A Touch of Sol

Hola Amigas. BRR! It's Snowing and Cold. We are expected to get about 8 inches of snow.

GRR! It's pretty to see but not to drive in.

I created this card for SUDSOL using the Acrylic Distres Technique for the background and the center image.
 I also used the new Spiral Flower Die from Occassions Mini 2014
for my Chat & Challenge tomorrow on SUDSOL.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR! I will also be participating in our 14th Blog Tour on February 3rd.

Here are 1st Birthday Invitations that I was asked to make for a Special Little Girl. I love how I was able to use the Hopscotch Stamp to highligt that she will be 1 years old. I also inked up the Embossing folder to give the debossed areas a more vintage feel...



 

RECIPE: ALL STAMPIN' UP!

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede

Stamp: Create a Cupcake, Recess

Ink: Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip

Ribbon: Pretty in Pink Satin

Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Cupcake Builder Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Pearls, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Pretty in Pink Marker, Stampin' Dimensionals

 



Hola Amigas! Yesterday was Purple Day. We asked the students to wear something purple, their teacher's favorite color. The could have worn a purple shirt, pants, earrings, accessories, hat, freckles, spray painted hair...You Get the Point! Tara and I (we are the room moms) presented her with a bouquet of purple flowers along with a book Tara put together called What I Like Best about Mrs. Schultz. We loved reading all the different answers...On PURPLE day I made her this canvas with the melting crayon technique...I began to add her name but it was too long. I have to come up with an alternative. 

Although as is LOOKS GOOD TOO!

Here is the note card set for PURPLE day.

RECIPE: ALL STAMPIN' UP! (unless otherwise specified)

Paper: Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla

Ink: Soft Suede, Perfect Plum

Stamp: Simply Soft (Hostess)

Ribbon: Marina Mist, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Crayons and Canvas (non-SU)

Hola Amigas! December will be here in 2 days time..,and that means Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye. I have a craft fair this weekend. I have been busy creating, creating, creating.

Here is one of the cards I created. This one is simple. I wanted to have a variety of stamping level cards. You can't tell in picture but the Very Vanilla is smooch spritz with gold.

This card is BEAUTIFUL! If I do say so myself. This one I cased from Kathy.I also made bottle cap necklaces. I hope these do well. Solimar and Joaquin both liked them.

Hola Amigas...Here we are with our 2nd Blog Hop. This time we are showing items using the Big Shot...So what did you think of Stace's BAB card? CUTE, huh? One of my favorite Big Shot items are Embossing Folders. They can make any blah project...WOW!

Hola Amigas! How is everyone? UGH! Solimar is still home sick. We were back yesterday to see the doctor's and she has a lung/chest infection which is not allowing the asthma to improve. So I have alot to share with you but no time to take to share it...But as soon as things slow down I promise to get back on track. Today we are playing with the Divas. Its Color Challenge week. I have chosen to make two identical cards for this challenge but I switched the base colors...

I like them both. What do you think?

RECIPE: ALL STAMPIN UP

Paper: Basic Gray, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive, Basic Gray

Stamp: Elizabeth, Occassional Quotes

Ribbon: Melon Mambo Polka Dot (retired)
Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF

Hola Amigas! It has been raining here since Wednesday, UGH! Tomorrow is Solimar's birthday party...I will let you know how it goes. Tonight I will be making two cakes, cupcakes and finishing the headbands for the girls in attendance. I am hoping that I can keep the tie dying mess to a minimum...Not promising ANYTHING! Well its Stamp A Holic time. The sketch today is brought to us by my DT sister Mitzi Lutrull. The possibilities of color combos and more are GREAT! Here is my submission for this week. Gotta LOVE DSP!Okay so I am not IN LOVE with it...But I gotta walk away NOW or I am going to go crazy...I have to rethink this one...Let me know if you have any ideas on how to make this better!

RECIPE: ALL STAMPIN UP!

Paper: Baja Breeze, Springtime Vintage DSP, Very Vanilla

Ink: Crumb Cake

Ribbon: Very Vanilla

Accessories: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Fun Flowers Die, sponge dauber, Antique brad

Hola Amigas! WOW, where does the time go? Solimar will be 6 on Sunday. We are going to the city this weekend and visiting the American Girl store. She has no clue! I chose this color combo JUST FOR HER!and here is her birthday card using these BRIGHT & CHEERFUL colors. Just like Solimar!

RECIPE: ALL STAMPIN UP

Good Morning Amigas! It's Wednesday and you know what that means. Time for another Diva Coffee Break Designs Challenge. I love color challenges. I do have to say that this one was a little difficult for me. So I kept it simple. I also like to show different ways to use our stamps. Here I use the leaf from Paisley Prints to make a simple wreath. What do you think? So what has everyone been up to on these COLD days? Solimar has birthday parties and playdates and MORE. Joaquin is just having fun with ME his Mama. Yesterday he helped me rake the front yard. He has his own rake so he would make piles and then jump or lay in them. Of course he then found mud under the his swing set (YES WE HAVE HIS AND HERS) and rolled in it and played with it...What FUN to be a kid.

Make sure you play with us over at Diva Coffee Break Designs.

Hola Amigas! Hope your weekend was GREAT! Solimar has off today and we are going to the Camden Aquarium! We use to take Solimar every year for her birthday but now we will start taking Joaquin every year and Solimar will choose a different location. This year she chose Insectropolis.
Here is my swap for are NJ/NY demo group.

What do you think? It's beginning to look alot like Christmas! I can't believe I already started Holiday cards. Well busy week as always. Solimar will have her first trip on Wednesday to Wes Haven Farms. Friday she has a movie night at school. Saturday I am getting together with Family and Friends to make cards for the Ronald McDonald house.

Hola Amigas! This is our first color challenge for INKspirations 4U-Christmas Edition. I have to say that one of my NEW favorite colors is Cherry Cobbler. This is my submission...

Hola Amigas...Today's challenge is brought to us by Delys. It seems so long since the DTs been together...But it's only been a week since we did Sage's scrapbook layout and then The Dynamic Diva Duo (CaroleAnne and Sandi) were at convention. Anywho look at the beautiful colors Delys chosen for us. Now what am I going to do with these colors... Do you see the ribbon? That is the work of Mr. Joaquin...
Okay I think I am going to start with a Whisper White base...I RARELY do that...but I think it will work.
and then i need to start layering...so because I don't have Baja Breeze cardstock, YET...I will go with Old Olive and I am going to emboss it using Vintage Wallpaper folder...Okay starting to look good...Now i have to bring Baja Breeze and Real Red...well the Real Red I am going to use ribbon...I am looking at all my new DSP to see if anyof them have Baja Breeze..I know that Sunny Garden, Pawsitively Prints and Lap of Luxury don't...I think I have Greenhouse Gala but I haven't used it yet...HMMM! Hey it does have Baja Breeze...Doing the happy dance...PROCEED! I am going to punch 1 1/4 squares from the DSP.
Looks Good...This paper has flowers that fit my punch PERFECTLY...
How much time do I have left? See I see Senor Asqueroso and instead of focusing on the 3 minutes I have left...I see the word Taylor and Taylor Lautner comes to mind along with Robert Pattinson...I am such a COUGAR!
Okay just need Real Red and a sentiment...I am going to use the Matchbox die for a label.
and Apple Blossoms Level 2 Hostess for the sentiment...
and DONE! I made it yes with NO MINUTES TO SPARE...