Just five more minutes !

Hello everyone,

Again, it's been a while... I'd like to say that I promise to get better, but I say so every time I post... so... Plus, my father, stepmother and sister are coming to visit next week (arriving on the 6th), so I know I won't be able to do much scrapbooking/blogging!

Anyway, onto my new LO!

I played for the "Once upon a sketch challenge"... We had to write about something we miss... Well, I miss my lovely nephew... every day... So I thought he would make for a great subject!

Here is the sketch:



And here is my take:


And a few close-ups:





WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I am happy I used various materials: stick pins, crackle paint, embossing folder
* I don't know why but, even if I love MME papers, I always have a hard time using them... And here I did, and I'm happy with the result!
* I have been waiting to buy a notebook border punch for a while

STASH USED

* The yellow rick rack on which I applied Distress stain (I wanted to tone it down)
* The brown Thickers

SUPPLIES USED

* The "Good day sunshine" collection by My Mind's Eyes
* The "Kraft Fun day" chipboard elements sheet by My Mind's Eyes
* Stars embossing folder by Bringing Crafts too
* "Vintage Photo" distress ink
* "Old paper" crackle paint
* "Notebook border punch" by Fiskars
* "Gems pins" by Making Memories

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,

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