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Hi there "scrappyfriends" so glad you're here to visit my blog. I'm Amy and I'm totally hooked on being creative in every way I can. I love making romantic layouts. I've got a very supportive husband Jeroen and a handsome son Kevin. They are the ones I mostly scrap about. I also got five nieces who are on my projects a lot too. Because then I can use my "kinda" romantic papers LOL.... hope you all liked visiting my blog, hope to see ya all soon hugs Amy :)

vrijdag 24 mei 2013

May Challenge OUAS

O no my MOJO is gone who stole it?
Hi ya all,

I feel so mojoless (is that even a word?) what's wrong with me can anyone tell me ......
Yesterday was the coldest day in like a million years!
Last year it was 30 degrees now only 9 degrees..
aaahhh that's what wrong with me I badly need some sun!
Please send me some sun I have to do it with a picture for now.
This layout is my DT work at the stunning...

I would love to invite all off you scrappers to visit us and play with us
they love to see more scrappers the challenges are so much fun.
Today I want to share a kinda messy (for what I normaly do) layout....
I really love the sketch at Once Upon A Sketch  this month.
So I had to make one more layout with this amazing sketch...
Thanks Nadia for always inspiring me so much with your sketches.
The
is.....

Theme: Numbers!!!

This month, we ask you to include a number , ANY number, on your layout. It has to be VISIBLE on your layout and it can be in your title or part of your journalling. It can be a date, an age, a house number, an anniversary, the number of children you have, the number of pets ....anything you like. But please make sure that there is some explanation through your journalling, somewhere on your page or blog about what this number means to you. 

For my layout I used the number 2 because my cute niece on the picture is two here....and she is the second daughter off my sister in law.
She is the niece I seem to scrap the most because I love her being naugthy on the pictures I take off her ....she is a little model.
I wrote a poem on the back off my layout in dutch:

Wees vrolijk als een nachtegaal,
vriend'lijk als een zonnestraal,
vleitig in de school altijd,
en thuis een lieve meid!

I'm not so good in translating it so I'm not going to lol!!!

Here is my take on the sketch / challenge:

Love 2 Swing
For this layout I used the gorgeous papers Vintage Garden by Pion Designs.
As you can see I went crazy with using dies.
I was also inspired by the MOOD board at Zeus and Zoe blog.

Look at all the pretty elements you can work with...
I always love to used metal pieces on my layouts.
I also used some gorgeous pieces by

Imaginarium Designs
I'm so much in love with their chipboard....

Here a couple of close-ups:





I hope you all like my layout, and I really hope to get my mojo back soon!!
Trying to scrap again this weekend hope you all have a very blessed and SUNNY weekend.

Love







zondag 19 mei 2013

May Challenge "Sweetheart of Summer" at OUAS.....ect

Happy Sunday,
I seem to post (almost) only on sundays lol ..... how's everybody doing???
I haven't been scrapping as much as I want too because I'm very behind on my school work and it's my final year...
I'm a week off this week to do my school work but I will also find time to scrap.
Today I want to share a layout with you all, this layout I created for my DT work at: 
Yeahhh I'm on their DT team......I'm so glad to be on their team.

I based my layout on the sketch over at Once Upon A Sketch I am so in love with their challenges and I want to congratulate Nadia with the birth off her precious daughter Sofia Grace.
I'm very happy for you sweets.
This is the amazing sketch:
I flipped the centerpart off the sketch a bit.
The
Theme: Numbers!!!

This month, we ask you to include a number , ANY number, on your layout. It has to be VISIBLE on your layout and it can be in your title or part of your journalling. It can be a date, an age, a house number, an anniversary, the number of children you have, the number of pets ....anything you like. But please make sure that there is some explanation through your journalling, somewhere on your page or blog about what this number means to you. I'm also entering on the Berry 71 Blue blog because they are teaming up with UOAS.

This layout I also created for Challenge #5 at
I couple off months ago I won a package with their beautiful papers and I loved creating with them.

The challenge #5 rules:

1. Make a LO which includes:
 - a chipboard
 - something made of fabric (a craft canvas, a crotchet lace, a ribbon)
- flowers

Let spring blossom.
2. You may submit as many entries as you like, but the project has to be new, not posted earlier. You add project (s) via inlinkz. Please give the challenge bottom with link to our challenge at your post.
You may submit any number of entries but they must be new, previously unreleased
and each reported in a separate link. Please,
provide a link to the post with the work and not the whole blog via Inklinz system.
  Please insert the above, the linked baner in a post on your blog.
If you use the products of Studio75 we will be glad if you point it out. However it is not a must

So for this layout I used some NEW released chipboard pieces by the wonderful
where I'm a DT member.
If you want to see the NEW releases go check out their site here
The pieces I used are:
and
And for the last but not least challenge I'm entering with this layout is at:
I made this for challenge....80
 
Dry Embossing

 Here are the rules:
  • You MUST follow the theme and use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die, of course, we would love to see more than one. 
  • You MUST add a link to your blog post in the InLinkz at the end of this post; no back posting, only new projects are allowed
  • You MUST link to this challenge in your blog post or on your gallery post
  • You may only enter the challenge ONCE per week.
For this layout I used four different beautiful dies:
DL 164 - Doily Stacker Circles 1,2,3
DL 113 - Exotic Butterfly small 2.5" x 3"
DL 112 - Exotic Butterfly small 1" x 1.1/2"
and
B 124 - Garden Gate.

I didn't know what dry embossing ment so I looked it up on youtube (such a amazing site)
And for this layout I used a gorgeous flourishes swirl embossing piece from cuttlebug. That I used behind my flowerclusters.
I also did some embossing on my chipboard pieces but I know that means wet embossing lol.  
This is my take on those pretty challenges:

Sweetheart of Summer
This is my sweet niece Emmelie who is almost turning 2 this is a picture off her birthday last year when she turned 1 she is such a doll....
Here are a couple of close-ups:
I hope you all like what I created.
I wish you all a very happy sunny Sunday and I will see you later this week.
Love your comments 

Sweet hugs,

zondag 12 mei 2013

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 79 - Lots of Layers

Happy Mother's day...
I got myself such a nice gift from our little boy always love the handmade stuff.
Today I want to share with you a layout I created for.
 I made this for the challenge....

Lots of Layers

                                                                   Here are the rules:
  • You MUST follow the theme and use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die, of course, we would love to see more than one. 
  • You MUST add a link to your blog post in the InLinkz at the end of this post; no back posting, only new projects are allowed
  • You MUST link to this challenge in your blog post or on your gallery post
  • You may only enter the challenge ONCE per week. 
For this layout I used 3 amazing dies from Cheery Lynn

DL 184 - Sophia's Heart
FRM 128 - Victorie Garden Doily Frame
and
DL 104 - Canadian Kaleidoscope

This is my take on the challenge:
Here a couple off close-ups:
 
 
 
 

I'm such a lover for the amazing Graphic 45 papers that I can't stop creating with there papers.
For this layout I used the amazing "French Country" collection!!
This is a picture off my grandmother Anna who lives in Sarasota Florida and I miss her so much.....

Hope you all like my take on the challenge....

xox

zondag 5 mei 2013

Vintage Garden Giveaway at Pion Designs Blog

Hi ya all,
Just a quick posted their is a STUNNING giveaway going on at
==>blog <==

Vintage Garden

OOHHH AAHHH so pretty!!!
I just

        Pion Designs


xox


April Sketch at My Creative Sketches....

Happy Sunday to all off you,

For today I want to share another layout I created this weekend! It's for the magnifique sketch at My Creative Sketches 
I'm always a big fan off their sketches this time it's one designed by Michelle Fowler.
I was fortunated enough to work with their kits two months in a row and I had a blast both times.
There such a great kitclub with so many talented ladies on the team to inspire us all.
Now for the sketch isn't it gorgeous??
For this collection I used the amazing "Lyric" collection by Prima Marketing I just love the soft tones off the papers with the pretty designs on them!
A real Prima love here lol.....
I also used a pretty Manor House flower on this layout and a beautiful keyhole by Tim Holtz
At the bottom off my layout you see a new thing I tried something I saw on Rachael Surgeson (sorry iff I'm not spelling it correct) her blog!!
I think she is amazingly talented love here layouts so much.

So this is my take on the sketch:

Love you 4 ever
Here a couple off close-ups:


 I sure hope you all like my take on the sketch I really enjoyed doing a My Creative Sketch challenge again!!
I wish you all a very happy week to come with lots off sunshine.

Big hugz


donderdag 2 mei 2013

May Challenge at Once Upon A Sketch!

Hi everybody,
How are you all doing on this fantastic (free) Thursday lol!
Well for me it was didn't have to go to school.
A lot is happening around here (my hubby fell down the stairs so he can't walk)! ect.....our son is acting up grrrr so a lot off free ME time down the drain...
I will tell you something now I need to scrap in the middle off the night to get my ME time I need, lol well who off us doesn't right???

Today I want to share a layout I created for Once Upon A Sketch May challenge

The theme is: numbers
Ans this is what Nadia has to say about the challenge on the blog:
This month, we ask you to include a number , ANY number, on your layout. It has to be VISIBLE on your layout and it can be in your title or part of your journalling. It can be a date, an age, a house number, an anniversary, the number of children you have, the number of pets ....anything you like. But please make sure that there is some explanation through your journalling, somewhere on your page or blog about what this number means to you. 

You have use this amazing sketch:
Amazing right???

With this layout I'm also entering another challenge at:


Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 78 - Bling it Up



I used the pretty B161 Lace Corner Deco A die to accent the corners off the pictures!!

Here are the rules:
  • You MUST follow the theme and use at least one Cheery Lynn Designs die, of course, we would love to see more than one. 
  • You MUST add a link to your blog post in the InLinkz at the end of this post; no back posting, only new projects are allowed
  • You MUST link to this challenge in your blog post or on your gallery post
  • You may only enter the challenge ONCE per week.
For this layout I used the " A Ladies' Dairy" by Graphic 45. I also used some awesome metal elements and a wonderful chipboard piece by Imaginarium Designs. That I painted and then used star dust stickles on.

This is my take on the Sketch/Challenge

This beautiful lady is my great grandmother Johanna the picture on the left is a picture back in 1954 with my mom on her arm and the other picture is when she was much older.
Now you can see I'm not a whole Dutch lady at all.  She's from Indonesia.......
Here a couple off close-ups:
Hope you all like my take on the sketch!!
Have a wonderful week.

-xox-