REALITY HAS LIMITS {sa crafters}

hello scrappy friends!

this is my second project for SA CRAFTERS and i can honestly say that i LOVE their products! the designs, the shapes and the masks - everything works perfectly together and helps you to create your very own masterpiece!

for this layout i decided to work with last summer's pictures of THEO. he is really into the TRANSFORMERS now. the autobots are his heroes and more than everything in this world he would love to meet OPTIMUS PRIME. 

when we were on vacation last summer, he found this graffiti on the street (the logo of the decepticons - the evil robots) and his first thought was "look, mommy, they are real!". he was so pleased and excited, and being a 4-year-old this was the only prove he needed to believe that they are walking among us.

"REALITY HAS LIMITS..."

for my layout i used FANCY PANTS DESIGNS "collecting moments" paper line and DCWV "tattered time" mini paper stack. after distressing the edges of the HOMEWORK pattern paper, i mat it onto a black cardstock. using SA CRAFTERS 6x6" brick wall stencil and modelling paste, i created the brick wall pattern on my background. then i stamped the gears pattern using DEEP RED STAMP and spattered TATTERED ANGELS "black olive" GLIMMER GLAZE. 

after everything has dried, i begin arranging my design. i altered the chipboard bricks {SA CRAFTERS chipboard brick wall no. 2} with VERSAMARK ink and DONNA SALAZAR black embossing powder. i didn't want cover the complete bricks, to give them worn out, distressed look.

i used FLOURISH WITH A BLING bella rhinestone flourishes black to frame one of my pictures and FWAB adhesive rhinestones 100 pack black to decorate my layout. 

to embellish my pictures i used various pattern papers from the same collection and die cuts. i die cut a cardstock edge using TIM HOLTZ "scrollwork" on the edge die and i coloured it with RANGER "jet black" archival ink.

i printed the two TRANSFORMERS logos and the title on glossy picture paper and carefully fussy cut them to use them on my page.

and finally i added one of the wooden tags from the SENTIMENTS set 1 just as it was. i think it fits my colour palette perfectly and the saying matches exactly the meaning of my pictures!

i hope you enjoyed today's post!

with this layout i'm entering the FWAB january sketch challenge:

have a fun scrappy week!

hugs 'n smiles,

ME captured {MERLY IMPRESSIONS & KAISERCRAFT}

hello KAISERCRAFT fans! 

it is a new year and there are a lot of news to share and a lot of new craft goodies to work with!

i'm so excited that CHRISSY, the owner of MERLY IMPRESSIONS, invited me to stay in the team for another year! i really enjoy working with amazing ladies of this team!

this month i have the pleasure of designing with one of the newest KAISERCRAFT collections “CLOSE UP”. i really love this paper line – it has all the right images and embellishments for the perfect “in the spotlight” layout! so, i decided to begin this year with a page about me and one of the things i love best – travelling and taking pictures.

"ME CAPTURED"

for my background i used KAISERCARD coconut weave cardstock. i stamped the edge of the cardstock using TIM HOLTZ mini distress ink pad kit 11 – tea dye and KAISERCRAFT film edges clear stamp. then i trimmed 0.5cm from each side of the LENS pattern paper, ruffled its edges with paper distresser and adhered it with KAISERCRAFT 12mm double-sided tape onto the white cardstock.

 to create the pattern on the background paper i used clear stamp diamonds with mini distress ink pad kit 3 – black soot. for the white dimensional pattern i used modelling paste and TIM HOLTZ bubble layering stencil.

i layered my pictures on an orange paper from the 6.5″ paper pad and embellished them with different die cuts from the COLLECTABLES pack.

i also used 12" pattern papers from the “CLOSE UP” collection to fussy cut some more pretty images, like the vintage camera {FOCUS pattern paper} on the picture below… 

...and the film strip {FILM pattern paper}. i added two quotes from the 6.5″ paper pad in two of the “windows” of the orange film strip and i stamped the word DREAM in the third one {KAISERCRAFT clear stamps life sentiments}.

to finish off my design i added two stamped phrases using KAISERCRAFT captured moments document clear stamps and PEARLS lush.

i hope you enjoyed today’s post!

have a happy scrappy weekend!

hugs 'n smiles,

JANUARY collections are now available at MERLY IMPRESSIONS

hello KAISERCARFT fans!

what a better way to start the new year than with a brand new release from KAISERCRAFT (available at MERLY IMPRESSIONS online store).

this month we have three brand new KAISERCRAFT collections to enjoy. 

"BLUE BAY"

this collection features a harmonious mix of blues and greens with images and patterns to give your creations a touch of shabby chic. it includes a 12×12 D-ring scrapbook album and also coordinates with the SEA BREEZE captured moments cards. 

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"XO"

 ...meaning KISSES and HUGS, features roses, hearts, hugs and kisses to make your romantic themed layout extra special – perfect for VALENTINES DAY. this collection coordinates perfectly with the BE MINE captured moments cards. 

TIP! be on a lookout since i'll be sharing romantic projects in february, feat. the XO collection, right here on my blog!

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 "2 COOL 4 SCHOOL"

this collection features primary colours and your favourite subjects – a great collection to get your school photos looking their best. it includes a 12×12 D-ring scrapbook album and also coordinates with the SCHOOL DAYS captured moments cards. 

 

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 this month there are also several new DECORATIVE DIES, available at MERLY IMPRESSIONS, that are compatible with most embossing and diecut machines. 

have a great creative month!

hugs 'n smiles,

Happy New Year! and a very exciting NEWS!

hello scrappy friends!

i wish you all the BEST and a lot of crafty pleasures in the coming 2015!

it is 1st of JANUARY and i've got a lovely NEWS to begin the NEW YEAR with - i've been invited to join SA CRAFTERS' amazing design team! YAY! 

to introduce ourselves, we've created a special project with out favourite SA CRAFTERS' products - you can view all the different creations on SA CRAFTERS' blog. each designer has posted a picture of their project and a short video on how it is done. so, from now on, instead of just describing my creative process to you, i'm also going to show it to you on my YOUTUBE channel.

"I LOVE YOU"

for this page i decided to work with one of the summer pictures i took of EMMA - my goddaughter - full of bright colours and smiles, just as EMMA is! so, naturally WEBSTER'S PAGES "modern romance" paper line was the perfect choice for this project!

to create the background i used pattern paper, SA CRAFTERS' 6 x 6" big honeycomb stencil and modelling paste. after the paste was dry, i spattered the background with pink GLIMMER MIST.

to decorate the edges i used WEBSTER'S PAGES washi tape.

the beautiful flowers are from WEBSTER'S PAGES - poetry pink bloomers, and from KAISERCRAFT - mini white roses. the white lace is also from WEBSTER'S - winner ruffle.

because my background paper was so rich in illustrations, i carefully separated the bird cage and some of the large flowers and tucked my embellishments and picture under.

the words for the title i also fussy cut from the pattern papers. and as you can see i used different wooden embellishments from SA CRAFTERS - wood mini heart sentiments - i choose the CUTIE of course!

then i coloured the heart of the bird house (with pink liquid pearls) and added some bird to my blossoms. i used all of the wooden embellishments in their natural colour - they just look so good!

i hope you enjoyed today's post! i surely had fun creating it!

hugs 'n smiles,

HEARTFELT CREATIONS alumni designers DECEMBER blog hop

hello HEARTFELT CREATIONS friends! 

and WELCOME to the HEARTFELT CREATIONS alumni designers DECEMBER blog hop!

i really loved HC newest release and i couldn't stop myself from buying almost the complete collection!

   

for my card i used pea green cardstock and HCPC3641 heartthrob cling stamp set and  HCD1-755 romantique garden die.

i coloured the images TIM HOLTZ distress markers and added some glitter glue for glitter and glam.
to finish off my design i added silver rhinestones in the corners.

i hope you enjoyed today's creation! 

from here you go to loretta lock's blog. and in case you get lost, here is the complete list of the participants in this blog hop:
lee ann barrett
amarilys doria
caroline duncan
ujjwal gupta
vicki dutcher

glenda brooks
emilia van den heuvel --> ME
loretta lock

lisa gregory 

linda loew

gini cagle

giovana smith

sarah miller 

alissa wells

lisa allen

this hop starts today, december 30th, 2014 and closes friday, january 2nd, 2015 at midnight EST. and as usual, the winner will be chosen randomly from one of the participating blogs. all you have to do is leave a comment on every blog and you will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to shop at HEARTFELT CREATIONS. the winner will be announced on the participating blogs at noon on saturday, january 3rd, 2015. 

have fun hopping! 

hugs 'n smiles,

DECEMBER's cards galore with DIE-VERSIONS

hello crafty friends!

can you believe it is almost the end of DECEMBER already?! and i still have a few creations to share with you. this post will be all about DIE-VERSIONS and their FANTASTIC dies!

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my first card is a CHRISTMAS one of course - 

"SEASONS's GREETINGS"

i used red cardstock for the base. then i cut a slightly smaller piece of golden cardstock, distressed its edges with brownish ink and layered the image on top of it.

for my sentiment i used IE-VEDRSIONS' sweet wordlets "SEASONS's GREETINGS" die. i die cut the phrase from white shimmering cardstock and i used one of the words as it is...

... then added white chunky glitter to the other one and adhered it to the bottom of my card.

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for my second card i chose to create an any occasion card - 

"HELLO" 

i used a white card base, which i altered with TIM HOLTZ tea dye distress ink. then i adhered two layers of pattern paper on top of it and start arranging my design.

i used pattern paper to die cut the frame {sweet frames "HELLO" die} and inked its edges to make it pop out from the background. for the owlette i used WHISPERS "little owlette" die and brown cardstock.

to finish off my design i added rhinestones and paper roses.

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my third card i created for a very special little girl and of course it had to be all pink and glittery - 

"SMILE"

i used sweet frames "SMILE" die and whispers "MAGIC WAND" die. to create this card i used only colored cardstock, no pattern paper. 

i adhered all layers with mounting foam tape and added rhinestones and a ribbon bow to finish off my design.

i hope you enjoyed today's post!

all the BEST! and i see you again in 2015!

hugs 'n smiles,