2009-05-21T22:49:00.004+02:00

More cherries! Oh my gosh, don't you just looooove these papers by October Afternoon? The stamps are from Whiff of Joy again. Some fresh and funky colors on this one, but then... I love strong colors. Coloring done with Promarkers.

I made this card for the challenge over at A Spoon full of Sugar. This weeks challenge was to make a card for a celebration. Check out the challenge and the fab prices!

More new WOJ summer stamps!

2009-05-18T20:08:00.005+02:00

Here are two more cards with the Whiff of Joy Summer stamp kit. I just love the theme with fruits and berries in this collection. And I found that they were perfect with these papers from Creative Imaginations.

Stamps motifs and sentiments are both by Whiff of Joy. Thanks for visiting, and thanks for the wonderful comments I've received on my previous posts :-)

NEW from Whiff of Joy!! (Summer stamp kit 2009)

2009-05-16T17:06:00.003+02:00

Have you seen the Summer Stamp Kit from Whiff of Joy? Oh my! It's so gorgeous! I have been playing with these stamps for some days, and I just ADORE them! I'm so happy to be able to post one of my cards already. I have more, but I need to get them photographed first.

Card:
Cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Paper: Journaling book by Making Memories Greenhouse Paperie.
Sentiment and stamp motifs by Whiff of Joy and Elisabeth Bell.

Promarkers :
Skin: Cinnamon, Coral and Blush
Hair: Umber, Raw sienna and Mustard
Shoes: Cinnamon and Vanilla.
Green tones: Olive green, Marsh green, Apple and Lime green.
Blue tones: China blue and Cornflower

WoJ Challenge #29

2009-05-11T21:11:00.005+02:00

It's been a while since my last update. Sorry about that. Life's been busy - and I haven't been able to show off some of the things I've made. Here's a card from tonight, for the WoJ Challenge blog. This week's sketch is by the fab Katharina Frei from Whiff of Joy Stamps.

By the way, I'm a guest designer in May and June on the WoJ Design Team. I'm so totally blown away by the fact that I was chosen for this awesome GDT-spot. As my readers probably have noticed already, I absolutely adore these stamps!

Check out Katharina's blog to see more, and remember to follow her links to the other guest designers, and to the design team.

Card:
Stamp by Whiff of Joy: Willow with Flower Basket
Papers and sentiment by Making Memories, "Paperie Mocha"
Promarkers:
Hair: Umber, Raw Sienna, Mustard
Skin: Cinnamon, Coral, Blush
Blouse, basket and shoes: Cinnamon, Vanilla
Pants: Umber, Cinnamon
Flowers/leaves: Carmine, Rose pink, Forest green, Apple, March green

I'll be back! soon! :-)

Cattitude!

2009-04-23T20:00:00.005+02:00

Just a quick update with some clean & simple cards today :) The stamps are from Inkadinkado. I love cats, and these are just adorable and so fun. Heat-embossed motifs on white cardstock. Kraft, Raven and Bazzill White from Bazzill Basics, and polkadotted paper by Making Memories.

Gift Bag - Transfer Technique

2009-04-13T16:28:00.004+02:00

I've been doing a lot of transfers lately, using Gel Medium. Here's a small gift bag I made yesterday. Vintage image, and old music sheets. Say-it-in-Crystals and mini roses by Prima. Misc. stuff. Thanks for visiting :)

WoJ-Challenge #25

2009-04-12T10:36:00.004+02:00

Whiff of Joy challenge #25. The awesome sketch is done by Katharina :-) Velvet paper by Making Memories. I love this sketch - and I bet I'll use it again. I hope you all are enjoying yourselves this weekend. Thanks for visiting :-)

Also: Check out the norwegian scraptop 100. A new top 100 list of norwegian scrapbook- and card related sites. (Husk å registrere din side hvis du er norsk stempler/scrapper :-) )

Friday Sketchers Challenge #46

2009-04-09T23:48:00.003+02:00

This one is for the challenge over at Friday Sketchers' Blog. Awesome sketch by Heidi this week! Papers by October Afternoon (I just love that name! Don't you? "October Afternoon"... reminds me of homemade apple jam, dry leaves dancing on the pavements, the season's last outdoor glass of wine...)
Oh... but I'm digressing... Stamp motifs by the Greeting Farm (Lucky Bunnies). Colored in with Promarkers.

Thanks for visiting!

Cute Card Thursday - challenge #54

2009-04-08T19:18:00.005+02:00

Another Whiff of Joy-card for Cute Card Thursday's challenge #54. Paper by Rouge de Garance. Sentiment by Norsk Stempelblad. :-)

Foxy

2009-04-06T00:32:00.003+02:00

Just a quick update before I go to bed. I made these cards some time back, and then I completely forgot about them. Shame on me. How could I forget these cute papers and stamps by Imaginisce? The cards are quite simple to be made by me, but I actually do make clean & simple from time to time. I just rarely bother to post them on www.

I just can't wait for Easter holiday right now. I'm planning on being very, very creative! There are some challenge blogs with very tempting challenges going on.

Meet the family

2009-03-30T00:35:00.004+02:00

Hi, again! Time to introduce ya'll to our smallest family members: Goldie and Rambo. See them swimming happily in the background? I wish I could tell you more about them, but honestly - there isn't much to tell. They just swim most of the day. Sometimes they just sort of float... One of them likes to swim upside-down, sometimes backwards, sometimes backwards and upside-down at the same time. It looks a bit weird, but I do think they are healthy. Just a wee bit weird.

The card: Whiff of Joy! again! Surprised? Coloring done with promarkers. Paper, flowers, bling and butterfly by Prima. Glimmer mist by Tattered Angels (Sapphire), silver and turquoise stickles. Rhinestones by KaiserCraft.

Thanks for visiting!

Whiff of Joy..... Again!

2009-03-22T21:14:00.004+01:00

Some busy weeks right now. I visited my parents on the oposite side of the country last weekend. Then I had to prepare and host classes during the week, and this weekend I attended Scraporama, a large scrapbooking/stamping fair, where we (Steffens) had a stand. So much fun, but I'm completely bushed right now. I did get some shopping done, though, so there's some pretty papers waiting for me, to get back to creating again.

I've received some e-mails while I was out and about. I'll get back to all of you. Just give me a couple of days :)

Here's a new card, by the way. Another one of the oh-so-pretty Whiff of Joy motifs. Luuuuuv them!

Blue card (Friday Sketchers)

2009-03-08T13:48:00.005+01:00

The challenge over at the Friday Sketchers Blog this week, is to make a card following the very talented Mumur's sketch. I ended up rotating the sketch 90 degrees ccw, as my motif was to tall for the sketch. I hope it's still recognizable. Papers by KaiserCraft, stamp by Whiff of Joy (again!), swirls and sentiment by Autumn Leaves. Flowers and bling by Prima. Wishing you all a wonderful sunday. :-)

Two more cards today! (WoJ)

2009-03-07T20:49:00.006+01:00

Updating twice today! Wow... That must be a new record on this blog. Two more cards with the WoJ-stamps. I colored in a bunch of them yesterday with my Promarkers, and all I had to do today was to cut and mount them on cards. Of course, I had to make the cards first...

Pink card: Papers and bling by KaiserKraft. Stamp by Whiff of Joy.
Purple card: Paper by Daisy D's. Bling and flowers by Prima. Sentiment by Making Memories.
Thanks for visiting!! :-D

WoJ-Challenge: Lavender & Lace

2009-03-07T12:05:00.004+01:00

I made this card for the challenge over at Whiff of Joy Challenge Blog. This week the challenge is to make a card with lavender and lace. Great challenge! I found an old paper by K&Company in my stash. I just love the colors in this paper. Melinda hugging heart is colored with Promarkers. Sentiment by Norsk Stempelblad.

Sarah Kay for Friday Sketchers' Challenge

2009-02-28T12:45:00.006+01:00

Thank you all for nice comments on my last post!! Here's a new card I've made for this week's challenge over at Friday Sketchers. Great sketch by the host Kristine. And check out the super cute prize they have this week!Stamp by Sarah Kay and Stampavie. I've used Promarkers by Letraset on the motif. The markers are now in the shop (Hobby Norge Steffens), and will be available in the webshop too some time during this week. Stamp sentiment by Tim Holtz. Flowers and bling by Prima. Papers by Basic Grey (Periphery again).

Sarah Kay - Time for Apple Pie

2009-02-23T19:20:00.004+01:00

The adorable stamp is from Sarah Kay and Stampavie. Papers by K&Company. Swirl-stamps by Autumn Leaves, flowers and bling by Prima. Wishing you all a wonderful evening :-)

Whiff of Joy is having a Guest Designer call

2009-02-22T18:10:00.006+01:00

Whiff of Joy is having a guest designer call over at the WoJ Challenge Blog. Check it out! Katharina Frei has made a great sketch for us to use in this challenge. I had to make a card using her sketch, as I'm totally smitten by these stamps nowadays. Papers by Basic Grey (Periphery). Flowers and bling by Prima.

I wish I was a Fairy...

2009-02-18T20:13:00.005+01:00

I've changed the look on my blog. I love polkadots, and I love this free background by TheCutestBlogOnTheBlock.com! I made a new card today. This stamp is by Crafty Individuals. Isn't it beautiful? I wish I was a fairy... I should have used the camera instead of the scanner. It has Glimmer Mist all over the flowers and leaves, but that doesn't scan well. The coloring was done using Distress Ink on glossy paper.

Finally Friday!

2009-02-13T18:42:00.008+01:00

The weekend's here! I've got new papers, new stamps, great music playing, candles on my worktable, and a glass of red wine. I'm ready to create!

Here's a card I made some days ago. I can't stop ooooh'ing and aaaah'ing over the Whiff of Joy-stamps... I know - I've already said it - they are so adorable!!!!

Whiff of Joy

2009-02-02T19:13:00.003+01:00

A new card with one of the adorable stamps by Whiff of Joy. They are so cute and beautiful, that I just want to buy them all. The cute paper is by October Afternoon. Scalloped shapes by Spellbinders (Nestabilities). Bling and flowers by Prima.

Thank you all for such nice comments on my last post.
Eviledna, Tim Holtz' paper distresser is what I use too. I usually ink the edge first, then i distress it with the tool. I've found that the edge won't crumble that much if it's a bit wet with ink.
Thanks a lot for the awards I sometimes receive too! I will give them on to others one of these days.

Wishing you all sunny days. And in case of bad weather, at least buy a cute umbrella.

Cards.....

2009-01-25T23:36:00.007+01:00

New cards! Wow... I'm working again. I cleaned my scrap-space today, and I'm seriously ready to get back in business. I'm totally in love with the papers by Little Yellow Bicycle. Oh, and I'm totally in love with the papers by KaiserCraft too. Actually, I'm totally in love with lots of papers these days. They are helping me get through some rough times.

Papers by Little Yellow Bicycle, stamp by Crafty Individuals, Say-it-in-Crystals by Prima.

Papers by Little Yellow Bicycle. Scallop-die by Spellbinders (Nestabilities).

Papers by KaiserCraft. Felt-snowflake by Little Yellow Bicycle. Sentiment by Norsk Stempelblad. Say-it-in-Crystals by Prima. Stamp by Whiff of Joy.

Advent Calendar

2008-12-03T21:09:00.003+01:00

I had to try making one of these popular advent calendars of matchboxes. Too much fun. And very hard to find gifts that would fit into the tiny drawers....

The Boop family's Christmas cards -08

2008-12-03T11:31:00.005+01:00

These will be this years christmas cards from us. They are quite simple, I know. I've used Bazzill Bling, Silver Encore-pad, Memories Midnight Blue, Silver Stickles and Bird-stamps by Inkadinkado.

More cards

2008-11-26T21:52:00.007+01:00

Here's even more cards from me :-)

Stamps by PapilioStamps, paper by Basic Grey.

Stamp by PapilioStamps, Sentiment by Ett Trykk/Stempelblad, paper by KaiserCraft, Cardstock by Bazzill Basics.

Stamp by Sugar Nellie, papers by Making Memories.

Stamp by Whipper Snapper, papers by Basic Grey.

I'M SO SORRY!!!

2008-11-24T23:54:00.007+01:00

I feel so bad for not updating my blogs this fall! I'm so sorry, because I know that there are some of you who are checkin' in here often, and I feel I have let you all down. The days and weeks are just passing by so fast, and I've never gotten around to update, and also: most of my cards and creations had to stay unpublished until my classes was over.

I'm sorry to those of you who have commented and asked me questions in my blog, and never received word from me. I just haven't been around to check for weeks.

Here's a few cards and stuff from me. More to come :)

White Card: Papers by Kimberley Poloson (Fiskars) and Making Memories, page from an old book, christmas ornament I bought in Paris this fall :-), Say It In Crystals-swirls by Prima, stamp sentiment by ? (french brand), poinsettia by Prima, Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels.

Chocolate Boxes: Paper by Vibecke Spigseth (Scrappers Choice) and Cosmo Cricket, Flowers by Prima, Say It In Crystals-swirls by Prima, misc. ribbons and brads.

Brita's Cookies, stamp by PapilioStamps (that's me ;-) ), Paper by 3ndy Design, misc. stuff.

Criss-cross cards

2008-09-19T19:12:00.004+02:00

Just a couple of new cards from me. On the brown card, I've used paper from Fancy Pants, an image from Crafty Individuals, and a butterfly-stamp from Penny Black. The blue one, has papers by the awesome girls behind 3ndy, Gudrun & Lene. Snowflakes made with the Cricut, and stamp by Penny Black again. :-)

Four new Sarah Kay-cards

2008-08-16T12:59:00.008+02:00

Thank you all for wonderful comments! Recently I've been playing a lot with these Sarah Kay-stamps. They are just so adorable! Unfortunately, I don't have to much time on my hands for stamping these days, but whenever I have an hour or two to spare, I try to get something done. These cards have been laying around for weeks - and today I got up early and did the finishing touches.

Thanks for stopping by :o)

Sukkersøtt #1

2008-08-03T10:43:00.009+02:00

For the first challenge at the norwegian challenge-blog sukkersott.blogspot.com I've made this card with Sarah Kay's "A kiss for Chloé". The challenge was to make a card that wasn't a straight square, it should have one or more charms, and be inspired by the name of the blog (sweet as sugar).

I also want to thank all of you who left me comments. Thanks a lot! A thank you Jay Jay for giving me an award:

I will give it on to:
Tiets & Camilla
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Also, thanks to Mona, Iris, Scrapmumur, Karina Beck and Alina Meijer for giving me this award:

I think I've understood the rules right:
1 Put the award-picture on your blog.
2 Link to the person who gave you the award.
3 Give it on to 7 other blog-owners.
4 Link to the blogs of the people you give the award to.
5 Leave a message for them in their blog, to let them know you've given them an award.

I'll give this award on to:
Jacqueline
Megastamper (Beatrix)
Stempelgal (Hilde)
Kianel
Jay Jay
Anita Hagen
Åshild

:-)
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This cool award I've received from Jacqueline:

Purpose: Send Love & Acknowledgment to Women Who Brighten Your Day, Teach You New Things & Live Their Lives fully & With Generosity & Joy…
You can send it to just one or one hundred.

Rules:
1. You can give it to one or one hundred or any number in between - it's up to you. Make sure you link to their site in your post.
2. Link back to this blogsite: http://www.tammyvitale.com/. So that Tammy can go visit all these wonderful women.

Oh... there are just to many to mention...
But the three persons that I first come to think of are these:
Gyda
Katta
Kristin

Guest designing at ISMAKI challenge blog.

2008-06-23T18:07:00.005+02:00

I was honoured to be this week's guest designer on the well-known and wonderful ISMAKI-challenge blog. Here's my card - and the sketch to go with it, you will find at the ISMAKI-site. Please visit them, and it would be fun if you would participate in this weeks challenge too :-)
Thanks for stopping by!!

Lily & Milo

2008-06-21T22:01:00.004+02:00

I recently bought these supercute stamps (Lily & Milo) by R. A. Miller. We sell them in the store where I work. They are just adorable. I am working on more Magnolia-cards too, but they have to be secret for a few more days... :-)

Experimenting

2008-06-16T21:32:00.008+02:00

I've had the day off from work, and I've been playing with my stamps all day! :-) I've experimented more with pop-ups. Really fun! I haven't made the cover for the card yet, that'll have to be some other day. Tfl!

More pop-up Summer & Sea!

2008-06-15T20:57:00.005+02:00

I've just finished another pop-up card. So much fun. All stamps are as usual by Magnolia. Thank you all for wonderful comments on my last card. Hope ya'll had a great weekend. :-)

Detail:

Front:

I was asked to explain how I made the pop-ups. I don't know how to explain, I just do it... I figured a picture was worth more than words. The important thing with this kind of pop-ups, is that all the folds are 90 degrees. And also be sure that the elements won't obstruct each other when the card is being closed. Good luck on your pop-up!

Summer & Sea-collection

2008-06-10T22:30:00.006+02:00

New stamps from Magnolia arrived in the mail this weekend. I've made this pop-up-card with them so far:

Sentiment by Norsk Stempelblad. All other stamps by Magnolia.

Detail:

Three more cards

2008-05-26T09:35:00.005+02:00

" Lapp Tilda", "Kökssoffa", coffee stains and heart are all by Magnolia. "Takk" ("thanks") journaling-stamp by Norsk Stempelblad, Papers by 3ndy Design, flowers by Prima. I know I've said it before: Lapp Tilda is my favorite. She's too cute!

The large swirl along the edge is by Autumn Leaves. Sentiment by Tim Holtz. The rest of the stamps is by Magnolia. Paper by 3ndy Design. :-)

Sentiment by Norsk Stempelblad. All other stamps by Magnolia.

Have a great week!

Shabby Chic Tilda

2008-05-25T19:46:00.004+02:00

The cute Tilda-stamp is from the Shabby Chic-collection by Magnolia. Papers from Making Memories, flowers by Prima. Round sentiment by Maya Road, and codestamp by Autumn Leaves.

Troll

2008-05-24T00:24:00.003+02:00

All stamps and materials available from Magnolia.

Love

2008-04-10T10:37:00.004+02:00

Here's another card from the February issue of Ett Trykk. This one was the one making the cover :-) It has sort of been published on this blog before, as I had a pic of the magazine here, but this is a bigger and better picture of it.

Yesterday I held a Magnolia-class. I haven't had time to scan the cards yet, and Im off to work now. But I will try to get them scanned tonight.

Wishing you all a great thursday!

Just a card

2008-03-30T03:02:00.005+02:00

Here's one of my cards that was published in the february issue of Ett Trykk. All stamps by Magnolia. :-)

Tilda in the City

2008-03-16T17:12:00.005+01:00

Tilda has been seen in the city lately. Enjoying the urban life with a caffe latte at a fancy coffee shop, and visiting the local museums for the inspiration. She even sat down in the park to watch the funny little ducks in the ponds. Welcome to the big city, Tilda.

Stamps used: "Edwins stad", "Lapp Tilda" and "Bench". Paper by Basic Grey "Recess", and EAN-code stamps by Autumn Leaves.

I know have told you before, but I still get questions on how I colorize my cards, so I'll repeat it here. I mostly use Tim Holtz's Distress Ink by Ranger. Put a small amount of ink on a piece of plastic, glass or your acrylic block, and use a water brush to paint. You use it the same way you would with any watercolors. The colors can be mixed together, and you can lighten them using more water. It is important that you use watercolor paper. I use fine grained, cold pressed paper with a 200 g weight (90 lbs), but you can use the paper of your liking, as long as it is ment for watercolors.

The white highlights are gel-rollers. I use any gel-roller I have laying around for this. Draw a small line of highlight, and then quickly smudge it a little with your finger, before it dries. repeat this untill you have the shade you want. You may also highlight without smudging. this will make the highlighting more sharp, and is suitable for shiny objects like i.e. balloons, cars etc.

Also, thank you all for your wonderful comments. I really appreciate them all!! I know I have been tagged by some of you, I just haven't gotten around to do something about it. I should really try to set some time a side for that...

Aren't they the cutest?

2008-02-24T21:18:00.004+01:00

Here are some cards from the Magnolia-class I held earlier this week. "Tilda i särk" is my new favorite! She's sooo darn cute. And well... Edwin is a star. :D

Framed Magnolias, and a few other cards...

2008-02-11T16:44:00.002+01:00

I've had this Ikea-frame laying around for ages, always planning to do something fun with it. And so today - I finally got around to do something about it. The photo doesn't really do it justice, because it is layered with 3D- foam, so that the parts has un-equal height. So much fun! I think I need to stop by Ikea again and get some more of these cheap frames.

I've also made two other cards, but without Magnolia-stamps this time (allthough one of them is featuring a Magnolia-flower... *lol*). Sometimes it's fun to do something completely different, and the shabby/vintage style is one that I really like.

TFL!

Knight wanted

2008-01-27T17:54:00.001+01:00

More new stamps from Magnolia. The horse is just adorable, and so is Tilda.

Long time, no stamping

2008-01-23T16:12:00.002+01:00

I got the most beautiful stamps from Magnolia. I must admit, I'm not the most romantic person out there, but the new Magnolia-stamps even made me want to make more valentine-cards.

And yes, I say "more".. I've already made a bunch of valentine-cards, as I was chosen to be the featured "Artist of the Month" in the February issue of "Ett Trykk".

You can see more previews on their blog. See? I'm a "cover girl" too! One of my Magnolia-cards made the front cover as main picture! I'm really proud!

Merry Christmas

2007-12-24T09:28:00.000+01:00

Wishing you all a joyful, peaceful, wonderful christmas!

Nativity with St Francis and St Lawrence (1609)
Caravaggio

Santa Edwin

2007-12-08T18:14:00.001+01:00

Still not much time for cardmaking, but I couldn't resist making this one with Edwin - the cutest santa ever, don't you think? All stamps by Magnolia. Letters cut with Cricut. Coloring done using Pantone's Tria-pens (Promarkers) and Derwent Pencils. Embossed snowflakes, and white gel-roller.

Cards from my class today

2007-11-15T00:09:00.001+01:00

I had a class on christmas cards using Magnolia-stamps at Steffens (my LSS and also my employer) today. We made two of these cards, and a gift-tag. So much fun hosting classes. I love to meet all the nice fellow stampers out there :-)

Twinkle, twinkle little Star

2007-11-12T11:55:00.001+01:00

A real twinkling Tilda, in Sonja Henie's footsteps. She has everything needed to be a star! Painted with Twinkling H2O by LuminArte, and plenty of Stickles (glitter-glue) by Ranger. Mounted on patterned paper with glitter details. All stamps from Magnolia, off course!

It's been too long...

2007-11-05T19:05:00.001+01:00

...since I last updated this blog! Time really flies!

I've got a bunch of wonderful, new stamps from Magnolia. They are all so gorgeous, I didn't even know how to decide wich ones to try out first.

Here's a card I made yesterday. I've started working on more, and I need to do the final touches on them tonight, before I can scan them.

Also, EllenK gave me this award. How nice is that?! :-)

I'm supposed to give it on to ten people that inspire me and make me smile. That's a difficult one, because there are sooo many of you!!

All of you that reads and comments on my blog, inspire me to make and upload new cards, and every time I get uplifting comments it makes me smile. That's why I will give this on to all of you who has given me such comments.

Thanks for stopping by!

All About Christmas

2007-10-04T23:23:00.001+02:00

Thanks again folks, for all your wonderful comments! I feel so bad for never taking the time to really browse all the inspiring blogs out there, and being so sloppy with leaving feedback myself. I hereby promise to take some time for this the upcoming weekend. Life's just been too crazy lately.

As you can see, I'm all christmas lately. Working in a scrapping-/stamping-/craftstore, christmas season are really starting these days. I've been thinking only christmas since September 1. I just hope my christmas spirit will stay strong till Desember 25. at least.

I think I'll manage, especially with cute christmas Tildas and Edwins helping me along.

Did she paint her house?

2007-10-03T18:17:00.001+02:00

Yesterday it was red, today it's blue. And it is just as pretty that way! Tilda is taking a walk in the blue hour.

Oh, and did you notice? I've added a slideshow to my blog. Isn't it cool? I will do something about the design on this blog, I promise. I know it looks kind of boring as it is.

New Christmas Stamps

2007-10-01T11:35:00.001+02:00

You really need to check out all the new, lovely christmas stamps from Magnolia, if you haven't allready. I just love Tilda's new house. And how fun to have the day off from work, and spend it at home with my new stamps!

Knowledge is power (Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est)

2007-09-17T00:19:00.001+02:00

Wise words from Sir Francis Bacon, there. And so appropriate on a bookmark, don't you think? Oh, these stamps - the awesome, cool and wise-looking owl on the stack of books - I'm in love (Stamps from Magnolia, off course!). Someone's getting books and bookmarks for christmas this year!

Blue, blue blueberries!

2007-09-07T18:41:00.001+02:00

I want some blueberries! Don't you just love this cute Tilda-stamp? These are also some of the new stamps for this fall from Magnolia. You can see more ideas with these stamps in Linda Muhren's blog (she's a great card-artist, and fellow DT-member for Magnolia).

I've been asked several times how I do the coloring on my cards. I always forget to answer in my posts, but here it comes:

I mostly use Distress Ink from Ranger. Here's how: Pad the inkpad against an acrylic block, or drip some distress ink refill on it. Then use a paintbrush and water to pick up the colors, and paint, like you're using ordinary watercolors. I also use watercolors sometimes, and Twinkling H2O from LuminArte (twinkling watercolors).

For my Norwegian readers: I've scheduled several classes this fall, most of them are almost fully booked, but there are still a few spots left. You can see more about this on Steffens, Hobby Norge.

Clearing something up...

2007-09-06T15:57:00.001+02:00

Ok, autumn is really lovely in colors and everything, but how come I every fall get this terrible colds? Dd have been sick for nearly a week, and when she's finally well enough to send to daycare, then it's my turn. I've spent most of the day tucked in, in bed - with no energy at all.

But I really need to clear something up.. As I told you yesterday, Magnolia is releasing a bunch of wonderful stamps for the fall. I've used several on the card I showed you yesterday. And I'm sharing a new one today.

Which stamps will be in the stampclub-package, and which will be in the ordinary fall collection, I don't know (Allthough, I did hear rumours that Edwin with the Broom are a club-stamp (uhh.. I'm such a tattletale!))

Have a great day! I'm crawling back to bed.

Sneak Peek, Magnolia Fall collection and Stampclub aug.-oct.

2007-09-05T18:16:00.002+02:00

Oh, yes.. I've gotten to play with some of these amazing stamps! Are you waiting for your stampclub-package these days? Then you are in for some awesome stamps that will give you tons of fun. This year's autumn-collection from Magnolia will make you feel much better about the summer being nearly over. :-)
Have a wonderful day!

I'm back!

2007-08-21T22:29:00.001+02:00

Hi again! I'm back!
First of all, thanks a million for all the wonderful comments you have left me. That is just the best inspiration, when other people enjoys looking at what I've made. I understand that I have been tagged too, by several bloggers. That's a challenge, and I will look at them all.

Tonight I'll just post a few cards I've made the last few days. Having the day off from work today, I got to spend some hours with my dear stamps again. :-)