So's arts and crafts

Felicitarea are buzunaras pentru cadou.

... nu mai exista indoiala ce tema trebuie sa aiba felicitarea sarbatoritei :) Am folosit niste matrite de taiere de la Sizzix, iar manechinul de croitorie e desenat cu mana Sper sa va placa rezultatul Pentru fundalul care imita o tabla neagra, am folosit creta din aceea pastilata (ca si fardurile de ochi). Dimensiuni: 15x17 cm

hello all, Here's my first experiment with hand bookbinding...under the watchful eye of my good friend Paula...:) Thanks for teaching me :) The covers are made of chipboard covered in gift wrap paper. The book contains 12 signatures sown together by hand. As the idea was to make a cookbook, on the first page I have drawn a sketch of a countryside  kitchen inspired from some card making toppers I have. The signatures are A5, and the cover is slightly larger. This cookbook is a very special gift for my best friend  :) representing the beginning of her new healthy life! :)

Hi, I bought recently some travel themed stamps and tags...It seems like I was just in time to make a card for someone retiring. It is a masculine card, so no flowers or glitter...:)) but I think it looks fun! It invites you to travel the world...but also to remember the time spent in Timisoara...:) Card size: A5

Hello, Here's a new birthday card I made for my favorite two years old little friend ...:) The digi stamp is WeeSuzi from Wee Stamps , cored with chalk. As the stamp is quite big, I made a gate fold A5 card embellished with flowers from a Sizzix  cutters and stamps set. Card size: A5

hello, Here's a new wedding card I made using the wedding cake die from Memory Box. This card was intended to hold the wedding present, so it has a small pocket inside. Without the pocket, the card could be a cute wedding invitation. Card size: 16x16 cm

Hello, here's a new vintage baby girl card I made using one of my newest die cuts: a baby carriage: Who's to say that only storks bring babies...:)) I think butterflies can too...wouldn't you say? Card size 10x15 cm

Hello, Here's a cute fairy, bringing hugs and kisses to little girls for their birthdays...:) For this card I used a bit of every card making technique: the  fairy is stamped and then colored with Copic markers, the little butterflies come from a paper napkin, the wording is embossed using one of Sizzix's embossing folders and then distressed with chalk. Card size: A5

Hello, Here's my latest project...a small collection of wedding invitations with matching favor boxes.   Card size: 13.5x13.5 cm  Box size: aprox 3x3x1 cm Card size: 10x15 cm Box size: aprox 3x8x1 cm Card size: 13.5x13.5 cm Box size: aprox 3x8x1 cm What do you think about them...would you like something like this for your wedding?

Hello, This card came to life from some leftover embellishments from previous projects and one of the pre-cut characters from Andrea Jayne's "Pampered pets" paper collection. . The burgundy heart and the frame are done with Sizzix die cuts. To create a very soft pastel background, chalks were the best choice (and of course this is a quick way to create custom backgrounds...). Card size:10x15 cm

Hello, here's a very simple flower card:   For the background  I embossed a cream cardstock from  core'dinations . To give life to the pattern, I used different colors of chalk. The main embellishment is a 3D punched flower. Card size: 10x15 cm

Hi, This weekend I played with the butterflies set from Sizzix: As you can see, the possibilities are endless. I have to say...I can't stop stamping these cute butterflies...

Hello, When I saw this Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6PK w/Stamps in the crafts store this weekend, I had to have it...:) And, of course, I started experimenting with the die cuts and the stamps. Here's one of the cards: The center flower is one of the Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die - Medallions designed by Brenda Walton for Sizzix. The blended background  is done with chalks.

Hello all, For today's post I prepared my latest wooden box project. Actually it is a special order for a friend. She asked for a box that would have on the lid the biggest possible red flower...very red in fact...:) So, I started by making the center flower from handmade paper. For the petals, I used the peony template from  Martha Stewart's website . The tough part was to obtain the bright red I needed...I started with am mate red acrylic paint which became orange when diluted with water...:D. So, after the petal dried, I colored them one by one, on both sides, with a red aquarelle pencil. After this new coat of paint dried again, I still hadn't  the red I wanted, so I applied one last coat of food dye. The making of this flower took me a week in total. I used punches for the rest of the flowers, so they were a lot easier to make. To color the cream and yellow ones I used chalks. Here are some photos with details of the box:  For the s...

Hello, Here's  a quick post to show you another cake card I made using an image from  deviantart  and two die cut roses. Card size: 16x16 cm

Hello, A few days ago I found on  http://www.deviantart.com/  some gorgeous images of various slices of cakes. I couldn't resist to download some. So, in the coming weeks I am going to make some birthday cards with them. Here's the first: To make this card, I began by stamping some text on a card blank, then, to give it an old feel, I used my new  card making chalks. For the red frame I used the 657993 Sizzix Sizzlits Die - Card, Bracket Insert By Dena Designs (just the negative that resulted after cutting) Card size: 16x16 cm