Update!

De blogpost van de libel is ge update met foto's van het eindresultaat!

** The blogpost about the dragon-fly is updated with pics of the result!

http://mirandasscrapsite.blogspot.com/2009/09/fantstisch-emotioneel-en-uniek.html

Love, Miranda

2 challenges in 1 layout

Have you seen the Challenge blog-blog hop??I love it!!
I started the blog hop at Scrapsketch. They have a really great sketch for this blog hop challenge!
This is the sketch:

and this is what I made from it:

The colors are a challenge from another challenge blog:  SPCC.

To late to enter, but I had a lot of fun with it!

The blog hop last till October 1, so, hop to Scrapsketch to begin this blog hop and get challenged!!

Fantastisch, emotioneel en uniek!

Gisteren heb ik een fantastische, emotionele en unieke dag beleefd.

Vroeg in de morgen reed ik via de A6 naar Peize, vlak bij Groningen.

** Yesterday I had a fantastic, emotional and unique day. Early in the morning I drove to Peize, near by Groningen.

Na bijna 40 jaar had ik me voorgenomen om Alex (mijn doodgeboren broertje) een waardig plekje in mijn leven te geven. En omdat het me verdriet doet dat hij ligt begraven zonder enig herkenningsteken (alleen een nummertje...) wilde ik graag iets maken.
Door een verhaal dat mamma me vertelde besloot ik om een libel te maken.
Al zoekend op internet kwam ik in contact met Henk en Elly van Loodlijn. Op hun site stond een klein fotootje van een libel en ik nam via mail contact op. Nadat ik had uitgelegd wat ik wilde, werd er erg warm en begrijpend gereageerd en dat voelde zo goed. Wat foto's verzamelt en naar Henk gestuurd, zodat hij vast na kon denken over hoe dit vorm moest gaan krijgen.

** After almost 40 years I decided that Alex (my brother that died at birth) a worthy place needed in my life. And cause it makes me sad that he is buried without any sign to remember (just a number...) I wanted to make something.

By a story mom told me, I decided to make a dragon fly.

Searching on the internet I came in contact with Henk and Elly from Loodlijn. On there site was a little picture of a dragon fly and I contacted them by mail. After I had told what I wanted, they reacted warm and understanding and it felt so good. Send some pics to Henk so he could make a plan.

Gisteren was het dan zover en om 9.45 uur kwam ik aan in Peize. Zowel Henk als Elly stonden me al buiten op te wachten. Kreeg meteen een rondleiding door hun tuin, waarin veel prachtige beelden gemaakt door Henk staan. Een ontzettend warme ontvangst die me meteen een goed gevoel gaf!
** Yesterday was the day and at 9.45 am I arrived in Peize. Henk and Elly where both outside to welcome me. I did get a tour around their garden, in which are a lot of lovely statues made by Henk. I must say a very warm and cozy hello that gave me a good feeling immediatly.

Na de thee aan het werk. In overleg met Henk besloten we om met koper te gaan werken. Iets bewerkelijker, dus hulp van Henk was nodig om het in 1 dag af te krijgen.
** After the tea we started to work. On advice of Henk we decided to work with copper. Somewhat more work, so help from Henk was needed to finish this in 1 day.

Koper kloppen, gloeien en koelen, solderen, ik heb het allemaal gedaan! Aan elk deel van de libel heb ik gewerkt en daar ben ik erg blij mee en trots op.

** Knocking coppen, glow and cool down, solder, I did it all. At each part of the dragon fly I worked and with that I'm so happy and proud!

 

 

 

 

Het eindresultaat laat ik nog even niet zien. Eerst moeten pappa en mamma het in real life zien!
Maar ik heb een erg goed gevoel aan deze dag overgehouden en het resultaat mag er ook zijn!
Bedankt Henk en Elly voor het helpen realizeren van mijn droom! 

** The result I don't show you yet. First mom and dad has to see it in real life!

But I ended this day with a very good feeling and the result is great too!.

Thanks Henk and Elly, for helping me realize my dream!

Edited 30-09-09:
En hier is 'ie dan:

** And here he is: 

 

{AAM challenge #2} What color describes me?

A new challenge on All about me! What color describes me?

Some days are red, Some are blue.
On different days, I'm different too.
You'd be surprised how many ways
I change on different colored days...

Dr. Seuss’s book My Many Colored Days greatly influenced this challenge. Color can certainly evoke moods; it can also describe them. And if color can describe moods, color can capture a personality too…
So for this challenge we want you to dig a little deeper, think a little more metaphorically, and reflect on the question: If YOU were a color, which one would you be?

What color are you?
What color describes you? What color really speaks to you? You don’t have to take a color test to figure this out, although you certainly can if you wish to. (You can find lots of them on the internet.)

**Journaling reads:
My soul is blue. Just as blue as a peacock. Only, my blue is somewhat grubby. Like the blue from a peacock who has laid in the mud.
But under that layer of dust, there is that beautiful blue color, by my too.
There will come a moment that that color becomes visible again, for me and for others. And just like the peacock I have more beautiful colors. But mostly I'm  not fully aware of that. My 'tail' with beautiful colors is just dragging behind me. Others can see my different colors, but I myself forget that I have them.
I have to show off my feathers more oft!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Coredinations Core color, Aruba; Naturel/ PP: Creative Imaginations, Teal; Scenic Route; Making Memories, Ledger paper; October Afternoon, County Fair/ Arrow: Bazzill chips/ Buttons: Basic Grey/ Ribbons: Savvy 'n Sassy/ Chipboard: Fancy Pants, From the Garden; Magistical Memories, nestle circles/ Flowers: Heidi Swapp; Prima/ Ticker/ Letters: Art Talent chipboard; Tickers, American Craft/ Embrodery floss/ Tulip 3d paint/ Hotfix stones

Have you joined in the challenge??

Tomorrow there will be a new challenge on All about me!
That means that you have today to finish the "If I live to be 100..." challenge.
Take a look at the challenge again and the wonderful prize you can win.
I hope you will join in!

And take a look tomorrow for the new (fun!) challenge, and the work of the DT.

Dam tot damloop

Vandaag was het dan zo ver: de Dam tot Damloop Womens Win, 4 EM. De wekker liep om half 8 af, want... de start was om 10.00 uur in Amsterdam.

Even voor half 9 vertrokken we van huis. Samen met Hans (compleet met fototoetsel en de instructie om veel foto's te maken...) en mamma.

Met de auto naar Weesp en daar de trein naar Amsterdam. Alles verliep vlotjes en al om 9.15 uur waren we in Amsterdam.

** Today was the day: the Dam- to dam run Womens Win, 4 EM. The alarm went off at 7.30 am, cause the start was at 10 o'clock in Amsterdam.

Just before 8.30 we left from home. Together with Hans (with camera and the instruction to make a lot of pictures..) and my mom.

With the car to Weesp and there by train to Amsterdam. All went smooth and around 9.15 we already were in Amsterdam.

Op zoek naar het startvak. Voor deze run waren startvak 1 en 2 open en startten we allemaal tegelijk.

** Looking for the place to start. For this run all women started together.

 

Met z'n allen een warming-up! Heel gezellig hoor, met al die dames samen!

** All together a warming up! Very nice with all the ladies together!

Het startschot werd gegeven door Erica Terpstra.

** The starting shot was given by Erica Terpstra from the NOC-NSF.

En daar gaan we dan!

** And there we go!

 

Mamma en Hans gingen met de veerboot naar de finish, samen met een blaaskapel. Feestje!!

** Mom and Hans went by boat to the finish place, together with a music band. Party!

En na 4 EM was daar dan voor mij de finish.

** And after 4 EM was there for me the finish.

 

En dit is het beeld, net na de finish.....

** And this is how I looked just after the finish...

Hier kun je mijn tijden zien en hoe ik in vergelijking met de rest van het veld gefinisht ben. Ik ben zeer trots en tevreden!

** Here you can see my time and how I finishedcompared to the others. I'm very proud and happy!

En daarna even uitpuffen op een terrasje!

** And then, something to drink and rest at a terrace!

Nog één nachtje....

En dan is de dam tot damloop! Ik loop morgen de 4 EM (=6.44 km). Dus niet de volledige Dam tot Dam, want dat lijkt me voor de allereerste keer een beetje te veel van het goede.
Ik heb er super veel zin in!
Om 10.00 uur ga ik van start op de Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam (voor het Centraal station). Via de IJ-tunnel lopen we dan naar de andere kant van het IJ, waar we finishen bij het Buiksloterwegveer. Ik verwacht in ongeveer 40 minuten te finishen.
Dit is het parcours:

** Still one night and then is the Dam to dam run! I run tomorrow the 4 EM (=6.44 km). So, that's not the real Dam to dam, cause that's a bit to much for the first time, I think.

I'm looking forward to it!

At 10.00 o'clock is the start on the Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam.  I expect to finish in 40 minutes.

This is the parcours:

Mocht je me willen volgen dan kan dat via Startpagina.mobi.
Mijn startnummer is 90608.
En mocht je willen komen aanmoedigen dan vind ik dat natuurlijk super leuk!!

** If you want to follow me, look at Startpagina.mobi (sorry, in Dutch!).

My number is 90908.

And I will love it if people came to sheer me on!

Winner of the RAK!

A bit late... but there is a winner of the RAK for the 5000 visitor!

It is Lisa (lwestphal)!!

Lisa let me know your homeadress so I can send the RAK to you.

This is what Lisa did win:

{AAM challenge #1} If I live to be 100...

The day is finally here for our first All About Me Challenge 

with the Design Team!

So let's jump right in!

Perhaps you'll recognize these lyrics If I live to be 100 and never see the seven wonders.. that'll be alriiiight... I am Rosemary's granddaughter, the spitting image of my father and when the day is done my mama's still my biggest fan....  If you are a Jessica Andrew's fan or listen to a little country music, you'll know that song I think.  While I'm not a huge country fan, that's a song that stuck with me since I first heard it and what has inspired our first challenge!

If I live to be 100.....

How would you finish that sentence??  Remember.. this is about YOU!
Here is what I came up with:

 

Supply list: Paper: MME Penny lane, Crate Prudence collection, Jilly Bean soup Minestrone, October Afternoon; Cardstock: brown and orange; Letters: Thickers American Crafts, Mini alphabet stickers My little shoebox, Jillibeen Soup Bean Brown; Bird: Maya Road; Card and envelop: Hallmark; Ribbon: Savvy 'n Sassy; Flowers: Prima; Arrows: Heidi Swap

Journaling reads:

Dear Nanna,

If I live to be 100, then I would be 10 years older then you are now.
And 90 is for me already a hugh age.
If I live to be 100, then I hope there will be someone who loves me as much as I love you. Who will think of me with as much affection as I think of you.
If I live to be 100, I hope I will not be too lonely. The chance to that is of course big, because we don't have any kids. But you are also lonely, even with 4 daughters, a lot.
As I live to be 100, I hope my health will be good. Cause always having pain, like you, that must be so hard.
But... If I live to be 100, I hope to become that together with Hans. And not like you, more then the half of your live alone..

Love, Miranda.


On the AAM blog you can see the work of all the other Design team members!


Want to know our Sponsor for the month of September?  It's the ScrapShoppe!  This sweet little Etsy shoppe was such a treat to find and Dianna has been so kind as to offer up one of her Inspiration Kits as the prize for this month!  I think you'll love it! Please visit her shop and say thank you by supporting her business!

Here is what you could win:

 

So much in this "vintagey" kit!  

Patterned Papers about 6x6 in size

Ribbons and Trims

Buttons

Flowers

And more!  (oh my!)

Want to know how you can win this fabulous kit?

In order to be eligible to win you need to participate in the challenges!  You can earn more entries by doing the following:

• Receive one entry for each challenge you participate. Come post a comment letting us know if you have the layout on your blog or in our flickr gallery. (You can earn up to TWO since there will be two challenges each month.)
• Receive an entry by becoming a follower of the blog.
• Receive an entry by participating on the Message Board.

So there you go!  You have the potential to receive FOUR entries.   
Disclaimer:  The "follower" entry will be reserved for brand new followers beginning in October.  

So what are you still reading this for??  Go scrap about yourself! :)

Be proud girl!

Voor de 2e Pre-Dt-challenge van It's All about me:
Instead of writing an appreciation or encouragement card to one of your friends.... go write one to yourself. Then keep it somewhere close and look at it every time you begin to feel under the weather or bogged down with life.
heb ik deze layout gemaakt.

** For the 2e Pre-DT challenge from It's All about me:
Instead of writing an appreciation or encouragement card to one of your friends.... go write one to yourself. Then keep it somewhere close and look at it every time you begin to feel under the weather or bogged down with life.
I made this layout.

Morgen komt de eerste echte challenge online!Natuurlijk met werk van het DT. Dus... volg ons en doe mee! We hebben een fantastische sponsor.

** Tomorrow the first real challenge will be online! Of course with work from the DT. So... follow us and join! We have a marvelous sponsor. 

Almost 5000

Bijna 5000 hits op mijn blog sinds de start van de nieuwe webteller op 11 januari 2009. Dus.... tijd voor een RAK.

Als mijn teller de 5000 ste telt, dan stop ik alle Volgers in een kom en trek daar 1 uit. Deze volger zal de RAK winnen. 

Dus... ben je nog geen Volger (hier rechts op mijn blog...) meld je dan nu aan en doe mee voor die RAK!

**Almost 500 hits on my blog since the start of the new webcounter at 11 januari 2009. So.... time for a little RAK!

When my counter hits the 5000, I will put all my followers in a cup and pull one out of it. That follower will win my RAK.

So... if you are not a Follower yet (here right on my blog..) join then now and be in for the RAK!

Danique is jarig!

Vandaag is Danique jarig. Ze wordt 6 jaar!! Wow, al een echte grote meid.
Van harte gefeliciteerd Danique en ik hoop dat je een fantastische dag hebt. Als het goed is is dit kaartje vandaag bij haar in de bus gevallen.

** Today is Danique her birthday. She becomes 6 years old. A really big girl now.

Congrats on your birthay Danique and have a wonderful day. This card did I make for her.

A photo each week: Upload your pictures in Flickr and don't forget to put in the tags the week, and the word of the week.

Pre-DT challenge

Op de All about me blog is de eerste pre-DT challenge gestart.

**On the All about me blog there is a first pre-DT challenge.

Here it is:

Are you ready for a Pre DT Challenge? Lets get this place started off right and see what we can muster up here. There is some BLOG CANDY included with this first challenge. I know a little incentive can help get people involved. ;)

Here is your Pre-DT Challenge:

I Wish I May, I Wish I Might.....

Can you remember as a child, wishing upon the first star you saw? What did you wish for? As you've grown older, have those wishes changed? Your challenge is to create a layout focused on what you wish for. It can be anything. Here is my layout:

Those 7 Gypsies stickers are perfect for an About Me layout!
{Materials}:
Paper and ribbon - Fancy Pants
Chipboard elements - Cosmo Cricket
Stickers - 7 Gypsies
Flower - Prima
Buttons, staples, metal embellishment - all from stash

Here is what you can win:

A Mini Book Kit put together by me. The materials in here include a Faith chipboard mini-book, Prima flowers, embroidery floss with needle, metal embellishments, buttons, bling, ribbon, binder rings, ticket embellishments by Creative Cafe, metal charms and some beautiful patterned paper by My Minds Eye from the Bloom & Grow line. Because (be ready about to get cheesy here) I want you all to BLOOM and GROW here. :)

Now here is what you need to do in order to get entered into this lovely RAK.
1 entry - participate in the challenge and leave a comment leading us all to your project
2 entries - participate and become a follower of the blog
3 entries - participate, become a follower and advertise the blog on your blog either through a post, adding a link to your favorite places OR using the button to your right and placing it on your blog

You will need to leave a comment letting me know all that you did so I can make sure to give the appropriate amount of entries. If you are already a follower, AWESOME, you already get your extra entry. The deadline for this will be on the date of the Design Team reveal which is September 5th.

Wil je mijn layout zien. Kijk maar hier!
Ik hoop dat jullie allemaal mee doen!!

**Want to see my take on this challenge?? Take a look over here!

I hope you all will join!

A photo each week: Upload your pictures in Flickr and don't forget to put in the tags the week, and the word of the week.

DT members

Dit zijn alle leden van het designteam van It's all about Me. Als je klikt op de foto dan ga je naar hun blog!
** This are all the members from the It's all about Me designteam. If you click on the photo you go to their blog!

Melissa Elsner

Washington State

Mette Kallander

Sweden

April Yap

Singapore

Kim Tupponce

Virginia

Arlene Camacho

New York

Clair Rigby

United Kingdom

Miranda Wedekind

Netherlands

Janis Medina

Philipinnes

Brittny Lejeune

California

Helen Croft

Japan

A photo each week: Upload your pictures in Flickr and don't forget to put in the tags the week, and the word of the week.