Thinking of you

Happy Civic Holiday for us Canadians!! Hope you get to do something fun and enjoy the beautiful weather.
The card I am sharing with you today is in the mail already or should I say finally......
I have used the fabulour dp Lime twist, happy go lucky, love the colour combos!
The butterfly is done with a MS punch, as is the border, sentiment from Just Rite, some bling and ribbon from my stash and of course some Nestabilities.
Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Boy

Yesterday I spend the day at the all day crop at SGD!
Lots of fun and lots of cards done!
This card is done with dp from 3 bugs in a row, some CB , twine, MS punches and Nestabilities, oh and let's not forget the Goosebumps bottle, I am on the second one, love that stuff.
I like this colour combo, have a great weekend and please come back to visit soon, Anja

Doily die

Time flies when you are having fun or been busy.... summer is just flying by, I can't believe it is almost August! I don't want to think about snow and cold temperatures but a little cooler or less humidity would be okay...
I always really like the all white cards and I wanted to make one.....I had to add a little colour and this is what I came up with. Love my new die from Cheery Lynn Designs, it cuts a perfect, delicate doily. On top is a tag from Spellbinders and the butterflies are from MS. The sentiment is an old SU favourite, and some bling from my stash, background done with a folder from
Couture Creations.
Have a great day and stay cool, Anja

For you

A bright card with dp from a 6x6 paper pad, Lime twist Happy go Lucky. Lovely papers, all working well together. The sentiment is from Clear Dollar stamps, flowers are from Stampendous, I believe. The flowers are coloured with Prisma's and Gamsol, cut out, goosebumped and popped up, can you still follow me, LOL?

I love how this card turned out, hope you like it too.

It's been sooooooo hot the last days, today it was 36 Celsius and it felt like 44!

Tomorrow is supposed to be another hot day and I am hoping to get some crafting done.

Thanks for stopping by and stay cool!

Inkadinkadoo birthday

Can you tell, I am going through my Inkadinkadoo stamps?? I have made this card for Susan, a friend who loves butterflies and she had a big birthday a while ago when we were camping so yesterday I finally gave her the card!! Stamps from Inkadinkadoo, MS borderpunch and the big butterfly is from MS too, the little butterfly is a die from Cheerylynndesigns", love that product.

Thanks for looking, Anja

Inkadinkadoo and Stella Rose

A while ago I had to have this set from Inkadinkadoo....might have used it once....

It stamps beautifully with Versafine ink, crisp and clear. For those 2 cards I have used some of Stella Rose's dp, love this colour combo. The sentiments are from Clear Dollar Stamps and Just Rite, punches from EK.

Slowly but steady I am working to fill up my box of cards, so much fun!

Have a great day and thanks for looking!

High Hopes birthday

A lot of my stamps have been neglected, there is only so much time and I do have quite a few of them, LOL! So I am going through my own stuff, finding lots of treasures..
This image from High Hopes is coloured with Prisma's and Gamsol,almost forgot how much fun it is to sit and colour. The waterlily is cut out and popped up, some sponging and some stickles around the frog.
Thanks for stopping by, Anja

Sympathy and sweet birthday

Two cards today, I had good intentions to post a card on Saturday but I forgot, so 2 today!

The first card is using some leftover papers from a class and before putting the scraps in my scrap basket.....I made another card. The stamps is from Hero arts, flowers made with punches and sprayed with Goosebumps.

The second card is a sympathy card, I usually make those a bit more simple and so is this one.

Stamps from Clear Dollar stamps and AmyR, the greenery on the top right corner is from a Marianne die. Borderpunch from Fiskars, some pearls and dp out of my stash.

Today is gonna be a hot day so after some cleaning I will go to the basement to stamp, then spend some time at the pool.....life is good!

Have a great day, and thanks for looking, Anja

Elegant masculine card

The picture is pretty crooked, I guess I should learn how to edit this. But it does show off the nice Sizzix embossing folder on a piece of dp from a stack of DCWV, naturel matstock.
Love the elegant look, it didn't take long at all to make this card. The image is from Heartfelt Creations, sentiment from Clear Dollar stamps, some dots from my basket.
At first I wasn't sure where to put the little sentiment but I am happy at where it is.
Thanks for all the nice comments on my previous card! Love to hear from you!
I had to change some of my settings because I couldn't leave comments on other blogs, it kept directing me back to the log in place, but with the help of a friend, I am good to go now.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Anja

Back to stamping!

It's been a while but it feels good to be stamping!! Our camping trip is over, it was a great time now we are slowly getting in some sort of a summer routine, or that is what I like to think, it means no routine at all. But I am back in my stamp room!!

Today I am sharing an elegant card with you done with Heartfelt Creations stamps, the border punch is from Martha Stewart. The flowers are coloured with Prisma's, cut out and popped up.

I cut out a window and put a second layer underneath (purple). Some bling and liquid pearls to finish it off.

Hope your summer is going well and thanks for stopping by, Anja

Old favourite

Petal prints is a set from SU, this one will always be a favourite. So today I did ink it up again, and made this card, sentiment is from Just Rite, border punch from Martha Stewart, pretty simple and quick card to make, but I like it, hope you do too.
Have a great day, we are going camping so it will be quiet for a little bit unless I get some pre posting done...you never know, have a great day, Anja

Get well soon, Ingrid!

As you may know, Canada Post is on strike so I can't send this card to my friend in Holland who had surgery but I know she is visiting my blog so......this card is for you, Ingrid!!!
Not very personal but well meant! Good thing that the phone company is not on strike, LOL!
The stamps are from Heartfelt Creations and Just Rite, dp from Basic Grey, some punches and a tag from Grommet Tags. The border punch is from Martha Stewart. The idea with the greenery around the flower is not from myself, saw that at other peoples blogs, fun effect and easy to do.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Anja

Much better.....

Today I sat down to make a Father's day card for my dh and it went so much better. A center step card, I think that's how you call it, easy to do and such a nice effect. I have no clue from which company the boat stamp is, it is one of those single stamps, I bought it at the show in Novi a couple of years ago. The birds are from Clear Dollar Stamps, the sentiment from Stampendous, Labels 5 from Nestabilities and some of the new twine, oh and the punches for the sentiment are from Stamping Up. Paper from a 6x6 pack of Kaisercraft, Jungle Bug.

So I am ready for tomorrow now I have to work on a graduation card for our youngest, that's on Monday, lotsssssss of time, LOL!

Have a great weekend, and thanks for stopping by, Anja

What a struggle!

I have made a card today and I am posting it, LOL! No matter what.....it was a struggle to make this card, deep sigh, 3 times I had to make the main panel, I managed to get orange ink on the first try, second try I messed up the birds, yes, that tiny little stamp!
I can't say I am happy with this card but I wanted to post something, so I did, LOL!
My mojo seems to have left me, hopefully it comes back soon, I sit in my craft room, surrounded by a lot of nice stuff and I can't come up with a card, grrr. Oh well, tomorrow is another day and after all, it is just a card. Have a great evening, Anja

Wedding card

I am ready to go to a wedding, all dressed up and high heels on....only thing missing is my dear farmer....finishing up planting the last beans. It has been a difficult planting season, too wet.
So thankfully it is a late wedding so we still have time to make it. We can have fun at the wedding and be glad that everything is planted.
On to the card...this picture doesn't do this card justice, it gets a little better if you click on it.
I have used paper with a pearl finish and embossed it, I wanted to keep the card elegant and in the colours of the wedding. Sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo. Nestabilities and some Marianne design dies.
Have a great day and thanks for looking, Anja

Penny Black birthday

After I had finished this card last night, I wasn't sure if I was gonna post it....this morning it looked a lot better, LOL! It looks like I didn't do any stamping this week but I did, just things I can't show yet. This image is from Penny Black, watercoloured with Tombo's, a long time ago.... I am honestly trying to use what is in my room....but I also went on a shopping trip and yes, I added more, so I guess, I can't win, LOL!
The dp is from Stella Rose, My Mind's eye, sentiment from Clear Dollar Stamps, Nestabilities, grass border punch from MS, SU label punch, ribbon and bling from stash. The little flower is a silk one, I put a few layers together and added the brad. The colour was just perfect.
My middle sister with her youngest son are gonna be visiting from Holland for a week, looking forward to spend time with them, I am hoping to get some posts pre set.
Thanks for stopping by, Anja

Something old, something new...

Another card out of my box with leftovers, this was a card from a class a while ago and I changed it up a little bit. The cupcake is from Just Rite and the sentiment from SU.
The icing is glittered up and to top it off, some pink bling.
I still can't see the bottom of the box....it makes you think....will I ever use all the paper??
Oh well, you never know, LOL!
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Anja

Joy Craft butterflies and more...

I am working on some thank you cards, since the end of the school year is coming up, I am gonna try to be organized this year,LOL!
The background is done with Tim Holtz distressing inks, love how easy they are to play with.
The stamps are from Technique Tuesday, the sentiment from Hannah stamps, the flowers are made with some punches and some Joy craft dies. The butterflies are from Joy Craft too, I cut them out and sprayed Goosebumps over them, it makes them nice and crisp. Well, the rest of the card is pretty basic, a CB embossing folder for the background and some Nestabilities.
And let's not forget the bling in the middle from the Dollar store.
Thanks for stopping by today, Anja

Purple flowers

I am still playing with some leftovers, so for now I think my new pink is purple, LOL!
Here I have used an old SU favourite, In full bloom, stamped the flowers twice, coloured them with Prisma's and Gamsol, I then cut them out and popped them up. The little thank you is a stamp I got years ago, no clue who made it but I like the size. For the centre of the flowers I used some Flowersoft, I do have a couple of jars, but I really don't use it a lot, don't know why....
The border punch along the side is from Martha Stewart and I used some different Nestabilities.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Anja

Happy Father's Day!

Father's day is coming up and since I have heard rumours that Canada Post might go on strike...my card is ready to go in the mail, well, after the long weekend.
So this card is for my Dad, and he lives in Holland, so hopefully the mail will get there.
I have used kraft paper and chocolate chip, I stamped the background with Weathered from SU and then on top of that I stamped some images from the set It's about time, also from SU.
The sentiment is from Kaiser Craft and the dies are from Spellbinders, Sprightly Sprockets.
After I had this all done, I got my little bottle with Goosebumps, from Tsukineko, and I sprayed some of this on top of the whole card. I love the look of it, it almost looks like leather.
Hope you like my card too, have a great weekend, Anja

FREE MAKE AND TAKE!

Another rainy day.....so it's a perfect day to hop over to Scrappingreatdeals!
Today Andrea will be there from 1 to 3 PM with a free product talk, and she will bring sunshine to this day, LOL!!
There is also gonna be a FREE MAKE AND TAKE! This will run from 3 to 5 PM!
Come on over, no need to register, and have some fun with us, we would love to have you, Anja

One more....

One more card where I cased myself, just changed the dp and the colours.
The dies are from Holland, and the sentiment is from Just Rite.
My box of leftovers is still pretty full but my box of cards is getting fuller.
Thanks for stopping by, Anja

Thinking of you

A thinking of you card with leftovers again, and it doesn't even make a dent in that big box.....
So there is not much to tell, a MS borderpunch for the top and bottom, the green piece is a die from Cuttlebug, stamp from Just Rite and flowers....the green leaves are dies from Holland, love those.
I call this a purple/green card, but I think it is pretty close to pink...
Thanks for looking, take care, Anja

Going purple with a CAS card

A very purple card today, and a pretty quick and simple one.
The middle piece and the corners are die cuts, they were in my leftover box too, no clue where they came from.
And I can not seem to stop playing with my flower punches...soon I will have a leftover box with paper flowers, LOL!
Have a great day, Anja

Casing myself....

Since it is raining all the time, deep sigh, doesn't make my farmer happy, I am cleaning up in my craft room. I keep a lot of scraps, must be the Dutch in me, and seem to think that all the leftovers from classes need to be used....so I looked through this bin and started to play with it.

This card was not meant to be on the green base but when I stamped the inside, I messed up so in order to save the card, I had to mount it on the green. I did change a few little things, we did thsi once for a make and take, so now those leftovers are gone. Watch for more to come...

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Anja

Lots of pink and flowers!

So if you don't like pink.....this is not for you. I have been making flowers and having a lot of fun with them, for Mother's day I got that awesome tool from punch a bunch to help you use your punches......I actually bought it myself, brought it home and told my boys and DH that this was gonna be my present and that I was taking donations, LOL!

Honestly, I love the men in my life but sometimes they need a little help and clear instructions are sometimes necessary, LOL! One year I got a llama for my birthday.....see, where I am coming from?

So on to the cards, Mr. Blogger seems to be working again, so 2 cards today.

And I couldn't help myself, there is lots of pink, green, flowers and bling. Stamps from Just Rite.

Don't think that I have to explain anything more. I will try to leave the pink alone for my next card. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Anja

Same layout, wrong picture!

Hope you all had a great National Scrapbook Day!!!
I spend a big part of the day at SCRAPPINGREATDEALS, celebrating, so much fun!
So I didn't have a lot of time to stamp today, so I quickly made another Mother's day card, since I gave the other one away...., same layout, different colours and by the way, it really looks better in real life.
Hope you had a great day too, thanks for stopping by, Anja

National Scrapbook Day and a card

Tomorrow is NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY!!!!

And at SCRAPPINGREATDEALS , there is gonna be a FREE MAKE AND TAKE, with prizes to win, so please come and stop by, check out the website here for more details. Remember to bring a 4x6 picture of yourself, we will show you how fabulous you are!!

The make and take will run from 10 AM till 2 PM, but you can shop all day and there is 20% store wide discount with a bonus, all the details are on the website.

So on to the card, I had a bit of time to play today and I made this card with Just Rite stamps, paper from Holland, and the flower is made with the Rose creations from Spellbinders.

Hope to see lots of you tomorrow, thanks for stopping by, Anja

Happy Mother's day!

As promised another Mother's day card, I had fun playing with some of the new stuff in my craft room. The picture does not do the card justice, but it's the best I could do.
I have used many different things/tools, a fiskars border punch, Rose creations for the flower from Spellbinders, paper from DCWV (right order?) ,Nestabilities, bling, Marianne die, stamp from Kaiser craft, that's it, I think.
The rose is cut out and then sprayed with Goose Bumps, a clear texture spray from Tsukineko, love that stuff! You can get it at SGD!
Today I am helping at the school for Grandparent's Day, always fun to have all the grandparents come and visit, I will miss the one at Grade school next year since our youngest is graduating soon. Our second son is leaving for Vancouver soon, for his job,they grow up so fast.....
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Anja

Penny Black birthday

This card is on it's way to my middle sister in Holland, I don't think she checks my blog so it's safe to post.
The PB image is coloured with Prisma's and Gamsol and the embossing folder is from Sizzix.
I was gonna punch out flowers and then emboss, I actually made 2 of those cards but I forgot, it looked nice too.
Have a great day, it's raining here again, deep sigh, so I have to get some sunshine in my craftroom LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Anja

Spring birthday card

The warmer weather can't seem to come and stay...after all, it is May now, hopefully soon. But the sun is shining in my craft room, I am working on a new class and making some cards that need to be mailed out.
What can I say about this card, it's done with an old favourite stampset from SU, and it's pink, green, with ribbon and bling.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, Anja

Three B's!

It's been a different week, some good, some bad...
The first B for bonus....my camera isn't broken, I got another Birthday, second B, and since I am "old", according to my son, who reset the settings and voila, all done, LOL! So I got some other nice presents. The third B can completeley go away now...that is the tummy bug that came to me on Easter Sunday, not so fun, but the good news is, that I didn't gain any weight this Easter and not from the birthday cake. In every situation you can find something good if you look for it, right?
Have fun watching the Royal Wedding!!
Thanks for stopping by, Anja

Happy Mother's day!

Mother's day is around the corner so I worked on my card, it is not really what I want so I might make another one. Sentiment is from Just Rite and the die is from Spellbinder, CB embossing folders and some punches, ribbon and bling.
Maybe the black is too dark, but I wanted the classy look...oh well, I will try again.
Happy Easter everyone and thanks for stopping by, Anja

Welcome Baby!

Brr, it's cold, baby! Spring just can't seem to come and stay so no worries about spending time inside and do some stamping.
I am slowly working on getting my box full again. This image is from Penny Black and the sentiment from Verve. I have used Prismacolour pencils and gamsol and later added some stickles.
Different colour combo, but I like it, I also coloured the bear with a pink and a blue shirt but those cards are not done yet.
Have a great day and thanks for looking, Anja

Interesting colour combo!

My camera is still not working properly, I was hoping it would be all fixed after new batteries.....it's not happening, but I can still take pictures, although they are off center. If you click on the picture, you can take a better look.
I was going through my little paperbooks from Holland, I really needed more paper LOL, and I decided to use this one, like the colour combo.
Then I used my new die, and punched out little flowers to put on the raised oval, the sentiment is from Just Rite, some stickles, ribbon, MS punch and bling to finish it off.
The die is from Marianne design or Joy craft, I had to take everything out of the package to save some weight in my suitcase, that's how bad it was, now most of the Dutch candies are gone, and I can start working on gettting that weight off, LOL!
Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by, Anja

Happy Birthday, Job!

Yesterday I was blogsurfing and I came upon this card HERE.

Since I needed a boy birthday card, I was really inspired and this card is the result.

I am happy with the result, the dp is again from a pack of Action ( a store in Holland) and some scraps out of my box.

It is snowing here a little bit, isn't that sad.....oh well, I am off to my stamproom to play.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Anja

Masculine Thank you card

I needed a masculine thank you card and I didn't have a lot of time...my box is as good as empty and I don't like that all, it's always nice to have some cards in stock, as much as I enjoy cardmaking, if you need a card now and you don't have one then it can be a bit of a struggle. You think there is too much to choose from in my craft room,LOL! But I got this one done, so easy with the Just Rite stamps and they stamp beautifully with Versafine, nice and crisp. My new Nestabilities were used, a MS punch, some bling and dp that I brought from Holland, voila! Hope you like the card too, have a great day, Anja

Let's celebrate!

Sorry, for the horrible picture, my little camera broke, deep sigh, but I have a birthday coming up... Anyway, this card is for a cute, young couple in Holland, who are having a celebration for their engagement, things are done different than here. I had this ribbon and it just came together, the heart is a button, MS punch, Nestabilities, Just Rite stamps and pewter liquid pearls. Have a great day and thanks for looking, Anja

Back with a card!

After a wonderful trip to Holland and Paris, I am back!! It was good to see family and friends and Paris with my sister was a great time, a beautiful city, very special! The weather was great, everything was blooming, the magnolia trees were beautiful.....but it looks like we are gonna get nice weather and warmer temperatures here too. Yesterday I finally got some time back into my stamp space, I sure did miss playing with ink,LOL! So on to my card, this one is made with Hero stamps, paper from my box full with paper...... MS punch, ribbon, stickles, bling, flower and label lunch (Mc Gill). I did some shopping in Holland too, got me some Joy craft and Marianne dies, can't wait to try those out and my Spellbinders came and on top of that it was the garage sale at SGD this weekend but I honestly behaved myself there, it was lots of fun to help them out and see what good deals everybody got. I am off to do some stuff in the house and we are getting friends over for lunch so probably no stamping for me today but hopefully soon. Thanks for stopping by, Anja

Off to Paris....

Today I should be in Paris. honestly no April fools joke!! Hope I don't fall from the Eiffel tower,lol!
The card I am sharing with you is done with Penny Black stamps, coloured with Prisma's and Gamsol and the sentiment is frmom Hero arts. This is my last pre set post , I hope to be back in Canada early next week. Thanks for looking, Anja

From the scraps...

This post is pre set as I should be in Holland spending time with my family! The card is made from the scraps on my desk, okay, let's call it what it is, from the mess on my desk, LOL!
Love the Just Rite stamps, but you know that already, have a great day and thanks for looking, Anja

Heartfelt wishes

Just playing with a flower stamp from the dollar bin, sentiment from Hero arts. Today I am leaving to go to Holland and Paris and the weather seems to be lovely there!!! At least no snow and no minus zero temperatures. I am leaving everybody else at home with lots of homemade casseroles in the freezer and I do have another post pre set for sometime next week, hopefully Mr. Blogger will cooperate.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Anja

JRC_51, an act of kindness.

The challenge over at the blog from Just Rite is to make a card of a project for an act of kindness and since I needed one, I decided to play and submit my card.
You can read all the details HERE.
I stamped the heartfelt thanks and the frame with chocolate chip craft ink and used some of the papers from DCWV, the stamps are from the new sets Fancy Tags and Elegant Frames. Did I tell you already how much I love those stamps!! I used some of the new Just Rite spellbinders tags and added some brads, the ribbon is from my stash and attached with the stapler from Tim Holtz. The cream paper has a pearl finish but still beautiful to stamp on. I decided to add a little bling on the corners, hard to see, but if you click on the picture you can take a better look.
Hope you like it, have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Anja

High Hopes baby

A High Hopes baby stamp, coloured with Prisma's and gamsol. I really like this cute stamp, the sentiment is from Verve. The little hearts on the bottom are punched out and popped up. The dp is from.....my collection, let's put it that way, LOL!
Of course I had to add some stickles, ribbon and bling.
Hope you get to enjoy some of the lovely spring like weather, I am going for a walk, thanks for stopping by, Anja

Keeping it elegant....

By now you will know that I am in a Just Rite mood....don't have a lot of time to stamp these days but when there is some time, the Just Rite's are inked up!
For this card I have used a different colour combo, I went with the dp from the Paper studio.
It's hard to get a good picture, even with a phototent and OTT light. More ideas are going through my head so I better do some cleaning up first and then....hopefully I can stamp for a little while. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Anja

Best wishes with Just Rite

Just Rite stamps are so one of my favourites!!! Can't you tell, LOL!
Yesterday I did the happy dance as some of the new sets arrived at my doorstep, they are gonna be inked up today.
This is one of the cards I made on Saturday, border/corner punches from Martha Stewart, the frame stamp is from Michaels, the sentiment from Just Rite, ribbon out of my stash.
The weather is getting more spring like here and I saw 2 robins yesterday!
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Anja

Put your sunglasses on......

Put your sunglasses on and crook your head a little bit, now you can take a look at this bright card. The rose is from Heartfelt creations, stamped in 3 different sizes, coloured with prisma's and Gamsol and then cut out and popped up. I also put some stickles on them.
The rest of the card is pretty basic, the background is one of the newer Sizzix embossing backgrounds. The sentiment is from Stampendous.
Have a great day, Anja

Hoppy Birthday!

Welcome to my blog on this beautiful day! The sun is shining so bright, I had to close the blinds to work on the pc. but soon they will be open again, sunshine please come in!! The sheets for our bed are in the washer and I am planning to hang them outside to dry, such a nice smell when you climb in bed at night, I just have to figure out how to get to the clothesline since all the slush snow now is rock hard, LOL!
Today I am sharing a Penny Black card with you for a boy, pretty simple, the ribbon across the bottom is stapled on with the new Tim Holtz fastener, such a cute stapler!
Off to the clothesline..... if I get there, have a great day! Thanks for stopping by, Anja

Just Rite Easel card

A birthday card for a friend.... a crafty friend, Angie, so the pressure to make a card was on,LOL! I started making something cute....., coloured, ripped it up, started over, deep sigh.....then I decided, she is gonna get an Anja card,LOL!

So out came the Just Rite stamps and my favourite Nesties.........

We had a great time colouring, stamping and partying and chatting with friends at Angie's house!

Everbody just did their thing and I worked on some Just Rite stuff.....so I have a couple of things to finish up at home and then I can share them with you.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by, Anja