Quixotic Paperie Candy

http://quixoticpaperie.blogspot.com/2009/12/2009-round-up-and-some-new-year-candy.html (05-01)

Happy New Year candy is a MYSTERY GIFT PACK with a value of approximately £40!


My favorite card I created this year:

Create 4 Fun Challenge week 52

http://create4fun-challenge.blogspot.com/2009/12/challenge-week-52.html
I don't have a lot of time during these holidays, but I really wanted to try this challenge 'cause I loved the sketch . I turned it around and I'm quite happy with the result!


My supplies:
- Basic Grey Eskimo patterned papers (candy from Lisa )
- Magnolia stempel 'Tilda with Dalecarlia Coat' (Christmas Collection 2008)
- Aud Design stempel
- Retroflower punch EK Succes
- leaf punch Pipoos
- aquarel pencils
- cardstock
- brads Zeeman

ABC Christmas Blog Hop!

A new challenge blog starts December 30th...ABC Christmas Challenge Blog!!
They have organised a Christmas Eve Blog Hop to introduce their new blog.
The blog hop starts here: http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com, you can enter until the 29th and they are offering great candy on your way! So what are you waiting for?

Rusty Pickle's candy

http://rustypickledigis.blogspot.com/2009/11/lets-add-little-fun.html (24-12)

Creanijn sketch 84

http://creanijn-sketches.blogspot.com/2009/11/schets-84.html

I'm a little bit behind on the sketches, but there are so many things to do this time of the year.
I saw I forgot to number my pictures on this layout, but I fixed that after taking this photo.

My supplies:

- Jasmine cricut cartridge

- Cardstock

- Scrapworks patterned paper by Ethan Kate: Evening Wear: Brush Stripe

- Staedtler pigment liner 0.5

Boekenfestijn!

Yesterday I went to a big event where they sell books at interesting prices, but they also have other things. This time I found Inkadinkado stamps for 0.99€! This is what I came home with:

Kristine's Advent Calender

http://kristineskort.blogspot.com

If you're looking for inspiration and great giveaways, you should definitely check Kristine's fabulous blog!

Creanijn sketch 83

http://creanijn-sketches.blogspot.com/2009/11/schets-83.html

I'm still not sure about this layout. When I look at it I think it's a bit empty, but when I look at it 30 min. later I think it's fine. I wouldn't really know how I can make it better. Tips are very welcome!

My supplies:

- cardstock

- Basic Grey patterned paper Sugard-Tender

- Cricut Opposites Attract

- Autumn Leaves 'Whimsical Frames' stamp

- Stazon Jet Black

- Zig Writer black

To many hobbies!

I'm sorry I didn't show a lot of cards or layouts lately, but I simply didn't have time to make anything. I really have to many hobbies: I started Zumba lessons (which is real fun and good for my health), I still work as a volunteer in a refugee center (I help the children from primary school with their homework), I follow courses about nature (I already learned about birds and mushrooms and next year it'll be about moss) and then I have some other creative hobbies: floristry and I recently tried making pearls with Fimo clay.

Tim Holtz: 12 Tags of Christmas

http://timholtz.typedpad.com/my_weblog/

I'm not a real distresser, but I had nothing to do this afternoon and tought I'd give it a try. Off course I didn't have all the supplies, but I tried to find alternatives (fe. ecoline in stead of alcohol ink). I didn't make tags 'cause I don't know what to do with these, so I used the same techniques, but make cards, little gifttags, etc.

Day 1 : a card

Day 2: a card

Day 3: a card

Day 4 : a gift tag

Nicole's Cricut Cartridges Candy

http://stampinupnicole.blogspot.com/2009/11/cricut-cartridges-candy.html (05-12)

Op Nicole's blog is er momenteel een fantastische candy: je kan een Cricut Cartridge Home Decor winnen! Om mee te doen, moet je volger worden van haar geweldige blog (gemakkelijk want ik was dit al lang) en een foto van jou met je Cricut plaatsen. Na lang twijfelen heb ik dit voorjaar er eindelijk eentje gekocht, en ik heb nog geen seconde spijt gehad. Wat een supergave machine! Jammergenoeg zijn de cartridges nogal prijzig. Vooral omdat het prijsverschil met Amerika zo groot is, vind ik het zonde om 70-80 euro te betalen. Dus ben ik op zoek geweest op veilingsites en zo heb ik toch al 4 extra font-cartridges kunnen kopen.

candy on Ceal's blog

http://simplybeautifulcreations.blogspot.com/2009/11/still-celebrating-with-some-blog-candy.html (30-11)

Creanijn sketch 77: de eilanden

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 76: sketch

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2009/11/challenge-76-sketch.html

There are so many challenge blogs and I love it! It really helps me to get inspiration and to work quicker. I've choosen another sketch challenge to create this christmas card. I'm not completely happy with it 'cause I have a little bit of stickles where they shouldn't be :(

My supplies:

- Basic Grey Wassail patterned papers

- Cardstock

- Cricut cartridges Platin Schoolbook (circles) and George&Basic Shapes (stars)

- Distress Ink Aged Mahogany

- Stickles Xmas Red

- Stamped image from SWAP on Belgian forum

- Marianne Design Eline's Vintage (sentiment stamp)

Truly Scrumptious Challenge 19: sketch

http://trulyscrumptiouschallenges.blogspot.com/2009/10/challenge-19.html

I had to make a birthday card for my nephew's daughter, Hanka, who turns 4 next tuesday.
I used the sketch from the Truly Scrumptious Challenge blog. I think she'll be happy with this card. Unfortunately I didn't have large purple brads for the heart of the biggest flower.

My supplies:
- cardstock
- Basic Grey Euphoria patterned paper (candy from Bernie )
- Cricut cartridge Plantin Schoolbook (circles)
- The Robins' Nest Dew Drops 'Orchid'
- Flowers (I think from Artemio)
- EK Success Retro Flower punches (medium and large)
- Round corner punch
- Aud's design stamp (sentiment)
- stamped image (received in a SWAP on a Belgian forum)
- Queen & Co brads (small)
- American Crafts brad (large)

Christmas card!

It was my turn to create a card for the homepage of Creatief met Stempels a Belgian stamp group of which I'm a member (unfortunately not a very active one). I'm actually more into cute cards, but did my best to make a really stamped card and I'm quite happy with the result.



My supplies:
- Brilliance Ink Galaxy Gold (candy from Suzette )
- Stazon Jet Black
- Colorbox Cat's Eye Colonial Blue, Aque and Ochre
- De Stempelwinkel: sledge stamp
- Marianne Design Eline's Vintage: sentiment stamp
- Stamps Antwerpen: border Merry Christmas, Happy Newyear
- Artemio: star stamp

SOL 05-11-2009

Yesterday it was Scrap Online on Tiets' cardclub . It was the first time I did this and I really enjoyed it! A couple of day in advance we got the sizes of the scraps we had to prepare. Yesterday we got the hints on how to glue them together. And this was my result!


My supplies:
- Scenic Route patterned paper and sticker 'Garland' (candy from Layle .)
- Stamped image (candy from Katie .)
- Fiskars Paper Edger
- Cardstock

Christmas card

I created the background with Distress inks and then used this angel stamp I bought a couple of years ago on sale, but I never inked it before.

My supplies:
- Magenta stamp: angel
- Artemio stamp: star
- Distress Ink: Fired Brick, Scattered Straw
- Brilliance Ink Galaxy Gold (candy from Suzette )
- Stazon Jet Black

Creanijn sketch 82

I've used the most recent sketch from Creanijn . I had lots of embellishments for this layout: the tickets, a coin and an information folder. Because this folder was quite big I tried to hide it behind the right border. I actually made it a little bit to small because I had only a little space left to glue it together.

My supplies:

- Plantin Schoolbook cartridge (title)

- Staedtler pigment liner 0.5 (journaling)

- cardstock

- Love Elsie patterned paper: Jack+Abby Linens

Nicole's candy!

http://stampinupnicole.blogspot.com/2009/10/100000-bezoekers-candy.html (15-11)

Ik heb eind juni/begin juli m'n kamer, die zowel dient als slaap- als knutselkamer, volledig heringericht met de bedoeling wat meer plaats te hebben om te scrappen en om m'n spulletjes wat beter bij de hand te hebben. En ik vind dat dit goed gelukt is!

Er moeten nog wel een aantal dingetjes gebeuren: volgende week worden mijn gordijnen geleverd en ik ben nog op zoek naar een mooie kader voor boven m'n bureau, maar dat is niet zo dringend.

Creanijn Sketch 80: Belleville

http://creanijn-sketches.blogspot.com/
As I had a few days off work this week, I spend a lot of time in my crafting room.
I love using Vicky's sketches as scrapping goes so much faster and I'm sure the layout will look good (unless I choose the wrong papers of course).





My supplies:
- American Crafts patterned paper
- cardstock
- Jasmine Cricut cartridge
- Staedtler pigment liner 0.5 (journaling pen)

Bloemschikken

Two weeks ago I made this decoration with a pumpkin and flowers. I didn't have time to show it earlier, but now Halloween is getting closer I still find it a good time to show.
This will be my last flower decoration for a while, as my Zumba lessons are on the same day I and I can't go to both :(

Layout Crazy Summer

I'm probably not the fastest scrapbooker in the world, as I only finished my LO for Creanijn's Crazy Summer Contest last weekend :) . It's the first LO in my album about our vacation in Paris (may 2009). I have different rules for every album to keep all the LO's in the same style. This time I've choosen not to use a lot of patterned papers and to do all my journaling handwritten. This is also the reason why it kept me so long to finish this LO. I did the papers and pictures already in August, but to write the journaling directly on my LO scared me off. I've tried different pens and found a really nice and comfortable one last week. Although I used a different one on this LO




Supplies:
-cardstock,
-Chatterbox Designer Paper 'Woods Floral',
-EK Success Retroflower punch,
-Cricut Cartridges Mini Monograms (circles) and Opposites Attract (title),
-Colorbox Chalk Deep Green
-Prima Marketing Corner Stamp One
- Stabilo Point 88

Some finished layouts

I had some layouts in my Madeira album that needed a finishing touch. So I created a title with my Cricut.

Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge

Jasmine Cartridge

George and Basic Shapes Cartridge

Holley's candy!

http://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/its-blog-candy-time.html (This prize is awarded at the 222nd project posting)

Blogger doesn't want to upload pictures at this moment (I'll fix it later), but I already want to tell you Holley is giving away a brand new Cricut cartridge, called Joys of the Season.

Weekend Candy Links!

Dominique: http://mephisto-domi.blogspot.com/2009/10/pb-challenge-70-and-blog-candy.html (14-10)

Marlene: http://mar1ene.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/birthday-candy (17-10)

Gro: http://groshobby.blogspot.com/2009/10/1-ars-blogcandy.html (18-10)

Just Christmas and Birthday Cards Challenge #46

http://christmasandbirthdaycards.blogspot.com/2009/06/sketch-46-simone-sept-28.html

I made this card already last week, and only had to glue things together today. I used one of my new Magnolia stamps and it's one of my first attempts to colour with aquarel pencils.

My supplies: Magnolia stamp, Basic Grey patterned papers, Marianne Design clear stamp (sentiment)

La-La Land Crafts' Christmas Release Blog Hop

http://lalalandcrafts.blogspot.com/2009/10/christmas-blog-hop-fun-fun-fun.html

To celebrate the release of the fabulous Christmas stamps on October 14th, there's a fun Blog Hop. Each DT Member and all of the Guest DT members will show you a sneak-peek of one of the new Christmas stamps

WCMD: Tracy's challenge

http://durcandesigns.typepad.com/stamping/2009/10/odd-bird-planet-challenge.html

I finished this card just in time. Tracy challenged us to make a card with her two favorite embellishments: ribbon and buttons.

WCMD: Teresa's challenge

http://thetamarisk.blogspot.com/2009/10/world-card-making-day.html

Suddenly I found the inspiration for Teresa's challenge: you need something pink and something dotty on your card. So I made this baby card with pink dotted paper and ribbon (maybe not good to see on the photo)

My supplies: Justjohanna stamp, Stampin'Up paper (candy from Jana ), patterned paper (candy from Aimee , aquarel pencils, ribbon (candy from Steph )

WCMD: Karrie's challenge

http://stampgirl.typepad.com/burnin_rubber/2009/10/happy-world-card-making-day-peeps.html

I must say I don't really feel in a creative mood on this WCMD. This is my first card today. I made this one for Karrie's challenge, which sounded 'Create a card with at least THREE circles on it'. Well, I have one big circle and three little ones, decorated with a flower. I coloured the stamped image with Distress ink. I'm only started this technique, so I still need some practicing.

My supplies: Justjohanna stamp, patterned paper (candy from Aimee ), Distress Ink Fired Brick, Scattered Straw, Antique Linen, Tea Dye

World Cardmaking Day!

http://www.worldcardmakingday.com/

Two years ago I made my first card on World Cardmaking Day! I never actually send it to anyone, as it was quite simple. But I've learned a lot since then and I'm looking forward 'till Saturday and I hope I'll have a productive weekend!

Great candy links!

Bev: http://bevscrafts.blogspot.com/2009/09/whiff-of-joy-candy.html (05-10)

Lisa: http://crafty-moments.blogspot.com/2009/09/candy-time.html (07-10)

Merete: http://meretekj.blogspot.com/2009/09/merete-sin-blogcandy.html (12-10)

I'm back from vacation...

I came home last night from Croatia. I've had a wonderfull vacation. It's a gorgeous country, the people are very friendly, our hotel was perfect and the weather was great! The only negative thing was the strike on the Belgium airport when we had to come back and we had more than an hour delay, but that couldn't spoil our fantastic vacation!

It was a short night and I had a lots of mails to read, my suitcase to empty, go shopping, etc. So I haven't created anything yet, but I do have some candy links:

Michelleo: http://donkeysmiles.blogspot.com//2009/09/blog-post.html (26-09)

Sharon: http://cardsngreetings.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-blogoversary-candy.html (26-09)

Rach: http://papercraftsbyrach.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-whiff-of-joy-candy.html (26-09)

Judy: http://judyscraftymoments.blogspot.com/2009/09/one-year-celebratory-candy.html (27-09)

Linda: http://pinksandlilacs.blogspot.com/2009/09/celebration-birthday-candy.html (27-09)

Steph: http://stampingsharing.blogspot.com/2009/09/wedding-anniversary-blog-candy.html (27-09)

Jacqui: http://jacqui47.blogspot.com/2009/09/some-more-candy.html (28-09)
=> candy sponsored by http://www.crafterscompanion.co.uk/

Ageeth: http://scrapcornerblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/het-begin-is-er.html (30-09)
=> www.scrapcorner.nl

Karin: http://karinversteeg.blogspot.com/2009/09/its-blogcandy-time.html (30-09)

Rica: http://ricas-haven.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-candy-at-last.html (30-09)

Tasha: http://milliesmagicalmoments.blogspot.com/2009/09/new-blog-candy.html (30-09)

Kristine: http://kristineskort.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-autumn-blog-candy.html (10-10)