Ode to woman give away!

Yesterday was my workshop : 'Ode aan de vrouw'. We raised between the 1900 and 2000 euro's for cancer research, so I was really happy! I loved making this mini-album and it holds photo's of woman who I admire, who are remarkable to me for their positive spirits while going through difficult periods in their lives. Everyone had to include also a photo of themself and share why they are remarkable as well.( of course I can ad more woman because my list is LONG!)

Well I have 3 kits left to give away :), so in order to win one of these kits share with me(in the comment section of this blogpost) one woman who will be a part of your book and why. I will pick 3 winners by Friday.
 
 
 
 

 
***Not sure why my pics of this project are not sharp, sorry, do not feel like making new ones ;)***

Tomorrow I will go the the venue where I am going to do my Scrap-A-Licious event. After this I will finalize things with the shopkeepers who are coming and when that is done, I will let you know where it is and also soon what the workshops will be and how much everything will cost. IEK! so exited already, it will be so good!

Corinnexxx

Comments

[Mandy]

Hey Corinne,
Dat album en de kit zien er super uit, zoals alles wat je maakt! Ik zou het geweldig vinden om het te winnen, ik zou dan in het boekje zeker een grote plek voor mijn moeder maken. Ze is helaas 2,5 jaar terug overleden aan kanker en was alles voor me.
Ze was voor vele mensen een inspiratie, ze maakte haar dromen waar en was bezig een spiritueel centrum op te zetten. Ze verkondigde "de Kracht van het Licht" totdat ze echt te zwak was door haar ziekte, maar geloofde nog steeds in de Goddelijke wereld, ondanks alle beproevingen die ze haar hele leven lang heeft gehad. Ik hoop dat ik ooit zo sterk mag worden als haar, zo goed in mijn vel, zo vol liefde naar anderen toe, zo levenslustig, zo overtuigd van haar eigen kracht. Zo'n enorme persoonlijkheid.

Veel succes met alle strubbelingen waar jij mee te kampen hebt Corinne...Ik lees en leef mee. Liefs, Mandy

[Margaret van der Steen]

Corinne, wat een geweldig initiatief. Scrappen tegen borstkanker. In mijn boekje zouden zeker meerdere vrouwen komen die ik persoonlijk ken om hun kracht en wat ze bereikt hebben in onze wereld maar ook zeker Anastacia. Zij heeft ook kanker overwonnen en ik zag haar laatst bij Paul de Leeuw en ik was onder de indruk van de kracht en persoonlijkheid die deze dame uitstraalt en dan ook nog zo'n topstem heeft. Zeker mensen van dit kaliber (zo ook Kylie Minogue) kunnen hun vak gebruiken om vrouwen te informeren en vooral te waarschuwen voor de risico factoren. En geven tevens een goed voorbeeld.
Heel veel sterkte voor iedereen die met kanker worstelt.

Margaret xxx

[shaina]

hello my friend.
:D
i would love one of these kits of yours!!!
if i got one i would include my mother. she is the strongest woman i know, and i want to be just like her as i continue to grow. we just spent an amazing weekend together that i so enjoyed, and saw ways that i am already like her. its awesome, and i'd love to savor it!
thanks for the opportunity. :D

[Anke]

...this kit is just georgeous!!! I would enclude my Grandma for sure, she was one of the greates women I have meet, and without her, I am not sure if I would still be alive! So at least I could give her some apreciation back, like including her in a book about women...;-)

[Marie-claire]

Ik zou een boekje maken over mijn Peettante, ze is echt mijn steun en toeverlaat geweest in zeer moeilijke tijden in mijn jeugd en nu ik bijna 40 ben, nog!!!

Groetjes Marie-claire

[Renee LaPointe]

This is a beautiful project. I would definitely include my sister, Michelle (ravenea at SiS). She came through a really difficult time in her life and turned out stronger and happier. She really lives everyday to the fullest. She's the best!

[Jonni]

Love the kit. I wish I could have taken the class. But maybe I will win, and I can put it together over here in the US states. I love following your blog, and seeing your great talent. Thanks for sharing your life with us.

[Julia Carter]

I was planning on making a book very similar to the one that you have on this post already, but I think I will take my direction and inspiration from you.
I am going to honor my best friend of 22 years Tina. I am only 23 years old, we met when we were both one year old, still in diapers :). Our mothers both worked at the same dry cleaner and they would both occasionally bring us in when the sitter was off, my mother tells me that one day we were both their and we played together the whole shift.I have a photo of us when we were both small and the resemblence is uncanny, we could be sisters, and she truly was the sister that I never had, we called each other sisters and most people mistaked us for family when we were together. We attended primary school together and were friends like young children are. In middle school, Tina went to a different school, and instead of growing apart we grew closer, it was in those years that we truly became the best of friends, we practically lived at each others houses, we even went on family trips together. In high school we attended the same school and we were just as close. I did not attend college, instead I got married and started my family, but Tina went to a community college to become a paralegal, but we were still very close. She was the sweetest, kindest, most loving person I have ever known. She was so selfless, always giving, she would help anyone, and never had an unkind word to say. She never judged me, I could tell her my darkest secret and have total faith that she would just listen and not try to condemn or judge me...while she was in college, she called me one night in tears, she said she had a lump in her breast. I was terrified and very angry that something could happen to her, she was suppose to get married, have babies, we were suppose to be like those little old women that you see in the mall, laughing and talking and just enjoying thier friendship. But, still I told her it was nothing and that she should go to the doctor just to be sure. I went with her to get her mammogram. At 21. She was only 21 years old and getting a mammogram, I thought it was silly, mammograms are for 40 and 50 year olds, not women in their 20's.
The tech did the scan and then had us go in a little room, her reguler doctor came in and told her that their was a mass and they would need to biopsy it. Only 2 days later she had the biopsy. THen we found out she indeed did have breast cancer and that it had spread. They said that she would need surgery to remove her breast, and chemo. but that they were not sure what the outcome would be, it had already spread. She had the surgery, and we thought she was going to be okay, but she just kept getting sicker and sicker till finally one day toward the end I knew that she couldn't keep fighting much longer. Then she was gone. Only 5 months after her diagnosis. I was numb for so long, I would reach for the phone to call her like I did everyday, multiple times and then I would remeber, now I just feel regret, that 3 of my 4 children did not get to meet this amazing vibrant woman who they only know as "auntie tina". My oldest doesn't even remember her, I regret all the things that she will never get to do, I regret all the conversations and things that will never happen.

I am sorry this is such a lonnnnng post. I have never really talked about this woman who was my best friend to anyone other than my husband so I guess a little bit spilled out, but I want to make an album about her, about her life and about our friendship, because I never want to forget..

[Henny Slenders]

Wat een te gekke opbrengst zeg helemaal top. Het boekje zou ik graag willen maken voor mijn lieve schoonzus die onlangs een hartstilstand heeft gehad. Ze is er gelukkig nog en ik heb enorme bewondering voor de manier waarop ze er mee omgaat. En ik ben zo blij dat ze er nog is want 14 jaar geleden heb ik hetzelfde meegemaakt en ik weet dus hoe zij zich voelt. Zij is zo'n een sterke vrouw dat ik er alle vertrouwen in heb dat het helemaal goed komt. Live is beautiful!!

[ria jacobs]

ohw.... waarom moest ik juist deze week beginnen met 4 dagen werken???
normaal kijk ik altijd even op donderdag je blog, maar nu had ik daar pas vandaag tijd voor :(
hoop dat ik nog op tijd ben, ik vind je kit namelijk helemaal super!
mijn project zou zeker voor mijn schoonmoeder zijn, zij heeft het op dit moment niet makkelijk
nu haar man erg kwakkelt met zijn gezondheid en ik vind dat zij wel een opstekertje kan gebruiken....
super dat je hebt meegedaan aan deze actie!

[Birgit Koopsen]

Gefeliciteerd met de opbrengst! Als ik zo'n boekje zou maken zou mijn oma er zeker inkomen. Ze was een sterke vrouw die sinds de oorlog heel veel dingen alleen heeft moeten doen en heel veel heeft moeten opgeven omdat mijn opa verlamd was geraakt. Mijn oma zei altijd "kan niet ligt op 't kerkhof, wil niet ligt ernaast" Zij leerde mij dat er bijna niets is dat niet kan, je moet het alleen willen! Zij heeft in mijn boekje dus een ereplaats verdiend!

[Angélique]

HI Corinne,

Thanks for sharing us your album! It's gorgeous.

For me, my mother defenately should be in there. Last 7 months have been a rough time for me and she really was a rock (like a "rots in de branding" :)). Will not go into detail, but I so appreciate her for doing the things she's done!

[Ingen]

Oh wat geweldig dat ik een van de winnaars ben :D Ik weet vanwege je andere blogs dat ik je dit wel kan vertellen. Mijn oma was helderziend en zei altijd: doden vinden het fijn als er nog aan hen gedacht wordt. Dat ik weer eens de kans kreeg om iets over haar te vertellen kwam door jouw vraag en ik weet zeker dat ze het geweldig heeft gevonden dat er weer eens zo uitgebreid aan haar gedacht werd.