SECRET DIARY

hello all,

this is my  last project for

nanikeola's.

first, i want to say what a blast being a designer at nanikeola's. i enjoyed these ladies company and i enjoyed making my projects using the products and collections offered in the store and sharing them with you all.

thanks.

 now...

 my project for today.

Secret Diary

   

hehe, just a sneak peek for now.

i used a variety of products i used during my term, not all but some.

and....loving the color combo that came out to be.

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everything was distressed and inked.

we have here some chic tags paper, some nature walk chipboard, some old country words,  prima ink, and some spray inks from lindy's stamp gang, paper from finley and a stamp from 7dots/

-a couple more pics-

and now have to say good bye to nanikeola!

and thank you all and thank you jennifer for giving me the opportunity to be in your design team.

NOTE: after i uploaded i added a "2" to the title. now it reads:

"secret diary...memories 2 remember"

thanks again for stopping by.

A SWEET TAG...yes, yes, another tag

the tag maker lady here again, lol

this is my last project from the september card kit from artful delight.
and the beginning of the end of our term with artful delight. that gives me one more card kit for the month of october and 4 more project to share with you. it all has been so sweet, hence the name for my card.

Sweet

4" round

you already know all the supplies for my card are from this september's card kit and i made the circle with the cricut expression. i say circle and not circles because the image i chose has an outline and the patterned paper is double sided so from one cut i got two. like the  BOGO, hehe

the leaves are from a martha stewart punch (i guess not all the supplies are from the kit) but i had to give the beautiful flower some leaves, right? right!

the "sweet" letters are from the 12 x 12 alpha sheet you get from glitz (dapper man collection) and i like them so much because they are skinny (like i used to be- lmbo).

and here you have it....so sweet :)

my sweet neighbor liked this tag so much i am going to be very nice and gift it to her.
i told her the colors of this paper reminds me of fall and her pumpkin pies...that was a hint!!!---maybe i get a freshly baked one soon. hehe, let's see!

hope you have a great week and again,
thank you so much for stopping by my blog.

TODAY, TOMORROW AND SOMEDAY...my garden will grow

what a title for my post today, right? hehe

but we have been working so hard this summer for my little dream garden, all i wish is "today, tomorrow or someday" it will grow into a beautiful one <3.

anyway, this month's artful delight card kit is as fantastic as all the previous ones. it is so great to have a bit of everything all in one yummylicious monthly package. i can't hardly wait for the next one.

(i made another short video, to share the contents of it all. you can see close and personal what is in it. i know artful delight has a photo and description but i like to show it to you this way. i do not know if you care or not but it will be at the bottom of this post).

Today, Tomorrow & Someday

3.75" x 5"

the sentiment is from pink paislee's "portfolio" collection. it could not have been more fitting. 

love, love, love the yellow chipboard flowers from my mind's eye charm/carefree collection. i am totally in love with them. and you will love that mini burlap pocket...awesome!

 i needed to show off that baby too and i decided to mount it on some foam tape.. :)

the chipboard hearts are from the same carefree collection and they represent my love for gardening and nature.

a bit of distressing because well, it is not easy work,...ask my hubby (hehe)

a bit of jute wraps it all together and there you have it: a flower garden in a pocketful of love..oh my...i am super silly today. lol. 

you know it is almost fall, son is back in college, house feels empty and i have to make the best of it all. so excuse my silliness. :D

a very meaningful and whimsical card, in my opinion.

(hope you like it)

almost forgot to add that the dark yellow base of the card is a bazzill cardstock and the patterned paper is authentique's (strong collection). (senior moment there, hehe)

remember artful delight's monthly challenge for a chance to win one of the kits. they always are so much fun.

psss!!!!       here is the mini video showing the contents of the card kit.

thanks so much for stopping by
and,
-have a great week-

THINKING OF YOU...

hello all,

"thinking of you" is the last card using my sweet august artful delight card kit.

as always it was packed with so many pretty papers, embellishments and a darling stamp set.

i can't wait to have the september one. i bet it will be as fabulous as the rest of them. the ladies who are in charge do a great job putting the kits together. i have love every single one and i have been able to work with different brands i normally do not find locally.

Thinking of You

4.25 x 5.5"

(i haven't make this size of card in a while-:)

for this card i used fancy pants patterned papers and chipboard stars. there is a thin strip of patterned paper that is from crate paper (the 4th one from the top).

 the tag is a die cut but it was just a bit short of what i wanted so i added a bit of the same crate paper i used for the thin strip and joined it with the supper pretty washi tape from queen & co. you will see it better in the pic below.

the green banners were stamped using two of the jillibean soup stamps and the "thinking of you" sentiment skinny banner is from pebbles.

on this pic you can see the strip that was added to the bottom of the tag with the washi tape.

  i know is a very busy card but all came together so well. i am so happy with the cluster of elements on the tag complimenting the pattern paper with the cameras, the stars and the film strip. we even see a little piece of heaven (first top strip of blue paper)...hehe.

hope you enjoy my card for today.

on another note, if you did not have time to join in our monthly challenge, mark it on your calendar for this coming month of september. the winner receives a kit of their choice: card or scrapbooking.

-thank you so much for stopping by the hut-

A THANK YOU...using a chipboard as the main element

i made this Thank You card for today.
4" x 5"

it is a meaningful card to me because i am saying "good bye" to pumpkin spice today.
it was so much fun!

anyhow,
let me tell you a bit about the supplies i used for my card: the pretty papers are from cosmo cricket, the sweet girl is a chipboard from crate paper and the thank you sticker is from carta bella. i machine stitched a bit and popped the sticker on a foam dot. i love how the colors came together so well despite the fact i am using three different collections. all products come from the pumpkin spice shop. remember shop pumpkin spice has an ebay store. it is down as of today but it will be back after the 26th.

thank you so much for stopping by!
xx

SNAPSHOT...using some chipboard from the artful delight card kit

hello all

these days i am onto making this type of smaller but long card. i think they look so cute and different from the squared ones or a2 size ones.

this one i called 

snapshot and i also added a thanks.

if you read the lyrics on the song paper from pebbles: camp song, you will understand why i added the thanks and the snapshot is for the view of life.

i normally have some kind of meaning of what i do and why i do it but i do not write about it. this time i wanted to get your attention to it. it is my way of thinking and is all in my creative process, hehe. we are not all alike and can't pleased anyone but nature is something so beautiful and i thank you our creator and do lift my hands for it and bow my head too and bend knee also. lol.

Thanks for the Snapshot

3" x 5"

there is not all of the song but get the idea what i am talking about.

if you want to read the whole hymn, you can click here (yes, i looked it up, lol)

this is the other side of my card and you can see all the added dimension these pretty chipboard from fancy pants add to my card. (i cut off the top (charm part) of the snapshot in case you are wondering, :P)

the floral paper is also from pebbles and is called wildflowers.

and finally the entire card and the awesome size i am loving so much lately.

all my supplies are from the august card kit from artful delight (except the thread and black border which i made using a fiskars punch). they also have scrapbooking kits.

hope you liked the meaning of my card and the beauty within.

as always,

thank you so much for stopping by.

A PUMPKIN SPICE PROJECT...mini gift cards

i was thinking about graduation parties and chose to make some gift tags, not just for the graduate but for any occasion. i made three of them.

Congratulations, Let's Celebrate and Sweet Friend 

3.5" x 2.5" when folded

i used my cricut expression to die cut the gift cards using a cartridge called cindy loo

(image #50 on the overlay)

i also used some patterned paper from my mind's eye, some chipboard from crate company and a sticker from dcwv.

the sentiments were stamped using clear stamps.

this is an olive green color, so sorry i couldn't captured it well but even in that color it looks awesome.
 they turned super cute and i know i will be making more of them. 

i will be submitting the one that says "CONGRATULATIONS" for this week's challenge at the pumpkin spice. 

thanks you so much for stopping by!