Oh the places you'll go

Back from vacations and inspired to share, hope everyone's Easter was a beautiful one.  We had one very rainy day but spent with family it is always great.

 

 

I am working on another sweet palette this time from CSI

#65

looks a lot like a recent one I did so I decided to change it up a bit and worked with this

I drew with a pencil this mask from Studio Calico

then I cut it up with my Xacto knife

and filled it up with color from the back!

do you see the 3 in black swimming against the current, LOL

I wanted some in white, part of the evidence pointd to the use of tiny brads so I was very happy to obligue and bring them back from storage

In my testimony I chose to work with the 3 journaling spots and decided on writing about how in this recent trip I discovered things in them that resemble me.

Like how she was showing a daring and adventurer side she hadn't shown before and how he was enamored with photopgraphy in its purest form.  So far he just wanted to video everything, not this time around he was curious and so I took the time to teach him the Manual settings and he was truly inspired.  So even though this one wasn't the best photograph of the trip,( it's an iphone moment)

I think it shows us best, happy and together!

And in my case it shows the 3 sides of me they have always know

mom, photographer and adventurer!

so here it is I hope you have enjoyed the creative process behind it

see you around!

 

 

Milagros



Happy Easter!

Hi everyone! happy to share I am

this week, yayyyy, and this week the girls at the TSTR have the most gorgeous inspiration photo for you to work with.  You know my "stitchy" fingers are dying to work on this!!!

For their theme Lovely Layers

what a superb fabric piece

and then they have added this fabulous sketch for you to base your project or card on

 

I had real big plans on making a step by step tutorial for you, but something went wrong with my sd card and I lost the process of making it

But I promise I will tell you what I did one by one

1.cut 5 strips of 1" x12" of cardstock

2.get your hands on a tea cup of water, keep it REAL CLOSE and wet your paper @ the top

cardstock and heavy patterned papers work best because they can sustain the water and the manipulation that follows.

once you have the tops wet,

3. start pleating your paper as if it was fabric.

You will find that by having it wet, it really feels like canvas in your hands.

4.Leave them out to dry, they will dry real hard and WILL stay the way you pleated them!

If you have no patience, (like it happens to me sometimes) use your embossing heat gun and be careful not to burn your paper.

5. Start stitching your paper from the bottom up, I'd rather not glue as they are HEAVY, plus since they look like fabric why not go the extra mile.

 

see what I tell you, it looks like canvas but its Bazzill French Vanilla 12x12 paper!

I hope you will give this a try, if you do let me know here on the blog so that I can go and check it out!

 

Hope you have a blessed Easter with your family

 

 

Milagros



Art Journal feel

Hi everyone!

Today I was experimenting again with my gelatos and dylusions

inspired by this gorgeous palette over at scrapfriends

it's a very sunny one, so adorable

and here's what I have come up with

I was totally inspired by Felicity's entry on art journals

 

I did a lot of random stitching  and it all began because I only had a small piece of the blue, so I thought why not incorporate the rest of the palette on my stiches!

the palette

and the final product

This was a lot of fun to put together, the colors are so juicy and yummy they just beg to be played with.  I used sme scraps from Bella Blvd and an ols dial stamp by 7Gypsies to help me document along the way.

Hope you find time to play!!!

 

Milagros



Easter is coming

Hi everyone, it's been a week since my last post,

Easter is almost here and I  wanted to play with this cute stamp.

 Have to admit I finally caved in into painting stamps.

It's rather addictive since I started I have done watercolors, gelatos and distress inks.

This is my entry for TSTR this week is anything goes, so here she is
also anything goes as well on AGC and they are seeing double with their 88
so I went double on my Spellbinder and repeated the pattern

I used delicious worn lipstick for her dress, boots and cheeks in various shades

spiced marmalade and mustar seed for the chick, tumbled glass for the sky

Various shades of shabby shutters for my grass and  tea dye for her face and hair 

I used a spellbinder base for her painting and the card

and the easel is paper too, cut in my big shot, just adore that piece!!!!

 

a peek at the inside! Are you seeing double???

 

Will share more soon, hugs

 

 

Milagros



Little one

Hi everyone!

It's a beautiful Saturady here in paradise, the past 2 days were gloomy and overcast

so bad for photo taking...

the girls @ TSTR have a white plus one challenge with this inspiration photo

frame it is their challenge this week

and here's my take, I chose a rahter pale pink, Bazzill's "tutu pink" and it has been very difficult to photograph in its true colors

I cut and emboss the frame and baby cameo

it is so delicate and pretty for a new born baby girl!

hope you have a gorgeous weekend

 

Milagros



Short and Sweet

Hi everyone!

it has been a very productive week so far, I have played yet again with some paint (Gelatos)

and the new stencil by Ronda Palazzari for TCW

inspired by this weeks palette over at TCR

 

 

those colors were absolutely delish and I couldn't resist

I used them on the mask in the order they appeared on the palette

the stencil is on the right hand side white on white

I also used the Stamper's Big Brush for the first color

 

then I heavily saturated the paper in order to make the colors bleed

 

and here's the finished piece

Thanks so much for stopping by yet again this week, LOL!!!

 

Milagros

Handsome

2 posts in one day!!! I have to make up for the lack of postings in February, LOL

Here's the new sketch over at Scrapfriends and it's just awesome

 

I had this snapshot I took of my DH in AZ, the contrast of that wall was too shabby to resist

and this is what I did

I left my stitching threads hanging, just loved the effect the loose threads gave to the page

there's a ton of new stuff here from Jenni Bowlin and echo park and that camera paper clip by Prima that is irresistible! the tiny paper clip with the date is by Tim Holtz

the ink splatters were done with actual india ink.

I hope you have enjoyed my interpretation of the sketch!

See ya'

 

 

Milagros



Spring

Hi Everyone! I am excited to share a new project for Spring.   You know how I love home decor and how I always do something to pretty up the house!

Well as I opened my emails I saw the new March tag from Tim Holtz 12 tags of 2013and I was inspired to create a welcome sign for the entrance door.

 

Back in February I made a LO using the TH tags die and I staggered them and thought

it would be neat if I could somehow do it here.

 



For my hanger I used the TH tattered floral and the flourish dies

I loved how Tim used the grass and that's the one die I don't have so instead I used some pinking shears at the top and then followed with my scissors at various lenghts

 

 

I am SO happy with the end results and my door looks so happy and ready for spring!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Milagros

 

 

Totally, good times!

Hi everyone and welcome March!

The beggining of spring and beautiful blooms all around us, so are you ready for a weekend getaway?

that's this months theme over @ OUAS

You need to document about a getaway, so how about our gorgeous island of Culebra, Puerto Rico?

That's our special escape whenever we have a special weekend coming on

sohere's a few pics I am sharing and my documentation talks about bringing your camera, sunblock and bathing suit. for an unforgettable getaway in gorgeous white sandy beaches and the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea.

 

I have recycled the packaging of the new Prima blings for the backing of my pics

 

if this doesn't show fun in a nutshell I don't know what does????

I have used a mask with gesso and done my journaling around the swirls

 

This water is sooo inviting!

OUT FOR PUBLICATION

WILL BE BACK

SOON!!!!

Enjoy your weekend everyone and thanks for stopping by!

Milagros



Take a look

18 years ago on a day like this we got married, and 18 years after it's still the little things holding us together.

 

 

 

I fell in love with this month's sketch over @ OUAS and although I did my page I didn't wanted to share until our actual anniversary.  You see this months journaling is all about love and I do love many things my children, my pets all 5 of them!!! my hobby, my friends, cooking, embroidery

but

 this kind of love I am journaling about makes it all possible to me.

In my signature swirls I have journaled what our love is all about

 

"that you kiss me everyday"

"that you still hold my hands"

"I love that you still bring me flowers on Valentine's"

"That you hold me tight and cuddle with me"

That to this day you carry in your wallet a memento from our honeymoon all those years ago

And behind the page I also wrote:

that you listen to me and still can surprise me after all this years

they way you care and how sensible you are

how we still enjoy each others company and you'd rather travel with me than by yourself

how you encourage my creativity

how well we complement and balance each other

that Studio Calico pebble was so perfect for my page!

and the complete page

 

Nadia's sketch!

and us 18 yrs after!

Thanks for sharing our intimacies! and cheers to many more years

very happy to have received this today on this particular occasion

 

and a last one from PR's first scrapbook consumer show

the store and the most wonderful, perfect friends I could ever hope for

I thank you from the heart it was perfect because you were there!

and the paper dress I made for Mercedes with grandmas help!

 

hugs,

 

 

Milagros