"Just A Little Hello" card.

Hello!!!! I am so excited !!! Today I got to use for the very first time my Gypsy with my Imagine after the latest update. I designed the front of the card with it's layers using the "Imagine" section of the Gypsy, and was able to "save" my design for future use. Then, I needed to weld two circles to create the card base. For that, I used the regular Gypsy features by welding two circles with the Create a Critter cartridge, but I cut the image with the Imagine, while having the Gypsy still connected to it. I used a sand colored cardstock for the card base.
I choose a cute, all occasion card for my project. One can never have too many of those !!!

• RECIPE:
• cartridges:
• Imagine More Cards: Card front
• Create a Critter: circles for card base
• Plantin Schoolbook: square to join/weld the to circles to make card base
• cardstock: American Crafts (white) ; DCWV (sand color)
• ribbon
• Sakura Gelly Roll glitter pens in blue and stardust
• sienna and blue-green ink for inking borders
• Design project on the Gypsy. Follow the instructions on the Gypsy and Imagine screens. Print and cut.

• Cut the card base by welding 2 circles and a square in the middle of the circles. Glue a bird to the inside of the card.

• Put together all the layers. Paint the bird with glitter pens.

• I did the "COMBINED" version of the card, to compare vs. the layered card.



Once more, thank you for stopping by. Have a Happy Easter Sunday :)

Valentine's Day Cookie Treat Bags

Today is my grandson's Santiago first Valentine's Day party. It is at his Day Care. I had never had such a huge/emotional/exciting welcome like when today Santiago saw me at the door of his colorful "classroom". He shouted: "ABUELAAAAAAA" (grandma) while pointing to the door.
I made the cookies and did the decorations for the treat bags.
I used the following:
Every Day Paper Dolls for the dog.
Plantin Schoobook for the heart.
Martha Stewart punch for the border.

A ThAnKInG WE WiLL Go blog hop: "Lets be Thankful" ("Demos Gracias")

So the day is finally here and I really hope you are enjoying this blog hop as much as I am. You must be coming from Madison's blog at http://www.funkycards.blogspot.com/.  Thank you Jess for being such a wonderful hostess and BTW, if any of you need to go back to the beginning of the hop, click here.

There are so many things I have to be grateful for but,  the thing that I am most grateful for are my children. They have been a true blessing since the day I found out I was pregnant for the first time. Now they are young adults and guess what ??? ... LOL... they keep me young, happy and soooooooo active!!! .... more than I wish to. My children are the heart of my house, in which there is always laughter and activity 24/7. The best thing is that children are God's gift that keeps on giving; now I not only have 5 children but, I also have my precious grandson. It is for this reason, that a picture of my children, grandson and, my four legged son is the focal point of my special Thanksgiving project.

• Cartridges used: Create A Critter for the house and pumpkins.
• Paper Dolls Dress Up for the scarecrows and fence.
• A Child's Year for maple leaves.
• Don Juan for window. 
• Plantin Schoolbook for scallop border and circles for banner.

Lets do it:

• Cut a house shape from chipboard. Cut a window in the front part of the house that is a little bit smaller than the size of the picture.

• Go around the borders of your picture with Terrifically Tacky Tape.

• Remove the red cover of the tape to expose the sticky part. Place a piece of acetate over the picture.Cut around picture, removing excess acetate.

• On the back part of the "window" glue a piece of ribbon or trimming to form a "curtain". Go around the window frame (back part of the "house" with Terrifically Tacky Tape and remove the red plastic.
•  Place window over picture, making sure picture is centered. Cover chipboard with cardstock.
• **Glue front of house to the back of the house.

Make scarecrows out of chipboard and cover with cardstock. Glue raffia to dolls head, arms and  legs. Dress up.






















Make window frame, scallop border and fence out of cardstock covered chipboard.

• Cut pumpkins and leaves. Color and ink.

• Add fence, scarecrows, leaves and pumpkins using dimensional dots and tap

 

Make the circles for the banner and glue to the twine with glue dots. Glue the ends of the banner twine to the house. Glue the scallop border to the house, catching in the ends of the banner.

• The banner is written in Spanish. In English it means: "LET'S BE THANKFUL".

It's now time to hop over to Meighen's blog at http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com and see what wonderful project she has made to express how she is thankful.
May God bless you all and have a beautiful Thanksgiving Day.
If you do happen to get lost on this hop, here is a list of all the participating blogs. :)
Jessica - http://www.kinderstampo.com/

Alex - http://www.youhadmeatcraft.com/

Cheryl - http://cheryl-gibson.blogspot.com/
Debbie - http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/ 
Iva - http://ivarai.com/
Jessica Baker - http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/
Kimberlee - http://kimme-thelifeofaprincess.blogspot.com/
Linda - http://www.krazyquilling.com/
Liz - http://lizspaperloft.blogspot.com/
Madison - http://www.funkycards.blogspot.com/
Martha - http://dreamofcrafting.blogspot.com/ Hey, that's ME !!!
Meighen - http://scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com/
Nicki - http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/
Shelley - http://heartstring-designs.blogspot.com/
Sigrid - http://lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com/
Vickie - http://twochicksonalimb.blogspot.com/
Jess - http://www.kinderstampo.com/p/thanking-we-will-go-blog-hop_12.html

The Fifteen Days of Christmas blog hop/Los 15 dias de Navidad "blog hop"

On the Eleventh day of Christmas ....... I made my children an "heirloom cookbook" with  11 of the Holiday recipes my children like the most.. Why ??? Last year, while I was fixing all the yummy food for Thanksgiving dinner, my middle child Carlos (of 5 children) kindly asked me (while he was doing a lot of "tasting"): "Mom, do you have the recipes for all this delicious food that you make written somewhere ???" Well, the question caught me by surprise, and got me wondering...." hmmmm am I getting "that" old.... what if I write a cookbook with all of the recipes they love, and give it to them as a Christmas present. Well, needless to say, that Christmas came and went and I did not make the "book".
Thanks to Jess at kinderStampo who asked to join her Christmas in July blog Hop, I got the chance to work on my children cookbook way  ahead of time. :) This "heirloom cookbook" has its own wall hanging, and I will give instructions on how to make both items.
***Esta libro, es una coleccion de recetas navide~nas favoritas de mis hijos. Este surge, a pedido de uno de mis 5 hijos, que mientras yo preparaba la cena de Accion de Gracias el a~no pasado, me pregunto si yo tenia escritas esas recetas por algun lado. En adicion a sentir que me estaba poniendo tan vieja como para que mis hijos ya tuvieran "esa" preocupacion, pense que en efecto, debia sentarme a escribirlas. El "libro" tiene un adorno de pared, que lo sujeta, para que este siempre a la mano. A continuacion, las instrucciones para ambos.

****Leave a comment on this post with your email, to get the chance to win my blog candy: A kit to make the book yourself, at home !!! **** The winner will be selected using random.org on Tuesday 27.

All of the project, was designed on my Gypsy.

COOKBOOK:

• Cartridges used (cartuchos): Joys of The Season (book- ornament shape / libro), Christmas Noel and From My Kitchen (embellishments on pages inside the book / adornos en paginas interiores).
• Book cover-ornament was cut at/ la cubierta del libro se corto a:  5.75 inches.

• Cut 4 pieces: 2 on chipboard and 2 on cardstock that has been previously covered with self adhesive red glitter paper. (I used recycled chipboard from cereal boxes). / corte 4 piezas: 2 en carton fino, como el que tienen las cajas de cereal y dos en cartulina.
• Cut ornament tops with mirror carstock. / Corte el "tope" del "adorno" en cartulina brillante.

• Decorate the book cover as you wish, using pattern and solid papers, flowers, glitter, border punches, etc. / Decore el frente como desee.
• Cut a strip of paper to write a title. / Corte una tira de cartulina para escribir el titulo.
• Ink the edges of ALL parts / Sombree todas las orillas de las piezas.

• Inside pages: / paginas interiores:

• Cut cardstock at 5.75. Cut as many pages as you need per recipe. ( I cut 11).
• Cut an ornament top for the back and front of each page. This will give added support when handling pages back and forth.

• Cut white cardstock circles to write your recipes. Ink well and glue to cardstock pages.

• Embellish blank spaces on pages with store bought embellishments or make your own.

• Insert a book ring through the hole in the "ornament" top of each page. Tie a piece of ribbon on the book ring.

WALL HANGING:

• "Feliz Navidad" ( Merry Christmas) sign:

• Paint wood board with acrylic paint.
• Add hardware (on the back) to hang sign from the wall.
• Cut The letters for Christmas Greeting ( I used Plantin Schoolbook cartridge)

• Cut them on chipboard and on cardstock. Cover each chipboard letter with the cardstock and ink.
• Decorate with ribbon bows and flowers. Glue them to the wood with a hot glue gun.

• Nativity Scene"
• Paint wood with acrylic paint.
• Add hardware to hold chain and screw a hook to the bottom of the wood plaque to hold cookbook.
• Add some shimmer in the center of the board with Smooch Spritz.

• Cut all Nativity shapes at 3.25 inches.
• Cut Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus on chipboard and on cardstock. Cover the chipboard pieces with the cardstock. Stamp faces on Mary and Joseph with Peachy Keen stamps.
• Ink all shapes and glue to wood board.

• Cut some pieces of raffia and glue to manger. Add Baby Jesus image.
• For the STAR: cut one star on acetate and one on white cardstock. Spray Smooch Spritz on the acetate star and allow to dry. Cut of the tail of the cardstock star. Glue the white star onto the acetate star and cover it with Stickles.

Finish wall hanging by adding chain to the hardware in order to link together the Greeting sign and the Nativity. Hang the book from hook.

I now will like for you to hop over to our next blog: http://scrappymel.blogspot.com/

 MeRRy ChrIsTMas !!! .... HaPPy HolIdaYs !!!! :) HaPPy CraFtiNG !!!