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,

Hello everyone,

How is your week going? Mine is alright... I went to work, came home and did some cleaning up so, nothing fabulous!

I want to share a card I created for this week CAS-ual Fridays. It's really fun 'cause we get to play Tic Tac Toe!!


So, I chose "Scallops", "Kraft" and "Aqua".

Before I show you my card, I want to remind you of a LO I created some time ago! It was (and probably still is) my favorite... It showcased my beautiful badass niece with her scratched knee!

The reason why I wanted you to remember it is because I took inspiration from the scrapbook page to create today card!

So, there you go!




WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT

* I like the fact I used stickers for the sentiment. Even if there are big, I think it works well!
* I am really about it because it's the first time I manage to translate a LO into a card... And I love it! It's bright and colourful... You may notice that I changed border punches to adapt the border to the size of the card.

STASH USED

* The papers and stickers
* The border punch... I don't use them enough I think!
* The buttons!
* Does it mean... "everything"?

SUPPLIES

* Card base: Autumn Leaves
* Papers and stickers: "Dots and Stripes - Candy shoppe" from Echo Park

Hello ladies,

I am feeling good tonight because I managed to spend a few hours (with Gaston the kitty cat) in my scrapping room! I created one LO and three cards... Not much really but considering what I've been able to create lately, it's a lot!

Today, I want to share the card I made for Mojo Monday #217

I chose the square version, and here is my take:

I used Crayola glitter glue to give a little shine and a little texture to his hat! I used watercolor pencils for the whole image

Decided to stamp the sentiment inside. After all, why not?

STASH USED

* Well, I bought a huge pack of AC ribbon, so I'm happy to be using it!
* I have had that WeRMM floss for a while, so, same thing!

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT

* I bought those stamps to colour a bit... I didn't know if I would like it, but I do! Plus, those watercolour pencils are really easy to use!
* BASIC GREY paper of courrrrrrrrrrrse!!!

SUPPLIES

Please see my 2Peas gallery if you want to see the list of supplies

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,

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 :)

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,

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend! As for me, I decided to stay in and enjoy some quiet time... My fiancé went grocery shopping (isn't my life amazing today??!! hihi).

So, here is a Christmas card I created yesterday using the "Card sketch #13" from Sketch Support.


And here is my take on it


VARIATIONS FROM THE SKETCH

* I rounded the corners
* I put three mosaic squares instead of flowers (which simplified the card even more in my opinion)

STASH USED

* The said mosaic squares... I think my friend Sabine bought them three years ago when she came over to Canada and we made cool frames (it was at the very beginning of my scrapbooking adventure... I had made one page at the time and took a long time off afterwards...)

* Love craft cardstock, even if I can't find any in my LSSs

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS CARD

* I have been using my stamps and inks more and more since I've started making cards! And here, I used my Jenni Bowlin "Brown Sugar" ink.

SUPPLIES

Please visit my 2Peas gallery for a list of the main supplies

TFL!!!

Hello everyone,

Another christmas card today (I made a LO last night, don't you worry :p) for the Mojo Monday challenge!



And here is my take