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.
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
Framed Winter Wishes Card
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a framed winter wishes card. I am using the NEW 3D Foam Strips to lift up the detailed framing on my card front. They are only 1/8-inch wide, so perfect for this kind of job. … Continue reading
Celebrate Card with 3D Foam Pennants Card
Hi everyone, it’s Yvonne here with a Celebrate card showcasing a technique called Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside. With this technique, you use your Adhesive not just between layers for adhering, but on the top, as an embellishment on … Continue reading
Romantic Flourished Card Tutorial
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a dimensional romantic flourished card tutorial. Thin 3D Foam Squares are a super easy way to add a subtle layered effect to your card. Come on and let me show you how using great products … Continue reading
Christmas Candy Bar Wrappers Tutorial
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with some fun ideas to dress up chocolate bars with Christmas Candy Bar Wrappers. Festive chocolate makes great stocking stuffers, and they’re perfect gifts for friends, co-workers and neighbors! Plus, they’re fun to decorate in holiday … Continue reading
Laced Snowflake Card Tutorial
Season’s Greetings! It’s Yvonne with a Laced Snowflake card. Lace always gives such a romantic touch to a card. Since it’s a Christmas card I added sparkle using Metallic Transfer Foil and the E-Z Runner® Petite Permanent Dots Refillable Dispenser. … Continue reading
Snowy Christmas Card with 3D Foam Circles
Hi everyone, Yvonne here with a cute snowy Christmas card. I added 3D Foam Circles White Mix for an easy and fun glittered snowy effect on the card. This technique is known as Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside. Using … Continue reading