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I've been neglecting my blog this past few weeks. Usually I try to squeeze in at least one post a week, but this past few weeks have been crazy. Good crazy, but just filled with fun stuff and a little less fun stuff, but stuff that needed to be done ;-) And although I want to promise to better my life I know vacation is just around the corner, so let's not make any promises and just see how it goes;-)

I've not only been neglecting my blog though, I didn't get round to any scrappy play either. Until thursday this is.. Last thursday I made my first layout in a month and it felt good! I absolutely love the feeling I get from scrapbooking!

This page is about my handsome little nephew. The picture was taken last april. The page is made with mostly the Roller Rink kit from Studio Calico. The colors were perfect for this photo. The journaling is about how I love this little guy and how he steals the show with his cute girls and naughty smile :-)

supplies: cardstock (Bazzill Basics Paper: white and American Crafts: Ash), patterned papers (Studio Calico Exclusive: Seize the moment and plaza, American Crafts Amy Tangerine Ready Set Go: To do List, American Crafts Exclusive: Speech Bubbles Paper), enamel dots (My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing Collection: Smile Enamel Dots), Washi tapes (Freckled Fawn Exclusive: Primer Wide Washi Tape and Freckled Fawn: Green Washi), Thickers (American Crafts: Sotheby in Woodgrain) letter stickers (Basic Grey Exclusive for Studio Calico).

For the Camera embellishment I used the sketch feature on my Cameo for the first time. I absolutely love it!

Can't wait to hear what you think!

Love, Dee

Place Rahba Kedima

The past weeks we've had some extra days off and although I was planning on getting some crafting done a nasty bug came across so I spent most of my days in bed, not having the energy to do anything at all.. But, last friday I started to feel like crafting again, so I did :-) 

Here's a page I made about our trip to Marrakech (Morocco) in 2011. Other tourists were so kind to make pictures of the two of us.. I think this is about the only picture where we are together. I like the business of it, all the different colors..

For scrapping the pictures of this holiday I'm using papers of the Basic Grey Marrakech line from a few years back :-) Thought it was so appropriate..

supplies: cardstock (Bazzill Basics Paper), patterned papers (Basic Grey Marrakech line: Mandarin Slice, Palace Blue and Chai), buttons (orange button and map button by My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart "Be Amazing" Button card and striped button by American Crafts Dear Lizzy), letter stickers (Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type).

For this page I used a sketch from the Signature Series from the awesome Kelly Purkey. I designed my own frames (except for the one in vellum) for this layout. Love that personal touch! I'm actually quite happy with how this layout turned out!

Can't wait to hear what you think!

Love, Dee

Ps: sorry for the dark pictures, the weather hasn't been that great...

Mama, I love you!

Today is mothersday. For me it's not necessarily a day to buy huge presents for my mom, but a day to honor my mom, to thank her for all she is, all she does. 

I've made this layout to honor my mom and our relationship. The journaling says: Dear mom, I admire you, for what you do for dad, for caring for the people around you, for your energy that doesn't seem to have an end. I love you!

supplies all come from Studio Calico kits: patterned papers (Echo Park For the Record 2 - Just my type & Bouquet, American Crafts Amy Tangerine Ready Set Go - On the clock & Wind Down, Basic Grey exclusive for Studio Calico XSC-015, My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Tangerine " Together" Chevron Paper & Lavender "Reasons Why" Swatch Paper), thickers (American Crafts, Memo in Burlap), gold washi tape (Freckled Fawn), sequins (Studio Calico), bakers twine (orange by My Mind's Eye, yellow by Divine Twine), brads (My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing), stickers (Echo Park For the Record 2 - Alpha Stickers and My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Tangerine "Wonderful"  Tiny Words Stickers), and wood banners (My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing - Tangerine "Hello"  Decorative Buttons)

For the base of this page I was heavily inspired by the 'Three' layout from Geralyn Sy. I love love love how she used the Amy Tan paper with the orange sketched drops. I have to admit I was struggling to use this paper. On the one hand because I love it so much and didn't want to ruin it and on the other hand because it's quite a busy pattern. So I used it the way Geralyn did and I love how this page turned out.

Can't wait to hear what you think!

Have a great mothersday!

Love, Dee

Project Pinterest April

It's time for another episode of Project Pinterest! (and again I'm a day late ;-))

In this series I will let myself be inspired by Pinterest to scrap, cook a meal, bake a pie, do my hair, my nails, et cetera. As many of you, I could browse around Pinterest for days on end, but I rarely really use any of my repinned images. And that's a shame, because there's so much good stuff outthere!

This month I let myself be inspired by metro art layouts such as this, this and this. I've been wanting to try this for a while now.. And I probably will make some variations on this as well.. For now I've tried the washi underneath but I would love to use sequins or buttons some other time :-)

Here's my page:

Love how it turned out, although I'm contemplating embellishing a bit more...

Can't wait to hear what you think!

Check out my gallery at studio calico for more detailed pictures and other projects :-)

You can follow me on pinterest as well and check out my boards:

My Pinterest Boards:-)

Love, Dee

This is me! - Intropage

Last week I told you something about Studio Calico's This is me class I'm taking part in. Right after the class was launched Lexi provided us with a challenge to get us going. Since I couldn't wait to get started I jumped right in and made the intropage of my album:

Supplies: kraft bag (Whisker Graphics), card (This is me class kit), washitape (This is me class kit), stamp (This is me class kit), ribbons (local craft store), wood veneers (Studio Calico), life is good piece (Studio Calico Sundrifter), journaling card (Studio Calico Sundrifter), Cardstock (Bazzill Basics), Embossing Powder (American Crafts)

Check out my Studio Calico Gallery to see more detailed pictures! Can't wait to hear what you think! 

Have a great weekend!

Love, Dee

Island Car!

A couple of years ago I went abroad to Curaçao (Dutch Antilles) for an internship at a local lawfirm. I had the best time enjoying the sun and beautiful beaches. While I was there I was able to rent a car from one of my collegues. It was a typical Island car; no windows, open back, big wheels for off-roading ;-) So much fun!

For this layout I did something a little different from what I normally do:-) I used my Mr. Huey's as paint on plain cardstock to design my own background paper :-) Furthermore I used a fun resist technique I saw in one of Elizabeth Kartchner's In the Mood to scrap video's over at 2peas :-) (with the get it girl stamp)

For more (detailed) pictures check out my gallery at Studio Calico :-)

Can't wait to hear what you think!

Love, Dee

Project Pinterest February

It's time for another episode of Project Pinterest! 

In this series I will let myself be inspired by Pinterest to scrap, cook a meal, bake a pie, do my hair, my nails, et cetera. As many of you, I could browse around Pinterest for days on end, but I rarely really use any of my repinned images. And that's a shame, because there's so much good stuff outthere!

This month I let myself be inspired by this layout by Elizabeth Carney. I love how she used the letters as a background to her picture; I used numbers instead.. to match the theme of the layout.

Here is my finished layout:

I'm quite happy with how the layout turned out. Especially with the left side, the clock with the Instagram pics:-)

For more detailed pics check out My Gallery at Studio Calico

Can't wait to hear what you think about this layout!

You can follow me on pinterest as well and check out my boards:

My Pinterest Boards:-)

Love, Dee

Your love makes my world go round!

A week ago I saw a contest announcement at the Gossamer Blue blog (in collaboration with My Minds Eye.. I don't participate in contests very much, but this time I felt up for it and designed this layout. With Valentine's Day coming up I couldn't wait to share it with you :-)

I used patterned paper from the My Minds Eye Lucky in Love line as well as twine from Garn&Mehr, wood chips from Freckled Fawn and my Silhouette Cameo.

This layout is (of course) about me and my love:-) This picture was made 3 years ago for our parents as a christmas gift :-) I still love it!

For more (detailed) pictures check out my gallery at Studio Calico :-)

Can't wait to hear what you think!

Love, Dee

PL 2012 - week 27

Here's my spread for week 27 of 2012. We were still on vacation back then, so lot of summery pictures to enjoy in these times of bad weather;-) Also this week contains 6 pages, so I had a lot of work on it... Kept it simple on most of my cards :-)

Part I

Part II with some pictures of our trip to Valencia; that city is gorgeous! I used a different type of page protectors from American Crafts on the right side (For the first time). Love this new type!

Part III with a city map of Valencia on the right :-)

And here are my favourites of this week:

Vellum burst

My baby:-)

A small strip of pictures from Valencia. Love these pictures with the bright blue color in them :-)

Thanks for looking! Can't wait to hear what you think!

Have a great weekend!

Love, Dee

Project Pinterest January

It's time for another episode of Project Pinterest! 

In this series I will let myself be inspired by Pinterest to scrap, cook a meal, bake a pie, do my hair, my nails, et cetera. As many of you, I could browse around Pinterest for days on end, but I rarely really use any of my repinned images. And that's a shame, because there's so much good stuff outthere!

This month I let myself be inspired by this layout by Lexi Bridges. I really loved how she used the lyrics from the song Measure in Love from the musical Rent on her layout:-)

And this is my finished layout:

I'm quite happy with how the layout turned out. Especially with the left side, the clock with the Instagram pics:-)

For more detailed pics check out My Gallery at Studio Calico

Can't wait to hear what you think about this layout!

You can follow me on pinterest as well and check out my boards:

My Pinterest Boards:-)

Love, Dee

PL Week 26

Finally half way through PL 2012! Don't get me wrong I'm still happy I started this project and I'm determined to finish it, but man.. it's a lot of work! 

Had a lot of fun making this week, since it was the first week of our holiday to Spain last summer... So many good memories.. Makes me feel warm while there's snow outside;-)

My whole spread of week 26, in four parts:

On this first bit I got my Amy Tan on and did a tiny bit of stitching (top right card, the red asterisk;-))

Love these Barcelona pics.. It's such a great city! Love the cut I made with my silhouette (top right)

This one's a bit blurry.. Some beach fun on this one.. Right card in the middle.. Can't live without my Silhouette anymore;-) Oh and see the little sparks in the lights of the car (bottom right)?

Last one of the first album. The one on the bottom right is my favourite.. Both because of the pics and because the stamps and wood veneer are so fitting:-)

Thanks for looking! Can't wait to hear what you think!

Have a great weekend!

Love, Dee

Sweet Like Sugar!

During the month of December I had some extra days off which meant: extra scrappy time! Yay!

I had a lot of fun playing with these Dear Lizzy 5th and Frolic papers, some bakers twine from Garn&Mehr, stamps from Scrapperin and of course my Silhouette Cameo

This layout is about me and my sister in law when we were in France for vacation. After dinner with our guys we got a sweet surprise from them: cotton candy! I love cotton candy and love how the colors in the page represent the sweetness of it:-)

For more (detailed) pictures check out my gallery at Studio Calico :-)

Can't wait to hear what you think!

Love, Dee

Project Pinterest December

A little later than usual and since time is flying by so fast December is almost over already... But let's not get ahead, because we still have some beautiful Christmas days to come :-) 

It's time for another episode of Project Pinterest! Wasn't sure if I would get round to it this month, but I did :-)

In this series I will let myself be inspired by Pinterest to scrap, cook a meal, bake a pie, do my hair, my nails, et cetera. As many of you, I could browse around Pinterest for days on end, but I rarely really use any of my repinned images. And that's a shame, because there's so much good stuff outthere!

This month I let myself be inspired by this layout by Stephanie Howell. I really loved the simplicity of her layout.

And this is my finished layout:

For this layout I mostly used papers and stickers from the Basic Grey Marrakech Collection and my Silhouette Cameo:-)

I have to admit the layout didn't turn out as I had hoped. The simple thing is probably not working for me.. It makes me feel like the page isn't finished.

For more detailed pics check out My Gallery at Studio Calico

Can't wait to hear what you think about this layout!

You can follow me on pinterest as well and check out my boards:

My Pinterest Boards:-)

Love, Dee

Kechmara

Usually I don't really participate in challenges. Not because I don't like them, but because my scrappy time is very limited, so deadlines don't really work for me. Two weeks ago I had a day off and took some time to scrap. Unfortunately I got stuck on the layout and didn't know how to continue. So I let the unfinished layout lie on my desk and every now and then I pushed the paper and pictures around a bit.. But I couldn't really get it to work.. Until I saw the Sunday Sketch at Studio Calico.. I knew immediately this was the solution to my problem :-) And I like how it turned out..

I mostly used papers from the Basic Grey Marrakech line and my Silhouette machine:-)

This layout is about me and my love during our trip to Marrakech in 2011. We went for a walk through the modern part of the city and had some delicious sweets at the café/restaurant Kechmara in the rue de la liberté. Gotta love macarons!

For more (detailed) pictures check out my gallery at Studio Calico :-)

Can't wait to hear what you think!

Love, Dee

PL Week 25

Here's to the fact that it's almost weekend again.. And here's to the fact that I was able to finish another week of ProjectLife.. Almost half way through!

My whole spread of week 25:

And some detail shots of the cards of this week I liked best:

Thanks for watching!

Have a great weekend!

Love, Dee

PL week 24

Here's my PL week from week 24.. As the weeks fly by and this year is nearing the end I (finally) feel some sort of pressure to finish my PL.. Sadly I have still over a half year to do... Of course I'm looking forward to making these pages, but my time is so limited that I fear I won't finish this project until we're well in 2013.. Oh well.. What are you gonna do about it?;-)

PL Week 23

Finished the spread for week 23 a few weeks ago, but didn't really get a chance to show it before.. Here it is!

The whole spread

And some detailed pics of my favourites for this week:-)

Love, Dee

Project Pinterest November 2012

November already! Time is flying by so fast! Here's another episode of Project Pinterest! 

In this series I will let myself be inspired by Pinterest to scrap, cook a meal, bake a pie, do my hair, my nails, et cetera. As many of you, I could browse around Pinterest for days on end, but I rarely really use any of my repinned images. And that's a shame, because there's so much good stuff outthere!

This month I let myself be inspired by this layout by Geralyn Sy. I loved the misted circles so I wanted to have a try at this myself:-)

And this is my finished layout:

For this layout I mostly used papers from ILS, as well as several Mr. Huey's from Studio Calico and the class cut from the Cut it Out class by Studio Calico and Silhouette:-)

For more detailed pics check out My Gallery at Studio Calico

Can't wait to hear what you think about this layout!

I hope you'll follow me on this Pinterest journey:-)

You can follow me on pinterest as well and check out my boards:

My Pinterest Boards:-)

Love, Dee

Project Life Week 22

During the past weekend I had some scrappy time and wanted to catch up on my Project Life again:-) Managed to finish two weeks that weekend (weeks 22 en 23). 

Here's the first spread :-)

 The whole spread:-)

Some detailed pics of the cards i like best:-) I have week 24 laid out on the table and hope to finish it this weekend:-) 

What are your plans for this day?:-)

Love, Dee

Project Pinterest October 2012

A new month has begun, so it's time for another episode of Project Pinterest! 

In this series I will let myself be inspired by Pinterest to scrap, cook a meal, bake a pie, do my hair, my nails, et cetera. As many of you, I could browse around Pinterest for days on end, but I rarely really use any of my repinned images. And that's a shame, because there's so much good stuff outthere!

This month I let myself be inspired by this big picture layout by Susan Weinroth.

And this is my finished layout:

For this layout I used several kits from Studio Calico from the months of April, May and June of 2012, as well as the geotag stamp by Kelly Purkey and some washi :-)

For more detailed pics check out My Gallery at Studio Calico

Can't wait to hear what you think about this layout!

I hope you'll follow me on this Pinterest journey:-)

You can follow me on pinterest as well and check out my boards:

My Pinterest Boards:-)

Love, Dee