Patterned Papered Dreams

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!

Let it Snow!

Let it snow, let it snow... ok, are you already humming the tune? ;) Little by little I'm getting into the Christmas spirit. Well, not that I find it hard as it's one of my favorite times of the year! So when I saw the shiny brand new challenge at the Moxie Fab World (details here) I knew it was going to be a Christmas card. First I thought about making hanging ornaments with medallions but that seemed a bit obvious. I kept thinking... hmmm, let's see, what's round and festive?

There you have it! A snowman! Very round, very festive. I dressed him up with a Hero Arts hat, a felt carrot nose, two die cut buttons and googly eyes. The paper is Echo Park and sentiment is from PTI. At first I forgot to add his scarf, so I made him one out of felt because baby, it's cold outside... I'm showing you two versions. Which one do you prefer?

Thanks so much for stopping by and don't forget to join the rosettes fun!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Patterned paper: Echo Park; Stamps: (hat) Hero Arts, (sentiment) Papertrey Ink; Ink: Versafine (black), Fresh Ink (pool); Embossing powder: (clear) Ranger; Dies: (holly jolly, buttons) PTI; Embossing folder: (snowflakes) Cuttlebug; Other: felt, rhinestones, red rustic twine.

Think Pink

¡Hola! Well, first of all thank you so much for all the wonderful comments you've left me here and in the Moxie Fab World about being Moxie Fabber of the Week. I'm going to bookmark those pages to read them every time I'm feeling down or my mojo has left me ;) No, I mean it, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

And now, a card! I made this one for this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge. It's a sketchy one this time!

Stamps are Lawn Fawn (Critters on the Farm and Sally's ABC's which is my ultimate favorite alpha set!!!), papers are Basic Grey.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: Lawn Fawn; Ink: Memento; Paper: Basic Grey; Die: (grass) My Favorite Things; Marker: (pink) Stabillo; Other: Googly eyes.