So's arts and crafts

Hello, This is another birthday present made for someone special. She loves handmade too and creates wonderful decoupage pieces. Because we share the passion for crafting, I thought this box is the ideal present. For this box, I used some small rice paper flowers, acylic paints, and transfer paper  from Stamperia for the wording.

Hello, This card is part of a special present for a good colleague and I dare say fiend...:) who's passion is baking. So, this is her idea of the perfect vintage kitchen...I hope she will have it, and so, her dream will come true! Card size: A5

hello, Here's my latest creation...A friend asked me to do a travel themed card...but when I started working, I decided to make travel diary instead...:) It is about a journey to Paris...here's how it looks like:

Hi, here's my latest project...again with an African theme. I started with two pieces of rice papers: an African girl wit a clay pot, and an African village at sunset. So I had two different ranges of colors. I used a stencil to create the background for the African girl wall art - the idea was to make the onlooker think that the girl is standing in front of a wall. The African village scene came out very antiquated due to the crackle varnish and the very small pebbles I used to make a frame for the image. Both pieces are done on  wooden shelf boards. The photos are not very good... but I hope you will get an idea about how they look like.

Hello, Some time ago I bought from the internet a wooden box that I thought to be smaller than it actually is...From the pictures you might not see it, but it is huge..:) Initially, I wanted to decorate it using a paper napkin, but because of the dimensions I switched to rice paper. It is the first time I worked with rice paper for a greater scale project...and I can tell you...it is better than paper napkin. Rice paper, though very thin, is sturdier and has a better structure than paper napkins. The technique is a classic shabby chic and I used some transfer paper from Stamperia to add some text here and there. The top of the box: one of the sides: and from an angle:

Hello, Lately it seems I'm coming back to the first technique that brought me to the handmade world...decoupage. Here's a wall art piece finished yesterday: I used a paper napkin with an African theme, some coordinating acrylic paints, and to make it look really old, crackle lacquer and some stamps. To seal everything, I applied two coats of matt varnish. The wooden base is actually a shelf board.

Hello, Last week I finally got around to making my first experiments with decoupage on glass. I decorated a plate and a glass fitted with a copper frame. For the plate I used a paper napkin with lemons: For the framed glass I used a paper napkin with vintage roses.  The decoupage technique is done in revers when working on glass, because we work on the back of the glass. 

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 another vintage birthday card I made a few weeks ago, after I rediscovered teabag folding while preparing for a workshop (more about the workshop in a following post...:)  ) For the musical background I used some washi tape from Folia, and some lace from DacoArt. The butterflies come from a paper napkin. Card size: A5

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, 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

Hi, Today's post is about a very special birthday gift I made for a very special lady :)....a card and a box with two miniature paper pralines. For the card, I used one of the newest floral die cut sets from Sizzix:  Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 12PK - Flower, Pansy/Violet Besides the pansy and the two violets, I made two small carnations from some leftover pralines paper cups. Here's the vintage shabby chic box with the pralines (the first I ever made...:)  ) To create the shabby chic look of the box, I used rice paper and acrylic paints. This project is one of my favorites...I loved making it! I hope you like it too! :)

Hello, I found a very cute wedding stamp from Stamperia. Here are two cards I made using it. They can be used as wedding invitations too.  Card size: 13x13 cm  Card size: 10x15 cm For the background I used a pale pink table napkin transferred on freezer paper. I made The 3D frame from the firs card using some nested dies from Sizzix, following a tutorial from youtube (unfortunatelly, I can not find it any more..I wanted so much to share it here).

hello, For this card I used only scarps...paper and elements left from other projects. 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 this weekend, searching through the card making  elements I made some time ago and haven't had the chance to use them, I found some teabag folding flowers. I decided on using two of them. Here's the card I made with the first: For me this card has the feel of old memories brought to light from an old dusty box from grandma's attic...:) Well, maybe that's just me...what do you think? Card size: 13.5x13.5 cm

Hello, I know that Valentine's day is long passed, but I finally had an idea on how to use some little hearts I cut with some die cuts from Sizzix, just to see how they look like. The burgundy heart is made from Core'dinations cardstock . This type of cardstock is layered, so, when sanding it, the white layer from underneath comes out, creating a great effect especially on embossed elements.

hello, This new cupcake birthday card started with a very cute napkin I found one day at my favorite crafts shop...:) I used only the top layer of the napkin, which I transferred on freezer paper (maybe I will make a tutorial for this technique at some point) .  Most of the embellishments come from Daco Art ...the new lace they have is sooo prety...:) Card size: 14x14 cm

hello, Here's a quick post with my latest card... This is my first flip-flop card, which I made for a gentleman's birthday. The template comes from Marie Shaughnessy's blog .