Quinceañera Card – Julie Nutting “Olive”

Hola everyone!  

Hope you had a great weekend!  It is Spring!!  My favorite season of the year.  The flowers are bluming, the birds are chirping… and I have a cute bird nest on one of my plants.  I love it!

My grandmother called me a couple of weeks ago, asking for one of “those gorgeous cards you make” for the girl who she used to care for from 2 months old until she went to pre-school.  She is now turning 15, and grandma wants a Quinceañera card for her.

I hit the Internet for inspiration, and then I remembered: I have some Julie Nutting stamps!!  I'll use my Julie Nutting stamps for this card.  I chose “Olive”:

I stamped “Feliz Cumpleaños” several times on the olive colored carstock (see the pun? “Olive” on olive paper…lol) and I stamped Olive in several papers, and pieced her back together with patterned paper for her dress, shoes and headband.

For the flowers and leaves, I got the cut files from here, and placed a white enamel dot on each one.

Hope you like my latest creation, and that it inspires you to create.

Peace and healthy days for you all!

Besitos,

Linking to:

• Card Mania Challenges
• Bunny Zoe's
• Crafting from the Heart
• Love to Scrap
• Fussy and Fancy
• Brown Sugar
• Art by Miran
• Scrapping 4 Fun
• Sister Act Card Challenge
• Crazy 4 Challenges

Ian turns 3 - Jake the Pirate LO

Hola everyone!

Hope your year is starting as amazing as mine has.  

I am playing in the Scrapping4Fun Challenges blog's DT Challenge and Guest Designer’s Challenge.  The Challenge is to create a card, layout or anything using this sketch as inspiration:

I've done so many cards in the past months for different swaps, that a layout was long overdue.  I hit my photo stash and found this cute picture of my 3 year old nephew on his 3rd birthday.  

His birthday was a bittersweet celebration for us... it was just the day after my father's burial.  He was trying so hard to make everyone smile!  And he achieved it!  This face is so lovable and laughable, that I just had to create a layout with it.  

I used American Crafts and My Mind's Eye paper, which I stitched the border with my sewing machine. The button and string is American Crafts as well.  The half beads were made by me!!  Yep, I recycled some old plastic beads by melting them in the oven (400 F for 10 minutes or until melted).  Jake the Pirate was printed from here, and all other images used, were printed off the internet.  

I had tons of fun making this LO.  Hope you like it!!!  Happy 2015!!

Besitos,

Linking to:

·         Paper Creator’s Crafts ·         Art by Miran ·         Jo’s Scrap Shack ·         DL Art ·         Inspiration Destination ·         Mema’s Crafts ·         Penny’s Challenge Blog       Bimini Moose

·         Little Miss Muffet ·         Scrap n’ Craft ·         Pals Paper Arts ·         Your Scrapbook Place ·         Seema Crafts ·         Moo-Mania & More

Happy Three Kings Day (Epiphany) and my first ATC

Hola!

Happy New 2015 and Happy Three Kings Day!  Here in Puerto Rico we celebrate today in the most beautiful way.  Kids will leave grass for the camels the night before and the Three Kings will leave presents under their beds.  Love our traditions!!

By the way, did you know that here in Puerto Rico we have the longest Christmas season in the Planet?  Check out this USA Today report for all the details!  I LOVE my Island!

Wow! 2015 has started super awesome for me and my family.  We have had so much fun this Holiday Season and most importantly, we were able to spend some awesome time as a family.  It has been one of the best Holiday Seasons ever!

I've also been very busy creating in my Scraproom.  In a swap group I participate on Facebook, we were asked to make Three Wise Men (Three Kings) ATCs for the January swap.  It is my first time making ATCs and I loved it!  

I think they turned out pretty good for a first timer ATC creator, huh?  

I used playing cards for the base, printed a music sheet jpeg from Google and used Tim Holtz distressing in Dusty Concord and Seedless Preserves to distress the edges.  

In the back, I glued an ATC artist card that I created using PicMonkey.  Here it is for you if you want to use it for your own ATCs (just right-click and pick Save As...):

I made 26 of these beauties... yep, 26!!!  It was super easy and fun to do!  You can check out this video or this video on YouTube to learn more about ATCs and how to create them.  

Well, off to do 28 Valentine's Day ATCs!!!

Besitos,

Linking to:

• Papertake Weekly
• Paper Time Tuesdays
• Stampart Papel- Retarte
• Through The Craft Room Door
• Crafting from the Heart
• Love to Create
• My Craft Creations
• Not Just Cards
• Through the Purple Haze
• Whoopsi Daisy Challenge
• Craftyhazelnut's Christmas
• Dream Valley Challenges
• Imagination Crafts Challenges
• Simon Says Stamps
• 4 Crafty Chicks
• CraftyHazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra

Echo Park - Best Friends - part 3

Hola everyone,

I told you I had worked several projects with just one kit.  ONE KIT!! lol  

This is a gorgeous Mini Theme Kit by Echo Park called "Best Friends".  I was able to work several projects, and this is the 3rd one.  It is a Toilet Paper Roll Mini Album, and as you all know I love to repurpose things, you can imagine this is one of my favorite projects to do.  

I placed pictures of my best friends in my mini album, stickers from the kit and used colored ribbon to finish it up.  

If you want to see other Toilet Paper Mini Albums I have made, you can click here, here and here. 

*Update:  You can see the Scrapbook Layout, card and notebook I made with this kit!

Peace and healthy days to you!

Besitos,

Linking to:

613 Avenue Create

Cheery Lynn Designs

Penny Black and More

Craft my Life

Crafting from the Heart

Love to Create

The Paper Nest Dolls

Papertake Weekly

Retarte

Through the Craft Room

Echo Park - Best Friends - part 2

Hola everyone,

As promised, here is part 2 of my Echo Park "Best Friends" Kit projects.  Like I mentioned before, it is a gorgeous kit, and I was able to work several projects with it.  I still have one whole sheet and some of the stickers left! 

For this card, I used American Crafts twine and scraps from the first project.  As you know, I love to repurpose things, this time pieces of cardboard.  Thick cardboard.  This I used to create the 3D effect on the telephone stamp and the sentiment.  I like using cardboard versus using 3D dots or thick double sided tape.  

Stay tuned for the rest of what I created using this beautiful kit.

*Update:  You can see the Scrapbook Layout, mini album and notebook I made with this kit!

Peace and healthy days for you all!

Besitos,

Linking to:

Suzie Bee's

Crafting at the Weekend

A Girl Who Crafts

Crafts Galore

Mema's Crafts

Sunshine Mail

Sisters of Crafts

Echo Park - Best Friends - part 1

Hola Everyone!

It's been a while since my last post (over a month to be exact).  I've been very, very busy with my new business, Relicarios y Dijes, where I am a South Hill Designs Artist.  

Mom and daughter matching lockets

This past week in my spare time, I was able to work with the Echo Park Mini Theme Kit, "Best Friends". It is a beautiful kit with gorgeous double sided pages and a sticker page.  I was able to make several projects, which I will be unveiling in the upcoming days.  For now, let me show you the LO I made with this awesome kit, dedicated to one of my best friends.  

It was really fun to create this LO.  Stay tuned for the rest of what I created using this beautiful kit and make sure you check out my South Hill Designs store!  And if you can, go ahead and Like my Facebook Page.

**Update:  See the card I made using this kit here,  the mini album, and notebook I made with this kit!!

Peace and healthy days for you all!

Besitos,

Linking to:

Craft my life

Squigglefly

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Tuesday Throwdown

7 kids College Fund

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In Black & White

Hola everyone!

My last challenge as a DT for Scrapping4FunChallenges, was to create a Black and White project, and I had just the pictures for that.

The papers are American Craft and the flowers I handmade after finding this tutorial from Lynn Larson.  Gorgeous and super easy to do!!   To finish off my Layout, I added some enamel beads in black and white.

With this LO I say goodbye to the wonderful team of DTs at Scrapping4FunChallenges, and her creator, Rachelle.  It has been an honor and a privilege to have played with you.

Hope you like this project and that it inspires you to create.

Peace and Healthy Days!

Besitos,

Linking to:

• So Artful Challenges
• Art by Miran
• Chocolate, Coffee and Cards
• Crafty Girls Challenges
• Crafty Ribbons Challenges

Project Life vs Smash Book

Hola everyone!

Hope you are having a great week!  It is very, very hot here in Puerto Rico.  The worst part is the humidity!  So hot and sticky!

I recently bought a couple of Smash Books on eBay, which were only $10 each with free shipping.  Now the question is, what are they?  How do I use them?

I had heard a lot about smash books for the past couple of years, but never really paid any attention... until I saw what I think is a great deal on the books.  I've also heard about Project Life and I was wondering, what is the difference between the two?  I asked my very knowledgable friend, Google, and I found these two videos that explain really well what the difference is.

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As an avid scrapbooker, I think I will use my brand new Red and Black Smash Books instead of doing a Project Life.  I like to make a mess of paper, glue and embellishments; it's my favorite hobby!

What do you think?  Smash book or Project Life?

Peace and healthy days!

Besitos,

Mama (Mom) Accordion Mini

Hola everyone!!

Wow, time sure flies!!  I thought it was just a few days since my last post... And I almost forgot to update my blog for the Scrapping4Fun Happy Mother's Day challenge!

I designed this mini after buying something that came in some awesome plastic boxes.  I was throwing them away, when all of a sudding "light bulb!" I can make some minis and place them here for gift giving!

The mini turned out to be 3 x 2 1/2.  I used scraps to complete it, along with a felt flower.

Inside Back

Inside Front

I tried to take a good picture of it inside the box, but it came out a bit blurry...

I'm in the process of making a few more for Mother's Day.  Oh, I should mention that inside, I just printed some pretty Mother's quotes, to make sort of a quotes mini.

Hope it inspires you to create something for Mother's Day!

Peace and healthy days for you!

Besitos,

Fun in the Playground - A Double LO

Hola everyone!

Hope you are enjoying your Spring Break!  It is a bit rainy here in sunny Puerto Rico, but it usually is on Good Friday.  I like it because the temperature is nice and is not as hot has it has been the past few weeks.

Last year I babysat my nephew and my niece (they are now 3 and 8) and we had a blast on the playground.  So, that's my theme for Challenge #14 of Scrapping4FunChallenges, where as you all know, I am a DT.

I used DCWV and American Crafts cardstock.  The washi tape at the bottom is My Mind's Eye and all the park embellishments are from a kit I purchased a Miss Kate Cuttables, but instead of cutting it, I used the included JPEG to print and cut the embellies.  Unfortunatelly I have no idea where I got the polaroid camera... it is cute, isn't it?

I hope you have a splendind Easter Sunday!  Thanks for stopping by and hope I inspired you to create!

Peace and healthy days!

Besitos,

Linking to:

• 4 Krafty Girls
• 7 Kids College Fund
• Rheed and Rosie Challenge Blog
• Through the Craft Room door
• Everybody Art Challenge
• Through the Purple Haze

A Puerto Rico Mini Album

Hola everyone!

Hope you had a WONDERFUL week and an even better weekend!  I am finally feeling better, after another bout of bronchitis that has kept me home for over 2 weeks.  At least this time I didn't end up in the hospital... that would've been the worst!  LOL

Today I share with you my DT entry for Challenge #14 of Scrapping4FunChallenges.  This is a mini-album I made for my friend Susannah, who came to visit from Texas.  

I used brown paper bags for the pages, to which I added tags for additional picture or journaling space.  Most of the embelishments are digital clipart I found online, which I printed and cut. 

Front Cover

The lens of the camera, I covered with Glossy Accents to add dimension

Tags and hybrid Puerto Rico embellishments

More taga and photo areas

The Polaroid fram has space for a photo

More photo space!

Tags and hybrid journaling space

Back Cover

The numbers in the front cover, are felt, and I added some hanging tags for decoration.  

Well, I hope you enjoy my Puerto Rico Mini!  And come and join us at Scrapping4FunChallenges this week!

Peace and healthy days!

Besitos,

Lace and buttons

Hola eveyone!

How is this week going for you?  Today is Wednesday... actually the end of Wednesday, and this week has been a bit icky for me, as I have been sick... again!  I have bronchitis again.  No real reason why, after I just spent half of February in the hospital with the same thing... 

Anyway, Scrapping4FunChallenges Challenge #13, is all about lace and buttons.  This was a bit hard for me, as I am not a very lacey type of girl... but I pulled it off!

My friend who lives in the Dominican Republic will be receiving this cute kitty card in the mail soon.

Thanks for joining me this week!  And I promise I will tell you all about my South Hill Designs new venture before the week is out!

Peace and healthy days!

Besitos,

Flowers - DT Challenge 12 for Scrapping4FunChallenges

Hola amigos!

Hope you are having an awesome Friday!  I am in very good spirits and very good health (finally!), so I'll be enjoying the weekend with my husband, and doing some work for my new South Hill Designs business, which I will tell you about in another post this weekend.  I promise!

Scrapping4FunChallenges Challenge #12, asks for Flowers!  We all love flowers, don't we?  And with Spring coming up soon, I really loved this challenge.

So, without further ado, here's my entry for Challenge #12: 

Hope this inspires you to create something amazing this weekend.  If you do, share it with me and my friends at Scrapping4FunChallenges.

Peace and healthy days!

Besitos,

Monograms - DT for Scrapping4FunChallenges

Hola everyone!

Finally, a normal week for the first time this year!  I feel so much better!  

Today, I want to share with you my Design Team project for Challenge #11 of Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges.  The challenge for this week was to create something with a Monogram in it.  

I used an old canvas picture, that I found in the trash, which  I painted with white spray paint first, then used the DCWV It's all about the boys robots paper for the background.  For the Monogram, I printed the letter "G" using the CK Silly Simon font, and then cut it out from a cookie carton and painted it with red apple acrylic paint.  To make it shiny, I covered the monogram with Glossy Accents.  

The robot is a printable I found in the Creative Market page, which I printed and cut out.  I added googly eyes and some nuts brads to it.  On the top left corner, I added some flat head nuts brads as well.  

Well, hope you like my Monogram project!  Head on over to Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges and show me what you can do with Monograms.

Peace and healthy days for you!

Besitos,

Loved by You - DT for Scrapping4FunChallenges

Hola everyone... again!

This is my second post of the day.  I just had to!

I wanted so share my project for the Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges Design Team challenge #10:  Valentine.

This challenge had 2 parts:

Part 1:  Create a project from this sketch:

Part 2:  Tell us how you met your spouse/significant other.

So, for Part 1 of the challenge, I created this layout:

I used American Crafts and DCWV paper, along with an Ann Griffin die cut sheet for the heart background.  The clouds, sun, plane, tree, banner and heart were cut with my Cricut and SCAL.  My Mind's Eye washi tape kept the photos in place, along with the journaling tag.

Now on to the story of how I met my husband...  

My husband was my neighbor when I moved to my home.  Seven years ago I had a Basset Hound named Timi (she went to the Rainbow Bridge in September 2012 at the age of 14), and for some reason she was drawn to his apartment.  She would paw at his door and run to him if we ran into each other in the parking lot.  Eventually we started talking and a few months later we had our first kiss.  We have been together since and in 2010 we got married.

I love the story of how me met.  And I still miss my Timi.

I would love to hear the story of how you met your significant other!  Share it with me in the comments.

Peace and healthy days!

Our Little Monkey - DT for Scrapping4funchallenges

Hola everyone!

I've been asked to be in the Design Team of Scrapping4Fun.  Isn't that exciting?  

The theme for this first challenge of the year is "Baby", and I decided to create a layout of my gorgeous nephew.

What will you share with us for this challenge?  Hope you get inspired and join us in the fun!

Peace and healthy days,