tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-297236532011-10-17T12:25:39.049+02:00Daffie Onlinenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2811100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29723653.post-89506670264636287992010-11-08T10:24:00.001+01:002010-11-08T10:25:54.847+01:00

...that's why I am joining Nat's Secret Santa Ornament Swap again this year.Wanna join too?Look HERE for more info

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Well... I think I broke my personal record for the longest not blogging period ever!I guess you will all forgive me when I tell you the reason for my long absence in cyberspace.THIS cute little princess (born on March 21) has kept me away from my laptop for a long long time!Good excuse huh?

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I actually GLUED some PAPER into my Moleskine journal today....Ain't that worth a blog post? You can do the cheering in the comment section below... THANKS!!! :-)

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Laura Gunn for Michael Miller Fabrics - Tile Mosaic WineLaura Gunn for Michael Miller Fabrics - Climbing Lantern Pods GreenAmy Butler - Honeycomb RustGarland Rose - Santorini

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Manakineko White - MedetaiIkea Hippo Fabric (Found it on the childrens department)Alexander Henry Skull-finityAlexander Henry Senor Burrito

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... I guess she will fit in it this summer...so must figure out a cool new birthday outfit for her SOON!!BIG NOTE TO SELF: MUST DO SOME FITTING SESSIONS BEFORE SEWING EVERYTHING

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..but not only wearable during ChristmasINGREDIENTSPattern: Farbenmix XeniaFabric: Michael Miller Pet Deer Brown Gingham squares pink/brown Gingham squares green/brown

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In November 1970... a long, long time ago... my sister was born and somebody made her a fabric clown which she treasured until now.Now that she was expecting a baby herself she wanted to wash it, but unfortunately threw it in to the washing machine... bad bad idea...Modern technology and old fibers don't go together as you can see here:Since she was all in tears (must be the pregnancy hormones) I

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To get back into the groove of regular blogging I'd thought a returning blogpost on Friday would definitely help. So from now on I will share some pictures every friday of my ever growing fabric stash.... Enjoy!Merry Mushroom Collection - Windham FabricsMerry Mushroom Collection - Windham FabricsMendocino Series by Heather RossMendocino Series by Heather Ross

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Once again Nat has hosted the Secret Santa ornament swapAt the last moment (typically me ahem...)I made this:Simple but cute...very cuteIt was posted yesterday to Germany :-)

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....how relaxing it is NOT to blog for a while, although I must admit that 4 months is a bit long. It is just that when you haven't posted for a while, you get a little lazy and don't really care about another day without blogging.... and before you know it people start thinking that something is seriously wrong with you.Relax... I am perfectly okay!To start where I left off (the end of May...)..

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Does my new yellow top goes well with my hair?

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It's been a long long time since I worked on my Babette Blanket.My last update post about it was in August 2008!I now feel really inspired to work on it again, since I started crocheting for Miss Poppy.. and I must say... I don't know why I stopped working on it... Oh yeah.. I remember.. I started sewing!Be on the look out for a sewing post later this week :-)

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With her I don't have the fear to mess up a self designed crochet/knitted/sewed project because it is sooo tiny! So when I screw up I just try again or take it apart. This is not my favorite thing when I make something for myself so I am totally enjoying design freedom with this doll because it doesn't cost as much time nor money... which is a good thing, because I spend enough already on the

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Thanks everybody for helping me find a name for her :-)

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so if you thought that scrapbooking was already a bottomless pit for spending your money... please don't make sewing your new hobby!I recently discoverd this great webshop with only japanese import fabrics and patternbooks... well...what can I say, take a look for yourself onwww.superbuzzy.com for some of the cutest fabric prints in the whole wide world!I expect to receive this cool mother/

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and time flies when you're having fun :-)

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Ingredients:Alexander Henry - fabric "Jewel Mobile"Ikea - green canvasMarket - Purple Linnen for the lining of the bagPattern - "Alles Dabei" from FarbenmixI hope you enjoy it dear Nat, it has got my and your favorite colour combined. A great combination I must say!

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Now let's think of a name for her... any ideas? I have a strong feeling that her name has to start with a "P".. don't ask my why!I ordered her at Miss Blythe's store, THE european Blythe shop, based in Portugal.Very kind and fast service!Please don't laugh at me, but this doll is making me smile everytime I look at her... :-D!

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She is coming my way :-)

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You will be after looking at this gorgeous kimono dress (Farbenmix Pattern Pearl). My personal model wasn't too happy about the design though and refused to stand up for mommy so she could make a proper picture of the dress....When she finally got up she did everything she could to hide the dress from the camera....Fabric by Robert Kaufman, ordered HERE.

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... leads to another. It is only logical that I am now experimenting with stamping on fabric :-). I finally found someone in the Netherlands actually selling Versacraft. Even specialized stamping shops like Art Journey or Stampingback don't sell it. So I am really happy with this craft shop that does sell it, and a lot of different colours as wellFirst results: First lesson learned: make

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I make stuff for me too... and lately I am in love with black and white combinations :-)Pattern is by Farbenmix (Frida). Click HERE for more "designbeispiele" :-).I like my version best...obviously.Fabric is by Alexander Henry called "Roboskulls" & "Paseo de los Muertos"

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... for having enough time to cut, paint, glue, tare any piece of paper or fabric is winning the lottery and quiting your job.... At the moment, this is my favorite fantasy :-).My current frustration is that with the time I have left between mothering and working I have to choose between paper and fabric. Because I am still learning it's logical to choose fabric, because practice makes perfect.

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... very much alive indeed. I was just bloghopping and read the following:i need to start posting more often. i think i get caught up in all the things i could or should be sharing and get overwhelmed. It so stupid that I simply don't take the time to blog once in a while, because I do love it. It is very comforting though that there are (a lot!) of people who have the same "problem".What I have

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This photo was taken exactly 1 year ago on the "babyshow" from the pregnancy yoga classLast month little Frieda celebrated her first birthday. And to help her celebrate I made her this dress. It is the same pattern as I used for Bincke's birthday dress. I must say Frieda's piece is more beautiful than Bincke's; practice makes perfect :-).Fabric is by Alexander Henry, called Rub-A-Dub Ducky.So...

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This law is what we in Europe call a typical example of good old fashioned American overreacting.... pfff...Please take your time to read the whole article under the provided link.

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already! Her first birthday was not as much fun as I hoped and I won't discuss details here, but sometimes family can be such a pain the ass! Luckily for her she too young to realize what a stupid birthday it was andher first year here on earth will be remembered forever with this dress I made her. I am sure she will treasure it when she's old and grey :-) and I will lie to her about her

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.... the doorbell rings. DH answers the intercom to see who's there; a parcel delivery for miss D. de Jong. Hmm...wonder what that could be, I didn't order anything (not this week). DH goes downstairs to pick up the parcel (the postguy is not allowed to go up, we have to come down).A few minutes later he returns with a HUGE parcel. Luckily I have a little helper nowadays who is VERY eager to open

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.... not blogging for a month now, I just saw the following on Danielle's blog and I just HAD to do it!Have you ever:1. started your own blog2. slept under the stars3. played in a band4. visited Hawaii5. watched a meteor shower6. given more that you can afford to charity7. been to Disneyland (once and several times do Paris)8. held a praying mantis9. climbed a mountain10. sang a solo ( Christmas

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it took me like 16 hours to make this one....after a Donna Karen Vogue Pattern... and now I lost some weight (yay!) and it is TOO BIG!!Anyone interested?

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This ornament is on its way across the ocean......Can't wait to see my secret santa ornament.. until today I have not yet received anything.

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.... the comforting sound of a sewing machine from when you were young and your mother sitting behind the machine, doing all these magical things with it? I can't tell you how happy I am that the sewing machine is no longer a mystery to me, but a great tool that I can use to make the most adorable clothing for my little girl.Like this (I used THIS tutorial to make it): and this: and my

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.... than a blog without regular updates :-)...I actually stopped posting after the weekend Nat was in Amsterdam... a weekend soooo relaxing, that I tried to avoid the computer as much as possible in my free time!We spend 2 wonderful days shopping, walking, relaxing and we already did some Christmas preparation shopping here and here. Nat got me the text stamp as a present..yay!!Besides that I

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Taking sewing lessons is one thing...but before you know it..you find yourself scanning the web for hours for (free) sewing patterns and, worse, online fabric shops!I have already ordered a few yard at Buy Fabrics Online, a webshop totally dedicated to the amazing prints of Alexander Henry Fabrics. Fast service and although the cotton is not really high (thick) quality, the cool prints make up

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..... Autumn is starting to manifest itself. Leafs are falling, the house is getting a bit chilly in the evenings and the sun spreads a different light..... I am loving every minute of it.. at least this weekend haha!For Sunday Postcard Art I made the following card for this weeks Autumn topic...No deep thoughts this week, nor was I very inspired when I saw the prompt, I was just happy to use

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.... and some people just can't handle that!this weeks topic at Sunday Postcard Art is Circus. Again, I did not want to go for the obvious tiger, clown, bearded lady, elephant.. and so on. Searching for inspiration led me to the one and only circus I have ever liked: Monthy Pythons Flying Circus :-)!Their absurd sketches were my inspiration this week.I have embedded one of my favorite sketches

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A very busy week has gone by...without any time for creativity..until today!For this weeks topic at Sunday Postcard Art I altered my favorite flowerpaper from Scenic Route and the text on the card was inspired by this quoteHave a good week everyone!

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Not only are we being Amused to Death on television with one makeover show after another, at Sunday Postcard Art they want to you alter a "real" postcard this week and to give it a new look!I say: "No problem!"Here is my BEFORE and AFTERThis altered nude is originally from painter and sculptor Amedeo Modigliani and I dressed her up a little and gave her some tattoos because nudity on blogs

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When you haven't seen the original collagesheet that was uploaded by Crowabout in the Flickr Crowabout group, it is hard to imagine that this bird was made out of a lot of square images that absolutely didn't look like a bird at all!While cutting out the elements I was holding the sheet up side down and for some reason I then "saw" the bird! aaaah...I love being inspired!(if you ask yourself why

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When I saw her face on the collagesheet.. this song popped into my head immediately

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It's Sunday again and that means it's time to post a new postcard!This week the theme at Sunday Postcard Art is "Crowns and Wings".For some reason I had no problem whatsoever to make a card this week; it took me about 10 minutes and I felt immediately inspired when I saw the theme.My design was based on the famous Irish Claddagh Symbol, but I replaced the hands with wings.. and the heart... well

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I CAN SEW!!I CAN SEW!!I CAN SEW!!I CAN SEW!!I CAN SEW!!I CAN SEW!!I CAN SEW!!I CAN SEW!!I subscribed to a 3 day sewing workshop in Amsterdam here and I had a great day!

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What can I say.... I love it!I love working on it I love seeing it grow I love the idea seeing my mini-moi with this blankie I love the coloursIt's a great project and I totally advise it for everyone who wants to learn to crochet. If you finish this blanket you are sure you can crochet! I taught myself using 2 crochet books of Jan Eaton:- Encyclopedia of Crochet Techniques- 200 Crochet Blocks

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Working backwards :-)... the group is already in it's 4th week...got some catching up to do!

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Once again the prompt on the Sunday Postcard Art blog led me to a journey on the internet for inspiration. From Mystic River to Mystic Pizza and these 2 Wikipedia pages: Mystic & Mysticism.... I finally came up with the following:Have a great week! Hopefully I'll see you back later this week for a new Crowabout Collage (maybe 2), an update on my Babette Blanket, and the result of the first day

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Altough I'm not posting regularly at the moment..that doesn't mean I am not creating. Last 2 weeks I have been in a websurfing mood and I've encountered great blogs which will lead to more creativity on my part! More on that later this, or next week.Visiting the blog of one of the Sunday Postcard Art hostesses, Mandy, my eye was drawn to this post of hers. It led me to Nancy Baumiller aka

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Pff..time flies when you have a baby and work 32 hours a week and feeling sick... But I have promised myself to not miss any of the Sunday Postcard Challenges, so a card might be the only thing I create in a week.... I need this creative time although it is not much.The topic this week is Children!Although it would be obvious to use a pic (altered) of Bincke, I decided not to go for the obvious.

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For a while now I have a bloglines subscription to Chrysti's blog. I found her on Flickr while I was looking for vintage pictures and I joined her group Collage images; an amazing collection of pictures to use in your personal artwork.Just recently I ordered a book in which she is featured...but unfortunately it is not yet published :-(. Check out this amazing artist for yourself and have a look

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A week has gone by since my last post...pfff... I didn't feel up to anything this week, maybe because the week started out so bad on monday with the most HORRIBLE CONCERT I have ever seen! I met my friend Danielle and her husband there...read their "reviews" of the concert on their blogs. I don't want to spend any more words on it :-(...So..all in all.. I only got this postcard done this week,

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If I told you that the topic this week at Sunday Postcard Art is "On yer bike", would you believe me after seeing this card? This is what happened: I saw the topic, and the first thing that came into my mind was a sentence from this U2 song. Then I tried to find the lyrics on the internet and ended up on this website.there you have it... my inspiration for this weeks card :-)... a feminist

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Since THIS PROJECT failed because I have absolutely NO sewing experience whatsoever, I enthusiastically started a new one LOL!But I just learned from my colleague who can actually sew that I have to finish it by hand.. hey..that they didn't say that in the pattern!So now it lying here waiting to be finished... not sure when I am going to get to that!

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This project is actuall going faster than I expected,it is soooo easy to crochet a few of these blocks every evening...almost addictive! It is soo great to try out colourcombinations, and the good thing is that with crochet (as opposed to knitting) it is no problem at all to take away a row or two and start over with another colour.. when I have to do this when making a mistake with knitting,

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I love alcohol inks, but I hardly ever use them. So I still had some pieces of transparency lying around with from the "testing fase" when I just bought alcohol ink.This ATC was made by stamping the skull with black Stazon on a transparency scrap. I attached it to some cardstock, also a scrap, that I covered with some Ecoline.Do you dare to trade or is this one a bit too scary for you? Of course

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This weeks theme at Sunday Postcard Art is trees! My instant reflex was to create something happy and green but the creative process is unpredictable and this is how it turned out: a depressed woman, behind a castle window. Maybe she is depressed because it is winter....the tree is completely without leaves. She can't play outside in the haystack with the gardener because it is too cold outside

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I had seen them before on Flickr and have been wanting to make my own Babette Blanket , but knowing myself I will start with great enthusiasm.... to never finish the project, or it will take too long and I will lose interest, only to start something new again.Well.. remember that layout that I made in 2007 using the word Patience as my word for that same year?I am doing a lot better now on the

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Do I need to say anything about this page (besides that it is the very first photoswap I ever participated in)? I don't think so...she kicks ass and I love her for it!

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It is Sunday and time for another Postcard Challenge! The topic this week is Dogs. Those of you who know me and have been to my house know that I am a cat person.... BUT...I love dogs too and if I ever win the lottery so that I can by my dreamhouse I'll definitely buy a dog..or two.Actually, the dog on the card was my own dog. When I was young I had a Dalmatian Dog. He was just too cute with all

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My recent love for creating on small surfaces has led me to finally participate in one of the challenges on 4x4 Friday.I have been visiting this blog for a while now and I love the different interpretations of the topics that are posted each friday.This weeks challenge was to create a 4x4 card, with fish!I have some cool fish stamps but when I saw this picture that I made 3 years ago in the

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Hey it's monday, but I wish it was still Sunday...pfff...but somehow I managed to make this card :-).The cake? It was delicious... I instantly burst out of my weddingdress and all my teeth fell out when eating just one piece :-)!What's a postcard without text? I used the lyrics from Connie Francis to inspire meIf you want more cake...hop on over to the Sunday Postcard Blog by clicking hereEnjoy

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I know you have got a box of chalk lying around, just like me, not knowing what to do with it anymore. Thinking of throwing it away, because every time you see it you are reminded about the fact that you bought something (again!) without actually using it ;-), and you hate to think about that!Well.. after reading this post you might want to reconsider throwing away your chalk because Nat and I

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More than a year ago I bought the book "Visual Chronicles" from Karen Dinino & Linda Woods. You can read my blogposts about this book here.I now also bought their 2nd book "Journal Revolution". Apart from their great sense of humor, this book also has some great easy to do techniques and ideas to offer to try to get you to start your own art journal. Their message? RISE UP AND CREATE.... HAVE

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Sometimes blogging is sooo dissapointing because the picture you show on your blog is by far not as good as the real thing! This is certainly the case with this ATC... I know they are meant for trading...but I cannot part from it. At least not now. I love the colours and the simplicity of it and must look it all day!I've been making a lot of ATC's lately...and I love it! Ever since I got Bernie

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On all the scrap related blogs I read I miss a topic that hardly anybody scraps about: politics! We can't escape it, so why not scrap about it? For a while now I had this photo lying around which was taken in Madame Tussauds when we were visiting the White House last year.Well..do I need to say someting more to "explain" this layout?The title is actually a quote from my favorite dictator Hugo

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While surfing on the web I recently found a new challenge blog: Sunday Postcard Art. I totally loved the idea of this small size art (small equals fast creating for me nowadays) and totally loved what I saw there, from the bloghosts AND the participants!So when I saw an update in bloglines I checked out the new challenge and decided to play: here's my first take on the Sunday Postcard Art

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... a new addiction coming up :-)

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Did I already tell you that I LOVE this technique? So many possibilities... fantastic! Am I repeating myself? I don't care :-)For the stencil print on the t-shirt I used special textile paint... I love the clean sharp edges.. no smudging whatsoever!Below is a belated Father's Day gift (first of many :-)...)..but ehm... you don't see the stencil print anymore. Look here to refresh your

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This is my favorite technique....at least for this week :-)SUPERFUN!!Nat and I will show you the final results this weekend... right Nat?Speaking about her... I just ordered her Prima Acrylic Album kit and as you all know...I am not a kit-girl. But the album Nat made looked sooo cute that I want to give it a try :-)... I'll keep you posted hehe..

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little time...small projects :-)I sprayed water on a babywipe and dripped several colours Ecoline on it.The text is from a Dutch phrase book for tourists.

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.. due to a little bit of miscommunication :-) Nat already showed her outcome of yesterday's freezer paper stencil technique, and I did not...Or: she was too eager and I was too slow.. whatever! We had fun doing this technique, it has endless possibilities with forms and you can try this on whatever surface. So here's a sneak of a project I am working on for which I used the cirkle-stencil I made

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A long time passed since the last Studio DaphNat... we both are busy ladies...so for this "episode" we chose a really easy technique: Freezer Paper Stenciling.For those of you who don't know what a stencil is, read this wikipedia page.The only thing you need actually is freezer paper (I bought mine online in this quiltshop). Most of the times freezer paper is used in combination with fabric;

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...when I stamp on a photo or on a piece of paper and then my complete project is ruined! Well... I got the solution now... I am sure I am not the first one but I think of myself as a clever girl: stamp with Stazon on an overheadtransparency (you can of course also use the one for the printer but I prefer to keep those for printing)and position it on your project before putting that stamp with

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I will get back on this one :-)

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... damn...another thing I have to finish..SOON!!Actually...our holiday in Spain was rainy most of the time..so I ask myself constantly why I did not already finish the journal right there and then, especially since we were spending most our time inside the bungalow waiting for the rain to stop, for the wind to be little less cold :-(.

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This is me...just bornAnd below is alayout with this photo that I made last year... a very special layout I might say. Special, because it is the only one I have ever made with products from the "De Creatie Kit". I had a subscription to this kit but I never had the time, nor the inspiration to make something with it. So after 3 kits, the pile of pizza boxes grew (I still kept the kit products

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Went to a big 2nd hand bookmarket in the centre of Amsterdam and all I got was this:Went to the hardware store to buy some screws and got home with this (and the screws in the wrong size..hehe..)

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Since there is no Art Journal prompt every week, I decided to do another page with the prompt "direction".I used the magazine cut out of the Amazon river that I actually wanted to use in the first "direction page" and combined it with 2 elephant photo's I made at the Stuttgart Zoo (be sure to click on the link and adore the cute little bear on the first page- it is a slideshow so take your time)

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I LOOOVE stamps and although I don't really use them a lot...I have quite a lot! Actually... I have more stamps than is good for me....After some looking and shopping around on the web, I am now a regular customer atArt Journey. Quick and kind service, great collection of stamps and related articles; it is not easy leaving this webshop without ordering anything. There can also be found some cool

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That is the message that I would like to say to Bincke's only nephew; Manu.Right after he was born they discovered he had a hearing problem and since then (he is 2 years old now) it has slightly deteriorated. So for the specialists there is no knowing in what the future may bring for him and his hearing, but of course it is not a good sign that at such a young age it has already gone worse.

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Recently, Ali Edwards had an item on her blog called Anatomy of an Album. This inspired me to do a blogpost called "Anatomy of a page".For me, making a layout is about layering.Layering is about patience....Patience is about reflection, not acting straight away.So... when I am making a layout I am not glueing down anything (like I used to do when I just started scrapping). I wait until I have

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1. week 1 - commit, 2. week 2 detail -, 3. week 2 - feel, 4. week 3 - connect, 5. week 4 - own word - jealous, 6. week 5 - balance, 7. week 6 - emotion, 8. week 8 - magic, 9. week 7 - Fly, 10. week 8 - magic detail, 11. week 9 - future, 12. Week 10 - Soul, 13. week 11 - begin, 14. week 12 - truth, 15. week 13 -life, 16. Direction

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You might have noticed that I hardly ever use one of the Studio DaphNat techniques on my layouts. I just try them once together with Nat, enjoy doing them and never look back! How stupid! Because some of them are so easy to do and you have such a cool effect on your layout. So..I decided to use these techniques more often. For this layout, on which I journaled some good advice for Mini-Me about

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This was the art journal prompt that came before "Direction" but I didn't know what to do with it until now. I don't really like how it turned out colourwise, but I do like my version of "death or alive" :-).

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3 years already since M. put a ring around my finger and I stumbled "yes" before the question was even asked.... was I nervous?..Noooo....To be honest...this really WAS one of the most beautiful days of my life. I hate to admit it...afraid as I am of being corny LOL.We had a great party in this restaurant and it was also the day we started practicing officially for a mini-me :-). Practicing rules

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Since I started scrapping, I started ordering craft books of all sorts. By now great part of my bookshelfs are filled with craft books, one better than the other. Of course it still isn't enough... my online wishlist is so big, that I allow myself to order one book every month, or 2 if I haven't got one the month before. (this rule goes only for craft books and doesn't apply to novels or any

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Emily's latest art journal prompt is DIRECTION.When I read this prompt I immediately had in mind a picture from a magazine that I tore out a while ago, showing part of the Amazon river from the sky... flowing to all kinds of directions... So I positioned the picture on my art journal page and started thinking what to do with the background when I heard my mini-me crying..which means I have to

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I might not be posting.... but I am still creating and my "creative zone" is messier than ever :-).My time is limited nowadays so now I have to choose between blogging or creating..... so I choose creating. I sometimes only have 10 minutes a day, just enough to glue down the photo and the paper that I arranged on the cardstock the day before. This way it takes like a week or so to finish a layout

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For the first page *Begin* I used a photo that I made from my bedroom window and made the background with watersoluble crayons and Golden mica flakes. The prompt begin inspired me to the ask myself the following question: if that pot of gold can be found at the end of the rainbow....then on which side do you begin searching?The second prompt *truth* inspired me ask myself some questions

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Coldplay - Green EyesBilly Mack - Christmas Is All Around (from the movie Love Actually)Claudia de Breij - Zin in SleurPointer Sister - I'm so excited

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See you next time Uberschatzie :-)))

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