You inspire me! Alex Syberia Designs with Catherine Pooler

Hi crafty friends!

as you just read in my previous postAlex Syberia Designs is collaborating with Catherine Pooler Designs so today I'd like to share with you a the  card I made for the second  instagram hop  

Don't miss it !!

This time I am so happy about the result ..tell me what do you think about

As I said this collaboration is  perfect combination of stamps and inks and ... isnt'it absolutely true for this card?

As a first thing I made the  background blending the Stone Blue, Stone Blue, Dress blues, Suede Shoes inks by Catherine Pooler Designs. 

Then I stamped  the  elements from  the "For You " stamp set by Alex Syberia Designs with the same inks I used for the base, and then I stamped the outline leaves  and the flower details  embossing all of them in gold.

  Using the  "For You" die set   I die cut flowers and leaves (I die cute the leaves in foam too to add dimension all over  on the card) and I glued all of them on the blue background using the foam die for  and some adhesive mousse pad for the flowers.

In the follow  pictures you can  see the dimension all over the card:

As a last thing I stamped in blue the string sentiment, cut out it , doubled in gold cardstock and glued it over the flowers.

A final touch are the little blue and gold rhinestones.

That's that !! This  flower set is sooo beautiful and I know you will agree with me !

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

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