The winner of the four Cocoa Daisy Stamps is:

Sue, please email me your postal address, so that I can pass it on to get you wonderful prize on the way :)

Congratulations.

Stay tuned for another blog post today :)

hugs

Nat

Nat

Cocoa Daisy has done some remodeling and updating, making our home a place you want to be. Drop in and see how our scrapbook home is your scrapbook home too.

To help celebrate, we are doing a blog hop and giveaway. Just leave a comment  on my blog and if you want to have a better chance on all the below listed blogs, to be entered to win a set of all FOUR of this month’s exclusive, sold out, Cocoa Daisy Stamps.

The Winner is picked – the blog hop is over- sorry !-Nat

The celebration doesn’t end there, we’re also offering a couple of promotions for new subscribers:

and here is the sketch for it – you can download it if you want :)

Here is the hopping schedule:

Wishing you good luck . I will pick the winner tomorrow

Nat

Nat

Leap Day – how fun! In German we say literally Switch Day…I like Leap Day better :)

Today I have an especially amazing day and one of the things that put a smile on my face was this post today on the Lil Sugar Blog which is a blog for Mom’s – Mommy’s Little Helper

This is a total Blast From the Past for me! This picture shows a paper bag frog which I have made in July 2006. And even funnier…my blog was only a month old…AND this was my very very first design work for my very very first Design Team. It was a German Kit Club which sadly doesn’t exist anymore. I was sooo excited back then to show my work – I feared the critic and I remember how cutting into the paper was feeling like a sacrilege because…hey….this paper was coming all the way from the States and there was only one sheet for you!

It is so much fun seing also how much my style has changed…so glad it did- LOL

When I received the sweet email from lil sugar if they could use my blog post from 2006 I was taken back in this time when I started Scrapbooking. I remember the hassle on getting products at all here in Europe and how this little community of people who at that time had heard about scrapbooking in Germany was supporting and helping each other in finding information about this “unknown” hobby. It were fun times – and it is still fun!

So much has changed over the years and so much developed, it is amazing to look back and remember. We have come a long way here in Europe and it is exciting to see this niche of Scrapbooking and Mixed Media in the art & craft industry in Europe grow.

And ….btw ….I actually really wanna do this little frog bag again – maybe a Mixed Media Paper Bag Frog, what do you think? Anyone playing along?

Happy Leap Day

Nat

“Waves, sand, fishing, ocean breeze, it’s all here in the Cocoa Daisy March Kit Pier 39. A color palette of soft aquas, greens, and corals, some die cuts and chipboard hexagons, an exclusive arrow stamp, and the texture of burlap and twine all come together to make a kit reminiscent of an afternoon on the pier.”

I sooooo can’t wait for it to arrive, so I can play with it!!!

I think I spot some new Dear Lizzy in there!

Here is a peek at the add-ons for March:

Those colors ………swoon!

Don’t miss out, sign up for the Cocoa Daisy Stamp Subscription.

Here is a little peek at the stamps that will be in March’s stamp subscription:

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is the name of the February 2012 Cocoa Daisy Kit and it was fun playing with it. I do have to say that I really love working with those kits – it is so much fun how well the kits are assembled and yet there is such a versatility on what you can do with all the products, which reflects pretty well in the Design Team. This is the first month that the Design Teams are posting two times :) The National does it when the kit comes out and midmonth now we Internationals post our projects. And it is time for us now :)

Fan Base

It was a lot of fun at CHA and one of the funniest moments came up when Birgit, Ronda and I saw our girl …well let’s say our “Dirty Girl” doing her amazing Make’N Takes for Crafter’s Workshop. We screamed like Groupies – ahem ;)

The Journaling reads: There is not doubt about it that Birgit, Ronda and I are huge fans of Julie’s work and personality – we had to cheerlead at her awesome Make’nTakes at the Crafter’s Workshop.

Photo: Courtesy of Crafter’s Workshop

I used the white Cardstock in the kit and mixed 3 different colors of Acrylic Paint together to create the background. On top I used the awesome Chevron Stamp – so awesome and of course Chevron Pattern is all over right now. I then used the Sassafras Tailored Deck numbers in the main kit and added it to create my own patterned paper.

Supplies: Cocoa Daisy By The Numbers February Kit and Chevron Stamp, Eco Green Crafts Acrylic Paints, Posca Marker, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L MyStik Permanent

Fun Day

As some of you read already this January my husband and I took a mini vacation before CHA and headed out to the Death Valley National Park – so so so beautiful. Breathtaking landscape. And the sand dunes- so amazing.

I used a Crafter’s Workshop Template with some Artist Spackle by Eco Green Crafts on the background. I cute out the My Minds Eye Flowers and used the Stacked Numbers Stamp to the Packaging Paper of the Sassafrass Tailored Deck numbers. Then I used an Eco Green Crafts Ink pad over it to repeat the background paper color.

Supplies: Cocoa Daisy By The Numbers February Kit and Stacked Numbers Stamp, Eco Green Crafts Artist Spackle and Exquisite and Paris Trunk Ink Pads.

*1 2 3 Relax*

The first day of our vacation in San Francisco we just did NOTHING than hanging around with friends, drinking coffee and stroll around- It was HEAVEN. We enjoyed it so much.

I used the MME Paper of the kit and cut out the Patchwork flowers in pairs of two so they could resemble a heart. I dropped some ink on the paper, let it run and added marker dots and Signo White Pen Dots to it.

Supplies: Cocoa Daisy By The Numbers February Kit, Fountain Pen Ink, Posca Marker, Signo White Pen, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L MyStik Permanent.

LOVE Card

A little cheerful Valentine’s Card. I created the heart with aluminium foil run it through a texture folder in my Die Cut Machine, Painted it with gesso and then used paint on top of it. I stamped the Birds on a Wire Stamp on the Library Card in the Kit and then cut it out in a banner like form. Love the stamp!!!

Supplies: Cocoa Daisy By The Numbers February Kit and Birds on a Wire Stamp, Aluminum Foil, Gesso, Eco Green Crafts Exquisite Ink Pad, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Crafty Power Tape.

I wish you an amazing day!!!

Nat

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Yesterday was my last day as a Golden Ambassador for Tattered Angels.

The past four years I had a wonderful time filling several roles for the company, sometimes at the same time with being on the Design Team, being the Design Team Coordinator, being an Educator and being a Golden Ambassador of Tattered Angels. Last year alone I taught over 50 Tattered Angels Workshops – pretty crazy number, huh?  ;).  With the transition of Tattered Angels to Canvas Corp. the decision was made to close the Golden Ambassador Programme. Although this is a sad moment as a wonderful time ends, it also makes me happy as I know it frees me for the awesome things that are coming up in my creative life…it is all good and I’m giddy at the same time because I know this is going to be a rockin’ year :)

I will still work with Tattered Angels products and I will continue teaching the already scheduled workshops for the next months, so don’t you worry – we will mist away :)

I would love to show you my favorite work that I have done for Tattered Angels the last 4 years as a way to say good bye and close this capital for now

And this is only a SMALL fraction of my projects – but I think those are my faves of all of them in all the years. Looking at those projects puts a smile on my face because I had a great time while creating them- and that is what it is about for me: the creating process and the memories that go along with it and the photos I use. Nobody can take that away from me :)

Thank you Wendy and Tattered Angels for your trust in my work all those years and giving me the chance to work with you. You have been the reason for where I stand and who I am right now as me regarding my professional life. It has been a fun ride. I have learned a huge amount of things from being on the teams whether it about how I love to create, teaching or about the industry itself. Thanks for letting me be myself in my art projects.

I hope you enjoyed my little TA-Gallery post :)

Have a wonderful day

Nat

Nat

an older layout of mine with my friend A. and her sweet little daughter

supplies: Webster’s Pages, Pink Paislee; Prism; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES by 3L MyStik; Golden Gel Medium; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Glimmer Chalkboard and Glimmer Screen; Tim Holtz Type Charms; Hambly Screenprints; Cheesecloth

I am longing for the days where you can sit outside and have a coffee at one of our many street cafes here. The funny thing is that our weather is so bad in Hamburg- lot’s of rain, that we actually go out A LOT . So you see bars and cafe’s right now that have a box with nice woolen blankets outside as soon as one little sunray is visible. I just love the vibe and feel when the life of a city takes place on the street.

Are you longing for some sun too?

Have a great and….sunny day ;)

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Due to popular demand and getting lot’s of emails asking about it, I decided to reopen theÜber*Media PanPastel Online Workshop earlier again. So as of now you can sign up again for this 6 week-long extensive workshop. It starts on February 5th, 2012 – you have access to the classroom till July 31st, 2012- Check it out here .

If PanPastel is not up your alley  but are interested in taking an inspiring and fun online workshop, you can check my Über*Media Gesso Online Workshop which started on February 15th and is a 5 week-long extensive workshop- also access to the classroom till July 31st –Check it out here.

Nat

Nat

this is definelty a week where things are not going the way they should ….LOL. But do you know this punchy mood when something goes wrong and you just laugh…like a Kookaburra….(listen ;) )

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These birds woke me up one morning last year in Australia when I was on my workshop tour in NSW. I opened one eye because I heard this noise and because Sherry had told me about those birds, I knew it was them . I started laughing in bed, it was soo funny.

So ….this week- I’m just gonna laugh it off like a Kookaburra – so there printer, so there lost CHA package, so there accidents…..

Have a day filled with laughter :)

Nat

Nat

Happy New Year 2012 my friends – may your book  be filled with awesomeoness!!! :)

Nat

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