Kreadoe 2008

Yesterday, I went to the Kreadoe, a craftsfair, and I sooooooo enjoyed it!!

Been there from 10 am till 4 pm and bought some very, very nice items :)

Just look at the BigShot... isn't it cool and lovely with that black and pink?? I do think so!

I have my "old & red" Sizzix machine, but have some dies I can't use (like the Bigz). I can use them in my mom's Cuttlebug, but I saw some very, very nice Stampin'Up dies I'd like to have, the extended ones, but the platforms can't go through the Cuttlebug, so I "just" bought this very, very lovely machine!! Wowie!! I also love the Prima Marketing line PEACHES a lot (look at those cutypaatootie pandabears!!) and found it at Kreadoe. The shop I wanted to buy the papers, didn't have the pandabearpaper anymore, but found another one... sooooooooooooo lucky!!

I just love October Afternoon paper!! Bought the Christmasline with some stickers... love it!! Specially the paper with the musicnotes.

What do you think about the newest Sassafrass-line?! I love it and can't wait to cut the papers with the gingerbreaddoll on it!

Offcourse I also bought some more..hehe... some cool Christmasstamps, a Cuttlebug embossingfolder, some prima flowers, some Magnolia-stamps (wow!! I still so love them!!), cute ribbons (they were on sale) and cool fabrics (love to make a project with it).

Some more October Afternoonpapers... Weathervane.

Creative Imaginations papers and transparency papers... love to make a Christmas clearalbum with it!

I also bought a lot of Bazzill (uhhmmm... I'm a totally obsessed Bazzill-freak *lol*). There was a shop with loads of Bazzill for under 30 cents a paper... that's cheap!!

So I bought a lot, but I have to tell you I bought a lot for shops prices or under for sale...not bad *lol*

Really enjoyed myself and hope to go to Kreadoe next year. Totally love it! Also to see loads of other crafts like "vilten" (dunno the English word for it), making cakes, making home deco-items with fabrics, and so on....

Sad news...

Have some sad news to tell...

Tessa Tegendraads is closing its doors :(
She's having a sale in her shop and online...
Really sad seeing another scrapstore go overhere in The Netherlands :(


Better news....
I will be going to the "Kreadoe" in Utrecht this Sunday. It's a craftsfair and really cool (at least I think so! *lol*)
They have a lot of my fave scrapstores overthere, so I don't have to travel from one side of Holland to the other side. Really handy and I just love seeing other crafts and hope to bring some cool fabrics with me and off course some great scrapbooking and stamping items!!
Already seen items other people brought and they look yummy!!!
Will upload a picture Sunday/Monday (if I didn't buy too much..hehe).

Haven't scrapped or make cards this week.
But have been making some cool home deco items to sell at the Christmasfair 6th December.
Will show you in a few weeks time...

Nothing else to tell really.
Been busy at work and next week will be a busy week as well, but will have a free day coming Monday. Yeah!!

For all my SAG-buddies... can't wait till next week!!!!!
See ya soon!!

Nothing to show you yet...

That's because I've been working on my Dad's 60th Birthday Album the last couple of weeks.
It's been a blast working on that album with all those cool photos of familymembers, even my great grandfather and mother are in there!! Very lovely!!
Gave the album last Wednesday, made it very clean and simple, so the photos are the focal point and wow..... it was just great giving it!!

This weekend I've been working on my household...ironing, cleaning a bit and making loads more of Christmascards. Already made about 50 the last couple of weeks, but I just have to...
And I really need more, as I will be on a fair the 6th December, selling Christmasstuff (it's a fleamarket, but you can also sell some handmade gifts...). So I really need more *lol*

Today I got an email from the organizers of Scrap-a-Ganza, a great scrapbookingevent overhere, saying they will not organize an event in 2009.
I've been there a couple of times, my latest SAG was last June, and I really enjoyed all the times I went. Love meeting people from abroad!
And I also like the workshops! Workshops by Karen Burniston, Making Memories, CD Muckosky, etc. etc.... really cool!!
Fortunately I will be at SAG for the last time on 15th November! Can't wait to be there and meet old friends.
Will only be there for one day, but that's ok... got some great workshops to look out for.

Well... gotta go... nothing to show you right now...
Hope to do this next week...

Happy 60th Birthday Daddy!!

Pa,

Van harte gefeliciteerd met uw 60e verjaardag!!!
Tot vanmiddag!

Dikke kus,
Angélique

End of my vacation

And I so do not like that ;)

I was planning to go to a fabricsmarket today, but it hasn't stopped raining since about 11 o'clock, so wasn't happy about it...
But...
Since it was raining I was going through some photos I took last year and came by these 2, made in Paris Gare du Nord, while I was waiting for the Thalys bringing me back home.
Really love all that candy, but could control myself (for once that is!! *lol*) for not buying any candy, but took some photos instead.

Patterned papers & Sticker: Sassafrass Lass; cardboard letters: Heidi Swapp (orange) and Scenic Route (pink); letterstickers: Doodlebug

Thanks for visiting!! :)

A little sneak peak...

Of the Christmascards I will be sending to people this year... It was so much fun to make these!!
I made 16 of these cards, 16 of another card and have to make so much more... but I love it and this layout is very simple, so I'm ready before Christmas *lol*



At Tessa's forum I was challenged by Carlien and her challenge for me was "only use cardstock and patterned paper".
Well... I can tell you I only used patterned papers!!
I was also able to use my punches, so I used my Quickutz-dies for the name of my friend and used 2 punches to create the scalloped border at right.
I wanted to use American Crafts papers, as you can use the front and the back (one colour, perfectly matches the patterned side).
So here's my layout for the challenge....

A close-up... Here you can see I put some 3d-tape underneath my title, and also get up the sides of the "flowers". Cut them all out individually from the patterned paper. Loved it!!

Also made a layout of my lovely cat Jet. She's such a great animal with loads of human things..hehe... or do we humans look like cats??

Patterned papers and stickers: Basic Grey; Cardstock: Bazzill; Pen: ZIG

By the way... feedback is always appreciated ;)

Christmas....

In about 2 months time it's Christmas, a very special time for me, specially this year.
Will not go into details, but people who know me, know what I mean.

I've been making loads of cards yesterday (16) and today (got items ready to make another 16, just have to put glue on and put them together).
They are clean & simple, but I just so love them!!
Also made a layout today, so these two days have been really productive. :)
In between I also did my household and did grocery shopping as some people are coming over tomorrow for a workshop I will give at my place.
Love it!! They wanted to do it for a long time, so tomorrow it's going to happen.

Will show some photos of the layout I made tomorrow and some sneak peaks for the cards.

2500....

Visitors (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) I've had on my blog since I installed the little traffic feed-thingy.
Wow!! Can't believe it...

Thank you all for visiting my blog!!!!
Will have another candy hopefully really soon :)

New layout

Sunday-evening we had an online crop at Tessa's forum and we had to lift a sketch from Tamara.

It was fun and here's my layout I made:

Cardstock: Bazzill kraft; Patterned Papers: American Crafts; Rub-ons: Making Memories, Creative Imaginations; dots: Tulip Puffy paint; pen: ZIG; distresser: Tim Holtz; buttons: own stash

I'm also challenged at the forum for the following thing:

Make something with only patterned papers and cardstock. :)

If you know me I really like to work with those 2 items, so it will be great!! Have to make this challenge before Saturday so I can take it with me, as we have a forumday over at Tessa's and I will be giving a great little workshop. Can't spoil much, but I just love it!!!

2 layouts

For quite a while now, I haven't showed anything scraplayouts related, so I think it's time for 2 layouts I made for Tessa's DesignTeam.
Made the photos at Sacre Coeur in Paris during my 2,5 hours visit last Summer. I wanna go back next year, but then for about 3-4 days.
Used the Autumn Leaves papers she has in store and I love them! Such rich colours and fab patterns.

Hope you like them...

Patterned papers: Autumn Leaves; Thickers: American Crafts; flowers: Rayher; button: own stash; cotton cord: Rayher; stitches: Making Memories

Patterned papers: Autumn Leaves; tape: Prima; flowers: Rayher; pen: ZIG; brads: own stash