A note of Thanks.

Hello my friends, here I come again, my second post for today. This time I am playing Kristina Warner Challenge: One Layer Card. I am not a OLC maker, but once in a while I challenge myself to try it, I love embellishments too much :)

Anyway, for my card I used 7 different ink colors!!! I started stamping the Weave BG from smARTworks (now 50% off while sullies lasts!!) in Ginger, Tangelo and Walnut Stain Ink. Then I stamped the images from On The desk set (Cornish Heritage Farms) in Espresso Ink. Then I stamped the side pen in Peeled Paint Distress Ink. Finally I sponged the borders, I started with Tea Dye, Antique Linen and Walnut Stain.

Card Recipe:
Card Stock" White (GP)
Stamps: On the Desk  (CHF), Weave BG (smARTworks).
Ink: Ginger (Adirondack), Espresso (Adirondack), Tangelo (Memento), Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Walnut Stain (all Distress Ink by Ranger)
Accessories: Daubers.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!

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A note of Thanks.

Find the wonder and a rainbow!

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a wonderful day. Today my day started with a beautiful rainbow. to be honest I was feeling down, tired and sleepy, but then when I was doing some early dishes I saw a very bright light coming from the backyard, to my surprise it was a lovely tall and thin rainbow. Oh! my spirit brights and my day has been so great so far. Then after a little over an hour after the first rainbow, my daughter told me it was another one!! it was small and wide and beautiful as well.

Anyway, I have a bright card for you. I just found another blog challenge "The Play Date Cafe", its has a "Color Splash Challenge" : Black, White and Orange.
For my card I used Find the Wonder set (now 50% off while supply lasts!!). First I started with my background, I used a Rectangle piece I cut with Rectangle Nestabilities. I used the border frame and  started sponging inside using Memento Tangelo Ink. I stamped the flower in Black and White; I really wanted to create a 3D effect, I think I need to practice more about this technique.
I added a couple of Pearls and some ribbon at the bottom using staples.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: White (Gina K.)

Stamps: Find the wonder (smARTworks)

Ink: Tangelo (Memento), Stazon Black (Tsukineko), White Craft.

Embellishments: Orange Ribbon (Offray), Pearls (Michael's).

Accessories: Staples, Dauber, Rectangle nestabilities.

Hope you like it.

Have a great day!!

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Find the wonder and a rainbow!

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.

Cookie Challenge: Watch Parts.

Hello my friends! Hope you are having a great day! I am having a better day today, you may not known, but I have been having really bad sinus problems, believe me really bad, fever, headache, earache, tiredness, you name it, I have it. But today is a new day and it is beautiful here, sunny and warm (66F), the perfect temperature to do some yard work, LOL. I mowed half of my yard because the mower run out of gas :), I sat on the fresh grass and drank some cold water and enjoyed time talking to my daughter. I feel much better and I am planning on having a good stamping time today. I haven't stamped in days ( you know why) and even though my desk needs to be cleaned, I am planning to ink my fingers today :)

Anyway, today is time for another Cookie Challenge (the last one) and Susan challenged the DT to create a card using Watch Parts Set. I created a CAS card. I used Kraft CS, sponged borders  and stamped the watch. The number area was cut with Circle Nestabilities and adhered with Foam Tape. I added a Silver brad in the center and also some Pearls in the right corner.

Card recipe:

Card Stock: Kraft (SU)

Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Ginger (Adirondack)for sponging.

Embellishments: Pearls, Silver brad.

Accessories: Circles Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Dauber.

Now, head over to Susan's blog and answer the question posted there to have the chance to win this set!

Good luck.
Have a great day!

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Cookie Challenge: Watch Parts.

CSS Blog Hop! BBQ Picnic Recipes

It's time for another CSS Blog hop!

Several members of the CenterStage Spotlight Alumni team have gathered some of their favorite BBQ Picnic recipes together for us to make another cookbook!  The cookbook will be available for FREE over on the StampTV Freebie page for you to download and print at your leisure.


But, since we are paper crafters - we challenged them even further to make a project with their recipe in mind to share with us tonight on their blogs!  (The projects are also included in photos on the recipe booklet as well.)  

Please check out the links of all the participating designers and then download the Recipe booklet and let us know how you like them!

• Jessica Fick: Grilled Pizza
• Betty Neville: Mom's Chinese BBQ Ribs
• Joy Hadden: Whiskey BBQ Sauce
• Tina Gilliland: Homemade Enchiladas
• Sue Van deVusse: Midwestern Kabobs
• Melissa Shultz: Foil Babies
• Geri Utterback: Oven Baked Beans
• Pam Imholz: Foil Potatoes
• Sharri Seffens: Calico Beans
• Carla Suto: Grilled Vegetables
• Dawn Lusk: Roasted Corn and Black Bean Salad
• Peggy Wainman: Bean Salad
• Karen Knegten: Miss Lucy's Rice Salad
• Jennie Harper: Picnic Coleslaw
• Cheri Weston: Fiesta Pie
• Brenda Turner: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
• Lori McAree: Dessert Pizza
• Giovana Smith: Peruvian Alfajores
• Carolina Buchting: Vanilla Cupcakes with Butter Cream Frosting
• Jen Charboneau: Dirt Cake

I couldn't say no when I was asked to participate in another Cookbook. This cookbook is awesome,really yummy recipes!! I can't wait for you to try all of them {smile inserted}.
I am in the "Dessert area" and I try a different version of the Alfajores I showed you here before.
You can find the recipe cookbook in the freebie area on Stamp TV!!
But here is the picture of the card I made with the Alfajores.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: White, Red Hot (Gina K)

Paper: Wood Digital Paper (a freebie from Stamp TV)

Ink: Real Red (SU), Rich cocoa (Memento)

Stamps: Hope is Faith, Inside & Out (both (Gina K)

Embellishments: Lemon Grass Satin Ribbon (Offray), Red Rhinestones (KaiserCraft)

Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, printer.

Hope you like it.

Have fun hopping.

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CSS Blog Hop! BBQ Picnic Recipes

Gina K. Illustrator Blog Challenge.

Hello my friends, How are you today? I hope you are having a great day. This morning I spent some time creating cards for Gina K. Illustrators Challenge, this time getting inspired by your favorite childhood books. I grew up with some traditional Latin American Stories, sadly I don't have any of those books here, so I asked my daughter to tell me some of her favorite books and she brought to me a lot ! LOL. So I basically got inspired by colors. It was perfect because I bought one set from the last release party "Fairy Tales" Set that have worked out perfectly with my designs.

Here are the card I created. All the materials I used are from Gina K.

Once in a while...: I got inspired by What Willie Wore Book.

You Shine: I got inspired by the colors of The Story of the Easter Bunny

Make a Wish: Inspired by the book An Angel of my Own

You Shine "Crown" Inspired by the book Once Upon a Time

Hope you like my cards. I will add the card recipes later. Thanks!
Have a great night!

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Gina K. Illustrator Blog Challenge.

Congratulations.

Hello my friends, how is Saturday going? Mine was busy, but now I am relaxing and getting some crafty time, but before of that I want to show you a card I made for a Wedding today. We attended a nice, fun and windy wedding. The couple is from our church and they chose a winery location for their ceremony. The weather here is still winter, LOL, cold and the wind today was crazy, we were happy to have an inside reception. After all, the wedding was beautiful and still windy here, LOL

Now onto my card, I used Gina K. Pure Luxury White CS, I kept it very white and simple. I cut a slightly smaller piece and used Textile Folder, sponged borders, then a strip  of CS was also embossed using Swiss Dots. I attached ribbon around and adhered to card. Finally I stamped the sentiment in Rich Cocoa and added some pearls. I am submitting this card to Stampin' Sisters in Christ Love challenge.

Card recipe:

Card STock: White (Gina K. Designs)

Stamps: Inside & Out (Gina K. Designs)

Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen (Ranger)

Embellishments: Pearls.

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots folder, Tentile Folder, Foam tape.

Hope you like it.

Have a great day!

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Congratulations.

It's a girl!! Bear Card

Good morning my friends! I woke up today feeling tired, how can that happen? I think I am getting something, I am not sure if it's allergies or a cold, but I have some sinus pressure and headaches, yikes! Anyway, last night I made a baby card. I love making baby cards, don you?

I got inspired by a little outfit Miss E. was wearing yesterday, then I thought of Gina K. Inspiration Challenge, also Cuttlebug Challenge and Caarvarks Challenge, all of them have a Baby Challenge!! Super duper! and the stitching challenge over at Stamp Something

I used the sketch from Card Patterns.

Just a note about the bear. I stamped it twice, cuttlebuged the one on top, cut out the tummy and added a pink button in its place. You can see it better in the second and third picture.

All materials listed are Gina K. Designs otherwise noted.

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: White, Chocolate Brown, Innocent Pink, Kraft (Gina K. Designs)
Stamps: Oh baby! (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Ginger (Adirondack), Real Red (SU), Pretty In Pink (SU)
Embellishments: White satin Ribbon (Offray), Pink Rhinestones (Kaiser crafts), Pink Button (Gina K. Designs)
Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Square nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots folder, Spots & Dots folder. Dauber, Sewing machine, White thread.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!

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It's a girl!! Bear Card

Make a Wish.

Hello my friends. This afternoon I made another card for Embellish Magazine Challenge : Color Challenge "Light Aqua, Kraft, Light Pink" plus Stitching.

I created the paper flower using a scallop punch.

I will be sending this card for a lady who is fighting cancer and I hope this card could bring some happiness.

Card recipe:
Card Stock: White, Innocent Pink, Ocean Mist, Kraft (All Gina K. Designs)
Stamps: Fairy Tales (Gina K. Designs)
Ink: Ginger (Adirondack).
Embellishments: Pink Satin Ribbon (offray), Pink Rhinestones (Kaiser Crafts).
Accessories: Sunburst Border Punh (Fiskars), Sewing machine, white thread, Swiss Dots folder, Scallop Circle punch.

Hope you like it.
Have a great night!

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Make a Wish.

So happy for you!

Hello my friends, I have a card for you today, yeah!! I am in the process to create more cards right now, but before I want to show you this card. I created this card for April's smART-word Challenge: Fresh. I love butterflies and for me that is Fresh!! They are so pretty and now you can start seeing them around your flowers.

Remember, you can use any stamps you own, but if you play with smARTworks stamps, you will earn 1 smARTbuck instantly and also get the chance to win a fabulous prize.

Hope you can get this challenge a try!

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: Real Red, Crushed Curry, White.

Stamps: Cone flowers, LOL (smARTworks)

Ink: Real red, Crushed Curry, Certainly Celery.

Embellishments: Pink Rhinestones

Accessories: Sewing machines, white thread, foam tape.

Have a great day!

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So happy for you!

Hello my friends

Just dropping to say HI to all of you! My spring break is over and I started this week being super busy. I don't want to bothered you with details, but I just found out  a couple of blogs chose my cards as winners, that makes me very happy.
Here are the cards that got a prize:

1.  Birthday Card for the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog and
2. Baby card for Stampin' Sisters in Christ Blog.

Thanks so much!! Praying for some stamping time tomorrow.

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Hello my friends

May all your WISHES come true.

Hello my friends. This post had to come live yesterday and I forgot to make it. In my head I thought it was already on my blog, oh silly me. The other day I posted some cards made with some scraps, so I decided to  play Melanie's Take the scrap challenge again (and again I forgot to make the post). Lately I've been making cards using Gina K. products and I have a lot of little pieces, I am not the kind of person who throws stuff away, I am a keeper, LOL, so I wasn't sure what to do with these little pieces, sooo I made this!! {Look down :) }

I used Tami's new set "Fairy Tales" I used only 2 stamps from this set. I stamped the butterfly , keeping it tone to tone. I paper pierced the pieces and the right side of the card base. I sponged the borders of each piece and added a coordinate rhinestone.

This card also qualifies for the Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World Blog.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: White, Innocent Pink, Lovely Lavender, Ocean Mist, Creme de Menthe (All Gina K. Designs)
Stamps: Fairy Tales (Gina K. Designs.)
Ink: Certainly Celery (SU), Pretty in Pink (SU), Sweet Plum (Memento),  Summer Sky (Memento), Stazon Black, Tea Dye (Ranger) (for sponging)
Embellishments: Rhinestones
Accessories: Daubers, Paper piercing set.

Hope you like it.
Have a great night!

Please, if you visit Melanie's blog, read THIS, God is great!

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May all your WISHES come true.

Easter Blessings

Hello my friends and Happy Saturday. I've found a new great blog in blogland!! Hemidemisemiquaver Designs and it brings also a nice challenge! YAY!! and I love it very much. I have tried to play it before, but I didn't have time, I don't like that, LOL. Anyways, here is my take for week challenge.

I inverted the colors since I didn't have any Yellow Patterned Paper, I hope that's OK. I used Spring Florals Set from Gina K. for this card. I stamp the image over the Pattern Paper and added some Stickles (hard to see in the picture)

Card Recipe:
Card Stock: Ocean Mist, Lemon Drop, White (Gina K. designs)
Paper: Postcards from Paris & Sweet as Cherry pie (Webster's Pages).
Ink: Stazon Black, Tea Dye.
Embellishments: Buttons from Spring Collection (Gina K.), Yellow Ribbon (Offray), Stickles.
Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, daubers, Foam Tape, Mini glue dots.

Hope you like it.
Have a wonderful day!

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Easter Blessings

With Gratitude.

 Hello my friends. I hope you are enjoying your Friday! Here is SNOWING!!! I wonder if it's Spring for real, the weather here has been kind of cold for this time of the year, the sad part is I planted some flowers and yesterday I found a nest here in my property, poor little egg, I hope he can make it. Right now "mama bird" is standing over her egg, but she is getting all cover with snow, that's mama's love!!

Anyway, I am trying to stay warm inside and yesterday I made a couple of cards, here is one of them.

With Gratitude: I started this card with a nice sketch from CPS, the colors come from Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World also the String Challenge over @ EBTKS , Pink Challenge over at Stamp Something Blog and finally the Lace Challenge over at Caardvarks Blog .

I crocheted my own lace border and then added some fine Satin Ribbon. I think it looks very pretty, what do you think? I also made the paper flower, I sponged the borders and crumbled up all the pieces of Patterned Paper and added a silver brad in the center.

I embossed the Innocent Pink CS piece using Textile folder and matted with a piece of Lemon Drop CS and added some straight stitches. Some pearls were added in the right corner.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: White, Lemon Drop, Innocent Pink (Gina K. Designs)

Stamp: Spring Florals (Gina K. Designs)

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

Embellishments: Cream Classic Crochet Thread, Yellow Satin Ribbon (Offray), Pearls, Silver Brads (Jo-Ann's)

Accessories: Sewing machine, white thread, Textile folder, Cuttlebug, Scallop Circle Punch (Fiskars), Daubers, Foam Tape.

Hope you like it.

Have a great day!!

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With Gratitude.

Thank you!

Hello my friends, I am glad it is a new day and I am here to share with you another card. Life sometimes is crazy, busy and unexpected things happen, but I am glad I am alive and I have a great God who takes care of me.
I feel so blessed that I wanted to share it with all of you and say Thank you. Thank you for being here, for reading my blog, for your sweet comments and for your uplifting w-mails. So, this card is for all of you my good friends.

Here are the details for my Clean, Simple and Elegant card. My card base is Kraft. Then I stamped the rose (from "A year of flowers") with Stazon Black and colored it with Prismacolor pencils, I used Red and Cream, after I finished all my coloring with PC I added some Markers as a fine detail to all the borders. I used the biggest Rectangle Nestabilities and White Pen Gel to create the frame. The sentiment is from Inside & Out and was stamped in Real Red. Finally, I added a couple of Pearls.

Card Recipe:

Card Stock: Kraft.

Stamps: A year of flowers, Inside & Out (Gina K. Designs).
Ink: Real Red, Stazon Black.
Embellishments: Pearls.
Accessories: Rectangle Nestabilities, White Gel Pen, Prismacolor Pencils, OMS.

Hope you like it.
Have a great day!!

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Thank you!