Studio A Creations

  Here is what caught the eyes of the lovely KL Stampin 'n Scrappin' Ladies'... A close-up of my handmade rose      Inside view of card The inside of this card is a pop-up, and all of the "designer paper" is handstamped Thank you Debbie, and all of the wonderfully creative ladies at KL Stampin' N Scrappi n' , for choosing my creation for your TOP 3! Woot! Woot!

Hah! Try saying that 10 times! LOL It was so hot outside today - 97 degrees.  Ugh!  I thought I'd jump in the pool to cool off, but even the pool was too hot!  Seriously, there is such a thing... So, I spent most of the day in the comfort of our air conditioned craft room.  Here is my hot summer day creation :   I love the theme for this card, "A Monochromatic Floral-Shabby Twisted Sketch with Wings!"  which is a combination of a few different challenges Here is the inside of the card, also a pop-up, although I was not able to get a better picture...  Look at the little butterflies dangling on the twine! All of the "designer paper" for this card is hand stamped by MOI - I so rarely ever use printed designer paper because I love, love creating my own! On this card I used "Fabulous Flourishes" by Tim Holtz, "Documentary" by Prima , which were stamped in Antique Linen Distress Ink and Stampin' Up! Soft Suede .  All of the flowers are a...

Just a quick post to announce some happy news:  I made TOP 3 at KL Stampin' and Scrappin' ... again!  WOO-HOOOO!  Their challenge theme was " Organic " -  I had so much fun creating this project!  You can check out the details in my original post HERE This is the winning entry: My sincere thanks to Kelly and the uber talented Creative Team at KL Stampin' and Scrappin'  !

Here is another AWESOME challenge at KL Stampin' N Scrappin'   Challenge # 25: " Organic " This week's challenge is in honor of Earth Day. The challenge is to use something organic on our our card.  Oh baby! Did I have fun with this?!  My creative juices were flowing, and I was inspired to create this card, by a wall art piece my sister made for me a few months ago.  (Click on the image for a larger view) I created the background using yellow, orange and green pigment inks.  I used torn paper to create template masks for the sun and skyline,  then stamped the forefront with the grass scene.  The flowers are handmade (of course, you know me & my paper flowers! LOL!)  All of the other elements are real.  I collected small leaves from the shrubs in front of our house, as well as twigs, sprigs of juniper, and the "gravel" is poppy seeds!  I was quite happy with the results of this project.  Eve...

Dear Friends - First and foremost, thanks for visiting my blog & thank you for all of your kind comments.  For those of you who did not know, I just launched this blog on January 13, 2010... so, I am still a newbie to blog land and challenges. But...  Woo-hoo !  Can I just tell you how very excited I am?!  My Easter Bunny Explosion Box made TOP 3  on KL Stampin' N Scrappin' .  Many thanks to Kelly and the Design Team for choosing my creation!  And again, thanks to you my readers, for your inspiration & for checking out my designs! Keep on creating!

The Cupcake Craft Challenge 85...Make Your Own Flowers Here's a challenge that is right up my alley!  Those who know my work, know how much I love to make paper flowers.  So how could I possibly resist a such a challenge? LOL! TA-DA!   Here is my creation...... Yes indeed, I made every single flower on this lovely card - all 25 of them... and the leaves too!  Okay, okay, I must confess that I did not make all of these flowers at once... Because I often use my own handmade flowers on most of my projects, I  cut and assemble these flowers when I'm bored, need something to do, or most of the time - while I am watching TV.  I have been wanting to create a card to showcase these handmade flowers, and at last!  Here it is!  So, thanks to Victoria at the Cupcake Craft Challenge for coming up with this theme! I've also entered this card in  Pollycraft Monday Challenge #38 - "Anything Goes" For Fun Challenge - "April Showers ...