Patterned Papered Dreams

Everything is gonna be ok

¡Hola! First of all, thanks so much for all the birthday wishes. I had a fabulous day :) And second, a card. I'm totally in love with the new line Amy Tangerine released with American Crafts. The papers are delightful! I could see myself hoarding them for years when I remembered something I recently read on another crafter's blog: Use it while you love it. Don't hoard it, because 3 years later you will find it and probably wonder why on earth did you love it so much.

So I broke up that paper pad, which was perfect for a card inspired by the current Runway Inspired challenge. That dress totally screamed misting. Except for the little fact that I'm horrible at misting. A complete disaster. A crappy mister. And here is where this deliciously pre-misted pattern comes handy. I let it do all the job :D

 

I used Lilybee stickers for the sentiment. I love that stuff, the size is perfect for cardmaking and it comes in lots of colors. The fuchsia letters were originally white and after some messing with a Memento inkpad and a pink Copic, they ended up as you see them... quite artsy :P I also added a die cut butterfly.

Thanks so much for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Patterned paper: American Crafts; Alpha Stickers: Lilybee; Die: (butterflies) Memory Box; Other: Memento ink, Copic marker.

Double Birthday

Hello friends! A quick post to share a very special birthday card. Tomorrow happens to be my husband's birthday AND also mine. Yup, we were born the same day exactly 10 years appart! It was meant to be :D

First of all, sorry for the pick, it's really stormy here today and the light is awful. As you can see no kraft or classical masculine colors. And I even used fuchsia! Still, I think this card if perfectly suitable for a guy. I was inspired by this week's Tuesday Trigger at the Moxie Fab World. Love this bright and yummy pic!

Thanks for visiting and enjoy your Sunday!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: Hero Arts; Ink: (black) Versafine, (fuchsia, limeade, ginger, mango) Fresh by Impress; Pen: Stabilo.

Gallery Idol 2012

Good evening, friends! Have you heard? Paper Crafts Magazine Gallery Idol 2012 auditions are on full swing! You can find the details here including some handy FAQ.

Last year I gave it a try with no luck, so here we go again! I have already entered a few cards and this is one of them. Fully embracing CAS with this one, but I think the message and the icon really pack a ton.

I think this card would be great for a boy who is leaving the nest and starting university. Although when that happens around here, I'm sure I'll be too busy crying my heart out to be able to make a card. Thankfully that won't be happening anytime soon, as my baby is only 4 1/2 years old now :)

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: Hero Arts; Ink: (black) Versafine, (red) Fresh from Impress; Other: metallic dots.

Happy Mother's Day!

And happy Sunday too :) In Spain we celebrate Mother's Day on the 1st Sunday of May, so mom's special day around here was actually one week ago. But I wanted to take the opportunity to send a big hug to all my friends who celebrate Mother's Day today. Ladies, moms make the world go round! And of course, I have a card for today.

As you can see it doesn't include a "Happy Mother's Day" sentiment because I loved how that "It's your Day" fitted on the blank space. But I think it fits the occasion as the message for mom can be included inside, where I could also add a stamped "mother" or "mum". Ok, so that said, I want to add that my starting point came from the ever amazing Aga. She is this month's muse at CASE Study. You can find her card and the challenge here.

Once again, Happy Mother's Day and thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: PTI; Ink: Versamark, (green) Impress; Embossing powder: (white) Ranger; Other: Copics, Ranger Liquid Pearls.

Some Gingham

To keep the week going :) Today I have a little something for one of the Moxie Fab Challenges that Cath is posting to celebrate the arrival of Card Creations vol. 10 -where I have a card, yay!-. So gingham anyone?

I could also have used some pretty gingham patterned paper I got recently from Lily Bee ( I have just discovered their paper pads and I'm crazy in love with them!). But I went for stamping instead. I stamped the smaller gingham in assorted colors and die cut the hearts from the stamped pieces. The hearts were grounded with a strip of the bigger gingham and finished with a lovey dovey sentiment. What do you think about the black strips? Without them the card seemed a bit softie to me, like unfinished. I like it better with them :)

Thanks for stopping by! And check the rest of the challenges, there are some fun ones including damask and spatters!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: (gingham) PTI, (sentiment) Technique Tuesday; Ink: (yellow, pink, turquoise, green) PTI, (grey) Fresh by Impress, (black) Versafine; Die: (hearts) Memory Box.

CAS-ual Lights :)

Good evening! Quickly checking in to share a little something for this week's CAS-ual Friday's challenge. I based my card on this sketch:

And my take, with a bit of masking and die cutting involved. Also, see the lamp bases? I don't own the stamp set that matches the dies, just the companion sentiments, so I die cut them from fun foam and made my own foamy stamps. Works great with defined die cut shapes! Doilies, hearts, flowers... I learnt the technique a while ago from a PTI Make it Monday video by Heather Nichols you can find here.

Off to bed, I'm exhausted! Go ahead and give a try to this fun sketch, there's still time!

Thanks for visiting :)

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: PTI; Ink: (black) versafine, (grey) Fresh by Impress; Dies: (lamps) PTI;  Other: Felt.

Chevron tags

Hello there! I hope you're enjoying your weekend! There are some family issues around here right now so I'm keeping it short and sweet.

Unless you've been hiding under a rock you will probably have noticed that chevron stripes are the trendiest of trends ever. And I happen to love them :)

I made this fun set of tags using two of my fave stamps lately. This chevrons heart and this cool sentiments. Stamp, cut and bling. Easy peasy.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: Hero Arts; Ink: Fresh by Impress (fuchsia, pool, tomato red),  Versafine (black); Twine: Divine Twine; Rhinestones.

Not just for Christmas

Good morning blogland! How was your weekend? Mine was pretty christmassy with Paper Crafts Magazine Holiday Cards & More submissions call ending yesterday. That said, you can imagine the ammount of red and green cardstock scraps scattered right now around all my studio (not to mention the glitter and tiny snowflakes...). And with green and red being opposites on the color wheel, I simply had to make a card for this:

 

 This card proves two things: 1. You can make a non-Christmas card using red and green. 2. You can make a card without stamps. Shocked? I was ;)

 

 
I used my newest border die by PTI and a Lifestyle Crafts alpha die. Cut and adhere, cut and adhere. Done.
 
 Just in case you were wondering, I'm linking my card to this week's CAS-ual  Fridays challenge just for fun and to encourage everyone to give it a go. Obviously I'm not eligible to win since I've just became a Girl Friday (!!!!!!!!!) and will be debuting on the DT in May. I hope you can play along too!
 
Thanks for visiting and have a great week!
 
Supplies: Cardstock: Canson, DCWV; Dies: (star border) PTI, (alpha) Lifestyle Crafts.

Tuesday Trigger: Three Little Birds

Hi there! So happy it's Saturday! First of all, thank you so much for all your kind words regarding this happy news. Each and every comment made my day.

Last night I could finish a little something for this week's Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger and this morning I had enough light to take a pic. What a beautiful image!

Here's my take:

Aren't that embossed gingko leaves gorgeous?

I'll be back tomorrow with a card I made for this week's CAS-ual Fridays Challenge. It's a super fun one!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock: DCWV; Stamps: PTI; Ink: Versamark; Embossing powder: American Crafts; Die: (tag/label) PTI; Stickers: Lily Bee

 

 

Some tweet news

Hello friends! Soooo... the beans have been spilled! I've been dying to tell you since I got Michele's invite almost a week ago. I hardly could believe it, given the fierce competence out there! So starting in May...

 

This is so exciting! Not only I get to join a challenge blog that I love, but I will also be part of a team formed by a super talented group of designers I have long admired. They are CAS masters, I tell you :) Thanks, Michele, for this incredible chance and for all the hard work behind the scenes. I'm so looking forward to get started!!! There are going to be A LOT more fabulous surprises in the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge Blog in the next weeks, so stay tuned, crafty friends, because you don't want to miss anything!

I had made this card for last week's challenge, a card that featured something that could be found in an Easter basket. Because of light issues I couldn't link it in time, so here it is anyway. I think the sentiment is perfect for today's great news :)

I was doubtful about including a sentiment or leaving the birdie's tweets as an any occasion sentiment, but I finally decided to stamp that little sweet message.

Oh, and of course don't forget to play in this week's challenge!

Even though now I'm not eligible to win, I know I'll be creating something for it this weekend. Isn't that color wheel inspiring? :)

Thanks so much for visiting and sharing my excitement!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: (chicken) Pink Paislee, (sentiment bubble) Hero Arts, (music notes, sentiment) PTI; Ink: (brown) Versafine, (greens) PTI; Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye, October Afternoon; Other: Tiger fringe scissors, Corner Chomper.