Wilna's class

Really time for a little post.
We have been ill here off and on, lots of leaking noses and so.
Tristan is back on his medicines (puffers) I look like he has toddlerasthma, noises in his lungs and also eczema and he is really scratching and itching. So sad to see. But after a hormone ointment (hormonen zalfje) it is better now. We have an appointment at a kinderarts (paediatrician) but that is just 9 octobre. Hope he grows over it. I know how terrible it is to have itch all the time.

He has 2 teeth now, no photo here to proof that, next time promise. And he starting to move backwards on the ground and trying to put his butt up so he is in the starting postition for crawling. So cute but on the other side it goes to quick...

Wilna's class cupcakes and coffee at SIStv is just wonderful. Lots of painted art from her side which we can download. And lots of great new techniques. I have finished two projects so far.
I will show you one, the other I have photograph when I'm home.

We made the cute minialbum with as cover an starbucks cup, she is so clever. Because off lacking a starbuck here, I printing the one she scanned (on watercolor paper) and glued that on a Mc Donalds cup (yummie milkshake ;)). After that used watercolor paints. ANd I use this cute little hello kitty at the front.
Because I dont drink coffee, I focussed on the cupcakes and made the album about baking together with Camiel, which always loves, especially the decorating AND tasting part.

OK that's it for today.

Hugs

Astrid xxx

Canvas

So you all had a good weekend? We were at the beach today at 'Hoek van Hollan'd'. The weathe was really nice, I even went barefoot into the sea together with Camiel. It was lots of fun.


A few months ago I mentioned I was busy with a canvas for my parents to hang in their house in France. So they don't forget about us :D (my little family and my sister). .I finally finished it and gave it to them, they loved it. I forgot to take pictures, so I did made some at night at my parents house with their camera, so the pics are not the best and I forgot to take picture of the little minibook that is inside the house with more pictures of us. It is a big canvas, i don't know the size anymore, I think 50x50 cm (20x20 inch). I made the stems with our names (in case they really can't remember ;) ) with Dymo label. The base of the house is a filefolder in which I put a minibook.



Vergeet-mij-nietjes (forget-me-nots)

Maybe I even have more to post tomorrow...

Hugs Astrid

A few more LO

I decided to take a class at SISTV of Wilna Furstenberg: cupcakes en coffee (see blinkie on the right). I always love her work, so I'm really lokking forward to it. I think it'is gonna unique class. It starts monday, you can still sign on.


Now I want to show 2 LO's I am really happy about, especially the first one is my favorite right now :)


Pieces of you


I really love this background paper (CI, narratives), I used BG rub ons (the black spots), the white flower rub on is by Fancy Pants. The swirls I made myself with rhinestones (hotfix, I don't own a applicator so I used Paper Glaze to attache them) Prima flowers, ribbons and letters and many more.


















Sweetie


Papers: SassaFrass, Jenni Bowlin; rub on: Fancy Pants; Stamps (alfa): Elsie; pompom trim: Papier Valise. I painted the 'jute' terra cotta. Chipboard: AC and letter stickers: Making Memories; Little bell around the deer's neck: HEMA.







I still have more, till next time :)



Hugs Astrid

A minialbum

I made this minialbum already weeks ago, before my holiday, so really time to show it to you.


I used all pictures I have of Camiel and Tristan together. I used a maya road album but I had way too much pictures so I added lots of pages with cardboard and what other stuff I could get my hands on (from magazines and so on). I also wanted to do something with hearts, because I love them. I collected quotes about hearts and different techniques to make a heart. Lots of paint, hambly rub ons, transparancies, chipboard and so on.


Lots of pictures ahead, good luck ;)

Thanks for looking!!!

Hugs Astrid

As promised

A few LO's I made last week. Hope you like them.


Documenting the 6 months facts of Tristan





Journaling




Camiel is definately in his Why??? phase :) Can be a bit annoying once in a while ;)

Just needed to write it down, to remember this.



More Lo's in the next days.

Hugs Astrid

Long long time

Yep it's been a long time, life got in between blogging I guess and our holiday in France of course.

Which have been lovely by the way. The weather could have been better, quite some days with rain and lots of clouds. Well you can't have it all. First week we have been with my parents in their 2nd house in Fouvent le Haute, a little village in the province: France Compté; Region: Haute Soane. They bought the house last december so it was my first time visiting, I was really exciting to see it, of course I have seen pictures, but that's not the same. The have lots of rebuilding (is that the word? klussen) to do.

Here some pictures of the outside, like you can see they already did the shutters, burning off all the old paint, sanding and painting (lots of work it was) But it already such a different view, lovely blue.

It was really nice to spent some time with my parents there. Of course they loved to see the grandchildren for a whole week.

The 2nd week we rented a mobile-home on a campsite in the Bourgogne. It was next to a lake, which was a great area to walk around.

We visited some vide greniers (kind of garage sales). I scored some real vintage music paper and nice buttons. So I was totally happy ;)

When we got home we had still 1 week with no work, yeah loved that. Did the necessary washing and cleaning thing. But we also went to IKEA and visited Madurodam, last time i was there I was a little kid myself. Really fun to see it again, Camiel loved it, especially the Sesamstraat part :)

Etienne and I even had 1 day together, the kids where at daycare and we did some shopping. We wanted to go to see a movie but nothing we both (!) liked at the right time.

Tristan is already 7 months... Already eating solid foods, which he seems to like more than a bottle of milk. He hasn't been feeling really well the last days, he gets 2 teeth at a time and also has a cold. Lots of waking up at night, lots of crying if we leave him alone in bed or in the box. He liked to be under the people :) Hope that will approve soon, so we get a bit more sleep. But he is still a happy kid in between...

So long post, anybody still reading :)

I have been really creative since I came home. Made lots of LO's but haven't found time to post them. Planning to do that in the follwing days.

The first 2 LO are of the scrap-club september kit, which was waiting for me at my neighbours house when we got back from France. And also the august Sudio Calico kit. Both are awesome!

For the first time I made LO's with the seize 6x12, really fun to try. And I used the vintage music paper and buttons :)

I found this picture of Etienne's mother in the 70's camping, nic eto work with such an old picture.

OK that's it for now. Try to post more LO's in the next days.

See you!