Flowers for an all occasion card

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An all occasion card, made with dies only. No stamping, inking or masking this time. I only added some glittery enamel dots to the center  of the flowers.

The sentiment says, in Hebrew: Mazal Tov, and it's an all occasion blessing, so can by used for birthday, anniversary, wedding, etc.

For the flowery frame and the background I used Graphic 45  pp from 'Portrait of a Lady' collection.

For the sentiment and it's matting I used some white and kraft scraps.

Challenges:

Color Hues #61- peach and kraft:

TimeOut #235 - photo inspiration:

My inspiration was the wreath hanging on the window, with it's kraft/brown, peach and white colors, plus the script letters.

Happy Little Stamper - anything goes with dies:

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Icecream topping with Robin's Nest Dew Drops

Hello dear crafty friends!

Today I'm on the Robin's Nest blog, with a fun birthday card, where I 'topped' the iceream images with some beautiful Dew Drops, along with some more dew drops to decorate my card.

For this card, I've used my May Counterfeit kit, pp and stickers by 13@rts and Graphic 45 pp.

Here are some close-ups:

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges:

Seize the Birthday - anything goes option

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Shabby or Rusty - As you like it... May Counterfeit Kit

When I saw inspiration kit for this month at Counterfeit kit challenge blog, I thought I'd skip it this month. This kit is totally far away my style and my stash. 

The inspiration kit is April 2018 kit from Mind the Scrap:

See what I mean? totally not me. But if you know me, nothing I love more than a good challenge!

So I used 'Just the gist of it' post from Counterfeit kit blog, and marked what I was attracted to in the inspiration kit:

Colors - different shades of pink, teal, gold, dark blue, bright pale blue, yellow, dark purplish brown.

Patterns - circles, stripes, polka dots, woodgrain, gold foil, multi-colors elements.

Embellishments - light bulbs (the first element I was attracted to!), flowers clusters, icecream scoops, black script words on a white background, gold elements, glittery alphas, gold sequins (I forgot to add some to my kit, but will use them later!).

So with these guidlines, I dived into my scrappy goodies and came up with my OWN version of kit. As it's a mix of shabby chic style and some rusty style, I named it 'Shabby or Rusty - As you like it':

A mix of American and Europian companies - 13@rts, 7 Studios, Lemoncraft, Simple Stories, Echo Park, kind of eclectic, don't you think?

I wanted to use some of the non 12x12 papers I have, so I've added some 8x8 papers and 6x6 pads (Lemoncraft and 75 Studio):

As for the embellishments, I've grabbed 3(!) ephemera packs...

The 1st one is with 6x4 and 4x3 cards from Push collection by Simple Stories, plus two big patterned envelopes from Fancy Pants, with colors and elements that match my guidlines:

The 2 nd emphemera pack contain bits & pieces:

Did you notice my counterfeited elements? I stamped a light bulb over some shiny papers, and fussy cut them. I also used some of my words dies to cut words and backed them on a white cardstock and then fussy cut them:

The 3rd pack is from 13@rts, and it has some lovely element that I can use for layouts and/or cards:

As for my alphas, I took some long forgotten glittery alphas, both in English and in Hebrew, along with some glittery numbers foam stickers:

Lastly, I add stickers from 13@rts. they're simply great to use, as they're black on a transparent background:

Thinking of what my starting point was, I guess I managed to build a pretty big and beautiful kit :).

Now it's time to use it!

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Happy Moments - CSI Jan 1st reveal, with 7 Dots Studio and Lindy's Stamp Gang

Hello  dear crafty friends,

This is my DT layout for case no. 245 at CSI.

Starting this month, you can either go with the photo prompts, the clues, or you can go freestyle and just use the photo as your inspiration anyway you like it.
I went with the clues...
I used all 5 colors, and the clues I've used are banners, triangles and distressing. I also documented a winter activity, and my journaling says: "We've been waiting for the snow to come for a very long time, and when it came, it came in a huge storm. Despite the freezing cold outside, you couldn't stop playing and enjoying in the snow. December 2013."
The background paper is Graphic 45, and the banners are 7 Dots Studio, and so is the small sentiment. 
I would like to enter this layout to the current challenge at 7 Dots Studio, which is to use 3 colors. I worked with blue, yellow and green, along with neutrals of black and white.

I also used Finnabair art basic products (white gesso, modeling paste and gel medium), and Lindy's Gang products (sprays: TiffanyLoo Blue, Afternoon Delight Denim, Green with envy, Tawny Turquoise, Silent nieght silver and Summer loving sun. embossing powders: Tannenbaum Green Gold and King Midas Gold).
Flowers are from Prima, I am Roses and from my stash.
Here are some close ups on the details:

And a 'show off' video:

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MIni Album with Graphic 45 papers - GD for Mini Album Makers blog

I was invited to be a Guest Designer at Mini Album Makers blog, and today I'm up over there with this gorgeous mini album.

It's a super quick and fun mini album, you can easily make in an hour or so, using one cardstock or designer paper and some DP and embellishments.  The size of this mini album is 5 1/8" x 3 7/8", and it can hold up to 15 small photos plus some journaling tags.  You can either make it as a mini album that stands for itself, or as an insert in a larger mini album, to document separate events or trips, etc.

For a long time I've been intrigued by the concept of 'One Sheet Wonder (OSW)' to make a mini album or an insert that holds a few photos, and I searched Pinterest for ideas.  There are many tutorials, with many variations of OSW, and I decided to use this tutorial by Claudia.  The measurements are in cm, so if you need the instructions to be in inches, you can use this tutorial, which has a table of measurements in inches.

I used papers from a very beautiful Graphic 45 collection - 'Portrait of a Lady'.  For the base I used 12x12 DP (these papers are so thick, and it's perfect for mini albums!) and for the decoration I've used some 8x8 papers, fabric flowers, lace flowers, eyelets and baker's twine.

My mini album is a little different from the original one, as I wantd it to hold more photos, so I did some flaps and pockets, and also made a booklet.  I could do it easily since the construction had gussets of 1/4".

You can see that I've added a small pocket on the outer part of the middle section:

And a little decoration I adhered partially, so it can hold a journaling tag and a small tag for date etc.

And the booklet:

A tip: when making a mini album based on folds and flaps, without a hinge, keep your embellishments in the inner part of the mini flat, otherwise you won't be able to close it properly.

You can close the mini album either with a ribbon (make sure to adhere it to the base before you decorate the front and back cover.  Another option is to use magnets to close the album (again, make sure to put the magnets before decoration the base.

Here are some close-ups:

I hope you'll give this mini album a try. If you do, let me know so I can come and look and leave you some love.

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Stationery notebook from scratch with Graphic 45 papers

Front cover

Back cover

Here's a stationery notebook I've made from scratch with Graphic 45 papers, from A Portrait of Lady collection. I've made it for a good friend of mine, a co-worker, who just retiered from work.

The basis for the cover was made out of cereal boxes, covered with black cs, and decorated with these beatiful feminine papers.

The closer is with a magnet, and I added some die-cuts made with my big shot. I wanted the cover to remain flat, so it will be easy to put it into the nandbag without damaging it.

In the inside, I made a pocket for notes, with a mini calendar on it, plus a stick-it notes holder and a place for a writing pad.

Here are some close-ups:

I would like to enter it to the challenge at Mini Album Makers 

And the 'anything goes' challenge at SimonSaysStamp Wednesday challenge.

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