1st birthday card

Hello!

Today, I made a birthday card for my friend's son. He will be turning 1! I first made my background with Izink and Irresistible inks. I mixed my turquoise ink with water and sprayed it. I added a washi tape border and a black line. The 1 is a green sticker on circles cut with Spellbinders dies. The stamps were colored with Spectrum Noir markers and mounted on 2D foam. I added some Stickles on their gifts, hats and balloons for more sparkle. My sentiment was embossed in white on a black die cut.

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Make your own background
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: A bit o' green
- Seize the birthday: The great divide
- Addicted to stamps challenge 121: glitter/bling

Material used:
- Stamps: Prehistoric party (Stampendous), souhaits (Lime Citron)
- Dies: Circles , Fancy tags 1 (Spellbinders)
- Inks: Bamboo leaves (Irresistible), turquoise (IZink)
- Stickles: Stardust (Ranger)
- Spectrum Noir markers:CG1+CG4+LG5, LY2+LY1+LY3, GB3+GB5, IB2+IB3
- Washi tape
- Stickers (number 1): Jack & Jill (Doodlebug design)

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Birthday card

Hello!

Yesterday, I made  a birthday card using the stamp "La Soiree". I colored it with Spectrum Noir markers. I made the candles using a punch and decorated them with yellow Stickles. I added some patterned papers and fanions. My butterflies were stamped on glossy paper I previously inked with alcohol inks. I added Stickles as well on their wings and opened them for more dimension on my card. The sentiment was stamped with SSS ink.

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:

- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge: Anything Goes
- Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge: Inspired by a song
- Spectrum Noir February challenge: Use pink and/or red
- PBSC February challenge: Use red and/or hearts
- Seize the birthday: Anything goes
- Addicted to Stamps and more: Make your mark

Material used:
- Stamp: La Soirée (Penny Black), Good day (Penny Black), Butterflies (Hero Arts)
- Die: Butterflies (Sizzix)
- Stickles: Stardust, Yellow (Ranger)
- Ink: Lipstick red (Simon Says Stamp)
- Spectrum Noir Markers: CR9+CR11, GB3+GB5, LV2+PL5,CG4+LG5
- Punch: candles (EK Success)
- Alcohol Inks: Mountain rose, Sunshine yellow and Sunset orange (Adirondack/Ranger)
- Alcohol blending solution (Adirondack)

Thank you card

Hello,

I just finished my last thank you card for a friend. She sent me a lot of tomatoes and pepper seeds lately  so I thought a thank you card with flowers would be perfect for her. I used the same stamp as last time, Delicate Blossoms and the Butterflies stamp/die set from HA. I colored the stamp with Spectrum Noir markers. For my butterflies, I first inked a glossy cardstock with 3 alcohol inks. Next time, I will use colors that contrast more. I then added some Stickles on their wings and Liquid pearl on their body. I made the drops with Irresistible inks.

I'm submitting my card to these challenges:
- Hero Arts: Fabulous Flowers challenge
- A blog named hero: A bit of sparkle challenge
- Addicted to stamps Challenge #120 - Die cut

Material used:
Stamps and dies: Delicate Blossoms (Hero Arts), Butterflies (Hero Arts / Sizzix) and sentiment from Artemio
Spectrum Noir markers: CT4+GB3+GB5
Gloss paper (Ranger)
Ink: Jet Black (Staz On), Onyx Black (Versafine), Electric Orange (Irresistible Neon)
Alcohol Inks: Mountain rose, Sunshine yellow and Sunset orange (Adirondack/Ranger)
Alcohol blending solution (Adirondack)
Stickles: Platinum (Ranger)
Liquid pearl: Onyx Pearl (Ranger)

Thank you for your comments, they are always appreciated!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

To celebrate this day, I made another card. I might give it only next year as I already made my card for this year he he. I don't know about you but I have tons of ribbons and buttons I'm not using much. When I first started scrapbooking, I enjoyed ribbons and buttons and now, I'm more into inks. So for this card, I challenged myself to use those items on my card. I like so much this stamp from Art Impressions I decide to use it again this week:

I first randomly arranged many ribbons on my patterned paper. I then added my main image (hand cut to keep the cat's tail) and my sentiment (Happy Valentine's Day). I colored the animals with Tombow markers. I created flowers with felt and buttons. I'm submitting this card to these two challenges:
- Art Impressions Challenge #177 Love, love, love
- Addicted to stamps Challenge #120 - Die cut

Material used:
- Stamps: Fur-ever (Art Impressions), sentiment (Bonnidée)
- Dies: Lacey ovals (Spellbinders), Small tag frame (Hero Arts)
- Patterned paper: K&Company
- Various ribbons and buttons
- Tombow markers

Thanks for stopping by!

Carte de St-Valentin

Bonjour à tous,

Avec la St-Valentin qui approche, j'ai préparé (d'avance pour une fois!) ma carte de St-Valentin à mon homme. J'ai tout d'abord créé mon fond avec l'encre Distress, puis j'ai étampé dans la même couleur l'étampe Amour, 3 fois à divers endroits. Ensuite, avec une encre plus foncée, j'ai étampé l'étampe avec les coeurs et le souhait. J'ai recouvert la totalité de la carte avec de l'encre Versamark pour embosser avec une encre transparente, cela a apporté un effet lustré partout. Puis, une petite touche finale en ajoutant 3 coeurs dorés Peel-off ainsi que l'étampe "pour la vie" que j'ai découpé à la main. J'ai maté la carte sur un carton rouge, puis sur un carton beige que j'avais embossé à la Cuttlebug et ensuite sur un carton noir. Je trouve que le carton noir apporte plus de masculinité à la carte alors parfait pour un homme.

Voici ma carte pour le défi de février de Simple à Souhait, je pense qu'il y a beaucoup plus que 10 coeurs hi hi:

J'en profite aussi pour la soumettre au défi de février de Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Use hearts and/or red et de Addicted to stamps #119 - Anything goes with a stamp

Matériel utilisé:
- Étampes: Ronds #3 (Simple à Souhait), All you need (Penny Black), Tendre texte d'amour (Magenta), Amour (Doodlebug Design)
- Peel-off: Little bird told me (Magenta)
- Plaque d'embossage: Kassie's Brocade (Cuttlebug)
- Encres: Lipstick Red (Simon Says Stamp), Tattered rose (Distress), VersaMark, Satin Red (Versafine)

Merci pour votre visite et vos commentaires, ils sont toujours appréciés!

Thank you card

Hello,

Today, I’m showing you my latest thank you card. I will send it to a friend who loves gardening. I first made my card by stamping the flower stamp in habanero and green. I applied the color directly on the stamp, carefully because I applied two different colors (flowers/leafs). Then, I applied yellow, pink and green Stickles on the stamping. The tree and the fence are dies cut from Memory Box. I hand cut the owl stamp and colored it with Spectrum Noir markers. I made my background by sponging Distress inks, stamped my sentiment in black Versafine ink and embossed it. I choose a pink patterned paper for my card and on the bottom, I glued 3 pink sequins and added a pink line of Stickles.

I am submitting my card to these challenges:
Memory Box challenge #9 – Pink Cards
Hero Arts FebruaryChallenge – Fabulous Flower
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - One layer
Addicted to Stamp #119 - Anything goes with a stamp

Material used:

-          Stamps: CL755 (Hero Arts), Spring Sprigs (Stampendous), Good day! (Penny Black)

-          Dies: Tall birch, Wrought iron fence (Memory Box)

-          Stickles: Yellow, Fruit punch, Lime green (Ranger)

-          Pink sequins

-          Spectrum Noir markers: CG4+LG5, CR2+CR1, GB3+GB5, EB6+EB5, GB8+GB9, FS2+FS3+TN2

-          Inks: Onyx black, Habanero, Spanish moss (Versafine), Shabby shutters, tumbled glass (Distress)

-          Patterned paper  (Recollections)

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I love you

Hi all,

Valentine's Day is approaching fast so I made a card with a great stamp from Art Impressions I had.

I first mounted on a cream cardstock a multicolor patterned paper I had. Then, on another cream cardstock, I stamped and clear embossed my two stamps. I stamped the "love you" twice to make a heart effect. I sponged some Distress ink on my both cardstocks so the stamps would appear in cream with the resist technique. I chose green patterned papers as well so the card would be a bit more masculine and there would be more contrast. My main stamp was stamped with Versafine ink and I hand cut it to keep the cat's tail. I colored it with Tombow markers. Final touch by adding 3 bling stones.

I'm submitting this card to these challenges:
- Art Impressions #177: Love, love, love!
- Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Have a Heart
- Addicted to Stamps - Anything goes with a stamp

Material used:
- Stamps: Fur-ever (Art Impressions), Amour (Doodlebug Designs), Love you (Florilèges Design)
- Bling: Queen & Co
- Dies: Spellbinders
- Tombow markers: 990+992, 977+969, N79+N57
- Cardstock: Crème (7 Gypsies)
- Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine), Barn door (Distress)

Thanks for stopping by!

Chant de Noël

Bonjour à tous,

Aujourd'hui, je retourne à mes anciennes amours: le coloriage aux crayons Tombow. J'ai voulu faire une carte plus clean and simple, mais où les étampes sont mises de l'avant. J'aime beaucoup le dégradé des Tombow, quel bel effet. Un peu de stickles sur les flocons et la bordure par terre et c'est tout. Voici ma carte:

Voici les crayons Tombow  utilisés pour faire mes dégradés de couleur:
3 chats: 990+992, 969+977, 991+947
Foulards: 243+346,  856+847+837, 452+443+493
Lanterne: N15, 990, 991,  856+847+837


J'en profite pour la soumettre aux défis suivants:

- Magenta Défi de décembre Scène d'hiver: rien de tel qu'une chorale de Noël pour représenter l'hiver et utilisé 2 produits Magenta.

- Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Just a pinch: added Stickles as a final touch

- Addicted to Stamps #115 - Christmas

- Craft Stamper: Take a Technique Sharing the Season

Matériel utilisé:

- Étampes: Chatons chantant (Magenta), En ce joyeux temps des fêtes (Magenta), Fa la la et Lamp Post (Frog Whiskers Ink)

- Tombow markers

- Stickles: Star Dust (Ranger)

Merci de votre visite!

Noël en or

Bonjour à tous,

J'ai décidé de faire une autre carte de Noël hi hi..  J'ai tout d'abord travaillé mon fond avec deux encres Distress et j'ai ensuite vaporisé de l'eau pour faire un effet de neige discret. J'ai ensuite étampé la belle étampe de Magenta que j'ai embossé en or. J'ai maté le tout sur un papier doré pour faire un rappel et ajouté le ruban avec la belle ligne dorée. Visiblement, j'avais le goût de mettre du doré aujourd'hui!

I'm disappointed the gold embossing powder doesn't shine more on the picture..!

Je soumets cette carte aux défis suivants:
- Magenta: Défi de décembre
- SSS Monday challenge: Just a pinch (pinch of water or pinch of gold embossing)
- Addicted to Stamps: CAS #174

Matériel utilisé:
- Étampe: 42096-N (Magenta)
- Peel-off: boules de noel (Magenta)
- Encres: Bundled sage et Pine needles (Distress)

Thanks for stopping by! Merci de votre visite!

Another project for today

Hi all,

Today, I made a second project. After my scrapbook page, I decided to do another Christmas card. I love making holiday cards! The card was not too difficult to make but just very long due to all the hand cutting. So I made the tree with 2 dies cut I had (the tree and the branch, which I die cut twice) on brown card stock and with my Versamark pen, I randomly added ink and added white embossing powder to create a snow effect. Then, I colored with Spectrum markers and hand cut the owls stamp from Art Impressions (did that in front of the tv, it took me forever lol). I added some stickles on the hats and the sentiment (Happy New Year).

I'm entering this card into these challenges:

- Art Impressions Challenge 174 :New Years card or funny resolution (I made a New Year card)

- Memory Box challenge #7 Season's Greetings

- SSS Wednesday challenge - Let It Snow (this challenge was also showcasing Art Impressions products, which makes this card perfect for this challenge!!)

- SSS Monday Challenge - Holly Jolly Stamping
- Lime Citron Cartes de Noël - semaine 4 


Material used:
- Stamps: Whoots (Art Impressions), ksouhaits (Lime Citron)
- Dies cut: Tall birch, Woodland branch (Memory Box), Fancy tags 1 (Spellbinders)
- Patterned paper: DCWV
- Spectrum noir markers: BT8+BT7, IB2+IB3
- Stickles: Waterfall, Crystal (Ranger)
- Ink: Deep lagoon (Versafine)
- Embossing powders: White opaque (Stampendous), Super fine detail clear (Ranger)

Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are always appreciated!

Red Christmas card

Hi all,

This time, I made a red Christmas card! I used the same technique as yesterday and added some red stickles on the tree and some ribbons just below. The sentiment is a die cut.

I'm entering this card into these challenges:

- Penny Black Saturday Challenge : December - Christmas
- SSS Wednesday challenge - Let It Snow
- SSS Monday Challenge - Holly Jolly Stamping
- Addicted to Stamps: Challenge 173 - Holiday
- Lime Citron Cartes de Noël - semaine 3

Material used:
- Stamp: Majestic (Penny Black)
- Die: Voeux de Noël (Lime Citron)
- Ink: Fired brick (Distress ink)
- White embossing powder (Stampendous)
- Stickles: Xmast red (Ranger)
- Ribbon


Thank you for your visit and comments, they are always appreciated!

Green Christmas card

Hi all,

Thanks for visiting my blog today. So I decided to make a green Christmas card with my distress ink! Then used some water to make a snow effect. Stamped the Penny Black trees and the sentiment and embossed them in white. Voilà!

I'm entering this card into these challenges:

- Penny Black Saturday Challenge : December - Christmas
- SSS Wednesday challenge - Let It Snow
- Addicted to Stamps: Challenge 173 - Holiday
- Lime Citron Cartes de Noël - semaine 3

Material used:
- Stamps: Snow dust (Penny Black) and Vive le vent (Lime Citron)
- Ink: Pine needles (Distress ink)
- White embossing powder (Stampendous)


Thank you for your visit and comments, they are always appreciated!

Carte de Noël avec les marqueurs Chameleon

Bonjour à tous!

Qui dit décembre dit préparation officielle du temps des fêtes! Heureusement que j'ai commencé il y a un certain temps ma production intensive des cartes de Noël hi hi.

Voici donc une carte que j'ai fait avec une magnifique étampe de la compagnie Frog's Whiskers Ink. C'est la première fois que je l'utilisais et j'en ai profité pour essayer mes nouveaux marqueurs Chameleon. Ce sont des marqueurs à alcool mais à la différence des Copic ou Spectrum noir, il suffit d'un seul marqueur pour faire tout le dégradé de couleur!

J'étais sceptique au début mais finalement cela fonctionne vraiment! Ci-dessous mon premier essai et je crois m'en être pas trop mal sortie pour une première fois. Le concept est simple, le dégradé se fait tout seul au fur et à mesure. C'est un peu plus difficile pour les grosses surfaces si on veut que le dégradé se fasse à plusieurs endroits (ex: la maison) mais je m'en suis pas trop mal sorti. Le meilleur est le sapin, on voit vraiment le beau dégradé. J'ai hâte de continuer à les tester avec de prochaines cartes!

I'm submitting these cards to these challenges:
- SSS Wednesday challenge - Let It Snow
- SSS Monday Challenge - Gentleman (with the brown card, I think it's great for a man)
- Addicted to Stamps: Challenge 173 - Holiday

Matériel utilisé / Material used:
Étampe: Christmas House (Frog's Whiskers Ink) et Joyeux Noël (Bonnidée)
Marqueurs Chameleon
Stickles: Stardust
Papier à motif: Basic Grey et retailles diverses

Scène d'hiver / Winter scene

Bonjour à tous, hi all,

Today, I decided to make a winter scene card. I  had this on my mind for so long, I'm glad I finally took the time to make it. I stamped the main image and added few trees on both sides next to it. I added some glitter to make a snow effect and cut out the cute characters and put them on 2D foam. Added the sentiment and colored with Spectrum markers. Then, I embossed some white embossing powder to make a snowfall. Voilà!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

- Magenta December challenge: Winter theme (j'ai utilisé les deux produits suivants: 02.312.N and 07.446.H)

- SSS Wednesday challenge: Let it snow

- SSS Work it November challenge

- Addicted to stamps: Holiday challenge

Matériel utilisé / Material used:
- Stamps: En ce joyeux temps des fêtes (Magenta), Maison de campagne en hiver (Magenta), Christmas family, Sugar Bush Stand et Victorian people (Frog's Whiskers Ink
- Embossing powder: Chunky white embossing enamel (Stampendous)
- Ink: Onyx black (Versafine)
- Spectrum noir markers
- Stickles: Stardust (Ranger)

Thank you so much for your visit! Merci de votre visite!

Happy birthday

Hi all,

Today, I decided to create a birthday card. It's been a long time I wanted to use my glossy paper and alcohol inks and SSS Monday Challenge's So Glossy inspired me to do so! I'm also entering this card in the Craft Stamper's November challenge Craft Stamper was featuring the company Magenta so with my sentiment from them, I couldn't resist to enter this challenge too :) I'm also participating at the Addicted to Stamps's Clean and Simple challenge and Seize the Birthday's Anything Goes challenge.

Here is my card:

First, I sponged some alcohol inks on my glossy paper and then, cut the balloons with a die I had. My die actually made 8 balloons so I will probably be posting another card using them soon ;) I just love the effect of the inks! Added them with 2D tape on a white cardstock I previously inked the border with some orange Distress ink and added a orange cardstock. I also had to add a tape I had because the colors were matching so well ha ha! Finally, added the sentiment, embossed it and voilà!

Material used:

Stamp: Bonne fête (Magenta)
Die: Balloons (Lil'Inker Designs)
Alcohol Inks: Mountain rose, Denim, Sunshine yellow and Sunset orange (Adirondack/Ranger)
Alcohol blending solution (Adirondack)
Inks: Spiced marmelade (Distress ink) and Orange peel (SSS ink)
Papers: Orange Linen and White cardstock paper (Recollections), Gloss paper (Ranger)
Embossing powder: Super fine detail clear (Ranger)
blue/orange Tape

Thank you so much for your visit and comments, I love reading them!