COLOR INSPIRATION CHALLENGE PEEK A BOO DESIGNS
It is another month for Color Inspiration Challenge in Peek a Boo Designs and this month I decided to use one of my favorites stamp sets from this company with a watercolor technique, Indian Motif . Take a look at my card: Since the color combination for this month offered me a wide range of colors, I decided to use distress inks to obtain something similar. First take a look at the inspiration photo and then I will explain to you how I made my card: Cut the base of the card using Elegant Eggplant card stock. The size is...
read moreHAPPIEST REASON OF ALL AND HAPPY HOLLY DAYS STAMP
Hello crafty friends, today I am sharing another model of layered card that I made with Christmas in mind. I am in love with the Christmas stamps that Hero Arts has for us this year and I decided to combine some of them to present you this card. Take a look at my card: I created this card using three different stamp sets, Happy Holly Days and Dies, Vintage Post Stamp and Die and the Kelly’s Happiest Season of All, all from Hero Arts and let me tell how I used each of these: Cut the base of the card using Real Red card stock. The size is...
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Autumn Blessing Card es la tarjeta que escogi para el October Challenge de Skipping Stones Designs que escogio el tema de otoño o Fall para esta edicion y en ella he usado el set de sellos Dandelion Dreams. Miren mi tarjeta: Seguramente se estan preguntando cuales de las imagenes del set de Sellos Dandelion Dreams use y la verdad es que solo use y aqui les cuento como lo hice: Escogi cuatro colores de tinta clasica: Daffodil Delight, Tangerin Tango, Soft Suede y Elegant Eggplant. Corte un circulo mediano con un die cut en un papel de scrap...
read moreTHREE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS ON CARDS
Hello crafty friends, today I want to share with you three cards that I made for Peek -a-Book Designs using different techniques to create the backgrounds. I love how I can use stencils, die cuts and stamps to change the look of my creations. Take a look of my first card: This is a Save the Date card. To make this I used the Abstract Triangle Stencil, the Save the Date Stamp and the Heart Butterfly Die Cut. Creating this was very fun: 1. Cut the base of the card using Cajun Craze card stock. The size is 4-1/4″x11″ with score in...
read moreONE STAMP THREE DIFFERENT WAYS
Hello dear friends, Martha Lucia here to share with you a fantastic Christmas project that I created using one stamp set in three different ways. At first you may think this process is difficult but it’s not, it was fun! Take a look at my card: On this card I used the stamp Secret Garden from WOW. This is a beautiful background that I love because their flowers are bold and very detailed. I used it to: Stamp tone to tone – over the card base Stamp with heat embossing over the second layer Stamp with emboss resist on the pine. For...
read moreCLEAN AND SIMPLE CHRISTMAS CARD
Hello everyone, today I want to share with you a Clean and Simple Christmas Card that I made using the Starry Nativity Ornament Die Cut from Die-Versions. This is one of my favorite die cuts for this season and today I am sharing how I used it on metallic card stock with you. Take a look at my card: The base of my card is Very Vanilla card stock. The size is 4-1/2″x11″ with score in 5-1/2″ and I added a tiny border on the front using dark brown metallic card stock. I cut the Starry Nativity Ornament Die Cut from Die-Versions...
read moreNON TRADITIONAL COLORS CHRISTMAS CARD
Welcome everyone, today is the first day of the blog hop between Xyron and Quick Quotes and let me tell you that it is a wonderful combination! Martha Lucia is here to share with you the new paper designs for this season and how I used them to create a non traditional Christmas card. Take a look at my project: I was very excite to create this card because the new selection of colors is simply amazing. The entire collection is called Winter Bliss and, as their name says it, it is a total bliss! For this card I decided to use the Winter Bliss...
read moreTEXTURED MASKING CARD
Dies and stamps are very special to me. I get really excited about new techniques using them together. Take a look at my card and let me show you how you can make it: Directions: Choose the die cut that you want to use and cut using a large piece of masking paper. Arrange the die cuts over the layer of card stock that you want to decorate. Take the VersaMagic Four Corners Collection: Sahara Sand, Niagara Mist, Wheat and Sage and Ink easily the card stock around the die cuts. Apply color by color and create your own texture. Let the ink...
read moreFALL FOREVER AND EVER
Fall forever and ever, is the name that I gave to today’s card. I created this using the new collection of So Suzy Stamps that is perfect for my and maybe your favorite season. I love the colors of the fall and they inspired me to use non traditional tones for leaves and flowers. Take a look at my card: I made this using the masking technique, with this in mind I decided to cover one strip of the card base with post it tape before to stamp my images. Then I started to stamps the images of the Ash Leaf, using Peach Parfait Classic Ink. I...
read moreSPOOKY GREETINGS AND BIBLE JOURNALING
Hello crafty friends, Martha Lucia here to share with you two different projects -spooky greetings and bible journaling – that I prepared for today’s post. These are for two totally different celebrations and I will start by showing you the first one that’s coming up. Take a look at my not-scary Halloween card: I have to confess that I don’t like scary Halloweens or images, which may be the reason why I love the Spooky Greetings stamp set. It is very cute and you can use all the images without scaring anyone. In...
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