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A special Flip it Card

A special Flip it Card

I have got that template to create a accordion card with as many panels as required. So I decided it’s time to use it again. I kept it all colour coordinated and used just one piece of patterned paper. The front was quite colourful while the back had the light...
Playing with word dies

Playing with word dies

My latest toys are some word dies and I can’t stop using them! After I saw some really nice ideas on some other blogs and Pinterest I got stuck into it and now I am addicted. I started off with some basic techniques, but got more and more advanced as well as...
Back to making Cards

Back to making Cards

I am so happy to be back making cards and I gone crazy straight away. First I had two square pieces of paper left over from my photo album. Both were papers I didn’t really like very much and therefore had altered by spraying them heavily with Dylusion ink. The...
Yeah, I am finished!

Yeah, I am finished!

Finally I am finished with my photo album! Yuhuuu, I am so happy that I made it. It took me almost two months, but it was worth doing it. But now I am so ready to do cards again. Today I packed away all the unused cards and pocket pages etc. I still have a fare bit of...
My Favorite Day of the Year!

My Favorite Day of the Year!

Yesterday was my favorite day of the Year: I was visiting the annual Quilt and Craft Fair! Sadly without my friend Vada, but this time Linda came with me. We left in the morning and at 9:40 am and came home around 5pm! So we spent the full day in there! There is...
What was I thinking?

What was I thinking?

Or better why wasn’t I thinking? Clearly, I was not thinking when I did my grocery shopping last weekend. I was so in the fruit mood that I purchased a rock melon, a huge water melon, a bag of plums and a bag of grapes. While I do eat quite a far bit of fruit...
Summer inspired cards

Summer inspired cards

What could be better then just following the season, especially in summer? I have got a whole stack of paper, rub ons, stamps and embellishments and all of these reminds me of summer. Sometimes its even just the colors I am using that represents summer for me. But...
The Black & White Series

The Black & White Series

Well, I am calling it a series, but there are only four cards. I am sort of pulling out something I like to use and it seems to become a habit to create a couple of cards in the same color scheme. Since I have been quite busy over last last weeks and didn’t get...
The Donkeys are loose …

The Donkeys are loose …

Finally, after quite a long wait, the donkeys are loose! On Friday, 7th February 2014 was the official opening of El Mexicano! Since I have been involved a bit with programming the webpage and also creating policies and procedures, work flows and a bit of IT set up...
Baby Cards

Baby Cards

I needed a baby card for a boy and I didn’t have anything left that worked, so I started making baby cards and while I was at it, I made a whole bunch of them. Well, I have to say I made a bargain buy sometimes last year which included a pack of 13 double sided...
Music Themed Cards

Music Themed Cards

I found this fantastic Stamp set with matching Die set just before Christmas and I couldn’t resist buying it. Its all about music instruments and there are lots of them. Of course I was sitting down and started using them straight away. I had purchased a...
Cards in Brown and Black

Cards in Brown and Black

We are now going back in time to December 2013, as I have a number of cards I haven’t shown yet. I had this new paper pad for quite a while and after I had finished with all the Christmas cards, I pulled it out and started using it. With the brown and black...

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