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National Scrapbook Day 2014 | Spring Blog Hop and Giveaway

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Hey gang, happy National Scrapbook Day!

This year the Stromsvigt ladies and me are doing a teeny tiny blog hop to celebrate our love of scrapbooking and spring.

Spring is a season that always affects my layouts immensely. It’s the season for neons and rainbow color schemes, everything is fresh and crisp. Delightful!

Kat, Magdalena and I have each created a spring inspired layout to share with you today.

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I started this layout by creating a nice painted background.

It can be tricky to get the colors to blend and move around if you apply the color directly to the paper. So instead I grabbed a scrap of plastic and added my paint to that. I used both daubers and inks.

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I also added plain water drops to the plastic sheet to make the colors light and watery. This helps with blending too. Then I rubbed the painted plastic against the background paper and that was it! I repeated the whole process 3 times to cover a larger area of my background, making sure the paint would be visible even after I put my photo and other stuff over top.

I rinced the plastic sheet under the tap so I can use it again for more projects.

Aaaaand a close up of the finished page.

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Mmmm, yummy thread bunched up under the layers. No stitching involved – bonus!

New stamps and a giveaway

Before you jump along I want to share three new stamps I just released to the Stromsvigt shop on Etsy.

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I’m giving away a Thanks You Rock stamp in celebration of this day, and also because I’m so very thankful for all you hopping ladies who read my blog and continue to inspire me and make my day.

Participate in the raffle for this stamp by entering below. First, answer which of the new stamps is your favorite. Then you may leave a comment telling my what you’re doing this NSD.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Anyone can participate, also internationally. The winner will be drawn Sunday May 3rd at 6PM CET. I’ll contact the winner Sunday evening for a shipping adress.

Good luck!

Hop along

Make sure to stop by my ladies to see what they created!

  • Katharine Pradel
  • Magdalena Hanell
  • Nina Christensen (you’re here!)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a lovely day, friend.

xo Nina

Products used

Sugar Rush Scrapbook Kit
Grid 12×12 Paper
Pigma Micron Pen
Mint Cardstock 12×12
White Ink Dauber
Adhesive Foam Dots
Glossy Accents
Pink and Orange Enamel Dots
Black and Grey Cameras
Mint Hint Sequins
Platinum Status Sequins
Sunny Day Sequins
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  1. Maria Krumbæk says

    May 3, 2014 at 18:58

    Fantastisk layout – det er en fed baggrund og lækre farver. Jeg elsker de guld thickers! Det nye constellation stempel er helt klart min favorit!

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  2. Maria Krumbæk says

    May 3, 2014 at 22:01

    Fantastisk layout – det er en fed baggrund og lækre farver. Jeg elsker de guld thickers! Det nye constellation stempel er helt klart min favorit! Denne NSD har jeg brugt på at lave mit project life for marts færdigt så jeg kan komme i gang med april!

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  3. Trisha Dlubac says

    May 4, 2014 at 17:17

    I went to a scraopbook convention:)

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  4. Trine Brandt-Lassen says

    May 4, 2014 at 18:48

    Øv, man! Jeg missede din giveaway… Jeg var til bryllup hele dagen i går og savner bare så meget at scrappe! Dine nye stamps are bare såå fede. Thanks stempler er klart min yndling :-)

    Reply
  5. Louise says

    May 4, 2014 at 20:28

    a gorgeous spring page x

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