Strange

Not cardmaking, no the weather. The weather is very strange. Yesterday I had to leave craftclub an hour early cos I was so hot I was about to pass out, and today I am sitting here in my t-shirt feeling cold. We went from over 30 degrees to 18 overnight. I can feel the sniffles coming up already!

I tried making Strawberry jam for the first time yesterday. I don't think it was a complete succes, as it looks kinda sloppy. Have not tried the taste yet, cos I want it to set for 24 hours before I re-open one of my jars. The strawberries were freshly picked from our garden, so it can't be too bad can it :) hahahaha :)

For now, I have a little card I enjoyed making :) Well, I enjoy all of my cards I make, but I like special folds and stuff, to try out :) This one I saw in a book I borrowed from someone in our craftclub. She loved that card too, and wanted me to make an example card for her, so I did. The top and bottom actually open when you undo the little string :)

Yvette
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Happy Christening Joëlle

My sisters new born (well, sort of new, she is 3 months nearly) baby Joëlle's christening is today. Unfortunatly I can't be there, but I will think about them all day :)

For Joëlle's christening, my mum and I made 2 cute little cards, and here they are:

This is my take. Used my new frame-stamps by Barbara Gray. They are so so cool, I really love them! The stained window is from the Adorables Christmas collection, and then a lovely Tilda with a candle. It was the only stamp I had that came remotely close to a Christening. She is colored with really soft pink tones and a blender. It was the first time I colored like this, and I really love it!! The picture does not do the real thing justice!

And this is the card my mum made! How incredibly cute is this Lili of the Valley christening stamp ?!?!! My mum bought it at the Doncaster craft fair, especially for Joëlle's Christening. I think my mum did an excellent job again!!

Yvette
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Greetings

Today was again a good, but expensive, day. First I got an email saying I won a stamp, that I could pick myself, from a company that was at the craftfair in Doncaster!! Now that is always a good thing. So I went to their website: http://www.indigoblu.com/?page_id=55 and after looking and looking again, picked the lovely anenome corner stamp.

Then the expensive part came in. Yesterday a new show launched on Create and Craft, Adorables Summer Special. Last year I got the Adorables christmas stamps, and I just love them, and I knew I was gonna love these stamps as well. It took me a whole of 3 seconds to realize I wanted these!! This morning the show as on again, and when the stamps became Limited Stock, I panicked, got Ian's card (with permission, cos I have to pay him back) and bought the stampsets + CD. I can't wait for them to arrive. My fingers can't wait either, as I have to cut them all out and stick them on EZ mount and cut them out again! OUCH!! But it will be worth it!

For now, another lovely Tilda card :) Made especially for a friend I have known for a long time in Holland. I sure hope she likes it :)

Yvette
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Nice day

At least, for now it looks like it's going to be a very nice day. A clear blue sky, sun is out, and my washer is done so I can hang it all outside in a minute. But first a new post on my blog. It is another card I made at my mum's in April. At the moment I am in the middle of making 2 cards, no 3 actually. Done bits and bobs for one, colored for another etc. Hopefully I get to finish at least 2 of them today :) For now, an "older" card.

This is the front of the card, ofcourse with a lovely Tilda :) I really have fallen in love with Magnolia stamps (like the rest of the world) and Tilda seems to be appearing on a LOT of my cards at the moment :) She is colored with Promarkers and Prismapencils.
Now I wanted to be "smart" and create a flower out of my sentiment. I hand sewed the lace onto it, and used a Marianne Design die as the stem (is that correct spelling??) with leafs. But I must have failed, as neither my mum or my aunt actually saw what I was trying to achief. Only after telling them, they noticed.

And this is the inside of the card. It's a little box-frame-thingy on one side, and a pocket on the other side. Tilda and birds are colored with Promarkers and Prismacolors, and there are Marianne Design and Joy dies used. Martha Steward punches, Nellie Snellen punches (the butterflies) and handstitched the lot.

Yvette
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sketch saturday

Today is a bit a sad day. I had such a great time when my mum was here, but this morning she had to fly back to Holland again. All good things come to and end they say, but luckily we got more good times coming :)

Anyways, I made this card for the Sketch Saturday blog. Really enjoyed working with the sketch :)

This was the second time I made a lighter shade Tilda. The first one is on a card I can't show just yet. I really love the way it looks. I just used 2 lighter shades of colors and then the blender. It turned out really well :) at least I think so :):)

Yvette
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Another project

Seeing a card like this at different places, and then seeing it again in one of my magnolia magazines, it was time for myself and my mum to make one of these flower-pot cards. It took us a good few days to finish the cards, but they were so much fun to make!

This is my take on the card. I made the little roses, the flowers with the ribbons and the blue ones. The smaller flowers are Prima-flowers. I lust love all the different textures and sizes. The flowers make me very happy :) The little girl (I don't know the make of the stamp) is colored with Promarkers and Prismacolors.

This is the card when you pull the flowers out, to find the hidden piece of cardstock to write your message on!

And this is my mums take!! She was a bit more lazy and actually only used pre-made flowers hahahaha!! It still took her a day longer to finish it :):)
The lovely hedgehog (from Country Companions) is colored with Promarkers and Prismacolors.

And again the hidden piece for writing!!

Yvette
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An oldie

Well, not really an oldie, but this a card I made when I as in Holland in April. I still have a few to show from back then :) In the meantime, my mum and I made some more lovely things :)

Yesterday we went to whitby, and we ran into this lovely little craftshop! She was selling a big 12x12 K&Company dubblesided paperpad for 9.99, Laura Ashley 8x8 paper pads for 1.25!!! So yes, we bought some ofcourse :)

Anyways, here is my card :) The doily-thingemabob in white is actually a Martha Stewart Cornerpunch. I used a circle template and created the doily effect with it. Tilda is colored with promarkers and prismacolors :) I love this colorscheme, the grey and blue, together!

Yvette
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