Canine card: Ooo La La!

 

Bienvenue mon amis (Welcome my friends!) to my continuing canine card collection. Welcome to beauty and creativity. This bling took my breath away and I have been keeping myself from over using it. This was the perfect place for it. The sweetness of this French Bulldog screams out Paris.

 

When I think Paris I see masterpieces in the world's great museums, delicious chocolates, breathtaking sites (like the Eiffel tower) and beautiful cruises down the Seine. I know the ship pictured is a cruise ship, but that was the general idea.

 

This card would be the perfect gift for any French Bulldog lover. If you would like any card customized with your preferred breed, leave me a comment or drop me a message. 

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Handmade envelope: Heartful Argyle

To say it has been a while since I did any stamping would be an understatement. The stamp I used here is one of my favorites. It is a beautiful Cloisonne heart stamp created by Michael Strong. I used Tim Holtz' red brick distress ink and accented it with some red bling from my stash.

The back of the envelope as with my other ones combines brads and baker's twine. I sealed the ends of the envelope  with some Tim Holtz tissue tape. Enjoy!

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Mini Album: Happy 12th Anniversary

Twelve years ago today these two lovely people joined their hands together in wedded bliss. I was honored to act as my sister's Maid of Honor. I created a canvas mini album with photos of their time together since 1989, so in a way it is more of an everlasting love mini album. Here is a look at the cover:

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Canine card: Chihuahua

This little detail shows a closer look at the details of this "Ay! Chihuahua" card. When I begin a card I don't have a clear cut caption for it and with this one the caption arrived after I put the card together. It is whimsical and one of my favorite cards.

The Chihuahua is a digitally colored children's coloring book page, since I was unable to find a cute photo of a chihuahua. Each card confirms that I am on the right track with my creations.

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Canine card: French Poodle

When I think of a French Poodle I see a very delicate fluffy dog. That was my vision when I was creating my latest card. I used frilly embellishments. These include the French Coat of Arms, French Stamp, and a vintage postcard of the Eiffel Tower.

Each card I make teaches me more about the wealth of history in AKC breeds. Every single door has its own personality and character. I trust each of you is enjoying my adventures in Canine Cards.

The crown atop the Coat of Arms is adorned with a little red jewel. After all every card needs just a little bit of Bling to make it sparkle.

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Stampin Up: Butterfly love

All of you who know me know I'm a butterfly collector and this is an awesome addition to the awesome stamps out there.

COMING SOON - Occasions Mini

04.01.09

More info: http://www.alexandramartinez.stampinup.net

Stampin Up: Sense of time

Stampin Up is launching some gorgeous stamps that I thought you would want to see. SENSE OF TIME will be available in the Stampin Up Occasions mini catalog.

COMING SOON

04.01.09

More info: http://www.alexandramartinez.stampinup.net

Stampin Up: NEW stamps

Once I saw this new stamp set the Disney-addict in me just thought BAMBI, Yay!!!!

COMING SOON - Occasions Mini catalog

04.01.09

More info: http://www.alexandramartinez.stampinup.net

Storage: Transfering stamps

I am always on the lookout for better ways to store my stamps, so when I found Robyn's videos on Youtube regarding re-mounting her wood mounted rubber stamps I knew I had something. This week I received my Sunday International EZ Mount sheets and started the transfer.

I was stunned with how quick the process turned out to be. I transferred 8 sets in the span of an hour. I was able to remove the stickers from the wood mounts showing the stamped images.

All I need now is to go get CD cases to store them in.

COOL!

Stampin Up: Birthday promotion

Stampin Up is celebrating its 20th Anniversary this year and in honor of that they have given us this wonderful BIRTHDAY promotion.

***October 1-31, 2008***

Spend $20 on regular merchandise and receive a 20% discount off these birthday sets

Cards: Merry Wishes

I have been in a creative frenzy lately. I am not one to question it though, LOL! Sometimes it's like popping the cork out of a wine bottle sometimes it's like a leaky faucet. Go figure!!

This set of cards is listed on Etsy.

Wonderful Wednesdays: Copper friends

In this installment of wonderful wednesdays I choose to try something I had not done before.... stamping directly on the cardstock. It was one of those instances where you just take a deep breath and say "whatever happens, here goes!" LOL

I chose a stamp that I could color (bringing to mind my childhood days of coloring books and crayons).

Enjoy!!

Cardstock: Stampin Up Kraft

Specialty paper: White glossy

Stamps: SU Time well spent

Inks:Tim Holtz Distress (broken china, vintage photo)

Pens: Sakura Souffle, Krylon Copper Leafing

Embellishments: Flowers and Pearl Beads from SU's Pretties Kit

Ribbon: Offray

Wonderful Wednesdays: August ATC

On this my first installment of "Wonderful Wednesdays" I wanted to show you how I used those butterflies. I wanted to keep as much of their vibrancy as possible so I printed them out on inkjet transparency sheets. These are my first ATC cards for APieceofcraft . Marion Smith is an inspiration with all the embossing idea videos on Youtube. My strong in divine guidance allowed me to find her online. In these I used Arithmetique gaffer tape by 7Gypsies, Stampin Up Vanilla cardstock and jewel brads from the pretties kit, as well as stamps from the Make it Count stamp set. I have also always wanted to play with some Dee Gruenig brush markers I bought a while back. I wanted to make the stamps echo the colors of the butterflies and I found myself wondering why I hadn't thought of the idea before. I will definitely make up for that oversight from now on.

Cards: Love ribbon buckle

This card idea was adapted from Marion's YouTube ribbon closure card. I used Stampin Up paper, rubons, and Michaels checkered ribbon. The gold buckle i found at Walmart (my favorite store) Sewing/Notions Dept. The card evolved from the image above because I felt like it needed a little something.

So then I added this felt-texture "L" (chip chatter, i think)..... but yes I still tweaked it one more time.

I added dimension on the flower rubons with a Stampin Up chocolate chip stampin write pen....

The inside cardstock I picked up at Michaels, because I fell in love with the texture. I used a LOVE stamp from a Postcard clear set I bought from Oriental Trading.

Cards: Celebrate with ribbon closure

This is in response to Shelli's creative challenge. I saw this wonderful video on YouTube by the uber-creative Marion.
I welcome anyone to visit her blog which is chock full of awesome ideas and techniques. I used Stampin Up chocolate chip cardstock and Prints pack patterned paper (Apricot Appeal, Bashful Blue), Stampin Up flower fusion flower, Ek success flower punch, Stampin Up Celebrate everything stamp set (#109525).

Cards: Dream big

Another card created in Texas. I was inspired by my surroundings. The Stampin Up long notes card is a great thing to use when you want to make a quick card. This card uses a long note card in Groovy Guava, patterned paper scrap, clear rhinestones, Autumn Leaves acrylic DREAM stamp, and American Crafts thickers.

Cards: Krafty Bride

As you can see I am still in love with the SU SHE'S ALL THAT stamp set. It is so versatile and detailed. For this card, I used SU chocolate chip craft ink spot so I could emboss the image. It gave it a wonderful stippled texture. The cardstock is SU Kraft 80 lb cardstock, and the patterned paper from my scraps. Again I used Marah Johnson epoxy stickers. Love them!