Seascape

This card was made for Challenge blog "Paint your World" as a DT member

The schallenge is to make a "painting" using large stamps.

I do like this card a lot. Stamp is from Hertfelt Creations

a bit of old lace as a whitewater, a star fish from a shrink plastic, a hydrangea flower and a "water" droplet

Tim Holtz sticky tape with words... it's so reminds me of a beautiful place I know and miss dearly: Shelter Cove... Lovely place.... Peaceful and romantic, but very fun during storms too )

For my husband

It is really tough to find a present for my husband either for Bday, or Xmas... well, at least I have made a card for him, which I HOPE he'll like it. Idea isn't mine, I saw this card at my VERY good friend Olga-Liola, and she gave me her permission to do a variation of my own. Thanks Olechka!!!

This is a traditional movie that we watch as a couple at  New Years.

I cut the frame of the window from card stock 5 times, added a piece of shrink plastic as a glass, cut out a piece of black paper and glued a cut out from a magazine as my TV, Christmas lights and Tree is a die cuts, a piece of sheer ribbon is my curtains.
A lovely swirls of snow is a die cut as well.
At the last moment -since I had a "helper" I glued my window a bit crooked, but, oh well.... I am not going to re do it.
Thanks for visiting me!
Leave me a dot, I'll know you have been here)

So sorry

I am a bit late to announce the winner of our last challenge.
We left for a vacation and had no chance to get to the internet and post this message: The winner is:
Sheryl C Congratulations!!!
please email me at  nbayazitov@yahoo.com  your address and I will mail your Perfect Perals mists.

There will be no schallenges at the moment, we will take a break for the holidays.

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Christmas Dreams

As promised, here is the rest of the cards-my husband came home from bussiness trip, and my camera is back! So, now i can show you the rest of the batch :)
Warning:  Lots of pictures!

Here are some details:

And with that, I wish you happy Thanksgiving!
And again I ask you, don't be lazy-I would like to hear from you what you like, or don't...
Or if you want to know how I make my cards-just ask, I will be happy to tell you!

Stamps I used:
HEARTFELT CREATIONS
PSX
INKADINKADO
PENNY BLACK

and colored with Distress ink by Tim Holtz
accents made with  Copic OPAQUE White
and glitter
Snow-is white acrylic paint

Lilac and Silver Christmas

I warned you, that I'll be doing more cards like the one I have shown you here: X-mas marathon
Well, in two days, I have made 7! cards similar-Oh, I have used all different stamps on all of them, but the same technique. Boy! I tell you-I had FUN!!! :)
My fingers are all inky, but I am so happy-only 4 more cards left-and I'll be done!!! All my friends and family would be covered.
Today I will show you, one of these cards.

Both stamps are from Heartfelt Creations, white embossing powder, and all 3 purple colors of Tim Holtz distress ink pads:
-Seedless Preserves-
-Milled Lavander-
-Dusty Concord-
Glitter
and gems

I think, this royal animal is listening to the snow falling =)
Thanks for wisiting my blog, leave me a comment, so I can return a favor!

Dryad

This card was made for a "secret" person in a "Secret Message" game. Only I know, who will recieve her.

She was printed on acetate, colored with Copic markers and Smooch ink.

Leaves were stamped, cut out and colored with distress ink, and covered in crackle.

Flowers, brads, and half pearls are just the finishing touch it needed.

I hope... I really! hope that person will like her, because I had a hard time parting with her.

Dryads (Δρυάδες, sing.: Δρυάς) are tree nymphs in Greek mythology. In Greek drys signifies 'oak,' from an Indo-European root *derew(o)- 'tree' or 'wood'. Thus Dryads are specifically the nymphs of oak trees,^[1] though the term has come to be used for all tree nymphs in general. "Such deities are very much overshadowed by the divine figures defined through poetry and cult," Walter Burkert remarked of Greek nature deities.^[2] They were normally considered to be very shy creatures, except around the goddess Artemis, who was known to be a friend to most nymphs.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone! Lovely to see you.
And... don't be lazy-tell me what you think ;)

Paint your world

In a new blog  Paint your world where I am currently a member of DT new challenge is to make a portrait using stamps.
Here is my take on this:
Here I die cut corner pieces, stamped girl into the Anna Griffin frame, and embossed that frame with gold.
Die cut felt flowers and glued in some half pearls. Girl was colored with dry chalk and Copic markers.

Stamps: Santa-Crafty Secrets

Background stamp-Tim Holtz

Frame stamp on all 3 cards- Anna Griffin

Stamps Happen, INC

X-mas marathon

We all need ideas, when it comes to big holidays, and we have to make cards in bunches.

This one I have made in just 30 minutes!!! I will make more of these for my family and friends.

And all you need is just a few small stamps and Tim Holtz ink+ white acrylic paint!

And to make it even more magic-a touch of glitter ;)

Here are some close-up details:

Materials used:
Neenah paper Solar White
Tim Holtz ink pads in- Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire
Glitter
 Copic Opaque White
Stamps:
Hobby Art
White acrylic paint

Sparkling Christmas and a bit of intrigue...

Are you ready to continue our Christmas Marathon? =)
Today we'll show you two more cards with sparkling papers and coloured images:

To make these cards i've used stamped images of Magnolia and Whiff of Joy, coloured with ProMarkers.
Also:
- Basic Gray paper
- multi-colored sparkling paper
- Marta Stewart border punch
- white embossing powder to make congratulatory inscription
- die-cut branches

- some lace
- siver embossing powder, film for a laser printer and circle punch to make snowflakes

And intrigue is that the third card we'll show you in our next challenge - don't miss it ;)
Happy crafting!

Christmas Cards Time =)

Hello everyone!
Christmas is getting closer, so it's time to make some Christmas cards now? =)))
Today i'd like to show you two of them:

 To make these cards i've used:

- Craft Paper

- "Season's Silhouettes" stamps

- white embossing powder

- one Martha Stewar border punch

- some lace and brads

- Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint - Picket Fence

- Ranger Inkssentials Crackle Accents  

Details:

 Volume effect:

 Happy crafting!
@->-

Christmas ornament Tutorial

Holidays are right around corner, aren't they?...
So many things we want to do....
We want to make everyone we love to feel special.
Well, I want to suggest making Christmas ornaments together as a family, or as a personal ond loving gifts to your family members and friends.

I got on e-bay plain circle coasters, they are so cheap! :)
And you'll need some doilies, pretty picture like the one I have used from Crafty Secrets,
 pieces of ribbons,
flowers, buttons, feathers-whatever you have around the house:)

You'll also need some glue,
double sided sticky tape
scissors
and if you really want to be fancy, or you are a scrapper like me-UTE (Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel)
Heat gun
chalk
Eyelet and eyelet stetting tool
circle puncher might be of a use ;)

and here is what you do:

Take the coaster, and a pritty patterned paper (I have used Anna Griffin Willow collection) from patterned paper I cut out a circle larger then my coaster (about 1inch larger in diameter)

Then I glued coaster to the paper, right in the center

Then I have cut up sections of paper into "flaps" and glued all around coaster.

When I was done with that , I glued my doily right in the center with double sticky tape

set the eylet with eylet setting tool

Next step you might want to skip, if you are the begginer, and just glue your image in the center of the doily.

But, if you are willing you can do heat embossing with UTEE( I did 3 layers of UTEE on my piece), afterwards the heating process place your image in the refregitrator for a few minutes,then remove from cold  and push with your finger as much as you can, to crack the enamel

Then I used some of the wet chalk to make my image more "vintage"

just by rubbing chalk over the cracked image

Proceed to decorate to your taste

Here you can see the crackle effect of UTEE

And, this is my finished gift:

Could be a lovely and memorable gift to someone who has a new baby  boy in the family;)

Happy crafting everyone!

Hugs

Dianascarlett

P.S.

For russian speakin readers I had this MK done in russian, and you can read about it here:

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