Mother's Day NL

Hello Everyone,

Wow, can't believe it has taken me so long to post on my blog! Some personal issues and a enormous pile of work in the last few weeks (which unfortunately I have to go back to after posting this) have kept me out of my crafty room unfortunately. But since it is Mother's Day today in the Netherlands, I had to make some time to make a card for my mum. I hope she has already received it and if not, then at least she can see what is winging its way to her :) I am hoping I will be able to craft a little more often from now on, I will do my best. Enjoy your weekend :)

Materials:
* Tickled Pink Easter Pinkette Daisy August, coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs
* DoCrafts Country Companions DP
* Purple holographic card stock
* Eline Vintage Stamp for the sentiments
* MS Doily lace punch, scallopped cirlce punch, rounded corner punch, flower punch
* A little glitter glue on the bunch of flowers
* Gems, pearls, butterflies from my stash

Challenges:
* Scrapbooking Queen (Mother's Day/Flowers)
* By the Cute and Girly (Spring is in the Air)
* Scrapalicious USA (Mother I Love You)
* That Craft Place (Monochromatic)
* Creative Inspirations (Inspired by Mother's Day)
* Cupcake Inspirations (Inspiration Photo,I've used the Flower theme)
* 2 Sisters Challenge Blog (Make it Girlie)
* Polka Doodles (Monochromatic Shades)
* Sweet 'n Sassy (Feminine)
* Jellypark (Girly Girl)

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Let It Snow!

Good morning everyone!

I had a lovely long weekend, yesterday it was Queen's Day here in the Netherlands and we had absolutely beautiful weather! We had a lovely walk into the town centre, had a short look around all the stalls of people selling the content of their attic and had a lovely ice cream in the sun :)

My card today is about a totally different kind of weather though, namely lovely winter snow! As it's the 1st of May, a new challenge started at Christmas Cards All Year Round and this time it's "CHRISTMAS CAROLS"! Or basically Christmas songs, so plenty to choose from. The prize this month is a gorgeous set of Christmas ornament stamps, go check it out! Hope to see you there :)

This is my card, inspired by the song Let It Snow:

Materials:
* Studio Light Decoupage image
* Dovecraft Let it Snow DP (how appropriate!)
* Eline Vintage Sentiment stamp
* Spellbinders shape
* Silver snowflakes from my stash

Challenges: 
* Crafty Hazelnut (Greeting without the word Christmas - My sentiment says: Happy Holidays)
* Sparkles Christmas Challenge (Christmas Tree)
* Papertake Weekly (Anything Goes)
* LEJ Designs (Anything Goes)
* Christmas Inspirations (Bingo, I've used Tree - Glitter (DP) - White (Card and pearls)
* Always Crafting (Anything Goes)
* Lollipop Crafts (Anything Goes)
* 4 Crafty Chicks (No Stamping)
* Crafty Catz (Anything Goes)
* Crafty Sentiments (Spots or Stripes)

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Last card for the Mamas

Good morning everyone,

Today, I am sharing my last card at a DT member for Card Makin' Mamas. I've had a blast being part of their lovely team, but am now looking for new opportunities and challenges. Nothing lined up yet, just seeing where my crafting takes me :) I really want to thank Jess for giving me my first break in a DT, it was fun but all good things come to an end. So, my last challenge with CMM is an inspiration photo challenge, a lovely pastel 4-tiered cake. I've use the colours and the flower theme for my card, what will you be inspired by?

Materials:
* Tickled Pink Digi (Easter Pinkette Daisy August), coloured with Promarkers and Spectrum Noirs
* First Edition Spring Feast DP
* Eline Vintage Sentiment Stamp
* Flowers, brads, plain papers and flower gems from my stash

Challenges:
* Aud Sentiments (Anything Goes)
* Scrap it with a Song (Spring Fever)
* Moving Along with the Times (Gardening or Flowers)
* Crafts 4 Eternity (Spring)
* Crafty Catz (Anything Goes)
* I Love Promarkers (Flower Power)
* Little Darlings (Flowers)
* Scapalicious USA (Flower Power)
* Simon Says Stamp (Anything Goes)
* A Gem of a Challenge (Pink, Blue and Green)

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Christmas Girl

Good evening all!

How's everyone? I had this card waiting to be photographed for half the week already, never got around to actually ordering the hubby the make the pictures :) But here they are, it's a Christmas card this time, using a lovely vintage image from Studio Light. I love vintage images at the moment, they are so nostalgic and make me wish back to a time I haven't even been alive in! Hope you like it too :)

Materials:
* Studio Light 3D/Decoupage Image
* Basic Grey Jovial DP, edged with Distress Ink
* Eline Vintage Sentiment Stamp
* Pearls, paper scraps and ribbon from stash (have bought the ribbon when I first started crafting, about 2 years ago)
* Circle sentiment from the Internet

Challenges:
* Sparkles Christmas (Favourite Colour Combination -> Green & Red)
* Moving Along With The Times (Christmas in April)
* SJ Crafts (Favourites -> Vintage image, colour combo for Christmas, Basic Grey Jovial DP)
* Crafty Hazelnut (Lots of Layers)
* Jingles Belles (Peace on Earth Day)
* Paper Sundaes (Let's Get Cute)
* Creative Card Crew (Ribbon)
* Scrap Creations (It's a Girl Thing)
* Ribbon Carousel (Anything Goes with spooled item)
* Love to Create (Anything Goes)

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Feel Better with Flowers

Good evening everyone!

Wow, has it really been a week since I posted my last card? I have been crafting this week, but none of the cards were finishing yet. Now I have one to share with you, though. It's a get well soon card, I was running low on those in my stash and decided to replenish my stock :) I've kept it fairly simple this time, I used up some scraps of paper I still had lying around. Enjoy your weekend! :)

Materials:
* Studio Light 3D image
* DP scraps from the scrap box
* Stickles
* Eline Vintage sentiment stamp
* Pearls from my stash

Challenges:
* Paper Sundaes (Anything Goes)
* Ooh La La (Bold & Bright)
* Oldie but a Goodie (On the Farm/In the Garden)
* Craft Us Crazy (Mother's Day/Flowers)
* Shelly's Images (Anything Goes)
* Bling It On (Monochrome)
* Picture & Scrap (Flowers)
* Oozak (Anything Goes)
* Prairie Fairies (Anything with Flowers)
* Waste Not Wednesdays (Use Up Your Forgotten Stuff)

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Sugar & Spice and All Things Nice

Hi everyone!

Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted for so long, it's a busy period at work and we had my parents over for the Easter weekend, so not much crafty time I'm afraid. But I have a couple of new cards to show you, so I will be posting more often this week I hope! Talking of which, Card Makin' Mamas new challenge starts today, the theme is "MAKE IT GIRLY". That isn't the hardest of challenges is it? I went all out with pink, glitter, butterflies, flowers.......I tried to make it as girly as possible! I also framed the vintage picture with some matt silver mirror board and aged it, so it really looks like an old photo. Well, I think it does anyway :) Come on and join us! We also have a DT call, our DT coordinator Jess is looking for some more crafty talent, so if you fancy it come and apply. She'd love to see your work :)

Materials:
* Studio Light image (used matt silver mirror board and Distress Ink to age it)
* First Edition Spring Feast DPs
* Making Memories Paperie Rouge Button
* Kars Happy Birthday stamp
* Butterflies, pearls, ribbon & flower shape from stash

Challenges:
* Crafts & Me (3D Embellishments - Butterflies, pearls, ribbon, button, die cut flower)
* Belli Challenge (Children)
* Flutter By Wednesdays (Birthday)
* Cheerful Stamp Pad (From the Past)
* Love to Create (Birthday)
* Ooh La La (Vintage)
* Moving Along with the Times (Shabby Chic and/or Vintage)
* Paper Play (Things with Wings)
* Crafty Ribbons (Things with Wings)
* Polka Doodles (Pretty in Pink)

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Inspirational Christmas

Good morning everyone! A lovely sunny day it seems, maybe time to sit in the garden for a bit.

It's the 1st of April and it's time for the new monthly challenge at Christmas Cards All Year Round! No joke, people! We have an inspirational photo for you to work with this time:

Isn't that beautiful? And so many details to choose for your card, I used the stitching and the colours for my card:

Hope you can join us, as usual you have the entire month to participate!

Materials:
* Scalloped base card
* Studio Light DPs, sentiment and Decoupage image (Sarah Kay)
* Peel offs from stash
* White gel pen to create faux stitching

Challenges:
* Paper Pretties (Use Bling)
* Pixie Cottage (Cuddly Critters - Kitten in the Front)
* Bearly Mine (3, 2, 1 - 3 strips of DP, 2 peeloffs, 1 image)
* Tuesday Throwdown (Outside the Box)
* Crafty Hazelnut (Get Sentimental)
* Totally Stampalicious (Critters)
* Party Time Tuesday (Anything Goes)
* Simon Says Stamp (Anything Goes)
* Soutern Girls (Something to Say)
* Wishcraft (Waste not Wednesdays - The peeloffs have been a bit neglected recently)

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