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I should have posted these pics at Christmas, but here they are, a bit late!
My mum is such a sweetheart, and I love her so much. So, of course, if I can custom a gift for her that is unique and shows her how much I care, I will try my darndest! And as a crafter, giving a gift to ones mother is of course the optimal thing to do. Nobody loves your handmade gifts as much as your mum *wink*
I wanted to make my mum a PMC (precious metal clay) silver pendant for Christmas, and I thought about the deign for quite some time. I’ve just started out making things in this material, and just started out making my own designs, so, of course, I wanted to get it just right. I wanted it to mean something.
This is how it turned out in the end:
The front is quote simple, making the hearts more visible. The rectangular shape finishes off is in a scroll-like manner. However, if you turn it around, it looks like this:
The backside has an intricate, swirl pattern that is stamped by hand. I just loved the idea of it as a little secret, a hidden detail just for my mum to wear. There is also my signature, of course, and the PMC 999 stamp.
It’s always a bit nervous giving someone a handmade gift. The handmade look is not for everyone, naturally, and what I think is beautiful is not in everyone’s taste. But my mum seemed very happy, and I a got a big hug, and I think she got a bit teary-eyed (so did I), so I think she liked it. Which makes my heart very happy.
I hope you liked it too! If you want to see some of the other items I’ve made, make sure to check out my Etsy shop. Thank you for stopping by!
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I’ve been trying to organise the photos on my hard drive lately, and the other day I came across some photos of the first scrapbook layout I ever made. Well, the first layout in the sense that I had just heard about the concept of scrapbooking here in Sweden. This was back in the end of 2007, or early 2008.
I had no idea where to start, what photos or products to use, what events to scrapbook, what journaling was, how to embellish a page, not much at all, really. I knew I liked swirly patterns, and that was about it. Me and a friend just decided to try it out, and we found a scrapbook store in Stockholm, got some paper, and off we went.
When I look at it now, I cringe a little, of course I do! At the same time, I’m glad I did it and that I kept the layout. It’s a small gem of a memory from a happy time in my life!
The photo is from my university campus. I went there for four years, and during those four years I walked that path almost every day, hurrying to get to a class, or meet a friend, or go study in the library. I admit that in the end I was pretty fed up, but now, many years later, what wouldn’t I give to be able to go back to school? To get to spend that much of my time studying and learning? It’s hard work but so rewarding.
I didn’t do a lot of layouts after that, but mainly got into paper crafting, card making and photography. I’m much more into it now though; it’s all coming together, my love for photography and memory keeping.
 The Lemming Track - My first scrapbook layout form January 2008  Close-up of handwritten journaling  Title, handwritten with black Sakura Glaze pen  Sixxten the Cat makes a guest appearance. Always being nosy!
My boo is a very crafty and creative person, I don’t think a day has gone by when he hasn’t had a good idea. He’s just an inspiring person to be around! He is the kind of person you can explain an idea too, he’ll understand it and show an interest and then give you good feedback or more ideas. Among other things he is great with graphics, he is a great photographer, and the other day he built new shelves in all my wardrobes from scratch! So there you go, could I be boasting more? ;)
Well, the other day he said: “It’s my mum’s birthday soon, maybe we should make her a card?”. And we did! Or, HE did, I was just the assistant, really. He explained what he wanted to do and I provided means to do it. He highlighted the pattern on the paper with copper embossing powder, and added some skeleton leafs to make it more autumnal. This is the result:
I’m a proud girlfriend!
“Hello”
I chose this paper as the colour reminded me of one of those gorgeous sunsets you can get in a city when the sun and the sky reflects in all the windows. The patterns is made of fuzzy crushed velvet flock, which I think go rather well with the kitties living in the building :)
I glazed the windows and worked on the fasade to get something a bit grungy in colours that would match the background paper. It’s basically brown cardstock that I painted, sandpapered, embossed and inked.
“It Must Be Bunnies”
Being a softy for pop cult references, made me think of this title. I wanted houses that felt flower-powerish amd found this funky paper I got from Tricks:
More paint action on the paper, I’m starting to like that combo. It makes a busy paper a bit softer in the contrasts, and as a step up from just inking the edges it makes the paper look like a finished product. It’s an easy trick to get it to match another paper or a different colour.
“Knock Knock – Who’s There?”
Friendly monsters who’s taken up residence in one of the tower blocks. Stars made of tiny peel-offs, embossed dots and a silver pen.
Daydreaming about scrapbooking is something I do every day. Trying bits and ends inside my mind, trying to figure out how something would look in combination with something else, etc. But has it gone a bit to far when I even do that in my sleep? Is that normal? Should I get worried?
So I had this dream where I stamped words all over a paper, then embossed a big oval shape with a deep, metallic powder, and finally placed a leaf on top. Cutting out the oval shape and masking the card felt so real that when I woke up the morning after I was convinced I’d been sleep scrapping and that there would be a finished card at my work space.
Alas, there was not, but the dream was so vivid that I for once had no problem remembering it (how annoying would that be? Dreaming up a beautiful card and then forgetting it the next morning!). So here is the result!
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