Happy Holidays

Today has been a busy day, but I managed to make this center step card.
The image is from Anne Fenton, I love the vintage feeling it has.
Distressed the border with Tim Holtz Distress Ink, added some of my favorite jewels and Stickles for sparkle.
I think that the ribbon adds the perfect finishing touch to the tag.

 Some Details:

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Creative Freebie Challenge November 20-December 3 at The Outlawz
• Challenge #25... Vintage Christmas at Sparkle Forum Challenges
• Card Caravan Challenge #7 – Make It Sparkle
• Challenge #67 ~ Holiday at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog
• CYDA Challenge #34 ~ Buttons or Bows
• HIMCR #22 - Mix it Up! - Holiday 
• Fancy Folds at Sugar Creek Hollow
• Challenge #29, Weihnachten / Christmas at Fairy Tale Challenge Blog
• Challenge 34-Christmas at Patties Creations
• Christmas at Poodles Parlour
• Challenge #1 - "All About Christmas" at Simply Create Too
• Anything Goes at Stamping with the Dragon
• Challenge 94 Christmas at Totally Papercrafts
• Center Step at Come and Get It Challenge Blog
• Challenge #90 Seeing Red at One Stitch At A Time 
• Kraft Card Stock Challenge at Scrappy Frogs
• CHNC Challenge 48- Vintage Style and/or Distressed
• Color Challenge: red, green, kraft, white/cream at SSDS
• Challenge 108 - Sparkle at Totally Gorjuss
• SNSDC30–Favorite Things

Thanks!

Love
Julia

Soul!

The past week has been kind of hectic. After the hurricane, I thought that a lot of time would pass before I sat down and made another card. Well, thanks to a wonderful group of people I have been able to create some cards, and it has been fun.

Today’s card is an inspiration card.
Love the sentiment, a stamp from the set Fall for You by Unity.
The image is from Anne’s Digital Art (Anne Fenton) and I feel in love with it as soon as I saw it.
Used three different die cuts to add some interest to the background, jewels for sparkle and a bow to finish everything.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Anything in August Progressive Challenge ( bows, sparkle and sentiment) at The Crafter's Cafe

Thanks!

Love
Julia

Hello!

Finally, some me time!
I've been really busy lately, but at last a moment of peace and relaxation.
Made this card, using a sketch from BugabooWacky Wednesday Challenge Group at Crafter's Digital Art Center and Paper Craft Planet.
The image is from Bugaboo Digi Store. Added some bling for sparkle and shine.

The sketch:

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

• Bugaboo Wacky Wednesday #13 at Crafter's Digital Art Center
• Bugaboo Wacky Wednesday #13 at Paper Craft Planet
• August Anything Goes Challenge! at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog
• Challenge - 21 - Sparkle & Shine at Amber's Crafts and Stuff

Thanks!

Love
Julia

New challenge at Stampin' Dymonz

There is a wonderful new challenge at Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space. The rules are:

Your challenge this week is to create a card using the Drop Shadow Stamping technique and at least one other stamping technique of your choice. Your card must have ribbon, 3 flowers, "gems" (of any type -- I used Pebbles in the flower centers) and at least 2 distinctly different papers/cardstocks. The theme for the card is "Sympathy" (i.e., my "thinking of you" stamp).

I decided to use the Drop Shadow Stamping Technique to create my background over white cardstock and inked the edges of some of the embellishments.
Here is the card:
 

Card Recipe:
DCWV cardstoock and PP
Martha Stewart Stamps
Color Box Pigments: Prussian Blue and Silver
Doodlebug Mini Jewels
Kaisercraft Rhinestones
Mother's Day Bouquet Cricut Cartridge
Plantin SchoolBook Cricut Cartridge
Easter 2010 Cricut Casrtridge
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Stylized Flowers
Ribbons: http://www.ribbonshouse.com/

 I would love to share some details:

I am entering this card in:

• Challenge #6: Drop Shadow Stamping at Stampin Dymonz Creative Space

Thanks for visiting!

Love

Julia

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

Welcome to Day 2 of our Grand Give-A-Way Challenge.

Today's challenge, then is a Masking Tag. You must create a tag which incorporates the masking technique somewhere in the tag. Today's theme is "Busy Bees" and your design must incorporate bees in the layout. The tag must also have some type of sheen/shimmer. I used Crackle Accents for both gloss and crackle effect. Your design must incorporate a glossy/shimmery effect.

This challenge was intimidating at first. I have done masking maybe two times!

Tried my best to comply with each and every condition posted and as it came together I felt in love with it.
Just have a look at my cute tag:



Bee...autiful!

 First I inked the tag:

Then I placed the mask and inked over it:

Added some beadss and jewels:

Love the way it turned out!

Please check HERE for the other entries!

Thanks!

Love

Julia 

Happy Valentines Day!

Hi everyone!


So excited! It’s Valentine’s Day! I’m a romantic girl and of course my wonderful hubby is a sweet thing.

My family is doing great. My kids came to visit from college and I was so happy. It feel like forever, missed them so much, but they are doing what they have to do: study, and that’s what matters. Tried to make them feel special and take good care of them.

Julianna, Laura Coral and Arturo

A quick update on my puppies, they are just darling. Always playing and discovering things. They make me laugh so often and sometimes I believe they know that it’s because of them.

Principe, Luna and Pinky

Would love to share some of my projects for this Valentine’s Day with you:

Love - Card

Romance -Tag

 

Simply Sweet - Favors 

So much love - Card 

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

Thanks!

Love;

Julia