Scrapbooking Day!

***Update: Just received my pb (pizzabox) from ClubScrap with loads of great goodies in it! Love the colors all the goodies have!!***

Yeah! In the USA it's National Scrapbooking Day today, 5th May. They always have loads of activities like competitions, workshops etc. this day and that's why I will be near the computer the whole day.
Already went to the hairdresser really early (9 am) and after that did the groceries for the next couple of days. Will be scrapping loads! Got some 8,5x11" albums lately and I discovered I like that size of scrapping as well. So probably will make some layouts for those albums today and tomorrow.

Yesterday I got my scrappingvibe back and it feels really, really great! Made so many cards lately I wanted to do some good old scrapping again :)
Made a layout of my brother with his girlfriend. The photo was made a few months before. It's a bit blurry, but I like it so much. True love that is :)
Made it 8,5x11", the perfect size for this photo and I like the quote. A really simple layout, but turned out perfectly for me.
Used Bazzill cardstock, Bazzill flowers, Autumn Leaves button, American Crafts pen and my fonts on the pc. Thanks for looking!

Going to scrap!!

Queen's Day

Yesterday it was Queen's Day in The Netherlands and this year I decided to sell some stuff. It was great, exept for going out of bed at 4.10 am!!! Thought that would be a nice time, so we could leave home at 5 am so we did and wow!!! I was totally shocked when I saw loads of people already sitting at the "Fred" (as we call the Frederik Hendriklaan here in The Hague).
There wasn't any room for me to sit, so I decided to sit at another road. We were there at 5.30 am and boy, it was so, so, so cold!! It was good P.P. left his shirt with me so I could wear that as well.
But at about 9.30 am it went out, as it was getting to warm and at 11 am I was sitting in my tshirt!
Really enjoyed watching all the people looking for stuff.

My parents and P.P. came as well, by bike. It was good and they also walked the Fred. I didn't. Left once to go to the toilet.
It was a day to remember and time passed quickly, couldn't believe that. It was fun.
Left at 4.30 pm or so with not many Euro's extra, but enjoyed the vibe.

By the way... as I was at fairs when I was younger, I saw a difference yesterday.
In the old days we didn't have to show people everything we had, but could leave stuff in boxes, they always went into them searching for stuff. Now yesterday, we had to show everything as people weren't searching any boxes!
Also made some cards, only sold one!! People overhere are still looking for 3d-cards and I think people aren't ready for stamped and scrapped cards yet, but that's just my opinion. Cause when I send my cards to people they really like them and are stunned about them!!
So... got to find a solution for that...

Not much more to say. Going to P.P. today, cleaning his house, doing some laundry, he's going to paint the stairs. Maybe even going to Ikea (http://www.ikea.nl).
Will also be cleaning my stampingroom there.

Leave you with a photo...

Amsterdam

Did nothing much yesterday. Cleaning the house and getting rid of the old papers (they are in Peter-Paul's car right now..hehe... did a great job on that, now didn't I??). Then went to the Haagse Hogeschool to talk to a teacher and a student from my course Master Special Educational Needs. Really enjoyed.
When I came back home, made pancakes and made a Circle Journal.

Today me and Peter-Paul, my boyfriend went to Amsterdam.
First we went to a fair and after that we went by tram to the innercity and it was great! Really enjoyed ourselves a lot.
Didn't bring my camera with me as I found it too heavy to carry it all day. Just wanted to enjoy really ;)
The weather was great and it was getting warmer in the afternoon. Bought some nice stamps. Hope to play with them soon! :)
Also bought some stampingpapers and we also had to eat, so bought a "frikandelbroodje" for Peter-Paul and a "saté-broodje" for me.
Also went to the Albert Kuypmarkt and I tell you.. It's great! Really love all the colors overthere and I certainly am coming there again. Such a nice vibe as well.
After that we went to the train, and left at Schiphol Airport to watch the planes and.... having some icecream!! Lemon and straciatella for me... JUMMIE!!!
It's been a great day. Now gotta go... gotta put the pricestickers on the products I'm going to sell (hopefully) on Queen's Day this next Monday! Looking forward.
Tomorrow we will go to Peter-Paul's and then I will go to a scrapbookstore!! Can't wait.
Leave you with an old photo of Amsterdam, made in January when I was there with my photography-class
:)

First post

Hi,

So this is my first post of my weblog. It was really hard for me if I did want a blog as I'm quite busy with all kind of things. Especially with work and scrapping.

I'm trying to keep this blog updated every Monday and Thursday as those are the two days I will be at my own house.

Well... gotta go right now. Got some more cards to make for "Koninginnedag" or Queen's Day on 30th April when I will be selling old stuff and some cards I made recently.

Will leave you with a photo I took recently: