My favourite 5 from 2010

Debbywants us all to show us our:



Well here are mine in a random order:


I love this Magnolia couple. It really was perfect this year because iceskating (a national sport in the Netherlands) was being done a lot because of the cold weather.

This Hero Arts stamps is not being used enough I think.

I love the Magnolia paper and the colours of this card.

My first card using this HouseMouse stamp. I think this card was my favourite this year!

I really like the way the colouring worked on this High Hopes elephant, I used Derwent pencils (only once this year..)

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Snow

There has been a lot of snow lately over here. And that is not the average winter in the Netherlands. So I guess I'm feeling a little strange and kinda stucked in the house. I can walk into town, but that is not really exciting or go to my sister so that's what I did and we had a whole craft day. This is one of the cards I made! I used the Friday Sketchers sketch for it.


I used my new House Mouse stamp and my new BasicGrey papers: Curio for it. Also my new Nellie Snellen dies got used for the first time! So lots of new stash on this card.

Stamp: House Mouse
Paper: Curio paperpad by BasicGrey
Other: lots of pearls, dies Nellie Snellen, Kaisercraft lace, flowers, Magnolia flowerbuds, leavespunch, Twinkling H2O's

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Raise your glass

It's almost the end of the year! I needed to make some happy new year cards for those I forgot to send a Chrismas card to but did get one from.
I chose the Just Magnolia sketch for it. Since it is still a busy time I kept it simple which is the challenge at ABC Challenge and the challenge at Papertake is 'anything goes'!


Stamp: Magnolia, other
Paper: Basic white by Basic Grey and another paperpad from Basic Grey
Other: organza ribbon, buttons, Twinkling H2O's, stickles, thread, rhinestones

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DT BG & GDT SS: Sending Sunshine

This Saturday there's again a challenge at Basic Grey Challenges!
This time we have a recipe for you to follow.
4 Different Types of Embellishments
3 Different Patterned Papers
1-2 Images and/or 1-2 Sentiments

You really need to check out all the amazing cards the DT team has come up with.

And this Saturday is also my last time as a Guest Designer at Sketch Saturday.
Again a great sketch to follow. I really would like to thank Sketch Saturday for giving me the chance to be part of their wonderful DT.


I used the Marjolaine paperpad for this card. I really love these colours combined. The weathter is still not working with me so the pictures had to be taken with a lamp. And so the colours are not really the exact colours. I used three DP of the pack for the recipe. I also used four embelishments: ribbon, flowers, charm and pearls. And to finish I used one image stamp and one sentiment stamp.

Stamp: Tilda by Magnolia, sentiment Hero Arts
Paper: Marjolaine by BasicGrey
Other: pearls, flowers, ribbon, charm, leavespunch, borderpunch, nestabilities

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SS GDT: Happy Day

I's Saturday again time for another challenge over at Sketch Saturday! Again a great sketch to follow and I really like the way my card turned out. I thing its wonderful for me getting the chance to be a Guest Designer for such a popular challenge blog. Hop over there to check out the new sketch and get inspired by the gorgeous cards made by the Design Team!


I used some new stuf I bought at the Kreadoe last Saturday. Like the DP is Marjolaine by BasicGrey. And also the pearls are new. I also want to enter the card to the Colour create challenge.

Stamp: Tilda and Edwin by Magnolia
Paper: Marjolaine by BasicGrey
Other: Twinkling H2O's, pearls, ribbon, nestabilities, borderpunch

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Rain

Last saturday my sisters and I went to the Kreadoe, the largest craft event in the Netherlands. When we entered the first stand my sister Leonie said she was going to buy everything she thought was great. Well I gave it some thought and concluded she made sense. So the result is I bought a lot.... and I mean a lot. And Leonie????? She did not..... But I'm really happy with all my new goodies. I bought some new Basic Grey paperpads, new Magnolia stamps/flowers/paper (Magnolia was at the fair but unfortunately didn't bring their new papers and dies...), and lots of ribbon and other stuff.
I told myself I had to do my homework first and after I had completed that I could play. And the result is this card.
The light is so limited these days, by the time I get home from work it is impossible to take a decent picture. So sorry for the quality.....



I used the Friday Sketchers sketch for this card. I also used the colours from the Our Creative Corner Colour Challenge. The paper I used is my new BasicGrey Pyrus paperpad. And the challenge at
Magnolia Down Under Challenge is to make Shabby Chic card.

Stamp: Tilda by Magnolia
Paper: Pyrus by Basic Grey
Other: pearls, thread, rhinestones, Twinkling H2O's, Ranger distress ink, borderpunch, flowerpunch, flowerthings by Magnolia, flowers

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Wings

Yes it's Saturday again so it's time for some new challenges. I'm the Guest Designer on Sketch Saturday this month and I used their great sketch to make this card. I combined it with the Basic Grey Challenge this time which is Wings.



My spare time is kinda limited these days so I had to combine my DT duties.
Not a lot of craft time the last couple of weeks. I really had to plan it in my scedule. But I do have something great today. I'm going to the Kreadoe in Utrecht together with my two dear sisters! The Kreadoe is the largest craftfair in the Netherlands so I know I will have a great time. I promise I will tell about all the great stuff I plan on buying!

Stamp: House Mouse Dragonflying
Paper: Basic Grey Granola paperpad
Other: Perlenpen, Twinkling H2O's, pearls, laceribbon, flowers, flowerpunch, leavespunch, nestabilities

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Joep

One of my dear colleagues became the mother of a little boy (named Joep) last Thursday. Off course she expects me to make a lovely card. I used the 2 Sketches 4 You sketch for it.
I also want to enter it in the Cute Card Thursday challenge which is: anything goes.



Stamp: Hero Arts
Paper: Magnolia
Other: buttons, borderpunch, ribbon, chipboard letters

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Guest Designer Sketch Saturday

Can you believe I've been asked to be new Guest Designer for Sketch Saturday this month! Sketch Saturday was one of the very first challenge blogs I entered so I must have used their sketches lots and lots of times!
This time the sketch has been made by the lovely Leonie as some also now is my dear sister. I really enjoyed working with this sketch.
I actually made two cards with it. I found the first card so not up to the Sketch Saturday standards so I made another one... LOL But this one I really like.


Beacause the Magnolia paper has lots of white around the edges I find it sometimes hard to work with. I don't like a big white edge on one side of the card and clean edges on the other ones. So I cut a lot of it off and used a white paint dabber to also get the white edges on the othes sides.
So now it is up to you to give it a try! You can also win some really great stamp sheets so hop over to the Sketch Saturday Blog and get more inspired by the DT.

Stamp: Magnolia, sentiment Hero Arts
Paper: Magnolia and cardstock
Other: Twinkling H2O's, leaves punch, Nestabilities, Perlenpen, pearls, flower, button, stickels, paint dabber

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Excuses

This week I had a fall break and my intentions where to study.... I started my Master of Economy this year and this Wednesday I will be having my first examn. But to be honest I kept finding excused not to go and study. So I made a couple of cards this week and I'm feeling pretty guilty. I did study don't get me wrong but I could have done a better job at it.
Ok now lets get the details about the card. I used the sketch from 2 Sketches 4 You for it and I also got inspired by the Simon Says Stamp Challenge where they want you to use punches and dies.



I paperpieced the girls dress, which is hard to see because it is a very subtle colour (same as the leaves).

Stamp: Hero Arts Four Dolls (image and flowerborder)
Paper: Prudence collection by Crate Paper
Other: Nellie Snellen Multidies, leavespunch, diecuts by Crate Paper, ribbon from stash, embossingfolder

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