Yellow Pinky Holidays!

Oh, yes... you read well.  The title of this post says "yellow pinky holidays"... And it is because I made this project with non traditional Christmas colors.

I have this little gift box I want to use for a gift card present, and I wanted to dress it up a little bit so I decided to embellish the lid of the box.

I used this patterned paper which is not about Christmas at all... and it was on purpose!  

Just followed the border of the lid with the paper...

Bent two opposite sides to assemble like this:

Topped with more patterned paper and secured the ends together...

And embellished with stamped images.

I love the result... Do you?

Hope you are having a great Holiday Season... whatever the color!

Go, John! Go, John!

Another Friday... another reason to celebrate... a weekend has just started!!!!  Yeih!

Hope you are as happy as I am!

Let me share this layout about my husband.  In 2009 he started eating healthier and exercising.  He lost about 45 pounds and he's ran in several 5K and 10K events.  He's been a real inspiration to others.  I admire him for that because it requires determination to continue doing it even after he reached his weight goals or considering how sacrificed it is to run almost everyday and eat healthy most of the time.   I am very proud, and I thank God because I have him by my side.  He gives me strength.

So I made a layout about this.  I shaped one of the photos as an oval and placed it with 3D foam dots, and framed with stamped dotted circles around it.  The stamp is from Unity.

I used a paper from Scenic Route I have to admit I have since I started with this hobby around 2007.  Do you have some papers you've had for a long time and have tried to use them but still haven't?  Well, that is the case of this paper.  It has several stars printed on it... very cool paper.  I hand-wrote my journaling in the big star.

I also used a Unity tag stamp with two hand cut triangles, to create a banner.  I love the final result.  It looks very hand made...  I love making my own embellishments when possible...

I also used washi tapes to frame the multiple photos in my layout.

So this is the whole page...

I'm linking this to current SEM Challenge which was the first inspiration for choosing these photos and honor my husband's perseverance.  And I'm also linking it to today's Unity FWF and current  Unity Challenge.

Have a very nice weekend.  Thanks for your comments.

Unity KOM Sketch and Ippity Challenges

Happy Weekend everybody...

I'm having a good time. Just doing some tasks and going around... but also took some time to make a card for the Unity KOM Sketch challenge.  And the good news is that I can link it also to the Ippity challenge and have double participation.

So, here's the sketch.

I used this sentiment I love a lot and DCWV patterned papers for the design.

I love the result and hope you also like it...

Tks for your comments and hope you have a great time this weekend.

:)

"I do"

Hello my friends...  Happy Friday.

I'm so stressed... I have so much work at the office...  and will be out of town in a business trip the whole next week...  But you know what?  I always say we humans need sweet and sour to be able to compare and appreciate... so, Thank God for scrapbooking that helps me calm down... :)

I made this layout a few days ago and was waiting to finish some details before posting, but the more I look at it, the more I think I'll leave as is...

The base paper has already a lot going on, but it is perfect for the topic because it has lots of romantic phrases and images.  I made the layout for the current Unity Challenge with the theme of "I do"...   I wanted to use the theme in a funny but serious way...  I mean, when you look at the photo and the title, it's a joke because I used a photo of my dog and myself in bed, and the title is "I do"... LOL!

But let me get you through it and then to the more "serious" part.

First, note I used chipboard letters for the title, and below it I stamped a swirl.

I also stamped the same swirl in the opposite direction on top of the "I love you" message printed in French.

I used two stamps of hearts and heat embossed them, then cut and assembled together.  One of the hearts is from a stamp that says "with much love and sympathy" and the other one "Home is where the heart is", but I used only the hearts.

I replicated one of the hearts and used for bottom part of page with washi tapes.

Finally, I stamped this shape in a line printed paper to make a journaling card, and cut.  Then stamped the "you+me=happiness" sentiment on top.

 

That's seven Unity stamped images in a layout!

And this is the whole page.

Here's the serious part... I really meant "I do" with my dog.  I used to be fear of dogs and at some point decided to change that.  And long story short, my dog has been a blessing in my life.  The journaling says:  "Dear Malbec (my dog):  You are very special.  I thank God for the opportunity to feel your unconditional love.  This is something every human deserves to live.  I don't regret to have accepted the challenge to overcome my fear for dogs."

I hope you liked it...  

I do.