♥ Wedding Card~ Punch Art ♥

Hello Friends in Blogland,

I was recently asked to make a wedding card for the upcoming nuptial of one of my collegue (Val)
 - to share with other invited collegues - and this is one of the two choices I made.

I took in consideration that her wedding dress color is amethist/light blue and that she loves daisies;
so much in fact that she used them on her wedding invites as well....

Luckily I had some leftover SU textured amethist c/s which I paired up with a

beautiful dotted white c/s as the base of this card. The designer paper 

 is from SU 'Specialty Paper Bride' . It was used for both daisies , the lovebirds and my lil handmade rolled rose , plus the inside of the card too. Love such beautiful  and shimmery looking d/p!

Close up of  front and inside of card

There are four overlapped layers for each daisy.

Too bad that it doesn't show too well how glittery it is around

the diamond shape and the smallest nestie edge,below.

I used a new sentiment stamp for the inside. It is 'Best Wishes Wedding'  from Paper Parachute, inked in Almost Amethist from SU. Unfortunatly it was not inked quite straight, but I had no time to make a new inside panel ...oh well...it adds some character....lol

Other items used to make this card, besides the ones already mentioned, are:

CB folders: Swiss Dots, Victoria, Just my Type.

Punches: MS heart border punch , SU two steps bird punch

Sizzix : Daisies #2 , sizzlets alphabet letters

Several nesties from Spellbinder, white satin ribbon, pearls, beads, glitter, dimentionals.

This is it for now....I will be posting the other wedding card at another time....

Sending blessings and love to ya all...thanks fo visiting!

INTERNATIONAL INKERS *kit #4*

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Wootttt  my dear friends and followers, today I AM SOOOO EXCITEDDDD!!
Do ya wanna know WHY??!! :o) Well it's because it's CANADA's turn to showcase 'her' kit this month....
humm well...I mean...it's my turn anyways..LOL
First let me introduce WHO the INTERNATIONAL INKERS are, to the wonderful newcomers that may read us, by adding this link that simply explains it all,please check it out :
http://paola-sama.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html

Secondly, as a special thank you , a lucky visitor will receive a kit with all the goodies necessary to make a 'travelling card'  just by leaving a comment on each of the International Inker's blogs ( it may be a good idea to become a follower too,if you're not one already..besides, I'd LOVE to have ya visiting often! *wink*)

Here's what each International Inkers received - I have one for YOU to win too!
The winner will be randomly selected on Sunday evening, July 31.**GOOD LUCK** :o)
This month kit contains the followings:

Stamped Images:

'Are We There Yet?' ( from SU! 2003)

'The Journey' (from Tim Holtz)

*clear stamp*  (from SandyLion)

Accessories:

Ribbons: assorted mix ; twine, mini clip, extra large button,

wood tag (by Chatterbox), leatherette luggage tag (by Jolee's boutique)

Assortment of Designer Papers from:

K & Company , My Mind's Eyes , Basic Grey

plus I added a real map page from my area.

When I was putting this kit together I was thinking how wonderful it could be if we could all pack our suitcases and travel to visit each others home and Country....*sigh*...I wish.....

Besides visiting friends (virtual or not) IF you had a chance to see a part of the world U have never seen, where would your dream trip take you and why? What kind of transportation would U use most?? 

*Personally I'd love to go visit Paris, Spain,the Greek Islands, the Great Pyramids, Africa,Japan,

Austria....so many wonderful, exciting places. I have yet to see and explore...I would travel mostly by plane or by ship....yup,I LOVE cruising too!! :o)

How would YOU answer the above fun questions? C'mon...don't be shy now...*wink*

Thank you all for stopping by today, I encourage you to check the rest of the 'Inkers' amazing creations!!           

 The international Inkers are:

Michelle (USA), Catherine (USA),
Karen (Canada), Paola (Canada),
Tanja (Germany) and Imke (Germany)

NB: --->**Tanja may be partecipating at a later date**
BTW I POSTPONED THE DATE UNTIL FRIDAY AUG ,5th <TO SELCT A WINNER>
Hopefully this works better for everyone!:o)

~*Have a most blessed day !*~

           ~Paola~

Calendar Girl~~~July's challenge



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 Well folks, it's that fun time of the month again...
-------> CALENDAR GIRLS' time that is <--------
Who are the Calendar Girls?
In Jeanette's words (she's the leader who's started it all...) : "We are a group of bloggers who want to have a place where friendships blossom, creativity abounds, and encouragement prevails! In keeping with that dream, this blog group has been created so we will have a place to interact and enjoy being fellow bloggers."

Miss July's hostess is Michelle.
...and she gave us a free for all and any theme we wanted to pursue!
But.....there is a catch,oh yeahh!!

All cards needed to be created using anything BUT a STAMPED IMAGE (sentiments are okay).

Examples would be punch art, stickers, embellishments, patterned paper, what ever we chose.

For this challenge, I decided to add my own background using one of the floral CB folders I like, and brush it with a couple of ink pads to add some color,  giving it a 'wild' brushed effect....

I also cut out a couple of butterflies ,using my Big Shot, then I stenciled
them in using a Q-tip and colored chalks before adding some sponging and stickles to them.













Lastly I added some grosgrain dotted ribbon, a big flower brad and trimmed the bottom using a Martha Steward punch. Applied the card's  front to some old olive c/s and taped it all on bazzill.
I like the end result and love this color combos...a bit too 'wild and busy ' yes...but that surely reflects me :o)
Hopefully YOU like it as well....:o)
Thank YOU Michelle for the wonderful challenge..I like it when I have to think 'outta-da-box'!! :o)


Have a WONDERFUL day and please come back tomorrow as the INTERNATIONAL INKERS will display their card kits for this month ... *Canada is hosting!!*... and guess who's giving away this month card kit on her blog??? *wink* I think YOU guessed it right...*wink & smile*
~~*Paola*~~

*Garden of Friendship* - July's Dueling Darlings-

    



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Hello my dear followers and friends...

Today I have a real treat to share with you . This adorable, beary sweet card was made from a wonderful Garden of Friendship' card kit that Terry sent us Dazzlers for our July's duels against the Divas (with LJ being their hostess this month.)

I received mine just a few days ago and was itching  to play with the new cute image and all the wonderful stuff received...

Terry's kit was absolutly AMAZING and full of goodies , especially tons of  felt flowers and buttons...I kept ooohhing and awwhing over each items...WOW,so much to chose from!

Thank YOU darling WingPit Sistah! (our pet name for eachother...lol)

Terry also challenged us to add a story or memory about a good friend:

My story is about an awesome and talented friend of mine from Italy

Her name is Tiziana (pr: Tee-ze-ah-nah)

We first met,virtually, through an italian food-chat,where we were sharing many recipes and suggestions and how to improve our skills in the kitchen and be more creative in the food's world...especially when it came to bake and decorate cakes....

That led to phone calls and e-mails and presents sent back and forth for the main occasions such as Christmas and Birthdays... Tiziana met my Parents before she even met me, during one of their trips back 'home' many years ago... Our friendship grew and grew and to this day we are still reading each others almost daily and still share a great friendship and suggestions .

Last time we saw each other was 4 years ago,in the Adriatic Riviera...I am still waiting for her to hop on that plane and come to Canada to visit me ...I know one day that shall happen!

Her Birthday is coming up very soon and I will definetly send this card to her....:o)

Image and sentiment: Fred Bear - Oopsie daisy (My Favorite Things)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black,
Paper: SU! ; DP: stripe (Me & My Big Ideas), flower words (DCWV)
Felt flowers: Favorite Findings (JoAnn's)
Ribbon: American Crafts
Doily: Martha Stewart
assorted buttons

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY!!

I HOPE YOU WILL LEAVE A SIGN OF YOUR VISIT,

I do LUV to HEAR from YA  :o)

Blessings!!

Paola

Calendar Girls~~~JUNE~~~~



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 Well, I have finally uploaded my June creation for the Calendar Girls challenge.
I ment to post this project way sooner...truth is that even though I took a huge craft bag full of anything imaginable for crafting, with me during our camping holiday, I never had a chance to even open my 'bag of tricks'...
My very sweet friend Carol  was the wonderful hostess for last month's challenge, and here's what she asked us to do:

1. Make a card or a 3D item or whatever you would like and base it around something that you enjoy doing or plan on doing this summer...ex: a vacation, camping, family picnic, swimming, family reunion....you get the idea...

2. Write a short ditty about why you like or are looking forward to the theme you have on your card, when you post...

3. Now since here in the US Memorial day is at the end of May and the 4th of July is at the beginning of July and June is smack dab in the middle of two holidays that honor our nations heros....I would like for you to send your card to either a soldier or a resident in a nursing home...(Sweet P I know you don't live in the states but I do know you love and honor the elderly and your nations heros as well)...I think that there are so many people that have shaped our lives and have stood up to protect us all... often these people are forgotten....so if you choose to take the 3rd part of this challenge (Optional of course)...you will certainly put a smile on someones face that will certainly appreciate it...
Well, it was no brainer for me what I was mostly going to do over the summer, and I even had a plan for my card as soon as I saw the posted challenge...:o)
My truck and trailer  images were already colored and cut out before I took off  for camping...all I needed to do was finishing the card  sometimes during the holidays...well you already know that IT never did happen! :/ Too busy being adventurous and having fun with my hubby and my friends.

Somehow my perspective for my card shifted from my original plan...Now I wanted to make something totally diferent, to either frame or to put inside a shadow box with the addition of some mini pine cones or anything else it may remind me of the great camping experience,especially at Jasper (Alberta) where our awesome and huge campsite overlooked a very pristine, beautiful , serene meadow where every single day we were blessed by seeing some form of wildlife , mainly momma elks and their babies , gophers and squirrels right in front of us, only a few meters away... :o)

For this theme,I looked forward
to try and recapture that beautiful , peaceful looking meadow,trying to incorporate a forest's scene and my love for camping...the outdoors,
the nature that surround us...
Also tried the masking tecnique for the very first time...
and yes...I do need a LOT of more practise, but at least it's a start...

Once I frame this project, I will take it to my Dad and reminisce about Jasper again with him as he does still have
some memories of that place. My Mom tells me he used to really love it...probably that is the reason  why I love Jasper so much too.
A place I will definelty like go back to again, same campsite, same meadow...

THANK YOU CAROL ... this was an AWESOME theme indeed and I thoroughly enjoyed giving it my own interpretation :o)

I 'm hoping that you, my  followers and friends , like it as well~~~
Looking forward to read your comments and suggestions :o)
~ GOD BLESS YA!~
~Paola~

**Please Note: Will post all deets tomorrow!!**