Thank You "Vintage"

Hello everyone!

 I am feeling sort of rested in the last week and E went to bed early the other night and so I decided to get creative after putting a bit of order in my tiny little space.

This is what I have created: a thank you vintage card. I was thankful to somebody at work and got inspired by the action of this person.

Materials are still some of the October Afternoon paper pads I still have with me... these are actually leftovers from another card.

I used nothing else but paper, glue, dimensional and of course a bit of glossy accent. I learn how to use it from Lil Bee's Boutique and her great creations. Thanks for reading and I will be back with more from Lil Bees Boutique.

Hugs.

Lucky

Hello everyone! 

 I am definitely lucky to have a wonderful friend at work who is a good listener, patient and willing to give advice.This is a card for her. Thank You!

 I also got the opportunity to use chipboard and cover it as you can see with an unusual material...felt. Crazy! but very simple and easy.

 Make sure that when you cover your chipboard piece it is a piece you can get your scissors in all the corners other wise it won't be as clean and smooth and your chipboard piece will end up in the trash. 

 I have used the Lil Bees Valentine's kit for the month f February. These were leftover from the designer paper from Western. Loved the colors of these.

Please give it a try (cover your chipboard) and let me know how it turns out.  

Hugs!

Spring is Here

Hey everybody Spring is here and We are loving it!...well actually I am not sure Spring has started but it feels as if has.

Here is my entry for the fab Lil Bees blog  and this time I have focus on Chipboard. There are a number of thing you can do with Chipboard, from covering it with paper to cover with glossy accents. Here is my take of the Challenge.

For these cute boots I simply cover them with designer paper. I do not have the proper tools Like the basic grey ones to give the chipboard a proper finish in stead I used a regular file and carefully finished the small areas. 

 Chipboard letters are not hard to find. I have these for so long I have give them a good use. So here they are... the only thing I added to them was a green line with a thin green marker.

This was the easiest. This wheel barrel was inked, literally with Stazon jet black ink. Great matte finish. Love it! Probably my favorite. 

On these tools you can see shiny and matte effects. I used ink pad to color the handles red and I used embossing powder for the rest of the tool. Love it too. Now that I see all of them this way it is hard for me to decide which board technique I like. 

This is officially my fourth layout and I decided to use 8.5" x 11" size. for a few reasons. space reasons and also because I do not have a lot of my papers with me.

One last thing. I started to like doodling and the chevron design. There are a few designers out there using them and  I thought I would give them both a try and here are the results. I am glad that you were able to stop by and I hope you can find inspiration and new ideas of how to use chipboards. Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs

Lil Bees Blog Hop

Good morning everyone!

 We have all heard about the Blog Hops... yeap, we all become a bit of a frog and go from blog to blog hoping enjoying and learning from very creative people and participating in scrumptious give-aways at the same time.

Well, Lil Bees is having one and I hope you have stopped by from the other blogs on the list. If you have lots your way don't worry keep hoping by following the order below:

                                                               Lil Bee's 

                                                               Susan

                                                               Nandini

                                                               Teju

                                                               Karla ----right now, you are here.

                                                               Hana

So have you seen the Kit for February?  Take a look.

So with this fab kit I have created a card... simple yet I looooooooove the colors. check it out and please do not hesitate in leaving a comment or a suggestion for this card.

Excuse the photographer...  I work during the day so I only had the night and lamp light to take these pictures. Take a look at the tiny cute little stamp on the next pic.

So what are you waiting for? keep hoping you are about to finish. I hope you enjoyed visiting the blogs of the designer's team and hope you are the winner of the yummy candy from Lil Bees' Boutique.

You would not want to miss the candy. Western is a company I just got to know and I have to admit the paper is of great quality easy to combine with what you probably already have at home. I will stop now and I will let you go hop away.

Hugs
Karla

Lil Bees Design Team Creation

Good afternoon everybody! I hope you are doing just great. I have been busy been a mom and creating my first layout for Lil Bees's Design Team.  So Here it is...

 For this lay out I use Hero Art and Stampin' Up stamps. I use SU inks. Embellishments from Western's pages as well as the paper and glossy accents.

 I know.. this picture of us was taken looooong time ago, don't kill me I am just trying to catch up with my Scrap booking here.

I looooooove glossy accents, don't you?

I have to practice my handwriting. I have to admit that this one is not too bad.

Love the flower too...

I apologize these pictures are not the best. It's been raining here for the last two days and frankly I do not have a good camera or a set to take pictures. So bare with me as I will try to post new pictures of this layout.

Anyway, this is my entry for this week, I hope you guys continue having a restful weekend.

Wonderful Grandmother

Hello There!

 I should have tittle this post "Grandmothers"... Emma has wonderful grandmothers and this is a card I made for one of them. She is very special and I know she will appreciate this card along with the pics we sent.

We decided to stay and have Emma come to this world in Islamabad.We were by ourselves and we missed them dearly. Hugs to both of them. :( This was also a card that got lost in the mail... how frustrating this is becoming. I wish the postal service was more reliable.

Anyway... from the materials used I can't tell much since it is old paper I still have hanging around the house. I can tell you I used Stampin' Up Wonderful Favorites stamps set and ink as well as the inspiration from Kristina's template to make this card.

Hope you guys had a wonderful weekend!

Hugs

The Same...

I discovered card making when I was very young and although I had no idea there were amazing products in the market I went ahead and created cards without them. It was difficult but that never stopped me. 

 When I created this layout I was well aware of the products and I was able to acquire some. But it was with the help and inspiration of a friend that I created it.

La misma means the same... I dont think I have change much and that is what this layout is about. Enjoy some of the pics I took. 

Because this layout was created such a lont itme ago I can't really tell where the paper came from,  the letters I cut myself, the pic was taken by my father and the journaling was done on computer. the little embellishments were also handmade from scratch. I remember how proud I felt of my actually very first layout.

Since I am part of  a Little Bee's design team I can't wait to create more and demonstrate to myself I can create more than just cards.

Hugs!
K.

Wishing you Love and Laughter

My good friend Erica got married not too long ago. There was no time for me to prepare anything before the big day so I made this card and sent it to her with other Pakistani goodies. Sadly the card and goodies got lost in the mail :(  But  I got to take a couple of pics of this card before sending it.

I used Kristina's template to create those great layers, I cut the heart shapes by hand with an exacto knife. I used Ranger's embossing powder and Cosmo Cricket from their UPCycle collection.

I really like the results. what do you guys think?

Later!

Part of a Design Team!!!

Hello everybody,

I have been so quiet for so long but I have an excuse. At work things has gone a bit crazy, buzzzzzzzy all the time, always working, working, working like a bee... until we got a break in December and went home for our folks to me Emma. It was an amazing Christmas... I miss being with family at this time of the year. We had a wonderful but very busy time setting up our new home and visiting everybody.


Right before we left for Christmas I got an update from Hana at the Lil Bees Boutique she was looking for people to be part of her design team. I was thrill with the idea of: "MAYBE I can be part of it."


Now, I am!!! and that is the good news. Definitely wait for my first few layouts made with great products. Here is the link to Lil Bees Boutique. You can check her blog here. Noor, Teju, Sue, Nandini are all part of the DT. I will be getting their blog links soon and posted so you can follow them too.


 I truly can't wait to start posting my work.
Hugs to all!
K.

My Memories Suite

The school year started and we have all been going a bit crazy for days are passing by very fast. Well, in spite all the busy schedule good things are happening around us. Baby E, is doing wonderful and we can't get enough of her.We have manage to become homeowners and learned a lot in the processes. We have been blessed this year.

 I got to know Liz Gardner and My Memories Suite 2. Have you heard from it? It is a digital Scrapbooking Software. It was rated # 1 in Amazon.com and To Ten Reviews.  I was invited to try it. I am usually not a scrapbooker but I have been trying to become one with the help of my friend Hana and her Little Bee blog. 

So, I made this Layout. It is officially my first digital layout. My knowledge of Photoshop is sadly very limited but with My Memories software is soooooooooooo easy to create pages. EVERYTHING you need to create your pages from embellishments to cropping your pictures. EVERYTHING! Check out their online store and find tons of ideas, great digital products and more.

So,they were very generous and provided me with a "Share the Memories" promo code for you guys to get a 10$ discount on the purchase of their software and a 10$ coupon for My Memories store.

So, if you wish to use this promo code.. here it is: STMMMS85157  (copy and pasted it to avoid mistakes) on their website and have fun! Wait! that is not all! I have tried it and they want one of my readers to try it too so they are giving a way a free software. So soon I will be posting instructions for you to play and have the chance to win the software.

 In the mean time keep reading I will be back with more tomorrow.

Hugs!

Another Thank You Card

Hello Everyone!

 Today I am posting an old card. I love this paper from My Mind's Eyes.Lots of patterns and colors.  I still have tons from this collection and I don't think I will run out if it soon. Which gets me thinking about giving this paper a different use other than cards. I keep going through Pinterest and all the favorites people pin specially the DIY pins. It is amazing the amount of creative people out there in the world.

When I created this card I was thinking of my fellow teachers and how thankful I am for their support and understanding in many ways. I am going to stop talking and let you enjoy. I apologize for the pics. They are not as great as they use to be when I was in Venezuela. Something to do with the time of the day I am takig my pics now.

Hope you enjoy it. BTW do you have something in your mind that can improve the looks on this card? Please let me know and dropping a line or two.
Hugs!

Thank You Stiched

Hello everyone!

 I am on a roll and I will tell you why in another post. But for now please enjoy this card I made. This is a stitched card using October Afternoon from the Modern Homemaker collection. I looooooove this pad.

 I also used  DMC 25 red and black to stitch the card and make it a bit different. I also used Inkadinkado All Occasions Stamps and Stampin Up Basic Black ink. The paper comes from the School House collection from October Afternoon.

The lay out as you can see it was not my idea. If you go to this link you will see that I am still a fan of Kristina Werner hehehe... (sigh) Oh how I miss her challenges. That is why I am using her layouts a lot lately. It is a bit of a challenge to make other's ideas work in your cards and in you own style, don't you think?

Come by tomorrow or so I will have more cards uploaded.
Hugs

Nicest Thought

Hello Everyone!

 I have not being able to stop using (actually trying to use) kraft cardstock for cards. I loooove how other designers like Kristina used it with versamark and created this cartoonish effect. Anyway, here is what I came up with. It took me a while to get this effect going (lack of material or bad use of it ;))

So the layout was an inspiration from Kwerner and the rest of the materials and tools will be posted tomorrow. My little girl, Emma, is asleep and I have to take advantage of it while I can. Hugs to everyone and thanks for reading.

I used Versamark Ink pad, October Afternoon's Homemaker collection paper pad, Home Tweet Home stamps from My Little Shoe box, quite cute stamp! 

Anyway, you guys have a wonderful rest of your weekend.

Hugs!

For Jamie

Hello Everyone,

My good friend Traci gave birth  to a handsome precious little boy, Jamie, a few weeks ago. As usual I was late creating and sending the card. If you see this one and compare it to this one... you can see a great resemblance in layout. 

This card is a combination of products...let me see if I can remember... Paper is from October Afternoon Modern Homemaker Collection, Stamps are from Hero Arts Baby and Playful Animal Set. I really like the colors for a baby boy card. what do you think?

Relaxing Journey

 Hello there!
We've have had our hands full. Full of work and Emma. Yes, our little girl keeps us busy right after school. we take turns to feed her, change her diapers and play with her. 
My husband has been great with Emma and giving a hand. Always willing to help and sacrifice his down time for her. He is in love with Emma. It is a pleasure to see him with her from changing diapers to playing. Anyway, I made this card specially for him. There was a point this Summer when he got badly sick and needed a break and so I got him a gift card to a spa where he could chose a massage and relax.Yes, I tried to send him off to a relaxing journey.

 I was inspire by this card designed by Kristina Werner. Don't you love how creative she is? I wish she could continue  with her Color Challenges. I use to have tons of fun with those.

I used October Afternoon paper, Lawn Fawn' stamps, Stamping up ink, Maya Road Chipboard letters, Maya Road mist, American Crafts's rub ons.

Many Thanks!

Hello there everyone,

 I was suppose to make a lot of these cards to give to a lot of people during and after my pregnancy. Sadly it never happened. So here is one I made some time ago. Enjoy it!

So very small, very simple nothing-out-of-the-ordinary kind of card. BTW made with old tools and old Materials. I am almost embarrassed to mentioned them. So forgive me if I skip the materials and please enjoy the design.

Thankful

Hello Everyone,


It has been such a CRAZY year for me here. Teaching, getting to have the yearbook started, finish and published and being very much pregnant. Not an easy thing to keep up with creativity, cards, sleep, and bunch other things.

I made these cards as part of a thank you small little thing for the yearbook club members. All students. We had a wonderful time finishing everything in a hurry. We got to use many digital kits from two peas. eat pizza during our breaks and watch Glee when there was no electricity.

Anyway, I have a few other pictures I would like to show you. Please bare with me as I tried to become a mother and keep my creativity up to part.

Absence...

Hello everyone,

 I will go straight to the point here. I have been absent. I would fail all of my classes if I was a student in middle school. Fortunately I am not and as always, I owe you a big apology, please accept it.

There are a few things that changed a lot in the last few months. I am no longer working in an office. I was made full time teacher this year and I am in charge of yearbook (still terrifyed about it. Waking up at night thinking about how to go with it.) I am definitely bumped about not having inks to use my stamps or design paper... I keep drooling over other people's creations and day dream about all the products I don't get to buy/use/enjoy/ benefit from because we are so far away. (sigh). I love Pakistan but why does shipping have to be so expensive?

The good news is... at six months pregnant (yes, I am pregnant, how exciting!!!)... there is a lot going on in my head and belly. It is our first child and after the first trimester everything seems to be back to normal except the lower back pain.

I am really drooling now a days for baby room decorations I see from ohdedooh.com  and many other websites. Also many DIY ideas to decorate the baby room. Anyway, just wanted to let you know I have been busy trying to take care of myself, do my job as a full time teacher and think of ideas to keep the baby room very Pakistani.... (pics soon.)

 I would like to thank those of you who have wrote wondering about my whereabouts, the blog and my life. You just make me want to go online to 2peas and spend a lot of money getting everything I need/want to continue with my passion.

Many HUGS!

Coming Back Home

Good evening everyone!

(Sigh).. yeah... we are traveling tomorrow night and today it has hit me... vacation is over. The journey back to Islamabad will be very long and I am not really looking foward to it but we will finally be home and ready for work and also back to my beloved tools and paper!

Talking about paper... I love Paloma Gomez and her creativity you can see her ideas here. She is also having a very generous Candy giveaway...She is celebrating her first Blogaversary so please go to the blog to participate.

 I am very excited for her. She is such a creative crafter and her stamps are amazing!!

Okay people, I am have to finish packing and go to bed to start fight for the jetlag, any tips!?

Hugs!
K.

A Card Before the Summer Break!

Hello everyone!

I am note sure if you have already deleted me from your following list. I hope not. Could have been a more busy time of the year?! ehhhh nop! the schoool year came to an end and with it graduation among other things.

I was asked to make invitations for a tea and here are the results. I love the old look of these invitations. The only actual card-making tool I used is the binding edge punch. it is one of the three punches I brought with me from home but wasn't able to use and this was the perfect opportunity to.

 I have to admit it was an easy task in many ways AND.... FUN! as you can tell these images nor the background are stamped. Yeap, I made them with most simple computer program we all have installed in our computers. and of course I had access to a super lovely laser printer... what a huge difference that makes... I am thinking I should get a laser printer...

Anyway, people, please let me appologize for not being able to post anything. Besides the bussiness I got no inspiration for cards lately ... I keep thinking I need to have a purpose for these cards many of the ones I made are sitting in a ziploc bag waiting to be giving but the opportunity has not come at all!

On a different note. I am very happy because Summer is here and it is time to put into action the travel plans we thought so much about for the last month or two. So, I will be going back home to see family and friends! I miss them dearly! (sigh). We are leaving on monday (21st) and will be in the country the 23rd yipiii!

Okay, enough. I just though of a great opportunity to make cards... my family and the gifts we are taking with us! a couple of tags would be great don't you think?

Hugs!
Karla