Alex Syberia Designs and Catherine Pooler together ...instagram hop

Hi crafty friends!

Today I'd like to share with you a new card I made for an instagram hop !  

Alex Syberia Designs is collaborating with Catherine Pooler Designs.

The perfect combination of stamps and inks!!

For my card I used the "Create Your Own Happy " stamp set and die by Alex Syberia Designs and  the Limoncello, Stone Blue, Stone Blue, Dress blues, Suede Shoes inks by Catherine Pooler Designs. 

As a first thing I make the top background  using the Modern Stripes cover die , as a foil plate as I said you already in on the previous post. Once it's foiled I add some splashes of blue and gold ink.

I glued the top background at the blue cardstock base .

Then I started to work with stamps and I stamped the flowers using the various blue shades trying to create  some shades. I take a video of the making and I'll share with you soon... maybe on Instagram.

Once I stamped all the flowers and leaves I die cut and glued them on the background , some of them using 3d foam to add dimension.

As a last thing I die cut the Thanks sentiment in blue and gold and I glued it over the flowers.

Make sure to head over to IG to hop along and be filled with beautiful inspiration from our designers and a chance to win some giveaways! 

Thank you for stopping by

Ciao Ciao

Just because you are special

Hi crafty friends!! I want to wish all of  you a very happy new year !

One  the best way to start the year is for sure to make a new card using some of my new stuff !! It's the time for  "Life is Good " layering stencil set, coordinating stamp set and die! It's the first time I used the layering stencils and I had so much fun so  I couldn't stop!!

To make the card I started off using the Fancy background stencil with the  Textured Paste by Ranger.  

I chose the white on white  for a very clean design and I like so much the result.

After I start layering the floral image with  distress inks using red colors for flowers and the  blue-green ones  for leaves...  absolutely one of my favourite color combo!

Then I embossed the image using the coordinating stamps set  and  cut it out with the Coordinating die.

To compose the card I glued the dried  fancy background on a white base card  and over it I added the stencilled and embossed image. To add dimension I die cut the floral shape in white foam and the same I did for the sentiment "Just Because" from the "Create your own happy"using the coordinating dies.

From the same stamp set is the little sentiment string "You are special" I embossed in white.

As a last touch I added some rain drops and... that's that!

Hope you like my card!

Thank you for stopping by and once again  I wish you a very happy new year filled of love, creativity and peace..

Ciao Ciao

Be happy and dance

Hi crafty friends! here I am  with a new sparkling card featuring the "Sparkle & Dance" stamp set.

The stars are these adorable dancers!! 

To make my card as a first thing I die cut the background using the "Fancy Cover" die   one time in white and then  I die cut many colorful little squares I insert in the white cardstock ...how much patience!!!

As I finished , I  glued it over a glitterd cardstock and then over a white cardstock base.

Set aside the base I stamped and colored  the cat and the dog dancer ; then  I die cut them using the "Sparke & dance" die set and I glued the little dancers  on the base .  As a last thing I added the little colourful embossed sentiments.

Hope you like my card and you could find here some inspiration!

I remember you Alex Syberia Designs is celebrating the boxing day and you have time until the end of the day to save 40% on your orders.

Don't miss this chance!

And that's it !

Thank you for stopping by!

Ciao Ciao

Time to celebrate and hot foiling using cover dies.

Hi crafty friends!

 Today I  share with you a new card  perfect for the holiday season.

This time I used  the Birthday Wonderland stamps set because it's perfect  not  only for birthday wishes but  also for the Christmas season.

 I worked on the background blending  Distress inks and Distress oxide  inks in many shades of blue and blue-green; I foiled the blue background using the Modern Stripe cover die but  as a foil plate like Lien by Studio Kato showed us in one of the her previously post.  If you haven' t read it yet please do it now!! You will be able to use your dies for foiling !! and let me say it works great!!

Once I foiled the blue background with a brush I added some glue splatters and as they were slightly dry I added the foil flakes over them. In the photo, unfortunately, it's not very visible but I assure you it is so sparkly and seems a starry sky.

Then I glued the background on a cardstock base and over added the lovely images I previously embossed in gold ,colored with Copic markers and die cut with the "Birthday Wonderland" die set.

For the sentiment I used the Celebrate die;  I die cut the celebrate word in metallic gold cardstock  and layered up the shadow die four times with white cardstock and one  times with a pink one. I finished up with some embellishments and that’s it! 

Thank you for stopping by to read my post!

have a lovely week!

Ciao Ciao

 

The stars are the limit - Alex Syberia Designs

Hi crafty friends! I'm here to  share with you a new clean and simple card featuring Alex Syberia Designs stamps. It's  totally focused  on the coloring of this adorable penguin from the "Smile and Wave" stamp set. Isn't it  too cute?

As a first thing I stamped the lovely penguin and the star on X-Press blending card paper and I started to color the background  as a scene of a blue/violet sky and a snowy and icy ground.

Once I colored the background scene I started to color the penguin and emboss in gold the star I previously inked with the Versamark pen.

Once all the coloring was finished  I adhered it over an A2 white card base and as a last thing I added the sentiment strip and some dots of gold ink in the sky.

I share  the Copic colors I used in case you needed it:

Sky : B69/B66/B63/B60

Snowy and iced ground: B63/B60/BV000/BV0000/B000/B0000/0

Penguin: 110/100/T10/W1/W00/Y11/Y0000/YR24/Y19/Y15/Y11

Hope you like my card! thanks so much for stopping by,

Ciao Ciao

Joy to the world

Hi everyone crafty friends!

another Christmas card here and this time non coloring!!!

I placed some orders lately and when all the amazing products arrive I can't wait to play with them, and I  trust me, I really enjoyed the making!!

What do you think about?

As I said before no coloring this time... I played combining product of some if my favorite brands.

I made the background I used the "Swirl  Background" stencil.. I made the large swirls with the Distress ink and the Oxide ink "Lumberjack plaid" and the thin ones using Versamark ink and the "WoW embossing powder gold pearl".

The big "Joy" sentiment  and the leaves are from the " Joy to the World" die set by A Pocket full of Happiness.

Over the word "Joy" I added a little sentiment string made using the "Mini Christmas setiment strips glimmer hot foil and die from the "Tis The Season"collection.

At the end I added the enamel dots.

That's that for today!

I hope you like my inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Ciao Ciao

We are friends

Hi crafty friend!

Another card here today to share with you!

As I said you in the last post, finally I started to make some Christmas cards  so here another one:

To make this one I used again the  "Tree-mendous" clear stamps set coloring the elements I needed with Copic marker.

To make the background I blended tre shades of blue Distress inks adding some sprays of water and some splashes of white paint to create the snow.

Over the blue snowy sky I stamped and embossed in white the sentiment from the stamp set and

 then ,with  a stitched edges die, I made the snowy mountains and I glued over them all the images I previously colored and put aside.

Some other pics:

Isn't it a very lovely gang?

I really love these critters:-)

Hope you like them as much as I do!

Thanks for stopping by!

Ciao Ciao

Christmas is just around the corner

Hi everyone crafty friends!

I'm here today with the first card of the year ... I know, I know!! I am a little bite late but here we had  a very warm weather and someone of us was still thinking about the beach!

But thanks to the My Favorite Things delivery and all the beautiful products inside the package I forced myself to created some Christmas cards! 

And you want to know what?  Autumn has finally arrived here too!  and I am so happy about that!

But , let me show you the card:

I used the "Tree-mendous" clear stamps set choosing as main subject  the lovely Van .

As a first thing I colored the van , the trees and the candy canes with Copic markers,  then cut out and put aside them.

So I create my base background stamping the little snowflakes on a white cardstock. I embossed them in white and then I blended the Kitsch Flamingo distress ink all over, I glued that pink background on a red cards stock first and then on the  white base,

With  a stitched edges die I made the snowy mountains and I glued over them the van, the trees and the candy canes I previously colored and put aside

As a last thing  I  die cut a banner stamped and embossed in white the sentiment. I added some shadow with copic markers and some lights with a white gel pen.

And that's that!

Below some other pics:

Copic markers I used:

trees: G29/YG67/YG63/YG61/E49/E47/E44/E42

Candy canes: R59/R27/R24/R21

Van: R81/R83/R85/R59/BG10/BG000/BG000/C3/C1/C00

110/T10/T8/T7/T5/T3/T1

Hope you like my Christmas inspiration!

Thank you for stopping by!!

Ciao Ciao

Alex Syberia Designs | Ig hop

Hi friends 

Today is the last IG hop for Alex Syberia Designs Kickstarter Campaign so  invite you to take a look at my profile @NicolettaPorcu.design to read all the details.

I had so much fun playing in these 4 hops and as a last inspiration card I took up my watercolors and I am quite happy about the result! Let's know if you like it:

For this last card  I used the "Hello Lovely" stamp set . I stamped the lovely peonies  on a 100% cotton paper and watercolor them . I imagined a blue sky as a background so I added "the stars" using the white acrylic paint and a white gel pen.

I glued my top panel on a white base card and I put a lovely sentiment.

I like it so much and I'd like to think this is a celebration card for a dream come true ! Indeed, as many of you already know , yesterday the goal of the  Kickstarter Campaign  as been reached!!!

Just thanks to your support!

and thanks to all the sponsors:

 

Hope to see many of you in our last IG Hop! remember there are over $1200 in prizes!!

    Visit my Ig profile , or that of AlexSyberia Designs for details and hop with us!

@NicolettaPorcu.design 

@Alexsyberiadesigns

That's that

Ciao ciao 

Alex Syberia Designs Kickstarter Campaign | Blog Hop 2 & Giveaway

Hi crafty friends!!!

 Did you know that Kickstarter is all or nothing? That means that Alex Syberia Designs need to reach their funding goal to be able to go ahead and manufacture this beautiful collection, so please, help them! You can back them on their Kickstarter Campaign and you can help them spread the word about it! 

This is the card I made to celebrate this blog hop! I used the clear stamp set "Life is good" and I had so much fun in the making!

I colored the flowers with Copic markers and then I die cut them using the coordinating dies.

To make the background I used some Distress Osside and Distress inks adding at the end some little splatters of gold and violet inks.

On the top I added a little sentiment from the same stamp set.

Remember that you have some fantastic discounts, which are only available through their Kickstarter Campaign.

GIVEAWAY PRIZES | OVER £1000/$1200 IN TOTAL

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away some fantastic prizes; their full September Release and two of their gorgeous Floral Bundle or Critter Bundle to choose from. There are also amazing companies and crafty friends who are celebrating with us. Here's the complete list of awesome prizes:

• Alex Syberia Designs:
  
  • Full September Release Bundle (worth £329/$395)
  • Two bundles to choose from: Floral Bundle (worth £160/$192) or Cuties Bundle (worth £108/$129) *
• Artcreatiu - 25€ Gift Card
• Bearly Art - $50 Gift Card (open to US participants only)
• Catherine Pooler Designs - $30 Gift Card
• Crafty Purple Frog - £25 Gift Card
• Kit & Clowder - 30$ Gift Card
• La papelería de Lola - 25€ Gift Card
• Organizemore - $50 Gift Card
• Picket Fence Studios - $75 Gift Card
• Seize the Stamp - CHF 50
• The Gray Muse - $50 Gift Card
• Tonic Studios - £100/$100 Gift Card
• Wow! Embossing powder - £20/$20 Gift Card

* Check the Kickstarter Campaign for more info

That's a total of 15 prizes for 15 lucky winners! To be in with a chance to win one of these amazing prizes all you have to do is play along with each of the four hops! Alex Syberia Designs will draw winners from those entrants that have played along the hops by 16th October 2022. 

 To enter, leave a comment on this blog post as well as those of all other amazing designers. You can see the full list, with links to each blog, below.  

Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog on the 23rd October 2022.

BLOG HOP 2 | DESIGNERS LIST

• Alex Syberia Designs 
• Bonnie Crane
• Brenda Noelke
• Carly Tee
• Cheryl Espie
• Colleen Balija
• Elin Venge
• Erica
• Hannelie Bester
• Ilda
• Jessica Frost-Ballas
• Jo Herbert
• Jo Laverty
• Laura Fadora
• LauraJane
• Lien Leysen
• Liz
• Michelle Short
• Mindy
• Natasha Vacca
• Nicoletta. <- You are here
• Raquel Arribas
• Sandhya
• Seeka
• Tasha
• Tina Wilstrup
• Yasmin Diaz

That's that!

Hope you like my card inspiration! You will see the other amazing designers' inspiration!!

 I hope to see many of you joining with us at this fun blog hop!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Ciao Ciao

Nicoletta