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Maybe-not-really-20-something-anymore from Norway who likes to scrapbook and take photos documentarystyle and dreams of photojournalism when not working as a photojournalist and that's pretty much what this blog is about. And I like it this way.



My Scrapbooking

Been scrapbooking since late fall 2005. Currently fortunate enough to be a part of the design teams for Hambly Screenprints, Fancy Pants Designs and Pencil-Lines. ♥



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~~ Our Christmas 2008 (shiiiiitload of photos) ~~

Posted by Ania On Monday, December 29, 2008 4 lovely comments
Okay, be warned -- cr*pload of photos incoming. Mostly for the family. But first - for those who's here because they like to see scraprelated stuff...here's something for you ;p My brother in law got married right before Christmas, and I loved how the wedding-card I gave Allison turned out so here's a similar-looking one. I usually don't like to make identical cards, but I guess -- my love for this combo -- this particular transparency, this colorcombo for the frame-paper, tulle and feathers- kinda makes it look the same. LOVE the Heidi Swapp mirror!

Stuff used: Hambly transparency&paper&kraft-sticker. Heidi Swapp mirrorheart &bling, MM journalingpad&alpha and Love, Elsie fabric (looovesit). Oh and vintagebookpaper & glimmer mist :)


Right!
If you're not interested in our Christmas - feel free to just skip&hop now ;p

Jula vår begynte litt før jula liksom - når man reiser for å feire jul utenbys så må man jo feire "jul" med de lokale først ;p

Så vi feiret jul på søndag hos farmor.....ikke spør meg hvorfor Amalie ser ut som om hun skal til å synge ellerno her....:p Men begeistret for det vesle treet ble hun gitt :p

Is? Amale tar gjerne 3 eller 4 porsjoner til dessert hun ;p

Mens Adrian var dårlig og ville bare sove....

Men når det er på tide å åpne gaver må man jo kvikne litt til....her åpner Amalie gaven fra farmor...;p (kan ikke jeg og få nytt kjøkken?? :p)

Noen fikk rosa boxer til jul...;p

Sukk!!
Kjøpte denne knallrosa tutu'en til Amalie (yay for etsy) men ville hun ha den på?? Niks! Dette var det eneste bildet jeg fikk av henne med den- hun tok den av seg med en gang og så skeptisk på den fra avstand....hmm!

Wii var en populær gave (tusen takk farmor!) - her prøver Adrian tennis med farmor i bakgrunnen...
Og her har Simen akkurat vunnet i boksing ;p
22. desember: Klare for å ta fly...

Rett fra Gardermoen og til tante Pia som fylte 28 år, hurra!
De to småfrøkene brukte ikke lang tid på å reconcile :)

Pia, mamma og Becca :)
I was there too! :p
23. desember: Frokost hos tante Pia (spennende I know :p)
Tuva lærer Amalie at skal man ut må man spjåke seg litt først :p
Ungene pakker gaver til Frelsesarmeen.
Noen fant mandelen! :)
Mens andre ikke brydde seg stort :)
24: Den store dagen :p Amalie er storfornøyd med den nye Hello, Kitty'en sin :)
(Build-a-Bear Workshop'en finner du i Oslo og Sandnes (Stavanger). Pricey om man lar ungene gå berserk med accessories (Amalie ville gjerne ha sko til Hello Kitteyen sin men det får vi ta en annen gang i såfall :P), men iallefall verdt minst et besøk om man har noen i den rette alderen/er i den rette alderen ;p) "Hello, Kitty" var forresten en special-edition.

Den store middagen: både pinnekjøtt og ribbe (og tilbehørene) var på menyen :p
(Det beste fra begge verdener ;p)

Mens Amalie og Tuva nesten ikke klarte å holde seg mht gavene...
...slappet Adrian og Becca av med Beccas rosa DS lite :p
Mamma og mormor <3>
Tid for en liten kjapp fotosession - av de ørten bildene var igrunn denne den eneste som ble omtrent ok :p
Og vi venter og venter....
Amalie bestemte seg for å ikle seg nissekjole og lue imens...
Endelig! Disse to jobbet målrettet og iherdig hele kvelden :p
Adrian derimot, åpnet sin første gave....
...og var stuck med den resten av kvelden! Måtte nesten riste i ham for å få ham til å sjekke de andre gavene han også fikk :p
Becca og Pia<3

25: Besøk hos pappa med stesøster og hennes unger.. her spiller Zara og Adrian sammen :p
..mens Tuva og Amalie holder sammen..
..bare avbrutt av Becca nå og da....og her viser Isaac stolt frem lommelykten han fikk til jul :)

26: Besøk hos tante og onkel på Konnerud...(her er iallefall begge fetterne)
Hilde og Alex var også der - hurra :) De kom helt fra Canada :)
Tuva og Becca var hos pappa'n sin den dagen, men Amalie fant seg noen å leke med for det, nemlig tremenningen sin :)
Runder av med et bilde av søs, kusine Hilde, meg og Amalie som også insisterte på å være med :p Blir vel lenge til vi ser Hilde igjen siden hun bor i Canada for tiden :p

Alt i alt - har hatt en super og avslappende jul og fått mange fine gaver - yay! :)

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~~^ Have a Merry and Peaceful Christmas ^~~

Posted by Ania On Wednesday, December 24, 2008 19 lovely comments

I know I've been a terrible blogger lately (well, to be me), and I haven't gotten around to visit others blogs to wish you a Merry Christmas either, apologizes in advance!
But 'tis the Holiday and all sooooo I hope I can be forgiven!! :)

Right - just dropping by real quick to wish you all a

God Jul!
Merry Christmas!
We started the day by driving to Build-a-Bear to get Amalie her Christmas-pressie. She had never been there before but knew exactly what to get - Hello Kitty! She didn't even look at the other options - "Hello Kitty me!"

Stuffing the Hello, Kitty herself was exciting, and she had to pick and kiss the heart herself before placing it inside the Kitty. She was so focused all the way.

After picking the clothes, dressing the Kitty and naming (Amalie: "Amalie!" - Adrian: "Amalie 2?" Amalie: "No, Amalie!") the Hello, Kitty doll she got a birth certificate and a bring-home-house for the Kitty. Merry Christmas! (and Adrian? He's getting a DS lite from his grandparents so we bought him the Spyro-game he's been coveting for weeks now (he even suggested to use his own money cause he didnt think he could wait for Christmas for the Spyro-game). Can't wait to see his face when he opens these pressies either :) )


And as I have yet to wrap up the crude culling of the Wedding pictures of my brother-in-law's wedding and now soon - the Christmas-pictures to boot - plus this being the Holiday and all...I don't expect to have much time blogging the next few days so here's the sneak-peeks of the Bad Girls January-kit which is just simply gorgeous and so perfect for January :D



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~~ Wedding!! ~~

Posted by Ania On Friday, December 19, 2008 10 lovely comments


Okay so I had envisioned a different title for this post, and this post posted yesterday, but the lightning and stuff close to us scared us so we shut down the PCs before I got to edit/post. Buuut I kinda wanted the title to be "For tomorrow there's to be a wedding.." and continue with "..let us sing and dance the night away." but alaz......maybe I'll use that as a title on a layout instead :p (kinda loved which witch when I was little :p)

BUT I digress!! Cause the more important news is that my brother-in-law is getting married in just a few hours!! :D

Dropped by to watch how they made the cake (his wife-to-be is good at this cacas thing) and the making of the corsage and took a few (cough) photos. Gotta run down now to take some more during the day (I've been named the press photographer :P) - just finishing this post as I eat my breakfast :)

Laters!

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~~ Little more Christmas-inspiration ~~

Posted by Ania On Wednesday, December 17, 2008 16 lovely comments
I wanted to scrap this years photos of the decoration of the gingerbread-lights, but kinda felt I had to get those from last year first. I *don't think* I've scrapped them before. Maybe? Hm. Ohwell. The kids doesn't look much older from these photos methinks btw.
Made this at the crop at my place this past weekend.
(jeg vet jeg vet - tittelen burde kanskje vært "pepperkakelyktpynting"...pyttsann ;p)

Materials used; Scenic Route - Garland

I baked lots yesterday.
This is Oreo-truffles. So. Heavenly. Must make more!

Oreo-trøfler:

2 hele pakker oreokjeks (pakkene jeg finner her er på litt under 200g hver tror jeg??)
nesten en hel philadelphiaost-boks (200g, så ... 175-180g??)
Litt vaniljesukker eller dråper/essens

Putt alle kjeksene i foodprocessoren, finknus til de er pulveriserte og det hvite ikke kan synes lenger. Ha i philadelphia til det blir en fin masse. Trill de til passende runde kuler.

Trekkes med enten smeltet sjokolade (litt mye kav imo :P) eller trill de i en blanding av bakekakao og oboy (myyye enklere) :D :D :D

La stå i kjøleskapet i minst en time
YUM!



And this is recycled Prima-packages turned Christmas gifts. I made a socalled tutorial on the boxes over at Minneriket. Pretty much all the materials used are Prima too.

Ohwell.
Fun times.
Just had to cancel an appointment at the hospital because the little one is "puking her guts out" (quote Simen). Well, she did so last night and ofcourse she had snuck into our bed when she did so. 3 more trips into the bathroom during the night (I'm amazed and relieved she has enough selfcontrol to run to the toilet when she knows she's going to throw up now, after the first violent surprise which required a nightly bath :P). Thought everything was ok but nope, threw up again this morning. Joy. I planned to do some last-minute shopping for Christmas-pressies today after the hosp too. Guess that'll have to wait. Guess I'll have to put off further baking too while she's around. Just hope it's not contagious --- brother-in-law is getting married in two days and I'm supposed to take some photos tomorrow evening & on the wedding-day....plus sleepover-guests from the family for the wedding....*crosses fingers* :(
She's in good spirits though. Amalie. When she's not talkin to the great porcelain god. ;p

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