DT Article: Kortgleder

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For noen uker siden, fikk vi en henvendelse fra en av våre flotte sponsorer, Kortgleder, med spørsmål om vi kunne være med å lansere noen nye produkter de hadde fått salgsrettigheter på i Norge.
Vi takket selvsagt ja og var veldig spente på hva dette var for noe spennende, og stor var gleden når vi oppdaget at det var Nellie Snellen produkter vi snakket om!

A few weeks ago we got an e-mail from one of wonderful sponsors, Kortgleder, with a proposal to be in on her launching of some new products she had got the rights to sell in Norway.
Of course we accepted this generous offer, and was very curios on this products, and imagine our joy when we realized it was the famous Nellie Snellen products we where talking about!

Her er noen ord fra Kortgleder
Kortgleder er en hjemmebasert nettbutikk som blir drevet av mannen min og meg.  Jeg tar meg av den daglige driften, og mannen min tar seg av regnskapet.  I tillegg til å drive nettbutikk, så har vi to unger og jobb.  Jeg har for tiden en 50% stilling som lærer, og føler jeg får det beste av begge verdener.  Hver onsdag har jeg kontordag, og både da og ellers kan det avtales henting av varer og kikking i butikken. 

Det er utrolig moro å drive nettbutikk.  Jeg får dobbel shoppeglede, først når jeg handler inn til butikken, og så når kundene kjøper det jeg har kjøpt.  Livet kunne ikke vært bedre. 

Som navnet tilsier, så driver vi mest på med kort hos Kortgleder.  Siden scrapbooking og kortlaging er to hobbyer som er så nært knyttet til hverandre at de knapt kan skilles, så har vi selvsagt også scrappere som kunder, og det er vi kjempeglade for. 

Utallige timer har blitt brukt på Nettet til å søke etter nye stempelmerker, og vi er utrolig glade for de tipsene vi har fått.  Flere av dem har ført til nye stempelmerker i butikken.  Alle som tipser oss om stempelmerker som vi ender opp med å ta inn, får stempler av oss som takk for hjelpen.  Til nå er Victoria Case, SCACD, The Greeting Farm med flere tatt inn på bakgrunn av tips fra kunder. 

Akkurat nå er det spennende tider her hos Kortgleder.  Vi er utrolig glade for å ha fått Nellie Snellen sine skjønne stempler og flotte puncher på lager.  Vi er foreløpig de eneste som selger disse varene i Norge, men i løpet av mars, vil vi åpne opp for å selge til andre butikker i Norge, Sverige og Finland.  Vi gleder oss veldig til å se mottakelsen, og selvfølgelig til å se alt det flotte designerne her hos StampARTic har laget. 
Here are some words from Kortgleder
Kortgleder is a home based on line store, that my husband and I run together.
I manage the daily business and my husband is in charge of accounting. In addition to our store, we have to children and work. I am a part time teacher, and feel I have placed one foot in the best of two world. Every Wednesday is my Office-day and this day and other days you can make an appointment to come to the store and pick up an order or just have a look around.
It is incredible fun to run the on line store! I get to double the joy of shopping, first when I shop to the store, and then again when my customers shop from my store. Life could not have been any better.

As the name tells you (kortgleder = The joy of making cards) we have stock most item for card makers, but scrap booking and card making is two similar hobbies, and can hardly be separated, we do notice some scrappers amongst our customers, and we are so happy abort that.

Countless hours have been spent on the Internet searching for new brands of stamps, and we are incredible happy abort the tips we got from our customers. Several of those tips has ended in new stamps to our store. Everyone that leaves a great tip abort a stamp company that leads to us stocking them, will receive numerous of stamps as a tank you. Right now we stock Victoria Case, SCACD, The Greeting Farm and more… these are all after tips from our customers.

Right now we have an exciting time her at Kortgleder. We are very happy to be stocking Nellie Snellens adorable stamps, and amazing punches. We are right now the only store selling these in Norway, but during March we will open up for selling to other stores in Norway, Sweden and Finland. We are looking forward to see how these will be welcomed  by our customers, and of course we look forward to see what the great designers here at StampARTic have made

De fleste kjenner nok til disse fantastisk flotte punchene, der du både trykker ut blomster og embosser kronbladene etterpå.
Vi har hatt de som shoppingtips før og fikk mange mange forespørsler på de da.
Most of you know these fabulous punches, where you first cut the flower and then emboss the petals afterwards. We had them as a shopping tips a little while ago and we got numerous of e-mails from our readers about them.

Men Nellie Snellen har også mange søte stempler og også andre flotte puncher.
Vi i Design teamet har alle fått forskjellige DT pakker, Noen fikk en blanding av puncher og stempler, og noen fikk rene stempelpakker og noen rene punch kit.
og her ser dere hva vi har laget til denne spennende lanseringen:

But Nellie Snellen also got some super cute stamps, and other punches.
We in StampARTic design team have all got different DT kits, some of us got a mix of stamps and punches, and others got stamps in their kits, and some punches alone.  Here you see what we made using our DT kits:

Petra:
Hun fikk et kit beståande av stempler ~ She got great sets of stamps:


 

 

Charlotte:
Hun fikk et kit bestående av puncher ~ She got a kit of punches;



 

 
 Stamps from Charlottes Private collection

 

Rikke:
hun fikk et kit med stempler og blomster puncher  
~ She got a kit with both stamps and floral punches


 

  
 Inside:



Aija
Hun fikk puncher og stempler i sin pakke ~ Got punches and stamps in her kit

Marianne:
Hun fikk også et kit bestående av puncher og stempler
She also got a kit with stamps and punches


Z brette kort ~ Z Folded card:



SasSa:
SasSa fikk et kit med puncher ~ SasSa got a kit with punches;

 


The Stamp is from SasSa's private collection


Carola:
Hun fikk et kit med stempler ~ She got a kit with stamps




Jorunn:
Jorunn fikk et kit bestående av puncher og stempeler  
~ Jorunn got a kit with stamps and punches





Tusen takk til Kortgleder for de fantastisk flotte DT kitene som ble sendt oss!
Vi er stolte og glade over å få ta del i lanseringen din av disse produktene!
Vi Gratulerer med salgsrettighetene og ønsker dere lykk til!

Thank you so much Kortgleder for the fabulous DT kits we got.
We are proud and honored to be a part of your release party!
We congratulate you on getting the rights to sell Nellie Snellen products, 
and we wish you good luck! 
And we have to add:
Kortgleder ships world wide! ;o)

Back by Popular Demand

Posted by Princess Eva Angelica On 6:39 PM 0 comments


Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," live from my desktop! Bring on the pictures, the bells and whistles, the vlogs and YouTube links! I'm back online!

Here and now, I would be remiss if I did not thank my dear friend, Sufficiently Twisted, for his computer expertise. He saved this ship. What could I possibly do for him in return? I let him use my Facebook account to drive his battle power on Castle Age. One good turn deserves another!

Please, though ... If you're my Facebook friend, don't think for one minute it was me slaying the dreaded Hydra. I've had Hydras as pets, and they're great. You save a lot of money on fuel bills, and they really don't eat that much. I feed them Rice Krispy Treats.

Seriously, if you could keep a magickal pet, what would it be? I think I'd like something I could fly around on. Maybe a Super Vulture. That sounds swell. Nice bald buzzard with a 15-foot wingspan. I would be chippin!

Speaking of vultures, it's time to mark your calendars for the busy "Gods Are Bored" spring season! First, coming up very shortly on March 6 is the annual East Coast Vulture Festival, our yearly gathering of buzzard devotees. Won't you join us? This year's program is a Native American drum group. Seriously, I could use a spotter at this event, because I may swoon. Native Americans praising their sacred Peace Eagle! Be still my beating heart. And yes, I will be "suiting up" as the vulture mascot again. I'm humbled at the prospect.

From Vulture Fest it's only a short burst of incredibly debilitating teaching until the Spoutwood Fairie Festival! Oh my, I cannot tell you how much I am looking forward to this event! My daughter The Spare and I already have our room booked at the nearest hotel (we don't do the camping thing). Won't we all be ready for spring by May Day? Now go and look at your calendar. Beltaine is on Saturday this year! So, come one, come all, to Glen Rock, PA. Meet and greet me there! I'm hard to miss. I'm the leader of the Mountain Tribe. And this year ... we WILL rock you!

Frankly, I'm finding this year to be one of the most trying of my entire life. The prospect of my annual festivals and revels keeps me hopeful that all will be well, and that all that is well will be wonderful.

Rat Fink Envy

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Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," the biggest, baddest, boldest blog on the block!

Sorry. Teaching alliteration today. Sticks in the brain.

When it comes to keeping stuff, there are hoarders who keep everything (like my spouse), and pitchers who toss everything (like me).

My sister is a selective hoarder. She has kept everything from her childhood that made her happy. Since her childhood was extraordinarily unhappy, she really clings to the stuff that gave her solace.

Thus has she clung to several vintage Rat Finks.

I'm still on my netbook today, so I don't have the pictures of Sis's Rat Finks that I published in previous posts. (Ah! "published in previous posts!" Alliteration!) But such is the power of the Internet that someone trolling for Rat Finks emailed me about one of the best ones in Sis's collection. Big bucks for a little plastic leering rat, small enough to stand on a quarter.

Back in the day, you could get a Rat Fink from a gumball machine for the lavish investment of a nickel. Some Finks had whiskers. Some didn't. Most were blue, but there were other colors too. I had a magenta one and an orange one (with whiskers) that I was fond of. They fell off my key chain in 8th grade, never to be seen again.

I'm 100 percent sure Sis will not part with her Rat Fink for the $75 offer she received from the interested Fink fan. I can almost see her chuckling at the thought of putting her childhood treasure into a postal mailer for that paltry sum. (postal ... paltry .;. getting the alliteration drift?)

We all take solace in something from our childhoods. And while the Rat Fink collector may envy my sister for having an orange, whiskered Fink, I envy her for having portable plastic happiness.

Because the thing that gave me solace as a child was the 75 acres of Appalachia from which my great-great-great grandfather marched to the Civil War. You'd need a massive vat of whiskered Rat Finks to buy my childhood treasure. Better to love the ugly little gumball machine toy than the mountain property that you want to keep hold of but probably won't be able to, given the rapacity of relatives, realtors, and now the new demon, Columbia Gas.

Sometimes I wish I could bring back my joyous memories by holding a tiny Rat Fink in my palm, At other times -- most times -- I think it's better to embrace a whole mountainside, the country of my blood, my soul in landscape form. Maybe I'll have to watch my farm get sold out from under me, but at least that doggoned mountain isn't going to fall off a key chain and be lost forever.

Second challenge in Febryary

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Time flies and it is time for our second challenge in February. We would like you to do a card with room for something to go with for example money, cd or little gift. You can do also a card and a box matching together.

Aika rientää hurjaa vauhtia ja on jälleen aika helmikuun toiselle haasteelle. Tällä kertaa haluaisimme nähdä kortteja joissa on toteutettu tila jollekkin korttiin liitettävälle asialle esim. raha, cd tai jokin pieni lahja.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Articsisters,

Tämän kertaisen haasteen sponsorina on,
and they have donated this great package of lovely stamps:

ja heidän lahjoittamansa upea setti leimasimia:

Here is inspiration from our design team:

Seuraavaksi design tiimimme töitä inspiraatioksi.

















Now you have until February 24th midnight StampARTic time as usual
to participate.
You do so by linking to you blog in the Mister Linky schedule below.
Sinulla on nyt aikaa aina 24. päivään Helmikuuta.
Aika menee kuten aina umpeen klo 24:00 StampARTic aikaan.
Osallistuminen tapahtuu linkittämällä blogisivustosi Mister Likyn.


The winner of the sketch challenge.

Posted by Princess Eva Angelica On 3:05 PM 0 comments

Det er tid for å kåre en vinner av forrige ukes skisseutfordring, og jeg kan love dere at dette var vanskelig!!! Dere har sendt oss så mange nydelige kort at det var nesten umulig å plukke ut bare en vinner. Men vi i DT har stemt, og den verdige vinneren av skisseutfordringen er.............

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It is time for us to choose a winner of last weeks sketch challenge.
And I promise you, this was not easy!!! You have sent us so many beautiful cards, and it was almost impossible to pick only one winner. But we in DT have voted, and the worthy winner of the sketch challenge is........
...
...
...
...

Og her er Gros nydelig kort.
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And here is Gros beautiful card.

Masse gratulasjoner til deg fra alle oss i DT!

Hvis du sender oss adressen din, får du snart et flott kit fra AltheasMix i posten.

*******

A big congratulation to you from all of us in DT
Please send us our address, and you will soon get a great kit from AltheasMix in your mail.





I morgen har vi en helt ny utfordring klar for dere, så følg med oss videre.

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Tomorrow we have a new challenge for you, so stay with us.


DT Article: Articsisters

Posted by Princess Eva Angelica On 3:01 PM 0 comments
 
Det är för mig dags att presentera Articsisters.
De har sponsrat vårat DesignTeamet med läckra clearstamps!
Urvalet på textstämplar är enormt och man kan hitta stämplar för varje ändamål i deras webshop.

It´s time for me to introduce you to Articsisters.
They have sponsored our Design Team with delicious clear stamps!
The selection of text stamps is enormous and you can find stamps for every purpose in there webshop.


Här är intervjun som jag, Petra, hade med Articsisters  skapare.
Here is the interview I, Petra, had with Articsisters creator.

Namn?
Lisbet Olofsson

Name?
Lisbet Olofsson


Ålder?
46 år

Age?
46 years.


Länk till eran webshop:
www.safirsilk.se
www.articsisters.blogspot.com

Link to your webshop:
www.safirsilk.se
www.articsisters.blogspot.com



Är du ensam ägare av företaget?
Jag är företagare inom annan bransch och har stämpelföretaget som en bisyssla.
Till företaget är två andra kvinnor kopplade.

Are you the only owner of the company?
I am a company owner in another industry and have this stamp company as a minor business.
To this company is two other woman connected.


Några anställda?
Nej inga anställda i den bemärkelsen.
Själv är jag digital designer, och jag har en textil designer, Lena Olofsson och en grafisk designer; Cecilia Högfeldt kopplade till företaget.

Some employees?
No, no employees in that sense.
I am, myself, a digital designer, and I have also a textile designer; Lena Olofsson and a graphic designer; Cecilia Högfeldt connected to the company.


Hur & när startade du/ni Articsisters?
Articsisters har varit ett arbetsnamn som pågått i flera år men som blev ett företag 2008 när vi till sist hittade rätt i stämpeldjungeln. Det har inte varit lätt att hitta rätt och få lönsamhet.

How & when did you start Articsisters?
Articsisters has been a working name for several of years. But in year 2008 it became a company when we, at last, found the right spot in the stamp jungle.
It has not been easy to find right and get profitability.

Vad säljer Ni?
Vi säljer Clearstamps - en silikonliknande stämpel.

What do you sell?
We are selling clearstamps – a stamp, looks like silicone.



Gör ni själva designen på era stämplar eller har ni någon som designar dem åt er?
Vi designar själva alla våra stämplar.

Do you make the design at your stamps or do you have a designer which making it for you?
We design our own stamps.


Producerar/tillverkar ni stämplarna själva?
Ja så långt det går.

Do you also produce the stamps?
Yes, as far as we can.


Vad inspireras ni utav?
Färg, form, ovanlig struktur, annorlunda och bakvända idéer.
Textil, plåt och natur.
Vi tittar mycket på returmarknad, återanvända det som finns och kommer att utveckla vår Eco-serie.

What do you get inspired of?
Colors, shapes, unusual structures, different and awkward ideas.
Texture, sheet metal and nature.
We often look at the recycling market, recycling things that already exist and we are going to develop our Eco-series.


Är du själv kortmakare? Hinner du med att skapa eller är det bara produktionen av stämplarna som ligger i fokus?
Vi gör när tid finnes kort, layouter eller andra alternativ som vi behöver för stunden. Eftersom vi jobbar med olika material så breddar vi oss själva och utvecklas på andra plan också.

Are you cardmaker on your own? Do you have time to create or take the production of the stamps all the time?
We make cards, when we have time, also layouts and other alternatives in the right moment. Since we work with different material can we widen ourselves and also grow at other levels.


Gör ni enbart textstämplar eller förekommer motivstämplar också?
Vi har ingen begränsning utan gör det som faller oss in. Vi kombinerar väldigt gärna text och liten bild.

Is it only textstamps you produce or motifstamps also?
We have no bounds, we make everything we want. We love to combine text and images.

Har ni någon fysisk butik?
Nej bara på webben.

Do you have a physique shop?
No, only on the web.


Berätta något extra roligt/speciellt/underligt/häftigt om erat företag? (någon ovanligt händelse kanske?)
Jag var till Kina för att titta på hur de gör stämplar och göra en beställning därifrån. Jag insåg rätt fort varför svenska företag börjar dra sig ur Kina och ta hem sina produktioner till Sverige igen. Språket är en begränsning. Man vet inte om de förstått vad man säger eller inte. För att komma sig in och prata med någon på ett företag så krävs det kontakter hit och dit. Det är inte bara att stiga in och göra en beställning.

Can you tell us something extra fun/special/strange/cool about the company?
(a unusual event maybe?)
I was in China to look at the stamp-production there and also want to make a order from there.
But I was quick to realize why Swedish companies start to pull them selves out from China and take there productions back to Sweden.
The language is a limitation. You don’t know if they have understood you correct or not.
And you need good contacts in the company if you want to speak to any of them.
You can not just “walk in there” and make an order.



Tack Articsisters för att ni sponsrar oss denna gång och för att vi fått arbeta med era fina stämplar!

Thanks Aricsisters for sponsor us this time and that we got to work with your beautiful stamps!

Här kommer korten vi gjort med Articsisters stämplar, de sände oss;
Here comes the cards we made with Articsisters stamps, they send to us;

Lillemor:


 Aija:

 

 

SasSa:

 

 

Charlotte:


 

Carola:

Jorunn:
 
 

Rikke:
 

Marianne:
 
 

  

  


Petra:

 

 


Snow Day

Posted by Princess Eva Angelica On 10:52 AM 0 comments
Welcome to "The Gods Are Bored," where the Sugar Plum Faerie has given her dancing snowflakes a potion that as made them multiply with reckless abandon! We got 22 inches of snow over the weekend, and today it looks as if we'll get more than another foot. As a consequence, we at "The Gods Are Bored" are declaring a snow day!

Snow days are like your grandmother's best cake. You don't even get a slice once a year, but that only makes the one you do get that much better. Snow days are better than holidays. They're so random. You can only plan for them 24 hours in advance. Then, you have to wait until the world shuts down around you and hope that your employer shows some good sense. In the case of the Vo-Tech where I work, the sense was abundant. I knew yesterday that I would have a snow day today.

Prior knowledge is so helpful. Ask my cat Alpha, who was almost out of food.

Living in a major metropolitan area can be a noisy existence. The planes! The planes! The traffic, the sirens! Snowstorm, take me away! Can't land a plane in this kind of storm, not even in Manitoba. So it's blissfully quiet. Except for the giggles of the little girls next door, who are managing to play in snow up to their waists.

Alpha is drowsing by my side, Lil Scratch the netbook is clicking away, and I'm still in my bathrobe.

Last year I attended an Alchemical Fire on May Day. When it was my turn to speak (I am the Cailleach, so I'm last), I said, "If not for winter, would we celebrate spring?"

This year I may say that again. It bears repeating, especially after such record-setting weather.