Hexagon Easel Card

It's time for a 'trendy' challenge at Pretty Paper Studio. 

The challenge is pretty simple and exciting.  

To play along:

• Just make a scrapbook page or a card  with  TRIANGLES and/or HEXAGONS on it.
• The project has to be new, made after this challenge was posted. 
• Share it in Pretty Paper Studio's Challenge #7: Triangles and Hexagons Album in Facebook Group 
•  Deadline: August 15, 2012.
• Winner will receive AED25 gift voucher prize from Pretty Paper Studio's store.

Surely this will bring out everyone's creativity.

I do however some sad news. This will be my last project for PPS as I will be leaving as a Design Team member. I just want to create for fun for the meantime. It's been a pleasure to know and work with PPS pretty and talented design team members. It's been a journey, short perhaps but one that I will always remember.

Anyway, as for my inspiration in this challenge I have created an Hexagon Easel Card. 

It has bits of triangles in it too.

 Thank You So Much

This is  my first time to make an hexagon  easel card and had so much fun creating it.

I choose the 'Thank You So Much' sentiment from Hero Arts 

as a way to show my appreciation for the time as DT with PPS.
I have pre-order this stamp from PPS earlier this year.

This how the card looks when it is close or folded.

  a close up of the card front...

a close up inside the card...

You may wonder where to write the message.

The center hexagon inside or bottom can be opened 

to reveal a space for writing personal messages.

The butterfly was positioned to hold it close.

 

Supplies:

Cardstock - Kraft, Canson; Paper - Bo Bunny Ambrosia Pad, MME 6x6 Vanity Fair Pad;

Stamp - Hero Arts (Arts of the Card); Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic BV11; 

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Sun Sisters; 

Dies - Spellbinders Foliage, Die-namics Fancy Flourish; Punch - EK Success;

Embellishments - Rose & Fabric Flower (from stash); Brads; Rhinestones

 

I hope I have inspired you with this hexagon easel card.

Cheers,

irene

Dreamer

Playing along at Stuck On U Sketches, 

they have great and inspiring original sketches.

This is their latest sketch.

 

Here's my layout for this sketch..

Dreamer

The photo was from a trip last year...

 

I had fun working on the sketch and hope you like it.

Supplies:

Cardstock - Bazzill; Paper - Bo Bunny (Ambrosia Collections) 

Embellishments - Prima Flowers (Mini Roses, Meadow Lark & Petunia Opus) & Fabric Leaves; Prima Wood Ticket; K&Company Edamame embossed sticker; Kaisercraft Rub-ons (Journey); Hemptique (cord); Pearls

Ranger Distress Stain - Spun Sugar, Bundles Sage, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey
Ranger Distress Ink - Walnut Stain; Adirondack Brights Acrylic Paint Dabber - Citrus
Stampendous - Shabby pink embossing enamel

The dream goes on...

Have a great and inspiring day!!!

Hugs,

irene

Happy Birthday to You Card

Hi! Hope everyone is having a FUN-tastic summer.

I came across a blog over the weekend called 'Stuck On U Sketches'. 

They have fabulous challenges going on and have an inaugural card challenge.

So, thought I'd joined in their first ever card sketch challenge. 

Olympics opening ceremony and games 

got along the way in my card making. 

Finally, today I was able to make a birthday card 

for a friend whose birthday is coming up. 

This is the SOUS Card sketch I used.

And here's my card...

Happy Birthday to You

I used Graphic 45 Little Darling Collections - Heaven Sent.

I misted the lace with Tattered Angels Pink Bubblegum Glimmer Mist.

Painted the die cut flourishes with Citrus Adirondack Brights Acrylic Paint 

to brighten a bit and match it with the the flourishes on the pattern paper.

I got the flower from a local shop..added die cut leaves on it.

Stamp my sentiments using Teddy Bo & Co stamp set which is a freebie from

Simply Cards & Papercrafts magazine.

Fussy cut some butterflies and 

added Kaisercraft rhinestones on it.

My card's done.

I hope you like it.

Cheers,

irene

6x6 Paper Pads Blog Hop

 Welcome and Thank you for joining 

Pretty Paper Studio's 

6x6 Paper Pads Blog Hop

 

 If you are following the hop, you would be here from

Donna

I love what she have created using the 6x6 paper pads,  

I hope you have checked them out  and do leave her some love.

For this hop, I have a wonderful chance to create using

My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline Collection - Dilly Dally - 6x6 Paper Pad

 I love all the papers in the pad. They are double sided and so pretty.

 

With this designer paper pads, I have come up with a 

Photo Display Stand with 6 double sided display pages.

Not only great for displaying photos but also to display all the pretty paper in the pads.

Dilly Dally Photo Display Stand

The stand is made of chipboard then covered with cardstock
and decorated using the papers in the pad. 

The sides were painted using Jenni Bowlin Cough Syrup Acrylic Paint dabber.

                                         Display stand side A                          and side B

It is like a calendar stand but instead it can display photos.
It can also display months if desired, quotes or maybe just beautiful pages
using 6x6 paper pads. Just like my pages which are exactly 6x6.

Possibilities are endless on what can be displayed.

Here are all the display pages on one side

 

 

and the display pages on the other side

I love how pretty all the pages turned out using the 6x6 paper pads.

I hope you like what I have created.

Get your own 6x6 designer paper pads now and create this photo display stand.

 
 I have used my remaining stuff along with the stamp the comes along from 'Let's be friends?' April Cardmaking Kit, Spring Break Project Kit, Over the Rainbow May Scrapbooking Kit, A Little Something June Cardmaking Kit and Lilacs and More July Scrapbooking Kit. Purchase these kits now and have fun with it.

Other products I used from the shop: Jenni Bowlin Speckled Egg Ink Pad,  Jenni Bowlin Lemon Drops Ink Pad, Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Dye Ink, Glossy accents, Precision Pen, American Crafts Dear Lizzy Mini Pearl Brads and Hero Arts Light Green Accent Pearls.

Supplies from stash: cardstock, lace, roses, blue fabric flowers, white adhesive pearls and rhinestones.

There are lots of 6x6 Designer Paper Pads at Pretty Paper Studio's shop as well as 

other papercraft supplies at a very affordable prices.
Also, avail and enjoy 30% sale that is going on at PPS shop.
Check it out here.

Hop along for a chance to win

 
by leaving comments here and on all blogs on the hop.
Winner will be selected and announce at PPS Blog on 25 July 2012.

Next blog on hop is

Neelu

Check out her pretty 6x6 project and be sure to leave her some love!

 Here are the links to all blogs on the hop, be sure to visit them all

Donna

Irene - me

Neelu

Shruti 

PPS

 

Enjoy hopping and have lots of fun!!! Thank you.

 Cheers,

irene

Baby Card - Blue Version

Hi everyone. 

Today, I like to share a card I have created sometime back 

but didn't find the time to post it here. 

Here is the card I created with the blue baby pram:

Congratulations

another closer look...

The baby pram in the card is a blue version from the ones on 

Welcome Little One yellow version and

 Welcome Little One pink card I had created before. 

Here is a photo of the 3 baby prams before it was added into the cards...

I had fun making those prams a well as this card.
Have a lovely day and thanks for stopping by.

Cheers,

irene 

Pretty Paper Studio: Challenge #6 - Recycle it!

It's time for another challenge at Pretty Paper Studio. 

The challenge is pretty fabulous and pretty simple. 

'RECYCLE IT'

To play along:

• Just make a project: scrapbook page, card, altered project or any ideas you have in mind that uses a recycle item in it, totally up to you.
• The project has to be new, means that it is posted after the announcement of this challenge. 
• Share it in Pretty Paper Studio's Challenge #6: Recycle It! Album in Facebook Group.  
•  Deadline: July 15, 2012.
• Of course the winner will receive a prize, a twenty five dirhams gift voucher.

  

Here's my inspiration for this challenge:

 Leeds Castle

I made a 12x12 layout using cardboard as a base. This a cost-effective page with lots of recycled materials. I started by peeling the layer off the cardboard to reveal the corrugation underneath, painted it then did a bit of embossing and a brush of Perfect Pearls. I gather a selection of recycled materials such as yellow pages from an old telephone directory  for my flowers - scroll down for the flower tutorials; pattern paper labels for wordings...

 product packaging for photo mat; assorted paper bags for title, wordings and leaves (cut freely then painted green); dressmaker pins to accent the flowers...

doily as a decorative lace...

thick brochure to die cut my flourishes, for Precious moments wordings (Arabic interpretation included) and punch some butterflies...

 I use some items from my stash such as brads, buttons, hemp and leftover adhesive pearls/rhinestones

Since there was still leftover from the cardboard, I decided to make another project. I created a cardboard photo frame.

Follow Your Heart

 Here's a picture on how I made the frame:

Frame steps

After the paint dried, I did a bit of embossing, brush with Perfect Pearls the same way I did with the layout and also used the same recycled materials.The sides of the frame were coated with gesso.

For the flowers, I pulled out some yellow pages from an old telephone directory. It is tissue thin and easy to crunch up.This is how the flowers were made:

1. Hand cut or die cut scallop circles or just plain circles using the yellow pages. I used 7 scallop circles. When using pattern papers, spray it with water or mist it so it will not tear off.

2. Punch a hole at the center and attached a brad.

3. Crunch up layer by layer then all layers together around the brad.

4. Distress the flower petals as desired then arrange. It is now ready to use as embellishment to your projects.

I hope you find my recycle project inspiring.

Create yours now and play along with us.

For more inspiration on this challenge, 

visit other PPS design team's blogs 

 Donna & Shruti 

and see how they made their awesome projects. 

Don't forget to leave them some love.

Hugs, 

Irene 

Pretty Paper Studio: Lilacs and More July Kits Revealed

Hi everyone! 

It's the first day of the month and time to welcome Pretty Paper Studio's 

July Kits 'Lilacs and More'

Lilacs and More Scrapbooking Kit

Lilacs and More Cardmaking Kit

To purchase these kits please visit www.prettypaperstudiouae.com or 

place an order via email: ppsuae@gmail.com

It is Lilacs and More Scrapbooking Kit for me this time and here's what I created...

 

Precious Journey

This layout is based from the sketch that comes along with the kit...

 

PPS July 2012 Sketch

And more layouts from the kit...

One Fine Day

I Want to Play More

 

Dare to Dream 

Time for summer fun... 

So what are you waiting for,

Head over to Pretty Paper Studio's online shop, here.

You can also find PPS and like at FB, follow on twitter, 

view on You Tube and Pinterest.

I hope you'll have a 'pretty' inspiring day and a crafty good time.

Thanks for dropping by.

Cheers,

irene