59/365:2013 ATC conversation b

Conversations follow rules of etiquette because conversations are social interactions, and therefore depend on social convention. Failure to adhere to these rules devolves, and eventually dissolves the conversation.

The Norwegian alphabets has an additional 3 letter to the English alphabet, we have the letters
æ—ø—å

This card is connected to card 58. The translation on the card would be: -"ABCDEFG" -"oh"

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Medium used: self made stamp, ink pad, acrylic paint and gel pen.

58/365:2013 ATC conversation a

Conversations are interactive, because contributions to a conversation are response reactions to what has previously been said.

The Norwegian alphabets has an additional 3 letter to the English alphabet, we have the letters
æ—ø—å

This card is connected to card 59. The translation on the card would be: -"abcdefghi" -"what"

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Medium used: self made stamp, ink pad, acrylic paint and gel pen.

57/365:2013 ATC with heart in throat

Norwegian proverb saying "med hjertet i halsen" meaning "with my heart in my throat"

That choking feeling in the throat when you feel nervous or frightened. It refers to the way you can sometimes feel tightness in the throat when you are terrified for something. It is different from having a lump in the throat which is a positive way of being almost moved to the point of tears.


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Medium used: acrylic paint and white pastel.

56/365:2013 ATC violets are blue

Come to think of the rhyme about roses and violets.

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Medium used: vinyl paint and pastel chalk.

55/365:2013 ATC Jon

Happy birthday, darling Jon! :D

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Medium used: watercolour.

54/365:2013 ATC redhead freckled girl

I came across the proverb “A girl without freckles is like a night without stars” it may be “A face without freckles is like a night without stars”.

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Medium used: permanent marker and watercolour.

53/365:2013 ATC woven heart

The tradition of making woven harts accumulates at Christmas time, but I do find them charming all year.

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Medium used: alcohol based ink, paper, stamp, embossing powder and ink.

52/365:2013 ATC the astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as moons, planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies); the physics, chemistry, and evolution of such objects; and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth (such as supernovae explosions, gamma ray bursts, and cosmic background radiation). A related but distinct subject, cosmology, is concerned with studying the universe as a whole.

-source Wikipedia



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Medium used: Distress Crackle Paint, alcohol ink and gel pen

51/365:2013 ATC winter is coming

Although the phrase winter is coming is made popular by George R.R. Martin amazing books, my thoughts goes to the still to come two months of winter that is still ahead. With over a meter of snow out side and more on the way I made a paper snowflake.

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Medium used: Paper, blue corrugated cardboard, stamp and staples.

50/365:2013 ATC Liv

I do not have many heroes / heroines. But one of the really big one is Liv Kyllingstad Godin.

I was lucky to have Liv working in the church where I grew up. She was there for a couple of years. One of the many stories she told me was how she met her husband. To be precise how he saw her for the first time. She was a missionary in Congo. She had been given the vaccine and was quite sick, but was driving home on a motorcycle. She was wearing a yellow blouse and yellow trousers. She did not feel well, yellow and green as she said. She remembered the day because she was sick, he remembered her as a yellow lightning bolt that came in full speed along the road.

Every time I see a young lady in yellow garments I think of Liv.

The girl is my self made stamp, original made for the 2011 diary project.

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Norwegian:
Jeg har ikke mange helter/heltinner. Men en av de virkelig store i mitt liv er Liv Kyllingstad Godin.

Jeg var heldig å få ha Liv et par år i menigheten der jeg vokste opp. En av de mange historiene hun fortalte meg var om hvordan hun møtte sin mann. For å være helt presis hvordan han så henne for første gang. Hun var misjonær i Kongo. Hun hadde vært å fått vaksine og var ganske dårlig, men skulle kjøre hjem på en motorsykkel. Hun hadde på seg gul bluse og gul bukse. Hun følte seg ikke vel, gul og grønn som hun sa. Hun husket dagen fordi hun var dårlig, han husket henne som et gult lyn som kom i full fart lags veien.

Hver gang jeg ser en ung dame i gule gavanter tenker jeg på Liv.

Jenta er et selv laget stempel fra 2011 dagbok prosjekt.


Medium used: stamp, ink pad, colouring pencil and green watercolours.

49/365:2013 ATC may the luck grow

Not sure what would be the correct translation for the saying "måtte lykke gro som gresset bak do" but loosely translated would be "may the luck grow like the grass behind the loo".

In my old memory books(you know the book friends write nice things to each other when they are kids). I know we got this saying on a card for our wedding ours. Although most people no longer have an out door loo, there is still many who have out door loo at the cottage.

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Norwegian:
Ikke sikker på hva som vil være den rette oversettelsen til engelsk for ordtaket "måtte lykke gro som gresset bak do". I mine gamle minne bøker så fant jeg dette ordtaket vet også at vi fikk det på et kort til bryllupet vårt. Nå har de fleste i vårt land innlagt do, men der er fortsatt mange som har utedo på hytta.

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48/365:2013 ATC Pierette

In my childhood my mother sang about Pierrot, he would like to marry Pierette, but used so long time to find the right words.

The first verse is roughly translated as follows:
Pierrot said to the moon: "Light now white and clear, until I am finish writing this letter. It is Pierette I am writing to, she will be my wife if she wants"


Here you can listen to the melody: http://www.erlingmusic.dk/upl/26998/AuClairDe.mp3

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Medium used: White, black and a touch of red acrylic paint.

47/365:2013 ATC chrysanthemums

Chrysanthemums, are often called mums. The flowers are perennial flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae, which are native to Asia and north-eastern Europe. Chrysanthemums are a genus of about 30 species of perennials that have become common in Norway.

Earlier consisted genus of even more species, but many have now been transferred to other plant genera.

The resist technique is similar to card nr.20 snowflake . But this time I drew random lines that were painted with red watercolour paint. Some areas were covered with gloss medium. After when they were dry, I put on several layers of distress ink.

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Medium used: distress ink(ink pad), watercolour, permanent marker and gloss medium.

46/365:2013 ATC shh baby is sleeping

Parents have been tiptoeing around their sleeping infants since time began. Whispering: “Shh, baby is sleeping''.

But it only works with the first-born, when it is simpler to control domestic noise levels.

A radio playing or household appliances humming away can actually help the baby sleep. Interestingly, the concept of generating noise for the sake of making infant sleep is the latest in nursery gadgetry.

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Medium used: watercolour, pencil and a gel pen.

45/365:2013 ATC happy Valentine's Day

According to Legend from the 5th or 6th century, Saint Valentine was persecuted as a Christian and interrogated by Roman Emperor Claudius II. Claudius was impressed by Valentine and had a discussion with him, attempting to get him to convert to Roman paganism in order to save his life. Valentine refused and tried to convert Claudius to Christianity instead. Because of this, he was executed. St.Valentine is said to have performed clandestine Christian weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry. The Roman Emperor Claudius II supposedly forbade this in order to grow his army, believing that married men did not make for good soldiers.

In Norway, the day is not yet an established tradition. In recent years, commercial operators, retailers and postal service has invested millions to promote the day and make it important in Norway.

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Medium used: acrylic paint, promarkers(alcohol based ink markers) and colouring pencil.

44/365:2013 ATC yearning

yearn·ing, [yur-ning]
noun
1. deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness: a young lady yearning to be loved.

2. an instance of such longing.


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Medium used: acrylic paint, gloss medium and a non permanent marker.

43/365:2013 ATC ribbon heart

One of the really superb experience with making Artist Trading Cards is that you can find and use the remnants of old projects. In this card I used up what I had of red ribbons.

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Medium used: ribbons, vintage paper and an ink pad.

42/365: 2013 ATC Fastelavn

Fastelavn is the name for Carnival in Norway and is either the Sunday or Monday before Ash Wednesday. Fastelavn evolved from the Roman Catholic tradition of celebrating in the days before Lent, but after Denmark became a Protestant nation, the holiday became less specifically religious. This holiday occurs seven weeks before Easter Sunday and is sometimes described as a Nordic Halloween, with children dressing up in costumes and gathering treats for the Fastelavn feast. The holiday is generally considered to be a time for children's fun and family games.

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Medium used: acrylic paint, feather and ribbon.

41/365:2013 ATC happy Mother's Day

Mother's Day is an honorary day for mothers. In Norway we celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in February.

The first Norwegian Mother's Day was celebrated in Bergen 9 February 1919. The day is usually celebrated as a family, where mothers are waiter on with tea or coffee in bed in the morning, flowers, cake and a home made card. Yes, I call my mother by name or mamma.

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Medium used: Promarkers(alcohol based ink markers), permanent marker and Glossy Accents(gloss medium) for the little heart.

40/365:2013 ATC fading

Reserved for Cecilie

Played with a resist technique, but the pen did not resist the watercolour. The pen faded in with the watercolour. Creating a a soft and shy look.

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Medium used: gel pen and watercolour.

39/365:2013 ATC Sara

Sara has been used in Norway since the 1500s, and was common in the 1700s. More recently, Sara has been among the most popular names in Norway from the year 2000. Sara was the most popular name for baby girls in 2002 and 2007.

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Medium used: gel pen and watercolour.

38/365:2013 ATC resist me

Played with a resist technique, where the resist is a gel pen. Used a glass Sakura gel pen. Traced over with a permanent marker. Painted with watercolour to get the effect.

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Medium used: gel pen, permanent marker, heart sticker and watercolour.

37/365:2013 ATC Sami National Day

The Sami flag.

In 1992, Sami Conference a resolution was passed that Sami National Day should be celebrated on February 6. The first time Sami National Day was celebrated was in 1993. In Norway it is compulsory for municipal administrative buildings to flag the Norwegian flag, and optionally also the Sami flag.

February 6th is marked throughout the Sami area. In Norway, the day is celebrated with parties and activities for children and young people, mostly in schools and kindergartens. They teach Sami topics and make projects in the days before and on the Sami National Day. The celebrations usually consist of dressing up in Sami jackets and various forms of entertainment.

36/365:2013 ATC just you and I

For this card I recycled a tag that never got claimed. I just cut it to the standard ATC size, 64 x 89 mm (2.5 by 3.5 inch), changed the colours and added some new text.

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Medium used: embossing, stamp, vintage paper, watercolour, ink, ink pad, rub on and white gel pen.

35/365: 2013 ATC Love can not be concealed

 

Norwegian proverb says: Love and a cough can not be concealed.

The tag say Kjærlighet a Norwegian word for love.

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Medium used: watercolour, acrylic paint, ink, charcoal, staple and a tag.

34/365:2013 ATC pearl necklaces

Jewellery is a form of personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets. With some exceptions, medical alert bracelets/military tag, jewellery stands out from other items of personal adornment in that it has no other purpose than to look appealing. Humans have been producing and wearing it for a long time. The oldest known jewellery is 100,000 year old beads made from Nassarius shells.

Although I love jewellery and preferably unique custom made ones, I do not make jewellery myself. Have a whole box, 16 liters, with beads and ephemera but have not the fascination or patience to create jewellery.

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Medium used: pen and acrylic paint.

33/365:2013 ATC looking for love

Are you looking for love or have you already found it?

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Medium used: stamp, acrylic glaze, gesso and embossing.

32/365:2013 ATC loves me

Reserved for Rakel
Sometimes kids dress up in clothing that are not there own. It maybe a sisters T-shirt or mother's shoes.

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Medium used: watercolour.