Monday, January 12

Viva La Verve!!

Hello my friends, I hope you are starting a great week. I am not feeling very well, I got a COLD!!! yikes!! I've been feeling sick since Friday afternoon and everyday is getting worse. I made these cards few days ago, but I didn't have any energy to post them, so here you have them today. These cards are for the Viva la Verve!!! challenges on Verve Forum on SCS.

VIVA LA VERVE Challenge #1: Use of some Hardware!! brads, eyelets, frames, bookplates, anything metal!


VIVA LA VERVE Challenge #2: Using some BLING!! Gimme glitter! Gimmer Stickles! Gimme Rhinestones! Gimme anything BLINGY

I hope you lik them.
Have a blessed and great day.
Thanks for stopping by.

Sunday, January 11

I am still here.

Hello my friends,
I just wanted to drop a line and say I am Still Here. I have been busy with family stuff. I have created a couple of cards, but I haven't taken pictures yet. I will post those tomorrow. Also be prepared because my blogoversary is coming!!! and I have a really nice and cute Blog candy for YOU!!!!
Since yesterday I have been feeling a little tired and I think I got the cold or something because the only thing I want to do is sleep, not fun.
I promess to come back tomorrow with something to show you.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
God bless you all.
Giovana

Friday, January 9

Friends!!

Hi everyone, I want to show a very simple, cute and easy card to make. You need only an image and a sentiment, that's it.
For my card I stamped the image 3 times in water colored card stock, then I colored the images with Watercolor pencils and a little bit of Markers. I added some Clear Glitter around the wings. With my Bone folder I marked the ares I wanted to make the holes and that's it.


Card Recipe:
Card stock: White, Groovy Guava (inside)
Stamps:
Cone Flowers and Combo Sentiments by smARTworks.
Ink: Stazon Black.
Embellishments: Gold brads.
Accessories: Watercolor pencils, Markers, Clear Glitter, Needle
.

I hope you like it.
Let me know you were here!! Thanks for stopping by.
Have a great day!!!

Thursday, January 8

Winter Fun!!


Hello everybody, I hope you are having a great day!!
Today is Thursday and it is time for another challenge over Mothers & Daughters Creations Blog. This time our challenge was to create a Winter Fun Card. I just remember few days ago playing in the snow and having so much fun!! so I decided to use one of the new stamps from Stampavie Snowman. I colored the image with Watercolor pencils and Markers. The pretty paper is from Daisy Bucket Collection:Merry Wishes - Holly Jolly.
I used my sewing machine and added some stitches around the Designed Paper and the Image. I added 3 Clear Crystals from Zva on the left corner of the image.

Inside:

Card Recipe:
Card stock: Aqua Mist PTI, Real Red, Cream, White.
Paper: Merry Wishes-Holly Jolly from Daisy Bucket.
Stamps: Snowman from Stampavie, Alphabet by Studio G.
Ink: Back.
Embellishments: Red Ribbon, Clear Crystals,.
Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Mini glue dots, Watercolor pencils, Markers.


I hope you like it. Please let me know you were here!!
Have a great day and Thanks for stopping by!!

Wednesday, January 7

This month NEWS!!

smARTworks News:
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Mothers & Daughters Creations: Basic Grey Paper: 25% off !!! Great prices for great Paper.
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Take advantage of these offers!!

smARTworks Tea Party #9: Glitter

Hello everyone, It is time for another Tea Party Challenge. This time Donelda is challenging us to use "Something Glittery".Anything glittery will do, glitter, shiny cardstock, bling ... just make sure you have something glittery on your card. Just think about of all the glittery things you can use!!

We will upload our creations on January 14th. Feel free to play along with us. Create a project and make sure you leave a comment in any of the DT blogs or use the SCTP09 keyword if you upload your creation in an online gallery.

I can't wait to see your creations!!
Have a great day.

Tuesday, January 6

Valentine Cards

Hello everyone, I want to show a Valentine Card I made today. Very simple and less than 10 minutes to create a card, a record for me, LOL. By the Way, would you like to see here on my blog a "10 Minute card" or something like that??? Just let me know and I will prepare something easy and pretty for you.
I made these cards to donate to a Nursing Home, how cool is that!!, I checked Punkydoodle Papers Blog and when I read this I say Yes!! I can donate cards too!!

Card Recipe:
Card stock: Pink Pirouette, White.
Stamps: Buttoned Up by smARtworks, sentiment by Studio G.
Ink: Pretty in Pink, More Mustard and Mellow Moss, Red pigment.
Embellishments: Buttons, White flower brad, Clear Rhinestones.
Accessories: Mini glue dots.

I hope you like it.
Have a great and blessed day!!

Monday, January 5

Mama Dini's Challenge #5

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Desert from the Paper Company.
Paper: LaJolla by me&myBIGideas.
Stamps:
Buttoned up by smARTworks.
Ink: Buckaroo Blue.
Embellishments: Martha Stewart Ribbon, Gold brads.
Accessories: Sewing machine, light blue thread, Mini glue dots, 3D foam by EK-Success
.

I hope you like it.

Mama Dini's Challenge #4

Encourage one another
Dbl. Dogwood

Mama Dini's Challenge #3

Splashes of color: Buttoned Up

Mama Dini's Challenge #2

Card Recipe:
Card stock: Riding Hood Rec, Barely Banana, White, Real Red.
Stamps:
Art of Caring by smARTworks.
Ink: Stazon Black, Plum for sponging.
Embellishments: Offray Red Satin Ribbon, Dew Drops, Gold Glitter.
Accessories: SU Markers, Mini Glue dots, 3D foam by Ek-Success, Horizontal Slot Punch, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Corner Rounder Punch.


I hope you like it.

Mama Dini's Challenges

Hello everyone, I hope you had a great weekend. I had some stamping time yesterday and suddenly I had a horrible sinus headache, I had to stop and relax and rest. Today I am feeling much better and I am praying for not more sinus headaches, they are horrible.
Anyway, have you checked Dina's blog??? If not, well you should, she is celebrating her birthday, New Year and more of 100,000 hits!!! She is posting challenges everyday and she is giving away really cool prizes.

I am playing the chellenges and here is
Challenge #1:
Get Smart: Create a card from the supplies you have left out on your desk right now Card Recipe:
Card Stock: White, Pink Pirouette (inside)
Paper: Chester Pink Flower by Me&MyIdeas.
Stamps:
Combo Sentiments by smARTworks.
Ink: Stazon Black.
Embellishments: Offray Pink Satin Ribbon, Chipboard Sticker (me&myBIGideas)
Accessories: Corner Punch, Mini glue dots, Coluzzle.


I hope you like it!!
I will be back in a few with more cards!!


Saturday, January 3

A better organized desk

Hello everyone!!, Today I was planning to stamp, BUT I had to do other things first like laundry, put away the Christmas decorations, clean the house, after that we went to pick up our new book shelf, anyway, we came back home and I helped my husband to move it into the house, oh my, the book shelf was heavy!!! I made a bad movement and the heavy weight shelf landed in my head, hurts really bad, poor me.


Anyway, today I went to Costco and I bought a Chrome Desk Organizer, super cool. You don't want to see where I had my cardstock before, LOL.

After that, I went to my Craft room and my desk didn't invite to work at all, so I decide to clean it up and here the results.



Before:


After:

Now I can stamp and find everything I need.
Have a great night!!

Friday, January 2

What a fun day!!!

Happy New Year everyone!!! I have to say that I am enjoying this time with my family.
Yesterday, January 1st, we spent2 hours playing in the snow, building a snowman and throwing snow balls to each other, of course after that we were a little bit cold, but we had a lot of fun!!!
I hope tomorrow I can get some time to create.
Here few pictures :
The Smith Family
Becca and mama
Sweet Becca

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