"Getting to Know You" Blog Hop

I was invited by Cecilie, a super talented fellow Danish cardmaker and very good friend, to participate in the “Getting to Know You” Blog Hop where I have to answer a few questions about the creative side of life as I know it. Here we go:

1.What creative projects are you currently working on?

It not enough a suitable reply?  =0) I guess not! I still have to pick up my scrapbooking, but I know exactly where I left it back in 2010, when I started Operation Skriv hjem and never looked back. That means my creative projects are cards, cards and more cards. Some for friends and family - others for the OSH project. I love using my stash to decorate gifts as well, here a baby gift for a colleague:

2.What inspires your designs?

I have a very lateral mindset and sometimes have to limit myself from getting new ideas to actually get stuff done =0). I can get ideas from almost everything I see. Pinterest is my "go to" if I need a quick fix - so many talented people out there. Handling the many lovely OSH cards is very inspirational too. Last but not least I love seeing what my blogfriends make.
Example of card inspired by a vanity bag for a teenage girl:

3.What method / process (if applicable) do you apply to each of your creative projects, and how long does each project take to complete?

I love dies and stamps. You will rarely see something made by me without diecuts - they might however have been altered to fit my idea. Time - anything from 1 hour to DAYS - don't get me started - some ideas just take TIME from first idea to actual card - but I love the process and remind myself that it is a HOBBY ! This card for my DH is an example of a timeconsuming card =0):

Inside text said "You're still my knight in shining armour and I am ready with the oilcan if needed"  =0)

4.If you had to describe your ‘signature’ style, what would it be?

I CAN do CAS if I really put my mind to it - but a real "Charlie card" tells a story - like this one made for a colleague who wanted it to hint that he had bought a necklace for his wife (they both liked diving):

5. What are 3 crafting products/tools you can’t live without?

Doublesided tape - I use that a lot as I can make a royal mess with liquid glue.
My two friends - Bigshot and Revolution (diecutting machines)
My growing set of COPIC pens.

And now I have to pass on the torch to two creative women that I find inspirational and amazing:

Gitte fra Love2Scrap – Gitte decided to buy Love2scrap and I am one of the many who are happy she kept this shop running now as a webshop. She has a team of talented girls and we always have a lot of laughs when I meet her at scrap-events.

Gitte fra Hobbyboden – Gitte was one of the first shops to support me and OSH when we started back in 2010 and even designed a special set of Danish text stamps - PERFECT for OSH cards but also suitable for other Danish cards and scrappages. Do click and visit her blog and see the her very talented DT girls too.

Thank you both for accepting the torch - looking forward to seeing your answers. =0)

Har måttet overgive mig og slå ordbekræftelse til for at slippe for de mange spamkommentarer.

Kære faste besøgende. Jeg havde forsværget, at jeg ville opgive - men i dag er spamkommentarerne kommet så hurtigt, at jeg slettede 10 blot for at se linjerne rykke og 5 nye komme ind. Jeg har prøvet at undgå at lukke for anonyme kommentarer - men blot sætte ordbekræftelse på. Håber det er nok til at slippe for disse kommentarer, som må komme fra maskiner eller mennesker uden et liv !! Jeg håber mine faste læsere ikke opgiver at kommentere pga det lille benspænd. Jeg vil jo hellere bruge min tid på at producere kort jeg kan vise her end på at luge ud i min inbox konstant. =0)

I dag har jeg ikke noget at vise (andet end skiltet til disse typer nedenfor) - men ville lige advare om den lille ændring her på bloggen.

Jeg arbejder på et fint nyt indlæg til på mandag hvor jeg svarer på spørgsmålene fra "Getting to know you bloghop" som jeg modtog fra Cecilie sidste mandag.

I do apologize to my frequent visitors - but I have had to change my settings and ask those kind enough to add a genuine comment to write a code. The number of unwanted visitors a.k.a. people who does not share our interest in scrapbooking but spend their sad life spamming other blogs became overwhelming and I can no longer just ignore them as much as I would love to do just that. 

Her kommer mit kort til Steen - naturligvis også med cykler / Another bike card for Steen

Ja Mie og jeg havde gang i den samme die og stempelkombination - men fik alligevel to meget forskellige kort ud af det.

Tre cykler i tre farver. Zoom på forskellige dele - for modtageren både sælger og reparerer jo cykler i sine butikker.

Til lykke til Steen / Happy Bday Steen

Vores svigersøn har fødselsdag i dag - og  da både hans hobby og hans job handler om og med cykler var Mie ikke i tvivl om hvilket fødselsdagskort han skulle have.

Sommerferien gik til Østrig hvor han bl.a. cyklede med vores barnebarn på en 16% stigning og netop den tur handler Mies kort om. Derfor bakkerne og de rød/hvide farver:

Hero Arts cykel og pil her stemplet i rødt og de søde nye skyer fra Lawn fawn incl. fin sol med stikninger.

Mie made this card for her BIL's birthday. It is a memory of his holiday in Austria (hence the red and white) where he went cycling up and down several hills and mountains - even some with a 15% sign.
Bike and arrow from a Hero Arts set of stamps and dies, Lawn fawn clouds and sun.

Til lykke til Jack i Skotland / Happy Bday Jack

I går var det vores gode ven Jack's fødselsdag - da han boede i hus med have havde han et lille hjørne hvor der "voksede" havenisser - en for hvert barnebarn og han forærede også Mie en et år vi var på ferie sammen - derfor var der ingen tvivl om dette kort:

Rød/hvide farver fordi det er fra os her i DK, banner med firkløvere for at ønske ham alt det bedste i det nye år og de tre små svampe symboliserer os 3 som kortet er fra. Vi har været venner i tæt på 30 år - så tekststemplet passede perfekt.

Celebrating Jack with this gnome card. Before moving to a lovely new flat they had a corner in their garden. Jack "grew" gnomes - one for each grandchild and we knew right away the Lawn fawn gnome would be perfect for his card this year. Here's to you Jack - hope you had a lovely day with your family. Love x o x  =0)

M&M kort til kollega / Made this for a co-workers Bday

Bare et lille hurtigt kort til en sød, ung kollega - der altid bager til os på kontoret - og samtidig er glad for M&M's. Ideen kan jeg ikke tage æren af - jeg har set den "somewhere out there" i det store internet på et tidspunkt.

Mette Marie fylder 27 år før første gang i morgen - og har fortjent dette kort, selvom det ikke er en rund dag. Figuren består af 3" krop, 2" fødder og 1" øjne og øjenlåg med ½ " pupiller. Arme, ben, øjenbryn og handsker er håndklippede. M er fra et QK alfabet (gammelt)

Indersiden fik 3 små cupcakes - fra resten af papiret og hendes navn stavet i M&M sprog =0):

Glæder mig til at overraske hende i morgen.

Not rocket science - but funny how some punched circles can end up as one of the M&M guys.
Mette Marie not only loooves M&M - she is always baking stuff and bringing yummy treats to share with us at the office - hence the background paper. Cannot remember were I saw the M&M idea - but not my idea in the first place - cute though.