Dec 31st, 2013 by Antoinette
And last but not least a set Chalkboard Journaling Cards/Fillers. I had so much fun creating these cards, I’m sure there will be more in the future.
As there won’t be another freebie until the new year I want to wish you all a Happy 2014! Here’s to a healthy, happy and prosperous new year, with lots of (Digital) Scrapbooking Freebies!
Download the Chalkboard cards here (1.4 mB) Background not included.
See you next year!
Dec 30th, 2013 by Antoinette
The third of four sets journaling cards/fillers. I’ve used my Christmas WordArt Freebie ánd two of my freebie Christmas kits to create the cards. You’ll find them in the freebies section.
Freebies used, all from December 2011:
At Sparky’s Designs: Winter White WordArt & paper, Christmas WordArt, Christmas Stamps & paper.
Download from 4shared here (8.8 mB)
Have fun scrapping!
Dec 28th, 2013 by Antoinette
As promised, here is the second set of journaling cards/fillers. The kits that I’ve used to create these cards are in the freebies section 🙂
Freebies used, all Dec 2011:
At Sparky’s Designs – Believe WordArt & paper, Christmas Tree Kit, Joy WordArt & paper, Christmas Cookies Kit.
Download from 4shared (8.8 mB)
Happy Scrapping!
Dec 27th, 2013 by Antoinette
LOL – you must be asking this after I promised a freebie in my December 1st blogpost. Yes, I’m well aware that it already is 27th… I honestly don’t know what happened to the time in between.
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and took lots of pics, as I have a freebie that will help you journal those pics.
A selection of 3×4 journaling cards/fillers. I’ve never paper scrapped before, but I love seeing them in albums as they make a great addition to a layout, they can emphasize the picture(s), offer a bit of space to dot a few lines down (I always find journaling difficult, so I prefer the “few lines”), all in all, who doesn’t need more journaling cards??
I’ve used some of my previous freebies to create four sets of cards, so if you’ve downloaded the freebie kit, you now have matching cards 🙂
Here is today’s set:
Download the set here at 4 shared (5.3 mB).
Enjoy!
Dec 12th, 2013 by Antoinette
While browsing through my archives I noticed that I never wrote reviews for the two other performances of Wicked I saw in The Netherlands (I wrote one for the first time I saw it here). Probably because of the huge disappointment we felt when the girls and I went to see Willemijn and she had a day off 🙁 The 3rd time I was lucky enough to see Willemijn on stage again, but as it was a matinee, I never got the chance to meet her at the stage door. After that she went to play Elphaba on Broadway but I didn’t have the funds to travel to NY. Was frustrated, as I thought that would’ve been the last chance to see her play Elphie… how wrong I was and how happy when she was invited to join Wicked in London!! My favourite city, my favourite musical and my favourite actress in the lead, bliss!
This was the first time I went to London in December and I have to say: loved it! The atmosphere, the shop displays, the street decorations, it was wonderful.
On the day we arrived (Thursday, Dec. 5) the tree lighting ceremony on Trafalgar Square took place. The square was loaded with people and it was special singing Christmas carols in the cold night air, but feeling all warm inside (oh how I love Christmas!). Afterwards we walked down the streets, looking at the lights and ended up on Leicester Square where there was a red carpet in front of Odeon (cinema where all the opening nights of major movies take place). We decided to hang around to see if we could spot any celebrities and lo and behold… a black car arrived with lots of security people and William & Kate stepped out 😀
Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park was another highlight (looooved the pretzels), the windows of Harrods were amazing, but the Christmas department didn’t impress me at all! (booo!) We ate delicious fish & chips at a pub with our first pints of cider (yum), got hooked on Eggnog Latte, enjoyed Covent Garden, walked a lot, took a long ride on a bus and enjoyed the tour from the top front windows (yay for double-deckers).
On Saturday we met up with Shana, a dear friend I’ve known (online) for 9 or 10 years now. Finally we met in person! Spent the day walking around (sooo tired) and in the evening we had tickets to see Wicked. Row B!! Although I was almost sure Willemijn would be there – she just started Nov. 18 and no holidays were announced on the website – we still were nervous. No need, she was there! And how! Goosebumps all over, strange to hear her sing in her posh accent, but so familiar at the same time. People must get tired of me expressing my admiration, I apologise, but she’s a phenomenon.
As we all saw Wicked several times, there was only one surprise: Savannah Stevenson as Glinda! Can I say: woah! First of all she is incredibly beautiful and although darkhaired, the blonde Glinda wig suited her. And her voice… she blew us away. All the other Glinda’s I saw were good, about the same level, I didn’t have a favourite. But I am happy to say that I have found my favourite Glinda! I really hope that I get the chance to see both Willemijn and Savannah again before their time in the WestEnd is up *crossing fingers*
After the performance we waited at the stage door where some actors rushed by, and others took time to greet the fans, pose for pics and give autographs. Savannah was as sweet as could be. I always feel awkward asking someone to pose for a pic, so it helps when they are friendly and make you feel at ease.
We noticed Bart, Willemijn’s husband, waiting at the stage door and hoped she wouldn’t be in a hurry. And then she came out, talking to fans in English, German and to us in Dutch 🙂 I still can’t believe that I’ve actually talked to her, met her face to face *big grin* … but I have the picture to prove it 😀 It was a good night, a really great night. Happy camper here!
