I've been keeping a secret,....!!!!

Today I have some great news to share with you. 

I have known for quite a while now, but am delighted I'm allowed to 'spill the beans' now.

Ever since the Blue Fern Studio chipboards first came on the market I have loved the look of them.  And I have since found out that they are a great quality to work with so let me confess I am actually doing a little 'happy dance' here as I tell you 

I have been invited to be part of the Blue Fern Studios 2015 design team!! 

I already received a big pack of lovely Blue Fern Studios products and am longing to be able to dive in to them!! They are so gorgeous!! 

I'm proud to be part of such an  impressive lineup of scrapbook artists and you can see the whole announcement naming all the DT members for 2015 HERE

Happy News!

Hi, Do you remember a couple of weeks ago when I said I'd received 'happy mail'... ?

Well this is it! 

I have been invited to the Lemoncraft Design Team. If you are not familiar with Anna Zaprzelska's company you should definitely check it out because she has the most enchanting collections and embellishments.

I am really looking forward to getting more familiar with her products!

I am on the team together with these awesomer ladies, and I say CONGRATULATIONS to all:

I am also delighted to say that you'll be able to enjoy the work of some amazing guest designers from now on. Among these are my friends Eila and Ulrika! You will  love their work for sure!!

In my humble opinion the Polish scrappers are among the very best at the moment and I shall be 

delighted to pick up a trick or two. I find they are excellent in all fields of scrapbooking from cards, to layouts , and certainly excellent as far as mixed media art goes.

Just sas an example of the Lemoncraft style here is a picture of the latest collection:

I am really looking forward to my term on Lemoncraft!

Thanks Anna for picking me for your 'Dream Team'

And as she says, 'Remember you are beautiful when you smile' :-D

(I have certainly got a big grin going right across my face at the moment!)

Hugs!!

Inkido blog hop!!

         

Hi there and welcome to our first bloghop of the 2014 Inkido design team.

We are hopping not just because it's fun but also so we can all get to know eachother a little better.

First of all I have a photo with all the pretty faces on the team. And as you can see there are quite a few of us!

You should have arrived here from from the lovely Anita Nosova's blog

Our bloghop will take place from January 2nd until  January 4rd.

I am ecxcited to tell you about the great prizes we have for three lucky participants.

We have a full new collection, (so new we cannot share a picture of it yet!...), 

we have a set for vintage cardmakers 

....and last but not least we have a suprise!!

You can pick 12 papers from any collectionbut the latest (which is another prize).

We ask our participants to look for secret words inside out hop posts. Not every designer's post will have one. With all the words you find you will make a sentence. Do not write it in the comments section because then we loose some of the fun. Please write an email to:

marketing@papercraftscandinavia.com

We would also like you to leave a comment on the different blogposts and hopefully you would like to become folloowers of our blogs as well!

My secret word will be at the bottom of this post. 

Three things you did not know about me,...or maybe you did LOL!

1.I was actually born in Norway but have lived more than half my life in Sweden.

I still feel very Norwegian though and have a lot of family left there.

2. I am crazy about watching sports. I love all the Nordic wintersports and am planning 

to spend February on the couch in front of the telly watching the Sotchi olympics.

3. I love the arts and enjoy  musicals and the opera. Last year I was able to go see 

Placido Domingo even though it cost me an arm and a leg,...LOL!

Another thing I can tell you is that my scrapspace is a total mess right now. At the moment I can hardly find enough space even for a 12x12 paper,....I know what I'll be doing tomorrow LOL!!

Just look at my table!!

       

Here is the whole hopping order for the Inkido team:

Agnieszka Bellaidea  

Anita Nosova

Bente Fagerberg ------You are here 

Cathrine Sandvik

Elena Smoktunova

Heidi Augustson 

Helen Tilbury

Hera Sugitani

Irena Kowalczyk

Karin Zander 

Karita Vainio

Lindy Gillespie

Nataliya Serova  

Petra Gustavsson  

Renea Harrison

Romy Veul   

Sabrina Sulaiman

Stéphanie Papin

Stina Westbom

Ulrika Blomfelt  

Yasmin Tölche   

Don't forget to send an email with the secret sentence.

MY SECRET WORD IS: IMPORTANT 

Your next stop on the hop is the delightful Cathrine.

I'm on the Inkido DT 2014!!

Hi all!! 

Today is the exciting day when everybody will find out who made the Inkido 2014 DT.

Let me first share my joy that I have been invited back for a new term and I am overjoyed to be working with such an amazing group of friends, old and new!!

HERE you can read all about the announcement.

Hugs!!

So delighted to tell you of a new opportunity for me.

I am super duper delighted and excited to have been invited to new DT of the Scraps of Elegance kit club!!

I LOVE the look of their kits and always have been impressed with what I have seen posted in the name of SoE on Facebook as well as on their blog. 

I am really sooo looking forward to this!!

I feel that the style of the kits is right up my alley and from my short experience on the SoE forum the people there are lovely too!!

I wasn't really planning on applying. I had been telling myself my plate was full. But on October 30th my term with Paper Issues was up so I was kind of 'allowed' to condsider a new team.So a few hours before deadline I decided to give it a go. 

I didn't really have much hope of being picked, but telling them I was interested was a good start :-) I am pretty glad I did!!

First I will show you the three lo's I sent in. I found it was so difficult to pick only three, because I wanted to show I have different sides and that I love to use different techniques.

 And here is the announcement from the blog:

''Design Team Results are in!

Before I let you in on the amazing artists who have joined our team, I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who took the time to submit applications.  We truly enjoyed seeing your beautiful work, and we wish we could invite everyone who applied to join the team!  We only have a few spots available each call, and we hope you will consider trying again during our next call.

And now, the big news, we are honored and excited to announce that these are the talented ladies who will be joining our team!

Debbie Sherman

I'm Debbie and I live in Wyoming with my husband Jeff and our 2 Labs Mojo and Pearl. I'm also a grandmother of 7, who inspire me everyday, they are the reason I started scrapping!

I have been involved with one craft of another all my life.  I started out beading jewelry when I was about 7 and sewing when I was 12. One day I discovered scrap booking and then it became an obsession/passion!  My husband thinks I'm a hoarder now but I say I'm just well supplied. My style varies and over the years has changed.  One day I can be in a Shabby Chic mood and the next day  I find myself elbow deep in paint and art journals.  I'm a visual person and when I see a product I love I create around it.  I draw inspiration from many places, flea markets, family, grandkids, old and vintage and color.

I'm an avid photographer and have been blessed with many professional photo opportunities. I spend time with my camera daily. More photos = more scrapping!!

I'm beyond honored to be designing for Scraps of Elegance  and with all the wonderfully talented designers you are about to get to know.

Debbie's Blog:  http://debbie-lovescrappin.blogspot.com/

Patricia Basson

'Hello SOE friends...

Patricia Basson from Secunda in South Africa saying Hi to new and old friends! I am beyond happy to have been chosen to join the SOE Team and look forwards to working with Kits that I have been admiring for some times.

I have been scrapping for a few years now, since end 2006, but have only really started enjoying playing with papers and mediums these past 3 years, after meeting and following fellow scrappers on Face Book and other social networks...I have a few idols who inspire me tremendously and hope that in a small way, I might be an inspiration to some one else as well.

I don't really place myself in a certain style category, for I love different styles and techniques, it all depends on my mood of the day to decide how my page will turn out. I do however love to layer, distress and occasionally sew on my pages. Also love working with flowers and adding embellishments to my work. Lay outs, cards and tags are what I enjoy doing most and have tried my hand at some Off the Page items as well.

I do hope you are going to enjoy my work and I'm hoping to meet some new friends along the way...

Thank you once again to Melinda and the SOE Team for inviting me into their group...."

Patricia's Blog:  http://patriciabasson.blogspot.com/

Bente Fagerberg

Hi my name is Bente Fagerberg, I am Norwegian and I live in a small Swedish village.

I love to scrap and craft and also to spend time outside in my large unruly country garden.I think I have scrapped for about six years now but have become more serious about it the last couple of years since I have been invited to different design teams.

I spent quite a few years at University both in Norway and Sweden exploring the world of languages, economics, statistics and art. But my very best years I spent as a stay at home mom to my three daughters who are now almost all grown up. We lived in Chile, Mexico and England during these years and got to learn and love a lot about these different countries. Since my children have grown up I now co-own a small business selling fashion accessories to shops and boutiques mostly in Sweden.
I love the freedom it allows me.

I am currently on the design team at Les Papiers de Pandore, Papirdesign, Inkido, Scrap for Helpand a I am a PaperHaus Magazine contributor.

I am so delighted to be a new designer here at Scraps of Elegance!

Bente's Blog:  http://paperandglueheaven.blogspot.com/

To Be Announced

Shhhhh... it's a secret!  Our fourth new designer has a current design team commitment that we don't want to compromise.  In order to be fair to all parties, we are waiting to make an announcement until that commitment has ended.  So stay tuned, more info coming soon!

The Mystery member has also beeen announced now and it is the mega talented Swede Angelica Åström

The newest members of our Design team family will begin designing with our January kit, and we cannot wait to see their gorgeous work!

Welcome to the team, ladies!''

Thanks for dropping by!!