About Yvonne van de Grijp
I am Yvonne from The Netherlands. With my husband, Harrie, and English Cocker Spaniel, Noozy, we live in the south part of our beautiful little country, close to the forest.The simple promise to send a friend a handmade Christmas card is what led to my "papercraft addiction." I have been on the many manufacturing design teams from around the globe. Mainly a card maker, I also like mixed media and scrapbooking. My other hobbies include writing my blog, teaching workshops, doing charity work, cooking, speaking languages (I speak Dutch, English, German, Spanish and a little French), travelling, gardening, walking in the woods, reading books and watching movies with happy endings.
I have studied law (university) and business economics and travelled around quite a lot for work. I quit working to now take care of my family.
My blog is named after my first dog Phoebe. My blog motto is “Being Creative is a Way of Life Too!” I love sharing techniques, my knowledge and ideas with people to motivate them to "explore" their creativity too. Find me at PhoeBeez.
DIY Confetti Background Birthday Card
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a celebratory twist to making a confetti background in a birthday card! By taking a look at the shapes of the E-Z Squares® Refillable Dispenser and E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser, I came up … Continue reading
Celebrate & Sparkle for the 4th!
Hi everyone, Yvonne here to celebrate and sparkle with a 4th of July card! Let’s shine for the upcoming 4th of July celebration using sparkly items to Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside with glitter. Shall we get this party getting … Continue reading
Grid Father’s Day Card
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a Father’s day card idea. Use a grid design with game pieces for a unique masculine look! Then make your dad shine by adding glittery embossing powder using Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside concept! I’ll … Continue reading
New Home Card with Resist Technique
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a New Home card. A subtle background is ever so easy to create with the help of the E-Z Dots® Repositionable Refillable Dispenser. With the repositionable dots, you can easily mask cardstock to make gorgeous … Continue reading
Swirl Heart Mom Card
With Mother’s Day coming up within a week, this sweet swirl heart mom card was created with my mom in mind. I know she is going to love this one! My mom loves flowers so adding them with sunny colors … Continue reading
Floral Hug Card Tutorial
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a simple to make hug card. I think a lot of us would like to have or a real hug, but with Corona going around, a paper hug is probably the best way to show … Continue reading
Framed Easter Bunny Project
Hi everyone, Yvonne here. I made a cute Framed Easter Bunny project. It is a dimensional home decor piece and what a cute Easter decoration! Don’t you agree? Another idea is to simply replace the Happy Easter sentiment with a … Continue reading
Jeweled Birthday Wishes Card
Hi everyone, Yvonne here! Today I am sharing how to make a Jeweled Birthday Wishes Card. With a little help of the 3D Foam Circles White Mix, it’s easy to create these sparkly accents to Wear Your Adhesive on the … Continue reading
Beautiful Moments Vintage Photo Card
Hi everyone, Yvonne, here with a photo vintage card, Beautiful Moments Vintage Photo Card. I came across this lovely photo I just needed to get crafty right away and make it into a beautiful vintage card. With Scrapbook Adhesives by … Continue reading
Birthday Wishes Card using 3D Foam Strips
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a Birthday Wishes card. Have you seen the brand new 3D Foam Strips? I love, love, love this product! I’m going to show you how to use them in three ways with 3D frames and … Continue reading