Happy New Year

Dear followers, friends and family.

In the spring my husband got ill and he is still not completely healthy. This has drained energy for both of us, and therefore I have chosen not to join the design team at OCC in 2015. It has been exciting to participate even in this short time. The DT consists of a bunch of talented ladies, that I have been very proud to work with. 

Now I want to concentrate on being DT member at SASPC, and I am looking forward to the new year starts ...

I hope that everyone has had some good Christmas holidays and got the innermost wishes fulfilled.

I wish you all a Happy New Year.

Hugs Susan

Christmas Greeting

We finally got some snow on Christmas morning, it was so wonderful to wake up to. Here in Copenhagen it has been the hottest weather for many years, and now we got our wish for snow at Christmas fulfilled.

We share a nice big yard with lots of trees, bushes and lawn.

I have used my brayer on watercolor paper with TH stains, a little leftovers 

and a gift from Retro Kraft Shop. 

The picture is from AlpaStamps and is colored with Prismacolor.

Dear friends and followers

We have kept a great Christmas evening with our daughter and her boyfriend, 

with wonderful food and exchange of gifts.

I hope everyone has had their Christmas wishes fulfilled 

and will get a good creative year in 2015.

Thanks for all your good comments on the blog - 

they have all been very encouraging for me.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #12

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

First of all I'll say thanks to Linda for the wonderful challenge with 12 weeks of creative fun, it's been good hours to follow the different themes. Linda's tags have been beautiful and amazing, and they have put on a lot of thought about how I spent Christmas as a child and what I do now as an adult. The different Christmas celebrations around the world are beautiful and magical.

It has also been inspiring to see the very fantastic posts that have come on the blog, and it's great to see the diversity, and how we have interpreted Linda's tags.

Tim Holtz Tags & Bookplates - Window & Window Box dies - Paper Stash Merriment
Christmas Ephemera Pack - Adornments Nature - Remnant Rubs Christmastime - Distress Ink Antique Linen - Vintage Photo - Distress Paint Mowed Lawn
Forest Moss - Barndoor - Faded Jeans - Picket Fence - Distress Marker Festive Berries - Crafty Individuals stamp - Art Impressions stamp
Studio Calico - Corrugated cardboard

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #12

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #10

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

I was inspired by the Christmas heart and background structure, and instead of paste I've embossed with texture fades.

Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplates - Love Struck - Holly Branch dies - Layering Stencils Lattice Work - Holly Bough - Texture Fades Springtime Background

Remnants Rubs Christmastime - Distress Ink Mustard Seed - Mowed Lawn

Black Soot - Gesso from Golden - Embossing powder Gold - Rich Red - Vellum

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #10

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #9

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

I love black tags. Linda's tag reminded me of that at the home we always had a Christmas bell hung between two living rooms a bit like a mistletoe.

Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplates - Tattered Pinecone - Christmas Cardinal

Christmas Bells - Mini Christmas Bell - Tattered Banners dies - Simple Sayings stamp

Distress Spay Stain Tarnished Brass - White color from Golden

Archival Ink Jet Black -Silk Ribbon, stars and diamonds

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #9

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #8

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

The Christmas stocking is a splendid idea, that we all love.
The background is Tim's method of embossing through stencils.

Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplates - Stocking Stuffer - Vintage Lace -
Tiny Tabs & Tags dies - Simple Sayings stamp - Layering Stencils Holiday Knit
Embossing Powder Clear - Distress Ink Fired Brick - Vintage Photo - Black Soot Archival Ink Jet Black - velvet - hessian - string - bell - pearl from the stash

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #8

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #11

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

WOW it is really a wonderful tag Linda has made for inspiration this time.
I just LOVE it - I'm mad about the industrial look. I've used Tim's stencil and paste, and it was fun to make.

Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplates - Tattered Pinecone - Metal Foil Tape - Word Bands - Layering Stencils Christmas - Adirondack Alcohol Ink Bottle - Mixative Snow Cap - Pitch Black - Jute String - Golden paste and white - Silk ribbon - bling

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #11

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #7

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

It's a beautiful tag Linda has made, it is a genuine vintage style. I was inspired by the Christmas bauble and shining baubles on the Christmas tree is always magical

Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplates - Carved Ornaments - Festive Greenery
Tattered Pinecone dies - Layering Stencils Stars - Embossing Powder Gold
Distress Ink Mustard Seed - Fired Brick - Vintage Photo - Paste from Golden
Stamps from La Blanche and Panduro - ribbon

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #7

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #6

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

Linda's tag has inspired me to use text and structure in the background on this tag.

Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplates - Holly Branch - Tattered Pinecone - Tattered Florals Typeset dies - Doily Sizzix die - Distress Ink Vintage Photo - Mustard Seed

Fired Brick - Distress Paint Picket Fence - Distress Spray Stain Brushed Pewter Snowflake Adornments - Stamp from Prima - Brad - metal flowers - silver ribbon.

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #6

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #5

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

Linda's tag reminded me of gatherings in the December evenings with singing and Christmas music while the snow and darkness falls, I see the many shadows and lights and the whole world is filled with glitter.

Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplates - Victorian Carolers - Mini Wreath & Bow -
Vintage lace dies - Frames & Trims -  Remnant Rubs Christmastime -
Embossing Rich Red powder - Hero Texture Fades Dot set - Black Cardboard -
white Gelly Roll - Stamp from Panduro

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #5

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #4

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

Linda's Tag #4  gave me a feeling of a Christmas loveletter written to all those you love, filled with green and red colors showing our hopes and wishes.

Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplates - Bow-tied - Writing Desk dies - Layering Stencils Festive - Random Quotes stamp - Distress Ink Fired Brick - Antique Linen - Vintage Photo - Clear Embossing Powder - Gesso from Golden - White Wash Paper - Special Effect scissors - ribbon - a heart

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #4

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #3

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

The color on Linda's tag reminded me of cold and frosty winter days when I as a child was skating on a lake nearby my home i Copenhagen.

Manila Kraft Tag #8 - Tim Holtz Mini Ice Skate - Vintage Lace - Gum Drops - 

Simple Saying stamp - Distress Ink Broken China - Vintage Photo - 

Clear Crackle Paint - liquid pearls Platinium Pearl -Embossing powder Silver - 

Silver Glitter - stamp and snowflake from Panduro - thread - silver thread - ribbon

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #3

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan

12 Tags of Christmas Week #2

Inspired by Funkie Junkie Style/Linda Coughlin

Thanks to Linda for the kind and encouraging comment on my Kick Off-tag.
Here is my version of week #2, where I'm inspired by the Christmas tree and the bow on the top.

Tim Holtz Tag & Bookplates - Butterfly Frenzy dies - Distress Ink Fired Brick - Mustard Seed - Mowed Lawn - Vintage Photo - Remnants Rubs Christmastime - Embossing Powder Rich Red - Stamp from PaperArtsy, Viva Decor and Panduro

A stamp from my stash of stamps from Norway and ribbon.

Link to 12 Tags of Christmas - Funkie Junkie Style - Week #2

Sponsored by The Funkie Junkie Boutique

Thanks to all of you who visit my blog, 

and I wish you a Merry Christmas.

Hugs

Susan