It's Christmas time ....

Hi there!

Thanks for the nice comments you've left me.

And thanks for being so patient. I've been neglecting my blog in order to get my cards done. I finally managed to bring them to a mailbox today.

This is one of those cards:

Here is a close up:

This is the inside:

Most of the materials I used are by Marianne Design.

If you have any questions about this card please let me know and I'll  try to answer them.

HUGS,

Mr and Mrs, Weddingcake box

Hi sweet blogfriends!

Finally I can post this project on my blog! Our son and his bride are wed!!
When I saw this tutorial here I knew I had to make this for them. I made the lid a bit less high and it worked out perfectly don't you think? This post has a lot of photographs so I hope you can bare with me ;-).

The box:

I bought the ribbon at the marketplace.
The top has a stamp I won at Bev's some time ago and can be bought at LOTV,
the DP is from Rayer and came from Pipoos.
The doily is Cheery Lynn's Design called Kiwi Spirit.

A close up:

When the lid is taken off the box is opening like this:

The sentiments are from Hallmark and are cut with Wonky Squares. 

 A close up at the 'cake' :

The flowers are Ilse's Craft accessories and the hearts are punched with Doily hearts by Martha Stewart.
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Thank you for visiting and I hope to see you soon.

Hugs,

Just for you!

Hello my dear blogfollowers, I want to thank you for you comments on my previous posts, I love to read them!
Todays card I made for one of the neighbours of my mum, she has done a great deal for her, so I made her this card. Again it is a Snoesje in 3D from the book Snoesjes van Kaarten (cards with Snoesjes), by Marianne Design. They are fabulous to work with!

Here the card is closed:

The circle die and the butterfly are also by Marianne Design, so are the papers: Pretty Papers Bloc Eline's Flowerz. The sentiment says: Just for you (also Marianne D.)
Here it is open:

The border flowers are from the marketplace and so is the ribbon. The pearl adhesive stones are by Kars.

A close up:

And here it is standing on its own, lol:

Thank you for stopping by! I'll come and visit you if you leave me a comment :-)
Hugs,

Snoesje stamp in purple

Hello blog followers and all other bloggers who stumbled across my blog :-)

Today I want to show you a card with a Snoesje stamp.

The layout came from the book: Snoesjes van kaarten (cards with Snoesjes).

This card is purple not blueish! Apparently cameras can't register purple as I've seen this happen before on other blogs.

I coloured her with my watercolourpencils.

A close up: A close up of the bow and flower: Card recipe: CS: Colorcore, stamp: Snoesje with kitten, DP: Pretty Paper Bloc Sweet Papers, Creatables swirl, Designables, Swiss dots embossingfolder, McGill branche punch, rosebuds from WOC, ribbonroses from Action (a Dutch low budget store), ribbon and rhinestones from stash.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Challenge at KennyK

Todays card is made with a freebie from KennyK's downloads I got a while back. It can't be purchased so it's kind of a rare one! And I am lucky to have it :). She is called Anime Girl. I coloured her with my watercolourpencils.

A close up:

I used Japanese papers Fold'ems origamipaper, gorgeous papers to work with. The paper has a soft touch and the package has several designs.

The leaves are a die from Marianne Design.

The butterfly is a punch by Martha Stewart, some rhinestones and a piece of ribbon

As I don't know yet whom this card is for, I left the sentiment out.

I enter this card for the challenge at KennyK's Krafty Girlz which is

Pretty in pink.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

If you leave me a comment I will come and visit your blog.

Hugs,

KennyK's challenge and a faux leather wallet

Hi everyone!

It is faux leather wallet time again! I made this once before for a lady and

this time I made it for a man.

You couldn't have guessed lol! The sexy lady is a KennyK digi
called: Miss Fortune.The ribbon on both sides is actually made from the DP I used inside, so it fits nicely.

She is coloured with my watercolourpencils and

her hair is also covered with Twinkling H2O Egyptian gold.
The DP inside came from DCWV The Natural stack.

The butterflies are made with Photoshop.

I am putting this up for the challange at KennyK's Krafty Girlz, they want an R.

I covered this tag with a background stamp and ship from the same (old) set by Artemio.

Thank you for stopping by and I do enjoy your comments.

Hugs,

Happy Birthday easelcard

Hi to all my dear blogfollowers and other bloggers,
Today I want to share this card with you.

The image I used can be bought here--> KennyK's and is really nice to work with.

I coloured her with my watercolourpencils and Twinkling H2O

Papers are fab and can be bought here!
The swirl is a die from Sizzix which I used before, the ribbon is bought at the marketplace.

The flatback pearls are ZvaCreative.

The sentiment is Marianne Design, which says:

Congratulations on your birthday.

I covered the swirl with Dimentional Magic to make it shine as shown on the pic below.


Thank you for stopping by!

HUGS

Congratulations sweetie!

This card is for my hubbie. Last May he did a lot of work: painting the house, reschedule a piece of the garden. One thing has to be done: the pond! But for now he may rest for a while lol.

Here is a closer look:

The image is Lily of the Valley, the swirls from Sizzix, ribbon from some market place.

Coloured with Twinkling H2O's and watercolourpencils.

Cardstock is Bazzil Basics and ColorCore: The Chocolate Box

The DP is from a DCWV pad: Natural

A peek at the inside: The sentiment (by Artemio) says:

Congratulations on your birthday!

Thank you for stopping by!

Faux Leather Wallet

Hi everyone,

I had to make a gift card for a very special lady. I came across Bev's and Whiff of Joy Challengeblog, saw a very inspiring photo of one made by Jane and finally found a tutorial at Splitcoasterstampers.

Here is my attempt on making one:

I used my Cuttlebugfolder: bubbles to create the outside (I used glimmer cardstock), the inside DP is by Eskimo kisses, the ribbon was bought at a marketplace, the buckles came from a lowbudgetstore in the Netherlands: Xenos.

For the first time, I sewed paper with my sewingmachine(amazing!) I set an eyelet and ran a piece of waxed cottonstring (Rayer) through. A brad is holding the string.

To complete the gift card I made a fitting card

with a sentiment by Marianne Design (in Dutch it says Congrats) and

a butterfly by Hobby & Caftingfun.

Thank you for stopping by and

don't forget to leave me a comment on this one!

Hugs,

Be Merry be Bright

Hello everyone.
Today's card is a Christmas card, yep I made a start with them because, like everybody else, I hate the stress at the end of November.

I inked Henry with Stazon ink, coloured with watercolourpencils and waterbrush.
The DP is Sandylion (very old). Stamped my own backgroundpaper with a large snowflake by differentcolors , The sentiment is by Studio G, liquid pearls by Stickles, rhinestones and some ribbon by Wild Orchid Crafts .

A closer look:

The inside:

I punched 2 snowflakes with my MS punch, cut them to pieces and glued them to the back:

The sentiment at the inside is by Penny Black.

Thank you for stopping by my blog and hope you enjoyed your stay with me.

Hugs,

You are in my heart and thoughts

Hi there!
Finally a post! Things have been quit busy in my household. 2 extra cats, they are adorable if they are asleep, lol.
On to this card: It's my first attempt to an easel card. I think I will make more of these. I think I have grown an addiction to easel cards, :).
I've used the Pretty PaperBloc named Springtime by Marianne Design.
It looks as if I've used 2 different papers, but it is only one!

I made the little swirls myself.
Here is a closer look, I coloured with my favorite watercolourpencils and waterbrush:

and an other one:


Image and sentiment: Penny Black set: Hugs
Martha Stewart borderpunch
Branchpunch: McGill
Pearls by Joy! Crafts
Some ribbon, a button, some flowers and brads

Thank you for stopping by and hope you enjoyed your stay at my blog.
Hugs,