GIU day 5 - Hugs

Hello: 

Final day of my GIU is here. First I want to thank everyone who has commented here or in the FB posts. Your comments have brought a smile to my face! 

If you are new here, you may not know that my family is obsessed with dachshunds. They are just so cute and full of personality. Currently there's 3 in the family: Maia (lives with me, top left), Godiva (live with my parents, bottom left) and the newest baby, Peach (lives with my little brother, right picture). Maia came home during the pandemic in 2020 and she has been a blessing. I named her after my "brand". The name Maia came to me a few years in a dream and the way Maia found us, was like a dream so the name fit perfectly. 

So today's card features Maia! The doxie image is from the set Pawsome Peepers. I colored it with Copics. The rest of the images are from the set ...say it with love, which is perfect for this coming season and currently on sale! Other supplies used: Glossy accents, Color Bloom Gold Foil Spray mist, clear and gold embossing powder, VersaMark ink, Gina Marie Designs die, and Distress inks (Wilted violet, Mustard seed & Cracked Pistachio).

Well, again thank you all for your kind comments. You may like my FB fan page, Maia Ink. I'll keep sharing all my crafting over there. Next week I'll be selecting the 2 winners, within all those who commented on the posts, for the 2 gift certificates from Unity Stamp Co.

I like you! GIU day 4!

 Hola again!

So, the girl that said that she didn't like Valentine's day... found herself making many cute love cards. *sigh and today I bring you not one, but 2 cards! For today's cards, I went with stamps sets from a few years back and a technique I hadn't used in a while, foiling with transfer gel. 

In the first card, to create the background I used stamps from the set Everything Love. This one was released back in 2014. The cute panda is from the Kit of the Month April 2013 You Make my Heart Puffy. The panda image really is holding a flower but I didn't stamp that part and stamped the little heart from the ...Say it with love set. I'm in love with this card and it will definitely be for my son <3.

For the second card, I just couldn't throw away what was left from the gold foil after making the first card's background. So I put transfer gel on the hole front of the card and used the foil as a negative. I couldn't get a smooth surface as I wanted but I actually like the result as it kinda look as brush strokes. To complete this card, I stamped the owl from the Kit of the Month January 2013. I couldn't find it to link it so it may be discontinued. 

Remember to comment as I'll be randomly choosing 2 winners of a $20 gift credit from Unity Stamp Co. 

See you tomorrow for my last post of the week.

GIU day 2 - Happy!

 Hi! 

Welcome back for day 2 of GIU. Today I bring you another cutie card. From this and yesterday's card you would never guess that Valentine's day is my least favorite holiday. Don't know why but I just don't "feel" it. Still, I always buy Valentine's stuff and make cute gifts for my son and do enjoy crafting the season, but no, I still don't like Valentine's Day. Have you seen the movie "Valentine's Day"? I love it! But I would have been the girl planning the "I hate Valentine's Day party" with all the cute goodies LOL.

Ok, now back to today's card. After making yesterday's card, I just couldn't throw away one of the cut outs after making the background. Somebody else would have seen a scrap piece of paper to throw out, my eyes would only see a stencil! So I used it as a stencil to create the background of today's card with Distress Inks (colors used: Shaded Lilac, Spun Sugar, Dusty Concord & Worn Lipstick). For the sentiment and die cut, I used the set Blessed & Happy Everything. This set is so versatile. I finished it with sticky pearls. I didn't have any in a purple hue so I used a Copic marker to color it. 

Here's the stencil:

Today's card: 

Well, remember to leave a comment below for a chance to win $20 gift credit from Unity Stamp Company

I'll be adding this card to the Cut it Up Challenge #294 ~ Anything Goes.

Until tomorrow!

GIU Blog Hop

Hi!

Welcome to Unity's Growing in Unity Blog Hop! If you are following the order, you should be coming from Julissa's blog. If not, below is the list so you can hop along and visit each one of us. Be sure to leave a comment. Unity will be choosing 2 winners to win one of two Unity filled prize packs.

Now, on to my card. My son's birthday is in a few weeks. So I wanted to make a card for him. It is not a typical birthday card, but, it's true! I like him more than ice cream.  He just love colors. I just had to use one of Unity's paper packs Rainbow Vibes. I mean, could this paper be more adorable?! My son LOVES ice cream too so the choice of paper from the pack was pretty obvious. I used a stamp from the Kit of the Month Kit Sweet Summer Love from June 2012. It's an oldie but it has great timeless images and sentiments. That ice cream truck, I just love it!. I used Copics to color the image. Added some dots using regular glittered glue and, of course, used Glossy Accents too. The die used is from Gina Marie. 

Well thank you for visiting me. Next on the Hop is Michelle so be sure to stop there and leave a comment too. Here's the full list in case you get lost or missed some one. 

1.  Crystal: http://crystalominkler.blogspot.com/

2. MariLynn: https://mississippi-mcgyver.blogspot.com/

3. Shanta: https://www.creatingfrommyheart.com

4. Julissa: https://www.papergemsbyjules.com/blog

5. Anya : Www.maiaink.blogspot.com

6. Michelle: https://michellygolzcreates.wordpress.com/

7. Ania: https://acraftspot.com/

8. Helen: https://helengullett.com/

9. Tina: http://www.tinascropshop.com/

CAS

For English, go to 2nd paragraph ;)

¡Hola!

Hoy les presento una tarjeta sencilla de cumpleaños. Este es mi estilo favorito de crear, limpio y sencillo o CAS. En esta ocasión utilizé los sellos de Lawn Fawn del set que escogí como premio por ganar esta competencia. Escogí el set Blissful Botanicals. Es un set muy versatile. También utilizé "Washi tape" de Bella blvd y de los "dollar bins" de Michaels (que ya no son a $1 si no $1.50). Y para darle toque final unos "rhinestones" de Stampin' Up. Otros materiales incluyen: Copics, cartulina de Stampin Up y Colorbok, y sellos de Pink by Design. Estaré entrando esta tarjeta a la competencia de Lawnscaping Challenges #58 Clean and Simple.

PS Disculpen la calidad de las fotos últimamente. Mi pequeño "photo light box" se rompió y el que adquirí no me gusta para nada. ¡Ya pronto tendré otro!

 

 

Hello!

Today's card is a simple Happy Birthday card. This is my favorite style of card designing, Clean and Simple or CAS. This time I used the Lawn Fawn set I won for winning this challenge. I chose the Blissful Botanicals. set. It's a very versatile set. I also used washi tape from Bella Blvd and those dollar bins at Michaels (which are actually $1.50 now). To add some sparkle, I used some rhinestones from Stampin' Up. Other materials include: Copics, Stampin Up & Colorbok cardstock and Pink by Design stamps. I'll be entering this to Lawnscaping Challenges #58 Clean and Simple.

PS Excuse the pics quality lately. My small photo light box broke and the one I bought I don't like it a bit. I'm making a new one!