I am lovin' this weeks sketch over at Paperworks Co.! Very sweet and simple if you need to get a bunch of cards made...also great to get rid of those tiny paper scraps you have been hoarding for the past who knows how many years! I choose to get rid of a snippet of ribbon I had laying around...I think it turned out cute and aside from the coloring and waiting for the glue to dry the card came together very quick!

So So simple, but still a very nice Christmas card. I choose to use only a bit of the sentiment...I really liked this bit of it...so true!

Supplies:

Stamps: Oh Christmas Tree

Paper: Kraft, glorious green, Prism White

Ink: stazon black

Accessorries: 5/8 inch grosgrain ribbon, dew drops from Creations by AR, glitter, 2-way glue pen, watercolor pencils, blender pens

I know you wand to play along...you just love the sketch too, I can see it in your eyes! ehehe

Thanks soooo much for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Hugs and happy Stampin'

Silvia

Hosting PCP...3D68 challenge

Hello ladies and gents! Today I have been asked to host the 3-D challenge on Paper Craft Planet and I am super excited! For today's challenge we will be to make necklaces or other jewelry out of metal washers.

What you'll need:

metal washers (any size)

leather cord

neclace endings

various beads

sand paper or sanding kit (mine is a precision kit from basic Grey)

adhesive, I used mono multi...either the metal or the regular will work

Crystal effects or diamond glaze to cover.

Add your paper, then sand and cover with crystal effects (I usually let mine dry overnight) Then you add the cord or ribbon and pretties...ans that is all!

Here are some links to tutorials:

DIY Tutorial

YouTube Video Tutorial

Here is a picture of my necklace. I got the leather downtown in leather alley, I'm extremely blessed to have such easy access to wonderful quality leather! And the bead was purchased at the same shop along with the leather endings. I love how it turned out!

Here is a pic of me wearing the necklace...I love it! If you would like to purchase one of these just let meknow! Send me an e-mail or leave me a comment!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and happy Stampin

Silvia

LPSC74...a sketch by Allison

Todays Little Paper Shop Blog sketch is brought to you by Allison Fillo from Stampin' When I Can...it's a nice sketch, I had a little bit of difficulty trying to get it to come together, but in the end I am pretty satisfied with the results.

I used the stamp set {I Heart} I love the little bird houses, they remind me of love birds...I love birds, especially humming birds...anywho I digress. I simply stamped my image directly on a piece of DP as per the sketch and then I colored the pole with a black marker and the roof with a red marker...tahhh dahhh all done! Super simple, super cute!

Here is the sketch for you! I do hope you'll play along with us over at the Little Paper Shop Blog
This weeks prize to one random participant is {Little Friend} digi image.

Supplies:
Stamps: {I heart} By Little Paper Shop
Ink: Stazon Black
Paper: Cameo Coral, barely bananna, June Bug DP by Basic Grey
Accessories: trim, gingham ribbon, rhinestones, markers

Thank you sooo much for stopping by! And I do hope you'll play along with us!
Hugs and Happy Stampin'

Silvia

Up for a Swim?

Hello ladies and gents! I hope you enjoyed the blog hot yesterday! I love all the creations...can yoiu say gorgeous! Today I have a little card for you using one of the new Zoe release stamps, isn't she cute?

Supplies:

Stamps: Zoe the Swimmer (she's on sale this weekend too!)
Paper: Kiwi kiss, baja breeze, vanilla, DP from Three bugs in a rug
Ink: stazon black
Accessories: Primas, rhinestones, watercolor pencils, blender pens, dimentionals, coluzzle oval cutter,


Sorry this is short, but I hope everyone has a wonderful Father's Day!

Don't forget about our blog hop and the awesome new stamps! You can WIN the whole collection! Also, if you purchase the new stamps bundle you get the free bonus stamps! And last but certainly NOT least, EVERY stamp in the store is 10% off! Go ahead, you know you need these sweet little stamps!

This was also created for todays Featured Stamper 176 challenge on SCS.

My inspiration came from this card seen here.

Red, yellow, blue...

Those are the colors in todays color challenge over at Little Paper Shop. I know you want to play along...one random participant will get a {Mermaid Jenna} Digi image...sooo cute!

So onto my card!

I love love love this little girl! She is soooo cute! I love her little bathingsuit and how she is sitting, you can prop her over a dock or at the beach like I have...endless possibilities! For this card I used some basic Grey DP for the base layer and then I used nesties lable 3 and my coluzzle oval cutter with the out of the box technique. for the coloring i did a whole lot of masking, but the end results were absolutely amazing! (In my opinion anyways!) I then embossed the panel and then punched a heart punch using the same DP. Added some designer paper and that is that! I hope you like it!

Supplies:

Stamps: {Beach Jena} by Little Paper Shop

Ink: Stazon Black

Paper: bermuda bay textured cardstock, barely banana, PTI white, designer red by SU!

Accessories: sea shells, paper snips, rhinestones, swiss dots EF,

nestabilities Labels 3, heart punch, watercolor pencils, blender pens

This card is also for a couple of other challenges. First the SCS try a new technique challenge 276 to use your favorite technique and to use something personal from your life (fav colors, school colors, a pic, etc.)

For the Taylored Expressions Sketch 116 challenge.

And last but certainly not least...for the Treehouse Stamps challenge 52 to make a beacy vacation themed project or card

Thank you sooo much for stopping by! Happy Stampin' and I can't wait to see what you come up with for these colors!

Hugs,

Silvia

LPSC70: It's a beautiful skech...

At least I think so! I love this sketch! It's super easy to work with and makes the cutest cards! I do hope you'll play along...there are sooo many posibilities, we would love to see what you come up with! Please check out all the details at the Little Paper Shop Blog! This weeks freebie to one lucky randon winner that plays along with the sketch is Katie Swing.

Here is my card. I used the {I Heart} stamp setand the little tiny birds are from the {Chirp} stamp set. I added the little feet and eye's after I stamped them in cameo coral classic ink. I think they are too stinkin cute! The flower embelishment was made by punching a bunch of starts and then layering them on top of each other, one silk flower and whinestone brad to decorate! This is a relatively simply card, but I love it...the little details of the paper pieced birdhouses and the super cute and tiny rhinestones are a perfect little touch!

Supplies:

Stamps: {Chip} and {I Heart} by Little Paper Shop

Ink: Stazon brown

Paper: Baja Breeze, chocolate chip, cameo coral, PTI white, DP Nook and pantry by Basic Grey

Accessories: fancy scallop punch, watercolor pencils, blender pens, star punch, rhinestone brads, pretties kit, rhinestones, fine tip pen, dimentionals

Here is a picture of the sketch for you...I hope you do play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and happy Stampin'

Silvia

Free for Inspiration

And a bunch of others...this is a card for 4 different challenges. The Free for all Challenge on SCS was to make a card based on something we collect that is not craft related...I collect ladybugs...love them, they are just too cute, so when Little Paper Shop came out with {Little Lady Katie} stamp set I was in heaven! The next challenge is the Inspiration challenge 234 for today, also on SCS, the website today was Crate and Barrell, I was inspired by this piece of art work here. The colors really spoke to me...Love them!

The next challenge is from the Oh Alice challenge blog...todays challenge is to use swirls in your creation! Ohh how I love swirls!

And last but not least Little Paper Shop is also sponsoring the Card Patterns . For both of the last two challenges you have a chance to win a $15 gift certificate...that's $30 up for grabs!


I hope you like my card...I love this stamp! I also used my two way glue pen and went over all the raised image areas that I embossed and added glitter... shine makes everything better!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Little Lady Katie by Little Paper Shop

Ink: stazon black

Paper: real red, kraft, very vanilla

Accessories: CB embossing folder, big shot, may arts ribbin, glitter, 2 way glue pen, dimentionals, watercolor pencils, blender pen, prima flower, brad button

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

Featured Stamper is none other than...

NCSUNikki...over at Smells Like Homemade...I love Nikki...when we lived in the states we used to stamp together..I love me some Nikki! I miss you girl! Here is a link to her gorgeous card!






I really liked the polka dot motiff, so I picked a dotty paper as well...but instead of using a stamped image I used a sentiment instead...and since I have no polkadotted ribbon, I opted for a nice brown twill...Simple, but gorgeous! I love the rounded edges...too cool, and I like the fact that this isn;t too terribly girly!

Supplies:

Stamps: Best Yet by Stampin' Up!

Ink: Stazon Brown

Paper: Chocolate Chip by SU!, ocean tides by PTI, pantry DP by Basic Grey

Accessories: Ribbon, square punches, corner rounder, glue dots, dimentionals

Now, on a personal note, we have our very first visitor of the season...This is Katie...she's 18 and awesome! She was my flower girl at my wedding and I can not believe she is all grown up! This is a pic of her and my kids at Aptera, it's a Roman ruin in the Island of Crete...we went there today...it's simply gorgeous! Emelia has her nose plugged because she said it was stinky in there. They are standing inside a cistern...it's mostly dry, but the water is a bit stinky!!

Thanks for stopping by...please check out Nikki's Gallery here and play along!

Hugs and happy Stampin'

Silvia

LPSC69...color my world pink...

and blue...and Kraft! It's a fun color challenge week this week and I know you want to play along...you get FREE goodies! Check out all the details over at the Little Paper Shop Blog! That is also the happenin' place to check out all the rest of the DT's creations and to enter your own gorgeous stuff!

I know you want to used those colors to make something pretty!

For todays colors I choose to make a 3-D project...cuz they are so darn cute, plus it gave me an excuse to make cupcakes! YUMMY!!!! I even made my own frosting! I know, I'm kool! Like old Skool cool!!! Now if you want this knarly template just head on over to Creations By AR to download your own! (Look in the Cut Files section on the right) Plus if you are nifty enough to own a cricut, pazzel or another template cutting machine that hooks up to your comp, you can get it to do the work for you...ME!! I had had to do it the old fashion way...scissors! No worries, no blisters were formed in the making of this project :)



The stamp sets I used for this project are called {Everyday} and {Endless Arrangements}. I love both of these sets, but I especially love the font of the sentiment...sooooo pretty!

This is also for the COLOR THROWDOWN challenge...YEAHH!!!

Supplies:

Stamps: {Everyday} and {Endless Arrangements} by Little Paper Shop

Ink: Stazon black, craft tempting turquoise, craft pixie pink

Paper: Kraft, vanilla by PTI and Designer paper by Basic Grey

Accessories: scalloped oval punch, fancy scallop punch. rhinestone brads, felt flowers, nail jewels (yes, I said nail jewels, when you live on an Island that hasn't yet discovered paper crafting, you'll get your embelishments however you can!)

Now I know you want to play along, so get out your blue, kraft and pink and get a craftin'!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

Taylored Mad...

for plaid that is! I used the fabby Challenge sketch 113 over at Taylored Expressions to make my card today and I used the Mad for plaid challenge that Whimsie Doodles has issued over at Paper Craft Planet! This is also my second entry for thre Your Next Sstamp Challenge 16 to pop it up, cut it out. And last, but certainly now least, Treehouse stamps has a challenge to make a manly card...I think this fits the bill!

This is actually a large card...it measures 5.5 inches square, but I love it and it pretty much rocks! I added crystal effects to the legs and some of the arm rolls to add dimention and the appearance of luxury to the card. The ribbon treatment was for the fringe challenge over at the Spotted Canary Foru,...I simple added adhesive to the back of some chocolate twill tape and the cut small pieces of the same ribbon and adhered them to the long piece...I think it looks pretty cool!

I guess I should of added some sort of something where the gussetted buttons are, but I just realized I didn't just now looking at it...ohh well, such is life! LOL

For the floor I simply sponged it with a brown craft pad and then used a fine line pen and drew the lines with a straight edge. For the wall I sponged with a gable green craft pad and sponge and then added the wallpaper dots...I think it looks pretty cool!

Supplies:

Stamps: Have a Seat by Whimsie Doodles and {Father} by Little Paper Shop

Paper: White and Kraft by PTI, Junebug designer paper by Basic Grey

Ink: Stazon Black, craft Chocolate Chip, craft gable Green

Accessories: twill ribbon, coluzzle circle cutter, micro-fine pen

Thank you sooo much for stopping by!

Stamp Happy,

Silvia

Whimsied Hope

Hey all...most of you don't know, but one of my best friends was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor...it's about the size of a baseball and they aren't sure yet weather it's benin or malignant...so I made her a card...I love this set by Whimsie Doodles...ists super cute and super fun! I hope she loves it...Please keep her and her husband in your prayers! Her name is Danielle!

I printed the image on PTI white and then colored it with watercolor pencils and my blender pens...can't leave home without them! I then re-preinted the image on computer paper and the added some DP over my image and ran it through the printer again...this time it prints on the DP and I am still able to paper piece with my Digi images!!!

The is a challenge right now over at the Whimsie Doodle Blog to make a card using one of their images...so this is perfect timing! You have until Wednesday to enter...big HUGE prize!

This is also for the sketch challenge over at the Just Christmas and Birthday Cards blog.

And last but not least this is also for the female oriented challenge over at No time to stamp challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Hope Fights by Whimsie Doodles

Ink: Craft only orange

Paper: Nook and Pantry by Basic Grey, PTI Kraft and white

Accessories: organdy ribbon, linnen thread, dimentionals, 3/4 inch square punch, fancy scalloped edge, brown pen, paper snips, watercolor pencils, blender pens

Thanks for stoppping by!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

Father Preview for Little Paper Shop

This is a pre-view of the AWESOME new set to celebrate all the Dad's out there...I have to admit, I'm not the best at making "guy cards...so there is my disclainer! That being said I kinda like it!

I used the sketch from Taylored experessions and I added the star on impulse!

Now if you go and comment on ALL the DT blogs you will get entered in a drawing for a FREE $10 GC from the shop! I know you're excited!

So hope on over to the Little Paper Shop blog and start commenting away!!!

Hugs and happy Stampin'

Silvia

Belated Mom...

I know it's not late yet, but it will be once it's sent! Especially since it has to go all the way to the states from Greece and it hasn't even made it into the hands of the person that asked me to make it for them! LOL

This card actually looks WAY better in real life...the flower color ACTUALLY matches the CS...but such is life, I'm out of daylight now so there will be no better pic today!

I made this card for a fun sketch challenge over at Stretch N Bubbles Sketch 5 challenge and one last entry for The Stamp Simply 137 challenge to use flowers...Found here!

This pic shows a closeup of the flower...I love how it shines with a hint of glitter...and really, the color matches soooo much better in real life!

I should also mention that on the sentiment on inside is from a set called {Bound by the Heart} and it reads...

"A child and a Mother never

truly part-Bound in the beating of each other's heart"

Which I also found fitting since this card is being sent to a mom who is faraway from her son!

Supplies:

Stamps: {Floral Frenzy} and {Bound By the Heart} both by Little Paper Shop

Paper: Baja Blue, raspberry fizz and white by PTI. DP by Basic Grey

Ink: black stazon

Accessories: watercolor pencils, blender pen, 2-way glue pen,

glitter, big shot, olivia CB alphabet, fancy border punch,

rhinestones, pink leather, black gingham ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and happy Stampin'

Silvia

Hold my hand Mommy!

Here is another card for me today! I love the Technique lovers challenge and how could I resist when todays technique 271 was to use vellumn today...I haven't used mine in AGES! So I went ahead and played along! This is also for the CAS 65 challenge May flowers and or Mother's day...boy am I rolling challenges into one card!

This is also for Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge 111 and for the Curtain Call ACT 28 challenge to use the colors Kraft, rose red, white and now quite navy


Here is a close up of the sentiment...it sits on the inside of the card...I love how this looks!
The sentiment is just incredible! It's by Little Paper Shop from the stamp set {Bound by the Heart}... go check it out...aren't the sentiments just amazing! I lovey this set!

Supplies:

Stamps: {Bound by the Heart by Little Paper Shop

Ink: Stazon black, rose red

Paper: Kraft, white, rose red, not quite navy, vellumn

Accessories: big shot, EB folder, paper piercing tool, lace, fancy scallop border punch, triple heart punch, rich regals brads (do you know how long I've had these? I'm such a pack rat!) Nestabilities, leather cord

Thank you sooo much for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

Two cards & last day with YNS!!!

Hey there friends! can I call you friends? I hope so!

I have two cards to share with you today...they both apply to a few challenges and some even over lap the challenges...but I loved them all so much I have to play twice!!!

Sadly, today is also my last day as a Guest Designer with Your Next Stamp stamp company. They have some amazing stamps and it has been my honor to be a guest designer with them.

Go check out their STORE and their BLOG for cute stamps

and fun challenges!

Supplies:

Stamps: Tulip and Garden Greetings both by Your Next Stamp

Ink:Stazon Black, craft tempting turquoise

Paper: PTI White, Baja Breeze

Accessories:button brads, crystal effects, word window punch, fancy scallop punch, fancy scallop corner punch, fine point pen

Today's challenge on SCS F4A10 was to make a card with flowers...so both my cards fit this challenge.

Coincidentally Sharon over at No Time To Stamp also has her stamp

Simply Challenge #147 to make a card with flowers

And this top card is also for the Faux Anything challenge #47 over at

the Tree House Stamps Blog I went with faux stitching

Last challenge for this top card is a sketch challenge #44

over at the Moving Along With Time Blog

Supplies:

Stamps: A Dream by Little Paper Shop

Ink: Stazon black, craft Green Galore

Paper: Kraft and vanilla from PTI, DP from Basic Grey

Accessories: Primas, chipboard heart, half pearls, marvy scallop punch,

1/8 inch circle punch, fancy scallop border punch, sponge

This last card also fits the above challenges, but it's also for the Sketch challenge over at the Waltzing Mouse Blog...check it out!

This card is also for yesterday Ways To Challenge on SCS to use Chipboard...I havr the tinies little chipboard heart in the top flower with a pearl on top!

Thank you sooo much for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Hugs,

Silvia

LPSC65 Lovely bananas

Hey hey hey! We have a lovely color challenge for you today at the Little Paper Shop blog! It's nice and springy!

Here is my card! I started by making a straight line on a piece of computer paper and then punching out 3 circles with the 1 inch circle punch...equally spaced. I then sponged the yellow using my craft inks and a sponge moving my template down and repeating 3 times.

Once the ink was dry I placed the sponge on top of the first row and then stamped the small rose from the {Rose} stamp set in different directions. did it on all except the last two circles where I stamped the sentiment...what do you think?

Supplies:

Stamps: {Rose} by Little Paper Shop

Ink: stazon black

Paper: PTI white, orchid opulance by SU!

Accessories: gross grain ribbon, charm, glitter, small corner rounder punch

Don't forget to go to the LPS Blog and check out the rest of the Dt's challenge cards and play along with us for a chance to win your very own FREE {Lucy Horse} digi image

This is also for a few other challenges:

Stamp Something challenge to use a charm

Taylored Expressions Sketch 110

Sunday's Featured Stamper 168 Challenge

Thank you sooo much for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

Anniversary and Inspiration!

It's our 11 year anniversary today and after 11 wonderful years, this is the family we have created! With God's provisions, love and mercy we have grown together. I am not the same person I was then at 19, I would hope I have grown and matured a lot since then and really do cherish this family God has given me! Thank you Lord Jesus for loving me enough to give me such a wonderful, loving husband! For this I am truly thankful!

This is one of my FAV wedding pics! It was taken at the church grounds where we got married, Cala Lillies are my FAV flowers!!


We met at Ruby Tuesday's, I was his waitress, so we thought it fitting to go have pics taken there, and I am sooo glad we did!

And now onto some crafting!

This is the card I made him, because after 11 years, his love still lifts me up! He is an amazing husband, incredible father and a great friend! I really couldn't ask for much more!

Supplies:

Stamps: {I Heart} By Little Paper Shop

Ink: Stazon black

Paper: Kraft and white from PTI, DP from Basic Grey

Accessories: Clip, linnen thread, scallop border punch, big shot, CB embossing folder, clip

This card was made for many challenges...but the main challenge was the inspiration challenge 229 at Splitcoaststampers: Bellow is a picture of what inspirred me.

It is also for a few other challenges

2 Sketches for you #50

Stamp Simply 136 challenge to make a Joy Fold card

and Stampin' when I can to use a clip challenge

Your Next Stamp and ways to use it

Today's card is for two challenges...the first is for the challenge over at Your Next Stamp Challenge Blog to use stitching, and the second is for today's challenge over at Splitcoaststampers...to use time...I made a birthday card so i think it fit the bill...with every birthday, time passes!

I love this Cupcake Cutie Fhiona stamp...and it now comes in a mini version of itself! I did some stitching with my new Janome Sew mini machine and I also used a fun fun punch and DP along the bottom edge...this card was stamped on shimmery white cardstock and it's SOOO pretty in real life! ohhh Booo you can't see it!

Supplies:

Stamps: Cupcake cutie Fhiona by Your Next Stamp

Ink: Stazon black

Paper: shimmery white cs, scrap of unknown DP

Accessories: glitter, janome sew mini machine, scallop border punch, glitter, button, linnen thread, water color pencil, aqua painters.

Thank you sooo much for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

LPSC63 Make a 3-D project!

It's Monday once again...how does the weekend go by so fast! With Monday marks a new challenge over at the Little Paper Shop Blog...and this Mondays challenge is a 3-D challenge! I love making 3-D projects! There is a fun prize this week too...a free digi image of {Ice Cream Tyson} So come and play along with us! You can use any images you want...but if you have LPS images we would love to see them!

Here is my project! I made a shadowbox frame for a little baby girl...her first birthday really, but I think one year olds are still babies! I got a Janome sew mini sewing maching a few days ago and I have been itching to use it...so when the Friday's challenge over at SCS came along to make a quilt I knew just what I was going to make!

The stamp set I used is called {Everyday}.

It's a phenominal sentiments set and I love ALL the sentiments!!! This one reads "The best and most beautiful things can not be seen or heard. They must be felt with the heart." Hellen Keller.

Ahhh that sentiment is just lovely! Perfect for a baby gift!

Anywho, I do hope you will play along with us over at LPS!

I also made this for a couple of challenges...

-SCS F4A challenge 7 on Friday make a quilt

-LPSC63 challenge to make a 3-D project

-Stamp something stitching challenge

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

Monday, Monday Monday!!!

Can you believe it...the weekend goes by sooo quickly...how does that happen? Thank goodness we're on Spring break and I can relax a bit longer...although with spring cleaning the porches and driveway I don't think there will be much rest! Anywho, here is todays Little Paper Shop Challenge...it's a fun sketch!

Okay, so this is your warning, my card doesn't so much look exactly like the sketch...but it's pretty and it resembles the sketch somewhat! LOL

I used two stamps from LPS...one is a more recent release called {Moments}
The other set I used is an older one...but still awesome in it's own right! The set I used for the cool border is called {Flourished Dove} I really like this set...it has some amazing stamps that you can use as main images or accents like I have done here!

So, I know you want to play along! This week as your FREE PRIZE is {Mermaid Jena} digi...isn't she cute? Please check out the LPS BLOG for all the deets and to see what the rest of the DT has come up with!


ohhh and we have 3 new guest designers along for the ride...please check out their awesome creations as well!

Kelly Booth

Julie Elak

Tasha Beasley

Supplies:
Stamps: {Moments} and {Flourished Dove} both by Little Paper Shop
Paper: White and Ivory by PTI, Baja Breeze by SU!
Ink: Baja Breeze, stazon black
Accessories: Big shot, scallop circle die, pearls, circle punch

Thanks again for stopping by! Happy Stampin'

Silvia