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Home Sweet Home

Written by B. Robles on . 3 Comments on Home Sweet Home

Hi everyone!

Today I’m sharing with you a very simple card I made for a family who is moving to a new home. They are a really nice young couple with three beautiful children. I wanted to make them a card to celebrate that they finally are in their new home.

I began stamping the house  from Lawn Fawn “Home sweet home” stamp set and the trees from Lawn Fawn “Yeti, set, go” stamp set on Bristol paper with VersaFine onyx black ink and colored these images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens. For the smoke, I stamped an image from Lawn Fawn “Science of Love” stamp set with Memento lady bug ink. Then, I stamped randomely all the houses using Mama Elephant winter ink. I love this ink for making soft patern backgrounds!

I trimmed the panel and used Lawn Fawn “Stitched borders” dies on both pieces. I stamped the sentiment on a lead gray panel with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it using white embossing powder. Finally, I adhered the front panel to the gray panel using foam tape, and then adhered everything to a card base. For a shiny final touch I glued some sequins from Lucy’s Things “Winter mint sparkly shaker selection” and added some Wink of Stella to the trees and some Glossy Accents to the window.

I wish they are happy in their new home and I’m glad we still live in the same neighborhood!

This card is being entered into Lawnscaping Challenge #141 – CAS:

Lawn Fawn, Lawnscaping Challenges, Mama Elephant

Huge Thanks

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Hi!!

Today I have a card featuring Paper Smooches “Surf and turf” stamp set. I really like these stamps because I love creating ocean scenes.

I stamped the images on watercolor paper using VersaFine onyx black ink, colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens, and then cut them with scissors. Then, I cut out two circles from watercolor paper using Martha Stewart Circle Cutter (circle dies added to my Christmas list!) and die cut the sandy hills using Lawn Fawn “Stitched hillside borders” dies and the waves using Mama Elephant “Ocean waves trio” dies. I die cut the clouds from the other circle using Lawn Fawn “Puffy clouds frames”.

I blended Antique Linen Distress ink for the sandy hills, Tumbled Glass for the sky, and Cracked Pistachio and Peacock Feathers for the ocean and adhered these pieces together. I cut parts from the cloud frames to make the white waves and adhered these and the other images to the scene.

For the striped background, I did some masking with Post-it tape and blended Mama Elephant winter pigment ink. Then, I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it using Wow Bluetiful embossing powder. Finally, I adhered the circular panel and the clouds to the striped panel and then everything to the card base.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Paper Smooches November challenge: Giving Thanks.

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Thanks/Thanksgiving

Lawn Fawn, Mama Elephant, Paper Smooches, Paper Smooches Challenges, SSS Wednesday Challenges, Thank You Cards

Birthday card for my sister

Written by B. Robles on . 5 Comments on Birthday card for my sister

Hola!

Today I have a birthday card I made a while ago for my sister. Besides, this is my first window shaker card!!

I die cut a star from square pieces of bristol paper, fun foam, and a card base using Lawn Fawn “Puffy stars” dies. I applied Cracked Pistachio Distress ink to the front panel. For the inside of the card, I stamped the sentiment from Mama Elephant “Make a wish” stamp set using VersaFine onyx black ink and heat embossed it using clear embossing powder. Then I applied Abandoned Coral Distress ink.

I adhered the front panel to the acetate and then the fun foam to it and filled the shaker with a mixture of Lucy’s Things “Winter mint sparkly shaker selection” and “Twinkle lights sparkly shaker selection”, and adhered the back of the shaker to another piece of acetate and to the card base.

For a final touch, I adhered some sequins and confetti to the front panel and to the inside of the card.

I’m happy with this card. I think it turned out quite well to be my first shaker card.

And here is the happy birthday girl 🙂

Thanks for stopping by!

The current Simon Says Stamp Monday and Wednesday Challenges theme are “Thinking of you” and, as I did this card thinking of my sister, I’m entering this card on both challenges.

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Birthday Cards, Lawn Fawn, Mama Elephant, Shaker Cards, SSS Monday Challenges, SSS Wednesday Challenges, Window Cards

Fall Raccoons Slider Card

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Hi!!

Today I have a fall card featuring the lovely Mama Elephant “Rowdy Raccoons” stamp set. How cute are these raccoons? I absolutely love them!

To make my fall scene I also used Mama Elephant “Meowlloween” and “Meowlloween extras” stamp sets. I stamped all the images with VersaFine Onyx black ink on Bristol paper and colored everything with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and added some details to the animals’ cheeks and the wagon with a white gel marker. Then I die cut the hill using Lawn Fawn “Stitched hillside borders” from watercolor paper and inked it up with Memento peanut brittle ink and antique linen Distress ink. For the sky, I blended tumbled glass Distress ink on watercolor paper, die cut some clouds from white cardstock using Lawn Fawn “Simple puffy cloud frames” and adhered them to the panel.

I made the slider mechanism using a hole punch and a craft knife and mounted the raccoon with the wagon using two 1 cent euro coins and triple foam tape. Then I adhered the hill with the slider mechanism to the sky panel using triple foam tape and stamped the sentiment using VersaFine onyx black ink. At this point, it didn’t seem to me a fall card, so I die cut some leaves from color paper using Mama Elephant “Birch trees” dies and adhered them here and there.

Finally, I adhered the panel to a piece of Lawn Fawn “polka in the dark” pattern paper and then adhered everything to a kraft card base.

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Thanks for stopping by!

Fall Cards, Interactive Cards, Mama Elephant, Slider Cards

Wedding card

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Hi!

Today I have a floral card I made featuring Altenew “Peony Bouquet” stamp set to congratulate a couple on their wedding. I find it hard to make cards with flowers, but I think they are beautiful and elegant.

My card was inspired by this wonderful card by Kelly Latevola. I decide to use a pink color palette so I blended Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry, and Shaded Lilac Distress inks on watercolor paper and then I stamped the flower three times with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed the images using clear embossing powder.

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The sentiment is from Mama Elephant “A whale wishes” stamp set. I stamped it with VersaFine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed using clear embossing powder too. I adhered the watercolor panel to a lead-gray piece of cardstock and then adhered this front panel to a white cardstock card base. As a final touch, I added some clear sequins.

I hope you like it!

I love that the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge is Think Pink, since October is breast cancer awareness month, so I’m entering this card in the challenge.

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Altenew, Mama Elephant, SSS Wednesday Challenges

Say Cheese!

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Hola!

This is my second entry today and for this card, I also used Lawn Fawn “Thankful mice” because I’m in love with these cute mice <3

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For the background, I used the emboss resist technique. I stamped the small triangles from Lawn Fawn “Sharp backdrops” stamp set with VersaMark ink on Canson Bristol paper and heat embossed everything using clear embossing powder. Then, I inked the panel with Cracked Pistachio Distress ink.

I cut out the polaroid frame from Bristol paper and I used Antique Linen Distress ink to give it the look of an old picture. For the scene, I did some masking to make the grassy hill and the sky using Mowed Lawn and Peacock Feathers Distress inks. Then, I stamped the mice and the cheese on Bristol paper with VersaMark onyx black ink and colored everything with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.

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For the sentiment I used the lovely calligraphy letters stamp set “Escríbeme” by La Vida en Scrap. I love this set! Finally, I adhered everything together with foam tape and double-sided tape.

I hope you like it! Have a wonderful day!

This card is being entered into

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge – Powder Powder:

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything goes:

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Lawn Fawn, SSS Monday Challenges, SSS Wednesday Challenges

Geometric Mice

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Hi!

Today I have a card for the Lawnscaping geometric challenge. I decided to take the challenge to the limit and design a geometrical background with the computer, as you can see in the following picture. By the way, I used these super cute mice from Lawn Fawn “Thankful mice” stamp set.

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I printed out the previous image to use as a guide for all the stamping that I did using my MISTI. I stamped everything on Canson Bristol paper with VersaFine onyx black ink and colored everything with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers. I’m not going to lie, this was time-consuming and stressful because I was thinking I was going to mess everything up at any moment. Thankfully it ended fine 🙂

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I stamped the tiny hearts with Memento ladybug ink and used Glossy Accents for a shiny touch. For the sentiment, I used Lawn Fawn “Harold’s abc”, stamped it on black cardstock using VersaMark ink and heat embossed it using white embossing powder. I adhered the sentiment banner to the front panel with foam tape.

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I adhered the front panel to a piece of black cardstock and then adhered it to a white card base using double-sided tape.

I really love this card, maybe because I love geometry, I don’t know! I hope you like it too!

Have a cheeseful day! 😛

This card is being entered into Lawnscaping Challenge #138 – Geometric:

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Lawn Fawn, Lawnscaping Challenges, MISTI

Pelican card

Written by B. Robles on . 6 Comments on Pelican card

Hello!

Today I have an ocean scene card. I’ve used Paper Smooches “Surf and Turf” stamp set which I actually love!

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I stamped all the images on Canson Montval watercolor paper with VersaFine onyx black ink and colored everything with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and a water pen. For the dock, I stamped Lawn Fawn “Woodgrain backdrops” on watercolor paper with Memento peanut brittle ink and colored it with Zig markers.

Then I used my brand new Big Shot die cutting machine (yay! I finally got one!!) with Mama Elephant “Ocean waves trio” dies to cut out the waves from watercolor paper. I used Peacock Feathers Distress ink for the waves and Mermaid Lagoon Distress ink for the sky. For the false stitching, I used partial die-cutting technique using Lawn Fawn “Stitched borders” dies. I stamped the sentiment on the front wave with Lawn Fawn yeti (white) pigment ink and heat embossed it using Ranger Super Fine White embossing powder. Finally, I die cut some clouds using Lawn Fawn “Simple puffy cloud frames” dies and adhered everything together using double-sided tape, foam tape, and Tombow mono multi liquid glue for the cloud frame.

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I’m really happy with the result! I think I’m going to give this card to my father because my mother used to call him pelican (in Spanish there is a pun with pelican and grey-haired words!).

Thanks for stopping by!

This card is being entered into Paper Smooches September Challenge (anything goes):

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Lawn Fawn, Mama Elephant, Paper Smooches, Paper Smooches Challenges

Interactive Halloween Card

Written by B. Robles on . 2 Comments on Interactive Halloween Card

Hi!!

Today I show you my first Halloween card of the year. In Spain we don’t celebrate Halloween, but I wish we did, because all the costumes and the candies… it’s so fun! So this year I want to make some proyects to share with my family and friends 🙂

I’ve choosen these fantastic Mama Elephant stamp sets designed by Luli Bunny: Meowlloween and Meowlloween Extras. You know, I love cats!

I wated to make a scene to look like Dracula’s castle, with the hardwood floor, the wallpaper and the family portraits… and then my boyfriend told me: “why don’t you make the portrait’s eyes move, like in horror movies?” and I tought it would be fun!

I stamped the vapire cat on Bristol paper with VersaFine onyx black ink. For the portrait, I stamped the frame from Lawn Fawn “Flirty Frames” stamp set with VersaMark and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. Then I did some masking to stamp the witch cat inside the frame with VersaFine onyx black ink. For the floor I stamped Lawn Fawn “Woodgrain backdrops” stamp with Memento peanut brittle ink. Then I colored everything with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and I used a gold gel pen for the portrait frame.

For the background I used some Graphic 45 paper. I stamped the sentiment with VersaMark ink and heat embossed it using Ranger Super Fine White embossing powder. Then I adhered everything together with double sided tape and foam tape and adhered the front panel to a black card base.

To make the portrait eyes moving I did like a slider card, but I put a tab to move the eyes with the word “pull” heat embossed with white on black cardstock.

You can see the portrait’s eyes moving here.

Thanks for stopping by!

This card is being entered into Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday August 2016 Challenge, Stamps:

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Halloween, Interactive Cards, Lawn Fawn, Mama Elephant, SSS Work It Wednesday

Some Winter Cards

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Hola!

Today I have some very simple winter cards I made using Purple Onion Designs stamps designed by Stacey Yacula. I really love these stamps, these are probably the sweetest animals I have ever seen!

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I ordered these stamps back in July, and when I mounted them I just had to stamp them!! I wanted to use those images, so I made some very quick and easy cards. I picked up some Lawn Fawn patterned papers (these are from the beachside petite paper pack) and color the images using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to match the papers. Then I trimmed three strips of white cardstock and I stamped some Lawn Fawn sentiments (from “Yeti, set, go” and “Baaah Humbug” stamp sets). The sentiments in the owl card and in the fox card are heat embossed with Ranger Black Sparkle embossing powder, and in the fox card, I used Glossy Accents too.

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For the bunny card, I used a Fiskars border punch with the Threading Water cartridge on the white cardstock strip and stamped the sentiment with Lawn Fawn deep sea dye ink.

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Finally, I adhered everything together using foam tape and double-sided tape and used some Wink of Stella in the animal clothes for a shiny final touch.

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Although these are very simple and kind of “trial and error” cards, in the end, I like how they turned out. I think my favorite is the one with the owl. What do you think? Do you like them?

Thanks for stopping by!

These cards are being entered into Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday August 2016 Challenge, Stamps:

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Lawn Fawn, Purple Onion Designs, SSS Work It Wednesday, Winter Cards

Picnic Card

Written by B. Robles on . 3 Comments on Picnic Card

Hi!

Today I’m sharing a card I made using mirror stamping technique. I used the amazing Mama Elephant “Tandem Ride” stamp set, designed by Luli Bunny. How cute are these critters? The first time I saw this stamp set I thought it maybe didn’t had many possibilities because all the animals are looking in the same direction. But then I thought I could mirror stamp the images for many more possibilities and now I wanna buy the “Tandem Extras” stamp set! 🙂

My first idea was to make a picnic card. Yay! I love picnics!! For placing my critters face to face I mirror stamped the bear using my MISTI. The mirror stamped image was not perfect but I fixed it with a Sakura black glaze gel pen. Then I stamped all the other images with VersaFine onyx black ink on Canson Bristol paper and colored everything using Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers.

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For the picnic gingham I stamped Lawn Fawn “Gingham Backdrops” big stamp on regular cardstock with Memento lady bug ink, and for the tree I stamped Lawn Fawn “Woodgrain Backdrops” stamp on Bristol paper using Memento peanut brittle ink. When I colored this background the stamped ink got darker, the effect I was looking for.

For the sky, the hill and the tree top I used color cardstock. I don’t have any die cutting machine so I cut the hillside and the tree trunk with scissors, and the tree top using Martha Stewart circle cutter. I stamped the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn “Gingham Backdrops” stamp set on the sky using Memento tuxedo black ink and, finally, I adhered everything together with double sided tape, foam tape and Tombow mono multi liquid glue for the smallest pieces.

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I wish I had a die cutting machine to make this kind of cards. I really wish those wonderful hillside dies, grass dies, tree dies… I hope I have a Big Shot soon!! I know I will use it to make variations of this card using Distress inks or patterned papers for the sky, the tree and the hill.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

This card is being entered into Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, Anything Goes:

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Lawn Fawn, Mama Elephant, Mirror Stamping, MISTI

Yeti Winter Card

Written by B. Robles on . 2 Comments on Yeti Winter Card

Hola!
Today I have a card using Lawn Fawn “Yeti, Set, Go” stamp set. I think the Yeti is adorable and this stamp set has so many possibilities!!
I did a rather simple card. First I stamped snowflakes with Versamark ink in a lead gray piece of cardstock and heat embossed everything using WOW Clear Hologram Sparkle embossing powder. This was the first time I used this powder and I really like the shine I got, I think the effect is very beautiful!OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThen I cut out a circle from this front panel and from a white cardstock card base using the Martha Steward circle cutter. I stamped the “Yeti it’s cold outside” sentiment (BTW, I love this sentiment! :)) on a piece of vellum with Versamark ink and heat embossed it using Ranger Super Fine White embossing powder. I adhered the piece of vellum to the back of the panel using double sided tape.
I wanted make it look like the Yeti is seen through a snowstorm, so I inked a piece of vellum with Saded Lilac Distress ink to match the front panel color and adhered it between the card base and the front panel.OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI stamped the Yeti and his ear muffs with Versafine Onyx Black ink on Canson Bristol paper and colored everything with Zig Clean Color Real Brush. I added Glossy Accents on the ear muffs and the tongue, and colored the teeth with a white gel pen. I adhered this panel to the inside of the cardbase so you can see the Yeti through the circle.  I was feeling like the card was unfinished, so I decided to add the “need a hug?” sentiment in the inside of the card.

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Detail of the inside of the card.

I hope you like it!!

This card is being entered into Lawnscaping Challenge #136: Punny Time136

 

Lawn Fawn, Lawnscaping Challenges, Winter Cards

Non-adhesive bookbinding

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Hi!

Last days I attended a bookbinding workshop in a local art store taught by the wonderful Helena of Txarnela. One of my projects was non-adhesive bookbinding.

I have several pictures showing the process. I think the pictures are auto-explanatory, or at least I hope so! Anyway, if you have any doubt, questions are welcome 🙂

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Five signatures, five crosspieces, and an accordion.

 

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Bookblock and book covers.

And this is the picture of the finished book:

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I hope you like it!

Bookbinding, Non-adhesive Bookbinding

Go ahead and shine

Written by B. Robles on . 2 Comments on Go ahead and shine

Hola!

Today I have a card using The Greeting Farm Magical Friends stamp set. I really love these critters!! They’re soooo cute!!

When I got this stamp set I knew I wanted to make this card. I stamped the unicorn with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with ShinHan Touch Twin brush markers and Tiger alcohol markers. For his hair I also used some Polychromos pencils and Wink of Stella. Then I added Glossy Accents to his little horn.

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For the background I used MFT Sun Ray stencil with Fossilized Amber Distress Ink. Then I stamped a lot of little stars with VersaMark ink and heat embossed them using Ranger Enchanted Gold embossing powder, the same I used for the word “SHINE” of the sentiment. The first part of the sentiment is heat embossed with Ranger White super fine detail embossing powder. I’m really happy with how this card turn out. I hope you like it!!!

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It’s really shiny!!

This card is being entered into The Greeting Farm Friends Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

MFT Stamps, The Greeting Farm

First things first

Written by B. Robles on . 4 Comments on First things first

Hi!

I’m new to paper crafting and I thought I should have a blog and share my cards. I’m not very confident with my card-making skills, but maybe this blog can help me with that!

Well, why this name for the blog? I have a cat I love (named Sakura), but I must do my crafting locked up in a room because otherwise she walks through my crafting table and everything is a mess!! You know: paw prints, stolen paper pieces…

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This is Sakura destroying her own paper house.

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