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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

BIG news !!!

Oh My Gosh!! please be seated to read this:

Today is the day I can finally spill what I've been hinting about lately and I'm so VERY excited, thrilled and honored to be a part of a group of talented ladies!! YES!! I’ve been chosen by Lauren Meader to be on My Time to Color Challenge design team! Hooray!! I almost could not believe when I opened my e-mails on Sunday night and saw this email from Lauren, saying that I was chosen to be part of the new My Time to Color Challenge Team! She is so creative and amazingly talented. Please come on over to her blog here for wonderful inspiration. I can't wait to get started with this amazing Design team!


You can read more about this exciting news here :)

Monday, April 27, 2009

Color Inspiration #50


I would like to congrats Kristina Werner for her Color Inspiration Challenge #50, Way to go... happy birthday and many more ...these are the colors chosen for this week:

and this is my card:

another view ...

Don't forget to leave your comments you know they make me happy :)

Friday, April 24, 2009

It's a Baby Shower ...!

Babies are so cute, i believe they are the cutest thing ever!! That's why i enjoy so MUCH making stuff for them :). This one, besides being for my Saturday Classes, will be one of the samples I am preparing for a client (who is looking for souvenirs and invitation at the same time ). Do you think she might like this idea?

I love this tiny baby elephant!


Enjoy the rest of the day and Be Happy! :)

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Hi ...

Hi my blog friends! Hope you are having a great day. Today I bring you this little purse w/card I made for one of my next classes, i love the happy colors!
In other hand, some girls have been asking about Mother's Day cards, take it easy fellas, that will be coming soon! :) In the meantime i hope you enjoy this:

The set comes with 5 small cards.


Thanks for stop by today!!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Thank you Mom!

I made this card for one of my classes and even though it does not say "mom" or "mother" anywhere, it was specially made for my mother. I thank her for everything she has given me, specially for all the love she put in every step of the way.


Thank you for visiting me today, for tomorrow i will bring you something very special, so stay tuned :)

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Hi card ...

This card was made following this sketch from Lauren Meader,

she is looking for a new design team. I wanted to give a try ...


Wish me luck :)

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Turtle Party Invitation ---Just for Boys!!

Something that makes me really happy is create things for boys and girls. I Love how tender and happy one baby-thing can look, besides they can be so eye catching. Here are some pics of some samples i am working on ... for a baby's first year:

these are other views ...

When you open the invitation you find the text, on the neck is hanging the name of the person invited.

in this box you can put candies or a souvenir.
Thanks for stop by today and for your sweet comments!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Pajama Party Invitation ...

Are you ready to see some girls having fun? well i am! a few days ago i prepared 15 invitations for a Pajama Party, to celebrate the year number 5 of a beautiful and so tiny baby girl named Paulette. Her mommy got nuts when saw this:


This invitation comes in this clear box which makes it looks great and the text is on the back of the sandal.

and at the top there is a small tag with the name of the person invited.
Enjoy and have a GREAT day!!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Baby Boy Card ...

Hello everybody! just a little creation for today... I guess I have one of those moments that your ideas are flowing so easy... that makes me happy :) I wish that could happen very often.... well, this is card I just made using me new baby/bear stamp, for those who are interested, is from Inkadinkado ... here are some pictures :

This card can also be used for a baby shower invitation; the text is in the back of the card.



And finally, the invitation inside the envelope. I love the baby-boy look it has.


Well, this is it for today. Have a GREAT day!!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Have you heard this song ? I love it truly, madly, deeply ...

Happy Easter ! ...

I hope everyone has had a great Easter weekend!! We had the most beautiful April showers here today....I can't think of a more peaceful rain....big rolling clouds...calm and warm....then sweet spring showers to make everyone happy....LOVE spring rain. And what better time to make some scrap-project that when it's raining...


this box is great for any occasion, you can adapted it for a birthday or whatever is in your mind, you can get the template at PapertreyInk. It's called Basket Basics. Here are more views ...


this bunny was made with fabric, don't you love it? I hope you like this little project. Thank you so much for stop by today!!! Love to read your comments! kisses ;)

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Color Inspiration Challenge #49

Hi my ladies :) i haven't forgotten about you, the weather over here is perfect, the sun is shining, a warm wind is blowing, it feels like paradise! I took a little time last night to make this little card for Kristina's CI. Enjoy it!

I used my Paper Salon stamps for this card.

Catch U later ...

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Little Box + Little Cards set for my baby

Hi ladies :), this is a quick post before I head to the beach, yeah!! the sun, sand and everything related to it awaits me, but before let me show you a Happy Birthday Card set i made for my little one Joshua.



More views ... I had much fun making these little cards and Joshua was very happy because i was making something specially for him!


Enjoy the rest of the week and please leave your comments, you girls know that i will be more than happy to read all of them :)

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Baby Bib Invitation ...

A fun and sweet little card that I just love and enjoyed making, inspired by Debbie Olson, she has one on her blog and it's so simple and clean!!. i wanted to try it, this baby bib is a card but can be used for invitation as well, here it goes ...


a close up picture

I thank all my followers for their sweet comments, i always look for them !!
Hope you have a wonderful day!

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Week #3...Raspberry Suite Color Challenge

Good morning all! Hope everyone is having a wonderful Tuesday. Today i made a card for the Raspberry Suite Color Challenge, sad i missed the first two :(, the combo were great!! Anyway, these are this week's ...

And here is my card ...

different views :


Thank you for stopping by today :)
Take care!!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Color Inspiration #48

I finally got some time back today and did it feel good! I made a few cards that I'll be sharing with you soon, but for today I thought I'd show you the card I made for Kristina latest challenge.

Here are the colors for this week, and here is my card:



Hope you're having fantastic Sunday. We're just taking it easy here, and loving it!!
Thank you for watching it !

Friday, April 3, 2009

Home is where the Heart is ...

Today's card was a funny thing when making it, i was so inspired with this bird, i wanted to do so many things with him, i think i fell in love with him haha!, anyways this is what i ended up doing. I hope you like it girls!! I Do love it!


Thanks for stop by, and thank you so much for your sweet comments they always made my day :)

Thursday, April 2, 2009

It's your Birthday!

I enjoyed so much making this card for one of my classes ... i love this stamp! it is from Great Impressions, the whole line is about baby boys and it's cute! i love it and hope you do, too.


Well I hope you have a great day and please come back soon for more creations :)