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For Cath (sans CHA) Blog Hop

Hello friends and be welcome to a surprise Get Well Blog Hop for Moxie Fab Cath Edvalson! Yes Cath, we're hopping for you today :)

After reading your post about not being able to attend CHA because of the pain in your shoulder, we decided that if you were not hopping on a plane to California, you could comfortably blog-hop from home to see the cards we've created to cheer you up and wish you a soon recovery. This is mine...

This is our way to say thank you for all that times when you've brought us along with you to CHA, showing us all those fantastic trends and familiar faces, and making us feel part of the show :)

So without further ado, let's hop for Cath! Please, link your blog to the Inkliz tool down there and let the fun begin! There's another linking tool at Virginia Lu's blog (thanks SO much, partner in crime!!!). And thanks so much everyone for participating!

Hexagons

Hi there! What an original title for my post, uh? :) But hey, they're the star of the show today, so I guess they deserved to be on the title :) Ok, so I created this card for the Cutting and Trimming Challenge at the Moxie Fab World, and my color inspiration was taken from the current Runway Inspired Challenge. My tool was an Xacto knife. I used it to trim the outside and the inside of all those PTI hexagons that I had previously stamped and heat embossed in white (you'll find the hexagons in this set). Then, I simply adhered them to colored cardstock and trimmed again (hey, this is a great way to use your scraps!).

When my hexagons were ready, I fiddled around a bit with them while I decided the pattern I wanted to create. And then I discovered that they fitted as a pretty awesome flower!! Oh, happy day...

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: Rosie Posie by PTI, Technique Tuesday (sentiment); Ink: Versamark, Versafine black; Embossing powder: Ranger; Other: Olfa cutting blade (a must!).

Hello

Good morning, friends! Today I'm popping by with a card that features quite a lot of die cutting. Also, it's possibly one of my favorite cards ever and that's why I'm entering it at the Cool Tools Week: Die Cutting Challenge at the Moxie Fab World. Lately I've seen a few amazing uses of PTI's Quatrefoil plate, specially by super talented Amber, who always inspires me to try new things. That said, here's what I came up with...

I die cut the Quatrefoil plate from white cardstock and adhered it to a white card base. Then I die cut it from a few colors and used the positive pieces to fill in the gaps. You can call it the "puzzle therapy card" because it was very relaxing to do ;). And you'll be left with 5 pretty colored Quatrefoil bases in pink, aqua, green, red and yellow to make a few more cards.

Thanks so much for visiting and check out the Moxie Fab World because there are a ton of tool related challenges going on!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: Papertrey Ink (sentiment from Modern Basics); Ink: Tsukineko Versafine black; Die: Papertrey Ink Quatrefoil plate.

I believe in you

Hello and happy, happy, happy 2012!!! I've been a terrible blogger but I'm sure you will forgive me because we all know how crazily busy Christmas can be. In Spain celebrations are not over until January 6th, when we celebrate the Epyphany and the Three Wise Men (los tres Reyes Magos) visit every home to leave gifts for children and adults. I hope your Christmas was as great as mine! And without further ado, here's my first challenge for 2012:

You have to check this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge! "Create a Clean And Simple project using chipboard, for your chance to be a Guest Designer with the Girl Fridays".

I've had this huge sheet of Maya Road chipboard butterflies for a long time, almost two years!!! And I have to confess that I've been hoarding them because they're so cute... but I finally opened the package, yay!! I covered it with Studio Calico patterned paper. The vines die is PTI and the sentiment is a sticker from Cosmo Cricket. No stamping on this card, can you believe it? And by the way, you probably know this but this file set is the perfect tool for working with chipboard.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Patterned paper: Studio Calico; Chipboard: Maya Road; Sticker: Cosmo Cricket.

A new challenge for me (CSC70)

... and no, I'm not going to the Olimpic Games ;) But I've been itching to play along with the CASE Study challenge for some time, and last weekend I finally found the time to sit down and play around to make something for it.

This is the stunning inspiration card created by Amy Sheffer

And this is my card

I took the doilies, the butterfly and the color scheme from her card. The flowers were made with PTI Mehndi Medallion. I die cut a circle, stamped the bigger medallion from the set and cut it in 4 (I still have two pieces for another card, yay!). For the butterfly, I misted a piece of cardstock with a Studio Calico mist, let it dry, stamped the PTI butterfly and cut it. The leaves are part of a sprig of mistletoe I die cut with a Memory Box die. And I think that's all...

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: All PTI (Mehndi Medallions, Butterfly Dreams, 2010 Anniversary set); Ink: Versafine black; Dies: circle Nestabilities, Memory Box mistletoe; Other: Stabillo black pen, Studio Calico mist.

Happy Wedding Day

Hello friends! I think I'm still in time to link a card to this week's Tuesday Trigger, so here we go! Here's the inspiring image. What a beautiful pillow! I was inspired by the colors, the embroidery and the square shape. Ok, who am I kidding? I don't need any images to inspire me to make a square card because those are my fave ;)

 

And this is my card (the light was quite crappy today, uugggh!)

I heat embossed the pretty PTI stitched flowers with pearl finish embossing powder. Amazing stuff, the result is so beautiful! Then I filled some areas of the images with a grey copic. I debossed a strip of cardstock with the Canvas and Linen impression plate and the sentiment is also PTI.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: all PTI; Ink: Jenni Bowlin; Embossing powder: Ranger; Impression plate: PTI; Other: Copic marker.

Blue and yellow

Morning friends! Hope your weekend is being awesome. Today I'm popping by with a card for the current Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge. This is the inspiration photo, a gorgeous blue, white and yellow combo. I wouldn't mind having a wall like that in my house!

 

And this is my card

 

You know how much I love square cards. My focal point is that cute "hello" from Word Up. It was stamped and paper pieced from My Mind's Eye papers. For the frame I stamped repeatedly a flower from Hang Ups, the cross stitch from Folkal Points (still my fave PS set to the date!), colored and embellished with blue Liquid Pearls.

That's it for today! Thanks for visiting and enjoy your Sunday :)

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: Paper Smooches; Ink: Memento; Paper: My MInd's Eye; Other: yellow Copic, blue Liquid Pearls.

Winner of the Get Inspired Blog Hop!!

Good morning! Yup, it's about time I announce the winner of last week's Card Creations: Get Inspired Blog Hop, right? ;) And the copy of this great issue goes to... (I made a copy and paste from the result given by the widget on the Random.org site, hope it works!)

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That would be:

Love that old typewriter, I still remember my first typewriter, ah the old days of white out!

Cute card!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

Posted by: Carol B | 12/03/2011 at 12:08 AM

Congrats Carol!! Please, email me your shipping details to lorecl (at) hotmail (dot) com and I'll pass them on to the Paper Crafts Magazine team so they can send you your prize.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and for the darling comments about both my vintage typewriter and my card! Back later with another one to share :)

Paper Crafts Magazine presents Card Creations: Get Inspired Blog Hop

Well, hello and welcome blog hoppers!! Today we are celebrating a very special Paper Crafts Magazine special issue (you can find it here):

 

Creating cards for this issue was a real blast and also something really new for me!! Before this I had read hundreds of times how other crafters wrote about finding inspiration all around, not only on the internet but also in everyday objects, from clothes to a lamp, for example. Ok, that was not my case! I guess I am more of a 'product girl', so it would usually be a certain stamp set, paper or even ink color what triggers my creativity. This said, you'll guess that working in the cards you can find in this issue was something challenging for me and I can tell ya' I enjoyed every minute of the process! Actually, after that experience I've found myself being, from time to time, inspired by everyday stuff -fabric patterns being a favorite, by the way!- and finally understanding what my fellow crafters meant. :)
 

So in the spirit of this paper babe, I'm lucky enough to be joining a bunch of fabulous designers to create a card inspired by something found at our home.
I chose one of my most treasured thrifty findings:

 

This beauty was found in Montevideo and it cost me like nothing. I even got the original case, and found a few chicken feathers inside! Sadly, the case was quite damaged so I decided not to keep it.
And here's what I created inspired by "Remie":

 

As you can see it's a very literal take. Guess I'm a literal person ;) The Echo Park patterned paper was toned down with Antique Linen Distress Ink, and the Unity image was heat embossed in white and then accented with Copics and glossy accents. I used a Cosmo Cricket sticker to add a sentiment, and a perfect one if I may say it :)
Ok, so now it's time to keep hopping to find out what fantastic cards were created by this talented ladies, but don't forget to leave me a comment first for a chance to win a copy of this amazing issue.  

• • Chan Vuong
  • Kalyn Kepner
  • Kim Hughes
  • Carly Robertson
  • Kristin Tierney
  • Lorena Canto <---- You are here.
    
  • Lynn Mangan
  • Sarah Moerman
  • Teri Anderson

Also, you may want to visit the Paper Crafts Connection blog because rumor says they're giving away a prize that will blow your crafty socks off!

Thanks for stopping by and have a very inspired weekend :D

A couple of published cards

Hi there! Ooops, another long absence from blogland... I had an important week-long bussiness trip to Mexico, and between getting everything ready for the trip, the trip itself and all the stuff to be tackled when I came back, I've barely had a minute for myself. But now things are slowly getting back on track so I wanted to pop in and say hello :)

In the last month two fantastic Paper Crafts Mag special issues where I have cards published have hit the stands. First there's 365 Cards, which you can find here. What an amazing issue!! Imagine, inspiration to make a card for every single day of the year!!! It's an absolute must have for cardmakers. Here's one of the two cards of yours truly that made their way to the pages of this issue:

And the second issue is another fantastic one based on a concept I'm loving lately: finding inspiration in the everyday things around us, from clothes and jewelry to home decor and kitchen items. You can buy your copy of Card Creations: Get Inspired here and I'm sure you're going to love it! Here's one of the 5 cards I had luckily published in this issue:

And that's it for today! Thanks so much for visiting and have a fantastic weekend!