Tuesday, 9 February 2016

Stencils and stamping

Hi!
I'm back today with a new card... This time it's a Clean and Simple card, which I find so difficult to make.. But lately I've been drawn to more simpler cards... I still enjoy my layers and embellishments, but now and then I like to make something simpler, which doesn't mean easier!

I decided to make a card without any patterned papers. I bought some stencils the other day and I couldn't wait to use them to create a bit of a background. Nothing too dramatic, but it took me ages!!! I think this background was the fourth try! I've realised I'm so messy when I use inks... it's so difficult to keep the ink only in the places I want it to be... not sure if I'm making any sense, I hope so!


For this card I used the sketch for this week's CAS(E) this sketch challenge





This cute stamp is a new rubber stamp I got for Christmas. It's from Stamping Bella and it's called Tiny Townies Bree Loves Buttercream. The sentiment is part of it too.




Card Recipe

7x5 card blank
purple cardstock
white cardstock
Memento ink in tuxedo black
Promakers and Flexmarkers to colour the stamp
oval die cut
pigment ink pads in different shades of green
Docrafts Papermania Capsule Geometric Neon Adhesive Stencils
white doily
sequins




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



Thank you so much for stopping by!!! don't forget to leave me some love in the comments :) and click the follow button if you want to see more of my creations... 

Until next time!







Saturday, 6 February 2016

A Cow Valentine's card

Hi there!!!
It's Friday!!! where has the week gone??!!! so happy that the weekend is almost here...

I'm back with a new card today. Another Valentine's card.. This is the one I've made to give my husband next week. Why?? The cow!!!! inside joke between my hubby and I, won't say more than that.. ;)

This is one of those crazy cards, busy with lots of layers. The ones without a pre-planed sketch, playing with the papers and see how it goes!  I decided not to use the typical red/pink colours as it is for my husband.. and I though yellow would go well with the black and white.. at least I hope so!



This darling Cow digi is from Polkadoodles. How cute is she holding that flower with her mouth???



Card Recipe

7x5 card blank
Promarkers and Flexmarkers to colour the digital stamp
yellow dot paper is from my scraps
black and white love paper freebie from Making Cards magazine this month
Yellow Cardstock
Heart embossing folder from Triboss
Heart Sizzix Bigz die 
Polka dots embossing folder
MFT die-namics paperclip dies
green cardstock
white cardstock
Circle die
Corner punch
Corner rounder punch
 washi tapes
green polka dot ribbon
sequins 
yellow heart button
sentiment; I created on my computer


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


Passion for Promarkers #331 - Show us your favourites (my favourites are: layers, washi tapes, buttons)



Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy Crafting!!!!





Monday, 1 February 2016

Love ya!

Hi there!
Back with a new card today. It was so busy last week that I didn't have much time to sit down in my little craft corner... But yesterday, after the girls went to sleep I decided that enough was enough and it was time to play with my markers and papers!  And of course, with February here it had to be a Valentine's card!!!



For this card I used the sketch  #370 from the Sketch Saturday challenge


I hope you like my interpretation of it. For the vertical stripe element at the bottom I decided to use a curved "gap" instead of using a different patterned paper or ribbon crossing over.

The digi is from Hilarious Cupid from the Paper Shelter. Isn't he a real cutie???



Card Recipe

7 x 5 card blank
white card stock
Patterned paper: GCD studios Material Girls paper pad
Promarkers and Flexmarkers to colour the digital stamp
Paper Smooches stitched Speech Bubble border die
Paper Smooches "Love ya" clear stamp from their Scripty sayings stamp set
StazOn black ink
Martha Stewart heart confetti punch
red card stock
Different types of washi tape
Enamel dots
red gems



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

I really hope you enjoyed my new card! If you have, please leave me some love in the comments :).
and don't forget to follow me if you want to see more of my creations!!!!

Until next time!!!




Monday, 25 January 2016

A Birthday card in Roller Skates

Hi!!!

First of all, I would like to thank you all for all the beautiful comments you have been leaving on my posts since I started blogging again... It really makes this great hobby a lot more worth it!

Today I've got another Birthday card for you.... This time requested by my 6 year-old daughter. Her friend's 7 this week, celebrating with a party on the weekend. I tell you... I'm pretty sure my daughter has a better social life than I!!!


Her memo for this card was: no pink, no princesses..... and her friend likes skating! so my first thought was to use this digi from Tiddly Inks - Wryn Skater Girl, which I've had for a while but never used before. I'm still on my mission of using up all my digital and rubber stamps.... although that won't stop me from buying new ones, of course!
And after my obsession with using bright colours on my latest cards, I decided to use one of my favourite colour combos, kraft and blue (with a bit of black here and there...)

I followed this challenging sketch from Creative Corner Challenge
I found it interesting and challenging, as I didn't know how to incorporate the image and the small circle into the sketch... I hopefully made it work!!!!



Card Recipe

7x5 card blank
Promarkers and Flexmarkers to colour the Tiddly Inks digital stamp
White cardstock
Kraft card
Blue Cardtock
Blue polka dot paper from The Best of K&Company paper pad
"XO" paper from GCD studios Material Girls paper pad
Brown polka dot paper from First Edition Papers Desert Blooms paper pad
Paper piecing: paper from my scraps
X cut Circle Nesting Dies
little star in circle die from MFT Die-namics *NEW*
Chevron clear stamp from Craft Asylum Hello Sunshine
"Enjoy" stamp from Paper Smooches Scripty Sayings clear stamps *NEW*
StazOn Black ink pad
Papermania blue pigment ink
Docrafts Papermania Madame Payraud's Mini Alphabet Stickers
Stripy blue ribbon
buttons
washi tape
heart gem
pearls
hand-stitching with cream thread
Sentiment is my own, created on my computer




I'd like to enter the following challenges:


Inkspirational #100 - Blast from the past (I chose previous colour challenge #87 - AG with Kraft)
Simply Create too #101 - Something  new (little star in circle die and "enjoy" stamp are new)


Thank you so much for stopping by!!! don't forget to follow me if you want to see more of my cards and projects and leave me some love in the comments!!! 

Until next time!!!!








Thursday, 21 January 2016

bored and tired of winter.... Hello Sunshine card

Hi there! Welcome back!
I hope you are all having a great week!
I've had time to make another card... thanks to long baby naps!! I really cherish those few hours when Alaia is in school and Aisha closes her eyes for a little nap.... First I make myself a cup of tea, relax for a bit and then I start crafting!

This card is for one my friends in Spain, whose birthday will be really soon.... Hence the Happy Birthday sentiment in Spanish.



The digital stamp I've used is call Pip and it's from Emerald Faeries. I've had it for such a long time (I won her in a challenge ) and I haven't had the chance to colour her until now...
I have so many stamps (digi and rubber) still waiting to be coloured and be used in a project... I seem to keep on buying and buying.. impossible to use them all! but they are so pretty I can't resist!
I will hopefully have more time for crafting and use them...



Card Recipe

6 x 6 card blank
Digital stamp coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers.
Micro glitter used in Fairy's wings
coloured card stock from my scraps
Crate Paper DIY shop paper pad (yellow sunshine paper)
Recollections Signature paper pad (multi-coloured stripy paper)
white card stock 
Sizzix Thinlits Doily die
Cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder
Craft Asylum Meadow Sweet stamp set ("Hello" sentiment) *NEW*
Crafty Asylum Hello Sunshine stamp set ("Sunshine" sentiment) *NEW*
Cumpleaños Feliz clear stamp (don't know company, I bought it a long time ago)
MFT Die-namics paper clip dies *NEW*
flowers from WOC
Martha Stewart butterfly punch
buttons
purple pearls *NEW*
purple lace ribbon
hand-stitching with white thread
Tim Holtz Milled Lavender and Old Paper distress inks


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I would like to enter the following challenges:

I love Promarkers #300 - Use something new (paper clip dies, sentiment stamps and pearls are new)
Incy Wincy challenge - Tic Tac Toe (Pearl, button, Die cut)
(Pin)spirational challenge #157 - inspiration picture 
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Something old, something new (paper clip dies, sentiment stamps and pearls are new, the rest is old)



I just would like to say a big Thank you to all of you who have decided to follow me... I really enjoy making my cards and projects and sharing them with all of you. 

Until next time, hopefully soon!!!!








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