Altered tea box

I altered this tea box with goodies from the latest Dolls Good Newz Box. I usually make layouts or mini books as example for the kit, but this time I wanted to do something else. I bought a little wooden tea box and decorated it with the Sweetwater papers.



Materials used: Sweetwater Cotton Candy (#BJ1, #BJ4 & #BJ6), cardstock, O’Scrap! Brads, O’Scrap! Buttons, O’Scrap! Chipboard Serif Alphabet, 7Gypsies Rubbings Journal Scroll, Sweetwater Doodle Disks, Autumn Leaves Clear Stamps Flourishes V:2, Doodlebug Paper Frills, Prima Sprites, Rusty Pickles Buttons Lime, American Crafts ribbon, Gesso, Versacolor Pinecone ink, white/lime fabric, wooden tea box.

Mail from the USA

Today I received this gorgeous Polka Dot Whimsy kit from Michelle Hill in the mail. The first kit I ordered from abroad. It wasn't a smooth transaction, but fortunately it all turned out well in the end. It was absolutely worth waiting for this kit. So many yummy goodies in the kit. Usually I am not a big fan of yellow, but I love the combination with pink and brown. The instructions include a mini album, but I am sure there will be lots of material left to create some other things. What is your favorite (international) kit?



O, and today I had visitor #20,000 on my blog. Wooohooo! Thank you all so much for stopping by my blog. I appreciate you visiting my blog, and love all your comments.

Still no layouts

...but I did make another card this evening. It is World Card Making Day on Saturday October 6th. A great occasion to make a card for someone else, because who doesn't like to receive a handmade card in the mail? So......I organized a card swap on the Dolls & Decorations message board. The girls who join will make a card for their swap partner, and send it out this weekend. Mine is already finished. I guess I have to put extra postage on the envelope, because I used lots of bling bling. LOL! I will only show a sneak peek, because it could very well be that my swap partner visits my blog. Sorry!

Is it Christmas yet?

Well, fortunately we have 3 more months to go. I love the cosy December month, but I must honestly admit that I am always happy when it is January 1st. December is a very busy month for us. Both girls have their birthday in December (12th and 24th), so December is all about birthday parties, treats for school, Sinterklaas (5th), Christmas and New Year's Eve. Last week I came across an ad from My Sentiments Exactly! in Creating Keepsakes. The two projects in this ad made me to scrap(lift) a Christmas card. My first Christmas card.....EVER! I bought these Basic Grey papers last year, but never used them. I won't scrap ALL my Christmas cards, because it would take me ages to finish them. I just love to make a few cards for family and friends who can appreciate a handmade card.



Materials used: Basic Grey Dasher 'Peppermint Stick', 'Yule Log' and 'Snowbank', Bazzill cardstock and flower, Prima Flowers, Fancy Pants clear stamps 'Bella Brush', Versacolor ink 'Scarlet' and 'Pinecone', Making Memories Alphabet Rub-ons 'Heidi White', EK Success flower punch, white brad, Crop-a-Dile and sewing machine. Digital photo border: Itty Bitty Borders. Size: 4x6".

Splish Splash

You may recall that I organized a RAK some time ago. Marianne from Denmark was one of the lucky winners. I not only sent her a RAK, but also promised her to do a layout with one of her pictures. She sent me a cute picture of her son Max. I enjoyed working on this layout. With two girls in the house I hardly scrap any boy layouts, so this was a nice change.



Materials used: Bazzill and DCWV cardstock, Sassafrass Lass Serendipity, Scenic Route Laurel and Charlotte, Rusty Pickle knoopjes Lime, Chipboard star, Ranger Paint Dabber 'Pool', Uniball Signo pen white, Diamond Glaze, Sizzix Scallop Frame and Nouveau alphabet, American Crafts ribbon, Millennium Zig Writer black and sewing machine.

Love these pictures!!

When I checked my e-mail during my lunch break I found an e-mail from Florence in my inbox with the link to our personal photo gallery. I am very impressed. The pictures are SO beautiful. I just love them all. I was already happy with the pictures Florence sent us last week, but now I am over the moon. She did an AWESOME job. I won't be showing them all, but just a selection of my favorites. Although I must honestly say it is very hard to pick a few favorites. Each picture is gorgeous. Here are a few pictures. I might show some more pictures later this week. BTW, we also received the pictures in color, but I just LOVE black and white pictures.

Our beautiful girls




My sweetheart


Me


Us

Altered bottle

Lately I reorganised my scrap room and put all my Prima flowers in IKEA jars. I kept the Prima bottles and this morning I altered one of them. For now I store my crystal rhinestones in this bottle, but I might put something else in it.


Materials used: Sassafras Lass Serendipity and Rhonna Farrer French Twist papers, Prima Sprites, SEI brad, Ribbon Little Silver Hat, Rusty Pickle buttons, beads, thread, crystal rhinestones SS10 and Versacolor Pinecone ink.

In the mail

Today is a great day for mail. Around noon I received a LONG letter from my sweet friend Carol from Canada. I so love her snail mail letters. A real FAT envelope with a 12-page letter full of news. As soon as we finished lunch I made myself a cup of tea and settled myself on the couch. I always enjoy reading her letters. She has a great style of writing, and it is always nice to catch up on her news.



Half an hour ago I received a "cold pizza" from Dolls & Decorations. LOL! It is the new Dolls Good Newz Box that will be released on September 29th. Can't show you the content yet, but for those who get the kit too I can tell it is a beautiful kit. I am now off to do some shopping to buy some goodies that I can alter.



Have a nice weekend!

Haven't found it yet

I am still looking for my creativity. Don't know when and where I lost it. LOL! I am sure it will get back one day. Hopefully soon! I still haven't scrapped a layout, but I did make a birthday card last Sunday. Loved to use lots of ribbon, buttons and my new bling bling tool.



Thank you all for your nice comments on the gorgeous pictures by Florence.

Photo shoot

This morning we had a photo shoot with the four of us by Florence Bavinck. We came across her site a while ago, and decided to book a photo shoot about 2 months ago. We didn't tell our families, because we wanted to keep it a surprise. I can tell you it wasn't easy for me to keep my mouth shut, because I sooooo wanted to tell everybody about our photo shoot. Both Eric and I take lots of pictures, but we hardly have any pictures of us as a family, or pictures of Eric and me together. Therefore, we booked a session by Florence. She takes beautiful pictures, and makes you feel very relaxed. The photo shoot took place at our own home and garden and I can tell you that is perfect. It makes you feel much more comfortable and at ease, and I think it shows in the pictures. These pictures are just a small selection of the ones taken today. The rest will follow soon. Huge thanks to Florence for the gorgeous pictures. We enjoyed the session a lot and are very happy with the pictures she sent us already. I am sure the rest of the pictures will be great too. I can hardly wait!