Mis Quince: Documenting Bri's Quinceañera (#1)

Hola!

Did you know I am Puerto Rican?

In Latin countries we celebrate when our daughters

turn 15 - it's called "El Quinceañero", which literally means

the 15th birthday. 

Spanish grammar lesson begins here: ending in o vs. a.

El Quinceañero: When the word ends in an "o" it refers to the party itself.

La Quinceañera: When the word ends in an "a" it refers to the girl who turns 15.

See if you follow. 

My daughter Bri is a quinceañera, 

and we celebrated her 15th birthday by throwing her a quinceañero.

Spanish lesson over :)

Quinceañeros are a big deal in Latin countries, 

its close to a small wedding I would say.

So documenting it is important.

I am planning to scrapbook a few pictures for her

and I will create a small series which I will tag,

"Mis Quince"

I am using an old page kit from

Studio Calico

and goodies from my stash.

I hope you follow it and enjoy it!

Adiós,

~~Yar

Decorating the inside of my cards and envelopes

Hola!

Card 1 - inside

A quick post today.

I am back because I forgot to add these

photos to my last blog post.

This is the salt and pepper of my cards.

Card 2 - Inside

Personalization:

Once I finished everything

I added the name of the recipient to each envelope.

I hope Jack & Christopher love their birthday cards

Happy 6th bday boys!

Envelope 1. Christopher's

Envelope 2. Jack's

More and more I find myself decorating the inside of my cards 

and the envelopes too. It adds a little something!

Hope you liked them!

Adiós,

~~Yar

Creating Backgrounds with Distress Oxide Inks

Hola!

I am so excited to share my new creations with you!

Last December I got a few extra Distress Oxide ink colors 

so I decided to swatch them today - yeap, It's June!

While swatching I decided to create some backgrounds

and try them out. I have not fallen in love with oxide inks, 

so I am going to give myself a chance. 

My biggest thing was I didn't want t buy more paper -

and I did not!! Instead of investing on Yupo Paper

I used Kodak Photo Paper from my stash.

I have had Kodak photo paper since 2010 - never used it! 

I got them for 1 penny at Stapples -

 back when they used to do

the penny sales!

I created three cards and they look very different

although I used the same elements.

I loved creating these backgrounds so much I will be making a video soon.

Here they are!!

Card 1. Multicolored

I created this card right after swatching so all the colors 

were still on my mat. No waste!!!

While swatching I realized my brand new black oxide is completely dry :(

What a disappointment. 

Nothing I can do I guess, since I purchased it in December.

Background dies (Left) Birch Press Design 

and MFT You're Rawr-some

This next close up shows the dimension on this card. 

I chose to glue the tree straight to the paper,

the dino on the right has one level of foam squares,

and the dino on the left has two levels of foam squares.

I was hand delivering this card so it didn't matter how thick it got.

However, it was very tricky to get it inside of the envelope - so keep that in mind.

Check out the Wink of Stella on the dinos!!

And the colorful NUVO drops all over the background!

 

Card 2. Shades of Greens

I think this one is my favorite! I love both backgrounds, 

but I like how I used black card stock to mat my images.

Cutting the images:

I used my Scan N Cut 2 to cut the images and then created a shadow using 

black and Stampin Up Bermuda Bay. I do love this feature, which is why I thinks

the SNC 2 is a great investment.

Plus I no longer buy sets of stamp and dies together - saving me some cash!

Dimension galore!

The same oxide inks were used for cards 2 and 3. Here they are.

Card 3. Simpler background

Card 3 was created from what distress oxide ink colors

were left on my mat from creating Card 2.

I wasn't sure if I had enough, but I really liked the subtle look!

I added some washi from my stash to add a bit more color.

Another look at all three cards!

Let me know which one is your favorite.

enjoy!

~~ Yar

Making a lot of cards at once - Happy Father's Day!

Hola!

It's been a very long time since I blogged and I want to get back to it.

I am part of a group called Happy Card Exchange 

and we were to create masculine birthday cards for each other.

I took advantage of my design and changed the "happy birthday" greeting to 

a "Happy Father's Day" greeting.

I created 18 cards using the same design, this is how I did it.

I am an engineer so I followed the "One step at time" technique,

where you do the same step over and over until you finish with that step.

Step 1. Stamping my plane image onto white card stock, Repeat 18 times

Step 2. Cutting the image. I used my Scan N Cut 2.

Step 3. Cutting the image's outline using my Scan N Cut 2

Step 4. Glue all the planes to their outline. 

I used the glue I got at the Heartfelt Creations booth at the Scrapbook Convention. 

It is really strong!

  

Step 5. Stamped the inside of the card using some puffy clouds from MFT's Somebunny.

What I used:

SU The Sky is the Limit (plane)

MFT's Somebunny (clouds)

SU Soft Sky Blue ink and paper

Darice Clouds Embossing Folder

Nuvo Drops - Clear and Onix Black

Black card stock

White Mr. Huggies Mist

White 100# from Michael's - used as card base 

 I hope you liked my card!

Here is one last look!

Have a great weekend!

Adiós,

~~Yar

Welcome Little One: Baby T.

Hola!!

This past January 2018 my great friend S. welcomed a new granddaughter!!!

S. is the kind of friend who inspires you and 

lifts you up when you need it the most.

She fills me with joy and peace each time we get together.

Materials Used:

SU stamp: Buggies and Booties

SU stamp: Fun Phrases

Embossing Folder: Darice Quilt Blocks

White Nuvo Drops

Wink of Stella

Pink ink: SU Blushing Bride

Black: Versafine Black

Silver thread

3 different types/sizes of circle dies

Copic markers:

Grays: W7, 5, 3, 2

Pink: R89, 85, 83

Orange: YR04, 02

Outline BG10

Wink of stella!

Another close up! I used three different circle dies and metallic thread for a little bit of sparkle.

The envelope needed a bit of decorating too, so I used the embossing folder on the flap. 

Added some pink metallic washi tape (from AC Moore - Spring 2017 collection). 

And an old footprint stamp using SU blushing bride pink ink. 

A birds-eye view of the envelope.

I've own the footprint stamp and the It's a girl stamp for about 18 years now :) 

So I honestly don't remember where I got them.

The detail that the embossing folder gave the envelope was gorgeous!

One last look at the baby card & envelope combo!

My friend S. loved the card!!!

Baby T. is doing well!

Welcome Baby T!

I hope you all liked this card combo as well!

Adiós,

~~Yar

Getting back to coloring!!

Hola!!

I have not colored for a while, 

and this weekend while the T= 9 degrees Fahrenheit I decided to start.

I am planning to make this image my Valentine's Day Card for my hubby.

Materials Used:

Stamp: Lawn Fawn: You are claw-some

Copic Markers

reds: R89, 46, 29

Red-orange: R46, 37, 35

Pink: RV 02,06

Blue bears: BG49, 45, 32

Dark blue: BG78, 75, 72, 32

Grays: N7, 5, 3, C2, C1

Glass: Bg 32, 11, 10

Paper: 100# Hammermill 

I will use my Scan N Cut 2 to cut the images.

I am sharing it with you hoping to get you inspired if you have not colored in a while.

I hope you enjoyed it!!

Adiós,

~~Yar

2017 Christmas Cards Series Card: 9

HOLA!!

Today's card is so cute I can't stand it!!

I am using MFT's Jingle all the way stamp set - a favorite of mine!

The design of this card is the same as card's past. 

My goal this  year was to use the same design and change the images for different looking cards.

In 2016 I did a different approach - I used the same stamp set and designed 10 different cards around it.

I have to say I like this better, 

easier to make multiple cards.

Anyway, I am 1 card away from my 10 cards goal for this series.

See you soon!!!

Adiós,

~~Yar