Merry Monday #45 - reindeer with lights from WSD

Happy Easter everyone!

We just came back from my parents house and I'm stuffed like a turkey on Thanksgiving Day..LOL!! but we had lamb..LOL!!

I made a card this week, but I haven't had the time to enter it yet. I love to play with Always Playing with Paper and this week their Merry Monday #45 is a bingo challenge,

Here's my card!

Here is a closer look at the cute reindeer, he's from Whipper Snapper Designs. I bought a whole bunch of stamps a while ago and I am so glad that I pulled one out. I colored him with my copics of course!

I also had this great sentiment, also a stamp, I used versamark ink and embossed it with red embossing powder.

Here is the Bingo from Merry Monday #55, I used the animal/die cuts/red row. Die cuts were used for the sentiment and the smaller tabs next to it. The reindeer is the animal and well I used lots of red.




For this card, I also added some mini brads from American Crafts and used stickles for the trim of his hat. I also added glossy accents to the Xmas lights.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:
Always Playing with Paper, Merry Monday #55, Bingo (oh pooey..I didn't make it in time to enter)
Catch the Bug, anything goes with card stock and bling
Creative Moments, #13 animals
The Paper Shelter Challange, #105 anything goes
Simon Says Stamps, anything goes


Thanks for stopping by, have a great Easter Monday!! We're off to the Sugar Shack tomorrow, maple syrup here we come!!!

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

TSC Recipes "Just Add Water" - Baby Boy

Happy Good Friday everyone, hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Before all the celebrating begins I wanted to play along with TSC recipes and their Just Add Water challenge. To play along they gave the cutest little digi, here is my card:

Isn't he adorable!! Just takes me back to when my boys were little and I put them in a little tub like, then you realize they're out growing it..LOL,  Memories!!

Here is a closer look my copic coloring:

The sentiment is a stamp from Penny Black. It comes with a Baby Girl one too and a stamp with buttons. This time I used actual buttons!

For this card I used am embossing folder and 4 different die cuts (2 for the image, one for the sentiment and don;t forget the cute rubber duckie). I also added 2 ribbons and lots of buttons.

I will be entering this card in the following challanges:

Crafty Ribbons,  #42 anything goes with ribbon

Happy Campers, #13 add dimension (I did that with the buttons)
Simon Says Stamps, anything goes

The Perfect Sentiment, PSC72 - Brides or Babies (in my case it's obviously babies)

Word Art Wednesday, #73 anything goes

Hope you enjoyed my card! See you soon!

& Thanks for stopping by!

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

Kraftin' Kimmie - Caroline, mom to be

It's Wednesday, and we are that much closer to the Easter holidays!!

I don't know about you but Easter for us is just as big as Christmas!! I was brought up Catholic and even with all of the things the Church has gone through I still have a strong belief in God! I think that everyone should believe in something!

Now totally unrelated to Easter..LOL..today I want to share with you a lovely stamp from Kraftin'Kimmies, her name is Caroline, here is my card:

I know someone who is pregnant and thought of her when I was making this. It's cheery and beautiful like her!

Here is a closer look at the image and copic coloring of her hair and skin:

I followed this sketch from The Sweet Shop:



For this card I kept it real simple, I paper pieced her dress because it was a big enough surface, I embossed the solid color for some texture and dimension and I added the ribbon for a pop of color. I used a die for the sentiment but not for the image. I just used my CM corner punch to round out the corners. I also added a brad from Eyelit Outlet for the bow.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:
The Sweet Shop, SSS203, sketch
Through the Craft Room Door, Anything goes
Sassy Studio Designs, DTBST #169, paper piecing
Die Cuttin' Divas, #108 embossing with ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, and if I don't come back before Friday, HAPPY EASTER!!

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

HB Monster-bugaboo

Hello Everyone!!

Today I want to share with you another card I made for my five year old, Mateo!! He will be five on Thursday, yes I already showed you one on a previous post, but this one is for my cousin to give to him. I think he's going to love it, it suits him...LOL! He's a sweet adorable little monster!!

Here's my card:

The image is from Bugaboo Stamps. I just love the way the monster is placed,  I don't have to add a sentiment, I just added the #5. Here's a closer look at my copic coloring.

For this card I followed this sketch from Krafty Hands.


I also used a scallop square die, a regular square die, some googly eyes and  2 monster buttons.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:
Krafty Hands, March sketch challenge
One Stitch at a Time, #156 use a digi
Happy Campers, #13 add dimension (buttons and googly eyes)
Brown Sugar Challenges, #34 anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.
love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

HB - 1st bday & cupcake

While the kids were out playing in the snow yesterday (we have lots of it still)  I decided to catch up on some card requests for this month of  March. Can't believe it's almost over, April is around the corner..YAY!!

Today I had a request to make a card for a one year old little boy, here is my card:

Isn't he adorable!! Here is the side view, it's an easel card!

The cute little digi from Deary Dolls Digis, it was a freebie a while ago. I also added a cupcake because that's the theme of his party and the colors are as well (blue/orange/brown). The cupcake is a Bugaboo image called cupcaketag. It's a tag image (there's a sentiment around it forming a circle) but I cut out the cupcake for this card.

For this card I used a scallop circle die and a square die. I added ribbon, a button and some mini dew drops. I punched out the senmtiment with my circle punch from CM. I also colored the image with my copics, of course!!

I will be entering this card in the following challanges:
Word Art Wednesday, #72 anything goes
Gingerloft, use kraft paper (the background paper of the card and of the image is kraft paper)
One Stitch at a Time, OSAAT#156 use a digi
613 Avenue Create, #12 anything goes


Thanks for stopping by,
love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

Happy 40th bday - Floral

Hello everyone,

Hope you've enjoyed the first part of your weekend!

I spent the first half doing laundry and then watched a movie with my boys. My husband is away today so we kept everyting simple, lunch and dinner too, that was nice :)

I, of course, managed to squeezed in some time for crafting. I did some coloring and then 2 cards. Here is one of them:

This is the first time I made the focus of the card the background paper, I just loved the pattern and I know that my sister-in-law will love it. This card will be given to her by my mom or cousin, I'm making a few for them to choose from.

For this card I was excited to use the yellow checkered flowers. I just got them for a steal at a Dollarama near my house, they came in a few colors too, so much fun!! I also used 2 different circle dies, some gems and stickles here and there. I love the way it came out!!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:
Brown Sugar Challenges, #34 anything goes
613 Avenue Create, #11 anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

Lacy Sunshine - Lizabeth Wild Daffidol

Hello everyone,

It's Hump Day!! aka Wednesday and we are that much closer to the weekend...YAY!!!

The snow storm is over here in Quebec, thank-goodness!! Mother nature please bring us Spring now...no more snow please!!

Let's get on with the show shall we, here is my card:

Isn't she the sweetest!!  This is an image from Lacy Sunshine, her name is Lizabeth Wild Daffodil, the artist, Heather, is so talented!! I just love her images! I really wanted to play with the new challenge blog, Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog, especially because I have some of her images!! The sentiment is from Digi Doodle Shop, Blossom word art 2.

Here is a closer look at my copic coloring and the sentiment:

For this card I also followed this sketch from The Sweetest Thing:

The paper is from My Mind's Eye, Six By Six. I used brads and a felt/flower button on the top left hand corner, I also used my square die, my corner punch form CM and a border punch.


I will be entering the following challenges:
Lacy Sunshine Challenge blog, #4 layer it up (must have hand colored image)
The Sweetest Thing, # 180 Sketch
Crafty-Emblies, #9 anything goes
LEJ Designs, #45 add a flower
Tuesday Alchemy, #52 anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

Happy Easter for Giada

Hello everyone,

FIRST - Melissa do not continue reading, it's for Giada!!! ;)))

I managed to make one card this afternoon. After applying heat on my lower back for a bit, long story short I was cooking and I felt a little pinch when I turned towards the sink..serves me right to cook for my family...LOL..kidding of course!!

I'm better now so I decided to play along with The Fairies Challenge for Easter. I will not be making any more Easter cards, in our family we don't give out Easter cards really. But I did want to make one for Giada, my cousin's sweet little one year old daughter. She is our PRINCESS!! I have 2 boys and my brother has 1 boy so this little girl is our angel..we spoil her a lot..LOL!!

Here is my card:

Here is a closer look at the image colored in copics and at the paper piecing:

And here is the sentiment given as a freebie by Sans Designs, Thank you Sans!

For this card I used an image from Bugaboo Stamps, a freebie Friday image I might add!! I paper pieced the eggs and the bunny's bow. I also used dies, ribbon, buttons, and a bit of stickles here and there. Oh and how could I forget the Sketch I followed...it's from Sunday Stamps:



I will be entering this card in the following challenges:
Sunday Stamps, SSC40 sketch
Fairies Challenges, Easter
Glitter n Sparkle, # 24 Easter/spring colors
Sentimental Sundays, #146 anything goes
Crafty Emblies, #9 anything goes

Thanks for stopping by, AGAIN..LOL!!

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

Merry Monday #54, Snowman

Hello,

It feels like Christmas again in Quebec, Canada so I see it very fitting to be posting a snowman card!!

We are getting approx. 30 cms of snow. It began over night and will continue until tomorrow. What does this mean? Spring is not here yet ;((  The kids have a snow day and mom and dad are working from home...well at least mom is trying too..LOL!!

Here is my card for the Merry Monday #54 challenge this week:

And here is a closer look at my copic coloring:

At Always Playing with Paper, Merry Monday this week the challenge is use a snowman.


I immediately knew I wanted to use one of my  images from QRK Stampede, this one is digi15914.  I love the fact that it says Noel on his scarf, he's so cute and cuddly!!

I also used a sketch from Crafting When We Can:


For the text I found a sticker from one of my CM packs, a Christmas edition. I also used my Martha Stewart snowflake punch and some snowflakes brads from Eyelit Outlet and a candy cane metal sticker, don't remember the cie it comes from.. I added some bling and ribbon, and I used my Scallop square die for the image.


I will be entering the following challenges:
Always Playing with Paper, Merry Monday, #54 snowmen
Crafting When We Can, #40 sketch
Christmas Card Challenges, #16 photo inspiration (the candy cane did it for me)
Through the Craft Room Door, TTCRD anything goes
Sentimental Sundays, #146 anything goes

Thanks for stopping by,

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

Bugaboo Bingo - Mother's Day

I can't believe I had the time to make 4 cards today and enter all of them!! YAY for me!

It's 11pm here but I am wide awake and ready to post another card!!! Wish it was always this way!!

So here is my last card of the day:

I followed the Bingo challenge over at Bugaboo again, so much fun!! This time I used the pearl/circle/die cut combo line!! I also used a Bugaboo image called Dandelions Bflies, it's a perfect image for a mother's day care, I think!!



I also followed a color challenge over at Dynamic Duos, I haven't done that in a while, it was lots of fun to use only 2 colors!



For this card I used pearls, a circle die cut and a scalloped circle die cut. I think it works perfectly for the Bugaboo bingo challenge!

I will be entering the following challenges:
Catch the Bug Challenges, Bingo challenge (pearl/circle/die cuts)
Dynamic Duos, #44 Black and soft yellow

Well that's it for me!! I hope I get a chance to blog my projects again soon. This week we are expecting another snow storm...I really hope it's the last one!! Keep your fingers crossed that we don't lose power again. The last snow storm we were out for 18 hours..Brr it was cold in the house!!!

Have a great week everyone!

Remember to...

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

Sketchy Friday #11 - Mother's Day

Hello, I'm back!!

I made 2 Mother's Day cards using a great sketch at Sketchy Friday!!

Here are my creations:

Card #1 Bugaboo Stamps, Mom flower trio

Card #2 Sassy Studio Designs, #1 Mom Freebie

 Here is a closer look at my copic coloring and the sentiment on her shirt, #1 MOM...enough said..right!!

This is the sketch over at Sketchy Friday this week:



I also followed this Bingo challenge over at Bugaboo Stamps Blog:


For the first card I flipped the sketch and used a Bugaboo Stamps image called Moms flower trio. I colored with my copics of course, used 3 flower brads from eyelet outlet and a border edgeability die. I also added some dew drops,a ribbon, my CM corner punch ..oh and I embossed too!

For the second card I used a Sassy Studio Designs image that was once a freebie, #1 Mom! I added a ribbon, used another edgeability die, a rectangular die for image (2sizes), some buttons and twine.

I will be entering card #1 in the following challenges:
Sketch Friday, #11 sketch
Catch the bug Saturday Challenge, BINGO (green/flower/die cut)
Sassy Studio Designs, DTBST #168 use green on project

I will be entering card #2 in the following challenges:
Natalie & Amy's challenges, #7 use die cuts
One Crazy Stamper, march anything goes


Thanks for stopping by,

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

DS93 - my first mother's day card of 2013

Hello there!!

Today I wanted to get started my mother's day cards. I know it's just March but before you know it it's May and well you know how that goes..LOL!

I have my mom in my thoughts a lot these days!!! I always do but she's been getting radiation treatments for uterine cancer. Doctor says we caught in time so she should be fine after the radiation but you know how it is... when you  hear the "C" word you worry and you're scared. We are staying POSITIVE through all of it and showing my mom a lot of support, everything is going to be fine I just know it ;)))

OK let's get on with the show, here's my creation:

I just love the way it came out, the colors are just right and the bling adds a touch of elegance. The sentiment is from Digi Doodle Shop and I followed this sketch from Deconstructing Jen, DS93:

 

For this card I used some red gem stones, ribbon, a die cut and a border punch.

I will be entering the following challenges:
Deconstructing Jen, Deconstructed sketch 93, DS93
Natalie & Amy's Challenge, #7 die cuts
One Crazy Stamper, OCS march anything goes

Thanks for stopping by, I will be back tomorrow with more Mother's Day card posts!!

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

Confirmation cards

Hello again,

Here are the confirmation cards I promised you...

Obviously I used my Cross die from Spellbinders again, I just love the many ways I used it, it was a lot of fun!! The last one is a boy named Chester from Poodles Parlour, I bought a whole bunch of digis before they closed, he's so adorable!!

For the cards above I used dew drops, brads, dove brads too!! Ribbon and some distresses inks here and there!

I just notived that I didn't add my name on some of them, oh well, again not a lot of time to get that done with all the crafting I did. Some of these cards are already sold and others my haridresser is showing to her clients who will for sure be in need of some.

Hope you liked what you saw!!

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia

Communion Cards

Hello everyone,

I made a lot of communion and confirmation cards last week end, in English and Italian. Unfortunately I didn't have time to post any of them or enter any of the challenges I used for inspiration ;((  oh well that's life right!!

Here is a quick look at my communion creations!!

This little girl is from Milk Coffee Stamps, it was a freebie they offered a while ago, so glad I finally put her to good use!! Here is a closer look at my copic coloring!

The last 2 are clip arts. As you can see I also put my Spellbinders crosses die to good use on the other 4 ..LOL!! I am really happy with that purchase!!

Thanks for stopping by, I will be back with my confirmation creations!

love & create ...with a smile :)
Cinzia