my entry for a challenge

Here's my enty for http://www.doubledutchchallenges.blogspot.com/

Patterned paper: Basic Grey; Stamp: Magnolia; Flowers: Magnolia; Brad: own stash; Stickles: Ranger; Pencils: Derwent Coloursoft; Ribbon: Stampin'Up

Another one...

And another update on this last day of the year 2008.
Made a layout last night and altered a Prima bottle. Loved doing that!

Right now I'm in the middle of making "Appelflappen" as we call them overhere. It's a tradition to bake them with Old Year's Day. Really, really love them!!
Will show you some later today (yes...that's right...another update...hehe) along with the blog candy you can win! :)

Here are the layout and bottle...

Cardstock: Bazzill and ClubScrap; Flowers: Prima; Ribbon: American Crafts; Brads: own stash; Rub-ons: Making Memories; Pen: ZIG and Signo (white)

Bottle, tape and flowers: Prima; Bead: ClubScrap; Stickles: Ranger; String: own stash; Cloth: own stash

Aloha!

As it's quite cold overhere in The Netherlands, I wanted you to bring a little sunshine with this cute surffella saying "Aloha!"
Made it very simple, but used Copics for his body and hair. Love them already!!
Also experimented with them on some Magnolia's and they turned out pretty ok. Maybe a new addiction is born with this, but they are so, and I mean sooooo expensive.
Well... I still like my 36-piece of Derwent Coloursoft pencils a lot. But I mean those colours of the Copics...wow!!

Anyhow...here's the card.
As said before, very simple....

Cardstock: ClubScrap; Stamps: StampingBella; Tape: Prima Marketing; Baubles: StampingBella; Ink: StazOn; Pencils: Derwent Coloursoft; Markers: Copic; Pen: ZIG

Oh...before I forget... Will give another update later today with some Blog Candy to win :)
Thought you might like to know...
Now I'm off to sleep a bit...

SheetLoad ShortCuts...

They have a great give-a-way at Sheetload ShortCuts blog here....

http://sheetloadshortcuts.blogspot.com/2008/12/frost-y-giveaway.html

Good Luck!! :)

From my house to yours...

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

2 more Christmascards

Here are 2 more Christmascards...
Hope you'll like them. Have send them of to family.

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned papers: My Mind's Eye; Stamps: Magnolia and October Afternoon (sentiment); Ink: StaZon; pencils: Derwent Coloursoft; Pen: ZIG (black) and Uni Signo (white); baubles: StampingBella; ribbon: Stampin'Up; Stickles: Ranger

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned papers: My Mind's Eye; Stamps: Elzybells; Ink: StaZon; pencils: Derwent Coloursoft; Pen: ZIG; ribbon: Stampin'Up; Snow: Aleene's; Stickles: Ranger

By the way... will have some blogcandy real soon...... so please come back!! ;)

Oh Christmas Tree....

I just love Christmas!
Decorated my Christmastree last Sunday and I so love it again. It has silver with purple ornaments and a Winnie the Pooh as an angel on top of it. Bought it a couple of years ago in London and it's great!
By the way.. my Christmastree is "cat-proof" *lol*. All the ornaments in it are unbreakable, unlike the ornaments I had in it 2 years ago.

My Christmastree in the evening....


My tree by daylight...

Some ornaments...

I just loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee these ornaments. Had these in my tree as well, but as I have cats, I didn't want them to be in there. These are little ornaments which can't go in a tree, but are home decoration.

Do you see the similarities with Magnolia-stamps?? *lol* I love these as well...

More cards...

I've been making quite a few handmade cards this year for family. Here are some more...

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned paper: My Minds Eye; Stamps: SugarNellie and Creative Imaginations (sentiment); ink: StazOn; Pencils: Derwent Coloursoft; snowflakes: Quickutz; Stickles: Ranger; Pen: ZIG

Cardstock: Bazzill and ColorCore; Patterned paper: My Minds Eye; Stamps: Magnolia and Creative Imaginations (sentiment); ink: StazOn; Pencils: Derwent Coloursoft; Flowers: Prima Marketing; Stickles: Ranger; Pen: ZIG; Brad: own stash; Baubles: StampingBella

I just so love this card....

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned paper: My Minds Eye; Stamps: StampingBella and Hero Arts (sentiment); ink: StazOn; Pencils: Derwent Coloursoft; Ribbon: own stash; Stickles: Ranger; Pen: ZIG

And a detail of the card shown above. Used a lot of Stickles on the dress... Love to use Stickles with my Christmascards!

Thanks for watching... :)

Stamps and more stamps...

Did you already know I love stamps??
Well, I do! *LOL*
I just love those cutiepatootie stamps!
Therefor I have a nice "collection" of cute stamps already and I think there will be some more stamps arriving here in 2009. I just love them!!

Here are some Christmascards I made recently for my family...

Detail:

Stamps: Elzybells and October Afternoon (sentiment); Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye; Punch: EK Success; Flowers: Prima; Brad: own Stash; Snow: Aleene's Glitter Snow; Pencils: Derwent Coloursoft; Baubles: StampingBella; Pen: ZIG; Stickles: Ranger

Detail:
Stamps: StampingBella, Hero Arts (sentiment); Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye; Baubles: StampingBella; Pencils: Derwent Coloursoft; Pen: ZIG; Stickles: Ranger

Thanks for visiting...

I got them!!!

And am so really, really, really excited!!!
Just booked tickets to see Coldplay live in concert on 10th September 2009!!!
Yahoooooooooooooooooo!
I'm so thrilled to go there as I couldn't get any tickets for the last show in Ahoy, which was the best show a colleague of mine saw!
But now I have them here, right here beside me. Can hardly wait for being September 2009.
Only problem...it's on the other side of the Netherlands, so I have to take the next day off..
I can't see any problem here. Trying to get the 14th free as well, so I get a free Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (it's Prinsjesdag and we always have a day off where I live..hehe).
Can you feel my excitement?? *LOL*

OH...and why I wanna see them?? I just love their music, the melodies and stuff. Really theatrical (??). Love it!!

Your attention please

Today it's 1st December.... World Aids Day. And this year it celebrates its 20th Anniversary.

Please visit these websites. Thank you :)

http://www.stopaidsnow.nl/
http://www.worldaidsday.org/
http://www.worldaidscampaign.org/static/en/