Patterned Papered Dreams

You mean the world

Hey there! I hope you had a Merry Christmas. Ours was really fun, specially because I bought a turkey and had no idea how to cook it. But lots of friends and family from around the world helped me via internet, and it was a great success! My very first turkey, people. I'm an adult now!

But today I'm not here to make a grand speech about my lack of cooking skills. I popped in to share a card :)

The inspiration came from Runway Inspired Challenge #50

 

 

Oh, how I fiddled around with this card! Mostly because I knew exactly how I wanted the layaout to be, but had no idea how to adhere the vellum so the adhesive wouldn't show. Finally, some strategically wrapped twine came to the rescue.

And the inspiration for using perfect pearls on vellum came from my friend Ana, who shared this awesome idea here.

 

 

Shine makes me happy...

 

 

So there you have it! I wish you all the best for 2014! Thanks so much for the nice comments you leave me, they mean A LOT to me.

CFC124: Happy New Year!

Surprise! We are starting this week's challenge a day early! Why? Because CAS-ual Fridays is pairing with the super fun 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge. Just perfect for the new year countdown, right? Complete your CAS new year project and you can play in both challenges.

 

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps is sponsoring the two challenges and there's a great prize for the winner! Details here.

Me? I had great plans for this challenge. My card idea shouldn't take more than 5 minutes. Just die cutting. Oh, but it did take more than 5 minutes, and more than 10. Because adhering the positive parts of the die cut "happy" was a nightmare, lol! This means I won't be able to link to the Craft Dash. Boo.

 

 

See that white cardstock I used? It's one of my super fab finds in Bolivia and it's called "cáscara de huevo", which means "egg shell". Because it has egg shell texture! Isn't that cool? Here's a closer pic:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and Merry, Merry Christmas!

CFC123: Let it Snow...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow... aaaah. I wish! But here in South America rainy season is in full swing! When we have a sunny day it is truly glorious, but it is rain most of the time. No snow in Christmas for me, boo! But at least I have snowflakes. Snowflakes stamps, that is :)

 

 

So if you love  a white Christmas, join us this week at CAS-ual Fridays Challenge with your very own CAS creation using snow! Die cuts, stamps, artificial snow... lots of possibilities. You can win a "snowtacular" prize from pur sponsor this week! Details here.

I went all snowy and seasonal with a little gift box.

 

 

The box was die cut with the Cameo (but you already knew, right?). Then I stamped a strip of kraft wrapping paper with the pretty snowflakes from this CFS set. To finish the box, I die cut and stamped a banner and a sentiment from this WPlus9 set I just got (and love!). Finally, I colored some rhinestones and adhered them to the box. Done :)

 

 

That's it from me! Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm!

Punch til you drop

Hey there! A super, super, super quick entry today inspired by the Runway Inspired Challenge (ric #46).

Look at this Celine Outfit:

 

 

I grabbed the colors but turned the crazy cool streaks of the pattern into confetti. That's where the title of this post comes from :)

 

 

The sentiment was die cut with the Cameo. It's the coca cola font! And I can't believe there's no stamping at all on this  card...

 

 

That's it, thanks for stopping by!

CFC122: Out on a limb

Happy Friday, people! Thank God it arrived, it has been a crazy week around here! Ok, so time for a new CAS-ual Fridays challenge. Let's get in the Christmas spirit, shall we?

 

 

This week we want to see CAS creations that include a tree, or parts of a tree. There's a wonderful prize from our sponsor, Ellen Hutson! You can find out the details here.

Well, my choice was obvious. Oh, Christmas Tree...

 

I started die cutting a tree from copy paper with the Cameo and used the negative piece to mask the front of the card and blend green ink (Distress). Once I was happy with the color, I stamped the Hero Arts starry background with Versamark and brushed on gold perfect pearls. The sentiment is Ali Edwards/Technique Tuesday and the star was die cut from chipboard and wood paper. Then I just adhered both stars together for some dimension. Remember that the fixative for perfect pearls is water! Just spray some water into the air and flick the card under it so it catches the mist. This way the cardstock won't warp :)

I wish you could see how pretty is the gold shimmer in real life!

 

Happy weekend and thanks for visiting!

Sequins

Hello! A few days ago I made a little something for the Paper Crafts Magazine November challenge and I almost missed the deadline to post it! But here it is.

The challenge is all about sequins... you know, the new rhinestone ;)

I made a tag: the background stripes and the sentiment are stamped and I made a heart form sequins. Here's how: adhere scor-tape to a piece of cardstock (use a cardstock that is the same color as your sequins). Die cut a heart. Adhere the sequins. Then, veeeery carefully, trim the edges of the heart so they won't show between the sequins.

 

 

A closer look. Is it cute or what?

 

 

That's all from me today! Happy week!