Dutch Dares Woensdag!

En toen was het alweer de eerste woensdag van de maand! En dus een nieuwe DARE!! Deze week is de dare "Voor alles is een eerste keer" oftewel "Mijn Eerste .... ".

Ik had net deze schattige foto's van Manon gescand om te scrappen. Ze is hier 6 jaar en speelde elke dag met haar poppen. Tim is die dag jarig en Manon heeft daarom ook een klein cadeautje gekregen: een fietssetje voor haar Baby Born. De titel van de layout is dan ook "Mijn eerste fietsritje" en slaat dus op het eerste fietstochtje van de pop!

Verder lag de nieuwe "Sugar & Spice" lijn van Doodlebug op mijn bureau en die heb ik gelijk gebruikt!

As it's the first Wednesday of the month it's time for a new Dutch Dare! This month the dare is: "My First .... " . I chose these photos of little, 6 year old, Manon. She had just gotten a new bike suit for her Baby Born doll and was about to take the doll for it's very first bike ride ... hence the title! 

I used Doodlebug's "Sugar & Spice" line for the page. Just perfect for little girl photos, don't you think? 

Ik vind dat papier zooo schattig! Zou bijna willen dat Manon nog 6 was!!

I really love this line! Almost wished that Manon was still 6 years old!

Als je wilt zien wat de rest van het team gemaakt heeft, neem dan eens een kijkje op het Dutch Dares blog. Enne mocht je zo geïnspireerd raken dat je mee wilt doen, vergeet dan vooral niet een link naar je layout achterlaten want de RAK is deze maand heel leuk!!

If you want to see what the other DT members made, have a look at the Dutch Dares blog! And if you decide to participate, don't forget to link up your layout! Maybe you'll be the winner of this month's RAK!! 

Thanks for stopping by!! 
Hugs, 
Monique

BIG news!!!!!

Finally I'm able to share my BIG news with you all!!! A few weeks ago I got a really exciting e-mail from Patti Beltran telling me that ..... drumroll .......

I MADE THE MY LITTLE SHOEBOX 2012-2013 DESIGN TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look:

Can you see my name?! It's really there!!

Yay!! A dream come true!!! I'm so happy!! I've been doing a little happy dance!! When I read Patti's email I gave a huge yell and the kids thought I'd won the jackpot! Well, to be honest, that's exactly how it feels!!

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

"The Studio Challenges" April's GDT!

Last week Jules asked me if I would like to be April's Guest Designer for "The Studio Challenges" and of course I said "yes"!! When I had a look at their blog and their designers and "special guests", I felt so honored she asked me! (Thanks again Julie!)

"The Studio Challenges" is a challenge blog from the UK with an amazing DT and very fun challenges. They have 2 challenges a month, one on the 1st of the month and one halfway through.

The first challenge this month is to create a layout using at least 3 (but preferably all) of the following list: kraft, twine, die cuts, ink, a star and washi tape.

Here's the layout I created:

And some details:

LOVE the Washi tape that is so "in" nowadays!

If you want to see what the other designers created, have a look HERE! And maybe you want to play along too? There's a fun prize to be won!

Thanks for stopping by and if you come back tomorrow I have some really BIG news for you, wohoo! :):):) !!!!!!!

Hugs,
Monique

{ My Guy }

Did I tell you I {heart} the new Doodlebug lines? No? Well, I do! Especially this one "Boys Only"! The colors are great, the designs are great, the papers are double sided and the extra's like the twine, the stickers & the buttons are just perfect!

Here's my first layout (which is up on Doodlbug's blog right now); a page about my 12 year old son....

Where did the time go? He's growing up so fast, too fast!

Take a look at Doodlebug's blog to see what the other designers created!!

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

Ohhh, and I have sooooo cool news!!! Can't wait to tell you all about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):)

Hugs,
Monique

Project Life { Week 5 & 6 }

Okay, so I'm behind ... that doesn't mean I'm not going to finish it! No way! (this is me, talking to myself, LOL). I love how my Project Life album is coming together, but I have to admit it's taking me more time than expected. I might have to rethink my strategy ... but for now, I have week 5 and 6 to show to you!

Week 5:

week 5, left side:

week 5, right side:

And here's week 6:

Week 6, left:

Week 6, right:

I just can't believe that only last month it was freezing cold and we were ice skating! And this week we're sitting in the sun and are needing lots of suncream!

Okay this is it, hope to see you again soon and thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Hugs,
Monique

Ella Publishing - Thank You Cards

Yay!! Ella Publishing asked us (Doodlebug & its designers) to participate in "THANK YOU THURSDAY" with the help of their fabulous e-book "31 Thank You Cards".

We all created one or more cards based on one of the cards from Ella Publishing's e-book, which we got to choose ourselves.
Here are the cards I made. First this one, made with the very new "Hello Spring" collection which only just arrived on my doorstep:

and this is the card from Ella Publishing's e-book I chose to base my card upon:

and then I made this one, using the "Cake and Ice Cream" collection :

and that's based upon this card from Ella Publishing's e-book:

Hope you like them!

For more inspiration and a chance to WIN one of the copies of Ella Publishing's e-book visit Doodlebug's blog and all the blogs of the other DB designers!  But also check out the cute "thank you" cards the Ella Publishing team created. You can win a great pile of Doodlebug goodies on their blog too!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Hugs,
Monique