CAS Challenge at Simply Scrapping Crafts!!!

This week's challenge: make a CAS project in black & white only...
The inspiration pieces were beautiful and you can see them, just follow this Link!

Here is my creation:

Card Recipe:
COLORBOK Cardstock
DCWV Patterned Paper
Sentiment is an inspiration of Donna Hedges
K & Company Brads
Flower: my personal creation 

Love
Julia

Tim Times Ten Grand Give-A-Way Challenge: Day Six

Tim Times Ten Grand Give-A-Way Challenge: Day Six

Today's challenge is for you to make a gift card holder tag. The gift card pocket must have at least 2 of it's corners punched with a corner punch. You must show in your picture the "card" in the pocket. The tag must contain at least 3 handmade flowers (meaning no Primas or other pre-made flowers -- you must make the flowers yourself with paper/scissors/glue), a sentiment, and the background of the tag must be inked -- not covered with paper. You may use Color Wash or other spray type ink, or pull out your stamp pads and sponges. The inking technique for the tag background is your choice; however, the background must be created using only ink.

Each challenge is a great opportunity for practicing those things you learn how to do and then completely put away and never use again. I love this!

Here is the Gift Card Holder Tag I made:

The flowers I used are pretty easy to make and I have a little tutorial on my blog, please follow this link.
For the tag background I used some sponging and dry brush technique.  The inks used: Martha Stewart, Palette Hybrid Ink and Color Box.

For the gift card holder I used a corner punch by Fiskars.
The sentiment is a stamp by UNITY.

Click HERE to see all the wonderful creations.  Everyone is doing a great job!!!

To all of you who have taken from your time to visit my blog:

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Blog candy from Crafting Life Pieces!!!

Here is some blog candy from Crafting Life Pieces: Prima and Handmade Blog Candy

This blog candy is made of Prima papers and my Handmade goodies!

This candy will end on April 5th.

Good Luck!

Julia

Paper Craft Planet: 3D Group Challenge!!!

This wonderful site is having a Challenge and it's a fun one: Hold the Fries -- Win a Prize!

They include a link for the template of the box: Fry box template.

Here is my entry:

Visit the site and be as creative as you can be!

Love

Julia

New projects...



Time flies, or so they say. Each day I plan to do a million things and by the end of the day I realize that most of them are still pending.

This past week I was able to make some cards and posted them on Simply Scrapping Crafts (SSC) Site as part of the challenges.



March 2, 2011 Card Challenge: Stamp a background, but make it (at least partly) your cards focal point



March 4, 2011 CAS Challenge: make a 3-D effect as the focus of your card.

  

I also worked on a very special project: an accordion card.  Each detail made me fall in love with it.  The dig stamp is beautiful, and the flowers were handmade.

The base of the card was made with the Design Studio and my Cricut.

The flowers were made using the Cricut to cut out the shape.  Here is a link for the tutorial.

Some embossing was done on the cover of the card, as a background accent.

Each page has a special detail, they are interactive and fun.

Hope you enjoy this card as much as I do.

Thanks for visiting.

Love,

Julia

Something new!

Some time has passed since my last blog post!

Been going through some changes, all good, thanks to God.

My family is doing great. All of my kids are college students now and of course I was suffering the empty nest syndrome.

Recently I adopted three beautiful puppies: Luna, Principe and Pinky. They are just seven weeks old and a handful.

Obviously my oldest dog is jealous and requires more attention, so as you can imagine my free times has been cut short.

Still had time to work some of my projects, specially my Christmas cards, which were a big hit. Here are some pictures:

Don’t know about you, but Valentine’s Day feels so close. I feel I won’t be able to finish my projects on time.

Yesterday I finished this card and would love to share it with you! (tutorial)

Love, Love, Love

Card is 4” x 6”

Materials used:

• Card stock: white, brown, red and pink (Colorbok.com)
• Paper: hearts and pink (Me&mybigideas.com), tickets (TeresaCollinsdesigns.com)
• Bone folder
• Distressing tool
• Corner rounder
• Paper trimmer
• Die cut machine: Cricut
• Plantin SchoolBook, Cricut cartridge
• Martha Stewart Ink
• Jewels and embellishments of choice
• Adhesive

How to:

1. Using the paper trimmer, cut 12” x 4” piece of white cardstock.
2. Fold in half using bone folder to crease fold.
3. Cut a piece of heart paper, 4” x 4½, and add to top of card.
4. Cut a piece of red cardstock, 4” x 2½”.
5. Round the bottom corners.
6. Cut a rectangle, 1 ¾” x 4 ¼ ” from brown cardstock.
7. Cut a rectangle, 1 ½” x 4” from white cardstock.
8. Layer the white rectangle and the brown rectangle to the center of the card base
9. Use the die cut machine to cut: mini envelope (1) – 2.422” (w) x 1.734” (h) from pink paper and hearts (4) – 1” x 1” from red and pink cardstock
10. Put together the envelope and attach to the bottom of the cardstock rectangles.
11. Distress the sides of the hearts and ink them.
12. Adhere to the card using foam adhesive.
13. Embellish the hearts with jewelry.
14. Add the sentiments to the card.
15. See the card for placement.

Hope you enjoy making this card as much as I did.
LOVE,
 Julia

New Beginnings…

For a long time I have been thinking of writing a blog. Yes, I finally did it.

It is very important, because for the first time I have the courage to talk about me.

Born in New York, my parents are from Puerto Rico. Moved to Puerto Rico at a very young age and have lived here since.

From a very young age, crafts became my thing, that special moment where you are alone, with yourself, your thoughts and your dreams.

My first project was a dress I hand sew for my Barbie doll, loved so much to play with them.

Then I learned to crochet, make macramé, embroider, ceramics, work with felt, plastic canvas and so many other things that you would feel tired just reading.

Ok, I AM A CRAFTAHOLIC!

Finally admission has been made.
Didn't study arts, instead became an engineer. Love my work, but have to admit I enjoy more my time crafting.
My beautiful family is very encouraging and is always telling me that I should continue with my love for crafts and organize a business.
Recently I've been designing jewelry and of course discovered paper crafts. Have to admit that I didn't imagine that this was going to become one of my favorite crafts. There's so much space for creating and so many possibilities, so many beautiful ideas and projects and best of all so many talented people willing to share their knowledge.
Here are some of my recent projects: