It's Halloween!

Happy Halloween to you all!

One more before Halloween!

Nog een laatste kaart en een laatste nacht voordat het Halloween is. Halloween is ook het thema bij TGIF #56 ! Stempel van Creative Images, papier K&Company.

One more card and one more night before it's Halloween! Halloween is also the theme at TGIF #56! Stempel van Creative Images, DP from K&Company.

What's in that cauldron...

Bij Cute Card Thursday #33 is het thema 'The stars at night' en mag er iets met sterren of spookachtig gebruikt worden. Is deze schattige heks, een afbeelding gekregen van Diane (thank you so much Diane!xxx), niet een echte ster van de nacht?! Ze is geweldig hé! En wie weet wat kookt er in die ketel...

At Cute Card Thursday #33 the theme is 'The Stars at Night' and we can use stars or something spooky. Isn't this adorable witch a real star of the night?! I got this image from Diane (thank you so much Diane!xxx), it's gorgeous isn't it! And who knows what might be boiling in that cauldron...

Awards!

I've been spoiled! I received not just 1 but 2 awards!


I received this beautiful award from Carolyn (who has become a dear blogging friend), because she feels I inspire her (although it's the opposite)! She doesn't find herself inspiring, but believe me: she is! She makes the most beautiful creations and always takes her time to visit everybody's blog and leave the most kind comments you've ever seen! I bet her days are longer than mine, because it's incredible where she finds the time to do all this! Please go check it out at her blog! Thank you Carolyn for making this a nicer world!

Now, I am to pass this award on to 6 inspirational people. There are a so many inspirational people I would like to give this to but unfortunately, I can only choose six. I chose these lovely ladies:
Deena
Raisa and her creative little girl Eveliina
Gisela
Clotilde
Janneke
Carole

Please, do check out their lovely creations!

Now for the next gorgeous award (don't you just adore those splendid fall colours?)
I received this lovely award from Diane, definitely my funniest blog friend when I come to think off it, lol. She makes amazing stuff, don't know where she keeps getting her inspiration! So check out her blog, it's gorgeous!
I give this award to the following 6 lovely blogs I love to visit:
Ann, my fellow witch
Anne
A nostalgic Halloween (I adore Halloween)
Ineke
Jacqueline
Vivienne (I also adore the beautiful music on her blog)

Go have a look at these wonderful blogs and while you're there, please leave them a comment!
As it is so hard to point out only so few special people, because there are so many of you special and inspiring people, I also dedicate this award to everybody who takes time to visit my blog and leave me comment. So please, feel free to put it on your blog! Thanks for your visits, and hope to see you soon!

Love & Marriage

Ik gebruikte de sketch van Ismaki challenge #36 als basis voor deze huwelijkskaart. Hoewel de kaart uiteindelijk heel simpel geworden is, heb ik er uren over gedaan en nog ben ik absoluut niet tevreden! De jurk is een PSX-stempel, tekst van Stamps Antwerpen, parelmoerachtig papier 'Morning meadow' van S.E.I., tekstpapier Creamotion. Het lint had ik nog liggen.

I used the sketch from Ismaki challenge #36 as inspiration for this card. Although it's a quite simple card, it took me hours to make it and I'm not satisfied at all! The dress is a PSX stamp, text by Stamps Antwerpen. The pearlescent paper is 'Morning meadow' by S.E.I., text paper by Creamotion. Ribbon from stash.

Anything but a card! Alles behalve een kaart!

Ik voelde me eindelijk een beetje beter en besloot zaterdagavond toch aan de 10de House Mouse Monday challenge begonnen! Een echte uitdaging, wat alles kon, behalve een kaart. Uiteindelijk heb ik gekozen voor een wijnkistje, een kalender en een theelichthouder om de kerststemming er in te brengen. Rechtstreeks op het hout van het kistje stempelde ik 'Helping hand'; de kolibri die nectar drinkt, leek me perfect om de inhoud weer te geven. Ik stempelde deze afbeelding opnieuw op krimpfolie - ditmaal ingekleurd - en bevestigde dit als label aan het schuifdeksel.
Voor de scheurkalender gebruikte ik een houten snijplankje dat mijn ventje liefdevol schilderde met 'jute wit'. De afbeelding is 'Candlelit dreams'. Hij schilderde ook de theelichthouder van Artemio, waarop ik 'Joy to the World' op rood cardstock bevestigde.

I finally felt a little better and decided to start working on the 10th HMM challenge saturday evening. A real challenge, because we could make anything but a card! I finally decided to make a wine box, a calender and a tea light holder to get into the christmas feeling. I stamped 'Helping hand' directly on the wooden wine box; the humming bird drinking nectar seemed perfect to reflect the content. I stamped the image again on shrinking plastic - coloured this time - and attached it to the sliding lid. For the calendar I used a wooden cutting board, painted lovingly by my honey with 'jute white'. The image is 'Candlelit dreams'. He also painted the tea light holder from Artemio, on which I put 'Joy to the World' matted on red cardstock.

One sketch - two cards!

Bij Just Christmas and Birthday Cards is het alweer de 3de challenge! Voor de verjaardagskaart gebruikte ik deze leuke Betty Boop stempel van Stampitcrazy. Papier 'Ally's wonderland' van S.E.I. Vellum en cardstock uit m'n voorraad.
Voor de kerstkaart gebruikte ik 'Santa Collage' van Rubber Stampede, papier 'Twinkling trees' van Karen Foster Design, op het vellum sterretjes van Stamps Antwerpen.
At Just Christmas and Birthday Cards it's already the 3rd challenge! For the birthday card I used this cute Betty Boop stamp from Stampitcrazy. DP 'Ally's wonderland' by S.E.I. Vellum and cardstock from my stash.
For the christmas card I used my 'Santa Collage' from Rubber Stampede. DP 'Twinkling trees' by Karen Foster Design. On the vellum I stamped stars from Stamps Antwerpen.

Friday Sketchers #24

Ik heb de overschot van de cirkel van de challenge van challenge #23 herbruikt (prijsbewust nietwaar) voor Friday Sketchers challenge #24. Stempel is 'Woman in repose' van Rubber Stampede.
I decided to use the remaining part of the cercle that was left over from the past challenge for Friday Sketchers challenge #24. Stamp 'Woman in repose' by Rubber Stampede.

A bit sick and behind on blogging and challenges!

Ik loop een beetje achter op m'n commentaar op iedereens blogs en op challenges. Mijn excuses hiervoor maar de laatste dagen waren een beetje hectisch! Werk, studies, de begrafenis van de broer van m'n beste vriendin en m'n gezondheid die even wat te wensen overlaat! Naast een nierontsteking ook nog een ontsteking aan m'n heiligbeen (wist zelfs niet dat ik dit had, maar voelt dus allesbehalve heilig aan, auw!). Dat schijnt ervan te komen als je naar de 44 gaat. Pffft, ik vond dat ik nu pas m'n prille jeugd beleefd had en was van plan te volgende 44 jaar een beetje op te groeien om de daaropvolgende 44 jaar pas over kwaaltjes te gaan zagen! Enfin, ik probeer dus de komende dagen jullie berichtjes te beantwoorden en een en ander te posten. Bedankt voor je bezoek en tot binnenkort.

I'm a bit behind with leaving comments on blogs and participating in challenges. I apologize to everyone, but life got a bit hectic these past days. Work, studies, the funeral of my best friends brother, and my health that was not a hundred percent. Next to kidney problems, I also have an inflammation of the sacrum (never knew I possessed one, but ouch - it hurts). That's what happens when one gets close to 44! Pffft, I always thought I was still experiencing my childhood, and had planned to grow up for the next 44 years, and use the 44 years afterwards to complain about minor growing pains and diseases! But anyhow, I plan on answering your messages and post some creations the following days. Thanks for visiting and see you soon!

I've been tagged!

Someone thought about me, and I got tagged! Thanks Deena, that's so kind!

As I've been tagged, I now have to share 7 facts (simple or weird) about myself.
So here I go:
1. I always write with black ink. When I have to sign something important I refuse to sign it with a blue pen. I don't know where this comes from, but for the last 20 years or so, I always carry some black pens with me!
2. I'm proud that my last name is only carried by 2 people in Belgium, my father and me! It's Hungarian, as my dad!
My mother and me always tease him with the fact that there could be more unofficially, if he has been fooling around a bit, lol.
3. I've been buying stamps for about 12 years now, but only started using them about a year and a half ago! I'm much better at collecting than at stamping I guess!
4. I'm terrified by spiders (especially the big, black, hairy ones, uhhh), although they do fascinate me (as long as they don't move).
5. I love to read; especially murder mysteries and detectives. I'm also fascinated by the 'other world': witches, ghosts, etc. I love to see movies and read books about magic. (I admit that I adore Harry Potter). I dream of going to New Orleans once, because they say it's the capital of voodoo. And because of the jazz and cajun food to of course! And I love Halloween, guess I was born in the wrong country!
6. I love to live (it starts to show a bit, lol) and hope I have some lives left: with all I'm still planning to do, I would have to be around for a couple of hundred years or more, lol.
I believe life is great and that the world could be an even much better place if everybody would enjoy life; if people got less egocentric and would be happy with what they have instead of complaining about what they haven't got, and if people would start 'sharing' more. I'm convinced that whenever you 'give', you'll get paid back twice one way or another(and I'm not talking about money now!)! Guess that's why I ended up in social work, lol!
7. I love internet and I love blogs! It's a great way to meet new fascinating people and to share all the beautiful things on this planet and to enjoy other people's creativity!
I always try to leave as many kind comments on other people's blogs as I can, although it takes a lot of time. I'm always a bit sad when I don't get as many visitors back, but... those who do visit my blog and leave all those kind comments make me real happy! Thanks for making my day!

I enjoyed playing this 'tagging game'. But no game without rules of course!
The rules are:
1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.


I tag the following 7 wonderful and creative people:
Raisa, Carolyn, Diane, Ineke, Ann, Mary, Carolann.
Hope they play along, but if they don't... well it's a game and sometimes rules need to be broken, lol!
To everyone who's not in the list above, but visits my blog, feel free to play along!

Have a great day!
Els
x

Bedankt.

Deze 23e sketch van Friday Sketchers inspireerde me om eindelijk m'n mooie tulp van Magenta te gebruiken. Ik was dadelijk verliefd op deze stempel, maar had hem nog nooit gebruikt! Papier van Frances Meyer Inc. Tekst van Stamps Antwerpen. De scan is niet geweldig: de bloem heeft in 't echt namenlijk identieke kleurschakeringen van het papier!
This 23th sketch from Friday Sketchers inspired me to finally use this beautiful tulip from Magenta. I immediately fell in love with this stamp some time ago, but had never used it before! DP from Frances Meyer Inc. Sentiment from Stamps Antwerpen. I'm not satisfied about the scan: the colourscheme on the tulip should look exactly the same as the one of the DP!

House Mouse Monday challenge #9

Bij House Mouse Monday challenge deze week een sketch. Stempel is 'Sunflower Smooch', papier K&Company. Ik denk dat deze kaart misschien wel leuk is voor m'n moeders 71ste verjaardag deze week.

The challenge this week at House Mouse Monday challenge is a sketch. Stamp is 'Sunflower Smooch', DP from K&Company. I think this card might be nice for my mothers 71st birthday later this week.

Just Christmas and Birthday cards #1.

Deze kerstkaart is gemaakt met de eerste sketch op de nieuwe 'Just Christmas and Birthday cards challenge' van Karin! Een fantastisch idee! Stempel van Magenta, Papers: Making Memories en Prima Marketing Inc.
This Christmas card follows the first sketch on the new 'Just Christmas and Birthday cards challenge' by Karin! A terrific idea! Stamp by Magenta. DP by Making Memories and Prima Marketing Inc.

Nieuwe challenge blog van Karin! En geweldige candy!

Karin made a new challenge blog 'Just Christmas and Birthday cards'. She'll give a new sketch every monday. There will be a price each month, drawn among everybody who enters more than twice a month. The challenge will be a great opportunity to get a stash of birthday and christmas cards!
To celebrate her new challenge blog, Karin has some great candy to offer! Check it out!

Karin heeft een nieuwe challenge blog 'Just Christmas and Birthday cards'. Elke maandag zal ze een sketch posten. Elke maand maakt iedereen die meer dan 2x meedoet, kans om iets te winnen. Deze challenge geeft de mogelijkheid om eindelijk eens een kleine voorraad verjaardags- en kerstkaarten op te bouwen!
Om haar nieuwe challenge blog te vieren, heeft ze geweldige candy te grabbel. Ga zeker eens kijken!

Candy!

Nikki from Bunny-Zoe's blog gives us the chance to win these adorable High Hopes stamps. This candy is to celebrate her birthday and the launch of these new High Hopes stamps!

Nikki van Bunny-Zoe's blog geeft deze geweldige High Hopes stempels weg ter ere van haar verjaardag en de lancering van deze nieuwe High Hopes stempels!

Friends!

Thanks to cardmaking, blogs and internet, I met this wonderful friend, Diane! Although we haven't met in 'real' life, she has her place in my hearth! Today I could have kissed the postman (who didn't ring twice!) - lol - for delivering a package from her. What a wonderful surprise, all the images she send me (and papers!) and a wonderful handmade card (I won't throw it...ever, promised!). Thx Diane! I do appreciate it!xxx

Please check out her blog, she's got lots of wonderful creations!

Have a batty Halloween

Joepie weer een nieuwe House Mouse Monday challenge! Het thema deze week is Halloween (mijn favoriet!!!). Gelukkig had ik nog een leuke tag over van de challenge vorige week, die nu handig van pas komt. De tekst is een stukje van een stempel van Creative Images, waarvan ik vond dat hij perfect bij de leuke (vleer)muis paste. Deze kaart is heel simpel gehouden en dus vlug klaar; zo hoef ik m'n favoriete challenge toch niet te missen! Zo... dan nu te voet op weg naar college, want het land ligt 'plat' door de nationale staking. Gelukkig heb ik een dagje verlof genomen!

Woohoo, another new House Mouse Monday challenge. The theme this week is Halloween (my favourite!!!). I was lucky enough to have an unused tag from last week, which comes in very handy now. Text is part of a stamp by Creative Images and I taught it would be perfect with the 'batty' HM. This card is kept very simple and therefore finished real fast; so I don't have to miss my favourite challenge! And now off - walking - to college, because there's a national strike. Luckily I took a day off at work!

PIF

Ik ontving deze geweldige PIF (PIF = Play it forward or Pay it forward or Pass it forward) van Joanne (Bubbles). Neem zeker een kijkje naar de fantastische creaties op haar blog.
Nu is het dus mijn beurt: de eerste 3 reacties op dit bericht ontvangen een PIF van mij. Je moet dus een blog hebben om deel te nemen, zodat je op jouw beurt, na ontvangst van de spulletjes die je van mij krijgt (een verrassing), een PIF aanbiedt aan de eerste 3 bezoekers die op je bericht reageren. En zo gaat het verder...

I was lucky enough to receive this wonderful PIF (PIF = Play it forward or Pay it forward or Pass it forward)from Joanne (Bubbles). Please take a look at the wonderful creations on her blog.
So now it is my turn: the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive a PIF from me. You have to have a blog to take part as when you receive my goodies (it'll be a surprise) you then have to offer PIF candy to the first 3 people to comment on your post.
All you need to do now is leave me a comment, and I'll send goodies to you as soon as I have some spare time. And on it goes...