Congrats Strip Banner

One more for tonight and off to bed I go!  LOL.  This is a cute little card (4" x 4") I made for Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger.  Here's the trigger:

And here's my card:

I was inspired by the flag banner, the colors on the banner, and the doily (which is resembled on the bottom border of the card).  For the banner I just cut out the strips of paper (My Mind's Eye Ooh La La paper pack), placed on the card as shown, and then traced the 'string' with a pink pen. 

I wanted some color to show through the openings on the border so I added printed paper inside and notched it up by punching the same border as on the outside:

 This is a close-up of what the card looks like when closed:

I love how cheerful this little card is!   It's also the perfect companion to a gift! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Congrats Strip Banner

One more for tonight and off to bed I go!  LOL.  This is a cute little card (4" x 4") I made for Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger.  Here's the trigger:

And here's my card:

I was inspired by the flag banner, the colors on the banner, and the doily (which is resembled on the bottom border of the card).  For the banner I just cut out the strips of paper (My Mind's Eye Ooh La La paper pack), placed on the card as shown, and then traced the 'string' with a pink pen. 

I wanted some color to show through the openings on the border so I added printed paper inside and notched it up by punching the same border as on the outside:

 This is a close-up of what the card looks like when closed:

I love how cheerful this little card is!   It's also the perfect companion to a gift! 

Thanks for stopping by!  

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Birthday Birdie

Hello, again!  Just posting couple of cards before I go to bed here…  This one I made for two challenges: Stamp TV's Friday Challenge and Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger.  STV's Friday challenge was CASE the DT, this time Suzanne Dean.  I love Suzanne's cards and her coloring is out of this world!  I actually signed up for a class with her when she came to Florida but unfortunately it was cancelled...I'm hoping she returns by the end of the year… (sigh) I thought of taking her online classes but then again, would love to meet her!  Let's see what I end up doing…

Anywho…  Here is Suzanne's card I chose to CASE:

Love the layers on her cards so I just had to try it!

Here's the trigger picture:

And here's my card, inspired by the two:

I used kind of the same layering as Suzanne's card but changed the layout a bit.  The color palette came from the trigger, as well as the flag banner.  Since the trigger is about celebration and the card is so festive, I made the card a birthday one. 

Hope you enjoyed your visit.  Thanks for stopping by!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Birthday Birdie

Hello, again!  Just posting couple of cards before I go to bed here…  This one I made for two challenges: Stamp TV's Friday Challenge and Moxie Fab's Tuesday Trigger.  STV's Friday challenge was CASE the DT, this time Suzanne Dean.  I love Suzanne's cards and her coloring is out of this world!  I actually signed up for a class with her when she came to Florida but unfortunately it was cancelled...I'm hoping she returns by the end of the year… (sigh) I thought of taking her online classes but then again, would love to meet her!  Let's see what I end up doing…

Anywho…  Here is Suzanne's card I chose to CASE:

Love the layers on her cards so I just had to try it!

Here's the trigger picture:

And here's my card, inspired by the two:

I used kind of the same layering as Suzanne's card but changed the layout a bit.  The color palette came from the trigger, as well as the flag banner.  Since the trigger is about celebration and the card is so festive, I made the card a birthday one. 

Hope you enjoyed your visit.  Thanks for stopping by!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Bee-autiful Day!

Hello, Friends!  Hope you're having a nice week!  Mine has been ok, although my daughter's been sick…  She's feeling better today but still not out of the woods.  It's been kind of up and down for her so I'm glad to see she's feeling better today.  : ) 

Anyways, in between runny nose and pink eye, I wanted to do a quick post for Moxie Fab's Hooked on Hexagons Challenge.  Hexagons are definitely in trend and I could not help but get hooked!  I had the thought of an hexagon-shaped card…   Since I do not have a die in hexagon shape I created a template.  Here's the card:

I also thought since honey-combs are in hexagon shape it would be cute to add a bee and the sentiment 'Have a bee-autiful day!'  I do not have a stamp with that sentiment so I printed it on the computer.  

I used the Sizzix 'Bee Happy' Sizzlits die for the bee.  Instead of cutting the bee on white and coloring it, I decided to cut it twice (in yellow and black).  Using the yellow bee as my 'base' I cut the black one out and kind of paper pieced parts of it on the yellow bee.  That way I got the same yellow on the bee as the card stock on the card.

Well, Mommy duty calls so that's my card for today!  Hope you enjoyed the visit!

Have a bee-autiful day!

Aixa

Bee-autiful Day!

Hello, Friends!  Hope you're having a nice week!  Mine has been ok, although my daughter's been sick…  She's feeling better today but still not out of the woods.  It's been kind of up and down for her so I'm glad to see she's feeling better today.  : ) 

Anyways, in between runny nose and pink eye, I wanted to do a quick post for Moxie Fab's Hooked on Hexagons Challenge.  Hexagons are definitely in trend and I could not help but get hooked!  I had the thought of an hexagon-shaped card…   Since I do not have a die in hexagon shape I created a template.  Here's the card:

I also thought since honey-combs are in hexagon shape it would be cute to add a bee and the sentiment 'Have a bee-autiful day!'  I do not have a stamp with that sentiment so I printed it on the computer.  

I used the Sizzix 'Bee Happy' Sizzlits die for the bee.  Instead of cutting the bee on white and coloring it, I decided to cut it twice (in yellow and black).  Using the yellow bee as my 'base' I cut the black one out and kind of paper pieced parts of it on the yellow bee.  That way I got the same yellow on the bee as the card stock on the card.

Well, Mommy duty calls so that's my card for today!  Hope you enjoyed the visit!

Have a bee-autiful day!

Aixa

Blog Candy Winner!

Happy Friday!  The day has come to announce the winner of the blog candy!!!

First, I'd like to thank all of you for your compliments on my new craft room and your support.  I really appreciate it.  I am also glad to see some of you got inspiration for your own craft room!

The Blog Candy was this handy dandy ribbon carousel:

And without further due, the random winner of the blog candy is:

Patti J!

Feel free to visit her on her blog and leave some love! 

Congrats, Patti!   Enjoy getting your ribbons organized!  Please send me your snail mail address so you can receive your prize!  You can contact me at: aixa@cardjewels.com.

And speaking of treats, wouldn't it be nice to get a cold, refreshing drink in the middle of a hot day?  I had one of those days not long ago so I treated myself and my daughter to a smoothie.  Then it occurred to me it would be nice to surprise someone else with a refreshment so I made a little note card to go with the drink:

It's a simple little note but can put a big smile on someone's face!  And they can cool off too!  I used stamps from Gina K Designs 'Enjoy the Summer' kit.  The little wind thingie (Help me!  I forgot what its called!  LOL) is paper pieced with DP from the same kit.  Sorry I just went blank! Spanish is my first language and while my English is pretty good I get 'pockets' in the language every now and then!  Although I get them in Spanish too...  I think the 'pockets' are in my brain!  LOL.  So… Is it a handheld windmill?  When I say windmill I think of the big ones…  I googled 'handheld windmills' and the picture came up but I thought it had a specific name… A single word…  Maybe not!  Oh, goodness, this is going to be in my head until I find out! 

Anyways, I just wanted to share this little project and spread some summer cheer! So enjoy your day and stay cool! 

By the way, if you have not heard yet, there is a  blog hop today at Card Crafty Club.  Visit them for a chance to win some candy and get summer inspiration!  I will sure check it out! They will have blog hops every month and I am excited to be participating next month. Stay tuned! 

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Blog Candy Winner!

Happy Friday!  The day has come to announce the winner of the blog candy!!!

First, I'd like to thank all of you for your compliments on my new craft room and your support.  I really appreciate it.  I am also glad to see some of you got inspiration for your own craft room!

The Blog Candy was this handy dandy ribbon carousel:

And without further due, the random winner of the blog candy is:

Patti J!

Feel free to visit her on her blog and leave some love! 

Congrats, Patti!   Enjoy getting your ribbons organized!  Please send me your snail mail address so you can receive your prize!  You can contact me at: aixa@cardjewels.com.

And speaking of treats, wouldn't it be nice to get a cold, refreshing drink in the middle of a hot day?  I had one of those days not long ago so I treated myself and my daughter to a smoothie.  Then it occurred to me it would be nice to surprise someone else with a refreshment so I made a little note card to go with the drink:

It's a simple little note but can put a big smile on someone's face!  And they can cool off too!  I used stamps from Gina K Designs 'Enjoy the Summer' kit.  The little wind thingie (Help me!  I forgot what its called!  LOL) is paper pieced with DP from the same kit.  Sorry I just went blank! Spanish is my first language and while my English is pretty good I get 'pockets' in the language every now and then!  Although I get them in Spanish too...  I think the 'pockets' are in my brain!  LOL.  So… Is it a handheld windmill?  When I say windmill I think of the big ones…  I googled 'handheld windmills' and the picture came up but I thought it had a specific name… A single word…  Maybe not!  Oh, goodness, this is going to be in my head until I find out! 

Anyways, I just wanted to share this little project and spread some summer cheer! So enjoy your day and stay cool! 

By the way, if you have not heard yet, there is a  blog hop today at Card Crafty Club.  Visit them for a chance to win some candy and get summer inspiration!  I will sure check it out! They will have blog hops every month and I am excited to be participating next month. Stay tuned! 

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Christmas in July

Hello, my friends!  I feel like I haven't posted in forever!  Last week I had my family over and so I took a little break.  : )  Anyways, today I'm back with a post for Stamp TV's Monday Challenge: Christmas In July.  And what a refreshing theme it is in the middle of a HOT summer!  

Here's my card:

I used coordinating design paper (DP) from a K&E Company Christmas stack.  To bring out the poinsettia, I stamped it on sparkly red paper (the sparkle doesn't show very well on the picture).  I used Versa Mark ink to stamp the flower as I heat embossed it in gold.  I then cut out the flower and placed it on the cardstock framed in the same red as the poinsettia. 

The sentiment is also heat-embossed and I added some sparkle on the circle by layering gold paper lace and adding gold ink to the DP.

This post really got me thinking: Christmas will be here before we know it!  Better start building up that stash of Christmas cards! 

If you're looking for more Christmas inspiration, don't miss July's blog hop at Card Crafty Club.  For details visit: Blog Hop with Sean and Regina.  Along with the inspirational hopping is the chance to win Blog Candy!  They will be having a blog hop every month so there are lots of opportunities to get inspired and win!  I will be participating on the blog hop for the month of August so stay tuned! 

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Christmas in July

Hello, my friends!  I feel like I haven't posted in forever!  Last week I had my family over and so I took a little break.  : )  Anyways, today I'm back with a post for Stamp TV's Monday Challenge: Christmas In July.  And what a refreshing theme it is in the middle of a HOT summer!  

Here's my card:

I used coordinating design paper (DP) from a K&E Company Christmas stack.  To bring out the poinsettia, I stamped it on sparkly red paper (the sparkle doesn't show very well on the picture).  I used Versa Mark ink to stamp the flower as I heat embossed it in gold.  I then cut out the flower and placed it on the cardstock framed in the same red as the poinsettia. 

The sentiment is also heat-embossed and I added some sparkle on the circle by layering gold paper lace and adding gold ink to the DP.

This post really got me thinking: Christmas will be here before we know it!  Better start building up that stash of Christmas cards! 

If you're looking for more Christmas inspiration, don't miss July's blog hop at Card Crafty Club.  For details visit: Blog Hop with Sean and Regina.  Along with the inspirational hopping is the chance to win Blog Candy!  They will be having a blog hop every month so there are lots of opportunities to get inspired and win!  I will be participating on the blog hop for the month of August so stay tuned! 

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Birthday Leaves

Another quick post for Moxie Fab's Stamp It! Birthday Card Challenge:

Again, keeping it super simple with my post!  It's way past my bedtime but wanted to squeeze in another card for this challenge.   It's probably best I keep it short, I'm not sure I would make much sense!  LOL.   

By the way, for those of you who may have missed it, I would like to invite you to check out a post on my experience re-creating a little craft room.  It's been exciting to have a new space to work on and I'm spreading the joy with some Blog Candy!!!  Check it out!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Birthday Leaves

Another quick post for Moxie Fab's Stamp It! Birthday Card Challenge:

Again, keeping it super simple with my post!  It's way past my bedtime but wanted to squeeze in another card for this challenge.   It's probably best I keep it short, I'm not sure I would make much sense!  LOL.   

By the way, for those of you who may have missed it, I would like to invite you to check out a post on my experience re-creating a little craft room.  It's been exciting to have a new space to work on and I'm spreading the joy with some Blog Candy!!!  Check it out!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Birthday Candles

Hello, stamping friends!  I've had a few birthday cards to make this month so Moxie Fab's Stamp It Birthday Challenge was right on time for me!  Here's one of the cards:

Birthday Candles

I'm keeping it short and sweet today, it's been a long night!  By the way, for those of you who may have missed it, I would like to invite you to check out a post on my experience re-creating a little craft room.  It's been exciting to have a new space to work on and I'm spreading the joy with some Blog Candy!!!  Check it out!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Birthday Candles

Hello, stamping friends!  I've had a few birthday cards to make this month so Moxie Fab's Stamp It Birthday Challenge was right on time for me!  Here's one of the cards:

Birthday Candles

I'm keeping it short and sweet today, it's been a long night!  By the way, for those of you who may have missed it, I would like to invite you to check out a post on my experience re-creating a little craft room.  It's been exciting to have a new space to work on and I'm spreading the joy with some Blog Candy!!!  Check it out!

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Love You to Pieces

Ok, this is my third post tonight and I'm getting sleepy so I think I'll stop for today!  Be sure to check my previous post (I share my experience in 'sprucing-up' my craft room and have blog candy!)

So this post is for a card I made for MoxieFab's Stamp It! Cards Week.  There are five different ones and this one is called "The Love Card Challenge".  We have to make a love card using stamping as the main technique.  Stamping?  Card? Definitely the perfect 'love' combination!  Here's my card:

For the  main image I stamped two separate flowers: one red, one pink.  I used a Spellbinders die to cut out a circle from the pink flower.  I then used a heart punch to cut out hearts in a circular pattern.  To ensure I had a decent 'heart circle', here's what I did:

1. Stamp an extra pink flower and randomly punch out hearts.  The way I punched them I only got 4 and then used them on the inside of the card).  
2. On the circle to be used on the card, cut one heart out and turn the circle around.  
3. Place the heart punch-outs from step 2 as shown
4. Trace top of hearts with pencil
5. Use the tracing to line up punch and you'll get a perfect pattern! 
6. Save the heart punch outs from step 5 to incorporate in design. 

Once the circle with the pink flower had the hearts punched out I adhered it over the red flower in a way the flower image is not disrupted.  

I really wanted the card to say "I love you to pieces" because it goes so well with the design.  Only problem was I don't have a stamp with that sentiment and I did not want to print it on the computer since the main technique for this challenge is stamping.  Then I remembered I had a little set of alphabet stamps so I made my own sentiment!  To line the letters up I lightly traced a straight line with a  ruler and erased it when done.  

That's my love card, friends.  And thank you Cath for another great challenge!  This is the first challenge I participate on since you're back from surgery so I was feeling the love for the Moxie Fab World!  What can I say but: "Love you to pieces!" 

Have a bright day!

Aixa

Love You to Pieces

Ok, this is my third post tonight and I'm getting sleepy so I think I'll stop for today!  Be sure to check my previous post (I share my experience in 'sprucing-up' my craft room and have blog candy!)

So this post is for a card I made for MoxieFab's Stamp It! Cards Week.  There are five different ones and this one is called "The Love Card Challenge".  We have to make a love card using stamping as the main technique.  Stamping?  Card? Definitely the perfect 'love' combination!  Here's my card:

For the  main image I stamped two separate flowers: one red, one pink.  I used a Spellbinders die to cut out a circle from the pink flower.  I then used a heart punch to cut out hearts in a circular pattern.  To ensure I had a decent 'heart circle', here's what I did:

1. Stamp an extra pink flower and randomly punch out hearts.  The way I punched them I only got 4 and then used them on the inside of the card).  
2. On the circle to be used on the card, cut one heart out and turn the circle around.  
3. Place the heart punch-outs from step 2 as shown
4. Trace top of hearts with pencil
5. Use the tracing to line up punch and you'll get a perfect pattern! 
6. Save the heart punch outs from step 5 to incorporate in design. 

Once the circle with the pink flower had the hearts punched out I adhered it over the red flower in a way the flower image is not disrupted.  

I really wanted the card to say "I love you to pieces" because it goes so well with the design.  Only problem was I don't have a stamp with that sentiment and I did not want to print it on the computer since the main technique for this challenge is stamping.  Then I remembered I had a little set of alphabet stamps so I made my own sentiment!  To line the letters up I lightly traced a straight line with a  ruler and erased it when done.  

That's my love card, friends.  And thank you Cath for another great challenge!  This is the first challenge I participate on since you're back from surgery so I was feeling the love for the Moxie Fab World!  What can I say but: "Love you to pieces!" 

Have a bright day!

Aixa