Hey There...

Today our gorgeous babysitter and dear friend, Beth is celebrating her birthday. Currently she's in Washington, DC on an international study assignment. I think I can safely say she's having the time of her life. She'll be back home in a couple of weeks.

Beth emailed me the other day that my card had arrived, so I can show it to you all.

All supplies from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise mentioned. Other supplies:
Brad: Basic Grey | Ink: Staz'On (Jet Black), Stampin'Up (Certainly Celery + Baja Breeze) | Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper (white) | Glitter: Stampin'Up | Ribbon: Vandoros | Vellum

The other day my dear friend Claire, her youngest daughter celebrated her 6th birthday.

All supplies from Papertey Ink unless otherwise stated. Other supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper | Patterned Paper: October Afternoon | Flower: Prima Marketing | Rhinestones: KaiserCraft | Scalloped Circle Die: Spellbinder Nestabilities | Ink: Stampin'Up (Melon Mambo + Tempting Turquoise)

Next week I'll have a layout to share and possibly two! Have a great weekend everyone.

Masculine Cards

Quite regularly I need to make masculine cards, and I must say I do enjoy them. They all seem to have the same common denominator though... stars. Nothing wrong with stars though if you ask me!

Anyway this morning I made this card for Ruben's friend, James who's having a party this afternoon.

Supplies: Cardstock: Papertrey Ink | Patterned Paper: October Afternoon Seaside Collection | Star Die: Papertrey Ink | Clear Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Birthday Bash Sentiments) | Buttons: Basic Grey | Ribbon: Vandoros | Twine | Tag | Pinking Scissors | Ink: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream)

The next one I made for Steve, one of David's friends in the UK.

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper | Patterned Paper: Jilliebean Soup | Dies: Papertrey Ink (Seeing Stars + Double Ended Banner), Spellbinder Nestabilities (Octagon) | Clear Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Enjoy the Ride + Background Basics: Woodgrain) | Twine  | Ink: Stampin'Up (Chocolate Chip + River Rock) | Marker: Zig

And finally last October I submitted a card that wasn't accepted. Rather than keeping it for Father's Day, I changed the sentiment to Happy Birthday and sent it to David's brother for his birthday in November.

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper | Patterned Paper: October Afternoon Seaside Collection | Dies: Papertrey Ink (Seeing Stars, Fillable Frame 4 + Mat Stack 4) | Clear Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Fillable Frames 4) | Buttons: Basic Grey | Twine | Tag | Pinking Scissors | Ink: Stampin'Up (Real Red) | Ink (Vintage Cream)


Thank you for your visit and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Seven and Ten!

Last week our niece, Annalise celebrated her 10th birthday. With Papertrey Ink just last month releasing their number dies, they were the perfect item to use on her card.

I initially only wanted to use pink hues and white, but it all became a little too much of a candy floss look, so I decided to cool it down with a bit of blue.

At the end of January, Aden who's been Renee's boyfriend since Kinder and also Rebecca's best friend's brother celebrated his 7th birthday.

For this card I used the banner builder dies and stamp set from Papertrey Ink. The papers are from October Afternoon's Night Light collection.

I have a layout half finished on my desk... Hopefully I'll get a chance to finish it this weekend. Enjoy your weekend.

A Card for Scrapbooks Etc. Blog

Last week Valerie asked if I could do a card for a guest post she publishes on the Scrapbooks Etc. blog once a month. Just like all Valerie's other sketches, this once was fun and easy to work with.

I slightly angled the label/tag, but furthermore stuck to the sketch all the way. Here's my card:

Inspired by some of Ingrid's cards lately, I chose to use October Afternoon's, Modern Homemaker papers. Instead of the gazzilion of stamps that I have my collection, I used a font I purchased recently as my sentiment. Totally love this font.

You can find the sketch and other designs on the Scrapbooks Etc. blog.

Yesterday one of my good Dutch Nike friends celebrated her birthday. She's the baby of our group of seven friends. We now have all reached the milestone of 40!

This card was inspired by Dawn McVey. When I started making the card, I'd kind of forgotten it was her 40th, so I intended to put something else in the centre of the circle, but than thought I could only really put the number 40 there. The numbers dies are from Papertrey Ink and the patterned papers are from SEI.

Happy Thursday! The weekend is near.

Got Sketch? 111

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I can still say that, though even it's already February 15th here, in certain parts of the world it's still the 14th.

Just wanted to check in and show the card I made along the latest sketch over at the Got Sketch? blog:

Rather than giving you a full detailed supply list (a little tired of that, but I still want to blog...), I'll just point out a few things that I've used on the above card. For the patterned paper I used the Lost & Found collection of My Mind's Eye. The sentiments is from the Sweethearts stamp set from Waltzing Mouse.

Hop on over to the Got Sketch? blog for the sketch and other beautiful creations.

Since it's Valentine's... A couple of weeks ago I created this card, which was inspired by one of the cards on the cover of the Stampin'Up catalog:

The patterned paper I used on this card is from last year's Little Yellow Bicycle Valentine's collection. The stamp on the background is from DeNami Designs.

Until next time.

Got Sketch? 108

Today the card I created for Got Sketch? 108 was published. Valerie's sketches are always very easy to interpret and this one proved to be no different.

For this card, I've used two papers that I haven't bought in a collection, but purely chose single sheets because of their pattern and colour. I finally decided it was time to use them and they actually complimented each other perfectly, even though I'd purchased them on different occasions.

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper, Papertrey Ink | Patterned Paper: Anna Griffin, Pink Paislee | Border Punch: Fiskars (Uppercrest) | Dies: Papertrey Ink (Mat Stack 1 + Banner Builder), Spellbinder Nestabilities (Circles + Scalloped Circles) | Pearls: KaiserCraft | Ribbon: Vandoros | Clear Stamps: Papertrey Ink (Everyday Treats + Enjoy the Ride) | Ink: Papertrey Ink (Hibiscus), VersaMark | Vellum | Embossing Powder.


Have a look at the gorgeous other creations on the Got Sketch? blog. Hope you feel inspired enough to create your own master piece.

Happy Birthday Honey!

Today my hubby is celebrating the BIG 40! Congratulations, David... I hope you have a fabulous day. Unfortunately I won't be able to give him a big kiss and cuddle as he's in Orlando at the moment. Myself and the children created a card for his birthday last week, so that he could take the cards with him and open them while he's halfway around the other side of the globe. This way he's got a little piece of us with him.

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Cardstock (kraft) | Patterned Paper: October Afternoon (Seaside) | Alphabet Stickers: American Crafts | Clear Stamps: Studio Calico (numbers), Papertrey Ink (Enjoy the Ride) | Dies: Papertrey Ink (star, banner) | Button | Twine | Ink: VersaColor (Neptune)

I just spoke to him on the phone, as he's just woken up. He said he didn't get any sleep, because despite the fact he put his phone on silent, it was still vibrating on the table all night because lots of people were trying to get hold of him to wish him a happy birthday. Hopefully he'll be able to catch up on some sleep on his journey home, so he can celebrate with us on Sunday. We love you!

Got Sketch? 107

Last week I received an email from Valerie asking if I wanted to contribute to the next card sketch for the Got Sketch? blog, which will be posted next week. I always love doing cards, and was happy to join in. I took the opportunity to ask Valerie if I could also create a layout for one of her other sketches, as I've really neglected making layouts last year. This would be a great chance to kickstart this year. Valerie sent me a sketch almost immediately.

So no more excuses to not make a layout anymore. I got busy with sketch 107 yesterday (since the weekend was to nice after a week of rain to be indoors):

Supplies: Cardstock Bazzill Basics (cream) | Patterned Paper: October Afternoon (Seaside Collection) | Alphabet Stickers: American Crafts | Clear Stamps + Dies: Papertrey Ink (Banner Builder) | Ink: VersaColor (Neptune), Papertrey Ink: Pure Poppy | Font: Avenir | Marker: Steadler (blue)

It felt good finally creating a layout again. Hop over to the Got Sketch? blog to see the sketch and what the other designers have created.

Thank you for your visit.

Wishing You all the Best

You probably have already heard the news that with great sadness 2 Sketches 4 You is stopping. They have provided us with the most gorgeous and easy to adapt sketches over the past two years. I was on their very first design team back in Fall 2008, and thoroughly enjoyed creating along their sketches.

For their very last sketch Laura and Kazan asked all the current and past designers to contribute. As usual it was a breeze. I'm sure their trusty 2S4Y weekly sketch will be missed, but don't fret as they will keep all their past sketches available. So next time you're looking for some inspiration, you can always visit and choose from one of their previous sketches.

I wish Laura and Kazan good luck and success with their new endeavours. Here's my card based on Kazan's sketch:

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper | Patterned Paper: October Afternoon (The Thrift Shop) | Clear Stamp: Papertrey Ink (YOF Sweet Peas + Vintage Labels)  | Butterfly + Border Punch: Martha Stewart | Button | Ribbon | Thread | Rhinestones: KaiserCraft | Ink: Staz'On (Jet Black), Papertrey Ink (Chamomile)

I'll be back soon with a layout.

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: Winter White

Happy New Year to you all! I hope you've had a wonderful break. We still have holiday until the end of the month. We are staying home, enjoying the pool and hopefully sort out the house in the meantime for a fresh new start of the school year.

I should seriously read the Moxie Fab World blog more often. They always have such great inspiration. I decided to play along with the Winter White challenge.

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper | Border Punch: Martha Stewart | Ribbon: Vandoros | Clear Stamps: Papertrey Ink (In Bloom, Polka Dots Basics, Turning a New Leaf), Waltzing Mouse (sentiment) | Ink: Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream), Rangers Distress Ink (Antique Linen), VersaMark | Embossing Glitter | Pearls: KaiserCraft | Tassel | Dies: Papertrey Ink (In Bloom) | Tag: clothing | Edging scissors: Fiskars

Thank you for hopping by.