YOU PUT A SPRING IN MY STEP

 Hello there!

It's so strange being here today talking of Spring, happy things and cardmaking. These last days have been so sad and dramatic and my heart is so heavy. I pray and hope for peace all the time and crafting help me a bit of distraction.

So I'm here today with this mini slimline card featuring some new and old goodies by Trinity Stamps. 

I started die cutting a white panel with the biggest die from the "Mini-Slimline Stitched Layers Stack" set and I ink blended it with the "Puffy Cloud" stencil and tumbled glass and broken china Distress Oxide inks.

I also die cut a grassy border and some tiny birds using "The Great Outdoors Borders and Builders" die set and I ink blended it with mawed lawn and lucky clover Distress Oxide inks.

I then stamped images from the "Gnome Bunny" and "I Goat You Babe" stamp sets, I colored them with alcohol markers and I fussy cut them.

I put everything together, I added a sentiment from the "Spring in my Step" stamp set and that's all.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

I send you big hugs. Peace and love. Silvia.

HEFFY DOODLE AND TIME FOR TEA COLLABORATION BLOG HOP

 

Welcome to the Heffy Doodle and Time for Tea Collaboration blog hop!

Design team members from both companies are sharing inspiration using products from both companies!

For my card I started die cutting a stitched white panel with Heffy Doodle "Imperial Stitched Rectangles" biggest die and I used Time for Tea "Spring Mandala" stencil to create my background.

 I ink blended squeeze lemonade, dried marigold and worn lipstick Distress Oxide inks, I darkened wdges with salvaged patina Distress Oxide ink and I splattered with clean water first and tone on tone inks and Liquid Pixie Dust by InkOn3.

I then die cut two grassy borders with Heffy Doodle "Grassy Lass Border" die set and I colored them blending milled lavander and villainous potion Distress Oxide inks.

To create the trees I used Time for Tea "Winter Trees" and the cute puffy clouds from "Windmill Add-on" die set and kitsch flamingo Distress Ink.

I stamped images from Time for Tea "Fairy Garden"  and Heffy Doodle "Fluffy Puffy Unicorns"  stamp sets, I colored them with Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers and I fussy cut them.

I put everything togehter using a mix of liquid glue and foam tape and that's all.

BLOG HOP DETAILS:

To be entered to win the giveaway, all you need to do is comment at each stop along the blog hop! 

Time for Tea will giving away £25 and Heffy Doodle will giving away £25 to their respective stores!

Be sure to comment before 11:59 PM EST on March 2nd to be entered  to win!

Each company will post their random winner on March 3rd at 10 AM EST! Make sure to check the Heffy Doodle blog and Time for Tea blog to see if you're a winner!

BLOG HOP LINE UP:

Heffy Doodle Blog

Claudia Cubas

Carrie Rhoades

Lyndsey Turner

Amanda Stevens

Jayne Vaughan

Tallie Clewley

Silvia Galloni (you are here)

Amanda Fitter

Time for Tea Blog

I wish you good luck and happy hop!

Big hugs, Silvia.

WARM WISHES WITH SCRAPPY TAILS CRAFT

Hello crafty friends and welcome back to my blog!

Today I'd like to share with you a yummy card featuring some dies from Scrappy Tails Crafts.

I started cutting a rectangle from some lilac patterned paper and I ink blended edges with vintage photo Distress Oxide ink.

I then die cut the smallest scalloped heart and the smallest pierced heart of the "Scalloped Heart Add On" from white cardstock  and I ink blended the second one with squeeze lemonade Distress Oxide ink.

I also die cut two donuts from colored cardstocks using the "Dessert, Cookie, Macaroon and Donut Metal" die set and I sprinkled them with a bit of glitter gel.

I put everything together, I added a sentiment that I die cut with "Winter Essentials Metal" set from kraft carstock and some cute tiny hearts here and there and that's all.

Thank you so much for passing by, I hope you enjoy it.

I wish you an amazing day. Big hugs, Silvia.

MIXED MEDIA VALENTINE'S CARD WITH TRINITY STAMPS

Hello crafty friends and happy Valentine's day!

I'd like to share with you a very special card I made for this special occasion using some of the latest Trinity Stamps products.

I started cutting a panel with the "Modern Embossed Rectangle Stack" biggest die and some three heart swirls with the "Slimline Heart Swirl" standalone die from watercolor paper.

I then glued everything together and I covered with a layer of Distress Matte Collage Medium. 

Once the medium is dry, I painted the surface with a coats of salvaged patina Distress paint. I then applied some extra salvaged patina  and a bit of antique bronze Distress paint with a small brayer.

When the surface is completely dry I applied another layer of Matte Collage Medium over the top to seal the die cut swirls.

I then scribbled walnut stein Distress crayon over the swirls and I blended it with my fingers. I then redid the same thing with crooked broomstick Distress crayon. I also darkened edges a bit.

I used the "Simply Sentimental - Love" coordinating dies to cut a sentiment from white, pink and red cardstock and I glue on my panel with some pink and red little hearts (you can find them here and here).

That's all. I hope you like it as much as I do. You know, it was my first time playing with Matte Collage Medium and I had so much fun with it.

Thank you so much for stopping by. 

I wish you an amazing and super sweet Valentine's day. Big hugs,Silvia.

Time for Tea Valentine’s hop

Hello Tea Timers!! We have some great news for you today! To celebrate Valentine’s day we are running a sale on a range of products in the store and we can tell you they’re all so adorable!

To celebrate we’ve organised an Instagram and Blog Hop giving you a chance to win one of the two £20 vouchers to spend in the store. Here is how you can join in:

Leave a comment on this post and every DT’s blog post

The hop will close at midnight February 14th UK time. The winners will be chosen at random from both Instagram and blogs and the winner will be announced on the T4TD Instagram & Blog on February 15th.

The next stop on the hop is Kitty: http://kittyskrafty.blogspot.com/

Kitty: http://kittyskrafty.blogspot.com/

Best of luck and remember to check out the DT’s Instagram pages for more chances to win!

For this special occasion I decided to create a scene starting from the beautiful "Tree of Love Cover Plate" die set.

I started die cutting a white panel with the "Snow Flurry Cover" die and I ink blended it with broken china, prize ribbon and villainous potion Distress Oxide inks for the sky and lucky clover and rustic wilderness Distress Oxide inks for the grass. I added some texture on it splattering clean water and tone on tone inks (loosened with water).

I then die cut the tree cover plate from white cardstock and I colored it with Spectrum Noir Triblend Brush markers. I used the following blends: dark reds, pale pink and pink violet for the leaves and earth brown for the tree. To color the frame I used AP3 and AP1 Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers.

I stamped images from "Stinkin' Cute", "Jumping With Joy" and "Fairy Garden" stamp sets, I colored them with alcohol markers and I cut them with coordinating dies.

I chose one of the sentiments from the "Brighter Days Sentiment Cards - white on black", I put everything together and that's all. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and don't forget to hop along with us!!!

TURNER SYNDROME AWARENESS CARD AUCTION

 Hello dear friends and welcome back to my blog.

Today I'm here to show you the cards I made for the Turner Syndrome Awareness Card Auction that starts today.

Let me introduce the auction first.

"Welcome to the Turner Syndrome Awareness Card Auction!  This is a collaborative Card Auction for the benefit of the Turner Syndrome Foundation, which operates solely on donations.  With Covid the last couple of years have been very difficult for the Turner Syndrome Foundation since most of their big fundraisers are held as "in-person" events and the pandemic has put all of that on hold.  The TS Foundation provides support, guidance and educational programs for families impacted bymar Turner Syndrome.  TS is a genetic disorder where a female is born missing part or all of her second X chromosome leaving her with lifelong medical issues and learning disabilities.

The very talented Card Designers who have donated their amazing cards are from all over the world and work on Design Teams for various crafting companies that sell dies, stamps and other card making supplies.  They are the most generous and caring people I know!  They have poured lots of love into each of their creations!

If you see a card that you love, please bid with your heart!

Here is a link to the Turner Syndrome Foundation if you would like to learn more about TS:  https://turnersyndromefoundation.org/ "

I made two cards for this auction and I you can find them with a lot of other so beautiful cards here. I hope you'll like them.

Thank you so much for passing by today.

I wish you an amazing day. Big hugs, Silvia.