P is for Polinka

Polinka got my layout in the mail today, so I can now reveal it. I found it hard to come up with a good title so I simply called this layout "P", the first letter of her nickname as well as her real name. Polinka left a comment on my previous post telling me "it's absolutely beautiful". I am very happy that she likes my layout.



Supplies: Bazzill cardstock Black, Basic Grey Infuse PPs, Sweetwater Classic PPs, - Sassafras Lass Indian Summer 'Huckleberry Festival' PP, Hambly Screen Prints Rub-ons Vintage Motifs White, Autumn Leaves Foof-a-La Bag-o-Buttons, SEI brad, American Crafts Thickers Daiquirie Black, Maya Road Chipboard Scroll, EllisonDesign Circle dies, Versacolor Pinecone ink, Uniball Signo White pen and sewing machine.

Do you remember I made this card for one of the Caardvarks challenges in July 2007? I could finally send it to someone. My sweet friend Zab from France opened her online scrapbook store Bulle2Scrap.com last Sunday. I sent her this card to wish her good luck and lots of success!! Her online store as well as the store's blog looks fabulous.

Off to France

No....not me, but a layout that I created this weekend. I just mailed it out to Polinka. It has been a while ago since Polinka asked me to do a photo swap together. I agreed and we exchanged pictures in August. Now...almost 6 months later...I made a layout for her. She sent my layout just before Christmas. Her layout can be found here. As Polinka is a visitor of my blog I can't show you the layout yet, so I will leave you with a sneak peek.

Xmas Card Album

It has been a few days since I blogged. Not much to show at the moment. I didn't feel like scrapping at all this week. Lots of ideas and projects on my to do list, but no energy to start on something. I do have a little project to show you. Do you remember this sneak peek? I made a little mini album for our Xmas cards 2006 and 2007. I didn't want to throw away the cards, so I made an album to keep them. All cards are cut in 2x2" squares except for the handmade ones. Of course I didn't want to cut the handmade cards, so I keep them in a pocket. So far the mini album only contains the cards of Xmas 2006. The ones of 2007 still need to be cut and included in this album.





Our weather is beautiful. It seems like spring is arriving. The temperature is about 12C degrees and the sun is shining. Love this weather. We haven't really had a cold winter so far. Not sure if we get some serious winter weather before spring officially arrives.

Enjoy your weekend!

New....New....New

Eric and I had a day off today. This morning we went to Culemborg with Hanneke from 't Woonhuys - who helps us restyling our living room - and bought a new couch. Well, we bought two (similar) couches. Finally we have found one that we both like and that sits comfortably. The picture doesn't really do justice to the couch. The color of the fabric looks a bit purple in this picture while the actual color is brown. Not easy to take pictures with a little camera when there is no daylight at all. We chose this model, but a different fabric and color (taupe).



We picked up the girls from school at 3pm, and went to the shoe store in the city center to buy them new shoes for spring/summer. Fleur chose the white and pink/purple ones. Sanne wanted to have a pair of Lelli 'bling bling' Kelly, and the turquoise ones. They both are very happy with their new shoes, and would like to wear them to school tomorrow but they have to wait until the weather gets better. ;-)

A Mess

That is what my desk is like.....a complete MESS!!! I seriously need to clean my scrap room. I have a large desk, but right now I only have a few square inches left to work on. More than enough room to work on a 5.5x5.5" card (LOL!), but I can't start on a new project as long as my desk is not cleared. I really would like to start on a new project - still have a few unfinished projects too - so I am off to clear out my room.....NOW!

I will leave you with two cards that I made this weekend. I hardly scrapped this week, and couldn't come up with anything better than this. The Chatterbox card is meant for my aunt who will be celebrating her birthday on Tuesday. As far as I know she is not a frequent visitor of my blog, so I think it is save to already showcase the card. When I started scrapping in April 2006 I was a fan of the Chatterbox brand, but all of a sudden I was fed up with their designs and sold my complete Chatterbox collection. I kept a few leftovers to use for cards.



The card below is made with the Scenic Route Sumner papers. I soooo love the blue/brown color combination. The card from Kraft cardstock is cut with my Silhouette using the QuicKutz Sweetheart Digital Design Portfolio. With all the free downloads on the internet it is a bit silly that you have to pay for QuicKutz designs, but I must honestly say that their designs are great and cut very smoothly.

Summer Holiday

Today we booked our summer holiday. We decided to go to France again. This time we will go to the Dordogne. We booked a mobile home at campsite Le Bugue in St. Avit Loisirs. The campsite is set in beautiful countryside. The facilities include a swimming pool complex, so I am sure our girls will have a fun time. Has any of you ever been to the Dordogne?

I was sooooo close

I was so close to winning a great prize. Lately Michelle Hill taught this great class. Too bad that I live in the Netherlands. ;-) BUT....there was a chance to win this class as she had a give away on her blog. You only had to leave a comment. Her Polka Dot Whimsy blog is one of my favorite blogs and I often leave a comment. I was quite excited to find out this morning that I was one of the 5 names that she picked. Unfortunately I am not the winner of this gorgeous class kit, but she will get me and the other 3 something special. :D I am sure she will come up with something nice, because she has an eye for great goodies. BTW, did you see the pictures of the February kit on her PDW blog??? I can hardly wait to get that kit in the mail.

Wooden Mini Album

I can now show you the pictures of the wooden mini album that I created for my first class. I taught this class yesterday evening. I think it went okay for the first time, but I felt still a bit strange. It is hard to tell what people expect from you and want to learn from you. The women in my class were very nice and didn't give me a hard time. :D I hope they all enjoyed it.

Again I used Scenic Route papers. The pictures were taken in January last year, and I think they match really well with these gorgeous papers. It was fun to use wood instead of cardstock or chipboard. I still have some wood left, so I am sure I will make another wooden album one day.












Supplies: Scenic Route 'Sumner', 'Ashville', 'Laurel' and 'Capetown' PPs, Bazzill cardstock, Autumn Leaves clear stamps, Rusty Pickle and Foof-a-La buttons, Prima Flowers, QuicKutz Silhouette, QuicKutz dies, Prima Fabulous Notepads in a Box, Tags, Hambly Screen Prints Journaling Bits Black, Tulip Puffy Paint White and Black, Ribbon, Making Memories Tiny Alphabet Stickers, Chipboard, 7Gypsies tag, Circle punch, black pen, Versacolor Pinecone ink, Versafine Onyx Black ink, SEI brads, Ranger crackle paint 'old paper', Heidi Swapp Ghost Flowers, and vintage book pages.

Happy Mail Day

Woooohoooo!!! I am a happy girl. The mail man rang the doorbell at 4pm, and delivered two boxes from the USA. The biggest box contained the 2 Cuttlebugs and dies that I ordered for my mom and my girls at Custom Crops. The girls wanted to use it immediately and are now busy making all kinds of die cuts. I am sure my mom wants to use it too, but unfortunately she has to wait until tomorrow or Friday. Unless I have some time to bring it this evening. Ordering the Cuttlebug in the USA saved us a lot of money. :-) The machine itself is only 1/3 of the cheapest price here in the Netherlands. Shipping from the USA makes it a bit more expensive, but it is still a lot cheaper.



The other box contained my Polka Dot Whimsy December and January kit as well as the January specialty kit. Wow!! 3 Kits in one box. It seemed like my December kit got lost, but Michelle was so kind to send another December kit along with my January kits. Michelle's kits are awesome and absolutely worth the money. Her kits are always full of yummy goodies. Unfortunately there were many negative and nasty posts on her PDW blog this past two weeks. I really don't understand why people need to vent their negative thoughts on a blog and be disrespectful to someone. You can be unhappy with the way someone runs her business, but does that give you the right to criticize that person in such a bad and nasty way? The scrap world can be cruel sometimes.

Sick

It seems like Mr. Flu arrived at our place. :-( Fleur is having a real bad cold, and Sanne complained this morning that she was having stomach ache, and feeling cold. She did go to school this morning, but when I picked her up at noon she wasn't feeling well. After lunch she watched TV and fell asleep on the couch. Hope she feels better tomorrow.