Just five more minutes !

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,

Once again, long time no see! I hate it but I can't seem to reverse the trend! I'll try to do better though!

Today, I am sharing a page I created using a BG sketch!
I stayed pretty true to it :) I liked that it allowed me to incorporate 4 pictures :)
Since those are pictures from my brother's wedding, I used the Hello Luscious collection from BG.

So, here we go:

A double page, not so usual for me!

Left end side. Most of the space is taken up by the pictures.

Right end side.

Used my Big Shot and some SpellBinder die to create this banner. I added faux stitching with a white gel pen

A few cardboard shapes and again, my oh-so-loved Big Shot for the big circle

The top letters are DIY alphas by AC which I coated with Wow glitter in brown. The bottom letters are BG. Originally beige, I painted them in green with Maya Mist to fit my color scheme.

I punched the butterfly with some Martha Stewart punch.

Same SpellBinders die.

Stitching, Big Shot and Martha.

Hello everyone,

What a GREAT name, isn't it? I think "Gaston" is way cute! That name always makes me smile, I don't know why... I always imagine a cute grandpa... But in this case, it's my kitty cat... Or, rather, my cat the day he arrived in my life.

For this page, I haven't used any sketch, but I am sure you can recognize Shimelle's placement for the pics.

There you go:



I am really sorry for the bad pics. We had the choice between "not enough light" or "a huge glare"... So I put both and you can do a puzzle!

And here are a few close-ups:

Used DIY Thickers and Wow glitter in orange! Messy, but I LOOOVE the results!

A few gems, some paint on the cloth-pin, some brads and stamping and there we go! Tried to vary the textures here

Another cloth-pin, some layering and journaling! Love that Darice Hemp cord

More stamping, some brads and gems! And we cannot forget the SC mist of course!

STASH USED

* The pins
* The Mister Huey
* The gems
* The brads
* The ribbon

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I really love when I like the result of a non-sketch LO
* I tried to vary the textures and I think it worked quite well, without it being too bulky
* How not to mention the Heyday collection by SC!


For my next LO, I stepped a bit out of my comfort zone, and I am quite happy with the result! Be sure to stop by and have a look :)

Have a great week!

Johanna

Hello everyone,

So, since I was able to get home EARLY from work, I decided that I would schedule a new post.

Today, I am sharing I made without a sketch, using the "Sketchbook" line from Amy Tangerine. I love all the bright and happy colours. Hurts to cut into the pages, but I don't regret it :) I even got the brads and stickers, all the line is just so awesome!

So, here is my LO

I took the picture on my balcony ahah! I'm sorry it looks like it is going to fall :)

And here are a few close-ups

A little bit of fussy cutting, some black enamel. A simple but nice way to dress up a page.

Two stickers, some stamping and off we go!

Are three types of alphas too much? I don't think so :p

Some more stamping and some pages from my Smash book.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* The fussy-cutting
* The stamping
* The use of stickers
* The use of my beloved border punch

STASH USED

* I am ashamed of saying: "Not too much" but I would say the border punch and the bits and pieces (jewels and brads).


Thanks for stopping by today, I wish you a wonderful day!

Johanna

Hello everyone,

So, as planned, I didn't post last week because my dad came to visit me, together with my step-mother and my sister. It was great, it felt good to see them and I already miss them a lot!

So, this week end, I tried to play along Shimelle's scrappy weekend! I used the page she first posted and scraplifted it, as asked.

So, here is my take on the challenge:


And here are a few close-ups:

You'll notice that I used the same card as in the original page!

A little "cluster" never hurts!

I don't know why this hand is so popular but I love it too!!!!

I have been wanting one of those bingo cards for a long while! *Happy Happy Happy*

STASH USED

* The buttons
* The little heats on the right from TPC Studio
* The stencil I used in the background
* The Distress stain

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I used many brands in this LO: TPC Studio, BoBunny, Echo Park, Simple Stories, Cosmo Cricket, Crafter's workshop, Crate Paper
* I FINALLY used one of my 12x12 background stencils in the back AND some Distress Stain in Picket Fence!
* **Heart** **Heart** the bingo card and other cards I used!

Hello ladies,

First of all, let me thank you for all your kind messages regarding health and scrap. It means a lot to me :)

On a personal note, I wanted to let the world know (that's how happy I am) that I signed my final contract as a permanent employee at first! I am stocked!!! I love this company, I work with a great team... In short, I love my job. For those of you who don't know, I am a translator. I used to work as a freelance, but I needed to try out in a company to have more stability. And so far, I am loving it :)

On a scrappier note, I have a LO to share with you today. I created it for Shimelle's starting point, but as bad as I am, I didn't post it... Stupid, I know! But I am posting it now, so it does make up for it, doesn't it?


So, here is my take


And a few close ups

AC sticker, washi tape and an Amy Tangerine brad!

Thickers, "A boy's life" collection by Echo Park and washi tape again

Put paint from a paint dabber (JB) on a bubble wrap and there you go!

Should have put the BoBunny brad a lil further away but, oh well! The lil sticker for the date if AC

Some twine for a lil texure!

Buttons and hand journaling for a homemade look (as they say)

STASH USED

* Washi tape
* Bubble wrap
* Sticker in the top left corner

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* The use of the paint
* The different textures
* The story behind it: that particular day, everytime I left my nephew by himself on his "mat", he would start laughing like crazy... Love him!

Off to bed now ladies, I hope you are having a wonderful week!

Thanks for stopping by and leaving some love!!!

Oh man, I know I should be ashamed, and I am! I haven't been posting in two weeks! Haven't scrapbooked much either to tell the truth. Fiancé had food poisoning and got a one-week sick leave! I'm not all that sure it was food poisoning since I haven't felt well for a week.... I think he passed whatever he had on to me! ANYWAY! We're all fine now and I decided to scrapbook this week end!

So here is a page I made using the Sunday Sketch by Studio Calico.

 As you can see, it was originally a 8x11 or so, but I made it 12x12! I should try another format some time...

So, here is my take on it:



 And would it be a real post without a few close-ups?

Used WeRMM baker's twine, Sizzix dies for the hearts. PP is BG's "Indie Bloom"

Small letters are Lily bee design, big ones are "Jewelry box" Thickers. Cut out a heart out of vellum to put them together and hand stitched in the middle.

Paper tape is Cavallini & Co.

"Genuine" is from a "Tiny Type" sticker sheet from Cosmo Cricket. Brads are from BG. The shape is a Spellbinder die.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* The grey coloured backgroung by Bazill!
* The use of the baker's twine! I love the result :)
* Used my Big Shot quite a lot for this!


STASH USED

* The vellum
* The brads!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hello ladies,

I'll tell you without shame (or just with a little shame) that I did a massive haul on Sunday! Heaps of yummy goodies I fell in love with or have been dying to have for a while! Just because I love you all, I'll make a brief list (I would be too ashamed to take pics):

* Jenni Bowlin paint dabbers
* Maya Mists
* On the Edge die by Tim Holtz
* Spellbinders dies (the classical scalloped circle dies and sprockers)
* "A Boy's Life", the new collection by Echo Park
* Some ribbon
* The "Hooray" stamp set by Hero Arts
* Two Amy Tangerine fabric paper sheets
*Some Amy Tan's goodies
* A few sheets of small alphas (among others, a sheet with multiple colours by Lilly Bee Design)
* I'll stop here... Shame is coming up! But I'll let you know when using the products :p


Anyway, I got home, looked at my goodies for a while, and started a LO with the EP collection! And man do I love it (the collection and the result). I haven't been scrapping my lovely nephew in a while because I was feeling like I didn't have the right paper... And well, PROBLEM SOLVED!

For this LO, I started with a sketch by "Creative Scrappers" (#192)

I'll have to admit that the result is FAR from the sketch! But I'm pretty proud of that too... Not sticking to a sketch can be hard for me.

So, here is it:


And, of course, a few close-ups

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