Love you just the way you are!

Happy Saturday my friends. The only fact you are alive and able to read this post, makes today a wonderful day. Think about it. 

Here is a card I made using a Stampahoot stamp. Nice couple, huh?

I used watercolor pencils to give'em some life. Also complemented with other stamps (Unity Stamp Co), strips of patterned paper, doillie and sequins. 

It resulted very cute and I really enjoyed making it which is at the end the most important part of this amazing imperfect process. LOL. 

Love life just the way it is... Imperfect and wonderful!!!

Tks for your visit. 

Love Friday!

Hello Blogger friends... and Friday friends.

Today's a special Friday (as all of them! LOL)... because yesterday was St Valentines Day, so it is a good excuse to say that this is Valentines' weekend...  You know, us, humans, always have excuses for everything.

I was thinking that having excuses to justify bad behavior or mistakes is no good... no, no, no... and you know it... But when the excuses are for good things...to help others... to work more...  to protect nature... to give surprises, to make someone happy, to do something good for someone else or  someone in need... if the excuse helps you be a better person...  it's ok... I'll allow the excuses.

So, even though is a commercial thing, if you have the excuse of St. Valentines' weekend to love your life and everybody in your life...   I'll allow it.  I'll accept the excuse.

This is the card I made for my husband... very crafty.. lots of paint, color and mixed elements.  I used chipboard letters, cut outs, stamps (of course!!!), patterned paper, cardstock, ink, paint, journaling from cards, etc...  I used some of the scrap materials from a box where I put things that I cut or stamped and then didn't use...  That's why I don't throw away things so easily (almost a hoarder).

My husband loved it.

Have a wonderful Friday... and Valentines weekend!

Enjoy life!

"Last" of the LOVE projects

This is the "last" Love project from this year. Maybe if we think of it, that's wrong. It's not the last love project. It's probably the last I've made from a series related to St. Valentine's 2011... but it's not the last love project... because all my projects, no matter how simple or complicated, big or small, fast or no... are made with love... Make sure all you do in life is made with love. Whatever you do for living, whatever is that you have as a hobby, no matter what you do for someone else... make it with love. And you'll enjoy it more, and the results will be better.

I made this mini album for someone who wanted to send pictures of her sons to their sister, who is older and lives separately. It has to be simple and handy, and have room for her to place the pictures and finish playing a little bit with the project.

One of the pages had a message of love for the sister. This little metal plate from Portafolia, combined with the Scenic Route chipboard message, were perfect to communicate that.

Another page of the mini album had room for the pictures with a title to remind the sister about how good is life.

And this other one sent a brother hug... the plate is also from Portafolia. Look at the right page... there's a little envelope with tickets valid for different goodies.

What better goodies from brother to sister, than kiss, love and hug?

This other plage had flowers and hearts for the sister.

The nice "lace" shape in the background is a piece that I still had from a strip designed and cut by a friend (Gladys, my favorite Colombian girl), who gave it to me a while ago in an ocassion we were enjoying scrapbooking together. She probably doesn't even remember but I do.

The branch was stamped with an Autumn Leaves stamp, and then carefuly cut by the shape.

I cut chipboard and papers using the Cricut Expression machine. The heart shape was from Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, using the End Caps feature.

Hope you liked my mini album... Now, let me share with you the not so mini dog biscuit we gave to our dog Malbec last St Valentine's Day.

He was so obedient, that he did not even touch it until we told him so... How cute!

Then he smelled and smelled and tried to get it but it was difficult becaus this giant biscuit was flat and heavy.

He could use a little help to grab it from the floor...

Mmmmmmmmmmm....

This lovable dog deserves this and much more... We love him so much.

Thanks for visiting... This was posted with Love...

I {HEART} you!!!

Tomorrow it's St. Valentine's Day. I personally believe we should celebrate love everyday, but I also respect there is this one day, some people celebrate it at a different level. I do believe we should not measure love according to the size of the gift you will receive/give this day, if any gift should be given except for love itself. But again, it's nice to share chocolates and special messages with people you care about, and if this day will make some people express love better or be able to show a good side... let's make it happen.



Remember the crop party I had the other day, where we had an ATC swap? Well, we also had Party Favors' swaps... and there was all kind of party favors. It was great to see the different styles and personalities reflected on the party favors... well they also reflected the tools each of us had... some people really did achieved a super professional look in their work... This year, is for me to get some new tools (but again, this is another future post...hehehehe).



This is a top view of the party favors I created:







And this is a bottom view:









You can note is a rectangular box that is between two hearts. The hearts are glued to the front and back side of the box, and then tied to each other through the top side.


The heart party favor can stand because the bottom side of the two hearts support the box and serve as base.

I embelished the heart with another heart, lace ribbon, buttons and flowers.

All the party favors together, looked really cool, and I am sure my friends enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed the ones made for me... with love.

Happy St Valentine's Day... I hope you can celebrate love everyday, and take time to be imperfect while doing it.

I will be sharing more LOVE projects next time.

(cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: Basic Grey; flowers: Portafolia; stamp: Studio 112; miscellaneous: lace ribbon, buttons, fibers, ribbons, adhesives, paper punch)