I heard that the interest rates are really low, and that’s why lots of houses (in the Netherlands) are being sold so quickly! A friend and his girlfriend also bought a house recently and I made a card for them. But before I get into the card, I’d like to thank those that have commented (and also for the likes on Facebook) on my last post/card I made that was for Chinese New Year.
So, what do I have here? A small house with a filigree heart! The card took a few hours to make because I was thinking up the “new” technique which I’ll explain later and also designed the card on my computer. So I think this may be an advanced card, but I’ll tell you how I made this card and perhaps it won’t be hard afterwards. Continue reading “Happy New Home”→
Spring is my favorite season! Mother nature is awake and making herself beautiful. Today I made a spring cake for you all!
Did you think I made a real cake? Haha, I’m not really good at baking, so nope! So today is actually a pop-up card with small daisies on a grassy green paper cake. This card was not difficult to make since my Cricut did most of the work and I had very clear video instructions on putting the cake together. You can also use other cutting machines other than the Cricut, but even without a machine, you can print out this pattern and cut it out by hand. The total time to make this card was a little under one hour. Continue reading “Pop-up Cake Card!”→
This year, Easter falls on April 21st. So I made an Easter card since it is also my task for Hobby Alternatief for today. But I don’t have anyone to give this card to, but would like to. Would you be interested in receiving this card? Then please look near the end to see how you can apply for a chance to get this card!
I felt this card was easy to make, but perhaps the small details make it a bit difficult too. How easy or difficult a card is depends more on what you like or don’t like. I’m crazy about small details, that’s why I thought this card was easy to make. But because of the small details, it takes a lot of time to make a card for me, and this card took several hours to make. Continue reading “Cute Bunny Easter card”→
Hello everybody! I am happy to share my first project with you as part of the Hobby Alternatief Design Team!
My first assignment is my interpretation of a card sketch. This card is an advanced level card, but I will also tell you alternative ways for some steps so that it is easier to do. Continue reading “A Peaceful Christmas”→
First of all, apologies for not posting in a while. I have been making cards still (though not as much as I like) and I always post photos of them via Instagram @happyluckycreations. So follow me if you like to see what I’m up to in crafting! But as this is a hobby and not a job, nor do I get sponsored, I don’t have the time to be writing posts about my cards and hobbies . I’m just your regular ol’ craft geek!
So happy to have finally gotten an affordable stamping tool!!!
Since my last blog post featuring two Mother’s Day cards I made, I have been expanding and organizing my craft tools and stash. I finally got a stamping tool: Stamping Buddy Pro by Nellie Snellen, or Nellie’s Choice, and I LOVE it! I used to use an IKEA Hemmingsbo Frame hack , and it does work, but I wanted something easier to use like the MISTI because at the end of the day, the frame hack is exactly that: something made for one thing but hacked to work as something else. In other words, it was never really that good as a stamping tool. So I was considering getting the stamping tool by Tim Holtz and Tonic Studios since it’s nearly impossible to get a MISTI in my country, but I somehow stumbled upon the Stamping Buddy Pro and the price was more to my liking (I got it for €14).
Pretty colors….
I also organized my alcohol markers and my husband made me a storage box out of foam core. Since that photo was taken, I’ve added about 15 more marker colours. If anyone is wondering, these are called TwinMarkers by DecoTime which I get from a discount goods store called Action. I later on found out that it’s the same as those TouchFive or TouchNew alcohol markers from AliExpress. I cannot say how well the markers from AE work, but these work well with the right paper.
More pretty colors….
My Distress Oxides have also grown a little to flesh out my rainbow of colors. I now own 14 colours (I started with 6 from my first Distress Oxide ink purchase one year ago) and its re-inkers. I’m one of those people that just have to have the re-inker when I buy a stamp pad. It’s not necessary, especially with the amount of card making I do…but I just can’t help myself because I have to be prepared for that inevitable craft material famine….
I’ve also made two birthday cards (one 30th, one 50th), two baby cards (one boy and one girl), six “Thank you” cards for my kid’s teachers, six (plus two extra for myself) “Hello” and six “Happy birthday” cards as teacher gifts, and one wedding card. You can see all those cards on my instagramAfter all that card making, I was pooped out with making cards. To top it off, the summer has been very hot and my workshop is located on the top floor. So heat rises and it’s a down right sauna in my craft area! So I’ve been avoiding going up to craft. Until….
I found out that Cricut was closing down the Cricut Craft Room (CCR). I had an Expression 2 machine and although I could use it as a stand-alone machine, I always used it with the CCR because it was so much easier than poking at a touch screen that didn’t work great and was SUPER slow. So I packed up ALL my Cricut stuff and sold it all off at a super low price, thinking, “I don’t need a Cricut anymore!” But despite it all… I couldn’t let the thought of my cutting machine go! So I started looking around… lots of doubts, questions, thoughts…. But I finally decided after much rumination, I was going to get myself a Cricut Explore One.
My new Cricut!!
There were many models and choices but I decided on the Explore One mainly because of the price (it was on sale, 50% off!). I also did not need wireless capabilities, I didn’t mind having only one knife/pen holder, and I didn’t care for it to have to be 2x faster. Getting my machine was also a small little story. In a nutshell, I was told by Cricut customer support that they do not ship to countries other than US, Canada, UK, some other countries…in other words, they didn’t ship to The Netherlands. But I fudged around with the Cricut UK website, and I managed to order it, with my address and correct country in the shipping address. But I was still worried, that my machine would get lost because they supposedly don’t ship to me…. So I contacted customer support again, and this time another guy said they had my address and it will take 7-10 days. But the best part of this story? I received my Explore One THE NEXT DAY. I don’t know how or what happened, but I got my machine! The funny part of it was that my machine was shipped from within The Netherlands!
All the things I got at the fair.
Finally, I went to my “annual” craft fair last week. I put quotes around annual because the fair actually happens three times a year! But I only go one of those three times, usually the one at the end of summer/start of fall. This time, I didn’t bother looking at dies or stamps much because I have A LOT and technically I don’t need anymore. I made myself a list of supplies I needed and pretty much stuck with it. And since it was my 3rd or 4th time going, I knew exactly where and which area/booths to check out. I also like to spend as little money as possible, so I spent the first two hours walking the entire place and taking notes of which booth had what items I wanted, and the cost. Then I shopped with my last hour all the things I needed. Everything in the picture costed a little under €70. Do you think I did good?
So now summer’s over, school started three weeks ago, and BOTH my kids go to school! Now I have a bit more time to craft, but… I also work more/earlier. I have to be at work by 5:45 in the morning, so it’s very tiring to my naturally night owl body that I need my nap/rest or I get a headache. However, I hope to continue crafting because nothing’s better than to create a little happiness in someone’s day!
Today I’d like to share with you a birthday card I made for my son! My son Johan turned 5 in September and I wanted to make him a cute little card. There so much on this card, but it actually was not very hard to make. Continue reading “Little boy’s birthday card”→
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