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Resting isn't lazy

Do you like reading a book to relax and rest? Cardmaking eats up most of my free time these last years, so I don't read as much as I used to or as I would like, unfortunately. For this card, I used the new Smile more stamp set and hand-drew the books at the back, using several sets to create the books titles.   Alex Syberia Design products Smile more (Critters, side-table and Resting isn't lazy sentiment) Sweet friend (You are amazing and You warm my heart sentiments) Smile and wave (The stars are the limit and Just smile sentiments) Distress oxide: Scattered straw Distress inks: Vintage photo and Walnut stain To create this card, I started by stamping the critters and side-table on my panel. I also stamped them on masking paper. I then hand-drew all the books. To mask the hand-drawn images, I used a little trick we all learnt as kids, but then probably all forgot about it. I used vellum to reproduce the images. Next, I flipped the vellum and drew over the lines at the back wi
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Pancake

Sharing another project for @freakincutestamps featuring Pancake, a cute bear chef, fine-tuning another great recipe. Check Lounon's store (link on the @frekincutestamps account) to discover all her cute characters. Meet Pancake! This cute bear is the top vegan chef in the forest! There's always a crowd eagerly waiting to get a taste of his latest culinary masterpiece outside his den. Right now, Pancake is super busy experimenting with new recipes because he's on the brink of realizing his lifelong dream : opening his own restaurant, "the Bluebeary"! Products: Pancake (Freakin Cute Stamps) Memorydex die (Heidi Swapp) Criss-cross gingham background (Whimsy Stamps) Recipe card (The Ton Stamps) Whisky business (Sugar Pea Designs) Distress oxides: Tattered rose, Lumberjack plaid Distress ink: Antique linen #freakincutestamps #cardmaking #cardmakingofinstagram #handmadecards #diecutting

No one measures up to you

I'm so happy to be guest designing for The Sassy Club again this month and can't thank @sandraspitaleri enough for this opportunity. Working with her sets is so much fun and brings me so much joy, bringing back sweet memories. Sandra has so many great sets around food and movie, and I just love that this first card combines both themes. I used two Ratatouille sets: Cheers and Little Chef and had fun recreating (almost) the movie poster. And because Paris is the City of Light I added @pearblossompress EZ-lights in the background. Products: Cheers and Little Chef (The Sassy Club) Paris afternoon and Charming city (Sunny Studios) EZ-light and World's best foam tape (Pear Blossom Press) Snowy window die (Marianne Designs) Brick stencil (Lawn Fawn) KSTD 123 mask (floor) (Stamperia) You baked me happy (Honeybee stamps) Distress oxides: Frayed burlap, Hickory smoke, Black soot, Tea-dye, Pumice stone, Tattered rose, Salty ocean and Chipped sapphire #thesassyclub #thesassyclubstamps

May this season bring you peace

When I first saw the @sweetnovemberstamps Christmas minis, I knew immediately I would have to create some postage stamps. I just love how this one turned out. Products: Christmas minis (Sweet November Stamps) Christmas florals stencil set (Spellbinders) Postage stamps cover die and stencil (The Stamp Market) Holiday greetings sentiments (Pinkfresh Studio) Holiday badges and Holiday labels (Hero Arts) Special delivery (Alex Syberia Designs) Price tag (My Favorite Things) Postage collage and Postage collage Fall (Waffle Flower Crafts) Texture clear stamp (Nellie Snellen) Distress oxides: Spun sugar, Tattered rose, Kitsch flamingo, Worn lipstick, Festive berries, Scattered straw, Tea-dye, Vintage photo, Twisted citron, Mowed lawn, Mustard seed and Wid honey #sweetnovemberstamps #cardmaking #cardmakingofinstagram #handmadecards #onelayercard #christmas #christmascard #postagecard

Button, Truffle and Teacup

I am so happy to be contributing to the launch of Freakin' Cute Stamps, a new digi brand created by Lounon @craft.me.craft.moi. Though I'm really out of my comfort zone with digis, I didn't hesitate too long. Lounon is such a talented illustrator and I can't wait to see more of her drawings out there. So please, support her as much as you can! For my first project, I couldn't resist these cute piggies, Button, Truffle and Teacup having fun in mud puddles Meet Button, Truffle and Teacup Truffle is always concocting some shenanigans, and she never fails to rope in her unsuspecting cousins. Button is inevitably the first to take the bait, while Teacup, though initially skeptical, can't resist joining Truffle's escapades. Despite it all, they always manage to have an absolute blast in the end (sometimes literally !)   Products: Button, Truffle and Teacup  and Sophie (Freakin Cute Stamps) Barn scene builder and Wood frame builder (Honeybee stamps) Pigs in blanket

Ghost story

For my final Halloween card of the year, I still had so many options of products I absolutely wanted to use before Halloween... but I decided to pair @thestamp_market Spooky times and @hellobluebird.stamps All the spooks. I also love that there is a card within the card. The idea of the ghost holding the newspaper only came later during the making but I love how cute it turned out. Products: All the spooks and Ghostly gift card die (Hello Bluebird stamps) Spooky times (The Stamp Market) Moon layers stencil (Trinity Stamps) Moon mask (Stampers Anonymous / Tim Holtz) Price tag and Coffee break (My Favorite Things) Hey honeycomb Halloween (The Greetery) Let's bokeh and Slimline Grassy stencil (Lawn Fawn) Distress oxides: Milled lavender, Wilted violet, Chipped sapphire, Squeezed lemonade, Mustard seed, Pumice stone, Twisted citron,  Rustic wilderness and Scattered straw Distress inks: Vintage photo and Walnut stain #thestampmarket #hellobluebirdstamps #cardmaking #cardmakingofinstagra

Stay cozy!

Stay cozy! It's all in the sentiment. This is the main reason I love Fall and Winter as they are an invitation to stay cozy and allow yourself to preserve a comfy and warm bubble around you, sip a hot chocolate while reading a good book or in the case of this sweet girl, listening to music. I couldn't help myself to turn this card into a shaker.   Alex Syberia Design products: Stay cozy stamp and die sets To create this card, I cut out two panels of the same size, slightly bigger than the Stay cozy image. On one panel, I used the coordinating die to create an opening for the shaker, taped acetate at the back and then added foam tape. On the second panel, I stamped the image through the opening of the first panel. This will be the shaker background. I also stamped the image a second time on a piece of cardstock and fussy cut the girl with scissors and a craft knife around the curls. I colored both images with Copic markers. I then poured a sequin mix on the background panel, and

Halloween postage cards

Sharing a couple postage cards I did last weekend in an attempt to use some of the newbies in my stash... Clearly, there are not enough days in each month and not enough hours in each day, and not enough room in my craftroom! Sigh... Products: Postcard die (The Stamp Market) Postage collage die, Postage collage Spooktacular stencil, Postage collage stamps: Fall, Love, Spider web, Spooktacular and Royal mail, Oversized postage, Sweet ghosts, Paws up die, Spiders die (Waffle Flower Crafts) Good fright, Fuzzy spiders and Got peepers (Whimsy Stamps) Let's bokeh and Spiderweb background stencil (Lawn Fawn) Woof-or-treat (Spellbinders) Vanity license plate alphabet (My Favorite Things) Distress oxides: Tattered rose, Hickory smoke, Black soot, Worn lipstick, Salvaged patina, Peacock feathers, Salty ocean, Milled lavender, Wilted violet, Frayed burlap, Tea dye, Kitsch flamingo, Pumice stone, Wild honey, Carved pumpkin, Scattered straw, Mustard seed #thestampmarket #waffleflowercrafts #whi

Still falling for you

I'm so behind with the personal Halloween cards that I wanted to make this season, but before jumping into Christmas, I had to make one last Fall card, with a little bit of Halloween inspiration with these cute witch boots and hat. For this card, I used some goodies from @the_greetery and @honeybeestamps Products: Fall folk stencil, Plump pumpkins die and Falk folk die (The Greetery) Heart hugs, Lovely layers: Mini Fall florals, Grass border die, Toil & Trouble and Heartfelt hello (Honeybee stamps) Welcome Fall (Spellbinders) Tall grass border (Marianne Designs) Distress oxides: Tattered rose, Kitsch flamingo, Mustard seed, Carved pumpkin, Ripe persimmon, Crackling campfire, Hickory smoke, Black soot, Milled lavender, Wilted violet, Villainous potion, Rusty hinge, Vintage photo, Scattered straw, Ground espresso, Old paper, Twisted citron, Rustic wilderness, Tea-dye and Worn lipstick #thegreetery #honeybeestamps #cardmaking #cardmakingofinstagram #handmadecards #diecutting #fall

Get in your tummy yummy!

I am back with a second project for @thestampstop! I used again @sandraspitaleri (The Sassy Club) Feline friends stamp set which I paired with the Funny cat stamp set to feature more characters. I also used the couch from the Friends & Frames die set.   Don't forget to pay a visit to @thestampstop store. New products are added to the store on a regular basis, plus you can pre-order any set that the brands themselves have in stock. How? Super easy, send a direct message to @thestampstop and let them know which sets you would like! Products: Feline friends, Funny cat and Friends & Frames die set (The Sassy Club) Pasta la vista (Heffy Doddle) Something sweet (The Stamp Market) Woodplank background (My Favorite Things) Distress oxides: Frayed burlap, Scorched timber, Squeezed lemonade, Mustard seed and Ripe persimmon #thestampstop #thesassyclub #thesassyclubstamps #heffydoodle #thestampmarket #card #cardmaking #cardmakingofinstagram #cardmakerofinstagram #cardmakersofinstagram