Today four years ago...

in a room on the 38th floor of a hotel in Nanjing China, there were two nervous women waiting for a precious gift. One hour earlier then expected the phone rang, a lady on the other side said they arrived... In to the hallway we went MIL with video camera all set... then we heard the elevator opening just around the corner, one of the women started to cry, the other couldn't stop trembling... some cute sounds came our way...

In case you are wondering DH could not come, he had a collapsed long and in the midst of the SARS period the hospital didn't think it was a good idea for him to travel :-( And yes, we have a great video of the ceiling and walls of the hotel ;-)

Today it is four years ago I became a mummy in a far away country. Mei-Li was not exactly happy with us, she cried for hours and did not wanted to look at these big eyed white women. Luckily that all changed :0)

This lo is made on a bathroom tile, I used loads of alcohol ink, pearlex and embossing powders. I also used a red thread, this is a Chinese proverb often used by families adopting from China.

An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance.The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break.

The little baby in the picture needed some time to get used to us, her new home and all the attention she got. She grew to be a happy five year old, who sometimes drives me nuts :0)) (see trashcan) And I love it!

Have a beautiful day!

6 years...

ago, we said yes. Yes to a life together as husband and wife. Six years already, six years with down, but mainly up times... Here is what I just got... Ain't he sweet?

Things have been a bit hectic here lately. We are selling our house and I've been busy cleaning this week, who knows me knows that I am not very good at that and I am not so fast either LOL.

Now that it is all done I thought I deserved some scrapping time, so here is what I made. Papers are Cosmo Cricket Dutch Girl letters are American Craft Thickers which I outlined with black marker.

Wish you all a happy Easter! Thanks for visiting.

Almost time again...

For the Dutch Dares here is my sneakpeek for DD # 11. Make sure you check the Dutch Dare blog Wednesday morning for a great challenge by one of Hollands most talented scrappers! Now if that didn't make you curious...

I'm back ;-))

Ok, I might still sound like a seal, but feel much better since yesterday. Finally got some scrapping done too, boy did I miss that (talking about addictions LOL) Lo made with my all time favorite papers BG, letter lol where traced over from HS letters and cut out of felt, flowers are matted on felt too. I LOVE that stuff, it is so versatile, colorful and last but least not very expensive, so what is there not to like :-)) I bought it from the MLS shop, it comes in all kinds of nice and bright colors, saw there are some great felt beads in the shop now too, fun to use on a mini album! Be back soon with more creations. Thanks for visiting!

Birthday and flu...

We had it all these last two weeks. Mei-Li celebrated her birthday Friday in school Saturday at home with good friends and lots of presents :-)) So far, so good, the day after the party she got the flu, the next day it hit me, and by Tuesday there were three of us on the couch and in bed :-(( It's been years since I last had flu and almost forgot how bad it is... Luckily things start to get better now and all we are left with is a bad cold now. Hopefully that will disappear soon too!

Because of the flu I was not able to finish this weeks Dutch Dare in time, I did check the site this morning and did see some stunning work there so, if you have the time check out the site and join us!

Hope to be back soon WITH some new creations, thanks for visiting!

The Whole thing...

Wont be teasing you any longer LOL. This is the lay out I made for Dutch Dare # 9. I only used Bazzil a stamp, a Hambly rubon (hardly to find anymore) and a LOT of soufle pen. The other girls made great projects , want to see or play along? Check this link.

Ok, no scrapping for me the next few days, Mei-Li is having her 5th birthday tomorrow and Saturday we will have a house full of friends. So of to do the cleaning and shopping now...

Have a great weekend!

Been creative...

Ok, Marcel left for Germany again yesterday afternoon, Mei-Li was playing outside and went to bed early which gave me some creative time LOL. The purple one is made with some lovely Hambly I bought here.

Thanks for visiting and eh, do not forgot to check the DD wednesday!