tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46851934708054663522011-08-30T18:27:00.633+02:00Paper everywhere!Margrethenoreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-6821139824786336362010-01-10T22:13:00.000+01:002010-01-10T22:14:15.685+01:00

This blog has moved! http://papirdiva.wordpress.com

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-24664028314180285422009-03-26T12:48:00.004+01:002009-03-26T12:52:06.089+01:00

Quite a while since I posted here last. This is what I've been up to since:

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-82340539339392203522009-03-04T17:01:00.004+01:002009-03-04T17:07:39.820+01:00

I'm not very good at updating this thing, am I?Well, I don't get to do a lot of scrapbooking these days, and to be frank, I'm not very inspired or motivated. But, at the end of February I signed up for a 6 month subscription to Little Red Scrapbook. I got my first kit last week, and made this layout. You get a lot of paper and embellishment for just $22 (+ shipping, of course, which is a bit to

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-42747194762000902572009-02-02T14:36:00.003+01:002009-02-02T14:40:05.358+01:00

I don't have a definite date for when I first started scrapbooking, but it should be about a year ago. Thought I'd post my first layouts here, just for fun.Layout 1Layout 2Layout 3

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-41499056835493732002009-02-01T21:53:00.002+01:002009-02-01T21:55:03.297+01:00

A Norwegian scrapbooking forum sometimes have challenges on Sundays, and today was one of those days. A sketch was provided, and here is my interpretation of it :)

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-36282612432211991342009-01-31T22:50:00.002+01:002009-01-31T22:54:15.880+01:00

Another end of a month, another prompt from Gutter Girlz. This time I was more than a little inspired by Nikki's layout, as you can see.

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-61463261895323109262009-01-27T12:35:00.002+01:002009-01-27T12:38:33.164+01:00

Starting a new medication, I'm having a setback. I know I'm not easy to be around when the depression is at its worst, and the worst thing is that sometimes I can't stop myself.But, through it all, the one person who's always going to be there, is my husband, and I think he deserves a little attention right now.This card is for him. He doesn't know about it yet, but I hope he'll like it.

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Last week I came over the call for applications to the Spring Design Team at 2 Sketches 4 You. I printed out the sketches, and did one the same day, sure the deadline for application was Midnight Monday the 24th. Of course, there is no Monday 24th this month. I'm on new medication and it's really messing with my concentration; I'm struggling with writing, spelling and reading. There are days I

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-38632149321889704852009-01-22T19:02:00.004+01:002009-01-22T19:10:33.769+01:00

I got some new stuff, from all the nearby stores, and some online. It's weird how paychecks disappear so quickly!Anyway, I just love the Detours: Walk in the Park from October Afternoon. I can't explain it, but I seem to have developed a special liking for cutesy patterned papers (I also love Sassafrass Lass). The other papers used are Creative Imaginations Teal Note Book and Dream Street's

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-39461230765283110842009-01-18T20:35:00.004+01:002009-01-19T15:47:13.000+01:00

I just finished a new card - a shameless lift from 2 Sketches 4 You!

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-24047766226070654012009-01-11T20:31:00.004+01:002009-01-11T20:36:22.142+01:00

My husband got his hair cut yesterday, after keeping it long for over a decade. Of course, this was an event that had to be documented.Full list of products used can be found here.

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-80433680394709322112009-01-10T15:14:00.003+01:002009-01-10T15:17:13.486+01:00

My niece is 9 years old tomorrow. She loves horses, and doesn't like pink, so this was what I came up with.

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-58219498850512169242009-01-04T21:32:00.002+01:002009-01-04T21:37:44.708+01:00

I'm a big shoe-lover, and this layout shows that. I took the picture, in the car, on our way to a wedding last summer.Papers from Basic Grey and Making Memories. It was a great way to try Slice for something else than Holiday designs! Stamps from Autumn Leaves. Prima, Tim Holtz and Heidi Swapp thrown in there for good measure.

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-10328120182962759362009-01-03T17:10:00.000+01:002009-01-03T17:10:55.589+01:00

Gutter Girlz: Dec. 30th, Prompt 14I did Gutter Girlz' prompt, and I'm glad I did. I'm not good at being honest with myself, so this layout might seem like nothing more than a cliche. In a way, it's not, but it's a step forward.

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Margrethenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-55314460777953926512008-12-28T15:31:00.002+01:002008-12-28T15:34:15.566+01:00

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Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-63811427675952746522008-12-28T14:52:00.009+01:002008-12-28T15:34:01.681+01:00

**This is not my idea, but after posting about these in my LiveJournal, I was asked if I could do a tutorial, so... here it is!**1. Start by finding a pretty paper, preferably with two patterned sides, so that the inside won't be plain white.2. Cut the paper into fitting pieces. You'll need to have it big enough to work with, but not big enough to fit your entire living room. I've chosen to have

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-380371168115460852008-10-03T17:13:00.001+02:002008-10-03T17:16:25.620+02:00

Not sure if you can tell, but the key is suspended from the frame.

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-61021611427930434672008-09-30T22:41:00.005+02:002008-09-30T22:51:04.775+02:00

I came home from a course with Erika Tysse a little while ago, where she taught us to make 3D collages in frames. Truly inspired, I'll be getting some more frames from IKEA as soon as I can!

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-25282129484582872072008-09-25T13:04:00.003+02:002008-09-25T13:12:05.395+02:00

After a few hectic weeks of starting a new job, going back to uni and generally living life, both Anne Liv and I took last night off and went to a crop at Scrapshop. It was great fun to meet people from the store's online message board, and making stuff... :)An acquaintance has been diagnosed with cancer, so I used a new-learned technique to make her a get well soon-card.This year's first

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-716793924833024632008-09-11T19:18:00.002+02:002008-09-11T19:19:20.787+02:00

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-73268614018484366192008-08-26T08:41:00.004+02:002008-08-26T08:47:19.087+02:00

Yes, you guessed correctly! Another wedding layout!As always, click the pictures for bigger versions :)

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-58977773962240741042008-08-06T17:24:00.002+02:002008-08-06T17:25:08.554+02:00

Imagine Imagine - backOriginally uploaded by Margrethe Aas Johnsen My husband's best man is getting married this Friday (08-08-08), so I made them a card.It turned out really well, if I may say so myself.

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-6950307971158071352008-08-06T10:03:00.002+02:002008-08-06T10:03:50.639+02:00

Looking UpOriginally uploaded by Margrethe Aas Johnsen It's been a while since I've done any scrapbooking. Vacation is over and done with, and the school year is about to start. It was about time I made another layout.After watching Arya become mesmerized by a circling daddy long legs on saturday, I pulled out the camera and got some shots of her staring.The only trouble doing anything with the

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-60282918905076536262008-07-09T10:05:00.003+02:002009-04-10T21:07:47.030+02:00

I don't have much time now, but I just wanted to post my latest LO; a tribute to some of our best friends. Our friends have always been amazing, but the weeks leading up to the wedding they have impressed us even more!I'll come back later to write a bit more about it, but as for now, here's the LO :)

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I had some pictures of my hubby - then fiance - and his brothers from when we last visited my inlaws. Many of the most important people in my life are guys and I wanted to do a rough layout showing my three family members. Some of the pictures are blurry, I know, but they are meant to be.. :PI had just been out shopping before I sat down to make this, and thus had picked up a few "rougher"

AnneLivnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-12508543616418851602008-07-04T10:35:00.003+02:002009-04-10T21:07:47.033+02:00

I was trying to do this challenge that was posted at a local scrapforum, but I lost myself in it. I wanted to do a double layout of my cat. I have so many pictures of her that are great to scrap, but I don't want to end up a "crazy cat-lady" who scraps nothing but her four-legged fury friend. So I tried to fit as many photos as possible onto this layout. Each of the three photos have more photos

AnneLivnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-38658123397925436292008-07-03T13:17:00.003+02:002008-07-04T11:06:49.422+02:00

After searching endlessly online for the perfect paper, I decided it was not to be, and made my own. I asked friends from online to give me adjectives (negatives and well as positives) for this LO, and they contributed generously. Sadly, I could only fit a few;And here, for your viewing pleasure; two detail shots.

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-72781327109299943162008-07-01T14:41:00.003+02:002008-07-04T11:07:08.914+02:00

After more than 8 months since the wedding, I've finally made a wedding LO. Granted, my first ever was with a wedding photo, but since it was my first ever, it doesn't count :PAs I was holding it up for the hubby to "inspect", a fair bit of jokin' on who belonged to who ensued - but that's to be expected, is it not? :PIf you are that way inclined, you can check out the rest of our wedding photos

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-12382768950821038372008-06-29T15:35:00.029+02:002008-06-29T16:20:45.569+02:00

1. I've been making lots of cards lately, even though I swore I'd never make cards a while back. In addition to the card I posted earlier this week, I made another one, with another Sassafras Lass patterned paper. Another online friend is going through a divorce and is feeling rather down on herself.2. My husband's sister turns 17 on July 1st, so I used the same layout as I did on the "Fawnd of

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-53171100010157373032008-06-28T14:49:00.007+02:002009-04-10T21:07:47.035+02:00

As some of you might have heard, I got married last week to the man of my dreams :) Since this is a blog to show of what we scrap, pictures will be posted after I've scrapped them. I've ordered a 7 paged, cardboard wedding-album that has "bryllup" (nor. "wedding") cut out on one side. I just can't wait to get it!! For now I only have a few pictures of the invitations and place cards we made for

AnneLivnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-40874453556488616642008-06-24T11:15:00.004+02:002008-06-24T13:51:08.005+02:00

An online friend is currently admitted, so I thought I'd cheer her up a bit.

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-68569841661431227672008-06-20T19:02:00.004+02:002008-06-20T19:18:20.264+02:00

Tomorrow, the other team member on this blog, Anne Liv, is getting married. After a few months of scrapping, it felt completely wrong to go to a store to get her and her beloved a premade greeting card. It was time to take it to "the next level", and make something myself. Scary, in a way, considering the "massiveness" of the situation. Either it'd turn out really good, or... I'd have to get a

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-25387053897719582472008-06-08T00:03:00.008+02:002008-06-08T00:29:59.934+02:00

It's been two weeks since we updated this blog. For that I'd like to apologize - May + being students = exams and no time for scrapping. However, we have our last exams of the semester during the first days of next week, and have scrapping "booked" for Wednesday night.Even though we haven't had time to scrap lately, we got some shopping done today. I don't know about you, but I love to scurry

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-83269298277059856882008-05-25T21:30:00.009+02:002009-04-10T21:07:47.036+02:00

Neither Margrethe or I have children, and thus have to try to find other things to scrap rather than babies. But this weekend I had to give in and succumb to the pressure... And did I pick the right time to do it!? Margrethe was in quite a creative mood, and did something brand new, while I did something that has been done a million times earlier; I scrapped a baby!This isn't just any baby though

AnneLivnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-28420439410507388722008-05-25T11:45:00.002+02:002008-05-25T17:41:27.174+02:00

Nothing goes as good with a new blog, as a new way to scrap!It's not that the traditional LOs are boring - by no means! But, it's aways fun to try something new. After digging through old family photos in preparation for an exam almost two weeks ago, I came across several lovely, everyday life-photos from when my mom was a kid. I don't have a scanner at the moment (should really get one...), so I

Margrethenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4685193470805466352.post-52025842814337314822008-05-25T11:37:00.001+02:002008-05-25T11:43:53.968+02:00

After scrapping together this spring, we decided it was time to make a blog to document (and show off) the stuff we make.I was a little hesitant to try this hobby. Why? Because it's said to be a 'housewive's hobby'. But Anne Liv wanted to show me that it's more than that, and nagged at me until I caved, but after just one LO, I was... kinda hooked!We'll both be back soon to show you our stuff! :D

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