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Hello ladies,

See how good I am this week? I managed to post twice already (three times even :p).

So, here are the two pages I created for Shimelle's challenge over at 2Peas. Kind of a last minute project but I was happy to be able to include 10 pics in 2 pages since I am not sure I'll have enough of this amazing Fancy Pants collection for my vacations in Spain!

Since I didn't have those kind of page protectors, I just stuck my pics directly on my 12x12 sheet! But problem is: my pics are NEVER 6" tall, I don't know why, So I had to "cheat".

Anyway, here are my pages

You can't really tell from the pic but there's a rub-on next to Siurana... It's small and cute, and it says: "Love"

Who doesn't love a bit of hidden journaling?

Love that glittery bird die cut!

And a few close-ups


Sorry about the saturated colours and the bad lighting but it's already dark when I finish work, so...

I decided not to embellish too much! I tried to make it nice though...

STASH USED

None really, nearly everything came from the Fancy Pants collection

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THOSE LO

* They are flat, and that's great because the album is SOOO bulky! That's because of my lovely rosettes!
* I like how it's still colourful and lovely without much! The pictures really come first. (It felt like doing more collage than scrapping ahah). And I think those kind of pictures really worked for this kind of LO... Less busy than pictures with people...

SUPPLIES

Please see my 2Peas gallery

I hope you like it! I'm going to get some sleep before work tomorrow... Today was Tuesday and I was already tired... I blame the weather!!

TFL and have a fantastic day (I think it will be tomorrow when you read this). :)

Hello again blogging friends,

So, here is another card I created for the CAS-ual Friday. See this post to have the guidelines.

It didn't turn out as well as in my head... Maybe the card was too big or... I don't know. Anyway, I thought I would share it anyway because I'll be sending it for sure and because we can't always share our victories, can we?

So, here it is

I think my cat is WAY MORE beautiful than all those girls you see on those TV games!

So, I found those XMAS washi tapes at Omer De Serres (for those of you who know), I stamped and embossed (in silver, as you can see) a Hero Arts greeting and some Artemio snowflakes.

There is no really stash used or anything, so you won't see my usual sections here...

TFL everyone! OOOHHH and US friends, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend!

Hello ladies,

AGAIN, it's been a while since my last post!! But, to make up for it, I'll post twice today (this card and another one).

I made this card for a colleague of my fiancé. She's the one who gave us the cat, so I thought a thank you card was more than appropriate! I mean, it's been one and a half week and I couldn't live without him already... *sigh*

(Can you feel the sentimental moment??)

This card was inspired by this post by the amazing Kristina Werner. I have to admit that I used the exact same concept but used the products I had on hand to create my card.

As you will see, I used the rub-ons from the Fancy pants collection I use to make my Spain LOs. But since those are summer LO, there is no room for those gorgeous flowers or this cute "Thank you". So, I thought: "BE CRAZYYY, use the items from your collections to create a card"... And I love the result!!

So, without further ado (do you even write this that way... too tired to check right now), here is my card:



STASH USED

* This border stamp from TPC studio. I think this must be one of the first stamp I ever bought and I don't think I ever used it! But K. always has great ways to use those kind of stamps, and I love it!

* To create that brown border on the right, I took a scrap of kraft paper and I spread "Brown sugar" ink from Jenni Bowlin all over it!

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS CARD

* The colour... I'm really into kraft! *LOOOOVE IT* (not as much as Gaston the car, but still).
* The general result
* I'm really happy I use those rub-ons.. I hate when stuff goes to waste!

SUPPLIES

* There are mentioned here and there, but if you ABSOLUTELY want a list, please visit my gallery on 2Peas.

TFL! :)

Hello ladies,

I am so sorry I am not more available but I was so used to working at home that I feel like I have no time to myself now. But I absolutely don't regret it, I love working in a company, with great people.. And it's great having a set schedule too!!

But onto the little scrapbooking I managed to do last week end. I created a LO using three pictures I *LOVE*. I took them in Barcelona this summer, in the Gothic neighbourhood. I fell in love with this mix of styles and generations... So I decided I would create a LO. The sketch I used comes from the March "4x6 photo love" class given by Shimelle.

So, here it is.


And a few close-ups.

The big square tag comes from FP, the round one is from AC and the one under the title is a Spellbinder die cut

My lovely rosettes! I'll have to stop, this album is going to get WAY TOO bulky!

Found this ribbon at Walmart, love it!

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I tried to mix genres, like in the picture. So I used a "lacy" ribbon with some pretty straight and modern lines. I used a mix of English and French in the title.

* I love the colours... Well, this collection by Fancy Pants is wonderful, I must say :)

STASH USED

* The buttons
* The ribbon
* The alphas

SUPPLIES

Please see my 2Peas gallery

Hello ladies,

First of all, a lil happiness to begin with this week! Let me introduce you to Gaston, the newest addition to our family! (Please excuse the quality of the picture but it was taken at night and I was a lil excited :p)



On a scrapbookier note, let me show you a card I created for a "CAS-ual Fridays" challenge (my first ever).



And here is my take


And a few close-ups

"Weathered Wood" Distress ink

"Chipped Sapphire" Distress ink

"Broken China" Distress ink

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS CARD

* The white colour. To be honest, I chose it in the first place because I have a hard time finding the right coordinating colours, PP, but I like the final results

* I had used the sentiments of this stamp set but not the designs. Now, I only have one bauble left to use! *HAPPY ME*



STASH USED

* None really... Except if you consider inks like stash!

SUPPLIES

Please see my 2Peas gallery


TFL!!

Hello everyone,

So, I've been working at this great company for a few days now... I am a bit tired (it takes time to get used to the pace of things) but I'm happy and I managed to create a card last night before I went to bed.

I created it for the Mojo Monday challenge of the week.


And here is my take on it, a rather unconventional Xmas card if you ask me... (Wait, what? You didn't ask? Well, I said it anyway... Ahah I am soo funny at 7 A.M.)

And two close-ups

A lil BG brad to dress up my rosette!

A lil embossing with my Big Shot to give it texture. I didn't have xmas texturing plates/folders though

As you may have noticed, a problem happened with the glossy accent (or the equivalent I have). Something fell on it during the drying process overnight and it left a square mark. Well, before I go, I'll put some glossy accent on this part. If the mark disappears, great.. Otherwise, I'll glossy the whole thing again tonight. I'll let you know how it goes!!


STASH USED

* The AC PP. I've had it for quite a while, since the beginning of this year, when I got seriously into scrapbooking.
* The texturing plate I used. I think I must have used them twice and I'm happy to finally be able to!!

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT
* The way the brad dressed up the rosette
* The PP used for the rosette! It ties in the whole card since it has all the right colours

Well, that's all for now... Let's brush my teeth and go to work!

Have a wonderful day :)

Hello everyone,

This is going to be a short short post because I had my first day at work today (YAYYYYYY) and I am exhausted (but excited and happy)!

So, here is another project I created for a "Sketchy Thursday" challenge. I made a pretty litteral interpretation of the sketch again, but it was so nice, it really didn't much more!

So, here it is:


And here is my take


And a few close-ups

"Lauderdale" glazed brads, Some old book paper

I like this "clustering of paper"

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT

* I really liked the sketch, so I'm pretty happy with the result
* I'm happy I used some mist again

STASH USED

* The old book paper. I found a stack of those papers at Winners and don't often get around to using them, so I'm happy about it :)

SUPPLIES

Please see my 2Peas gallery and the legend under the first pic.

Hello ladies,

Today, I am sharing with you a LO I created for the December GDT Challenge over at Shetchy Thursdays.

I was not awefully inspired (let's say I was intimidated) by the sketch but finally, I really like the result.


And here is my take on it:


And here are a few close-ups:

I used the alpha from another collection to match the colours of this LO

Added a few scraps of paper together with some floss!

Finally got around to use my Mr Huey in Calico White. But it made my ink bleed a little :(

STASH USED

*Nothing really I have to admit... But it's pretty clean so there's nothing much at all on this LO

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* The Mister Huey! I'm so happy I finally used it (even if it made my ink bleed)
* I love craft backgrounds... But love, love.. I mean, I love them!
* I like the stitching, it gives some texture!

SUPPLIES

Please see my 2Peas gallery

As we say in French, "jamais 2 sans 3", meaning "never 2 without a third"... So, here is a third post for today!

I have a third card to share because I created yet another entry for the "Less is More" challenge! Inspiration for this week: red and orange colours.

So, here is my second take


Pretty clean and simple aye! An entire stamp set by Inkadinkado (Mid-century Alphabet), a template for the oval (no... I can't draw an oval), some Jenni Bowlin inks ("Chicken Feed" and "Cough Syrup") and some "Spiced Marmalade" distress ink for the borders, and finally, some We R Memory Keepers floss to highlight the sentiment...

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS CARD

* I used an entire stamp set!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (apart from the punctuation but who cares!)
* It's clean and simple... But I would have liked the "HI" to be at the bottom right... But we'll see for a future card.

STASH USED

* The stamp set
* The ink

I consider them stash because I don't use them enough!

SUPPLIES USED

Please see above and my 2Peas gallery!

TFL! :)

Hello again ladies,

I'm sharing a second card today. I created it for the week 40 challenge over at "Less is More". This week, the guideline was to use red and orange.

And here is what I came up with


And here are a few close-ups

"Mustard seed", "Spiced Marmalade" and "Fired Brick" distress inks

Used "Spiced Marmalade" distress ink for the title

Hello ladies,

Today, I am sharing my 4th Xmas card! (I have more to share but I don't want to spoil you... *cough*).

For this one, I used a sketch on Mojo Monday and some Basic Grey and We R Memory Keepers products. I think I quite like the way it turned out! I'm okay with the white ink on the card since the sentiment "is written by a kid".


And here is my take:


WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT

* I used different brands on a same project
* I am happy I used this "card" as a sentiment because I fell in love with it when I saw it in the pack!
* I used a 6x6 pack... I don't know why I love them but I always feel like I couldn't use them!!

STASH USED

* The Jolee's boutique "Christmas Candies" embellies by EK Success

SUPPLIES

Please for a list of supplies, see my 2peas gallery

Hello everyone,

Today, I thought I would share something different: a... WAIT FOR IT... tutorial!!

You may have read about this already but I decided to share in case someone stumbled across my blog not knowing this technique... (YES, it can happen! :p).

In the last LO I shared, I had decided to create my own title using my Big Shot and the "Man, Oh, Man" sizzix alpha. Problem is, even if I have done this a few time, I always feel like it lacks dimension... So, I thought: why not use those cereal boxes I hoard and create some faux chipboard!!!

Step 1 - Take your Big Shot (YES, that IS a step!!) and a cereal box



Step 2 - Choose your alpha and cut out the letters you need in cardboard (here, my cereal box... Well, my fiancé eats the cereal and I use the box...)


Step 3 - Repeat step 2 as many times as required (in this particular example, I cut out the letters 3 times in the cardboard).



Step 4 - Cut the same letters in the desired PP (in this example, I chose one of my "Life of the Party" papers by BG)

Step 5 - Glue the cardboard and PP pieces together... Apply a good amount of glue since you want the whole thing to stick together! I don't know about you, but I always manage to put glue on the top layer... but in this case, I don't care since it's going to be covered with a next layer (well, careful with the PP though).


Step 6 - For a glossy finish, apply a coat of glossy accent...

Et voilà...


I hope it helps and thanks for taking the time to read!!

Hello everyone,

Here is a new LO created for Shimelle's sketch of the week!


So, I really liked the sketch this week so I HAD to play along! I chose I picture from my birthday and decided I would make the first page of the album!

So, here is what I came up with


And here are a few close-ups

LAX Thickers and handmade faux chipboard letters (tutorial to come)

Some stars and swirls... that's all it takes

And more swirls!!

Used en embossing folder for this! Here is the debossed side because I changed my mind about what side to use!

A rub-on and some hand journaling to finish it off!! WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO * The way I used swirls to add movements * The fact I FINALLY used one of my embossing folders in a LO * The fact I *CREATED* faux chipboard letters (*HEART*) STASH USED * The LAX Thickers... It's one of the first collections I bought * The rub-ons... I've bought them WAY BEFORE I bought the papers! * The cereal boxes I keep (used them to make the chipboard letters) SUPPLIES Please see my 2Peas gallery and the legend under the pics to see the supplies I used for this project