Happy Halloween - Interactive Shaker Card

Hi Crafty friends!

Nicoletta here today to share with you my last card as guest designer for Crafty Meraky!

It is been a really pleasure for me to be here, joining with these amazing products and hope you could notice how much fun  I had making this interactive shaker Halloween card.

To make my card as a first thing I stamped all the images from the  "Fangs For Being My Friend"  stamp set on X-Press Blending Card using  black Memento ink.

After coloring all of them with Copic markers and some touch of white gel pen I die cut everything using the coordinate dies and I put them aside.

At that point I started to work on the card's structure.

I die cut a pink rectangle from a patterned paper, I blended the border using the Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink and I glued it over a black base card.

Over the pink background I stamped the little sentiment by Spellbinders  and  the little spiderwebs from the"Fangs For Being My Friend" stamp set and then I continued to worked on my interactive shaker card.

I  die cut four black rectangle frames from black cardstock and one  from black foam; I glued the first  three frames  on foam, I covered with a transparent acetate and over I glued the last black frame.

Next up I added in  the back  the interactive spiders I previously stamped, colored and die cut. I simply attached them on a transparent Nylon thread  fixing it  on the back of the frame ,

I continued by adding all the sequins and beads  and gluing the base card over the shaker frame.

Next up glued over my shaker card a black branch frame I found in my stash, probably from a crafty swap, and at that point I had only to compose the scene by adding all the images I previously prepared.

As a last touch I added  all  over the brach frame some set of eye with mobile pupils and over the acetate cover, the Boo sentiment  using biggest eyes whit mobile pupils as letter "o"

And that's that!

I really hope you enjoyed your time reading me 

If you want you could follow me on my Ig account @nicolettaporcu.design

Thank you so much Crafty Meraky for having me!

Ciao Ciao

Life Is Good

Hi crafty friends!

I'm here , with you today sharing a new card featuring some products from the new Alex Syberia Designs release.

I had so much fun making this card and hope I could inspire you!

Below the Alex Syberia Designs products I used:

Good Day Quilted Rectangle die set

Postage Stamp Cover die 

Andalusia Wildflowers die set

Hog Happy Day stamp set

Hog Happy Day die set

Let me say something about the making process, as always.

As a first thing I made the background blending together some Distress inks:Vintage Photo, Mowed Lawn , Crushed Olive, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry and  Stormy Sky.

Next up I die cut the background using the smallest rectangle from the Good Day Quilted Rectangle die set and I glue glued it over a postage white rectangle I made using the Good Day Quilted Rectangle die set.

I continued doubling the Postage rectangle with a light orange quilted rectangle ( this time I used the smallest one) and I glued everything over a white card base,

At that point I die cut the flowers and the foliage I needed from the Andalusia Wildflowers die set and I glued them over the top card.

Next up I stamped, colored and die cut the chosen images from the Hog Happy Day stamp set and I add them over the card using foam tape to add dimension.

As a last thing I added the little sentiment .

And that's that!

Thank you for stopping by!

I'll see you the next week.

Ciao Ciao

Nicoletta

Hugs & Kisses

Hi crafty friends!

Nicoletta here today sharing a new card featuring the  amazing Crafty Meraky Peony Artisan Flora Para-dies and the Crafty Meraki Daimond Dazzle Hot Foil Plate.

To make my card I started by hot foiling in blue on white using the Crafty Meraki Daimond Dazzle Hot Foil Plate.

I really love to use hot foil plates and peel off the foil from the cardstock  amaze me every time.

Next up I doubled the hot foiled rectangle with a blue cardstock and I glued it on a white base card.

I continued by die cutting all floral parts of the Crafty Meraky Peony Artisan Flora Para-dies using many blue shades of cardstock for the peony and green for the leaves. After assembling the flowers and made the composition I pick up them using a Press'n seal sheet and I glued them over the hot foiled background.

I continued by  adding the big "Hugs" sentiment made by die cutting the Meraki Moments Hugs Para-Dies, on white cardstock for the base (  to add dimesnionI die cut an glued together 4 layers) and on metallic rose gold cardstock for the top.

I added the" & kisses" string sentiment who is a part of the Meraki Moments Hugs  stamp set. I stamped it on a black cardstock using Versamark embossing ink and I embossed it using the WoW! embossing glitter  Fool's gold.

As a last thing I added some Meraki Sparkle Gold rhinestones  and rose gold sequins, using the amazing Twinke  Tray and Bling Buddy Embellishment Wand Tool.

And that's it!

Hope you like it!

See you in a week for my next post!

Have a great weekend

Ciao Ciao

Thanks For Being You

Hi crafty friends!

here I am t with a new card to share with you!

One of the things I loves and learned in the last few years  about cardmaking is to make cards using only die cuts! I really love their versatility and  the change to make great cards in a very short time!

So you could understand how much I love the new Andalusia Wildflowers die set and here is my card using this set

This time I had a clear idea of how I wanted my card to be so I started by preparing the base and background.

 I die cute a craft rectangle using the smallest rectangle from the set Good Day Quilted Rectangles dies set and and I glued  it over a white card base using a thick cardboard to add a little bit of dimension.

Next up I die cut all the piece from the  in white, light pink a in green for the leaves. After assembling the flowers and made the composition I pick up them using a Press'n seal sheet and I glued them over the craft rectangle. I added the flowers details in yellow, the little flowers and some vellum leaves.

As a last thing I added the sentiment from the Avian Allure stamp set  die cut with the coordinate dies.

And that's it for today too!

Hope you like my card 

Thank you for stopping by.

Ciao Ciao

Balloons For A Friend

Hi crafty friends! 

I'm here today sharing with you my second card as Crafty Meraki guest designer for September.

This wee the them is "shaker card/shaker elements" so I found the Party Ballons Mini Slimline  Para-dies was perfect for the occasion.

I started by die cutting 7 time the  Party Ballons Mini Slimline  Para-dies on a Neenah Solar White paper and after glued the first 6 layers together I glued them on a white card base.

Next up I colored the balloons die cut (the negative parts of my previus die cutting) using Distress inks; I chose  Carved Pumpkin, Savaged Patina and Spun Sugar. At that point I glued them in the relative spaces and when all is dried I brushed   them with antistatic powder.

I added the stars shaker elements on some ballons' spaces and then I close the card  by gluing  last Party  Balloons die cut  and a clear acetate rectangle.

I continued by the Big Hi sentiment made by die cutting the Meraki Moments Hi Para-Dies, on black, orange, pink and white cardstock.

And as a last thing I added the Happy birthday string sentiment who is a part of the Meraki Moments Hello stamp set and that'it!

Hope you like it!

Thank you for stopping by!

Ciao, ciao

Birthday Bouquet

Hi crafty friends! here I am with a new card to share with you featuring Alex Syberia Designs products.

I've already said how much I love the floral stencil set and I was so happy when I find I'll have soon a new one to play with.

I combined some products of the new release and hope you could appreciate the result.

And now some info about the making process.

As a first thing I stamped the Birthday Bouquet stamp set on a piece of Neenah paper using Versamark ink and then I heat embossed the image in white using the Lawn Fawn white embossing powder.

Next up I used the Birthday Bouquet stencil set  and the Altenew inks to color the image, and as I finished I die cut it using the Birthday Bouquet die set. 

I put it aside and I prepared the card structure.

I  used  the Alhambra Arabesque cover die  over a white cardstock and the Thin Stripes cover die on cardstocks in the same colors I used to color the bouquet image.

I continued by cutting the Alhambra Arabesque  die  cut, vertically in half and by  glueing it over a white card base; beside I glued the colored stripes.

At that point I realised a frame, using the Good Day Quilted Rectangles die set  (once I put in place the 2 rectangle  dies  I taped and run  them through  my die cutting machine) aand I glued it over the card using foam tape to make the frame pops out.

Next up I added the floral bouquet I previously colored and as a last thing the little sentiment wiho is part of the Birthday Bouquet stamp set.

And that's it!

I hope you llke my card !

Thank you for reading me.

Ciao ciao 

Grateful For You

Hello crafty friends!

I'm here today sharing my first card as Crafty Meraki guest designer for September!

I'm so excited to be a part of the  the Crafty Meraki family this month and to play with their amazing products!

Hope you could like my inspiration projects!

This week the theme will be "Focus on sentiment"  and I enjoy so much the time spent making my colorful  card!

To make the card I started by stamping the Enchanting Hugs stamps set on a piece of Neenah Solar white cardstock  using the Angel Pink Memento ink and my Misti stamping tool.

I wanted to color the image using the no lines coloring technique so once I applied the ink I first stamped on scrap of paper to remove a little bit of ink and then on the Neenah cardstock.

At that point the fun began!!

I decided to color the Hugs letters as a teal foil balloons, the flowers in red, the leaves in gold/yellow shades and the berries in violet.

I colored everything with Copic Markers refining the details with Prismacolor pencils and at the end some touch of white gel pen.

Here the   colors I used:

Teal letters

Copic:BG78/BG75/BG72/BG13/BG11/BG10

Prismacolor pencils :Black, Cobalt Turquoise, Aquamarine, Parrot Green, Light Aqua, Light Green , White)

Flowers

Copic: R27/R24/R17/R22/R21/R20/R00

Prismacolor pencils:Tuscan Red, Crimson Red, Scarlet Red, Carmine Red, Permanet Red,  Salmon Pink, white

Leaves 

Copic: Y28/Y26/Y23/Y21/YR24/YR000

Prismacolor pencils : Sepia

Berries

Copic: V09/V06/V05/V04/V01/V000

Prismacolor pencils: Dioxazine Purple Hub,Parma Violet, Lilac, Lavender, Greyed Lavender, White

Next up I die cut the coloring using the Enchanting Hugs coordinate dies, and I glued it on a white card base using foam dots to add dimension,

In the card center I added a string sentiment from the Meraki Moments Hugs stamp set, stamped in black using Versafine ink and outlined whit a teal string cardstock.

As a last thing I added some Meraki Sparkle Gold rhinestones using the amazing Twinke  Tray and Bling Buddy Embellishment Wand Tool.

And that's it!

Hope you like it!

See you in a week for my next post!

Have a great weekend

Ciao Ciao

Sending you a paper hug

Hi crafty friends!

today I share with a new card featuring the new "Have A Good Day" release!

For this card I chose some of my favorite products! It was love  at the first sight  so I was really inspired to play with them.

Let me show it and share with you details about the making process:

To male it I started by die cutting the Postage Stamp cover  from a white Neenah cardstock and using the Postage Stamp stencil, I blended the 4 stamp backgrounds using Altenew inks: I chose light pink , pink , orange and blue green shades.

Next up I started to use the Special Delivery stamp set,

I stamped and heat embossed in white  two floral imaged and I stamped in black the sentiments and other details.

I continued by die cutting an orange rectangle to doubled the postage cover die and then another  rectangle from a blue green cardstock using the Good Day Quiltled Rectangles die set  and I glued all layers together over a white card base.

As a last thing I stamped and  heat embossed in white the circle sentiment on vellum I I glued it in the card .

Hope I give you some inspirations about these beautiful products.

Thank you for stopping by!!

Ciao ciao