DT Seguras Crafts: Mother’s Day Card

  

Dear scrappers,

Here is my next design for the company: Seguras Crafts.

I wanted to make a special card for my mom. So I started by choosing a nice sketch:

And work my way from there, then I went to choose a colors palette:

I really enjoy color palette challenges because they push me to think outside the box. And I knew these colors are nicely represented by the Cloud of Hope from Seguras Crafts printed papers (coming soon, stay posted) and who doesn’t love Star Wars. I choose the page with the most colors in this palette and which would go with my mom’s personality. She is very active and has a very strong personality, so very well represented by the contrast of the blue-peach pink in the papers I chose. My mom actually loves purple and mauve, but I think this contrast is more her: 

I used the rectangle die from made-to-surprise interactive die set available at Seguras Crafts to die cut the printed paper layer. For the little dove tail I used a die from a Tonics set.

I used the Mothers love 6x8 stamp set for the cute little girl and mom image and the “I’ll always be your baby” sentiment for the tag. After I glued everything, I chose the embellishments to go with the color scheme and added rhinestones in Ocean Bliss to make the card more cheerful. I even added more rhinestones to the Prima rhinestone stickers to tie everything together.

For the inside, I chose the “Happy Mothers Day” sentiment from Seguras Crafts and stamped it on Petal Whisper Pink pearlescent cardstock. I later used a rectangular die to give it some texture and glued to the card base:

I made a little video of my process:

I hope you join me in checking Seguras Crafts and following the other amazing design team members. 

And remember the team logo, “Together we create for mental health”

I’m also joining the following challenges:

cheerful sketches challenge: mei-2025

colorful options: may-2025

avenue 613: may-2025-anything-goes-w-optional-twis

kimsconjurerofdreams: conjurer-of-dreams-challenge-7-anything

crafting a cut above: may-anything-goes-with-die-cut

house mouse-challenge: 440-hmfmc-anything-goes-option-of-add

neglected stuff: neglected-stuff-may-2025-challenge

Prima flower packages from before the pandemic

a perfect time to craft: open-challenge

beautiful blossoms challenge: beautiful-blossoms-challenge-anything

diana m larson: dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-371

girlz creative fun art of scrap: challenge-9

girlz rebel challenge: challenge-40-alles-mag-met-een-plaatje

DT Craftwell: Truly Best Day Ever Minialbum

Hi dear scrappers,

This is post for Craftwell. For this project  (#ccbchallenge), I used the left over from the embossed tags I treated last post using the crayon/resist technique  (more details here: Snapguide and here: Minialbum) to create an accordion minialbum:

Here some closer looks:

And from the side:

Showing the tags:

For the inside pages:

The back cover:

Closer:

The inside pages from the back of the accordion:

In short: I trimmed the tags to cover the coasters (5x5). I attached the ribbons before attaching the tags to the coasters. Once I glued the tags to the coasters, I put some clips to make sure the glue sets. I glued the accordion pages to each cover also with liquid gloss to make sure it stays put. I cut many tags and tabs, also sentiments using the Teresa Collins dies, CraftWell, from the argyle gloss cardstock and had some fun with tattered angels glimmer sprays. I also sprayed the Creative Embellishments border and sentiment. While the shapes where drying, I distressed the edges of the accordion pages and added the printed papers to each page. Once the sprayed shapes where dry, I used a wipe to remove the stain from the glossy sides of the argyle pattern. I embellished with the tags and taps, and added some corners to each page. For the front, I layered a die cut sentiment with some gold trim in the back and added chippies borders in top of monograms to spell Heidelberg, HD. I attached one an argyle tags, and a paper blossom. At the end, I decorated the back of the album too.

Craftwell Tools: Cut N' Boss, Teresa Collins embossing folders: Woodgrain Cottage and Bella Rose, and dies: Remember this and Tags & Taps. For more supplies and steps to make this wall-hanging, please head over my Snapguide and my second guide: Minialbum:

	Distress Ink, TH, Ranger
	Embossing folders, Craftwell
	Tags, Inkssentials
	White Crayon
	Spray inks, Tattered Angel and Prima
	Liquid Gloss, Ranger
	Ocean Voyage Collection, Dyllusion Ink.
	Paper Blooms, Kaiser Crafts
	Cut N' Boss, Craftwell
	Flavors of Marocco, Coordinate Collections month.
	Accordion Cardstock, Bazzill Basics
2	cardboard coasters
	hearts border, Creative Embellishments
	Printed papers from kit, 7 Gypsies, Crafty Pickle
	Printed papers, CTMH, Diane's Daughters
	Argyle gloss cardstock, Me & my Big Ideas
	MOtifica monograms, Basic Grey
	Remember this dies, TC, CraftWell
	Taps & Tags, TC dies, Craftwell
	Gold trim, Paper Source

I hope you enjoyed my minialbum for Craftwell and follow my blog as well: vicky's scrapping passion.

Many blessings

Vicky Tovar

https://creativeembellishments.com/blog/?p=15090

I used the MMBI argyle paper for the resist technique and the cheerful image inspired me to use the colorful papers from this kit.

https://minialbummakers.blogspot.com/2018/04/april-mini-album-tutorials-and-challenge.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MiniAlbumMakersChallenge+%28Mini+Album+Makers+Challenge%29

http://blog.canvascorpbrands.com/april-challenge-woodgrain/

Tattered angels spray mists...

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.ca/2018/04/ltccb-21-april-anything-goes.html

http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-bit-more-time-to-craft-challenge-65.html

http://mixedmediaworld.blogspot.com/2018/04/mmw-april-2018-challenge-ammg-with.html

http://rheddscreativespirit.blogspot.com/2018/04/april-challenge.html

http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.com/2018/04/april-challenge.html

Guest Design Post: S4funChallenges blog - Challenge #101 - Autumn Colours

Dear scrappers,

I am guest designing at www.scrapping4funchallenges.blogspot.com.

Their theme this time is 

Challenge 101 - Autumn Colours

For this GD, I made a card, which I used for a card swap over at Connie Can Crop:

The good thing about the colors  I used is that they are good for both Halloween and Fall. Don't you think?

Sideways:

For the inside:

I used some Color box chalk to distress the sentiment and stamped some CTMH Halloween stamps with archival ink.

I used some Stamping Up inks to distress the die cuts from Sizzix:

and to stamp the trees for the background using a PWP stamp:

I used some printed CTMH cardstock to add some interest to the borders of this stepping card:

Then after stamping some moons using CTMH Halloween stamps, I punched them out and added some bats from a glitter Recollection tape. Finally, I added some embellishments from my stash and voila I made 10 cards...

I hope you enjoyed this card and visit www.scrapping4funchallenges.blogspot.com.

Many blessings

Vicky Tovar

I am entering the following challenges:

ttcrd: nything-goes-challenge-for-week

• Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
• Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar - Halloween
• Crafty Sentiments - Halloween or Fall
• Crazy Challenge - Halloween
• Creative Inspirations - Autumn/Halloween
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Autumn

DT Post: Day of the Dead Altar/ House

Dear Scrappers,


This is my post for Paper Wings Productions: Day of Dead altar/ house I made to teach my crafty friends.

I used Paper Wings Productions:

Dia de-los-muertos-hombre

skeleton-couples-cling-stamp-set

skeletons-cling-stamp-set

Mujer Skelton Cling Stamp 

I also used:
White cardstock
Neon colors cardstocks
Glitter cardstock
Crafty Chica day of dead printed cardstock
Liquid Glass
Distress Inks: antique linen, Ranger
Many little findings
Gesso, Hero Stamps liquid ink in Teal
Tissue paper
Mod Podge
Metal dies: Sizzix Crafty Chica dies
Michael's house
Cut n' Boss

Here some closeups:

For this project, I tinted the gesso with the liquid teal ink and roughly painted the walls and outside of the house:

Then, I modpodge some tissue papers on the outside walls of the house to resemble stucco. 

I cut several pieces of glitter paper and neon papers with the metal dies using my Cut n' Boss and Crafty Chica dies.

I stamped the banners on a crafty material I found at Hobby Lobby and cut then out:

I glued the banner pieces using fabric pressure tape to thick twine:

And added to the house using the CTMH pins:

Choose the pieces of printed cardstock for the walls:

I made a small table out of tread spool and round piece of wood:

I glued a dolly die cut to it and decorated a piece of plastic (found at the doll houses department at Hobby LObby) resembling a candle:

Finally after many other steps I decorated the house with the many findings to resemble a Mexican Day of the Dead altar telling a forever love story.
I added a tea light decorated with paper behind the banner I made:

I hope you enjoyed my little altar and visit The Aviary, Paper wings Productions' blog

Have wonderful and blessed day,

Vicky Tovar

Some challenges, I am joining:

a bit more time to craft: challenge-53 Anything goes
frilly and funkie: tis-near-halloween
Sparkles Forum: Die Cuts and/or Punches
Creatalicious: Anything Goes w/Option Make Your Own Background
Happy Little Stampers: Anything Goes w/Dies
Simon Says Stamp: Not a Card
more mixed media challenge: challenge-anything goes optional orange