Patterned Papered Dreams

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