Wednesday, March 4

smARTworks Tea Party #13: CASE us

Hello everyone, it is time to announce our next Tea Party. This time Dina is hosting the challenge and challenging us and you too to find inspiration from the Desing Team Gallery, just click the image below:
If you don't own any smARTworks stamps (yet), don't worry, use what you have, go to our Design Team gallery and find a project you like to case, then change at least 2 things (Color combo, embellishments, images, paper, etc), then post your creation here or in any of the DT member's blog.

I can't wait to see your creations.
I hope you can play along.

Have a great day!!!
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Tuesday, March 3

Fabulous Thank you

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a great day/night. I finally had some stamping time tonight, my last 3 posts were set up, so I haven't stamped since Tuesday. Last weekend I went to Olympia to visit my in-laws and DH picked up some tools, then we went to IKEA Seattle and bought few things for Becca's play room, in our way back home I starting having a really bad back pain, horrible!!!! Yesterday I was in pain almost all day, the pain medicine made my stomach upset, so I was miserable with pain after pain, argg. Today I am feeling a bit better, my back is a little bit sore but not too bad.
Risht now we are having a really heavy rain and maybe snow in the next two days, oh crazy weather.

Anyway, today I found a new Blog Card Patterns with weekly sketches, so I decided to give it a try. I love to play sketch challenges :)

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Kraft, Pink Pirouette, White (GP), Red.
Paper: SU Bella Rose.
Ink: Basic Brown, Versacolor Peony.
Stamps: SU Fabulous Flowers, SU Artfully Asian.
Embellishments: Organdy Red Ribbon, Green and white buttons.
Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Diamond Stickles, Sponges, Corner Punch (for scallop)

I hope you like it.
Have a great night.

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Sunday, March 1

Welcome March!! and 2 cards for you

Happy Sunday everyone! Can you believe we are already starting March??? In few days my DD and DH are going to celebrate their Birthdays!!! My baby is going to be 5 !!! She talks about her birthday since her last birthday, LOL.
Anyway, here are my 2 other Wish Rak Cards, I love them!!!!

Second Challenge: Include in your card a dog image. I received this image long time ago and it is perfect for this challenge.

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Kraft, Pink Pirouette, Black.
Paper: GCD Studios Chianti Collection :Small Dots.
Stamps: Penny Black, Combo Sentiments by smARTworks.
Ink: Black.
Embellishments: Organdy Ribbon, Heart buttons.
Accessories: Sewing machine, Red and White thread, Mini glue dots, Markers, Colored pencils.

Third Challenge: Make a card using the Gate Fold Tutorial. This card made me think a lot, LOL, I changed papers more than twice!! but at the end I really like how this turned out.
I received the image through the group.



Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Elegant Eggplant, White.
Paper: KI Memories: My Girl Glitter.
Stamps: SU Bloomin' Beautiful.
Embellishment: Organdy Green Ribbon, MM Rhinestones.
Accessories: Sewing machine, Green thread, Markers, Watercolor Pencils, Diamond Glaze.

I hope you like them!!!
Have a great day!!
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Saturday, February 28

Each day..

Hello my friends!! I hope you are having a great day. This month I commited myself to play the Wish-RAK Card Challenges. This is a group from SCS and you it is a lot of fun. This was my second group since I started making cards. Every lady is awesome!! I can't express with words my gratitude to all of them. I think I haven't played the challenges since last October, OH MY!!! So today I want to show you the first of 3 cards I made for this challenge.

First Challenge: Use Black, Red, White and Gold.
I cased my own card from a couple of days ago!! I embossed the flowers in Gold Embossing powder. I used my Stamp-ma-jig to position the flowers. The sentiment was stamped in White craft and embossed in White EP. I added a little piece od White CS and used my Scallop scissors.
The bottom corners were punched. I added some White Ribbon and a little Rhinestone on the bow.
Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Red, Black, White.
Stamps: Doodle This, Artfully Asian.
Ink: White Craft.
Embellishments: Offray White Ribbon, MM Rhinestones.
Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Mini glue dots, Corner punch, Gold ep, Embossing gun. 3D foam.

Hope you like it!!
Tomorrow I will show you the other 2 cards.
Have a great day!!!
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Friday, February 27

Care Deeply

Hello everyone!!! I hope you are having a great day!! Just dropping a quick card for you to enjoy today. This card took me less than 5 minutes!!! I tried to used the color combo from SCS 207.

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Summer Sun, White (GP)
Stamps: usingCookie Plate#1: Botanicals by smARTworks.
Ink: Pistachio, Orange, Canary (all Color Box), Stazon Black.
Embellishments: Offray Yellow Ribbon.
Accessories: Sponges.

Hope you like it.
Enjoy your day!!!
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Thursday, February 26

Thanks so much!!

Hello my friends, I have a Thank you card to show you today. Every Monday Heather Scott posts a great Sketch for you to play with. Of course today is not Monday, but I played the Sketch anyways, LOL.
The DP is from Gina K Designs, it is a free digital paper called Neapolitan 2. I downloaded several pages of the different styles, it is FREE!!!! :)
Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Kraft, Red, Pink Pirouette, White (GP)
Paper: Digital paper Neapolitan 2 from Gina K Designs.
Stamps: SU Doodle This, PTI Out on a Limb.
Ink: Real Red, Stazon Black.
Embellishments: Offray White Ribbon, Diamond Stickles, Liquid Pearls.
Accessories: Sewing Machines, White thread, 3D foam by EK-Success, Mini glue dots, sponges.

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

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Mothers & Daughters Creations Thursday Challenge


Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Basic Black, Pink Pirouette.
Paper: Floral Bouquet Paintable by Prima.
Ink: Stazon Black.
Stamps: enjoy by Daisy Buckets.
Embellishments: May Arts Pink Butterfly Ribbon, Clear Crystals by Zva.
Accessories: Sewing machine, White thread, Watercolor pencils, Pain Brush.

I hope you like it.
Head over to MDC Challenge Blog to check the other DT member's crations and also to get the chance to win!!!
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Wednesday, February 25

Tea party Challenge: Sketch with a twist!!!!

Hello my friends, it is time for another Tea party Challenge. This time Trish is hosting the party and the challenge was to create a card based on the sketch provided and add something metallic in your creation.

So here are my creations, both cards using Cookie Plate#1: Botanicals

First card: I don't really have a tittle for this card, weird, ha!! Anyway, I stamped the image using 2 different ink colors : True Thyme and More Mustard. I added 3 gold brads for my metallic something.
Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Certainly Celery, Barely banana, White (GP)
Paper: GCD Studios: Harvest Bouquet.
Ink: True Thyme (retired), More Mustard.
Embellishments: Green Organdy Ribbon, Gold brads.
Accessories: Cuttlebug, embossing folder, Sewing machine, White thread, 3D foam by EK-Success.

Second card: I really love this color combo, White, Kraft, Pink Pirouette, Brown.
I embossed the image in White craft and White ep. The sentiment was stamped in Basic Brown. My metallic twist is the Hodgepodge Hardware.


Card Recipe:
Card Stock: White, Pink Pirouette, Kraft.
Paper: SU Bella Rose.
Ink: White Craft, Basic Brown.
Embellishments: Hodgepodge Hardware, Martha Stewart Ribbon: Brick Color, Pink Dew drops.
Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Embossing gun, White ep, Diamond Glaze, Stamp-a-ma-jig, 3D foam by EK-Success.

Now head over to Susan and also for Peggy too, Dina, Trish, Donelda,and Donna's to check their creations.

I hope you can play along too, smARTwoks stamps are not required. Post your creations here or on any of the other DT members.

Have a great day!!!!

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Tuesday, February 24

Clean and Simple Cards.

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Barely Banana.
Stamps:Buttoned Up
Ink:Riding Hood Red.
Embellishments: Offray Pink Ribbon, Rhinestones (Making Memories)
Accessories: 3D foam by EK-Success, Diamond Glaze, Mini Glue dots, Scallop Scissors (Provo Crafts)

I thought of you today: I love this sentiment!!! Makes me feel especial, don you think?? My inspiration for this card comes from Everyday Magazine, just opening the first page I found a Coffee add in Kraft , Chocolate Chip and Red, the first thing I thought was, what a great color combo!!!! LOL. So I Tried it on my card and it is really pretty, every image was heat embossed and gives it a very shiny look.I heat embossed the flowers, cut them out and then with my fingers I twisted the borders. I found out (maybe you knew this already) that if you embossed an image and add a mini glue dot on top it doesn't stick, for that reason I used Diamond Glaze, and whatever you want to add will stick perfectly ;)

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Kraft.
Stamps: Images fromButtoned Up and sentiment from Cookie Plate.
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft, Clear Embossing pad.
Embellishments: Button, Offray Red Ribbon.
Accessories:Clear Embossing powder, Red embossing powder, Embossing gun, Mini glue dots, Diamond glaze.

Hope you like them!!!

Don't forget tomorrow our Tea Party Challenge!!! This time is a sketch and I have 2 cards for this challenge. I hope you can play along too!!!
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Alfajores Recipe


Hello everyone. I had a couple of requests about the Alfajores Recipe, so here it is. If you try it, I would love to see them.
I made 5 cards between yesterday and today and when I was ready to take pictures of them, the battery was dead, so now is recharging, come back later to see my creations!!!
Anyway, here is the recipe:

Ingredients:
3/4 cup of margarine or butter.
1 cup of sugar
4 egg yolks
1 egg white.
2 cups of corn starch
3/4 cup of all purpose flour
1 tsp Baking Powder.
1 tsp vanilla extract
lemon or orange zest. (about 1/2 lemon)
Crema De leche
Shred coconut. (optional)

1.- Mix together margarine and sugar.
2.- Add yolks and egg white, mix until very creamy.
3.- Sift together flour, corn starch and baking powder. Add to the mix. Then add lemon zest and vanilla.
4.- At this point your dough is very VERy soft, so add a bit of flour onto a cloth towel, cover and let it rest in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. I let my dough rest for 30 minutes.
5.- After this time, extend your dough on a flour surface and cut little or big circles, (this is up to you) mine usually are 2". Put them in a greased baking sheet.
6.- Bake 350 F for about 20 minutes or lightly golden.
7.- Once they are cold add Crema de Leche and coconut around (this is optional)

You can buy Crema de Leche already done in any store in the Latin Aisle, if you want to make your own, boil a can of condensed milk for about 2 hours, let it cool completely before you open it up.

A little secret, after my dough has been in the refrigeraton for about half hour, I get just a quarter or third of it and work with it, this dough is very delicate and gets warm and very softvery fast, working with little amounts work the best.

Enjoy it!!!!
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Sunday, February 22

Two cards and a Peruvian dessert!!

Hello everyone, if anyone there??? I have to say that my mojo has been gone for almost a week, OH MY!!! I tried to stamp several times, but after trying to mix colors ans papers and inks, I gave up, no mojo, no inspiration, no nothing {insert sad face}. The posts from last week were all previously set up. Anyway, I spent my week having time with my family, baking and just planning few things I want to do in the next few weeks. I also spent time praying, sometimes we (Christians) don't spend much time praying. I needed to do it, so many things to pray for, it feels so good being in the presence of the Lord and you can feel His Love.

Today, I finally have some time stamping!!!! Nothing really complicated, actually very easy cards, but they reflect what I have been doing this week.

Tend the Little Things: The image was stamped in White Craft and then embossed with White ep. The sentiment was stamped in Real Red.
Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Red, White.
Stamps:Buttoned Up and Cookie Plate both sets by smARTworks.
Ink: White Craft, Real Red.
Embellishments: Offray White Ribbon, Gold Stickles.
Accessories: Red thread, Sewing machine, Corner punch, 3D foam by EK-Success.

Praying for You: The image was stamped in a piece of DP using also White Craft Ink, the sentiment was stamped in Basic Brown. I added 2 Clear rhinestones on the corner and a little bow on the image.
Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Kraft.
Paper: GCD Studios Item #165.
Stamps:Cookie Plate and Combo Sentiments by smARTworks.
Ink: White Craft, Basic Brown.
Embellishments: Offray Ribbon, Clear Rhinestones.
Accessories: White ep, embossing gun, Mini glue dots.

Also I want to show you a Peruvian Dessert I made this week, it is called "ALFAJORES", they are delicious, very delicate and super soft. Last time I made them was almost 3 years ago, wow!!! time flies for sure. Last Thursday I spent time baking with Becca, of course what she wanted the most was to lick the spoon and taste more and more Crema de Leche, yummy!!!
Here few pictures of my delicious Alfajores!!!!!

Have a great day!!!
Thanks for stopping by.


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Thursday, February 19

The Conservatory Overcoat GIVEAWAY!!!!

The Conservatory Overcoat GIVEAWAY!!!!

Check this blog out!!! She makes beautiful stuff!!!
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Mothers & Daughters Creations Thursday Challenge

Hello everyone, I hope you are having a great day. I am having a good one so far, just busy as always, trying to work out every day, LOL. So far I have lost 5 lb. maybe it is not a lot, but for me means a lot!!! You know, I have been having the same weight for lonnnggggg time and even though I tried everything I couldn't lose a ounce, a lot of frustration, now I am working out at home, I do "Zumba, Tae Bo and Biggest Loser Cardio Max. I am planning to start jogging after the weather changes, wish me luck :)

Anyway, back to my card. This week on MDC challenge blog, our challenge was to use Lace Cardstock in some other way than just gluing it down. So I cut a piece of Lovebirds-Shawl Lace Cardstock to fit onto my piece of Daisy Bucket Merry Wishes Paper, then I added 3 different colors of Offray ribbon pastels: Yellow, Pink and Green. On the little holes I added some Clear Crystals by Zva. The image Small Daffodil was stamped twice and colored with colored pencils, markers and then 1 image was clear embossed and cut out.


Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Barely Banana, Pink Pirouette, White.
Paper: Merry Wishes by Daisy Bucket.
Ink: Black, Green for sponging.
Stamp: Small Daffodil by Serendipity.
Embellishments: Clear Crystals, Diamond Stickles, Offray Ribbon (yellow, pink and green).
Accessories: SU Dimensionals, Mini glue dots, Clear embossing powder, Watermark Pen, Embossing gun.

Hope you like it. Head over to MDC Challenge Blog to see the other DT member's creations and also to have the chance to win some great prizes too!!!
Have a great day!!!

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Wednesday, February 18

Tea Party Challenge!!! Sketch with a twist

Hello my friends, it's time for another smARTworks Tea Party Challenge. This time Trish is hosting the Party and challenging us to create a card or project using the Sketch provided , but with a little twist: incorporate a metallic accent!!! that's it.
I hope you can play along with us!! You can use any stamps you own, but if you have some smARTworks just use them!! You have the whole week to create, next Wednesday I as well as the rest of the DT show you our creations.

Have fun creating!!
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Tuesday, February 17

smARTworks Cookie Challenge: Follow your bliss

It is time for another smARTworks Cookie Challenge. This time Susan sent the DT Bliss set.
I made 2 cards for this Challenge:

First Card: For this card I embossed the butterfly in dark pink pigment, after that I applied SU Glitter Dazzling Diamonds, this gives the butterfly a really pretty shine look. After that I added some White Opal Liquid Pearls and Rhinestones in the Corner. I used Scallop Scissors on the Berry Sorbet CS.

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: SU Pink Pirouette, PTI Berry Sorbet, White.
Stamp: Bliss.
Ink: Dark Ink Pigment by Studio G, Stazon Black.
Paper: Heidi Grace Designs.
Embellishments: Green Organdy Ribbon, Clear Rhinestones (me&myBIGideas), White Opal Liquid Pearls (Ranger)
Accessories: Mini glue dots, Fiskar Scissors (sunflower), SU Glitter Dazzling Diamond.

Second Card: I made this card first, but for one reason I didn't like it after I finished it. I think it is too dark, oh well, I justwante it to share with you too.
I embossed the image using White Craft Ink and White e.p and Gold e.p, I also stamped the corners with white craft ink and white e.p. After the image was cold, I sponged the border with Chocolate Chip Craft Ink. I used the Scallop Blade for the borders. The sentiment was stamped and embossed in Chocolate Chip craft.

Card Recipe:
Card stock: White, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss.
Stamp: Bliss set.
Ink: White Craft, Chocolate Chip Craft.
Embellishments: Green Organdy Ribbon, Gold brads.
Accessories: Fiskar Scallop Blade, White ep, Gold ep, Clear ep, 1/16 Circle Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Sponge, Mini Glue dots, 3D foam by EK-Success.

Would you like to see the other DT member's creations, just click

HERE.

Now, would you like to win this beautiful set??!?!?! Head over to Susan's blog and answer the question she posted there, that's it!!! Good luck everyone!!!

Hope you like my creations!!
Have a wonderful day!!


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