The Leaf Studio: April 2015

April Showers Card

If you're looking for my DT Cardabilities card, click HERE or scroll down...

(I was going to post this on the weekend...but it's already the end of the month! So, in order to be able to enter it in some challenges, I'll be posting 2 cards today...)

I made this card today and it was inspired by a few challenges:

I layered stickers and a panel of polka dots paper. I hand drew lines and "stitches" between the two sections with a black pen. I sponged white pigment ink on the stickers and paper to tone it down.

I added the chipboard umbrella, flower and bow (which I outlined with a black pen).

I glued Prima flowers and added some pearls in centers and also on the bow.

Finally, I added some glitter glue on umbrella and the flower on top.

Challenges:

1. Atlantic Hearts Sketch #105

2. Always Playing with Paper #32 {Use Polka Dots on your Card or Paper Project}

3. MMMC #11: April Showers

4. Addicted to Stamps #142 Make Your Mark
5. Simon Says Mon Anything Goes
6. Word Art Wed #181: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
7. Simon Says Wed Anything Goes

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Lilian

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Artfully Sent

Cardabilities Design Team Reveal #122: Congratulations Shaker Card

Hello, crafty friends!

It's the 30th...It's Cardabilities Design Team Reveal Day!

Here's the gorgeous sketch by Karan:

Our Sponsor for this sketch is Crafty City: http://www.craftycity.com/

You have until the 13th of the following month to link up (click HERE to link your projects)!

And don't forget to "like" our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Cardabilities

I decided to make a shaker card...haven't made one in years! =)

Here's another shot:

Supplies:
Doodled Designs stamp set (CTMH)
A Happy Hello SOTM stamp set (CTMH-retired)
Artfully Sent Cricut Collection
Sequins Gold Assortment (CTMH)
Silver Shimmer Trim (CTMH)
silver embossing powder
heat gun
VersaMark
ColorShine Chartreuse Spray (Heidi Swapp)
Border Punch
Pearls
Glitter
sequins assortment
clear bag

Challenges:
1. Simon Says Mon Anything Goes
2. Heart2Heart CTMH What a Wonderful World! (I planted tulips and they are blooming!)
3. Word Art Wed #181: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
4. Simon Says Wed Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!
Lilian

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3D Projects

Decorate to Celebrate DT Challenge #99: Have a Lovely Day Flip Card

Hello, Crafty Friends!

It's time for Decorate to Celebrate today! You can create anything 3-D...for a change to win a prize from Rhonda!

Here's my card:

You may be thinking...there's nothing 3-D, but the 3 flowers are raised with foam tape, and you can flip the card open! That makes it 3-D, right? =)

The card is from Artfully Sent Cricut cartridge and I cut it twice, using white cardstock and a double-sided patterned paper. I layered the pp on the white card base and added the stamped flowers and some Prima flowers.

Finally, I added the stamped sentiment.

Supplies:
Artfully Sent Cricut Collection (CTMH)
Lovely Birthday stamp set (CTMH)
Copic and ShinHan TouchTwin markers
Prima flowers
Glitz Glitter Gel (CTMH-retired)
Foam Tape
double-sided patterned paper
White Daisy cardstock

Challenges:
1. Simon Says Mon Anything Goes
2. Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #250 - Celebrate Mom + DT Call
3. Heart2Heart CTMH Anything Goes - the CTMH way!
4. Word Art Wed #181: Anything Goes/Family Friendly
5. Simon Says Wed Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!
And don't forget to link you project(s)! You have 2 weeks!
Lilian

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{Tue} Technique

{Tue} Technique: STAMPloration meets Runway Happy Card

This card was inspired by STAMPlorations Sketch #32 and Runway Inspired #82 colors:

Here's my card:

I stamped the circle frame on black cardstock and heat embossed in gold. Then, I stamped some more flowers and also heat embossed in gold. I added clear gemstones on some flowers and colored them with yellow Copic marker.

Sentiment was stamped using metallic gold ink...I also stamped "Happy Mother's Day" on the inside.

Finally, I watercolored the inside of circle with PearlEx watercolor and adhered the black panel on blue card.

Challenges:

1. STAMPlorations Bi-Weekly Sketch #32

2. Runway Inspired #82: Naeem Khan

3. Simon Says Mon Anything Goes

4. SSS Wed Clean and Simple

Supplies:

Inkadinkado and CTMH (Happy To Be Friends) stamps

Gold embossing powder

VersaMark

Heat Gun

gemstones

Copic marker

Brilliance ink pad

Pearl Ex Watercolor case

Have a nice week!
Lilian

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Addicted to Stamps

{Sun} Sweets on Monday: Cards Like No Otter...

I was supposed to post this yesterday...but I'm still battling some sickness...I'm surprised I even finished the cards! =)

The first one was inspired by this sketch at Lawnscaping:

Here's my card:

I just love that cute otter! I had to have it!

Challenges:
1. Lawnscaping Challenge: Sketch Inspired
2. Word Art Wednesday #180: Anything Goes/Family Friendly Challenge
3. Simon Says Mon Anything Goes
4. STAMPlorations April Challenge: Stamps & Numbers
5. The Male Room #08: Using Letters an/or Numbers

The second card is for a Birthday Linky Party...Happy (now belated) Birthday, Monika!
I CASE-d her CAS card, the one with the fish...and here's what I did:

Challenges:
1. Creative with Monika: CASE-ing my Card - My Birthday Linky Party

2. CASology Week #143: Ombre
3. Addicted to Stamps #141: Anything Goes
4. Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge: Clean and Simple

For both cards, I watercolored using blue dye ink, stamped the doodled circle and cut the circle out.
I stamped and colored the otter and gift box with Copic markers and fussy cut them out. Both are adhered on cards using foam tapes.

Supplies:
Lawn Fawn and CTMH stamps
Copic and ShinHan TouchTwin markers
washi tapes
stickers
border punches
foam tape
dye ink refill
paintbrush
watercolor paper

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

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Challenges

{Sat} PS26 #9: Sketchabilities Chicago Flip Scrap Page

Happy Saturday, crafty friends!

Today, I'm sharing a scrapbook page for my Project Scrapbook 26, where I'll "try" to post 26 scrap pages/layouts this year!

I used the sketch from Sketchabilities #137:

And here's my page, with photos from the Chicago Botanical Garden:

I made a "flip photo panel thing" using washi tapes...

This is what it looks like when you flip it over:

I might make it into a 2-page layout...
I'll post more details later! =)

Challenges:

1. Sketchabilities #137

2. Word Art Wednesday #180: Anything Goes/Family Friendly Challenge
3. Unity {Be Inspired} Challenge (I used the colors)

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

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Addicted to Stamps

Foto Inspiration {Fri}: CAS Butterfly Mother's Card

Hello!

It's Friday already!
My card was inspired by this photo:

I stamped half of the butterfly and added some colors with Copic markers.
I cut starbursts in 2 different sizes with my Cricut, layered them (with the stamped sentiment in the middle), then added a flower and a pearl.

Supplies:
Butterfly stamp (SU!)
sentiment stamp (CTMH)
Cricut
Prima flower
pearl
Copic markers

Challenges:
1. Waffle Flower Challenge: April 13-26
2. Addicted to Stamps #141: Anything Goes
3. Word Art Wednesday #180: Anything Goes/Family Friendly Challenge
4. Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge: Clean and Simple

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

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Addicted to Stamps

Love Blooms Enamel Dots Card

Happy Thursday, friends!

I'm sharing this one-layer card (with lots of enamel dots) today...

Challenges:

1. Addicted to Stamps #141: Anything Goes!
2. Word Art Wednesday #180: Anything Goes/Family Friendly Challenge
3. Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge: Clean and Simple

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Lilian

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Addicted to Stamps

Washi Meets...CAS(E) This Sketch Tree Card

Hello,

I bought the tree stamp set last month and when I saw the sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch, I just had to take it off the box! (yup, it was still in the box that it came in, waiting for a spot in the drawer unit I'm trying to organize...)

I stamped the tree trunk/branches, and I stamped and heat embossed the leaves/flowers in turquoise. Then, I stamped them again, in green (Memento Pear Tart, I believe).
I added 3 strips of washi tape on the panel, stamped the sentiment (CTMH) and adhered the panel on the card.

Challenges:
1. CAS(E) This Sketch #119

2. Addicted to Stamps #141: Anything Goes
3. Word Art Wednesday #180: Anything Goes/Family Friendly Challenge
4. Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge: Clean and Simple

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

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{Tue} Technique

{Tue} Technique: Cards using DIY Glitter Glue Video Tutorial

Hello,

Today I'm sharing a video tutorial!

I love glitter, but the glitter glues I buy never seen to have enough glitter...so sometimes, I make my own. Although, loose glitter is a nightmare...I must admit!

But since I still have them (what was I thinking when I bought them?), I thought I should use them once in a while! =)

Here's the card I used as example in the video:

Challenges:

1. Word Art Wed #179: AG Family Friendly Challenge

2. SSS Wed Make Your Own Background
3. CAS on Sun Challenge #56: Gold
4. Cards In Envy: Pretty in Pink

Here's a card I've made previously:

Hope you like it!

Thanks for watching!
Lilian

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{Sun} Sweets

{Sun} Sweets: Hey Girl Card

Happy Sunday!

I was playing with watercolors last week, so I made a bunch of background papers...
Here's one card using one of them:

Instagram photo...will take more later...

Challenges:
1. Freshly Made Sketches #182

2. Word Art Wed #179: AG Family Friendly Challenge

3. SSS Wed Make Your Own Background

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

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Cards

Friends with Flair: Watercolored Card

Hello,

Today is Friends with Flair Linky Time at Unity!

I was able to make half of this card yesterday and the other half today...

Yesterday, I watercolored my background with dye inks. After it was dry, I stamped the flowers and sentiment from Hey Girl KOM 5/14...then, it was too late...had to go to bed.
Today, I colored the images with Copic, watercolored a little more, added the panel to the card, added washi tape and finally, glitter.

I'd like to enter it in the following challenges:
1. Friends with Flair Linky Time
2. Word Art Wed #179: AG Family Friendly Challenge

3. Simon Says Stamp Mon: In the Middle (main flower in the middle...)
4. SSS Wed Make Your Own Background
5. The Mixed Media Card Challenge #10 {Flowers}

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

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Cardabilities

Cardabilities Design Team Reveal #121: Butterfly Mother's Day Card

(I have 2 posts today...if you're looking for my DT project for Decorate to Celebrate, please click HERE)

Hello, crafty friends!

It's the 15th...and you know it! It's Cardabilities Design Team Reveal Day!

Here's the gorgeous sketch by Karan:

And here's my card:

I simply layered 2 patterned papers for the base. I cut out some leaves (Spellbinders), using solid green and patterned paper, and layered them with some flowers. I added 3 pearls to the blue flower's center.

I cut a butterfly (Artiste Cricut Collection- CTMH), both shape (patterned paper) and the scroll (white cardstock). I inked the scroll butterfly, added glitter to the wings, adhered (by the body only) on the shape cut, and adhered on the card.

Then, I stamped sentiment on Colonial White cardstock, cut the banner, inked the edges and adhered on butterfly with foam tape. Finally, I added more pearls to the top right side of card.

Challenges:

1. Word Art Wed #179: AG Family Friendly Challenge

2. Simon Says Stamp Mon: In the Middle (butterfly and sentiment in the middle)

ETA 04/23/15:

I'd like to enter it in Virginia's View Challenge #14: Layers and Dimensions

Supplies:
Artiste Cricut Collection (CTMH)
stamp (CTMH)
Patterned Papers (MME, Prima, The Paper Studio)
Glitter
Spellbinders dies
Prima flowers
pearls (The Paper Studio)
3-D Foam Tape
VersaMagic and Memento ink pads

Our sponsor is DiesRUs and they are offering a $20.00 gift certificate to the winner...

Website: https://www.diesrus.com/

Blog: http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.ca/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diesrus

You have until the 28th of the month to link up (click HERE to link your projects)!

And don't forget to "like" our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Cardabilities

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

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6x6 layouts

Decorate to Celebrate DT Challenge #98: Baby 6x6 Album

(I have 2 posts today...if you're looking for Cardabilities DT Reveal, please click HERE)

Hello,

It's time for Decorate to Celebrate today! You can create anything 3-D...for a change to win a mini album from Rhonda!

Here's my 6"x6" scrapbook album:

Challenge:

Word Art Wed #179: AG Family Friendly Challenge

Supplies:
7Gypsies album
BasicGrey papers, tags
3-D and felt stickers (Soft Spoken, K&Co., The Paper Studio)
brads
fabric flower
script stamp

I kept everything very simple...it was fast and easy to make! =)

Thanks for stopping by!
Lilian

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12x12 layouts

{Sat} PS26 #8: Jelly Fish Scrap Page

Hello,

Today I'm sharing a 12"x12" mixed-media scrapbook page, inspired by the mood board from Scrap Around the World...I love the colors, and of course, the seashells and seahorses!