Oh I know, I always begin a new month with so much inspiration and with plenty of time to get everything ready exactly in time. But then I forget that I also have to post my collection. And not only that, also the layout samples made by me and my CT. It's a blast, but it can also be hard sometimes. Especially when I also have an e-course to do. And this time it's an amazing one: I am busy with the last week of the Lilla Rogers and Zoë Tucker. Since I already AM an illustrator

Good Morning everyone. Welcome to the new world. The world of 2017. Welcome to the world of The Diary Files. There will be good days, there will be lesser days. But whatever you are going through, I've got something for you to make this year a great year. Ckeck it out! You can save on the Bundle (as always: LOW priced) 50% off, but if you want to try the Starters kit only, with the notes, names of months and weeks, very many note pads and all kind of easy applicable cards wit

Last weekend I went to sea with my family. We were going to spent a long weekend in four houses front row on the beach. Ans the weather was sooo good! The sea was still a little cold, but it was good enough to make 13 of our family of 16 go in the water for a little surf lesson. Wow, they had so much fun! Now I'm making up for those days that I coudn't work properly on my new (revised) collection. So here a few of my CT's and my own pages made with this collection. I think yo

My mom was one of the best paper crafter I ever knew. She could do origami like she invented it, made cranes endlessly and could also make great scale models like nobody else. On top of that she sew our clothes ( very fashionable and colorful) and those for our children when we were young. There was however one thing she said she couldn't do. And that was draw. She always told me she couldn't. And I couldn't understand that, because her handwriting was fabulous! But my dad co

I knew where it was leading to: a lot of work, a lot of stress again, and a lot of puzzeling and planning. But when I returned to my digital scrapbooking roots I knew that it was also a lot of fun and that I had to do with cheerful and inspiring people. A warm bath so to speak. So here is some stuff that's new in the shop. This collection will be available in my shop tonight. There is a bundle with everything in it, a kit with only the elements and all the papers (3 packs), a