søndag 29. september 2013

Midway Reminder KennyK Challenge #156 Merry & Bright Christmas

  Happy Sunday morning to all of you lovely ones :-)

Today Team A is showing off their creations for a midway inspiration at 
 
Now you have a whole week left to join our latest Challenge with the theme
 
Merry & Bright Christmas Theme

Our fab sponsors this fortnight are:



with the winner's choice of 5 free digis
and
offering a $20 gift certificate at their shop!


Thankful hugs from

lørdag 28. september 2013

DT Whiff of Joy Challenge #164 AUTUMN

Last Wednesday WOJ started a new challenge.
I`m a beet late posting my contribution because of the car fire I rescued me from the day before and lost my computer, IPAD, camera and all my belongings :-(
But the world must go on :-)

Our theme at Whiff of Joy Challenge this fortnight challenge is:

AUTUMN

SPONSOR for this challenge is Whiff of Joy with a fabulous prize of
15% off your next order from the Whiff of Joy store :-)

AUTUMN

Whiff of Joy products I`ve used:
 

I`m entering these challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge: anything goes
Addictet to CAS: autumn/fall
Allsorts Challenge: how does your garden grow
Time 4 Scrap: halloween
World Play Saturday: seasons
CAS-ual Fridays: fall colors & a leaf
Craftitude: anything goes/harvest
Creative Corner: the great outdoors
Simply Create Too: fall/auttumn
Stempelsonne Challenge: autumn
Totally Papercraft: stitching on a card

No one ever gets tired of loving!
But everyone gets tired of waiting , assuming, 
hearing lies and hurting!

Thankful thoughts from

fredag 27. september 2013

Takknemlig vi kom levende fra bilbrann!

Tirsdag 24. September er jeg og min datter på tur fra Althea til flyplassen i Alicante, Spania.
Min datter er godt kjent i dette området og har kjørt til og fra flyplassen utallige ganger.
Da vi nærmer oss flyplassen, ser jeg et rødt kilt hvor det står Aeroporto = flyplass. Skal vi ta av her spør jeg? Neida svarer hun. Så vi kjører videre. Det er stor trafikk og mange trailere på motorveien.
Plutselig sier hun: "faen" vi ha kjørt for langt!!!
For aller første gang har hun kjørt feil!!! På motorveien i Spania, er det ikke bare å ta fra motorveien og kjøre tilbake. Neida, vi må om et stort fjell og er gått på tur til Madrid da vi endelig klarer å komme oss tilbake mot flyplassen.
Da jeg endelig løper inn til innsjekk hos Norweigan på Alicante flyplass,
er det stengt for 20 minutter siden :-(
Jepp! Det var aller første gang jeg mistet et fly!!!
Vi setter oss ned på kafeen utenfor flyplassen for å planlegge hvordan jeg skal komme meg
hjem til Narvik nå. Det går jo bare direkte-fly 1 gang pr. uke, så da må jeg fly om Oslo.
Etter ca. 45 min. med planlegging og kaffedrikking, setter vi oss i bilen for å kjøre tilbake.
Min datter skal jo på jobb.
Vi kjører i ca. 20 min. Så.........
I nærheten av La Vila Joiosa hører jeg en svak tikkelyd fra motoren.
Takk Gud har vi ikke musikk på! Vi nyter de siste minuttene vi har sammen før jeg må dra hjem til Narvik igjen. Jeg spør om hun hører lyden? Hvilken lyd? Lyden tiltar litt i styrke og jeg sier hør!!! Dette er helt feil! Kjør ut til siden! Hun prøver å vri rattet og bremse, men begge deler fungerer veldig dårlig. Heldigvis er hun en dyktig sjåfør og får stoppet bilen ved motorveien og nødlyset på.
I samme sekund som vi stopper, velter hvit røyk ut av motoren. Vi hopper ut av bilen- Da kommer det første høye smellet. Vi løper i panikk bort fra bilen. Hun er barbent. Det eneste vi har fått med, er hver vår mobiltelefon. Den hadde vi i fanget. 30 sekunder er gått, så kommer et nytt smell, orange flammer og svart røyk velter ut av bilen og over moterveien. Biler kjører forbi hele tiden.
Ingen gjør antydning til å stoppe. Ser bare nysgjerrig på oss.
To blonde damer og en hvit brennende bil!!!!!
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Grateful to be alive after car fire!

Tuesday 24 September I and my daughter are driving from Althea to the airport in Alicante, Spain.
My daughter is well known in this area and have driven to and from the airport countless of times.
As we approach the airport, I see a red traffic sign that says Aeroporto = airport. Should we take off here, I ask? Oh no she replies. So we drive on. There is heavy traffic and lots of trucks on the highway.
Suddenly she say, "hell" we have gone too far!!
For the first time she has driven in the wrong direction!! On the highway in Spain, it isn`t easy to find the way back on the highway. So first we must drive around a big mountain and almost to Madrid before we finally manage to get back to the airport.
When I finally runs into the check- in at Norweigan at Alicante Airport,
it was closed 20 minutes ago :-(
Yepp ! It was the first time I lost a plane!!!
We sat down at the cafe outside the airport to plan how I could get back
home to Narvik. The plane I lost, was the only direct flight 1 once week, so now I have to fly by Oslo.
After approx. 45 min. planning and drinking coffee, we sat in the car for driving back to Althea.
My daughter 's supposed to work.

We drive for approx. 20 min. So .........
Near La Vila Joiosa I hear a slight ticking sound from the engine.Thank God we do not have music on! We are enjoying the last few minutes we have together before I have to go home to Narvik, Norway again. I ask if she hears the sound? What sound? The sound increases slightly in strength and I say hear! This is completely wrong! Stop the car! She tries to turn the steering wheel and brake, but both work very badly. Fortunately she is a talented driver and get the car stopped at the motorway and emergency light on .In the same second that we stop, overturned white smoke out of the engine. We jump out of the car, then comes the first small explosion. We run in panic away from the car. She is barefoot. The only thing we saved from the car, are our mobile Phones. 30 seconds have passed, then comes another blow, orange flames and black smoke pouring off the car and over the highway.
Cars drive past all the time. Nobody does hint to stop. Only viewing curious about us :-(
Two blonde ladies and a white burning car!!!!! 

 



  
Heldigvis får hun ringt etter samboeren sin og han kontakter politi og brannvesen. Vi trodde det tok uendelig lang tid før alle kom frem og hjalp oss, men i ettertid ser vi på telefon loggen at det hele gikk mye raskere. "Bare" 30 min.
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Fortunately, she manages to call her boyfriend and he contacts the police and fire departments. We thought it took infinitely long time before anyone came forward and helped us, but in hindsight the phone log it all went much faster. " Only " 30 min.



Tenk om vi ikke hadde hørt lyden??? Vi fikk ingen varsellys eller signaler fra bilen om at noe var ALVORLIG GALT.
Takk og lov at vi lever og er uskadd! Hun og han mistet bilen og flere eiendeler.
Jeg mistet flyet hjem og ALT jeg hadde med. Bare PC og IPAD er jo "halve livet".
Heldigvis fant brannmannskapene rester av pengeboken min. Jeg klarte å brekke frem sertifikatet. Etter vask, var det mulig å se at dette var meg, ellers hadde jeg ikke kommet meg
hjem til Norge med det aller første :-)
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Imagine if we had not heard the sound??? We were given no warning lights or signals from the car that something was seriously wrong.Thank God we are alive and unharmed! She and he lost the car and some personal possessions .I lost my plane home and ALL my luggage. Only PC and IPAD is my "half- life" .Luckily the fire crews rest some part of my wallet. I managed to find the certificate. After washing, it was possible to see that this was me, otherwise I would not have been on my wayhome to Norway with the very first :-)




 PS. Det eneste som var helt etter bil brannen, var et smykke med Jesus på korset og Jomfru Maria, samt et smykke med symboler fra de gamle Norrøne Gudene.
Hva skal en tro om det?
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 PS. The only thing that was saved from the car fire, was a necklace with Jesus on the Cross and Virgin Mary, and a necklace with a design from the old Viking gods.What should one think about it?

Thankful hugs from

søndag 22. september 2013

NEW KennyK Christmas Release #156 Merry & Bright Christmas Theme

Hola :-) I`m in hot sunny beautiful Spain visiting one of my daughters
But still I get the good Christmas spirit just by looking at 
KennyK's wonderful new digis.  
For me, a Norwegian from the cold, windy, snowy dark north, it is strange 

to get the Christmas feeling in Spain`s glorious summer weather :-)

In addition to NEW Release of course we have a new challenge at 

KennyK's Krafty Krew with the theme:

Merry & Bright Christmas Theme



Digi Stamp: KennyK - Happy Holidays, colored with Distress Ink Reinkers
and watercolor pencils. I`ve also used sparkle from Ranger and a pearl necklase to create
my Christmas ball :-)

Our fab sponsors this fortnight are:



with the winner's choice of 5 free digis

and
offering a $20 gift certificate at their shop!

I`m entering these challenges:
Christmas Stampin All Year Long: anything goes
Digitally Sweet: anything goes
Jo`s Scrap Shack: anything goes
4 Krafty Girls: anything goes
Pile It On: varm colors
 

Warm Christmas spirit hugs from

mandag 16. september 2013

DT Kort O Mania #93 Bruk dine 2 Favorittfarger!

For en fantastisk mandag morgen her i Nord :-)
Knallblå himmel, sol, vindstille og hele 17 varmegrader nå midt i September.
Absolutt herrrlig :-)

Utfordringen denne gang fra Kort O Mania er superenkel:

Bruk dine 2 Favorittfarger!

Dette er mitt bidrag :-)





Jeg har laget et Shaped Easelcard med en ekstra sirkel. Favorittfarger er jordfarger og hvit :-)
Dies som er brukt: Whiff of Joy, Tim Holtzt og Spellbinders. Tekst digi har jeg laget selv.
alle kanter er svertet med Distress Ink - vintage photo. Bølgepapp er malt med hvit gesso.
Rhinestones er fra Nille.

 SPONSOR er en overraskelse fra oss DT - jentene i Kort O Mania

Kort o Mania
Sponsor
Challenges:
Make It Monday: anything goes
Vintage Udfordring: folding technique
Card and Scrap: vintage/shabby chic
Nordsalten Hobbyklubb: bling it on

Gleder meg til å se hva du lager til vår enkle utfordring :-)
Klemmer fra 

søndag 15. september 2013

KennyK Challenge #155 Colors of Fall - Midway Reminder

Today Team A is showing off their creations for a midway inspiration at 
 
Now you have a whole week left to join our latest Challenge with the theme
 " Colors of Fall" challenge. 
 We want to see shades of green, brown, orange, yellow etc.

Our great sponsors this fortnight are:



with the winner's choice of 5 free digis and


Loves Rubber Stamps - 1 stamp to the value of $10


AND 



For more information on new releases from 
Marianne Design please follow them on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/mariannedesignbv Twitter! https://twitter.com/#!/mariannedesign



 
Happy scrapping :-)

lørdag 14. september 2013

Idyll på Landego Fyr - hotell i særklasse ytterst i havgapet!

 De siste dagene har jeg vært så heldig å få oppleve det nostalgiske hotellet på
Landego Fyr med sine koselige fasiliteter, fantastiske mat og vertskap, badestamper og bading i havet og hurtigruten som seiler forbi i det fjerne :-)
Absolutt verdt et besøk :-)

 Landegode Fyr historie: Fyrtårnet og fyrmesterboligen ble bygd i 1901, og fyret ble satt i drift i 1902.
Det er lett å drømme seg bort i vakker natur med historiske omgivelser, der storhavet, midnattsolen og Lofotveggen danner rammen rundt.
Mye kan skrives om stedet, men bildene nedenfor forteller mer om stedet :-)
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The last few days I have been lucky enough to experience the nostalgic hotel
Landego Lighthouse with its nice facilities, great food and hospitality, hot tubs and swimming in the sea 

Hurtigruten sailing by into the distance :-)
Definitely worth a visit :-)
  Landegode Lighthouse History: The lighthouse and the lighthouse keeper's residence was built in 1901. 

The lighthouse became operational in 1902.
It's easy to dream away in beautiful countryside with historic surroundings, where the ocean, midnight sun and the Lofoten Islands form the framework around.

Much can be written about it, but the pictures below tell you more about it :-)











Big hugs to you from

onsdag 11. september 2013

DT Whiff of Joy Challenge #163 Doily Heaven

Good morning you lovely ones and welcome to another challenge from
I`ve learned that you should always leave loved ones 
with loving words. It may be the last time you`ll
ever see them!
Our theme at Whiff of Joy Challenge this fortnight challenge is: DOILY HEAVEN
My contribution is a Fridge Magnet using lovely Maja :-)




SPONSOR is Sandy from Live and Love Crafts :-) which offers to the lucky winner a 10 Store Voucher.
This challenge lovely Sandy offers to the lucky winner a £10 Store Voucher - See more at: http://whiffofjoy.blogspot.ch/#sthash.KJm81fUt.dpuf

I`ve used these items from the WOJ store:


 I`m entering these challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More: make your mark
Crafter`s Cafe: no designer paper
Crafting By Designs: anything goes
Lady Anne`s Stamp Challenge: anything goes
Sisterhood of Crafters: use a digi
Cards und More: anything goes
Pollycraft Challenge: harvest colors

Can`t wait to see what you create :-) Lovely thoughts from