For My Mum

Good morning everyone,

It's Mother's Day today in the Netherlands and of course I made a card for my mother to send to her. I decided to revisit my old crafty stash and delve into all the decoupage books I have that never got used up. I found this adorable image with matching DPs that seemed just perfect for the occasion. Together with lots of embellishments I have found in my stash, I made this card. It doesn't open like a regular card, but you need to slide away the front to reveal the message inside. I made a double bow to bulk up the ribbon a bit, but it's still a dainty bow to me. Anyway, my mum should have received this card by now, so it's safe to post it here as she is a loyal follower of my blog and I didn't want to spoil the surprise. Let's hope she likes it!

Materials:
* Create & Craft Pastels CS
* Studio Light image, DP and sentiment (it says I think of you in Dutch)
* Vintage Photo Distress Ink to blend the edges
* Pearls, ribbon, brad and flower stickers from stash

Challenges:
* Crafty Bloggers Network (Pink with Ribbon)
* Emerald Fairies (Flowers, Ribbon and/or Lace)
* The Squirrel and the Fox (Mother's Day)
* Diva's by Design (In the Pink)
* Sister Act (Anything Goes)
* Alphabet Challenge (G for Gorgeous Gowns)
* Tuesday Throwdown (Special Lady)
* Sassy Studio (Happy Mother's Day)
* Charisma Cardz (Mother's Day)
* Mema's Crafts (May Flowers or Celebrate Moms)

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Tea for One

Hi all!

I hope you all had a nice weekend, mine was lovely having spent it visiting my parents and enjoying each other's company. It's always a tiring weekend, as I need to travel for several hours to get there and back, but worth it!

As usual, another challenge is starting today @ Ooh La La, themed "FOR A SPECIAL LADY". I used this challenge to make a Mothers' Day card for my MIL, as the UK Mothers' Day is coming up soon; in the Netherlands we don't celebrate it until May. I managed to use up a last bit of lace I had lying around, always so satisfying when that happens, don't you think?

Materials:
* Ooh La La Teatime image & DPs from the Yesterday's Memories CD
* K&Co Ancestry DPs, edged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink
* CartUs Scalloped Oval die
* Hot Off the Press You're Tea-rrific sentiment stamp
* Lace from stash

Challenges:
* Cute Card Thursday (Girls, Girls, Girls)
* Rhedd & Rosie's (Aged/Distressed) I've used Distress Ink
* Polkadoodle (Mum's the Word)
* Bearly Mine (One for the Girls)
* Card & Scrap (Ribbon and/or Lace)
* Seemacraft (Something for Mum)
* Cupboard Trilogy (Mothers)
* Freshly Brewed (Sketch or Photo Inspiration) I've used the photo to inspire the card's theme
* Gem of a Challenge (Mother's Day/Female Birthday/Special Lady)
* Ladybug Crafts (Anything Goes)

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Red All Over

Hi Everyone!

Yesterday, it was Mother's Day here in the Netherlands, so today I can share my mother's day card with you that I made for my mum. Again, I used Ooh La La's Yesterday's Memories CD, the images are just so beautiful, I love the vintage feel. Our challenge this week @ Ooh La La is to "Use Red", I think I managed that, don't you? ;) If you are making any red creations this week, why not enter our challenge and share your creativity, it will be great to see them!

Materials:
* Ooh La La Red Anemone from the Yesterday's Memories CD (image & DP)
* DP scraps from my scrappy shoe box
* MS Doily Lace Border Punch & rounded corner punch
* Cosmic Shimmer Red Fire Twinkles
* Eline Vintage sentiment stamp set
* Pearls from stash

Challenges:
* Mema's Challenge (Anything Goes with optional Mother's Day & May Flowers)
* As You Like It (Favourite Punch or Die)  I love my Doily Lace border punch, it's the first border punch I bought and I still use it very regularly.
* The Squirrel and the Fox (Mother's Day)
* Crafty Calendar (Blooms & Blossoms)
* Chocolate, Coffee & Cards (Mother's Day/For Mum)
* Go Fish (Mother's Day)
* By the Cute and Girly (Flowers)
* Shopping Our Stash (Mother's Day or Pink)
* Crafty Sentiments (Use a Sentiment)
* Tuesday Throwndown (My Mother, My Friend)

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You are Appreciated

Hi all!

It's Thursday again, only a couple more days and it's the weekend again! I have to admit I am looking forward to it, it has been so crazy busy and I have been suffering a little bit from the jet lag earlier in the week. I'm looking forward to a nice long lie-in :) Going to see Eddie Izzard on Monday didn't help things either, as we were home by 1 and I had to get up again at 6. He was really funny though, as was his warm-up act :)

Thursday means a Delightful Challenge, themed "I APPRECIATE YOU" this time. I made a lovely Mother's Day card. I used my new circle cutter here; it was just such a doddle to make the perfect circle. Expect a lot more circles on my future projects ;)

Materials:
* Digital Delights Luvvy Bear, coloured with Promarkers & Spectrum Noirs
* Digital Delights Mother's Day sentiment
* Paper Mania Sweet Nothings & DCWV Street Lace DPs
* Victorian Velvet Distress Ink
* Pearls from stash

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Challenges:
* Whoopsi Daisy (Use Circles)
* One Stitch at a Time (Use a Digi)
* The Squirrel and the Fox (Furry Friends)
* Ruby's Rainbow (Round and Round)
* Sarah Hurley (Projects with Character)
* Oldie but a Goodie (Make it Girly) I've had these DPs for ages and never used the pads at all!
* Bearly Mine (Digi Days)
* Passion for Promarkers (Animals)
* Use it Tuesdays (Flowers for Mom)
* Paper Makeup Stamps (Animal Friends)

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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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Mother's Day UK

Good morning all!

Mother's Day is just around the corner, well, the UK version at the very least, so I made a card for my mother in law. I went shopping with my friend recently and bought these cute wooden butterflies, so thought I would use them in this card. Hope you like it!

Materials
* White scalloped base card
* Prima Marketing Jack 'n Jill Collection DP
* Studio Light Decoupage image (artist = Janneke Brinkman)
* Inside Mother's Day sentiment from the Internet (I can't remember where exactly from though)
* Butterfly Lace, wooden butterflies, sentiment stamp and gems from my stash

Challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp (Mother's Day/Special Girl)
* Sassy Studio (Polka Dots)
* Crafty Catz (Mother's Day/For a Special Lady)
* Cupcake Craft (Going Dotty)
* Dream Valley (Mother's Day)
* Pan Pastel (Girly/Mother's Day)
* Scrappy Frogs (Seeing spots)
* The Crafty Pad (Mum's the Word)
* Craft Your Days Away (Mother's Day)
* Crafts 4 Eternity (For a Special Mum)

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For Mum

Good afternoon all!

Hope you're having a great weekend? Today it is Mother's Day in the Netherlands, so I've made this card for my mum. If all has gone well, she has received it in the mail, so it's 'safe' to show it on the blog now:

I've kept it fairly simple, but very girly.

Materials used:

* Studiolight image and backing paper at the front

* Eline's huis papers ('In the Meadow)

* Ribbon, brads, heart and flowers all from stash

I am submitting this card to these challenges:

* Aud Sentiments (Happy Mother's Day)

* Crafty Sentiments (Flowers)

* Nadia's Challenge (Mother's Day)

* Paper Cutz (Mother's Day)

* Fairy Tale Challenges (Mother's Day)

* Sisterhood of Crafters (Mother's Day)

* Tuesdays Throwdown (Mother's Day)

* Partytime Tuesdays (Mother's Day)

* For Fun Challenges (Mother's Day/Flowers)

* Creative Card Crew (For Mom)

Hope you like it, let me know!

Ciska

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Happy Mother's Day

Hello all,

If all goes well, I will be back at work tomorrow. Thank you for all the well-wishes, it definately cheered me up! I'm still not a 100%, but the show must go one or something like that :)

On the 3rd of March is UK Mother's Day, so I've made a card for my mother-in-law Mary. Dutch Mother's Day is in May, so I have a little time left to work on my mum's card.

It's a fairly simple card, but still nice I think. I wouldn't have chosen the yellow, but it was requested by my husband and why would I want to argue with that?

Materials used:
* Studio Light image & backing paper
* Eline Vintage stamp set
* Flower punch
* Pink ribbon & Diamonds from stash

I am submitting to:
* CYDA (For Mum)
* Papertake Weekly (It's a Mum's Thing)
* Nadia's Challenge (Flowers)
* Ooh la la (Mother's Day)
* DCD (Mother's Day)
* Easy Craft (Mother's Day)
* Bearly Mine (Mother's Day)
* Simon Says Stamp (Mother's Day)
* The Paper Shelter (Flower Power)
* Let's Craft and Create (Mum's the Word)

Well, this is definately it from me for this week. I will have a ton of work waiting for me, I'm afraid, so no time for crafting. Hope to see you then!

Ciska

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