Patterned Papered Dreams

Four

Good morning and happy "recycling paper day" ;) How was your Christmas Day? Mine was great! And Santa brought me an iPad! Ok, so first things first: a card (for the current A Passion for Papertrey challenge)

I had a real ball playing with this PTI set and this Hero Arts one. You know paper piecing is my favorite technique. Enough said :D Oh, and that carpet... yeah, felt.

Soooo... why four? Well, that's because I've been tagged by my friend Yuki and I have to share four things about me regarding a few issues. Here we go!

* 4 shows that you watch *

Disclaimer: These are 4 shows I used to watch. For the last 3 years and since my son was born, I mainly see cartoons (love you, Backyardigans!), and when I have the time to see grown up tv I just run to stamp, lol!
Grey's Anatomy, Sex and the city, Supernatural, CSI Las Vegas

* 4 things you are passionate about *


My family, stamping, writing, traveling (errr, well, yes, and shopping too!)

* 4 words/phrases you say a lot *


"Mummy loves you more than anything in the world"; the Spanish equivalent for "Oh, crap!"; "I'm going, I'm going!" (this is a classic when any kind of son or pets related dissaster happens), "Let's see what came in the mail" ;)

* 4 things you have learned from the past *

Better make domestic stuff asap because it doesn't get done magically overnight; no matter how much time you spend with your son, he'll ALWAYS need you when you have just started to play with your stamps; red clothes have to be washed separately; stuff you think you absolutely NEED today won't seem so necessary one week later ;)


* 4 places you'd like to go *

The USA, specially New York and all the East Coast up to Maine; Does CHA count. wherever it is held?; Ireland; New Zealand.

* 4 things you did yesterday *

Opened gifts with my family!; Downloaded my 1st iPad apps; Ate Christmas lunch at my father's house; Laundry and cleaning up everything left from Nochebuena.

* 4 things you are looking forward to *

Playing with my stamps this holidays; Seeing my mum who is coming for New Year's Eve (she lives far from here, in Malaga -South Spain-); My son's face when he wakes up to the Three Wise Men gifts on the morning of Jan 6th; Our trip to the USA next summer if crisis allows it!.

* 4 things you love about winter *

Snow, Christmas, the overall coziness at home while outside is freezing (snuggly blankets, candles, scented oil, hot cocoa...), cute hats.

* tag 4 friends to play along *
I'll be back later to tag them!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock: De la Riva; Stamps: PTI, Hero Arts; Ink: Memento (brown), Versamagic (green), Copics, Versamark; Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket; Other: White embossing powder, PTI felt, Basic Grey Pearls.

Ho Ho Ho!!!

Merry Christmas Eve to you, my friends!!! In Spain, tonight is the most important day from Christmas. It's called "Nochebuena" and it's the time when we gather with our families and beloved ones to have dinner and celebrate that the Child Jesus is born. So, Christmas Eve is to us the same as Christmas Day would be to you, US and UK friends :)

Besides, in Spain the gifts are brought by the Three Wise Men on the night of the 5th of January. Children wake up on the morning of the 6th to open their gifts (that may just be chunks of coal if they haven't been good!). However, Santa Claus has slowly made his way into Spanish homes, and in the last decade, there have been more and more families that also exchange gifts on Christmas Eve,  at midnight. And as Xmas holidays for the children usually end on the 7th of January, having their gifts in the night of the 24th is the perfect way for them to enjoy the presents for longer. And for parents to keep their brood happily busy for a few days ;)

I'm glad and thankful to be able to share a bit of my life with you all through this blog. I wish you a Merry, Merry Christmas. ¡Feliz Navidad!

Supplies: Cardstock: De la Riva; Stamps: PTI, Hero Arts; Ink: Memento, PTI (Aqua Mist); Chipboard: Cosmo Cricket; Rhinestone: Hero Arts.

Warm and Cozy

Good morning! A quick post today while I hear the rain pouring outside our window...

This owlet all cozied up in his sweater just makes me smile. Hope he makes you smile too!

Thanks for visiting :)

Supplies: Cardstock: De la Riva; Stamps: Hero Arts, PTI, Lawn Fawn; Ink: Memento, Distress; Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Basic Grey; Other: Copics, Uniball Signo white gel pen, Nestabilities big scalloped squares, ribbon and bakers twine from my stash.

Joys of the Season

Hello and happy Sunday! Today we're heading to  a good friends place for lunch but first I wanted to share a  card. Given how "CAS-y" I've been lately (how's that for a new word?), this one took quite a lot of work, but I think it was worth it :)

I embossed half of the card base with the woodgrain PTI plate. Then I heat embossed this Hero Arts snowflakes cling on a Labels 9 die cut and added lots of distress ink. The lovely Hero Arts house was paper pieced from different Basic Grey solid papers and colored with copics. And finally, I added lots of Diamond Lace Stickles for the snow, even if they won't show so great in the picture.

Thanks for visiting and stay warm!

Supplies: Cardstock: (white) De la Riva; Stamps: All Hero Arts; Ink: Memento black, distress inks (tumbled glass, broken china, faded jeans); Patterned paper: Basic Grey; Other: Nestabilities Labels 9, White heat embossing powder, Copics, bakers twine, stickles, white gel pen, Corner Chomper, PTI woodgrain impression plate.

Glitter is glam

Hey there, happy friday! I think one of my goals for next year is to be a best blogger. It's not that I don't want to blog daily, or at least every other day. It's just life aaaalways getting in the middle. Boo. But not today. Here's a very, very glittery piece for the Moxie Fab World challenge "Glitter is Glam". Check everybody's great creations and send your's too!

I think it's the 1st time ever I make a purple card. I like purple, but it's not a color I'm drawn to when crafting. Ok, so there are tons of glitter around here now. On my son's hair. On both of my dogs. On the breadpan (I craft in my kitchen counter lately). You get the picture... The stamp sets used are this and this, both PTI.

Thanks for visiting and have a great and warm weekend!

Supplies: Cardstock: (white, purple, silver) De la Riva; Stamps: Papertrey Ink; Ink: Versamagic, Versamark; Patterned paper: (purple circle) Basic Grey; Other: Glitter embossing powder, Prisma Glitter, glue pen, Nestabilities circles, star, Cuttlebug embossing folder.

CACM: Xiumaiyuki

Good evening everyone! Incredibly, I'm posting my Case a Card Monday on a monday! Yeah, yeah, I know... And today I bring you a CASE from an artist that is not only a clean and simple (and even some fun and cute) master, but also a good friend who offered herself to be my proxy shopper a few months ago and now month after month orders for me and patiently unpacks and repacks my googies to make them shipping friendly and sends them all the way from Hawaii to Spain! So meet Yuki and one of her masterpieces!

And my CASE from her (sorry for the awful pic!)

I accidentally embossed the cardstock vertically, oops! And instead of the lovely frame she used, I stamped one from this Waltinzgmouse set. The sentiment is Hero Arts and the leaves are from this PTI set. Oh, and I have to say that Barn Door Distress Ink is quickly becoming my favorite red ink ever. Bright, and vibrant, and stamps soooo evenly!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic week!

Supplies: Cardstock: (white) De la Riva (red) Fabriano; Stamps: PTI, Waltzingmouse, Hero Arts; Ink: Distress Ink Barn Door; Other: PTI woodgrain impression plate.

Warm Christmas

Hello and happy saturday! We're happily bundled at home, our little Christmas tree is up and decorated, and everything around here, from it to the candle lights, says warm Christmas! So here's a little card to celebrate that.

I just love how this stamped background turned out. Used this PTI set, the teapot is from this one and the banner and sentiment are both Lawn Fawn. Papers are from Basic Grey's Jovial paperpad and the teapot was accented with a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend!

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazill kraft; Stamps: Papertrey Ink, Lawn Fawn; Ink: Memento black, PTI white, Distress Ink (Barn Door); Patterned paper: Basic Grey; Other; Uniball Signo broad gel pen.

CACM: Kelly Marie Alvarez

Hi there! Yes, still alive ;) Just had a crazy, crazy week full of job, and a trip and even a national holiday that kept me away from the computer. Last week I wasn't able to post CACM and aven if today is tuesday I didn't wanted the same to happen this week! So let me introduce another one of my fave designers and one of her fab creations:

Kelly Marie is one of the owners of Lawn Fawn stamps, which are the cutest ever! And this is the card I case'd from hers:

As you can see I changed the papers (mine are October Afternoon) and also the sentiment, which is from this PTI set. Both the birdies and the banner are from this Lawn Fawn set but I'm sure you already know that because I've used it like a zillion times :D

So thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Supplies: Cardstock: (white) De la Riva; Stamps: Lawn Fawn, PTI; Paper: October Afternoon; Ink: Memento; Other: Nestabilities Labels 9.