DT: Memory Box by Me

Hello Dear Friends: On this nice and warm summer here it is a collage card made with some dies from Memory Box spring release... I used 3 different collage dies (windows in ochre, tan and kraft papers) see supplies below to add some depth. These windows, come with the corals. The top one (kraft) was embossed with a "Cuttlebug" embossing folder... At the corners, I added some flowers, seaweeds, a seahorse and some shells... The family of fish is at the center of this card, which BTW I used in…

Hello my dear crafty friends: I am back with some simple, fun and easy projects to make...some little "marine" tags... all made with "Memory Box" dies and for the tag base made with "Elisabeth Craft Designs" die tags. This first one uses the "shorebirds" die from Memory Box with some "seaweeds" this one uses the "Seagulls" die and the waves were taken from the "lighthouse" and the last ones featuring the "ocean lighthouse".. with a snowy background and an ombré technique (I used the splatter…

Hello Dear Friends: This card was published at the Spanish blog: "A crear se dijo!"...for "Memory Box"... The technique that I used is a fun and very pretty one... It is made with "specialty stamping" paper from "Ranger", some re-inkers and plain rubbing alcohol...to give this "marbled" effect! The background, as I said, was created using "specialty stamping paper" from "Ranger", some re-inkers from "Wendi Vecchi" line of archival inks... and alcohol... technique step by step: Step one…

Hello My friends: A simple card in Red, White and Blue... Posted at the French Blog for Memory Box as one of my DT (DesignTeam) assignments Thanks for the visit Supplies InLinkz.com

Hello Dear Friends: For this Holy Thursday I have this "CAS", clean and simple card... A school of fish for Easter... detail used 3 shades of distress inks for the background, see supplies below... glitter silver paper to die cut the school of fish and framed everything with the Stitched and scalloped frames over some white linen paper... Thanks for the company... Sending lots of hugs across the net Until tomorrow, SUPPLIES InLinkz.com

Hello my dear Friends: I hope you have not forgotten me... I have being away, from my blog for quite some time... I apologize for this... In this time I have held 2 card classes at my local craft store and have being posting projects at the language (French and Spanish) blogs for Memory Box with their 2 most recent releases, June and July...and well the summer vacation and my acrylic painting have taken me away from here :( But now I have returned!!! and let's hope that time will allow me to…

Joyeuses Pâques! Feliz Semana Santa! The butterfly "Dream Butterfly" is from "Poppystamps" die collection... for The light blue butterfly: I cut the extra wings to make it smaller and place it on top of the dark blue one the solid background is cut with scissors roughly after tracing the die silhouette on blue paper the stems are taken from seaweed dies Wishing Peace, Tolerance and Harmony to all! Supplies InLinkz.com

Hello my friends: Here I am with 2 Birthday cards ... Using almost the same dies but with 2 very distinctive looks... this first one uses the "oak" die as the background and the colors are much subtle... the light blue paper is the "negative" of the "petite doily frame" die from Memory Box close up of the birds and houses garland birthday die last view I used the bird houses and the garland birthday sentiment in both cards... But this second card uses a background colored with spray mists…

Hello Dear Friends: On this Saturday, I am bringing you this magical and faerie garden... I used mainly "Poppystamps" Dies from the Spring release... The Butterfly was sponged with various distress inks close up of the faerie and the stitched flowers I hope you are having a wonderful Holy Week... Until tomorrow! SUPPLIES InLinkz.com

Hello Dear friends: A sweet card for a dear friend...on white linen and parchment/vellum paper The background was made using the "Bubble ring Collage" from Memory Box; die cut in Parchment paper...the same as the mini dragonflies, but in green parchment paper... and the flower was colored with "Zig" brush markers from "Kuretake" and the technique was the inlay technique, where you place back each petal inside the flower... Hope all is going well my friends... thanks for stopping by and see…

Hello dear Friends: Here are some of my last "marine" themed cards... These 2 cards are made using 2 unique and very different background techniques... This card is one of the cards that I taught at my local craft store at the beginning of July... the background is made using alcohol inks on glossy paper... close up of the seal which was colored with "Copic" markers as well as the lighthouse Here are the 3 cards taught at that class last view This second card is made with several stamps in…

Hello My Friends: Here I am with another summer card... This one turn out to be a little bit more laborious than other cards but the result is worth while... The center panel (checkers in light blue) is inserted in the floral frame...(inlay technique) and the flowers of the frame were colored some with "Prismacolor"pencils, others filled with shiny "stickles"...and some others left with the "Negative" cut outs... for the boat I used the "Paper Piecing" technique and the waves (3 different…

A very special day here in the USA... a bouquet of flowers to celebrate Mother's day... day celebrated in many other countries on different dates; In Colombia, same as USA In Mexico it was on May 10th In Costa Rica it is in August In Argentina it's on October; In france it is at the en of may... just to mention some... My card, the stamp was colored in watercolor paper with "Zig watercolor Marquers from Kuretake" and the I choose some shiny papers; gold for the floral frame and for the…

Hello dear friends: This card looks so different from my last post: "Red, White and Blue Christmas", It is just the colors that make it so different... Scroll down or See it HERE amazing, right? I appreciate very much your visit during this period so busy for all of us... See you for another Christmas card Supplies Merry Christmas Garland Memory Box: InLinkz.com

Hello my friends: Here I am with 2 Birthday cards ... Using almost the same dies but with 2 very distinctive looks... this first one uses the "oak" die as the background and the colors are much subtle... the light blue paper is the "negative" of the "petite doily frame" die from Memory Box close up of the birds and houses garland birthday die last view I used the bird houses and the garland birthday sentiment in both cards... But this second card uses a background colored with spray mists…

Hello dear Friends: Another card using the inlay technique... I love how this technique makes the card look so beautiful... The doily frame was a bit smaller than the perimeter of my card so I made a slit (between flowers) and voilà, the frame could be adapted to the size of my other panels, otherwise the doilies would of being on top of my grey panel You can barely notice the slit between flowers... I used 3 different frames the one with tiny scallops in white, the 2nd one in grey paper…