90/365:2013 ATC pink dream

Some times it is all about the colour.

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Medium used: embossing powder and ink pad.

64/365:2013 ATC traa

The Norwegian word for thread is "trå". Made a little spool from some left over thread, about 1 meter of each colour.

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Medium used: thread, pattern paper, stamp and ink pad.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cards in the mail - balloon and boxes, iHanna swap 2012

The cards are in the mail! I made 13 cards, a bakers dozen. Ten to swap, one to keep, one to give away, one to sell. If you want to buy it you can find it at my Etsy shop.

This one I am selling

So the cards are on their way to:
USA: Iowa X2(the same district!), North -Carolina, California X2, Arkansas.
Canada
South Africa
Sweden X2

The illustrations are called "balloon and boxes". Illustrating a girl holding on to a yellow balloon. You however may see something completely different.

This one I'm keeping. ................. This one is on it's way to some lucky girl.

The cards are made on watercolour-paper.

The card has a light coat of varnish on to prevent smudging.

I do not recommend direct sun light as this can make the cards illustration to fade.

I also made a little stamp to go along with the cards, see the picture of the envelopes. The envelopes are embossed with the sun/star.

Medium used: stamp, gel pen, watercolour, modelling paste, ink, ink pad, string, distress stickles, vinyl paint, alcohol and varnish.

Moly_X_3 Emma's book

I am participating in the moley_X_3 project. Here are the entry for Emma's book. To follow the books journey you can go here moleskinex3.blogspot.com

For Emma's book I was inspired by the floating movement of balloons. How much fun it would be to go for a ride.

Mediums used: Pencil for sketching. Medallion permanent marker for lining. Distress ink for shadowing. Colouring and pastel pencil for the houses and face form Faber-Castell and Derwent. Odourless white spirit. Acrylic paint for the balloons, mouth, glasses and hair. Leaf gold dust. Nail polish for the scarf. Distress stickles for the sweater and scarf. White gel pen from Sakura.

200 blog posts!

200 blog posts! Hooray!

I started the blog in August 2007, but was unsure what to do with a blog. I knew I wanted to share part of my creative life. Then came the big question; was I blogging in English or Norwegian? The next blog post was not until the beginning of April the following year where I still was not sure about the language, but had by when decided that if I should have a blog, I just had to start. My feeling was that if I should have a blog, I had to say something, not just post pictures. After a chat with an English speaking friend, the decision came to me, it should be in English. I should at least try. The point of the blog was, after all to share, and most people in Norway are able to read English. Within a week the first real blog post was out on the net. It was an illustration, IF - save made ​​for the Illustration Friday's challenge. There have been a lot of illustrations and little education material which was the first I created and shared online through my own website www.ewian.com (who finally gets a renovation these days). The linguistic challenge is still one of the largest. It is easy to explain techniques and share in Norwegian, but when English is not a language I speak, other than the occasionally holiday use, it is difficult to learn new terms and practice them correct. Getting enough language extension and enrichment is a challenge. It should be noted that the feedback that I have received inspire me to continue blogging. So far, there have been 200 blog posts. Thanks for your support!

The illo is made for this little anniversary. Mediums used: pencil, watercolours, permanent marker, stamp and ink pad.

My house, my shellter.

My house, my shellter.

Detail.
I got my first collage cube, rubber stamps cube, today. No, they don't sell these where I live, so Etsy was the place to go.

Made a little collage piece. Medium used: ink pad, vintage book pages, rubber collage cube, watercolour , watercolour pencil, iridescent and heavy structure gel medium for glue, acrylic paint.