Another class

Here is another class project I'm teaching at Bonnidée.

It will be in February (on Valentine's day)....

It's a little accordeon book and a slider card. I used the new Imaginesce Spring papers... There so cute!

If you are interested in taking the class, go visit Bonnidée website here.

Here is the outside of the projects:



Thanks for looking! Merci de visiter mon blog!

Louise

A quick post

I've caught Jim's cold - so I'll be quick..

Just a little card I made a few weeks ago and didn't share....

I love coloring those big Whipper Snapper images with my Copics markers. This little girl is adorable....

I used some old KI papers for the background and the card base. The ribbon is from my stash and the buttons from the Dollar store.

There is a bit of bling around the little girl....

Here is the card:


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Recipe:

Stamp: Whipper Snapper image
Papers and cardstock: KI papers
Embellishments: Ribbon: unknown, buttons: Dollorama
Inks: Image stamped with Palette tuxedo black, image colored with Copics markers
Bling: Hero Arts

Thanks for looking! Merci de visiter mon blog!

Louise

Hero Arts Weekly Challenge

Yeah I'm not at the last minute for the Hero Arts Blog Weekly Challenge. This week the challenge was to do a Valentine's Day card. In my stamp collection, I have an old Hero Arts stamp of a big filigree heart. It is dated 2000, but it is still beautiful.

I used the Basic Grey 6x6 valentine papers. I stamped the heart (Hero Arts L1896 Filigree Heartprint) with burgundy chalk ink. I then quickly brushed some Perfect Pearl powder over the top right corner to give it a little shimmer. The brown cardstock is Stampin'up Choco chip and the card base is from my stash.

A burgundy shimmer ribbon from my stash and some bling (Hero Arts mini crystals) in the 4 corners were added to decorate. Oh and 3 little hearts (Cloud 9 Designs) to the left bottom of the heart. The base of the heart was cut with a Nestabilitie die. The heart itself was trimmed with scissors.

Here is the card:



Thanks for your visit! Merci de visiter mon blog.

Louise

Another cute WhipperSnapper image

I have fallen in love with all those Whipper Snapper Images! (Still have a few not used yet....)

I just love this big bear and little penguin. I colored the image with Copics markers. It is funny, my shading looked nice on the card, but with the photo the lines seem to be more visible.....


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The paper (snowflakes) is by Pinecone Press. The felt snowflake is Stampin'Up. The gelly embellishment on top is by Yellow Bicycle. The ribbon and cardstocks are from my stash (unknown). It doesn't show very much on the photo, but I put little tiny crystals all around the bear and on the snowflake. They're Hero Arts.

Voilà, on voit mieux les crystaux sur cette photo (mais les couleurs sont trop brillantes... :) )


The image was cut with the Nestabilities Label dies.

Thanks for looking. Merci de visiter mon blog!

Louise

CPS Challenge

I needed a challenge to get me creating. I visited the CPS website. This week's challenge was to use any of the past sketches. So I chose sketch no. 98

Here is the sketch:



Here is my card:


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Recipe:

Cardstock: Stampin'Up Chocolate Chip
Patterned Papers: Basic Grey new little 6 x 6 pad
Stamp: Penny Black for image and Stampin'up for greeting
Little red gel hearts (falling from the tree): Cloud 9 Designs
Inks and markers: Black ink is Brilliance Graphite Black, pink ink (around edges and for greeting) is Paper Trey new Palette Passion Pink. I also used Spica Atayou glitter pen in red to go over the hearts in the tree. You might not see it in the picture, but it gives a nice subtle shimmer.
Tools: Scallop border was done with SU Scallop Edge punch, the image was cut with Nestabilities straight and scallop ovals). I used Fiskar Corner rounder for the square mat and the corners of the card. The card base is embossed with Sizzix impression plate.

thanks for looking! Merci de visiter mon blog!

Louise

Hero Arts Challenge - Pockets

Another week, another Hero Arts Challenge!

This week challenge was to make "Pockets" cards. Here is my version:


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The inside of the card, where I put the pocket.


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I used a new Hero Arts stamp. The patterned paper (stripes) is, if I remember correctly by My Mind eyes.
The ink is Paper Trey Ink new pink color, as well as the ribbon.
The bling and greeting (Thanks) are by Hero Arts.

I dried-brush the inside wedge of the pocket with the Papertrey Pink ink. I cut the edge with my Stampin'up scallop edge punch.

The card inside the pocket has been cut with a Nestabilities Label Die.

Thanks for looking! Merci de visiter mon blog.

Louise

A bouquet (card)

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A card I made for this week's Hero Arts' challenge. the main image is not Hero Arts, but the greeting and the bling in the middle of the flowers are.

The image is by Whipper Snapper and I colored it with Copics markers.

There is pink and clear bling in the middle of the flowers are Hero Arts bling.

The patterned paper is My mind's eye. The CS is (can't remember - will have to check).

The greeting as mentioned is by Hero Arts.

The square image and the scalloped square around it were cut with Nestabilities dies.

Thanks for looking!

Go visit Hero Arts Blog - they have so many nice samples!

Merci de visiter mon blog!

Louise

Jan. 12, 6:20 pm edit: I corrected the website link for Hero Arts Blog.
J'ai corrigé le lien pour le blog de Hero Arts.

2 new cards

Here are two cards I made a while ago, but I had not posted them...


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Recipe:
Stamp: Penny Black, saying: Stamping'Up
Inks: Palette Hybrid Black, Copics and alcohol markers
Papers: K& Co.
Ribbon: Omer de Serres
Tools: Nestabilities


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Recipe:
Stamps: Stamping'Up (both image and saying)
Inks: Palette Hybrid Black, Copics markers; SU classic ink for green shadowing
Papers: Basic Grey and Bazzill
Ribbon: Omer de Serres
Tools: Nestabilities; Slot punch (for ribbon) by SU; the card was cut with a Sizzix die;SU corner rounder

Thanks for visiting my blog! Merci de votre visite.

Louise

New Winter Explosion box

I don't want to show too much details, but this is an explosion Box I made for a class I will be teaching at my local stamp store (Bonnidée). If you're interested, visit Bonnidée's web site or ask me for details...).

So it's a stamped/box making project. Here is a little preview:


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Here a little preview of the inside:


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If you're interested, I can show more images after the class...

The images are Bonnidée's own stamps. I colored them with Copic markers.
The papers and cardstock are from Pinecone Press.
The ribbon is plain blue satin (unknown).

Thanks for visiting my blog - merci de votre visite!

Louise

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy New Year! Hope that 2009 brings you lots of stamping pleasure in good company!

Bonne Année 2009 - je vous souhaite beaucoup de beaux moments créatifs en bonne compagnie!

Voici une petite carte que j'ai faite durant le temps des fêtes.


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A card I made during the Holidays - didn't do much more - my supplies were put away!

It is one of the many new WhipperSnapper stamps I bought before Christmas. I colored it with Copic markers.  I cut the image and the dark blue border (Prism blue shimmer CS) with my square Nestabilities.  I also embossed the edges.  The patterned paper is by Magenta and the gold embellishments are Peel-offs by Magenta.

Thanks for visiting my blog!  I will try to come by more often in the New Year!

Merci de visiter mon blog - je vais essayer d'être plus présente cette année!

Louise

New card - Hero Arts Challenge

I can't believe it's been almost a month since I posted! My apologies to the people who were coming by and found the same old thing! With my computer crashing, I had to reset or redo everything on my new computer and my mind just wasn't there.... I'll spare you the details but let's just say that I'm starting to feel better with my new CPAP machine! I'll let Christmas pass, then should be able to blog a lot more often! If you are looking for new posts from me, please hang in there! and Thanks!
(By the way, if you e-mailed me, I had so much problems resetting my email that I think that I lost messages... so if you emailed me and I did not answer, please write again! Thanks!)

I have been coloring a lot of images for Christmas cards, but did not get many finished.

Today the sketch on the Hero Arts Blog got the creative juices flowing and here's a new card I made with the sketch, Hero Arts stamps and Basic Grey Figgy Pudding patterned papers. (It's the same sheet of patterned paper, it's double sided).

The cardstock is Papertrey ink (Thanks Claudia for ordering for us!) and so is the ribbon. The edges of the round image were also shaded with the matching color Papertrey Ink.

The image is colored with Copics markers and the berries are highlighted with Sakura Gelly roll pen.

The pearls are Hero Arts and the border was created with Stampin'Up slot punch.
The circles were cut with Nestabilities.

Thanks for looking. Merci de visiter mon blog!

Oh, here is the image:


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and the inside:




You can fin the sketch on the Hero Arts blog here (from Page Maps).

Bye, Louise

Another Whipper Snapper Christmas Card

Just a quick post: Another Christmas card with a Whipper Snapper Stamp I bought this weekend (like I needed new Christmas stamps.... LOL)

I just can't resist snowmen!

The image was colored with Tria/Copics markers. The CS and PP is DCWV (a big stack I had in my stash). The image was cut with the new Label nestabilities, the red CS was embossed with a Cuttlebug die. The ribbon is from Michaels and the brad (must check). Oh and the saying is a Bella stamp.

Here is the card:





A little closeup of the image:



Thanks for visiting my blog! Merci de votre visite!

Louise

Beate's sketch challenge WSC66 - Snowmen

I bought a bunch of Whipper snapper stamps this weekend. I colored them with my Tria/Copic makers. Put this card together with Beate's weekend sketch.

Here is the sketch:



Here is my card:


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I turned the image over to accommodate my 3 snowmen. The shapes were cut with Nestabilities. My biggest rectangle frame was too small for the image, so I used a trick I saw on Sharon Harnist's blog: before cutting, I put a piece of rubber on the snowmen's arms that were sticking out, so that they didn't get cut. Then I just trimmed around them.

The ribbon is, I think, American Craft. The bling is from Michaels.

Thanks for looking. Merci de visiter mon blog!

Louise

Another Penny Black Christmas card

I have a new computer yeah! Now I can upload all my new cards.

Here is a second one just like the last one I uploaded.  It is another one of  the images I exchanged with my friends. I just love those little Penny Black. I have some old ones, but my friend Claudia has a beautiful collection. This particular stamp has now been retired. It is not available anymore! Just love this image. I colored it with my Tria/Copic markers.  The paper was a gift from my friend (last year's Christmas collection).  The greeting (Tis the season...) is from Hero Arts.  I cut the circle and the scallop with Marvy Mega punches.  The stamped image was cut with a square Nestabilities.  The red and blue cardstock are SU real red, soft sky and Blue Bayou (retired).

Thanks for visiting my blog (and for all your nice comments).  I tried to answer some of you but don't know how to get your email address....

Merci de visiter mon blog!  (et merci de tous vos gentils commentaires!)

Louise

Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge WSC65

Here is my card for Beate's weekend challenge.  Jim wants his computer back, so I'll come back with the details sometimes tomorrow.

Oh, by the way, I had a fun session with my friends on Friday night - we exchanged stamps, this is one the images I got.  Couldn't wait to color it once I got home.  It is colored with Copic/Alcohol markers.

Thanks for looking!

(By the way, you can always click on the image to make it bigger!)

(OK, OK Jim I'm done.... LOL)

Front view of Birthday card

Jim let me use his computer today, so I redownloaded the photos - I don't have Adobe or my watermarks, just it's just plain photos, but here is the front of the card:

The image is from Paperbag Studio.  I colored it with Prismacolors and used a little Shimmerz on the little paper the litlle girl is holding.  The leaves are Hero Arts colored with Prismacolors also.  The green CS is the new Bazzill polka dots and it is cut on the left with a border punch from Martha Stewart.  The ribbon is from my stash.  The greeting (birthday wishes) is from Stamping Up.  The orange and brown CS are Stamping'Up also.

Thanks for looking!  Merci de visiter mon blog!

Louise

Happy Birthday

A birthday card for my friend Claudia. This is a close-up of the stamped image (PaperBag Studio).
Unfortunately, my Mac crashed and the rest of the images are on it. I am entering this from the little mini c0mputer I got from the bank. It is nice and tiny for travelling, but I find the keyboard difficult to use.

Hopefully, I will be able to get my Mac fixed and retrieve the data and the rest of the images from it. I am pretty lost without my computer.

For this image, I wanted to show the famous Shimmerz that I used to color in the papers the little girl is holding. The little girl was colored with prismacolor (lots of pigments, that why it looks so shiny....).

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Shimmerz paints

I have discovered the new Shimmerz glitter paints recently! Found their blog from a link on Cambria Turnbow's blog. You can win some jars of Shimmerz by leaving on comment on their blog. Tell them I sent you!

Go there for a chance to win some glitter paints!

I haven't try them yet, but as soon as I get a chance I will...

Thanks for visiting! Merci de votre visite.

Louise

Mini Halloween cards

Again, for a challenge on the Hero Arts Blog, I made 2 mini cards with the leftovers of last week's challenge.

I used my Hero Arts Halloween stamps and the Doodlebug Halloween papers I had left.

The cards are 4 x 4". The 2 pieces of patterned papers are 2" x 3.5" each. I used ribbon from my stash (from WallMart).

Here are the cards:



Thanks for looking! Merci de visiter mon blog!

Louise

Thank you cards for Jim

Jim recently had a very big surprise birthday party. Lots of friends and family came to celebrate with him.
As a birthday present to him, I made thank you cards in English and French for him to send to his guests.
I kept the same sketch for both cards, just changed the greeting: Merci Beaucoup or Many Thanks.

Here is a group photo of all the cards:



A close-up of the English card:



A close-up of the French card:



I used Stampin'up retired (Blue Bayou) for the base of the card (4.5 x 5.5).

The pale blue is the new Bazzill polka dots CS (just love it...). Just rounded all the corners.
The Snoopy image (Stampabilitiese) was stamped in Palette Black and colored with Copics/Tria alcohol markers.
Both circle were cut with Nestabilities circle dies. The green CS is SU Old Olive.

The scallop band (A Bazzill darker blue polka dots CS) was cut with Fiskar Scallop border punch. I glued some pale blue Bazzill to cover the back of the holes in a contrasting color.

I used 3 American Crafts blue brads to finish up.

Recipe:

CS: SU Blue Bayou and Old Olive; Bazill Polka Dots pale blue and dark blue

Stamps:  Stampabilities (Michaels) for Happy Snoopy, Merci Beaucoup and Many Thanks:  Stampin'Up

Ink:  Palette Black Hybrid and Copics & Tria alcohol markers

Tools:  Fiskar Corner rounder, Fiskar Scallop border, Nestabilities circles

Embelllishments:  American Crafts brads.

Thanks for looking! Merci de visiter mon blog!