Dad

I had another post scheduled for this evening, but I last minutely changed it to a post with another card. We celebrated Father’s Day past Sunday, but I believe in many areas it is still to come this Sunday. So, since this card got just rejected for a PaperCrafts publication call, I thought I’d quickly share it here with you. Perhaps you can find some inspiration in it if you still need to whip some card up for that superman in your life. * Ik had een andere blogpost gepland voor deze avond, maar ik veranderde op het laatste moment nog van gedacht en besliste opnieuw een kaart te tonen. Wij vierden voorbije zondag al vaderdag, maar ik geloof dat het op vele plaatsen pas komende zondag wordt gevierd. Dus, aangezien dit kaartje net afgewezen werd voor een publication call van PaperCraft magazine, dacht ik het toch snel hier met jullie te delen. Misschien kan ik jullie nog inspireren, voor als he nog snel een kaartje moet samen knutselen voor die superman in je leven.

CAS to the bone, isn’t it. But for some reason, I really like how this one turned out. Papers are again from Studio Calico’s Darling Dear 6×6 paper pad (I really need to put it out of my sight, so I can stop using it). The same for that Ali Edwards stamp – lol. The letter stickers are older Amy Tangerine Thickers. * Clean en eenvoudig. Maar om één of andere reden, ben ik heel erg tevreden met het eindresultaat. Het papier is opnieuw van Studio Calico’s Darling Dear 6×6 paper pad (ik moet het dringend eens uit mijn gezichtsveld gaan leggen, zodat ik er kan mee ophouden het te gebruiken). En hetzelfde geldt voor die Ali Edwards stempel – lol. De letter stickers zijn oudere Amy Tangerine Thickers.

I hope you all like it, even though it’s a reject. So, now I’m off to laundry and unpacking again. We just got home from our holiday this afternoon and the first loads of laundry are going in the washer. At least I know what I’ll be doing this weekend – lol. Have a great one! * Ik hoop dat jullie het toch wel wat vonden, ook al was het een ‘reject’. Nu snel weer naar mijn was en uitpakken. We zijn sinds deze namiddag thuis van reis en de eerste ladingen was gaan al in de machine. Ik weet in ieder geval wat ik dit weekend zal gaan doen – lol. Prettig weekend!

Els.

Supplies:

Stamps: Sweet Baby – Ali Edwards; Ink: Wet Cement Mid-Tone Shadow Ink – Hero Arts; Patterned Papers: Darling Dear (6×6 paper pad) – Studio Calico; Misc.: white cardstock – Papicolor, Goodness Thickers – Amy Tangerine; Tools: heart punch – Artemio.

Ribbon Carousel 2nd Birthday Blog Hop

Today marks the 2nd birthday of Ribbon Carousel and we are celebrating with a Blog Hop! You should have come here from the Diane’s blog. This is no ordinary Blog Hop however. Our amazing Crew has gathered up AMAZING prizes totalling over $750 just for YOU!  It’s our way of saying THANK YOU for all of your support these past two years!

Here’s my card that I made for this occasion. I went for an elegant look with a die-cut flower in white cardstock. The shape is one that I bought in the Silhouette online store. I added some glitter tape and silver baker’s twine to make the card more festive.

Hop along with us and leave a comment on each blog of the Ribbon Carousel Crewmates. Comments are open until Saturday, May 4th at 11:59pm EST. We’ll draw a winner from the comments on EACH Crewmates blog using Random.org and announce the winners on Monday, May 5. So the more blogs you visit, the more chances of winning!

Here on my blog a Lovely Houses stamp set by myStamp BOX is up for grabs. A very cute set with lots of possibilities.

Now it’s time to hop along to Emily’s blog. Thanks for stopping by, good luck and have fun hopping!

PS: To celebrate their 2nd birthday, all Ribbon carousels will be 30% off all month!!!

Els.

I Wish | Scrapperin April ColorLab

 

Today a new Color Lab post went up on the Scrapperin blog. Felicitas chose a divine color combo to get inspired by and this is what I ended up with. I used a bunch of masking tape for this layout, and just placed one strip under another along the right side of my page. * Vandaag is er een nieuwe Color Lab post of het blog van Scrapperin. Felicitas koos een prachtige kleurencombinatie om je te inspireren en dit is waar ik mee eindigde. Ik gebruikte een aantal rolletjes masking tape voor deze layout, en plaatste strookjes onder elkaar aan de rechterzijde van de pagina.

After adhering the strips of tape down, I ran my layout through my sewing machine. And then I added embellishments overtop to give the page more texture and dimension. These items are really a mishmash of old and new, different brands and different collections. * Nadat ik de strookjes opkleefde, haalde ik mijn layout ook een paar keer door de naaimachine. Nadien plaatste ik er embellishments overheen voor extra textuur en dimensie. Deze items zijn echt een allegaartje van oud en nieuw, verschillende merken en  verschillende collecties.

All stamps used on this layout are from Scrapperin’s Belle Pastel set. How cute is that bow! At the bottom and top I also used some of Heidi Swapp’s rub-ons. * All stempels die ik op deze layout gebruikte zijn van Scrapperin’s Belle Pastel set. Ik vind die strik zo schattig! Bovenaan en onderaan gebruikte ik ook nog enkele rub-ons van Heidi Swapp.

Be sure to stop by the Scrapperin blog for more inspiration. There are some fabulous projects on show. I hope to see you again tomorrow! * Ga zeker ook eens langs het Scrapperin blog voor extra inspiratie. Er staan enkele prachtige projecten op. Ik hoop jullie morgen terug te zien!

Els.

Follow the White Rabbit Easter Blog Hop

Happy Easter and welcome to the Easter blog hop! You should have come here from the blog of Nathalie Kalbach. Today is the day when we tumble down the rabbit’s hole and hop after the White Rabbit. The rabbit hops from blog to blog, from country to country all around the cyber scrapbooking world!

Although the countries and styles vary and designers participating had a free choice what to create for the hop, the pieces of art have all something in common. If you’re familiar with Alice in Wonderland, you might remember that the White Rabbit, which Alice followed and found the Wonderland, had a pocket watch. So in this hop the common theme is the time piece. You can find an interpretation or a way to incorporate a clock in every creation! Inspiring, right?

So please hop along and remember to leave a comment at every stage! That way you ensure as many tickets for the raffle as possible. You’ll have just a week to participate (to April 8th at noon GMT) for the giveaway put together from donations from 7 Dots Studio, BadgesFolie, Garn&Mehr, Stromsvigt and Wycinanka.

So enjoy the hop and find the inspiring Wonderland of scrapbooking!

A few weeks back I treated myself to a bouquet of these lovely tulips. Instant spring in our home, so it felt. And instant spring in my scrapbookalbum. I started out with a sheet of white cardstock and applied a good layer of gesso, adding some texture to the page. After drying, I sprayed Glimmer Mists onto the gesso, added some water and let the colors bleed. I followed the color scheme of the tulips for my page.

Next to the greens and pinks, I also brought in some gold (in small amounts) with glitter tape by American Crafts, and with some golden Smooch sparkle accent ink onto the chipboard feathers by Jenni Bowlin. In the cluster of embellishments at the right bottom corner of the picture you can find a pocket watch, die-cut from a Teresa Collins paper.

This turned out to be a layout with almost all of my favorite products, techniques, and brands at the moment. I was a bit sceptic at first, but I’m so addicted to this fabric tape. This one is from Maya Road.

Now it’s time to hop along to Adrienne Ford‘s blog. Thank you very much for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of the hop!

Els.

Supplies:

Stamps: Grid Pattern – Studio Calico, Neapolitan Roller Stamp – Dear Lizzy; Inks: Jet Black – StazOn, Chewing Gum Dye Ink – Jenni Bowlin; Patterned Paper: Memories – Teresa Collins; Misc.: white cardstock – Bazzill Basics, gesso & Blank Canvas acrylic paint – Claudine Helmuth Studio, fabric tape – Maya Road, Goldrush Sparkle Accent Ink – Smooch Glitz, Cherub Pink, Olive Vine, Irridescent Gold Glimmer Mist – Tattered Angels, Brown Sugar Glitter Tape -American Crafts, Neapolitan Splendid Puffy Thickers – Dear Lizzy, Vintage Instaframes rub-ons – Heidi Swapp, label sticker – Kési’Art, Lost & Found, & Indie Chic label stickers – My Mind’s Eye, Photo Freedom Alpha Stickers – Echo Park, Handmade Layered Circles – Elle’s Studio, Feater Chipboard shapes – Jenni Bowlin, Soleil Mixed Brads & True Love chipboard shapes – BasicGrey; Tools: Standard Circles Small Nestabilities dies – Spellbinders.

Miracle | myStamp BOX February Showcase

The February showcase will be up on the myStamp BOX blog today. All designers agreed to make a project inspired on the Creative Jumpstart series Nathalie Kalbach set up earlier this year. In case you’re not familiar with the concept: Nathalie asked a bunch of amazing designer from around the world to help her make a series to jumpstart our creativity. One of the designers was Heidi Swapp, who certainly sparked something for me with her video. I made this layout inspired by her work.

Heidi Swapp talked in her video about using spray inks along with masks. I immediately fell in love with the stunning effect she created on her page. Since I don’t have an awful lot of masks on hand, I chose to work with a heart as well and placed a chevron mask overtop. The result is stunning, if I may say so myself. The little feet on the layout are Nora’s. She was just a few weeks old back then.

I worked with my beloved IceBox Sprinkler by October Afternoon and with the Water Cooler Mr. Huey from Studio Calico. I first put down both masks and used the Water Cooler color, then removed the chevrons but kept the heart and added the IceBox spray overtop. I finished this up with a layer of hair spray to prevent that the Sprinkler ink would come off.

For the title and a few of the embellishments, I used WOW glitter embossing powder. The title is stamped with the Friday Night Stencil alphabet set by myStamp BOX. It’s a fun set for building titles. The heart stamp is from the Seal it! set, which I also used for the seal next to the resin flower on the left side of the layout.

Don’t forget to stop by the myStamp BOX blog to find out what designers and techniques the rest of the team got inspired by.

Els.

Supplies:

Stamps: Seal it! & Friday Night Stencil – myStamp BOX; Inks: Ocean Tides – Papertrey Ink, Versamark; Misc.: white cardstock – American Crafts, Cherub Pink Glimmer Mist – Tattered Angels, IceBox Sprinkler – October Afternoon, Water Cooler Mr. Huey’s Color Mist – Studio Calico, Platinum glitter embossing powder – WOW, fabric tape – Maya Road, resin flower & black on white tiny alphas – Making Memories, wood veneer – Studio Calico, Date & Place strips, & Handmade Layers – Elle’s Studio, print & cut free tags – by Ness, clothes pin – Rayher.

Smile | Sketchbook365 March Challenge

Yesterday a new sketch challenge went live over at Sketchbook365, Scrap365′s challenge blog. This month’s sketch was really up my alley, with the many layers, the white space, and the overall design.

Here’s my layout. The picture was taken on a picnic last summer. I went for an almost completely monochromatic design. It’s really an ‘old meets new’ kind of layout, the kind that is my favorite.

I kept the polaroid element, but didn’t add my picture to it. Instead I stamped the polaroid frame from myStamp BOX’ Pixel Perfect set with white StazOn ink onto a piece of vellum. I placed the floral patterned paper from Studio Calico’s Darling Dear behind it and layered it behind my photo.

 

The title is die-cut with my Silhouette, I found it in the Silhouette online store. It has taken me a bit, but now I’m really on a roll with my Cameo. The small label above the title was also a Silhouette cut by the way.

Behind the picture are a number of layers build with tags and die-cuts. A mix of older and new elements. Layouts where I get to mix up elements from different manufacturers and different collections, from different ‘birth’ years are usually my favorite. I like the fun and the challenge of trying to match it all together.

 

If you have a chance to play along, that would be awesome. Check out the details of the challenge here. Take some time to check out the inspiration from the other designer as well while you’re there.

Thanks for stopping by!

Els.

Supplies:

Stamps: Life in Pictures – Ali Edwards, Form & Feder – Scrapperin, Pixel Perfect – myStamp BOX; Inks: Wet Cement Mid-Tone Shadow Ink – Hero Arts, White Opaque – StazOn; Patterned Papers: Abroad, & Darling Dear (6×6 paper pad) – Studio Calico, Follow Your Heart ‘Be Happy’, & Happy Go Lucky ‘Happy’ – My Mind’s Eye; Misc.: vellum – Canson; Die-Cut journaling spots, chipboard butterflies, & Watercooler Mr. Huey’s Color Mist – Studio Calico; Winter Wonderland Glazed Brads – My Mind’s Eye; Cherry Hill Cardstock Stickers, & Cakewald TidBits – October Afternoon; Neapolitan large tags – Dear Lizzy; masking tape – mt; free print and cut labels – by Ness; Tools: Silhouette Cameo.

Scrap365 New Beginnings Blog Party

The new issue of Scrap365 magazine is now on sale with more pages and projects than ever. To celebrate Scrap365 is hosting a huge blog party all week!

 

As well as some fabulous inspiration from the newest members of the design team, there are fantastic prizes to be won along the way as well as a star prize of a Provocraft Cricut Mini Electronic Cutter worth £129!

 

This marvellous mini machine can be connected to a computer or standalone with standard Cricut cartridges – the best of both worlds! To win this fabulous prize visit the Scrap365 blog for the prize draw details. To find out more about the new Cricut Mini visit here.

 

After a bit of consideration, I decided to register for Ali Edwards’ One Little Word class again this year. I chose for ‘balance’ to be my word for 2013. I usually set myself a couple of goals at the beginning of a new year. Not really resolutions, more like directions of where I would like to end up or what I would like to accomplish by the end of the year. This layout marks the start of 2013 for me.

I mostly used papers from BasicGrey’s Fiction collection for this layout. The warm colors of the floral background work really well with a black-and-white picture. The shipping tag hides the journaling behind the picture.

These Fact & Fiction journaling cards are just awesome. I absolutely adore the ledger one with the tab. The butterfly is one of the many chipboard elements for this collection. Of course I also had to use some masking tapes.

I just keep coming back to these two types of Thickers. I might need to stock up on them. The tiny orange letter stickers are also from BasicGrey’s Fact & Fiction collections.

Your letter for today is: I

Don’t forget to leave a comment here for your chance to win a BasicGrey gift voucher. For more prizes and more chances to win, follow the Scrap365 blog and the Scrap365 Facebook page to keep up with the latest news.

Good luck!

Els.

Scrapperin Designer’s Blog Hop

Welcome to the scrapperin designer’s blog hop!
Today, we introduce you to our new designers as well as we celebrate our 1st anniversary with you and through this blog hop (and giveaway).

Visit all 21 designer’s blogs, where you can read „five funy facts“ about each member and see a creative project. Leave a comment on each of their blog hop posts, then go back to the scrapperin blog hop post and leave a comment there for a chance to win one of the anniversary prizes, the giveaway is open for internationals. On Jan. 19th 2013 at 12pm CET we will close the comments and the randomly picked winners will be announced on Jan. 20th on the scrapperin blog.

Okay, now here are my five ‘funny’ facts:

1. I am pretty camera-shy, if you haven’t noticed yet. I usually sneak out of vision if pictures are taken. And if I really have to be in it, I try to hide behind the kids or my camera. Camera’s always make me highly uncomfortable. And yet again, afterwards, I always am sad to have almost no pictures of myself with the kids.

2. I am a big cookiemonster. Besides this scrapbooking thing, cookies are my #1 addiction. Followed very closely by some good Belgian chocolate – lol.

3. I am a very economical scrapper. I always try to get as much out of my supplies as possible, to the agree that I sometimes cut the papers away from behind my pictures , so I can use it on another project. I blame the addiction and passion for paper, so scared to be running out of it – lol.

4. I only have 4 pairs of shoes, 2 for winter, 2 for summer.

5. I am quite the perfectionist. I am like a buldog when it comes to finishing up a project, I won’t let it go until I’m 100% satisfied.

So now that you know the lot about me, let’s take a look at the project, shall we. I present to you my very first Scrapperin project.

This is a pretty simple layout when it comes to the amount of supplies needed for it. I started out with a sheet of patterned paper from BasicGrey’s Serenade collection. I added some white spray mist, the Form & Feder stamp set from Scrapperin with white ink, a flair, letter stickers, and a die-cut.

I first ran my paper through my sewing machine and stitched a couple of circles, which I then accentuated by adding circles with my spray ink. This works kind of as a frame for my pictures and makes your attention go that way.

I absolutely adore the Form & Feder stamp set by Scrapperin. I used quite a few of the stamps here on my layout, all in white pigment ink. I thought it look fun  to use this small arrows stamp to make a border along the top of my page.

Ok, now it’s hopping time again: hurry on over to Eva-Maria’s blog!
We’re doing the hop alphabetically and you should be able to go from blog to blog on each designer’s post, but here are all designer’s blogs, just in case.

Anna Wach

Antje Müller

Beata Krowicka

Clivia Schmidt

Els Brigé

Eva-Maria Hartmann

Felicitas Mayer-Klink

Janine Eulert

Jennifer Kinkade

Jessica Lohof

Katarzyna Tomaszewska

Katharina Frei

Katja Paul

Magda Bolinska

Marjorie Billet

Nicole Weber

Nina Ostermann

Nina Stenzel

Petra Schwarz

Sandra Dietrich

Soraya Maes

Thanks for hopping along with us!

Els.

Free 2013 Calendar Printables | Wall Calendar Inspiration

Thank you very much for all your enthousiastic reactions to my free 2013 calendar printables. I’ve seen quite a few cute and gorgeous calendars in progress already. Don’t hesitate to share yours in the comment section. I would love to see. * Eerst en vooral hartelijk bedankt voor jullie enthousiaste reacties op mijn gratis te printen kalender voor 2013. Ik heb ondertussen al enkele leuke en mooie exemplaren in opbouw gezien. Aarzel niet om de jouwe ook te delen hieronder bij de commentaren. Ik zou hem graag zien.

Today I’d like to share some inspiration for my wall calendar. This one is off course more straight forward than yesterdays’ format. Just print, cut to size (15cm or 6″), and embellish. I usually don’t bind this type of wall calendars, but just make a little whole on top of every page to hang it on a pin or nail. * Vandaag wil ik jullie graag wat inspiratie tonen voor de wandkalender. Deze is natuurlijk eenvoudiger te maken dan die van gisteren. Gewoon printen, op maat snijden (15cm), en versieren. Heel vaak bind ik dit type kalenders niet, maar maak ik enkele een gaatje bovenaan elke pagina om hem op te hangen aan een haakje of nagel in de muur.

Front page:

January:

February:

March:

April:

May:

June:

July:

August:

September:

October:

November:

December:

I hope I was able to inspire you to make one of these for yourself. The files are here for you to download. See you tomorrow! * Ik hoop dat ik jullie kon inspireren om zelf een kalender te maken. De bestanden kun je hier downloaden. Tot morgen!

Els.

Supplies:

Stamps: Rad Stamp set – Kelly Purkey, Bring On the Sun & A Date with Ali – Ali Edwards; Ink: Wet Cement Mid-Tone Shadow Ink – Hero Arts; Patterned Papers: Lucille – BasicGrey;  Misc.: white cardstock – Papicolor, Icebox Sprinkler – October Afternoon, doilies, Dear Lizzy Foam Thickers – American Crafts, Lucille Element Stickers, Snippets & Chipboard Elements – BasicGrey, gems – Art Talent, Sparkles Glitter Writer; Tools: Beautiful Blooms II dies – Papertrey Ink, All Over the Page Classic Butterfly punch – Martha Stewart, Scalloped Sentiment Edge Punch – Fiskars.

Free 2013 Calendar Printables | Desk Calendar Inspiration

Sorry to be a bit late with my calendar inspiration, things just kept coming up and getting in the way. But let’s get on with it now. If you want to download my free 2013 calendar printables, check here. Today I have some inspiration for the desk calendar for you. * Mijn excuses omdat ik een beetje naar de late kant ben met mijn kalenderinspiratie, er bleven maar dingen tussen komen. Maar nu lijkt mij een goed moment. Als je graag deze gratis kalender voor 2013 wil downloaden en zelf wil printen, kan dat hier. Vandaag toon ik jullie wat inspiratie voor het bureaukalender.

I printed the desk calendar pages on some white cardstock and trimmed the pages to 10.5cm or 4 1/8″ high. I then punched the wholes for the binder rings first, before starting to embellish my pages. * Ik printte het bureaukalender uit op wit cardstock, en sneed de pagina’s of 10.5cm hoogte. Nadien maakte ik de gaatjes voor de bindringen vooraleer ik aan de slag ging met mijn pagina’s.

Front page:

January:

February:

March:

April:

May:

June:

July:

August:

September:

October:

November:

December:

After decorating all my pages, I folded a stand to make the calendar sit on my desk. I used an A4 of 8.5×11″ sheet of heavy weight black cardstock. Score your cardstock according to the following graphic. * Nadat ik al mijn pagina’s decoreerde, vouwde ik een staander zodat mijn kalender kon rechtstaan op mijn bureau. Ik gebruikte een A4 blad zwaar zwart cardstock. Ril je cardstock volgend onderstaande grafiek.

Here’s a picture of what the stand looks like on one of last years calendars. Punch the wholes for the rings in your stand and bind your calendar. And now he’s ready to enjoy all year long!! * Hier is een foto van hoe de staander eruit ziet op een kalender van vorig jaar. Maak de gaatjes voor de ringen in de staander en bind. En nu is je kalender klaar om een heel jaar van te genieten!!

You might have noticed that I didn’t start a monthly calendar on my blog this year. I’m taking a little break from calendars. I’ve been making them since August, and to avoid feeling as if I make calendars all year long, I decided to not have it as a monthly feature on my blog this year. * Je hebt misschien opgemerkt dat ik dit jaar geen maandelijkse kalender op mijn blog ben gestart. Ik besloot een kleine break te nemen op vlak van kalenders. Ik maak er al sinds augustus, en wil graag voorkomen dat ik het gevoel krijg het hele jaar door kalenders te maken. Dus dit jaar geen maandelijks kalenderblad op mijn blog.

Feel free to download here and print your own set of calendar pages. And especially, don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions about assembling these. I would love it if you leave me a link in the comment section if you make your own desk calendar, so I can come and take a look at it. * Voel je vrij om hier zelf je set kalenderpagina’s te downloaden en printen. En aarzel vooral niet om me te laten weten als jullie vragen hebben over deze kalenders. Ik zou het fijn vinden als je een link bij de commentaren zou neerschrijven als je zelf zo’n bureaukalender maakt, dan kan ik een keertje komen kijken.

Come checking back for more inspiration with the wall calendar tomorrow. * Kom morgen zeker een keertje langs voor inspiratie met de wandkalender.

Els.

Supplies:

Stamps: Snowflakes – Maya Road, Rad Stamp set – Kelly Purkey, Bring on the Sun, & A Date with Ali – Ali Edwards; Ink: Wet Cement Mid-Tone Shadow Ink – Hero Arts; Patterned Papers: What’s Up (6×6 paper pad) – BasicGrey; Misc.: white and black cardstock – Papicolor, What’s Up element stickers – BasicGrey, Icebox Sprinkler – October Afternoon, Amy Tangerine Goodness Thickers – American Crafts; Tools: binding system & rings – Carla Craft, heart punch – Artemio, snowflake punch – All Night Media.