Hello stampers and happy Friday to you! Today we have a beautiful card using the Arrange a Wreath bundle. Thanks so much to Ria de Nooijer from Arnemuiden, Zeeland. So nice that you come from the same province as my father!
Arrange a Wreath card
Inside her beautiful card Ria wrote “Thanks for your ideas on Facebook to make simple cards.” That means a lot to me because it is my goal to make stamping doable for people. It should not be a hobby that has such high standards that you can only participate if you make fancy, detailed and complicated cards. Simple can be beautiful and rewarding. Ria’s card is a perfect example of that. Let’s take a look at it!
I noticed just now that in the travel, the top bow got bent!!! I’m so sorry Ria, but it is too hot to take more photos and edit it again. It just goes to show how you can be so caught up in something that you miss an important detail. I am working in the office of the greenhouse, the only space that has some version of air conditioning. There is no wifi here so I can’t take a picture with my phone and then edit it on the computer. I will try to add a better photo later!!
What I love about Ria’s card is the monochromatic colour scheme. It is really elegant and lets the dies do there work for maximum effect. Ria stamped the wreath in pumpkin pie as a base and then layered a pumpkin pie die cut wreath over top. Another wreath was die cut in whisper white and layered over top. The finishing touch is some pumpkin pie leaf die cuts, a bow die cut and a gem with a gorgeous swirl of gold metallic thread.
Arnemuiden, Zeeland
Arnemuiden is first mentioned in literature in 1223! During the 80 Years War with Spain they remained loyal to Willem of Orange, the Dutch king. Many Dutch people are blonde an blue eyed, but people from Zeeland often have dark hair and eyes, just like me! We like to joke that the reason for this is because of the Spanish invasion. Arnemuiden is a fishing village and it is also one of the few place in the Netherlands where people can still be seen wearing “klederdracht” which is the traditional local costume. You can see more about that here.
Childhood Memory
My mother always had a big Dutch “klederdracht” doll, complete with miniature jewelry. This was definitely not a doll to be played with, it was to be displayed. On Saturdays, when I did my weekly dusting and I dusted off her stand, I always took a peek under her black skirt so see the petticoat underneath and the long bloomers. When I went to Holland as a fourteen year old my cousin Leo bought me my own Zeeuwse klederdracht doll!
Each city or province in the Netherlands had its very own “costume”, one for daily wear and one for church wear. You could tell where someone came from by their klederdracht.
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If you placed an order in July, you should have received an email with a bonus bucks code. This has to be redeemed in August! I have some too, so I better not forget to use them either. Thanks for joining me today, I hope you have a super day. Do you want to support my business but you do not live in Canada? Be sure to check out my Tutorial section at the top of the home page of my blog. If you are a fellow demonstrator you can also join my training team for $5 a month, but you must pay in 6 month instalments to keep the bookwork to a minimum. If you are interested, send me a message or email and I will send you the link after you pay. Sound good?
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