JUST because......

Hello peeps! Hope you had a beautiful Christmas celebration. This is such a happy today for me as I get to share a very special card I made for this week’s challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations. A couple of days ago, I got an e-mail from Rachel Hope   telling me that the card I entered for the challenge that week made the top five. She also told me that I have been invited to be this week guest sweetie designer. Believe me, I wasn’t expecting this!  You have no idea how much I love to create because it brings me so much happiness…and along the way, I hope to inspire someone the same way I have been inspired by others.  I am so excited to show you what I have created for them ~ so, here it is!

The inspiration piece....

I had so much fun creating this... For the focal point, I used this gorgeous peony image from Just Inklined digital stamps. I colored the peony with my favorite coloring medium ~ my prismacolor pencils. Love the designer papers, they are just scraps I had in my stash from other projects.

The little details.....

This card has all sorts of embellishements, stiching, and tons of glitter. Well… I kind of incorporated some of the elements I saw on the inspiration piece. See those gold leaves… those are part of a little set of a decorative buttons I got from Joann’s ages ago….   back then, I was not even thinking about designing cards! Anyway, hope you like this little project as much as I do.

On another note.... Here is my first blog award!!!

Another sweet surprise I got the other day is this awesome award I received from my blogging friend Jennifer Hagfeldt. She is the sweetest person ever….and she is so talented! I love her cards and scrapbook layouts. So, thank you so much my friend! Now I need to share three things I love the most and these are….

1. I love to cook and entertain.

2. I love to go to the movies… especially with my children.

3. I love jazz.

Last but not least, I am so happy to pass it on to such amazing friends and artists! 

1. Lori Boyd

2. Mona Pendleton

3. Beatriz Farquhar

Alright girls, I think that's all for today! Thank you so much for visiting... have a wonderful day!

Itty Bitty Betty Ice Skating!

Good morning peeps! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I am back with another card; this one is for the newest challenge over at The Pink Elephant blog.  All you need to do is to create a card using the sketch below.  Here is what I came up with ~ enjoy!

Here are another challenges I am joining in with this card:

Wee Memories - Challenge # 31
Cardvaarks - Holiday Die Cuts Challenge

The image I’m using on my card is from Pink Cat Studio.  I had so much fun coloring this cute image with my colored pencils. To enhance the focal point, I created a little frame using my spellbinder dies. This card has a lot of layers and all my favorite embellishments on it.

Here is a closer look!

Thanks for visiting again and for leaving such lovely comments...!!!

Have a splendid day everyone! 

Let's Go Mommy!!

Good morning everyone! I am glad you stopped by today because I have a new card to share. The Pink Elephant’s DT and I were challenged to create a card using the following sketch:

When I saw the sketch, I knew I wanted to create a boy’s card. I don’t know why? So here is my card and my interpretation of Lori’s sketch ~ Enjoy!!

With the idea of making a boy’s card, I started to look for boy’s digital stamps because I didn’t have an image to work with. This is what I found! I love whimsical images and this one was the perfect image for my card. This adorable digi stamp is from Meljen’s Designs.

After I printed out the image, I colored it with my prismacolor pencils. Oh, have you noticed the tires! I added a silver brad to them to make them look more real, and to give it a masculine look to the card. I cut out those little luggages from another patterned paper to embellish the card like the sketch.

Here is a closer look to see those little details.

Okay girls that all for me today! Have a wonderful day and have fun with the sketch!

I am off to check what the rest of the DT has created this week. Oh, before I leave, thank you for stopping by and leaving all those sweet comments.

Hugs…

Winter Snow Scene

 Featuring Santa And Rudulf The Red Nosed Reindeer!

Hello and welcome back to my blog! I am so happy I'm able to share the card I made on Wednesday. I have been very busy lately with all the Christmas preparations that I am rushing a little bit to post my entry for the TPE blog. It has been a crazy week and I am glad is Sunday. Now I can focus on my family and enjoy ourselves. Christmas is around the corner and the children are so excited about it. Besides my card, I am sharing a picture of my daughter playing violin during her concert. She looked so beautiful on her black dress. It was a beautiful night and I felt so proud of her!


Now onto the card:
I created this card using two different images, I bought them separately two years ago. Ever since, I wanted to create something special with them.  I don’t believe they were made by the same company. The idea was to create a Winter Snow Scene. I hope I achieved that!

I was organizing my stamps the other day and saw these two images. Then I thought that if I stamp them together they would make a perfect scene for a card. So, I didn’t hesitate to make one and share it with all of you. I stamped tiny snowflakes as the background for the images. Santa and the reindeer were colored with pencils and blended with gamsol.

These two images look so perfect together. Don’t you think? I seriously love them! I colored the ground with copics and then added glitter.
 

Here is my daughter playing violin.
 

Oh! Before I leave, I have a picture of the elves the children got the other day. I couldn’t resist posting it.

 

Okay girls, thanks for visiting my blog today! Happy stamping and don’t forget to leave your comments. I have more projects to share, so stay tuned!

Gracias por visitar mi blog y escribir tus lindos comentarios. Que la pases bien!

Tic-Tac- Joy!

Second Post:

Hello again! I came back to add the second post. My little angels are sleeping now and it is so quiet around here right now. It has been a long and a busy day for us today! The children and I went to my favorite scrapbook store and had the chance to make some crafts projects together. They made beautiful and sparkling snowflakes, glittered ornaments, and tags for their treat bags. We really had a great time together!

The card I have for you girls was inspired by the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger. When I saw this picture, I couldn’t resist creating this card.

I used the idea of a Tic-Tac- Toe layout to create this card. Well, the word “JOY” fits perfectly for this because it has three letters in it. I used my new nestabilities dies to cut the little squares. Each square has a different pattern, image, and letter. I clear embossed the Ornate Swirls and the ornament images. I just stamped the tree and the poinsettia flower with white ink on  the red cardstock .

In this photo, you can see the stocking’s sparkle and texture like fur. I stamped the letters individually and heat embossed them. I stitched the red paper to the off white cardstock.

As a final touch, I added clear gems to the tree and the poinsettia. I am glad the word “JOY” is the main focal point and the sentiment at the same time. Hope you like my card!

I have to go now! Thanks for all the sweet comments; I really appreciate every single one!

Good night and sweet dreams to you all!


Gracias por tus lindos comentarios y por tu visita a mi blog.  Que tengas dulces sueños...!
Hugs…

Give Thanks.

Hello girls! I have another card to show you. I created this card for the new challenge “Be Thankful”- theme at The Pink Elephant and the Moxie Fab Tuesday trigger. It is all about Thanksgiving and fabulous colors such as brown, moss green, orange, and a sweet sentiment that says “Thank you”.

Here is my card:






The pumpkin was colored with prismacolor pencils and OMS. The sentiment is computer generated to fit the tiny tag die cut. This cute tag die is from the cuttlebug, I bought it a couple weeks ago and finally had the chance to use it for this card. To recreate the Thanksgiving Pumpkin Luminarias like the inspiration from the Moxie Fab, I used different shades of orange to color the image.






To finish off my card, I used my EK success punch and added some glitter to the pumpkin’s stars to make them sparkle a little bit. I attached the little tag with twine. I had so much fun making this card, I hope you like it!






I have to go and get some rest.
Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a great day!

Ready, set, sew!

Good morning everyone! I'm so happy you are here today.
It is very early in the morning to be writing a post, I know! But I wanted to show you the project I finished yesterday. You have no idea how much fun I had while I was making it. I made this beautiful bustier inspired by a fashion trend ~ ruffles! Here is the first picture:







I have neglected my sewing machine for so long that today I decided to use it to complete this project. I really love how neat and beautiful the stitching looks on the cardstock. I stitched the ribbon to form a ruffle to decorate the top and the bottom of the bustier. This bustier will make a beautiful bridal shower favor. Don’t you think?







I always love to show you close up pictures, so you can see all the details on my projects. Notice I added a few gems to the front of the bustier. I didn’t have a sentiment, so I typed the sentiment and printed out on cardstock.





I combined two patterned papers with a solid brown cardstock to form the bustier. To help the cardstock to bend perfectly around the plastic container, I used my scor-pal and traced lines every half of an inch on the brown cardstock. I barely used adhesive on this project; I secured all the pieces with the stitching. I punched holes and added eyelets to pass the ribbon through.







I have to go and get ready for my husband “PUMPKIN POP CONCERT”. My children are very excited to go and listen to all the beautiful music the orchestra will be playing tonight!

Hope you like this project as much as I do! I think it is sooo cute. If I made you smile, please write me a comment.
Thanks for visiting me today, have a great weekend!


Si este proyecto le hizo sonreír al verlo, por favor déjamelo saber!
Que tengan un maravilloso fin de semana.