Printed Calendar with photos
Hello everyone, Martha Lucia here to share with you a printed calendar that I made using my Canon PIXMA TS 9020 and one of the new papers from Quick Quotes Scrapbook Company. In this opportunity I designed a calendar that is one of the applications included on the Canon Quick Menu. Take a look at my printed calendar: The process to make this is very simple because you have the different options included on the Canon Quick Menu. I just have to select the photos that I want to use and the system automatically creates the months. That’s...
read moreChristmas labels for Cards
Christmas Labels is one of my favorites sets from Skipping Stones Design. This is perfect when you need to create massive cards and you don’t have enough time and need/want to make something beautiful. Today I have a card that is the perfect sample for it: The process to create this card is very simple: Cut all the card bases. I cut these in Whisper White cardstock. Then create the second layer using a piece of decorated paper. Try to use a neutral design. In my model I used a red and white diagonal stripes that normally coordinate with...
read moreFlowers for Christmas
Flowers for Christmas and flowers for everything! I love the stamps of Kennedy Grace Creations because they have an amazing collection of flowers and they are my favorites! Today I have a project to share with you using the Grace’s Little Note stamp set. Take a look at my card: This is not a Christmas stamp set but with a little of creativity you can make whatever you want. And this is what I made. I just decided to stamp one of the flowers included on the stamp set Grace’s Little Note with Versamark Ink and Gold Embossing Powder...
read moreChristmas Cocoa in a Gift Card
Delicata Ink is one of the most versatile products that you can find to create projects during this season, and to be honest for all seasons because now we have a great collection of colors that we can use in our crafts. Today I am sharing with you how to watercolor with Delicata. It is easy, quick and at same time you will obtain the fantastic shimmer that only this ink can offer. Every year it becomes most common to give as present gift cards from different stores. But if you are like me, I always want to make it very special and...
read moreDon’t wait until Black Friday!!!
Hello dear friends and crafters, I hope all of you are enjoying their Thanksgiving week! And taking advantage of the great sales that are coming.Today I am sharing some of the big promotions and I am going to continue to update this post throughout the week with direct links to the stores. That way you can find all the fun sales in one place! Happy Shopping and thank you for support these stores that are some of the companies that believe in my work. Joy Clair Stamps 30% Off Site Wide – Include Custom Stamps CODE: THANKS17 – Nov....
read moreMetallic Wedding Card
Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here to share with you a wedding card that I made using Rinea Foiled Paper. This is also the season of weddings and I need to make something elegant, so the best selection for me was the Metallics Variety Pack. Take a look at my card: I made this card using Very Vanilla for the card base and the Peony Bloom Layers A and B die cuts to create the flowers. But let me give the details of this card because it is very easy to recreate: Cut the card base using Very Vanilla cardstock. Cut a second layer using...
read morePoinsettia Christmas Card
Hello dear friends, today I have a Poinsettia Christmas Card but this time created with the fabulous Poinsettia from So Suzy Stamps and a watercolor technique. Take a look at my card: I started my card stamping the Poinsettia image over watercolor paper with Versamark Ink and White Embossing Powder to enhance the fine details of the flower. I melted the powder with the heat tool and with an aqua painter applied a thin layer of water over the flower to prepare the paper for the coloring process. I colored my Poinsettia with Kuretake Gansai...
read moreChristmas Cards with Club Q
Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here with a bunch of cards that I made using November Club Q. OMG! This month´s Club Q has plenty of material to make fabulous and quick Christmas cards and if you are like me that like to create your own version, this Kit is for you! For my cards I only used one and a half kits. I used some of the laser prints and some of the pre-die cuts and the cardstock included on the kit with my own die cuts. I made five different cards and I have enough material to make at least three more cards. On this card I used...
read moreChristmas Nativity
Christmas Nativity from Joy Clair Stamps is one of the most beautiful stamp sets for this season. With this you can create the complete nativity scenery and make different pieces or ornaments if you want. Today I have my own scenery to share with you. Take a look at my project: To create the background of these panels I used Fireworks from Imagine. I just sprayed three different colors over the whisper white pieces of card stock. I used Cantaloupe, Bahama Blue and Pear Tart Fireworks. All the images were stamped over watercolor paper with...
read morePaper Flowers for I do day
Paper Flowers for I do day is a card that I made using Secret Garden flowers. This time I decided to combine them with an embossing folder and show you how elegant they can be. Take a look at my project: I start creating the base of my card with Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Then I embossed a very vanilla piece of cardstock to use as a second layer. I used a retired embossing folder from Stampin Up, which I continue using because it is one of my favorites for weddings and this exclusive design makes my projects very special. On a free space of...
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