Patterned Papered Dreams

Happy 2013!

Well, hello friends! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Santa brought our shipping crate on the 26th and it was the best gift we could wish for. Our own beds! Our couch! Toys, crafty supplies, kitchen utensils! Pure bliss ;)

So this is the first card I've been able to create in my new studio. I have lots of plans for my happy place and it's coming together really nicely.

My card is up in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog today. So happy I can fulfil my DT work again :) I used Countdown, the perfect set for celebrating the new year. I love the bold fonts and all the different borders that come with this set. Lots of possibilities!

The 2013 banner was cut with my Cameo (yup, I "may" have unpacked it even before my bed linens, ha!. See that cardstock? It has the most wonderful linen texture and they produce it here, in Bolivia. Such a nice finding, and inexpensive too. You'll be seeing a lot of it around here ;)

I wish you all the best for 2013! Be safe tonight!

Supplies: Cardstock: (Bolivian industry), American Crafts; Stamps: CFS Stamps; Ink: (fuchsia) Fresh Ink by Impress; Rhinestone: Prima; Die: Silhouette America.

CFC83: Dashing through the Holidays

Happy Thursday, friends! Being the most wonderful time of the year but also the busiest, at CAS-ual Fridays this week we've come up with the perfect challenge:

Yes! We want to see clean and simple holiday cards made in 10 minutes or less. And it's a two week challenge! A trick? Gather your supplies first so you don't have to run around like mad wondering where you left that perfect patterned paper, glitter or sentiment stamp ;)

Also, this week we're joining forces with Paulina's 10 Minute Dash challenge. You can find all the details for this week on the CAS-ual Fridays blog. I'll just say that you have double the chances to win!

Now, the card. It took almost 10 minutes (I had a few seconds left) but that's just because I decided to add some last minute embossed glitter.

I started with a strip of washi tape, and then die cut the skyline, and this time I adhered some more washi tape in yellow on the back. By using washi tape and not cardstock I skipped the adhering-behind step.

Then I stamped the fireworks swirls and the sentiment. They are from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Countdown set. With that I was technically done but as I had some time left I decided to live on the edge and re-stamp the swirls and sentiment to emboss them with clear-glittery embossing powder.

Phewww! Just in time! Check here the wonders the rest of the Girl Fridays have managed to create in 10 minutes or less.

Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: CFS Countdown; Ink: Memento, Versamark; Embossing powder: (glitter) Tsukineko; Die: Savvy; Other: Washi tape.

CFC82: Even the score

Happy Friday, friends! It's time for a new CAS-ual Fridays challenge, and this week it's all about scoring.

 

So what a better sponsor than the Scor-Pal people for it? And they are offering a fantastic prize for our winner, more details to be revealed at the challenge Blog.

Scoring is a great way to add texture and a bit of dimension to cards, don't you think?

Here I scored lines on my cardstock piece to build a grid and then I sanded it to make it pop. Next, I stamped and heat embossed my sentiment on vellum (sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Merry Kiss-mas set) and wrapped the piece around the scored cardstock. Holly leaves and berries die cut from felt and cardstock finish the card. Oh, and I added some glossy accents to the berries. Love that shiny finish :)

That's it from me! But there's plenty of scoring inspiration from the Girl Fridays at the CAS-ual Fridays blog. Don't miss it!

Thanks for visiting and have an awesome weekend!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson, DCWV; Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps; Ink: Versamark; Embossing powder: Ranger; Dies: PTI; Other: felt, glossy accents, vellum, scoring board.

 

8 Happy Nights: Night Four

Hello everyone and Happy Hannukah to my jewish friends! One of the great things about crafting is that you get to discover and learn about different traditions, holidays and celebrations. And today I was able to create a little something to celebrate a very meaningful time of the year: Hannukah.

The Girl Fridays are celebrating the Eight Happy Nights of Hannukah using CAS-ual Fridays Stamps 8 Happy Nights set. The amazing Laurie and I are in charge of day 4. You can check the previous days here.

I created a card and a little gift box using a pillow box die. Of course, I had to use blue, and I combined it with gold and white.

First the card: I stamped a pannel with two of the stars in the set. The sentiment was partially stamped from the big sentiment-menorah and finally I stamped the bigger star with gold ink, cut it and adhered it near the sentiment with foam tape.

Next comes the gift box. I die cut it from white cardstock and again stamped a background using the bigger star. And again I built my sentiment by partially stamping another part of the sentiment-menorah image. Last thing was adhering a die cut 8 between the sentiment lines :)

That's it from me! This is truly a versatile set and it totally covered a gap in my stamp collection. Don't forget to check the CFS Blog daily for the next 4 days because there's still a lot of Hannukah inspiration about to be showcased!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: (8 Happy Nights) CAS-ual Fridays Stamps; Ink: (light blue) Memento, (dark blue) PTI, (gold) Tsukineko Brilliance; Dies: (8, pillow box) PTI.

CFC81: Knotty or Nice

Hello friends! Yay for Fridays! And double yay for Christmas Fridays! Today we start a new CAS-ual Fridays Challenge and also our guest designer search for next month. Will it be you? :)

 

This week is a knotty challenge. Create a paper crafted project that includes some kind of knot. You can win a fantastic prize from our sponsor, Simon Says Stamp + be our guest designer next month. All the details are in the Challenge blog.

I worked with the lovely CAS-ual Fridays stamps too create my card. Michele has made such a great job!

First, I heat embossed the mistletoe image from Merry Kiss-mas in the middle of a white card base. Then I masked the front of the card and sponged some Distress Ink. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped 3 times. I just love sentiments that say "merry, merry merry" :)

Finally, I "hung" the mistletoe from some baker's twine and added a knot instead of a bow. Challenge done! Oh, and the white mistletoe berries (is that how they are called?) were made with Ranger's enamel accents in white.

That's it from me! Please, check the Challenge blog to find out the wonderful cards created by the Girl Fridays. Lots of knots ;)

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: (Merry Kiss-mas) CAS-ual Fridays Stamps; Ink: Distress Ink, (red) PTI, Versamark; Embossing powder: American Crafts; Twine: The Twinery; Other: Ranger Enamel Accents.

Hello again!

I cant believe I'm writing a real life post and not a scheduled one :) Well, we are all settled now in our new house in Bolivia (although sleeping on sofa-beds), internet has just been installed and the shipping crate with all our stuff (including my crafty supplies) is supposed to arrive just before Christmas. Let's cross fingers! I'm afraid being this (wonderful) time of the year, things could be delayed. We can't wait to sleep in our beds and sit on our couch.

Ok, so I found this card in the deeps of my computer. I never got around to post it.

It features PTI and Technique Tuesday Stamps plus a bit of washi tape. I stamped the heart-balloons and then stamped again over them and heat embossed with clear glittery powder.

Happy Sunday and thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock: Canson; Stamps: PTI, Technique Tuesday; Ink: (black) Versafine, (red, turquoise green) PTI, Versamark; Die: (heart) PTI; Embossing powder: (clear glitter) Tsukineko; Other: Washi tape.