Tiddly Treats

Hi all, this time I have a little mass production project to show you. It was my youngest stepdaughter's birthday last Sunday, so of course the children in her class and her teachers got a birthday treat. I made the boxes for the teachers, it's a design by Sam Hammond Donald and you can find it by typing in "Pootles hexagonal box" in Google. Super easy to make and a great result every time!

 

 

 

 

 

Of course I also used a cutie by Tiddly Inks, a digital stamp named School Girl (very apt I thought!). Paper is by Stampin' Up! as are the ribbons, flower punch and little gem. The digital stamp was coloured using Copics.

 

Hope you have a great weekend, thanks for stopping by!

 

Happy crafting,
Erica

DT call for Tiddly Inks!

I have been waiting for this one for a long time! Tiddly Inks are some of my favourite stamps of all time, they are just too adorable! So of course I have to take a shot at becoming a DT member, if only for a little while!

 

 

 Click HERE if you want to join me in trying your luck, what have you got to lose right?

 

Anyway, here is my Tiddly creation for submission, please keep your fingers crossed for me :D!

 

 

 

 

Meet Wryn, one of the adorable Tiddly Inks creations. She´s making some very special cupcakes, her secret ingredient is lots of love! You can find her in the store HERE! 

 

That's all from me for now, see you again soon!

 

Happy crafting,

Erica

 



Time For An Update!

Hi all, hope you're well!! I've been very busy these last few months, setting up house and looking after my family, including two of the loveliest, cutest stepdaughters there ever were and the sweetest guy in the world, that I haven't really had time for an update. I have had time to make some cards and stuff, because my stepdaughters luuuuuurve to craft, and it's one of the things we enjoy doing together :D

I honestly couldn't tell you what materials and Copic colours I used, I'll try to do better next time...

Thank you for stopping by, hope to be back again soon with some more crafties!

Hugs,

Erica

One More And Then...

...I promise I'm going to make something else for a change *LOL*!! This box is for another colleague, and this time I used elements from the birth announcement in the box. I like how that turned out, it was a pretty cool announcement and I had the right colours in my stash (shockingly...)

Project Ingredients:

Paper: a mixture of BoBunny, My Mind's Eye and Basic Grey plus Bazzill cardstock
Embellishments: Ribbon
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles and Scalloped Circles; QuicKutz dies; wooden tea box from Xenos

Right, I'm going to make a card or something other than a box this weekend and show you next week, I promise!! Thank you for stopping by!

 

Hugs,

Erica

Babies Babies Babies!!

Hi Everybody, hope you're all well and have been enjoying an Indian Summer! Nearly October now so time to make a start on those Christmas cards, or, in my case, on a few more of these baby boxes... My colleagues are still producing kids at an alarming rate, three recently became parents to two gorgeous girls and a boy, and now four more are pregnant! I can't keep up anymore, better start buying these boxes in bulk ;o)

 

 

Ingredients:
Paper: Maja Design and KI Memories; Bazzill Basics cardstock white and kraft
Embellishments: Zva Creative pearls swirls and pearls; QuicKutz and Doodlebug rub-ons
Tools: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circle and Scalloped Circle, Classic Heart and Scalloped Heart; Kars butterfly punch; Fiskars border punch; QuicKutz alphabets; Xenos tea boxes

 

That's all from me for now, hope to see you again soon. Thank you for stopping by!

 

Hugs,

Erica

Made With All My Love

Hi folks! It's been ages again, I know! Been very busy with this and that and not done a lot of crafting, but I think the crafty bug is coming back! It better, seeing as no sooner has one of my colleagues given birth than another one announces she's pregnant, it's the weirdest thing!

Anyway, made this card for a very special colleague, she's had some bad news recently and needs to know we're thinking of her.

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Magnolia; Sentiment by Nicole Verkooijen
Paper: Elzybells Arts Stamps kraft cardstock; Maja Design Vintage Summer papers
Embellishments: Melissa Frances pearls; Zva Creative pearl swirls
Tools: QuicKutz star die; EK Success Retro Flower punches; Marianne Design frond; Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eighteen;
Chalk; Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate ink
Copics:
E00, E51, E93, E21 (skin, cheeks)
E44, E43, E42, E41 (hair)
R85, R83, R81 (pinks)
Sorry, don't have the blues ;o)

Right, that's all from me, hope you're having a great summer, see you soon!

Hugs,
Erica

Diet News and Congratulations

First of all, I want to thank you for your compliments about my weight loss, they are much appreciated! Now, some of you wanted to know how I managed to lose 40 kgs...I did this using a protein-based diet (MediSlank) and under firm supervision of a dietician. For those of you who do not have a dietician nearby that works with this product, the diet can also be followed online.

 

 

Go to www.sanadoe.nl for more information, the webshop with products and the TLC of Klaas and Ingrid, who will not only help you, guide you and cheer you on, but who also send the products out free of shipping (Netherlands only!)

 

 

Now, onto my card for today! I made this for my dear friend Moon, whose birthday it is today. Assuming she's received the card I can show it to you now ;o).

Isn't this Magnolia image just precious? Some of the things I used on the card I've had for years, such as the flowers and the button, which just goes to show you should never throw anything away
(though you may need to move to a bigger house eventually ;o))

 

 

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Magnolia; sentiment by My Favorite Things
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock blue; Elzybells Art stamps cardstock kraft; Authentique paper
Embellishments: Rayher butterflies, Zva Creative pearl swirls; Prima Marketing flowers; Doodlebug button; Karen Foster scrapper's floss; Queen & Co pearls
Tools: My Favorite Things swirl, tab; Magnolia Doohickey fence

Thank you for stopping by, have a great week and see you soon!

 

 

Hugs,
Erica

100% Girl

A colleague and his wife recently adopted their second Chinese girl. I made this booklet for the rest of us to write a wish in and will be giving it to my colleague as soon as he's back at work. I just adore the Mo Manning digi stamp of the Chinese girl, and you can never have enough pink, right? ;o) 

 I have since added the adoption date underneath her name.

Card Ingredients:

Stamp: Mo Manning digital stamp
Paper: Bazzill Basics cardstock pink, white
Embellishments: Bazzill Basics stickers; Zva Creative pearl swirls and pearls; Karen Foster scrapper´s floss; ribbon
Tools: My Favorite Things Dienamics grass, banners, photo corners, flowers & leaves, butterflies; QuicKutz alphabets; Magnolia Doohickey fence; ProvoCraft embossing folders
Copics: E55, E53, E51, E93 (skin, cheeks)
R85, R83, R81 (pinks)
C7, C5, C4, C3, C2, C1 (greys)

Well, that´s all from me, hope to be back soon so show you some more! It is, unfortunately, perfect crafting weather over here *LOL*. Thank you for stopping by and have a great week(end)!

Hugs,
Erica

Time For An Update!

Hi everyone, I see that blogger has been busy in my absence and changed just about everything, so I hope I can get this post up ;o)

Been a bit quiet these last six months, but I have been undergoing a personal transformation and haven't been doing any card-making at all! I have gone from this:

to this:

A weight loss of 40 kg in eight months. So I have been completely self-involved, selfish, self-centered and oh yes, I have been shopping a lot ;o)!

Anyway, last week I got bitten by the crafting bug again, so expect some new things soon! Hope you've all been well, have a great weekend and thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Erica

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