March 2014 - Zoey - Mixed Media & More

Ska #87

Hello Crafters!

Have you checked out already our Sketch #87 at Sketchalicious?

You have until 9th april @ 8.00 pm CET.

Useless to say how much I lately love gold! And here I am again using it with this sketch. I found that sketch really interesting and versatile.
For my card base I used black bazzil and over it I adhere a piece of watercolor cardstock. For the background I played around with Gold Gelatos and Distress Ink - Tattered Rose (yes I know you might be like "whaa???" but I truly swear that I used some pink here!)
I then stamped my background with my all time favourite stamp set Stampers Anonymous - Papillon.

Added some splatters with Studio Calico - Mister Huey's Black and with the Black gel pen i draw the border linees.

As a touch I added Gold Sequins and a small tab that my friend Chiara gifted it to me (using this punch)

For the sentiment I stamped and then embossed with Judykins gold embossing powder.
Again I went for the monochromatic card....had any doubts about it? LOL!

I hope you will like the result, as always for any comments, questions, suggestions etc etc please leave a comment HERE !

Till next time, xoxo!

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Distress Ink 101

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Hello Crafters!

Today on the blog of Scrappando I talk again about some techniques to create different backgrounds for our TAGS. This time I use Distress Ink (The first time I used Dylusions, you can see the first part here) and I made these TAGS.

Head over the blog to see the step by step!

I hope you will like the result, as always for any comments, questions, suggestions etc etc please leave a comment HERE ! Till next time, xoxo!

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LO - I'll be ok

Challange

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*** Update 03 April 2014 ***

I've been choose to be one of the winner! So happy about it! You can read it here

Thank you so much <3

*** Update 30 March 2014 ***

This Layout was featured on Once Upon A ... Sketch facebook page, you can see it here!

Thank you so much for the feature <3

Hello there,
Been a while since I am "stalking" this challange blog, always had fun checking out the entries and what the dT made, but never had a chance (or the gut,perhaps?) to join them.
When I checked March theme :

"You only live once but if you do it right once is enough"

I knew I had to take part of this challange. As soon as I finished to read the inspirational quote, in my head I had the whole thing pictured it already. I decided to take the YOLO inspiration and take it to the level of my life I am living right now.
I don't want to get into the details too much because it is still kinda painful for me, and it is really personal. It has been a whole journey since a while now -- where I had to learn how to let go, where I had to learn how to start all over again, where I had to find my self, forgive myself and eventually move on. It is all a process. It is true that you only live once, that is why you firstly have to love yourself, because at the end of the day, even if you are in a relationship/married or whatever...you need to be in peace with yourself in order to be in peace with everyone else.
They say sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. I don't know if I won or lost something here -- all I know is that a part of me is gone leaving a big hole in my soul, a hole that is only replaced with memories -- at the same time, it is like I've met my self again.

I am still learning, still growing. Yes there still are tears from time to time, there still are unresolved questions and unsaid things..... But then I wipe it off all with a smile, because I know that I will be okay. (Song)

The sketch we had to follow was this one:

This is my entry for the March Challange for Once Upon A Sketch, it took me 3 days to make it because i had a lot to put on it. (Actually "behind it" since I wrote a tons of stuff before applying gesso all over it -- hidden journal too). I also moved around the visible journaling because i added paste on the bottom too. Stripes you see in the sketch have been replaced by washi tape.

I hope you will like the result, as always for any comments, questions, suggestions etc etc please leave a comment HERE!

Till next time, xoxo!

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ATC - Febbraio

ASI

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Ops, I am so behind!
This is the ATC that I made for ASI. The monthly theme was "LOVE" so I made this mixed media ATC with...hearts!
I used different media (duh), distress paint, glimmer mist, gelatos etc etc...and I had so much fun!
I cut off the ATC shape from a piece of cardboard and I applied over and over different colors, from pink to gold. I applied some medical hern, pieces of paper and then I glued down the hearts and some gold sequins. I colored the heart using Gelatos and I applied over some crackle paint.

This time I made 6 ATCs

One is for the swap, one i keep it for myself and one is for my friend ElenaB.
The remaining 3 ATCs I gifted to other friends of mine - we met the other day for an aperitivo and this was my little "favor"
"LOVE DEEPLY" - and regrets nothing!

I hope you liked the result, as always for any comments, questions or suggestions etc etc, leave a comment HERE!

Till next time, xoxo!

7:00 AM
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Ska #86

Card

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Hello Crafters!

Have you seen already Sketchalicious's Sketch #86 ?

You can check out what the rest of the team created here.

It was love at first sight with this sketch, and as soon as I got back home from a CropMeeting we had at Scrappando , I started working on it. The inspiration for this card I got it as I was checking out my new little toy I bought at the crop meeting : The Tim Holtz - Frosted Film .
The rest came by alone....! I created the background using a funny technique I will soon show you.
I stamped my sentiment using the Archival Black Ink and a stamp set I bought in Vicenza but that you can find here .

To finish it off, with the Black gel Pen I doodled around the card and added some splashes using the Dylusions Ink Spray - Dirty Martini.
This time too I went for a monochromatic card!

I hope you will like the result, as always for any comments, questions, suggestions etc etc please leave a comment HERE!

Till next time, xoxo!

7:00 AM
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Sfida Marzo

Challange

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Hello Crafters!

February just started and the team of Scrappando have a new challange for you all!
Go check here in our blog to see what my teammates made!

MUST HAVE :

Triangles
Fluo color
Washi Tape

You could win, beside of being our Guest Design next month, 5% discount from your next purchasing! (5% discount applied to everyone who entry into this challange) How exciting is that!!! Hope to see you there!

I made that LO 30x30 using my dear friend ElenaB daughters photo. She just turned 5 years old!
I used two types of washi tape , one large and black the other one thin and grey, as "triangle" i used a diamond stamp and as fluo color i used Squeezed Lemonade distress ink and Dylusions Lemon Zest.

I hope you will like the result, as always for any comments, questions, suggestions etc etc please leave a comment HERE!

Till next time, xoxo!

8:34 PM
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Altered Book

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Hello Crafters!

Pink seems to have possessed me once again!
This time, on this blog entry for Scrappando I show you my altered book....all in pink!

It was heartbreaking for me to use a real book rather than silly romance book, but I know for sure this book was going to have a...different end of "life"... LOL
I show you some details but for the whole blog entry go here.

I hope you will like the result, as always for any comments, questions, suggestions etc etc please leave a comment HERE!

Till next time, xoxo!