Showing posts with label Shabby Chic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shabby Chic. Show all posts

Sunday, 14 February 2016

Layers and more layers!!!!

Hi! I hope you are having a great weekend and a great Valentine's day!!!

I've got a new card for you today. It's a new baby card for a friend of mine who is due any time now! Actually, the baby should have been here exactly one week ago!

I decided to make the card in my "messy" style... lots of layers, distressing, heat embossing and lots of embellishments! I really had a lot of fun making it.



For this card I used a LOTV stamp, which I bought a few years ago, right before my long crafting break and I never had the chance to use. 
I decided to use Kraft and pink on my card, which together with blue and pink is one of my favourite colour combinations.



Card Recipe

 6x6 card blank
kraft card
white card stock
papers are mainly scraps from craft magazine freebies over the years
Image coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
white gel pen
"Cutie" sentiment stamp is from the Paper Smooches Scripty sayings set
Postmark stamp is from The works
New baby sentiment stamp was freebie from magazine a few years ago
"Lots of love" sentiment from Forever Friends New arrival clear stamp collection
Sizzix Doily border die
Tag die cut (inside pocket) from Joy Crafts
small tag from X-cut
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
scripture stamp (used to emboss the butterflies) from Papermania Urban Stamps
baby footprint stamp from Hobbycraft -  I might add the baby's name and date of birth in here once she's born! 
papermania pink pigment ink pad
embossing powders in pink and white 
Memento tuxedo black ink
Versamark embossing ink
Distress ink pad in Antique linen
Flowers and lace from Wild orchid crafts
pink ribbon
white and pink twine
pink pearls
washi tapes 
pink gems
buttons 
a little piece of netting






 I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

2 creative chicks #7 - Anything goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes
Addicted to Stamps #120 -  Die cuts (Sizzix doily die cut, two tags die cuts)
Brown Sugar #185 - Favourite colour combo (kraft and pink)
Crafting from the heart #98 - always anything goes
Crafting with an attitude #12 - Always Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore - use a digi or stamp
Crafty Friends #25 - Girly
Crafty Hazelnut's patterned paper challenge - February AG with patterned paper
Craft your passion #298 - always anything goes
Crafty Sentiment Designs  - Dies and/or punches
Creative Craft Cottage - Tag you are it (two tags in card)
HIMCR #238 - Super Scraps Saturday
I love Promarkers #302 - bingo (Ribbon, sentiment, flowers)
Inspiration Destination #72 - Anything goes
Just keep on creating -  February 2016 Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty friends #27 - Anything goes
One crazy stamper - February anything goes
Passion for Promarkers #332 - Papertastic (3 or more layers)
PDE Linky Party #110 - Anything goes
Penny's challenge #264 - Use your favourite colour or embellishment (favourite colour combo is pink/kraft; favourite embellishments are flowers and washi tape)
Simply Papercraft #23 - Anything goes
Sisters of Craft - Anything goes
Stamping Sensations - February challenge anything goes
That Craft Place 14 February challenge - anything goes
The Crafty Addicts #8 - Anything goes
The Pencil Case #13 - More than one (layer, buttons, pearls)
TTCRD  - Always anything goes



Thank you so much for stopping by!!!! 
Until next time!!!






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Wednesday, 26 March 2014

A Mother's Day Card

Hiya!  I hope you are all good...

First I'd like to let you all know that my Followers Google Friends Connect is not working... it seems a lot of bloggers are in the same situation as me... It doesn't let me follow anybody... when I try, it tells me I'm already following them! (I know I'm not!) and then, when I try to sign in, an error message comes up... 
If you decide to become my follower, try with Google Friends Connect, it might work for you! but if you can't, I've added the "Follow by email" and of course, Bloglovin'. So no excuses!!! :)

Today I've got a Mother's Day card for you, which my friend asked me to make for her to give to her mum. It is a bit of a different card for me.. as it hasn't got a coloured image... but I thought this type of card was the most appropriate for this occasion. I tried to go for a Shabby Chic look, hopefully I achieved it!




As usual, I played around with layers... I used two different colours of card-stock as a base, then I put the paper with writing ... it is such a great paper! it has lots of lovely quotes all written on it..., it is from Pebbles Front Porch Paper pad. On top I put another layer with card-stock and a beautiful paper from Raspberry Road Designs by Susan Darter.
All these card-stock and papers have been heavily distressed with the Tim Holtz Distress Tool, Tim Holtz Distress ink in Tattered Rose, Milled Lavender and Old Paper. 
I also hand-stitched all around the papers with white thread.

As extra layers I used a Marianne Creatables Die cut, which I distressed with the same Tim Holtz inks and an stamped image "Postcard" by Papermania Urban stamps (also heavily distressed) and a piece for lace mesh.

The flowers, leaves and the filigree silver corner are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The pearls are from Hobbycraft.
The little "Best Mum" tag stamp is from a clear stamp freebie in a magazine a while ago.
I created the sentiment on the computer. 

The scallop roses sticker is so beautiful! I've had it in my stash for years... it has a lot of texture... 
The butterfly is a sticker, also in my stash for ages... not sure why I haven't used them for such a long time, but I though it would go great on this card.



I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Love to Create #108 - Bingo (Pink, pearls, sparkle -butterfly is sparkly-)
Top Tip Tuesday - Metal or Faux Metal (metallic filligree corner)


I really hope you like the card. If you do, don't forget to leave me some love in the messages...

Until next time!!!


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Tuesday, 21 January 2014

distressing to de-stress myself!

Hi! Happy Tuesday!

First of all, I would like to welcome all my new followers! Thank you! I really hope you enjoy my blog and my creations! Welcome to the crazy wagon!!!!

Well... and I thought that after last weekend I was going to take a few days off! no... not possible! Here I was, last night, after the little one went to bed and the hubby away on business, thinking to myself : "today just relax, watch some TV, catch up on Celebrity Big Brother (I'm hooked!!)... I couldn't! So, I put Big Brother on, sat down on my desk and made this card!





I started the card following a sketch provided by a challenge.... but  when I started putting things together I wasn't really convinced that I wanted to use that sketch... so I decided to go "free style"!

The image I've used is a new digi from Wee Stamps called "Silver Fairy".

I went for one of my favourite colour combinations, blue with a bit of brown and cream.
The papers I've used are mainly freebies from card-making magazines and from my K&Company paper pad.
I distressed all the edges with the Tim Holtz paper distresser and added blue ink and Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye.

I also hand-stitched around the papers with brown thread.



The Promarkers I used to colour the fairy are:

For the hair: Cocoa, Raw Sienna, Sandstone, Buttermilk and Satin.
For her skin: Vanilla, Almond and Blossom.
For hand and leg warmers/cuffs: cornflower, powder blue and lavender.
For wings: Cornflower, Powder Blue and Blender pen.


The dress is paper-pieced with a scrap of paper.













I painted the filigree metal corner and heart buckle with blue acrylic paint and once dry, I used sand-paper to remove some of the paint. I wanted some of the metallic colour to show to give it more of a Shabby Chic look.

Dies used: Tim Holtz Weathered clock
The ticket stamp in the main image is also from Tim Holtz.

The flowers, pearls and filigree metal corners are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
I used some string to make a bow; and buttons and Liquid Pearls in Pearly white and Blue to decorate. From local shops.
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I created the Happy Birthday sentiment on my computer.



I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Totally Gorjuss #219 - Lace or Pearls (I used pearls) 3rd entry)
Sweet Stampin - Your favourite style (my favourite style is distressed/shabby chic)


Thank you so much for taking a look! I would love if you leave me a comment, I haven't got time to reply to all of them, BUT I read them all! I will also answer any questions...
and don't forget to follow! :)

Until next time!


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Sunday, 5 January 2014

My first DT post for Sentimental Sundays! #188 - Make it New (Alter Something)

Hi there!

I hope you are all having a lovely weekend!



As you may already know (there is no way you have missed it, as I have been shouting about it for weeks!), I'm one of the new Design Team ladies at Sentimental Sundays. I'm really thrilled to be part of such a great team! My team mates are all amazing! and I'm already learning so much from them!

The theme for our first challenge of the year #188 is 

Make it New (Alter Something)
(plus a sentiment)

Our sponsor this week is A Day for Daisies


When I saw the challenge theme, I knew exactly what I wanted to make... I've had a few wooden boxes of "Turron" (a Spanish Christmas Sweet, similar to hard nougat, but yummier!) for a good 8 months, empty and waiting to be used!!! so I couldn't wait to create something with one of them for this challenge...

From this.....

to a Shabby Chic Jewellery / Memory Box!


It's my first ever altered item (but not my last! I loved making it!). 

I used this amazing image called "Skirt of Flowers" by our sponsor A Day for Daisies. Such a pretty and romantic image... 





I coloured her with my Promarkers as usual...
Sandstone and Buttermilk for her hair.
Vanilla, almond and satin for her skin, plus a bit of blossom for her cheeks.
Lavender, Blossom and Antique Pink for her dress, with Blender Pen.







The paper I used in the background is from my K&Company paper pad. 
The sentiment and clock stamps are by Tim Holtz.
The swirl die is by Marianne Creatables.


I embellished with flowers and bling swirl by Wild Orchid Crafts, a paper doily and punched butterflies.
Used some white acrylic paint to give it a more shabby chic look.

I also covered the bottom part of the box with the paper and punched the bottom border with my flower Martha Stewart punch.

To protect the box, I covered it with Deco Art Americana Matte Varnish.







So, check out the new challenge at Sentimental Sundays, take a look at the great projects that my team mates have made and join us in the fun!!!!!


I'm also entering my project into the following challenges:

A day for daisies challenge #86 - Anything goes
Altered Eclectics - Anything goes
Sparkles Monthly #51 - Anything BUT a card
Natalie and Amy challenge#16  - One for the girlies (2nd entry)
Crafting by Designs - Anything goes
Alphabet challenge - X for xtraordinary  (new crafting material: recycled box)
All sorts challenge #240 - Free and easy
Left of Center #22 -  New Beginnings (I tried a new crafting technique - altering an item-, part of my new year resolutions!)
Polkadoodles wk 1 - Anything goes
A Creative Romance - Something new (new crafting technique -altering an item)
Open-minded crafting fun #1 - Use new toys or new techniques (new crafting technique -altering an item)
Pile it on #1 -  Just because...
Lemonade challenge #61 - We change old to new



If you have like it, please leave a comment, I really enjoy reading them all! and don't forget to follow me....

thank you so much for stopping by, until next time!




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Wednesday, 11 December 2013

I set myself a challenge! A Shabby Chic Magnolia Calendar & Drawer!

Hi!!!

14 days until Christmas! I've started to count down now.... and really getting on the Christmas spirit!

Last night I set myself a challenge.... I wanted to make something different, just because... for myself! So I decided to make a calendar/drawer/card! I haven't got a name for it yet... And I'm quite happy with the outcome! when I started I though: "OMG! how can I make this? I'm so bad with measurements!" yeah, I'm not the best at keeping measurements right, and I haven't got an scoring board! but I went ahead... and this is the final product!


I used this beautiful rubber stamp called "Tilda with Heart Socks" by Magnolia.
The papers I used are from the First Edition Paper Rose Garden paper pad, K&Company and some scraps (I'm really trying to use up my scraps, but I usually forget and go for a brand new paper!)




I followed this sketch from the Bearly-Mine challenge this week.
Such a beautiful sketch and perfect for my little challenge!









I distressed all the card stock and paper edges with a blade and inked them with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen.








I coloured Tilda with my Promarkers (what would I do without them?)
For her hair I used: Raw Sienna, Sandstone and Buttermilk.
For her face and skin: Coral, Vanilla, Almond, Ivory, Blossom and blender pen. Plus a white gel pen.
For her clothes: Pink Carnation, Blossom, Pink Mittens, Buttermilk, Antique Pink and blender pen.










The Dies I used are: Tags from Joy Crafts; Swirls from Marianne Creatables; and Ornate Square from Xcut.

I used the Martha Stewart butterfly punch to create the Vellum butterflies.

The LAUGHTER and MEMORIES sentiments are part of a paper from K&Company.

The pink with yellow stitching ribbon is from Dovecraft.

I painted the metallic corner with a bit of white acrylic paint to help with the Shabby chic look.

The flowers, pearls, metallic corner, brad and lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The mini-calendar is from Hobbycraft.







A side view with drawer open


I'm entering my project into the following challenges:



If you like my mini project, please leave a comment. All feedback is appreciated!
and don't forget to follow me if you don't want to miss any of my posts any more!

Until next time!











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Saturday, 16 November 2013

An essay: Shabby Chic or Messy??? a pink and white LOTV card

Hello, welcome to my new post!

I hope you've all had a great week. Here, at the Diaz-Kaleem household we are counting the days to our trip to Dublin... We've never been in Ireland (I don't know why, after 12 years in the UK, I've never gone to visit our neighbours....). But as my husband is going to Dublin for a meeting, we've decided to make a family trip out of it and we are spending 4 nights there. 4 days left and counting down!!!!

Today I've got for you a Shabby Chic style card.... I really love the Shabby Chic style, I guess I have a messy mind, and I like the over-embellished, messy look of this type of cards... I'm not sure if I've got it quite right though. I look at other people's Shabby Chic cards and I usually go speechless... the amount of beautiful details, distressed papers, inked borders... etc. you know how it rolls! when I look at mine, I just think that it looks messy, that it looks like it's just not finished, not properly done!!! (after I have put so much work and effort into it).

For this card I used a rubber stamp from Lili of the Valley called "Rosie with cake".


The papers I've used for this card are from the Love Letters paper pad by First Edition papers.
The pink paper with white stripes is a bit scrap I had, sorry I don't know where it came from... (I'm trying to use up my scrap paper).

I have hand-stitched all around the borders of background papers and image with white thread.






As always, I've coloured the image with Promarkers. 
for the hair: Sandstone and buttermilk,
for face and skin: vanilla and sandstone
for the clothes: lilac, lavender, pink carnation, blossom and blender pen.
for the cake: pink carnation, buttermilk and lavender.
for the star in headband I've used tulip yellow.










I created the sentiment (the quote is taken from the internet, I really love it and I think it goes perfect with the image). 

I decided to put the sentiment on the tag and hide the tag under the image as I didn't think I had any space left for it but I really want it to have it. 

I punched the butterflies and added Anita's 3-D gloss on them. Then I dabbed white acrylic paint over the butterflies, the greeting the sentiment tag and pink flower.

Under the lace there is a floral border punched from white card stock. 
I distressed all the edges with a blade and I also used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen for all the white card stock, to give it that Shabby chic look.


The floral corner die-cut and the swirl die-cuts are from Marianne Createables.
The flowers and metallic pearl brads are from Wild Orchid Crafts.
The pearls and lace are from local shops.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

Crafty Creations Challenges #248 - Dies and Punches
The Crafters Cafe challenge #37  - Embellish like a crazy person
Crafting for all seasons -  Stitching (real or faux)
Penny's challenge #153 - Add a sentiment (2 sentiments: Happy Birthday and the one on tag under image)
Scribble and Scrap #5 - Anything goes
Sweet Stamping challenge - use tags (tag with sentiments hides under the image)
Challenges 4 everybody #33 - Anything goes
Fab n Funky #193 - Anything goes
Crafty Girls challenges #6 - Anything goes

Please leave a comment if you like this card. I really appreciate every single of you who take your time to comment on my cards.
And if you don't want to miss my blog posts any more, please become a follower, it means a lot to me!

Thank you and until next time!!!



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Thursday, 17 October 2013

A new lovely card today!

Hello!

After 6 days of not leaving my house due to feeling really poorly, today we decided to go for a walk in the local park with Alaia. Fresh air!!! oh I missed it!
Alaia is on school mid-term break at the moment and she has been really bored due to me being ill and all,  but she joins me in the card making and loves it. She is becoming really artistic!

So today's card... I made the card following some challenges guidelines that I wanted to enter.
 I used this amazing Saturated Canary Stamp called "Christmas Angel". The theme of it is Shabby Chic; mixing pink, white and brown colours; with snowflakes, a tag and sentiment.


I have distressed all the card and paper with sandpaper and Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen to give the card the old effect of Shabby Chic. The papers I've used are from Princess Fairytale collection by Dovecraft and by K&Company.

I coloured the Saturated Canary image with my Promarkers: for the hair I used Buttermilk and Sandstone blended with the Blender Pen; for the face, I used Sandstone, Vanilla, Eggnog, Blossom and the Blender pen; for the outfit I used Pink Carnation, Blossom, Pale Pink, Sandstone and Buttermilk.  I used Pale pink for the wings and added some glitter for the Sparkly effect!


The lovely sentiment I've used it's a freebie from Tidbits Trinkets. I distressed the borders with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen and  put in on a brown handmade tag.



The snowflakes are Die Cuts from Joycrafts. The flowers, lace, brads and pearls are from Wild Orchid Crafts.


I'm entering this card in the following:

Saturated Canary Challenge #54 - Seasons Greetings
Crafty Cardmakers challenge #102 - Shabby Chic
Christmas Cards Challenges # 46 - Colour Combo (Pink, White and Brown)
Totally Gorjuss challenge #205 - Wings and Things
I love Promarkers challenge # 190 - Snowflakes
Cutie Pie's Challenge # 55 - Cute and Tagtastic (Tag)
Inky Chicks challenge # 15 - Your fav sentiment 

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Wish me luck! don't be shy and leave a comment if you like my card!

Until next time!


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