Stampavie and more #114

Christmas is the theme at Stampavie and more this week.

Here's my contribution...

Card Patterns Sketch #87

I've made this card for Card Patterns Sketch #87.

It will go with the Birthday Box I made for my sister's 50th Birthday.

Birthday Box - Timbroscrapmania #13

The challenge at Timbroscrapmania is a box or a bag.

I've made this box for my sister Tina's 50th Birthday which is in a couple of weeks.

Thriller - Let's Craft and Create #4

Halloween is challenge #4 at Let's Craft and Create. My entry is this VERY simple card for my little brother using a digi from Swiss Pixies.

Papercraft Star Challenge 18

This week's challenge at Papercraft Star is a Thank You Themed project using metal, dry embossing, and die cuts. Here's my entry...

ScrappeHuset: Skap DITT mesterverk

Scrapping your masterpiece, the challenge at ScrappeHuset this month doesn't seem so easy. But if you have BOXES of photos of your parents when they were young, it's almost hard to pass up the opportunity.

I've done this LO for my parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary book.

Here's my father as a strapping young 18-year old. I've written out a song in Spanish by the Argentinian, Rafael Amor under the photo. It's called A mi la calle (For me, the street). It's about life lived and learned on the street. One thing is my father's walk, always steady whether in success or failure. And my father's walk is a characteristic I find unique in him. Joy is something else that the street has taught him, and the song says that he knows his children will leave by the same street. Friendship and truth are also a couple of other lessons of life learned on the street. I've also found an old photo online of a major street in Mexico City, where I think my father may very well have lived and learned the first half of his life.

For now, this is my masterpiece, as I try to catch up on their 50th Anniversary book...

And here's the song:

A MI LA CALLE

A mí la calle me dio este acento
mitad ternura y resentimiento,
la desconfianza del que ha vivido,
siempre a los golpes y está advertido.

A mí la calle me ha dado amores,
unos fugaces, otros traidores.
Por que me duelen los desengaños,
ya no es tan fácil hacerme daño.

A mí la calle me ha dado olvidos
y veinte Judas por cada amigo.
A mí la calle me dio verdades
y por decirlas, mil soledades.

Dura la calle, dura como la verdad.
Dura la calle y sabia como la verdad.

A mí la calle me dio este paso,
siempre parejo en gloria o fracaso
y me ha dejado triste el silbido,
que es mi manera de andar conmigo.

A mí la calle me dio esta quieta,
melancolía de los poetas
y hago equilibrio por las aceras,
con lo de niño que aún me queda.

Dura la calle, dura como la verdad.
Dura la calle y sabia como la verdad.

A mí la calle me dio alegrías,
de ver mi sangre reflorecida
en cuatro hijos que ya se sabe,
se marcharán, por la misma calle.

Amo esta calle, la que transito,
como un linyera con mi atadito,
hecho de estrellas y depresiones,
con mis fantasmas y mis canciones.

Dura la calle, dura como la verdad.
Dura la calle y sabia como la verdad.

RAFAEL AMOR®

Chosen - Skissedillaskisse #80 :)

Thank you so much to Carrin at Skissedilla for choosing my layout this week - what a sweetheart!!!

CARRIN:
"Denne uka velger jeg meg denne av Nora! Digger det kule bildet og den enkle men likevel herlige pynten. Takk for masse inspirasjon!"

Make a Wish! - Sketchy Colors #41

Here's my entry for this week's Sketchy Colors challenge.

I used my first Nellie Snellen stamp :)

Just Chillin' - Skissedillaskisse #80

The sketch is by Nabon at Skissedilla this week. Here's my entry...

Phindy's Place Challenge #25

Challenge #25 at Phindy's Place is a sketch. My entry is this Birthday card...

Baby Bud's First Challenge!

The theme for the very first challenge at Baby Bud is FALL/HALLOWEEN.

My entry is this Birthday card.

ScrappeHuset September Challenge

There's a beautiful layout at ScrappeHuset providing an autumnal color palette for inspiration. Check it out and you can still enter until the end of the month!

My entry is this layout showcasing Johan's big eye lashes ;)

Thanks Tata! - MME #15

There's a sketch challenge at My Mind's Eye Blog with a Gratitude theme.

My entry is this layout I've made for my son of him and my Dad, "Tata"...

I've used a sheet from the Bloom & Grow with pieces of Ooh La La and even just Dreamy 2 (Sweet Baby Girl)!!! The hearts are covered with "Grow" and the clear strip is from the Bohemia Boulevard Pals. Most of it is inked, including the journaling die cut and these tickets.

Timbroscrapmania #10 - Anything Goes!

For my nephew's birthday on Saturday, I've made a money holder card. The wonderful Giò made a tutorial for this at the Whiff of Joy Tutorials and Inspiration blog. And this is also my entry for challenge #10 at Timbroscrapmania...

...and the inside of the card...

Let's Get Shabby - Challenge #15

MUSIC is the theme at Let's Get Shabby this month.

That's right!!!

Shabby is not something I can say that I've tried before.

But never say NEVER...

It was time to remove the plastic wrapper from some of the paints on the "scary" rack. The cute little dabbers and spongy tools were also gathering dust. And I went to town with the distresser tool!

I want to thank the DT over there for that nudge. Of course it helps that I have a couple of photos of my mother as a child. And this is one of my favorites...

Here's the photo...

And some details...

I like the little blue tiles because I think her kitchen would have looked like that...

Thanks again! That wasn't so scary after all...

Caardvarks - September Sketch Challenge

This birthday card for my nephew is my entry for the first challenge in September at Caardvarks.

...and here's the sketch...

Birthday Wishes - Sketchy Colors #36

The challenge at Sketchy Colors this week:
Red / Orange / Yellow...

Rat Pack? - Skissedilla #75

...my entry for Nabon's sketch at Skissedilla this week...

50 años - Scrapidées Sketch 152

Here's my entry for this week's sketch by Saby at Scrapidées.

I've made a page for my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary Book...

Una pagina para el libro de mis padres...

...and this is the sketch...

Is there sugar in cotton candy? - TCR #21

My entry for The Color Room - Palette #21...

...based on Johan's favorite food...SUGAR!

I've put a spin on one of our favorite quotes from the movie Elf.

And here's the lovely palette for the week...

Thanks for stopping by - have a great weekend all!

The Seguras at Riviera Maya - 2010

...I'm still around!

Just a few pics from our summer holiday in Mexico.

A very large crowd to the Riviera Maya - the more, the merrier!!!

My husband and two kids, my parents, my three sisters, and most of my nieces and nephews...

A field trip to COBA...

...and just chillin'!

Happy Birthday Gaute!!!

Just wishing my dear Gaute a Happy Birthday.

It's THE BIG 45!

I love you!

You are a wonderful husband and father.

Happy Birthday / Basic Grey #25 - Stitching

The challenge at Basic Grey is STITCHING.
Here's my entry. The paper is from the Kioshi Collection (Lily Child).

Birthday Wishes - The Color Throwdown #102

The colors in the swatch at The Color Throwdown this week are almost an exact match for a sheet of Bloom and Grow paper I had by My Mind's Eye. Here's a birthday card I made for my niece.
...and this is the color swatch...
Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend!

Big Bad Dad - Caardvarks July Challenge

I got a super cute digi from Tiddly Inks. This will be my husband's birthday card from the kids. And here's my entry for the July Challenge at CAARDvarks.

Happy 10th Birthday Johan !!!

Happy 10th Birthday, Johan!

May God always take care of you and bless you as you have blessed us with your smile. I hope you are always grateful for the gifts that He gives you and that you use them wisely. Always open your heart to Him and He will guide you in the right direction.

Felicidades from your Mamacita...

Birthday Wishes - Caardvarks June Challenge

This card is for my "little brother", Joe, who's turning 35!!!
I've stamped the Birthday Wishes and embossed it with Golden Sand. The orange piece in the background is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. The ovals are also embossed on the Cuttlebug.

This is my entry for this month's stamping/embossing challenge at Caardvarks...

Celebrate - Sassy Cheryl #15

I've embossed the alphabet and the paper airplanes on this card for my nephew's 8th grade graduation tomorrow. The image is also on an embossed Spellbinders die and mounted on an embossed blue piece. This is my entry for Sassy Cheryl this week...