My top 15 of 2011

Hi there!
What a year! Looking back at what I`ve done I must say I`m absolutely satisfied - in my personal life and in my creative life or shall I say in Gerry`s Scrappy Life ;-)
I didn`t even count how many layouts I created in 2011 because there are a lot, really a lot. Mostly I shared online and of course I have a lot in store that I must keep for myself for now ;-)
As I wrote in one of my previous posts I wanted to share my top 10 for 2011. Well, it was difficult to choose only 10 and I decided to share even more of my favorites :-)
Here they are:

GERRY`S TOP 15

I want to take also the opportunity to Thank YOU, for being so SUPPORTIVE throughout the year. WOW, I can`t believe I have so many followers without even having a giveaway on my blog.....Thank YOU for always leaving me encouraging comments... I also want to Thank YOU for all the e-mails I get from people inspired by my work and sharing with me...I`m also THANKFUL to all the creative people that inspire me ... 

I hope you enjoyed my top 15. I won`t wish you a Happy New Year yet because I have more to share till the end of the year :-))))

Have a great day!
Hugs,

Sunday Picnic ***NEW*** from Webster`s Pages

Hi there!
I want to share with you a new-born baby by Webster`s Pages family - "Sunday Picnic" collection. Love it - is all I can say :-)
Look at all these fabulous colors and adorable patterns.....

And what about the yummy trims.....

You can check regularly Webster`s Pages blog for some great inspiration with this line and of course for the latest news :-)

Have a great day!
Hugs,

This very moment ~The Scrap Cake~

Hi there!
Today I`m sharing with you my last layout for 2011 that I created for The Scrap Cake.
I used the gorgeous versatile collection "Cozy Xmas" which I love to use not only for winter/Christmas photos but also for everyday photos - like this one of my son Alexander which was taken in an amusement park.

• What I mainly did while making this page was to distress and stamp.
• I used cling stamps from Prima Marketing (#551094). I colored the stamped patterns in.
• I embellished my project with lots of cut-outs from the pattern paper.

• Some of the stamping was done directly on the pattern paper. I also stamped separately on a piece of pattern paper and then cut it out to give more dimension to my layout.
• The bird is a rub-on from My Mind`s Eye.
• The Birdcage was cut with the help of a Cricut machine.

• The little stars are made of wood. I colored them the with Copic Markers.

Hope you enjoyed my post!

Have a great day!

Hugs,

Christmas 2010 ~Webster`s Pages~

Hi There!
I`m sharing with you a layout I made some time ago using beautiful papers and embellies from Webster`s Pages. I didn`t make a round layout for a long time and I thought it`s high time to create one.
As a base of my layout I used the Diecut paper from the "Botanical Christmas" collection

• I cut a circle out of the paper. Then I used the Grand Lace trim from the same collection to decorate the edges.
• N.B. I cut the lace in the middle and I used only half part of it!
• I hand-stitched a circle and I added Dazzle-Me Gems from "Western Romance" collection

• The cute bird is from Designer Threads - shapes II

• The globe was cut out from "Wonderfall" collection - "Learn you ABC`s"

• The house was also cut out from "Wonderfall" collection - "Learn your ABC`s"

• I couldn`t go without a little bit of masking ;-)

Hope you enjoyed my post today!

Happy Holidays & keep on smiling :-)

Hugs,

Merry Christmas

"May this Christmas find you surrounded by those you Love and those who Love you"

"The Best of all the Gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a Happy family all wrapped up in each other"

Hugs,

I adore you both ~TCR #90~

Hi there!
Just before Christmas I have a layout to share with all of you. This is the beautiful color palette #90 at The Color Room this week. Not my usual colors but I love to be challenged ;-) and I had so much fun in creating this layout. It`s not only the colors but also the size that is different today ;-)....

Anyway, this is my take on TCR Palette #90.....

• I used Echo Park "Be Mine" collection.
• The matting you see behind the photo is actually white card stock which I masked using a doily die-cut paper. Here I used Glimmer Mist (Graphite) for the masking....
• The beautiful butterflies are from Imaginarium Designs. They were covered with Martha Stewart`s micro beads. Then I added some Stickles.
• TIP: I wanted to give you tip that Imaginarium Designs is available to buy in The Netherlands....YAY!!!! 
• Where?  - In "Scrapdelight" scrapbook store of course!
• You can also find the Micro Beads from Martha Stewart in "Scrapdelight" scrapbook store!

• The black flourish is from Prima Marketing. I added glitter sand and Micro Beads to the stars....

• I also added ordinary beads to the grey flowers. 
• BTW, the grey flowers were initially white but I use Glimmer Mist (Graphite) to color them......

Well, I hope you enjoyed your visit on my blog today and got inspired. It`s the busiest time of the year but I hope to see you playing along this week at The Color Room.
Have a beautiful day and wishing you Happy Holidays!
Hugs,

Hand-stamped accents ~Webster`s Pages~

Hi there!
Today I`ll share with you a few hand-made tags I made for Webster`s Pages.
I used the awesome unmounted Webster`s stamps  and to be more precise I used:

• A Handmade Holiday (WP-773A)
• Merry Christmas Home (WP-777A)
• The Little Things (IB-WP95)

I also used:

•  Petite Paperpads
• Dazzle-me gems
• Whimsies
• Trim

These tags are so easy to make and such a fast solution for your Christsmas presents or simply a hand-made embellishment for all your projects.

All you have to do here is  TO STAMP and/or CUT OUT........The easiest thing in the world ;-)

Making my own embellishments by stamping them and then cutting them out is something I`m doing on my projects for a long time and I just LOVE it! I also love making my background by stamping.

If you noticed here and on my previous projects I don`t always use one color on the stamp. I`m mixing colors and then I stamp.....

Did you notice how I store my unmounted stamps? I`m using a CD box to store them.....

To see the whole collection of unmounted stamps by Webster`s Pages just click --------> HERE

Wishing you a wonderful day!

Hugs,