Happy New Year!

Better late than never right ;o)! A very Happy New Year to you all, wishing you lots of love, luck, happiness and good health in 2012! I've finally made a card, the first one of the year, using this lovely Magnolia stamp which is available exclusively from Creashop Duymelot.

I've also turned off the comments section on my blog, as I don't have the time to visit you and leave comments I think it's only fair. If you have a question please leave it in the C-box on the right or send me an e-mail.

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Magnolia; sentiment by LOTV
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock; Maja Design paper "Vintage Winter"; piece of cardboard box
Embellishments: Zva Creative pearl swirls; Queen & Co pearls; Rayher butterflies

Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eighteen; EK Success Retro Flower punches; Magnolia Doohickey fence; Marianne Design Creatables trellis
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks)
E44, E43, E42, E41 (browns)
E46, E35, E29 (reds)

That's all from me for now, hope to be back soon with something else to show you :D. Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Erica

Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!!!

Well here it is, Christmas Eve! Did I make any Christmas cards this year? Yes, I think two or three...and I haven't even gotten around to sending them yet! Very ashamed, must do better next year; but then I say that every year ;o). It's nice to know that some things never change right!

Anyway, sorry I've been AWOL recently, I've been busy losing a ton of weight, shopping, some more shopping and oh yes, shopping :D! I love buying new clothes and shoes and basically becoming a different person, so card-making has been relegated to the bottom of the list for now, but I'll be back in the new year!

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and happiness, good health and lots of luck for the New Year!

Hugs,
Erica

Last Simply Sassy Sunday

I just did my last post for the Simply Sassy Inspiration Blog, I have had to make the decision to quit the team to focus on other, equally fun, things in my life. Only so many hours in the day right ;o).

For my last offering I have used

Tease Me

which appears to be sold out at the moment but will no doubt be back in stock soon!

Aaaaah she looks like me on a Sunday morning, coping with wayward hair and the realisation that it's back to work tomorrow ;o)

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Simply Sassy "Tease Me"; LOTV sentiment
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock kraft; Maja Design "Vintage Winter" paper
Embellishments: staples; Kars adhesive pearls
Tools: Marianne Design frond; EK Success Retro Flower punches; Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circle Large
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks, lips)
E44, E43, E42, E41 (browns)
B95, B93, B91 (blues)
R27 (red)

Right, that's all from me, thank you for stopping by and have a great week!

Hugs,
Erica

Simply Sassy Sunday Times Two...

Hi all! I'm a little behind in posting, things have been a tad hectic around here, so without further ado: here are my latest Simply Sassy cards :D! No more time to craft today, I really want to get the Christmas decorations up! I just love the coziness and candlelight, and it gives the cats something else to try and destroy *LOL* ;o)

Have a great day, thank you for stopping by and see you soon!

Hugs,
Erica

Simply Sassy Thursday

Hi everyone, hope you're well! I had to swap Simply Sassy days with Maria Therese because I was teaching a workshop on Saturday and didn't have the energy left to make a card on Sunday...imagine that, must be getting old ;o). For today's card I've used

Domestic Goddess

which is out of stock at the moment, but will no doubt be back soon! I have used only browns and a bit of red to colour on kraft and I'm fairly happy with the result :D. My apologies for the truly awful picture, but it's been fog, fog and more fog here the last few weeks (I've literally got my head in the clouds, walking on air, that kind of stuff ;o)) and it shows in the pictures!

Card Ingredients:

Stamp: Simply Sassy "Domestic Goddess"
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock; Maja Design design paper "Vintage Winter"
Embellishments: Zva Creative pearl swirls; Kars adhesive pearls; charm; Papertrey Ink ribbon
Tools: EK Success Retro Flower punches; My Favorite Things Dienamics border; Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eighteen
Copics:
E44, E43, E42, E41 (browns)
R29 (red)

That's all from me for now, I'll see you on Sunday for some more Sassiness, have a great week!

Hugs,

Erica

Simply Sassy Blog Hop Winner!

Hi everyone, so glad to see you're all so enthusiastic about the last Simply Sassy set, it is fabby isn't it :D! So I had to pick a winner out of all your kind comments, and it wasn't easy, but I decided on

Ruby

Congrats Ruby! Please e-mail your addy to erica_everaers@hotmail.com and a brand spanking new Book Club stamp will wing its way to you shortly!

Thanks to you all for playing and for your continued support over the past year!

Hugs,

Erica

Simply Sassy Release Blog Hop!

It is time for another Simply Sassy Blog Hop, as today sees the release of a whole new set! Now, if you've come from the amazingly talented Elaine's blog then you're on the right track! If you haven't or if you're just joining us, please head to the Simply Sassy Inspiration Blog to start the hop ;o)

I'm so excited to be able to introduce you to Book Club, isn't she the cutest nerd EVER!!! Now I knew this card was missing something, I just couldn't put my finger on what it was...until I put it up in my post just now and saw that I forgot to put the buttons on the flower centres :o(. I'll update it tomorrow for a more complete look ;o).

This image can be used for so many things, such as a gift card (for a book...or something ;o)), a back to school card, a door hanger for a studious little girl, a bookmark etc. etc.

I have used Maja Design papers, My Favorite Things Die-namics doily, flowers and leaves, the sentiment is by Stamping Bella, the pearls are from Kars and the background stamp is from Stempelglede. The Copic colours are: E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks, lips), E44, E43, E42, E41 (browns), R29 (red).

Okay, onto the important stuff: for this blog hop I get to give away the Simply Sassy stamp that I used on my card to one lucky winner! All you have to do to be in with a chance to win is:

Leave a comment at every stop on the blog hop, you have until 12.00 noon GMT (CET -1 hr) on Monday 21 November to do so!

I will pick a winner from all the comments and post the winner's name in my blog that evening, so be sure to check back then!

You can find Book Club over at Funky Kits, where they have an amazing deal for the release weekend: when you buy the whole set, which you can get at the usual amazing price of six for the price of five, you also get the limited edition stamp for free (this stamp will only be included in the set this weekend and will not be sold individually)! So that's seven stamps and you only pay for five, that's what I call getting into the Christmas spirit :D!

Next up on the blog hop is the fabulous Alina, so hop on over and see what amazing creation she has in store for you! Have a great Sassy day ;o)!

Hugs,
Erica

Simply Sassy Sunday Sneak Peek!

Goooooood morning!! Here is a sneak peek of the fantabulous new set, say hello to Cinderella, just about to go to the ball I think ;o) with her lovely pink dress and shoes and don't forget that crown, she'll wow the prince with those for sure, he won't be able to resist her ;o)!

Next Saturday sees the release of this new set, which we'll be celebrating with a blog hop, and this coming week there'll be lots more sneek peaks, so stay tuned to the Simply Sassy Blog!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Simply Sassy "Cinderella"; sentiment by Papertrey Ink
Paper: cardstock by Bazzill and Elzybells; design paper by Maja Design
Embellishments: adhesive pearls; string; We R Memory Keepers wide eyelet
Tools: My Favorite Things Die-namics wavy border, buttons and leaves; EK Success Retro Flower punches; Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eighteen
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks)
R85, R83, R81 (pinks)
Y28, E53, E50 (hair)
E25 (eyes)

That's all I wrote, thank you for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Hugs,
Erica

Simply Sassy Sunday

Hiya! Hope you're having a good day, weather overcast here so I've decided to make it a cleaning-and-tidying day, seeing as how I couldn't find my leaf die to put some much-needed leaves on this tag...*hanging head in shame*.

For today's inspiration I've used

Hippie Love

Still one of my all-time favourite Sassy stamps :D!

Tag Ingredients:

Stamps: Simply Sassy "Hippie Love"; Stempelglede background stamp
Paper: Elzybells Art Stamps cardstock; BoBunny design paper "Welcome Home"
Embellishments: American Crafts Thickers; staples; Kars adhesive pearls; Prima Marketing Vintage Trinkets; string; We R Memory Keepers wide eyelet
Tools: Magnolia Doohickey fence; My Favorite Things Upsy Daisy flower die; Ranger distress ink; chalk
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks, lips)
Y28, E53, E50 (hair)
BG02, BG01, BG000 (blues)
G24 (green)
E44, E43, E42 (browns)

Right, that's all from me, off to create some order in this chaos! Have a great day, thank you for stopping by and see you soon!

Hugs,
Erica

Simply Sassy Sunday

Helloooo! Hope you're having a fantabulous Sunday and you didn't forget to put your clocks back one hour, it's lovely having a whole extra hour of weekend isn't it :D! For my card today I have used the scrumptious

Sundae Service

I wasn't at all happy with the last card I made with this beauty, so she's been used for a retry ;o). Also, I got the new set in the other day and let me tell you: more scrumptiousness is on the way!!! So start saving them pennies, thank goodness Christmas is coming up right ;o)

I have used lots of die-cuts on this card and little else, as the busy paper combined with the die-cuts and the flowers make for a pretty full card I think. Also, I'm not one for "throwing" everything I have at a card and see what sticks, some people carry that off brilliantly but I'm not blessed with that talent ;o).

Card Ingredients:
Stamp: Simply Sassy "Sundae Service"
Paper: Bazzill Basics and Elzybells Art Stamps cardstock; My Mind's Eye paper "Be Loved"
Embellishments: My Mind's Eye die-cut sheet; Kars adhesive pearls
Tools: Marianne Design frond; QuicKutz flowers
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks)
Y28, E53, E50 (hair)
BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10 (blues)
R29, R27 (reds)
R22, R21 (pinks)

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by, see you soon!

Hugs,
Erica

And Again...

Sorry I've been AWOL, I've been a little too busy with other stuff to update my blog. But I do have lots to show you today :D! First of all my Simply Sassy Sunday card, a Christmas one this time, as it's now October and I have precisely one finished card...I have no idea as of yet how I'm going to turn that into 65 cards by the beginning of December, but this is a start ;o)

Then there are these tins with a little booklet that I made for two of my colleagues, who recently became the proud parents of one gorgeous girl and one gorgeous (and miraculous) set of twins! I got the d.o.b. of the twins wrong (not my blond moment, they were born in the middle of the night so someone got muddled up :-p) but that's easily fixable :D.

That's all from me this week, I hope to have time for something other than Sassy cards and tins soon ;o). Thank you for stopping by, enjoy your day and see you soon :D!

Hugs,
Erica

Playing Catch-Up ;o)

Phew, what a rough couple of weeks I've had! It started with no internet connection for five days, which is when you realise how much you use the internet and how much time you waste on it which you could have spent crafting ;o). So I crafted and crafted until I could craft no mo'! Then last week I got food poisoning, and I didn't have the strength to either craft or use the internet...ain't life ironic ;o)

Anyway, here's my Simply Sassy card for today:

And here's the one from last week:

This is also my contribution for the Pink {INK} Sketch Challenge, which happens to be my sketch this time, go check it out :D!

Thank you for stopping by, have a great day and I'll see you soon!

Hugs,
Erica

Simply Sassy Sunday

Hi all, hope you're enjoying the same Indian Summer we're experiencing over here, isn't it lovely! It's Sunday again so time for a Simply Sassy creation, and this time I've made a doorhanger:

This is perfect for a teen girl's bedroom with a text like "Enter At Your Own Risk" or "Stay Out" or "No BOYS Allowed" ;o) I loved this text though, it's from the design paper and matchy-matchy, just how I like it!

Project Ingredients:

Stamp: Simply Sassy "So What!"
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock kraft; My Mind's Eye design paper "Breeze"
Embellishments: staples; adhesive pearls; Papertrey Ink ribbon
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle Large; EK Success Retro Flower punches; Stampin' Up! edge punch
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks, lips)
Y28, E53, E50 (hair)
YG95, YG93 (greens)
BG15, BG13 (blues)
E44, E43, E42 (browns)

Right, that's all from me this week, I'm going to enjoy this lovely weather before it's gone again ;o). Have a great day, see you soon!

Hugs,
Erica

And Another One...

It's Baby Boom Time at work, two more colleagues have just become proud first-time parents :D!

I've made this tin for the colleague who had a beautiful (and I do mean stunning!) little girl last week and last Saturday my other colleague gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl...that's going to be a bit more challenging, tin-wise ;o) so more on that at the weekend!

And this is not the last of it, another one of my colleagues is actually expecting her baby this week, her due date is Thursday...aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh, I am so sick of these tins! Hope you still enjoy them though :D!

Project Ingredients:

Paper: Bazzill Basics carstock kraft; Maja Designs design paper
Embellishments: Queen & Co pearls; ribbon; string; charm (inside booklet)
Tools: Tin; Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles Large; EK Success Retro Flower punches; Fiskars border punch; Kars butterfly punch; QuicKutz alphabets Abigail and Snow Angel plus "baby" dies (inside booklet)

Right, that's all from me, off to watch Desperate Housewives and generally laze about ;o). Hope you have a great week, thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Erica

Simply Sassy Blog Hop Winner!

Just a quick note to announce that the winner of "Travel Lite", the Simply Sassy stamp I used for my hop card, is

Angelique

Congratulations Angelique, please e-mail me your address before the end of this week and you will receive your stamp a.s.a.p.!

Thank you for everyone for hopping along, I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Hugs,
Erica

Simply Sassy Release Blog Hop!

It is time for another Simply Sassy Blog Hop, as today sees the release of a new set, which might actually be my favourite so far (sssshhh, don't tell the other Sassy's!)... Now, if you've come from the amazingly talented Anita's blog then you're on the right track! If you haven't or if you're just joining us, please head to the Simply Sassy Inspiration Blog to start the hop ;o)

I'm so excited to be able to introduce you to Travel Lite, or as I like to call her, Becky ;o). You see, Becky's going on a mini-break with her new boyfriend and he's very impressed she's only packed one tiny suitcase! Little does he know she's already sent the two big ones ahead to their hotel ;o).

This image can be used for a great many things, such as a bon voyage card, or a miss you card, or an invitation for a friend to come stay with you :D. I have used the new sketch over on Pink {Ink} Sketch Challenges for this card, provided by the lovely and very talented Kylie :D!

I have used My Mind's Eye papers, Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eighteen, the suitcase stamp is from Magnolia, the doily (just visible) is made with My Favorite Things Die-namics, the flowers with EK Success Retro Flower punches, the sentiment is by Papertrey Ink, the pearls are from Queen & Co and Zva Creative, the butterflies from Rayher and the Copic colours are: E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks, lips), Y28, E53, E50 (hair), W7, W5, W3, W2, W1 (greys).

Okay, onto the important stuff: for this blog hop I get to give away the Simply Sassy stamp that I used on my card to one lucky winner! All you have to do to be in with a chance to win is:

Leave a comment at every stop on the blog hop, you have until 12.00 noon GMT (CET -1 hr) on Monday 19 September to do so!

I will pick a winner from all the comments and post the winner's name in my blog at 19.00 hrs that evening, so be sure to check back then!

You can find Travel Lite over at Funky Kits, where they have an amazing deal for the release weekend: buy all six stamps in this set for the price of five!

Next up on the blog hop is the fabulous Autumn, so hop on over and see what amazing creation she has in store for you! Have a great Sassy day ;o)!

Hugs,
Erica

Simply Sassy Sunday Sneak Peek!

Hi all, today I'm showing you a sneak peek of one of the fantastic new stamps in set 10 of the Simply Sassy stamps (can you believe, ten sets!). The stamp is called "Love Letters" but I think I'll call her Sophie...

Sophie is a beautiful girl and very popular with the boys. Every day her poor postman gives himself a hernia dragging the sackfulls of love letters to Sophie's door. You see, Sophie doesn't have a computer or a smartphone so no texting, e-mailing or What's App'ing for her, if the boys want her attention they'd better send her a nice love letter, the old-fashioned way! Today she received four letters she really likes and now she has to make up her mind which of the boys to go out with! Can't wait to hear Sophie's choice... ;o)

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Simply Sassy "Love Letters"; Magnolia background stamp
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock kraft, white; DCWV design paper Linen Closet
Embellishments: Wild Orchid Crafts pearl hearts; Queen & Co adhesive pearls; staples
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle Large; EK Success Retro Flower punches; Ranger Distress Ink Old Paper
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks, lips)
Y28, E53, E50 (hair)
E44, E43, E42, E41 (browns)

Right, that's all from me, but if you hop on over to the Sugar Nellie blog you'll find another sneak peek there from Maria Therese!

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by :D!

Hugs,
Erica

Simply Sassy Wednesday ;o)

Hi folks, I completely forgot to put this on my blog last Sunday, so for this week it's a Simply Sassy Wednesday :D! And why not, the working week is half over and the weekend and, more importantly, my vacation time is looming!

I've used an oldie but a goodie for this week's card, kind of a "Goodbye to Summer" (what Summer was that, I hear some of you muttering ;o)) Granted, it wasn't great, but I also love Autumn and Winter (apart from when I got soaked walking home just now, that wasn't so good...) and the good thing about those seasons is: lots of crafty time!

Card Ingredients:

Stamp: Simply Sassy "Butterflies & Pigtails" (sold out at the mo, but back soon no doubt!)
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock kraft, vanilla; Prima Marketing "Botanical Garden"

Embellishments: adhesive pearls; Rayher butterflies
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circle Large; Martha Stewart border punch; My Favorite Things Flower Trio; Heidi Swapp edge distresser
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks, lips)
Y28, E53, E50 (hair)
E44, E43, E42, E41 (browns)

On Saturday the 17th we're having an amazing blog hop for the new release, which is utterly yummalicious! I'm kicking of sneak peeks this Sunday so be sure to stop by the Simply Sassy Inspiration Blog and eh...put on a bib as you'll be drooling over these new Sassy stamps! ;o)

Thank you for stopping by, hope you have a lovely rest of the week and I'll see you Sunday :D!

Hugs,
Erica

A Baby Boy!

Remember how I told you I have about a gazillion pregnant colleagues? Well, one of them gave birth to a baby boy last month and here's what I made!

A little booklet so all 50 of us could write a funny, helpful or just congratulatory message to the proud parents ;o)

Now, September promises an influx of these tins, as three more colleagues are due to give birth. One of them to twins, a boy and a girl...any suggestions on how I'm going to solve that? ;o)

Project Ingredients:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink sentiments
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock; Maja Design design paper
Embellishments: Kars adhesive pearls; CC Designs tin; string; charm
Tools: Marianne Design frond die; EK Success Retro Flower punches; Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circle Large and Scalloped Circle Large; QuicKutz alphabets Studio and Abigail, shape dies; Fiskars border punch; Kars butterfly punch

Right, that's all from me, thank you for stopping by and see you soon with a new Pink Ink challenge!

Hugs,
Erica

Think Happy Thoughts!

Hi guys and girls, hope you're all well! I've actually made a card, can you believe it?!? This came together so easily, the TeddyBo and TeddyBea bears are such a joy to work with and I really really don't use them enough...but you know what it's like right, so many stamps, so little time... ;o)

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: TeddyBea digi stamp; My Favorite Things sentiment
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock white, kraft; Elzybells Art Stamps cardstock kraft; Maja Design design paper "Life in the Country"; My Mind's Eye design paper "Blush"
Embellishments: Zva Creative pearls swirls; Kars adhesive pearls; Rayher butterflies
Tools: Marianne Design fronds; EK Success Retro Flower punches

Copics:
E44, E43, E42, E41 (browns)
B95, B93, B91 (blues)
C1 (grey)
YG63 (green)
E93 (blush)

Right, I'm off, I'm still exhausted and working way too much, two more days to go. Thank you for stopping by, have a great day!

Hugs,
Erica