My May Crop Addict layouts!

I love the May Kit from Crop Addict! It's filled with Crate Paper and The Girls Paperie!! It's so me!! Here are the projects I made so far (but am definitely going to create a few more, as I have lots left!!)

Here's the first, Nap Time:

I don't have any digital photos of Manon when she was small so I scanned a few traditional photos last week! Doesn't she look cute? The Crate papers are just perfect for her!

Made the epoxy shapes in the centre of the flowers with paper from the kit and my fav tools from Epiphany Crafts!

Here's the next layout "Little One", made with papers from The Girls Paperie:

Love to incorporate these curls on my pages lately:

And here's the next "Just Imagine": A page about my husband and my daughter choosing a birth card for the birth of Timothy, almost 12 years ago.

Aren't these epoxy shapes of a girl and a baby just perfect? Made them with the 1 inch round shape tool from Epiphany Crafts and a sheet of Crate paper. The epoxy flowers are also from Epiphany Crafts.

And last but not least a baby card "Beautiful Baby"":

And this is the fabulous Crop Addict May 2011 Monthly Scrapbooking Kit:

and the Crop Addict May 2011 Monthly Scrapbooking Kit Option:

LOVE this kit!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and hope to see you back soon! I also want to thank everyone for leaving such sweet comments every time; I really really love to read them!!

Big hug,

Monique

Making the most of your (border) punches!!

Hi everyone!! Hope you had a wonderful Easter!! We really enjoyed the beautiful weather and spent the whole Easter weekend outside! Bliss!!

Today I want to share a tutorial with you I just posted on Crop Addict's blog: "Making the most of your border punches".

Here's what I made:

If you want to see the "step-by-step" instructions hop over to Crop Addict's blog and tell me what you think!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Hugs,

Crop Addict layouts!

Last Wednesday my April kit from Crop Addict arrived and so far I've made these three layouts and this card. Hope to make some more next week.

Bee Happy:

New Hairdo:

Fallen Flowers:

And this card "congrats on your new home":

And here's once more a photo of the Crop Addict April 2011 Monthly Scrapbooking Kit:

and the Crop Addict April 2011 Monthly Kit Option:

Thanks for stopping by my blog and hope to see you back soon!!
Hugs,

Love You!

Goedemorgen allemaal!! / Good morning everyone!!

Het is vandaag mijn vrije dag en dat vind ik toch altijd zooooo lekker!! (en dat terwijl ik pas weer anderhalf jaar aan het werk ben, na 5 jaar vrij geweest te zijn....).  We gaan zo de nieuwe auto ophalen (snif, moet ik afscheid nemen van mijn schattige Trevisje :-( ) en daarna kan ik tot 15 uur scrappen!!! Heerlijk!! (nou ja, misschien nog even een was draaien en stofzuigen, maar toch...).

I'm so happy as today is my day off!! We'll be going to the garage in a few minutes to collect the new car (it's a pitty that I have to say goodbye to my little Daihatsu Trevis....), but once we're back I get to scrap the rest of the day! Yay!! (well, at least until the kids come home from school).

Hier is een layout die ik afgelopen vrijdagavond gemaakt heb. Elke eerste vrijdag van de maand scrap ik met een groepje vriendinnen; zo gezellig!!

Here's a page I made last Friday. Every first Friday of the month I scrap with a group of friends, which I really love!

Het papier en de embellishments zijn van Nikki Sivils (It's Raining, It's Pouring) en vind ik toch zo onwijs leuk! Hier zijn nog wat details:

Paper and embellishments are from Nikki Sivils (It's Raining, It's Pouring). I've been a huge fan of Nikki's papers from the very beginning, and this line is one of my favorites!

Met mijn Epiphany Crafts ponsen heb ik van de bijbehorende stickers epoxy "shapes" gemaakt. Leuk he?
The epoxy shapes are made with my tools from Epiphany Crafts!

En de "banner" een keertje op een andere plek dan boven in een hoekje:

Ik heb deze layout ook gemaakt voor "mijn" challenge op Crop Addict (ik ben deze maand degene die de maandelijks en wekelijkse challenges verzorgd), waarvoor ik eerst deze schets had gemaakt:

This month I'm the featured design team member over at Crop Addict, which means I host all the challenges in April. For the monthly challenge I designed this sketch:

Dus mocht je zin hebben in een challenge (je kan ook nog wat winnen!) kom langs op Crop Addict!!

So if you feel like scrapping why not try the sketch too and upload it into the Crop Addict gallery? You could win the monthly prize!!

En nu ... op naar de garage!!

Okay, this is it! I'm on my way to the garage!!

Bedankt dat je langs kwam en tot ziens!

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you back soon!

Hugs,

Crop Addict Blog Hop Prizes!

Thanks again to everyone who participated in Crop Addict's Blog Hop & Social Media party March 4th - 6th!

This morning we sent out the $5 participation gift certificates to all those who had created store logins. If you did not create a store login we sent you an email with a link to create your login - shop login creation. For those of you who we did not have emails, we left a comment on your blog. Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Crop Addict April 2011 Monthly Scrapbooking Kit

It's that time again!! Here's next month's kit from Crop Addict:

and the April Kit Option:

And a list of what's in it:

April 2011 Monthly Scrapbooking Kit:

Carolee’s Creations Adornit Bee Happy Collection (Double Sided):
Bee Happy A
Flower Rush
Buzz
Bee Happy Defined
Happy Stripe
Bee Happy B
Jillibean Soup Old World Cabbage Stew Collection (Double Sided):
Diced Tomatoes
Caraway Seeds
Head of Cabbage

Dream Street Fun & Games Collection (Double Sided):
Dress Up
Hopscotch
Jacks

Bazzill Cardstock: 24 Karat Bling, Powder Blue, Brown, Cornmeal Dotted Swiss, Brilliant White, Grass Green

Embellishments:
Alphabet Die Cuts
KI Memories Glitter Lace Cardstock
Webster’s Pages Journaling Cards (4, varies)
Prima Canvas Tabs (2, varies)
Jenni Bowlin Bingo Cards (2, varies)
Chipboard Flowers
Heidi Swapp Flower Center
Prima Flower
Foil Chipboard Rounder (varies)
File Folders (2 large, 2 small)
Jillibean Journaling Sprouts (2, varies)
7 Gypsies Brads (6-7, varies)
Flat Paper Clips (4)
Hampton Arts Studio G Clear Stamp
Fancy Pants Alphabet Stickers
Hampton Arts Ink Pad
Maya Road Strawberry Coast Mini Album Keychain Set

Kit Option:
Carolee’s Creations Adornit Bee Happy Clear Stickers
Alphabet Stickers
Carolee’s Creations Adornit Bee Happy Cardstock Sticker
Fancy Pants Big Board Chipboard

Crop Addict 5th Anniversary - DAY 3!!!!!

And here's Crop Addict's 3rd day of the celebration!!!

So...are you having fun yet? If you need the details of the big PARTEEEE! Check it out here on my blog! Lots of prizes and giveaways being handed out this weekend!

For today I made a ..... Welcome Home card!!! Surprise right?? I just love My Little Shoebox and these papers are perfect for the card I had in mind:

And the sides:

I hope Patrick will like this card when he comes home (as it's not really a card for a man... more a card for ??? ME!! LOL). These MLS papers are perfect for cutting out fun details and thus creating your own scene.

Thanks for stopping by today again and hope you liked the projects I made with the Crop Addict March kit sofar! And remember to visit the Crop Addict forum for more inspiration!!!

Hugs,

Crop Addict 5th Anniversary - DAY 2!!!!

You know what I love most about the March 2011 Kit from Crop Addict??? First of all the colors!!! All those bright and happy colors; lots of reds and orange! and secondly the patterns: birds, butterflies and hearts!!!! I just love patterned paper with these themes!!!

Today I thought I would share with you how I created my layout "Books make me happy", made with the Crop Addict March 2011 Monthly Scrapbooking Kit:

Start with the red My Little Shoebox paper for your background.

Cut strips of paper in various lengths and sizes from other MLS papers and choose one of the tags from the kit to use on your page:

Adhere these strips of paper and your tag (with ribbon) to your background and cut off any excess paper:

Use your sewing machine to add some whimsical stitched lines to the strips:

Create a photo mat for your photos. Add a faux stitched line along the edge:

Add another mat behind the first and adhere your photos:

Last but not least: punch a few flowers from one of your Dream Street papers and add these to your layout:

And that's it!! You're done!! Easy Peasy!!

Hope you enjoyed it! If you're looking for even more inspiration, have a look at the Crop Addict forum. Do you know there's a subject called "totally technique"? You can read here about soooo many different techniques!!

See you again tomorrow??? And don't forget to leave a comment to win!!!

Hugs,

Crop Addict 5th Anniversary - DAY 1!!!!

On this first day of the 5th Anniversary of Crop Addict I'm going to share with you a few of the projects I created with the fabulous MARCH kit!!!

1. Little Birthday Boy:

For step-by-step instructions on how to create this layout see the Crop Addict blog!!!

2. So Sweet!:

My youngest totally in love with the new rabbit!!

3. Books make me happy!!

And they really do!! Can't imagine life without them!!

Thanks for visiting and having a look, come back tomorrow for more surprises!

Also, don't forget to leave a comment, there are wonderful prizes up for grabs...!!!

Hugs,