Liefs Marlies

 Ho ho ho! A few weeks till Christmas and I can't wait! If you can't wait either, you should join our challenge at AAA Cards Challenge blog! Liefs, Marlies

Hello everyone! Just a month and a half till Christmas... ARE YOU EXCITED?! I'm already planning my decorations in my head. My husband sighs in despair when I present my new ideas. Please send help. The stamps are from Lawn Fawn. Will you join this lovely sketch challenge at AAA Cards Challenge Blog ? It doesn't have to be a Christmas card. Any colour or shape will do! Liefs, Marlies  

Hey! Where I'm from, we don't actually celebrate Halloween. We do have a similar holiday though. In The Netherlands we celebrate Saint Martin on the 11th of November. On the evening of November 11th, children carry lanterns and go from door to door singing Saint Martin Songs in exchange for candy or fruit.  I can't wait till my son is old enough to go!   I did make this rather cute Halloween card for our challenge over at AAA Cards Challenge blog . Are you brave enough to join us? Liefs,  Marlies  

 Hello there, Here I am with another creative interpretation of a sketch I found ... challenging. But I do love how it turned out! As I was making this card, I actually ran out of white cardstock. Like, how?! The stamps and dies are from Lawn Fawn. Will you join our sketch challenge over at AAA Cards ? Liefs, Marlies

 Hey there! Well, this sketch... I must admit, this was a hard one for me. But I am very pleased with the fun card I made with the Lawn Fawn stamps (butterfly kisses something?). What is your take on this sketch? Join us at AAA Cards Challenge Blog ! Liefs, Marlies

 You guys!!! How fun is this sketch? As you can see on our blog, AAA Cards Challenge , there are so many ways you can interpret this challenge sketch. I can't wait to see yours! The stamp set I used is " Clear stamps Gears & Bikes - Gearhead's Workshop nr. 673". Liefs, Marlies

Hey there, holiday hobbyist! This challenge I decided to make a sunny holidays card in the shape of... a postcard! To make the ink stick on the patterned paper that I turned into a "stamp", I used VersaMark, embossing powder and my heat gun. It's actually a bit shiny! Will you join our challenge at AAA Cards ? Liefs Marlies

 Hi everyone! I got a new set with stamps and dies from Lawn Fawn!!! AND I AM SO EXCITED! It's called "Toucan do it" and it features a lot of amazing animals and funny sentiments. I got them at Hobby Resort .  With the sketch challenge I used my new set of stamps and dies (duh) and Distress Ink.  I made this card for my brother, who was almost graduating college (or for our Dutchies: HBO). He had to get a few more things done and I felt like he could use some support from his big sis! Will you join our challenge at AAA Cards Challenge Blog ? Liefs, Marlies 

 Hi everyone! For this challenge I decided to go for a lovely girly card. Is it summer-ish? The most important thing is, it is CAS! Clean And Simple! The stamp with coordinating dies is from Studio Light, I think. I used distress ink (kitsch flamingo) for the background. The sentiment is from Marianne Design. Will you join us at AAA Cards Challenges ?  Liefs, Marlies

 Hi everyone! This was a tough sketch challenge! As I mentioned before in my post of AAA Cards Challenge #266 I do not have a lot of stencils. And guess what... A stencil would have come in handy AGAIN this challenge! So what did I do? Did I buy a stencil. Nooooo. I got creative! I took some of my alcohol markers, looked for a color palette on pinterest and started doodling. The colours were way too dark, so I was about to throw out the card panel, until I turned it around. What you see on the card is actually THE BACK of my card panel. Oh well... I can't wait to see how you interpret the sketch! As you can see, you can make any sketch work with materials you already own. Join us at AAA Cards Challenge Blog AAA Cards Challenge Blog . Liefs, Marlies

 SPRING! I longed for it. I still do, because where I live autumn takes up about 3/4 of the year... The thing I love most about spring are probably all te baby animals that are born this time of year. For this challenge I used these lovely stamps from Heffy Doodle, alcohol markers and distress ink. My trick was using masking tape to protect the pad from the distress ink. What do you love about spring? Will you join us at AAA Cards Challenge Blog ? Liefs, Marlies

 Mijn lieve schoonvader is maandag jarig en hij wordt alweer 63 jaar! Inmiddels is het een beetje traditie dat ik de verjaardagskaart bij het gezamenlijke cadeau maak bij mijn schoonfamilie en het wordt altijd zeer gewaardeerd, ook door de heren. Het papier is "Mr. Fix It" van Mintay.  Deze kaart doet mee aan de volgende challenges: - Challenge "maart 2024" van Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog; - Challenge #84: cijfer op je kaart van 2 Sister on the Blog; - Patterned Paper Challenge van Double D Challenges. Worden de kaarten die jij voor mensen maakt ook zo gewaardeerd? Liefs, Marlies

 Do you have a valentine? I do: my dear husband. Every year we agree that we will not give each other presents for Valentine's Day, but guess what... EVERY YEAR, he gets me fancy chocolates! I love him so much. For this challenge you can make any card, as long as it's CAS (Clean And Simple). The optional twist is "Love is in the air" and I decided to go with that. Join our AAA Cards Challenge and submit your wonderful CAS card!

 For Challenge #252 at AAA Cards Challenge Blog we had a fun colour scheme to work with!  The colour scheme has blues and purples. I decided to go with the blues. The picture doesn't quite capture the depth of the colours, but you get the idea. Which colour(s) will you pick for this challenge? Liefs, Marlies

 Hoewel ik zelf bijna aan de beurt ben, is een goede vriendin eerst aan de beurt. We worden 30 dit jaar, hoera!  Deze kaart doet mee aan de volgende challenge: Challenge #250  van  AAA Cards Challenge : Colorful Inkblending Liefs, Marlies

 Wij hebben lieve vrienden die een tweede kindje verwachten! Voor hen maakte ik deze kaart. Er loopt nog geen "pooltje" in onze vriendengroep, maar ik denk dat ze een meisje gaan krijgen. De oranje vlek is gemaakt met water en drie kleuren Distress Ink en het gouden deel is gemaakt met het stencil van Studio Light,  Mask stencil Arabesque arch - JMA Warm & cozy nr. 57 , en Lunar Paste van Simon Hurley. Deze kaart doet mee aan de volgende challenge: Challenge #250 van AAA Cards Challenge : Colorful Inkblending Liefs,  Marlies

 Zoals ik in mijn vorige post al beschreef, ben ik druk bezig met het maken van kerstkaartjes. Dit fraaie exemplaar heb ik gemaakt met de inspiratie van de volgende challenges: - Challenge #78 van 2 Sisters on the blog : shaker kaart; - Challenge #169 van Hobbywinkel De Egel : slimline met gebouw(en); en - Challenge #73 van 4-Season Challenge Blog : schudkaart/shaker. Liefs, Marlies

Voor de Liftchallenge #182 van de Lift Challenge Blog maakte ik deze ontzettend leuke kerstkaart. Ik ben al aan het aftellen tot kerst, maar of ik al voldoende kerstkaartjes heb... Ik verstuur vaak tussen de 70 en de 80 kerstkaarten. Hoeveel kerstkaarten verstuur jij per jaar? Liefs,  Marlies

Het is altijd leuk en bijzonder als mensen gaan samenwonen of verhuizen. Wat wens je mensen dan? Veel succes? Ouch... Nee! Ik wens mensen vrijwel altijd VEEL GELUK. Deze kaart maakte ik voor Challenge #377 van Dutch Card Lovers . Jullie raden vast nooit wat mijn andere hobby is... De kaart bevat een hint! Liefs, Marlies

 ...is de herfst! En niet alleen omdat ik jarig ben in de herfst, maar toch echt omdat het voor mij het mooiste seizoen is, de kaarsjes aan mogen, de truien weer uit de kast kunnen... Heerlijk! Ik heb vandaag maar liefst vier (!) challenges gecombineerd: Challenge #78 van 2 Sisters on the Blog : Herfst Challenge #184 van KIC : Kaart met restjes designpapier Challenge #124 van Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog : Sketch Challenge #137 van HobbyVision : Herfst Wat is jouw favoriete seizoen? Liefs, Marlies