DD 25: endings and new beginnings...

Hi bloggers!

So, here it is, my final post of the year and my final DD series post... Yes, I didn't make my promise of daily posts, but I did manage to share with you all my "creative road trip stories" from the last couple of years. I can't believe how lucky I am to be able to live my creative life the way I do, now I see all those stories together... I want to thank all my creative partners in crime to share this journey with me and to make it even more special and unforgettable! This year, I had the opportunity to meet a lot of my “creative heroes”, I still can’t believe that all of it was real and it will be hard to equal this next year! I think the challenge is to believe in yourself and to try out new things. That’s something I’ll be doing in 2018, a new adventure awaits… drumrolls please… I’m part of the Design Team for Gummiapan!! I can’t wait to start creating examples for you guys with these lovely and cute stamps! I hope you’ll join me in this new adventure but first… let’s celebrate the amazing year we had and let’s toast on the new one! I wish you all a happy new year and I’ll see you soon!

Lots of Love,

Carmen

 

DD 24: last workshop of the year...with Kate Crane!

Hi bloggers

My last creative treat of the year… A workshop with the sweetest and most modest person I have ever met, miss Kate Crane! I really cursed when I discovered that her workshops were at the same time than the weekend which I already had been registered for. So I did a very silly happy dance when there was an extra workshop on Monday! Since I already was in Holland, I drove a little farther, stayed in a lovely b&b and treated myself with one more workshop this year! It was the perfect ending to an even more perfect weekend. I visited the art chicks studio for the first time, I met some 'old' creative friends, I met Marieke Blockland for the first time AND I learned some new techniques from Kate Crane. What more can you wish for? Let’s hope 2018 can match the amazing creative journey I had this year!

 

 

 

DD 23: my very first scrapweekend

So, November already, time flies when you’re having fun! And oh what fun it was at the scrapheapweekend!! For the first time I attended this weekend, organized by The Scrapheap and together with my creative partner in crime, Marit. Boy, did I laugh those 3 days! Really, thank you girls for such an amazing time! I didn’t create a lot (I also got sick on Saturday evening, talking about some bad timing he!) but I enjoyed every second of being surrounded with all those lovely ladies! Until next time… 

 

 

   

 

 

DD 22: workshop with Iggydodie

Hi there creative souls! Blogpost nr 22, almost there! 

At the end of October I treated myself again with a creative weekend and this time in my own country! Although in another language… Jep, I went to Wallonia to participate 2 workshops with the lovely iggydodie at the Expression Hobby store. She makes amazing albums and she combines mixed media with scrapbooking. I really wanted to meet her in person and learn her tips and tricks because I want to do more with all the pictures I take. Making my albums myself and alter them with some mixed media techniques is really right up my alley so yeah, I had a blast! Thank you ladies for being patient with me, I really have to practice my French!!