Fijne oud & nieuw!

Zo, de appelflappen, oliebollen en bananenflapjes zijn gebakken.
Ben al een paar dagen flink gegrepen door de griep.

Wens iedereen een hele fijne oud&nieuw.

Goed uiteinde en een mooi begin!!

Liefs,
Kitty

Huis kaart

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Een paar dagen terug heb ik deze kaart gemaakt nav een patroon die ik via Annette's Creafarm Duo Challenge Blog heb ontvangen voor de Challenge #22.

Een vriend van me is net verhuisd en ik vond het wel leuk om de kaart helemaal wit te laten en winters te maken met de ijspegeldakrant en de sneeuwvlokken.

Bedankt voor je bezoek en een hele fijne dag!

Liefs,
Kitty

Christmas Ornament Card

Hi,

This year I made this christmas ornament card for my mother.
Every year I want to make something special for her.
I gave it to her last night and she loved it.
She hanged it in her tree. Lovely to see and enjoying it while
spending our christmas day at her home.

I used an older magnolia christmas stamp and colored it with my promarkers.
The base of the ornament is a die cut from Noor! Design by Joy Crafts.
The shaker box is made from an empty ribbon spool.

I want to enter this project to the following challenge:
- Marvelous Magnolia - #7 Anything but a Card
- Midweek Magnolias - #42 Home for Christmas
- Magnolia Down Under - #177 Christmas

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Fijne Feestdagen

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This is one of the last christmas cards I have to make.
Most of them are send out. Pfff....

Love this cute stamp of Edwin from the Magnolia Christmas Collection.
I colored him with my promarkers. Love the winter Limited Edition.
Also used a die cut from my new noortje die from Marianne Design.

I want to enter this card to the following challenge:
- I Love Promarkers - #146 Anything Goes
- Simply Magnolia - It's the Season
- The Dutch Magnolia Chickies - #34 Kerstkaart
- Marvelous Magnolia Challenge - #6 Snowflakes

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Kerstboom staat

 

Hey!

Getting in the christmas spirit.
This year no black in the tree but pink.
Love pink. Lol...

Hugs,
Kitty

Sinterklaas surprise

Hi,

Vandaag aan de slag gegaan met de sinterklaas surprise van Duncan voor school. Het is een Ipod Shuffle geworden.
De koptelefoon maakt het ook echt af en goed gelukt al zeg ik het zelf. Gedicht is ook klaar, dus dat scheelt allemaal weer.

I want to enter this picture to Sassy's Show Me Thursday #102

This gift is made for our traditional Sinterklaas where older children and adults make a nice pressent with a poem.

Bedankt voor jullie bezoek en een fijne dag!

Liefs,
Kitty

Sinterklaas is the basis for the North American figure of Santa Claus. It is often claimed that during the American War of Independence, the inhabitants of New York City, a former Dutch colonial town (New Amsterdam), reinvented their Sinterklaas tradition, as Saint Nicholas was a symbol of the city's non-English past.^[17] The name Santa Claus supposedly derived from older Dutch Sinter Klaas. However, theSaint Nicholas Society was not founded until 1835, almost half a century after the end of the war.^[18] In a study of the "children's books, periodicals and journals" of New Amsterdam, the scholar Charles Jones did not find references to Saint Nicholas or Sinterklaas.^[19] Not all scholars agree with Jones's findings, which he reiterated in a book in 1978.^[20] Howard G. Hageman, of New Brunswick Theological Seminary, maintains that the tradition of celebrating Sinterklaas in New York existed in the early settlement of the Hudson Valley. He agrees that "there can be no question that by the time the revival of St. Nicholas came with Washington Irving, the traditional New Netherlands observance had completely disappeared."^[21] However, Irving's stories prominently featured legends of the early Dutch settlers, so while the traditional practice may have died out, Irving's St. Nicholas may have been a revival of that dormant Dutch strand of folklore. In his 1812 revisions to A History of New York, Irving inserted a dream sequence featuring St. Nicholas soaring over treetops in a flying wagon — a creation others would later dress up as Santa Claus.

But was Irving the first to revive the Dutch folklore of Sinterklaas? In New York, two years earlier John Pintard published a pamphlet with illustrations of Alexander Anderson in which he calls for making Saint Nicholas the patron Saint of New York and starting a Sinterklaas tradition. He was apparently assisted by the Dutch because in his pamphlet he included an old Dutch Sinterklaas poem with an English translation. In the Dutch poem, Saint Nicholas is referred to as 'Sancta Claus'.^[14] Ultimately, his initiative helped Sinterklaas to pop up as Santa Claus in the Christmas celebration, which returned - freed of episcopal dignity and ties - via England and later Germany to Europe again.

The Saint Nicholas Society of New York celebrates a feast on 6 December to this day. The town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, New York, which was founded by Dutch and German immigrants, has an annual Sinterklaas celebration. It includes Sinterklaas' crossing the Hudson River and then a parade to the center of town.^[22]

During the Reformation in 16th-17th century Europe, many Protestants changed the gift bringer from Sinterklaas to the Christ Child or Christkindl (corrupted in English to Kris Kringle). Similarly, the date of giving gifts changed from December 5 or 6th to Christmas Eve.^[23]

Winter Wishes

Hey!

Vandaag heb ik een winters kaartje gemaakt.
Ik had mooi breed kant gekregen en wilde daar wat mee doen.

Heb een grote sneeuwvlok uitgeknipt en op blauw linnen karton geplakt. Verder heb ik deze schattige stempel van Tilda ingekleurd met de limited edition winter promarkers. Prachtige kleuren. Heb 3 vilten sneeuwvlokken bevestigd met daarop grote plakparels. Ook heb ik een sneeuwvlokbedeltje bevestigd met een stukje smal elastisch kant dat ik tevens gebruikt heb om het brede kant heen.

Deze kaart wil ik indienen voor de volgende challenges:
- Dutch Magnolia Lovers - #45 Let it Snow & Blauw-Wit
- It's a Magnolia Challenge - #46 Winter (geen kerst)
- Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - #57 Winter Wonderland
- I Love Promarkers - #145 Anything Goes

Bedankt voor je bezoek en een hele fijne dag!

Liefs,
Kitty

Wine Tag

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Tonight I made this wine tag with a lovely tilda stamp.

I colored the stamp with promarkers and on the wine I added some glossy accents.
I adhered some lace, flowers, oval die cut, tag, sentiment and satin ribbon.

This tag is entering the following challenges:
- Magnolia Down Under - #174 Wine Tag

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Kerstboom Kadozakje

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Dit kerstboom kadozakje is de duo challenge van november bij Annete's Creafarm Challenge Blog. Het knippen van het patroon was een aardig werkje, maar het resultaat is wel erg leuk. Het blijft mooi rechtop staan. Ik ga het als kerstdecoratie in mijn huis gebruiken. Vind hem te leuk om weg te geven. hahaha....

Heb besloten de voorkant nog iets aan te passen en heb de slinger in Tilda's hand voorzien van 3 plakparels en een extra swirl toegevoegd. Zie hier het resultaat.

Geen idee waarom de afbeelding zo wordt weergegeven,
op mijn pc staat hij normaal... sorry... je moet je beeldscherm kantelen.

Dit project wil in laten meedoen met de volgende challenges:
- Annette's Creafarm - Duo Challenge #21
- AnMaCreatief - Kerst
- Magnolia-licious Hightlites - Project with something hidden
   (I created a christmas card with a surprise in-between)

Bedankt voor je bezoekje en een hele fijne dag!

Liefs,
Kitty

Nikki

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Vandaag heb ik deze easel card gemaakt met de speciale digi die Krista van Saturated Canary voor de club Kaarten maken met Tiets heeft gemaakt. Mocht je Nikki leuk vinden, dan kun je haar vanaf 30 november 2012 kopen in de Saturated Canary webshop.

De basiskaart is wit en ik heb de Nikki gekleurd met mijn promarkers. Ik heb een grote schaats gezocht en de glijder met zilver gekleurd en de zool met zwart. Verder heb ik gebruik gemaakt van blauw linnen cardstock, designpapier met sneeuwvlokken, vilten sneeuwvlokken, plakparels, sentiment, zilveren schaatsbedel, 2 soorten kant en sneeuwvlokrand.

Deze kaart wil ik graag inleveren bij de volgende challenge:
- Elke Kaart Een Feestje - #141 Winter Wonderland

Bedankt voor je bezoek en ik wens je een fijne dag!

Liefs,
Kitty

Another Tea Pot & Cup Easel Card

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I had to make the tea pot easel card again. Love making it.
This time I wanted to use the lovely Joyful Tilda stamp.
Of course I colored the images with my promarkers in all kinds of pinks.
I like how it turned out.

I want to enter this card to the following challenges:
- Simply Magnolia - Easel Card
- I Love Promarkers - Pretty in Pink

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Kerstllicht

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I wanted to make something for in my home for christmas.
I bought this lovely wooden tea light holder and magnolia pimped it.

With my promarkers I colored 3 christmas images from Magnolia's A Christmas Story Collecion 2012.
Love the Tim Holtz Snow Flurries edge die I bought this weekend .

I want to enter this project to the following challenges:
- Lovely Hänglar or Sweet Magnolia - #56 Die or Punches
- It's a Magnolia Challenge - #44 Pimp Home Deco

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Tea Pot Easel Card

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Last night I made a card with a digi that was provided by Priscilla Styles for the last progressive challenge at CDAC.
Love the tea pot and cup. I wanted to make a special card so it had to be a easel card. Love those kind of cards.

I made it into a birthday card for my sister-in-law who's a real tea drinker. On the handle I attached a little silver tea cup charm with a piece of lacy ribbon.
I colored the images with my promarkers. On the bottom part of the card I adhered some lovely patterned paper, a sentiment and an extra piece of the patterned paper to hold the pot in place.

I want to enter this card to the following challenges:
- CDACPC - #23

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Hugs,
Kitty

Snowy

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This time I made a christmas card using magnolia's snowy. I stamped him on kraft cardstock and colored his body with a distress marker and the rest of him with promarkers. In the corners I adhered some metal silver corners (love those), some patterned paper, a die cut background for snowy some swirly die cuts and a christmas sentiment.

I want to enter this card to the following challenges:
- The Dutch Magnolia Chickies - #31 Use Kraft
- I Love Promarkers - Christmas/Snow

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Tilda Tag

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I just finished making this tag. I used a new special magnolia stamp and colored her with promarkers. Love the flower Tilda's holding. I don't make tags, but since I see it more often being made by fellow crafters I had to make one too. ;-)
The base is white and I adhered some aluminum tape and embossed it. The next items were used to create this little project; 2 butterflies, flower charm, doily, chipboard flower, white rose, white lace trim, cherry edge die cut, 3 pearls and a nice swirl.

I want to enter this tag to the following challenges:
- Simply Magnolia - Doily and a Charm
- Hänglar or Magnolia - Ribbon or Trim
- Dutch Magnolia Lovers - #42 Chipboard and Metallic
- I Love Promarkers - #139 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

A Stitch in Time

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I made this card using a digi stamp from Pattie's Creations called A Stitch in Time. Love the pumpkin pin cushion. Because of the pumpkin I wanted te make a Halloween card. I winded some twine around one of the bobbins. On top of the digital button I adhered a real one. The top of the pins are purple rhinestones.

I want to enter this card to the following challenge:
- CDAC - cdacpc22a

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

PS: I was selected as one of the stars for this challenge. I'm very honnored.

1st time drawing a digi

Tonight I started to draw a corset and wanted to share it with you.

Hugs,
Kitty

Snowball Easel Card

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Fall just started, but I just had to make a winter card. Lol...
Love this snowman. I colored him with the with distress marker and the rest of hem with promarkers.
I made a snowball easel card. Used som fabric behind snowy, a little snowflake charm, some felt snowflakes a snowflake diecut, a pin and some glitter.

I want to enter this card to the following challenge:
- Just Magnolia - #177 Anything Goes with fabric

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Witches Boot Card

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I made the design for this witches boot card for a friends birthday.
I was inspired by a boot I saw on the internet and I wanted to make a card.
Love how it turned out.
It is made of different layers. I love the halloween colors, those are one of my favorite color combo's.
The stamp is Tilda with spider from an old magnolia stamp collection.
Some parts are embossed (spiderweb and bats) and I've sewn satin ribbon allon the side of the boot
and laced some ribbon.

I want to enter this card to the following challenge:
- DutchMagnoliaLovers - Halloween Birthday Card
  (magnolia collection stamp over one year old)
- Shelly's Images - Tic Tac Toe
  (Color orange - Embossing - Sewing)
- Totally Tilda - #57 Halloween Tilda
- Magnolia Down Under - #167 Favorite Colors
- TOMIC - #58 Halloween+Bat+Purple/Orange/Black

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

CDACPC 21

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With the cute image of a pig from Doodle Pantry I made an easel card.
The sentiment says Tijd voor een feestje, feestvarken. (time to party partypig (you say party animal and we say feestvarken varken=pig). I wanted to make the pig funnier and gave it googly eyes.

This card is for progressive challenge #21 at CDAC

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

End result of our dining room

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Yesss, the dining room is finished. I love it! It's so cosy to eat in our dining room.
So happy we pulled it of without hiring any help.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Yesss....

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Today I made this card for my hubby. I hope he likes it.

So happy that he's got his diploma after 3 years of studying hard after work. I used a Saturated Canary image called Graduation Boy and collored it with promarkers. I love black and white combo. I made al little scroll as diploma, embossed the black linen background, used some silver metal corners, a oval embossed die cut and a frame die cut and some gauze.

I want to enter this card to the following challenge:
- Sassy Cheryl - #133 Use any Die Cut

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Mushroom Easel Card

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This morning I made this autumn easel card using a giant mushroom provided by Annete's Creafarm.

The stamped image is Tilda with Carrots from the Magnolia Turning Leaves 2012 collection. I colored her with promarkers and popped her up before the mushroom. I used a fence and some grass dies from Marianne Designs.

I want to enter this card to the following challenges:
- Annette's Creafarm - Duo-Challenge #19
- Tilda's Town - #18 Autumn Colors
- Elke Kaart een Feestje - #133 Herfst

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

CDACPC #20

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This card is made for the progressive challenge #20 at Crafters Digital Art Center.
It's a set of 5 challenges. This is the second one. The image is from Priscilla Styles Store and I could choose out of 3 different cats (lazy cat - halloween cat - christmas cat) There are more lovely images in her store.

I masked the image to make my own wallpaper background. Love how that turned out. I colored the image with promarkers, adhered some lacy borders, 3 buttons and a fun cat sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Before pantry --> Now dining room

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This afternoon they guys did the flooring. Wow, love the color and the end result.
Only the heater needs some paint. That will be done very soon.

I am so happy with our pantry. Finally we can use it as our dining room. Yeah!!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Maddie

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This morning I made this card using a cute image from Saturated Canary. Love those digi's. This one is called Maddie.

When I see ice skates on a stamp I'm almost always using blue, love that combo. I colored her with my promarkers (blue's & brown's). Cardbase is white linen cardstock and I inked the edges with a lovely blue. I love the blue/white snow patterned cardstock, the blue frame is made of pearlescent linen cardstock with a nestabilitie, white satin ribbon with blue snowflakes on it, snow charm, white button, blue pearls, blue roses, craft cardstock and 2 brads. I left some space in the left top corner for a sentiment and that could be anything.

I want to enter this card to the following challenge:
- Saturated Canary - #26 B's
  -Blue, Brown, Brads, Bow, Button, Bloom-

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Kangaroo Tilda

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Vandaag heb ik deze kaart gemaakt aan de hand van de sketch voor challenge #39 van de Dutch Magnolia Lovers. Leuke sketch om mee te werken.

Dit keer gebruik gemaakt van één van de Australië stempels van Magnolia en wel Kangaroo Tilda. Is het geen schatje? Ik heb het ingekleurd met promarkers en wel wat kleurtjes van de limited edition summer en autumn. Erg mooie kleuren.
Verder heb ik een leuke nestabilitie frame, wat bloemen, kant, wat vlinders, patroonkarton en blauwe cardstock gebruikt.

Also want to enter this card to the following challenge:
- Flutterby Wednesday - #205 fav colors & butterfly/fairy

Bedankt dat je langskwam en ik wens je een prachtige dag!

Liefs,
Kitty

Round Easel Card

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I love making easel cards. This time I made a card for the birth of a baby boy.
The stamp is from Magnolia (Baby Edwin) and I colored him with promarkers.
Half of the card is embossed with stars and on the other half I adhered some
grey lace border rub-on. I've cut out some silver stars (on the picture they look black),
made som flag banner, printed a fun sentiment and adhered some silver
bling stars.

I want to enter this card to the following challenges:
- I love Promarkers - #133 Use Bunting
- A Gem of a Challenge - #54 A Boy Thing

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

Work in our pantry

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We are fixing up our pantry. Is a lot of work, but the results are stunning even though it is far from ready. New floorboards, panneling, all wood is primed.

We are ready to paint de panneling, walls and the windowframes. After that we finally can shop for nice lino for our floor. Can't wait til it's finished.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty

What's Cooking?

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I made this card as a thank you card for someone who invited us for a lovely bbq.
Love this cute hamburger Tilda stamp.

The following is used: white linen cardbase, embossed mat, edge punch, satiin ribbon, rhinestones,
magnolia masked image, promarkers.

I want to enter this card to the following challenge:
- Midweek Magnolia's - #26 What's Cooking?

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Kitty