CHRISTMAS IN JULY... AND GOODBYE!

Hi everyone!!! It's time for another challenge at Card Mania.  The theme is "Christmas in July". My image is a digi from our sponsor Bugaboo Stamps.  Isn't it funny?  It is colored with Prismacolor pencils.  

The sentiment is from Latina Crafter, who are celebrating their two years in the market.  Congratulations Diana and thanks for all your kindness!  You are very special to me!

The photos doesn't look good. A have a camera that hates the white color, LOL. Everytime I have a card with white as a main color, the photos look dull and kind of dark.  Sorry, maybe this Santa can bring me a new camera for Christmas, let's see.  LOL!

The last thing I want to say is THANK YOU all for your support throughout all these years and for all your lovely comments.  This will be my last post here (or maybe I'll come back once in a while, I still don't know, this is a hard habit to break, LOL!).  This decision comes in part because about a few weeks ago I was in a Scrapbook Convention and I was taking a class with Teresa Collins.  She told us her story about the reason why she does scrapbook and it hits my heart so hard that made me think about my priorities in this hobby that is leaving my kids scrapbooks so they know and love our family history.  Her story inspired me so much that I decided to put my priorities in order.  Also my kids are demanding so much from me that it's hard to keep up with my challenges.  They are my life and I want to give them quality time and leave them a treasure to keep about our family.  Again, thank you!  Bye, bye!!!

CUTE & CUDDLY!!!

Hi everyone! It's time for another challenge at Sweet Stampin'.  The theme is "Cute and Cuddly", those cards that made us say "aaaawwwww!!!".  I decided to make a new baby's congrats card and the image I used is one from LOTV that everytime I see that baby it makes me say "aaawwww, so sweet!!!".  It is colored with Distress Inks.  I hope you like it.



HAPPY GRADUATION

Hi everyone!!! I know this month many schools celebrate its graduations.  So congratulations to all the graduate students and my best wishes for them all.

It's time for another challenge at Sweet Stampin'.  We have a sketch for you to follow.  I love sketches it makes the card making much easier. Don't you think?  Have fun participating!!!

Here's the sketch and my interpretation of it:

SHABBY CHIC

Hi everyone. Time for another challenge at Card Mania.  The theme for the challenge is Shabby Chic and will go live on Monday, June 3rd. I chose a Bestie image, this is the first one that I colored, I just love them, they are soooooo cute!!! This one is colored with Distress Inks. I hope, as always, that you find it inspiring. Please visit our blog and have fun participating, hey, maybe you could be one of our winners.

This card will join the following challenges:

Besties Challenge - Add Something Metal

Happy Campers - Use Metal

Milk 'n Coffee - Load on Flowers

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Crafting with Dragonflies - One for the Girls

Fab 'n Funky - Girly

Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes

The Stamping Chef - Use Metal

DOILIES AND DIES

Hi everyone, it's time for another challenge at Sweet Stampin'.  The theme is two of my favorite things "Doilies and Dies". I have a thing for dies that I can't hardly control. So I have tons of them, LOL! Here's my card, hoping as always that you like it. The image is coloured with Copics.

Go to our blog and have fun participating!!!

SPOTS AND/OR STRIPES

 Hi everyone, it's time for another challenge at Card Mania. The theme for the challenge is Spots and/or Stripes, and because I love polka dots this challenge was a gift for me.  

The digital image is from our sponsor The Robyn's Fetish and is coloured with Copic markers.

Here is my card hoping, as always, that it inspires you. Please visit our blog to see all the beautiful images our DT's have prepared for you and for the chance to win wonderful prizes.

CLEAN AND SIMPLE

Hi everyone! My wish to all moms is that they have a wonderful day full of blessings and happiness along with their loved ones. Congrats to all those great moms out there, including my beautiful mom. Love you!

It's time for another challenge at Sweet Stampin'.  The theme is CAS (clean and simple) cards. I chose to make a male card (what a better excuse to keep it simple, LOL). Although I love all the men in my life, male cards are not my favorite because I can't let my imagination fly, no flowers, no blings, no bows, etc., but I made it and keep it very simple. I hope so!

Please go to our blog to see all the beautiful projects our DT's have prepared for your inspiration and have fun participating.

A DAY FOR DAISIES

 Hi everyone, it's time for another challenge at Card Mania.  Our sponsor for this challenge is "A Day for Daisies".  The theme is "photo inspiration", here is the photo that you should take for inspiration, it can be the colors, the shapes, the mood, anything that comes to your mind.

Here is my card. The digi is from A Day for Daisies, isn't she just sweet? The image is coloured with Copics.  I hope it inspires you.  Please go to our blog to see all the beautiful projects our DT's have prepared for you and have fun participating.

Sorry the photo is a little blur (light is not good), but I hope you still can appreciate it.

MAGNOLIA DOWN UNDER

Hi everyone!!!  I'm submitting this card for the DT Call of Magnolia Down Under.  I really, really hope that you consider me for this position. I've always dream to be part of the Magnolia team and I know I'm qualified.  I love {read: addicted to} those stamps, LOL!

Let me talk a little about me.  I'm from the tropical Island of Puerto Rico.  Happily married with two children. Although I'm a legal secretary, I have always been attached to crafts. For about 10 years I was instructor for a jewelry designer school, but now I'm almost a full time mom (I have a part time at a law office).  I've been scrapping and cardmaking for almost 7 years.  I've been DT for the following blogs:  Di's Digi Designs, Scrapbooking Galicia (on this blog I gave tutorials), Paper Cupcakes, and Aud Sentiments.  I've been Guest Designer for Latina Crafter and Come and Get It Challenges.  I'm an active DT for Sweet Stampin' and Card Mania.  I'm also teaching classes on how to color with Distress Inks and how to mini albums for a local store.  

You are welcome to look throughout my blog to see my work and know my style.  Here is my Anything Goes card, hoping that you like me!!!  Wish me luck!!!

My email address is wzajao92@gmail.com 

PASTEL COLORS

Hi everyone, I'm here with another challenge from Sweet Stampin'.  We have easy challenges, so you can always join us.  The current challenge is Pastel Colors, with spring in the air I guess it will be easy to be on the mood for pastel colors.  Please visit our blog for more details and have fun participating. Here is my card with a Whimsy Stamp coloured with Distress Inks.  Please leave me some love in the comments section, LOL!

This card will join the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Butterfly Kisses
MilkCoffee Challenge - Welcome Spring
Creative Moments - Things with Wings
7 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes
Magnolia-licious - Buttons, Bows or Beads

DIECUTS/PUNCHES

Hi everyone!!! Time for another challenge at Card Mania Challenges. The challenge is "Diecuts/Punches, use them wherever you like.

Our sponsor is Kenny K digi stamps. Those digis are so gorgeous, sexy and sassy. Don't you think? Mine is coloured with Copics.

Please visit our blog to see all the beautiful projects our DT's have prepared for you. Don't forget to have fun participating, maybe you could win one of our prizes!!!

Here's my card, again, out of my comfort zone, but I like the results and hope that you like it too.

OH SO GIRLY!

Hi everyone, time for another challenge at Sweet Stampin'. The theme is all things GIRLY.  Another easy one.  This time I went out of my comfort zone in terms that I used bold colors and lots of, what I consider, big embellies.  Those of you who knows me personally knows that I'm a very shy person and I always feel afraid that I might exaggerate in this or that.  I don't know, what you think?

Please go to our blog to see all the beautiful projects our DT's have prepared for you and have fun participating.

 

SWEET NOTHINGS

Hi everyone.  It's time again for another challenge at Card Mania.  This time we have a sketch for you to follow (you can see it below).  I always use sketches, whether they are my own or from another challenge blog, for me it's like having half the work done.  Here is the sketch and below is my interpretation of it:

The digital image is from our sponsors "Sweet Nothings".  Please visit our challenge blog and have fun participating.  Maybe you could be the winner.  Thanks for visiting!!!

IMAGINIC DISTRESS INK CLASSES

Hi everyone!!!  Just to let you know that I'll be teaching classes on how to color Magnolias with Tim Holtz Distress Inks at Imaginic Scrapbook Store, Caguas, Puerto Rico, this Saturday, March 23, 2013.  There will be two sessions, one basic and one advanced.  I kept the cards simple because we focused on the colouring.  Here are the cards we will be making:

BASIC:

This card joins the following challenges:

The Squirrel and the Fox - Autumn or Spring

Cardabilities - Sketch

ADVANCED:

This last card joins the following challenge:

Elisabeth Bells - Sketch

Robyns Fetish - Must Use Green

EASTER IS HERE!!!

Hi everyone, it's time for another challenge at Sweet Stampin, by the way, they are looking for DT's.  The challenge theme is another easy peasy one, EASTER.  Who doesn't have an Easter bunny or chick?  So go directly to our blog and participate in our challenge, maybe you are the lucky winner!!!  Here's my card, I hope you like it and inspires you:

The image is a Penny Black clear stamp and is colored with Distress Inks.  Thanks for your visit.

BLOWING BUBBLES - LOTS OF LAYERS

Hi everyone!  As promised, here are the details for the next challenge at Card Mania Challenges.  The challenge is "Lots of Layers", your card will have to have three or more layers to qualify.  Please go to our blog to participate for all the wonderful prizes our great sponsors have for you.

I hope you like my easel card.  The image is a beautiful Magnolia and is colored with Distress Markers.  Thanks for visiting.

This card will be participating in the following challenges:

Magnolia Down Under - Birthdays

Midweek Magnolias - Lots of Layers

Lovely Haenglar or Sweet Magnolia- Ribbon or Trim

EMBOSSING CARD

Hi everyone. I'm back with another challenge from Sweet Stampin'.  The challenge goes live this Saturday, March 2, and is to have something embossed; easy, easy, easy.  Please go to our blog to see all the wonderful projects our DT's have prepared for your inspiration and all the prizes that maybe you can win.  

Here is my card, I hope you like it as much as I had fun making it. The image is from Saturated Canary and is coloured with Distress Inks.

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges:

Saturated Canary - Good vs. Evil (I prefer the good one)

Trimmies Craft Challenge - Use Embossing

7 Kids Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes