CHINESE LANTERNS #2 AND #3

hello all,

i finally had time to finish the other 2 chinese lanterns but i went with a different look.

3D Cricut Chinese Lanterns

4" tall

using cricut design space

image id #M3A7CB

 -i used vellum behind the branches-

 -not sure if the second piece goes on top or not-

 i did make some adjustments to the flaps. 

i even cut some slivers of them.

i used martha stewart all purpose gel adhesive and some sookwang tape (aka scor-tape)

-this color is a soft peach-

hope you like them despite they are a bit time consuming.

these ones below were practice but thought to share them with you as well

and there you have it.

-have a great weekend-

we celebrated it the first day of spring with like 7 of snow, yay! :(

after all was mostly melted.

CHINESE LANTERN NUMBER ONE

i had fun making this cute and fun
dimensional chinese lantern.

i want to make two more and i will post them as soon as i am done with them.

this is my first one.
i do not know what it says, i hope is not a bad word, lol
if you know the meaning, can you please tell me?

i found the lanterns in the cricut design space. the lanterns are digital images: no physical cartridge that i know of. i am sure you can also find them in the cricut craft room.

the completed project size is:

 5"tall and about 3-3/4"wide

the flowers i had made a while back an are from the flower shoppe cricut cartridge an the leaves are from a tim holtz decorative die: autumn gatherings

the lanterns and or the flowers are not hard to put together but it you take your time before gluing, the better.
hehe, experience speaking here.
the dry embossing was done with a darice folder: basket weave. i think is so pretty.

-below
is the pic of the hanging piece (grey/gray color) if you do hang them-
i made them a little too long, i know...so take that in account, :)

that grey/gray part goes inside the top opening. for a while i was trying to wrap it around it, lol. i even cut another piece thinking i had messed up the size, duh! then i realized what i was doing wrong.
ETA: 3/20/15--- the grey/gray part it is supposed to go on the outside and not in. i was looking at some other lanterns yesterday and realized this :( sorry.
-if i hang them outdoors, i will use twine/jute/ribbon instead. this i used here was a strip of cardstock-

cricut has many different lantern styles an they are all pretty.
hope you try them.

ok, fellows
this is it for now.
life is going faster than needed.

did i tell you son is graduating this may? i think i did and...
he is graduating with honors: cum laude
-we were just informed-

yay! we are so happy for him. he has been a great kid all his life.
not one headache or worry from him, ever.
he deserves this and more and i praise god for keeping him out of harm ways.

graduating with a major on computer sciences and a minor on graphic designs
from boston university it has not been easy but it has paid off.

mmm, i wonder if boston will still have snow on the ground when we get there in may. there is so much to melt, it has been a disaster for them this winter. so sad.
and the freezing cold, brrr!

anyway,
see you later
signed by a proud mamma
*-*

have a happy and blessed day

and

thanks for stopping by!


ETA ON 3/12/2015

credit to
tattoos time

Guess Who Made it to the New 2013 Design Team...

for the fabulous crafty shop
Pumpkin Spice 

---even the name sounds delicious, doesn't it?---

in case you do not know the pumpkin spice blog or the pumpkin spice shop i tell you right now i am very happy to be able to introduce you to both. i know when i do online shopping i rather  do it with someone who i have been referred to. somewhere where i know i will be treated nice, somewhere i can have fun with, play with challenges, hop some blogs, be with a bunch of friends. that is what you will find with us. a nice place to play, to shop, to share and more.

anyhow, i will be working next to a group of  super creative and above all, friendly ladies. i am very happy to be able to learn from them and with them while challenging myself to new ventures. i am hoping while entertaining you  i will also  be polishing my skills. 

here is the link to the Pumpkin Spice Blog and from there you can check the shop. the pumpkin spice shop deal with many, many retailers and if you do not see what you are looking for right there you can always email denine and she will do whatever she can to find it for you.

now, wish me well and as i always say: "just good vibes are welcome, the rest will be rejected", lol.

thank you again for all your comments and love and visits and the well wishes.

happy holidays from my hut to yours!

blogged by flowerdisco from flowerdisco's scrap hut.

DAILY LIFE: I can't wait for my son to come home for christmas and as i say this my heart also fills up with pain and sadness for those families whom have lost their kids, moms, dads and family in the latest catastrophe in newtown, connecticut. may god be with them and give them strength and hope they need at this time of sorrow. did you read one of the 6 years old, emily parker, was a card maker?

A CHRISTMAS DECORATION TABLE TOP...using winter frolic

hello and welcome to flowerdisco's scrap hut.

 i am hoping you are well. not much around here but that last night we started decorating the house for the holidays. we bought a new artificial tree (due to allergies, we haven't have a real tree in years), new led lights for it (which i like but not as much as the warm glow of the traditional ones) and a few new ornaments. we decorated the bushes outdoors and had trouble with the old lights (that is the bad thing about them: they do not last too long) but managed to cover some bushes. we still have to put lights on this awesome evergreen i have by the front door, but we will get to it before we go to pick up our son on the 20th.

anyway, this i made a few months back when i was submitting for the cricut magazine but i really can't remember if i ever submitted it or not, lol.

Joy to the World

this was made re-purposing one of two small frames i had. i had reclaimed the other one and had made THIS last year.

you can find these cuts on: 

carolers: page #45/overlay #18

christmas tree: page #55/overlay #28

phrase: page #70/overlay #43

i do not remember what holly i used but there is one on page #60---  :-)

and for the backing i used one of the fancy frames cartridge stands/easels.

i love this feature on this fancy frames cartridge. your work---especially your cards---become a piece of decoration on your table tops, bookcases, curios, shelves and more.

 cool!

YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY NOW AND THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!

blogged by agnes from

flowerdisco's scrap hut.

MY 2012 CHRISTMAS CARDS...using jots

hi,

for the records, we are having our first 2012 snow day here in the neighborhood. i woke up to a fine dust and as the day goes, the flakes are getting a bit bigger. they are expecting 1-3 inches of it. we shall see. 

nah, it did not happen on my area anyways. :P

remember the poinsettia i made here? i used the christmas noel for that one but, i found this other one in the joys of the season (jots- after watching a you tube video) and i wanted to try it. the image is #38 on the overlay and i used the blackout feature for it. i cut two of them at 4 inches, one at 3 inches and one at 2 inches. oh! and the pretty leaves are also from jots: image #34 using the layer and shift features and i know the double sided paper is from k&co.

 all my papers are from my stash and if i recall there is some basic grey, dcwv and mme. i went and bought the small beads for the center at acm. 

i already had made the base for my cards and i just needed an embellishment for the focal point.

Just for You

5.5" x 4.25"

these are my card bases that i had previously made and below you will see the computer printed sentiment. i got this sentiment from a greetings card cd i have.

i hope you like my christmas cards for this year. i am not done with them and i won't be making too many either because the extra postage. the ones i make dimensional will be delivered by hand with their gifts. the postal ones will be having a flat poinsettia. :)

anyway, i wanted to blog about Webster Pages Sprinkle Monthly Box. I ordered the november box and my package somehow got delivered to someone in washington state. anyway, i complained about it (after i checked the delivery confirmation), and their customer service couldn't be more helpful. 

they are awesome and i wanted to give them kuddos here on my blog.

 the link above will show what the sprinkles box is all about and how inexpensive it is to get one!

and with the good.... comes the bad too, lol

 another kit i ordered but with this one i got totally burned :D. it was a halloween kit from well known designer. i couldn't be more disappointing. not only i paid a fortune but the extra goodies she sent for the immense tardiness did not make up for the burn. i was very impulsive with this purchase: well, never again.

i won't be mentioning any names here but i will say some "details" are not worthy. and that is that. hehe.

and now i retire to my studio where i will be finishing some more christmas cards.

hope you all had a great thanksgiving. 

i know i did: my son came home and we had such a great time.

take care now, and i will see you soon!

A CHRISTMAS CARD...featuring a poinsettia

hello all,

it took me a while to be back here blogging and posting. the clean-up after sandy was a bit exhausting for me and still have to get to the front of the house. in the meantime the shredded leaves on that side are blowing away. 

my heart breaks every time i see the news and all the devastation sandy's fury left. i told you i was just trying to easy my mind and hoping for the best. i knew inside me she was no good. what we lost is nothing compare at all, not a micro bit, to what others did. i am not saying we lost anything but a blue spruce tree :D,  but others that lost so much and when they look back there are others who lost some more. my heart cries.

my prayers and thoughts are with them while they recover.

on the other hand, the generator worked well, hehe,

 i am not intimidated by it anymore. the only thing, being a smaller one, i had to make a few runs for gas and at the end, it was no more gas :(, but then..... the electricity came back.....that same night.

--remember, if you are not at flowerdisco's scrap hut, you are at a thief's  blog--shame on you bad blog content thief--

now onto my card for today. i made this cutie a while ago and i sincerely can't find my notes. i think i shredded them along with my son's voters registration, lol. yeap! i did that. He balloted being an absentee, but still. the things i do sometimes.

anyway,

here i have a beautiful poinsettia.

 i know i used dcwv patterned papers and maybe some mme and we all know the button is a ms punch.

this is such a pretty card, imho that is. :P

below is the entire card for your delight (wink-wink)

if i find that little branch, and find that i have more of the same paper, i think i will make more of the same for my christmas cards this year.

well, this is it for now. 

i hope you are safe and that you be blessed on your daily life and be happy everyday and grateful for what you have because when you look back, there is a worse scenario behind.

and as always,

thanks for stopping here at flowerdisco's scrap hut blogspot. 

take care you all!

*_*

MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS...a handmade non-cricut card

hello you all!

i am praying we all be safe with hurricane sandy...i guess we should call her miss sandy and she is something. what a diva! getting everyone bending at her desires and making everyone so scare of her.

lol

i am just kidding of course, but please be safe and buy some non-perishable items, water and if you have a grill bring it in your garage to cook. that is what i am planning. I went to sam's club this morning and got myself a generator and after reading the instructions online (cause i did not want to open the box just yet) i got intimidated by it and i know my husband who is "mr not handy at all" :- P) will be more intimidated than i am. i will have to return it :(

today is sunday and i did all my wash and house ready for sandy (minus the generator) and i had time to make this pretty card for my shop but as most of the time i like to share these projects here too because, i am not extra crafting much these days.

Memories are Made of This

is a sentiment from one of theresa collin's clear stamps set

4.25" x 5.5 inches tall

 look how pretty, oh my! :D

the flower is a petaloo one dusted with diamond dust and inked and distressed the for the look i like so much. you can also see the theresa collins sentiment "memories are made of this" so cute!

---(remember you are at flowerdisco's blog) wink wink wink---are you? hehe

 the birds are from a glitz clear stamped set and inked with vintage ink from tim holtz. 

awesome image!

here is the whole card. 

and a close up of the flower and the diamond dust bling.

hope you like it as much as i do.

hopefully sandy does not do much damage and her fury turns into a mild tantrum and maybe we do not have to scrap a page where "memories are made of this". 

and please-please!!!!---do not take me wrong...i am not taking things lightly with this hurricane. i come from an island and know how much damage hurricanes can do but i am trying to put a smile on your face and maybe take your mind off of it, the same way i am trying to take my mind off it too. my husband works in nj and if he gets stuck in work i am here all by myself, with lulu and going crazy about my son who is in boston. so you see, i can't be taking things lightly :(

take care now and a big hug to you all!

this is flowerdisco from flowerdiscos'scraphut.

A HALLOWEEN EMBELLISHMENT...using happy hauntings

Good Day friends!

i have been trying to be more productive here for you all :D

today i am sharing what you can call an embellishment for a scrapbooking page, journal, smashbook, or a front for a card, or whatever you want to use it for.

Fright Night

5 inch tall

the base, a rectangle, was made using sweet treats but you can use any other rectangle, lol. 

i cut it at 5x3 inches, twice: one to attach the pp and the other one to make a pocket  on the back to store some small pics or journaling. i cut the patterned paper a bit smaller.

the skeleton is from happy hauntings image#2 on the overlay and you will find the bones pressing "shift lock".  i then mounted him on foam tape for that dimensional look we all like.

the banner is from  gypsy wanderings and it is so cute. i had to cut the left side to make it work on my embellishment, and the right side i had to kind of hide it behind the skeleton, for aesthetic reasons, lol.----the "fright night" orange banner is from a k&co pack of embellishments i own.

i made that GORGEOUS black flower using just because cards. i wet it, i crumbled it and inked the edges with silver pigment ink from martha stewart, then added that googly eye in the center....just fabulous!

at the bottom of the patterned paper i used a border, also from martha's: the tombstone one---

oh!!! ---i forgot to mention that the so pretty glittered spider, is from a recollection pack i have in my stash. 

 and at the end, 

i was so very pleased with my embellishment and the process of it all was very satisfactory. nevertheless, i spent a few hours finicking with it. but that is me, lol.

you take care now while i come back with another project to share.

DAILY LIFE: miss lulu got attacked by another dog while walking her around the neighborhood. she is ok and did not get any punctures but i had to hit and kick the other dog for about 2-3 minutes to let lulu loose and i couldn't. in the meantime lulu was bleeding and i did not know from where: it was from her chin when the dog pushed her down on the pavement. i was screaming for help and a woman from across the street came over to help.  finally someone from the dog's house came over and after a few seconds, he was able to get his dog off my lulu. oh men! what a day. i took lulu to the vet, like i said we could not find any bites but the doctor gave lulu some meds: an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory just in case.

it turns out the other dog goes to the same vet, is a female dog, was also rescued like my lulu. the real owner called me at night (the man was her father in law) to make sure lulu was ok and to tell me the office visit was paid for. it was a nightmare. from now on i am walking lulu with a wooden stick to hit anyone who even comes near us :)----it was ugly!

and.autumn is here and this is the view i am getting from my kitchen window right now:

the pic above is from day 1 (when i first took the pic on oct 3rd) and the one below is from day 2 (oct 4th)
see how much yellowish the leaves turned in one day?
---nature never stops to amaze me---

the tree is a locust tree.
we have another one on the other side. it has small green leaves which turn golden yellow before they fall. Next to the umbrella you see a yellow lantana. i have that plant for about 5 years now despite they are annuals where i live (zone 6b). in winter, i put it in the garage with my geraniums ( i save those too) and put it out in the spring: still in the same pot too, lol. gotta love a good performer.

this one is the golden leaves carpet on the patio,
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!
(the leaves get blown off the patio and onto the grass and then they get mowed away and put on the flower beds ---:D)

---hope you enjoyed this post and all the beauty in it---

see you later!

A BOO BANNER...using fancy frames and blackletter

hello to all

and

welcome to flowerdiscos' scrap hut.

so glad you made it here.

i am here to share with you a halloween banner i just finished. 

Boo

8.5 inches high
ETA THE FIRST PHOTO

still cannot get a good pic :(

using fancy frames i cut image#21 on the overlay at 8.5 inches high on black cardstock and the blackout feature on the beautiful green linen cardstock.

i know the pics do not do justice to the awesome banner but the days have been cloudy around here. as soon as it gets sunny again, i will replace them.

the font is from the blackletter cart and they are cut at 3.75 inches tall. i also used the shadow feature for the black layer.

using some of my faux rhinestones, i added some more well deserved bling. i also added some dritz silver eyelets to reinforce the hanging openings i made with the crop a dile. as a final touch i added some orange tulle i had in my stash. the glitter cardstock is an amazing orange color.

so very easy to make despite it took me a while to figure out  what i was going to add to it. and if you asked me i tell you it looks absolutely adorable.

just another idea for your halloween decorations and.... for those who do not have time to make them, this one is for sale at my etsy shop :P

you take care now. i will be back as soon as i can....:D

DAILY LIFE:

we have been in mourning for the loss of my brother in law. we buried him the first day of autumn after 2 weeks plus in intensive care. he was a healthy person and while at an outing with his family experienced excruciating pain due to a kidney stone and for whatever reason never recoup. 

may he rest in peace.

A BIRTHDAY CARD....with a stamped background

what did you think of the smithsonian exhibit photos? we had a great time but there are so many things to see we did not have time for it all. another visit will be schedule :P

we also visited the botanic garden. i have a few pics of that too for another day, wink-wink.

for now i will show you a card i made for a friend. i stamped the background and added subtle touches of glitter (stickles), a border and butterflies from martha and another clear stamp for the sentiment.

Happy Birthday

4.25 x 5.5 inches tall

i even did some sewing, lol.

so simple and so cute.

now, go and take your stamps out and try it. give the cricut a day break, lol.

see u soon.

Daily Life:

we are taking our son back to BOSTON this week. what a heartache! ;(

GARDENING is not doing too well. plants are in a temporary spot. rabbits are very hungry. i will have to move some of them to another spot asap.

here are some pics:

this last one is russian sage. i thought i killed it when moved it but not: it is resuscitating. 

YAY!

ok, this is it for now.

see U around!

and thanks for stopping by because i do not feel i am talking to myself, lol.

THIS IS WHAT I WOULD LOOK LIKE....if i was a homo floresiensis

 which became extinct just  17,000 years ago.

"As a Homo floresiensis, you live just 95,000 to 17,000 years ago on an island in what is now Southeast Asia.  You are very small…with a brain only about a third the size of modern humans. But you make tools, control fire, hunt a variety of animals, and your small size helps you survive on an island with limited resources".

this was taken on our recent visit to washington dc

at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

they had other homo species, but there were lots of people at the museum and we just had time for one photo.

this lady was also a homo floresiensis, :)

and this one below is our closest extinct human relative

interesting, hum?

for more info, click on the link below

Human Family Tree

here are a few more photos of our trip. this was our first time visiting the capitol.

very tired and very sweaty at the steps on lincoln memorial.

see U later!