Believe: February 2016

Monday, February 29

Lucky to have you.

Hello friends!! Happy Monday to you all. I think I am liking the CAS challenges and style of projects, I am not quitting my "own" style, I think I will do a CAS Monday, at least once a week {wink, wink}

This card was super easy to make, I used the sketch from CAS(E) this sketch as an inspiration and since St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, I decided to make a green card using this cute die from Crafter's Companion.

Here are the details:

Make card base from Ultra White Premium Cardstock.
Cut a panel from watercolor cardstock 3.75" x 5". Create a Background with pigment or ink.
Die-cut the Four Leaf clover in Green Envy Shimmering cardstock (I die-cut it twice and adhered them together).
Stamp the sentiment from Bebunni Floral - Lucky you set in Green ink.
Finally add green sequins and adhere watercolor panel to card base.

Hope you like it!
Have a fantastic day!

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Friday, February 26

Remember

Hello friends! Happy Friday to you all! Today, I have a super easy, yes, very easy card for you with super beautiful results! I have to confess, this image is one of my very favorites from Crafter's Companion.

Here are the steps:

Start making a card base from Ultra Premium White Cardstock.
Stamp Poppies from Poppies and Daisies set on a piece of watercolor cardstock in Jet Balck Stazon Ink.
Then, use the Burst Stencil and Mustard Seed Distress Ink and apply it to watercolor panel. Few areas of the poppies got a bit of ink, but I like it this way, looks more like a reflection going thru the petals.
Color image with Spectrum Aqua Markers: Blossom, Scarlet, Leaf Green, Chesnut, Chocolate.
Stamp sentiment from Poppy Perfect partners set in Jet Black Ink.
Cut watercolor panel to 3.75" x 5" dimensions. Adhere it to card base with foam adhesive.
Add sequins.
Finally, cover all the poppies with 3D Crystal Lacquer and set aside to dry (I let it dry overnight)

Submitting this project to:

Tic Tac Toe Challenge: Challenge Four: I used Sequins, Distress Ink and a stencil.

Hope you like it.
Have a fantastic day!!

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Tuesday, February 23

Birthday cards!!

Hello everyone, today I am sharing a couple of bright and cheerful birthday cards, March is a month with more birthdays than any month in the year so I went ahead and created a couple, and more on the way ;)
This time I used a super easy technique that Ken has shared several times. I started cutting my watercolor panels and then misting them with water and adding the Color Burst direct onto the watercolor paper. I added a little bit of water here and there, but just a touch, I really wanted to keep the bright colors in place. It was a lot of fun and I saved few drops on another panel, for a future project. I never waste any drops, hehehe. Have you seen Ken using the whole roll of paper towel when he is working on a project? I think I will start doing that.
I used the Eat Cake & Celebrate set and coordinated dies from Concord & 9th

Color Burst Colors used for Happy Birthday card: Color Burst Merlot and Color Burst Ultramarine Blue

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Color Burst Used for eat cake card: Yellow Ochre , Lemon Yellow for the background, Sepia and Alizarin Crimson

I used Lamp Black Ink to stamp the sentiments.

Hope you like them.

Have a fantastic day!!

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Monday, February 22

Thank you so much

Hello friends!! Long time, no see or better say no post. I won't bother you with details, but I am doing better, my back was in a bit of pain and just needed a little break. I made few projects during the weekend and I want to share this special card for a special lady, she is amazing in what she does and the ladies at Crafter's Companion are very thankful for all the things she does for our team.

Anyway, this card is simple, yet elegant, I started using the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch, then I moved the center piece a little bit to the right to add the pretty poppies I colored, here are the details:

Make a card base from White cardstock. A2 size.
Stamp the texture arrows from Journal Jottings set in Memento Tuxedo Black and the sentiment from Sentimentals -Friends and Family set inSt.Valentine StazOn ink. Cut panel to 3" x 5".
Stamp poppy image from Poppies and Daisies set on a piece of vellum in Jet Black StazOn Ink, color image with Spectrum Noir Markers, here I used: CR5, CR6, CR9, DR6, DG4, cut out image with scissors and adhere it to the left size of card.
Finally add rhinestones and sequins.

Submitting this card also to:

Colour Q: Black + White+ Add a color

Hope you like it.

Have a fantastic day!!

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Tuesday, February 16

Cupcake anyone?

Hello friends! Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day, celebrating love and friendship. My husband and I went to a super fun and delicious dinner at our church, my daughter got some shopping done and Sunday was pretty quiet, husband needed to finish a lot of homework, so I relaxed and took a nap ;)

So for today I have a super cute cupcake box, which I decorated with this super cute cupcake image and colored it with the new Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens, so here are the details:

Trace the Cupcake Favor Box on a polka dot paper from Polka Dots and Gingham Paper Pack, then cut it out and put it together. Decorate it with ribbon and twine.
Stamp cupcake image from Party Time stamp set on a piece of watercolor paper in JetBlack StazOn ink.
Color image with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens: Spectrum Noir Sparkle: Smoke Quartz, Rose Quartz, Solar Red, Crystal Clear, Red Berry, Pink Garnet.
Cut out cupcake and add it to side of the box.

A closer look of the Sparkle from the pens. It is really lovely.

Hope you like it!
Have a fantastic day and eat a cupcake too.

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Thursday, February 11

Hello Baby

Hello friends!! Thursday is here!! I have a baby card for you today. I have a friend who just had a baby boy and I am planning to send her this card.

I used the sketch #39 from Sugar Pea Designs, but you can check out the new sketch as well, this is a monthly challenge, I want to play the new sketch too, they help with my mojo ;)

This cute image is from "Bundle of Joy" set, I stamped part of the sentiment and used the Baby die from "Baby Diaper Pin" die-cut set.
The image was stamped on a piece of watercolor paper in JetBlack StazOn ink and colored Spectrum Aqua Markers. I die-cut the "Baby" piece from a leftover panel of Ultramarine Color Burst. I used Green Envy Shimmering cardstock to cut the green thin lines. The cloud is also a leftover piece. Added stitches and added to a A2 card base.

Hope you like it!!
Have a fantastic day!

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Tuesday, February 9

Create your own patterned paper

Hello friends!! I have a fun tutorial over the Crafter's Companion Blog, you can check it out HERE, any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Hope you can visit me over there, your comments are appreciated.
Have a fantastic day!!

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Monday, February 8

Amor + tutorial

Hello friends!! Hope you all are starting a fantastic week!! Today, I have a super easy and simple card with a WOW factor {wink, wink} I love using my Color Burst to add the little extra something you just need plus a sweet "Amor" die from Latina Crafter. I think both are the perfect combo. As I said, this project is super easy, you can mass produce them in no time.

Here are the steps:

Start with a piece of watercolor paper 3.75" x 5", Merlot and Alizarin Crimson Color Burst and a spray water bottle.

Tap the Color Burst on the watercolor piece, then spray water. Set aside to dry.

On another piece of watercolor paper apply "Stick It" on the back of the piece, then die-cut the word "Amor" 3x, peel the backing paper, you can use the Tool it all to help you peel it faster.

Once the panel has dried, die-cut the word from this panel as well, save the little center from the letters "a" and "o" so then can be put once we adhere the "Amor" in white.

Add little hearts to the panel (I had them from an old die-cut, I save them just in case and I was glad I did), cover them with Stickles, then create a double bow and adhere it to the left corner.
Add panel to card base with square foam adhesive.

And this is how your card will look at the end.

Entering this project to:

Hope you like it.

Have a fantastic day!

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Wednesday, February 3

Latina Crafter: Blog Hop del Amor y la Amistad

Hola amigas/os bienvenidos a este fantástico Blog Hop del Amor. El Equipo de Diseño de Latina Crafter ha preparado inspiradores proyectos para festejar esta fecha tan especial y ponernos un poquito románticos y expresar también nestros afectos a nuestras amistades.

En esta ocasión, he preparado una tarjetita para la amistad, tipo shaker card!! Esta tarjeta es super fácil y no toma mucho tiempo!!
Aquí los detalles:

Creamos una tarjeta base en cartulina crema, 5.25" x 5.25"
Cortamos una pedazo de cartulina rosado brillante (shimmering cardstock) 4.25" x 4.25" y luego marcamos con un score board cada lado en .25"
Cortamos una ventana usando square dies, agregamos una pieza de plástico o similar, ponemos adesivo alrededor de al menos .25" de grosor.
Aderimos los wood veneers de estrellitas y coorazones en la cartulina rosada, luego agregamos las lentejuelas y perlitas en el centro, luego cuidadosamente colocamos la ventana creada, le damos un shake y la tarjeta está casi lista.
Estampamos el sentiment en tinta roja, este sentiment es pasrte del set "Mi dulce amiga", cortamos un lado y le damos un poquito de movimiento. Agregamos perlitas y un lacito y listo!

Y un blog hop no es blog hop sin regalitos, verdad? Tenemos 2 premios!!

Una tarjeta de regalo de $15 será sorteada via random entre todos aquellos que dejen comentarios en los blog participantes.

Y una tarjeta de regalo de $25 será sorteada via random entre todos aquellos que se animen y se unan a la celebración creando algun proyecto con corazones, o el tema de amor y/o amistad!!