Happy Anniversary!

Hello my friends!! Have you read about my exciting news? If not, check it out here :) I am so excited!!
Anyway, last night I made this card and I think it turned out really pretty!!

I am submitting this card to:
2S4U : Sketch
Stamping Sister's in Christ : Stitching.
Speedy the Cat's Friends: Fall Colors.
Wee memories: Fall Inspiration.

Happy Anniversary

Directions:

• Make card from cardstock.
• Cut a smaller piece (4" x 5.25"), ink edges and score it every 0.5". Add crocheted lace around.
• Stamp image as a background. Stamp flower in Versamark Ink, add clear embossing powder and heat. Sponge around image to reveal it. Mat it with a piece of Chocolate cardstock and add stitches.
• Stamp sentiment and adhere to card.
• Add ribbon and mini roses.

Card Recipe:

• Cardstock: Ivory, Chocolate Brown (Gina K. Designs)
• Stamps: Images from Botanicals, Sentiment from Fanciful Tags (Gina K. Designs)
• Ink: Antique linen, Tea Dye, Walnut Stain (Ranger), Versamark (Tsukineko)
• Embellishments: Crocheted Lace (Michael's), Cream Satin Ribbon (Michael's), Mulberry Mini Roses (Recollections)
• Accessories: Sewing machine, Sponges, Glue dots (Zots), Clear embossing powder, Heat embossing gun, Foam tape.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!!

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Happy Anniversary!

Enjoy your day.

Hello y friends! I hope you are enjoying your Saturday. Today, I spent few hours cleaning my house and organizing my kitchen, I love to clean and organize. I wish I could do the same with my craft stuff too, LOL.

Anyway, today I have a very classy and elegant card. I used the sketch from 2S4Y. I love Laura and Kazan's sketches and I try to play anytime I have an extra time :)
I made these flowers and I love them!, they are a little bit time consuming, but the result is awesome, if you could only see them in person.

Gina from Gina K. designs is looking for the next Guest Designer and I decide to give this a try. The challenge is to use any of the video tutorials from Stamp TV!
So my card includes the following videos:

• Stitching
• Heat embossing

Directions:

• Make card from card stock.
• Cut slightly piece of patterned paper, ink edges. Adhere smaller piece on top, punch bottom border, ink edges and stitch.
• Stamp leaves and heat emboss with Clear Embossing powder. Stamp sentiment.
• Adhere flowers and ribbon.

Card recipe:

• Card stock: Ivory, Innocent Pink (Both GKD)
• Stamps: Hope grows (GKD).
• Paper: Capella (BasicGrey)
• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), Tea dye Distress (Ranger).
• Embellishments: Antique White Satin Ribbon (Offray), Mini Pearls (Recollections).
• Accessories: Border Punch (Fiskars), Scallop Punch (Fiskars), Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Sewing machine, Diamond Glaze, Bubble Gum Glitter (Martha Stewart), Sponge dauber, Medium Glue dots.

I am entering this card to Card Style Challenge : Let's Do Classy & Elegant over at Moxie Fab World !

Thanks so much for stopping by.
I appreciate your comments.
Have a great day!!

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Enjoy your day.

A note of Thanks.

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great day! I am dealing with allergy problems, yikes! I was planning to go with my daughter to VBS, but I had to change plans and stay home, even though I have taken the allergy medicine, it is  not working at all. But, being home alone, quiet and peaceful, I decide to play in my craft room and I create this for you.
Have you check all the fun challenges over at Moxie Fab World Blog? well, if you haven't, please go!! They are fun! and they have this one that I love! Shabby & Vintage!! So, I started with that, but I needed a sketch, so I used the one from  2S4U. Also, I remembered the challenge over at PCC "Inspiration: Vintage typewriter"

Anyways, here is the card I created!!

Direction:

• Create card from card stock. Ink edges.
• Mat together patterned paper, ink edges and add stitches.
• Adhere a stripe of Scor-tape and fold ribbon, add stitches. Add Kraft ribbon.
• Stamp sentiment.
• Stamp images using Pigment ink, add embossing powder. Die cut and sponge insides. Adhere to card with foam tape.
• Add pins onto the ribbon.

Card Recipe:

• Card Stock: Kraft (GKD).
• Paper: Ancestry.com Collection (K&Company), Postcards from Paris & Sweet as Cherry Pie (Webster's Pages).
• Stamps: On the Desk (CHF)
• Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft (SU), Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), Tea Dye Distress (Ranger), White Craft (JoAnn's)
• Embellishments: Green Satin Ribbon (Offray), Kraft Twill Ribbon (Martha Stewart), Pins.
• Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Sponge dauber, Label 8 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Foam tape, Scor-tape, Clear embossing powder, Embossing gun.

Hope you like it. I would love to hear your comments.
Have a great day!!

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A note of Thanks.

Nothing but happiness

Hello my friends, hope you all are enjoying your long weekend. Usually I don't stamp on the weekends, but today I decided to have at least a couple of hours of therapy, LOL, so I made a card using the new set "Botanicals" from Gina K. I used the sketch from 2S4U and also added the Distress/Sponging Challenge from Stampin' Sisters in Christ.

Details about my card: I started with a piece of Ivory CS. I matted, distressed and stitched a piece of Chocolate Brown and Innocent Pink CS. The BG image was stamped in Antique Linen and the flowers in  Walnut Stain Distress Ink, then I sponged the borders with Tea Dye Distress Ink. After that I applied a couple of coats of UTEE for the shiny look. The sentiment was stamped as well in a piece of Ivory CS in Espresso Adirondack Ink. I adhered some Pink Satin Ribbon.

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Ivory, Chocolate Brown, Innocent Pink (all Gina K. PL CS)
Stamp: Botanicals (Gina K.)
Ink: Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Walnut Stain Distress (Ranger), Espresso Adirondack (Ranger).
Embellishments: Pink Satin Ribbon (Offray).
Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Daubers, UTTE, Embossing gun (Marvy Uchida), Foam Tape, Scor-tape.

Hope you like it.
Have a great night.

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Nothing but happiness

Happy Birthday

Hello again my friends. I have a Birthday card for you today. I got inspired by a baby horse who was born today. It's not my horse, it is my neighbors' and it is super cute, in fact they have 2 baby horses and 1 mama is due in a week, so more babies around here. :) Today, DD and I went to visit the horses. They were so calm and relax, the only one excited was the dog, I think he stopped barking because he got tired of it, LOL.

Anyway, for my card I used the colors from Lee's Color Challenge: Turquoise Sea, Lemon Drop and a Neutral (challenge at Stamp TV) and the sketch comes from 2S4U . Also submitting this for "Stitching Challenge" at Lucy's Cards Blog.

The lace on my card is made by me, I added some turquoise satin ribbon and the Prima flowers match the Lemon Drop CS perfectly.

The stamp set I used is "Inside & Out" from Gina K.

Card recipe:

Card Stock: Textured Turquoise (DCWV), Lemon Drop (Gina K), White (Gina K)

Paper: Out & About Collection (My Mind's Eye)

Stamps: Inside & Out (Gina K. Designs)

Ink: Espresso Adirondack (Ranger), Tea Dye Distress (Ranger)

Embellishments: Crochet Lace, Turquoise Satin Ribbon (Offray), Prima flowers, Gold Brad (Making Memories)

Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Foam tape, Scor-tape, daubers.

Hope you like it.

Have a great day!

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Happy Birthday

Thank you

Hello my friends! I hope you are having a great Wednesday. here is gray, windy and rainy, but glad to be inside and have something to show today.
I think this card is simple, but the flower gives it a really nice touch. I started my card with a piece of White Heavy Weight CS, matted it with a piece of Innocent Pink and some DP from PTI, stitched it, then added the curvy shape (made with my Cricut machine) and the stripe piece of CS, and sewed the border too. I stamped the sentiment from Inside & Out Set (Gina K. Designs) and added a layered of Prima flowers and a touch of Green Ribbon.
I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Sketch Challenge: 2S4U
Monochromatic Challenge: Caarvarks.
Layer Challenge: Stamp Something.
Flower Challenge: Stampin' Sisters in Christ.
Stitching: Lucy's Cards Blog.




Card Recipe:
Card Stock: White, Innocent Pink (Gina K. Designs)
Paper: PTI
Stamps: Inside & Out (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Espresso (Adirondack)
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Green Satin Ribbon (Offray), Mini pearls (Michael's)
Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Cricut Machine, Stretch your Imagination Cartridge, Sunburst Border Punch (Fiskars), Mini glue dots, Medium glue dots.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!

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Thank you

Challenge cards! and a serious conversation.

Hello my friends and happy Saturday! Today it was a busy day, but great at the same time. My daughter had a soccer game this afternoon and she and her team had a great game (even though her team didn't win). The funny thing is I was sitting on the ground cheering up the team and a little boy was talking to me. He told me he liked his team and his school teacher
So, our conversation went like this:

Me: So, what's your teacher name?
Dylan: Teacher.
Me: Ok,... she must have a name, right?
Dylan: Shis name is teacher of the kids! (He said Shis, :)
Me: Great! You must love her a lot.
Dylan: My teacher is good :)

I smiled, looked at him and said, you are funny. He saw me taking pictures, so he wanted a picture too and I did. Then, he told he wanted to go into the field and play because Rebecca was there, PLOP! I think he didn't know Becca's is my daughter. He whispered to me and said, She is nice!! After the game, we had a potluck and he just wanted to be with Becca, he sat next to her and played to her in the playground, even when he left, he told Becca, "I am leaving, Bye Becca" I was surprised!! Aren't kids sweet, well, it's sweet now they are little, LOL.

Becca and Dylan eating together :)

Anyway, I have 2 cards for you today.
My first card is for 2Sketches 4 You Sketch Challenge. I made this card for my good friend from church whose birthday was last Wednesday. She loves handmade things and I hope she likes my card.
I included a lot of stitching in this card; straight stitches fort he borders and zig zag for the ribbon area.
The flowers are from Spring Florals Set (Gina K. Designs) and they were colored with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. The sentiment is from Inside & Out Set (Gina K. Designs)

Card recipe:
Card Stock: White, Chocolate Brown (Gina K. Designed)
Paper: Out & About (My Mind's Eye)
Stamps: Inside & Out, Spring Florals (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko), Stazon Black (Tsukineko), Ginger (Ranger)
Embellishments: Satin White (Michael's), Satin Light Blue (Offray), Pearls (Michael's).
Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Rectangle Nestabilities, Prismacolor Pencils, OMS, Daubers, Foam Tape.

My second card is for Stampin' Sisters in Christ , this week challenge is to create a card about prayer and/or peace. For this card I used Ministry Mix from smARTworks. I stamped the sentiment in Cranberry Pigment Ink and heat embossed it with Clear embossing powder. I sponged the inside with Pretty in Pink Ink. I also added some straight stitches.

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Pink Pirouette (SU), Purple ( LSS), White (GP)
Paper: Postcards from paris & Sweet Cherry Pie (Webster's Pages)
Stamps: Ministry Mix (smARTworks)
Ink: Cranberry Pigment Ink (Ranger), Pretty in Pink (SU)
Embellishments: Green Rhinestones (KaiserCraft).
Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Circle Nestabilities, Daubers, Clear embossing powder, foam tape.

I am submitting both card also to Lucy's Cards Challenge #9: Stitching.

Hope you like them.
Have a great and blessed day.

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Challenge cards! and a serious conversation.

B is for Blessing.

Hello my friends, (is anybody there?) I just noticed I am not having too many visitors lately, is it because of Spring break? :), I hope someone there is enjoying my creations, if I can make just 1 happy, that makes me happy  :). Anyway, tonight I have a baby card for you. Actually I am combining 3 challenges is 1. I got the sketch from one of my favorite blogs 2S4U, the colors combo + stitching comes from Embellish Magazine and "Mount Up" Challenge over at Stampin' Sisters in Christ.

I started my card base with Kraft CS, I overlapped Innocent Pink and Ocean Mist CS. I added a piece of embossed Ocean Mist CS (Swiss Dots) and a piece of border punch (SunBurst). I added straight stitches around. I stamp the bear 3 times and I mounted up, it was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. I also added some MS ribbon around and some Pearls.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: Kraft, Ocean Mist, Innocent Pink, White PL (All Gina K. Designs)

Stamps: Oh Baby (Gina K. Designs)

Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Bahama Blue (Memento), Prismacolor Pencils.

Embellishments: Mountain Lake Ribbon (Martha Stewart), Pearls.

Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Sunburst Border Punch (Fiskars), OMS, Swiss Dots folder, Cuttlebug, Foam tape.

Hope you like it.

Have a great night.

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B is for Blessing.

2 challenges, 1 stamp set and a Happy Birthday!!

Hello my friends, I hope you are having a great day! I woke up today with a tummy ache and it doesn't go away! It is bothering me really bad. I am having a very slow day, I was planning on posting this early, but.. now you know why I couldn't. Anyway, enough of me and moving forward to show you a couple of cards I made for a couple of challenges using "Spring Florals" by Gina K. Designs. and also participating in the Color Challenge Blog Hop.

Easter Blessings: For this card I used Creme de Menthe, Lovely Lavender and a bit of Lemon Drop. I stamp the image on White PL CS in Stazon Black, colored it with Prismacolor Pencils, cut out the second image and positioned it on top for a 3D look. I used my oval Nestabilities to cut and emboss and sponge the image.

I added some CB BG and straight stitches. I based my card on the sketch from 2S4U.

Card recipe:

Card Stock: Creme de menthe, Lovely lavender, Lemon Drop.

Stamp: Srping Florals.

Ink: Stazon Black, Memento Sweet Plum.

Embellishments: Ribbon, Pearls, Diamond Stickles.

Accessories: Sewing machine, Cuttlebug, Embossing folder, Daubers, Sticky foam.

Birthday Wishes: For this card I used Creme de Menthe, Innocent Pink and White PL CS. The image was stamped in White PL CS in Stazon Black, colored with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with OMS. I added some of the flowers and leaves for a 3D look, after that I added some Diamond Glaze. The image was cut, embossed and sponged using Circle Nestabilities.

I based my card on the Mojo Monday Sketch.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: Creme de Menthe, Innocent Pink, White.

Paper: Baby Girl (Heidi Grace Designs)

Stamps: Spring Florals.

Ink: Stazon Black.

Embellishments: Pink Satin Ribbon (Offray), Pearls.

Accessories: Sewing machine, Cuttlebug, Textile embossing folder, Medium Glue dots, daubers.

Tip, tip: In order to give my image a much real look, I used Glue dots instead of Sticky foam, they work much better!! Hope this tip help you.

And finally, I want to wish my beautiful niece Johanna a Happy Birthday! She is turning 17 today! WOW, I can't believe it. It looks like yesterday when she was born, sadly the same day my uncle passed away. It is amazing how dead also bring life.

I love my niece very much and I miss her a lot!! She is very funny, sweet and the most honest person. Anytime I talk to her, we laugh a lot!! Happy Birthday Johy!! Wishing you the best!

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2 challenges, 1 stamp set and a Happy Birthday!!

For You

Hello my friends! I just got some stamping time and I am trying to catch up with some challenges I really wanted to play. I am combining this card with 2 challenges, the sketch comes from 2S4U (btw, have you seen who is the blogger of the week?, yes!! it's me!!) and the other challenge comes from Florishes: Cut it out and Pop it up!
My card base is White Pure Luxury CS, it was cut out with Circle Nestabilities, then I added a piece of Kraft, it was cut with Nestabilities, then I added a piece of Patterned Paper and White CS, I used zig zag stitches. I stamped the image with Stazon Black, colored it with Prismacolor Color Pencils, I stamped, colored and cut out another flower and added it on top of the main image, I curled the petals a bit for more dimension, finally I added some Diamond Glaze.

Card recipe:
Card Stock: White Pure Luxury (Gina K), Kraft (SU).
Paper: Out & About (My Mind's Eye).
Stamps : Cone flowers (smARTworks), A year of flowers (Gina K)
Ink: Stazon Black, Memento Desert Sand.
Embellishments: Martha Stewart Ribbon, Yellow button, Cream Embroidery thread.
Accessories: Sewing machine, thread, Diamond Glaze, Prismacolor Pencils, Scallop scissors, Circle Nestabilities, Mini glue dots.

Hope you like it!
Have a great day/night.

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For You

Nothing special..

Hello my friends!! Hope you all are having a great night. Yesterday, I taught a stamping class, 11 ladies from church came to my house and we stamped for more than 3 hours. It was a lot of fun.
Here is one of the cards I taught yesterday. I used the sketch from 2S4U and I made an Easel card.

The stamps I used are from smARTworks. I stamped the butterfly(from Cone flowers Set) in a white piece of CS, then cut it out and glue (I used Diamond Glaze) all three, making a 3D butterfly. The saying is from Daisy Trio #2.

What do you think? Do you like it?

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: White (SU), Riding Hood Red (SU).

Paper: Making Memories.

Stamps: Daisy Trio #2, Cone Flowers (smARTworks).

Ink: Riding Hood Red (SU), Ginger (Adirondack).

Embellishments: Sherry Satin Ribbon (Offray), Pink Rhinestones (Kaiser Crafts).

Accessories: Border Punch (Fiskars), Square Nestabilities, Pointy scissors, Diamond Glaze, Mini glue dots, Square foam, daubers.

Hope you like my card.

Have a great and blessed day!

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Nothing special..

I love you - Forever.

Hello my friends!! I missed you all. I have been busy as always. Today I wanted to stamp since I woke up, but I had to finish school with DD, even though the lesson was not too long, it took us forever!!, then the window guy came to fix our window and more time to wait, wait and wait. The good thing after all the waiting is I got a roll of nice thick adhesive, LOL, I looked at the adhesive the "window guy" was using, I picked up and gave it another look, I think he noticed I was inspecting the tape so much, he told me, you can keep it, LOL!!

Anyway, I have a couple of Valentine cards for you my friends. First I have to say I am using the Colors from Embellish Blog Challenge. Second, I have to say Do I need glasses? Seriously, I played this challenge twice, I read the whole info like thousand of times and I forgot the "Hearts"!!!, So sorry Ashley, English may not be my first language, but I knew the challenge needed hearts, I hope you like them anyways. Third, I played the challenge again, and this time I included the Hearts :)
I am also including these 2 cards in the "Love Challenge" over at Flourishes Blog



First card: Forever!! : I used a heart image from the $1 dollar bin from Michael's. I stamped the image on Black CS using Red Embossing Powder. I punched the borders in White and Red, then I added a piece of Pink CS and added some tiny pearls. I adhered some Pink Satin Ribbon and a pink flower.


Card Recipe:
Card Stock: White, Pretty in Pink, Real Red.
Stamps: Forever (Studio G)
Ink: Red Embossing Pad, Red Embossing powder.
Embellishments: Pink Satin Ribbon (Offray), Paper flower, Pearls (Kaiser Crafts)
Accessories: Fiskar Border Punch, SU Dimensionals, Mini glue dots, Embossing gun.

Second Card: I love You: For this card I used 2S4U Sketch, color from Embellish Blog Challenge. The sentiment and image are from "Hearts and Love set" (Inkadinkado) I, again, used the Fiskar Border Punch and added a very thin piece of Red CS and some Pink Rhinestones. The sentiment was stamped in White CS using Stazon Black Ink, then Cut and embossed using Rectangles Nestabilities. I stamped the heart in Real red Ink and White CS, cut out and adhere on the lower corner. I adhered some Pink Satin Ribbon.



Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Black, White, Real Red.
Stamps: Hearts and Love (Inkadinkado)
Ink: Stazon Black, Real Red, Plum.
Embellishments: Pink Satin Ribbon (Offray), Pink Rhinestones (Kaiser crafts).
Accessories: Fiskars Border Punck, SU Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Mini glue dots, Daubers, Rectangle Nestabilities..

Hope you like them.
Have a great day/night.
Many blessings.

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I love you - Forever.

Christmas tags.

Hello my friends, today I have more Christmas tags to show you. I just needed more :) I got inspired by the sketch over at 2S4U.

My tags were cut with my Cricut Machine, then I embossed then using Snowflakes embossing folder and the Cuttlebug machine. Borders were sponged with Ginger Adirondack Ink. The circles and snowflakes were cut with the Cricut Machine too. The sentiment is from Melanie's "Hip to be Square" set by Gina K. Designs.

Finally I added some Satin Ribbon , buttons and gold cording.

Hope you like it.

Have a great day!!

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Christmas tags.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Thursday my friends! I have a birthday card for you today. I have wanted to play 2S4U for several weeks, but I have been so busy as many of you are. But, finally I had some time and I created this pretty Birthday card.
For my card I used smARTworks stamps: Sentiment from "Tulip Square" and images from "Stella"

The BG images were stamped in Purely Pomegranate, Memento Sweet Plum and Memento Desert Sand. The sentiment was stamped in Stazon Black. The ribbon is from SU Purely Pomegranate (retired). I added some Pink Rhinestones in the right bottom corner.

Hope you like it.

Have a great day!!

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Happy Birthday!