Demo Fancy Arts

It was a busy day at Fancy Arts in Emmen. An ad in the local newspaper reminded people about the demonstration with the Slice Fabric. So the whole day the machine was running to show the possibilities of cutting fabric, felt, foam, cardstock, etc.

I created different items showing that this small and handy tool is very useful for cardmaking, scrapbooking, patchwork and home deco.

Thanks to Fredie and her family for this nice day, which was full of chats with enthousiastic clients and unexpected things.

Wish you all a nice weekend.

Mariska

Where did time go .....

It's a long time since my last post in November 2010! Many good things happened since then .....

October 22nd we got the key to our new house. That was also the start of a very busy period, many hours of painting, cleaning and decorating the house. Three months of hard work and January 15 we moved to our new place. From that moment on a lot of little chores had to be done. The final thing inside the house was to organize my scraproom. Later on, when the weather became better, we started outside with the paving and yet the garden has our priority.

In the meantime many cups of coffee and tea were served to those who came to visit our new home. We celebrated all four our birthdays, Jeffrey turned 18 and Jarno 16.

It's hardly unbelievable but I didn't scrap for 8 months. My last creative outburst was an article for "Creatief met Kaarten" (Spring issue) which I finished in October. Used the beautiful Graphic 45 papers - Steampunk Debutant, Colorcore cardstock and Prima flowers. And guess what .... for the first time I made the cover of a magazine. A small picture though, but still .....

These are the five cards I created with the wonderful stuff Kars send me.

Two weeks ago a collegue asked me to do a workshop for 19 ladies of a volleybal team. That's what got me started to pick up my scrapwork again. A fresh start also needs a new look for my weblog.

Happy to be back and hope to see you next time, wish you all a sunny week.

Greetings Mariska

Thanks

to those who voted for my card (see my last post). I didn't make it to the top 3 but it was fun to participate and will be going to the KreaDoe on Friday with my mom. Like every year it's a nice day out.

KreaDoe Card Finalist

Yesterday I got a surprising email that my "Men Card" was selected as one of the 10 finalists for the card challenge at the KreaDoe website.

This is the card

and this is the link http://www.kreadoe.nl/nl-NL/Bezoeker/KreaDoe%20Creatief/Stempagina%20Categorie%20Kaarten/Mariska%20Hofmann.aspx

Feel free to vote for my card ... and "Thank you very much" if you do.

Nice that you came by.

A weekend at Hobby Farm

Just another fun weekend, this time I was in the store in Eeklo. Evelien and Katrien invited me to do a demo with Webster Pages.

A little impression of my table ...

One of the cards I created with the gorgeous "Bloomers" and "Sparklers".

Tanya and I stayed in a great place, the Hampshire Classic Hotel "Het Godshuis". The place to be for Scraptastic 2011. Next year I hope to be there too.

I will show more cards and layouts in my next post.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

KKD project

I enjoyed my time at the KKD last weekend, doing a little make 'n take. Shopkeepers were invited to create a mini Christmas tree with a styropor cone. Many women and some men attended the workshop using the beautiful items of the Kars X-mas collection.

This is my example of the tree ...

Waiting for the first one to come ...

 An old acquaintance ...

and also Sue joined the tree project. Thanks girl, it was good to see you again.

Wish you all a good weekend and maybe see you next time.

No excuses ...

why it took me so long to update my blog. At the moment other things have priority. I finished my layout for the September challenge at the Hobby Farm blog. Evelien send my this sketch and from time to time it's nice to work on a 6x12" layout. Surprising that even when the size is smaller so many pictures fit on the page.

Congrats to Ann Goesaert for being this months guest designer. She created a colorful double page boys layout.

Next weekend I will be demonstrating in the store of Hobby Farm in Eeklo. Last year I had a great time and I'm looking forward to go there again. Webster Pages and Prima is my stuff to play with.

Tomorrow and Monday I'll be at the KKD. This time no demonstration but a little make 'n take with the new Kars X-Mas Collection and styropor. The item is a cute christmas tree. In my next post I'll show you the tree and maybe some pictures of the KKD.

Wish you all a very good weekend.

I'm still here

and it's time for an update. The new challenge at Hobby Farm is running now. But first I owe you my layout of last month.
Used a picture of Jeffrey when he signed his diploma.
Supplies: Papers: BoBunny * Stickers: American Craft, Jenni Bowlin * Flowers: Prima * Staples * Ranger Distress Ink * Buttons.

For this months challenge I used a picture of my niece. It's a little birthday present in a virtual way.

Happy Birthday Eline

Hope you had a wonderful day and have been spoiled a lot.

Supplies: Papers, flowers, bird, crystals: Prima * Stickers, buttons: Basic Grey * Stickers: Jenni Bowlin, Making Memories * Black fineliner.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

April challenge

It's time for the monthly challenge at the Hobby Farm blog. This is what I created with the sketch of this month ...

My boys - just before their first ride in the sidecar, April '96.

I created another layout and rotated the sketch for this one. A beautiful b/w picture I got from my mom showing my brothers and me in the summer of 1969.

Maybe you like the challenge to create a layout based on the sketch and send it in before April 30 to hobbyfarm@pandora.be. You might win a coupon of € 20,00 euro which can be spend in the store of Hobby Farm.

There's more news at the Hobby Farm blog like the Scraptastic 2010 event. You will find all the information here.

Thanks again for visiting and wish you all a good week.

Sadly ...

I didn't made the Design Team of Graphic 45, but it's OK though. To the girls who did I want to say lots of success.

This is what I created for the final round. An altered canvas with all the items on it that are my favourite techniques and stuff to work with. So you will find flowers, buttons, bling, ribbon, lace, stitching, distress and spray ink on this hanger. However a picture of me is very unusual.

From Ira I got the Ms Bright Side award. She's also a great fan of Graphic 45 papers and creates the most beautiful projects. Hop over to her blog and take a look. Thanks for this nice gesture Ira, you really surprised me with this.

To pass it on I have to mention 10 things that make me happy, 5 personal facts and also pick 5 bloggers that inspire me a lot. So here I go!

What really makes me smile ...

1. My three men

2. The new house we're building

3. That finally spring is here, I'm not a wintry type at all

4. Having my family and friends around

5. Riding my motorbike

6. Scrapbooking; creating layouts, mini's and altered items

7. My work

8. The garden with blooming hydrangea

9. Our 2 tame ducks begging for food every morning

10. Cooking and eating with friends

Five things about myself ...

1. I like being at home hanging about and make the house cosy

2. Hope to visit my brother and his family in New Zealand

3. Enjoy it to read (scrapbook)magazines

4. Go to the movies

5. I love to cook

The girls I want to horor with this award are ...

Evelien, owner of Hobbyfarm and asked me to join her Design Team in December 2008
Martine, she started a webshop with her sister selling delicious cookies

Dawn, love her digital scraps

Elly, such an inspiration in home decoration, beautiful handmade items and scrapping

Nicola, for her gorgeous cards

Wish you all happy Easter days and thanks for visiting my blog.

Donna Downey is coming to Hobby Farm

If you want to join one of her workshops you can sign in for 13 or 14 April 2010. More info you will find at the Hobby Farm blog.

Almost forgot to show you my layout for the March challenge. Jarno celebrating his birthday at school a while ago.

Thanks for visiting and have a nice weekend.

A few cards

Just a quick post. Yesterday was a day full of rain so a good reason to create some cards.

Thanks for visiting a enjoy your week.