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The last days of December - Project Life

Maybe a bit late but lets start by wishing you all a very happy 2012!!

Like I said why wait starting with Project Life till new years? Here are the last 4 weeks of 2011 which I started my Project Life journey with.

The week of December 5 till 11. 

I used the digital kit that I talked about before to print those labels. On the label in the upper left corner I used Studio Calico rub ons and Jenni Bowlin stickers. Because I had serveral pictures from Noa having her hair cut and of the Christmas merket I made those fun and easy to make collages. I will post a small tutorial on how I create those later on.
In the lower right corner I have some printed text on a label telling about this yearly Christmas market in our village. 

Even though the picture on the next page, the two in the lower right corner, are very blurry I used them anyway! They really show Noa and her dad having great fun dancing around the Christmas tree :)

 

The week of December 12 till 18.

On my date label I used a Jenni Bowlin tag wish included both the 12th and the 18th. Stickers are Jenni Bowlin and Cosmo Cricket.

In the middle on the right side you can see a film poster of the movie Arthur Christmas. I took this poster from the internet and printed it, this because I wasn't able to take pictures in the cinema and I wanted to document this anyway.

This week I included a 6x12" page protector. I wanted to add some extra pictures of Noa while ice skating. To fill up this side of the page projector I printed this quote that really spoke to me.

On this side I entered 3 extra pictures of Noa acting silly on the ice. Alpha's from Jenni Bowlin just like the red flower. Heart from Studio Calico.

On this page I slipped a flyer about "Venlo on Ice" into the upper left corner. After ice skating we went out for lunch. I also added the receipt of that lunch to this page. Fun to see what a sandwich costed in 2011 in about 10 years from now.

 

The week from December 19 till 25.

Here I used some punch out glittery snow flakes to add some extra Christmas feeling to the pages.

Again some collages with pictures from Christmas. It was just impossible to pick only 2 or 3. In the middle you see a label with some backery twin around it and a name tag. Next to it I wrote a little about the Christmas gifts we got....Indeed I forgot to take pictures during unwrapping gifts!

 

The week of December 26 till January 1th.

Used some Lawn Fawn stamps to create the dates on this label. Clock rub on from Studio Calico and red flower from Jenni Bowlin.

So that was it for the first 4 weeks of project life!

I will be back again soon to show you my order that came in and to explain to you how I made those collages. Of course there are a lot of differant ways but I will just show you how I make them.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Love,
Natasja 

Project Life preparations

Today I would like to share the products I have put together so far to use for my project life 2012.

I made a selection of stickers, embellishments and tags/labels. Put those in a storage tray with compartments. Like I said before, I want to keep this simple for myself so by only having an assortment of product to choose from I keep myself from getting overwhelmed.

 

Let me give you a closer look on what I put in there :)

 

* shipping labels

 

* labels printed from the digital kit Clementine and labels from Jenni Bowlin and Studio Calico 

 

* All kind of stickers like Tiny Types from Cosmo Cricket and letters and banner stickers from Jenni Bowlin

 

* Rub Ons from Studio Calico and paper Whimsies from Sassafras

 

* Label Stickers from Cosmo Cricket and Studio Calico and alpha stickers by Jenni Bowlin

 

* Some Lawnfawn and Jenni Bowlin stamps

 

* Some embellishments by Jenni Bowlin, Studio Calico, Jenni Bowlin, Cosmo Cricket, Jillibean Soup and Maya Road

 

* Journaling cards printed from the digital Clementine kit

 

* some tools etc.

So this is how I will do it on the items to use inside my project life album. Of course I will ad new items along the way. I actually still have an order on it's way which I will show when it arrives.

While preparing for PL I though...why wait till 2012 starts?! December is a great month to preserve and since a December Daily doesn't appeal to me...I guess because of it's daily concept, I already started Project Life :)

I will show you the first 2 or 3 weeks in a later post. For now I only want to share with you that I started this "adventure" like I said, simple and without stress. Later in this process I will maybe get behind and or come across a week where I didn't took any pictures or where I didn't made any notes, I will go easy on myself and just allow myself to skip a week or maybe even two... For me this is about the memories I DO preserve and not the few I might miss along the way!

 

Love,
Natasja 

 

Orange/Black Shadow Alpha Stickers (Jenni Bowlin)	Red/Black Shadow Alpha Stickers (Jenni Bowlin)	Red/Black Flag Banner Stickers (Jenni Bowlin)
Graph Alterable Alphas (Jenni Bowlin)	Delicate Decorative Brads (Jenni Bowlin)	Red Doily Flowers (Jenni Bowlin)
Whimsy Silhouette Acrylic Stamps (Jenni Bowlin)	Ruler Border Acrylic Stamps (Jenni Bowlin)	Say Cheese Too Clear Stamp Set (Lawn Fawn)
Harold's Abcs Clear Stamp Set (Lawn Fawn)	Blue Alpha Rub-On (Studio Calico)	Lovely Bits Clementine Cardstock Stickers (Cosmo Cricket)
Clementine Cardstock Stickers (Cosmo Cricket)	Dear Mr. Claus Cardstock Stickers (Cosmo Cricket)	Tiny Text (Cosmo Cricket)
Tiny Text (Cosmo Cricket)	Tiny Types (Cosmo Cricket)	Glue Glider (Glue Arts)
Clementine Edition Title Cards + Filler Cards	Clementine Edition First + Last Page	Clementine Edition Journaling Cards

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New chapter in life, new chapter in scrapbooking

The last couple of years I have done a lot of scrapbooking. I created for designteams, publications in magazines, put together workshops etc etc. I had lots of fun creating it all at that moment but non of them were made to actually presurve our memories. Noa now is six and only her first 1,5 years have really been captured in an album. All the other layouts, mini albums and altered projects can be found in boxes at the attic. 

Being pregnant made me think over stuff. Also my scrapbooking. Things are going to change. I only will be doing the things that really appeal to me, not because I need to do them. I want no stress in my scrapbooking, no more deadlines to make. Wanted to find a fun, easy but jet creative way to finally start to preserve our memories.

Than I tumbled up on this..

 

a back to basic approach to memory keeping. If you haven't heared about Project Life jet just take a look at this video by Becky Higgins.

 

I started to look a bit more around on the internet and found out that non of the Project Life product is available in Europe...jet. In February 2012 the new Project Life items will be available trough amazon.co.uk. February??!! I can't wait till February! I want to start this right away. So I went on surfing the web to find an solution.

First I looked for an alternitive album. I went for the D-ring Album by American Crafts together with differant sizes of their page protectors.

 

D-ring 12x12 album black (American Crafts)	12x12 4x6 page protectors 10 pk (American Crafts)	6x6 page protectors (American Crafts)
12x12 Page Protectors (American Crafts)	6x12 Page Protectors (American Crafts)

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While waiting for my order to arrive I started to read some blogs of the Project Life Creative Team members and I collected a lot of Project Life inspiration on a new Pinterest board.

To created the pages in my album I found out that on the Jessica Sprague site the digital kits for Project Life can be downloaded. So I purshased the next 3 kits.

Clementine Edition Title Cards + Filler Cards

Clementine Edition First + Last Page

Clementine Edition Journaling Cards

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For the first time in my scrapbooking carier I am going hybrid! Ha! What do you say about that!

Next I ordered some great tags and labels which I will show when that order comes in.

I also started putting my album together, you can expect an other Project Life post soon showing all that!

Thanks for stopping by.

Love,
Natasja 

P.S. check the post below, still some boxes and kits available!

Cleaning Up -----> BIG SALE :)

So the logical next step for us of course is; work on a nursery! That might sound easier than it is lol.

The only spare room we have was my scraproom, which, after not using it for all those weeks I felt so sick looked like this...

It was time to get busy! Which isn't the easiest thing if you have been told to take it easy. But we are getting there. We started by sorting out and cleaning up (read trow a lot away!) the attic. After installing an Ikea Expedit at the attic we were able to move a lot af my scrap supplies up there. I agreed with myself that only half of the expedit would be filled with my scrap supplies. So...it was about time to clean out my stash BIG TIME! 

Since most of the product is all new I came to the idea to arrange a sort of online garage sale :) Now since stress is no good for pregant ladies (and believe me, I know first hand) I have put togther some "playing" rules.

There are 10 boxes and 5 (cardmaking) kits. Now you need to know that not one box is the same. One box can contain more than the other (first here, first pick). There will be no taking out, swapping between boxes or adding supplies. Down here you find a picture of each box and a whole list of what it contains.

Price per box: € 22,50 (that includes shipping within the Netherlands!)
               € 28,95 (that includes shipping within Eurozone 1; Belgium,
                        Luxemburg, Denmark, Germany, France, Italie, Austria,                         Spain, United Kingdom, Sweden)

Price per kit: € 12,50 (that includes shipping within the Netherlands!)
               € 16,50 (that includes shipping within Eurozone 1; Belgium,
                        Luxemburg, Denmark, Germany, France, Italie,Austria,
                        Spain, United Kingdom, Sweden) 

If you want to buy one please post a comment down here with the box number and your email address (or mail me at vintagetearooms at gmail dot com) and you will receive a mail back with payment details (direct transfers and Paypal possible).

Please note that I am not a store so if anything happends while shipping I can't be held responsible, the same for any color differences that might be noticed between the original and the image on this blog. 

So take it or leave it! :D 

BOX 1 SOLD (Liz)

Patterned Paper

Cosmo Cricket Clementine
* Ivy
* Olivia
* Phoebe
* Lucy
* Lila
* Sabrina
* Ada
* Genevieve

Cosmo Cricket Color Picket (collered cardstock)
* Cotton Candy/Baby 
* Dandelion/Grass
* Sky/Sunset
* Carnation/Elephant 2x

Cosmo Cricket Upcycle
* Repeat
* Reverse
* Relove
* Remake
* Refound
* Redesign

Echo Park Happy Days
* Eelements Stickers
* Journaling Cards
* Ads
* Stripes
* Big Flowers
* Retro

All the rest
* Cosmo Cricket fabric
* Clementine Lovely Bits (stickers)
* Clementine Cardstock Stickers
* 5 x Glubers
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text
* Basic Grey buttons
* Jenni Bowlin Star Banner Red Stickers
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types
* Echo Park Happy Daus Layered Chipboard
* Punky Sprouts Lil' Blooms
* Studio Calico Rub - Ons Clocks - Orange 

 

BOX 2 SOLD (Riki)

Patterned Paper

Cosmo Cricket Upcycle
* Relove
* Remake
* Refound
* Redesign

Cosmo Cricket Clementine
* Lucy
* Lila
* Genieve 2x
* Phoebe 2x
* Sabrina
* Ada
* Ivy
* Olivia

Cosmo Cricket Color Picks (collored cardstock)
* Cotton Candy/Baby
* Dandelion/Grass
* Sky/Sunset
* Carnation/Elephant 2x

Echo Park Happy Days
* Element Stickers 
* Journaling Cards
* Ads
* Stripes
* Big Flowers
* Retro

All the other 

* Cosmo Cricket fabric
* Basic Grey buttons
* Echo Park Hapy Days Layered Chipboard
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types brown
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text 
* Jenni Bowlin Star Banner Yellow Stickers
* Punky Sprouts Lil' Blooms
* 5x Glubers
* Studio Calico Rub Ons Clocks - blue
* Cosmo Cricket Clementine Cardstock Stickers
* Cosmo Cricket Clementine Lovely Bits (stickers)

 

BOX 3 SOLD (Birgit)

Patterned Paper

 Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends
* Eclectic
* from A to Z
* Junk Drawer
* Trinkets
* Remnant

Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather
* Flurries
* Woolens
* Festivities
* Winter Frost
* Deck the Hollies

* 12x12 Ready Set Chipboard

Cosmo Cricket Circa 1934
* Ginger
* Garbo
* Chaplin
* Bette
* Gable
* Elements
* Borders 2x

* 12x12 Ready Set Chipboard

Cosmo Cricket Upcycle
* Reverse
* Repeat
* Borders
* Remake
* Relove
* Redesign

Cosmo Cricket Color Pick's (collored cardstock)
* Carnation/Elephant 

All the other

* 5 shipping tags
* Jenni Bowlin Chipboard Banners
* Jenni Bowlin Vintage Label Strip Stickers
* Jenni Bowlin Black Banner Stickers
* Pack of 12 Glubers
* Paper Trunk Alphabet Stickers brown
* Cosmo Cricket Upcycle Cardstock Stickers
* Cosmo Cricket Circa 1935 Cardstock Stickers (missing 3) 

 

BOX 4 (SOLD) Yvonne

Patterned Paper

Cosmo Cricket Clementine 
* Lucy
* Phoebe
* Olivia
* Sabrina

Echo Park Happy Days
* Journaling Cards
* Ads
* Stripes
* Big Flowers
* Retro

Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends
* Scraps
* Spare Change
* Sampler
* Junk Drawer
* from A to Z
* Eclectic
* Trinkets

Cosmo Cricket Dear Mr. Claus
* Parson Brown
* Thumpity Thump Thump
* Gift Tags
* Fa La La La La
* Santa's Letters
* Yes, Virginia
* Trim-Trim-Er-Ee
* Wish List

Cosmo Cricket Color Picks (colored cardstock)
* Dark/Balsa

All the other 

* Cosmo Cricket Cardstock Stickers
* Cosmo Cricket Lovely Bits (stickers)
* Studio Calico Stamp Set Sentiments
* Carfter's Workshop 6x6 Template mini Winter Wonderland
* 5x shipping labels
* pack of 12 Glubers
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Black
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text  
* Jenni Bowlin Mini Chalkboard Alpha - Red
* Jenni Bowlin Red/Black Dotted Labels
* Prima Marketing Swirls Clear 

 

BOX 5 SOLD (Kathi)

Patterned Paper

Studio Calico Elementary
* Show Your Work
* Penmanship 2x
* Harper's Rule
* Nibbles
* Library
* Atmosphere
* Cardstock Stickers
* Pink Shaped Page

Cosmo Cricket Clementine
* Sabrina
* Olivia
* Phoebe
* Ivy
* Lucy
* Genevieve

Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends
* Sampler
* Scraps
* Trinkets
* Remnant
* Junk Drawer
* Eclectic
* from A to Z

3ndypapir.no
* Sott
* Blomstereng
* I Mormors Hage
* Pa Vingene

All the other 

* Cosmo Cricket fabric
* Cosmo Cricket Upcycle Bling Bling
* 5 Shipping Labels 
* Studio Calico Rub Ons Tweets - Pink Ledger
* Jenni Bowlin Multi Dotted Labels
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types
* American Crafts Remarks Hickory - White
* Cosmo Cricket Clementine Lovely Bits (stickers)
* Cosmo Cricket Clementine Cardstock Stckers
* 12 pack Glubers 

 

Box 6 SOLD (Sandra)

Patterned Paper

Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends
* Spare Change
* Remnant
* from A to Z
* Junk Drawer
* Eclectic
* Sampler
* Scraps
* Trinkets

Cosmo Cricket Dear Mr. Claus
* Wish List
* Parson Brown
* Thumpity Thump Thump
* Gift Tags
* Santa's Letters
* Fa La La La La La
* Yes, Virginia
* Trim-Trim-Er-Ee

Cosmo Cricket Color Picks (colored cardstock)
* Rose/Fresh Air
* Dark/Balsa
* Rosebud/Chalk

Echo Park Happy Days
* Element Stickers
* Journaling Cards
* Ads
* Stripes
* Big Flowers
* Retro

All the other 

* Cosmo Cricket fabric
* Jenni Bowlin Superior Cream Pearl and Rhinestone Charms
* Studio Calico Stamp Set Labels
* Chipboard mini Album (6 page)
* Package of 12 Glubers
* Echo Park Happy Days Layered Chipboard
* Jenni Bowlin Black/Red Dotted Labels
* 5 Shipping Labels
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types (numbers)
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types black
* Cosmo Cricket Dear Mr. Claus Cardstock Stickers  

 

Box 7 SOLD (Liz)

Patterned Paper

Jenni Bowlin 
* Uncle Jim
* Cousin Frank
* Aunt Charlotte
* Cousin Rose
* Aunt Kathryn
* Aunt Grace

Prima Marketing Flights of Fancy Collection
* Miss Pretty
* Blooming Happiness
* Firefly
* Faith
* Ladybug

Cosmo Cricket Clementine
* Sabrina
* Olivia
* Phoebe
* Ivy
* Lucy
* Genevieve

Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends
* Sampler
* Scraps
* Trinkets
* Remnant
* Junk Drawer
* Eclectic
* from A to Z

All the other 

* Cosmo Cricket fabric
* Cosmo Cricket Salt Air Bling Bling
* 12 Pack Glubers
* 5 Shipping Labels
* Chipboard mini album (6pages)
* Studio Calico Rub Ons Tweets - Tan Ledger
* Jenni Bowlin Rub Ons Paper Edges
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types yellow
* Cosmo Cricket Clementine Cardstock Stickers
* Cosmo Cricket Clementine Lovely Bits (stickers) 

 

Box 8 SOLD (Miranda)

Patterned Paper

Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends
* Sampler
* Scraps
* Trinkets
* Remnant
* Junk Drawer
* Eclectic
* Spare Change
* from A to Z

Cosmo Cricket Dear Mr. Claus
* Wish List
* Parson Brown
* Thumpity Thump Thump
* Gift Tags
* Santa's Letters
* Fa La La La La
* Yes, Virginia
* Trim-Trim-Er-Ee

Cosmo Cricket Color Picks (colored cardstock)
* Denim/Sky
* Rose/Fresh Air
* Christmas/Mistletoe

Echo Park Happy Days
* Element Stickers
* Ads
* Stripes
* Big Flowers
* Retro
* Journaling Cards

All the other 

* Jenni Bowlin Superior Garnet Pearl and Rhinestone Charms
* 5 Shipping Labels
* Cosmo Cricket Fabric
* Heidi Swapp Chandelier Crystals Pink
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types black
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text
* Jenni Bowlin Foam Stamps
* 12 Pack of Glubers
* Echo Park Happy Days Layered Chipboard
* Studio Calico Wood Veneer Stars

 

Box 9 SOLD (Ines)

Patterned Paper

Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends
* Sampler
* Scraps
* Trinkets
* Remnant
* Junk Drawer
* Eclectic
* from A to Z

Cosmo Cricket Social Club
* Jazz
* Manhattan
* Martini
* Cocktail
* Swingin'
* Elements

Social Club Elementary
* Show Your Work
* Harper's Rule
* Nibbles
* Atmosphere
* Library
* Souvenir
* Shaped Page Blue

Echo Park Happy Days
* Journaling Cards
* Retro
* Big Flowers
* Stripes
* Ads
* Element Stickers

All the other 

* Basic Grey buttons
* Cosmo Cricket Fabric
* Chipboard Mini Album (6 pages)
* Echo Park Happy Days Layered Chipboard 
* 5 Shipping Labels
* Lawn Fawn Clear Stamps Photopolymer
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types black
* American Crafts Remarks Hickory - Black
* Cosmo Cricket Social Club Cardstock Stickers (missing 2) 

 

Box 10

Patterned Paper

Cosmo Cricket Dear Mr. Claus
* Santa's Letters
* Gift Tags
* Wish List
* Fa La La La La
* Yes, Virginia
* Trim-Trim-Er-Ee

Cosmo Cricket Salt Air
* Borders
* Coral Bloom
* Half Shell
* Deck Chairs
* Tiny Bubbles
* Fish Tales
* Sea Garden

Cosmo Cricket Social Club
* Blue Eyes
* Elements 2x
* Swingin'
* Cocktail
* Martini
* Manhattan
* Jazz

Cosmo Cricket Color Picks (colored cardstock)
* Peacock/Earth 2x
* Sea/Ivory
* Carnation/Elehant

All the other 

* Prima Marketing Flowers
* 5 Shipping Labels
* Studio Calico Rub Ons Tweets - Tan Ledger
* Jenni Bowlin Vintage Red Stickers
* Jenni Bowlin Plain Chipboard Elements Banner
* 12 pack Glubers
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Text
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types black
* Cosmo Cricket Blackboard Alpha's Vintage Mix
* Cosmo Cricket Salt Air Cardstock Stickers (missing 5 small once)

 

And for the cardmakers...

Kit 1

* 6 Shipping Labels
* Metal Click Rings (10 pieces)
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Clementine
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Material Girl
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types Pink
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types Black
* 12 Pack Glubers

 

Kit 2

* 6 Shipping Labels
* Matel Click Rings (10 pieces)
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Dear Mr. Claus
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Matilda
* 12 pack Glubers
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types Black
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types Numbers Clear

 

Kit 3 SOLD (Chantal)

* 6 Shipping Labels
* Metal Click Rings (10 pieces)
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Clementine
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Odds & Ends 
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Matilda
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types Pink
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny TYpes Black

 

Kit 4 

* 6 Shipping Labels
* Metal Click Rings (10pieces)
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Wanted
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Dear Mr. Santa
* 12 Pack Glubers
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types Numbers Black
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types Green

 

Kit 5 SOLD (Petra)

* 6 Shipping Labels
* Metal Click Rings (10 pieces)
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Odds and Ends
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Dear Mr. Claus
* Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Clementine
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types Pink
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Types Black 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Love,
Natasja 

testing testing 1...2...

Well all the clouds in the sky!! I think I never ever skipped so long on blogging! My last post is from September 24...that's...well that's almost 11 weeks ago!

But I have a legitimate reason for my absence ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:D 18 weeks tomorrow!

Between week 6 and 13 I was tired....tired...TIRED! (o and nauseous, let's not forget that!) I really could sleep all day. But; since I am a working mom, nothing of that! So I really dragged myself trough those weeks and was so glad when I started feeling better!! No, I am not complaining, all for the good coss, but still really happy now and not so much a couple of weeks ago ;)

Now you get why I didn't feel like climbing in my keyboard to put a blogpost together. I rather tried to see if our coach was still horizontal every evening ;)

Making sure to post a bit sooner than in 11 weeks again.

Enjoy your weekend!

 

Love,
Natasja

 

 

I will be hosting...

From October 3rd on I will be hosting crop evenings (on Monday's) and workshops in my own studio!

Vanaf 3 oktober organiseer in cropavonden (op maandag) en workshops in mijn eigen studio!

Wihiii so excited about this :)

Here are some small shots to give you a first impression. 

More pictures as soon as everything is completly ready :)

 

For more informatie on the crop evenings check HERE.

Voor meer information over de cropavonden kun je HIER terecht.

 

I am still working on putting together a workshop schedule but here are the first two that are already scheduled!

Ik ben nog druk bezig met het samenstelling van een workshopschema, maar hier zijn de eerste twee die al gepland zijn!

Saturday November 5th from 10.00 - 16.00 

In this workshop we will be working in a vintage book using Cosmo Cricket's Odds & Ends. We will be creating a lovely keepsake to keep your special friends save and some secrets save :) Also will we be using the Glubers!

Tijdens deze workshop werken we in een vintage book en gebruiken we de Odds & Ends collectie van Cosmo Cricket. We maken een mooie keepsake om je beste vrienden te eren en ook is er ruimte voor een geheim :) Natuurlijk gebruiken we ook de Glubers! 

 

€ 42,50 per persoon inclusief lunch

Saturday December 10th from 10.00 - 16.00

During this workshop we will be creating a fun mini album with lots of layers and details! We will be working with the lovely Clementine line by Cosmo Cricket. There will be crocheting, flower making with Glubers and fun!

Tijdens deze workshop maken we een leuke mini album met een hoop leuke laagjes en details! We werken met de mooie Clemtine line van Cosmo Cricket. Er wordt gehaakt, bloemen gemaakt met de Glubers en plezier gemaakt!

€ 37,50 per persoon inclusief lunch.

 

To book your spot in a workshop please email me at vintagetearooms@gmail.com

Om jou plek voor een workshop te reserveren mail naar vintagetearooms@gmail.com

 

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you soon!!

 

Love,
Natasja 

on top of a windmill

Last weekend Julie Comstock from Cosmo Cricket was here in the Netherlands to attend a Trade show. Since I was going to help her out we plannend a fun day sightseeing ahead of it.

Early in the morning on Saturday (my alarm was set at 4.30AM OUCH!) I headed to Amsterdam airport to pick up Julie. I was a bit worried not finding her since her cellphone was flat but, as soon as I walked up to the gate, we almost bumped in to each other! 

At first I thought Julie was a very light traveler but nothing close to that, her suitcase (which contained all the samples and display material for the Trade show) didn't made her layover, which was kind of tight (Lindsay I will never let you book my flight!) Good thing that Julie is a very expieranced traveler; always carry one change in your hand luggage!

Time for Starbucks!!!

Since the sun was shining we decited to head to Amsterdam to enjoy the day!

After a small breakfast we first headed to the Anne Frank house. Even thought it was my second visit; it's so impressive!

From there we walked towards the canals to take a tour through Amsterdam. So much fun playing tourist in your own country! And Julie enjoyed it too I guess, she stayed awake!

 

After the tour we called the airport and found out that Julie suitcase made the journey accross as well! They told us the courier would bring it to Julie's hotel. PHEW!

Time to go and visited some windmills!

Here we are inside of a paint mill

were they create these bright pigments

and here

we are on top of the windmill...ieks!

well on top.....see that quay? That's where we were standing. High enough we both agreed!

 

Where you find windmills, woodenshoes aren't far away. Who said they are old fashion?!

 

We got a message from the courier that the suitcase would be delivered the next day between 7 and 12 AM.....uhhh the trade show starts at 9AM! I put up my sweetest voiced calling the courier explaining them why we needed that suitcase early in the morning. I guess it worked!

The next morning at 7.55 AM Julie got reunited with here suitcase! We headed over to the tradeshow to teach make & takes with the Glubers. Of course Europe loved the glubers too. Julie and I had lots of fun and I even taught her a couple of Dutch words. All good words of course, if I recall well ;)

 

Julie it was so great having you here and thanks for all the laughters :) So glad to call you my friend!

Natasja

 

a Facebook give away

Since I just found out I have reached more than 700 friends on Facebook I thought it was about time for a little give away, on Facebook that is!

So if you would like to win some great Cosmo Cricket goodies head on over to MY FACEBOOK WALL. Than post on your wall that this give away is going for a chance to win!!
You won't be sorry!!

Winner will be announced.....next week on Tuesday :)

 

Love,
Natasja 

Just before I left on vacation; workshop teaching

On Saturday July 30th I headed off to Borken, Germany to teach my "Best Friends" workshop!

I was really looking forward to teaching this workshop and to see the lovely owner of Scrapabilly, Sylvia, again. The store is rather new and if you are in Germany I suggest you go and visit, it's an amazing store!

We were working in a Punky Sprouts mini album (By the way, since a short while I am a designer team member of Punky Sprouts!)

We used the fun "Social Club" line from Cosmo Cricket.

In the album we worked with the amazing Lawn Fawn stamps; check out the website to see all the great stamps they have! Thanks again Kelly Marie for sponsoring me with the lovely "Say Cheese" sets!

During the workshop we also used the "Pro Markers" from "Letraset". I showed some fun techniques using those markers.

You should really try them, they are amazing and can be used in so many ways!

 

 

I will be back at Scrapabilly with a fun mini album workshop on October 22nd. More details on that soon!

 

This "Best Friends" workshop I will be teaching again, in my own studio! A schedule can be found on this blog in a short while!

 

Thanks for visiting my blog today :)

 

Love,
Natasja 

In my mailbox today

almost 400 pictures I had uploaded to Pixum to have printed. All the pictures of our wedding are there x2 and also a couple from my last visit to Israel and our vacation to Spain......scrapbook studio here I come! ;)

 

And also in the mail today....and maybe even better

 

Never heared of Mollie Makes before?! Well I think it is the best crafting magazine out there! Check out this fun video :)

 

 

Love,
Natasja