New challenge

at http://scrapandstampsaturday.blogspot.com/

The challenge this week is "fall traditions with at least one stamp." We all have traditions that we carry on with, so we want to see them large and small! Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Bunny Zoe's Crafts! If you haven't been to the Bunny Zoe's store be sure to stop by and check out all that Nikki offers.

This is the layout that I created.


If you want to participate in this challenge or you want to see the other creations of the DT, just hop over to the blog of Scrap and Stamps.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Love, Isolde

I'm thrilled ....

to announce you that I've been selected for the DT of Scraps and Stamps. Have a look at the blog http://scrapandstampsaturday.blogspot.com . Scraps and Stamps is a wonderful group of girls who love scrapping and stamping. Every week there is a challenge so don't forget to go over there and take part in the challenges. There is always a fantastic price to win. Oh yes, you can see my first layout for this blog on this week challenge. It's a wonderful sketch.

This is how the new members of the DT were announced:

Meet the new DT members....

It is time for the announcement everyone has been waiting for!


First I would like to say thank you to everyone who applied to be on the design team. I so wish that I could have chosen each and everyone of you. I really hope that you will apply again the next go around. This was truly a tough decision to narrow the pool down to just six. After several days of blog hopping and hopping again it was finally time to decide. I am honored to introduce you to the new members of the Scrap and Stamp team. We are completely thrilled to have them with us. You all are in for a treat with their beautiful work!


Hollie Smallwood

Tamara Bennett

Cariena Basson

Lacey Stephens

Shirley Yow

Isolde Pyncket


They will be joining the existing team of


Boni Boutelle-Jones

Pamela Young

Shana Tedrick

Regina Jones

Some layouts

I was looking through my picture folders on my hard disk when I saw these layouts. I don't remember if I already posted them because it has been a while since I made them.
Our cat Minoe had to stay inside the house for 6 weeks when we moved to our new home last year. She's a real outdoor cat so she hated to be inside. The moment she was allowed to go outside she took off. We saw her once again but now she totally disappeared :-( At least we still have our other cat Baileys.


My new haircut on October 6, 2007. It's already 2 years ago, oops!

My addiction to books. I have tons of them.

I'm in the DT of a sketch blog. Please, have a look at

http://creanijn-sketches.blogspot.com

The site is in Dutch, but hey, who needs the language if you have sketches and pics :-)

Thanks for all your comments on my last post. I'm feeling much better now. No more fever but still every now and then a painful head and trouble with breathing deeply.

I'm ill, I have the flu. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, I hate to lay down on the sofa the whole day. I wanted to do some scrapping but I just don't have the energy to do anything else than lay down. OMG, I hate it!!!!!!

Hope you feel better than I do ;-)

My list

*updated*

Things I want (or need) to do today:

- prepare lunch

- go running (lesson 2 Start to Run)

- read my book

- create a scrapbook page for the November assignement of the DT

- watch Home and Away

- check my e-mails

- read blogs

- make another scrapbook page

- shopping for food

Everything typed in green is already done, yippee!!

What are your plans for today?

An update

I got inspired by a photo wall at my friend Kelly's place. So I took my paint brushes, black and white paint, letter stamps, ... and started. I ordered black and white pics of me and Eric, my sister and my, Eric's kids, my dad, ... and they are all framed now. So what do you think? You can see the pic in a larger size if you press on it.
On October 15th, I went to the forest with my class. We are learning about the autumn, trees, mushrooms, ... The kids loved to be outside. I enjoyed the nice weather and took some pics.

I won!!

I just saw that I won a cosmo cricket craft pack on Pencil Lines with their blog hop last weekend!
I'm so thrilled. This really made my day :-)

First up is the winner of the blog hop, who will win the Cosmo Cricket craft pack
Indeed, I think its #5 and # 53
Posted by: Isolde Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 12:07 PM

Pfffffffffff

I've got so many wonderful scrapbooking ideas but can't find the power to start. I'm suffering from headache (migraine) for 4 days now. When will it be over???????

Scrapbook weekend

Last weekend, I went on a scrapbook weekend. We were with 9 girls who rented a 'vacation house'. I stayed there from Friday evening till Saturday evening. It was great to scrap again because I lost my mojo the last months. Well, I found it back and the result is 7 layouts!!!! Can't wait till next year. I'm sure it will be great again

A group pic

My scrappy friend Kelly

Yummie food

Very busy

Between the papers, pencils, paint, ... you could find some snacks

My kitty

I don't know if I've ever blogged about my cat Baileys? Not that she is so special but she's just my little friend. I love it to come home and see her waiting upstairs for me. She asks for some attention because she's all alone when Eric and I are at work. When we used to live in our old house, she loved to be outside in the garden, jump over fences, chase the birds, ... Since July 2008 we moved into our new house and now she loves to stay inside. Really strange. She goes outside several times a day but only for a little walk at our patio (we don't have grass anymore). Oh well, I don't mind, at least I know where she is and I don't have to be afraid that she will be hit by a car.

Anyone else out there who has a cat? Or any other pet?

I'm proud to ......

present you the newest member of my family. I created this little dragon last week. It was lots of work and not very easy, but I was so happy when it was finished. I love this cutie.

Right now, I've put my crochet stuff away and I'm knitting. I've been working on a photo project too and did some scrapbooking. The result of both things will be on this blog soon. I'm just feeling so creative. Just a pitty I'm back at work since September 1st. I wish I had those creative ideas during my 2 months summer holiday, hahaha

Thanks for all your comments, girls!! Love you all.

Feeling ...

creativity running through my veins. Made a halloween cupcake. Well, I've made 2 of them but forgot to take a pic of the other one.
Right now, I'm working on a little dragon. Not easy but lots of fun.

And this is ...

... Birdie. Made this little cutie last weekend. In fact, there is a smaller one that goes with it but I gave it to my sister.

Meet ......

this cute, little guy, named Owl. I was in the library last week when I found this amazing book called 'Amigurumi'. I fell in love immediatly when I saw those cute animals. I had to search a bit how to crochet as it has been a while since I last did it.
So what do you think about this owl? So far I've made 1 owl and 2 birdies. It's so much fun to do and the best thing is that it doesn't take weeks to finish one.

??????

I'm working on something new, something creative, something lovely, ... but I won't tell you what. Just be patient for a day (or maybe 2) and I'll show you.

Right now, I'm working for school. Yeah, it starts again on September 1st. Pfffff, I will have to adjust a bit cause I had 2 months off.
Oh yes, these are my last days in my 20's. I'll turn 30 this saturday!!!!!!!

Petra

During our vacation we went on a day trip to Petra in Jordan. I cannot describe how beautiful it is over there. Have a look and tell me if you think it's stunning?

It was very hot there so we needed to drink a lot of water.

On our way back