Hey Beautiful!... Beautiful people, beautiful friends... beautiful life...  and beautiful Friday!

Sorry for my inactive behavior lately...  I am trying to rest better during the weekdays since I usually work during all day more than the regular 8-hour period, and then I try to exercise, be with my DH, and get some work done at night so the weekends are better... but then when do I get to scrap a little? 

So for the last weeks, I've been away from scrapbooking to be able to go to sleep a little earlier.  This probably is going to last just a few weeks... LOL.

I missed last Friday's Friends with Flair from Unity... and I literally missed it.  I decided to skip exercise last night to be able to make this card to participate today.

I used the frame and sentiment stamps as main elements in the card over a craft embossed base.  This base was also distressed in the edges and pinky inked.  I also used fiber to simulate a flower... and a button covered with glitter.

I confess the button was brownish and matched perfectly with the card but then a little voice ordered me to put some glitter on it.

Here's a flashed photo of the card for a different view.

I think after all my card came out very very very very beautiful... don't you think?  I hope your Friday is very very very beautiful too!!!!!

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Scrapping Everyday Miracles... challenge

Here's the story...

I have a son... very obedient, loving and sweet.  Everybody loves him, everybody wants to be with him.  Since he was little, he's been a great student.  He has won lots of awards.  He's been in the newspaper, magazines, TV, and several stages around the island.  He's special.

He has several conditions and has been under a lot of medicines during his life, but he's always happy, positive, and ready to do whatever is next.

He enjoys nature, he loves to kiss and be kissed back.  He's now volunteering to be a therapy helper in hospitals and institutions where there are people who needs some love.

I sound like any very proud mom...The thing is, I'm talking about my dog.

The Scrapbooking Everyday Challenge, called All Things have become NEW, is to make a layout about something new in my life... using at least one old and one new element in the page.

The new thing is that I visited a children's hospital with my dog recently and our dog is being evaluated to be a therapy dog, and we (my husband and I) are being evaluated to be certified as Therapy Dogs managers.  It's something that brings a nice feeling but I am experiencing new activities as part of the process.

So here's the layout.

I have several old things here...  The background paper with little squares, as well as the paper used for the journaling is from a Basic Grey collection of dogs and cats... it must have at least 3 years old.   The chipboard words/phrases in the journaling are from a K&Co kit I bought when I started to do scrapbooking in 2007.  The black and white stripe paper is from a b&w collection a friend gave me about 2 years ago.

But these letters.... specially these letters... are from a patterned paper I remember I bought in 2007 or maybe 2008 in local store sale.  The paper was 25 cents!!!!

Well... and then the new thing is this glitter from a kit I bought recently at TJ Maxx and since then I've been using it like crazy...

Here's a closer look to the journaling.

Hope you liked it.  You don't have to leave a comment, but I sure enjoy them.

More Sparkling Stuff...

Hey friends...  I had more of the Mother's Day cards that I haven't share...  And if you liked my glittery hair girl  HERE,  then you'll probably love these...

Flower stamp is from Unity Stamp Co. and I just cut by hand the shape of leaves and added some glitter.

Sentiment was typed in the computer and I also used distress ink for the background and border punched this nice pattern at the bottom.

And look at this great heart also from Unity Stamp Co...  Love the glitter effect surrounding it.  I hope you love it too.

Same thing with the Spanish sentiment... dear computer.  And added some ink, washi tape and also border punched cardstock.

Tks for stopping by and for your comments, please.

Honoring Friday!

I can't just let go the habit...  I have to love Friday.  This day makes me feel good things... and one of them is that I want to place a post and share.

It's like I have a special shine on Fridays...  Mood is different... People pass the day thinking of happy things.  It's magic!  So, let's be happy... it's Friday!

I recently bought a bunch of glitter at TJ Max...  I used it for this girl's shiny hair.

I stamped this image from Unity Stamps and used distress inks, glitter pens, paper piecing and glitter to give her life.

She's ready for Friday.  Are you?

Tks for your comments.

Even Closer to Christmas

Almost there....

I will be sharing with some friends today... our mutual hobby... Scrapbooking. I hope to have a good time and do some layouts or cards... just because.... Don't want to be attached to a specific project... just want to have fun... Let's see how the day goes by!!!!

Here are two more Christmas cards to get you some inspiration and make you realize how close we are to the Holiday... just in case you haven't already...:)

This is not an already die cut tree... I cut it from a patterned paper and added some glitter in the branches... I love the imperfection on it... love the obvious "handmade" attribute when I make a card.

Then I placed it with some areas glued to the patterned paper, and others with 3D effect to create some dimension...

The patterned paper itself delivers the Merry Christmas message in a nice way. I distressed the edges and added some ink before placing it in the cardstock. And the tree is placed a little bit outside the square so it also stands out.

I like this other card very much because it's just crazy and different... I punched circles from the same color cardstock I used in the background, and added some mist to a few of them. The mist was sprayed close and at distance, since I wanted to end up with little dots and also larger areas with gold color, without any perfect pattern.

I placed them randomly and glued only the center on purpose so the edges stand out from the surface.

I combined them with round Xmas stickers and in the blank edge left in the design, I stamped repeated phrases all over, stamping one in red to stand out and the rest in black. The phrases frame the design.

Do you like my cards? I am glad if you do... Well... don't feel bad if you don't... One of the reasons I love scrapbooking is because it is completely subjective. Some people take it too seriously and make up some rules... Let them guide you, but don't stop your creativity and continue being imperfect...

Thanks for your comments. :D

(cardstock: American Crafts; Stamps: TAC; Circle punch: Martha Stweart; patterned paper: Mi Mind's Eye; stickers: EK Success; glitter: Doodlebug Designs; Perfect Pearls mists: Ranger; inks: Stazon, Color Box; Adhesives: Scotch, Generations)