Everything Beautiful....

Hallo allemaal,
Er zijn weer een aantal nieuwe Spellbinders D-lites mallen uitgekomen.
Dit is er eentje: "All Stitched Up" (naast de paspop ook knoop, schaar en klosje garen mal).
De achtergrond is gemaakt met een embossingfolder.

Hello everyone,
This is one of the new Spellbinders D-lites dies: "All Stiched Up" (the set also contains a button, scissors and thread-spool dies).
For the background an embossingfolder was used.

Gebruikte materialen:
Used materials:

• Spellbinders®: S2-207 All Stitched up, EL-002 Regal, PL-001 Platinum™ Machine
• Beacon Adhesives: 3-in-1 advanced craft glue
• Deco Art®: Metallic Lustre™: Black Shimmer (ML05C)
• IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Stazon inkpad: Jet Black, Timber Brown,jumbo dauber
• Kaisercraft: Dictionary Meanings (CS890), Blue Bay (CS203) - clear stamps
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™: 3D foam squares (white)
• WorldWin Papers: cardstock: white, kraft, green, blue, black
• Acrylic stamp block
• Satin ribbon ⅛" blue, beige
• Scissors, bonefolder, craft knife, ruler

Ik hoop dat jullie de kaart leuk vinden

Fijne avond allemaal!

I hope you like the card.

Have a great day!

Hugsss,
Yvonne

Thankful for you....

Hallo lieve allemaal,
De kaart van vandaag is er eentje met een gloednieuwe Spellbinders stans "Time Flies"die hopelijk binnenkort ook in Nederland verkrijgbaar zal zijn.
De kaart is ook terug te vinden op de blog van Spellbinders (inclusief werkwijze)

Hello everyone,
On today's card I used one of Spellbinders latest releases "Time Flies" which I expect to be available in shops any day now.
The card is also to be found on the Spellbinders blog (including instructions).

Gebruikte materialen:
Used materials:

• Spellbinders®: S2-205 Time Flies, S4-114 Standard Circles Large, PL-001 Platinum™ Machine
• Beacon Adhesives: 3-in-1 advanced craft glue
• Deco Art®: Metallic Lustre™: Black Shimmer (ML05C),
• IMAGINE® Crafts/Tsukineko: Stazon inkpad: Jet Black
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™: 3D foam squares (white)
• WorldWin Papers: cardstock: brown, white
• text stamp, gold cardstock, acrylic stamp block, airbrush tool, blue copic marker, bone folder, craft knife, ruler, Ice Resin

Ik hoop dat jullie de kaart leuk vinden.
Fijne avond allemaal!

I hope you like the card.
Have a great day everyone!

Hugsss,
Yvonne

Quietfire Design "Sentiments of the Season" Blog Hop day 3

Hello everyone,

Welcome to the Quietfire Sentiments of the Season Blog Hop!

We’re celebrating the season with projects using our favourite Quietfire sentiment stamps and dies.  We have some great ideas to share with you!

We’re giving away a prize on each of the Sentiments of the Season blog posts.  The posts will be on Designers’ personal blogs and one on Quietfire Creations.
All you have to do is leave a comment on the Sentiments of the Season blog posts and you will be entered for a chance to win a Quietfire stamp or die from that blog. 
Each designer will randomly choose the winner from their comments. 

Here is our schedule:
Day 1- Monday November 23 : Teresa and Yogi
Day 2 -Tuesday November 24: KathyJo and Judi Kauffman
Day 3 - Wednesday November 25: Wanda and Yvonne (you're here)
Day 4 - Thursday November 26: Robyn and Selma
Day 5 - Friday November 27: Diana and Suzanne

If you get lost, just hop back to the Quietfire Creations blog to find all the links!

The deadline for leaving comments is Sunday November 29, 2015 at midnight PST. 
Winners will be posted shortly afterwards here on Quietfire Creations.
Good luck and have fun!

For my card I used the Quietfire Design stamp "We are like snowflakes".

The following materials were used:

• Quietfire Design: We are like Snowflakes
• Spellbinders®: CascadingGrace S6-045
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D foam squares
• Beacon Adhesives: 3 in One advanced craft glue
• mulberry flowers, satin ribbon, leaves, red pen
• cardstock: green patterned, silver, white
• IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Stazon Jet Black inkpad
• acrylic stamp block 

I hope you will have a lot of fun with this "Sentiments of the Season" blog hop and wish you a lot of(Season) fun and inspiration!
Don't forget to also visit Wanda's blog today for another gorgeous project :-)

Thanks so much for stopping by.
I am looking forward to all of your comments!

Hugsss,
Yvonne

International Ambassadors Informal Bloghop: Woodland time!

Hello everyone,
Welcome to the 11th International Ambassadors informal bloghop.
This time the theme is Spellbinders Woodland die series (to see the whole Woodland Collection click here).
We are having such fun with each new bloghop and love hearing from you all.
All of your lovely comments are so heartwarming and appreciated!
With each of us having very different creative styles and ideas, with this bloghop we hope to inspire you to get creative :-)

For my project I used the following materials:

• Spellbinders®: S2-195 Woodland Owl, S4-378 Cherry Blossoms, S4-572 (Woodland) Wreath, PL-001 Platinum Die cutting and Embossing Machine
• cardstock: white, patterned, green, gold, kraft
• Beacon Adhesives: 3-in-1 All purpose glue
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D foam squares
• Want2Scrap: red rhinestones
• IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko: Stazon Jet Black inkpad, dauber
• Ranger: Distress Tumbled Glass inkpad
• Lawn Fawn: Winter Owl clearstamp
• Acrylic stamp block
• Craft Emotions: foam Ball clay

I hope you take the time to visit the blogs of the other ever so talented ladies of our team:

• Christine Emberson (England)
• Christina Griffiths (England)
• Linda Lucas (Australia)
• Yvonne van de Grijp (Holland) (you're here)

Wishing you lots of fun bloghopping.
Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs from Holland,
Yvonne

International Ambassadors informal bloghop: Let´s Party!

 

 

Hello everyone,
It´s time for the 10th International Ambassadors (IA) Informal Blog hop.
This time the theme is the new Spellbinders "Let's Party" line (the entire collection is to be found here).
We so enjoy our blog hop and sharing our projects with you all and we love reading all of your comments with so much joy!
We hope this blog hop will provide you with lots and lots of creative inspiration!
Have fun blog hopping!

For my project I chose to use the die-set "Shining star" for a CAS (Clean and simple) card.
So....that means it's easy and quick to (re)make.
My card is to bring a smile to someones face by letting him/her know your appreciation, but I can also imagine the set to be used for example for a baby card....

Used materials:

• Spellbinders® : S2-189 Shining Star, SCD-012 Pierced Rectangles, PL-001 PLatinum Die-cutting and Embossing machine
• cardstock: white, yellow, kraft, silver, patterned, glitter
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D foam squares
• IMAGINE Crafts/ Tsukineko: Stazon:  Jet Black, Timber Brown  ink pads, dauber,
• acrylic stamp block

I hope you take the time to hop on over to the other talented ladies of our IA team.

• Christine Emberson (UK)
• Christina Griffiths (UK)
• Linda Lucas (Australia)
• Yvonne van de Grijp (Holland) (you're here :-))

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Have a great day,

Crafty hugs from Holland,

Yvonne

Notepad....Just a note....

Hallo lieve allemaal,
Vandaag heb ik een leuk klein notitieblokje voor jullie.
Het blokje is voorzien van scrappapier met een houtprint en daarop een Spellbinders stans met een stempel van Stempelglede.

Hello everyone,
Today I'm sharing a cute little notepad I made.
The notepad is wrapped in patterned paper with a wood structuur and on top a Spellbinders die-cut and a stamped Stempelglede sentiment.

Gebruikte materialen:
Used materials:

• Spellbinders®: S4-511 Circle Delight,  GC-200Grand Calibur Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
• Stempelglede: Just a Note - rubber stamp set
• Imagine Crafts: Strazon Jet Black - ink pad
• Beacon Adhesives: 3-in-1 all purpose craft glue
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D foam squares
• acrylic stamp block
• a notepad, patterned paper, burlap, ribbon, mulberry flowers, twine, grass

Ik hoop dat jullie het een leuk idee voor bijvoorbeeld een klein cadeautje vinden.
Dank je wel voor je bezoekje aan mijn blog.

I hope you like the idea for making this cute little present.
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugssss,
Yvonne

Thinking about you...

 

Hallo lieve allemaal,
Vandaag heb ik een kaart voor jullie die ik voor een hele dierbare vriendin heb gemaakt.
Gewoon om te laten weten dat ik aan haar denk....net zoals de tekst zegt...
Met slechts 1 embossingfolder (Tweets and Twigs - Spellbinders) kun je met de juiste (vogeltjes)embellishments een leuke kaart maken.

Hello everyone,
Today I'm sharing a card I made for a very dear friend of mine.
Just to let her know I am thinking about her....just as the text says...
With the use of just one embossing folder (Tweets and Twigs by Spellbinders) one can create a beautiful card by combining it with matching (birdy) embellishments.

 

Gebruikte materialen:
Used materials:

• Spellbinders®:  EL-023 Tweets and Twigs (embossing folder), GC-200 Grand Calibur Die Cutting and Embossing Machine
• IMAGINE crafts/Tsukineko: Stazon Jet Black - ink pad
• Lawn Fawn: Scripty sayings - clear stamps
• lots of embellishments: lace, leaves, flowers, wooden birdcage, ribbon, little birdy
• Want2Scrap: rhinestones and pearls 
• Beacon Adhesives: 3-in-1 all prupose craft glue
• Cardstock: white, dark brown and brown patterned
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D foam squares and double sided tape.

Ik hoop dat jullie de kaart leuk vinden.
Dank je wel voor je bezoekje aan mijn blog.
Hopelijk tot gauw (bij de volgende blogpost) :-)

I hope you like my card.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Hopefully 'till soon (at my next blogpost) :-)

Knuffelszzz,
Yvonne

International Ambassadors Informal Bloghop: Christmas in August

Hello everyone,
Welcome to the 8th International Ambassadors Informal blog hop hemed "Christmas in August".
Yep...only a couple of months before it'll be Christmas again...how time flies!
And with the newest Spellbinders Christmas die-templates now being available in stores, we thought it would be a great subject for our monthly blog hop.
We International Ambassadors hope to inspire you with our projects, each of us in their own style.

I chose to make a Christmas card in traditional colors.
For the Holly farme I stacked Holly Frame and Matting Basics B #4 (with #1 being the smallest die-template). Cut/emboss from kraft cardstock and then use some metallic paint to give the frame an antique gold color.
Cut Matting Basics B #5 from patterned or stamped (music) paper and glue the die-cut behind the Holly frame using 3D foam squares.
Cut/emboss Tree With Bows from green cardstock and glue to the frame using 3D foam squares
Cut/emboss Bird Banner from white cardstock and alter the edges using brown in and a dauber.
Glue to the frame using 3D foam squares.
Mat the frame onto burgundy and then kraft cardstock and finally glue to a white cardbase.
embellish the banner with a Christmas text and glue red rhinestones to the tree.

Used materials Spellbinders®:

• S4-552 Tree with Bows
• S6-002 Matting Basics B
• S6-040 Holly Frame
• IN-002 Bird Banner
• T-001: Tool 'n One
• T-003: Stylus
• GC-200 Grand Calibur Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Other materials:

• Deco Art®: Metallic Lustre: gold and brown
• Imagine Crafts® Tsukineko: Stazon Timber brown - ink pad, dauber
• Kaisercraft: Sheet Music (CS757) - clearstamp
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®: EZ tape runner, 3D foam squares
• Want2Scrap: self-adhesive rhinestones red
• Worldwin Papers: cardstock
• printed alphabet for text

I hope you will take some time to visit the blogs of the other participating and ever so talented ladies:

• Christine Emberson
• Christina Griffiths
• Linda Lucas
• Yvonne van de Grijp (you're here) :-)

And a small reminder: Blogcandy....
Have you seen I am doing a multiple give away here on my blog?
Yes...there are 5 chances on winning!
If you would like a chance to win, simply click here to go to the blog candy blogpost.

Thanks so much for stopping by
and have fun blog hopping!

Frienship isn't a Big Thing.....

Hallo lieve allemaal,

Vandaag een kaart gemaakt met de allernieuwste Quietfire Design stempels en (prachtig als altijd) Spellbinders stanzen.
De Quietfire stempel heet Friendship isn't a Big Thing en is verkrijgbaar in de Quietfire Design webshop.
Ik vind het een schitterende tekst...perfect om iemand te laten weten hoe je hem/haar waardeert.
Zo waar....ik vind dat het de kleine dingen in het leven zijn die zo belangrijk zijn...een simpel telefoontje, een sms-je of een kaartje om iemand te laten weten dat je aan hem/haar denkt in bijzondere of moeilijke tijden....de meest kostbare geschenkjes in het leven naar mijn mening....
Deze kaart kun je ook vinden op de Quietfire blog (klik hier) en op de GeWe blog (klik hier)

Hello everyone,
 Today I have made a card using one of the brandnew Quietfire Design stamps: Friendship isn't a Big Thing. Also used some of the very latest (gorgeous as ever) Spellbinders.
I love this sentiment...it's perfect for letting someone know how you appreciate him/her.
So true....I always say it's the little things in life that count...just a phonecall, a simple text message or just a tiny present to let someone know how much you care about him/her or to let him/her know that you're thinking about about them in special or difficult times.... those are indeed the most precious gifts in life I think....
This card is also to be found on the Quietfire blog (click here)
The card I made is all about simple layering of die-cuts and to soften the card I used gold ink for stamping.

Gebruikte materialen
Used materials:

• Quietfire Design: Friendship isn't a Big Thing (#5852)
• Spellbinders®:  Fancy Diamond (S4-526), Decorative Fancy Diamond (S4-527) ,  Matting Basics A (S6-001) ,  Elegant Labels Four (S6-005)
• Imagine Crafts: Delicata Golden Glitz
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: 3D foam squares
• mulberry flowers, leaves, stamens
• satin bow
• Beacon Adhesives: 3 in 1 Glue
• white, gold and peach cardstock

Ik hoop dat jullie de kaart leuk vinden.
Fijne creatieve dag allemaal!

I hope you like the card.
Have a great creative day everyone!

Hugs,
Yvonne

International Ambassadors informal blog hop: Victorian Garden + small give away :-)

Hello everyone,
Welcome to the 6th International Ambassadors informal bloghop.
This time we are all creating a project using the Spellbinders Victorian Garden die-templates.

I chose  S4-531 Romantic Vines.
This set is perfect for a swirly leave accent to a card, but can also be used as background decoration as I did on my cards.

Instructions white card:

1. cut/emboss  Matting Basics Small #6 (with #1 being the smallest die-template)  from cream cardstock.
2. cut/emboss  Matting basics Large #6 from white cardstock.
3. Glue both layers onto a white card (folded) size 4 ⅔" x 6 ⅔" using #D foam squares.
4. Cut/emboss all Romantic Vines templates twice from gold foil.
5. Sand the foil for a slightly worn effect.
6. Glue the vine die-cuts onto the card and cut the parts that overlap the embossed lines using a craftknife or tiny scissors.
7. Glue a satin banner onto the card.
8. Stamp sentiment onto cardstock and cut to a banner. Glue onto card using 3D foam squares.
9. Finish the card using some twine, flowers, leaves and self-adhesive Pearls.

I also made a purple/lilac version of the card....

 

Used materials:

• Spellbinders® : Romantic Vines (S4-531), 5x7 Matting Basics Large (S6-001), 5x7 Matting Basics Small (S6-002)
• Quietfire Design: Happy Birthday Plain & simple (#5899), Courage never give up (#5715)
• Beacon Adhesives, Inc.: 3-in-1 advanced Craft glue
• IMAGINE Crafts/Tsukineko®: Stazon® Jet Black inkpad (SZ-31)
• Worldwin Papers®: Color Mates® - 12"x12" cardstock
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®: 3D foam squares
• Want2Scrap©: self adhesive Pearls white
• May Arts Ribbon: satin ribbon 1"wide
• Embellishments: mulberry flowers and leaves, stamens, twine, sanding tool
• Scissors, craft knife, tweezers, ScorPal

The blog Hop...
Don't forget to visit the blogs of the other International Ambassadors for a lot more Spellbinders Victorian Garden inspiration.
This is us:
Christina Grifftiths
Linda Lucas
Yvonne van de Grijp (you're here)
Christine Emberson

My small give away:
I am giving away both today's cards....so two winners!
If you win a card, I will send it to you or on behalf of you to someone (of course with your own personal text in it).
If you would like a chance on winning a card, all you need to do is follw two simple rules:
1. be or become follower of my blog and
2. leave a comment under this blogpost which card you would like to win and why.

The winners will be announced next week.
Good luck everyone!

Wishing you a great day and lots of (blog hopping) inspiration!

Hugs,
Yvonne

International Ambassadors Victorian Blog Hop

 Welcome to the very first informal blog hop for the International Ambassadors! We got together (online of course) and decided to have a blog hop, just for fun.... 
It is a great way for you to get to know who we are and to see what we can do....

This is us:
Christine Emberson (Great Britain)

Christina Griffiths (Great Britain)

Linda Lucas (Australia)

Yvonne van de Grijp (The Netherlands) (that's me)

Ursula Langhammer (Germany)

And now....time for Blog Hopping!
If you came here from Linda's Blog - you are in the right place!

We have chosen to use Dies from the Victorian Range - these Dies are divine and it is so much fun to create with them, as you will see as you stop by each Designers Blog:

For the Victorian blog hop I made you a classical card using the Victorian template set called "Delightful Foliage".

Instructions:

• Fold white cardstock size 11"x7½" to a card size 5.5"x7,5".
• Stamp sentiment exactly onto the centre of the card base.
• Cut a piece of blue patterned paper to size 5" x7".
•  Put Delightful Foliage #2 (with #1 being the smallest die-template) onto the centre of the blue rectangle and drawn a line along the innerside of the die-template with a pencil. Carefully cut out the centre along the pencil lines.
• Glue blue frame upon cardbase using 3D foam squares.
• Stack  Matting Basics B #7 and Delightful Foliage #2  and cut/emboss using white cardstock.
• Leave the dies-templates on the paper and stencil using brown ink and a dauber. remove the die-templates and glue upon cardbase using 3D foam squares.
• Embellish the card using mulberry flowers , ribbon and self-adhesive Pearls.

Used materials:

• Spellbinders®: S5-225 Delightful Foliage, S6-002 Matting Basics B
• Quietfire Design: If you don't believe in Miracles (set of 3) #5981
• Imagine Crafts®/ Tsukineko®: Black Stazon ink
• DCWV®: patterned paper
• May Arts Ribbon: cream 1"satin ribbon
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®: 3D foam squares
• WorldWin Papers®: white cardstock
• Kaisercraft: self-adhesive Pearls
• and: Distress ink: Old paper, embellishments

  

Thanks so much for stopping by - we hope you enjoy your time with us - we will be back with more - you can count on it!
Have a nice day!

Knuffelszzz,
Yvonne