True Friends {Carta Bella} Inspirations

Hello dear crafters.

It's time to celebrate true friendship...time for sharing...and I'm happy to share my ideas and inspirations with you all. I hope you heard this saying "think outside the box" and if you do just don't forget the box. I sure didn't forget mine and I have a triple box of inspirations and much more! The Carta Bella True Friends collections are so beautiful, fun and colorful and just right for these ideas and projects.

 Beautiful Day Box card

This is a regular version (vertical or portrait type) of box card made out of cardstock. I have fun dressing it up with Carta Bella True Friends collection, a few die cuts, doily and coordinated sticker.

 This is how it looks inside the box card...

   Simply leave it as it is or add a photo inside the box...makes an amazing card to gift a friend.

True Friends Easel Box card

I have came up with different versions of the box card.  This one is a combination of easel card and box card.

And because it is an easel card, it looks like the friends have a playground to play. You can always use that part to write a message for the receiver, just mat it up with a plain cardstock or maybe write directly on it. The flowers were simply made using Tim Holtz Alterations Tattered Florals die and an adhesive pearl at the center.

The back view of the easel card...the more reason to display this card.

 And when the easel card is close...

 Friendship Box Tag

Yes, a box in a tag or a tag with a box. I was so delighted when this idea came into mind...a simply wonderful and creative idea.  

 

 

I love how it is see through and I use the solid color papers from the collection to die cut. Decorated both sides and covered it up with transparency (acetate).

 

 

 Now, let's have a look on another inspirations outside the box.

True Friends Layout

 

 

Here is a layout on friendship using this paper collection. A glimmer misted and masked page with fussy cut outs, punching, die cut flowers, die cut butterflies and sticker from the paper line.

 

 Here is another project, something beyond the page...a frame. Perfect base for creating a home decor or a gift to a friend.

  Live Laugh Love Frame

The frame measures 30x40cm. I have used the new Prima Mix Media doll stamps and did some paper piecing. The background behind the dolls was created using modeling paste dabbed with a stamp to add a stucco texture then directly applied  Prima pastel chalk inks. The layout on the frame are behind the glass while the bird, flowers and leaves are outside the glass.

 

 

 The flowers were made from the same paper collection and using Heartfelt Creations Vintage Floret  die (HCD 727) one of the many new dies available at Paper Lane.

 

 

I have fun creating and designing these projects. I hope I have inspired you and you'll give them a try.

If you are interested to recreate any of these projects, visit Paper Lane and book your place.

Cheers,
Irene 

I am Blessed - Proud to design for Paper Lane

Hello everyone! Hope you are having an awesome day!

Me? Had long and exhausting day from work and reach home soooo late...hungry...tired...

But then life brings on a balance and gave something wonderful and good in return...and I AM BLESSED!

Sharing with you an awesome and fantastic news today!!! Yes, I made it as a design team member.

I’m deeply honored and humbled to be a member of Paper Lane’s amazing and talented Design Team. I look forward for fun, creative and learning filled journey/experiences in the coming days, weeks and year ahead. I hope to contribute, inspire and motivate others with my creations. Also, to showcase the projects I create using the supplies that are available at Paper Lane. If you are or happen to be in Dubai, don't forget to drop by and visit their beautiful store located at Town Center Jumeirah. Paper Lane is the best scrapbooking store in UAE and Middle East. Visit their blog here, their store website here and like them at Facebook here.

Have a look at my latest creations for Paper Lane:

 Remember

I used the New CHA Summer release by Glitz Design Cashmere Dame paper collections. Beautiful paper collection to play with it's yummy goodness. Brings back a lot of wonderful memories old and new alike...remember...it's time to scrap those photos of yours. I just did! 

 Distressed the pattern paper and attached it to a red card stock. Added pearls and trims behind. 

 

I stamped the page with Hero Arts Antique Background and brush it with Perfect Gold and Pink Gumball perfect pearls. This is a technique that I learned after attending Iris Babao Uy workshop during Paper Lane’s 6^th Birthday Celebration last June 2012. Painted a dusty attic wrought iron design with Adirondack metallic copper acrylic paint and embossed it again with copper...lovely effect, isn't it? Cut it in half and stuck between the photos.

 

Painted and embossed another one placed it the corner in which I rolled the paper and tied with a jute cord by Canvas Corp. Painted red the title which is also from DA mini word. 

 

Embellished the page with Prima flowers and a butterfly using Cheery Lyn dies.

My page is done. What a lovely splash of color, isn't it? Brings happiness and joy!

And yet here's another layout from the same paper collection...

Peaceful Heart

Here, I have masked and misted a white cardstock. This paper collection is totally awesome with the chevron, hexagon, strips and dots design...what a good idea to do...put them all in one layout! Yay!

Use the same paint and emboss technique on the title. Added my photo in a painted/embossed ATC DA frame...some prima flowers here and there, die cut leaves and a butterfly using Cheery Lynn die, wooden Prima buttons and Kaisercraft rhinestones. 

my page is done...

                      my heart at peace...

                                                    and I find beauty in all things...

All supplies and dies for these layout are available at Paper Lane. Why wait? Head over now to their store and find all beautiful things...time to pamper yourself!!!

 This is a scrapping goal comes true for me and an experience of a lifetime. I am very thankful for the opportunity.

Hugs,

irene

Enjoy the Moment + SOUS Sketch

Playing along with Stuck On U Sketches inspiring sketch.
  

This is their current challenge sketch.

Love the sketch...

photo collage means more photos...

 And I have a lot of photos from previous trips that needs scrapping.

 
Click..click...

enjoy the moments...

smile...
 

Here's my layout for this sketch...

Enjoy the Moment

Had fun again working on SOUS sketch :)

Supplies:

Cardstock - Bazzill white; Paper - Pink Paislee

Embellishments: Prima Flowers (Allegra & Charme Rose); Prima Fairy Belle Wood Buttons; Teresa Collins Every Moments Die Cuts; Dusty Attic Enjoy the Moment; Jolee's  Boutique Dimensional Stickers; 7gypsies display trim corners -antique silver; Die cut bird; rhinestone; Twine; 

Media/inks: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist (Patina & Key Lime), Gesso, Glass Bead Gel, Versamark watermark stamp, Perfect Pearls ( Pink Gumball, Perfect Gold, Blue Smoke),  Adirondack Snow Cap Acrylic Paint Dabber, Stampendous - Shabby blue embossing enamel; 

Tools: Crafter's Mini Brick Template, Big shot, Cheery Lynn Design Olive Branches die

I hope you enjoy your visit here as well as every moments of your time.

 Hugs,

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

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

Single Circle Layout

Circle?
Yeah! We'll keep the ball rolling!!!

and so round and round it goes...

 

Round 1

 A challenge given by a new scrappy friend in Dubai named Sue...
and for Scrapbook ME Dubai
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The Challenge goes:

 

 Any Ideas? 

 Hmmmmmm

It's time to create, be creative and make sure creativity comes with lots & lots of fun!

So what do I have then?

something I still considered 'new'

something new for me, I guess, as this is my first single page layout and

first circle layout (well, second if we count the small round card)

 Round 2
The steps for the layout...

As my circle dies were too small for this layout
and remembered that I have a circle cutter only after finishing my LO...
I used a scallop die cut PP which I've gotten last year (but was not the color I was looking for), trace it  from 12x12 red card stock, again trace an outer ring/circle from a vanilla card stock and cut it all manually. Then there's the matter with the lace on the scallops (originally white colored)...so I glimmer misted it, cut it out and glued one by one so it will not be bulky on the side. Then cut the pattern papers, matted the photos and attached.

 

 Cut into half and dry embossed the circular ring with my big shot then distressed the sides with ink and attached. Glimmer misted the ruffled ribbon so it will match the LO (love how the color turns up, kinda vintage), attached cream ribbon on top of it  and glued. Attached the rub ons, flowers and punched leaves from the pattern paper.

 

 

Attached titles with additional rhinestones...The word beginning was originally mint green in color but accidentally one of the 'n' was ink with red, so I colored it with red Faber-Castell  brust tip marker and applied diamond stickles. Turns out shinny and sparkle's the page LOL. Finally, Distressed a butterfly with ink added blings and attached.  That's one bling-up butterfly!!!

Round 3

So what are we waiting for...

Here's what I have created:

 Round  4

 So here it goes again , a single round page layout.

New Beginnings 2012 

Single Page Layout

Round 5

Just wanna have FUN...FUN...FUN!!!

This layout will be play along with the following:  

• Paper Issues- We've got your NUMBER
• Simon Says.... NEW Something
• Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #39 - 'Sparkle & Ribbon' Theme
• City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #90 - Save The Date
• Tuesday Throwdown #79 – SHINY New Year
• Inspirational Card Sketches – Any Sketch Goes Challenge
•  Flutter By Wednesday  #184 - Open
•  Craft Your Days Away Challenge #36 - New Beginnings
• Abu Dhabi Papercrafts Challenge#1 - Get Frame-ous

Do visit these super fun, wonderful blogs and join in the fun!!!

Also, I got almost all of my supplies for this layout from Paper Lane.

They have the latest and greatest scrapbooking products from the best companies in the industry.

SUPPLIES:

Cardstock: Bazzill Red and Vanilla

Paper: Fancy Pants Road Show – Shabby Floral & Vintage Stripes

Colour Medium: Ranger Distress Ink-Victorian Velvet; Versa Color – Raspberry; Faber-Castell Brush Tip Marker-Red, Tattered Angels glimmer mist – key lime, bronze, turquoise & pink bubblegum

Sentiment: Kaisercraft Rub ons - Journey 

Tools & Die: Big Shot, Sizzix Alterations Elegant Flourishes, 

Sizzix Embossing Folders Country Foliage, EK Success punch  

Others: American Crafts Fabric Letter Stickers,  BasicGrey Curio alphabet stickers, Ranger Diamond Stickles; 

ribbons, lace, rhinestones (green, pink, yellow and red) & flowers (Prima & Wild Roses from Petaloo);

fabric butterfly (from Paperchase)

I hope you like it!

Let's create cards and crafts...

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek.

I really appreciate it and would love to hear from you.