Festive Kaleidoscope - Stage 1

 Hi Everyone!

I made a Birthday Card for Stage 1 of the Festive Kaleidoscope at the Yar-sk Blog.

As required COLOR / SHAPE / MATERIAL for the three stages, I chose to work with CHIP and LACE for the MATERIAL element.

I embossed THIS chip.

I hoped to use the same collection from ScrapMania for the three stages. Therefore, I chose Orange, Green, and Yellow for the COLORS.

For Stage 1, from the list of required elements, I used an INSCRIPTION, a FLOWER, and a CHARM / PENDANT.

I was hoping to post my three items together for the final, but I am still working on a frame and a chocolate box. I did not want to miss the project completely.

Back soon!

Nora

tic tac toe

 Happy New Year!

I’m back with a series of 5 Scraplings (mini-cards measuring 1 ½” x 4 ½”).

I will enter the tic-tac-toeChallenge at the Button Craft Blog.

 I have used the center horizontal row: STARS, SNOWFLAKES, and DIE CUTTING.

The chipboard snowflakes are heat embossed in white/glitter, and the stars are lightly sponged with gold paint. I have die cut the poinsettias, the snowflake swirls, and the gold doilies.

 I will add my Scraplings to the January Gallery at the ScrapMania Blog.

 

The paper is from Scandi New Year Collection from HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great weekend!

Nora

Spring Flowers

Hi, Everyone!

I hope you’re all hanging in there with me in your own scrap rooms.

Here’s my Spring Card for today.

I’ve prepped some floral chip with a coat of gesso. I made a couple of grassy marks on the stems of these crocuses, and then I spread the ink with the same dabber I used for coloring the fence. The colors blended nicely.

I’m entering this card in the Scrapek Challenge using these two lovely chips.

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I die cut the FENCE from a piece of white wood textured paper.

I layered it with two more layers of white cardstock to make it a bit thicker. And I will add my card to the Spring Cards Challenge at Scrapman requiring a house or a FENCE.

I have also used these lovely dies from ScrapMan.

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I’m also adding my card to the ScrapClub-Ek Challenge, On theWings of Spring requiring three or more butterflies. My card has FOUR!

I wouldn’t have done this card without this beautiful Tulip TimeCollection from ScrapMania. I cut the scene outside the window from here. i will also add my card to the March Gallery there.

The two big flowers are also made from this collection using these AgiArt dies. I will also add my card to the March Gallery there.

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I have finished it off with some white paint splashes, sparkles, and some more of my tiny foamiran flowers from HERE.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Please stay inside so that we may all get through this in one piece.

Hugs,

Nora

Spring Awakening

Hello!

I’m joining Stage 1 of the Spring Awakening Challenge at the Charmed Scrap Blog.

I love the arrival of Spring because I’m awakened in the morning by the ruckus of all the birds that have returned to my backyard. For me, Spring also represents a new beginning as well as the “second chance” that we all get to make things right. I also got married during this time of year, and my first born arrived on the 25^th.

The Challenge requires two or more of the colors plus a lovely sketch.

I’ve chosen to work with the soft blue and brown because it’s one of my favorite color combinations for cards. The beige and green seemed to sneak their way in, and I was happy with the results.

I fussy cut some flowers and a butterfly from the Native Spaces Collection by CraftPaper. This challenge could have totally been based on that collection.

I had the perfect light blue flower and the three kraft die cuts courtesy of Blagolis. 
The chip emobossed in light blue and gold is also from Blagolis ;)

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope I made the midnight deadline.

Hugs,

Nora

Holiday Chocolate Boxes

Happy New Year, Everyone!

Here is my last project of December.

I needed SIX chocolate boxes for my five brothers and sisters, as well as one for my father.

I’m adding these to the Holiday Magic Challenge at the ScrapMir Blog.

There were enough die cuts in the Ethnic New Year Collection from ScrapMania, and I will add my project to the January Gallery there.

I will also add my chocolates to the January Gallery at the Fantasy Blog.



I have used this lovely double-frame die. 

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Thanks for stopping by!

Nora