Petit periwinkles sending love

Hi crafty friends! Nicoletta here to share another card using products from the last and amazing release "Time to Choose Magic"!

I started  hot foiling the background of my card  using the Glowing Geometry Hot Foil Plate and a teal foil. Next up I used one of the rectangle dies from the Nested Scallop frame Die Set to cut out the background panel and  from it an other rectangle out of the foiled panel and then I glued both of them on a light rose card base. I used the adhesive mousse pads for the make the smallest rectangle pops.    

I continued ie cutting the little flowers and leaved using Petit Periwinkles Die Set and I glued everything over the card. Next up I foiled the sentiment  using the For Her sentiments Hotfoil plate and die cutting it in many layers with the For Her sentiments die set. Once I glued the layers together I add it on the flowers composition.

 

And that's it! Hope you like my card! Thank you for your time.

Alex Syberia Designs "Time To Choose Magic" April Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hello crafty friends

Today, we are celebrating the launch of Alex Syberia Designs'   new release  of physical products with  a fun blog hop!!

The new release  includes  clear stamps, dies, stencils and  hot foil plates.

I'm sure  there's something for everyone to love!

Joining with us  will see many inspiration projects made by the AS design team in the ASD blog post,  so you could appreciate the amazing collection.

Let me share with you the card I made for the event, using some of the brand new products: the Quirky Rainbow die set,   the  Bright and Bubbly die set and the Nested Scalloped Frames die set.

I started die cutting  a rectangle from a white paper using a frame from the Nested Scalloped Frames die set.  In this rectangle I die cut many shapes of a rainbow using the  Quirky Rainbow die set. From the same die cut set I obtained many rainbows from yellow, soft pink, light blue and teal cardstock.

Then I glued the rectangle frames over a white card base and in the rainbow shapes I previously die cut I compose the colored rainbows.

Once all rainbows was completed I die cut some hearts (from the Quirky Rainbow die set) from a glittered champagne cardstock and I glued them over the card.

Ad a last thing I stamped  in black the little sentiment "you are a star!" using a stamp from Always be yourself  stamp set and added  the big sentiment " Shine" from the Bright and Bubbly die set . To add dimension I  die cut the Shine sentiment in many layers...one of them in glittered Champagne cardstock and I glued it  a little staggered to create a shadow and add interest at the card.

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away the full release bundle, valued at £397 ($493) in total, to one very lucky winner!

The winner will be announced on the ASD Release Blog Hop post on May 1st.

Alex Syberia Designs will pick the winner to receive the prize from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below.

Blog Hop Order:

• Alex Syberia Designs
• Jennifer McGuire
• Laura Bassen
• Alberto
• Ashlee
• Bobbi
• Brenda
• Caly Person
• Cheryl
• Emelie
• Erica
• Jessica Frost
• Lidya
• Lien Leysen
• Mindy Eggen
• Natalia
• Nicoletta ----> you are here
• Rachel Alvarado
• Raquel
• Sandi Maciver
• Sylvie

Have fun joining us with this blog hop

I'm sure you will love the entire collection and the DT inspirations as much as I do!

Ciao ciao

xx

It's been too long...since I made embossing with stencils

Hi crafty friends!

I'm here today with a new card that I hope can inspire you!

This time I mixed the Speckled Background stencil with The Giraffe-ic friends stamp and dies sets using a very fun technique to use stencils as embossing folders.

to made this technique I used the Spellbinder Platinum  six plus and all I did is  compose the embossing  sandwich and adding  the rubber  embossing mat between the basic platform and  my paper!

Specifically the sandwich is composed in this way: Basic Platform + rubber mat+ paper to emboss+stencil+embossing plate.

Really simple and cool result .. in the next days I hope to be able to show you the technique in a IG reel, so don't miss our accounts @nicolettaporcu.design and @alexsyberiadesigns.

As a first thing I embossed in this way the white base background, then I used the same stencils and a brown distress ink on a Kraft paper . As I finished using a Glitter gel pens  I added the contour on every dots.

As a following step I stamped the giraffe and the leaves from the Giraffe-ic stamps set, on a Neenah white cardstock and I colored the images with copic markers and I die cut them using the coordinates dies.

Then I started to assemble all the elements.

I glued the white embossed rectangle on a white base cardstock and over it I added, with adhesive foam pads. the piece of the Kraft paper and under this  the leaves, over the Giraffe I previously colored , and the string sentiment I stamped on a black cardstock and embossed in white.

The last touch was to add the rhinestones.

And that's it! 

Thank you for stopping by !

Ciao Ciao

You have a beautiful heart.

Hello crafty friends!

I'm here today with a new card featuring the gorgeous Spring Garden Layered stencil set and the Large Thanks hot foil plate.

I hadn't used  them yet so I had to fix it,  is it not?

So no coloring here  but so much fun and relax joining with stencils.

I started by stenciling the "Modern Waves Layering Stencil set" using the Shaded Lilac and Milled Levander Distress inks applying them in a  very light way on a white cardstock. From it  I die cut  the  top panel and using  foam adhesive tape I  adhered it over a white cardstock base.

I continued  by stenciling the Spring Garden Layered stencil set using the Milled Levander, Shaded Lilac, Speckled Egg, Tumbled glass, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Broken China Distress inks .

After I used the Spring Garden stamp to define the edges and the flowers' details  heat embossing them in gold.

I continued hot foiling  the sentiment "Large Thanks" and die cutting it with the coordinate die and stamping and embossing in gold a string sentiment on a purple cardstock.

I add the flowers and the sentiments over the card and as a last touch  I added some lilac  rhinestones.

And that's it!

Hope my card can give you some inspiration!

Thanks for your time!

Ciao ciao

Have an eggs-cellent Easter

Hi crafty friends!

today with a new inspiration card using the lovely Spring Bunnies stamp set and the coordinate dies.

Easter is just around the corner and this set is perfect for the occasion!!

Let me show you the card and tell you about the making process!

How much fun making working with these cutie bunnies!

To start I cut the  rectangle for the top card (4" x 5 1/4") and I divided it in 9 parts using the score board . With a metallic pink gel pens   I colour the score marks as to create a Tetris scheme.

Then I matted the top card with a yellow cardstock , I glued all on the white base card and the top I stamped and colored some little flowers and hearts,  so the my background is ready.

Then I stamped the all the elements I needed from the "Spring Bunnies" stamp set  on the Neenah  cardstock  coloring them with Copic markers. Once I finished I die cut  them  with the Spring Bunnies coordinate dies  and I glued  the eggs and the bunnies on  the card.

As a last thing I stamped and embossed in white the little sentiment.

I admit this card takes me some time but I 'm so happy with the result!

Hope you like it too.

Thanks for stopping by and reading me .

Ciao ciao

 

Poppies for your birthday

Hi crafty friends!

Nicoletta here today with  a new inspiration card featuring the Cindy Lou's Poppies stamp set and dies and the the Birthday wishes stamp set and dies.

To make the card I started from the background using the Spun Sugar, the Kitsh Flamingo and the Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide inks .

Then I stamped all over the background the poppies and flowers from the Cindy Lou's Poppies stamp set  and I embossed the gold using the WoW! Embossing powder called Fool's Gold.

Then I printed  and embossed  the big sentiment "it's Your" over a piece of paper perviously inked with Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide.

I die cut is using the coordinate die and I doubled it many times with  a white cardstock and  with different shades of pink cardstocks to create a colorful trail.

I printed and embossed the little sentiment "birthday! and I glued them over the top panel.

As a last touch I added some gold pearls.

And that's it!

Hope the card can inspire you !

See you soon!

ciao ciao

 

Love from me to you

Hi crafty friends!

today I share with you  with you a cute card I made using the Giraffe-ic Friends stamp set and the relative dies by Alex Syberia Designs.

I started the card creating a colorful background . I wanted something that remind me of  the Savanna sunsets, so I chose a Distress Oxide ink combo with the Wild Honey, the Spice Marmalade and the Seedless Preserve colors.

Then I stamped all the images I needed  (from the Giraffe-ic Friends stamp) on a X-Press Blending card and I colored everything with Copic Markers.

Once I finished I die cut all the images using the Giraffe-ic dies set and I started to compose my card.

First of all I glued the elements on all the  background sides and  I cut out all the protruding parts; then I glued the front panel on  white card base and I continued adding all the images I previously colored.  To add dimension  I used some  foam adhesive pads .

 

The Copic colors I used:

Giraffes: YR24/YR12/Y23/Y21/E50/R20/110/W9/W7/W5

Bushes: BG78/BG75/BG72/BG70

Foliage: YG67/YG63/YG61/YG99/YG97/YG95/YG93/YG91

Flowers: RV66/RV55/RV52/YF24/Y19/Y15/Y13/Y11

I complete the card adding the little sentiment I doubled whit a little string  blended with the Seedless Preserve distress Oxide ink.

And that's it!!

I can admit I love these adorable Giraffes and I'm quite happy about my card!

Hope you like it too !!!

Ciao ciao

Spring Bunnies

Hi crafty friends!

today I share the card I made for the collaboration  with Alex Syberia Designs and WoW Embossing Powder!

We are celebrating with an  IG hop so in with the chance to win fab prizes take a look at our IG accounts

@nicolettaporcu.design

@alexsyberiadesigns

@wowembossing

A clean and simple card today using the Spring Bunnies stamp set, the Spring Bunnies die set, the Express Gratitude stamp and die sets, by Alex Syberia Designs and the Polished Silver embossing powder and  Confetti Diamond stencil by WOW!

I started with heat embossing the background using the Confetti Diamond stencil and the Polished silver embossing powder .

Them I stamped the cute bunnies and the flower basket on X-Press blending paper and coloring them with Copic markers and die cutting them with the coordinated dies.

I glued the background on a white card base using adhesive  foam tabs  and over it I added the little bunnies , the basket and the sentiment.

As a bunny tail I added a little white pom pom. Isn't it so cute?

That's it for today!

remember to join with us at our Instagram hop!!

ciao ciao 

Poppy Field

Hi crafty friends!

I'm  here today with a new card !

This is the time for the Cindy Lou's Poppies stamps set! I absolutely loved them!

But let me show you the card and let me know what do you think about!!

As a first thing I stamped the "Cindy Lou's Poppies" stamps set on X-Press Blending Card and I colored all the images with Copic markers. As I finished with coloring I die cut them using the "Cindy Lou's Poppies" die set and I put all aside.

Here the Copic colors I used:

R29/R27/R24/R22/R21/BG78/BG72/BG75/BG70/BG18

Then I started to work on the background blending some shades of Distress Inks Oxide on white cardstock. Once the desired result is achieved I sprayed the water  and as it was dried some splatters of black ink.

I used the following Distress Oxide inks:

Mermaid Lagoon

Peacock Feather

Evergreen Bough

Speckled Egg

 Using a piece of heavy cardstock I adhered the blended background on my white card base (to give a little bit of dimension) and I continued adhering the poppies I previously colored . To add dimension for some flowers I used the foam pads in two differtent thickness .

As last thing I added the sentiment "Hugs" and some matt black pearl.

That's it!!

Hope you like the card !

have a great week!

Ciao Ciao

Sending Hugs

Hi crafty friends!

another inspiration card today featuring the Alex Syberia Designs' products.

As you can see, this time I chose the craft/white and gold color combo ! Hope you like it as much as I do!

I  begun by die cutting  my background panel using  the Floral Lattice die; I die cut it two times and  I glued them together to add dimension and then I glued it on my white base cardstock.

I stamped the flowers from the Spring Garden stamp set onto  vellum and heat embossed them in white. I then die cut it with the coordinating Spring Garden die. To add more opacity I die cut one more time the flower shape. I went ahed gluing them on the card using some little dots of adhesive.

The sentiment "hugs" is from the "Love and Hugs" die set. the bottom layer was cut one time from white foam and  the top one from a gold heat embossed cardstock ( I used the WOW embossing powder "metallic polished gold") and the strip sentiment is from  "Expressing Gratitude " stamp set.

I complete my card adding some little gold rhinestones on the flowers.

I really like how my card turned out and hope you like it too.

Thanks for reading me,

See you the next week!

Ciao Ciao