Just five more minutes !

I could say I didn't realize how long it had been... but I knew... It seems that time slips through my hands... And when I get to be home, I am too lazy to post... SUCH A SHAME!!

So, I decided to take advantage of my Christmas cards to be better. I'll try and post at least two to three times a week!

And I start with a simple card I made using some Lawn Fawn goodies...


It was pretty simple to make. I die cut the tree on the top panel, stamped the corresponding tree on the bottom one... Used some CAS-ual Friday sentiment at the bottom and put some stickles on top to have it stand out a bit more. I drew some faux stitching around and I finished it off with a silver star.

If I want to make it through the month, I believe it would be safer to keep it short and sweet!

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS CARD:

* It's quite original in terms of colours
* It's soft
* I used quite a few products

Talk to you soon!!

Johanna

Hi everyone,

See how it's been two days and not two months??

I am up with a new card today... I used this LO from Corrie Jones as an inspiration and I must admit that I am really happy with the result!

I inked the wood veneer, stamped a speech bubble in black and embossed my sentiment in blue. I cut out the jar and stamped "Friend" on it.

Just because I like the view with the card.

Hello everyone,

I am really happy with my Sunday... Weather was crappy as, but I managed to finish a LO and make three cards.

I am going to share with you today the one I made for one of Two Peas challenges :)

Here is the sketch and original card:


And here is my take:




WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT

* It gave me the opportunity to use some washi! Oddly enough, my collection is growing, but I can't seem to create much with it
* I really love the colours :)
* What I like about cards in general is that it allows you to use your stamps
PRODUCTS USED

The washi and the stamp come from "The sweetest thing" collection by My Mind's eye.


Well, I wish you all a great week, I guess it's time to go to work :)

Johanna

Hello everyone,

REALLY quick post today to share a card I made for my cousin's birthday. Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend the big even :( but I wanted to send him a nice card anyway!

I bought a 6x6 BoBunny paper pad some time ago coz it was so stinkn' cute! So I knew exactly what paper I wanted to use :) And then, I tried to come up with a card on my own, no sketch or anything.

And here is the result:


I layered four hearts one on top of each other. Then, I stamped my sentiment and cut it into a banner shape. I wanted another "Congratulations" one at first, but it was too long, so I settled for this one. I also inked all the edges with "Broken China" distress ink. What is it with this blue that makes it so amazing? I also had a beautiful heart stamp that I had never really used, so I stamped it in the inside :). And I finished it off with the three rhinestones, to break the monotony!


STASH USED

* Rhinestones
* The stamps
* The distress inks


WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS CARD

* I came up with it without a sketch, was all in my little head
* I LOOOVE using 6x6 paper pads, don't know why

Hello everyone,

Today, I am sharing a card I made for my mother-in-law's birthday. I had to make it quickly since my fiancé had to leave and take it with him.

I don't know why, but I always find card sketches daunting... I always end up with something I am not really satisfied with! Too close to the sketch maybe. Then, I have a look at other scrappers' creations and they look amazing!

So, today, I decided not to use a sketch. The only thing I knew is that I wanted to use one of my Spellbinder's dies to create a funky shape (got the tip from Jennifer McGuire or Kristina Werner). So, in case you don't know it, I am going to share: to cut a card into the desired shape with a die, place the folded cardstock on the die, but leave the folded edge hang OUT of the die. This way, you'll cut around the paper, but the folded edge will stay intact and you will be able to open your card :)

So, here is what the final card looks like


After cutting up the shape, I just wanted to align three stamped butterflies on the white cardstock. Unfortunately, my stamps were too big to fit. So, I decided I would "give it a pop" with some bright PP. And I felt like the shape on this red one coordinated pretty well with the shape. Seemed all oriental to me :p

Then, I thought about stamping the sentiment, but I felt like the PP was too busy already. So, I cut out three butterflies out of the same collection, and I stamped the sentiment inside, together with three rhinestones.

Finally, I added some black faux stitching because I felt like the outside was too bare.

I am not showing the inside because I took the pictures after writing my card, so it feels kind of too personal, don't know why!

SUPPLIES

* Paper is from the Picadilly collection, by BG
* The Big butterfly is from Martha Stewart
* The die is from Spellbinder

STASH USED

Well, I don't think anything is old enough to be called stash. However, I haven't bought anything new to make the card... So nothing and everything qualifies!

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS CARD

* I didn't use a sketch
* I used my Big Shot, and if you read my blog, you know I LOOOOVE to use it!
* Love the colours, the pattern... the general feel!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great week!!! :)

Hello everyone,

How have you been? I hope well! In our house, it's been a nice week end :)

I got some time to scrap today, but I think I will take pictures of the LO tomorrow, the lighting is WAY TOO bad tonight.

In the meantime, since I haven't shared in quite a while (AGAIN), I decided to share a card I made for a friend of mine some time ago.

I was inspired by one of Kristina W.'s wonderful cards, but used my own stash to create it (and that feels good as well!).

So, here it is:


*I used a kraft card base and used a post-it note as a mask;
*I stamped the background with Jenni Bowlin's "Brown Sugar" ink;
*I cut four square out of the "Dots and Stripes" collection by Echo Park;
*I cut out four hearts that I put on foam squares;
*I put Glossy Accent on three of them and Stickles in Xmas red on the last one;
*I cut out part of the top layer and put some red cardstock on the right (I had previously used a EK Success border punch on it);
*I stuck one of the stickers of the same Dots and Stripes collection.


Cards are not my forte, but I was not displeased with the result, even if I know there is room for improvement.

STASH USED

* The "Dots and Stripes" collection
* The heart punch

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT

* The glitter :D
* Kraft in general!
* It made my friend happy

TFL and have a wonderful week!

Hello everyone,

I hope your week started well and that you all get time to do what you like!

Today, I am sharing with you a card I created last night. For this one, I used a sketch from "Freshly made sketch". I would have entered it for "Less is more" but I missed the deadline, silly me (I got mixed up with CAS-ual Fridays).

So, here is the sketch:


And here is my card:


And here are a few close-ups:



WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT

* The non-traditional colours!
* The huge chipboard element

STASH USED

NONE.. WHAT??? Again?! Yes, I confess...

SUPPLIES

For a list of supplies, please see my 2Peas gallery

Hello ladies,