Just five more minutes !

Hello everyone,

OH MY GOD! It's been way too long... As they say, life got in the way. Lot of work... went to visit my family in France during the holidays, then back to work.

I have been creating a bit, but not as much as I would have liked... And I didn't find take the time to blog.

But I decided that it was over and that I needed to take control over my life!

So, I decided to do a 365 project and to take one picture a day! I am sharing them every day on my Instagram (depjoha). Hope you can visit and that the little snippets of my life are somewhat interesting! :)

I came back with a card today!

I created it with last week Studio Calico card sketch and the "Read Set Go" 6x6 pad.



WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS PROJECT:

* I used some Studio Calico wood veneer that I love so much
* I used some washi (the blue on the right)
* I used some mist...
* I also got inspiraed by Tracy (Mercytiara) : I just loooove the way she traces around her pieces and I started doing it as well :)


I'm going to go now... Quick post... Baby steps to get back to it :)

I wish you a great day and thank you for stopping by!

Johanna

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,

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,

Once again, it's been way too long... REALLY LONG!

Today, I am up with a card I created for a friend's birthday this week. At first, I had a whole different idea (I wanted to stamp and colour a heart border) but it bled and I had to re-start everything.

So, I made this CAS card and I LOOOOVE it!










I embossed, stamped, layered and embellished... And TADA!

There you have it, a quick project for my "come-back"... which, I hope, is going to be more regular!

I wish you all a great day and will make sure to read you soon :)

Bye for now,

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