Card Making

Freestyle Congrats

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 Diana SanchezLeave a comment

Hi guys! I ordered a new alphabet stamp set from Mama Elephant, Block Party Letters, and this set is so awesome. I love this font! I wanted to make a fun and artsy card. I’ve been inspired by a lot of graphic design/art that I’ve seen on Pinterest lately. I used other new supplies for this card, this is my first time using My Favorite Things products, I used all MFT paper. Also new, is some of the ink. I’ve been buying Mama Elephant pigment ink pads little by little. I have to say, Mama Elephant ink pad colors are beautiful and I can’t wait until I get all their inks!

I like making “splatters” on my cards with my Ranger Water Brush, and I wanted to try it out with this Gold Martha Stewart ink pad. I wasn’t sure how this was going to turn out but it came out better than I expected. I just love how gold and navy look together!

I stamped a flower patterned background using Mama Elephant’s Freestyle Florals in Ocean. I wanted the ink to match the paper where the sentiment is stamped.

I think this would make a great card for many occasions, from graduations to a new job or maybe even a bridal shower?

That’s it for now, I hope you guys enjoyed today’s post, thanks for stopping by!!!

Supplies Used:

InLinkz.com

Additional Supplies:
Martha Stewart Crafts Gold Ink Pad

Card Making

I Love U Sew Much

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 Diana Sanchez4 Comments

Hey guys! I wanted to make a colorful card to submit to the Paper Smooches SPARKS Anything Goes Week 5 Challenge. I’m also submitting a card for the first time to Virginia’s View Challenge #14 Layers and Dimensions.

I recently ordered some awesome Paper Smooches stamp sets and I wanted to use the Needle Little Love set. As you can see below, it has all these cute shapes associated with sewing and I love the sentiments it comes with.

I Love U Sew Much 2

I made the pattern using EK Success’ Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (I love that name). Now, I can’t wait to get a MISTI, but until I do, my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig will do for now and it’s real easy to use.

I attached my patterned paper with foam tape to give it some depth. All these fun ink and paper colors are from Papertrey Ink. I can’t say enough great things about Papertrey’s colors!

And there it is! This card has served as a reminder to me that I need to use my sewing machine more often. Hopefully… maybe… on the next card?

Hope you guys have a great Easter weekend!

Supplies Used:

InLinkz.com

We Really Really Miss You

March 29, 2015March 28, 2015 Diana SanchezLeave a comment

Hello everyone! Can you believe March is almost over? Where is the time going? I just now realized I need to start preparing for my Top 5 for March.

I wanted to share a new card I made using Mama Elephant stamps and dies. I don’t know what I like most out of the three sets I used.

First is the Three Amigos stamp and die set, I mean, how cute are these little amigos? Each amigo actually holds his own little sign.

I decided to change things up and have them holding one big sign, which is the Bold Banner die. This banner is awesome, it is perforated on both ends making it easy to fold. I also used one of dies in the Sew Fancy dies set for the border. This is just one of the dies it comes with, it has another border die, a couple of circle dies, a tag die, and a stitched string die. This set is a must have!!!

So now you know why I said I don’t know which set is my favorite! I love the quality of Mama Elephant stamps and they come out with awesome die sets as well. I can’t wait to use them again, I already have some ideas for each set.

I hope you guys have a great rest of the weekend!

Supplies Used:

InLinkz.com

Additional Supplies:
Me & My Big Ideas Mambi Sheets

About the Pear · Card Making

Springtime Hello

March 26, 2015March 25, 2015 Diana Sanchez2 Comments

Hey guys! I’m so excited for today’s post! I’ve been meaning to take pictures of my pear tree because it looks so beautiful right now, it’s blooming and full of little white flowers. I was going to take pictures of it during the day but we were outside frying dinner (beer battered chicken strips) pretty late and we were right underneath the tree and I can’t even describe how breathtaking it was to see the moon and stars through all these branches. I don’t know about you guys, but I love, love, love being around nature. My mom instilled a love of nature in me at a young age. She would tell me the flowers she planted were my brothers and sisters, and I giggle to myself as I type this because it sounds silly but that’s my mom and now I understand what she meant when she would talk to me about flowers and plants and trees. So of course, that just helps explain why this pear tree has so much sentimental value to me, that, and because my parents planted it and look at it now.

I like to PRETEND I know what I ‘m doing behind a camera, so just pretend with me. I thought these pictures were so awesome, I actually thought the pictures were going to come out pitch black but I was pleasantly surprised. I just love how these pictures came out with the black background.

Because I’ve been feeling the springtime love, I wanted to make a quick and simple card, with spring colors. I decided to use my Papertrey Ink products for this card.

I ended up making a “Y” shape (just wanted to try something different) for the top layer and used the smallest die from the Stitched Rectangle dies to make a pattern behind it.I think the font on this Hello is so pretty and I couldn’t wait to use it (it’s only $3 on their site!!!) I added a couple of Moonshine sequins and voila! I also wanted to mention, Papertrey Ink has my favorite paper, I HIGHLY suggest buying their Perfect Match Cardstock Sampler!

Well that’s it for now, thanks for stopping by today and checking out my card and pictures!

Supplies Used:

InLinkz.com

Additional Supplies:
Cartwright Moonshine 6mm Slightly Cupped Sequins

Card Making

Congrats!

March 23, 2015March 25, 2015 Diana SanchezLeave a comment

Hello friends! I’m back with a new card I made using some new Mama Elephant stamps. One of the stamp sets I used is Freestyle Florals, freaking awesome! The flowers on this set look doodled and of course I had to get it because I’m so into the “doodled” look.

I also used my sewing machine, and did more than just one line. I made a little pocket with my paper and some vellum. I then put some sequins in and closed it off with more sewing.

I colored the flowers with some Copics and then went over them with some clear Wink of Stella. I don’t remember the brand of the striped paper but I bought a single sheet of it at Hobby Lobby.

Hope you guys enjoyed, see you next time!

Supplies Used:

InLinkz.com

Additional Supplies:
Cartwright Blue 6mm Slightly Cupped Opaque Sequins
Cartwright Red 6mm Slightly Cupped Opaque Sequins
Cartwright Sunflower 6mm Slightly Cupped Opaque Sequins
Recollections Specialty Paper Translucent