Floral Birthday Cards

Hafa Adai Everyone,

  I am back for my third post and I have to say I am getting a bit more comfortable now. Getting there by each post I make.

  Today I will be sharing three cards I created. For the first two I was inspired by Danielle Flanders on Papertrey Ink Make It Monday: Two Toned Sentiments (here is the link to the youtube video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4B24Fb-RPQ&list=PL2ojXqs5dP-SD_B4EuwBWYUo-CAZllhU1&index=6 Danielle shows and explains more on how to create these cards.

 I didn't have the cover plate so I created my own template in Inkscape and saved it as a cutting file (SVG) and uploaded it to Design Space and used my Cricut Explore to cut it out. Came out PERFECT!! I used both the positive and negative to create both cards as you can see. Top photo is the positive cut and bottom photo is the negative.

  The sentiments used are from Winnie & Walter's The Big The Bold and Party Stamp Set. Absolutely love all their products. I heat embossed the sentiment with Simon Says Stamp white embossing powder and stamped the pink color with Papertrey Ink Hibiscus Burst dye ink. The floral are from Altenew's Vintage Roses Stamp Set (So in love with this stamp set) this particular stamp set is a layering set. It gives the highlights and shadows to create a realistic look to the roses. Inks used for the roses are from Papertrey Ink: Hibiscus Burst and Pure Poppy. I did a second generation stamping with the Hibiscus Burst to give the lightest color. Beautiful end results I must say! For the leaves I used Pine Feathers for the darkest color and New Leaf for the lightest.

  I used Bazzill Cardstock Pixie Pink for the main panel (stripes), Bazzill Marshmallow for under the stripes, and Neenah Solar White 110lbs for the card  base. On the second photo the patterned paper used is from one of SSS (Simon Says Stamp) card kit. I forgot what card it is from but when I do I'll edit in the post later. Twine is from Doodlebug Design.  

  I adhere the stripe panel first with my TomBow adhesive and then adhere the roses using 3mm foam tape to give the roses some dimension. I added some glitter to the roses using my Wink of Stella clear glitter brush. It is hard to see it through the photos but in real life it is FABULOUS!! Then I finished the card with some sequins and a bow.

  Next card I made was for a friend from my Phlebotomy Class. She requested for her mother's upcoming birthday. She wanted me to surprise her with the design but asked for purples!

 For this card I used Winnie & Walter's In Bloom: Addie's Garden and for the sentiment The Big The Bold and Party. I heat embossed all the flowers and leaves with Ranger Embossing Powder Gold and then water colored them using distress inks. The colors I used are Seedless Preserve, Milled Lavender, Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Antique Linen, Crushed Olive, Mowed Lawn, and Salty Ocean. After I water colored them I sped the drying time with my heat gun and fussy cut them all. 

  For the base of the card I used Neenah Solor White 110lbs and used a purple pattern paper with lavender flowers in them but I'm not sure what company it is from (when I do know I'll edit that info in). I adhere my main base onto the patterned paper with 3mm foam tape to give it some dimension and stared adhering my flowers and leaves. I used my TOMBOW adhesive for all the flowers and leaves except for the purple ones. I used 3mm foam tape to adhere the flowers. I added a light purple ribbon to the card and did some purple and blue splatters. 

  I finished the card with my Wink of Stella clear glitter brush on the purple flowers and added some sequins. I hope this post was not too bad as I am still learning this whole blog thing. I am in no way professional here. Thank you all for stopping by and please I'd like to hear what you think! Thank you again! Where I'm from we say Si Yu'us Må'åse!

Xoxo,

Lydine

Floral Topiary Gift and More

Hafa Adai Everyone,

  This is my second post today and I'd say I'm still rather nervous. I'm sure it's just do to the fact that I am new to this whole blog thing. In time I will be comfortable ;)

  For today's post I created a Floral Topiary using the Thank You for The Music SVG Kit from svgcuts.com. I'm participating in the Share Handmade Kindness Challenge created by the wonderful jennifermcguireink.com. All cardstock used for the flowers are from Bazzill; color is Feather Boa. The vase/urn is from WRMK. Here is a picture of the finished topiary. I apologize if the picture quality is not as pretty. Still a newbie here.

  I made this topiary as a gift for my phlebotomy instructor. She is absolutely amazing! Here she is with the topiary. I also made the gift bag using the We R Memory Keepers Template Studio and the gold foil stripe poster board which is super gorgeous! The card was also handmade, it was a quick & simple card but nonetheless pretty.

  Sorry for the card photo, it is kind of hard to see the embossed sentiment. Here are all of the handmade goodies together. You could see the card better. The sentiment is from SSS Flowers on My Mind. Pattern paper is from Echo Park Fine and Dandy Mason Jars. Used Neenah solar white 110lbs cardstock for the card base and the card is A6 in size.

   Well, that finishes my post for today. Thank you for stopping by and hope to see you in the next post.

Xoxo,
Lydine

 

Welcome to my New Blog

Hafa Adai and welcome to my new blog!

  Please forgive me as this is my first blog post ever. Kind of nervous even if I am behind a screen. Don't want to make mistakes here but I realize there is always mistakes waiting to happen. But that is part of life. We make them and of course learn from them. So, please just bare with me. Advice is welcome to those who are I'd say expert in this type of thing.

  So, let's get to it! My name is Lydine Arriola. I am from the beautiful island of Guam. We are a US Territory and I know from my experience not a lot of people have not even heard of Guam. But we do exit and our island is smack right in the Pacific ocean. I am a mother of three to fun loving, active children whom I love so very much. I'm married to the most amazing man ever whose name is Jach. He is definitely my jelly to my peanut butter. I love all things crafting, baking, and family time. So you will see a little bit of all three but mostly I'll be posting about crafting.

    If you'd like to know more about me simply just comment and I will definitely answer some questions for you! Thanks so much for following and hope to see you pop in every now and then.

 Xoxo,
Lydine