Cards by Lady Ann's Challenge #7 (2/22 to 3/28)

Happy Friday everyone, what are you creating this weekend?

I have been MIA, since my vacation last January 19th to February 5th no particle reason for it except for being so excited for my friend who is getting married in June and since I will not be able to attend the wedding I went ahead and I teamed up with another BFF in gifting our friend her wedding invitations, giveaways and thank you cards to match which is keeping me real busy right now. 

I will be posting more about this as I go along with the creative process.

But for now why don't you head on over to Cards by Lady's Ann Blog for the next Challenge. 

It's Friday Sentimental Challenge # 7. The winner of the challenge will receive 2 digi stamps from
this challenge sponsor, Stamp N Doodle.

Here's the digistamp that I picked is from Stamp N Doodle:

Here's the card I made with this digital stamp:

More up close pictures of the card:

Card Recipe:

Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman Collection - Man About Town cardstock

Recollection Red Cardstock

Cheery Lynn Doily Die

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

G Studio my world is brighter because of you wood stamp

G Studio simply enjoy it all wood stamp

Martha Stewart Border doily punch

3D Foam adhesive

I am really looking for a gentleman look on this card. This digi stamp reminds me of my Grandpa watching over our little cousin Regan in the rain. It's been 9 year since my Granpa 'Lolo' passed away but I really miss him. He has been like a father to me and my brother. 

You may not be able to see it but I used paper tole technique on the digi stamp. After I colored the digi stamp using Adobe Photoshop Elements I printed it 4 times. I accordingly cut in a way to give it depth or 3D Look.

I really welcome all comments. Let me know what you think. 

Have a great weekend!

Lady Ann Challenges - 1-25-2013 to 2-21-2013

Hello there, everyone come on over to Lady Ann's Friday is Sentiment - Anything Goes
This new challenge starts on January 25th to February 21st


Here's the card I made:

Card Recipe - digi stamp provided by Guylou's Inimitability Digistamps
- I digitally colored the stamp using my old version of Photoshop Elements
- I used DCWV Cardstocks
- Folded the cardstock to form a twisted easel card with use of one battery operated tea-light after punching a square and covering it up with vellum. This is an I idea I got from one of the youtube videos unfortunately I can't find the original video so don't recall who I got this idea from.
- Used the Mrs Grossman's Happy Valentine's Day Sticker

Lady Ann Challenges - 12-27-2012 to 1-24-2013

Happy Third Day of Christmas!
Hope everyone is having a very merry Christmas this season!
Come on over to Lady Ann's Friday is Sentiment - Anything Goes
It starts today until January 24th, 2013


Here's the card sample I made using the digi stamp by QKR "Ice Skating"

Card Recipe - Digi Stamp by QKR "Ice Skating
- I digitally colored the stamp using my old version of Photoshop Elements
- I used Bo Bunny cardstock and Recollection Canvas cardstock
- Folded the blue recollection Canvas to form an easel card
- I used Spellbinders Lacy Doily Motif to cut out the border
- Snowflake buttons
- Let it Snow stamp from KinderStampo Vintage and Traditional Holiday Stamp set

KinderStampO Guest Design Team "Holiday Cheer" Blog Hop

Welcome to the KinderStampO Guest Design Team
"Holiday Cheer" Blog Hop...

Are you having fun yet? I am so excited to share my creativity with you. We have tons of fun projects, challenges, features and surprises in store for you and I can't wait for you to be part of it!
Hello there, I'm Alena Lucero-Tenreiro, I love to create and make different projects for friends and family. Below you find the project I made for this awesome blog hop, inspired by the colors red, black, silver and white using the Holiday Cheer theme...

Products Used: KinderStampO Vintage and Traditional Christmas Stamp Set Doily Happy Holidays on Kraft cardstock by Canvas Corp Tim Holtz Alterations: Star Bright 3-D Die Kaisercraft Die Cut Elements - Tis the Season Collection Studio G Chalks - Red
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Checkout the Cards by Lady Anne Sentimental Fridays Challenge:

Christmas is almost here. My hubby and I started a tradition to buy our real tree on my birthday, but since my birthday falls on the same day as Scrapbooking Made Simple store having their Spellbinder Warehouse sale, We might move the tree shopping on Sunday instead. Part of the tradition once we got the tree we start decorating our home inside and out. Please comment when do you start decorating for Christmas? Now I will have to direct you to another challenge on Cards By Lady Anne -Sentimental Friday "Anything Goes" Challenge . This month's challenge is sponsored by LilyPinkscraps a $10 Gift certificate to winner. Below is the card I made using Lily stamp.

Miniature Christmas Parols (Filipino Christmas Lantern)

Christmas is 27 days away. I am making my old time favorite miniature paper parols. My version of the parol is made out of paper. Using different pieces like punched daisy flowers, circles, stars, tissue paper all put together with glue and glue gun. Traditionally the parols are larger and have star shaped with bamboo frame sticks covered with colored Japanese paper or crepe paper and the most common form is a five-pointed star with two decorative "tails" made of tissue papers. Nowadays there are few more types of the parols made with capiz and with lights.

More information I got from wikipedia. A Filipino paról vendor's stall, showing the myriad designs and colours available Nowadays, the materials range from plastic, shells, glass, beads, foil, feathers, hemp, leaves, seeds, soft drink straws, wood and even metal. They usually comes in various sizes, from small, tinsel and foil lanterns to gigantic ones that are electrically lit at night, and may have one, three or more tails aside from the ubiquitous two. Some have a surrounding "halo" while the number of points may usually range from four to around ten (higher numbers are not unknown). As for stellate patterns, more complex shapes that are seen are the rose, the bromeliad, the snowflake and the sea urchin. Other designs aside from the common stellate pattern include that of angels, huge flowers, Santa Claus's face, reindeer, happy faces, and Christmas trees, among other Western holiday symbols. Recently, innovations from Pampanga include production of lanterns with electronic lights that can be programmed to produce a dancing effect, as is the use of LED rope lights, known as "flexilight" lanterns. The original stellate design of the paról remains common in the Philippines and considered distinct for Filipinos. The traditional craft of lantern-making is usually taught to schoolchildren around Christmastime, but actual manufacture is now primarily done in the barrios and the poblacions and is rarely done in urban areas. A notable exception is Parañaque, a city in Metro Manila, which has the largest paról-making industry in the Philippines, and San Fernando, Pampanga, where a lot of paróls also originate.

Great news, I am now part of a Cards By Lady Anne Design Team, thanks to my friend Berni. Here's the first challenge that I am involved in Friday is Sentiment - Anything Goes(10/26 to 11/23)

Graphic 45 - October Challenge: Bird Song

I love the new Graphic 45 papers. I decided to join this challenge. I used an old picture frame that I have that is a shadow box and a mini drawer for jewelry. If wanna join in too, go ahead it's on until October 31st. Just go to Graphic 45 October Challenge Link.

Lady Anne's Challenges: 3rd Friday ~ Sentiment Challenge

It has been a long time since I joined an online challenge, this one is from Cards by Lady Anne
Thanks Berni for your encouragement and for letting me know about this challenge.

3rd Friday ~ Sentiment Challenge
Theme Halloween - Twist two dies
28 September ~ 25 October 12

I used a few different Halloween cardstocks by DCWV, Martha Stewart, MME. The circle dies are made with Spellbinder's Nestabilities lacey circle die and two of Martha Stewart's Halloween punches, the drippy goo edge punch and scary fence edge punch. The stamp I used is from Stampendous, colored it in using Purple from Studio G Sparkle Writer and Yellow 3D Foam paint. Last but not the least is the sentiment which I have no idea who made it since I got it from a Scrapbook yard sale.

My Scrapbooking Made Simple 1st Anniversary Challenge Entry

Here's what I submitted to Scrapbooking Made Simple's First Anniversary Sale Challenge. I altered a 12 x 12 Wooden Photo Frame. I used about 90% of the Yellow Bicycle Swoon Kit. I used chipboard and duct tape to make the shadow box and cut a hole to fit a battery operated tea light.For the colors I used Tim Holtz Inks and a little bit of the Inka Gold (India Gold) on the embossed frame that you see on the lower right of the frame. The additional embellishments are from Jolee's 3D stickers with some bling and lace ribbons.

Before Picture:

After Picture:

Here's the up close picture of the entry.