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Hi everyone,

So, once again, I've been REALLY bad!! But, I promise that I a really going to try and get better.

I made this card before Christmas, but I never got around to sharing it. And, since I really liked it, I thought I could share it now, even if the good weather is FINALLY here! In Montréal, we've finally had a REALLY nice week, over 20 °C.

Anyway, back to the card... :)


I used some acetate as a base and then, mounted it all until I was finally happy. I don't have a sewing machine, so I stitched by hand and tried doing two different stitches for a little interest.

It made me happy because it's different and I used different things. For example, the little card that says "joy" is from EP. The vellum at the back? It's the negative from a snowflake I cut out. Annnd, I finally used washi tape, so that pretty much rocks in my book! Always happy when I throw a little here and there.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT

* It's different from what I usually do. I stepped out of my comfort zone, and I like it!
* Washiiiiiiii (if you didn't get it the first time)
* Am I allowed to say.................................................. EVERYTHING???

Well, I thank you for stopping by and I will try and be good, post soon!

Thank youuuuuuu,

Hello everyone,

See, aren't I gettn better? I didn't let three months go by this time!!

I'm here today with a monochromatic layout I created recently. It makes me really happy for various reasons: 1- I have been wanting to create a monochromatic LO for a while, 2- I used some stuff from many different collections :)

Soooooo, without further ado, there you go:

I had fun without mists on this background! What I did is that I put a bit of mist on the top and bottom, and then I blew with a straw. And this created this fun pattern.

I decided to be a bit more creative. So, even if I had no power on the outcome, I decided to use it anyway! And I think I really like the result.

Here are a few close-ups

A close-up of the misting and stamping. I created this pennant shape free-hand. The mist orange mist is Maya Road.

My first FLAIIIIR! Some journaling spot. Some more stamping. Makes me happy!

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I used the little strip of the 6x6 pad, hence the little hole. The orange sticker is from the "Snap" collection from MME.

What I like about this LO:

• I used many different collections. When you look for one colour, it seems to me that's it's really easier to find different papers.
• I tried my hand at some "artsy stuff". I really like the result of the blowing on the misting.
• I manage to integrate various things I like (the strip on the left hand side, the clusters)
• I used some scraps!!

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,

It's been a while... but here I am with a new page, created between some biking and room painting!

I started this page with an Imaginisce sketch. I can't participate in the challenge, but I am still sharing the love! :)

So, here is the sketch:


And here is what I came up with:

With a few close-ups:

Some cutting some brads...

Some layering, washi, etc.

Would a LO be complete without Mr. Huey?

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

Hello everyone,

Long time again :) But I am back today with a bright and happy LO I made about my beautiful nephew!!

I used a sketch from BG to make it


And here is my take:


And a few close-ups:

Used S. Tidwell's technique to create banners with washi :) You'll notice that the polka dot circle comes under the red background

Stamped parts of the "Friend" def. by Hero Arts with an Adirondack dabber in Aqua. The tag was cut w/ a Tim Holtz die.

A few Hero Arts and SC ctamps :)

White circle also comes under the background. Same stamps, a few brads.

STASH USED

*All the stamps
* The paint dabber
* The Mister Huey paint
* The washi tape

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* The layers
* The stamping
* All the various shapes

That's it for tonight, but I am pretty happy with "it" :)

Here, the weather is getting pretty good... Sunny and all... And I am looking for ways to being able to scrap on the balcony.. What about you, do you scrap outside sometimes??

So, have a greay day and see you soon!! :)

Hello everyone,

Verrryyyy long time no see! But today I am back with a LO about my beautiful niece... I don't even have the date of the picture, I didn't even take it, but I thought she was sooo cute that I couldn't resist scrapping it!

So, I decided to use some EP paper and went for it, without a sketch even, which is pretty rare for me.

And here is what I came up with:


And a few close-ups

I made this flower with some trim, some bubble gum mettalic mist from Maya Road and a brad from the Kraft Funday collection by MME

Misted with some Mister Huey in Calico White. Added some black bling, I like it!

Decided to use some trim for some added texture, some stamping, some washi tape :)

STASH USED

* The trim
* The washi tape
* The back bling

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS LO

* The collection of PP, it is sooo beautiful
* I love how I mixed up textures with the stamping, the trims and the washi
* I like that I didn't use a sketch
* I love the added black jewels, I feel like it adds the perfect touch!

 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 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 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!