Bird

Recently, i have seen this bird for the second time in
my life. This bird called Putter (European Goldfinch /
Stillits). It is a beautiful, colourful bird that usually
lives in the woods, therefor it is unusual to meet it
in towns and cities.

Lunch at Walong

My best friend Jenifer celebrated her birthday
a few weeks ago and my present to her was me
buying us lunch at restaurant Walong, the best
Dim Sum restaurant in the area. The food was
great and we had lots of fun !

ATC : T!m style

Card : Do-you-doodle ?

Something new i want to be doing more of in the
future : doodling. Do you doodle too ?
Amongst other things i have used this paper stack :

Check this out : http://colourq.blogspot.com/
And this : http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/

Cards : Oldies

ATC : Winter Wishes

I am either really late, or really early with this one.
I used stamps by Inkadinkado and S.E.I.

Check this out : http://bah-humbug-christmas.blogspot.com/

Grunge Daisies

This craft is one you either can do with circles cut out of
scraps of paper or with circles cut out of "new" paper.
One thing i found is that the daisies become prettier when
you use a thicker sort of paper of a light cardstock. You can
choose to add glitter (glue) to the edges of the flowerpetals or
not. In my opinion the flowerhearts become nicest when using
buttons, i found the use of brads less interesting. All this
is determined by taste of course.

ATC : Yuletide

Another very timely or way overdue ATC.

Stamps by Inkadinkado and S.E.I.

I got invited to De Beierd

What a cozy place that is, i can recommend
visiting this place when you happent to be in Delft.

A shy bird

Last weekend we observed a Eurasian Spoonbill
(Lepelaar / Skjestork) during walking. This is a
species breeding from the United Kingdom and
Spain in the west through to Japan, and also in
North Africa. In Europe, only The Netherlands,
Spain, Austria, Hungary and Greece have sizeable
populations. Most birds migrate to the tropics in
winter, with European breeders mainly going to Africa.

Book Review : Artist Trading Card Workshop by Bernie Berlin

Artist Trading Card Workshop
create, collect, swap

Keywords :
projects
roomy layout
inspirational ideas
well worth the money
score : 8/10

To look inside the book click here.

Book review : 7 Gypsies in Paris by Sarah Smylie

7 Gypsies in Paris

Keywords :
inspirational ideas
gorgeous layout
well worth the money

score : 9/10

Book review : True Colors by Kathryn Bold

True Colors
A Palette of Collaborative Art Journals

Keywords :
inspiration
big photographs
beautiful layout
well worth the money
score : 8/10.

To look inside the book click here.

Book review : Designing with words

Designing with words

Keywords :
projects
clear-cut layout
inspirational ideas
well worth the money
score : 8/10.

Book review : Delight in the Details by Lisa Pace

Delight in the Details
40+ Techniques for Charming Embellishments and Accent

Keywords :
projects
inspiration
gorgeous layout
beautiful ideas
well worth the money
score : 9/10

To to look inside the book click here.

Tiny Birds !

When training for the Four Days Marches, we
meet a lot of wildlife, lots of tiny wildlife too :D

An order for Firkanttøfler ...

... or in English : house shoes from squares :) In cooperation
with Kebnekaise designs.

Branchcrafts

There is a man that is always present at the local Christmas market
and he is into branchcrafts. I thought this piglet was the cutest of
all of them, so i had to buy it, for only one euro !