Work in progress

I am really happy with my new Sassafras Lass patterned papers. Their new Serendipity line is very colorful and inspiring. I had an idea for a mini book in mind and when I saw this paper I knew it was the perfect line for my little project. I combine it with Sassafras Lass´ Daydream line. Here´s a little sneak peak of the cover. It seems like my scrapper´s block is gone.

Shop till you drop

Today I went scrap shopping at Dolls & Decorations in Almere. Petra got lots of new goodies in this week and I really had to go. The girls and I left at 10.30am this morning. Lots of traffic around Utrecht so it took us a little longer than usual, but I didn't care. The 1-hour drive was worth it. The new paper and all embellishments looked so yummy. I bought lots of new paper by Sassafras Lass (love their new lines), Basic Grey Pheobe, and Sweetwater. I also bought a set of alphabet stamps, a doodle template, embellishments, and paint. Of course there was so much more that I could have bought, but there was a limit.....at least for today. Fortunately I still had a gift coupon to spend at Dolls, but that was only 1/4 of the total amount.

Scrapper´s block?

I am not very creative at the moment. I have lots of ideas, but I don´t get anything done. Is that what they call a scrapper´s block? I only made a simple birthday card this week.

Weekend recap

We had a great weekend. On Saturday we went to our city center for the carnival procession which was fun. We also did some shopping. We don´t really have a cold winter this year, and spring seems to arrive soon. Most stores already have their spring/summer collection in stock. We went to Kruimel, a nice store for children´s wear and bought some great clothes for Fleur and Sanne. We also bought them both a very girly pair of Lelli Kelly shoes. Needless to say, the girls can hardly wait to wear their new outfits. Here are some of my favorites.

On Sunday afternoon we went to visit our friends Vera and Marcel and their kids Bastijn en Annemijn. It was so nice to see them again. The kids had a great time together and so did we. They live directly across the woods, so we had to go for a walk in the woods.

Circle Journal entry

I participate in a Circle Journal (CJ) and this time I had to make a spread about My Favorite Quote for Miriam´s album. This was not really an easy one for me. First of all, I find it hard to make a double lay-out of 12x12". And secondly, I don´t have a favorite quote. Last week I came across the quote A family is a little word created by love on a scrapbook site, and thought that was a nice one to scrap a picture of my family. I am not 100% satisfied about the outcome, but I hope that Miriam is happy with my entry.

Carnival in IJsselstein

Festival

Today the girls´ school had their festival which they organise 3 times a year. Each class performs a song, a little play, or a dance and parents are more than welcome to come and see the show. Eric had taken the morning off so we could go and watch our girls´ performance together. This year the school celebrates its 10th anniversary, and they have chosen "world school" as a theme. There are 23 different nationalities in school and they are proud to have so many nationalities and cultures represented. This festival was about nationalities. Sanne´s class had their performance at 8.45am, and Fleur´s class at 10.45am. Both classes performed the same songs. The first song was about doing the laundry, and the other one was about spider Anansi. Both songs were sang in Surinamese. I am not sure if their teachers explained what the songs were all about, but it was so much fun to hear them sing a song in a language that is not theirs. I always love to watch our girls. My heart melts when I see them acting so enthusiastically. It was Sanne´s first time, and she did great. She was not shy at all.

The pictures of Fleur´s class are a bit blurry as I haven´t been able to ask permission to the parents of her classmates to post the pictures on my blog.

Felt RAK winners

My girls enjoy the RAKs as much as I do. They love to pick the winners. This time they picked....

Rak #1 (pink, white & black)


Rak #2 (lime, pink & orange)


Congrats! Please email me your address and I will send the felt a.s.a.p.

I am now off to have dinner with my friend Anouk.

Scenic Route Challenge Revlie

As mentioned in previous posts Revlie challenged the readers of her blog to scrap Friday February 2nd using Scenic Route stuff. I really love Scenic Route so I joined the challenge. The biggest challenge was getting some good pictures. The pictures I took in the morning on our way to school didn't turn out well due to the wet and foggy weather. The ones I took during Fleur's swimming lesson on Friday afternoon didn't turn out well either. Fortunately the ones of Fleur cooking vegetable soup were okay. Fleur is really into cooking at the moment and I love that. The journaling is in Dutch and says:
A few weeks ago you asked me if I wanted to teach you how to cook. I didn't have to think about an answer that long. Of course I would like to teach you. I really enjoy cooking with you. If we tell you during dinner that you did a great job than you beam with pride.

Sneak Peak Challenge

Here´s a sneak peak of the lay-out I made for Revlie´s Scenic Route challenge. Can´t show you the whole lay-out yet as all lay-outs will be posted tomorrow. Be patient and check my blog tomorrow.