An Oldie But Goodie - A Valentine's Day Post

It's been quite some time since I last posted something. But I guess you already know that ;-)

And you also guessed that I've been busy... as usual.

Oh well, let's not complaint and jump right into today's post.

Today's post is Valentine's Day inspired, as the title suggests.

I created this card just like the old times... a vintage, shaped card featuring a Magnolia stamp and colored with Distress Inks and Kuretake watercolors. Papers and flowers are from Prima Marketing, Inc., the tag is from Crate Paper, and the heart shaped tag is from Magnolia. I also added trims, cheesecloth and sequins.

I'll probably be sharing another card soon ;-)

Thanks for stopping by! ~xoxo~

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There's No OTTER Like You

Because "someone" (not me! LOL) wanted to give away a Love card...

Stamps are by MFT Stamps and I colored them with Distress Inks. I created and cut the word "Love" and the slider using my Silhouette Cameo (gotta love that machine!). Finally, I used foam dots to adhere the otters and make everything look 3D.

Then on the big day, it went home with this...

Sshhh.. don't tell him I posted this! LOL!

TFL!

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Condolences

A friend of mine suffered a terrible loss, so I made her and her husband this card...

Stamp is Stampdendous and I colored it entirely with Distress Inks. The sentiment is computer generated. I kept it simple, without any embellishments, since it was going overseas and because I wanted to keep the stamp/coloring as the main focus.

TFL!

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Inspirational Post: Sisters and Friends

Hi lovelies!

Today is my turn for another Saturated Canary inspirational post...

And my creation for it is a simplistic card with *tons* of sisterly love ;)

The gorgeous stamp is Sisters and Friends and you can find it here.

It was colored with Prismacolor Pencils and mineral spirits. I also added Stickles to certain areas of their dresses to accentuate them ;) The background was colored with Distress Inks and a dauber, and the clouds diecuts are by Memory Box and were cut using a glittery cardstock.

I hope that you have liked it and *thanks* for stopping by!!

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Próximas Clases

¿Ya viste las clases que estaré ofreciendo próximamente?

Prismacolors Básico

 Domingo, 4 de mayo de 2014

1:00 pm a 3:00 pm

En esta clases aprenderás técnicas básicas para pintar con lápices Prismacolor y Espíritus Minerales ("Mineral Spirits"). Al final podrás preparar una tarjeta para que puedas mostrar tu trabajo. **Clase incluye sello digital de Aurora Wings, dos lápices Prismacolor, difuminador, literatura y materiales para preparar la tarjeta.**

Para más detalles o para reservar tu espacio, presiona aquí.

Distress Inks Básico

Domingo, 18 de mayo de 2014

1:00 pm a 3:00 pm

Ven a aprender a pintar con esta popular técnica que ha llamado tanto la atención. Al final podrás preparar una tarjeta para que puedas mostrar tu trabajo. **Clase incluye imágenes estampadas para que puedas practicar, pincel, carta de colores, literatura y materiales para preparar la tarjeta.**

Para más detalles o para reservar tu espacio, presiona aquí.

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Summer

Because we are in the middle of Summer...

Time for sun... beach... fun!!!  Sorry to my Aussie friends ;-)

Here's a tag that I created with one of the newest Magnolia stamps from the Summer Breeze 2013 Collection...

I wanted to make this look more like a keepsake, so I placed the colored Tilda on cream cardstock to simulate a Polaroid photo. The rest was just embellishments ;-)  At the end of this post you will find the supplies list.

And here's a photo I took of our Summer vacations last year. It is a sunset from my beautiful Puerto Rico!

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe:

• Stamp - Magnolia Summer Breeze 2013 Collection
• Inks - Archival Ink "Coffee", Distress Inks (Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain; Skin: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Aged Mahogany; Dress, Sandals & Headband: Scattered Straw; Bucket & Snails: Broken China, Antique Linen; Sand: Tea Dye, Vintage Photo)
• Patterned Paper - Simple Stories
• Tags - Magnolia
• Wreath - Memory Box
• Letter Stickers - Simple Stories
• Flowers - Magnolia, Wild Orchid Crafts, generic
• Other - Trims, seam binding, sheer ribbon, doily, cheese cloth, pearls, machine stitching

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Mom To-Be

Hi there lovelies!

Here's my latest card for a very *Special Moment*...

This is *Gift From Heaven Tilda* and she is one of the newest stamps from the *Special Moments* Collection. Isn't she lovely?

I colored her with Distress Inks and used the *no-lines* technique. Yes, I'm so in love with this technique! ;-)
The background was also colored with Distress Inks. Check the bottom of this post for the rest of the materials used.

On July 6th I'll be back to -->Scrapper's Place<-- *Coloring With Distress Inks* - Basic & Intermediate. If you live close by and would love to learn how to color with Distress Inks, this is your opportunity sign up!

Well I guess that's all for now. Thanks for stopping by!!

Recipe:

• Stamp & Sentiment - Magnolia
• Inks - StazOn Baby Blue, Distress Inks (Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain; Skin: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Aged Mahogany; Dress & Shoes: Milled Lavender, Victorian Velvet), Stickles
• Patterned Paper - Magnolia
• Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts, Generic
• Pearls - Magnolia
• Folded Heart Die - Magnolia Doo Hickey
• Butterfly - Martha Stewart punch
• Scalloped Oval & Oval Templates - Nestabilities by Spellbinders
• Other - trims, seam binding, sheer ribbon, machine stitching, Cheese Cloth

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Artista Invitada "Latina Crafter"

Este mes tuve el honor de ser la *artista invitada* de Latina Crafter...

 

¡Gracias Diana por la invitación!!

Y por supuesto, tuve el placer de poder jugar con algunos sellos de sus últimas colecciones...

Mini Set de Animales *Estoy Esperando*. Estan chulísimos y súper tiernos! Simplemente me encantaron!!!

El lobito lo pinté con Distress Inks y estampé con diferentes diseños a vuelta redonda del borde para decorar. También le añadí costura, distresado y Stickles.

El banderín de la izquierda lo hice con un palito de madera y Washi Tape. El resto es pura decoración (al final de este post les doy la lista de materiales utilizados).

Para la bolsita, estampé el lobito con tinta StazOn negra y decoré la parte superior con un tag, flores, cinta y frase.

En fin, un proyecto sencillo y que hace un lindo regalo para alguien especial ;-)

No olviden visitar la página de -->Latina Crafter<-- para que vean la gran variedad de hermosos sellos en Español que tienen disponibles.

Receta:

• Sellos - Estoy Esperando de Latina Crafter
• Tintas - StazOn Jet Black, Distress Inks
• Papel de Patrón - Bo Bunny
• Molde para la Tarjeta - QuikCutz
• Tag - Magnolia
• Tag de Corazón - Magnolia
• Borde Flores - Memory Box
• Corazones en Madera - Latina Crafter
• Otros - Cinta de ruedo, flores, Washi Tape, cheese cloth, cinta satinada, costura, Stickles

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A Mother's Day Card

Hi there lovelies!

Here's my latest card using *Ballerina* Tilda from the latest Magnolia stamps collection...

Since tomorrow we celebrate Mother's Day, I thought that this stamp would look cute for a gift. I colored her with Distress Inks, paper pieced her crown with 3D dots and added Stickles to make certain areas to *pop-out* from the card.

The sentiment is computer generated and it reads *Happy Mother's Day!*

Now this card is for a special friend of mine ;-) I hope that she likes it!!

I'll be back soon with another creation. Thanks for stopping by!!

Recipe:

• Stamp - Ballerina Tilda
• Inks - StazOn Baby Blue, Distress Inks, Acrylic Paint
• Patterned Paper - Melissa Frances
• Card Template - QuicKutz
• Oval Template - Nestabilities
• Heart Tag - Magnolia DooHickey
• Other - Doily, Cheese Cloth, Flowers, Trims, Sheer Ribbon, Mini Spool, Rhynestones, Machine Stitching

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Tilda in 3D

Hi everyone!

It's time for some Easter inspiration ;-)

So today I'm going to share with you my latest card using a lovely Tilda from the newest Easter 2013 Collection.

Yes, I'm hooked with these shaped cards! They're so much fun to create and look soooo pretty ;-)

I colored Tilda with Distress Inks and I added Stickles to certain areas for a sparkly touch.

And here's a neat trick...

I stamped *twice* both images (the background and Tilda), colored everything, and then cut out certain pieces from both images and adhered them to the main ones with 3D dots, as seen in the picture.

You can see how the technique is done in this video that I created a couple of months ago, which features another stamp and card, but the process is exactly the same.


Thanks for stopping by!!

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Sweet Valentine

Hi everyone,

Here's a last minute card that I created for Valentine's Day...

This is Tilda with Big Ice Cream and she is my very first Tilda with *no lines* technique... Woohooo!!!

I always struggled with this technique and after having tried many~many times, I finally could create one (at least decent enough to show off...LOL!!)

Here's a close-up of her...

I also did a *wash-out* effect on her with white acrylic paint to *fade* her just a little bit and to give her an even more watercolor effect ;-)

All in all, I really liked how she turned out :-D

Finally, I'm happy to announce that we have four new DT members...

~ Jill ~

~ Giada ~

~ Ashlee ~

~ Shirin ~

Click on their names to visit their blogs and give them a *warm welcome* to Magnolia!!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Recipe:

• Stamps - Magnolia
• Inks - StazOn Baby Blue, Distress Inks, Acrylic Paint
• Patterned Paper - Magnolia, Canvas Corp.
• Tag - Magnolia Doo Hickey
• Border - Memory Box
• Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts, Generic
• Pearls - Magnolia
• Other - Cheese Cloth, Doily, Trim, Sheer Ribbon, Machine Stitching

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Shepherd Tilda

At only one week until Christmas, I can say that I'm almost ready for this big event.

My cards were mailed...

My home decoration is done...

I'm almost finished with my shopping...

My December Daily is in process and it's looking fabulous ;-)

I made a Christmas Photo Session for some happy customers...

And of course, I made some time out to play with my Magnolia stamps ;-D

Like the title says, this is Shepherd Tilda on a lovely background of Bethlehem. Everything is colored with Distress Inks.

I made a shaped card with Nestabilities and my Big Shot. The most talented Camilla has a -->tutorial on how to make one.

Papers are from Simple Stories, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts (and from some other companies), the heart tag is Magnolia, the sentiment reads "Merry Christmas" and is from Stampin' Up, and I also used trims, a doily, cheese cloth, and machine stitching.

Oh and guess what? That little fellow to the left just announced that he knows who Santa really is!! :-o My reply: "Good! Because now you can tell yourself to that person that I want an iPad for Christmas." LOL!!

Happy Stamping!!

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Mother and Child

As promised, here's another Christmas card using one of the newest stamps from the Nativity Collection...

Mother & Child representing the true Christmas Spirit!

Papers are Fancy Pants and Simple Stories, I colored my stamp with Distress Inks, tags are Magnolia, the oval templates are Nestabilities, flowers are Wild Orchid Crafts, and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up. I also used Modeling Paste on all edges to add a "frosty" look ;-)

Will be back with some more, so stay tuned!

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It's That Time of the Year Again...

When everyone is cheerful...

Homes are decorated...

Kitchens smell good...

Friends and family gather together...

Kids are all excited...

And malls are crowded and totally impossible!! LOL!!

IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME!!!

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Follow Your Dreams

Magnolia's newest magazine is available with *tons* of inspiration!

This time with ideas for sports, teacher's gifts, tutorials, a beginner's section...

Everything in one place!

Order your copy *here*.

Recipe:

• Patterned Paper - Prima Marketing, Inc.
• Stamps - Soccer Edwin, Soccer Field, Cheerleader Tilda
• Inks - Archival "Coffee", Tim Holtz's Distress Inks, Crackle Paint "Picket Fence"
• Border and Clouds Diecuts - Memory Box
• Stars Diecuts - Sizzlits by Sizzix
• Other - Trims, machine stitching, dimensionals

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Making a "Criss-Cross" Card Tutorial

Hello dear friends!!

I'm really happy to be sharing with you today this video tutorial that I did for all those *beginners* who want to make cards *a la Magnolia* style ;-)

It is a music video with captions in English. I tried to make it as detailed as possible... but of course, if you have any doubts or questions on the process, feel free to email me :-)

But before I show you my video, here's the finished card:

I used Edwin as the main subject of my card. As it is a *male* card, I tried to keep it simple... still it's very hard to not to add a couple of flowers to these cards ;-)

And here's how it looks on the inside:

You just simply pull up to reveal the card's insert. It is perfect for a party invitations too ;-)

Now here's my video, which I hope that you like it! So *please* let me know what you think of it ok? ;-)  By the way, at the end of the video you can find the supplies list.

Finally, don't forget to check out my *You Tube channel* for more of my videos. They're mostly craft/mixed media related, but I'm sure that you're going to enjoy them as well.

Thanks for stopping by!

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TOMIC Challenge #50 - Sketch + Inspiration

Hi my friends,

Today we start another *TOMIC Challenge* :-D

This week's challenge is to follow this sketch:

AND also, be inspired on this Magnolia Ink cover:

Now here's what I did for this challenge:

This is the card that I made for my mom on Mother's Day ;-)
Tilda is from the newest collection *Summer Memories 2012* and was colored with Distress Inks.

You can see the supplies' list at the end of this post.

Now head to TOMIC's blog and see what the others did for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!!
xoxoxo

Recipe:

• Patterned Paper - Prima Marketing
• Stamp - Waterlily Tilda by Magnolia
• Inks - Archival "Coffee", Distress Inks (Hair: Antique Linen, Walnut Stain; Skin: Tattered Rose, Vintage Photo, Aged Mahogany; Dress: Scattered Straw; Pants &amp; Headband: Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick; Water &amp; Water Lilys: Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters, Milled Lavender; Butterflies: Aged Mahogany; Background: Tea Dye, Victorian Velvet, Weathered Wood)
• Scallop Oval &amp; Oval Templates - Nestabilities by Spellbinders
• Flower Doily Die - Memory Box
• Heart Die - Magnolia
• Flowers - Wild Orchid Flowers, Generic
• Letter Stickers - Prima
• Other - seam binding, machine stitching, pink pearls, heart charm

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