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VALENTINE CARD WITH LOVE IS BY LIA

Posted by on January 28, 2017 in Cards, Hero Arts, Recent Works | 1 comment

VALENTINE CARD WITH LOVE IS BY LIA

Hello crafty friends, Valentine with Love is by Lia  is a card that I made using one of the new stamp sets from Hero Arts. Valentine is around the corner and I am sure you have a lot of friends to celebrate this day or to send Valentine cards, and I decided dedicate this month to Love. Take a look at my card: The base of my card is Rose Red and the second layer is Whisper White. I stamped the envelope and the heart using different colors of ink, Rose Red for the hearts and Sahara Sand for the envelope. For the word LOVE, I used the double...

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JOYFUL NOISE, EMBOSSING IN MY PLANNER

Posted by on January 26, 2017 in Imagine, Journaling, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Tutorials | 0 comments

JOYFUL NOISE, EMBOSSING IN MY PLANNER

Joyful Noise, embossing in my planner!!! Maybe you are remembering that when I created my planner, I decided to include on it some white pages to use for my inspiration and create my own version of journaling inside of my planner. Today I am sharing with you how I made one of these pages using spray inks and Versafine with clear embossing powder. Take a look of my page: Working with spray ink is a real pleasure because you can’t anticipate the result. Theoretically, if you apply the spray near to the paper, you will obtain a darker or...

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ROSE BLOSSOM WATERCOLOR CARD

Posted by on January 25, 2017 in Cards, Die Cutting, DieVersions, Recent Works, Tutorials | 0 comments

ROSE BLOSSOM WATERCOLOR CARD

Hello crafty friends, today I have a new die cut and card to share with you, Rose Blossom watercolor card. This die cut is from DieVersion and I decided to cut it on watercolor paper to have a better effect on my flower. Take a look at my card: I used very vanilla card stock and was very quick and easy the process to elaborate this card. Cut the card base. The size is 4-1/4″x11″ with score in 5-1/2″. Cut a second layer using the same color of cardstock. The size is 4-1/4″x5-1/2″ and cut a rectangle inside of the...

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WEEKLY PLANNER

Posted by on January 23, 2017 in 3D, Deflecto, Die Cutting, Quick Quotes Scrap., Recent Works | 0 comments

WEEKLY PLANNER

Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here with a very practical idea that I created using a 12″x12″ decorated paper and 12″x12″ Deflecto Frame. My resolution this year is to stay organized and with this weekly planner I can visualize my activities or my projects along the week and keep the focus on these. To create this I used a the dark side of the 49 Shades of Grey 101 Paper Collection. I love this dark chalk look and I decided to cut the days of the week using the white side of the same paper. I cut each letter using...

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YOU ARE AMAZING BY SO SUZY STAMPS

Posted by on January 20, 2017 in Cards, Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps, Die Cutting, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials | 1 comment

YOU ARE AMAZING BY SO SUZY STAMPS

You’re amazing by So Suzy Stamps is one of my favorites sentiments from Suzy, so I used it for today’s card. I created this card with the Rose Bloom stamp as the main image and the sentiment was the perfect complement. Take a look at my card: I started by stamping the Rose Bloom over a Whisper White card stock using Memento Desert Sand and my MISTI. I stamped the flower around the entire layer and leaving some white space between them. Them I colored only one of the flowers that I stamped using copic markers and stamped the...

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LIVE LAUGH LOVE DIE CUT CARD

Posted by on January 19, 2017 in Cards, Die Cutting, DieVersions, Recent Works, Tutorials | 1 comment

LIVE LAUGH LOVE DIE CUT CARD

Live Laugh Love Die Cut Card! Hello crafty friends, today I have a new die cut to share with you. It is from DieVersion and was released recently and I really love this design. I love flowers and this is totally my style. Take a look at my card: I used Island Indigo and Whisper White card stock for my design and making this was very easy. Cut the base of the card. The size is 4-1/4″x11″ with score in 5-1/2″ Cut a second layer whisper white. Cut the Lotus Blossom die cut on the second layer. Place the die cut where you want...

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PERSONALIZE WITH VERTIGO

Posted by on January 18, 2017 in 3D, Cards, Die Cutting, Gina Marie Designs, Imagine, Journaling, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials | 1 comment

PERSONALIZE WITH VERTIGO

Planners and journals are unique and personal pieces and, now that they are trending, you can personalize them with different elements. Vertigo sheets are a unique complement for your designs.  Take a look of the details that I made using Vertigo Taffeta design with two different types of ink, Brilliance and StazOn and some die cuts: Creating this is very simple because Vertigo sheets can be used with embossing folders, punches, die cuts or simply you can use it as any layer with a special transparent effect. For this month I created two...

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DESIGN YOUR OWN WASHI TAPE

Posted by on January 17, 2017 in 3D, Imagine, Journaling, Recent Works, Scrapbooking, Techniques, Tutorials | 0 comments

DESIGN YOUR OWN WASHI TAPE

Designing and creating my own planner, and personalizing it with embellishments that I make myself is part of the fun. With traditional mailing labels and different inks from Imagine, I made my own “washi tape” and  you can make some for yourself. Let me share with you this easy process: Take a label sheet and place a stencil over it. Secure the stencil with masking tape. If you want you can cover only a section of the sheet with the stencil.  Apply Creative Medium Iridescent Turquoise over the free areas of the stencil. With this...

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DOUBLE EMBOSSING WITH PIGMENT INK

Posted by on January 16, 2017 in Cards, Joy Clair Designs, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials, Videos | 5 comments

DOUBLE EMBOSSING WITH PIGMENT INK

Double Embossing with pigment ink is the tutorial that I am sharing today. I choose a wonderful stamp set release this month in Joy Clair Stamps, it is Dino Love and I used it with two different types of pigment ink. All the supplies that I used are linked at the end of this post. To watch the video on HD on You Tube and subscribe to my Channel, click HERE. Be sure to watch the video to see this “double embossing with pigment ink” technique in action. It is fun and works with many types of stamps. I stamped the dinos with VersaFine and...

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LOVE IS BY LIA FROM HERO ARTS

Posted by on January 13, 2017 in Cards, Hero Arts, Recent Works, Tutorials | 0 comments

LOVE IS BY LIA FROM HERO ARTS

Love is By Lia from Hero Arts is the stamp set that I want to share with you today. I fell in love with this set as soon as I saw it, and since Valentine’s day is around of the corner, I decided to express my sentiments sooner. Take a look at my card: I created this using Whisper White card stock: Cut the card base. The size is 4-1/4″11″ with score in 5-1/2″ Cut the second layer. The size is 4″x5-1/4″ Stamp the sentiment YOU + Me on the upper part using Celestial Cooper Delicata Metallic Ink. Stamp the...

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