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WITCH SHOE AND SPOOKY GREETINGS

Posted by on September 24, 2016 in Cards, Die Cutting, Recent Works | 0 comments

WITCH SHOE AND SPOOKY GREETINGS

Hello crafty friends, Witch Shoe and Spooky Greetings are two wonderful products to create papercrafts and inspire for Halloween. Are you ready for Halloween? Take a look at my card: To create this card I used one of my favorites die cuts for this season: the Witch Shoe. It is perfect for a lot of things – it is a great size and can be used in tags, cards or any type of decorations. The base of my card is Whisper White card stock. I partially inked it with distress ink to create the color base for my die cut. I cut the Witch Shoe die...

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FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOG HOP WITH HERO ARTS

Posted by on September 23, 2016 in Cards, Die Cutting, Recent Works | 46 comments

FALL COFFEE LOVERS BLOG HOP WITH HERO ARTS

The Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop starts today and I am beginning with Hero Arts representing the team of a2z Scrapbooking Supplies! I decided to use the beautiful stamp set  Coffee Cup Tags combined with the Coffee Cup Tag Frame Cuts, both from Hero Arts, available in a2z Scrapbooking Supplies, to create my coffee card. Take a look at my card: For this card I selected certainly celery card stock for the base of the card. I used a decorated paper for the second layer and I love this design because it offers me a great selection of colors that...

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SASSY SHOES CLEAR AND SIMPLE

Posted by on September 22, 2016 in Cards, Die Cutting, Recent Works | 0 comments

SASSY SHOES CLEAR AND SIMPLE

Sassy Shoes es the name of the stamp set that I used in today’s card. This is a Clear and Simple model that you can create by just connecting the images with a great sentiment. This is a perfect sample where less is more and you only use a few elements to create this. Take a look at my card:   These images are from a funny stamp set called Sassy Shoes of Skipping Stones Designs.  I decided to create my whole card in Very Vanilla card stock. I cut the base in regular size and for the second layer I used a die cut frame from Gina...

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MARIPOSA COLORED EMBOSSING

Posted by on September 21, 2016 in Cards, Die Cutting, Recent Works, Tutorials | 4 comments

MARIPOSA COLORED EMBOSSING

Hello dear friends, today I want to share a colorful card that I created using the stamp set Mariposa designed by Maya Isaksson and WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder. This is a my last card for Scrapy Land Challenge as Guest Designer and I used the Leafy Border Die from Memory Box. Take a look at my card: Creating this card was a fun time: 1. Cut the base of the card using Very Vanilla card stock. The size is 4-1/4″x11″ with score in 5-1/2″ 2. Cut a second layer of Very Vanilla. The size is 4-1/8″x5-3/8″. 3. Cut...

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RETARTE 86 ANYTHING GOES WITH A HALLOWEEN TWIST

Posted by on September 20, 2016 in Cards, Die Cutting, Recent Works, Retarte Challenge | 5 comments

RETARTE 86 ANYTHING GOES WITH A HALLOWEEN TWIST

Bienvenidas a Retarte 86 Anything Goes with a Halloween Twist. Este mes hemos decidido darles la opcion de usar el tema de Halloween pero ustedes saben que nuestro tema es siempre Anything Goes o libre y es decision de cada una si quieren hacer un proyecto de Halloween o no. Todos sus proyectos y sus ideas son bienvenidos en Retarte! Esta semana tenemos un sponsor fabuloso, se trata de Moonflower Digistamps con unas imagenes que todos ustedes tienen que conocer y valorar en su tienda. Asi que quiero invitarlas muy especialmente a que los...

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GLOBOS AL AIRE

Posted by on September 20, 2016 in Cards, Die Cutting, Recent Works, Tutorials | 0 comments

GLOBOS AL AIRE

Globos al aire es el nombre que le he dado a mi tarjeta de hoy y que les comparto tambien en el blog de So Suzy Stamps. En ella he usado dos sellos lanzados este mes de septiembre, Girl with Balloons and Take Flight, ambos simplemente fabulosos…como todo lo de So Suzy! Miren mi tarjeta: Desde muy niña he tenido una fascinación por los globos, en todas sus formas y colores. Cada vez que los veo aparece en mi rostro una sonrisa pero para mi también son símbolo de amor y melancolia cuando parte un ser querido y no puedo despedirme de él....

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THANK YOU FOR…

Posted by on September 19, 2016 in Die Cutting, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials | 0 comments

THANK YOU FOR…

Hello dear friends, I created this card for Use Your Staff Challenge using one sentiment that I love Thank you for and two wonderful die cuts from Die-Versions Store: The Summer Flowers Background and Stitched Nesting Circles. Take a look at my card: Creating this card was a very fun time: 1. Cut the base of the card using basic black card stock. The size is 5-1/2″x8-1/2″ with score in 4-1/4″. 2. Cut a layer of very vanilla to pass through the big shot using the Summer Flowers Background. 3. Paste the Summer Flowers...

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NEW PRODUCTS FROM PEEK A BOOK DESIGNS

Posted by on September 19, 2016 in Cards, Recent Works, Tutorials | 0 comments

NEW PRODUCTS FROM PEEK A BOOK DESIGNS

Hello crafty friends, today I want  to share two cards that I made using great stamps sets released this month in Peek-a-boo Designs. Keys and Locks and the Indian Motif. Take a look at my cards: For the first card I selected my favorite stamp set, Indian Motif. I am feeling in love with these arabesques and I want to use them in all my creations. This set is perfect for elegant cards and you can use it for any occasion. Creating this card was a wonderful time: 1. Cut the base using Night of Navy card stock. The size is 4-1/4″x11″...

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MASONITE FANCIFUL ORNAMENT KIT

Posted by on September 16, 2016 in 3D, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials | 1 comment

MASONITE FANCIFUL ORNAMENT KIT

Hello dear friends, today I want to share with you a great product that I discovered a few months ago and I love it. This product is from the Rebecca Baer Inc. store – it is called Masonite and it comes in different designs that you can manipulate to create your own design. In today’s project I used the Masonite Fanciful Ornament Kit. These innovative ornaments use a variety of components to create twenty-eight different variations from simple to sublime.  Take a look to my first ornament: Creating this was very simple –...

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REPURSPOSING AN OLD BOOK

Posted by on September 15, 2016 in 3D, Die Cutting, Recent Works, Techniques, Tutorials | 0 comments

REPURSPOSING AN OLD BOOK

Repurposing an old book or simply buying a book to convert into this decoration is very easy. You can find a lot of different sized books in dollar stores that you can use for the idea that I am sharing today. Just use your imagination and style. In today’s sample I used only Mementos Inks. Remove the cover of your book and start by folding the pages in half all by same side, left or right. Cut one or two pages from this book to create your decorations. In my sample I only used one.  Tie a piece of wide ribbon around of the folded book and...

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