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True Comfort

2012-01-29T11:17:00.003Z

look how little madam is growing, she loves being in the big bed.

credits : Warm and Cozy - a collab kit by Oscraps Designers with lots of browns and blues

project 52- week 4

2012-01-28T14:07:00.002Z

unbelievable another month just about gone

Captured- by GreenEyedLady
Second Chance by Red Dog Designs
Pretty Edgy Overlays by Red Dog Designs
scatter from Red Ivy Designs

project 52-week 3

2012-01-24T16:33:00.002Z

project 366- week 3

2012-01-24T15:16:00.003Z

January just about gone, how time flies

januari alweer bijna voorbij wat gaat dat toch hard

project 366- week2

2012-01-16T16:53:00.002Z

Week 2- Project 52

2012-01-15T18:20:00.003Z

credits:

Captured by GreenEyedLady
Pretty Overlay by Red Dog Designs
New Promise element- Collab DigiDen

Embed style by Snickerdoodle Designs

I used a filter by Virtual Photographer on the photo

Paper and Pixels 2012

2012-01-15T11:27:00.006Z

yes the first issue of Paper and Pixels has hit the virtual shelves and is full of little and big projects to try out, new tutorials to follow , cards to drool over.

One of my contributions was this layout . Paper= Italian Coffee Blends by Tinamarie
mask by ZuzanaH and Weeds by Ashalee Wall

and a little project to make a Valentine arch

Project 365 plus 1

2012-01-08T17:06:00.006Z

week 1 + 1

yeah one week done 51 to go. It's quite an incentive to take the camera for a walk more often.

I am using the365 templates by
Joey Lynn and Wild Blueberry Ink

The backgroundpaper is from
Her Stuff by Merkeley Designs
The strip from Centani- Sweet Memories and the purpely one from
Winter Wonderland- Oscraps collab.

The background newspaper like paper on the 7 day layouts is from
Joanne Brisebois.

camera and compass and memories circle from- Val Designs

Project 52

2012-01-07T19:50:00.004Z

I'm( probably) overambitious this year and am doing a Project 52 and a 366 .
I'm keeping the 52 one simple and am trying to keep it in a " clean" style. One photo a week should not be too difficult should it?? I'm keeping it in sepia.

we are doing this with several girls at the DIGIDEN anyone can join in. Vicki has given us a list of 365 themes we can choose from so you'll never be stuck for ideas. The theme on this one is Big and Small

credits: GreenEyedLady-Red Dog Designs- Courtney's Digiscrappin'

ik ben misschien wat over ambitieus door zowel project52 als 366 te willen doen, maar ik zie wel hoever ik kom. 52 hou ik simpel en probeer een " clean" style aan te houden, de foto's hou ik in sepia. we doen dit project met verschillende meiden van het digiden forum. Vicki heeft er een lijst geplaats met 365 themas dus je komt nooit zonder idee te zitten.
Deze week heb ik voor groot en klein gekozen

morgen post ik 366 want dan is de eerste week plus 1 voorbij.

KAL_Knit ALong blanket/ MEEBREIDEKEN

2011-12-29T17:22:00.004Z

Slowly but surely I'm making progress. I've just finished square number 42 this week.
I'm going in leaps and bounds- nothing for several weeks and then 4 or 5 in a week. It's still fun to do and try out different patterns.
I could not find the second colour I wanted anywhere in the woolmix I needed so have settled for something different.
Het is hollen of stilstaan met mijn meebrei deken - soms weken niks en dan opeens 4 of 5 in 1 week - ik heb er nu 42 ( vierkanten) het is nog steeds leuk om te doen en verschillende patroontjes uit te proberen.
Ik kon niet de tweede kleur vinden die ik nodig had in de juiste wol samenstelling dus heb maar een andere kleur gekozen. Misschien dat er nog een derde kleur bijkomt.

a wintery scene

2011-12-17T16:18:00.003Z

Glenfinnan Monument . Bonny Prince Charlie overlooking Loch Shiel.

The outside temeprature is so cold that the warmer water of the Loch is creating steam. brrr.

christmas cards

2011-12-17T10:48:00.007Z

at last my christmas cards are out the door.

I've only made a few " real paper" ones and a digital one for the rest of family and friends

for the digital one I used a photo I made locally and the mask and snowflake from Winter Magic by Natali Designs

Paper and Pixels in December

2011-12-17T10:33:00.010Z

the new Paper and Pixels issue is on the virtual shelves and as usual jampacked with goodies, both for the digital scrapper and the paper scrapper. Lots to learn, lots to try out and lots of freebies.
Go and check it out at Paper and Pixels .com

our challenge this month was to make a layout with a blocked design , this is mine.

Paper 1- Kitty Designs
Paper 2- Tinamarie Italian Blends
Framestamp- Lydia K
Overlay- Laura Boetto= Mallard grungy folded overlay
Paper edges by KimDeSmet
Stitching by Roxi
Stitching by Anna Aspness
Background words- Artnotes stamp by Sue Cummings

Font: Typewriter Rough

ohh how cute

2011-10-27T12:23:00.003+01:00

yet another little pullover for the granddaughter ( no not a pink one)
Made with 2 balls of Drops Fabel sockwool from Garnstudio. It's 75% superwool and 25% polyamide. 2 50 gram balls is just enough for size 1-3 month
It feels oh so soft and can be washed in the washingmachine.

gemaakt met 2 bollen Drops sokkenwol Fabel van Garnstudio, heerlijk zacht en kan in de wasmachine( niet in de droger)

cd Calendar

2011-10-26T13:02:00.005+01:00

I've been making another cd calendar with a template that came free with the October Paper and Pixels magazine
The template is made by Kathy's Kreations.
The kit I used is Mulberrycrush from Designs by Mozz

finished

2011-10-25T19:14:00.006+01:00

I just finished my wallet calendar and have laminated it , it's being held together with a keyring.
I always seem to lose track of what day it is when so it will be handy in my bag. I reckon it can do as a small present too.

The calendar template is by Merkeley Designs and also available from Monday- Sunday and if you're short of time there is also a quick version available.

Blossom

2011-10-16T13:25:00.007+01:00

with rain and autumn all around us Mozz has created something to uplift the spirit,it's called Blossom , a wonderful kit full of goodies to play with

I used my Nestabilities to create the shape, I think I'll make another quote album .

Vintage hearts

2011-10-15T13:47:00.003+01:00

I've been playing in my craftvan at last and made those vintage hearts.
I first saw them at Nancy Maxwells blog and fell in love with them. I've got hundreds and hundreds of vintage images and miles of lacy bits so might as well put them to good use.
It's fun to make them , if you iron a sheet of freezer paper on some linen or cotton the sheet will go through the printer and you can print straight on the cotton.

I think they'll make nice christmas presents .

woohoo I've learned something new

2011-09-22T09:15:00.003+01:00

I've learned something new to do in Photoshop and not with an action but doing it all yourself. thanks to a brilliant tutorial by Mirjam from Zig Zag Scrap. You can find it on her blog

it's how to make a pencil sketch out of a photo. I love the effect.

Paper and Pixels- September

2011-09-15T21:39:00.006+01:00

the September issue of Papers and Pixels has just been published and it's full of tutorials, projects and freebies , there's lots for halloween lovers too.

the challenge this month was a template from Connie

I also did a collapsible ornament for it

crochet booties

2011-09-11T21:09:00.002+01:00

I've been making these a couple of weeks ago but never got round to posting them.

I'm a granny

2011-09-11T18:53:00.004+01:00

our first grandchild Jennifer arrived last week so just as well I went to Holland a bit early.
Mum and daughter ( and dad ) are doing well.
I'd forgotten how tiny they are . so cute
We had planned to finish the birth announcements that weekend but little madam decided to make her entree ahead of time.

cards made with digikits

2011-08-13T16:33:00.003+01:00

2 cards made for 2 digifriends who are going through a dificult patch in life at the moment.
I have used Helpers Set 5 and It's A Lovely Day kit- both from Merkeley Designs

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For the one on the right I've used the Hope kit ( Merkeley Designs)
and a frame cluster I made with it.
Word art by me

they call it mellow yellow

2011-07-30T21:57:00.001+01:00

a sunny page with a sunny child on a sunny day

kit= It's a Bumble by Merkeley Designs

From one End to the Other

2011-07-30T20:12:00.003+01:00

The 2 Doms are going to cycle from one end of the country to the other end.
They will start from Lands End and will finish 3 weeks later in John O Groats to raise money for The Kids Company , a charity where one of the Doms work.
You can see their itinerary at Doms blog , they started today.

Paper and Pixels July Issue

2011-07-17T09:10:00.005+01:00

the new Paper and Pixels Issue is out and it's a bumper one again with lots of projects and tutorials and challenges and the free downloads of course. Even if it's raing where you are this one will give you that special summer feeling.

this is my version for the July challenge

Papers - - 52 Inspirations- Basic
52 Inspirations - week 25
ribbon -- 52 Inspirations - week 15
Frame -- 52 Inspirations - week 21

all by Sue Cummings and Vicki Stegall -

stamp -- Lydia K - Chloe stamp

fonts- Gisha and Mawns Handwriting

Stairs

2011-06-28T12:31:00.008+01:00

the challenge for 3 Muses this week is stairs and as usual I cannot make up my mind or rather I'm working on one thing and then think of something else. so I ended up with 2 versions.

the wonderful photo of the stairs in the background came from Collageobsession

the kit i used for both is Mulberry Crush by Designs by Mozz .
I tried out the shadow tutorial by
Mirjam. The grammophone is from a kit called Charlestone by Letiscrap and the piano keys came from uhhhh I cannot remember, sorry

oh dear

2011-06-28T12:18:00.004+01:00

I must have had a looong senior moment. I never told you that the new Paper and Pixels is out ( in fact they are working hard on the next issue at the moment)
The June one is full of goodies and tutorials again and has more pages than ever.
You can download your own version at the Paper and Pixels Forum all previous issues too and do take part in the challenges. You'll nevr know yours might show up in the next magazine.

my layout for this month is

Simple Template

2011-06-28T12:11:00.004+01:00

2 new Templates from Designs by Mozz, leave them as they are or give them your own interpretation, sometimes a photo does not need many add ons as it will only distract.
the kit on the left one is Mulberry Crush .

Mulberry Crush

2011-06-28T10:56:00.004+01:00

Maree of Designs by Mozz has done it again with a new kit called Mulberry Crush ,
gorgeous paper colours and patterns with a wealth of elements.
Matching clusterframes and wordtabs are available as well or buy the whole bundle , it's all on offer at the moment

Nana and mum makes Nanum

2011-05-29T21:40:00.008+01:00

Maree- aka Designs by Mozz has made a beautiful kit named Nanum ( combi of nana and mum)
it's very versatile and I can see many uses for it . T It consists of paper and elements- cardstock and fabulous clusters.
The whole bundle is at half price at the moment. you can get it at DigitalDesignDen

2 layouts made with Mum kit

2011-05-03T12:55:00.002+01:00

a layout with the Mum kit

and one using the hey Mum template

a new kit and a new template

2011-05-03T12:41:00.008+01:00

Maree of Mozz Designs has made a lovely new kit called Mum, a matching template set called
Heymum Templates and matching cardstock .

His Stuff

2011-05-02T20:40:00.007+01:00

at last a wonderful masculine kit that can be used for those
mechanical women amongst us too...flowers are included.
Merkee of merkeley Designs has done it again and keeps us
all rolling.. The kit is called HIS STUFF (click and you'll
be taken to it)

I'll sure be using this one over and over again having 3 mechanically minded boys- or I should say 4 if I included the other half.

And to top it all you can get 2 freebies on the teamblog
A great HERO frame created by Hondachicc.
A matching frame and border created by Merkee .

two of my layouts for starters

underwear

2011-04-26T21:16:00.004+01:00

it's underwear for the 3 Muses this week . gosh is it really
a week ago since the last one?. I had fun with this one,going
through all my cd's with vintage images which I had not
touched for ages. I'd forgotten how many I had .
text says.." I bet you'd like to know what I'm wearing under this dress"

on the one with underwear I used a colourbook action .
credits- mystique Designs and Re- creation 23- Tuscan Rose

pampas grass

2011-04-26T10:48:00.003+01:00

i don't often use a quickpage but I really like this one
it's one of the Forever Quickpages by Designs by Mozz

shadows

2011-04-23T16:20:00.004+01:00

one thing I've been putting off investigating properly is the
use of shadows in digiscrapping but thanks to the lovely Ona of Oscraps
I'm not afraid of them anymore and have finally finished this layout.
I have used It's a Lovely Day by Merkeley Designs and the background paper is from Sue Cummings

Escape

2011-04-20T11:50:00.003+01:00

where did he spring from? he suddenly turned up at my s.i.l. hotel on Skye for breakfast , lunch and dinner and has been coming back every day since. what a beautiful beast .

credits: Helpers set 5 by Merkeley Designs and
Evening Shadow by Donna's Digital Designs

Mailart

2011-04-19T09:40:00.006+01:00

the challenge on 3 Muses this week is to make some mailart, I just got
these templates by Designs by Mozz and they remind me of envelopes somehow , fun to try them out
I have used the Forever kit also by Mozz Designs with it , can you tell I love that one?
fonts are - Callie hand and Engravers

I think I'm lost

2011-04-16T22:32:00.002+01:00

it's ages ago since I made an arch but here we go again it didn't take long at all and it just makes me smile that I never know where it will take me.
I have used the new kit Forever from Designs by Mozz ( not sure she likes me using it for this purpose but no doubt she'll let me know if not) and the image is from the testsheet of Itkupilli which I have had for ages . Don't you just love him?

belive it or not ... a second post for today

2011-04-15T22:34:00.005+01:00

so you don't hear from me for weeks and then it's suddenly 2 posts in a day .
I'm dancing 'cause i've been taken on for the CT for Designs by Mozz.
Maree is just starting out as a designer but has shown us lots of her work already by creating freebies and doing Ct work for other designers. I always loved her layouts and style of creating , we seem to have lots in common and I feel honoured that she has taken me under her wing and lets me play with her designs.
You can find Designs by Mozz at the Digital Design Den or at her blog DesignsbyMoz z

my first layout with her goodies is a combination of her Forever kit and her Spring Frolic template

Paper and Pixels April Issue

2011-04-15T22:24:00.004+01:00

yes , the Papers and Pixels April issue is out and if you have not got it yet you can it here. It's full of projects and tutorials and lovely layouts and cards. It's always a surprise to see what they've come up with this time.
There is something in it for every one be it paper scrapper of digi scrapper and it's free too.

new digi forum at ZigZag

2011-04-09T12:46:00.004+01:00

ZigZag has opened a new digi forum with lots of challenges and freebies and fun
this is a layout for the template challenge where we get a wonderful template made by
Jenny of Little Moments Design.
I have used the kit you could win by following the ZigZag hunt - it's called Pebble Cove

more blanket squares and meet my new friend

2011-04-08T14:52:00.005+01:00

I've been knitting 2 more squares
for the blanket and meet my new friend, I think he wants some company

Blast from the Past

2011-03-25T20:31:00.004Z

Were having a Blast from the Past with Merkeley Design Team
by all scrapping with an older kit .
This time we have chosen GINGER SNAP a lovely kit full of dog
goodies.
Available at Oscraps and at Merkeley Designs and it's half price at the moment!
Cindy and I made some freebies to go with the kit, you can find the download links for these at the Merkeley Designs Team blog

2 new blocks

2011-03-18T12:22:00.004Z

for my blanket thats 14 now i think

woohoot

2011-03-15T14:29:00.007Z

Woohoot the March issue of Paper and Pixels is out and I'm on the frontcover ( or rather one of my layouts with my great nephew is)
Go and check it out , you can download it for free on the website. There's also an interview in it.
For the cover layout I have used a kit from one of my favourite designers. Mystique Designs . Brydka now has her own shop

my card for the quick and easy card challenge
I used It's a Lovely Day by Merkeley Designs for this

And somehow my take for the team challenge got missed out from the magazine but it was this one.
I used Rosso by Kokon Scrap Art for this

another square

2011-03-09T15:07:00.003Z

another square for the blanket this one is in rice stitch. a warning
do not work on 2 projects at the same time and mix your needles up .
I suddenly noticed I was knitting in 3 1/2 instead of 4 no wonder it
came out smaller than I expected.

and another pair of booties , yes in sort of pink!

It's a Lovely Day

2011-03-07T11:46:00.007Z

Merkee of Merkeley Designs has a new kit
called It's a Lovely Day it will cheer up any day
with it's great colours. It's on offer at the moment
so grab your chance.

Go Green

2011-03-05T13:41:00.003Z

Donna has just put a lovely new kit in the shop called Go Green just in time for St Patricks Day and of course the shamrocks are there in abundance. It's on special offer at the moment.

I made these 2 layouts with it

another square for my blanket

2011-03-05T13:32:00.003Z

I just finished another square for the blanket , very easy
pattern just 4 rows of which 2 are repeats.

and some quick baby booties with a crochet flower

tick tock

2011-02-22T20:21:00.004Z

it's Time for 3 Muses this week.

Last summer Daniel suddenly gave me a fright by appearing at the window and staring through it.

credits; Time in a Bottle - Artisan Guild
mask from Green Eyed Lady Designs
little clock from reCreations-23

another 5 squares

2011-02-21T11:35:00.002Z

I finished another 5 squares for the blanket, boy oh boy this is addictive
as you can see I lost count as to how many rows I had done in the honeycomb pattern . oh well

Hearts Gothic arch

2011-02-20T13:59:00.004Z

the theme on Gothic Arches has been hearts for the
past 2 weeks, I think i can just squeeze in under the
wire before the next theme gets put on so just a quicky.

a combination of several bits and pieces but the main stuff is from Precious One by Donna's Digital Designs and the hearts background from Merkeley Designs

Mucha

2011-02-18T16:26:00.003Z

it's a Mucha image for the artcreationsfriday challenge this week.
To be honest I'm always at a loss what to do with them, I've got a whole collection of them on a cd but I hardly ever use them.

credits; Re creation 23

letter from Kim de Smet

hot hot hot

2011-02-16T10:48:00.003Z

the theme for 3 Muses this week is hot hot hot.

I made the background with an embossingfolder then used Gesso and
lots of Distressink and Glimmermist then I thought of dancing ,and
started with an image of Moulin Rouge . I could imagine people with
hot faces there but it didn't go the way I wanted.
So then I remembered those months we were in Kenya and how red the
soil was and how beautiful the Masai women with all their beady decorations
and red/orange robes and how hot it was there.

Friends

2011-02-15T14:45:00.005Z

it's friends for Tagtuesday today -this is the 85th challenge already .
I took a creative detour from this and did mine about friendship

credits: re- creation 23 and family matters ribbon
wordart= mine

Uncle Albert

2011-02-12T18:20:00.004Z

Hermine gave us a delightful image for the challenge at Artcreationsfriday
To me he looked like a very friendly uncle.
I had not made an arch for ages so here's one again.

arch template from Nicecrane
kit is Mehndi by Asheela Wall

Tag on a tag

2011-02-11T18:07:00.002Z

it's tag on a tag for Tagtuesday , all my craftstuff is in a bit
of a muddle as it's spread about a bit , some in the craftvan,
some in the house to stop the ink from freezing ,
some in boxes so the mice don't get at it.
But I did manage to find some bits to make a tag

Bitten by the bug

2011-02-11T15:23:00.004Z

I've been bitten by the bug again - the knitting bug that is.

it started by joining a knit and natter group to knit for orphans in Africa
and for premature babies here in Scotland .- then it went onto toys .
Then I wanted to do Aran jersey for a baby arriving next month and
somehow got hooked onto joining a group started by Elizabeth on a Dutch website who
are knitting a blanket.
it is done in squares , each square has a different pattern and you get a
new pattern every fortnight.
Of course you don't have to wait if you don't want to and can just make
up your own pattern or use one from somewhere else.
In the end they get joined to make up a blanket.
I've done 4 squares so far.
In my case they are 25x25 cm each.

Always be....

2011-02-08T11:29:00.004Z

the theme for 3 Muses this week is quotations , a favourite theme of mine
and it's high time i take part in the challenges again , they are such fun.
I just need to make time for them.

kit= Family Matters by Lady Bug Designs
worart= mine
quote is by E.B. White

which way to Hollywood?

2011-02-06T21:27:00.003Z

Artcreationsfriday has given us this delightful little girl to work with.
I'm imagining that she is practising for her future career in entertainment.

coca cola girl

2011-01-21T13:00:00.002Z

Artcreationsfriday has a lovely calender page with
a coca cola girl from 1901 . It took some thinking this one
but I decided to keep it simple.
Butterfly frame is from Joanna Brisebois - chain from Artisan guild

artcreationsfriday

2011-01-17T18:38:00.003Z

A lovely old image of a boy climbing a lantern is the
challenge this week at Artcreationsfriday

credits: Mystique Designs
Createwings Design
Cherry Design

Paper and Pixels

2011-01-16T12:35:00.005Z

Did you get the latest issue of Paper and Pixels?
It's jampacked with lovely layouts , tutorials, freebies, templates .
Lots to learn lots to try out .
If you don't have it get a copy , it's free.

And these below are my contributions in it

kit =
Lady Buggin_ Merkeley Designs
Emboss It textures- 12 and 13 _ Merkeley Designs
Grungy Edges _ Coppercurls Designs
Text on a path_ Coppercurls Designs
Botanic Overlay _ Katie Pertiet

and my friend from the Flying Doctors . I bought him in Alice Springs .

credits for Rambo-

Bronze Age_ Maggie May Designs
Colour Action_ Taylormade
Passages Brush_ Christina Borgfield
Rusty Metal Style- Snickerdoodle Designs

and just to show

2011-01-10T17:12:00.005Z

just to show that I still have all my stamps and ink and papers ..
I happened to come across this lovely template somewhere so have
used it to take part in their challenge. It is on the Cards etc Blog
There are some lovely ones on it.
I'm not sure they sell Merci over here I think it's Dutch so my creations are empty.-( these are cards/'boxes to put Merci chocolates in.)
I couldn't decide so made 2- one for a man and one for a lady ( you can put only 1 in the challenge though eenie meenie miny mo.)

The music notes are diecuts from what's that rubbery stuff called?? The butterfly is a stamp ( from the Artistic Stamper) stamped on a book page and with antennes made by twisting wire

oops

2011-01-10T17:07:00.003Z

oops another month has gone by and I've been neglecting my blog and blogbuddies and all the challenges I loved to do.
Happy New year Every one may it be a creative one.
It's been so cold up here that I have not spent time in my craftvan , the mice are playing havoc in there .
I have been playing with Photoshop though here's one of them
for a challenge on Digiscrap.nl

I have used Maritime by Sandy and Sound of Sea by Madelief Designs

Evening Shadows

2010-12-13T16:49:00.004Z

oh boy oh boy . I'm in love again ( and that on our 31st wedding anniversary)
butthis time it's with this new kit Evening Shadows by Donna's Digital Designs

great colours, great elementsfor clustering and it goes with so many things.
check it out, it's on offer at the moment at Digital Design Den - EveningShadows

and here is my first layout with it

A tag

2010-12-11T16:37:00.004Z

Artcreationsfriday has given us a beautiful textured background to work with

I used Christina Renees embroidery frame and an old photo of my mum. The stroke around the tag has been attacked with a Dented Tin style from Snickerdoodle Designs

Snowflakes

2010-12-11T14:02:00.002Z

oops I have not been here for ages, somehow life seems to take over
my scrapping time.
But now that the craft fair and the big freeze is out of the way .....

The theme at Gothic Arches is snowflakes at the moment
I have used the delightful kit Frosty Flakes by Lady Bug Designs it
contains yummy elements, an alphabet , some masks and beautiful
papers one of which I'll go back to again and again
it's my background paper on the arch .
The girls are from Lisasalteredart.

Dream and Explore

2010-11-19T18:47:00.003Z

This week a delightful image of a girl on a beach
is the theme for Artcreationsfriday
kit is from Sue Cummings and overlay from Joanne Brisebois

I have not posted on my blog for ages due to holiday
in Holland and thenjust before I got back lightning had
struck and blown up the main computer, the modem
and the microwave.
The next day a storm damaged the powerlines and we
were without electricity for 18 hours.
So in the end we had no internet for about 10 days ..yikes.
I now have to share my laptop with other half till we have sorted out the "big" computer

fantastic template by Pom

2010-10-31T15:07:00.004Z

Pom from the Digital scrap cafe is doing her last template
challenge there and it's a stunner.
Sadly the Scrapcafe has a warning on it's site so I'm posting
my layouts here instead.
You can also download the template from Poms own blogspot
The breathing Room
Thanks Pom for all your lovely templates and taking the time
to comment on all the layouts made with them.!
I loved this one so much that I made 2 layouts with it straight away. For the top one I used the kit Summerdust a collaboration kit by Digital Design Den .
The other one is Family Matters by Lady Bug Designs , Emboss it Edge by Merkeley Designs and the Messy Stitching by Coppercurls

water naar de zee dragen

2010-10-16T11:55:00.003+01:00

a lovely image from Artcreationsfriday and the first thing that came to my mind was a Dutch saying about carrying water to the sea. Simular to carrying coal to Newcastle.
I used the fabulous kit Maritime by Sandy , it's got such perfect sea background pictures in it and some other bits are from Mystique Designs By the Sea.
The boat is our own one taken during one of his cruises.

I'm off to Holland again next week .

Misty Mauve

2010-10-13T15:51:00.003+01:00

Misty Mauve a beautiful new kit by Donna's Digital Designs
I love the name and the kit. It combines great with both vintage and modern photos.
I've made a few layouts with it already but can only show one now, that birdie is so cute.

Mermaid

2010-10-08T14:24:00.003+01:00

we were given a gorgeous background made by Wil
for this weeks Artcreationsfriday challenge.
Images are from Dover and from Bilblanton ( whoever that is)

Family Matters

2010-10-07T22:25:00.004+01:00

I've been playing with a new kit by Lady Bug Designs
it's called Family Matters . I love it so perfect for vintage and
the luscious papers remind me of my grandmothers house.
I wish we knew who this lady was , it's a relative she was in our family photobook but no name.

Music

2010-10-06T00:18:00.003+01:00

it's music for the 3 Muses this week and since we're doing
lots of halloween themed stuff ( even me who doesn't do halloween)
and at Digiden we are making up a story about witches I cannot
help it but go for this song by Nina Simone it plays through
my head all day . It's a 4x4

Pumpkin tag

2010-10-05T15:29:00.002+01:00

it's pumpkins this week for the Tagchallenge and I happen
to have fallen in love with a certain scarecrow from this kit
called Scarecrow Wannabe from Snickerdoodle Designs so he
had to make an appearance here. Isn't he cute??

Fall Fancy

2010-10-03T10:44:00.005+01:00

these layouts were done with Fall Fancy by Donna's Digital Designs

I just love autumny colours .

Donna's Digital Designs

2010-10-02T10:01:00.005+01:00

hurray I've joined the design team for Donna's Digital Designs.

her kits are so lovely and she is so productive. Donna sells her

kits at DigitalDesignDen and at DigitalScrapDesigns

You can read more about Donna in the first issue of Papers and Pixels sign up here if you have not already done so. To get the september issue just click on the magazine cover.

this is a layout with her latest kit called A Bit of Blue released yesterday for the grand re-opening of the DigitalDesignDen

Mucha

2010-10-01T12:40:00.003+01:00

it's a picture by Mucha this time for the Artcreationsfriday Challenge

I've been playing with filters and blending and brushes

Victorian

2010-09-29T12:59:00.003+01:00

it's Victorian for the 3 Muses challenge this week and since I was making tags I just carried on. I have used bits from Dover and from Bronze Age by Maggie May Designs .

dated tag

2010-09-28T10:34:00.003+01:00

the theme at TagTuesday for this week is to make a tag with calendar or date

I've used a photo of my dad ,uncle and grandparents

the kit is called Champagne and Chocolate by Lady Bug Designs , it goes so wonderful with vintage photos

Day and Night

2010-09-27T17:24:00.002+01:00

the theme for Gothicharches is day and night this time

i have gathered bits and pieces from all over my computer

alter it

2010-09-26T20:15:00.003+01:00

it's alter it for Lots to do..
confession I did these quite a while ago
the blanks came from that well know furniture store

sheep

2010-09-24T12:14:00.003+01:00

Artcreationsfriday has given us this delightful little boy to play with what a cuty. I made a 4x6 card.

kit is Precious Autumn from Mystique Designs and the sheep are from Sheepish by Sally's Angelwork.

I'm doing 2 challenge in one as Theme Thursday is asking for 2 of something in our creations

days gone by

2010-09-22T14:25:00.002+01:00

at this rate she'll have me working in pink. I quite like the

peachy colours with that brown.

again the kit is Champagne and Chocolate by Lady Bug Designs

the template is by messina 33

You've got mail

2010-09-22T10:34:00.003+01:00

This weeks challenge on 3 Muses is to decorate an envelope , leaving space for the address and sender.

I tore and I painted and I cut and I glued and tried something different and after take 4 I gave up and just went back to plain stamping.

another design team

2010-09-20T21:17:00.010+01:00

I've joined another design team it's called Lady Bug Designs , I've known Becky ever since I first started digiscrapping so I'm well chuffed . Thanks for having me Becky.

my first kit to work with ( it's just been launched ) is Champagne and Chocolate what better one to start with ? it's on offer at the moment with a 25% discount.

my layout with it

monochrome

2010-09-19T15:44:00.003+01:00

it's monochrome for lotstodo this week ; something I love to play with ( specially when adding just a wee bit of colour )

I have used Mehndi by Feifei - the little felt heart and wordart by Sallys Angelwork and the frame is an edge to edge mask from Merkeley Designs

these are great fun to play with .

I even did a small folded corner , must practise a bit more.

matchbox arch

2010-09-19T15:38:00.003+01:00

I have not made an arch for gothic arches for ages the challenge this week is to maker a matchbox arch and try as I have I cannot get the view right.

The background looks far to empty to me but I'll give up fiddling with it.

I have used time in a Bottle by Artisan Guild and Retro the new collb kit from oscraps.

the image is from Dezinaworld.

it's only words

2010-09-15T23:34:00.004+01:00

Artcreationsfriday has a challenge where you have to use 2 images ( printed book and the lady) that were donated by June.

I was a bit at a loss what to do with them but one thing led to another , isn't it funny how the mind travels.

kits used were Creations 23 and Recreations 23

Printed word

2010-09-15T21:47:00.004+01:00

it's ages since I took part in the 3 Muses challenges so high time to jump in again

This week the theme it's Printed Words .

I have used Newspaperborders and Written and Printed from Kimde Smet.

The kit is Hope from Merkeley Designs

And finally...... Lift Off

2010-09-15T11:00:00.004+01:00

yes we can stop counting now Papers and Pixels has been

launched today it's the new online magazine for both paper and digi crafters

Go and sign up if you have not done so yet and have a look yourself what it's all about.

Oops I forgot to say I'm very honoured to have been asked to be on their CT .

Play with fire

2010-09-12T20:40:00.003+01:00

The other day we had guests in our caravan who book every year because.... they like the area ( and us) and their little girlloves playing in my craftvan .

I try and teach her a new technique or we do a different project every time she comes here.

Last week it was the soot technique and yes health and safetywas mentioned.

I'm afraid her cards/results were packed and whizzed away before I could take a photo.

But this was mine. I loved using the landscape stamps , the mottled bit is caused by the acrylic sealing spray - any advice on how to avoid that??

and we're still counting 3 to go now look at

Papers and Pixels some of the buttons are working, the rest will be revealed on Wednesday .

( Danielle ik zie je in de blog followers lijst staan , Marjolijn en Jo nog niet)

we're counting down

2010-09-11T21:22:00.004+01:00

4 Days to go . Curious?? have a look here and you can sign up so you get the first addition fresh from the press.

magnificent

2010-09-10T17:04:00.003+01:00

a layout for the Coffeecup challenge at Digi Scrapcafe.
I have used bits from various designers. The photo has been treated with a mask from Merkeley Designs , it's called Edge to Edge

I'm slowly finding my way back to blog land after a long absence.

I'm back ( I think)

2010-09-07T21:35:00.005+01:00

Life was getting in the way a bit of proper crafting, I've done some digi stuff but that was just about all. It's nearly the end of the season so it's quietened down a lot visitor wise.
Boy I dread to think how many sheets and duvet covers I've washed and ironed these last few months.

would you belive it I have not bought any stamps or craftstuff for ages.
yeah well, I did acquire several digi-kits but that stays in the computer and doesn't fill up my craftvan.
I've got some exciting news as well
just watch this space

Frog and mum

2010-07-26T21:04:00.003+01:00

I found a lovely template on Digital Scrap forum and had to use it straight away .Love the design

The photo has been sitting in my computer for years I think it suits these colours very well

credits:

On the Go- Merkeley Designs

It's Black - alphabet- Merkeley Designs

template by Messina 33

drifting along

2010-07-26T00:09:00.003+01:00

there are hundreds of photo's of Toms recent trip along the west coast of Scotland

So better be prepared to see a lot more boats and scenery.

kit= Sue Cummings- Bits and Pieces 5