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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,

So, long time no write (can I modify the actual expression to write this?!)! As predicted, I have been REALLY busy, worked about 53 hours last week... I guess it might not seem a lot to some of you, but I normally work 37,5 hours... And as a French person, I should fight for my 35 hours! But I don't mind, I did lots of new things at work and I loved every piece of it! But this week is more quiet, and I have to say that I like being home with my fiancé (let's call him S. from now on) and my kitty cat Gaston (let's call him Gaston, shall we... after all, it's his name :p).

I just finished my homemade mayonnaise (yummy) and I am waiting for my leeks to be cooked so we can have dinner. And I thought that, in the mean time, it was time for me to blog!

Anyway, do you know Pam, over at Pamela's world of scrap? Well, if you don't (which I doubt), walk.. no RUN and visit her blog! She has fantastic ideas and makes fabulous designs. Anyway, I fell in love with one of her LOs and thought I would scraplift it... Bad me... But then, I know that she underwent surgery and can't blog not scrap as much. So, I thought that sharing one of her creations might do her well... Even if I am sure nobody is going to forget her!

So, she shared this LO in Jan. (yes, click, click, go!) and I instantly knew I would have to scraplift it!

And here is my take on it

The background is the Picadilly collection from BG. I used the "Out of Print" collection for the circles (6x6 pad)

And here are a few close-ups:

The heart is, if I'm not mistaken, from Artemio! Love the TPC fiber! (or is it TCP, I'll check out!)

I cut out a AC sticker, and it fit perfectly the size of the circle! PERFECT!!!

For the flower, I used a Spellbinder die, it's BEAUTIFUL! Some layering, some brads... AWESOME!

I stamped and clear embossed a nice shape. Then I put some distress ink on the side!

Used some washi tape, layered more flowers. I used a square shape I got at some Dollar Store, and I painted some yellow crackle paint on it.

Thickes and a alpha. To cut the first words, I used a Sizzix die.

STASH USED:

* The little shape
* The crackle paint
* The stamp on the tag

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I used washi, YYYYEEEAAAHHHHH
* The title... Just the title is a story. It's a sentence my nephew used to say when he was like 2 or 3... It's from Snow White!
* I love the pop of colours in front of the off-white background... And the black twine too!
* I liked using stickers and stuff!


Well, on that note, I will leave you to your day, hoping it will go well!! If I have the courage, I will have a look and come back to let you know what the exact supplies are!

Have a great day everyone :-)

Hello everyone,

New week, new LO!

I recently discovered "The Scrapbooking Haven" website and decided to play with this month sketch.



Not so long ago, I would have said: "Well, not my kind of sketch" and I would have looked for another one! But  that's not happening anymore! I am now trying to take the sketches and really make them my own!

So here is what I came up with:


With a few close-ups:

Used the Tim Holtz distressing tool. The border punch is the Fiskars postage stamp.

Love those Thickers!! Little letters on top are Lilly Bee Design. The scalloped piece is a Pinkpaislee Mistable. Misted it with some "Bubble gum" Maya Mist from MR.

Die cut the hearts with Sizzix dies and then embossed them! Love the result. I used washi tape to hold the paper on the die. Didn't peel it off the pinkish one because I liked the result! (At the top.)

The brad is BoBunny, the tab is AC :)

A mini clip from TH... A few buttons and there you go! :)

I'm really happy because I used a lot of the products I bought last week end, so I don't have to regret the purchases. Used the heart dies, the Pinkpaislee mistable, the Maya Mist, the little tiny alpha, the tab.

But I also used some stash..

STASH USED

* Bought the paper last summer, so they start to count as stash!
* The stamp was bought last June as well! It's Toga and I love this set, but we know I don't use my stamps enough, so I am trying to be better!
* The little heart at the top. I peeled it off a Martha Stewart embellishment. I figured that if I don't use the entire embellishment, at least, I should use part of it, right?!
* Washi taaaaaaaaaaaape!

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I started off with a rather "old"/vintagy looking sketch and I came up with a totally different look and feel!
* The texture provided by the distressing of the paper, the muslin ribbon, the washi tape and the embossing
* I used a stamp!!!!! :D

I really hope you like it and I thank you for stopping by :)

Have a great day!

Hello ladies,

As usual, long time, no see... I do feel guilty, you know!

So, without further ado, let me show you a page I created this weekend for the "Sketchy Thursdays" challenge!


I really liked this sketch so I kept many things, but I did change up some others... And here is what I came up with:


This pic features my lil sis when we were at the "Casa Battlo", in Barcelona, this summer! Reminds me of the kind of pics my dad takes, in which he would put an usual object next to a well known one to compare sizes, so we wouldn't forget in the future! Well, we won't forget the size of the door... or my sister's!

And here are a few close-ups:

Used Tim Holtz' die for the rosette

The letters are Magenta chipboard that I covered with Colorbox ink and clear embossed to get a colour that would coordinate with my papers

For the buttons, I did the same thing: Colorbox inks and clear embossing!

Here, I used "Calico White" Mister Huey. The "Date" and "Photos" stamps are from Toga and the punck is EK Success.

STASH USED

* All the punches... I don't use them as much as I should
* The buttons... I have LOADS of them... Bought them in bulk and two weeks ago, I decided to organize them by colour! It was quite soothing, good therapy!!
* The stamps and the ink!!


WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO


* I didn't follow the sketch to the letter (can I even say that in English... We do say it in French but...)
* I finally managed to get the effect I wanted with the Mr Huey mist
* All the papers don't come from the same collection but it works!

SUPPLIES

Please see the list above (under each picture)
Papers
   * Background: "Decaf Dot" by BoBunny
   * Others: "Summer's end" by Fancy Pants

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,

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,

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

So, here I am, blogging before going to bed...

Today, I thought I would share a project a tiny bit "different"... It's still a LO, but different because I took two different sketches and made a 2-page LO out of them... So, here they are:

1st page

2d page

And here is the result


And, of course, a few close-ups:

Sticker from my stash! looks good over here I think :)

Love the size of those pics! I didn't even have  to resize them!

I covered the chipboard with Colorbox pigment ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder!

Who doesn't like a lil cluster?

VARIATIONS FROM THE SKETCHES

* I had to change the place of the "big boxes" of paper in order to make them match...
* I adeed a brown line around the whole design to "tie it" together
* I had to continue the borders of one page on the following page (the orange one for ex. or the green one at the top)
* I added clusters of embellies at the left top corner and right bottom corner (too empty otherwise)
* On the right, I had to put the two pics together because of the orange border... It looked weird to have it go under them and have them separate
* I put those big yellow thingies instead of stars on the right in order to match them with the three on the left
* There may be other changed but I guess we have the main ones here!

THINGS FROM MY STASH


* The fiskars border punch I don't use enough
* The chipboard letters I have left from my International clocks project
* The "Vive les mariés stickers"! It's old and I don't even remember where it comes from!


WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* I am happy to be able to really modify a sketch in order to suit my needs
* Chipboard letters for the title
* Don't know why, but I really like the left page!

SUPPLIES

* Border punch: Fiskars Effervescence punch
* Big yellow thingies: Cabochons by Mark Richards
* Green bling on the letters: Rhinestone elements by Mark Richards
* Clear embossing powder: Top boss clear embossing powder
* For the remaining supplies, please visit my 2Peas gallery.

TFL and have a wonderful day!!!

Hello!

Today, I decided to share with you a little bit of home decor, instead of a page again!

Don't be too excited but you are going to see a wall of my kitchen!!! (Ahah) Since I live in Canada, I come from France and my fiancé (looove saying this word) is from Tunisia, we decided it was only fair to have several clocks: one for each country. And to make sure we know which one is which, I spelled the names out of chipboard letters.

So here is the wall:



And now, close-ups on the letters!



I realized now that I haven't erased all the pencil lines, I need to do that now!

So, here is how I made the letters:

1) Used chipboard letters I bought at my LSS
2) Covered them with black ink (I used common ink since I didn't have Stazon at the time)
3) Covered my stamp with Top Boss Watermark (the stamp is from Magenta but I can't find it)
4) Applied the stamp on the wet black ink (kissing technique)
5) Let the letters sit to dry but they wouldn't dry after two to three day so I applied clear embossing powder and I heat set them
6) Applied Glue Dots at the back and voilà !

Hope you like the result, thanks for stopping by :)